Two investigative journalists at the heart of a controversial leaks trial at the Vatican were acquitted on Thursday after judges ruled they did not have the authority to examine their cases. Italians Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano Fittipaldi, who had published books based on the documents at the heart of the trial, were not considered to have committed a crime on Read More

The Portugal reign of Fernando Santos will come full circle in the Stade de France on Sunday. In October 2014, Santos began his mission to revive Portugal’s fortunes after a poor World Cup with a friendly defeat by France at the stadium outside Paris. Portugal will be back there in Sunday’s European Championship final, against either France or Germany, which Read More

Donald Trump faced a tough crowd when he met Republicans in Congress on Thursday but several lawmakers, including past critics, emerged from the closed-door meeting with encouraging words about their presumptive White House nominee. Republican aides cited good attendance from both houses of Congress at the two meetings, although some lawmakers made a point of staying away, citing previous commitments. Read More

Terming as a deliberate “attack” on the Ambedkarite movement the demolition of Ambedkar Bhavan at Dadar in central Mumbai, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday said a rally to protest against the move has been postponed to July 19 from July 15. The Ambedkar Bhavan and the Buddha Bhushan printing press started by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar were demolished Read More

Poland’s ruling conservatives rushed an amended version of its constitutional court reforms through parliament on Thursday, apparently in an effort to reassure its Western allies over the issue hours before a NATO summit opens in Warsaw. Opposition critics said, however, the changes fell short of what was needed to keep from undermining democratic checks and balances, a concern expressed by Read More

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have been told that they risk being ordered how to drive by their teams if they collide again. Hamilton, the defending F1 champion, and Rosberg crashed on the final lap in a dramatic end to the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend. The incident happened when Hamilton was chasing race leader Rosberg and trying Read More

France haven’t beaten Germany in a major tournament since the 1958 World Cup but have the luxury of momentum on their side. And lest we forget, home support. Both teams though come into the semi-final without a loss this tournament. The winner takes on Portugal in the final in Paris on Sunday. Catch live scores, updates from Germany vs France. [source:indianexpress]

The round 3 seat allotment of the the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WB JEEB) will be announced on July 11. Candidates can know their status from the official website of the WB JEEB. The first round of seat allotments had been declared on June 25 while the second round of seat allotments had been announced on July 4. Read More

Yahoo Mail has announced new iOS and Android updates allowing users to personalise their inbox. Yahoo Mail will give users will the ability to undo their sent mail. After you press send, an “undo” option will pop up for three seconds. This option is only available for iOS devices.  The new update will also bring in animations and contact improvements Read More

A man already awaiting trial on charges of conspiring to aid the late U.S.-born al Qaeda preacher Anwar al Awlaki and an al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen was indicted on Wednesday over accusations he plotted to have the federal judge presiding over the case murdered. Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 37, was accused in the three-count indictment handed down by a federal Read More