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Acting US Defence Secretary quits as domestic violence reports surface

Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has quit as reports of a domestic violence incident from nearly nine years ago surfaced marring his chances for confirmation even as Washington readies for a possible confrontation with Iran.




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Women's WC: Marta creates history with record 17th goal

Marta became the top scorer in the history of FIFA World Cups, including the men's tournament, after scoring her 17th overall goal in Brazil's 1-0 win against Italy in the Women's World Cup here.




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Trump formally launches 2020 re-election campaign

US President Donald Trump has formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign at a rally in Orlando, Florida, and called on his supporters to deliver a metaphorical "earthquake" at the ballots against his Democratic Party rivals.




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Yuvraj seeks BCCI's permission to play in foreign T20 leagues

Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has sought the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) permission to play in foreign T20 leagues, following his retirement from international cricket last week.




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Peru rally to beat Bolivia in Copa America

Peru came from behind to clinch a 3-1 win over Bolivia and keep alive their hopes of progressing to the Copa America knockout stage.




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Australian state legalizes euthanasia for the terminally ill

Australia's state of Victoria on Wednesday became the first in the country to legalize euthanasia for the terminally ill as the law on voluntary assisted death (VAD) entered into force.




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Only six! Lowest-ever total in Women's T20Is

Cricket fans on Tuesday were busy talking about star Afghanistan player Rashid Khan, who broke an ugly record against England by becoming the most expensive bowler in the World Cup history.




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Pyongyang visit to contribute to Korean Peninsula talks: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in an op-ed published in an official North Korean newspaper on Wednesday, said his upcoming visit to Pyongyang will help achieve progress in the negotiations on the Korean Peninsula's denuclearization issue.




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Info Edge's prized assets Naukri, 99acres fall prey to Covid-19, lockdown

Valuations still not fair, given uncertainty over revenues




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Data story: 44% of Tamil Nadu's 5,409 cases have come in past 4 days alone

A set of graphics tracking how the number of coronavirus positive cases have moved on a daily basis since India's total touched 100 on March 15




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RBI assumes protective role, asks banks not to pay dividend for FY20

Experts say while the decision is positive, it may not make any significant contribution




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HDFC Bank's Q4 performance strong, but investors will have to be wary

Provisioning costs higher than expected; FY21 EPS estimated to decline by 2-4 per cent




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How TS Singh Deo's approach pushed community leaders to fight Covid-19

Over 90,000 people have been quarantined in the state after the outbreak and this helped control the situation in Chhattisgarh




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Commodity picks: 20 April, 2020

For the week ahead, soymeal prices are expected to move towards Rs 35,500 per tonne




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NBFCs stare at 30-70% fall in FY21 earnings due to coronavirus pandemic

According to an Edelweiss report, Rs 1 trillion non-convertible dentures (NCDs) and Rs 1.2 trillion commercial papers (CPs) are due for maturity in May and June




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The future is back in the pits for steelmakers as demand falls rapidly

Iron ore extraction in a falling demand scenario due to cutbacks in steel production is weighing on its prices




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Brands get creative with customer engagement to stay relevant amid crisis

New services, new offers, new alliances and with a little help from technology, brands reimagine their relationship with consumers




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Covid-19 clouds Infosys' prospects as Q4 results indicate quantum of pain

Firm suspends guidance because of pressure in key geographies




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Covid-19: Quirky campaigns to bring lasting change in people's behaviour

How can governments and health agencies drive lasting lifestyle changes to combat Covid-19?




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Rising costs, political unrest, Covid-19: Triple whammy for tea industry

The tea industry, hit by rising costs, falling prices and political unrest in the North Bengal plantations, is especially vulnerable to the Covid-19 lockdown




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Commodity picks: 27 April, 2020

For the week ahead, the price of cotton seed oil cake could head towards Rs 1,990 per quintal




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Statsguru: Why crude oil went berserk last week and is it just a blip?

