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Stan Lee sues ex-partners for 1 billion dollars
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 16 (ANI): The creator of Marvel and a comic book legend Stan Lee has sued his former business partners for 1 billion dollars claiming that they either tricked him into signing over the exclusive rights to his name, image and likeness or forged his signature.
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Now, a block chain solution for India's water woes
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): For a long time, we have been hearing that there is a need to conserve water, but how many of us do really care to act on it. Only a handful presumably! Factually, only 0.014 percent of earth's water is available for its 6.8 billion people.
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300 bn dollar energy investment coming to India in 10 yrs: Pradhan
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [U.A.E.] May 13 (ANI): Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said about 300 billion dollars will be invested in the energy sector in next 10 years.
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Alcohol, tobacco are biggest threat to human welfare
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 10 (ANI): Alcohol and tobacco use has cost humans more than a quarter of a billion disability-adjusted life years, suggests a recent study.
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Nawaz Sharif has to respond to it: MEA on 4.9 billion dollars laundered to
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday refused to comment on the media reports surfacing that Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif laundered 4.9 billion dollars to India, saying, " This is something that former Pakistani Prime Minister Na
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SAM & Co. advises Walmart on acquisition of majority stake in Flipkart for
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (NewsVoir): Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co. (SAM & Co.) advised Walmart on its acquisition of majority stake in India's largest online retailer Flipkart Ltd. For USD 16 billion deal. Walmart's investment includes $2 billion in new equity funding. The deal
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World Bank denies Nawaz Sharif laundered $4.9 bn to India
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 09: The World Bank on Tuesday denied the media reports claiming that its 2016 report on remittances mentioned that Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif laundered $4.9 billion money to India, raising a question on the credibility of the anti-corruption watch
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Indian firm seeks 3 bn for Kathmandu-Tarai expressway DPR
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 9 (ANI): Indian firm Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) has presented a bill worth Rs3.17 billion spent on a detailed project report (DPR) for the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway in 2015.
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Pak's NAB orders inquiry against Nawaz Sharif over laundering $4.9 billion
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 08 (ANI): Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has ordered an inquiry against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and others for allegedly laundering $4.9 billion to India, according to reports in the Pakistani media.
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Lawyer to SC: Stop Chinese from buying land in Pak
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has been petitioned by a senior lawyer to stop the Chinese from acquiring proprietary rights of land in the country on the plea that they require it for the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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'Avengers: Infinity War' becomes fastest film to earn 1 billion dollars wo
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 06 (ANI): The superhero mashup movie 'Avengers: Infinity War' has minted over 1 billion dollars worldwide, setting the record for the fastest film to reach the milestone.
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YouTube records 1.8 billion monthly active viewers
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
California [United States] May 4 (ANI): YouTube now boasts 1.8 billion users logged in and watching every month.
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