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More Women Killed In Gender Violence Than Armed Conflicts In India: Expert

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Tuesday October 17, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR: Gender-based violence is emerging as one of the deadliest forms of violence in Asia and it has killed more women than armed conflicts in some parts of the region, an expert on conflict said on Friday, calling for more attention to the issue. Researcher Patrick Barron of the US-based non-profit The Asia Foundation said a two-year stu...

Disasters Make 2.3 Million Indians Leave Their Homes Each Year: United Nations

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Tuesday October 17, 2017

London: About 14 million people are being made homeless on average each year as a result of sudden disasters such as floods and storms, new figures show. The risk of displacement could rise as populations swell and the impacts of climate change become more severe, said a report issued on Friday by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduct...

New Policy Could Give Domestic Workers Minimum Wage, Social Benefits

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Mumbai: Domestic workers in India will soon be entitled to a minimum wage and social security benefits, according to a draft proposal that activists say does not go far enough to protect these workers and lets employers off the hook. The policy proposes to give domestic workers the right to register themselves as employees, guarantees a minimum wa...

MCX Launches Country's First Gold Options Contracts on Dhanteras

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

MCX's gold options contracts will expire on November 28, 2017, and January 29, 2018, said the exchange.

Andhra Investigates Planting Of Monsanto's Unapproved GM Cotton

Andhra Pradesh News | Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

One of India's biggest cotton-growing states has formed a panel to investigate how 15 percent of the state's cotton acreage has been planted with a non-approved genetically modified strain developed by Monsanto and may bring criminal charges.

Axis Bank's September Quarter Profit Surges About 36%

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Axis Bank's net profit rises to Rs 4.32 billion for the second quarter.

Wipro September Quarter Profit Rises 6%

Thomson Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Bengaluru-headquartered Wipro posted revenue of Rs 13,469 crore, while revenue from core IT services was Rs 13,169 crore.

ACC Q2 Profit More Than Doubles, Volume Rises 18%

Thomson Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

ACC profit rose to Rs 182 crore in third quarter ended Sept. 30, from Rs 89.71 crore a year earlier.

Government Likely To Stick To 3.2% Fiscal Deficit Target: Economic Advisory Council Member

Thomson Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Many policy makers have suggested that fiscal stimulus is needed to boost economic growth but RBI has warned that missing the target could hit macro-economic stability.

Bajaj Auto Q2 Profit Falls 1%, Meets Estimates

Thomson Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Bajaj Auto's total revenue from operations for the quarter rose about 2 percent to Rs 6,566 crore.

Huawei Aims to Challenge Apple, Samsung on Tech and Price With Mate 10 Series

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Huawei's new Mate 10 series touts high-end cameras, screens and batteries but at prices 15-30 percent below more or less comparable Apple and Samsung smartphones.

Microsoft Said to Have Responded Quietly to Hack of Secret Bug Tracking Database

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Microsoft secret internal database for tracking bugs in its own software was broken into by a highly sophisticated hacking group, according to five former employees.

BlackBerry CEO Says Patent Plans on Track After Departures

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

BlackBerry CEO John Chen told CNBC, "We have over 80 people in that [patent] group and very senior people."

North Korea's 'Princess' Now One Of The Secretive State's Top Policy Makers

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

The promotion of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's 28-year-old sister to the country's top decision-making body is a sign he is strengthening his position by drawing his most important people closer to the centre of power, experts and officials say.

Adobe Flash Player Vulnerabilities Being Exploited, Says Company, Warns Users to Update

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

The warning came after Kaspersky Lab said a group it was tracking, BlackOasis, used the previously unknown weakness on October 10 to plant malicious software.

Daimler Recalls Over 1 Million Mercedes-Benz Vehicles Worldwide For Air Bag Fix

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

An electrostatic discharge, coupled with a broken clock spring and insufficient grounding of steering components, can lead to inadvertent deployment of the driver side front air bag in vehicles subject to the recall.

Microsoft Email Privacy Fight to Be Resolved by US Supreme Court

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

US Supreme Court agreed to resolve a dispute between the DOJ and Microsoft over whether prosecutors should get access to emails stored on company servers overseas.

iPhone 7 Outselling iPhone 8 in the US: Report

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Traditionally, new editions of the iPhone have sold quickly as fans queue for the latest upgrade.

Infineon Says Has Fixed Encryption Flaw Found by Researchers

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

The vulnerability exposes smartcards, security tokens and other secure hardware chips made by Infineon to a so-called "factorization" attack.

Netflix Adds 5.3 Million Subscribers, More Than Expected, Forecasts Better Additions Next Quarter

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Netflix faces increasing competition from streaming services such as Amazon.com's Prime Video, plus moves by traditional media companies.

Essential, Android Co-Creator's Startup, Sued Fadell-Backed Keyssa Over Connector Tech

Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Keyssa, backed by iPod co-creator Tony Fadell, is suing Essential, a startup founded by Andy Rubin, the co-creator of the Android OS.

Asian Shares Hold Firm, Oil Elevated As Iraq Tensions Escalate

Thomson Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Short-term US bond yields and interest rates jumped after a report US President Donald Trump favoured Stanford economist John Taylor to head the Federal Reserve.

Woman Accusing President Trump Of Harassment Subpoenas Presidential Campaign

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

A woman who has said that U.S. President Donald Trump groped her during a 2007 meeting has subpoenaed his presidential campaign for any documents concerning similar allegations, according to a subpoena filed in New York State Supreme Court.

'Don't Join Any US Military Action And You're Safe': North Korea's Warning To Other Nations

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

North Korea warned countries at the United Nations on Monday in a statement: don't join the United States in military action against the Asian state and you will be safe from retaliation.

Anti-Corruption Blogger Killed By Huge Bomb In Malta

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Daphne Caruana Galizia, Malta's best-known investigative journalist, was killed on Monday when a powerful bomb blew up her car, police said, in a case that stunned the small Mediterranean island.

Death Count From Somalia Bomb Attacks Tops 300

World News | Reuters | Monday October 16, 2017

More than 300 people were killed by twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, an official said on Monday, as locals packed hospitals in search of friends and relatives caught by Somalia's deadliest attack in a decade.

London Sky Turned Yellow In This Storm

World News | Reuters | Monday October 16, 2017

The sky over London turned an unusual shade of yellow on Monday as Storm Ophelia brought dust from the Sahara and smoke from wild fires in southern Europe that filtered out certain wavelengths of sunlight.

Distraught Nelly Accuser Wants Rape Case Dropped

World News | Reuters | Monday October 16, 2017

A woman whose rape accusations against hip-hop star Nelly led to his arrest wants the case to be dropped, saying she felt unsafe amid the scrutiny.

National Investment And Infrastructure Fund Bags $1 Billion Deal

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday October 16, 2017

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to become the first institutional investor in NIIF's master fund.

Criminalising Sex With Underage Brides May Curb Traffickers: Experts

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Monday October 16, 2017

New Delhi: A ruling by the Supreme Court that criminalises sex with underage brides could prevent thousands of girls being trafficked and sold on the pretext of marriage, campaigners said on Thursday. Speaking a day after the landmark ruling, they said that raising awareness about the court victory for children and enforcing the verdict were now th...