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Islamophobia hits the West, Punish a Muslim Day goes viral in UK

A viral flyer has declared April 3 as Punish a Muslim Day and it encourages people to torture Muslims.

Apr 3, 2018

Amazon India sacks 60 employees as part of global restructuring

There may be more layoffs as Amazon India had put 25 percent more employees on performance improvement plans in the December quarter.

Apr 3, 2018

Warming ocean causing glacial grounding line retreat comparable to last ice age

Glaciers, 4 times the size of Manhattan is being lost to sea, pushing back grounding lines by 300 to 400 meters every year.

Apr 3, 2018

Big Bazaar imitates Walmart's 'everyday low price' model as competition heats up

The Kishore Biyani-owned retail chain is changing its discount pricing strategy and mimicking Walmart's global everyday low pricing business model.

Apr 3, 2018

Climate change: Ganges might swell to twice its capacity, flooding northern India

Global warming will eventually lead to food shortages caused by floods and droughts. Ganges could run at twice its capacity, flooding India along the way.

Apr 2, 2018

Marks & Spencer finds sweet spot in India: lingerie

M&S, which launched its inner-wear products in India in 2014, plans to add more standalone lingerie stores from the existing six.

Apr 2, 2018

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Modi's digital push bolsters India's appetite for e-gold

The purchase for gold is likely to increase in the coming weeks for next month's Akshaya Tritiya festival.

Apr 2, 2018

Bodies of 38 Indians killed by ISIS arrives in India: Quick facts

General VK Singh (retired) had left for Iraq on Sunday afternoon to bring back the mortal remains of the 38 Indians killed in Mosul.

Apr 2, 2018

Soon automakers to deliver cars fitted with number plates

Currently, a vehicle license plate is procured by various states separately from designated agencies.

Apr 2, 2018

Tiangong-1: Chinese space station crashes back on Earth, hurts no one

Tiangong-1 falls into the South Pacific, burning up most of its material before reaching the waters- no cases of loss or injury reported so far.

Apr 2, 2018

Why petrol price is at a 4-year high, and will keep rising

Petrol price has surged to a four-year high of Rs 73.73 a liter while diesel rates touched an all-time high of Rs 64.58 in Delhi.

Apr 2, 2018

Africa is splitting into two large pieces along Somalia and Kenya

It will take millions of years, but Africa will eventually split into two unequal parts with a new sea forming between them.

Apr 1, 2018

Retirement Savings: When is enough really enough?

You need 18 to 35 times your annual expense at age 60 to retire. Inorder to calculate that, create an expense multiplier rather than an income multiplier.

Mar 31, 2018