August 6, 2015
RESTON, VA: In no universe does a meal costing less than $30 warrant a $5,448 tip. Such a transaction is almost certainly a mistake, and that's the argument of a family that was charged $5,475 for two burgers and a wrap, plus tip. Still, months after the transaction went through, the family is still trying to get a refund, ABC7 in Washington, D.C., reports.
August 6, 2015
New Delhi: Over 4,400 students dropped out of IITs and NITs in the last three years due to various reasons including "academic stress", the government said on Thursday and assured that corrective actions have been initiated.
August 6, 2015
Challenger, Gray & Christmas has released its monthly job cuts for July, and it is ugly. The 105,696 job cuts was the highest number since 2011. To put this in perspective, the July job cuts total is a whopping 136% higher than the 44,842 job cuts reported in June, as well as 125% higher than the in same report a year ago.
August 6, 2015
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN – Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima Thursday to mark 70 years since the atomic bombing that helped end World War II but still divides opinion today over whether the total destruction it caused was justified.
August 5, 2015
MADHYA PRADESH – In a major tragedy in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, 11071 LTT-Varanasi Kamayani Express and 13201/Rajendra Nagar Patna-Mumbai LTT Janata Express got derailed while they were crossing a bridge on the Machak river almost simultaneously.
August 5, 2015
KARACHI, PAKISTAN – Wasim Akram's car was attacked by unknown assailants in Karachi on Wednesday. The former Pakistan Test captain was on his way to the National Stadium when his car was fired upon. Akram escaped unhurt.
August 5, 2015
New York: The United States is committed to pursuing justice on behalf of the victims of the 2008 Mumbai attack no matter how "arduous" the task is, a top Indian-origin American diplomat has said.
August 4, 2015
MUMBAI – On cinematic legend Kishore Kumar's 86th birth anniversary on Tuesday, tinsel town celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi and Vishal Dadlani paid heartfelt tributes to him and remembered his iconic songs.
August 4, 2015
By CreditVidya
Money saved is money earned. Make this your mantra in 2015 and as far as your financial life is concerned, you cannot go wrong. It does not mean you cut down on the occasional weekend dinners or not give in to retail therapy once in a while, it just means being more careful with how you use your money.
Also, saving habit need not be boring or passive and that requires intelligent and creative intervention. Here are 10 tips showing you how:
August 4, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
Scenes from the successful second annual 'Langar' on Capitol Hill organized by SALDEF's SikhLEAD 2015 class. Seen at top, from left to right are Congresswoman Grace Meng, and Congressmen Jerry McNerney, Ami Bera, Joe Wilson, Mark Takano and Jim McDermott
