Yearly Archives: 2015
BJP a party of bluffers, no one can rely on them, says Raj Thackeray
October 10, 2015
Thane: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday hit out at BJP saying it is a party of bluffers. Thackeray, who was addressing a party worker's meeting at Kalyan in the district, said the other name for BJP is "bluff" and it is a party of bluffers.
Social Microblogging site Twitter planning employees layoffs: Report
October 10, 2015
Twitter will lay off employees next week as freshly-returned chief Jack Dorsey pushes for a leaner operation focused on winning users, tech news website Re/code has reported.
Layoffs will be spread across the entire San Francisco-based company and will likely include engineers, which account for about half of Twitter's approximately 4,200 employees, according to Re/code.
How the Mughals used Sanskrit to become the rulers of India
October 10, 2015
If the Mughals are approached with fresh eyes, their dynamic interweaving of politics and culture can be identified as the solid bedrock on which they built their empire.
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Nasa’s New Horizons finds blue skies, frozen water on Pluto
October 9, 2015
Miami: Pluto has blue skies and patches of frozen water, according to the latest data out Thursday from Nasa’s unmanned New Horizons probe, which made a historic flyby of the dwarf planet in July.
Is India really the fastest growing major economy?
October 9, 2015
Whether India is the fastest growing economy or not depends a lot on the measuring rod you use. It’s true that when we look at percentage growth rates, India is growing the fastest among the larger economies.
Pepsi wants out of IPL, sends notice to board saying game in ‘disrepute’
October 9, 2015
Beverage giant PepsiCo has sent a notice to the Indian cricket board expressing its intention to withdraw from the IPL as title sponsor because of the controversy surrounding the spot-fixing case. Sources said the company has said in its notice that the decision was related to issues that have brought the game into “disrepute”.
Manmohan had handed over secret files on Kashmir talks with Pak to Modi, says...
October 9, 2015
NEW DELHI – Former prime minister Manmohan Singh had handed over files linked to a draft framework agreement with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue to current PM Narendra Modi on his way out, a report has revealed.
US House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy drops out of race for House speaker
October 8, 2015
WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday abruptly dropped out of the race to replace John Boehner as speaker, a stunning move that further complicates an already chaotic House leadership contest.
US President’s apology not enough says Doctors Without Borders
October 8, 2015
Washington: Not-for-profit medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), whose hospital in northern Afghan city of Kunduz was attacked by US air force and resulted in loss of 22 lives, has said an apology from US President Barack Obama is not enough.
Foreign companies selected for preparing Smart City plans
October 8, 2015
New Delhi: Union urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said there is a huge global interest in India’s Smart City mission and companies from 14 countries like US, Canada, UK, France, Japan have been selected for preparation of Smart City plans for 42 mission cities.
