10 May 2016

Ex-Pakistani PM Gilani's kidnapped son finally recovered

Pakistan's Foreign Office has confirmed that Ali Haider Gilani- son of ex-PM Gilani was recovered today from Afghanistan's Ghazni province three years after abduction by Taliban.

Gileads's expensive hepatitis drug gets patent in India

In direct contradiction to its earlier order, the Indian Patent Office granted American pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences the patent for the blockbuster Hepatitis C drug Sovaldi in India.

09 May 2016

Roadrunnr, TinyOwl to merge and launch ‘Runnr’

Roadrunnr-the Bengaluru-based hyper-local logistics firm and Mumbai-based TinyOwl-the food-ordering platform are merging in an all-stock deal.

India's crony wealth plummets to 3.4%

According to a study by the Economist, India ranks ninth in the world crony-capitalism index with crony wealth accounting for 3.4% of GDP down from 18% in 2008.

China overtakes India in providing assistance to Nepal

China has become the 4th largest donor to Nepal even as India slips out of the top 5 donor list.

Greek Parliament passes controversial reforms

Amidst protests, the Greek Parliament has passed the controversial tax and pension reforms to get the much-needed bailout money released from creditors.

Wiki-style project on Gurudev launched in London

A new crowd-sourced Wikipedia-style project was launched at the Nehru centre in London to mark the 155th anniversary of the legend, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.