A federal judge on Monday rejected Apple Inc’s bid to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit by customers who said it knew and concealed how the “butterfly” keyboards on its MacBook laptop computers were prone to failure. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California said Apple must face claims that […]
Huawei plans to shift research center to Canada from US
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to shift its research center to Canada from the United States, Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, said in an interview with Canada’s Globe and Mail. Ren’s remarks came as Reuters reported on Friday that the United States is weighing expanding […]
‘BJP took hard decisions’: PM Modi talks of Art 370, Ayodhya in Jharkhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed two election rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand on Tuesday – one in Khunti and the other in Jamshedpur. The five-phase elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly began on November 30 and will end on December 20. Counting of votes will take place on December 23. Here […]
Three IIT Roorkee students get Rs 1.54 crore job offer from US firm
Three students from IIT Roorkee have got job offers of Rs 1.54 crore per annum each from an American multinational company, the highest ever for any student at the premier engineering institute, officials said on Tuesday. The three B.Tech final year students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here […]
Man, two women jump to death from 7th floor ; 2 children found strangulated
A man, his wife and a female colleague died after jumping from a seventh floor apartment of a residential block in Vaibhav Khand of Indirapuram, abutting the national capital, early on Tuesday, police said. Bodies of two minor children, allegedly strangulated, were also recovered from their apartment. The incident took […]
Modi govt considers easing foreign control rule to aid Air India sale
The government is considering amending a rule to allow overseas control of local airlines, according to a person familiar with the matter, which may help its indebted national carrier lure a foreign suitor after multiple failed attempts for a sale. At a meeting in early November, India’s Department for Promotion […]
Open to further reforms to making India attractive investment destination: Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government is open to further reforms for making India a more attractive investment destination. The government has taken various steps, including reduction of corporate tax, she said at India-Sweden Business Summit in New Delhi. “I only can invite and assure that the […]
Taapsee Pannu celebrates cricketer Mithali Raj’s birthday
After months of speculation, it is now confirmed that actor Taapsee Pannu will play the lead in cricketer Mithali Raj’s biopic. Called Shabaash Mithu, the film will tell the inspiring story of Mithali’s journey in the world of sports. Taapsee took to Instagram to share pictures from her birthday and confirmed her […]
Donald Trump’s campaign bars Bloomberg News, alleging ‘bias’
US President Donald Trump’s campaign said Monday it was banning journalists from Bloomberg News from its electoral events, claiming “bias” by the media group owned by presidential rival Michael Bloomberg. Brad Parscale, the Trump 2020 campaign manager, said the decision was made after Bloomberg News announced it would not investigate […]
Tanhaji song Shankara Re Shankara: Ajay, Saif size each other up
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is as much in the news for its star cast as it is for telling a comparatively lesser known aspect of the Indian history, and its CGI. The film that stars Ajay Devgn as Chhatrapati Shivaji Mahraj’s general Taanaji Malusare has Kajol playing his onscreen wife and Saif Ali […]
Russian president Vladimir Putin signs law to label journalists as ‘foreign agents’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial law allowing independent journalists and bloggers to be labelled as “foreign agents”, a move that critics say will violate media freedom. Russian legislation passed in 2012 already gave authorities the power to brand media organisations and NGOs as foreign agents, a term […]
Toddler’s version of Lata Mangeshkar classic Lag Ja Gale goes viral
Bollywood legend Lata Mangeshkar has many iconic songs to her credit, one of them being ‘Lag Ja Gale…’ from the 1964 movie Woh Kaun Thi. The song is back in public memory, thanks to an amazing rendition by a young girl, not more than three years old. A viral clip online shows […]
UK jail, payback for Indian-origin stolen car dealer
Chirag Patel, who handled 19 high-value stolen vehicles and set up a rentals company, has been ordered to pay back over £1 million pounds after being convicted and jailed for eight years. Patel, 40, has to pay back £1,369,661.90 after being subject to a confiscation order under the Proceeds of […]
Vikrant Massey confirms engagement with girlfriend Sheetal Thakur
The grapevine has been abuzz with rumours that Vikrant Massey and his girlfriend Sheetal Thakur got engaged in a hush-hush roka ceremony last month. In an interview with Koimoi, Vikrant confirmed the news but refused to divulge any details about his wedding. “I think I would like to speak about this at the right […]
New Zealand vs England: ‘A lot of hard work’ – Kane Williamson after Kiwis force a draw in Hamilton
Centuries from Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor ensured New Zealand drew the rain-hit second Test against England in Hamilton on Tuesday, sealing a 1-0 series win.New Zealand batted the final day needing a substantial innings to avoid defeat and were helped by sloppy England fielding. Williamson, who had three lives […]