30 Oct 2016

Five Shiites gunned in Karachi

Five people including one woman died and six were injured in a firing incident in Karachi.

Tata Steel: European steel business sale plans unchanged

With the removal of Cyrus Mistry from Tata Group's board, the company attempted to allay fears surrounding its European steel business consolidation.

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Vine is dead; Twitter to shut down the service

Exactly four years after acquiring Vine, Twitter decided to shut down the six-second looping video platform.

Craft beer market beginning to get sluggish

The world's biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch - maker of Budweiser - conceded yesterday for the first time that the craft beer segment was indeed slowing down.

China's J-20 stealth fighter debuts next week

The 5th generation J-20 fighter jet will be officially revealed at the Chinese airshow next week.

29 Oct 2016

Woman sexually assaulted in virtual reality

A woman named Jordan Belamire was sexually assaulted while playing a game called QuiVR on her brother's HTC Vive VR system.

Bird Flu Scare: Delhi Govt. issues health advisory

Nearly 64 deaths of ducks caused by the H5N8 avian influenza (commonly called bird flu) in Delhi have been recorded in only the last week.

American Airlines engine catches fire in Chicago

The engine of an American Airlines jet bound for Miami caught fire as the aircraft was about to take off from the Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

Asian Development Bank declines funding for Pakistan dam

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has refused to provide funding for Pakistan's $14 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam project on Indus river located in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK).

Amazon posts third-quarter earnings; misses estimates

Amazon posted third-quarter 2016 earnings 52 cents a share on revenue of $32.71 billion.

UN votes to start talks on banning nuclear weapons

A United Nations committee voted in favor of launching negotiations on a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.

Flipkart's Sachin Bansal eyes lobby group for start-ups

Flipkart's co-founder Sachin Bansal is eyeing the possibility of creating a lobby group for start-ups across the country.

World's largest marine protected area declared in Antarctic Ocean

Delegates from the European-Union and 24 nations have agreed to create the world's largest marine protected area in Antarctica's Ross Sea.