Supporters of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa formed a human chain in support of the jailed leader in Chennai on Wednesday.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) workers formed a human chain involving more than 4,500 people in Chennai on Wednesday. Supporters hoped that she would come back to power.
Apple may have to repay billions of euros of legacy taxes as the European Commission opens an inquiry into the Irish tax deal.
According to the Guardian, the European commission formally opened an investigation into the deal on Tuesday as the outgoing competition commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, warned that the recipient of any illegal state aid – in this case Apple – would be liable to repay it.
Ireland is accused of granting “illegal state aid” to Apple between 1991 and 2007.
The probe could take as long as 18 months before reaching a conclusion.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott today said that he wished the burqa “was not worn” in the country while indicating his view on backing a call for a ban on the Muslim veil for women inside parliament.
Abbott said Parliament House had to be treated as a secure building.
“It is perfectly appropriate that in certain circumstances people be required to show their face. There can’t be one rule for one form of attire and a different rule for another form of attire,” he said.
A new research has revealed that erectile dysfunction drugs can affect vision of genetically susceptible users.
Research at University of New South Wales found that sildenafil, an active ingredient in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, can inhibit an enzyme which is important for transmitting light signals from the retina to the brain and its use in high doses can cause transient disturbances in the vision of some healthy people.
An impressionist from Brighton London, recently impersonated Christiano Ronaldo while picking up girls.
Joe Weller, gelled his hair just like the Real Madrid footy ace and filmed his ‘adventures’ as he attempted to chat up a number of different women on his trip to a park, the Mirror reported.
The video, which is named ‘Cristiano Ronaldo scoring’, already has 1.5million views since being uploaded on September 28 and is becoming a major YouTube hit.
–ANI
Pakistan Film Censor Board may not give the NOC (No Objection Certificate) to the Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Haider’, it has been reported.
The film which stars Shahid Kapoor, Tabbu, Kay Kay Menon and shraddha kapoor in the lead has been shot in Kashmir, which led to the reservations about its release in Pakistan, the Dawn reported.
‘Twilight’ saga will return with five short films exclusively on Facebook, it has been reported.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, as part of the initiative by Lionsgate , author Stephenie Meyer and Women in Film, called “The Storytellers, New Creative Voices of The Twilight Saga,” a “multiphase contest” would be held, to select at least five female filmmakers to helm the new short films.
Dan Rose, Facebook vice president of partnerships, stated that this was a great opportunity to engage Twilight’s massive global audience on Facebook through an innovative premium video program.
The man who shot a video showing passengers preventing Pakistan’s former Interior Minister Rehman Malik from boarding an international flight for being late has been sacked from his job, a report said.
Arjumand Hussain said that he was not given any reason for his dismissal and does not regret taking a stand against the “VIP culture,” reported the BBC.
His employers have however, denied that his dismissal was based on the video that went viral on the internet.
SBI cuts short-term deposit rates to 6% State Bank of India has reduced the short-term deposit rates by 1 percentage point for amount below Rs 1 crore, second such move this month. In an exchange filing on Tuesday, the banking giant said it has reduced the pricing of short-term deposits of below Rs 1 crore to 6 percent from 7 percent now for a maturity of 7 to 45 days.
India and the US, after sending their own respective spacecraft into Mars’ orbit, have now agreed to cooperate on future explorations of the Red Planet, which America said will yield “tangible benefits” to both the countries and the world at large.
The agreement in this regard was signed by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and K Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in Toronto yesterday on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress.
Vigilance Commissioner Rajiv has been authorized by President Pranab Mukherjee to act as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
The appointment has been made in the vacancy caused due to completion of the tenure of Pradeep Kumar the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
The authorisation is effective until the appointment of the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
–ANI
Asserting that India is on the move to becoming a country with a business-friendly environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exhorted top US corporates to establish and expand their base in India before it is too late.
“Take the benefit of the fast paced development and changes in the Indian economy,” Modi said in his address yesterday to American businesses urging them to take advantage of India’s growing economy to foster mutual prosperity.
“Together we will reach new heights of development and growth,” Modi said at the event organised by the US-India Business Council (USIBC).
India may seek US’ help for extradition of Dawood Ibrahim, the mastermind of 1993 Mumbai blasts, as they vowed to make “joint and concerted efforts” to dismantle safe havens for terror and criminal networks like LeT, JeM, D-company, al-Qaida and Haqqani network.
A joint US-India joint statement expressing this resolve after the summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday came on a day the US Treasury Department slapped sanctions against individuals and networks linked to two militant groups based in Pakistan.
