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What's next for US after Shinzo Abe's resignation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Friday that he has decided to resign because of chronic ulcerative colitis, after weeks of speculation about his health following two visits to a hospital and just days after setting a record as the country's longest-serving leader.

Aug 28, 2020

Lord & Taylor at Palisades Park Mall West in New York

Lord & Taylor is going out of business after 194 years; hosts final clearance sale

The first US department store Lord & Taylor decides to finally shut down all of its stores soon, after being in the business for nearly 200-years, ever since its launch in 1826.

Aug 28, 2020

Crude oil or cooking oil? For some US refiners, it's now a choice

Refiners have always produced fuel using crude oil. Now some are using grease.

Aug 27, 2020

Security personnel watch the trial run of a train running on the yet to be inaugurated Green Line of the Namma Metro Rail at Majestic Station

Bengaluru: BMRCL conducts first trial run of Phase II namma metro stretch; CM says normalcy will return soon

The Bengaluru metro hasn't yet opened amid the Karnataka government's unlock mission. As the BMRCL waits for the centre to give them the go-ahead, the first trial run of the Phase II 72.1 km stretch at Yelachenahalli took place today.

Aug 27, 2020

PUBG Mobile 1.0 is coming with Rs 15 crore grand prize; that's not all

The new update will be made available to everyone on September 8 and PMGC event will kick-off late in November for regions including Americas, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Middle East and China.

Aug 26, 2020

Koena Mitra exposes Bollywood's dark side: Casting couch, pay parity, bullying & more [Exclusive]

In an exclusive conversation with IBTimes, Koena Mitra spills the beans on the age-old practice in Bollywood of pay parity and casting couch, the actress shares some profound insights about her journey in the movie industry. Speaking her mind fearlessly. Mitra's unabashed and unbiased views are worth giving a read!

Aug 25, 2020

Hurricane Morco, Tropical storm Laura to strike back-to-back: US Gulf Coast on high alert | Details

Hurricane Marco to strike Monday and tropical storm Laura will soon strengthen to become hurricane. It will hit the U.S Gulf coast across Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama at 96 mph on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Aug 24, 2020

From acquiring citizenship of a Caribbean country, Dawood bought new properties in Karachi

As India alerted CoD, Don Dawood Ibrahim's best-laid plans of escaping to the Caribbean were spiked.

Aug 23, 2020

Dawood Ibrahim's trusted lieutenants, his companies revealed | Full details

It not only details the vast swathe of his operations and names his companies, but arguably it looks at the personnel involved in his drugs to construction to gambling/betting to terrorism network.

Aug 23, 2020

In a first, National Council for Transgender Persons formed | Details

In a notification on Friday, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has now constituted a National Council for Transgender Persons, in a historic first for India.

Aug 22, 2020

Madras Day 2020: Celebrating 381 years of the city; how the day came to be

Madras, now known as Chennai is one of India's oldest cities, that has come to be loved around the world. On 22nd August, the city celebrates 381 years of its existence.

Aug 22, 2020

California fires can be seen from space; air quality hazardous, more land than LA burned

The deadly fire in the San Franciso area in California has burnt more than 500,000 acres of land and the air quality has reached the levael of "hazardous." The state has been hit by over 11,000 lighting strikes in 3 days.

Aug 21, 2020

RBI releases 'National Strategy for Financial Education for 2020-2025': What it includes

The NSFE 2020-25 includes inculcating financial literacy concepts among various sections of the population through financial education to make them an important life skill.

Aug 20, 2020

California wildfire tracker: County-wise evacuation orders and routes

Here are necessary details about evacuation from California states in wake of wildfires.