Demonetisation: Supreme Court refuses to extend exemption limit; 5 judge bench...
December 16, 2016
NEW DELHI – Hearing petitions on demonetization, the Supreme Court had, today, taken a strong stand and refused to extend the use of the scrapped currency notes in government utility centers like hospitals, railway tickets and others.
Supreme Court slams BCCI president Anurag Thakur, says he may land...
December 16, 2016
The Supreme Court has come down hard on BCCI president Anurag Thakur and said the Indian cricket board’s chief “appears to have prima facie committed perjury” and the apex court might pass orders. It further noted that Thakur might land in jail if perjury is proved.
US says Chinese warship seized Navy underwater drone
WASHINGTON — A Chinese warship seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider that was collecting unclassified scientific data in the South China Sea, and the U.S. is demanding its return, the Pentagon said Friday.
Chinese Naval Ship steals American Oceanographic underwater drone.
Boomerang Boom: More Firms Tapping the Skills of the Recently Retired
December 16, 2016
CALL them boomerang retirees: people who exit gracefully after their career at a company, then return shortly afterward to work there part time
Bryan anselm for The New York Times Mark Keefe at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., on Wednesday.
U.S. Struggles to Identify and Prosecute Russia Hackers
December 15, 2016
WASHINGTON — When a suspected Russian cybercriminal named Dmitry Ukrainsky was arrested in a Thai resort town last summer, the American authorities hoped they could whisk him back to New York for trial and put at least a temporary dent in Russia’s arsenal of computer hackers.
US States sue Mylan, Teva and other drugmakers over prices
December 15, 2016
Twenty states filed a lawsuit Thursday against Mylan NV, Teva Pharmaceuticals and four other generic drug makers, saying they conspired on pricing of two common generic drugs, according to a copy of the complaint.
US: Axed IT workers sue Disney for giving their jobs to...
December 15, 2016
Washington/Orlando: A group of former Walt Disney World IT employees in the US state of Florida have filed a fresh lawsuit, claiming the company discriminated against them by firing them and giving their jobs to Indian workers brought to the country on H-1B visas.
Twin fears grip Pakistani defence experts as India’s global stature grows
December 15, 2016
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani defence experts are deeply concerned over two developments. First, they fear that the pressure of "big powers" may pave the way for India's entry into the coveted Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Second, they are worried over the possible inclusion of Pakistani defence and commercial interests in the US export control list.
US Fed lifts interest rates, sees faster pace of rate hikes...
December 15, 2016
Mortgage holders urged to fix as US interest rates rise
Although US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen raised interest rates by just a quarter of a percentage point, it got world attention.
U.S. Officials: Putin Personally Involved in U.S. Election Hack
December 14, 2016
U.S. intelligence officials now believe with "a high level of confidence" that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.
