Ericsson's second-quarter revenue falls but North America helps
Ericsson saw a smaller-than-expected fall in second-quarter revenue helped by growth in North America, the Swedish telecom equipment maker reported on Friday.
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A Wedding Puts India’s Gilded Age on Lavish Display
The younger son of Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, is set to wed his fiancée in Mumbai on Friday, the finale of a monthslong extravaganza that signaled the arrival of the unapologetic Indian billionaire on the global stage — and introduced the world to the country’s Gilded Age.
Monsoon rains flood India's financial capital of Mumbai
MUMBAI — Heavy rains flooded roads and railway tracks on Monday (July 8) in India's financial capital of Mumbai, pushing authorities to shut some schools and colleges, while overflowing rivers in the northeastern state of Assam affected more than two million people.
The Ambani wedding is costing millions — here's how to have a big impact on a much smaller budget
The lavish wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant is the talk of the moment, set to take place this weekend after months of spectacular celebrations preceding the event.
Jeep falls from a mountain road into a ravine in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing 14 people
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A jeep fell from a mountain road into a ravine in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing 14 people and injuring two others, officials said.
On the Hands of India’s Brides, Reminders of a Stark Wealth Divide
The ceremony was on the grounds of the exclusive Bangalore Club, an oasis in one of India’s largest cities. The bride-to-be, Sreya Muthukumar, was ensconced on the terrace, wreathed in smiles, greeting and chatting with her guests. Two women were attending to her, each wielding a thin plastic cone filled with henna paste.
They Came for Spiritual Revival, Only to Be Trapped in a Deadly Panic
One moment, a crowd of tens of thousands, almost all women, were singing and swaying in devotion to a revered holy man in front of them onstage, all packed under a sprawling tent in northern India.
India stampede: Main organiser of religious event surrenders to police
NEW DELHI — The chief organiser of an Indian preacher's event where a stampede killed 121 people this week surrendered to police on Friday (July 5), a lawyer for the preacher said, after police had launched a manhunt.