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Volvo self-driving cars 'confused' by kangaroos in Australia | Swedish carmaker Volvo has said its self-driving car software gets 'confused' by kangaroos in Australia. "We've noticed with the kangaroo being in mid-flight when it's in the air, it actually looks like it's further away, then it lands and it looks closer," said Volvo. Australia's National Roads and Motorists' Associat... |
Elon Musk's Tesla falls 27 spots in MIT's Smartest Companies | Elon Musk-led American carmaker Tesla has fallen from rank 4 on MIT Technology Review's 50 Smartest Companies list last year, to rank 31 this year. The startup's position was affected by maintenance problems and issues with its Autopilot feature, MIT said. However, Musk's space exploration startup SpaceX has been ranke... |
India hasn't been affected much by Petya attack: IT Minister | Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that India has not been affected "much" by the global Petya ransomware attack yet. He added that the government is keeping a close watch on the matter and has initiated proactive measures. Jawaharlal Nehru Port, which is the largest in India, has rep... |
World's first floating wind farm being set up in Scotland | The world's first floating wind farm is being put together on the north-east coast of Scotland. The $250-million Hywind project features 253-metre-long floating windmills, with one-third of their ballast underwater anchored to the seabed with cables. Five 6 MW wind turbines would power 20,000 homes. The turbines are bu... |
Boaty McBoatface gets 'unprecedented data' from first voyage | A yellow submarine named Boaty McBoatface has obtained "unprecedented data" from its maiden voyage while exploring deep ocean regions in the Antarctic, UK scientists have said. The submarine plunged to a depth of nearly 4,000 metres to obtain information about water flow speed, temperature and turbulence. The data will... |
Nestle, Reliance milk products contaminated, claims Minister | Tamil Nadu Milk and Dairy Products Development Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji has alleged that products of private milk producers are adulterated. In a press briefing, Bhalaji held milk products by Nestle and Reliance, affirming that he had laboratory results which show that these are contaminated. He further alleged that ... |
Aus Cadbury factory shut after 'Petya' ransomware attack | Production at Cadbury's chocolate factory in Hobart, Australia was stopped after parent company Mondelez was hit by the 'Petya' ransomware that has spread through the US and Europe. The factory's 500 employees were put on cleaning duties as they waited to hear more about the attack. Production was stopped after compute... |
Man gets 5.5 years jail for running illegal Bitcoin exchange | A US man was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to operating an illegal Bitcoin exchange suspected of laundering money for hackers and linked to a data breach at JPMorgan Chase. Anthony Murgio was accused of processing millions of dollars from 2013-2015 into Bitcoin through unlicensed ex... |
The Big Bang Theory actor's house gutted in California fire | A massive fire which broke out in California burnt down the house and other property of television actor Johnny Galecki, who portrays Leonard in The Big Bang Theory. "My heart goes out to all in the area who are also experiencing loss from this vicious fire," said Galecki. He was not at his property when the fire broke... |
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau meets cast of X-Men: Dark Phoenix | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the cast of X-Men: Dark Phoenix in Montreal. James McAvoy, who portrays Professor X, while sharing a picture from the meet, wrote, "Just met "the dude". Thank you Canada for such a progressive, impressive and somewhat suggestive real life superhero." Sophie Turner (Jean Grey) ... |
Belgian city's cafes charging tourists extra 10% | Several cafes in Belgian city Bruges have been charging tourists an extra 10% for Belgium's famous frieten (triple-fried potato chips), compared to the price offered to locals. However, a shop owner said this was more a discount to locals than a tourist tax. Supporting the move, Bruges Mayor Renaat Landuyt said, "These... |
Women cut private parts of Armymen in revenge for rape: Azam | Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has accused the Indian Army of raping women in Kashmir, Jharkhand, and Assam, and added that females beat up soldiers and cut their private parts in revenge. "India's truth is that women are forced to act against Army rapists. It is a message that Hindustan should be ashamed of," Khan a... |
