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Woman accused cop of asking for sex, jailed for 'cheating' | A 37-year-old woman, who had claimed that a police officer demanded sexual favours from her in return for action against her rapists, was jailed for 'cheating'. She claimed that she had voice recording of the Investigative Officer demanding sexual favours. However, police claim that action against her was initiated as ... |
Ultra-thin camera-on-a-chip creates images without lenses | Caltech engineers have developed a camera design that replaces lenses with a chip. The ultra-thin 'optical phased array' does computationally what lenses do using large pieces of glass, by manipulating incoming light to capture an image. The chip can switch from a fish-eye to a telephoto lens with a simple adjustment i... |
Eight UAE princesses convicted of human trafficking | Eight UAE princesses have been convicted of human trafficking and abusing their servants by a Belgian court. They were given 15-month suspended jail terms with a fine of over â¹1 crore each. The case was brought by a servant of the family who escaped from a Brussels hotel booked by the Royals and complained of mistrea... |
World Taekwondo Federation changes name over 'WTF' acronym | The World Taekwondo Federation has changed its name to World Taekwondo after its acronym 'WTF' was found to have "negative connotations". "In the digital age, the acronym of our federation has developed negative connotations unrelated to our organisation and so it was important that we rebranded to better engage with o... |
SRK shares picture on his film Paheli completing 12 years | Actor Shah Rukh Khan took to social media to share a picture of himself with actress Rani Mukerji on the occasion of his film 'Paheli' completing 12 years of its release on Saturday. In the caption, Shah Rukh thanked the film's director Amol Palekar, and its cast including actors Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Anupam K... |
No SRK, Aamir in indie films for 1st weekend earnings: Swara | Actress Swara Bhasker has said that it's unfair to judge independent films based on their opening weekend collections as they usually don't feature actors like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan. "Indie films need 2-3 weeks to run. They're content driven and only work when word of mouth kicks in... |
Why has rejecting Baahubali become such a big issue: Sridevi | Sridevi has said she refused to do many films and doesn't understand why rejecting 'Baahubali' has become such a big issue. She added, "Two parts of Baahubali have come out... now they are asking me. I have my own reasons [to reject the film]." Sridevi was initially approached to play Queen Sivagami, a role eventually ... |
Portuguese PM treats Modi with Gujarati vegetarian lunch | Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Saturday arranged a special Gujarati vegetarian meal at the lunch hosted for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that included dishes like 'Aakhu Saak' and 'Mango Shrikhand'. The other items on the menu included 'Saag Kofta', 'Rajma aur Makai', 'Tarkha Daal', 'Kesar Rice', 'Pa... |
19 out of 23 claims made by Tharoor against BJP true: Report | After Congress MP Shashi Tharoor claimed that the BJP merely renamed 23 Congress schemes, reports said that only 19 of Tharoor's allegations are true. "[BJP] is a name-changing government, not a game-changing one!" Tharoor had tweeted earlier. The reports compared programmes such as BJP-led NDA's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan ... |
Qatar calls Saudi Arabia's ultimatum 'attack on sovereignty' | After Saudi Arabia handed a list of 13 demands to Qatar as a precondition for the resumption of diplomatic and trade ties, Qatar called the ultimatum an attack on the country's sovereignty and foreign policy. "This list of demands confirms what Qatar has said from the beginning, the illegal blockade has nothing to do w... |
White Helmets member filmed disposing Syrian soldiers' body | A member of Syrian volunteer rescue group White Helmets was caught on camera helping militants dispose of the bodies of beheaded Syrian Army soldiers. The group has fired the member and said he was "acting independently and not in his capacity as a member." Notably, White Helmets were the subject of an Oscar-winning f... |
UK Houses of Parliament hit by cyber attack | The UK Parliament was hit by a cyber attack on Friday leaving MPs unable to access their emails remotely. "We are continuing to investigate this incident and take further measures to secure the computer network," officials said. The attack comes just days after reports that hackers had put passwords belonging to senior... |
