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Infosys agrees to pay â¹6.4 crore for visa violations in US | IT giant Infosys has agreed to pay $1 million (â¹6.4 crore) to New York state to settle a visa violation case. Infosys was accused of unlawfully obtaining temporary visitor visas, instead of the more difficult H-1B visas required by foreigners to work in the US. By doing so, Infosys employed foreign workers without pa... |
Man burns daughter to death for marrying against his wishes | A man and his family in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad allegedly tied his 22-year-old daughter to a cot, doused her in kerosene and burnt her to death on Friday for allegedly marrying against his wishes. The incident took place when the victim was at her home with her two-year-old child and her husband's family had gone to ... |
Ronaldo mocks Real Madrid teammate Rodriguez's new haircut | Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently leading Portugal in the Confederations Cup in Russia, mocked his Real Madrid teammate James Rodriguez's new haircut. James had posted a photograph of him with his new haircut, on which Ronaldo commented, "Ugly hair" in Portuguese. Ronaldo had got his hair shaved ... |
Sushma helps Indian woman in Saudi forced into slavery | External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj helped an Indian woman in Saudi Arabia forced into slavery, asking the Indian envoy to look into the matter. Sushma tweeted a news article on Jacintha Mendonca, a nurse from Karnataka, and tagged the Indian Embassy in Riyadh, in the tweet. A demand of 24,000 Saudi Riyals (â¹4.1 ... |
Stokes calls Royâs obstruction dismissal an 'embarrassment' | After English batsman Jason Roy's 'obstructing the field' dismissal against South Africa, Ben Stokes tweeted, "Can't believe that @JasonRoy20 was given out in that manner today....embarrassment is the only word that can be associated with the decision". The right-hander became the first cricketer ever to have been give... |
Messi's first Barcelona contract was on a paper napkin | Lionel Messi, who turned 30 today, was awarded his first informal contract for Barcelona on a table napkin by Barcelona's then Technical Secretary in 2000. The 13-year-old was suffering from growth hormone deficiency at the time and Barcelona agreed to pay £80,000 for his treatment. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is... |
Messi offers to pay â¹3.5 crore to avoid prison sentence | Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi has offered to pay over â¹3.5 crore ($558,000) in order to avoid his 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud. Messi's father, Jorge Horacio Messi, is also offering to pay over â¹2.5 crore ($402,000) to avoid his 15-month sentence for helping his son cheat on his taxes. |
Material's magnetism improved by adding non-magnetic element | US-based scientists have reported a "counterintuitive experimental finding" that enhanced a material's magnetism by adding amounts of a virtually non-magnetic element scandium to a gadolinium-germanium alloy. The discovery could change the way 'conventional' non-magnetic elements are used in research, and create tools ... |
Some plants kill own roots to survive chilly weather: Study | A Singapore-based study has found that some plants may selectively kill part of their roots to survive under cold weather conditions, similar to trees shedding their leaves to conserve energy. Scientists studying a mustard plant relative 'Arabidopsis' found at 4ºC, the roots' DNA starts getting damaged, following whic... |
Union ministers skip Pranab Mukherjee's last Iftar as Prez | No minister from the Union Cabinet attended President Pranab Mukherjee's last Iftar party as Indian President on Friday. Although Narendra Modi has not attended the Iftar party since he became Prime Minister, Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley have previously attended the annual event. However, Sonia Gandhi and Ghulam Nabi... |
Sultan named Best Action Movie at Shanghai Int'l Film Fest | The Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma starrer 'Sultan' won the Best Action Movie award at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. The film's director Ali Abbas Zafar said, "Receiving an award under the action category from Jackie Chan is just super special." With lifetime earnings of â¹300.45 crore, Sultan was the... |
India-born professor named Dean of MIT School of Engineering | Anantha P Chandrakasan, an India-born professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been named Dean of the University's School of Engineering. Chandrakasan, who was the HoD of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT's largest academic department, will start his tenure on July 1. Chandrakasan wa... |
Jason Roy first in T20Is to be out for obstructing the field | England opener Jason Roy became the first T20I player to be dismissed for obstructing the field, during the second T20I against South Africa on Friday. The ball hit Jason's boot while he was running to the crease, following which the third umpire adjudged him out. He is the eighth international player across all format... |
Modi to be 1st international leader to dine in WH with Trump | PM Narendra Modi will become the first foreign dignitary to have dinner at the White House with US President Donald Trump. Modi, who will arrive in Washington tonight on a three-day visit, will have a working dinner with Trump on Monday, after a one-on-one interaction followed by bilateral meetings. Modi is on a three-... |