Facebook reaches 2 billion monthly users worldwide | Thirteen years after launching and less than five years after hitting 1 billion, social media platform Facebook has announced that it has reached 2 billion monthly active users worldwide. Other than YouTube, only Facebook-owned apps have more than 1 billion active monthly users, including WhatsApp and Facebook Messenge... |
Bankrupt former tennis star's Porsche, Maserati towed away | Former tennis star Boris Becker, who was recently declared bankrupt by a London court, had his Porsche Cayenne GTS and electric blue Maserati GHIBLI-S towed by authorities in London. Becker has been slapped with two parking tickets after he left his cars outside a South Kensington private member's club. Notably, Becker... |
Jharkhand ministers take management lessons at IIM-A | Nine Jharkhand ministers are taking leadership lessons at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, to deliver on their pre-poll promises. The ministers, who were on a three-day study tour that started on Monday, have taken lessons on leadership and ethics, healthcare, education and public-private partnership. The... |
Mike Tyson once bit part of an ear of his opponent | Former world champion Mike Tyson once bit part of opponent Evander Holyfield's ear during a professional boxing match contested on June 28, 1997, for the WBA Heavyweight Championship. The move from Tyson led to his disqualification from the match and suspension from boxing. Notably, in 1986, Tyson had become the younge... |
Flags marked '786' appear at under-construction temple | Flags labelled with the number '786', considered holy in Islam, were put up at an under-construction temple by unidentified people in Haryana's Jind district on Tuesday. This comes two days after a group of men entered a mosque and allegedly injured three people including an Imam. Police has been deployed in the villag... |
Airline forces paralysed man to crawl into plane | A wheelchair-bound man paralysed from the waist down was forced to climb 17 steps to board a Vanilla Air flight in Japan. Forty-four-year-old Hideto Kijima, who was told company safety rules banned anyone from carrying him, crawled up the stairs using only his arms as there was no lift. Meanwhile, Vanilla Air said it h... |
Scotland's busiest airport plunges into darkness | Edinburgh Airport, the busiest in Scotland, was plunged into darkness during an hour-long power cut today morning. As many as 30 flights were delayed, while security gates were down. However, flights arriving at the Scottish capital's airport were able to land as air traffic control did not encounter any issues. |
Study reveals why chimpanzees are stronger than humans | A US-based study reveals chimpanzee muscles' maximum power output is about 1.35 times higher than a human muscle of similar size, which is "modest" compared with historical accounts of its "super strength". Researchers found chimps have in general longer muscles and twice as many fast-twitch muscle fibres relating to p... |
34 injured in New York subway train derailment | At least 34 people were injured on Tuesday after two cars of a New York City subway train derailed in upper Manhattan, leaving hundreds of people stuck for more than an hour, according to reports. The cause of the derailment, which disrupted traffic throughout the day, has not been established yet. An investigation int... |
Google parent dips $17 billion in value on $2.7 billion fine | The market capitalisation of Google's parent company Alphabet tanked by 2.47% or nearly $17 billion in a day after the European Commission handed it a record fine of $2.7 billion on Tuesday. Google was hit with the biggest fine for a single company in an EU antitrust case for abusing its dominance as a search engine to... |
Lipstick Under My Burkha middle finger not for Censors: Ekta | Ekta Kapoor, who is presenting and distributing the film Lipstick Under My Burkha, has clarified that the middle finger in the film's poster is not for the Censor Board. She said that it is directed towards the patriarchal society. Ekta added that this is why this issue is not just about the Censor Board but is about i... |
Adnan Sami to make Bollywood acting debut | Singer Adnan Sami is set to make his acting debut in Bollywood with the upcoming film 'Afghan - In Search Of A Home'. Adnan said, "I'm not just acting in it, I also have to compose seven songs for it." Directors Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao are targeting an early release next year for the film. |
Pics from Jr NTR film Jai Lava Kusa leaked, culprit arrested | Pictures from Junior NTR's upcoming Telugu film Jai Lava Kusa were leaked online, following which the film's production house stated that some of the culprits who leaked the content have been identified and arrested. The makers requested fans on Twitter not to share those leaked images as they are part of a crucial sce... |
