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Kapil and I like Shah Rukh, Salman of TV: Krushna Abhishek | Comedian Krushna Abhishek has said that he and Kapil Sharma are like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan of television. "But unlike these superstars, we're not friends. We don't talk to each other, but when we do, we respect each other," added Krushna Abhishek. He further said that there's no competition with Kapil and he'd... |
Toddler's dead body pulled out from borewell after 58 hrs | A 14-month-old girl's dead body was pulled out from an open borewell after 58 hours of rescue operation. The toddler was playing with her elder sister when she accidentally fell into the nearly 450-foot-deep open borewell in a village near Hyderabad on Thursday. The police called off the rescue operation at 6 AM on Sun... |
Sushma takes dig at Oppn Prez nominee by tweeting old posts | External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took a dig at the Opposition's Presidential nominee Meira Kumar by tweeting a video from Kumar's tenure as Lok Sabha Speaker. The video, captioned, "This is how Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar treated the Leader of Opposition", shows Kumar interrupting Swaraj during her speech. Swa... |
US kills Islamic State's financier in Syrian air strike | US-led coalition forces killed Islamic State's financier Fawaz Muhammad Jubayr al-Rawi on June 16 in an air strike in Syria, US Defence Department Pentagon said on Friday. Al-Rawi, a Syrian native, used a network of global financial contacts to move money into and out of the ISIS-controlled territory and across borders... |
China urges Afghan, Pak to form crisis management mechanism | China has urged its allies Afghanistan and Pakistan to improve relations and establish a crisis prevention and management mechanism to "properly deal with any kind of sudden occurrence". Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have increased in recent times with Afghanistan accusing Pakistan of supporting Taliban ins... |
Death toll from oil tanker fire in Pakistan rises to 148 | The death toll from the oil tanker fire in Pakistan's Punjab province has risen to 148, according to reports. Most of those who died were burnt when they tried to siphon off fuel from the tanker as petrol flooded the area. The tanker, which was carrying 40,000 litres of fuel, reportedly overturned while trying to make ... |
UK school asks students to write suicide note as homework | An English teacher in the UK asked over 60 teenage students to draft a suicide note for homework as part of a class assignment on Shakespeare's play Macbeth. The incident forced the school's Headmistress to issue an apology after it sparked an outrage among parents who branded the assignment as "absolutely disgusting" ... |
My parents were scared when I told them I want to act: Kriti | Actress Kriti Sanon has revealed that her parents were scared when she told them about wanting to act in films. She added, "They believed in me and they wanted me to follow my heart, but they were protective and scared like most middle-class parents." Notably, Kriti made her Bollywood debut opposite Tiger Shroff in the... |
Was sent back without audition due to my Tamil accent: Tanvi | Television actress Tanvi Thakkar revealed that when she came to Mumbai to work in serials, she was sent back without an audition numerous times due to her Tamil accent. She added, "After that, I watched a lot of Bollywood movies, so that I could get my accent right." Tanvi has worked in shows like Palampur Express, Pav... |
Big B hails Mithali for 'favourite men's cricketer' reply | Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan hailed Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj for her response to a journalist who had asked about her favourite men's cricketer. Mithali had snapped at the reporter saying, "Do you ask the same question to a male cricketer? Do you ask them who their favourite female cricketer ... |
100-ft-tall hot air balloon to 'travel world' for 2.0 promo | As part of Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's 2.0 promotions, a 100-foot-tall hot air balloon with life-sized images of the actors will float across various Indian and international cities. The makers added, "We also plan to tie up the balloon over the Hollywood signage in Los Angeles." The science-fiction film is reported... |
After Jaipur, Pakistan Police trolls Bumrah for no-ball | After Jaipur Traffic Police, Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah was trolled by Pakistan's Faisalabad Police for his no-ball in the Champions Trophy final. Faisalabad Police shared the poster with the same message which Jaipur Traffic Police had shared for road safety. The poster showed Bumrah overstepping, with the caption, ... |
