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Egypt reports its first female circumcision death in 3 years

The Egyptian government had banned female circumcision in the country in 2008.

Jun 1, 2016

India set to retain fastest growing economy tag

Narendra Modi's policies are having some success as cooling inflation and lower interest rates have boosted consumer demand.

May 31, 2016

No Surya Namaskar, compulsory Om Chanting this Yoga Day: Indian Govt

The government has said that no changes have been made in yoga protocol this year.

May 26, 2016

India's Dr. Reddy's enters US' $44B OTC drugs market

Dr. Reddy's has acquired six OTC brands from a U.S. drugmaker

May 26, 2016

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Govt includes 26 communities from 5 states to Scheduled Tribes list

Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Tripura will collectively add 26 tribes to the list; Puducherry to have one new community.

May 25, 2016

Switzerland considers paying $2,500 per month to every citizen

On June 5, the Swiss will vote whether to introduce the basic income system in the economy or not, Bloomberg reported.

May 24, 2016

Cray launches Urika-GX system to tackle big data

The supercomputing giant's platform fuses supercomputing technologies with an open, enterprise-ready software framework for big data analytics.

May 24, 2016

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Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi pitches for a cashless economy

The prime minister in his public broadcast said going cashless will bring in transparency and curb the circulation of black money.

May 22, 2016

H&M says working to improve labour conditions in India, Cambodia factories

The study found workers stitching clothes for H&M in factories in Delhi and Phnom Penh faced forced overtime, low wages problems.

May 22, 2016

Maruti Suzuki Ciaz SHVS prices dropped by up to Rs. 69,000; check the updated price list

The excise duty of the mid-size sedan of Maruti has been reduced to 12.5 percent from the previous 24 percent.

May 20, 2016

US, Europeans promise to clarify doing business with Iran

Despite an influx of investment into Iran from the West, uncertainty over the rules is making some firms reluctant to do business with Tehran.

May 20, 2016

ShopClues and GoDaddy tie up to offer online stores for small businesses

Small businesses can create domains through GoDaddy and redirect users to their online shopping storefront on ShopClues.

May 18, 2016

Apple CEO's likely agenda for multi-day India visit

The world's second-largest smartphone-maker remains under-penetrated in the world's second-largest market by volume.

May 17, 2016

WHO warns doctors against female genital mutilation

Nearly 200 million women in the world have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM).