Google has launched a new space for YouTubers at its UK headquarters in London’s King’s Cross. Space London, which opened on Tuesday, includes three soundproof studios, editing suites and a store for YouTubers to sell their merchandise. It also has a community area with a barista bar. The 20,000 square ... Read More »
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to declare the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections early, by January-February next year. Ms. Mayawati argued that the family feud within the ruling Samajwadi Party and the “jungle raj” in the State would lead to “chaos” in governance in the ... Read More »
Turkish riot police have raided the offices of 51 businesses and detained dozens of executives the government accuses of aiding an exiled cleric blamed by PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan for a failed coup. The raids were part of a sweepinggovernment crackdown in which 17,800 people, including journalists, academics, military personnel and ... Read More »
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday reiterated that the evident delay in relation to a file banning the use of Chinese manjha in the Capital did not occur on part of the Delhi government but at that of Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung’s. The L-G’s office, however, responded with an immediate ... Read More »
Cisco is laying off about 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the network equipment maker’s global workforce, technology news site CRN reported, citing sources close to the company. San Jose, California-based Cisco is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks, the report said, as the company ... Read More »
The last two months have been busy ones for the marijuana community. Most recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) declined to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana, and kept the drug classified in the same ‘Schedule 1’ category as LSD and heroin. There was much handwringing before and after the decision ... Read More »
American Republican presidential candidate and real estate tycoon Donald Trump has an Indian business connection. His Trump Organisation is a part of two major luxury real estate projects in Mumbai and Pune. The Trump Organisation had tied up with the Lodha Group in Mumbai in 2013 and with Panchshil Group ... Read More »
Vikas Krishan Yadav has quietly been India’s most impressive male athlete in Rio so far. Only Uzbekistan’s Bektemir Melikuziev now stands between him and a guaranteed medal. In wrestling, Ravinder Khatri will be the first Indian grappler to take the stage in Rio in men’s Greco Roman 85kg. In athletics, Lalita ... Read More »
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man serving a lengthy prison term for running a $200 million Ponzi-style real estate scheme has lost his bid to withdraw his guilty plea and have charges he admitted to in another case dismissed. EIiyahu Weinstein had argued that the federal judge who ... Read More »
12 August 2016 – Amid the difficult humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are stepping up efforts to respond to a recent cholera outbreak in villages along the Oubangui River and have stressed the urgent need for more resources and support ... Read More »
You’ll pay a little more for your workplace health insurance plan next year. Health insurance premiums will increase by 5 percent in 2017 for employees, according to a recent study from the National Business Group on Health, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that represents large employers. That’s about on par with ... Read More »
SAN ANTONIO – More than 1,500 people, including San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, gathered at Wolff Stadium Saturday morning to show off their fitness for the District 6 Fitness 5K. The event was part of San Antonio Sports’ Fit Family Challenge, a 12-week program encouraging families to learn about and ... Read More »
