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Located away from the hubbub of south Delhi is the eloquently named QLA, a newly-opened European-style eatery which is thriving on innovation. The eatery has also done away with traditional menu cards in favour of an e-menu, which is displayed to guests on an iPad.

Decked out in urban European interiors and an enriching ambiance, QLA (the name is a wordplay on ‘Kila’) opened its doors to food and wine lovers last month and is now trying to make its mark in the city with its signature cocktails and a wide array of European cuisines.

A new study has suggested that as siblings learn how to resolve conflict, parents pick up a few tips of their own.

When children participated in a program designed to reduce sibling conflict, both parents benefited from a lessening of hostilities on the home front, but mothers experienced a more direct reward.

As they viewed the children’s sessions in real time on a video monitor and coached the kids at home to respond as they’d been taught, moms found that, like their kids, they were better able to manage their own emotions during stressful moments.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa emerged as the lone Indian survivors at the Canada Open after reaching the semifinals of the Grand Prix badminton tournament here.

The 2011 World Championship bronze medallists notched up a 21-19 21-13 win over Hong Kong combo of Chan Kaka Tsz Ka Yuen Sin Ying in women’s doubles competition at the Markin MacPhail Centre.

Instant messaging app WhatsApp has released an update for Windows Phone.

According to thenextweb.com, the update introduces voice calling facility and the ability to send audio files to those running Windows 8.1.

The feature has already been introduced for iOS and Android earlier this year and now Windows Phone users can finally benefit from it.

WhatsApp has more than 800 million active users.

Microsoft has announced the official launch of Office for Android phones.

According to the Techcrunch.com, the services released includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint designed for the Android smartphone, follows earlier efforts of Microsoft at bringing Office to Android tablets, in addition to support for Office on iOS devices, Windows and OS X. The release comes five weeks after the company rolled out the suite of applications as a preview

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the people of Djibouti on their Independence Day.

“On Djibouti’s Independence Day, I convey my greetings and best wishes to the people of Djibouti,” PM Modi said.

He said that India remains grateful to Djibouti for their strong support and active cooperation to evacuate a large number of Indian nationals as well as nationals of other countries from strife-torn Yemen.

“It indicates the robustness of our ties,” the prime minister said.

Djibouti, an African country, gained independence from France on June 27, 1977.

Newly-formed outfit Swaraj Abhiyan on Saturday said they might not ask anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare to get associated with them at this juncture fearing the personality cult projection, but might approach the veteran activist in future. “In future, if we might have a desire to have him (Anna Hazare)…we will request him to be with us and guide us. But right now we have not approached him,” Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav told PTI here in Goa, where he is on a private visit and will also meet local leaders.

In what will come as a relief to bowlers, ICC has decided to get rid of catchers in the first ten overs, removed the batting Powerplay and also allowed five fielders outside the 30-yard circle in the last ten overs of an innings in one-dayers.

The ICC also said that all “no balls” and not just over stepping by the bowlers will result in a free hit in both ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals. The rule changes will come into effect for series starting on or after July 5.

Andhra Pradesh government targets to achieve 18.2 per cent Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in the current fiscal by focusing on agriculture and allied sectors, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday.

Seven forest employees were arrested in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, for their alleged involvement in smuggling of red sanders, police said on Saturday.

The accused were arrested by Kadapa police in a joint operation with anti-red sanders task force from Tirupathi late last evening. About 14 red sander logs worth Rs 9.28 lakh were recovered from their possession, Ontimitta Circle Inspector Ulasaiah said.

In fresh trouble for social activist Teesta Setalvad, government on Friday asked CBI to probe the receipt of over Rs 3 crore by private firm Sabrang Communication and Publishing Pvt Limited (SCPPL) linked to her from foreign donors, including US-based Ford Foundation, in alleged violation of FCRA rules.

In a parallel move, government froze the bank account of the firm located in Juhu, Mumbai, as the Home Ministry claimed that the firm was not authorised to receive funds from abroad as it was not registered under Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA).

China`s economy will grow by 6.93 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, according to a report.The report by the National Academy of Economic Strategy (NAES), which is affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on Friday said the growth forecast is lower than the 7-percent annual growth target, but 0.13 percentage points higher than the earlier NAES forecast, reported Xinhua news agency.

Strange as it may sound but parents in Haryana are asking teachers not to pass their wards in primary classes as they don’t have class-appropriate competence.

More than 25,000 such requests have been received from parents from across the state, mainly from rural areas, as most of them say their children are not fit to be promoted, say state education department officials.

“We have decided to abolish the semester system in the schools from the next session,” education minister Ram Bilas Sharma told on Friday.

