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With ‘Libra,’ Facebook takes on the world of cryptocurrency

June 18, 2019 strong

Facebook is leaping into the world of cryptocurrency with its own digital money, designed to let people save, send or spend money as easily as firing off text messages.”Libra” — described as “a new global currency” — was unveiled Tuesday in a new initiative in payments for the world’s biggest social network with the potential to bring crypto-money out of the shadows and into the mainstream.Facebook and some two dozen partners released a prototype of Libra as an open source code to be used by developers interested in weaving it…

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England’s Roy targets Australia match for World Cup return

June 18, 2019 strong

Jason Roy is targeting England’s match against arch-rivals Australia for a World Cup return after being sidelined with a torn hamstring.The in-form opening batsman has been ruled out of England’s match against Afghanistan at Old Trafford on Tuesday and their pool encounter with Sri Lanka at Headingley on Friday.Roy tore his left hamstring in the field during England’s eight-wicket win over the West Indies last week and did not bat, with Joe Root, who made a century, promoted to open alongside Jonny Bairstow instead. But having suffered a similar injury…

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It’s been a tough journey: Arjun Kapoor opens up about battle with obesity

June 18, 2019 strong

Arjun Kapoor on Tuesday opened up about his struggles with obesity, calling it a “tough journey” that he navigated right from childhood.The actor took to Instagram where he shared a couple of his workout pictures and urged people battling with weight issues to keep working hard to achieve their goal.”It’s been a tough journey for me ever since I was a kid when it comes to my battle with obesity. Everyone has their own struggles I have had and continue to have mine. “But the whole point of life is…

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KCR to skip party chiefs’ meet convened by PM, deputes son

June 18, 2019 strong

TRS President and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would not attend Wednesday’s meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the “one nation, one election” issue, among others.K T Rama Rao, Working President of the party and son of the Chief Minister, would represent the TRS (Telangana Rashtra Samiti) in the meeting, a senior leader said Tuesday.”Working President K T Rama Rao will attend”, TRS Parliamentary Pary leader K Keshava Rao told DIN.KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known as, had skipped the Prime Minister’s swearing-in ceremony…

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Forest fire a serious issue, pray for rain: SC

June 18, 2019 strong

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on June 24 a plea seeking urgent steps to protect forests, wildlife and birds from wildfires in Uttarakhand, saying “it is an serious issue and in the meantime, pray for rain”.A vacation bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant listed the matter for June 24 after the petitioner, advocate Rituparn Uniyal, sought urgent listing of the matter. “We are listing the petition for Monday (June 24). It’s a serious issue and in the meantime, you pray for rain,” the bench observed.Uniyal…

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Bhuvneshwar ruled out of next 2-3 games due to hamstring niggle: Kohli

June 17, 2019 strong

India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of at least the next two World Cup games after picking up a hamstring niggle during the clash against Pakistan.The paceman walked off the field without completing his third over and India skipper Virat Kohli confirmed that he will be replaced by Mohammed Shami in the following games. “Slight niggle (in his left hamstring) for Bhuvi, he slipped on one of the footmarks. He’s out for two, maybe three games, but he should come back for us at some stage during this…

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Hong Kong police clear streets as protesters move to park

June 17, 2019 strong

Protesters in Hong Kong left the streets, averting possible clashes Monday after haggling for hours with police by moving to areas near the city’s government headquarters. The demonstrators who stayed after a massive protest march the day before, demanding that Chief Executive Carrie Lam abandon a proposed extradition bill, were seen streaming Monday morning into a space outside Hong Kong’s Legislative Council after police who had cleared it reopened the area. Their decision to move allowed police to reopen streets to traffic.The activists have rejected an apology from Lam for…

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Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency

June 17, 2019 strong

Facebook is set Tuesday to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants. The world’s biggest social network is expected to outline details of a virtual currency launching next year that it hopes will avoid the rollercoaster volatility of “blockchain” technologies such as bitcoin.Facebook is setting up a consortium called “Libra” which, according to the Wall Street Journal, has been joined by more than a dozen companies including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber.The companies along with venture capitalists and…

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It was a learning: Varun Dhawan on ‘Kalank’ failure

June 17, 2019 strong

Varun Dhawan says the failure of his last release “Kalank” has affected him a lot but it was a learning experience. Ever since Varun made his debut with 2012’s “Student of the Year”, he has delivered 11 back-to-back hits until “Kalank”. The big budget multi-starrer, directed by Abhishek Varman, and co-produced by Karan Johar received negative reviews from both critics and audience.”It affected me. The film wasn’t liked by the audience. And it deserved not to do well. It is very clear if the audience likes a film it should…

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Referendum should be conducted on use of EVM in polls: Moily

June 17, 2019 strong

Asserting that there are “serious doubts” over EVM, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily has sought a referendum on whether it should be used in the electoral process or ballot papers be brought back.He also emphasised that such a referendum should be conducted on ballot papers and not on electronic voting machines (EVMs) over which he claimed there was a trust deficit.”Everybody is suspecting EVM. This is a very serious matter and there is serious doubt on EVM. I think many countries like the US after having used EVM have…