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PM Modi condemns blasts in Sri Lanka, says he can defeat the 'terrorists'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have promoted the government's national security record as a vote winner in India's staggered general election that began on April 11 and will end on May 19.

Apr 22, 2019

SpiceJet to give hiring preference to employees of Jet Airways: Chairman

Hundreds of Jet Airways employees protested in Delhi and Mumbai on Thursday to push its management for answers about their future after the airline shut down all flight operations on Wednesday having failed to secure new funding from its lenders.

Apr 20, 2019

Pet deer kills man and injures wife in Australia

A pet deer killed a man and badly injured his wife in Australia, police said on Wednesday, the first known attack in years though it occurred during mating season when the animals are bad tempered.

Apr 17, 2019

Google blocks Chinese app TikTok in India after court order

The Tamil Nadu court had on April 3 asked the federal government to ban TikTok, saying it encouraged pornography and made child users vulnerable to sexual predators.

Apr 17, 2019

Reuters journalist Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo

Jailed Reuters reporters win Pulitzer Prize

Reuters has won two Pulitzers, two of this year's honorees have been jailed for 490 days in Myanmar for their role in uncovering the killings.

Apr 16, 2019

Fire guts Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Macron pledges to rebuild

French President Emmanuel Macron said France would launch a campaign to rebuild the cathedral, including through fundraising efforts and by appealing to "talents" from overseas to contribute.

Apr 16, 2019

Arun Jaitley says extreme poverty falling, to end by 2031

More than 21 per cent of India's 1.3 billion people lived on less than $1.90 a day in 2011, when the last census was taken, according to the World Bank.

Apr 15, 2019

Scrapping India's trade privileges could hit US consumers: Senators

India is the world's largest beneficiary of the GSP, dating from the 1970s, but trade ties with the US have widened over what Trump calls its high tariffs and concerns over New Delhi's e-commerce policies.

Apr 14, 2019

1 dead, 3 injured in shooting outside Australia nightclub

The shooting happened outside a nightclub in the south-eastern Melbourne. Two men were in hospital in critical condition, police said, while two other men had non-life-threatening injuries.

Apr 14, 2019

New RBI governor Shaktikanta Das. Photo: Reuters

RBI to remain watchful on growth, financial stability: Shaktikanta Das

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will remain vigilant and strive to revive growth in Asia's third-largest economy, as well as pushing to maintain macroeconomic, financial and price stability, its governor said in a speech on Friday.

Apr 13, 2019

Julian Assange arrested by British police at Ecuadorean embassy

The 47-year-old Julian Assange was arrested on Thursday by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at the Embassy of Ecuador.

Apr 11, 2019

Why some senior bureaucrats will depart if PM Modi gets 2nd term

Eight senior bureaucrats in the prime minister's office have either sought a transfer to other departments or plan to take premature retirement.

Apr 11, 2019

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Global Markets: Asian shares pause near eight-month high, dollar weakens

Overnight, European and U.S. shares gained. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 0.35 per cent, the Nasdaq climbed 0.7 per cent while the Dow was barely changed.

Apr 11, 2019

Japan's F-35 fighter jet crashes into the Pacific, wreckage found

Japan's first squadron of F-35s has just become operational at the Misawa air base and the government plans to buy 87 of the stealth fighters to modernise its air defences as China's military power grows.

Apr 10, 2019

Downfall of Jet Airways: How India's premium airline crumbled

Jet Airways has posted losses in eight of the past 10 years and its share of the domestic passenger market has fallen to about 15.5% in 2018 from 22.5% in 2015. About 60%, or more than $600 mn, has been wiped off Jet's market value over the past year.

Apr 10, 2019