Infosys Co-founders skip firm's annual general meeting | For the first time in many years, Infosys Co-founders, including Narayana Murthy kept away from the company's annual general meeting, which was held on Saturday. "We have no idea why they did not turn up," a company spokesperson stated. "It is surprising not to see Murthy at the AGM as he used to sit in the front," an ... |
We never talked about Gorkhaland: West Bengal BJP President | West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said the party had never talked about Gorkhaland nor was it in favour of formation of states on the basis of any linguistic group or community. "If states are to be created on this basis, we will have to support everybody like Kamtapuris, Rajbanshis. They also demanded ... |
Woman chops off boyfriend's genitals for refusing to marry | A 22-year-old Delhi woman on Wednesday chopped off the genitals of her 35-year-old boyfriend for refusing to marry and not continuing the physical relationship with her. The victim was admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and he was reported to be out of danger. The woman has been absconding along with her famil... |
In a first for Manipur, 24/7 helpline for women launched | For the first time in the history of Manipur, Chief Minister Biren Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has launched a toll-free 24/7 helpline number '181' for women. Addressing the launch programme, State Minister for Social Welfare and Corporation Nemcha Kipgen said that the helpline will help fight and ... |
Trump knows India is 'force for good' in world: US officials | On the eve of Indian PM Narendra Modi's US visit, President Donald Trump's administration has said that the President realises India has been a "force for good" in the world and ties with it are important. "It would be wrong to say that this (US) administration has been ignoring India," officials added. Notably, this w... |
Is this the azadi we're fighting for, asks lynched cop's kin | The family of the Jammu and Kashmir police officer, who was lynched by a mob in Srinagar, asked, "Is this the azadi (freedom) we are fighting for?" The family further asked, "What state we have reached that we kill a person outside a mosque on an auspicious night without any reason? Is this what the religion has taught... |
No single country can defeat terror alone: India to UN | India has told the United Nations that no single country, however rich or powerful, can defeat terrorism alone and sought "genuine" international cooperation in combating terrorism. "No state is immune to the threat of terrorism as continuing terrorist attacks across the world, many of them with links beyond the border... |
Priorities and nature of ties with India, Pak different: US | Asserting that the US' ties with India and Pakistan are not a 'zero-sum game', the White House has said that President Donald Trump administration's priorities and the nature of the relationship with the two countries are different. With India, the US is building a strategic partnership while with Pakistan the country ... |
Woman injured in hit-&-run carried to hospital on foot, dies | A Karnataka man was forced to carry his mother injured in a hit-and-run case to a hospital on foot after failing to get an ambulance and help in time. Reportedly, the ambulance arrived one hour after the accident. The woman was given first aid at a government hospital and was referred to a private hospital, but died on... |
25 Indian fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy | As many as 25 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in two separate incidents on charges of fishing in their territorial waters on Saturday. Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami termed the arrest of eight fishermen from Nagapattinam while they were fishing near Paruthithurai as an "abduction" and took up the... |
Russia bars Opposition leader from 2018 presidential bid | Russia's electoral body has barred the country's Opposition leader Alexei Navalny from challenging President Vladimir Putin in next year's presidential elections. Navalny is "not eligible" because he is currently serving a five-year suspended sentence for embezzlement, the body said. People convicted of such crimes can... |
Trump, Putin behave like autocratic rulers: Ex-EU Prez | US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan behave like "autocratic rulers", former European Parliament President Martin Schulz said. He also urged the EU to respond strongly to weakening democracy in the three nations. German Chancellor candidate Schulz had earlier... |
Hong Kong bans protest slogans for Chinese President's visit | Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the autonomous territory, Hong Kong police have launched a crackdown on political banners and images to "prevent leaders from being embarrassed". Xi will visit Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover of the territory to China by the UK on July 1, 1997. |
