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  • Alibaba invests $146 million in BigBasket
    MUMBAI, February 2 (Reuters): India's leading online grocer BigBasket has raised $300 million in a funding round led by China's Alibaba, giving it more firepower to compete with U.S. rival Amazon. An Alibaba un
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Sustaining economic growth key to India’s rating - S&P analyst
    MUMBAI, February 2 (Reuters): An S&P Global Ratings analyst said on Friday that sustaining economic growth, including by boosting infrastructure spending, would be critical to India's ratings.  
    / 2nd February 2018
  • 2 drinks a day may be good for brain: Study
    New York, February 2 (IANS) Besides helping you relax, a couple of glasses of wine after a busy day may tamp down inflammation and help the brain clear away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer's d
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Mounting fascism curbing freedom in India: Kerala CM
    Thiruvananthapuram, February 2 (IANS) Increasing levels of fascism are curbing the freedom to write and speak freely and this needs to be challenged, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday. &n
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Poll panel keeping close vigil on unaccounted cash ahead of NE polls
    Agartala, February 2 (IANS) Election Commission-appointed surveillance teams will keep a close vigil on the flow of unaccounted cash before the assembly polls in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, an official sai
    / 2nd February 2018
  • North Korea warns against U.S.-South Korea military drills after Olympics
    North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho departs after addressing the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo  
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Exclusive: China-Vatican deal on bishops ready for signing - source
    VATICAN CITY, February 2 (Reuters) - A framework accord between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops is ready and could be signed in a few months in what would be an historic breakthrough in rela
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Malaysia bans Bollywood film 'Padmaavat' over negative portrayal of Muslim ruler
    KUALA LUMPUR, February 2 (Reuters) - Malaysia has barred controversial Bollywood film "Padmaavat" from being screened in theatres, the home ministry said on Friday, citing the movie's negative portrayal of a Mu
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Robots...
    New recruit “Pepper” the robot, a humanoid robot designed to welcome and take care of visitors and patients, holds the hand of a new born baby next to his mother at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium June
    / 2nd February 2018
  • India gold demand picks up after tax announcement
    A woman tries a gold earring at a jewellery showroom during Dhanteras, a Hindu festival associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in Mumbai, October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files   BENG
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Are you OK, Aunty May? China warms to UK Prime Minister
    Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Wu Hong/Pool   SHANGH
    / 2nd February 2018
  • No sane person today would endorse Jauhar: Deepika Padukone
    New Delhi, February 2 (IANS) The pomp and visual artistry of the climax Jauhar scene in "Padmaavat" has allured some and repulsed some. But actress Deepika Padukone, overwhelmed by the praise over her splendid
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Awareness about eye cancer necessary in the country: Doctors
    Children display posters during a cancer awareness programme in Bengaluru on Friday. World Cancer Day is observed on February 4. (Image: PTI)   Kolkata, February 2 (IANS) Stating that most cases of eye
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Budget philosophy in overall national interest: Jaitley
    New Delhi, February 2 (IANS) In a rebuttal of the criticism of Budget 2018-19 pandering to the farm sector in a pre-election year at the expense of the middle class and the corporate sector, Finance Minister Ar
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Breast cancer treatments may up heart failure risk
    New York, February 2 (IANS) Treating breast cancer patients with chemotherapy and radiation may increase their risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, the American Heart Association has warned.  
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Gender equality a human issue: Sonam Kapoor
    Mumbai, February 2 (IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor says gender equality is a human issue.   Sonam on Friday retweeted a post by the Senate of Canada. It pointed out how Canada's Senate has stood for maki
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Jaitley proved healthcare scheme is 'jumla': Chidambaram
    New Delhi, February 2 (IANS) Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Friday said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had proven that the government's massive healthcare scheme was a "jumla" because no money has been
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Myanmar conducts military drills amid accusations of rights violations
    United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers march during a display for the media in Pansang, Wa territory in north east Myanmar October 4, 2016. EUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files   Naypyidaw, February 2 (IANS) The My
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Looking forward to work with new Nepal government: India
    New Delhi/Kathmandu, February 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has conveyed to leaders of all political parties of Nepal, including Prime-Minister-in-waiting K.P. Sharma Oli, that India is looki
    / 2nd February 2018
  • Meghalaya polls: BJP releases 1st list of 45 candidates
    Shillong, February 2 (IANS) The BJP on Friday announced its first list of 45 candidates for the Meghalaya Assembly polls and voiced the confidence to oust the ruling Congress that has been in power for the last
    / 2nd February 2018
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