Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s request for feedback on his move to scrap large denomination notes has sent his app to the top of the charts. Mr. Modi on Tuesday asked users of his app, which allows citizens share their views and get news about the leader of the world's largest democracy, to rate his decision to replace 500 and 1000-rupee notes that was aimed at cutting corruption but has led to a nationwide cash shortage.
By any measure, Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer has declined this year. His completion percentage, yards per pass and passer rating are all the lowest of his four years in Arizona. His touchdown-interception ratio has gone from a stellar 35 touchdowns and 11 interceptions last year to a subpar 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this year.…
The Greens will attempt to wedge One Nation and the Nick Xenophon Team by proposing amendments to the Turnbull government's controversial bill to resurrect the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
Growth is not necessarily a good thing. It's a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the sort of growth it is. Consider these two stories. What happened in Alice's business last year? She changed the customersshe worked with - now she only deals with those who really value what [...]
How technology opened up new pathways into the world economy — and provoked a backlash in the west
The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York City isn’t the only big turkey day event in the nation. Every year, the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade, known as “Chicago’s grand holiday tradition,” marches down State Street in Downtown Chicago.
'Opening Ceremony and UMD by Unmade' is a customizable capsule collection available exclusively on e-commerce platform, Farfetch.
The Jamaican sprinter delivered zingers like, “I’m the fastest human being in the history of racing, you host the lowest show in the history of ratings.”
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ALMELO - Sinterklaas had woensdagmiddag al heel wat Zwarte Pieten meegenomen naar het Huis van Sinterklaas in de Kerkstraat, maar hij kreeg ook tientallen kleine pietjes op bezoek. Sommige alleen met kleurrijke pietenmuts, anderen compleet in pak en zwart geschminkt.
VRIEZENVEEN - Burgemeester Cornelis Visser van de gemeente Twenterand vindt dat het beter kan en beter moet: de burgerparticipatie. Uit een enquête van onderzoeksbureau I&O Research uit Enschede krijgt Twenterand een zesje voor burger- en overheidsparticipatie.
The choice of Betsy DeVos signals intentions to make school choice a major piece of Trump's education agenda, which could include a voucher plan to help send children to private and parochial schools.
Automakers sell more SUVs and trucks than cars. Lower gas prices and high profits make SUVs popular with consumers and carmakers. Brands such as Lamborghini and Jaguar are getting into the SUV game.
David Greene talks to former Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili about Western relations with Vladimir Putin in the Trump era. Saakashvili recently resigned as governor of Ukraine's Odessa region.
After 85 years, the Felix the Cat balloon is returning to the parade in New York. In the 1920s, Felix was a huge star in comics and animated movies.
Many big city mayors have said that they will not comply with federal immigration orders that could lead to deportation. Steve Inskeep talks to LA Mayor Eric Garcetti about being a sanctuary city.
There are fears the Trump administration will derail efforts to combat campus sexual assault. Some Republicans criticized the government crackdown on the issue, and say policies favor victims.
Donald Trump has business interests around the globe. There's talk about whether foreign powers will distinguish between President Trump and businessman Trump. We examine the case of China.
Beekeepers are still losing honey bees to colony collapse disorder, though the crisis isn't as bad as a few years ago. Scientists are looking at other kinds of bees to pollinate crops: wild ones.
The exhibit of artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden and Faith Ringgold gives Americans a chance to discover the work of exiled artists largely ignored in their homeland.
UN hails ‘extraordinary’ innovation but sceptics say figures skewed by state targets
AMSTELVEEN (ANP) - KLM stopt komende zomer na 33 jaar met rechtstreekse vluchten tussen Schiphol en Doha, de hoofdstad van Qatar. De concurrentie van Qatar Airways, dat sinds juni vorig jaar dezelfde route aanbiedt, maakt dat de lijndienst van en naar het Golfstaatje niet langer rendabel is, meldde de luchtvaartmaatschappij donderdag.
Israel's eviction of Negev Bedouins from the village of Umm al-Hiran in the West Bank amounts to illegal discrimination, a prominent international human rights watchdog said Thursday.
There's an old saying, that we used to bandy about as kids, about sticks and stones and breaking bones and names, and how they would never hurt you.
Large landowners have shaped the city for centuries but are now becoming more corporate in nature
He's on a two-week tour of the Caribbean.