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16-year-old girl bags life sentence over murder of university lecturer

Nigeria, July 10 -- A state high court in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced a 16-year-old girl, Joy Afekafe, to life imprisonment for her role in the murder of Funmilayo Adefolalu, a lecturer at the F... Read More


Emirates to Introduce Refurbished B777 on Colombo Route from 18 July

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- Emirates, the world's largest international airline, will deploy its retrofitted four-class Boeing 777 on flights EK650/651 operating between Dubai and Colombo from 18 July. Serv... Read More


Smartworks IPO: Issue Subscribed 17% On Day 1 So Far

India, July 10 -- The IPO of managed workspace provider Smartworks got off to a slow start, with the issue subscribed 17% till 12 PM on the first day of bidding. According to the BSE data, the IPO re... Read More


New Zealand's Dunedin City Council taps HCLTech for digital overhaul

New Delhi, July 10 -- Indian IT services firm HCL Technologies on Thursday signed a 10-year strategic partnership with New Zealand's Dunedin City Council (DCC) to modernise and manage its IT services,... Read More


President holds talks with officials on US tariff policy

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- A special discussion was held at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (10) between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and senior Sri Lankan officials involved in ongoing tra... Read More


Eimco Elecon slumps as Q1 PAT slides 2% YoY to Rs 14 crore

Mumbai, July 10 -- Profit before tax (PBT) stood at Rs 18.41 crore in Q1 FY26, marginally up 0.27% year-on-year. Total expenses rose 1.07% to Rs 57.24 crore in Q1FY26 over Q1FY25. During the quarter,... Read More


2 students die in Mirsharai stream, 11 rescued after getting lost in hills

Dhaka, July 10 -- Two students have died after slipping into a mountain stream while hiking in the hills of Mirsharai, Chattogram. Three others from their group were found a day later, lost in the hi... Read More


Man allegedly set ablaze by pregnant girlfriend dies - Police

Nigeria, July 10 -- The police in Rivers State said a man allegedly set ablaze by his pregnant girlfriend has died. The victim, Sunny Amadi, a 32-year-old man from Elibrada community in Emohua Local ... Read More


Why Premji Invest Led The $43 Mn Series C Round In WoodenStreet

India, July 10 -- In December 2024, Jaipur-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) furniture brand WoodenStreet secured INR 354 Cr (about $43 Mn) in Series C, one of the largest investment rounds in India's ho... Read More


Koushani Mukherjee's motion poster from Raktabeej 2 unveiled

Kolkata/IBNS, July 10 -- Bengali actress Koushani Mukherjee's motion poster from upcoming film Raktabeej 2 was unveiled by the makers on Thursday. Raktabeej 2 is directed by Nandita Roy and Shibopros... Read More