White officer shoots off-duty black officer in US | A black US police officer, who was off-duty when he heard a commotion and tried to help fellow officers arrest three black suspects, was shot by a white officer who did not recognise him, police said. The off-duty black officer was reportedly walking towards fellow officers when he was shot by the white officer who was... |
Pakistani legislator in SUV runs over constable | A traffic police constable was killed in the Pakistani city of Quetta after a provincial lawmaker, Abdul Majeed Khan Achakzai, ran his SUV over him while reportedly driving in a state of intoxication. The injured constable was taken to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Police have lodged a case against unknow... |
Third North Korean defects to the South in two weeks | A soldier from North Korea has defected to South Korea through the Military Demarcation Line, making it the third defection in just two weeks. The desertion took place without incident or exchange of gunfire between the military on both sides. Notably, over 30,000 North Koreans have defected to the South since the end ... |
UK Opposition leader Corbyn vows to force early election | British Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to "try to force an early general election", less than a month after an early general election called by Prime Minister Theresa May was held. May had called for a fresh mandate to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks. Notably, May's Conservative Party lost parliamentary ... |
Trailer of Raag Desh to be launched in the Parliament | The trailer of upcoming film 'Raag Desh' will be launched in the Parliament. "It's the first time Parliament has allowed a trailer launch and that's a big honour," said film's director Tigmanshu Dhulia. The film is based on 1945-1946 Red Fort trials, wherein Indian National Army officers were charged by the British gov... |
Women's cricket World Cup began 2 years before men's edition | The inaugural women's cricket World Cup was held in 1973, two years before the first-ever men's World Cup. The maiden women's World Cup, which was played in a 60-over round-robin format, was won by hosts England. Australia, who are the current defending champions, are aiming to lift their record seventh title at the to... |
Questions on 2003 Salman issue don't bother me now: Vivek | Vivek Oberoi has said that questions related to his tiff with Salman Khan in 2003 over his then-rumoured girlfriend Aishwarya Rai don't bother him now. "You've to be able to laugh at life, at yourself. If you take life too seriously, there's nothing more disastrous," added Vivek. Vivek had accused Salman of threatening... |
Sukhwinder Singh sings Kooke Kawn for Sridevi's Mom | Sukhwinder Singh has sung the song Kooke Kawn for the upcoming Sridevi starrer film 'Mom'. It has been composed by AR Rahman, with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. Mom, which is Sridevi's 300th film, also stars actors Akshaye Khanna with Nawazuddin Siddiqui in a special appearance. It is scheduled to release on July 7. |
Mithali 1st to score 7 straight 50+ scores in women's ODIs | Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj became the first female cricketer to score seven consecutive 50+ scores in ODIs after crossing the landmark against England in the Women's World Cup on Saturday. Overall, Mithali is the cricketer with second-most number of consecutive 50+ scores in ODIs, after former Paki... |
Australia cancels 590 speeding fines as WannaCry hits system | Police in Victoria, Australia cancelled 590 speeding fines after discovering that 55 of its traffic cameras were hit by WannaCry malware. The cameras were reportedly infected after a worker accidentally uploaded the ransomware onto the traffic camera network with his USB stick. The malware's presence was detected after... |
Yahoo to shut â¹193 crore app that it bought from a teenager | Yahoo has announced it is shutting down its News Digest app and replacing it with the newly-launched Newsroom service. News Digest is based on an app bought by Yahoo for an estimated â¹193 crore in 2014 from Nick D' Aloisio, who was a teenager at that time. The closure marks one of the first cuts following Verizon's a... |
Snapdeal files FIR accusing ex-GoJavas promoters of cheating | E-commerce platform Snapdeal has filed an FIR against former promoters of Quickdel Logistics, the parent firm of logistics startup GoJavas, accusing them of cheating and defrauding Snapdeal to the tune of "several crores of rupees". Snapdeal alleged that the promoters offered false assurance that Quickdel had the exper... |
Test track of China's elevated bus being demolished | The 300-metre-long test track built for China's 'Transit Elevated Bus', which would glide over traffic and allow cars to pass underneath it, is reportedly being demolished. Powered by electricity, the vehicle could carry 300 passengers and was about 72 feet long and 25 feet wide. However, the concept was later called a... |
