As oil hits USD 70, warning lights flash up in Asia
Singapore: Oil prices have risen above USD 70 per barrel for the first time since 2014 as investors bet supply cuts led by OPEC
World food prices up 8.2 per cent in 2017: UN
PARIS: Global food prices rose by 8.2 per cent in 2017 compared to 2016, the UN’s food agency said . The Food and Agriculture
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is world’s richest man
New York:Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now the world’s richest man, not just at present, but of all time. Both Bloomberg and Forbes have
JNU makes minimum 75 percent attendance compulsory for students
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has made minimum 75 percent attendance compulsory for all students. However, if a student is absent on valid
Modi ranks third after Merkel, Macron in global ratings of top world leaders
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pipped the likes of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
No visitors, no dahi chura, Lalu complains of being treated as common prisoner
Ranchi: Despite being sentenced to 3.5 years in prison only four days ago, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s cheeky humour has not been dented. Lalu engaged
US says military aid to Pakistan is suspended, not cancelled
Washington: The United States on Friday expressed hoped that Pakistan would do the right thing and “turn over” the terrorists and honour its commitment
US take immigrants from ‘sh*thole countries’: Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as “shithole