U.S. accuses Huawei CFO of Iran sanctions cover-up; hearing adjourned to Monday
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s Chief Financial Officer faces U.S. accusations that she covered up her company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions, a Canadian prosecutor said on Friday, arguing against giving her bail while she awaits extradition. After nearly six hours of arguments and counter-arguments, no decision was reached and the hearing was adjourned until Monday 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (1800 GMT).
A tale of two States: the differing politics of rural Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
A few farmers sit huddled near a statue of Sardar Patel at Balaguda village in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh pouring out their woes over steaming cups of tea. The statue marks the entry point to the Patidar-dominated village. One of them, Manoj Patidar, who has just returned from the Mandsaur wholesale market, says that the goods and services tax (GST) and rising prices of diesel have made agriculture a loss-making activity. “If the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government stays for another five years, we will have to sell our lands,” says the tall farmer, his wry smile deepening the lines on his weather-worn face.
'He should play baseball' - MLB fans rave over Cummins' run out
Cricket might not be well understood in the United States, but baseball fans were raving about Australian Pat Cummins' spectacular run out of Indian centurion Cheteshwar Pujara in the first Test at Adelaide. The Aussie fast bowler produced an amazing piece of skill on Thursday to get to the ball with lightning pace, snatch it up with one hand then throw it while in the air diving and twisting.
CEA-designate Krishnamurthy Subramanian is ‘serious researcher, astute observer’
Newly-appointed Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian, affectionately called as ‘Subbu’ by his friends and colleagues, is an “outstanding choice for the job”, according to those who have worked and are currently working with him.
M.S. Swaminathan calls GM crops a failure; Centre’s adviser faults paper
A research paper co-authored by leading agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan, which describes Bt cotton as a ‘failure,’ was criticised by India’s Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), K. VijayRaghavan as ‘deeply flawed’. The paper, ‘Modern Technologies for Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security’, appears in the latest issue of the peer-reviewed journal Current Science . It is authored by P.C. Kesavan and Prof. Swaminathan, senior functionaries of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF). The article is a review of crop development in India and transgenic crops — particularly Bt cotton, the stalled Bt brinjal as well as DMH-11, a transgenic mustard hybrid. The latter two have been cleared by scientific regulators but not by the Centre.
Opinion: An invitation to corruption?
Early this year the government introduced an Electoral Bond Scheme purportedly with a view to cleansing the prevailing culture of political sponsorship. But the programme’s failings have been so blindingly obvious, and its consequences so utterly devastating to rectitude and transparency in government, that even O.P. Rawat, who just retired Chief Election Commissioner, thought it fit to deliver a damning indictment of the scheme.
R. Ashwin: Spinning a different tale this time around
The tide turns, fortunes change. In 2014, another Adelaide Test, again an opening fixture of a much-hyped series involving India and Australia, and inexplicably R. Ashwin was dropped. Virat Kohli believed that he could ambush the Australians through Karn Sharma’s leg-spin, but the ploy failed.
Avengers 4 is titled ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Watch the trailer now
After months of refusing to divulge even the tiniest of details, Marvel has released the first trailer — and the title — for the final Avengers movie. Avengers 4 is titled Avengers: Endgame , proving some corners of the internet right.
Expired dart fired on tigress Avni, says probe panel
The committee constituted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to enquire into the death of tiger T-1 (the official designation for the tigress known as Avni) in Pandharkawada on November 2, has concluded that the dart shot to immobilize the big cat had been used about 56 hours after it was prepared, well past the recommended 24 hours.
Watch: Amur Falcons and their Nagaland halt
Every year Amur falcons take a long journey covering many countries, including China, Mongolia, Russia and India, to reach Somalia. A few thousands halt in Tamenglong district of Manipur and some parts of Nagaland where they feed on termites and other insects for about three weeks. However, their stay in Nagaland has quite a few speed-breakers.
