New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi has an oil problem. And it’s set to worsen with Saudi Arabia rooting for the commodity to push through the $80 (Rs. 5,468) barrier. PM Modi’s government made the most of cheap oil by substituting any fall in prices with taxes that kept retail fuel rates unchanged for consumers and […]
Tata Motors’ domestic business performed better than market expectations in the March quarter. That is music to the ears of shareholders who had been patiently awaiting for the turnaround. However, the joy has been tempered by the subdued performance at Jaguar & Land Rover (JLR). In the near future, JLR is expected to face headwinds […]
Bangkok IT was a personal accomplishment for Lee Chong Wei. Yesterday, a pumped up Chong Wei gave Malaysia a brilliant start when he crushed world champion Viktor Axelsen in a Group D opening tie against Denmark. The 35-year-old Chong Wei came out firing to beat the Dane 21-9, 21-19 in a 43-minute match to end […]
New Delhi: Apple fans can buy a host of products being offered by Flipkart at the ongoing Apple Week. The 7 day offer will go on till Sunnday (May 27).Flipkart is also offering cashback on a variety of Apple products including several iPhone variants, MacBook Air, iPad, iPad Pro, and Apple Watch Series. Furthermore, ICICI […]
In a significant move to attract talent and investment, the United Arab Emirates has announced a slew of radical changes, including 10-year visas for specialists working in medicine, science, research and technical fields. The UAE will now allow foreign companies to own 100 per cent of their business and students will be able to secure […]
The rupee weakened by 38 paise to end at 68.42 against the US dollar today. That marked the lowest closing level against the greenback since November 2016. Dollar strengthened against a basket of currencies on uncertainty over the outcome of US-China trade talks. US President Donald Trump said he was not pleased with recent trade […]
Lucknow Thirteen BJP MLAs from Uttar Pradesh and a former legislator have received extortion threat messages from a USA-registered number. WhatsApp messages, written in Devanagari script, demanded Rs 10 lakh from around 12 MLAs, including those from Bulandshahr, Badayun, Sitapur, Shahjahanpur, Gonda, Bareilly, Kanpur Dehat, Barabanki and Lucknow. According to a source in police, the […]
Bangkok Indian men badminton team went down against China in what was a must-win Group A encounter on Tuesday at the Thomas Cup 2018 taking place in Bangkok, Thailand. HS Prannoy and Sai Praneeth went down in men’s singles clashes to give China 2-0 lead on Tuesday. They even went down in the men’s doubles, losing all hopes […]
Karnataka A JD(S)-Congress coalition government headed by HD Kumaraswamy was sworn-in on Wednesday in Karnataka at a ceremony attended by a galaxy of opposition leaders and chief ministers. Kumaraswamy, the third son of JD(S) supremo and former PM HD Deve Gowda, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Vajubhai Vala at 4:30 […]
Former South African captain and one of modern day cricket’s best batsmen AB de Villiers has retired from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. The middle order batsman announced his retirement on Twitter. “I have made a big decision today,” de Villiers posted on Twitter along with the video where he talks about his […]