Over 380 flights were cancelled in Japan on Saturday ahead of Typhoon Trami's arrival. It is expected to make landfall on Kyushu island on Sunday bringing heavy rains, strong winds and high waves.


Flights cancelled as Typhoon Trami approaches Japan


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An Uttar Pradesh constable was on Saturday arrested and booked for murder after he shot a young Apple executive from close range, an official said.


UP cop shoots Apple executive dead, arrested


The GST Council on Friday decided to set up a seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi to look into Kerala's demand for imposing an additional cess over GST to meet the financial requirements in case of a natural calamity.


GST Council sets up GoM on imposing cess in case of disasters


Flick through a story of thwarted desires, of love and its loss, of losing and finding oneself, and of falling and learning to rise; read the story of a man whose dead wife's messages come to him though another woman; read a story around an arranged marriage, where the the twenty-year-old bride-to-be discovers that she has no say in the matter and decides to carve out the unlikeliest of silver linings; and know of an unusual tale, set in the last years of the British Raj, about being torn between two worlds.


Of love, secrets, and an arranged marriage (IANS Books This Weekend)


The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday presented charges against the founder of Tesla Inc., Elon Musk, accusing him of fraud after last month he announced on Twitter that he was planning to take the automaker private.


Stock market regulatory authority sues Elon Musk for fraud


The CBI on Thursday said it has a registered a case against a Hyderabad-based telecom equipment manufacturing company VMC Systems and its directors over an alleged bank fraud case to the tune of Rs 1,700, on the complaint of Punjab National Bank (PNB).


CBI books Hyderabad firm for cheating banks of Rs 1,700 crore


The Union Bank of India has sued fugitive billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi in a Hong Kong court, a media report said.


Union Bank sues Nirav Modi in Hong Kong court: Report


The Kerala government on Thursday announced it will provide free ration for three months to those who lost their livelihood due to the devastating floods.


Free ration to those who lost work in Kerala floods


Antigua and Barbuda has assured India that it will extradite fugitive jewellery merchant Mehul Choksi as soon as the legal formalities are over, according to External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar.


Antigua assures India it will extradite Mehul Choksi


Unicef has launched a partnership with Microsoft to tackle the education crisis impacting children and young people affected by conflict and natural disasters, providing them with protection services.


Unicef, Microsoft to empower refugee children


Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the hill state suffered losses totalling approximately Rs 1,250 crore due to the heavy rains.


Rs 1,250-cr loss due to rains, Himachal CM tells Modi


Eight cows have been handed over to as many farmers in the hilly district of Wayanad in north Kerala under the 'donate a cow' campaign in the wake of torrential rains and consequent devastation in the state in the monsoon season.


Eight Kerala farmers get cattle under 'donate a cow' campaign


Hundreds of businessmen shouting anti-government slogans on Wednesday forced the closure of shops and other establishments and blocked roads in Bihars Bhojpur district headquarters on Wednesday demanding security following a spurt in crimes against them, police said.


Shutdown in Bihar town over spike in crimes


Once dubbed "America's Dad", comedian Bill Cosby, 81, has been labelled a "sexually violent predator" by a US court, implying that he must undergo counselling for life and appear on the sex offenders' registry.


US court declares Bill Cosby a 'sexually violent predator'


The CBI has written to the Interpol in Nigeria seeking the whereabouts of Chetan and Nitin Sandesara, directors of the Gujarat-based pharma company Sterling Biotech in connection with an over Rs 5,000-crore bank fraud case.


CBI asks Interpol Nigeria to help trace Sterling Biotech directors


Traffic to picturesque Himachal tourist resort Manali was restored partially on Tuesday, a day after all major road links snapped due to landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said.


Traffic to Manali restored partially


Comedian Bill Cosby, who was earlier facing up to 30 years behind bars, will now face a maximum of 10 years after his three counts of his conviction were merged into one.


Bill Cosby faces 5-10 years in jail for sexual assault


Amid media reports that Chetan and Nitin Sandesara, both directors of Gujarat based pharma company Sterling Biotech and wanted in an over Rs 5,000 crore bank fraud case may have fled the country, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said that it has "no information" about their whereabouts.


No information on whereabouts of Sandesaras: CBI


Kannada cine star 'Duniya' Vijay and his three friends were arrested here on charge of assaulting a gym trainer, police said on Sunday.


Kannada actor, three accomplices arrested on assault charge


A case has been lodged against Bollywood actor-producer Salman Khan and others associated with his upcoming home production "Love Yatri", which was earlier titled "Loveratri", in Bihars Muzaffarpur district following the order of the local court, police said on Saturday.


Case filed against Salman Khan, 'Love Yatri' team in Bihar


India-born supermodel Padma Lakshmi has great respect for the women coming out with their own experiences of sexual abuse, and says it takes incredible courage to come forward in "our victim-blaming culture".

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