SCIENCE
Sweet tooth? New research finds desire for sugar can be eliminated by rewiring brain
“It would be like taking a bite of your favourite chocolate cake but not deriving any enjoyment from doing so,” said a reseracher
TECHNOLOGY
Artificial Intelligence could predict violent protests through Twitter analysis
Some researchers from the University of Southern California's Brain and Creativity Institute are using artificial intelligence. The researchers analysed the 18 million tweets posted during the Baltimore protests in 2015 to discover an association.
CRICKET
Happy birthday, Dinesh Karthik: DK version 2.0 looks promising and entertaining!
As he turns 33 on June 1, Dinesh Karthik's second innings looks very promising
WORLD
Scripps National Spelling Bee: A look at the best moments from the competition
The 91st version of the annual US Spelling Bee was held this week.
BUSINESS
Papua New Guinea releases dozens of prisoners to search for food after shortages
The Boram prison used to receive $18,000 per month to feed its inmates. However, in April this year, the amount was reduced by more than half to a mere $7,000.
BUSINESS
Nifty ends below 10,700, all sectoral indices in the red except Auto; Sensex up 1% for week
All sectoral indices ended lower barring Auto that gained 0.8 percent after strong auto sales data for the month of May 2018.
BUSINESS
Bajaj Allianz Life declares one-time special bonus
The statement by the insurance companies said that this move will benefit over 1.3 million policyholders of the company.
SPORTS-TRENDS
Real Kashmir FC become first J&K football team to gain I-League promotion
Real Kashmir FC’s coach, David Robertson said, “For a club of our size and budget, I’d never thought at the start that we’d qualify. It’s a miracle… a fairy tale.”
BUSINESS
Podcast | Deep Dive - WhatsApp payments and its turf war with Paytm
Instant messaging giant WhatsApp is entering the payments service. Here’s how the battle between WhatsApp and Paytm is shaping up.
WORLD
Ahead of the football World Cup, 16 teams unrecognised by FIFA are participating in their own version
The 'rebel World Cup' will be played between 16 teams from unrecognised nations, independence-seeking regions, minority communities and various diasporas.
BUSINESS
Hero Motocorp sales grow 11% at 7 lakh units in May 2018
The company sold 7,06,365 units in May 2018 against 6,33,884 units in May 2017.
BUSINESS
Market sees consolidation, but over 200 stocks hit fresh 52-week lows
Banking & financials and FMCG stocks were pulling the market lower in the last hour but Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, HDFC and select auto stocks continued to cap losses.
WORLD
Russia gifts North Korea's Kim Jong-un a ‘box for secrets’
Russia has been known to engage in ‘provocative optics’ in the past, more so in cases where it can tickle the US’s nerves and the ‘box for secrets’ certainly seems like another such provocative optic by Russia.
BUSINESS
Donald Trump's net worth falls to $2.8 bn, lowest since 2016 campaign: Report
Bloomberg's and Forbes' estimates of Donald Trump's net worth are far lower than his own.
BUSINESS
Legal and General to sell entire 26% stake in IndiaFirst Life to Warburg Pincus
The transaction is subject to the approval of regulatory authorities and is expected to be completed by end of 2018
BUSINESS
Allahabad HC stays central bank circular on NPAs in power sector
Stressed assets to the tune of over Rs 1.8 lakh crore in the power sector have been a cause of concern for most lenders.
BUSINESS
WhatsApp to soon ‘predict’ which photos you will upload, share with friends
The feature enables WhatsApp to actually predict when a photograph is going to be shared in a chat
BUSINESS
Movers & shakers: Check out these 3 stocks which gain over 20% in last 3-day
Dynamatic Technologies was trading with volumes of 22,074 shares, compared to its five-day average of 1,150 shares, an increase of 1,818.81 percent.
BUSINESS
Royal Enfield sales grow 23% to 74,697 units in May
Its exports increased 7 percent to 2,187 units compared to 2,049 units sold in May 2017.
TRAVEL-TRENDS
US airline asks mother to 'prove' relation with her biracial son
Lindsay Gottlieb, who is the head coach for the University of California-Berkeley women’s basketball team, was appalled when the agent asked for additional paperwork to verify her relation with the one-year-old child
BUSINESS
ONGC stock falls 4% as firm may bear fuel subsidy burden; Venezuela stops oil dues to OVL
The government does not want to cut excise duty and is looking at alternative means to reduce petrol and diesel prices.
BUSINESS
Broking firm sees 51% on Reliance Home Finance; initiates coverage with buy
Citing good capital position, better asset quality, as well as increasing share of low cost sourcing, among others, Sunidhi Securities has initiated coverage on Reliance Home Finance with a buy call
BUSINESS
Cafe Coffee Day founder considering selling stake in Mindtree: Report
The founder of Café Coffee Day Ltd holds one-fifth of the equity in Mindtree Ltd, and had stepped down as an independent director in March
BUSINESS
TVS Motor sales increase 10% to 3.09 lakh units in May, exports grow 53%
Scooter segment showed 11.9 percent growth in May while Motorcycles sales grew by 7.4 percent compared to same month last year.