Oil traded at a negative price on a one-month West Texas Intermediate futures contract, but it didn't for successive months' futures contracts




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Retail unsecured loans, cross-selling may decline post moratorium

Lenders say the larger challenge is to communicate to borrowers the difference between moratorium and waiver




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Statsguru: Key indicators point to grim economic outlook amid lockdown

PMI's services did contract, with trade, hospitality coming to a grinding halt, though the pace of fall in the index was not as steep as that of the core sector




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YES Bank logs Rs 2,629 cr net profit in Q4 on one-time gain; stk jumps 20%

The earnings were better than what most of the analysts had expected. Kotak Securities, for instance, estimated the private lender to log net loss at Rs 4,404.4 crore in the quarter under review




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AU Small Finance hits new low, slips 14% in 4 days post March qtr results

Analysts believe the bank will be unable to maintain high AUM growth and will likely see a sharp rise in credit cost & deterioration in incremental deposit mix, amid the current lockdown




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Unacademy data hacked, names and passwords put on sale: Security firm

Unacademy says its internal investigation had found e-mail data of around 11 million users was compromised.




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Industry in Ahmedabad face first day jitters of complete lockdown

The first day impact has been more on the pharma especially in the wake of 26 workers at Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s facility in Ahmedabad testing positive for COVID-19




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Beauty takes back seat as essential items become priority amid lockdown

Beauty products segment witnesses 0.8% decline in March, says Nielsen




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NCLT orders insolvency procedure for Eason Reyrolle on SBI, Canara plea

The banks together claimed over Rs 230 crore from the company, along with interest and other charges




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Dharavi's tally of corona patients rises to 808

The number of Covid-19 patients in Dharavi, Mumbai's biggest slum sprawl, reached 808 on Friday as 25 more persons tested positive for the infection, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The death toll in the area also rose to 26, he said.




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Mumbai: 72 jail inmates sent to empty building




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Fire at Adharwadi dumping ground in Kalyan

A major fire broke out at Adharwadi dumping ground in Kalyan (West), engulfing the entire area into thick smoke. Four fire tenders of Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation are trying to control the fire.




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Mumbai lockdown: Today's updates from your city

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.




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Games of strategy / Avinash Dixit, Susan Skeath, David Reiley

Dixit, Avinash K., author




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Advanced issues in partial least squares structural equation modeling / Joseph F. Hair, Jr, University of South Alabama, USA, University of South Alabama, [and three others]

Hair, Joseph F., author




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Confronting the Internet's dark side : moral and social responsibility on the free highway / Raphael Cohen-Almagor

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael, author




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Privacy-enhancing aggregation techniques for smart grid communications / Rongxing Lu

Lu, Rongxing, author




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Quantum transport : atom to transistor / Supriyo Datta

Datta, Supriyo, 1954- author




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Security solutions and applied cryptography in smart grid communications / [edited by] Mohamed Amine Ferrag (Guelma University, Algeria), Ahmed Ahmim (University of Larbi Tebessi, Algeria)




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Keys to running successful research projects : all the things they never teach you / Katherine Christian

Christian, Katherine, author




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Proceedings of the 40th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education : PME 40, Szeged, Hungary, 3-7 August, 2016 / editors: Csaba Csíkos, Attila Rausch, Judit Szitányi

PME Conference (40th : 2016 : Szeged, Hungary)




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Discrete mathematics and its applications / Kenneth H. Rosen (formerly AT&T Laboratories)

Rosen, Kenneth H., author




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Engineering circuit analysis / William H. Hayt, Jr. (deceased) (Purdue University), Jack E. Kemmerly (deceased) (California State University), Jamie D. Phillips (University of Michigan), Steven M. Durbin (Western Michigan University)

Hayt, William Hart, 1920- author




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Fundamentals of power semiconductor devices / B. Jayant Baliga

Baliga, B. Jayant, 1948- author




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Introduction to chemical engineering thermodynamics / J.M. Smith, Late Professor of Chemical Engineering (University of California, Davis), H.C. Van Ness (Late Professor of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), M.M. Abbott (Late Profess

Smith, J. M. (Joseph Mauk), 1916- author




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Thermodynamics : an engineering approach / Yunus A. Çengel, Michael A. Boles, Mehmet Kanoglu

Çengel, Yunus A., author




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Fundamentals of thermal-fluid sciences / Yunus A. Çengel, John M. Cimbala, Robert H. Turner ; adapted by Mehmet Kanoglu

Çengel, Yunus A., author




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Fuzzy techniques : theory and techniques : proceedings of the 2019 Joint World Congress of the International Fuzzy Systems Association and the Annual Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society IFSA/NAFIPS'2019 (Lafayette, Lo




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A bridge to linear algebra / Dragu Atanasiu (University of Borås, Sweden), Piotr Mikusiński (University of Central Florida, USA)

Atanasiu, Dragu, author