Adityanath government has become an inquiry committee: SP | The Samajwadi Party has called UP CM Yogi Adityanath's government an "inquiry committee" after the CBI started investigating nearly half a dozen projects launched by former CM Akhilesh Yadav. "It's engaging in politics of vendetta, and more so to smokescreen its failures in delivering on the pre-poll promises," chief S... |
BAI announces â¹5 lakh cash reward for Kidambi Srikanth | The Badminton Association of India has announced a cash award of â¹5 lakh for Kidambi Srikanth for winning the Australian Open Superseries, his second title in as many weeks. The Australian Open final was Srikanth's third consecutive Superseries final, with him finishing second in Singapore and clinching the Indonesia... |
Kumble has been absolutely impeccable: BCCI panel chief | Vinod Rai, head of BCCI's Committee of Administrators has said Anil Kumble was absolutely "impeccable" in his role as Team India coach. "He has done very well as a coach. We will go in for a equally good professional to ensure that whether it is the captain or manager, there should be cohesion in the team," said Rai. |
Darjeeling to relax strike for 12 hrs for Muslims on Eid | Darjeeling's Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has announced a "partial relaxation for 12 hours" on June 26 from 6 am to 6 pm, amid the ongoing indefinite strike in the region to allow the Muslim community to observe Eid. Only vehicles with members of the Muslim community, heading to Mosques or visiting family members, will be al... |
'Spiderman' burglar who beat elderly man to death arrested | The Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested a burglar accused of beating an elderly man to death while trying to rob him recently. According to the police, the burglar is an expert at climbing walls and jumping from one roof to another, which earned him the name 'Spiderman'. The accused already faces 21 criminal charges. |
Banks not responsible for loss of valuables in locker: RBI | Public sector banks cannot be held responsible in case of theft of valuables from lockers, according to an RTI response by RBI. Banks have contended that the relationship they have with customers with regard to lockers is that of a lessee (landlord) and lessor (tenant), in which lessors are responsible for their valuab... |
Toy bomb kills six children in Pakistan | A bomb resembling a toy killed at least six children, all boys, on Sunday in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan, according to reports. The bomb reportedly exploded while the children were playing with it. Dozens of children, mostly in northwest Pakistan, have lost their lives in the past while pl... |
Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years | People in the Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Islamic State since 2014 on Sunday after the militants were ejected from much of the city. However, some expressed sadness over the destruction of the 850-year-old Grand al-Nuri mosque and its leaning minaret. Notably, Eid prayers were ... |
It's between me and God: Pak man who stole from mosque | A man on Friday stole Pakistani Rs 50,000 from the donation box of a mosque in Pakistan and left a letter, saying it is between him and God. Adding that no one should poke their nose in the matter, the letter read, "I am a very needy person and thus stealing from Allah's home". Locals reportedly expressed sympathy for ... |
US mother arrested for deaths of toddlers left in hot car | Cynthia Randolph from USA's Texas has been arrested over the deaths of her 16-month-old son and 2-year-old daughter last month. Randolph left her toddlers in a car when the temperature was close to 36°C to teach the older child a lesson and went inside the house, smoked marijuana, and took a nap for two or three hours... |
Car bomb blast kills 10 civilians in Syria | At least 10 people were killed and 30 others were injured on Sunday in a car bomb blast in Syria's Idlib, according to reports. The blast comes a day after the Syrian government announced the release of 672 prisoners, including political detainees, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr. No group has claimed respo... |
How have the last 6 Presidents disposed mercy petitions? | The last six Indian Presidents have cumulatively disposed 127 mercy petitions, with the most being disposed by current President Pranab Mukherjee, and the least by KR Narayanan. Out of these, R Venkatraman has rejected all 40 mercy petitions that he disposed, while Pranab Mukherjee has rejected 42 out of 49. Dr APJ Abd... |
Souvenirs based on Dilip Kumar's films sell for over â¹8 lakh | Souvenirs based on veteran actor Dilip Kumar's films were auctioned for over â¹8 lakh. The highest bid was for a souvenir based on Dilip's 1967 film Ram Aur Shyam while a 12-sheeter teaser of Kranti (1981) was auctioned for â¹3 lakh. Other souvenirs which were auctioned included an Aamir Khan poster, depicting him as... |
