Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Monday called for Sushma Swaraj’s resignation while also urging the authorities to look into the creation of a ‘conflict of interest’ law. – Source
South Koreans by the thousands wore surgical masks outdoors to keep from catching MERS, or Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus, which has killed 14 people and infected nearly 140 in the country…. – Source
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The U.S military says it launched weekend airstrikes targeting and likely killing an al-Qaida-linked militant leader in eastern Libya charged with leading the attack on a gas plant in Algeria in 2013 that killed at least 35 hostages, including three Americans…. – Source
Keeping India’s movie star presence very much alive in China, Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan thundered into Middle Kingdom multiplexes (along with a few computer generated dinosaurs) to lead Jurassic World to a $97 million opening week, the 4th best ever in Chinese movie theater annals.
Khan took the box office baton from fellow countryman Aamir Khan, whose film PK has smashed all records for Bollywood releases in China, with total box office receipts of $18.5 million through Sunday. The previous Indian record-holder in China, Dhoom 3, topped out at just $3.1 million a year earlier. India’s prospects as both a supplier of films to China and also as a co-production partner have picked up encouraging momentum this year.
In the latest Jurassic Park sequel Khan plays the role of Simon Masrani, CEO and owner of the Masrani Corporation and owner of the pest-ridden Jurassic World park. Without giving too much away, let’s just say that Masrani runs into some problems with a dinosaur called Indominus Rex, problems that make it unlikely he’ll be appearing in the next sequel. – Source
“When you personify fear as outside of you, you give yourself an excuse not to do something,” is what Jon Acuff told me when we don’t hustle. – Source
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Shares of Vedanta Ltd and Cairn India Ltd rose on Monday after Vedanta offered to buy out minorities in cash-rich oil unit Cairn India in a $2.3 billion deal.
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Shares of Vedanta Ltd and Cairn India Ltd rose on Monday after Vedanta offered to buy out minorities in cash-rich oil unit Cairn India in a $2.3 billion deal.
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong is gearing up for a vote this week on a contentious electoral reform package backed by Beijing, with a weekend poll showing public support has shifted against the proposal amid renewed street marches by pro-democracy protesters.
The monsoon has galloped in the past three days, boosting this season’s total rainfall to a soothing 11% higher than normal. – Source
Kaushal holds the distinction of being the youngest person to become a governor in the country. – Source
The two teams are increasingly seeing more of each other in recent times. Both are also in similar stages of transition – Source
Rodney, a CTO who’s been laid off, asks Liz how a C-level job search is different from other job hunts. Liz fills him in! – Source
