As thousands of residents of Chennai and suburbs were rescued from inundated areas on Thursday , several more were confined to their homes, surrounded by sheets of water.
A fire broke out in the congested Chira Bazaar area of South Mumbai on Thursday night. The fire has presently been covered from all sides, and brought under control. Eight fire engines had been rushed to the spot.
A former hardware engineer who is a black belt in taekwondo and two of his associates were arrested on Wednesday for robbing motorists of valuables in west and south Delhi areas.
Several tech majors, from global giants to startups, have started initiatives to ensure that Chennai residents remain connected, safe and are not short of food as the city battles the rains that have left it crippled.
In hindsight, these products were way ahead of their time and something that Microsoft should have pursued. Here are nearly a dozen instances in which Microsoft saw the future and passed.
The Rs 2000-crore loss in the year ended March, is attributed to heavy discounts offered by Flipkart to win customers and stay ahead of rivals Snapdeal and Amazon India while investing in back-end operations.
Leaving behind their disappointing league campaign, India produced an inspired performance to upstage World No.4 Great Britain 2-1 and enter the semi-finals of the HWL Final.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said Anil Kumble was nearly dropped for their famous tour to Australia in 2003-04 but it was him who fought with the selectors till late in the night to take the ace Lexine on board.
Keen to secure support of the Congress for the GST bill, the government is set to drop the proposal to allow up to 1% additional levy by manufacturing states amid indications of the principal opposition party not being averse to including the GST rate in a legislation other than the Constitution Amendment Bill.
The government on Thursday opposed any move to expand the negotiating agenda at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and instead urged member countries to stick to the issues under the Doha Round at the ministerial meeting in Nairobi later this month.
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