UN acknowledges role in Haiti's deadly cholera pandemic
The UN has admitted to having played a role in the deadly cholera pandemic that is still ongoing in Haiti for over six years.
CPCB study finds 41 Indian cities with poor air quality
A survey conducted across Indian cities by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) brings to light the alarmingly poor quality of air amongst a large number of cities in the country.
Nigeria: A major hub for African e-commerce start ups
Even 3 years ago, online payment systems in Nigeria were inefficient and often led to failure of payments.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund uncertain about UK property prices
Norway's sovereign wealth fund (SWF), one of the Britain's biggest foreign investors, said that it was uncertain about the value of its property investments in the UK.
Shuttler Sindhu stuns! Storms into the final
India is assured of another Olympic medal as badminton player PV Sindhu beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the women's badminton singles semi-finals.
Environmentalist McKibben says Climate Change is WW-III
Environmental activist Bill McKibben, in his article on climate change published in 'The New Republic', wrote that the world was under attack from climate change.
Merging talks explored by Snapdeal, Flipkart, Amazon
According to sources aware of the development, Snapdeal has initiated preliminary talks with rivals Flipkart and Amazon with regards to probing a potential merger.
US announces handing over of the internet domain name system
On Tuesday, the US government approved the transition of managing the internet domain naming system in October to a non-profit organisation, ICANN, essentially privatizing the process under a multinational, multi-stakeholder model.
Ancient camping site discovered in Ladakh
ASI, the Archaeological Survey of India discovered an ancient camping site as old as 9th Millennium BC, in Ladakh.
China's ODI outshines FDI
China, the second largest economy in the world, saw itself being touted as a net capital exporter, when its Outward Direct Investment (ODI) surpassed its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) levels.
Cisco to cut 7% global workforce in fiscal year 2017
On Wednesday, Cisco announced that it will cut 5,500 jobs by the end of October which will affect about 7% of its global workforce.
E-bidding portal, e-reverse auction process in power transmission launched
Power Minister Piyush Goyal launched tariff-based reverse auction process in the transmission sector and also inaugurated an electronic bidding portal for transmission projects.
Could Google have a brand new OS?
Google appears to be heading towards a fresh start by developing a brand new operating system.
Army Chief, Dalbir Singh, makes stunning revelation
India's current Army Chief, attacked his predecessor VK Singh, for deliberately tarnishing his service record to stall his promotion.
Gujarat's HC partly cancels ordinance on eliminating NRI quota
Gujarat's High Court today partly cancelled an ordinance that targeted the elimination of the NRI quota in the state's medical colleges.
President Pranab Mukherjee appoints new State Governors
Four new State Governors have been appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday.
