SoftBank’s Nikesh Arora’s salary: Rs 500 cr

Tokyo: Nikesh Arora, the India-born president and COO of Japanese telecom giant SoftBank, received a pay package of about USD 73 million (Rs 500 crore) in the fiscal year ended March 31, making him one of the top paid executives worldwide for the second year in a row. The pay package of Arora, seen as heir apparent to SoftBank's billionaire founder Masayoshi Son, is in the same range as of Apple's Tim Cook and Walt Disney's Bob Iger. — PTI

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Ohio zoo kills gorilla to protect child     

Cincinnati (US): The Cincinnati Zoo security officers have killed a 17-year-old gorilla, Harambe (pic), that had grabbed a small boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Director Thane Maynard said the three-year-old boy was expected to recover after being picked up and dragged by the gorilla for about 10 minutes.  The zoo has temporarily closed its gorilla exhibit after the incident. Zoo Director Thane Maynard said the dangerous animal response made a "tough but right choice". "We are all devastated that this tragic accident resulted in the death of a critically endangered gorilla," he said.— AP