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Why this Indian state screams for ice cream

Edit BBC News 11 Jul 2016
"Anywhere else in the world, these may sound outrageous," says food writer Marryam H Reshii ... What Indians have done to world cuisine ... "Nothing stops us from experimenting all the time," says Ankit Chona, managing director of Havmor, which churns out 200,000 litres of ice cream in 160 flavours every day ... Our reputation has spread by word of mouth," says Ms Desai ... "People here want new kinds of ice creams all the time," says Mr Samnani....

The refugee who fled civil war and became a multi-millionaire

Edit BBC News 11 Jul 2016
"Islamists were starting to attack girls in the street," she says ... Daniele says she felt "rejected and worthless", but her life was to transform again for the better in 1997 when she decided to start her own business selling health and beauty products. She says she wanted to be her own boss because she was "tired of being exploited" ... Although she hadn't wanted the relationship, Daniele says she soon learned to love her husband....

Interview: Iain Valentine, managing partner at Whitespace

Edit Scotsman 11 Jul 2016
“It really signifies for me what Whitespace is all about,” he says ... But he says he left anyway “and came out with the only first in the year,” adding that he always knew he wanted to be graphic designer, was always “relatively entrepreneurial” and wanted to own his own agency ... Telling them that he wanted all or part of this business, “they, to my surprise, turned round and went, ‘OK'....

The UK women seeking divorce through Sharia councils

Edit BBC News 11 Jul 2016
"If I went to an English court [my ex-husband] would say, 'Where is their right to decide about my life?' Now he can't say anything because the decision has been made using Sharia law, and we all believe in that," she explains.'Discrimination' ... Aleena - not her real name - says she wanted a divorce because her partner used to rape her on a regular basis....

Texas woman shot while protecting son says she'd march again

Edit Boston Herald 11 Jul 2016
Taylor, in a wheelchair with her right leg immobilized, told a news conference at Baylor University Medical Center that she always held police officers "in a very high place" and notes that her youngest son wants to be a cop ... She wants her sons — ages 12, 13, 15 and 17 — to know it was an isolated incident. "I don't want them to think that I am a quitter, because I am not," she said ... I just want to protect my family."....

Theresa May to call for unity, equality and successful exit from EU

Edit The Guardian 11 Jul 2016
Tory leadership candidate says she wants more accountability for big business, with workers on company boards and annual shareholder votes on executive pay ... In an announcement that in some respects outflanks what Labour was offering on corporate governance at the general election, the home secretary will say on Monday that the rules on pay and board membership need to change because big business is too unaccountable....

Michael Arace commentary | Crew is at a loss on how to win

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 11 Jul 2016
The best ways to draw a crowd to a sporting event is to win games or have 10-cent beer night, every night ... When beer costs approach 10 bucks, it’s impossible to wash down a loser. Crew SC wants to feel the love from its fans ... It wants its supporters to pack Mapfre Stadium to create an intimidating environment ... “I only see one way to handle tough times, and that’s to remain optimistic ... I just want the fans to hang in....

Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa May over 'motherhood' remark

Edit BBC News 11 Jul 2016
She went on to say the Times article "said completely the opposite of what I said and believe" and that the criticism she faced since left her feeling "under attack, under enormous pressure - it has been shattering". "I was pressed to say how my children had formed my views. I didn't want it to be used as an issue," she also said....

NHS budget control 'will require staff cuts'

Edit BBC News 11 Jul 2016
Staffing levels within the NHS will have to be cut if the government wants to bring NHS finances in England under control, the King's Fund think tank has said ... The Department of Health said the government wanted to make the NHS the safest healthcare system in the world ... But the King's Fund warns that if the government wants to balance the health ......

Texas woman shot while protecting son says she would march again

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 11 Jul 2016
Taylor, in a wheelchair with her right leg immobilized, told a news conference at Baylor University Medical Center that she always held police officers “in a very high place” and notes that her youngest son wants to be a cop ... She wants her sons — ages 12, 13, 15 and 17 — to know it was an isolated incident. “I don’t want them to think that I am a quitter, because I am not,” she said....

Working on vacation? Here’s how to do it without angering your family

Edit The Miami Herald 11 Jul 2016
“If you want to participate on a conference call, you might need to miss an activity,” Brownlee says ... Fort Lauderdale family attorney Claudia Jo Willis, who vacations in Wyoming, says she sets time aside every morning to check email and go over matters with her paralegal, who handles all correspondence with clients ... No one wants to feel so buried in email that they wish they had stayed home....

The things that drive small business owners crazy

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 11 Jul 2016
"As a marketplace we want to sell and do global business from Australia," says Wyatt ... Chubb has a particular axe to grind with his local council, who he says claim they want to support co-working, but really just waste his time through 'consultation' that seems to go nowhere ... fixing a leaking roof or heating system to get involved."....

Rangers slump into break as AL's best

Edit MLB 11 Jul 2016
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers enter the All-Star break appearing to be a team in need of some time off ... That's the largest lead the Rangers have ever had at the All-Star break, so they don't really need to be moping around over the next few days before resuming play against the Cubs on Friday in Chicago ... Are you really who you say you are? Are you willing to do what it takes every single day to get to where you want to go?....
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