Fake image of whale and seal hugging each other goes viral | A picture of a beluga whale hugging a fur seal, which went viral on Reddit and social media, has been revealed to be a digital artwork by Ukrainian artist Elena Vizerskaya, who specialises in surreal photography. Further, a marine biologist explained it could never happen in real life as the two animal species pictured... |
J'khand man's house set on fire after dead cow found outside | A Muslim man was beaten up and his house was set on fire by a mob after a headless carcass of a cow was found near his home in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Tuesday. The police reportedly reached the spot and rescued the man and his family. The victim was admitted to a hospital and is stated to be stable. |
'Petya' ransomware uses NSA hacking tool: Edward Snowden | The Petya ransomware which hit over three lakh computers worldwide on Tuesday uses EternalBlue, a hacking tool used by the NSA to exploit a Windows vulnerability over five years ago, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said. The tool was also used in the WannaCry global ransomware attack in May which had hit 150 countries... |
Apple gets patent to wake users by memorising sleep pattern | Technology major Apple has received a patent to adjust users' alarm clocks based on their sleep pattern. The system would use device's sensors to determine when the user has actually gone off to sleep, and would change the alarm to ensure they get the pre-set amount of sleep, unless a calendar event requires them to be... |
Flipkart only Indian firm in MIT's Smartest Companies 2017 | E-commerce major Flipkart has debuted on MIT Technology Review's 50 Smartest Companies list for 2017, making it the only Indian company on the list. MIT cited Flipkart's competitiveness against Amazon and its use of artificial intelligence to improve product search on its website. Flipkart is the highest valued startup... |
Ex-Yahoo boss Mayer defends Uber's Travis over toxic culture | Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on Tuesday defended ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick following allegations that he encouraged a 'toxic' work culture at the ride-hailing startup. "I just don't think he knew... When your company scales that quickly, it's hard," she was quoted as saying. Mayer added, "I think he's a phenome... |
Petya attack hit 5,000 systems in under 10 minutes | According to a cybersecurity expert, the Petya ransomware attack infected as many as 5,000 systems within 10 minutes initially. Petya is based on the same Windows exploit as WannaCry, but uses a strengthened method to spread itself. The attack, which has since spread to over three lakh computers, hit Ukrainian governme... |
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn earned â¹114 crore last year | Nissan Motor paid CEO Carlos Ghosn $9.81 million (over â¹63 crore) for the year ended March, marking a 2.5% rise from previous year. Ghosn also received a separate salary of $7.89 million (â¹51 crore) as the CEO of Renault SAC, Nissan's automating alliance partner. Ghosn stepped down as Nissan CEO in March, but remai... |
NASA dismisses claims that it'll reveal alien life discovery | NASA has no "pending announcements" to make about the discovery of alien life, a spokesperson said, dismissing media reports claiming so. This comes after hacking group 'Anonymous' posted a video suggesting NASA is about to announce the discovery of life beyond Earth. Anonymous had highlighted a part of an old NASA pre... |
China launches its biggest new generation naval destroyer | China on Wednesday launched its biggest new generation destroyer weighing 10,000 tonnes as part of a massive expansion of its navy. The country's first new generation destroyer is equipped with new air defence, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons. This comes after China recently launched its first domest... |
ISIS using Philippines hostages as sex slaves: Army | Civilians held hostage by ISIS-linked militants in the Philippine city of Marawi are being forced by their captors to loot homes, fight government troops and serve as sex slaves, Philippine Army has said. Citing accounts of recent escapees, the military added that some hostages were also forced to convert to Islam, car... |
His Twitter history is just horrific, says Shkreli's lawyer | Martin Shkreli's lawyer has admitted that the Twitter history of former Turing Pharmaceuticals' CEO is "just horrific" and was the most prejudicial part of Shkreli's case. He made the statement during jury selection for the securities fraud trial of Shkreli, who raised an HIV drug's price by 5,400%. Earlier, potential ... |
German artist's painting sells for record â¹296 crore | A painting by Max Beckmann has been sold for $45.8 million (nearly â¹296 crore) in London on Tuesday, setting a record for the German painter. Titled "Holle der Vogel" (Birds' Hell), the canvas is an allegory of Nazi Germany. The price doubled the previous auction record of $22.6 million (around â¹146 crore) for the ... |