No one cared if I was dead, alive before my stardom: Ranaut | Kangana Ranaut, in a recent interview with Anupam Kher, said that no one cared whether she was dead or alive before she became a star. She also said that Bollywood kids are privileged whereas it takes a lifetime for an outsider to build an audience. Kangana added, "These star kids already start from a point where they ... |
Telugu actor Ravi Teja's brother passes away in car accident | Telugu actor Ravi Teja's brother Bhupatiraju Bharath Raju passed away on Saturday in Hyderabad in a car accident. Reports suggest Raju rammed the car into a parked lorry resulting in a head-on collision. "We're yet to find out whether he was under the influence of alcohol or not. But he was speeding, which led to his d... |
SRK has seen life, is now sitting on top as Baadshah: Jackie | Actor Jackie Shroff, while speaking about actor Shah Rukh Khan completing 25 years in Bollywood on Sunday, said, "He has seen life and now he is sitting on the top as a Baadshah." Jackie added that Shah Rukh is a fantastic actor and has earned everything the hard way. Notably, Shah Rukh's debut Bollywood film Deewana r... |
Kohli overtakes Salman, is 2nd most-liked Indian on Facebook | Virat Kohli has overtaken Salman Khan to become the second most-liked Indian celebrity on Facebook. Kohli, who is also the most followed cricketer on Facebook, has over 35 million followers, leading Salman by over 600,000 fans. PM Narendra Modi is the only Indian ahead of Kohli in the list, which features Priyanka Chop... |
Goibibo delists hotel that denied room to 'single' woman | Travel booking platform Goibibo has delisted the Hyderabad hotel which denied accommodation to a woman as she was a "single lady". The startup added that it was taking the matter up with local authorities and hotel management to understand the "rationale behind such policies". The woman had slammed Goibibo for not filt... |
Why does the Moon rise 50 mins later each day? | The Moon rises on an average 50 minutes later each day in Earth's skies due to the difference in Earth's rotation and Moon's revolution. Moon completes one orbit around Earth in 28 days, moving 13º every day. Hence, the Earth has to rotate an extra 13º every day after completing one rotation for the Moon to be visibl... |
Lone woman police officer in UP confronts BJP workers' mob | A video showing a woman police officer, CO Shreshtha Thakur from UP, handling a mob of BJP workers, has gone viral. BJP workers were protesting the arrest of a worker who allegedly misbehaved with police after being caught without his vehicle's registration papers. "Please get written orders from the CM that police hav... |
Woman slams Goibibo after hotel denies room as she's single | Singapore-based Nupur Saraswat has slammed travel booking platform Goibibo after she was denied accommodation by a Hyderabad hotel, despite having pre-booked a room, as she was a "single lady". She questioned why Goibibo asked her gender if not to filter out such hotels. Saraswat also tagged Goibibo's brand ambassador ... |
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg interviews Malala Yousafzai | Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has shared a video in which she's interviewing Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. Speaking about being shot by gunmen for promoting education, Malala said, "They wanted to silence me...but I survived, so I realised even death is supporting me." Malala also shared she's excited about going to ... |
Man puts screen to show latest Trump tweets in his house | Peder Dinkelspiel from Sweden has created a 32-inch screen for his living room wall that displays the latest tweets by US President Donald Trump. The display uses electronic ink technology to show the most recent Trump tweet on a paper-like background. Called 'Sign of the Times,' the screen automatically updates throug... |
Dutch university 3D-printing concrete to make cycling bridge | Researchers at Netherlands' Eindhoven University of Technology have started manufacturing parts for a cycling bridge using 3D-printed reinforced concrete. The team initially built a 1:2 scale model that was able to hold a weight of 2,000 kg. The bridge will reportedly offer higher stability as steel reinforcement cable... |
Unitech sells 74-acre land in 3 cities for â¹260 crore | Realty firm Unitech has sold 74 acres of land in Gurugram, Chennai, and Hyderabad for â¹260 crore to boost cash flow and complete ongoing projects. Earlier, Unitech announced it'll surrender land in Noida as it was unable to clear dues of about â¹4,000 crore. The company's Managing Director Sanjay Chandra was held in... |
