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Amazon too turns against Trump's order on immigration

New York, January 31 (IANS) Joining the battle against the US President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said that the company do

/ 31st January 2017
Trump fires 2 top officials amid furore over immigration order

Washington, January 31 (IANS) Amid protests over his order to temporarily ban people from seven Muslim-majority countries coming into the US, President Donald Trump has sacked two top officials, including actin

/ 31st January 2017
Bigger land holdings key to preventing farmer suicides in India, activists say

"We want an overhaul in the farm policy, as there has been a fundamental shift in agriculture that is leaving farmers destitute" MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, January 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Only an

/ 31st January 2017
Economic Survey 2017: Try biometric attendance to tackle teacher absenteeism

The Economic Survey 2017 on Tuesday suggested biometric attendance system for teachers that would be monitored by local communities, parents New Delhi, January 31(PTI): Citing teacher absenteeism a

/ 31st January 2017
Indian govt report weighs idea of cash handouts to fight poverty

Hundreds of millions in India remain in poverty * Annual economic survey has chapter on basic income scheme * Minimum income idea winning support in some countries * Hundreds of millions in India remain

/ 31st January 2017
Airtel hails Vodafone-Idea merger plan with a rider

New Delhi, January 31 (IANS) A day after Vodafone confirmed that it is in talks with the Aditya Birla Group for the merger of its Indian entity and Idea Cellular, the country's largest telecom player Bharti Air

/ 31st January 2017
Special initiatives for NE, Railway projects worth Rs 10,000 cr: Mukherjee

New Delhi, January 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the government is taking special initiatives to develop the North East region, including by developing railway projects worth Rs 10,000 cr

/ 31st January 2017
Ivanka slammed for wearing $5,000 luxury dress

New York, January 31 (IANS) Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of US President Donald Trump, is facing criticism for posting a photo of herself wearing a $5,000 gown shortly after her father signed an executive

/ 31st January 2017
High-altitude living cuts diabetes risk

London, January 31 (IANS) A major risk factor for development of heart diseases, strokes and diabetes is lower in people who live at higher altitudes, says a new study that suggests that something as simple as

/ 31st January 2017
People's trust in media vital: Press Council

Agartala, January 31 (IANS) People's trust in the media is vital. If that is lost, creditability of journalists will diminish, Press Council of India Chairman Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad said on Tuesday.

/ 31st January 2017
Let workers decide on Provident Fund: Economic Survey

New Delhi, January 31 (IANS) The Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has called for giving greater choice to workers to decide if they want to make their sha

/ 31st January 2017
IndiGo owner posts record fall in quarterly net profit on high fuel costs

NEW DELHI, January 31 (Reuters) - InterGlobe Aviation, owner of India's largest airline IndiGo, on Tuesday posted its biggest ever fall in quarterly net profit mainly due to rising fuel costs, according to a st

/ 31st January 2017
Government to go for growth in Feb. 1 budget, accept bigger deficit - Reuters poll

BENGALURU, January 31 (Reuters) - India's government is expected to unveil a budget on Wednesday aimed at boosting economic growth through additional spending, with borrowing seen rising to 3.3 percent of gross

/ 31st January 2017
Economic Survey: India plays down hit to growth from PM Modi's cash crunch

NEW DELHI, January 31 (Reuters) - India's growth rate will slow by up to half a percentage point due to the government's decision to scrap high-value banknotes, the top finance ministry economist said on Tuesda

/ 31st January 2017
India's Economic Survey pegs next fiscal's growth at 6.75-7.5%

New Delhi, January 31 (IANS) India's Economic Survey for 2016-17 has pegged the country's growth at between 6.75 per cent and 7.5 percent, while going by the 7.1 percent expansion for the current fiscal provisi

/ 31st January 2017
ICICI Bank Q3 net profit falls 19 percent, bad loans rise

MUMBAI, January 31 (Reuters) - ICICI Bank Ltd, India's No.2 lender by assets, said its third-quarter net profit fell 19 percent as bad loans rose, although the profit decline was smaller than expected.

/ 31st January 2017
Netanyahu sidesteps Mexican demand of apology over wall tweet

JERUSALEM, January 31 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sidestepped on Tuesday a demand by Mexico for an Israeli apology over a tweet in which he appeared to praise U.S. President Donald Trump's pla

/ 31st January 2017
Philippines narcotics agency takes over drugs war, possible military role

MANILA ,January 31 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suggested on Tuesday he may seek military support after withdrawing the national police from his war on drugs and handing the job to a much sm

/ 31st January 2017
Can Trump make the whole earth green again?

IANS By Rajendra Shende In the barrage of criticism against US President Donald Trump for his utterances on refugees and Muslims, what has been missed is that he has an "open mind" on environmen

/ 31st January 2017
Tech companies to meet on legal challenge to Trump immigration order

SAN FRANCISCO, January 31 (Reuters) - A group of technology companies plans to meet on Tuesday to discuss filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's order restricti

/ 31st January 2017