Srivats Venkat Lakshman

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Hardik Patel sentenced to 2 years in 2015 riots case

The leader of the Patel quota agitation movement has been found guilty in connection to the 2015 Mehsana riots, which led to the vandalising of the BJP legislator's office.

Jul 25, 2018

Urvashi Sharma and businessman Mehul Choksi

Mehul Choksi spotted in Antigua: ED seeks details

The Caribbean nation is a popular haven for tax-defaulters since the country does not have an extradition treaty with most nations.

Jul 25, 2018

Desperation to oust Modi? Congress open to PM candidate from other parties

Congress, in a sharp U-turn from its regular stance, has said that it is open to backing a non-Congress PM candidate as its main mandate is to oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2019 general elections.

Jul 25, 2018

PNB fraud: Mehul Choksi spotted in Antigua

Mehul Choksi, who is wanted by the CBI in connection with the scam at Punjab National Bank, was recently spotted in Antigua in the Caribbean.

Jul 24, 2018

Air India's latest woes: Bed bugs in Business Class

Several passengers have complained of bed bugs aboard the Business Class flight from Newark to Mumbai, forcing the airline to fumigate the plane.

Jul 24, 2018

Railways continues digital adoption with new WhatsApp service

The Indian Railways will now allow passengers to check their train's status through WhatsApp in a new partnership with MakeMyTrip.

Jul 24, 2018

Pub Capital of India: Bengaluru sees 50% rise in 4 years

Apart from rapid urbanisation, an increase in consumption of draught/tap beer and customers' preference for a youthful ambiance seems to be the reasons for increase in the number of pubs in Bengaluru.

Jul 24, 2018

RSS leader's solution to stop mob lynchings – give up beef

RSS leader Indresh Kumar said that the violence of mob lynchings could be stopped if people gave up eating beef and developed the "right sanskaar".

Jul 24, 2018

Supreme Court makes 3 and 5-year third-party insurance mandatory

After a review by a court-appointed committee, the Supreme Court has ordered all third-party insurance companies to increase their coverage duration from one year to four years for four-wheelers and five years for two-wheelers.

Jul 22, 2018

End of the road for Julian Assange? Embassy planning to withdraw asylum

Reports of Ecuador withdrawing its asylum for Julian Assange are making the rounds, with officials planning to hand him over to British authorities.

Jul 22, 2018

Kerala HC backs couple expelled by Thiruvananthapuram college for marrying against family's wishes

Malavika Babu, 20, and her husband Vyshak, BBA students from CHMM College for Advanced Studies, had eloped after their parents objected to their marriage.

Jul 22, 2018

Injury-prone Mumbai Indians pacer Mustafizur Rahman barred from playing overseas T20 leagues

Bangladesh Cricket Board has banned Mumbai Indians pacer Mustafizur Rahman from playing overseas T20 leagues in a bid to curb his injuries and make him fit to represent the country.

Jul 22, 2018

OnePlus 6, Midnight Black, India, launch, price

OnePlus eyeing new HQ in India; R&D centre likely in Bengaluru or Hyderabad

OnePlus has announced plans to open a global HQ in India, as well as an R&D centre in either Bengaluru or Hyderabad. Along with local manufacturing, the centres are expected to help make OnePlus more popular in India as well as lower prices.

Jul 22, 2018

Jeff Sessions On Revised Trump Travel Ban: Terrorists Are Trying To Enter Through Refugee Program

US call center scam: 21 Indian-origin people convicted; get up to 20 years in jail

The harshest sentence was given to Illinois-based Miteshkumar Patel, who was charged with laundering between $9.5 million to $25 million through his Chicago-based network.

Jul 22, 2018

US to impose sanctions on India? Mattis attempting to avoid such a situation

The US State Department is committed to imposing sanctions on India for purchasing Russian military equipment, which can lead to sanctions under CAATSA. Jim Mattis is arguing to avoid sanctions on India and other nations.

Jul 22, 2018

Disney fires James Gunn over offensive tweets against Trump

After his offensive tweets against US president Donald Trump were reported online, Walt Disney Studios fired director James Gunn who was working on the third installment of the Marvel Studios film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Jul 21, 2018

Google, Microsoft's ambitious project will help users easily move data

Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter are all partnering up to create a new standard called the 'Data Transfer Project' that will allow users to easily port their data from one service to another. Source code now available on GitHub.

Jul 21, 2018

Hyundai to lead the way as cars turn to e-commerce

Through the platform, Hyundai will offer a virtual showroom that will offer users a wide variety of features such as booking test drives, check dealer inventories and compare pricing and reviews.

Jul 20, 2018

Passports of 8 NRI husbands cancelled for dumping their wives

The government has also ordered an inter-ministerial agency committee with members from the Women and Child Development Ministry, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to probe the issue.

Jul 20, 2018

Mumbai youth suffers cardiac arrest during weight lifting, sustains brain damage

The 22-year-old collapsed at the gym due to cardiac arrest while lifting weights. Though the doctors were able to revive him even after his heart had stopped beating for over 10 minutes, he might have sustained brain damage.

Jul 20, 2018

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Articles by Srivats Venkat Lakshman

Hardik Patel sentenced to 2 years in 2015 riots case

Mehul Choksi spotted in Antigua: ED seeks details

Desperation to oust Modi? Congress open to PM candidate from other parties

PNB fraud: Mehul Choksi spotted in Antigua

Air India's latest woes: Bed bugs in Business Class

Railways continues digital adoption with new WhatsApp service

Pub Capital of India: Bengaluru sees 50% rise in 4 years

RSS leader's solution to stop mob lynchings – give up beef

Supreme Court makes 3 and 5-year third-party insurance mandatory

End of the road for Julian Assange? Embassy planning to withdraw asylum

Kerala HC backs couple expelled by Thiruvananthapuram college for marrying against family's wishes

Injury-prone Mumbai Indians pacer Mustafizur Rahman barred from playing overseas T20 leagues

OnePlus eyeing new HQ in India; R&D centre likely in Bengaluru or Hyderabad

US call center scam: 21 Indian-origin people convicted; get up to 20 years in jail

US to impose sanctions on India? Mattis attempting to avoid such a situation

Disney fires James Gunn over offensive tweets against Trump

Google, Microsoft's ambitious project will help users easily move data

Hyundai to lead the way as cars turn to e-commerce

Passports of 8 NRI husbands cancelled for dumping their wives

Mumbai youth suffers cardiac arrest during weight lifting, sustains brain damage

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'