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US barista receives over $32,000 in tips for not serving woman without fac
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
San Deigo [US], June 27 (ANI): A barista, who declined to serve a woman because she was not wearing a mask, received praise from Internet users and whopping USD 32,000 in tips.
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China, Pak sign deal over hydel power project under CPEC worth $2.4 billio
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): A tripartite agreement was signed between a Chinese company and the governments of Pakistan and China on Thursday for construction of a 1,124-megawatt hydropower project at Kohala on the Jhelum river at a cost of USD 2.4 billion.
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AI robot, Erica, to take lead in USD 70 million sci-fi movie
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): As the world grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic, the makers of upcoming sci-fi movie 'b' have partially sorted out the casting- by roping in a robot.
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Justin Bieber files $ 20 million lawsuit against two women who accused him
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Singer Justin Bieber has reportedly filed a USD Rs 10 million each defamation lawsuit against the two women who recently accused him of sexual assault on social media.
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Nadda targets Congress, says Rajiv Gandhi Foundation received USD 300,000
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday alleged a "secret" relation between Congress and China and said the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation received USD 300,000 from China and its embassy in 2005-06.
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Kenyan court declares USD 3.2 billion railway contract with China illegal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 25 (ANI): A Kenyan appellate court has ruled that the USD 3.2 billion railway contract between Kenya and the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) is illegal.
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US doubles bounty on IS leader who succeeded Baghdadi
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 24 (ANI): The US Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program has increased the bounty - now up to USD10 million -- for information leading to the identification or location of ISIS's new leader Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahma al-Mawla. This represents a doub
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India pledges USD 10 mn to UNRWA for next two years, to send medical shipm
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): India on Tuesday pledged USD 10 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and said that New Delhi will donate life-saving drugs to Palestine to help them in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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193 athletes offered grants from Athlete Welfare Fund
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], June 21 (ANI): World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) on Sunday announced that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will be offered one-time grants of USD 3000 through an Athlete Welfare Fund declared in April to support professional athlet
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Centre, AIIB sign $750 Million agreement for COVID-19 support for India
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Finance on Friday announced that the Government of India and multilateral financial institution Asian Infrastructure Investment bank (AIIB) signed an agreement for USD 750 million COVID-19 assistance to India.
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Facebook commits USD 200 mn to support "black-owned businesses"
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
California [USA], June 19 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook will contribute USD 200 million to support "black-owned businesses and organizations" in one of its several initiatives announced by COO Sheryl Sandberg on Friday to support "black communities."
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COVID-19: SC rejects plea for directing Centre to drag China to ICJ for co
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition for directions to the Central government to drag China to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), seeking compensation to the tune of USD 600 billion for spreading coronavirus.
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