US Press Secy wishes India '70th independence anniversary' | White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer wished the people of India "a happy 70th anniversary on their independence" in his daily press briefing on Friday. In response to a query on PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump's upcoming meeting, Spicer began his answer with the independence wish. He went on to discus... |
India's Srikanth enters his 3rd straight Superseries final | Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth entered his third consecutive Superseries final, defeating China's Shi Yuqi to enter the Australian Open final on Saturday. Srikanth defeated the world number four 21-10, 21-14 in 37 minutes to register his second win over the Chinese in as many meetings. Before Australia, Srikanth was also in... |
Toilet charity renames Haryana village after Donald Trump | An Indian toilet charity has unofficially renamed Marora village in Haryana as 'Trump Village', ahead of PM Narendra Modi's trip to Washington on Saturday. A billboard reading "Welcome to Trump Village" in Hindi and English has been put up, besides posters of the US President bedecked with flowers. However, the name ch... |
Infiltrators from Pak had cameras to record cross-LoC attack | Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT) was armed with "headband cameras" and "special daggers" to mutilate and record the attack on the Indian Army patrol party in Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian Army officer has said. The infiltrators crossed the LoC and entered Poonch, where their plan was foiled by the Indian Army. Two In... |
Google, Uber Founders ordered to testify in tech theft case | Google Co-founder Larry Page, Uber Co-founder Travis Kalanick and a group of other executives were on Friday ordered to testify in a technology theft case involving the two companies. Google's self-driving car unit Waymo in February sued Uber alleging it intentionally hired its former engineer Anthony Levandowski. He i... |
Google to stop scanning users' emails for Gmail ads | Technology major Google has announced that it will stop scanning the inboxes of Gmail's free users for keywords that help to target ads later this year. Users will continue to see promoted messages in the free version of Gmail, but the ads will be targeted using personal information from sources like the user's search ... |
SpaceX launches and lands a used rocket for the second time | Elon Musk-led space exploration startup SpaceX on Friday successfully launched and landed a recycled Falcon 9 rocket for the second time. The rocket's 14-storey-tall core that houses the fuel and the rocket's main engines, touched down on one of the company's autonomous drone ships shortly after taking off. It's the 12... |
Ousted Uber CEO Travis will have a say in new CEO selection | Uber Co-founder and ousted CEO Travis Kalanick will have a hand in selecting the person who will succeed him in the role. Kalanick, who remains Uberâs board member and company shareholder, is a part of a group of people responsible for selecting the next CEO. Uber has also hired an executive search firm to assist in ... |
Healthcare startup Practo probed for possible tax evasion | Bengaluru-based healthcare startup Practo is reportedly facing a probe for a possible tax evasion through a cross-border corporate restructuring. Practo executives have been summoned by the Bengaluru office of the Department of Income Tax, seeking explanations for discrepancies between different company valuations cond... |
Venture capitalist confesses using his power for sexual gain | US-based early stage venture capital firm Binary Capital's Co-founder Justin Caldbeck on Friday went on an indefinite leave after confessing that he used his position in exchange for sexual gain. He apologised for his behaviour that he said helped perpetuate a "hostile" environment for female entrepreneurs. "I am deepl... |
Solar eruptions hit Earth like a 'sneeze': Study | A team of UK-based scientists studying the Sun's coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have found that they expand through space and hit Earth like a dust cloud or sneeze rather than bubbles as previously assumed. CMEs are blasts of plasma from Sun's atmosphere that can reach Earth in 1-3 days and can damage electronic devices... |
Europe approves â¬1bn mission to look for gravitational waves | European Space Agency has approved â¬1.05-billion Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission that will search for minute ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. Three satellites separated by 25 lakh km in a triangular pattern will bounce lasers between each other. Deflection in these light beams woul... |
Rajinikanth has committed financial fraud: Swamy | BJP leader Subramanian Swamy allegedly said that Superstar Rajinikanth has committed financial fraud and he had substantial proof of it. Rajinikanth shouldn't join politics because it will be hard for him to continue as he is unfit for any political work, Swamy added. Swamy also termed the talks of Rajinikanth joining ... |
Millions of 'sea pickles' swamp US west coast | The west coast of the US has been flooded with millions of pyrosomes (Greek for fire bodies), cucumber-shaped translucent creatures often called the "unicorn of the sea" or "sea pickles". Pyrosomes are glowing, gelatinous creatures that are actually moving colonies of tiny asexual organisms which reproduce by cloning. ... |
