AUGUST 30, 2019
Brief Scorecard - At Stumps: India 256 for 5 (Vihari 42*, Pant 27*, Holder 3-39) v West Indies
Jason Holder is pumped after getting Virat Kohli. - AFP
JAMAICA - Despite two fine fifties from Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli, it was Jason Holder whose persistent lengths made the most impression on a topsy-turvy first day at Kingston....
AUGUST 30, 2019
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account was hacked on Friday afternoon by a group that calls itself the Chuckle Squad. Twitter’s communications team issued a statement via Twitter:
We're aware that @jack was compromised and investigating what happened.
— Twitter Comms (@TwitterComms) August 30, 2019
The hackers tweeted racial slurs and a Holocaust denial from Dorsey’s account. Some offensive tweets...
AUGUST 30, 2019
Schools lunch requirements have loosened, with fewer whole grains and delayed reductions on sodium.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration is limiting scientific input to the 2020 dietary guidelines, raising concerns among nutrition advocates and independent experts about industry influence over healthy eating recommendations for all Americans.
The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is unlikely to make inroads...
AUGUST 30, 2019
Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 3 storm and is gathering strength as it moves toward Florida, where it could make landfall as soon as late Monday as a Category 4 hurricane.
The storm's new status means it's considered a "major" hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale. At that strength — with sustained wind speeds between 111 and...
AUGUST 30, 2019
The Indian government on Friday unveiled a mega plan to merge 10 public sector banks into four as part of plans to create fewer and stronger global-sized lenders as it looks to boost economic growth from a six-year low.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced four new set of mergers -- Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and...
AUGUST 30, 2019
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan - AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the Pakistani armed forces are ready to tackle any misadventure by India. Imran Khan was addressing a flag-waving and slogan-shouting crowd, observing the "Kashmir Hour" to express "solidarity" with the Kashmiri people.
The rallies to express "solidarity" with the...
AUGUST 30, 2019
The budget decision to levy a 2% tax deduction at source (TDS) on cash withdrawal in excess of Rs 1 crore in a year will be applicable from September 1, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) clarifies on Friday.
The 2% TDS will, however, be applicable from day one on all such cases where a person has...
AUGUST 29, 2019
Alibaba's Jack Ma and Tesla's Elon Musk took opposing views of the risks and potential rewards of artificial intelligence at an event in Shanghai.
SHANGHAI, CHINA - The Chinese entrepreneur said he was "quite optimistic" about AI and thought it was nothing for "street smart" people like them to be scared of.
"I don't know man, that's like famous...
AUGUST 29, 2019
President Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron at the Group of Seven summit in Biarritz, France, on Sunday. (Mick Tsikas/EPA-EFE)
The U.S. economy is in a confusing place. The fundamentals look strong: Jobs are plentiful, inflation is tame, wages are rising and the economy continues to grow a tad above 2 percent, which most experts think is...
AUGUST 29, 2019
Culiseta melanura is the species of mosquito most responsible for spreading the EEE virus. - Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
A rare but deadly virus spread by mosquitoes has been detected in different parts of the country, and scientists say a combination of rainy weather and warmer winters is to blame.
The virus is called eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE....