Can't control what's written about daughter Jhanvi: Sridevi | Actress Sridevi has said that she can't control what's written about her elder daughter Jhanvi Kapoor as she's a public figure now. Sridevi also revealed that Jhanvi was very upset when reports stated that at a recent party, she was following her rumoured celebrity crush, Ranbir Kapoor. "I was like, 'Welcome to this wo... |
Karisma, Salman to dance on Tan Tana Tan in Judwaa 2: Report | According to reports, Karisma Kapoor and Salman Khan will dance to 'Tan Tana Tan' in the upcoming film 'Judwaa 2'. They'll feature in the song along with actors Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu, who're the lead actors of 'Judwaa 2'. "It will be like the old Judwaa and new Judwaa together," said a so... |
Sonam wishes Karisma Kapoor on her 43rd birthday | Actress Sonam Kapoor took to Instagram to wish Karisma Kapoor on the occasion of her 43rd birthday today. Amrita Arora, Malaika Arora and filmmaker Karan Johar also shared pictures with Karisma to wish her on the occasion. Karisma is known for her performance in films like 'Raja Hindustani', 'Dil To Pagal Hai', 'Raja B... |
ISRO-made chips to alert people at unmanned rail crossings | People will now be warned by hooters once a train approaches an unmanned level crossing as railways are installing ISRO-developed chips on trains. The satellite-based system will also be used for tracking trains for providing information about their movement on real time basis. On a pilot basis, Mumbai and Guwahati Raj... |
Doctors' union directs members to not drink with non-doctors | The Indian Medical Association has formulated a new alcohol policy for all its members, directing them to refrain from drinking with "non-doctors" and become "brand ambassadors of health" for society. It also said alcohol shouldn't be served at IMA meetings and advised a "safe limit" for alcohol consumption. IMA also a... |
5 dead after cable car falls due to cable snap in Gulmarg | Five people, including four tourists, were killed when the cable car they were travelling in fell due to a broken cable in Gulmarg on Sunday. The wire of the Gulmarg Gondola ride snapped after a tree fell on it, causing the car to fall and killing a family from Delhi and their guide. Tourists are stranded at the spot. |
Lynching not new, it's being overhyped: Union Home Secretary | Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has said that lynching or hate crimes are not something new in India while adding, "I think they are overhyped and over-reported." However, Mehrishi added, "A crime is a crime and should be handled with strictness, fairness." Recently, Deputy SP Mohammed Ayub Pandith was lynched in S... |
MP police book student for pro-Pak FB comment on CT win | Madhya Pradesh police have booked a Kashmiri student over his pro-Pakistan Facebook comment on a minor boy's Facebook post after Pakistan's Champions Trophy (CT) win against India. Locals attacked the minor on Friday and called him anti-national. Local police stated that they will arrest the Kashmiri student when he re... |
Afghan women refugees make edible cutlery to fight waste | An initiative by Delhi University students enabled five women refugees in Delhi, who escaped Taliban, to produce and supply edible bowls and cutlery to cafes and restaurants as alternatives to plastic ones. The initiative can help reduce 6,50,000 kg plastic waste generated daily in the capital. They currently earn a sm... |
Bihar aims to have dowry-free villages | The Women's Development Corporation of Bihar is planning to run campaigns promoting 'dowry free villages' to train and motivate Panchayati Raj Institutions to take up the social cause. Its Managing Director said they will first train PRI representatives like mukhiyas, who will interact with local villagers. The village... |
16-min-long rocket flight to study interstellar clouds | NASA is launching a CHESS rocket on June 27 which will study interstellar clouds to provide information about star formation's earliest stages. CHESS, which will fly for only 16 minutes, will study how much of any given wavelength of light is present. Scientists would then use the data to infer the kinds of atoms prese... |
Device monitors blood sugar levels from sweat | A US-based team including Indian-origin bioengineers has designed wearable biosensors that can detect blood sugar levels from sweat. They claim it's the first ever device which works for up to a week without the loss of signal integrity. Further, the team built on their previous work to include three interconnected com... |
NASA telescope spots a galaxy of star birth | NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a star-forming galaxy 30 million light-years from Earth. The galaxy ESO 486-21 is a spiral galaxy with an irregular and ill-defined structure, NASA said. New stars are created when large clouds of gas and dust (shown in pink) within the galaxy squeeze under enough pressure for ... |
