1. India slips to 75th place on money in Swiss banks
India has slipped to 75th place in terms of money held by its citizens with banks in Switzerland, while the UK remains on top.
India was placed at 61st place last year, while it used to among top-50 countries in terms of holdings in Swiss banks till 2007. The country was ranked highest at 37th place in the year 2004.
As per the latest annual update on Swiss banks, released by Switzerland's central bank SNB (Swiss National Bank), the total money held there by foreign clients from across the world fell by nearly 4 per cent to Swiss franc (CHF) 1.42 trillion (about Rs 98 lakh crore) at the end of 2015.
2. Hollywood director Robin Hardy dead at 86
Director Robin Hardy, best known for "The Wicker Man," has died. He was 86.
"The Wicker Man" was Hardy's feature film directorial debut, and one of only three that he would direct during his lifetime.
The 1973 horror mystery tells the story of a police sergeant named Howie (played by Edward Woodward) who goes to the fictional island Summerisle to search for a missing girl. Christopher Lee and Diane Cilento also features in the film.
3. Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.
Hamilton started the race from pole and went on to win the race after colliding with Nico Rosberg on the final lap. As a result, Rosberg finished fourth behind Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
4. Serena wins her 300th Grand Slam match
United States tennis icon Serena Williams registered her 300th Grand Slam victory as the defending champion defeated Germany's Annika Beck 6-3, 6-0 in the third round of Wimbledon here on Sunday.
Serena still has six Grand Slam wins to make in order to equalise the record of Czech legend Martina Navratilova, reports Efe.
Serena, 34, is set to play against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova who eliminated Sloane Stephens of the US.
In case Serena wins Wimbledon this edition, she will equal Steffi Graf's record, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles.
India has slipped to 75th place in terms of money held by its citizens with banks in Switzerland, while the UK remains on top.
India was placed at 61st place last year, while it used to among top-50 countries in terms of holdings in Swiss banks till 2007. The country was ranked highest at 37th place in the year 2004.
As per the latest annual update on Swiss banks, released by Switzerland's central bank SNB (Swiss National Bank), the total money held there by foreign clients from across the world fell by nearly 4 per cent to Swiss franc (CHF) 1.42 trillion (about Rs 98 lakh crore) at the end of 2015.
2. Hollywood director Robin Hardy dead at 86
Director Robin Hardy, best known for "The Wicker Man," has died. He was 86.
"The Wicker Man" was Hardy's feature film directorial debut, and one of only three that he would direct during his lifetime.
The 1973 horror mystery tells the story of a police sergeant named Howie (played by Edward Woodward) who goes to the fictional island Summerisle to search for a missing girl. Christopher Lee and Diane Cilento also features in the film.
3. Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 Austrian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.
Hamilton started the race from pole and went on to win the race after colliding with Nico Rosberg on the final lap. As a result, Rosberg finished fourth behind Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
4. Serena wins her 300th Grand Slam match
United States tennis icon Serena Williams registered her 300th Grand Slam victory as the defending champion defeated Germany's Annika Beck 6-3, 6-0 in the third round of Wimbledon here on Sunday.
Serena still has six Grand Slam wins to make in order to equalise the record of Czech legend Martina Navratilova, reports Efe.
Serena, 34, is set to play against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova who eliminated Sloane Stephens of the US.
In case Serena wins Wimbledon this edition, she will equal Steffi Graf's record, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles.
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