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Nashik man ends marriage after wife fails 'virginity test'

Edit The Times of India 31 May 2016
In a case that has sent shockwaves across Maharashtra, a village caste panchayat in Nashik district has termed a newly married girl as 'not virgin' after her husband told them she had failed the 'virginity test', and has allowed him to end ......

Love Island's new arrivals spark excitement and terror among the contestants

Edit Digital Spy 31 May 2016
The Love Island bunch are all settling in and getting to know each other better and then BOOM - two new islanders are arriving, sending shockwaves through the villa. In a promo clip for tonight's episode (May 31), it all kicks off when Scott gets a text and starts to scream, revealing the boys will be hosting a welcome party for a new girl. But Zara is NOT happy about it, saying ... I knew it ... I just know ... ....

What lies beneath is what concerns big-wave surfer Mark Mathews

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 2016
Widely regarded as one of the best big-wave surfers in the world, Mark Mathews isn't scared by the monsters he rides. It's what lies beneath that send waves of fear through his veins. Originally from Maroubra in New South Wales, the 33-year-old has surfed all over the world and his fear of sharks is ever present ... Advertisement ... The footage went viral worldwide and sent shockwaves through the surfing community ... 1 Tyler Wright ...  . ....

Taliban kill 16 and kidnap dozens pulled off Afghan buses, officials say

Edit The National 31 May 2016
KUNDUZ // At least 16 people were killed and dozens kidnapped on Tuesday in an attack outside the northern city of Kunduz which police blamed on Taliban insurgents ... Some were killed on the side of the road at point-blank range, officials said ... The drone attack, the first known American assault on a top Afghan Taliban leader on Pakistani soil, sent shockwaves through the insurgent movement, which had seen a resurgence under Mansour ... ....

Taliban kill 16 passengers, kidnap dozens in northern Afghanistan

Edit Dawn 31 May 2016
KUNDUZ. The Taliban killed at least 16 people on Tuesday and kidnapped dozens of others after pulling them off buses in northern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest assault since the insurgents named a new leader last week ... The drone attack, the first known American assault on a top Afghan Taliban leader on Pakistani soil, sent shockwaves through the insurgent movement, which had seen a resurgence under Mansour ... ....

Paying (and Paying and Paying) a Debt to Society

Edit The Atlantic 31 May 2016
Last week, a federal judge in Brooklyn issued a ruling that sent a small shockwave through the criminal-justice world. Rather than sentencing a woman who had been convicted of smuggling more than a pound of cocaine into the United States to a few years in prison, Judge Frederic Block opted for extraordinary leniency and gave her probation. Block’s rationale was simple enough ... A conviction makes it hard to get a job ... ​Visher agrees....

35-Minute Flights From New York To London Thanks To Hypersonic Tech, Mach 7 Passenger Jet ...

Edit Inquisitr 30 May 2016
The test was conducted by US and Australian military research teams ... Without moving parts, the engine relies instead on the creation of “shockwaves” that flow under the aircraft giving it lift. “Instead of the rotating compressor and turbine in a jet engine, air is compressed and expanded by complex systems of shockwaves under the front of the aircraft, inside the inlet and under the fuselage at the rear.” ... — Dr....

Gang-Rape aftershock in tech hub

Edit The Times of India 30 May 2016
Kolkata. The gangrape of a woman after being kidnapped from Sector V may not be an everyday occurrence, but it has sent shockwaves through the techie community. A group of women IT employees TOI spoke to, however, said that a lot could be done to lessen, if not erase, the fear factor lurking among Sector V regulars. "No! not again!" was the first reaction of BPO employee Subhashree Bhowmick when she first heard about the attack ... RELATED....

TRUSTECH (incorporating CARTES), The Global Event Dedicated to Trust-Based Technologies Announces the Participation of the Sector's Most Influential World Experts

Edit Yahoo Daily News 30 May 2016
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--. The next edition of the global event focusing on secure payment, identification and connection solutions will offer the best topic-focused conference sessions and an exclusive speaker line-up. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here ... Prior to joining Google, Adrian held technical leadership positions at Joyent, Adobe, Macromedia, @stake, and the Department of Defense ... ....

Press Release from Business Wire : CARTES

Edit The Times of India 30 May 2016
PARIS, (BSW) -. The next edition of the global event focusing on secure payment, identification and connection solutions will offer the best topic-focused conference sessions and an exclusive speaker line-up. This Smart News Release features multimedia ... JB STRAUBEL, Co-founder & CTO, TESLA MOTORS ... Prior to joining GOOGLE , Adrian held technical leadership positions at Joyent, Adobe, Macromedia , @stake, and the Department of Defense....

This week to provide clues about central banks’ next steps

Edit Arabnews 29 May 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1464550817440329200. Publication Date. . Monday, May 30, 2016. FRANKFURT ... A Fed rate hike could send shockwaves across the world at a time when the global economy is slowing, emerging markets remain fragile and Britain’s EU membership referendum on June 23 is on a knife-edge ... “On balance, the FOMC is in no hurry and may wait until July when the event risk surrounding the UK referendum has passed.” ... ....

NHL | Offseason moves key Sharks’ run to final

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 29 May 2016
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — After watching the San Jose Sharks miss the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade, general manager Doug Wilson set out to remake the team last offseason. Individually, none of the moves sent shockwaves through the NHL ... “I thought this team has a lot of the pieces of that puzzle,” Martin said. “Doug did a great job bringing guys in that he did, to make that push for it....

Time ticking away for Nadal and Federer

Edit Gulf News 28 May 2016
Pullout of nine-time champion on clay slam sends shockwaves ... ....
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