Panaji, June 27 (IANS) McDonald’s will invest Rs 700-750 crore over the next few years to expand its chain in India, especially in emerging cities and towns, a senior company official said on Monday. The…
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Monday said political divisions in India will keep the reform process uneven while terming the recent FDI norms relaxation as credit positive. In…
London, June 27 (IANS) Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne on Monday said Britain was ready to face the future “from a position of strength” and indicated there will be no immediate emergency budget. “I…
New York, June 27 (IANS) The same team that earlier broke into Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts has now hacked into Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s account on the question-answer website Quora, media…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Indian industry body Assocham on Monday opened an office in Madrid to deepen trade and investment relationship between India and Spain. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India’s…
Patna, June 27 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday arrested Bihar School Examination Board’s former secretary Hariharnath Jha here in connection with the Class 12 toppers’ scam, police said. Jha had been detained…
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) on Monday said it plans to list on bourses as its board has expressed a desire to file the Draft Red Herring Prospectus…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan is looking for a paid lobbyist in the US following Washington’s refusal to subsidize an F-16 deal and its support to induct India into the NSG, it was reported on…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Days after the NSG setback in Seoul, India on Monday became the 35th member of a global anti-proliferation bloc, the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which not only ensures transfer…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Proceeds from spectrum auction are likely to top no more than $12 billion, falling way short of the government’s target, as few companies have the money to justify the costs…
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) China and Russia have decided to deepen their ties because they are “fed up with Washington’s pursuit of hegemony”, a prominent Chinese daily said on Monday. Describing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Taking cues from their Asian peers, key Indian equity indices were on Monday trading flat while trying to recover from the hangover of last week’s Brexit vote. Heavy selling pressure was…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Congress leader Asha Kumari, appointed in-charge in Punjab replacing Kamal Nath, met party president Sonia Gandi on Monday. An MLA from Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, Asha Kumari was convicted in…
East Rutherford (New Jersey), June 27 (IANS) Football fans around the world were left dumbstruck after Argentina and Barcelona icon Lionel Messi announced his international retirement following a heartbreaking loss to Chile in the Copa…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The journalism school of Jamia Milia Islamia has been rated as the best in India by a weekly after a countrywide survey. “Jamia Millia Islamia’s Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC)…
Lucknow, June 27 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday inducted two cabinet ministers and two ministers of state. The new cabinet members are Narad Rai and Balram Yadav. At a function at…
Colombo, June 27 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Monday predicted that the uncertain economic situation caused due to Britain’s exit from the European Union will last for at least two years. The latest report…
Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) Heavy rainfall has been forecast in coastal areas and south interior parts of Karnataka over the next 24 hours, as the southwest monsoon remained vigorous over the state, the Met department…
London, June 27 (IANS) The European Union and Britain on Monday appeared to be heading for a stalemate over the bloc’s summit slated for Tuesday to discuss UK’s vote to leave, the Guardian reported. With…
Mumbai: Actor Tusshar Kapoor during the Zee Cine Awards 2016 in Mumbai on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Actor Tushhar Kapoor, who is single, on Monday was thrilled to announce the…