Rajini to seek Big B's advice on joining politics: Report | As per reports, actor Rajinikanth will be seeking advice about his entry into politics from old friends whose judgement he trusts, including Amitabh Bachchan. Rajinikanth's family is said to be against him joining politics. A source was quoted as saying, "They (Rajinikanth's family) cite the example of Amitabh Bachchan... |
Azam demeaning army in name of 'freedom of expression': BJP | Reacting to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's statements against the Army, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "It has become the fashion to demean the Indian Army in the name of freedom of expression." "Khan has demeaned the Indian Army and has spoken in a way which has belittled the professional India Army," Patra s... |
Hinduism fastest growing religion in Australia: Report | According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Australia in the last 25 years. While the Hindu population stood at 0.3% in the 1991 census, it rose to 1.9 % or 4,40,300 people in 2016. "No Religion" is the largest group in Australia at 30.1% of the population, followed by ... |
Malinga gets suspended one-year ban for calling Min 'monkey' | Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga has been handed a suspended one-year ban after he spoke to the media without permission and compared Sri Lanka's sports minister to a monkey occupying a parrot's nest. The ban will be imposed on Malinga on repeating the infraction within a six-month period. He has also been fined 50% mat... |
Government to rehearse GST roll-out before actual launch | The government will hold a rehearsal of the midnight GST launch session before the actual roll-out on June 30. The rehearsal, scheduled at 10 pm, may be supervised by either Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar or his deputies and secretary. The GST launch will be held at Parliament's Central Hall, which hosted ... |
Langar at Golden Temple to be prepared with solar energy | Amritsar's Golden Temple will now use solar energy to prepare 'langar' instead of LPG and wooden sticks, in a bid to cut down air pollution in the area. This comes after a Mumbai-based private company donated a solar energy system worth â¹1.5 crore to the Temple authorities. This is the Temple's second eco-friendly mo... |
My heart dropped: Serena Williams on surprise pregnancy | Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has revealed that her "heart dropped" after she got to know of her pregnancy. Williams, who said that she had planned to win the Wimbledon 2017 title, took six home tests to finally believe her pregnancy. "I don't know what to do with a baby...I've done absolutely n... |
Trump to have speaking role in Disney Hall of Presidents | Disney has clarified that United States President Donald Trump will have a speaking role in the Hall of Presidents like every American president since 1993. The statement comes amid reports that Trump's robot would not speak. Notably, Disney typically writes the speech in coordination with the President, but Trump offi... |
Scientists developing heat-resistant 'cow of the future' | University of Florida scientists are working to breed the "cow of the future" by studying the more heat-tolerant Brangus cow, a cross between an Angus and a Brahman. By using genomic tools, researchers aim to produce an animal with an increased ability to adapt to hot living conditions while increasing efficiency in pr... |
Six suspected ISIS terrorists arrested in Europe | Six suspected members of the Islamic State group were arrested in Spain, Britain and Germany on Wednesday in an operation led by Spanish authorities investigating a militant recruiting network, the Spanish Interior Ministry said. The group organised "weekly underground meetings... of youths with similar ideologies... t... |
1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict dies of heart attack | Mustafa Dossa, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, died of a heart attack on Wednesday in Mumbai, hours after he was hospitalised for chest pain, hypertension, and diabetes. This comes a day after the CBI sought capital punishment for Dossa, claiming that his role in the blasts was more severe than that of... |
Mechanical engineer applies for team India head coach post | Upendra Nath Bramhachari, a mechanical engineer hailing from West Bengal's Burdwan district, has applied for the position of the Indian team's head coach. Bramhachari has mentioned in his CV that he is ideal for the job since, "I can adjust with arrogant attitude and no legend can do so and slowly I will drag him [Kohl... |
