23:34
A 26-year-old tourist from Australia who was caught up in Thursdays Las Ramblas attack has said it was the third terrorist attack she has experienced since she began travelling Europe almost three months ago.Julia Monaco ended up in lockdown in the London tube in June after a speeding van hit...
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today assured the family of a Pakistani child to give him a visa for his medical treatment in India.Swaraj's response came after one of the family members of the child requested her to grant a visa to the child, saying the child needs treatment for bone...
22:52
US President Trump has decided to dismiss his embattled chief strategist Stephen K Bannon, said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.Bannon is an architect of Trump's 2016 general election victory. Sarah Huckabee Sanders spokeswoman said in a statement: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly...
22:15
Popular Indian-American actor, known for his role in the movie Namesake, has resigned from the White House advisory panel on the arts and humanities in response to President Trump's divisive comments on the deadly violence in Charlottesville.Fifteen other members of the panel also...
22:06
Sir Bruce Forsyth, the veteran entertainer and presenter of many successful TV shows, has died aged 89.The former Strictly Come Dancing presenter had been unwell for some time and was in hospital earlier this year after a severe chest infection.His long career in show business began when he was...
21:25
White House officials expect US President Donald Trump to fire Chief Strategist Steve Bannon after an internal review conducted by chief of staff John Kelly. Trump has sent Bannon to a kind of internal exile, and has not met face-to-face for more than a week with a man who was once a...
20:59
At least one American national was killed in the twin attacks in Spain, with US authorities working to verify if other Americans were caught up in theviolence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said today.Tillerson said he could confirm the death of one American citizen, and added that Washington...
20:38
The flood situation continued to remain grim in Bihar on Friday with the death toll rising to 153 and number of flood afffected people increasing to 1,08, 195 lakh, an official of Bihar disaster management department said.The flood situation remained grim in 15 districts in Bihar, an...
19:46
Spontaneous singing of the John Lennon song Imagine broke out among those gathered to pay respects and lay tributes on Las Ramblas.A crowd had formed a circle around the place where the van used in Thursday's attack came to a stop.Commemorative candles and flowers are beginning to fill the area.
19:37
The E Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam-led factions have gone into a huddle, chalking out the future of the AIADMK, a day after the Tamil Nadu government announced a probe into the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa. J Jayalalithaa's memorial at the Marina beach in Chennai has been...
19:34
JUST IN: Several people stabbed in Finnish city of Turku; one person arrested.
19:10
The two factions of the AIADMK went into a huddle today to chalk out the future course of action, a day after the Tamil Nadu government announced a probe into the death of J Jayalalithaa.While Chief Minister K Palaniswami was closeted with his Cabinet colleagues to deliberate on the matter, the...
18:47
The RBI will shortly launch new Rs 50 banknotes with the motif of Hampi with the chariot on the reverse to depict the country's cultural heritage. The RBI has stated that all banknotes in the denomination of Rs 50 issued by the Reserve Bank in the earlier series will continue to be...
18:37
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will be on a visit to Gorakhpur tomorrow.The chief minister will be here on a day's visit to inaugurate 'Swachch Uttar Pradesh - Swasthya Uttar Pradesh campaign' which will be carried out between August 20-25 in...
18:00
The probe into a phone call received by the Delhi police, in which an unidentified caller threatened to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has been handed over to the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). We have handed over the probe to the ATS. As the call was made using Voice-over...
17:57
India today said it will continue to engage with China to find a mutually acceptable solution to the Dokalam standoff, asserting that peace and tranquility on the border is an important pre-requisite for smooth bilateral relationship. We will continue to engage with China to find a mutually...
17:21
Vishal Sikka's surprise resignation as Infosys CEO today threw markets off-track as the Sensex careened off 271 points while the Nifty managed to end above 9,800.The fast-paced developments at India's second-largest IT firm were the talking point throughout as the stock took a severe beating...
17:18
Shares of Infosys ended sharply lower by nearly 10 per cent today, wiping out Rs 22,519 crore from its market valuation, after Vishal Sikka, the first non-founder CEO of the company, called it quits.The stock slumped 9.60 per cent to settle at Rs 923.10 on BSE. During the day, it dived 13.39 per...
16:23
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that there is no report of any Indian casualty in the terror attack in Spain where 14 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a vehicle ploughed into pedestrians at Barcelona's famed Las Ramblas boulevard tourist area.The...
16:03
This slender yet joyous film introduces so many fresh insanities and has such an endless stream of wisecracking that it takes on shades of a running ballad, notes Sreehari Nair. The Rediff review of Bareilly Ki Barfi. Read before you go.
15:41
Vishal Sikka, who resigned as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Infosys Ltd., on Friday cited that the continuous stream of distractions and disruptions are among the main reasons behind his decision to quit.It was difficult to deal with the continuous allegations and noise...
15:29
Infosys Chairman RSeshasayee@ press conference: To suggest that renowned law and audit firms will connive with board, overlook 'misdeeds' of CEO and post clean report is completely untenable. There is no change in buyback plans, have made commitment on how much and when to return cash to...
15:03
NR Narayana Murthy: Anguished by allegations, tone and tenor of statements made by Infosys board. It's below my dignity to respond to baseless insinuations. Some shareholders have said it's hard to believe a reportby a set of lawyers hired by a set of accused, giving clean chit to the...
14:37
Infosys press conference: Ravi Venkatesan, Co-Chairman Infosys: The Board is committed to the strategic direction set by Vishal Sikka.
14:35
Infosys press conference begins following the resignation of CEO and MD Vishal Sikka.Vishal Sikka, the first non-founder CEO of Infosys, has resigned amid heightened acrimony between the board and the high-profile founders led by NR Narayana Murthy, saying he faced false, baseless, malicious and...