Terrorist plot targeting Grand Mosque in Mecca foiled | Saudi Arabia's security forces on Friday foiled a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, the country's Interior Ministry said. The would-be attacker was cornered in an apartment where he blew himself up, injuring six civilians and five members of the security forces. The attack was planned... |
Not intimidated by â¹500 crore defamation suit: Cyrus Mistry | Former Tata Chairman Cyrus Mistry's office has said he is not "intimidated" by the â¹500 crore criminal defamation case filed by Tata Trusts' Managing Trustee R Venkataramanan. Mistry's office called the lawsuit a "poor tactic to muzzle litigation" ahead of the hearing in National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. Venka... |
ED attaches assets worth â¹55 crore in Noida online scam | Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth over â¹55 crore in connection with the alleged â¹3,700 crore scam by Noida-based firm Ablaze Info Solution. The firm, owned by Anubhav Mittal, exploited investors by promising money for 'likes' on social media. With this attachment, the total value of seize... |
Lotte's 94-yr-old Founder forced out of board after 70 years | Retail giant Lotte Group's 94-year-old Founder Shin Kyuk-ho is leaving his post as board director at Lotte's holding company. The decision follows a year-long family feud and a corruption trial. Shin's eldest son, who was dismissed as an executive in 2015, said the founder was removed "against his will". Notably, Shin ... |
Tata Trustee files â¹500 crore defamation suit against Mistry | nR Venkataramanan, Managing Trustee of Tata Trusts, has filed a criminal defamation case against former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry for ''causing irreparable damage to his reputation". Venkataramanan has claimed â¹500 crore in damages and alleged that certain emails leaked to the media caused damage to his reputat... |
Walmart not considering a rival offer for Whole Foods | Retail giant and US' largest company by revenue Walmart is not actively considering making an offer for grocery chain Whole Foods Market, according to reports. Whole Foods, which accepted a $13.7 billion offer from Amazon this month, has not received any rival bids as of Friday, reports added. Notably, the Whole Foods ... |
Glad people remember Komolika even after 16 years: Urvashi | Television actress Urvashi Dholakia has said she's glad that people remember her portrayal of antagonist 'Komolika Basu' from the television series 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' even after 16 years. "I hope that all my other characters also get embedded in the same way," added Urvashi. 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' was among the l... |
Twitter reacts to Mithali reading book before coming to bat | Reacting to Indian women's cricket captain Mithali Raj reading a book before coming out to bat, a user tweeted, "Aye Aye Captain!!Next to bat in and here she's reading a book." "I've always had a crush on Mithali Raj. And that sight of her sitting on the sidelines and being immersed in a book just intensified it now," ... |
India beat Pakistan for 2nd time in World Hockey League | India defeated Pakistan 6-1 in the FIH World Hockey League Semi Final on Saturday, to register their second win against the neighbours in the tournament. Ramandeep Singh and Mandeep Singh scored braces, while Talwinder Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal each for India. India will now face Canada next to decide t... |
USA's Leeper breaks 'Blade Runner' Pistorius' 400m record | American sprinter Blake Leeper broke 'Blade Runner' South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius's T43 Paralympic world record in the 400 metres event after posting a 45.25-second finish at the US Athletics Championships on Friday. Notably, Paralympic gold medallist Pistorius is serving a six-year jail term after being found... |
Sachin only Indian in Ashwin's dream international XI | Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's all-time dream international XI has only one Indian in the form of Sachin Tendulkar. Ashwin revealed the team in a question-answer session on Twitter. Before revealing the eleven, Ashwin said that his choice of players would lead to controversies. Notably, his eleven featured five f... |
5 jawans injured in encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh | A total of five jawans of the Special Task Force were injured on Saturday in an encounter with the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. While the jawans have been taken to a hospital for treatment, the encounter is still underway. Notably, as many as 25 CRPF personnel were killed and six others injured in Sukma in... |
