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Karnataka: Security beefed up after sports minister is threatened by 'gangster'

The "gangster" held the minister responsible for Bajrang Dal activist Prashant Poojary's death on 9 October.

Oct 26, 2015

India's gold monetisation scheme may be ready in weeks, says Modi

It is a programme to attract gold owned by households into a bank deposit scheme.

Oct 25, 2015

Banks allowed to fix interest rates on deposits under govt's gold scheme

The customers can prematurely withdraw from the scheme upon completion of a minimum lock-in period and paying penalty to be fixed by banks, RBI said.

Oct 23, 2015

EU orders Netherlands to recover $34m from Starbucks

The European Commission ruled on Wednesday (21 October) that Starbucks and Fiat benefited from illegal tax deals with the Dutch and Luxembourg governments, in cases with major implications for the taxation of multinational companies.

Oct 21, 2015

Prince William speaks out on illegal wildlife trade in China

In a televised appeal on Monday (19 October), Britains Prince William has urged Chinese consumers to stop buying illegally traded wildlife products.

Oct 20, 2015

Over 250 apps taken off Apple App Store on charges of illegally collecting user info: Report

256 apps which have been downloaded in to more than one million Apple devices is found to be rigged.

Oct 20, 2015

'Bruce Lee' review: Ram Gopal Varma takes a dig at Ram Charan, Chiranjeevi, Srinu Vaitla

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has posted a review of Telugu movie "Bruce Lee the Fighter" on his Twitter page.

Oct 18, 2015

Modi govt to buy 40,000 tonne pulses to check prices; #DalRatanDhanKhoyo trends on Twitter

This comes within days of the NDA government deciding to import pulses in an inter-ministerial meeting headed by Arun Jaitley.

Oct 17, 2015

Despised 'scavengers' fight caste discrimination with cricket

A group of young people from one of the lowest castes in India, the Chuhras, won honour and dignity by defeating an upper caste team.

Oct 17, 2015

India's CAD to widen to 1.6% of GDP, says DBS Bank economist

India's merchandise exports fell 24.3% on a year-on-year basis to $21.8 billion, the tenth consecutive monthly fall.

Oct 16, 2015

Sahara owns five luxury aircraft, properties in prime localities in London: Report

These assets "have escaped the attention of the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the Supreme Court," it says.

Oct 16, 2015

Oxford textbook mentions Crimea as part of Russia, Ukraine calls it 'misleading'

The Ukrainian embassy to the UK says that 'Crimea was brutally annexed with Russian boots on the ground'.

Oct 15, 2015

Will not give up consultations with Kashmiri separatists, says Pakistan

Voicing New Delhi's rejection of the Pakistani condition, Indian diplomat Abhishek Singh called it an interference in India's internal affairs.

Oct 15, 2015

Psychologists who devised CIA torture programme sued

The American Civil Liberties Union sued two psychologists who devised the CIAs Bush-era interrogation programme on 13 October saying they encouraged the agency to adopt torture as official policy and made millions of dollars in the process.

Oct 14, 2015

Maverick music-streaming app Aurous comes under fire from music industry

Aurous is a file-sharing, music streaming software that is totally free and with no ads.