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One dead as drunk driver rams Porsche Into auto-rickshaws
Around 3:30 am on Monday, an auto-rickshaw driver was killed and 10 others were injured after a Porsche rammed into 12 parked auto-rickshaws in RK Salai in Chennai.
India: One of the top importers of Scotch whisky
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) revealed that for the first time since 2013 there was an increase in Scotch whisky exports and it was attributable to a massive increase in consumption in India.
India charts salary growth of only 0.2% since 2008
India has charted a salary growth of only 0.2% after the recession of 2008.
Siamand Rahman: The world's strongest Paralympian
Iranian power lifter Siamand Rahman defended his gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the men's super heavyweight title by lifting 310 kg.
Incomes of median households in US surge in 2015
For the first time since 2007, median households across the board in America registered a significant income surge of 5.2 percent.
The next-gen search engine?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Pentagon's scientific-innovation department, is developing a search engine capable of mining the entirety of the internet - the Surface Web, the Dark Web and the Deep Web.
Starbucks working to overcome the 'basic' image
Starbucks has been working on fixing the brand's 'basic' image by spending huge money on innovation.
Your weekly wrap
This week the world got a new 'Richest Man', in the form of an obscure Spanish businessman.
Athletes on a record breaking spree at 2016 Paralympics
Malaysian athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli won gold in the men's shot put F20 event, breaking the current record by hurling a distance of 16.84m.
Project to dissuade potential ISIS recruits
Google-owned incubator Jigsaw has come up with an idea, called The Redirect Method, to dissuade potential ISIS recruits.
Hillary Clinton looking to turn Texas 'blue'
Democrats have long dreamed of turning the deep 'red' Texas state 'blue'; they believe the Lone Star state's politics are shifting in their favor.
China finishes world's longest bullet train tracks
China has built over 20,000 km of railway track network connecting Zhengzhou with Xuzhou.
Liberty Media set to acquire Formula One for $8 billion
NASDAQ-listed mass media giant Liberty Media Corporation is set to buy auto racing group Formula One for an enterprise value of $8 billion.
Top IT firms lose Rs.47,000 crore in market capital
India's top five IT firms saw a whopping Rs.40,000 crore loss in their market value during 8th Sep's trade.
Study finds cannabis is harmful in the long run
Professor Wayne Hall, a drugs adviser to the World Health Organization (WHO), published a paper challenging notions about the harmlessness of marijuana.
Urjit Patel taking charge as RBI Governor on 6 September
With Raghuram Rajan's tenure as RBI Governor seeing an end after he announced his decision to step down from taking up a second term, Urjit Patel will take over the reins as his successor on Tuesday.
Invest Rs.10 crore, get Indian residency
In a policy aimed at wooing foreign investors, the Indian government announced that foreign investors bringing in a minimum of Rs.10 crore capital will be be eligible for permanent residence status.
Delhi rains cause road outside India Gate to cave
On the second day of Delhi's torrential rain, a part of the road from India Gate to Ashoka Road caved-in.
Military Pact signed between India and USA
America and India, on Monday signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).
Willy Wonka aka Gene Wilder dies at 83
Comic actor, writer, director and author Gene Wilder died at the age of 83 in Connecticut. He was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Indians, mainland Chinese least favoured tenants in Singapore
Darius Cheung, co-founder of 99.co revealed that for those Indians looking to rent houses in Singapore can be more daunting than it seems due to the racist attitudes prevalent there.
FBI probes breach across state election boards
The United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that it was investigating a data breach across two state election systems.
Death toll in Yemen suicide bombing rises to 60
A suicide car bomb attack in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killed pro-government troops who were preparing to fight in Yemen's northern border area.
Turkey's President opens suspension bridge connecting Europe and Asia
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated Turkey's latest suspension bridge that links two continents - Europe and Asia, together.
Obama proposes 'start-up visas' to encourage foreign entrepreneurs
The Obama administration has proposed new immigration rules allowing foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the US for up to five years (two-year parole and an additional three-year extension).
Succumbing to cloud rivals, Rackspace goes private in an acquisition
Cloud computing company Rackspace has announced that it has entered into a $4.3 billion cash deal with Apollo Global Management to become a private company.