India approves 100 percent FDI in e-commerce sector
India on Tuesday approved 100 percent foreign investment in marketplace e-commerce companies, formalising rules for the first time for the multi-billion dollar sector. After years of protectionist policies, India started opening up its retail sector in 2011 but so far had not laid down explicit rules governing foreign investment in the fast-growing e-commerce segment.
Pakistan's Christians call for protection, unity after Easter bomb
LAHORE, Pakistan A year ago, Wasif Masih, 16, had a narrow escape when a suicide bomber from a faction of the Pakistani Taliban blew himself up during Sunday worship outside his church in a Christian neighbourhood in the eastern city of Lahore.
Why farmers have a beef with Modi's ruling BJP
A ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter in Maharashtra is threatening to push millions of farmers into penury, deepening distress in the countryside and fanning resentment against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Full Article
Israel firm, Reliance JV for air defense systems
State-owned Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and India's Reliance Defense said on Tuesday they are setting up a joint venture in India to produce air to air missiles, air defense systems and observation balloons. The companies will address programs valued at $10 billion over the next decade. Full Article
UK's William and Kate set to visit Taj Mahal
Years after Princess Diana was pictured forlornly alone at the Taj Mahal, her son Prince William and his wife Kate will visit the landmark next month, evoking memories of his mother's infamous 1992 trip. The image of Diana sitting on a bench during a solitary sight-seeing trip was widely interpreted as symbolising the irreparable state of her marriage. Full Article | Wah Taj: Celeb visitors at the monument
Pakistan detained more than 5,000 after blast
Pakistani authorities detained more than 5,000 suspects, then released most of them, in the two days since a suicide bomber hit a park in the eastern city of Lahore at Easter, killing at least 70 people, a provincial minister said on Tuesday. Full Article
New Zealand will stay grounded - Williamson
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is too familiar with the fickleness of cricket's shortest format to take his team's red-hot form for granted going into Wednesday's World Twenty20 semi-final against England. Full Article | Facbox - England v New Zealand
Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies, age 69
Oscar-winning American actress Patty Duke, widely known for the 1960s show "The Patty Duke Show," died on Tuesday, her representative told Reuters. She was 69 years old. Full Article
Apple's encryption battle still alive in Brooklyn
The U.S. Department of Justice will disclose over the next two weeks whether it will continue with its bid to compel Apple Inc to help access an iPhone in a Brooklyn drug case, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Full Article | U.S. succeeds in cracking Apple's iPhone
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EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed unharmed, suspect arrested
An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday by a man with what authorities said was a fake suicide belt, who was arrested after giving himself up. Full Article
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Palmyra recaptured from Islamic State
Syrian government forces backed by Russian air support drove Islamic State militants out of the historic city of Palmyra after they seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples. Pics
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