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Google on rough track

Due to a record fine from the European Commission, Alphabet’s profits have been significantly hit. Google’s parent company saw its profits for the three months to the end of June, fall by 40%. In…

Grab grabs $2.5 billion

South East Asian ride-hailing firm Grab has raised $2.5 billion in fresh funding. This is the biggest round of investment this region has ever witnessed. This capitalization has cemented Grab’s lead…

Dengue: A global human threat

Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease is currently a proliferating global health problem. With approximately 3 billion people at risk of being infected, dengue fever is now..

Privacy issues with Aadhaar?

On June 2017, the Supreme Court passed an order on compulsory linking of an individual’s income tax PAN and Aadhaar numbers. The central government has stood firm on giving welfare benefits only for…

Millions of diesel cars recalled

At least 3 million Mercedes Benz diesel cars and vans across Europe will be recalled over concerns of emission standards. The German car manufacturer Daimler has asked owners to update a software…

US on the rise

Bank of America, a multinational banking and financial services corporation, has reported a strong quarterly profit. This is in trend with yet another US corporation, Lockheed Martin, that has also…

Christians are Israel’s best friends

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu referred to an audience of evangelical Christians as Israel’s best friends. Netanyahu made the remarks while speaking in Washington, America. Israel…

UBER- Not a ruler anymore?

Uber is scaling back in Russia by spinning off its operations to form a new company. The majority of this company will be owned by local rival, Yandex. The deal involves Uber’s ride-hailing and food…

London acid attacks

On 13th July 2017, London witnessed a series of acid attacks in a span of 70 minutes. First of the five attacks took place at 10:25 pm on Hackney Road where a 32-year-old man on moped was attacked by…

India-US to advance defence cooperation?

The US House of Representatives has passed a $621 million defence policy bill proposing to advance defence cooperation between India and the US. India had an uneasy relationship with the US during…

OPIOID – the fault line

Opioid abuse and the resulted decline in labour force participation are analogous. This is an inference made by the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Janet Yellen.…

Mosul: 39 Indians missing

India on Monday welcomed the liberation of Mosul in Iraq from Islamic State and called it an important milestone in the global war on terror. However, the fate accompli of 39 Indians reportedly…

INDIA- the start-up hub?

The Narendra Modi government had launched the Start-up India, Stand Up India campaign as soon as BJP came into power. It announced few measures like simplifying the regulations, offering some…

Unravelling Case 3000

On 11th July 2017 former, Israeli Navy commander Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom was arrested by the Israeli Police in relation to the submarine case (dolphin-class). The arrest was made a day after…

Spirit of India

On 11 June 2017, seven Hindu pilgrims were killed and 20 injured in a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir after their bus got caught in crossfire. The bus was returning from the Amarnath…

#I Stand With India

The ‘Not in My Name’ campaigners, who had held a nationwide protest against mob lynching on June 28, held the protests in Gujarat & Delhi yesterday. Around 600 people participated in the rally…

FARC- granted amnesty AGAIN!

On 10 June 2017, Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree granting amnesty to another 3,600 members of the FARC rebel group. It is the third and final amnesty decree signed by Mr…

Boone County- The coal kingdom

Rich and abundant black rock were discovered in the verdant hills of Boone County almost three centuries ago. The county claims to be the birthplace of America’s coal industry. Almost everything has…

Dengue outbreak in Sri Lankas

Sri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with the mosquito-borne virus killing 225 people and infecting more than 76,000 this year. Alarmed by the magnitude of the crisis, the…

Cholera crisis in Yemen

In the last two months, at least 1,500 people have died due to cholera and more than 246,000 new cases of the disease have been reported in conflict-riven Yemen, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…