Flipkart, which competes with Amazon in India, is doubling down on an area where it has established a clear lead: Fashion. On Thursday, the Flipkart Group announced it had invested $35 million in Arvind Fashions for a significant minority stake in one the decades-old Indian firm’s subsidiaries as the Walmart -owned firm looks to tighten
The Supreme Court on Wednesday voted 7-2 to uphold Trump administration rules to allow employers with sincere moral or religious objections to deny employees access to free contraceptive coverage. The rules broadened a carve-out to the contraceptive coverage mandate included in the Affordable Care Act, the health-care overhaul commonly known as Obamacare. According to government estimates,
Tame Impala has shared a live acoustic version of their song “On Track” from their latest album The Slow Rush. The sparse video centers on frontman Kevin Parker, performing the song alone in a chair in a small studio. Check it out below. In April, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker played a solo acoustic version of
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the White House residence after exiting Marine One on the South Lawn on June 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said it will announce the last of the decisions from its current term on Thursday, which almost certainly means the
Sophie Turner brought out her second mini dress of the week on Tuesday when she was photographed in Santa Monica, leaving a building in a white babydoll dress. Turner paired the dress with a snakeskin mask and purse to give the feminine look an edgy twist. MEGA The additional Turner sighting comes one day after
Walt Disney World has unveiled their welcome back video ahead of this weekend’s official reopening. It’s hard to believe, but the Orlando Florida theme park, along with the Anaheim, California location, have been closed since the middle of March. Theme parks across America have all been shut down, due to the world’s current state of
Actress Naya Rivera is presumed dead after her four-year-old son was found alone in a boat in California on Wednesday afternoon. The Ventura Sheriff’s Department said that they kicked off a search for a drowning victim at on Lake Piru at around 1pm. The former Glee star, 33, reportedly arrived at the lake and rented
Electric Lit relies on contributions from our readers to help make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. Please support our work by becoming a member today, or making a one-time donation here. . As the Harlem Renaissance skipped to a run, the South Georgian characters of Jean Toomer’s Cane demonstrated what present day Black Americans
The Wirecard logo is seen at the payment company’s headquarters in Aschheim near Munich, southern Germany, on June 24, 2020. Christof Stache | AFP via Getty Images Despite its spectacular descent into insolvency last month, Wirecard‘s share price has not yet hit zero. Last week, Munich prosecutors raided the offices of the German payments giant,
The inaugural Bell Burnell fellowships have been awarded to (clockwise from top left) Katarina Mamic, Kiri Newson, Joanna Sakowska and Tracy Garratt. (Courtesy: Institute of Physics) Four female physics students have been awarded a new fellowship that seeks to promote diversity in physics. The Bell Burnell Graduate Scholarship Fund, awarded by the Institute of Physics
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Brian Cassella | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said states have been forced to compete in a “sick Hunger Games”-like competition for personal protective equipment and other supplies needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic without a strong federal response. Pritzker, a Democrat, told
Focus Features’ Let Him Go is departing its Aug 21 release date for Nov. 6, which is when Disney has Marvel’s Black Widow scheduled for release at U.S./Canada theaters. Let Him Go will go wide. Based on the Larry Watson novel, Let Him Go follows retired sheriff George Blackledge (Costner) and his wife Margaret (Lane) who leave their Montana ranch to
The Descartes Labs’ platform uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to fuse and analyze data from space and aerial sources WASHINGTON — Geospatial analytics company Descartes Labs has been awarded a $1.5 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force draw intelligence from imagery and other data collected by satellites and by autonomous aerial vehicles,
Auditors were not impressed by Facebook’s civil rights work, Tinder tests video chat and a new nasal spray could reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 8, 2020. The big story: Facebook faces blistering civil rights audit The results are out in a multi-year audit of Facebook’s approach to civil
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ramped up his pressure campaign to get public schools to fully reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, tweeting Wednesday that he may withhold federal funding from schools that do not resume in-person classes this fall. The tweet was the latest step in an administration-wide effort to convince schools nationwide that
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Aloe Blacc likes the fact the NFL is playing the Black National Anthem before every Week 1 game, but says the league needs to go much further to fight for equality. The singer joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and explained why there’s so much more the NFL can do
Getty Images Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes rose at the start of the overnight session Wednesday evening just hours after the Nasdaq Composite clinched its 25th record close for 2020. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed 50 points at the start of the overnight session, implying an opening gain of 0.3% when regular
Several WWE superstars, including the likes of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Dave Bautista and John Cena, have successfully transitioned to the big screen, with each of them even signing on to join comic book properties. Well, someone who would like to follow in their giant footsteps is Paul Wight a.k.a. The Big Show, who has