Petrol price hiked by Rs 2.19 per litre, Diesel up by...
April 4, 2016
New Delhi: Less than a month after petrol prices were hiked by over Rs 3 per litre, they were on Monday increased further by Rs 2.19 per litre while that of diesel went up by 98 paise a litre.
Petrol price was earlier hiked on March 16 by Rs 3.07 a litre, reversing its 3-month declining trend, while diesel rates went up by Rs 1.90 per litre.
From Bollywood stars to real estate tycoons: the Indians in Panama...
April 4, 2016
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a network across 78 countries, has published one of the world’s biggest leaks of documents on secret offshore accounts held by the world’s big and mighty.
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Carlos Brathwaite blasts West Indies to World T20 final win over...
April 3, 2016
Brief Scorecard: West Indies 161 for 6 (Samuels 85*, Brathwaite 34*, Willey 3-20) beat England 155 for 9 (Root 54, Brathwaite 3-23, Bravo 3-37) by four wickets
Eden Gardens delighted in West Indies' celebrations © Getty Images
Migrants’ Shifting Path Through Russia Stokes Europe’s Fears
April 3, 2016
KANDALAKSHA, Russia — So many decrepit Soviet-era cars carried migrants into Europe from this frozen Russian town in recent months that border officials in Finland, who confiscate the rust-bucket vehicles as soon as they cross the frontier, watched in dismay as their parking lot turned into a scrapyard.
Australia says possible MH370 debris found on Mauritius
April 3, 2016
Australia's transport minister Sunday said new debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius would be examined to see if it belonged to MH370, just weeks after two Mozambique fragments were linked to the missing flight.
In a revealing interview, Trump predicts a ‘massive recession’ but intends...
April 2, 2016
Donald Trump said in an interview that economic conditions are so perilous that the country is headed for a “very massive recession” and that “it’s a terrible time right now” to invest in the stock market, embracing a distinctly gloomy view of the economy that counters mainstream economic forecasts.
Intel launches new chips, partnerships for cloud computing
April 1, 2016
Chip maker to collaborate with two startups to help companies move computing jobs through multiple clouds
Santa Clara, California: Intel Corp. announced new chips targeting cloud computing as well as partnerships to address concerns of companies that have stayed on the sidelines of that technology trend.
Sanders Camp Says Clinton Owes Him An Apology For ‘Lying’ Accusation
April 1, 2016
A top staffer for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Friday that Hillary Clinton owes her Democratic presidential rival an apology, after video circulated online of Clinton accusing the senator of lying about her taking money from fossil fuel companies.
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Reddit change sparks concerns about government spying
April 1, 2016
Digital privacy advocates and users of Reddit expressed their alarm on Friday over a change in the forum's transparency report that suggested it may have been asked to give customer data to FBI investigators under a secretive government authority.
3 construction officials arrested over Indian overpass
April 1, 2016
KOLKATA, India — Indian police on Friday arrested three officials and detained seven more from a company constructing an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 80.
Soldiers and rescue workers clear the rubble on March 31.