Was drunk, friends asked to attack: Train lynching case accused | A day after a teen was lynched on a train for allegedly carrying beef, the man accused in the case said, "I was drunk. My friends told me to attack them because they are cow-eaters." Meanwhile, the deceased's brother said, "We kept shouting for help but they all looked away...No one even cared to make a call to the pol... |
Terrorists attack CRPF convoy in Srinagar, officer martyred | Several terrorists on Saturday opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy near the Army cantonment in Pantha Chowk in J&K's Srinagar and fled towards a school nearby. While a CRPF Sub Inspector has been martyred in the shelling, at least two CRPF jawans and a civilian have been injured. The attack has ... |
MLA's son booked for burying alive two kids in UP's Bahraich | MLA Subhash Tripathi's son and a mining contractor have been booked for allegedly burying alive two children, including a Dalit, in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district after locals resisted sand mining there. While Tripathi refuted the allegation levelled against his son and termed it as a conspiracy, a three-member comm... |
Twitter users make memes on Kohli's dressing room picture | Twitter users are creating memes from a picture of Virat Kohli, which shows the Indian captain peeping into the dressing room through a window. The captions on the photo read, "Shami aur Karthik tumhe 1 mahine tak yahi andar baithe rehna hai," and, "When your team is on field...but Set Max pe Sooryavansham aa raha hai.... |
Maharashtra govt waives farm loans worth â¹34,000 crore | Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday announced his government's decision to waive loans worth â¹34,000 crore for farmers. Under the scheme called Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Krishi Samman Yojana, about 89 lakh farmers who have taken loans of up to â¹1.5 lakh would be benefitted. "All ministers and... |
System to detect sarcasm in social media posts developed | Researchers at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a system that detects sarcasm in social media posts. The 'Sarcasm SIGN' system is meant to interpret sarcasm for people with autism and Asperger syndrome who have difficulty understanding such statements. Based on a database of 3,000 sarcastic tweets... |
Longest ever tennis match lasted for over 11 hours | John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest ever tennis match, which lasted for 11 hours and five minutes, on June 24, 2010. The Wimbledon 2010 first round match was played over three days and saw a record 183 games being played. The 8 hours and 11 minute-long final set itself was longer than the previous longest e... |
Man building mini Taj for wife donates land to girls' school | A UP man building a miniature 'Taj Mahal' in memory of his late wife has donated land to a government school for girls, even as his project remains incomplete due to financial constraints. Eighty-one-year-old retired postmaster Faizul Hasan Qadri spent his savings and sold his wife's jewellery for the replica, where he... |
Expected -4 rating for Tubelight, critics gave 1.5: Salman | Actor Salman Khan has said that he expected critics to give -3, -4 ratings to his recently released film Tubelight. "But they gave 1, 1.5 apparently, so I'm very pleased," added Salman. In an earlier interview, Salman said that his films are critic-proof and added, "I'm telling them (critics) now: go give my film minus... |
Will pass word 'intercourse' in SRK film on 1L votes: Pahlaj | CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani has said he'll clear the word 'intercourse' without any cuts in 'Jab Harry Met Sejal', if he gets one lakh votes from public. "I want to see...that Indian families want 12-year-olds...to understand meaning of intercourse," added Nihalani. One of the film's trailer features Anushka Sharma sayi... |
Motion poster of Kajol, Dhanush's Tamil film 'VIP2' released | The motion poster of Kajol and Dhanush's Tamil film 'Velaiyilla Pattathari 2' or 'VIP 2' has been released. It is a sequel to the 2014 Tamil comedy drama film 'Velaiyilla Pattathari'. The film has been directed by Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth and its trailer will be released on June 25. |
Centre approves proposal to set up airport in Greater Noida | The Centre on Saturday approved the proposal for setting up a greenfield airport in Jewar in Greater Noida, likely to be operational in the next five-six years. "The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority has notified 3,000 hectares of land for a world-class international airport which will cater to 30-50 m... |
