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20 October, 2015

Nations say Philippine peace effort shouldn’t break down

MANILA (PHILIPPINES) (TIP): A group of Western and Asian countries said Thursday that recent setbacks should not derail efforts that…

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20 October, 2015

‘Pak under Zia-ul-Haq broke promise on uranium enrichment’

WASHINGTON (TIP): Pakistan under dictator general Zia-ul-Haq's administration broke its promise on uranium enrichment in the 1980s, a series of…

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20 October, 2015

Rajapaksa cries foul of Lanka probe panel

COLOMBO (TIP): Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday slammed as an act of political revenge his summoning by…

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19 October, 2015

Indian American Doctors subpoenaed over Performing Needless Procedures

As many as 293 patients of an Indian-American cardiologist around a small town in Indiana have filed lawsuits against him…

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17 October, 2015

MERCEDES LAUNCHES SUV GLE IN INDIA

NEW DELHI (TIP): German Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz launched in India SUV GLE that will be produced locally with starting…

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17 October, 2015

Vodafone CEO sees new India, IPO on anvil

NEW DELHI (TIP): Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao on Wednesday said he is seeing the emergence of a "new India",…

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17 October, 2015

German authority orders recall of 2.4 mln Volkswagen cars

HAMBURG (TIP): German automotive watchdog KBA will force Volkswagen to recall 2.4 million vehicles in the country after Europe's biggest…

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17 October, 2015

Adani’s coal mine project gets re-approval in Australia

MELBOURNE (TIP): Indian mining giant Adani's plan to build one of the world's largest coal mines got a new lease…

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17 October, 2015

RELIANCE CAPITAL ANNOUNCES RS 150-CR ESOP SCHEME

MUMBAI (TIP): Financial services major Reliance Capital on October 15 announced a major ESOP scheme under which select employees across…

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15 October, 2015

Apple loses patent lawsuit over A7, A8 CPU chips, faces $862M Fine

Apple faces a hefty legal bill after a jury found it guilty of using technology owned by a US university…

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11 October, 2015

EU referendum: Three of UK’s biggest donors to bankroll ‘out’ campaign

ENGLAND (TIP): Three of the biggest political donors in Britain are to bankroll the campaign to pull the country out…

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11 October, 2015

CANADA PM DELAYED RESETTLEMENT OF SYRIANS, SAYS REPORT

OTTAWA (TIP): Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's political rivals pounced on news Oct 8 that he interfered with the resettlement…

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11 October, 2015

Russia denies US claim that four Syria-bound missiles crashed in Iran

MOSCOW (TIP): Russia's defence ministry denied a claim by a US official October 8 that four Syria-bound Russian cruise missiles…

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11 October, 2015

UN AID CHIEF DEMANDS PROBE OF YEMEN WEDDING BOMBING

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The top United Nations aid official has called for a swift investigation of a suspected Saudi-led air…

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11 October, 2015

Audi reports best ever September sales

MUNICH (TIP): German automaker Audi AG sold 170,900 cars in September, a year-on-year increase of 6.8 percent, marking the company's…

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11 October, 2015

AXIS BANK ADDS MOBILITY TO CORPORATE BANKING

MUMBAI (TIP): Axis Bank has become the first lender to offer corporates a mobile-based solution that fully integrates with the…

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11 October, 2015

US VOLKSWAGEN CHIEF ADMITS KNEW OF EMISSIONS PROBLEM IN 2014

WASHINGTON (TIP): Volkswagen's US chief revealed he knew more than a year ago that the group's cars possibly breached pollution…

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11 October, 2015

China’s military to recruit more civilian personnel

BEIJING (TIP): China will recruit more civilian personnel for jobs in the PLA, the world's largest standing army, and the…

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11 October, 2015

Saudi Arabia keeps November crude supply to Asia steady

TOKYO (TIP): Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter, will supply full contracted volumes of crude oil to at least…

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11 October, 2015

Guatemala mudslide death toll climbs to 221: Official

GUATEMALA CITY (TIP): Rescuers have recovered 221 bodies from the remains of a village near the Guatemalan capital that was…

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9 October, 2015

Bangladeshi farmer named national rat-killing champion

DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh has crowned a new national champion rat killer after his team eradicated more than 160,000 rodents in…

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9 October, 2015

Nepal govt mulls airlifting fuel to ease crisis

KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal is mulling airlifting fuel either from Bangladesh or Malaysia and may build a petroleum storage plant near…

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9 October, 2015

US in talks with Pakistan over capping its nuke range

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration is exploring a possible civilian nuclear deal with Pakistan ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's…

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9 October, 2015

Pakistan rejects accusations of involvement in Kunduz attack

ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan's military has rejected allegations by Afghanistan's deputy army chief that Pakistani generals were involved in the Taliban's…

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9 October, 2015

Small plane with 2 foreigners on board goes missing in Nepal

KATHMANDU (TIP): An ultra-light aircraft with two foreigners on board that took off from Pokhara went missing today during a…

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9 October, 2015

US announces additional funding for demining in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (TIP): The US on Thursday announced an additional USD 1.745 million for demining activities in Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated former…

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8 October, 2015

India’s Economy Impacted by Terror Attacks: Moody’s

In a report dated 6 October 2015 Moody's says “more than 60% of all (terrorist) incidents in 2013 were concentrated…

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8 October, 2015

Wipro Sued for Sexual Discrimination by An Indian Woman in UK

London: An Indian woman employee at the London office of IT major Wipro has filed a suit agains the company…

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7 October, 2015

Hero Cycles Registers highest ever monthly sales

New Delhi, 6th October, 2015: Hero Cycles, world’s largest bicycle manufacturer, witnessed the highest monthly sales by any cycle company in India…

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6 October, 2015

Edelweiss starts Real Estate Fund

Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors Ltd, part of diversified financial services firm Edelweiss Group, is raising up to $1 billion for…

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