IndiGo says not in talks with Qatar Airways for stake sale
February 13, 2015
Mumbai: IndiGo today said it was not in"talks" with any airline including Qatar Airways for a stake sale, a month after the gulf carrier's chief executive Akbar Al Baker expressed his desire to invest in the Indian company.
"Indigo is not even in talks with Qatar...the question does not arise. It’s kind of them (Qatar) to say that...
Thousands to Get Booted From Obamacare Plans
February 13, 2015
WASHINGTON D.C. - Some 200,000 Obamacare enrollees are about to be kicked off their insurance policies after they failed to confirm that they are legally living in the United States administration officials announced Thursday. Under the health law, people enrolled in exchange policies must be able to prove legal status.
Multiple casualties feared after Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express derails
February 13, 2015
Bengaluru: Many casualties are feared after multiple coaches of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express train derailed and the engine caught fire in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to television news reports, the coaches of the trail derailed at Anekal between Bangalore and Hosur. The accident reportedly took place around 7:30 am.
Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, China says will back India for...
February 13, 2015
Beijing: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Beijing visit, China on Thursday softened its stand on India's bid for a permanent membership in United Nation's Security Council.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) during a meeting in New Delhi
American Express (Amex) Shares Sink On End Of Costco Exclusivity
February 12, 2015
Costco and American Express will end their exclusive merchant agreement, the credit card issuer announced Thursday morning.
A customer packs groceries into his car outside of a Costco store on March 6, 2014, in Richmond, Calif.
Worst Megadroughts in 1,000 Years Threaten US
February 12, 2015
Before this century ends, the Southwest and Central Plains states are likely to shrivel under a decades-long mega drought worse than those that ended the Ancestral Pueblo civilization in the last millennia, a new study finds.
A dry reservoir bed near San Jose, California, January 21, 2014.
Flipkart, Snapdeal, others in line of fire as e-trade tax near...
February 12, 2015
Online retailers like Flipkart, Snapdeal and Lenskart have come in states' line of fire with some of them urging Union finance minister Arun Jaitley to impose higher taxes to discourage web-based shopping that takes place cutting across state borders.
The City of Light tops list of most romantic destinations
February 12, 2015
Paris has emerged both the sexiest and most romantic city in the world, according to US travelers in a wide sweeping survey ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Couple kissing in rain at night near the Louvre, Paris, France.
Cricket: I thought of quitting after 2007 World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar
February 11, 2015
New Delhi: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday revealed he was so heartbroken by India's first round exit in 2007 World Cup that he thought of retiring from cricket.
India Cricket Legend: Sachin Tendulkar
Everything we know about the Big Bang could be wrong
February 11, 2015
Could the Big Bang theory be wrong? A proposed new model of the universe argues yes — the universe has no origin point at all.
Abstract model of Big Bang in outer space.
