26 exotic birds worth ₹28 lakh rescued in Mizoram, 8 arrested
The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) found and rescued 26 exotic birds, reportedly worth ₹28 lakh, in a joint operation in Mizoram on Saturday. Eight Indian nationals were also arrested in the case. According to reports, the exotic birds were smuggled from Myanmar and were being taken to Kerala.
Adi Godrej’s FY19 remuneration 114 times higher than firm’s median pay
Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) Chairman Emeritus Adi Godrej’s total remuneration in 2018-19 stood at ₹6.07 crore, 114.18 times higher than the median pay of the company’s employees. However, his remuneration was down 20% from the previous year. GCPL MD and CEO Vivek Gambhir’s remuneration stood at ₹13.1 crore, 311.26 times more than the median pay of the company’s employees.
112 live bombs recovered, 399 arrested in simultaneous raids in WB
West Bengal police on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids in Birbhum district and recovered 112 pieces of live bombs, six country-made weapons and arrested 399 people. Out of the 399 arrested, 65 persons were arrested in specific cases, 228 persons arrested in preventive sections and 106 persons arrested in pending cases, said Superintendent of Police Shyam Singh.
Woman commits suicide after fight with male friend in Delhi hotel
A 22-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at a hotel in Delhi’s Paharganj on Sunday after a fight with her male friend who was staying with her. Her friend left the room after the fight and did not answer her calls. When he returned, he found the room’s door locked from inside and his friend hanging from the ceiling fan.
Zomato, hotel fined ₹55,000 for delivering chicken instead of paneer
A Pune-based consumer court imposed a ₹55,000 fine on Zomato and a hotel for delivering butter chicken twice to a lawyer who ordered paneer butter masala to break his fast. The man didn’t realise it was a chicken dish and reportedly ate it. While Zomato argued the restaurant delivered the wrong dish, the court considered Zomato to be equally guilty.
FIRs against Subramanian Swamy for alleging Rahul consumes cocaine
Multiple FIRs have been lodged by Congress workers against BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy for allegedly making false remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that he consumes cocaine. The BJP leader had no right and facts to make such a statement, Jashpur district Congress President said. “Swamy knows that his statement can encourage enmity between political parties,” he added.
I can take Pak to next level, PCB to decide captaincy future: Sarfaraz
Following Pakistan’s exit from World Cup, captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said he won’t step down as captain as he can take the current team to “next level”. “It’s not that I’m saying I refuse to resign. All I’m saying is the decision rests with PCB, the same way as the decision to appoint me captain was taken by them,” he added.
You will always be my captain: Kohli wishes Dhoni on his 38th b’day
Team India captain Virat Kohli took to Twitter to wish former captain MS Dhoni on the occasion of his 38th birthday. “I am glad to have had the friendship I have with you for so many years. You’ve been a big brother to all of us and as I said before, you will always be my captain,” Kohli wrote.
Deutsche Bank plans to exit global equities business, cut 18,000 jobs
Germany’s Deutsche Bank on Sunday announced it plans to exit the equities sales and trading business and reduce approximately 18,000 full-time equivalent employees to around 74,000 employees by 2022. The move is part of a €7.4 billion overhaul plan to improve the bank’s profitability. The bank expects to report a net loss of €2.8 billion in Q2 of 2019.
29 killed as Delhi-bound bus falls into canal in Agra
At least 29 people were killed and several others injured when a Lucknow-Delhi sleeper coach bus fell into a canal off Yamuna Expressway in Agra on Monday morning. “It fell into the side fall about 15 feet deep,” UP Police tweeted. An ex-gratia amount of ₹5 lakh has been announced for the kin of the deceased by UP roadways.
USA defeat Netherlands to win FIFA Women’s World Cup for 4th time
Midfielder Rose Lavelle and forward Megan Rapinoe scored a goal each as USA clinched the 2019 World Cup after defeating Netherlands 2-0 in the final today. This is USA’s fourth Women’s World Cup title after having won the 1991, 1999 and 2015 editions. England’s Ellen White, USA’s Alex Morgan and Rapinoe finished as 2019 edition’s top-scorers with six goals each.
Couple dies after their house gets buried in WB landslide
A 60-year-old man and his wife were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall in West Bengal’s Darjeeling on Monday. The accident happened after their house in the area was hit by the landslide and got buried in mud. According to the Skymet weather forecast, the sub-Himalayan range in Bengal will continue to receive heavy rainfall on Monday.
Sensex falls 700 points, investors lose over ₹5 lakh crore in 2 days
Sensex extended losses falling over 700 points at day’s low and taking its two-day loss to over 1,100 points. Over ₹5 lakh crore of equity investor wealth got wiped out in last two sessions. On Friday, both the Sensex and Nifty fell nearly 1% after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget.
British Airways faces ₹1,500-crore fine over theft of customer data
British Airways on Monday said the UK Information Commissioner’s Office intends to impose a penalty of £183.4 million (over ₹1,500 crore) for the theft of customer data from the airline’s website last year. The airline revealed last September that the credit card details of hundreds of thousands of its customers were stolen in an attack on its website and app.
We are not big fans of that man: Trump on UK envoy to US
Reacting to a report that claimed Britain’s ambassador in the US Kim Darroch had described his administration as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”, US President Donald Trump said, “We are not big fans of that man.” “He has not served the UK well. So I can understand it, and I can say things about him but I won’t bother,” Trump added.
Trump tells Iran ‘be careful’ after it vows to breach uranium cap
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Iran “better be careful”, hours after the Middle East country announced it would boost its uranium enrichment above the limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal. “Iran is doing a lot of bad things,” he further said, adding that Iran would never have a nuclear weapon.
21 Congress ministers in Karnataka government resign
Karnataka Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Monday said that 21 Congress ministers in the Congress-JD(S) coalition government have resigned. This has reportedly been done in a bid to accommodate the MLAs who last week submitted their resignations to the Assembly Speaker. Earlier, independent MLA H Nagesh resigned as minister and withdrew his support to the Congress-JD(S) government.
I was misquoted: Sandeep on ‘lovers slapping each other’ remark
‘Kabir Singh’ director Sandeep Reddy Vanga has said he was misquoted in an interview in which he made the remark that if lovers can’t slap or touch each other, he doesn’t see any emotion there. “It’s about the liberty of…expression between a couple. It works for [both the] woman [and] man. I spoke for both the sides,” he added.
