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Justice A K Pathak asked Chidambaram to join and cooperate in the questioning session as and when called by the CBI The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted former Union minister P Chidambaram interim protection from arrest till July 3 in the Central Bureau of Investigation's INX Media corruption case. Justice A K Pathak asked Chidambaram to join and cooperate in the questioning session as and when called by the CBI. The court also sought the investigating agency's response on the Congress leader's anticipatory bail plea and listed the matter for further hearing on July 3. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, opposed the anticipatory bail plea saying he was merely called for questioning. Chidambaram had on Wednesday rushed to a trial court for protection from arrest in Aircel-Maxis case before approaching the Delhi High Court in connection with the  INX Media case , in which he has been asked by probe agencies to join i

Kimbho application is touted to be a competitor of the messaging app WhatsApp. The tagline of Kimbho is kept as "Ab Bharat Bolega" Yoga guru Ramdev on Wednesday launched a new messaging application called Kimbho under his flagship company Patanjali. Patanjali's spokesperson SK Tijarawala tweeted, "Now Bharat will speak. After launching sim cards, baba Ramdev has launched a new messaging application called Kimbho. Now Whats App will be given a competition. Our own #SwadeshiMessagingplatform. Download it directly from Google Play store." Kimbho application is touted to be a competitor of the messaging app WhatsApp. The tagline of Kimbho is kept as "Ab Bharat Bolega". अब भारत बोलेगा...! पूज्य @yogrishiramdev @Ach_Balkrishna के मार्गदर्शन में उनके शिष्य नवदीक्षित साधुओं और राष्ट्रनिष्ठ विशेषज्ञों ने #स्वदेशी तकनीक से इजाद कर बनाया यह #KIMBHO एप#भारत #स्वाभिमान Patanjali's new app to challenge WhatsApp @bst_official  Patanj

National Weather Forecasting Centre has predicted heavy rains in Kerala and the coastal Karnataka region from May 29 to June 2 Several houses were damaged and at least 12 people were injured as Cyclone Mekunu, which had wreaked havoc in Oman in Yemen over the weekend, hit the coastal Karnataka region on Tuesday, resulting in heavy rainfall. Mangaluru and Udupi were the worst affected, with reports of property loss and waterlogging coming from several areas. Here are the top updates on rains in coastal Karnataka: 1. Heavy rains are expected in Kerala and the coastal Karnataka region from May 29 to June 2, according to the National Weather Forecasting Centre predictions. 2. Schools in Karnataka will remain closed for the next two days in view of the rain forecast. 3. As many as 12 people have been injured, according to Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Saisikanth Senthil. Mangaluru was one of the most affected with at least 52 houses there being damaged i

The two-day nationwide bank strike on May 30 and 31 will hit banking operations and might lead to cash-crunch across the country Employees and officers of various public sector banks across the country are on a two-day strike starting today to protest a nominal 2 per cent wage hike offered by the Indian Banks' Association (IBA). The strike is expected to hit bank customers hard as it may disrupt month-end salary credit operation. Further, the strike could trigger a country-wide cash crunch as ATMs of most banks would not be replenished in the next two-days. Several ATMs might even remain closed during the strike as security guards employed in these ATMs are also likely to participate in the protest. Owing to the strike, operations such as clearing of cheques, money transfer, cash remittances, and deposit and withdrawals at branches will not be possible in the next two days. ALSO READ:  Two-day bank strike from today, salary withdrawal, ATM transactions may tak

History also suggests that the danger will probably recede over time as people grow accustomed to the ads, which will cease to work as effectively Jordan Peele, the comedian turned horror-movie director, recently made a video meant to give American voters shivers of dread. It showed President Barack Obama giving a speech he never gave, and uttering sentences that he didn’t actually say. The video demonstrated how easy it is to use current technology to create powerful and persuasive lies, now also known as fake news. When this video magic is coupled with the ability of companies like Facebook to micro-target each of us and select the news we see, the implications for the future of our democracy seem dire. Fake news and microtargeting can be combined to create a kind of advertising that’s like an evil version of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and we are being exposed to more of these pernicious morsels every year. But two lessons from the history of advertising sugges

The broadcast of the auction will introduce a new packaging feature called 'bid-o-meter' As the 12 franchises gear up for the sixth season of Pro Kabaddi league, all energies will be focussed on the player auction that takes place on May 30 and 31. This year, 422 players will going under the hammer, and the teams will each have Rs 40 million at their disposal. Here’s a snapshot of what to expect from the process. A total of 422 players will be drafted into the auction pool of which 58 are overseas players and 87 are players from the Future Kabaddi Heroes Programme (FKH), a nationwide talent scouting programme. Each team can have 18-25 players. This includes up to three players from the FKH, and between two and four overseas players. The two-day auction will mark the first event for Season 6, with the franchises coming together to build their teams. Out of the 12 franchises, 9 have chosen their Elite Retained Players and the remaining 3 will construct their tea

CBSE 10th result 2018 will be declared on May 29, Central Board of Secondary Education confirmed. Check for CBSE Results updates on Business Standard CBSE 10th Result 2018 will be declared on Tuesday at 4pm.  The Central Board of Secondary Education  (CBSE) today announced that CBSE Class 10 result 2018 will be declared tomorrow. Over 16 lakh students appeared for Class 10 exams this year. CBSE will release CBSE 10th result 2018 on its official website  http://cbse.nic.in  or  http://cbseresults.nic.in . "Results of CBSE Class 10 examinations for 2017-18 to be declared by 4 pm on 29th of May, 2018," tweeted Union Education Secretary Anil Swarup. The  CBSE Class 10  exams were marred by controversy in 2018 with question paper leaks being reported from Delhi-NCR, Haryana and Jharkhand of Class 10 mathematics paper, but the HRD ministry had decided against conducting a re-examination in the "interest of students". This was the first batch to appear fo

This is the third IPL trophy for the Chennai Super Kings and also for MS Dhoni. Watson becomes 2nd batsman to hit century in IPL final after Wriddhiman Saha Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win the VIVO Indian Premier League ( IPL 2018 ). Shane Watson single-handedly won it for CSK by hitting a magnificent century in the biggest game of the season. He made 117 runs. He had scored a century in the earlier stage of the tournament. Ambati Rayudu hit the winning runs. Coming back from a two-year suspension due to spot-fixing scandal, CSK showed utter dominance over SRH as they beat them in all the four encounters they had in this year's edition. SRH bowlers looked out of form. Barring Bhuvneshwar and Raashid, all the others leaked runs heavily. With this win, CSK lift the IPL trophy for the third time in the seven finals they have played. Earlier, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was back in the attack and gave just 8 runs. His figures were 4-1-17-0. Rashid c