Thanks for bearing me: SRK on completing 25 yrs in Bollywood | Actor Shah Rukh Khan tweeted, "Thanks for bearing me," on completing 25 years in Bollywood, as his debut film 'Deewana' released today in 1992. He played negative characters in 'Darr', 'Baazigar', and later gained popularity for romantic roles in 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. He has won the Filmf... |
India played 1st Test, won 1st WC on same day at same venue | India played its first Test on June 25, 1932, and 51 years later, on the same day and at the same venue, won its first-ever ODI World Cup. India's first Test was against England at Lord's, which the hosts won by 158 runs. On June 25, 1983, India defeated West Indies by 43 runs at Lord's to become world champions. |
Oracle Founder Larry Ellison gets $5 bn richer in 2 days | American computer technology major Oracle's 72-year-old Co-founder, Larry Ellison's net worth has jumped by $5 billion in two days to hit $61.8 billion. The jump in his net worth came from his around 25% stake in Oracle, after his company's shares soared following fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts' expecta... |
SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya got â¹28.9L pay in 2016-17 | The Chairperson of one of the world's 50 largest banks, SBI's Arundhati Bhattacharya received a basic salary of â¹28.9 lakh in 2016-17. In comparison, her counterparts in private banks like ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar received â¹2.66 crore and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma received â¹2.7 crore as basic salary. HDFC ... |
UK hacker uses bank loophole to buy luxury cars, get tattoos | A UK man has been found guilty of exploiting loopholes in a bankâs computer to steal nearly â¹82.5 lakh, which he spent on face tattoos, a BMW, and a Range Rover. The loophole allowed him to transfer non-existent funds between his current and savings account between midnight and 1 am. The 24-year-old has been senten... |
I feel marriage is a waste of money: Salman Khan | Actor Salman Khan has said that getting married is a waste of money and added that he doesn't believe in love at all. Speaking about relationships, he added, "There's companionship, habit.... emotional connect, or the fact that both of you have flaws but you're aware of the larger picture, and that you're happy togethe... |
Ranbir-Katrina's breakup never affected Jagga Jasoos: Anurag | Anurag Basu, director of upcoming film 'Jagga Jasoos', has said that the breakup of the film's lead actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif never affected the film's shoot. "I realised that they're trying to concentrate more...be professional and after that it was fine," added Basu. Ranbir and Katrina reportedly started ... |
Been working since I was 19, so break was torturous: Akshaye | Akshaye Khanna, while speaking about his break from films, said it was torturous as he has been working since the age of 19. He added that after he joined films post the sabbatical, he wanted to start with slightly smaller, but quality roles. Akshaye, who's known for films like 'Taal', 'Dil Chahta Hai', will be next se... |
Ashton Kutcher defends former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick | Hollywood actor and Uber investor Ashton Kutcher at a recent show defended the ride-hailing startup's Co-founder Travis Kalanick, who has stepped down following pressure from investors. Calling Kalanick his friend, Kutcher said, "I feel like we're in a society today that is so fast to judge people... you have to let pe... |
Javed Akhtar reacts to recent cases of lynching | Lyricist Javed Akhtar took to Twitter to condemn the two cases of lynching which happened earlier this week. While a police officer was lynched by a mob outside Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, a teenager was lynched on a Haryana-bound train for allegedly carrying beef. "Brothers n sisters We all need to think calmly where ar... |
SRK, Salman, Iulia attend Baba Siddique's Iftar party | Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and his rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur were among the attendees at politician Baba Siddique's Iftar party on Saturday. Tubelight child actor Matin Rey Tangu and Preity Zinta also attended the party. During Siddique's 2013 Iftar party, Shah Rukh and Salman interacted and hugged each other a... |
Emergency darkest day in the history of India: PM Modi | PM Narendra Modi referred to 25 June 1975, the day Emergency was imposed, as the "darkest day" in Indian history. He said that no Indian can forget the time when the nation "turned into a prison" and "press had become ineffective". Modi added that it will be "remembered for the way people of India came together and saf... |
