Disney Motion Pictures to pull plug on its Bollywood ambitions
Disney Motion Pictures is expected to shut down its Indian wing, Disney India that currently owns UTV.
Succumbing to cloud rivals, Rackspace goes private in an acquisition
Cloud computing company Rackspace has announced that it has entered into a $4.3 billion cash deal with Apollo Global Management to become a private company.
Japan's GPIF suffers massive quarterly loss
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) - the world's biggest pension fund - posted a quarterly loss of $52 billion.
Virgin CEO Richard Branson survives a bike crash
British tycoon Richard Branson suffered face injuries in a bike accident in the British Virgin Islands.
Report uncovers 'money-flipping' Instagram scam
A report published by ZeroFox, an online security company specializing in social media, uncovered how Instagram is being used by 'money-flipping' scammers to leech money off their victims.
TRAI wants to stop the auto-playing video advertisements
Considering the fact that the auto-playing video advertisements end up making the consumers pay more, telecom regulator TRAI has decided to take action against these auto-playing video ads.
PM announces setting-up of Task Force for next three Olympics
At the Council of Minister's meeting, PM Narendra Modi declared setting up of a Task Force over the next few days to chart out a comprehensive action plan for the next 3 Olympic Games in 2020, 2024 and 2028.
Chancellor of SRM University arrested
Chancellor of SRM University, TR Pachamuthu (TRP), was arrested by the Crime Branch, Chennai Police.
Tokyo 2020: Gold, Silver and Bronze medals from e-waste?
After the spectacular Tokyo 2020 teaser, Japan wants to use the Olympics for making a sustainability statement.
Indian start-up GoZoomo decides to shut shop, returns investors' money
GoZoomo, founded in 2014, set-out to tackle the issue of mistrust in used-car maketplace space.
Polish Olympian sells medal to help ailing boy
Piotr Malachowski, a Polish discus thrower, auctioned off the silver medal he won at the Rio Olympics.
UCL Group Stage draw pits Man City against Barca
UEFA Champions League Group Stage draw sees Manchester City's coach Pep Gaurdiola returning to Camp Nou, as the English team was drawn in the same group as his former club Barcelona.
Decline in Communal Riots in BJP tenure: Naqvi
Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on 26th August, 2016, conveyed a decline of 200% in communal riots since 2014, when the BJP rose to power.
Ex-porn star sues Facebook for $1 billion
A Texas-based ex-porn star named Paree La'Tiejira (also known as Lady Paree) sued Facebook, claiming that Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg conspired to ruin her career.
Dilshan to say 'goodbye' to cricket
Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan will say a goodbye to his 17-year long cricketing career.
Warren Buffett's Dow investment could face losing $8/second bonus streak
In 2009, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway had lent Dow Chemical $3 billion as loan to aid their purchase of Rohm and Haas, a chemical manufacturer.
Noida pitched as India's mobile production hub
India's Noida region, close to the country's capital Delhi, is now touted to be the hub for production of mobile devices and technology for the industry.
Lochte charged with filing false report
Brazilian police charged US Olympic swimmer and gold medallist Ryan Lochte with filing a false report about an armed robbery incident.
Japan Trustee Services Bank sues Toshiba for $120 million
One of Japan's top securities processing bank, with assets upwards of 200 trillion yen, filed a suit against Toshiba against the losses it suffered from Toshiba's accounting scandal.
Indian Railways engineer bags prestigious MIT award
Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya, a 43 years old officer with the Indian Railways Traffic Service, won the innovation competition recently held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Its Nadal and Federer against the world
Long time rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be teaming up for the inaugural season of the Laver cup, slated for September 2017.
'PM Research Fellowship' to contain brain drain?
The central government approved the introduction of "PM Research Fellowship" in IITs.
Rape accused from JNU surrenders
On the night of 24th August, 2016, Anmol Ratan surrendered before the Delhi Police, hours after his victim recorded her statement accusing him of sexual assault.
Colombia's Government seals a peace deal with FARC rebels
The Colombian Government has finally reached a deal with the country's largest rebel outfit Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) ending the longest-running - 52-year-old - war in both the Americas.
Aamir Khan to take 2 interns every year
Aamir who had received several inquiries from students keen to learn the functioning of the film industry in the past, has decided to take 2 interns every year.
