21 Aug 2016

US Army committed $6.5 trillion accounting fraud

The Inspector General of the United States Department of Defense submitted a report in June 2016 stating that the US Army's financial statements for 2015 were "materially misstated".

Virtual reality porn to be the next big thing

According to estimates by Piper Jaffaray, an investment bank and asset management firm, virtual reality porn will be the third largest sector for VR by 2025, after video games and NFL-related content.

Government extends Facilities for Long Term Visa holders

In an official statement issued on 20th August, 2016, the Home Ministry said that the Government has decided to broaden facilities provided to Long-Term Visa holders.

ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police officers

IS has claimed responsibility by releasing a video of 2 attackers involved in an assault on Russian traffic police that occurred near Moscow on Wednesday.

Mahindra & Mahindra to make an affordable electric SUV

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has started working on what is being reported as the world's "most affordable electric SUV" through the Mahindra Electric unit, which was known earlier as Mahindra Reva.

Gopichand, the Dronacharya of Indian badminton

PV Sindhu, the current Olympic silver medallist and Saina Nehwal, the 2012 bronze winner have one thing in common.

20 Aug 2016

Kader murder shocks Turkish LGBT community

LGBT rights campaigners came out in support of the murdered Turkish LGBT activist Hande Kader who was raped and set on fire.

NASA's 'Space Robotics Challenge' thrown open

NASA announced a $1 million prize competition to develop capabilities of humanoid robots which could help astronauts on their journey to Mars.

Berkeley's Premier Cru wine seller pleads guilty to fraud

John E. Fox, the owner of Premier Cru, a wine shop in Berkeley, has pleaded guilty to running a wine-ponzi scheme.

Ola to shut down TaxiForSure; lays off several employees

ANI Technologies that runs app-based cab service provider Ola has announced that it would close TaxiForSure (TFS), which it had acquired in Mar'15.

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Twitter suspends 235k accounts promoting terrorism and extremism

Microblogging site Twitter said it had suspended 235,000 accounts promoting terrorism over the past six months.

Comcast expands gigabit internet services to Chicago

Comcast launched its gigabit internet services to residents of Chicago on Wednesday, as part of its trial across various cities.

Amity law student suicide: Students stage protest at University

The alleged suicide of Sushant Rohilla, a third-year law student at Noida's Amity Law School, led to protests by students at Amity University.

India-Bangladesh to produce movie on 1971 war

The Information and Broadcasting ministry announced that India and Bangladesh will together present a documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of Bangladesh.