India to study PSU banks' mergers in efficiency push
India will consider merging some of its more than two dozen state-run banks, the finance minister said on Saturday, as the government seeks to improve efficiency at the ailing lenders that dominate the nation's banking sector.
Ageing, indebted Japan debates right to 'die with dignity'
TOKYO Retired Japanese airline employee Tarou Tanzawa said he hadn't thought much about his own death until his 84-year-old mother was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma and decided against costly and invasive life-prolonging treatment.
Cruz stakes claim as Trump's chief rival
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz won nominating contests in Kansas and Maine on Saturday, staking his claim to be the prime alternative for the Republicans bent on stopping front-runner Donald Trump. Full Article
Mahrez helps Leicester earn 1-0 win at Watford
Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez scored a brilliant goal to earn a 1-0 win at Watford that sent them five points clear at the top of the Premier League. Full Article
Modi faces voters in five states as reforms slow
Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will face elections in five states beginning next month, according to a schedule released on Friday, at a time when its approval ratings are slipping and it is under pressure to deliver on economic growth. Full Article
Taliban says won't take part in peace talks
The Taliban said it would not take part in peace talks brokered by a four-way group including representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and the United States. Taliban has been waging an insurgency to try to topple the Western-backed Afghan government Full Article
Back injury rules Simmons out of World Cup
West Indies have dropped batsman Lendl Simmons from their Twenty20 World Cup squad owing to a back injury, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said on Saturday. Full Article
'Ghostlike' octopus found of unknown species
An underwater research craft has spotted a "ghostlike" octopus that appears to belong to a previously unknown species on the ocean floor near Hawaii, a discovery that highlights how little is known about the deep sea, a U.S. zoologist said on Saturday. Full Article
'Jai Gangaajal' is police drama with a twist
Prakash Jha’s films have always had the theme of the oppressor and the oppressed, including “Aarakshan” and “Satyagraha”. In “Jai Gangaajal”, Jha repurposes his 2003 film “Gangaajal”, centering around an honest cop out to set the world right. Full Article
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Raghuram Rajan to wait until April to cut rates again - Reuters poll
The Reserve Bank of India will wait a month to cut interest rates again, according to economists in a Reuters poll who mostly said New Delhi's latest fiscal deficit target looked optimistic. Full Article
Newly-weds Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall blessed in London church
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actress and model Jerry Hall celebrated their marriage with a blessing service at St. Bride's church on London's Fleet Street, the spiritual home of British journalism. Full Article
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