A missing Air Asia jet carrying 162 people could be at the bottom of the sea after it was presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, an official said on Monday, as countries around Asia sent ships and planes to help in the search effort. The Indonesia Air Asia plane, an Airbus A320-200, Continue Reading
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The Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., India’s two main stock exchanges, will suspend trading of shares of grounded Kingfisher Airlines Ltd from December 1 for failing to comply with rules on reporting financial results, the bourses said in separate notices. Kingfisher, founded by liqour baron Vijay Mallya and once India’s No.2 Continue Reading
An Indian airliner crashed into a stray buffalo during take-off from the western city of Surat although no passengers or crew were hurt, the plane’s operator, SpiceJet Ltd, said on Friday. The airline was forced to ground the Boeing 737 which suffered “substantial damages”, it said. SpiceJet said the buffalo, which was killed in the accident on […]Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told nearly a dozen U.S. company chiefs on Monday that he is committed to liberalizing his country’s economy, which has underperformed other emerging markets recently after years of breakneck growth. Modi spoke at a breakfast with 11 chief executive officers during his first U.S. visit since coming came to power in May, vowing […]Continue Reading
Instagram, the popular photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc, has been blocked in China, according to numerous reports, including from Hong Kong-based reporters with the New York Times. The company did not immediately return requests for confirmation. The reports came amid pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, where many have posted photos and videos, including of Continue Reading
300 pupils at a school were rushed to a hospital after consuming government-provided lunches, evoking memories of 23 children who died last year after eating food from the same welfare scheme. A dead lizard was found in one of the seven food containers provided under the midday meal scheme at a government school in Bangalore, […]Continue Reading
Manappuram Miss South India 2015 – A Pageant to discover the freedom of expression and talent for the women of India (South) will be held at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on January 2015. The event is organized by PEGASUS, South India’s leading event Management Company. Auditions will be held in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai & Kochi. The […]Continue Reading
As bombs explode in Gaza, Palestinian teenager Farah Baker grabs her smartphone or laptop before ducking for cover to tap out tweets that capture the drama of the tumult and fear around her. The 16-year-old’s prolific posts on Twitter have made her a social media sensation through the month-old conflict. Once a little known high […]Continue Reading
Many of the world leaders are demanding an investigation after a Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine in which all of the 298 people on board were killed. One of the U.S. officials said that Washington is strongly suspecting a surface to air missile which brought down the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 which […]Continue Reading
Actor Johnny Depp finds the modern world’s obsession with material goods “frightening” and feels the craze will cause downfall of society in a few years’ time. He also lashed out at reality TV stars. “It’s really frightening. And when you see all this stuff that goes on in the commercials – the endless commercials – […]Continue Reading



















