A South Korean captain and a Filipino crewman abducted by suspected Islamist militants off the southern Philippines were released, ending a three-month ordeal.
The freed captives were flown to the capital Manila to undergo debriefing and a medical examination.
A new UNU research shows that the volume of discarded electronics in East and South-East Asia jumped almost two-thirds between 2010 and 2015, and e-waste generation is growing fast in both total volume and per capita measures.
ArcelorMittal's Mining Project Fails to Get Green Nod
The environment ministry under Anil Dave has shot down a Rs. 50,000-crore proposal from ArcelorMittal for a mining project in the dense Saranda forest area of Jharkhand.
The move has dealt a blow to ArcelorMittal India's big mining plans for iron and manganese in the state ahead of its lease expiry this month.
SpiceJet Strikes Deal with Boeing
Placing its largest ever aircraft order, SpiceJet announced it will buy up to 205 Boeing planes worth $22 billion or Rs. 1.5 lakh crore at list price.
The low-cost carrier increased its existing order of 55 single aisle B 737-8 by 100 to 155 planes. An additional 50 planes, mix of wide body and B 737s, have been placed as optional order, taking the total to 205.
The 155 planes on firm order will be delivered between 2018 and 2024.
In the wake of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission diary-calendar row, Haryana Minister Anil Vij stoked a huge controversy by saying Narendra Modi is a bigger brand than Mahatma Gandhi.
As per Vij, the statement is his personal opinion and he takes it back as he does not want to hurt anyone's sentiments.
Navjot Singh Sidhu Joins Congress
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu joined the Congress party, thus ending a long period of uncertainty prevailing over the three-time former MP.
He will contest the state assembly polls from Amritsar constituency, a seat he represented as a BJP member from 2002 to 2014.