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‘Haqqani Network’ chief Jalaluddin Haqqani dead

Friday, July 31, 2015 16:11

Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the dreaded "Haqqani Network" which is behind some of the deadliest attacks against Indian interests in Afghanistan, has been dead for over a year, militant sources said on Friday.

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Q&A: The hunt for flight MH370

Friday, July 31, 2015 16:10

Will the discovery of wreckage solve the aviation mystery?

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Volvo eyeing 10% share in luxury car market in India

Friday, July 31, 2015 16:07

"We have grown quite a bit last year and want to continue that growth. We grew 30 percent and sold 1,200 units," said Volvo Auto India managing director Tom von Bonsdorff while inaugurating the company's first dealership in the city on Friday.

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Islamic State frees 2 of the 4 Indian teachers it took hostage in Libya

Friday, July 31, 2015 16:02

The Islamic State jihadist group (ISIS) kidnapped four Indian teachers working in Libya two days ago, but the government on Friday said it has "secured" the release of two of them.

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Islamic State frees 2 of the 4 Indian teachers they took hostage in Libya

Friday, July 31, 2015 16:02

The Islamic State jihadist group (ISIS) kidnapped four Indian teachers working in Libya two days ago, but the government on Friday said it has "secured" the release of two of them.

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PFS divests holding in Ind-Barath Energy for Rs 312 cr

Friday, July 31, 2015 16:01

PTC India Financial Services (PFS) on Friday said that it has divested its entire stake in Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) for Rs 311.93 crore.

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ArcelorMittal: Chinese steel demand to shrink in 2015

Friday, July 31, 2015 15:53

BRUSSELS: China's steel demand will shrink this year and lead to a flood of exports, ArcelorMittal said on Friday, highlighting the growth problems facing the world's top consumer and producer of the construction material. The company sees China's steel demand including inventory changes sliding by up to 1 per ...

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Amazon Fashion witnesses more than 50% of its demand from tier-2 cities

Friday, July 31, 2015 15:53

CHENNAI: For Amazon Fashion, more than 50% of its demand comes not from the buzzing metros, but from tier-2 cities surprisingly, according to Mayank Shivam, category leader at Amazon Fashions, India. Shivam was speaking to ET on his one-day visit to Ch...

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MRPL buys first Saturno crude via tender – source

Friday, July 31, 2015 15:51

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd has bought its first Saturno crude via a tender as it widens the types of crude it can process at its refinery, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.The refiner bought 1 million barr

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Government to infuse additional equity of Rs 800 crore into Air India

Friday, July 31, 2015 15:50

NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry today sought Parliament's nod for making an additional equity infusion into Air India worth Rs 800 crore, less than half the amount sought by the Civil Aviation Ministry for the national carrier. The amount sought for m...

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