What is 'Petya' ransomware that has hit global computers? | A month after WannaCry attacked systems worldwide, a new ransomware called 'Petya' has hit computers in countries like Ukraine, Russia, India, and US. Petya differs from typical ransomware as it doesn't just encrypt files, it also overwrites and encrypts the information in hard disks. Petya has hit corporate networks h... |
China officially starts building world's first 'Forest City' | China has officially started building the world's first 'Forest City', to combat rising pollution and climate change. The Liuzhou Forest City is expected to absorb nearly 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually and produce 900 tonnes of oxygen. Set to be completed in 2020, the energy self-sufficient city will house 30... |
Mukesh Ambani keeps pay at â¹15 crore for 9th straight year | Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani kept his annual salary capped at â¹15 crore and did not take stock options that were given to other board directors. India's richest man has kept salary, perquisites and allowances, and commission unchanged since 2008-09, forgoing almost â¹24 crore per annum. Ambani had volu... |
Want Salman for cameo role in my film with Aanand L Rai: SRK | Actor Shah Rukh Khan has said that he would like it if Salman Khan considers making a guest appearance in his upcoming film with director Aanand L Rai. "We are still working on it... Whether he is playing himself or not, just like Gogo Pasha's role (in Tubelight), we will keep it a secret till the end," added SRK. |
Satisfied with probe in my abduction case: Malayalam actress | The Malayalam actress, who was abducted and assaulted in February this year, has said that she is fully satisfied with the probe by the police in her case. She added that everything that she has shared with the police is neither to implicate anyone nor to allow anyone to escape. Actor Dileep was rumoured to have planne... |
Sonu Nigam's song for Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force out | Singer Sonu Nigam's song for the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force has been released. The song, which begins with the line, 'Hum sarhad ke senani, hum sachhey Hindustani', was unveiled by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi in New Delhi. The song was reportedly written some years ago but has now been released in a "modi... |
Mob lynches mentally ill woman over child trafficking rumour | A mentally challenged woman was lynched on suspicions of child trafficking in Sekendra, West Bengal on Tuesday. Forty-two-year-old Otera Bibi was attacked when a rumour of her planning to abduct a minor spread. A witness said, "Some youngsters ripped off the womanâs clothes and partly tonsured her. Then they tied her... |
Which anti-India elements are designated global terrorists? | Various anti-India elements, including 1993 Mumbai attacks mastermind Dawood Ibrahim, are designated global terrorists by the US and UN. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Hafiz Saeed, accused of planning the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, are also on the list. Apart from them, 2001 Parliament attack-accused Masood Azhar and his brother... |
Smart ring claiming to replace passwords, cards, keys made | A US-based startup has created a â¹16,000 smart ring called 'Token', which it claims can open doors, start cars, make credit card transactions and sign into computers. The startup has partnered with companies like MasterCard, Microsoft and Visa to allow the functions. The ring has a fingerprint sensor on the inside to... |
World no. 222 India's Ramanathan beats eighth-ranked Thiem | World number 222 India's Ramkumar Ramanathan defeated French Open semi-finalist and world number 8 Dominic Thiem to enter the quarterfinals of the Antalya Open in Turkey on Tuesday. The 22-year-old took 59 minutes to upset Thiem with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-2. Ramanathan became the first Indian tennis player to beat a to... |
Uber adds feature to let users book rides for someone else | Uber has launched a feature that lets users book a ride for someone else in their contact book. The 'Someone Else' feature allows both rider and driver to contact one another directly and ensures that the requester pays the bill. Uber will send the ride details to the selected rider, who need not have the Uber app, via... |
Drunk youth jumps 30 ft from metro station to avoid fine | An 18-year-old in Mumbai survived with a fractured knee after jumping nearly 30 feet from the concourse area of Ghatkopar metro station on Sunday, allegedly to avoid paying a fine. Rajkumar, believed to be drunk, had reportedly failed to open the automatic gate with his token. Following this, he jumped into the non-tic... |
