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ED raids residences of former Ranbaxy CEO Malvinder Singh, brother Shivinder Singh
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday conducted raids at the residences of former Ranbaxy CEO Malvinder Singh and his brother Shivinder Singh. The probe agency carried out the searches in connection with a money-laundering case. According to ED officials, the raids were conducted after a case was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). …
Android Auto Gets First Major Upgrade in Five Years
Google this week announced that it is rolling out a major update to Android Auto that deemphasizes the phone version of the app. “If your car has Android Auto support, you’ll start to see the new design over the next few weeks,” Google’s Rod Lopez explains. “These updates will not be reflected in Android Auto …
Google ‘Play Pass’ is a $5 monthly Android app subscription
The service is fully fleshed out and appears to be in the final stages of testing. Google is promising “puzzle games to premium music apps … [with] access to hundreds of premium apps and games” — though the emphasis appears to be on games. Some of the titles included are the $7.99 Stardew Valley, Marvel …
Hong Kong police restrict protest for third time as Mong Kok march banned
The Hong Kong police have banned a pro-democracy protest march planned for Saturday in Mong Kok, only allowing protesters to gather in a park. The march was originally meant to start at Anchor Street Playground and end at MacPherson Playground about a kilometre away. On Thursday, police informed one of the organisers Steve Ng that …
Brexit: £2.1bn extra for no-deal planning
Image copyright PA The government has announced an extra £2.1bn of funding to prepare for a no-deal Brexit – doubling the amount of money it has set aside this year. The plans include more border force officers and upgrades to transport infrastructure at ports. There will also be more money to ease traffic congestion in …
Police investigating series of break-ins in Florence | News
NORTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Authorities are continuing to investigate a series of break-ins that occurred in the Florence section of town. According to Northampton Police Chief Kasper, around 8:45 on the morning of July 22, police officers, detectives, and members of the Crime Scene Services Unit were called to the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant on …
North Korean soldier defects across the DMZ, South Korea says
SEOUL — The South Korean military detained a North Korean soldier who crossed the heavily fortified demilitarized zone that separates the two countries, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday. The soldier expressed his intention to defect to South Korea, the JCS said later. The unidentified active-duty soldier was first detected by thermal imaging …
US sanctions Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mohammad Javad Zarif thanked the US “for considering me such a huge threat to your agenda” The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions against Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The sanctions freeze any assets of Mr Zarif in America, or controlled by US entities, the department said. …
Breaking the stigma of mental health in the black community
NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and even though we’re approaching August, professionals want the conversation to continue year round. Mental illness affects everyone regardless of sex, gender, income or race, but there’s a push in Nashville and across the nation to get more people in the black community talking …
Goldman Sachs, IIF on market reaction to Fed rate cut, Powell comments
The underlying message by the Federal Reserve — after it cut interest rates on Wednesday — may not be as hawkish as many investors had interpreted it to be, according to the chief economist of Institute of International Finance. Stocks in the U.S. fell after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested policymakers were not embarking on …