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After scrapping subsidy, government slashes airfares by Rs 20,000 for Hajj pilgrims

The central government has slashed the airfares for Hajj pilgrimage by almost Rs 20,000 and this comes a month after the centre scrapped the subsidy.

Feb 28, 2018

CBI arrests Karti Chidambaram in INX Media case

The national investigative agency arrested Karti at Chennai airport in connection with a money laundering probe in the INX Media case.

Feb 28, 2018

Buy, Sell, Hold: What stocks are analysts tracking on Feb. 28

Analysts recommend buying stocks such as Music Broadcast, Cadila Healthcare, UPL among others.

Feb 28, 2018

Stocks to watch on Feb. 28: ICICI Bank, Cipla, IDBI Bank, HDFC

Stocks such as ICICI Bank, Cipla, IDBI Bank are likely to move in trades on Wednesday.

Feb 28, 2018

Economy and markets: All you need to know to start your day on Feb. 28

SGX Nift signals a weak start for the domestic markets after the benchmark Sensex declined 99 points or 0.29 percent to close at 34,346 on Tuesday.

Feb 28, 2018

China: Foreigner hurls abuses at subway co-passengers when they asked him to stop smoking

Many co-passengers asked the foreigner to stop smoking inside the coach and one person even tried to snatch the cigarette from him.

Feb 27, 2018

Ghana man teaches students MS Word on chalkboard, provokes debate on social media

A viral Facebook post shows a man in Ghana teaching students MS Word with a drawing on a blackboard. People are now offering to donate a computer to the school.

Feb 27, 2018

Cinderella diet: Twitter divided over Japan's new trend as users argue if it is skinny-shaming

The Cinderella diet, reportedly originated in Japan, aims at having a BMI of 18 but health experts say it is 'too low' and can cause malnutrition.

Feb 27, 2018

Maldives snubs India, declines invitation to participate in 16-nation naval exercise Milan

Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said that though the Maldives refused to take part in the naval exercise, it did not give a reason behind the decision.

Feb 27, 2018

Flipkart beats Amazon to top spot in India's smartphone market

The local e-commerce firm tapped the growing smartphones market by selling more than half the mobiles online last year, according to Counterpoint Research.

Feb 27, 2018

India set to welcome King of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and Vietnam president this week

King of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, accompanied by a business delegation, will be in India from February 27 until March 1.

Feb 27, 2018

5-year-old asthma patient suffers agonizing death after doctor refuses to see her for being 10 mins late

The doctor, who had a 10-minute rule, had refused to see five-year-old chronic asthma patient Ellie-May Clark.

Feb 27, 2018

PNB fraud: The scam is now worth Rs 12,700 cr, nearly 10 times PNB's annual profit

The fraud revelation that started from Rs 280 crore has now reached over Rs 12,700 crore, about 10 times than the PNB's annual net profit of Rs 1,324 crore during 2016-17.

Feb 27, 2018

Buy, Sell, Hold: What stocks are analysts tracking on Feb. 27

Analysts recommend buying stocks such as Reliance Industries, Hindalco Industries, Gujarat State Petronet, among others.

Feb 27, 2018

Stocks to watch on Feb. 27: Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank, Ambuja Cements

Stocks such as Punjab National Bank, HDFC Bank, Ambuja Cements are likely to move in trades on Tuesday.

Feb 27, 2018