Travis Kalanick steps down as Uber CEO amid internal rift

| Updated: Aug 23, 2017 11:20 IST

New York [USA], June 21 (ANI): Travis Kalanick, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uber has resigned on Wednesday Travis, who had been absent from work citing personal reasons as well as an internal rift in the organisation, was allegedly forced to step down following severe backlash from the company's shareholders, reports the New York Times. The company had allegedly faced a string of revolts from the shareholders, few of which demanded Kalanick's resignation. Further details are awaited. (ANI)

Updated: Oct 16, 2019 17:41 IST

Kim Jong-un rides horse to Mount Paekdu, slams US sanctions

Seoul [South Korea], Oct 16 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday slammed the US for levying sanctions on Pyongyang, NK state media reported on Wednesday.

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 16:52 IST

India to gift 75,000 MT of wheat to Afghanistan: Envoy

Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 16 (ANI): India will gift 75,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan in November, announced Ambassador Vinay Kumar on Wednesday.

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 16:18 IST

Scribes hold protest in Pakistan against police brutality on journalist

Punjab [Pakistan], Oct 16 (ANI): Pakistani journalists on Wednesday held a country-wide protest against police brutality on a local reporter in Lahore.

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 15:14 IST

Over 2,200 people detained in Hong Kong since start of protests:...

Beijing [China], Oct 16 (ANI): Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday said that Hong Kong police have detained more than 2,200 people in 400 anti-government protests that have hit the city over the past four months.

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 14:57 IST

NASA unveils future moon spacesuits

Washington D.C. [United States], Oct 16 (ANI): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Tuesday unveiled two prototype spacesuits for Artemis astronauts to be used during the upcoming moon missions.

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 14:41 IST

Pak to remain on FATF grey list till February 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 16 (ANI): In a major development, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided "in principle" that Pakistan will remain on its grey list till February 2020 and directed the country to take "extra measures" for the complete elimination of terror financing and money laund

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 13:40 IST

Taliban claims responsibility for suicide bombing in...

Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 16 (ANI): The Taliban on Wednesday claimed the responsibility for a suicide bombing near a police headquarters that claimed the lives of two members of the Afghan Security Forces and injured 26 other people in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman.

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 13:19 IST

Pak summons Indian Deputy High Commissioner over LoC firing

Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 16 (ANI): Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia over India's retaliation to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC).

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 12:50 IST

Seven Taliban terrorists killed, 8 arrested in Eastern Afghanistan

Moscow [Russia], Oct 16 (ANI/Sputnik): At least seven Taliban terrorists were killed and eight others arrested during military operations in Wardak and Paktika provinces in eastern Afghanistan, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 12:32 IST

Carrie Lam aborts policy speech as Hong Kong lawmakers disrupt session

Hong Kong, Oct 16 (ANI): Moments after Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam began to deliver a speech outlining policy ideas to deal with the ongoing crisis on Wednesday, pro-democracy lawmakers forced her to stop the address to the Legislative Council.

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 12:24 IST

Xi held in-depth communication on 'regional situation' with PM...

Beijing [China], Oct 16 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping during his recent Chennai visit held in-depth talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the strained ties between India and Pakistan and encouraged all parties concerned to solve the current issues through dialogue, Chinese Forei

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Updated: Oct 16, 2019 12:00 IST

Is China planning to use military force?

Hong Kong, Oct 16 (ANI): China is implementing the largest military build-up the world has seen since the end of World War II. The uppermost question that needs to be answered is why.

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