Arun Jaitley seeks global safety nets to check currency, market volatility
September 5, 2015
Ankara: India on Saturday made a strong pitch for global safety nets to tackle volatility in currency movements and markets, a demand that has come against the backdrop of economic shocks triggered by Chinese devaluation of yuan.
A file photo of finance minister Arun Jaitley. Photo: Reuters
US Open: Serena Williams fights to keep Grand Slam bid alive
September 5, 2015
New YORK – Serena Williams flirted with grand slam danger once again but kept her calendar-year Grand Slam bid on track by beating a battling, 101st-ranked Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3-6 7-5 6-0 at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Serena Williams was proud of her own fighting spirit. (Source: Reuters
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton ‘regret’ over private email
September 5, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to guests gathered for a campaign event on the campus of Des Moines Area Community College on 26 August in Ankeny, Iowa.
Pakistan is our ‘brother’, government must work to improve ties: RSS
September 5, 2015
The RSS on Friday favoured engagement with Pakistan and other neighbors, saying they were “formed out of the same body (India)”, and endorsed the Narendra Modi government’s “direction, intent and commitment” in the past 14 months.
Music director Aadesh Shrivastava passes away after tough battle with cancer
September 5, 2015
MUMBAI – Music director Aadesh Shrivastava, who was in critical condition and undergoing treatment for cancer, passed away in Mumbai today, which also happens to be his 49th birthday.
Music director Aadesh Shrivastava
More sea walls along Maharashtra’s coastline, environmentalists call it ‘ecological blunder’
September 4, 2015
In what environmentalists term an ecological blunder, sea walls are to be constructed along more shorelines across the state, including Mumbai.
A file photo of the Marine Drive, in Mumbai. (HT photo)
More sea walls along Maharashtra’s coastline, environmentalists call it ‘ecological blunder’
September 4, 2015
In what environmentalists term an ecological blunder, sea walls are to be constructed along more shorelines across the state, including Mumbai.
A file photo of the Marine Drive, in Mumbai. (HT photo)
Lalu, Sharad meet Mulayam to save Bihar alliance, SP keeps mum
September 4, 2015
New Delhi: Taken aback by the surprise exit of Samajwadi Party from Bihar's anti-BJP coalition, JD(U) president Sharad Yadav and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday met Mulayam Singh Yadav to salvage the alliance but failed to get any assurance from the SP supremo.
US Open: Heat pushes retirements to Grand Slam record 12
September 4, 2015
NEW YORK – American Jack Sock fainted in 33-degree heat and was carried off court at the US Open on Thursday as the number of men quitting hit a Grand Slam record 12.
13 Things That Are Causing Your Bills to Skyrocket
September 4, 2015
How to Lower Monthly Expenses
