January 29, 2016
NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for targeted subsidies and reforms that transform the lives of the poor, and questioned tax incentives for corporates, barely a month before the government presents the budget for 2016-17.
January 29, 2016
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Three employees of a call centre run by Wipro for UK telecom firm TalkTalk have been arrested over security breach allegations, according to British media.
The Kolkata-based workers were arrested earlier this month following a data security review by the London-based firm, which then alerted Indian police.
January 29, 2016
Mathunny Mathews is the inspiration for Akshay Kumar’s role in the film Airlift. The real story of this Malayali entrepreneur who coordinated the evacuation in Kuwait in 1990.
Mathunny Mathews at a press meet organized by the Kuwait Indians' Evacuation Committee in 1990
January 29, 2016
CHENNAI, INDIA – TVS Motor Company that recently launched the new TVS Victor and the Apache RTR 200 in India, is now planning to bring in an all-new concept at the upcoming Auto Expo 2016. As per an official media invite, the new TVS bike concept will make its debut on February 3, 2016 - the first media day of the Motor Show.
Janaury 29, 2016
Most people hold their breath for an empty seat next to them on the aeroplane. One man had only empty seats however, when he was the sole passenger on a domestic Philippines Airlines flight from Manila to beach island Boracay.
Alex Simon was the only passenger on a Philippines Airlines flight from Manila to Boracay
January 29, 2016
Des Moines, IOWA – Seven of the eight leading Republican presidential candidates gathered in Iowa Thursday night for the seventh debate of the race. Donald Trump, the race's clear frontrunner, was less than ten miles away from the debate site – holding his own counter-rally after deciding to participate for decidedly vague reasons.
Janaury 29, 2016
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came up with another stupendous performance on Friday to win the Australian Open women's doubles title at the Rod Laver Arena. The World No.1 pair defeated World No. 7 team of Hradecka-Hlavackova 7-6 (7-1), 6-3.
Image Courtesy: Getty Images
January 28, 2016
KUALA LUMPUR – A metal object believed to be plane wreckage washed up on the Malaysian east coast on Wednesday, prompting speculation for the second time in a week that debris from missing Malaysian Airlines aircraft MH370 may have surfaced.
January 28, 2016
The majority of Americans think Hillary Clinton is going to win the presidential election in November, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Janaury 28, 2016
MELBOURNE: AUSTRALIA – Five-time champion Novak Djokovic has beaten four-time winner Roger Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals to advance to his 6th Australian Open final.