Firm repays loss as digital currency fell from â¹20k to â¹6.4 | Digital currency exchange GDAX has announced it will reimburse customers who suffered losses after Ethereum plummeted from around $320 (â¹20,600) to 10 cents (â¹6.45) in a few seconds on Wednesday. The "flash-crash" was triggered by one investor placing a multi-million-dollar "sell" order. However, if investors bough... |
Online lending startup LoanTap raises â¹25 crore | Maharashtra-based online lending startup LoanTap has raised over â¹25 crore in Series B funding. The funding, a mix of debt and equity, saw participation from Kae Capital, India Quotient, IFMR, and MAS Financial Services. Launched in 2016 by Satyam Kumar and Vikas Kumar, LoanTap allows users to make flexible single an... |
Mission expected to last 6 months completed 1,000 days: Modi | PM Narendra Modi during 'Mann ki baat' expressed pride over India's maiden interplanetary mission which recently completed 1,000 days in Mars' orbit. Modi said 'Mangalyaan' is still sending back images and scientific data and has worked more than its expected lifespan of six months. The ISRO-made spacecraft marks an im... |
MIT to use lasers to identify what space debris is made of | Engineers at MIT have developed a laser technique to identify the make up of space debris. Each material has a characteristic polarisation "signature", reflecting laser light in distinct patterns, hence the signatures could be used to identify debris' composition, researchers said. To prevent collisions with operating ... |
NASA debunks Ironman actor's firm's healing stickers claims | NASA called out on a firm owned by Ironman-famed actor Gwyneth Paltrow over wearable "healing stickers" that it promoted on its website. The lifestyle brand 'Goop' had claimed the stickers were made with the "same conductive carbon material NASA uses to line space suits". However, after NASA dismissed the claims, Goop ... |
J&K cops told to avoid offering prayers in public places | Policemen in Jammu and Kashmir have been advised to avoid offering Eid prayers in public places, after a policeman was lynched to death by a mob. They have been told to offer prayers in "District Police Lines (DPL) mosques or protected mosques where the safety of personnel is ensured", according to the advisory issued ... |
Inadequate jail term a 'serious threat' to society: Delhi HC | The Delhi High Court has said undue sympathy towards convicts by awarding inadequate jail term "undermines public confidence in efficacy of law" while upholding a 10-year-long term awarded by a trial court to a man for rape. Dismissing the man's plea for reduction of his punishment, Justice SP Garg said awarding inadeq... |
Woman claims her iPhone melted in the sun | A British woman has claimed her iPhone 6S stopped working after she left it in direct sunlight for an hour. On taking it to a repair specialist, it was found that the screen had heated up so much that the phone's screen connectors and camera melted. Apple's support page recommends using iOS devices in temperatures betw... |
WhatsApp to let users share all types of files: Reports | Facebook-owned chat app WhatsApp is reportedly testing a feature to let users share all types of files, with some size restrictions. According to reports, the feature will be rolled out on Android, iOS and even the Windows Phone version of WhatsApp. The update could allow users to share file formats such as APK, which ... |
Source code suggests Android O could be named Oatmeal Cookie | Users testing Google's upcoming Android O have suggested that the latest Android operating system could be named 'Oatmeal Cookie', based on references to 'OC' in its source code. This follows screenshots shared by Twitter users who found an 'Oatmeal Cookie' reference in the slides presented during Google I/O last month... |
AirAsia flight 'shaking like washing machine' returns to Aus | A Malaysia-bound AirAsia flight was forced to return to Australia on Sunday after a technical fault made the plane "shake like a washing machine", according to a passenger. The Airbus A330 from Perth to Kuala Lumpur experienced problems 90 minutes into the journey. Passengers said they heard a bang and the plane starte... |
Having smartphone within reach reduces brain power: Study | A US-based study has found brain's cognitive abilities may be significantly reduced in the mere presence of smartphone, even if it's switched off. In a series of tests requiring concentration, participants with their phones in another room outperformed those with their phones on the desk, and also those who had kept th... |
Insulin in brain may suppress hunger sensation: Study | Insulin in the brain may help regulate hunger sensation by improving connectivity in certain brain regions, a Germany-based study has found. Participants in the study were made to "sniff" insulin, after which higher brain activity was seen and they felt less hungry. The increased functional connectivity in brain may he... |
