Indian guru faces up to life in prison in rape case

Published On: August 28, 2017 11:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI, August 28: Thousands of supporters of an Indian quasi-religious sect leader left his headquarters in northern India on Sunday as authorities relaxed a curfew a day ahead of his sentencing for rape.

Majority of people in France now dissatisfied with Macron - poll

Published On: August 27, 2017 06:21 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, August 27: Most French voters are now dissatisfied with Emmanuel Macron’s performance, a poll showed on Sunday, a dramatic decline for a president who basked in a landslide election victory less than four months ago.

TEXAS, August 27:  Harvey spun deeper into Texas and unloaded extraordinary amounts of rain Saturday after the once-fearsome hurricane crashed into vulnerable homes and businesses along the coastline in a blow that killed at least two people and injured up to 14.

Federer favorite as absentees offer hope to young guns

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:58 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, August 27: An injury-ravaged U.S. Open men’s draw offers the best opportunity yet for a young pretender to claim a maiden grand slam crown but in this most retro of seasons Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will look to turn back time in New York.

Food delivery creates tech headache for some US restaurants

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:53 PM NPT By: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, August 27: Four tablets from various delivery companies crowd the front counter of Proposition Chicken in San Francisco, each calling out with its own ring when an order arrives.

British Airways calls on UK to tackle long airport queues

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:48 PM NPT By: Reuters

EDINBURGH, August 27: British Airways (BA) has called on UK border authorities to address “serious inefficiencies” causing long delays at airport immigration controls ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union.

Yellen to Trump: Don’t expect a flip-flop on financial reforms

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:42 PM NPT By: Reuters

JACKSON HOLE,  August 27: Janet Yellen delivered a message to President Donald Trump on Friday, making it clear that if he re-nominates her as Federal Reserve chair she will not turn her back on the raft of US financial reforms that Republicans want to roll back.

Foxconn’s Wisconsin plant raises environmental worries

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MILWAUKEE, August 27: Foxconn Technology Group is being enticed to come to Wisconsin with numerous regulatory waivers, raising concerns from environmentalists who are wary of the company’s reputation in China, where it has been accused of polluting rivers.

Chinese man supplied rare, malicious malware: FBI

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, August 27: A Chinese man has been charged in California with distributing a type of computer malware that has been linked to attacks on US businesses and to the theft of personnel records of millions of US government employees, authorities said.

Stimulus in downturns is safe even when debt is high: Researchers

Published On: August 27, 2017 12:33 PM NPT By: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, August 27: Government spending in a recession can boost a country’s economy without permanently bloating its public debt, even if the debt is already quite large, researchers told an influential group of central bankers in Jackson, Wyoming, on Saturday.