17 Aug 2016

Master Chefs turn Olympic leftovers into meals for poor

Renowned culinary visionary Massimo Bottura and chef David Hertz, aided by 40 other colleagues from across the world are using leftovers from Olympic village in Brazil to produce nutritious meals for the homeless in Rio.

Government to bear debit, credit card payment transaction costs

On Tuesday, a memorandum issued by the finance ministry stated that the Government will bear the transaction cost for all payments made to it through debit or credit cards and net banking.

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Prisma- the photo editing app

Prisma was created by Moscow's Alexey Moiseenkov. It initially debuted only on iOS platform in June 2016 and was later released for Android users on 24th July 2016.

WPI witnesses steep climb to touch 23-month high

India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI), the measure used to gauge inflation levels in certain economies and understand the price of goods, peaked to a 23-month high in July.

Malaysian oil tanker 'Vier Harmoni' hijacked

On Tuesday, the Malaysian Maritime officials said that a Malaysian oil tanker, Vier Harmoni, carrying 900,000 litres of diesel had been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters.

PV Sindhu shocks World's No 2, enters semi-finals!

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has kept India's hopes of winning a medal alive at the Rio Olympics by storming into the semi-finals of women's singles event.

A look into the other side of he Rio Olympics

While millions are in Rio for the Olympics, and billions watching the games on TV, the glamour of the Olympics hides the reality in Rio de Janeiro.

16 Aug 2016

Kerala official: Stare at women 14 seconds and be jailed

Kerala's Excise Commissioner Rishi Raj Singh said that charges can be booked against a person who stares at women for 14 seconds or longer.

Reliance Industries penalised $250 million

India's Reliance Industries faced a penalty of $250 million from the Oil Ministry for failing to scale up the company's productions to meet the production target in the Krishna-Godavari basin.

Gold worth 186 crore missing from Kerala temple

A report by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Vinod Rai, revealed that due to financial irregularities and corruption in the temple administration, 769 pots of gold have gone missing.

Kidambi, Sindhu advance to quarterfinals, keep medal hopes alive

With a burden of winning a medal on their shoulders, Indian badminton players Srikanth Kidambi and PV Sindhu advanced to quarter-finals in their individual events.

Pakistani hackers hack Goa Institute of Management's website

The website of the Goa Institute of Management, a top B-school was hacked by a group of 'Pak cyber attackers'.

PwC sued for $5.5billion for negligence in mortgage fraud case

The bankruptcy trustee for Taylor, Bean & Whitaker sued PricewaterhouseCooper as the auditor of Colonial Bank, seeking $5.5 billion in damages.