Infosys looking at ways to return â¹13,000 cr to shareholders | Speaking at the 36th annual general meeting of IT major Infosys, Chairman R Seshasayee said the company is finalising a suitable "distribution mechanism" for its â¹13,000 crore capital allocation plan to shareholders this fiscal. Infosys has recently been receiving criticism over issues like alleged governance lapses ... |
Indian shooter sets junior world record at world c'ship | Haryana's Anish Bhanwala set a junior world record to win the gold medal in the 25-metre standard pistol at the ISSF Junior Shooting World Championship in Germany on Saturday. The 15-year-old registered a score of 579, going past the previous record of 574 set in 2002. India also bagged the team silver, moving to secon... |
Srikanth beats Rio champion to win 2nd straight Superseries | Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth beat Rio Olympics champion China's Chen Long 22-20, 21-16 to win the Australian Open Superseries. This is the second consecutive Superseries title for world number 11 Srikanth, who won the Indonesia Open last week. This is Srikanth's first win over Long, having lost to the world... |
China builds public road on terrace of 5-storey building | China has constructed a two-lane public road on top of a 5-storey building in the Chongqing city. It was the only way to connect the whole complex to roads due to hilly terrain in the region, reports said. Special equipment was reportedly installed in the building to avoid noise from the roads. |
123 burn to death as oil tanker catches fire in Pakistan | At least 123 people were burnt to death and over 100 suffered burns after an oil tanker caught fire in Bahawalpur in Pakistan's Punjab province. As per reports, the tanker overturned on the highway because of speeding, after which people gathered around to collect fuel from the leaking tanker. Eyewitnesses claimed that... |
Such acts only boost our morale: CRPF after attack | The CRPF's Additional Director General of Police S N Srivastava reacted to the terrorist attack which claimed the lives of two jawans. "Such cowardly act doesn't affect the morale of security forces in fact it will boost it. We will investigate the matter and will find out the accused behind this. Then we will respond ... |
Modi presents OCI card to Portugal's Indian-origin PM Costa | PM Narendra Modi presented the Overseas Citizen of India card to Portugal's Indian-origin PM Antonio Costa during his visit to Lisbon on Saturday. "PM Costa represents the best of the Indian diaspora across the world," Modi said in a joint address with Costa. During a visit to India in January, Costa was awarded the Pr... |
After CRPF convoy attack, terrorists enter Srinagar school | Terrorists who fled after attacking a CRPF convoy entered the premises of DPS School in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar on Saturday. Gunshots were heard from within the school campus and search operations are underway to flush out the terrorists. Two jawans were injured and an officer was martyred in the attack on the con... |
Telecom companies in Kashmir told to reduce 3G and 4G to 2G | The telecom companies operating in the Kashmir Valley have been instructed to bring down the speed of internet from 3G and 4G to 2G in the region with immediate effect. This comes after terrorists attacked a CRPF convoy, leading to the death of two jawans. The terrorists had later taken shelter in Srinagar's DPS school... |
Foreign writer saw Gorkhaland protests in '80s, again in '17 | An Australian writer, Christine Grace, has been to Darjeeling twice in her life, and has witnessed protests demanding statehood on both occasions. She first came as a teen during the 1986-88 movement, and came to the city again this year. "This time it seems the agitation has grown stronger...I see old, young and teens... |
PM Modi lands in USA, crowd chants 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' | PM Narendra Modi landed in Washington DC on Sunday morning as part of his three-nation tour, amid chants of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. Modi arrived at the Joint Base Andrews where he was greeted by the Indian Ambassador to the US. Modi is slated to meet US President Donald Trump on Monday, where they will discuss a variety ... |
US President Trump calls PM Narendra Modi a 'true friend' | Ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, United States President Donald Trump called him a 'true friend' and said he is looking forward to Modi's two-day US visit. A US administration spokesperson on the visit said, "This will be the first dinner for a foreign dignitary at the White House under this admi... |
Facebook briefs UK govt about its counter terrorism efforts | Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg recently briefed UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd on its counter-terrorism efforts. This comes in the wake of the recent terror attacks in the UK, after which the government blamed Facebook and other social media sites for not blocking terrorist content. Facebook is hiring 3,000 more people to ... |