While the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League was largely controversy-free, a news of Rajasthan Royals’ player getting approached to fix games created a stir.

Although the player informed Board of Control for Cricket in India about the approach, his name did not come out then. However, as per the report in ‘Hindustan Times’, it was Rajasthan Royals’ leg-spinner Pravin Tambe who was approached by a Mumbai-based cricketer to change the outcome of the matches.

Indian mobile phones-maker Celkon on Friday launched its first state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Medchal, Telangana, a company statement said. The manufacturing unit is 30,000 square feet in area and is ready to start production from day one.

The unit will start with four production lines which will deliver a production capacity of 200,000 units per month. The production lines will be increased to 12 and the production is expected to touch 500,000 units per month within the next quarter.

Lalit Modi’s claim that he had “run into” Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra in London triggered fresh war of words between BJP and Congress on Friday in the escalating row over the help rendered to the tainted former IPL boss by two leaders of the saffron party. BJP alleged links between Lalit Modi and the Gandhi family while the Congress said it was a case of ‘chhota Modi’ helping ‘bada Modi’ (Narendra Modi) with lies”.

Lalit Modi had on Thursday night tweeted, “Happy to meet the Gandhi family… In London. I had run into Robert and Priyanka separately in a restaurant”.

Carlos Tevez Argentina’s Carlos Tevez (top), Colombia’s Cristian Zapata (R) and Colombia’s goalie David Ospina crash into each other during their Copa America 2015 quarter-finals soccer match at Estadio Sausalito in Vina del Mar, Chile Reuters

Carlos Tevez fired Argentina into the semi-finals of the Copa America, scoring the decisive spot-kick as the tournament favourites defeated Colombia 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out.

India’s acclaimed director Satyajit Ray is among 16 global thinkers and artists whose portraits have been displayed at the UN headquarters in an exhibition that honors them for their contribution to the common good of humanity.

‘The Transformative Power of Art’ exhibition, organized by President of the General Assembly Sam Kutesa, will be thrown open to the public on June 30.

The late director, who received an honorary Oscar in 1992, the same year that he was bestowed with India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, is among the 16 personalities whose portraits has been displayed.

Former TERI director RK Pachauri was questioned for the second time by Delhi Police in connection with the alleged sexual harassment case lodged against him by a woman research analyst.

The 74-year-old was questioned at his posh Golf Link residence on Friday afternoon. The police, however, could question him only for a brief period as Dr Pachauri complained of ill health.

Heavy rains, which caused a flood like situation in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, claimed lives of five Asiatic lions in the Amreli and Bhavnagar districts, forest officials said.

Three lions, including a three-month-old female cub, were killed after they drowned following heavy rainfall in the Amreli district, while carcasses of two other lions were found from the Bhavnagar district, forest officials said.

A top Indian-origin executive at micro-blogging site Twitter has resigned, the latest in a recent string of departures from the company including that of CEO Dick Costolo.

Rishi Garg, the Vice President for Corporate Development and Strategy at Twitter, a role that put him in charge of the Mergers & Acquisition strategy, has announced his departure after a tenure of 13 months.

“After an amazing ride as Twitter’s VP Corporate Development and Strategy, I’m saying farewell today,” he tweeted yesterday.

Coffee Day Enterprises, the company that runs the country’s biggest coffee chain under the brand Cafe Coffee day has submitted its papers with market regulator Sebi to get listed on the Indian bourses. The company intends to raise an estimated Rs 1,150 crore to aid its expansion plans and pay off debt.

The parent company has investors like private equity giants KKR, Stanchart PE and New Silk Route. It has reserved Rs 15-crore worth shares for its staff.

BRICS leaders at the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil; from left: Russian President Vladimir Putin, PM Narendra Modi, Brazil President Dilma Rousseff, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma. File Photo AFP photo

The emerging market BRICS nations will have their own development bank by the end of the year, South Africa said on Saturday.

Greece’s talks with its creditors for a bailout plan took a dramatic turn today with the radical left Syriza government lead by Alexis Tsipras calling for a referendum on the latest proposed deal on July 5, and hence rejecting the “ultimatum” given by its lenders. A referendum will have the entire electorate vote for the fate of the creditors’ proposed plan. The government will be working toward urging voters to reject the plan.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the referendum in a televised address to the nation, following an emergency meeting of his cabinet.

Indian High Commissioner in New Zealand is set to leave the country after allegations that his wife had assaulted a staff member.

High Commissioner Ravi Thapar was formally recalled and a vehicle was seen this morning at his Wellington address, media reports said on Saturday.

NZ Radio website said that Police were declined to interview both Thapar and his wife Sharmila.

Police said that the staff member who made the allegation of assault had returned to India in early May.