14:09
The Kerala High Court will consider the bail plea of Actor Dileep on August 22 in connection with the assault and abduction of a Malayalam actress.The Kerala Angamali magisterial court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of actor Dileep till August 22.On July 14, Dileep was produced...
13:58
IndiGo statement on the cancellation of flights: There is misleading information being spread by a section of the media on IndiGo's flight cancellations. Eight Neos grounded, schedule already planned in the month of June on non-availability of these aircraft for July, August and September. No new...
13:20
Just in: Pratt & Whitney engine issues force IndiGo to cancel 84 flights and ground 13 A320 Neo planes.The DGCA had taken up the issue of constant troubles with Pratt & Whitney engines. IndiGo and GoAir have PW-powered NEOs in their fleets. The unending snags with the engines often keep a...
13:09
In other news, the Tripura police on Friday launched a probe over a fatwa issued against Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Facebook, the authorities said. After noticing the fatwa post on Thursday, an inquiry has been initiated following the registering of a criminal case at the West Agartala...
12:56
The New Yorker slays it with this cover in the aftermath of the Charlottesville race riots.
12:45
NR Narayana Murthy's continuous assault, including the latest letter, is the primary reason why Vishal Sikka resigned. The Infosys board currently has no intention of asking Narayana Murthy to play a formal role in the company's governance, Infosys said today, reports PTI.Infosys...
12:31
A 33-year-old woman, a staff member of a five-star hotel, was allegedly molested by its security manager in Delhi's Aerocity hotel.The incident occurred on July 29 on the victim's birthday when accused Pawan Dahiya assaulted her by calling her in a hotel room. In the CCTV footage, the security...
11:47
Brigitte Macron has opened up about her relationship with the French President as she revealed that after months living in the Elyse Palace, she doesn't feel like a First Lady'. The 64-year-old came under the spotlight when the details of her romance with Emmanuel Macron, France's youngest...
11:40
The Election Commission has stated that winning the elections at all cost, without ethics, is a new normal in politics.Democracy thrives when elections are free, fair and transparent. However, it appears to a cynical common man. We have been scripting narrative that places maximum premium on...
11:26
At its board meeting held on August 18, 2017, the Board of Directors of Infosys Limited accepted the notice of resignation of Dr Vishal Sikka as the Managing Director and CEO, effective immediately.In his notice of resignation to the Board, Dr. Sikka reiterated his belief in the great potential...
11:07
While on resignations, Donald Trump's ghost writer says the US President soon resign. Read
10:51
Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats Finally Narayan Murthy can stop singing - Vishal overcome. Vishal overcome. Vishal overcome someday.
10:49
@IndiaHistorypic 1980s: Narayan Murthy With His Infosys Core Team.
10:48
A day after Delhi HC set aside DGCA's circular, SpiceJet plans to charge Rs. 300 per kg to those checking-in more than 15 kilos, say sources.Yesterday, a Delhi High court struck down a June 10, 2016 circular of aviation regulator Director General of Civil Aviation that capped charges for excess...
10:21
Stocks of Infosys today tanked over 6 per cent in early morning trade after Vishal Sikka resigned as MD and CEO of the firm. ...The board of directors of Infosys Limited has at its meeting today accepted the resignation of Dr Vishal Sikka as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of...
10:17
Infosys MD and CEO Vishal Sikka resigned today. UB Pravin has been appointed interim CEO till the Infosys Board finds a replacement. This is the full text of Sikka's resignation letter. Over the last few days, since our earlier call, I've met Sesh several times, talked to you individually at...
10:11
This is the text of the mail former Infosys MD and CEO Vishal Sikka sent to his employees. Reproduced here from Sikka's blog. Earlier today I resigned my position as MD & CEO of Infosys. Here is the mail I sent to our employees. Dear Friends,After a lot of reflection, I have...
09:56
The Infosys board has accepted Vishal Sikka's resignation with immediate effect. NDTV reports that Dr Sikka cited personal attacks as one of the reasons for his surprise resignation. In his notice of resignation to the board, Dr Sikka reiterated his belief in the great potential of Infosys, but...
09:46
With competition getting hotter in the affordable housing finance sector, private lender Axis Bank will waive 12 equated monthly installments (EMIs) on regular repayments of loans of up to Rs 30 lakh under the new scheme Shubh Aarambh Home Loans.The lender has introduced Shubh Aarambh Home Loans,...
09:37
Just seven months ago, Sikka had got the thumbs-up from investors. Read
09:36
Vishal Sikka steps down as managing director and Chief Executive Officer of Infosys, reports CNN IBN. He has been appointed vice-chairman of the company, while a panel has been formed for finalising a new CEO. Infosys appoints U B Pravin Rao as Interim-Managing Director and CEO. The changes come...
09:14
Police say 5 suspects killed in Spanish resorttown were carrying bomb belts and had run over civilians with car: Reports
09:05
The United Nations today strongly condemned the barbaric and cowardly terror attack in Spain with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council calling for the perpetrators and financiers of suchreprehensible acts to be brought to justice.Guterres said the United Nations stands...
08:46
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the van attack in Barcelona was jihadist terrorism which required a global response.Today the fight against terrorism is the principal priority for free and open societies like ours. It is a global threat and the response has to be global, Rajoy told a...
08:41
Just hours after a van ploughed into crowds in the heart of Barcelona killing at least 13 people, another car drove into people in the Spanish seaside resort of Cambrils. According to authorities, six civilians and one police officer have been injured in the second attack.Police shot four of...
00:42
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday lamented the removal of monuments and statues of Confederate Generals across the country, saying it makes him 'sad' to see the history and culture of America being ripped apart.Trump fired off a series of tweets in which he said it was a foolish...
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