Three Indian-origin CEOs have been featured in a list of world's top 10 best-performing chief executives.

'The Best-Performing CEOs in the World, 2019' list compiled by the Harvard Business Review (HBR) features 100 CEOs and has been topped by American technology company NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang.

Among the top 10 chief executives on the list, three spots have been occupied by the Indian-origin CEOs.

On the 6th spot is Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, followed by MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga, ranked 7th and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella on the 9th spot. The list also features India-born CEO of DBS Bank Piyush Gupta on the 89th spot. Apple CEO Tim Cook is ranked 62nd.

In cricket, Bangladesh Test and T20 Captain Shakib Al Hasan has been banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from all cricket for two years. One year of the punishment has been suspended after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. This was announced today in a press release issued by the ICC.

Shakib was found guilty for not reporting to the ICC that he was approached by the bookies. He was approached by the bookies during the home tri-series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka last year in January. He was approached a second time during the same series. Bookies approached him during the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab in April 2018.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has refused to accept an environmental award. In an Instagram post from the United States, she said, the climate movement needed people in power to start to listen to science and not awards. Thanking the Nordic Council for the honour, but  also criticised Nordic countries for not living up to their great reputation on climate issues.

The young climate activist, who has rallied millions to her Fridays for Future movement, was honoured at a Stockholm ceremony held by the Nordic Council, a regional body for inter-parliamentary cooperation. Thunberg had been nominated for her efforts by both Sweden and Norway and won the organisation's annual environment prize. But after it was announced, a representative for her told the audience that she would not accept the award or the prize sum of 52 thousand US dollars.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has released a special commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda to mark his 125th Birth Anniversary. Ms Sitharaman said, Paramahansa Yogananda was a great son of India, who became so recognized globally.

She said, the importance lies in his universal message of bringing harmony among mankind and making it so acceptable globally even when communications modes were limited.

India Meteorological Department has said that the cyclonic storm Kyarr is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours.

The speed of gale wind reaching 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph is prevailing around the system centre over the East-central Arabian Sea. It is very likely to reach 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph on Saturday.

Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy falls at isolated places is likely over coastal districts of Karnataka, Goa and south Konkan and isolated heavy rainfall over north Konkan during next 12 hours.

The wind speed may increase, further becoming 170-180 kmph and touching up to 200 kmph by Sunday morning around the system centre. It is very likely to become phenomenal around the system centre over the west-central Arabian Sea from October 28 to 31.

Goa government has issued a warning as heavy rains and strong winds triggered by the cyclone Kyarr in the Arabian Sea disrupted normal life in the state. Goa University has cancelled all exams scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

India Meteorological Department has said that the cyclonic storm Kyarr is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours.

The speed of gale wind reaching 90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph is prevailing around the system centre over the East-central Arabian Sea. It is very likely to reach 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph on Saturday.

Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy falls at isolated places is likely over coastal districts of Karnataka, Goa and south Konkan and isolated heavy rainfall over north Konkan during next 12 hours.

The wind speed may increase, further becoming 170-180 kmph and touching up to 200 kmph by Sunday morning around the system centre. It is very likely to become phenomenal around the system centre over the west-central Arabian Sea from October 28 to 31.

Goa government has issued a warning as heavy rains and strong winds triggered by the cyclone Kyarr in the Arabian Sea disrupted normal life in the state. Goa University has cancelled all exams scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

Karnataka was crowned the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Champions as they beat Tamil Nadu by nine wickets in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru. Abhimanyu Mithun and Mayank Agarwal put on a masterclass performance as Karnataka won their fourth Vijay Hazare Trophy title with a dominant display against Tamil Nadu via VJD method.

As per VJD method, Karnataka should have been 86/1 in 23 overs. Karnataka were well ahead with 146/1, 23 overs. Mayank Agarwal 69 and K L Rahul 52 not out and Abhimanyu Mithun 5/34 starred for Karnataka in the final in Bengaluru. The final was called off due to persistent rains.

Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Union Minister of State for PMO Dr Jitendra Singh on Thursday attended a ceremony to rename 'Chenani Nashri Tunnel' as 'Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel'.

The 'Chenani-Nashri Highway Tunnel' is not only India's longest highway tunnel but also Asia's longest bi-directional highway tunnel.

The tunnel is 9 km long officially making it the longest road tunnel in India. It is a two-lane main tunnel with a parallel escape tunnel of the same length located at an elevation of 1200 meters.

It is located in the lower Himalayan mountain range, between Udhampur and Ramban in Jammu & Kashmir.

Gadkari paid tributes to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel for his sacrifice for the nation.

Indian Railways has launched ‘One-touch ATVM’ at 42 suburban stations of Central Railway to offer fast ticketing to millions of commuters over Mumbai Suburban Network. Railway passenger can avail the service of this new machine at 42 suburban stations. This new machine will reduce the waiting time of the passengers and allow passengers to avoid standing in long queues.

The new machine is loaded with the user-friendly and uncomplicated procedure which will greatly ease the load on ticketing system of Mumbai Suburban Network. A total of 92 ATVMs has been installed at 42 suburban stations.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted saying, "One touch Automatic Ticket Vending Machines launched at 42 stations over Mumbai Suburban network to render fast ticketing to daily commuters, without the hassle of long queues and waiting time."

ITBP celebrates its 58th Raising Day on Thursday. MoS Home Kishan Reddy attended the function at ITBP's Headquarter in Greater Noida.

The Minister paid his respect to the martyrs of the central armed forces and witnessed the raising day parade celebrations. The parade showcased valour and courage of various contingents and also of the brave four legged soldiers.

The Indo-Tibetian Border Police is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India, raised on 24 October 1962, under the CRPF Act in the wake of the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The ITBP was intended for deployment along India's border with Tibet.