San Francisco, July 30 (IANS) Over 100 million customers were compromised in a massive data breach at the financial giant and credit card issuer Capital One has announced, saying the perpetrator who is a Seattle-based woman has been arrested. The actual crime occurred on March 22-23 this year and for[Read More…]
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I’ve failed, says CCD founder Siddhartha in his purported last letter found
Bengaluru, July 30 (IANS) Missing Cafe Coffee Day Founder V.G. Siddhartha, who according to the Karnataka police is believed to have committed suicide, and has apparently left behind to his employees a letter now doing rounds on the social media. IANS is not confirming the veracity of the letter, but[Read More…]
Suicide by Cafe Coffee Day founder Siddhartha suspected: Police (2nd Lead)
Bengaluru, July 30 (IANS) Cafe Coffee Day retail chain outlets founder and son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, V.G. Siddhartha, who went missing on Monday night, is suspected to have committed suicide by jumping into a river near Mangaluru, police said on Tuesday. “Siddhartha is suspected to have[Read More…]
HC asks JNU to appoint chair for intra-department, sets aside VC’s order
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) In a major setback to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration, the Delhi High Court has directed the varsity to appoint a professor from the Linguistic Centre as the Chairman. The varsity had earlier appointed a professor from the Persian Centre as the Chairperson of[Read More…]
Arthur likely to remain Pak coach, Azhar to get Test captaincy
Lahore, July 30 (IANS) Despite Pakistan’s failure to make it to the knockout stage of the World Cup 2019, Mickey Arthur is most likely to retain his position as head coach, at least till the 2020 World T20. Pakistan were knocked out in the group stage of the 2019 World[Read More…]
Sophie-Joe ink matching tattoos in memory of Waldo
Los Angeles, July 30 (IANS) “Game Of Thrones” star Sophie Turner and her singer husband Joe Jonas have got matching tattoos in memory of their pet dog, Waldo, who died in a freak accident. Turner late on Monday took to her Instagram stories, where she shared a glimpse of her[Read More…]
Shares of Coffee Day Enterprises down 20% as founder goes missing
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Coffee Day Enterprises hit lower circuit on the BSE during the early trade on Tuesday following reports that V.G. Siddhartha, the company’s founder has gone missing. Siddhartha reportedly went missing late on Monday and is suspected to have jumped off a bridge in Mangaluru. However, IANS[Read More…]
Ajith Kumar teams up with Boney Kapoor for ‘AK60’
Chennai, July 30 (IANS) Actor Ajith Kumar and producer Boney Kapoor have once again teamed up for the upcoming film titled “AK60”. Boney took to Twitter on Monday evening to make the announcement. “A big thank you to the entire unit of ‘Nerkonda Paarvai’ for working towards the August 8[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Kindergarten kid hides in ice-cream trolley, dies
Apparently after he hid, the lid of the chamber got locked from outside and the boy died of asphyxiation
ALERT: Coffee Day Enterprises slip 20% on reports of founder V.G. Siddhartha going missing
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17 killed in Pak army plane crash
Rawalpindi, July 30 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed, including two pilots and five military personnel, when a plane of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. Soon after the crash near Mora Kalu area, a massive fire broke out that engulfed several houses in the locality,[Read More…]
Agra rejoices Dhruv Jurel’s appointment as India U-19 captain
Agra, July 30 (IANS) With four international cricket stars from Agra, the appointment of Dhruv Jurel as the captain of India U-19 has brought cheers to the Taj city cricket lovers. The BCCI on Monday announced that Dhruv will lead the Indian U-19 cricket team in Youth Asia Cup in[Read More…]
Deserted farm houses in South Delhi dens of rave parties
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Farm houses located in the hidden corner of south Delhi have become the favourite dens for rave parties where drugs and other illegal activities are carried out. According to the Delhi Police officials, hundreds of farm houses located in Fatehpur Beri, Chattarpur[Read More…]
Jails don’t stop gangsters from operating anymore
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Jails no more bar the underworld dons and gangsters from carrying out their nefarious activities, including extortions. A number of cases have come to light recently which revealed how the gang lords, lodged in Tihar and some other jails in the National Capital Region (NCR),[Read More…]
Non-heinous crimes on rise in national capital
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) A total of 1,56,714 non-heinous cases of crime were reported in the national capital in 2019, up from 1,22,498 in 2018 till July 15, marking a 27.93 per cent rise, according to Delhi Police’s crime statistic data. The cases of murder have increased, as per[Read More…]
Rise in Delhi crime due to lack of pro-active policing: Ex-police chiefs
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The surge in Delhis crime graph, particularly the heinous incidents involving use of firearms, is mainly because of lack of pro-active policing and hot pursuit of hardened criminals, former decorated Police Commissioners of the national capital say. Ajai Raj Sharma and Neeraj Kumar, both regarded[Read More…]
Deserted farm houses in S.Delhi dens of rave parties
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Deserted farm houses located on the Aravallis, in the hidden corner of south Delhi, have become the favourite dens for rave parties where drugs and other illegal activities are carried out. According to the Delhi Police officials, hundreds of farm houses located[Read More…]
Khawaja set to be available for 1st Ashes Test
Birmingham, July 30 (IANS) Australia batsman Usman Khawaja will be available for selection for the first Ashes Test against England beginning Thursday. On Monday, Khawaja went through a series of rigorous fitness test which included a series of 10 twos on the Edgbaston outfield before spending 45 minutes in the[Read More…]
Steady rise seen in Delhi crimes involving firearms
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Delhi has been witnessing a steady rise in crimes over the last few months, particularly the use of firearms, leading to questions over the law and order situation in the national capital which is home to the entire political and administrative leadership. There has been[Read More…]
Amir’s Test retirement was on the cards: Pak coach
Lahore, July 30 (IANS) Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur is not surprised by pacer Mohammed Amir’s decision to retire from Test cricket, saying it was on the cards for a long while. “It was on the cards for a long while,” Arthur told ESPNcricinfo. “Amir had been speaking to me[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: 4 teenagers, woman electrocuted in paddy field
Superintendent of Police Maharajganj Rohit Singh Sajwan said the incident took place on Monday at Sidhwari Tola in Pharenda tehsil
World Championship great for Test cricket: Waugh
Birmingham, July 30 (IANS) Former Australia captain Steve Waugh believes the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) is a great concept and will add more excitement to the longest format of the game. Getting underway on August 1 with the first Ashes Test in Birmingham, the inaugural WTC will see the[Read More…]
Microsoft acquires data privacy, governance service BlueTalon
San Francisco, July 30 (IANS) Microsoft has acquired BlueTalon, a data privacy and governance service that helps enterprises set policies for how their employees can access their data, for an undisclosed sum. BlueTalon works with leading Fortune 100 companies to eliminate data security blind spots and gain visibility and control[Read More…]
Over 3.20 lakh perform Amarnath yatra in 29 days
Jammu, July 30 (IANS) Over 3.20 lakh pilgrims have performed the annual Amarnath yatra in the last 29 days as another batch of 1,175 yatris left Jammu for the valley on Tuesday. Officials of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), that manages the affairs of the pilgrimage, said, “On the 29th[Read More…]
Partnerships key to success in digital world: Cisco India head
By Gokul Bhagabati Kochi, July 30 (IANS) Creating a new business model, finding the right partners and getting the last mile connectivity are key pillars of success which are increasingly being digitised, a top Cisco executive has said. Known as a networking giant for its routers and switches business, Cisco[Read More…]