Deloitte to pay US govt $21.5 mn to settle ‘discriminatory’ practices claims, months after IBM agreed to pay $17 mn

This year, federal officials have decided against releasing cool water from the Colorado River reservoirs, emphasizing the need for hydropower production over the conservation of a threatened fish species. The river and its reservoirs are facing severe depletion from overuse and climate change, while states have been unable to reach a long-term agreement on water…

Lower Primary School Teacher rank holders are protesting government inaction. They symbolically ate grass outside the Kerala Secretariat for their appointments. This ongoing protest has now crossed thirty-four days of frustration. The case is linked to alleged irregularities in a recent PSC examination. A Special Investigation Team is now investigating these examination irregularities.

Indra Kumar and Ashok Thakeria face an alleged Rs 1.50 crore fraud case over ‘Dhamaal’ rights after Vikas Sahni’s FIR. Sahni claims Maruti International sold him rights already given to Shemaroo in 2015. Maruti International says the matter will be “resolved mutually.” ‘Dhamaal’ (2007) is a cult classic; ‘Dhamaal 4’ released recently.