Woman throws coins into plane engine for luck, delays flight | An 80-year-old woman threw coins into the engine of a plane at Shanghai airport for "good luck" on Tuesday. All 150 passengers were evacuated and the flight was delayed for nearly six hours after one of the nine coins she threw entered the engine. The woman has been exempted from jail because she is aged over 70, the p... |
Wouldn't take credit for stock jump if I were Prez: Buffett | Billionaire investor and world's fourth richest person Warren Buffett said, "If I ever get elected president, I will never claim credit for anything the market does." "Because I don't want to be blamed when it goes the other direction," he added. His statement was in response to Donald Trump tweeting in March about mar... |
Thugs of Hindostan is rough and tough: Amitabh Bachchan | Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who was shooting for his upcoming film Thugs of Hindostan, tweeted, "Back from work on TOH...it is rough and tough! But when ever did anyone gain without it." Amitabh had also shared a picture with his co-star Aamir Khan, which he captioned, "THUGS OF HINDOSTAN in a short respite from the gruell... |
Bihar village has TVs, ACs, cars, but no toilets | People in a village in Bihar's Nawada district have amenities like air conditioners, televisions and cars, but none of the homes has a toilet. According to the residents of Gazipur, there is a superstition that building a toilet in the house can lead to immediate death of a family member. It was started after two such ... |
Twitter reacts after Dutch PM tweets in Hindi without spaces | Netherlands' PM Mark Rutte posted a tweet in Hindi without any spaces between words, to welcome PM Narendra Modi to the country on Tuesday. Reacting to the tweet, a user posted, "@MinPres @narendramodi Soo overwhelmed Minister President, nice initiative to remove all space between the two countries." Another tweet read... |
Haryana govt magazine calls ghoonghat 'identity of state' | A photo caption in a magazine published by the Haryana government describes 'ghoonghat' as "the identity of the state." The magazine says, "Ghoongat ki aan-baan, mahra Haryana ki pechchan (pride of the veil is the identity of my Haryana)." Defending the post, Haryana Minister Anil Vij said, "We are not forcing anyone t... |
Navy officer dies after falling into sea while taking selfie | Ashwath Jagannathan, a 25-year-old Navy officer from India's only aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, died after falling into the sea while taking a selfie in Goa on Monday. According to the police, Ashwath and three other officers had gone to holiday in South Goa's Cabo de Rama fort. Ashwath slipped and his body was l... |
Cop arrested for raping own daughter inside police post | A 58-year-old policeman in Agra has been arrested for allegedly raping his own 35-year-old married daughter inside the police post when she went to meet him. The accused has reportedly confessed to the crime, saying that his daughter had 'provoked' him to rape her. The victim further alleged that her father had sexuall... |
Israel doubtful over Air India flight flying over Pakistan | Israel has reportedly expressed reservations about a direct Air India Delhi-Israel flight flying over Pakistan and Afghanistan. The shortest route proposed by Air India is 6.5 hours long, but if Pakistan and Afghanistan are avoided the journey would be nine hours long and cost â¹20 lakh extra. Notably, the plane would... |
PM calls NRIs Rashtradoots, starts speech with 'Ka haal ba' | Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his speech with 'Ka haal ba (how are you)' to connect with the Bhojpuri population in the Netherlands on Tuesday. He also said that every Indian, living in every corner of the world is a Rashtradoot. Meanwhile, Indian people present at the venue responded to his comments with chants... |
Man who cheated over 100 women on matrimonial sites arrested | Bengaluru Police has arrested a conman accused of cheating over 100 women on matrimonial sites and duping them of money after promising to marry them. Police said the man introduced himself to 'lonely and divorced women' on matrimonial websites and gained their trust to borrow large sums of money before escaping. They ... |
Steve Smith does baseball training to improve hitting | Australian captain Steve Smith, currently on a break in the USA, posted an Instagram video of his baseball net session. Almost a year ago, Smith had taken batting tips from MLB side Boston Red Sox's star Dustin Pedroia. "[Smith] looked good, anytime you can come out and hit balls like that, without doing it, it's prett... |
Telangana player to represent USA women's cricket team | Sindhuja Reddy, hailing from Amangal village in Nalgonda district of Telangana, is set to be a part of the USA women's cricket team in the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in Scotland. The 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batswoman, who captained Hyderabad's under-19 cricket team, studied B Tech and MBA before moving to the United St... |