Uber contract covered Google info stored in employee's head | The employment contract Uber offered to former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski promised to cover the costs of legal actions against him over information stored in his memory from his previous job. This has been revealed as part of the ongoing lawsuit by Google which accuses Uber of using Levandowski to steal confid... |
Honda engineer debunks own claim on Takata airbag explosions | Honda Motor on Friday released a 2013 email in which one of its engineers said he knew the "truth" about Takata's airbag failures, but later admitted he was mistaken. The faulty airbags have been blamed for 16 deaths and prompted automotive industry's largest-ever safety recall. The engineer was referring to a 1999 Tak... |
InMobi Co-founder Mohit Saxena to step down as CTO | Mobile advertising startup InMobi's Co-founder Mohit Saxena has announced his decision to step down as its Chief Technology Officer. Saxena, along with IIT graduates Naveen Tewari, Abhay Singhal and Amit Gupta, had co-founded InMobi in 2007. InMobi is one of the first India-based firms that Japanese telecommunications ... |
Solar eclipse to cover US' entire width, 1st time in 99 yrs | On August 21, US will experience its first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years. The eclipse would pass from Oregon on west coast crossing diagonally towards South Carolina on east coast. The total eclipse will last for 2 minutes 40 seconds. People in Canada, Central America and even the upper part of South A... |
States' fiscal deficit increased by 2,525% to â¹4.93 lakh cr | The gross fiscal deficits of states soared from â¹18,790 crore in fiscal 1991 to over â¹4.93 lakh crore in fiscal 2016, marking a 2,525% increase, according to RBI data. The gap is projected to improve to â¹4.49 lakh crore for fiscal 2017. Notably, Rajasthan saw its fiscal deficit rise by 12,372% from â¹540 crore t... |
Infosys Chairman says this AGM his last, will retire in 2018 | Infosys Chairman R Seshasayee on Saturday said that this will be his last annual general meeting before he retires next year in May. Stating that he will retire upon reaching the age of 70, Seshasayee said he plans a smooth transition for his successor. He also said he would be committed to further enhancing governance... |
We shouldn't exaggerate our bad loans problem: Ex-RBI Guv | Former RBI Governor YV Reddy has said that while the Indian banking system faces a bad loans problem, it shouldn't be exaggerated. The banking system is still strong and there's no crisis, just efficiency issues and some past mistakes, he added. Notably, India's banking sector is saddled with a total of â¹8 lakh crore... |
Arnab says Times Now manipulated system to raise viewership | Responding to a report claiming Times Now has caught up with Republic TV, journalist Arnab Goswami alleged that Times is using methods which are manipulating the system. According to Goswami, Times Now has increased viewership by employing a âforced reachâ method. He claimed that Times Now is tying up with cable ne... |
Govt assures Mittal, Ambani of corrective steps for telcos | Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha has assured Airtel's Sunil Mittal and Reliance Communications' Anil Ambani, along with other telecom players, of âcorrective stepsâ to deal with rising debt and declining revenues. This came after Sinha held a meeting with telecom leaders to discuss the financial difficulties in the sec... |
Double-decker bus gets stuck under bridge in Paris | An open-top, double-decker bus crashed into a bridge in Paris and scraped its roof on Friday. The bus, which stopped after several metres, was not travelling along its usual route as it was diverted due to a large-scale event promoting Paris' bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The Paris fire service said that four people h... |
India's lowest Test score is also the lowest ever at Lord's | England dismissed India for 42 on June 24, 1974, which is the India's lowest ever team total in its Test cricket history, alongside being the lowest ever team total registered at Lord's. The innings, in which Test cricket's joint fifth lowest team score in an innings was scored, lasted for an hour and seventeen minutes... |
Lionel Messi could have joined Real Madrid: Ex-agent | Lionel Messi's first agent Horacio Gaggioli has revealed the footballer could have signed for Real Madrid instead of Barcelona as a 13-year-old. Gaggioli had arranged Messi's trial at Barcelona in September 2000, after which the latter relocated from Rosario, Argentina. Gaggioli said had he lived in Madrid, where he ac... |
Alastair Cook asks Pakistan bowler Amir to teach him Urdu | Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir has revealed that ex-England captain Alastair Cook has asked him to teach him Urdu. Amir, who has returned to international cricket after serving a five-year ban, will be playing for English county side Essex, which Cook also represents. Amir said there was no problem with Cook, who had ea... |