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s bail plea hearing by a vacation bench has been adjourned till October 7 next week.
The Karnataka High Court had earlier agreed to hear the bail plea on Wednesday after Jayalalitha’s lawyers filed a memo seeking a speedy hearing.
Jayalalithaa, her aide Sasikala and two others were convicted in the Rs 66.65 crore disproportionate assets case by a special court in Bangalore on September 27.
Union Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda said here on Wednesday that the loco pilot and driver of the Krishak express have been suspended after 12 people died and 40 were left injured as the former hit the Lucknow-Barauni Express near Gorakhpur late on Tuesday night.
“The accident was due to the loco-pilot overshotting the signal near Gorakhpur. The loco pilot and driver have been suspended immediately. We will take further action according to provisions in the Railways Act,” Gowda told ANI here.
After Sheryl Sandberg, its now the turn of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to visit India, the second biggest market for the social networking giant, later this month.
Zuckerberg, who will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be in India to address the first Internet.org summit taking place on October 9-10 in the city.
The young billionaire is expected to meet members of other key ministries as well.
Zuckerberg is the third high profile CEO of a US-based corporation, after Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, to visit India in last few days.
A labourer died after falling from Crane on Monday evening hours. According to Jeedimetla police 40-year-old Ch Shanker Rao, resident of Phase 1 of Jeedimetla, accidentally fell down from Crane while working due to which he received multiple injuries. He was rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment however doctors declared him brought dead.
A case has been registered by Jeedimetla police and the body was shifted to Gandhi Hospital Mortuary for postmortem.
Microsoft has unveiled the first details of the company’s next operating system (OS), Windows 10 which comes with the return of the Start menu that had been removed from its earlier version.
According to the BBC, Windows 10 would be would be available on a wide range of devices from PCs to phones to tablets and Xbox consoles.
World’s first ever Ocean Health Index has rated the Earth’s oceans at 67 out of 100 in overall health.
The Global assessment for Ocean Health Indexconducted by UCSB’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis also assessed the Antarctic and the 15 ocean regions beyond national jurisdiction (high-seas areas) – all critical regions for maintaining a healthy climate, safeguarding biodiversity and providing sustainable food sources.
Recently retired Chinese tennis ace Li Na has reportedly been appointed as an ambassador for next month’s season ending WTA Tour Finals in Singapore.
Na, the only Asian to win a Grand Slam singles, was in position to qualify for the lucrative October 17-26 tournament before she announced a fortnight ago that she was quitting after being worn down by the effects of long-term knee injuries.
Indian boxing icon MC Mary Kom has bagged a gold in the women’s 48-51 kilograms final in the Asian Games going on in Incheon, South Korea.
Kom defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhaina Shekerbekova 3-1 in the Seonhak gym. She lost the first round to Shekerbekova but made a tremendous comeback to win the rest of the four rounds.
The five-time world boxing champion led India to the seventh gold in the 2014 Asian Games. Kom is the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each of the six world championships.
A new study has provided a deeper insight into how the chimpanzees share skills and develop “culture” in the wild like humans.
Scientists from University of St Andrews, University of Neuchatel, Anglia Ruskin University, and Universite du Quebec studied the spread of two novel tool-use behaviors among the Sonso chimpanzee community living in Uganda’s Budongo Forest.
Fatal fall from height
(Siasat News): A man accidentally fell down from a height during the repairing work of a machine. The deceased is identified as Shankar Rao, 40.
As per the details, the deceased has been working as a technician in an engineering company in Jeedimetla phase-I. He was busy cleaning a machine when he lost balance in fell down in suspicious circumstances.
He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died during the treatment. Police is further investigating.
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin sold off their wedding snaps to the highest bidder, all for a good cause.
The pictures of the nuptials have been sold to People and the British tabloid Hello!, and according to the insiders, the money earned would be donated to several human rights charities, TMZ.com reported.
However, a giant part of the amount would go to Clooney’s 2010 launched charity, Satellite Sentinel Project, which keeps a check on the actions of militant gangs in the Sudan. (ANI)
Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates has yet again topped Forbes 400 list of richest Americans for the 21st consecutive year with a net worth of 81 billion dollars.
According to the Independent, American tycoon Warren Buffet who had recently helped the Burger King and Tim Hortons deal in finances came in second at 67 billion dollars.
Oracle’s chief executive Larry Ellison landed on the third position with a net worth of 50 billion dollars while Brothers Charles and David Koch, the co-owners of Koch Industries tied in fourth position with 42 billion dollars each.