Chana dal, chana added to Oxford English Dictionary | 'Chana' (chickpeas) and 'chana dal' (split chickpea lentils) are among the 600 new entries to the Oxford English Dictionary unveiled on Tuesday. Other entries include 'swimmer' (sperm) and 'son of a bachelor' (euphemistic alternative to 'son of a bitch'). A new sense of 'woke' (alert to racial or social discrimination)... |
Water found to exist as 2 different liquids | Stockholm University scientists have discovered that water can exist as two different liquids, both having large differences in structure and density, at low temperatures when the ice crystallisation is slow. Using X-ray imaging, the team investigated the hypothesis that since there are two forms of amorphous ice with ... |
Police helicopter attacks Venezuela's Supreme Court | A police helicopter launched a terror attack on the Supreme Court in Venezuela on Tuesday, President Nicolas Maduro has said. Maduro added that the helicopter launched grenades and gunfire at the court and flew over the Interior Ministry. Venezuela has been facing protests against the Maduro government, which has been ... |
Earliest description of volcanoes was 37,000 years ago | The oldest record of any sort of description of a volcano goes back to 37,000 years, in the form of a cave painting in France, discovered in 1994. A volcanic field dating eruptions to the same period was found 35 km away, confirming the depiction. However, the oldest scientific account of eruption dates to 79 AD descri... |
India needs to be taught rules: Chinese media on LAC dispute | In the wake of a standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim, Chinese state media on Wednesday said, "This time the Indian side needs to be taught the rules." Cautioning India against being "arrogant," it said China "must force the Indian troops to retreat to the Indian s... |
Government to provide cradles for abandoned babies | The Women and Child Development Ministry is setting up cradles at police stations, hospitals, and orphanages across the country where parents can leave their child for adoption. Cradles will be accompanied by a bell to notify the authorities at the premises. WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi called it a 'humane and anonymous ... |
Better options than surgical strikes against Pak: Army chief | Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said that India has better options than surgical strikes to teach Pakistan a lesson. "Our army is not barbaric. I donât want to (collect) heads because we are a disciplined force", he said, referring to Pakistan beheading two Indian soldiers. However, he added that he's ready to hol... |
'Forced Reach' something money can buy: Times Now to Arnab | After Republic TV's Arnab Goswami accused Times Now of using "forced reach" to increase its viewership, the latter responded by saying it's something "money can buy". "The so called âforced reachâ...is simply a better frequency on the electronic programme guide that money can buy. If Republic TV is incapable of spe... |
Modi and I are 'social media leaders': Donald Trump | US President Donald Trump described PM Narendra Modi and himself as "world leaders in social media", referring to the strong following on their social media platforms. "We're believers - giving the citizens of our countries the opportunity to hear directly from their elected officials, and for us to hear directly from ... |
Who all have applied for the post of President till now? | A total of 66 people have applied for the post of President till now, including NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind. Authorities have already rejected 12 candidates' nominations. Among those who applied, are a Bihar clerk, a Tamil Nadu farmer, and a Mumbai couple. A candidate from Uttarakhand has guaranteed to end militancy ... |
Ambulance stopped to let former PM's car pass in Karnataka | An ambulance was stopped to let former PM Deve Gowda's car pass in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur on Tuesday. The ambulance, rushing an accident victim to a hospital, was initially given clearance, but later stopped near Gowda's car. "I am not a person to have any privileges...I am only a small politician. I did not see th... |
Existence of orbiting black holes confirmed for 1st time | For the first time ever, astronomers have been able to observe and measure the orbital motion between two supermassive black holes in a 12-year study. With the measurements, scientists will be able to understand how black holes merge and form ripples in space-time called gravitational waves, researchers said. Gravitati... |
Netherlands let 300 Muslims die in Srebrenica, court rules | The Netherlands is partially responsible for the deaths of 300 Muslim men in the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War, an appeals court in The Hague ruled. It said Dutch soldiers should've known the Muslims seeking refuge at their base would be executed by Bosnian Serb troops if turned away, but the Muslims were ... |