Highway robbers gang of 30 girls arrested in Gujarat | A gang of roughly 30 Gujarati girls who allegedly waylaid and robbed middle-aged and young men on highways in Bihar has been busted by the police. An official said, "first, they asked money to help poor children... on refusal, they would virtually take out money from the victims' pockets." The girls, aged 19 to 25, wor... |
Pakistan captain Sarfraz meets specially-abled fan at 4 am | Pakistan cricket team captain Sarfraz Ahmed met a specially-abled fan outside his house around four in the morning, and gifted him his jersey. A video of the incident has emerged which shows the boy, reportedly named Fawad Haider, waiting in a wheelchair along with his family. Sarfraz comes out of his house and interac... |
Saqlain Mushtaq copies Sehwag's tweet to wish Afghanistan | Ex-Pakistani spinner Saqlain Mushtaq copied Virender Sehwag's tweet to congratulate the Afghanistan and Ireland teams on being awarded Test status. While Sehwag started his wish with the word "heartiest", Saqlain deleted that and posted the rest of the message. Recently, Pakistan cricketer Saeed Ajmal copied Kumar Sang... |
Kerala priest missing for 4 days found dead in Scotland | A 33-year-old priest from Kerala who had been missing for four days was found dead on a beach in Edinburgh, Scotland on Saturday, said reports. The deceased, Martin Xavier Vazhachira, was completing his PhD at Edinburgh University and had gone missing under mysterious circumstances. Kerala MLA Ramesh Chennithala has as... |
Virgin Media asks 8 lakh users to change router passwords | British telephone service company Virgin Media has advised more than eight lakh customers with a specific router to change their passwords immediately after an investigation found that they could be hacked easily. The investigation by UK publication called 'Which?' found that hackers could gain access to home networks ... |
London canal to get floating hot tubs | The Regent's Canal in London will allow guests to rent floating hot tub boats, starting July 12. The wood-fired hot tubs, equipped with electric motors, can be operated by passengers and will cost £220 (around â¹18,000) to rent. Called HotTugs, the hot tub boats will allow passengers to consume alcohol and be capable... |
Colon made using human cells transplanted into mice | US-based scientists used human stem cells to generate embryonic colons in a lab that function like natural human tissues when transplanted into mice. The study is reportedly the first time human colon organoids have been successfully tissue engineered in this manner. The technology allows detailed study of intestinal d... |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, French Prez troll Trump on Snapchat | Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and French President Emmanuel Macron trolled US President Donald Trump in a Snapchat video wherein Macron said, "we will... make the planet great again!" Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, and Macron's statement seemingly references the "Make America Great Again" cam... |
Tubelight becomes 2nd highest opening day grosser of 2017 | Salman Khan's 'Tubelight' has collected â¹21.15 crore on its opening day in India, making it the second-highest opening day Hindi grosser of 2017. With earnings of â¹41 crore, the Hindi version of 'Baahubali 2' currently holds the record of being 2017's highest opening day grosser. Produced on a â¹100 crore budget, ... |
Kapil's fee reduced by 50% following show's low TRPs: Report | According to reports, comedian Kapil Sharma's fee has been reduced by 50%, following his show's low TRPs. Low ratings were reported after cast members including Sunil Grover and Ali Asgar didn't shoot for the show after Kapil's brawl with Sunil. In April, Kapil was told to solve issues among its cast by the channel to ... |
Depp apologises for joke on assassinating US President Trump | Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has apologised for his joke on assassinating US President Donald Trump. Depp had joked, "It's just a question, I'm not insinuating anything...When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?" Depp said that the joke didn't come out as intended and he was only trying to amuse. |
Monsoon session of Parliament to begin on July 17 | The monsoon session of Parliament will commence on July 17, the day voting for the presidential election will take place, and will conclude on August 11. It will be the first session after the roll-out of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1. Further, farmer loan waivers and cattle trade ban are likely to be discusse... |
EC imposes 3-year poll ban on MP minister over paid news | The Election Commission has barred Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra from contesting elections for three years over paid news allegations during 2008 Assembly polls. The complaint was filed by former Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti in April 2009. While Mishra had earlier approached the MP High Court seeking to quash... |
