Economic Survey: India expects to regain pole position as fastest-growing major economy

open view web desk NEW DELHI – India on Monday forecast its economic growth would accelerate to 7 to 7.5 percent in the 2018/19 fiscal year, to once again become the world’s fastest-growing major economy. The government’s economic survey, presented to parliament on Monday, went on to say […]

Kasganj SP shunted out after communal violence

open view web desk Lucknow, Jan 29: Following communal violence in western Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj, the Yogi Adityanath government today transferred the area Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar Singh to Police Training School in Meerut, officials said. Piyush Srivastava was appointed as the new Kasganj SP, they added. Singh […]

Here’s why you should buy extended warranty solutions

open view web desk New Delhi [India], Jan 27: Extended warranties are a way of offering additional protection for expensive purchases, and come into effect after the expiration of the manufacturer’s warranty. With gadgets and technology products becoming a backbone of our daily life, extended warranties are becoming a […]

Navalny arrested as thousands rally against Putin and ‘pseudo-polls’

open view web desk Russian police on Sunday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow as thousands rallied across the country against a March election expected to extend Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin term. Surrounded by supporters, the 41-year-old charismatic politician chanted “Swindlers and thieves” before being detained shortly afterwards […]

Ikea’s frugal founder Ingvar Kamprad dies aged 91

open view web desk Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, a farmer’s son turned multibillionaire who revolutionised kit furniture, has died aged 91, leaving behind a global empire under investigation over its tax practices, the firm said Sunday. Kamprad “passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones” at his home […]

Shock gives way to despair in Kabul after ambulance bomb

open view web desk KABUL- Kabul was in despair on Sunday, a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack in the Afghan capital in months. A week ago, the Taliban killed more than 20 people […]

With elections coming up, India’s government will aim to woo rural voters in budget

open view web desk NEW DELHI – India’s government will be trying to woo back rural voters and small businesses when it announces the 2018/19 budget on Thursday and pick up economic momentum as it heads into a season of elections, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, extolling […]

Deadly mudflows threaten residents near erupting Philippine volcano

The Mayon volcano has been emitting flaming lava and giant clouds of superheated ash open view web desk Millions of tonnes of ash and rock from an erupting Philippine volcano could bury nearby communities due to heavy rain, authorities said Saturday, as tens of thousands flee over fears […]

U.N.’s rights chief rejects Trump speech as ‘script of the 20th century’

open view web desk DAVOS, Switzerland – The United Nations human rights chief expressed alarm after a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos on Friday, saying Trump’s call for countries to pursue their own self-interest would take the world back to the eve of World War […]

Scores killed, wounded in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul

open view web desk KABUL – A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 40 people and wounded about 140 in Afghanistan on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint in an area of the capital near foreign embassies and government buildings. The Taliban claimed […]

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