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Why Shares Of This Bengaluru-Based Drug Maker Plunged Over 8% Today

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday July 17, 2019

US FDA had inspected Strides Pharma's drug manufacturing facility in Puducherry from January 28 to February 5, 2019 and said that the company was caught trying to dispose quality-control records.

Sachin Tendulkar Pays Tribute To Ramakant Achrekar On Guru Purnima

Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Sachin Tendulkar expressed his gratitude to Ramakant Achrekar, saying, "Guru is the one who removes the darkness of ignorance in the student".

Chinese Swimmer Sun Yang 'Smashed Blood Sample': Reports

Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 13, 2019

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have appealed the findings of the FINA doping panel's report, dated January 3, that decided Sun Yang did not commit a doping violation.

Chandrayaan-2 Low-Cost Moon Mission Puts India Among Lunar Pioneers

Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 13, 2019

India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the Moon.

Flipkart Parent Walmart Called Indian E-Commerce Rules Regressive in Email to US Government

Reuters | Friday July 12, 2019

Walmart told the US government privately in January that India's new investment rules for e-commerce were regressive and had the potential to hurt trade ties, a company document seen by Reuters showed.

Microsoft Teams Surpasses Over 13 Million Daily Active Users, Azure Kinect Developer Kit Gets General Availability

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday July 11, 2019

Microsoft Teams is claimed to have over 13 million daily active users and 19 million weekly active users.

Shortage Of Nearly 1,500 IAS Officers, Says Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 10, 2019

There is a shortage of nearly 1,500 IAS officers in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Officers in position as on January 1, 2019, was 5,205, against the total authorised strength of 6,699, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply.

LG Launches New Range of OLED, Smart, UHD, NanoCell AI ThinQ TVs in India

Jagmeet Singh | Wednesday July 10, 2019

LG ThinQ AI TVs come with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integration and select models offer Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support.

Violent Mexican Border City Opens Its Doors To US Asylum Seekers

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican border city known for high rates of violence, received its first foreign migrants from the United States on Tuesday as part of a program begun in January, US and Mexican officials said.

IndiGo Shares Fall To Lowest Since March As Co-Founder Alleges Misgovernance

Business | Thomson Reuters | Wednesday July 10, 2019

InterGlobe shares hit their lowest since March and were on course for their worst day since January 2016.

Chelsea's Alvaro Morata To Join Atletico Madrid On Permanent Deal

Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 6, 2019

Alvaro Morata was Chelsea's record signing when he joined the club from Real Madrid for 60 million pounds ($75 million) on a five-year contract in July 2017

CBI Probes Military-Grade Anti-Personnel Mines Found In Kerala Last Year

Kerala News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar | Saturday July 6, 2019

The Central Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into five Claymore mines, exclusively used by the Indian Army, that were found under Kerala's Malappuram district in January last year. The mines were discovered under the Kuttipuram bridge, triggering an alarm.

Samsung Mall Shopping App Shut Down in India, No Longer Available for Download

Gadgets 360 Staff | Wednesday July 3, 2019

Samsung has shuttered its Samsung Mall app in India. The app was first launched with the Samsung Galaxy On7 Prime smartphone back in January last year.

The Flash Movie in Talks With Stephen King’s It Director Andy Muschietti, Bumblebee Writer Christina Hodson

Akhil Arora | Wednesday July 3, 2019

The standalone Flash movie has reportedly found a new director and writer in Andy Muschietti and Christina Hodson, respectively. Pre-production is expected to start by January 2020.

Terror Suspect Arrested In Bengal, Cops Claim Role In Bodh Gaya Blast

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday July 2, 2019

Kolkata Police have arrested an alleged member of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh from West Bengal's East Burdwan district in connection with a blast in Bihar's Bodh Gaya last January, an official said today.