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British minister to meet Cyrus Mistry over Tata Steel's UK exit

Nearly 40,000 jobs are feared to be at stake in the U.K. as Tata Steel plans to close operations in the country.

Apr 6, 2016

Panama Papers: The 11.5m document leak explained

A massive leak of confidential documents has revealed how the worlds elite use offshore tax havens to hide billions.

Apr 4, 2016

Niira Radia named in Panama Papers for offshore company: Report

Radia registered an offshore company with the help of Mossack Fonseca in the British Virgin Islands in 1994, according to the Indian Express.

Apr 6, 2016

US Elections: Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders halt Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin

"Tonight is a turning point. It is a rallying cry to the people of America," Cruz said at his rally.

Apr 6, 2016

Zac Goldsmith: Tory City Hall candidate fails London trivia quiz

Old Etonian struggled to answer quick-fire questions on the capital as he rode in a black cab.

Apr 5, 2016

California and New York sign $15-an-hour minimum wage into law

Governor Jerry Brown signed into a law a bill raising Californias minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour by the year 2023, making the nations most-populous state the first to boost pay to that level for the working poor.

Apr 5, 2016

SA President Jacob Zuma to face impeachment vote

Zuma is likely to survive the vote as his African National Congress (ANC) party is in majority in the National Assembly.

Apr 5, 2016

World military spending rose 1% last year; first increase since 2011

US biggest spender, followed by China, Saudi Arabia. India ranks 6th in Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report.

Apr 5, 2016

Panama Papers: Chinese, Russian media hit out at 'Western journalism' over Putin, Jinping links

The whistleblower leak is reportedly the biggest such expose, comprising 2.6 terabytes of data from a Panama-based firm.

Apr 5, 2016

India 'staged' Pathankot attack, says Pakistani probe team: Report

It has been alleged India had killed the terrorists "within hours" but turned it into a "three-day drama" to get global attention.

Apr 5, 2016

Assembly Elections 2016: AIADMK announces list of candidates for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala polls

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will contest the elections from Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in Chennai.

Apr 4, 2016

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Congress to contest 41 seats in alliance with DMK

The seat-sharing deal was finalised Monday after senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad visited DMK leader M Karunanidhi.

Apr 4, 2016

J&K gets its first woman chief minister

The 22-member J&K cabinet led by Mehbooba Mufti has 11 ministers each from the PDP and the BJP.

Apr 4, 2016

First phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam begins

People have been queuing up from 7 a.m. in 65 constituencies in Assam and 18 in West Bengal for the first phase of Assembly elections.

Apr 4, 2016

Assembly Elections 2016: Eyes on Maoist hotbed as West Bengal, Assam go to polls Monday

About 40 percent of the polling booths in West Bengal has been declared as "critical" by the Election Commission.

Apr 3, 2016

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