27 Feb 2017

Heterosexuals surveyed on sexual orientation

A Florida University professor who teaches 'human sexuality' asked her heterosexual students in class to take a mock survey.

US governors unite for infrastructure wishlists

The governors of all American states met at the National Governors Association.

La Liga: Real Madrid bounce back to defeat Villarreal

Real Madrid came back from two goals down to bounce back and register a 3-2 victory over Villarreal in La Liga.

Now, mobile games will promote road safety in Delhi

New Delhi's traffic police will make use of mobile and computer games to promote road safety awareness among students of Classes VI to VIII.

Arrests made in Army recruitment exam leak

21 people have been arrested from Pune, Nagpur and Panaji in connection with leaking papers of an army recruitment exam: among those arrested include a retired army officer and a paramilitary officer.

Ex-White House staffer blames Trump's anti-Islamic rhetoric for quitting

Rumana Ahmed, a Hijab-clad Muslim former White House staffer, has opened up about why she quit her job, eight days after President Donald Trump took office.

'I'm a clean athlete' says Olympic champion Mo Farah

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah insisted that he is a 'clean athlete' after a US Anti-Doping Agency report suggested that his coach Alberto Salazar may have broken anti-doping rules.

15 vehicles were stolen in Bengaluru everyday in 2014-2016

Data obtained from the Bengaluru police states that 16,149 cases of vehicle theft were registered between 2014 and 2016.

Manchester United defeat Southampton to win the EFL Cup

A late goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped Manchester United defeat Southampton 3-2 to lift the EFL Cup at Wembly Stadium on Sunday.

Icecreams, groceries pricier this summer, companies blame input costs

Get ready to spend more as FMCG companies are soon going to hike prices of groceries and other everyday consumption products, citing an increase in input costs.

Mumbai is India's richest city: Report

According to the latest New World Wealth Report, Mumbai is the richest city of India with a total wealth of $820 billion.

Trump Navy secretary nominee withdraws nomination

Philip Bilden, private equity investor and Army veteran, has withdrawn his nomination as US President Donald Trump's secretary of the US Navy, due to his business interests.

Elon Musk's investigation into Tesla factory working conditions

Following an accusatory post made on Medium by Tesla employee and union advocate Jose Moran earlier this month, Elon Musk shared the results of his investigation into working conditions at Tesla Motors.

26 Feb 2017

Pele's son surrenders to a 13 year-long jail term

Edson 'Edinho' Cholbi do Nascimento, the son of football legend Pele, turned himself in to Brazilian police after being sentenced to 13 years in prison by a Brazilian court.

New CFO-backed Flipkart returns to the game

India's largest online retailer Flipkart is looking at a fundraising of as much as $1.5 billion from investors including Microsoft, eBay, PayPal among others at a valuation of $10-12 billion.

Taiwan's Foxconn and Japan's SoftBank tie-up for US expansion

Japan's SoftBank Group and Taiwan's Foxconn would start operating a joint venture together, deepening ties between two of Asia's biggest technology firms for expansion into the United States.

I-League: Robin Singh strikes twice; East Bengal defeat Bengaluru

Bengaluru FC was handed a 1-3 defeat by East Bengal at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore as Robin Singh scored two goals for visitors.

India says WTO is raking up controversial new issues

India accused WTO of raking up new issues like e-commerce and investment facilitation, despite opposition from large majority of members.

After solar, wind power tariffs fall to record low

Wind power tariffs in India fell to a record low in a government auction for 1 gigawatt projects, weeks after solar power tariffs had also marked similar lows at an auction.