After a top Reliance Industries executive, three senior officials of energy major Cairns India, including one of its board members, are under investigation in the leakgate case involving theft of sensitive government information, sources said. - Source
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled that if a person with dalit ancestry reconverts to Hinduism, he would get back his caste status and benefit of reservation. - Source
Republicans complain budget tips too far toward applied science - Source
Representative Bill Foster pivots from bank reform to help defend attacks on research - Source
Physicists near the next-to-last milestone in simulating the materials with laser light - Source
Shares of Herbalife plunged by nearly 11% on Friday as investors digested the company’s dimmer outlook for 2015. - Source
(Kitco News) – An early morning rally following a drop in fourth-quarter GDP growth, and disappointing manufacturing data from the Chicago region, helped gold prices end the week in positive territory, capping a four-week losing streak, according to some analysts. - Source
The best way to get along in a foreign country is to know the local lingo. But if you don’t, your smartphone can help you cheat your way through. The instant picture translation feature rolled into Google Translate last month is only a tap away, though you shouldn’t take everything it says at face value.
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Stalled projects worth Rs 8.8 lakh crore, or 7% of GDP, are holding up investments in the economy, impacting corporate balance sheets and public sector banks which have extended loans.
Despite a shortfall in projected tax collections, the current financial year’s fiscal deficit target will be met through a squeeze on expenditure, says the Economic Survey.
Who hasn’t stumbled across an episode of This Old House or New Yankee Workshop on a lazy Saturday afternoon and dreamed of being as skilled a woodworker as Norm Abram?
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