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Satya Nadella offloads $35.9 million in Microsoft stock; biggest sale in his tenure as CEO

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, whose annual base salary last year was $1.45 million and total compensation exceeded $20 million, is required to have 15 times his base salary in stock.

Aug 11, 2018

Racism in US: Police chief's son arrested for assault on elderly Sikh man in California

A second suspect, identified by authorities only as a 16-year-old boy, was also arrested and charged as a juvenile, but the status of his case was not immediately known.

Aug 11, 2018

Brazil: Over 20 people injured in gas explosion at Usiminas steel plant

As a precautionary measure, Usiminas steel plant, one of the most important steel firms in Brazil, has temporarily halted operations in the Ipatinga plant.

Aug 11, 2018

Dalai Lama apologises for Jawaharlal Nehru remark; thanks Karnataka for housing Tibetan refugees

The Tibetan spiritual leader had previously said that Jawaharlal Nehru was 'self-centred' because he didn't want Muhammad Ali Jinnah to become the Prime Minister and that was why India was partitioned.

Aug 11, 2018

Railways MoS Rajen Gohain booked for rape in Assam; claims blackmail

Rajen Gohain is a veteran BJP leader, who has been representing the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam since 1999.

Aug 11, 2018

Maldives asks India to withdraw choppers and personnel as it woos China

Interestingly, the Maldivian government had recently extended a Letter of Exchange (LoE) till December.

Aug 11, 2018

A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28, 2013

Online banking fraud: Beware of fraudsters' trap through messages, calls

As per the data provided by the Reserve Bank of India, over 25,800 fraud cases involving about Rs 179 crores were reported in December 2017.

Aug 11, 2018

Seattle airport employee steals Alaska Airlines aircraft, crashes on Ketron Island

The aircraft was diverted to an area away from the city by a US Air Force Fighter Jet, after which it went down on Ketron Island. No passengers were on board the aircraft.

Aug 11, 2018

Terror ahead of I-Day: Maharashtra ATS arrest 3, recover cache of explosives and 20 bombs

The arrested have been identified as Vaibhav Raut, Sharad Kadaskar and Sudhanva Gondhalekar and reportedly planned to carry out terror attacks in Pune, Solapur, Satara and Nalasopara. The trio has now beensent to ATS custody till August 18.

Aug 11, 2018

Kerala on red alert LIVE updates: Death toll mounts to 30; IMD predicts heavy rainfall for next 48 hours

The incessant rainfall has triggered flash floods and landslides in several regions of Kerala.

Aug 11, 2018

US cuts military training programme for Pakistan

Dawn first learned about the suspension from the US National Defence University (NDU), Washington, which has had reserved seats for Pakistani officers for more than a decade now.

Aug 11, 2018

In rare move, Rajya Sabha chair expunges PM Modi's jibe at UPA deputy chair candidate

PM Modi had made the remarks while congratulating NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh for his election to the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman by defeating Congress candidate BK Hariprasad.

Aug 11, 2018

United States President, Donald John Trump and White House Chief of Staff John Francis Kelly

As Trump cracks down on Pakistan, US cuts military training programmes

The US Army's War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, which would normally have two Pakistani military officers per year, boasts graduates including Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar, the current director-general of spy agency ISI.

Aug 11, 2018

China could overtake Australia as biggest donor to Pacific

China and Australia have been competing over the size of donation to the Pacific Region. If China holds good on its promise, it could become the largest benefactor for the region.

Aug 10, 2018

Brazil suffers record murder tally in 2017; 3.7% increase from 2016

The state of Rio Grande do Norte had the highest murder rate in 2017, with 68 murders per 100,000 people, followed by Acre, in the far west of the country bordering Peru, with 63.9 per 100,000 people.

Aug 10, 2018

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Satya Nadella offloads $35.9 million in Microsoft stock; biggest sale in his tenure as CEO

Racism in US: Police chief's son arrested for assault on elderly Sikh man in California

Brazil: Over 20 people injured in gas explosion at Usiminas steel plant

Dalai Lama apologises for Jawaharlal Nehru remark; thanks Karnataka for housing Tibetan refugees

Railways MoS Rajen Gohain booked for rape in Assam; claims blackmail

Maldives asks India to withdraw choppers and personnel as it woos China

Online banking fraud: Beware of fraudsters' trap through messages, calls

Seattle airport employee steals Alaska Airlines aircraft, crashes on Ketron Island

Terror ahead of I-Day: Maharashtra ATS arrest 3, recover cache of explosives and 20 bombs

Kerala on red alert LIVE updates: Death toll mounts to 30; IMD predicts heavy rainfall for next 48 hours

US cuts military training programme for Pakistan

In rare move, Rajya Sabha chair expunges PM Modi's jibe at UPA deputy chair candidate

As Trump cracks down on Pakistan, US cuts military training programmes

China could overtake Australia as biggest donor to Pacific

Brazil suffers record murder tally in 2017; 3.7% increase from 2016

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]