NOVEMBER 14, 2018
When it comes to guessing the highest run-scorer for India in T20Is, the usual guesses are always Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma. However, the accolade now belongs to the Indian women’s cricket team veteran Mithali Raj who took her tally to 2232 runs thanks to a brilliant fifty against Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Women’s World T20.
Mithali Raj...
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Amnesty International said on Monday that Aung San Suu Kyi, now Myanmar’s civilian leader, was no longer a symbol of hope. - Reuters
Amnesty International has withdrawn a prestigious human rights award from Aung San Suu Kyi, following what it described as a “shameful betrayal” of the values she once stood for.
It is the latest in a series...
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Amazon's move won't necessarily benefit the local community. - Getty Images
NEW YORK - Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Amazon on Monday over the news that it has picked Long Island City in Queens as the site of a new headquarters, arguing it will hurt the local community in the New York City borough.
"We've been getting...
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Protesters in London last month seeking a people’s vote on the final Brexit deal. The terms of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union has divided Britons and the governing Conservative Party. - Alex Mcbride/Getty Images
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - British and European Union officials reached a long-awaited draft agreement on Tuesday on Britain’s troubled withdrawal from the bloc,...
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
A White House staff member steps in to try to take the microphone away from CNN's Jim Acosta as he questions U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference following Tuesday's midterm U.S. congressional elections at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
WASHINGTON, D.C. - CNN sued the Trump Administration on...
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Inside Flipkart Ltd. Headquarters And Interview With CEO Binny Bansal
BENGALURU - The co-founder and chief executive officer of Indian e-commerce company Flipkart Group has resigned after an investigation into allegations of “serious personal misconduct,” owner Walmart Inc. said.
Binny Bansal, 37, stepped down immediately following an independent probe into the allegations, which the executive denies, Walmart...
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
81% of San Francisco homes are worth $1 million or more, vs. U.S. average of 4%
If you want to buy a home in San Francisco, you better have $1 million to spend. At least.
A whopping 81% of the homes in the metro San Francisco area cost $1 million or more, according to a new report from the...
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Pollster Rob Griffin said on Monday that there are large swaths of the GOP establishment that privately want nothing to do with the Trump administration.
"Throughout Trump's presidency, one of the issues they've faced is that, contrary to what they've promised, they're not able to bring in the best people," Griffin, research director at the Public Religion Research...
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court today refused to hear a petition that asked the court to step in and make India's rape law gender-neutral.
The Supreme Court refused to intervene, saying that it was up to Parliament to modify the country's rape law.
Currently, India's rape law does not criminalise the rape of men or transgender people. Section...
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
A staff member rests next to a pile of packages at a logistics base of electrical appliance retailer Suning during Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on November 11, 2018 in Nanjing, China. (Photo by VCG via Getty Images)
Nanjing, China - Alibaba (BABA) just broke its own sales record on Singles Day.
The world’s largest shopping holiday on November 11,...
