Oil drops below $40 after 11 years
PerformanceGurus Staff
New Delhi, Nov 16
International crude oil prices plunged to fresh lows with the price of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)...
Buddhist nuns set to become first generation of dons
PerformanceGurus Staff
Dharamsala, Nov 17
Nearly three years ago the globetrotting elderly Buddhist monk the Dalai Lama came out with a perfect prescription for the...
Change the national mood with your writing, Indian-American novelist tells Indian writers
PerformanceGurus Staff
Washington, Nov 16
An Indian-American author of a new novel inspired by 9/11 wants Indian writers returning their literary awards to protest intolerance...
France needs to drastically rework its foreign policy
PerformanceGurus Staff
Paris, Nov 16 (IANS)
French foreign policy is under severe pressure following the 13/11 Paris terror attacks.
Barely had the impact of Friday’s attacks...
Star rises over Myanmar but will Syu Kyi be able to deliver?
Yangon, Myanmar
The most heartening feature of the landslide electoral victory of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar is the maturity and statesman-like...
Onus of running parliament smoothly on BJP: Lok Sabha Congress leader
PerformanceGurus Staff
New Delhi, Nov 16
The Congress party does not want any "unnecessary disruptions" during the upcoming winter session of parliament, according to a...
Why did RaGa start a company in UK?
New Delhi
What could be reason for Rahul Gandhi to start a company in 2003 and then close it a few years later in 2009?...
US, France to bolster intelligence sharing
Washington
The Pentagon announced on Monday it would bolster intelligence sharing with the French military in the wake of Paris attacks. "In the wake of...
India throws its hat into the ring for IoT business
New Delhi
India is drafting a policy to have five-six percent of the $300-billion global Internet of Things (IoT) business by 2020, a top official...
Curb excessive secrecy in banking, Modi tells G20 nations
Antalya (Turkey)
Making it clear that India has no tolerance towards black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for an end to "excessive...