Biswombar Sah, a 62-year-old farmer, is among hundreds of in Janakpur visiting the still-under-construction rail station daily to check on its progress. “These train tracks are the best thing to happen to us in a very long time. We are all thrilled about getting a modern train that will make travel so much easier and cheaper,” Sah said.

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A Reuters investigation showed US pharmaceutical and cosmetics group Johnson & Johnson marketed talc-based products that, at least between 1971 and the beginning in the 2000s, sometimes contained asbestos. read more

The 25-year-old airline, which Naresh Goyal set up with his wife at a time when state-run Air India was the only real formidable opponent, has outstanding dues of about $400 million. read more

Here’s a look at the teams which will fight it out in the semi-final of the Hockey World Cup 2018. read more

The crucial central board meeting of the Reserve Bank, the first under the new governor Shaktikanta Das, agreed to discuss the governance framework of the central bank further. read more

Famous chikki brand, Maganlal Chikki, was issued a ‘stop production’ notice over non conformity with FDA food production standards read more

In a video interview with livemint, Arianna Huffington, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, talks about how one’s well-being is critical to entrepreneurship. “Elon Musk needs to relax and spend time with his 5 children,” says Arianna on the businessman’s comment about working long hours. Musk in an interview had said that you can only change the world if you work 80-hours a week. In the interview, Arianna Huffington also throws light on how entrepreneurs need to look at sustainable outcomes and not just short- term exits. The businesswoman known for bringing scale to blogging through her venture Huffington Post is keen on building Thrive Global as a multi-billion dollar business.read more

Billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi, is ‘still alive’ and will stand trial at some point for corruption and bribery, according to a Saudi official, who asked not to be identified. read more

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 71.80 against the US dollar, then lost further ground and fell to 71.82 showing a decline of 14 paise over it’s previous closing. read more

Breaking its three-day winning streak, the 30-share index turned choppy and was trading 25.93 points, or 0.07 per cent, lower at 35,903.71. read more

Rising for the third straight session, the 30-share index was trading higher by 263.70 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 36,042.77. The rupee, meanwhile, opened 31 paise higher at 71.70 against the US dollar. read more

Stock markets end higher as analysts expect a dovish stance. Opposition parties criticise appointment of Shaktikanta Das as the RBI governor. read more

Shaktikanta Das, the new RBI chief, said the banking sector faced a lot of challenges, and many more measures needed to be taken. He said he planned to host a meeting with a number of bank chiefs on Thursday to immediately address the needs of the s... read more

The 30-share Sensex was trading higher by 324.94 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 35,474.95. All the sectoral indices, led by banking, auto, and consumer durables stocks were trading in the positive zone. read more

Markets initially plunged in reaction to Patel’s resignation announcement, after markets closed on Monday, which shocked many investors. read more