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New Delhi, Oct 26: India has 108 publicly-listed family-owned businesses, third highest in the world, says a Credit Suisse report. China tops the tally with 167 such companies followed by the US which has 121. As per the Credit Suisse Research Institute's (CSRI) latest "CS Family 1000" report, with an average market capitalisation of $ 6.5 billion, India ranks 5th in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan...

Singapore, Oct 25: Singapore has the world's "most powerful" passport, according to a global ranking topped for the first time by an Asian country with India figuring at 75th position, three notches better than its previous ranking. According to the 'Global Passport Power Rank 2017' by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital, Germany is ranked second, followed by Sweden and South Korea in...

Hubballi, Oct 25: Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Jagadish Shettar said on Tuesday that they had no problem if Tipu Jayanti celebrations were organised by private people. “We have never opposed if the event is by private parties. But it is not right to organise the celebration on behalf of the government,” he said. He was speaking to reporters in the city. “I was gifted a headgear and a...

Udupi, Oct 24: The District and Sessions Court postponed the hearing of hotelier Bhaskar Shetty murder case to November 28 for fixing the date for trial (FDT). The accused number one Rajeshwari, accused number two and three son Navneeth and astrologer Niranjan Bhat, were produced before the court in connection with framing the charges for Shetty’s murder. The accused number four and five who are...

Mangaluru, Oct 22: An Indian Coast Guard officer saved the lives of two people, who were lying unconscious on the roadside due to electric shock, on Airport Road in Mangaluru. A release from the Coast Guard, Karnataka, said Assistant Commandant Abhishek Wadhwa, belonging to 75 ACV Squadron, was heading towards Kunjathbail on Wednesday when he found the victims. He performed CPR and revived one of...

Mangaluru, Oct 21: The Mangaluru CCB police arrested seven persons who were making an attempt to rob near people Big Bazaar at Bejai in Mangaluru city. Acting on a tip-off that a group of six to seven youths on three bikes were making an attempt to rob a few persons, the CCB sleuths arrested seven persons. The arrested include Pritham Poojary (23), a resident of Kappigudde near Kavoor; Vishal...

Mumbai, Oct 18: Campaigners are using social media and lobbying for special laws to annul child marriages in India, which has one of the world's highest rates of women married as children. Kriti Bharti, founder of Saarthi Trust, has helped nullify more than 30 child marriages in the western state of Rajasthan, and recently used Facebook posts as evidence in court in a state where these marriages...

New Delhi, Oct 17: The charm of fetching a job overseas is waning in India as political uncertainty abroad has spurred highly skilled Indian talent to stay at home to look for employment, says a survey. As per a recent data released today by global job site Indeed, there has been a 38 per cent decrease in Indians looking to move to the US and 42 per cent decrease in Indians eyeing for the UK in...

Mangaluru: A short story collection titled "Mazaar Ani Her Katha" comprising of 10 short stories written by Professor Melwyn Rajesh Castelino, well known as Melwyn Pernal in the Konkani literary world was released on October 14. Rev. Nelson D’Souza of Gandhidham Province in Gujarat and Ronald J Sequiera , President of Konkani Writers and Artists Association jointly released the new short story...

Indore, Oct 17: The cyber squad of Madhya Pradesh Police has arrested two persons of an international gang that used to make large-scale online purchases and enjoy foreign trips by using hacked information of credit cards, a senior official claimed. Superintendent of Police (SP) of State Cyber Cells Indore unit, Jitendra Singh told reporters today that two Indian members of this gang, identified...