64% Egyptians vote in favour of new charter
64% Egyptians vote in favour of new charter
Egyptian Islamists led by President Mohamed Mursi today claimed a resounding victory in the two-round referendum on a highly controversial draft ...
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Boeing uses potatoes to test in-flight wi-fi system
Boeing uses potatoes to test in-flight wi-fi system
US planemaker Boeing has used the humble potato as an unusual substitute for passengers to test its in-flight wi-fi system. Passenger seats on a ...
Indian students stranded in UK on visa delay
Indian students stranded in UK on visa delay
Several international students including some from India have been stranded in the UK without passports and are unable to get home for Christmas after ...
Currency fraud: 100 Chinese suspects arrested in Sri Lanka
Currency fraud: 100 Chinese suspects arrested in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan police has arrested as many as 100 Chinese nationals, 26 of them women, for their alleged roles in currency fraud. The arrests came in a ...
China opens $962 million border railway with Kazakhstan
China opens $962 million border railway with Kazakhstan
China has opened a $962 million second cross-border railway with Kazakhstan today. The rail line comprised of 292-km section in China and the ...
US confirms its citizen detained in North Korea
US confirms its citizen detained in North Korea
The United States has confirmed that one of its citizens has been detained in North Korea, without revealing the American’s identity, citing privacy ...
N. Korean leader urges development of bigger rockets
N. Korean leader urges development of bigger rockets
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered the development of bigger rockets, state media said today, after Pyongyang sparked international ...
Japan’s incoming PM pledges to mend ties with China
Japan’s incoming PM pledges to mend ties with China
Japan’s incoming premier Shinzo Abe today pledged to seek a thaw in ties with China after a report said that he will send a special envoy on a ...
Temperature in Beijing may plunge to 30-year low
Temperature in Beijing may plunge to 30-year low
Temperature in the Chinese capital could plunge to minus 15-20 degrees Celsius, the lowest in almost three decades, over the week-end, weather ...
Bonjour, new guests from small-town India
Puneet Dhawan of Accor is brimming with ideas on ways to revive the hospitality sector
Test Drive: C5 Aircross: French flair, tailored for India
Citroen’s first vehicle sports a novel design and European interiors. It is also meant to be as comfortable as ...
Stormy weather for Indian carriers
The pandemic is only the tip of the iceberg that the country’s cash-poor airlines — both regional and national ...
Breaking it down: Mandatory or not, that’s the question
The government is yet to specify the framework of its recently announced old vehicle scrappage policy
First lessons in US investing
Here is a checklist that equips you to discern the market nuances
Why key indices are set to fall further
Sensex, Nifty 50 have witnessed sharp decline
Why Canara Robeco Equity Tax Saver is a good buy
The fund has consistently outperformed S&P BSE 100 TRI over one, three and five years
Is PMVVY better than other senior citizen schemes
Returns are superior to immediate annuity plans, but SCSS can secure better rates for new investors sooner if ...
The revolution will not be televised
With the public looking beyond mainstream media for reports from the ground, independent digital platforms are ...
Women officers: The long road to permanent commission
While Supreme Court has cleared the way for women seeking longer tenures and senior roles in the Indian Army, ...
Stop and smell the roses
Mughal Gardens in the Capital open to visitors — albeit with Covid-19 protocol — for the annual Udyanotsav
Kernels of flavour
Salty, buttery, cheese coated or with maple syrup and bacon — popcorn is lending its adaptable self to gourmet ...
From Nothing to Nova to Nayara
Its name is the starting point of a brand’s journey and can make a big difference in the success sweepstakes
The age of zero
Sober spirits are the in thing
Surging ahead, but digitally trapped
A peek into where ad spends went last year and where they are headed tomorrow
Two to tango — and cook!
Can Swiggy Instamart disrupt the ecommerce groceries space, currently ruled by the Amazons and Big Baskets? ...
Is GST about ease of doing business?
Three years after its inception, compliance with GST procedures remains a headache for exporters, job workers ...
Channapatna sees a revival
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of companies are altering the prospects for wooden toys of ...
Clustering around Koppal
Aequs Aerospace to create space for large-scale manufacture of toys at Koppal
Say cheese, says the organised dairy sector
And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as ...