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Measles outbreak in Japan: Hong Kong tour group WWPKG cancels travel plans

After the measles outbreak, which is a highly infectious disease caused by the rubeola virus, Hong Kong-based travel agent WWPKG Holdings has canceled the plans of eight tour groups affecting 150 travelers.

Apr 23, 2018

Artist in trouble for painting Kathua victim, house targeted by assailants

A few unidentified assailants allegedly pelted stones at artist Durga Malathi's house in Palakkad. Her vehicle was also damaged during the attack.

Apr 20, 2018

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Rupee falls to 13-month low of 66 after RBI minutes

The RBI this month kept its policy repo rate unchanged at 6 percent for the fourth straight meeting and retained its "neutral" stance.

Apr 20, 2018

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As India's economic growth outpaces China, will RBI play party-pooper?

The RBI has signaled that an interest rate increase may come as early as June as the policymakers are optimistic that Asia's third-largest economy will rebound this year.

Apr 20, 2018

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TCS shares set for big gains after 1:1 bonus issue

The ratio of the bonus share offering shows that a shareholder of the company will receive one share for every share held.

Apr 20, 2018

Japanese volcano erupts for first time in 250 years, no-go warning issued

Japan's Mount Io volcano erupted Thursday at around 3.39 pm local time, shooting smoke and rocks into the air.

Apr 20, 2018

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Why 19 crore adult Indians lack bank accounts, despite Jan Dhan Yojana

According to the latest Global Findex Database released by the World Bank, 11 percent of the world's unbanked adults are in India.

Apr 20, 2018

Traffic congestion is bleeding India Rs 1.5 lakh crore annually: BCG

On average, commuters in the top four cities, namely Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Mumbai are taking 1.5 times longer to travel a given distance.

Apr 19, 2018

Extra scrutiny for loan applicants as private banks become overly cautious

Recent corruption investigations surrounding ICICI Bank and Axis Bank have made other private-sector lenders extremely fussy in granting loans.

Apr 19, 2018

Modi discusses rapes in India, asks why boys aren't questioned on whereabouts

Narendra Modi also hit out at the opposition parties and said that rape itself is terrible and thus should not be politicized.

Apr 19, 2018

ATM usage could cost more as operators demand interbank transaction fee hike

The CATMi has demanded that interbank fee should go up by at least Rs 3-5 per transaction to enable the ATM operators to recover their costs.

Apr 19, 2018

IBT focuses on 'fitness at work' as the Fitbit-IBT Challenge concludes

The entire India office of International Business Times was talking about all things fitness as they watched their colleagues compete in a week-long Fitbit-IBT fitness challenge.

Apr 18, 2018

Facebook begins fact-checking fake news as Karnataka elections loom

The social network announced the fact-checking pilot program with Boom to help review news stories posted on social media.

Apr 18, 2018

Here's why ATMs across India are facing cash crunch

News reports from various states, including Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telengana, Maharashtra and Bihar, said that automated teller machines (ATMs) were facing a cash crunch.

Apr 18, 2018