Google Home outsmarts Amazon Alexa in 3,000-question quiz | Google's voice-assisted smart speaker Google Home has outsmarted Amazon's voice-assistant Alexa in a 3,000-question quiz as a part of a research held by New York-based digital agency 360i. Google's voice assistant emerged six times likelier than the competition to answer correctly. Earlier, a report claimed that Amazon... |
Victim of harassment by Silicon Valley VC refuses apology | Niniane Wang, one of three women who reported sexual harassment by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck, has refused to accept his apology. Caldbeck on Friday confessed using his position for sexual gains and apologised for his actions. "I don't believe that someone can harass women for 10 years...and then... |
Pakistan issues its first transgender passport | Pakistan has issued its first third-gender passport to a transgender activist, who hailed the move as a step forward for the marginalised community in the conservative country. The activist said the new passport would help her campaign globally on behalf of her community. Notably, she earlier held a passport which desc... |
China develops world's most powerful submarine detector | China has claimed to have developed world's most powerful magnetic detector which can find hidden metallic objects, including minerals and submarines. The device is different from conventional designs because it uses a large number of probes and a superconductive computer chip cooled by liquid nitrogen which increases ... |
PM Modi will convey role of Indian IT firms to Trump: Sikka | Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka said PM Modi would convey the contribution made by Indian IT companies towards the US during his deliberations with President Donald Trump. "I think we have created a lot of value in the US," Sikka said. His statement follows speculation that Indian IT companies will be impacted by Trump's crac... |
Mithali Raj breaks 2 world records as India win WC opener | India opened their ICC Women's World Cup 2017 campaign with a 35-run win over hosts England in a match which saw Indian captain Mithali Raj break two world records. Raj scored her career's 47th fifty, overtaking England's Charlotte Edwards to record most fifties in women's ODI cricket. Raj also became the only woman pl... |
I fear for my life: RJD man who failed to defend Lalu on TV | A worker of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), who failed to defend Lalu Prasad Yadav on a TV debate, has said that he fears for his life now. Sanoj Yadav had appeared on a TV debate during which he couldn't put up a defence for Lalu in the corruption and benami cases. He was beaten by Lalu's son later. |
8 out of 21 transgender people hired for Kochi Metro quit | Eight out of 21 transgenders hired for Kochi metro have reportedly quit their jobs just in a week after the metro's inauguration. They resigned as nobody was willing to rent them houses and their pleas made to Kochi's mayor and district collector regarding the matter were ignored. However, the mayor Soumini Jain said s... |
Delhi minor girl outsmarts man, prevents him from raping her | An 8-year-old girl in Delhi outsmarted a man, her neighbour, and prevented him from raping her after he lured her into a jungle. The man took her to the jungle and started forcing himself upon her. However, instead of crying for help, she started calling out names of her neighbours who visited the area, and was heard b... |
They want Indians to sleep more, us to sleep less: WI fans | Complaining about the early start of India-Windies ODIs, Windies fans have blamed the ICC for scheduling the start at 9 am local time to suit Indian fansâ convenience. "They want Indians to sleep more and us to sleep less... How does that work? Isn't this supposed to be a home series for us and not them," a fan compl... |
Design 'Indian meals' to combat malnutrition: RSS think tank | An RSS think tank has asked the Centre to design Bharatiya thalis (Indian meals) composed of locally produced and traditionally consumed foods to combat malnutrition. The Deendayal Research Institute (DRI) also aims to popularise indigenous food items known for their health value across the country. Notably, the think ... |
Rise in number of mosques on Rajasthan-Pakistan border: BSF | The BSF has claimed there has been an increase in the number of mosques and madrasas around the International Border with Pakistan in Rajasthan. BSF DG KK Sharma said that people teaching in the madrasas were not locals and the "message is not that of peace." Information about these places is passed to the local admini... |
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