LinkedIn head slams harassment of women entrepreneurs by VCs | LinkedIn Executive Chairman and Co-founder Reid Hoffman has questioned the lack of outrage over the sexual harassment of female entrepreneurs in the venture capital eco-system. This comes as Binary Capital's Justin Caldbeck confessed that he used his position for sexual gain. Venture capitalists propositioning women en... |
BlackBerry shares hit 2-yr low after weak quarterly earnings | The shares of Canadian technology company BlackBerry fell as much as 13%, the most in the last two-and-a-half years, after the company reported weak quarterly revenue from software on Friday. The shares had gained more than 60% this year amid expectations of a successful quarter. BlackBerry announced to exit the hardwa... |
Amazon files patent for 'beehive' delivery drone warehouse | E-commerce major Amazon has filed a patent for a multi-storey warehouse for its delivery drones which resembles a beehive in shape. The patent states that the warehouses will be built within densely populated urban areas. The illustrations in the patent suggest the warehouse will have multiple windows for drones to fly... |
Credit Suisse approaches Snapdeal investors on Flipkart sale | Investment bank Credit Suisse is reaching out to minority shareholders and investors of Snapdeal to get them on board for the e-commerce platform's sale to rival Flipkart. This comes after Wipro Chairman Azim Premji's family office PremjiInvest, an investor in Snapdeal, objected to the $30 million payout proposed for S... |
Houzz raises $400 million, doubling valuation to $4 billion | Home remodeling and design startup Houzz has raised $400 million in a Series E funding round which reportedly doubles the startup's valuation to about $4 billion. The round was led by Iconiq Capital, with participation from Sequoia and GGV Capital. The California-based company was founded in 2009 by CEO Adi Tatarko and... |
Scientists 3D-print foam of world's 2nd strongest material | In a first, scientists have printed foam of graphene, the world's second strongest material, using sugar, nickel and a 3D laser printer. The laser melts the sugar and nickel acts as a catalyst, setting off a chain reaction that yields graphene. The 3D graphene foams could have applications in energy storage, damping an... |
Scientists solve mystery of unexplained 'bright nights' | Using satellite data, scientists have offered a possible explanation for the historical phenomenon of 'bright nights', unexplained glow in the night sky that lets observers see distant mountains and even read a newspaper. Researchers suggest the 'airglow', not to be confused with auroras, appears green due to activitie... |
Canada Supreme Court gets its 1st turbaned Sikh woman judge | Palbinder Kaur Shergill has become the first turbaned Sikh woman to be appointed a judge of Canada's Supreme Court of British Columbia on Friday. The appointment was made with immediate effect as she replaces Justice EA Arnold-Bailey, who retired on May 31. As a leading human rights advocate, Shergill represented World... |
Death toll from triple blasts in Pakistan rises to 62 | The death toll from the triple blasts that struck Pakistani city of Quetta and Parachinar on Friday has risen to 62 with 100 others injured, reports said. The local affiliate of the Islamic State and a splinter group of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the Quetta blast, however, no one has y... |
Nursery school holds monkey dance, Maneka Gandhi intervenes | A Delhi preschool recently organised a monkey dance for its students, following which Union Minister Maneka Gandhi intervened and its principal was removed. The school had advertised the event online, following which users informed Gandhi. The Rhesus Macaque monkey is protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, and us... |
Mother Dairy Managing Director S Nagarajan quits | Leading milk supplier Mother Dairy's Managing Director (MD) S Nagarajan has resigned from his position due to personal reasons. Nagarajan, who has been leading the company since 2010, said, "I want to spend time with my parents who live in Bengaluru." Former MD of Mother Dairy Sanjiv Khanna will succeed Nagarajan, who ... |
Kolkataâs Apollo hospital fined â¹30 lakh over child's death | West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission has imposed a â¹30 lakh fine on Kolkata's Apollo Gleneagles Hospital in a case involving the death of a four-month-old girl. The commission said three doctors were found to be ânegligentâ in discharging their duties. The Commission awarded â¹30 lakh as comp... |
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