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Over fuel price cut, Morgan Stanley turns cautious on HPCL & BPCL
After the central government reduced excise duty on fuel by Rs 1.50 a litre and also asked oil companies to reduce their profit by Re 1, an American multinational investment bank Morgan…
Swiss Bank finally puts an end to account secrecy, starts sharing data
As a part of financial transparency initiative called the Automatic exchange of information (AEOI), Switzerland's Federal Tax Administration exchanged details of more than two million bank…
World Bank: India ranks 158th in the World Human Capital Index
According to a study by the best known medical journal, The Lancet, India ranks 158th in the world on the Human Capital index of 195 countries in the world, regarding education and…
Google doodle marks the start of Youth Olympic Games 2018
Google on Saturday dedicated its doodle to mark the start of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. Notably, the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The…
Watch: Donald Trump boards plane with toilet paper stuck on shoe; Twitterati has fun
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One with a piece of toilet paper stuck on his left shoe. The viral videos show Trump at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International…
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Physician Denis Mukwege and Yazidi rape survivor Nadia Murad
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was today awarded to Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad for their contributions in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the…
PM Modi, Putin sign ‘S-400 Triumf’ deal; Trump threatens tough sanctions
Amid a threat of tough sanctions from the US President Donald Trump, India on Friday signed a much-awaited $5 billion deal with Russia to procure Moscow's most advanced air defence system,…
Nokia launches True Wireless Earbuds and Pro Wireless Earphones
Taking a step ahead at the launch event in London on Thursday, HMD Global announced the Nokia 7.1 smartphone along with two optional accessories including True Wireless Earbuds and the Pro…
Paris Motor Show: Bugatti launches ‘Divo’, its most expensive car
Bugatti has launched one of the most expensive and fastest cars in the world at the Paris Motor Show 2018. The name of the car is ‘Bugatti Divo’. We say ‘Bugatti Divo’ is amongst the…
Pakistan wanted US help to mend relations with India; US rejects
With no other option left, Pakistan has sought the help of the United States to mediate in bilateral talks between India and Pakistan. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister,…
Trump nominates Rita Baranwal to head office of ‘Nuclear Energy’
The United States President Donald Trump on Thursday roped in a top Indian-American nuclear expert Rita Baranwal to head the Office of Nuclear Energy. Notably, this comes a week after…
Woman allegedly raped by Facebook friend, sues social media network
A woman in Texas claimed to have been raped, beaten and sex trafficked by a Facebook friend when she was merely 15-year-old. She has filed a suit against social media network, alleging its…