Kerala's traditional boat racing to have IPL-like league | Kerala's traditional snake boat racing, which is held during Onam, is set to become an IPL-like league-based sport with the inaugural edition of the Kerala Boat Race League scheduled to start in August this year. The league, comprising nine races, will feature snake boats, which are usually 100-foot long and require ar... |
Pregnant Serena Williams poses nude on cover of Vanity Fair | American tennis player Serena Williams, who is seven months pregnant, has posed nude on the cover of the August edition of Vanity Fair. In an interview to the magazine, Williams revealed she took at least five tests to confirm the pregnancy. Serena, who is engaged to the Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian, won the Austra... |
Suresh Raina meets PM Narendra Modi in Netherlands | Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, along with his wife Priyanka, met PM Narendra Modi during the latter's visit to Netherlands on Tuesday. Raina posted a picture of the meeting on Twitter, writing, "Delighted to meet the man with golden vision @narendramodi on his exceptionally constructive visit to the #Netherlands. #Modi... |
BJP activists clean venue with cow urine after beef served | Workers of the BJP Yuva Morcha carried out a 'purification ceremony' in Mysuru's Kalamandira on Monday, after organisers of an event there served beef. The right-wing workers sprinkled cow urine using mango leaves to 'purify' the venue. An interaction programme on âRight to Food - Freedom of Personâ was being held ... |
Businessman attacks traffic cop who stopped his BMW | A 29-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after he assaulted a traffic police constable who stopped his BMW car for driving on the wrong side of the road in Punjab's Patiala. The man reportedly started arguing when asked to show his driving license and the documents of the vehicle. He then got out of the car and assaul... |
Indrani Mukerjea tells court she was beaten up in prison | Sheena Bora murder-accused Indrani Mukerjea filed an application in a CBI court on Tuesday, alleging that she was beaten up and threatened with sexual assault by jail officials. This comes after Mukerjea, along with around 200 inmates, climbed up the prison's terrace and began protesting over the death of a convict. Th... |
Local trains disrupted as heavy rains flood Mumbai | Public transport facilities including local trains were disrupted across Mumbai as heavy rains flooded certain areas of the city on Tuesday. Central Railway services ran 30 minutes behind schedule and road traffic was also affected as many public transport buses were diverted from their usual routes. About 79 dewaterin... |
Netherlands PM Rutte gifts PM Narendra Modi a bicycle | Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte gifted PM Narendra Modi a bicycle during the latter's one-day visit to the country on Tuesday. Modi posted pictures of the present on Twitter, captioned, "Thank you @MinPres @markrutte for the bicycle." Modi and Rutte discussed a variety of issues, releasing a joint statement cond... |
World Bank clears $250 mn loan to train Indian job seekers | The World Bank has cleared a $250-million (over â¹1,610 crore) loan for making Indians more employable through re-skilling, under the government's Skill India mission. The programme is targetted at people between 15-59 years of age who are underemployed and unemployed. It also mandates the provision of entrepreneurshi... |
Angad Bedi to make documentary on father Bishan Singh Bedi | Bollywood actor Angad Bedi, who also played for Delhi Under-16 and Under-19 cricket teams, is planning to make a documentary on his father and former captain of the Indian cricket team, Bishan Singh Bedi. The documentary will be based on the 70-year-old's life before and after he began playing for the Indian cricket te... |
Parking in Delhi's Connaught Place to cost more | New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to remove the current cap of â¹100 on parking charges in Connaught Place. At present, one has to pay â¹20 per hour for first five hours and a flat rate of â¹100 beyond that. From July, one will be charged â¹20 on every extra hour even after the current five-hour limit.... |
Man upset with wife murders 5-year-old stepson in Delhi | A man upset with his wife for not giving him attention allegedly choked his five-year-old stepson to death on Sunday in Delhi. According to the police, the man took the child to a nearby factory to kill him and buried him under some sacks. He was arrested from a bus terminus in Delhi the same day. |
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