Flier in wheelchair caught smuggling gold at Mumbai Airport | A passenger in a wheelchair was caught smuggling gold bars worth nearly â¹20 lakh at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on Wednesday, officials said. Officials said the accused, Nimisha Jentilal Gudhka, was using the wheelchair to dodge customs. In another incident, gold worth â¹35 lakh was found... |
Bumrah slams Jaipur Traffic Police for mocking him in ad | Bowler Jasprit Bumrah slammed the Jaipur Traffic Police on Twitter, after they used his no-ball image on a billboard for a road safety message. "I won't make fun of the mistakes which you guys make at your work, because I believe humans can make mistakes," wrote Bumrah. Jaipur Traffic Police then apologised to the bowl... |
Centre downgrades security of 40 ex-bureaucrats, politicians | The Centre has downgraded or completely withdrawn the security cover of 40 former bureaucrats and opposition politicians, including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and former Defence Minister AK Antony. The central security cover of former Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma and ex-MP Seema Upadhyay has been withdrawn, while t... |
India's progress not possible without Hindi: Venkaiah Naidu | After Hindi signboards at the recently-unveiled Bengaluru Metro were criticised, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, "Hindi is our national language. India's progress isn't possible without Hindi." Naidu said Hindi is India's mother tongue and Indians should be proud of it. He added, "Angrezi seekhte seekhte hum angrez... |
5 electrocuted in swimming pool at water park in Turkey | Five people, including two teenagers and a 12-year-old, have been electrocuted in a swimming pool at a water park in Turkey. The three children were struck by an electrical current, following which the park manager and his son dived into the pool to save them. All five passed away in the hospital, said media reports. |
Human remains found at site of 7,000-year-old Swiss village | Archaeologists have discovered remains of Swiss villagers dating back to the Neolithic period around 5,500 BC. Graves and remnants of houses were uncovered at the site, leading archaeologists to believe it was once a village. Researchers hope the array of remains will shed some light on the "very poorly known period" w... |
Problematic memories could be deleted, new research suggests | A study on snail neurons suggests memories that trigger anxiety can be "erased" without affecting normal memory. Long-term memories are stored by increasing strength of synapses (neural connections). Experiments showed different proteins were used to strengthen synapses for different memories. By blocking a specific pr... |
Over 100 feared buried after landslide in Chinese village | Over 100 people are feared buried after a landslide in the Chinese village of Xinmo on Saturday morning, the Mao country government has said. Roughly 40 houses were destroyed and a two-kilometre section of a nearby river was blocked after the landslide. Meanwhile, a search and rescue operation is underway. |
800 London flats evacuated after Grenfell Tower inferno | The residents of 800 flats in five London towers were evacuated on Saturday due to fire safety fears in the wake of the Grenfell Tower inferno. The towers' cladding was similar to the cladding used on Grenfell, which was widely blamed for the rapid spread of a fire that left 79 dead. The evacuated residents are being a... |
UN honours Mamata Banerjee with highest public service award | The United Nations on Friday honoured West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with the highest public service award for her girl empowerment initiative Kanyashree Prakalpa. The initiative was ranked first among 552 such social schemes for 'Reaching the Poorest and Most Vulnerable through Inclusive Services and Participation'. T... |
Man dies in accident on sets of Rajinikanth's Kaala | An accident on the sets of Rajinikanth's upcoming film Kaala led to the death of a technician named Michael, who got electrocuted after stepping on a live wire. The mishap occurred at Chennai's EVP studios, where a huge set has been erected for the shoot. No case has reportedly been filed yet but the incident is being ... |
Two friends from Indore grab All India Ranks 2 and 3 in NEET | Two friends Archit Gupta and Manish Mulchandani from Indore have secured All India Ranks 2 and 3 in the 2017 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). Both Gupta and Mulchandani left their homes to live in a hostel to concentrate on their studies and encourage each other. "...it is a healthy competition and it hel... |
Delhi University announces first cut-off list for UG courses | Delhi University has announced its first cut-off list for undergraduate courses with the highest cut-off reportedly being 98% for English (Hons) course in Lady Shri Ram College for Women. The first cut-off for Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) for Economics and B.Com (Hons) was 97.75%. Most cut-offs saw a dip as comp... |
UP board first to make answer sheets of toppers public | Uttar Pradesh government has decided to upload answer sheets of Class 10 and 12 board toppers online from 2018, making it the first board to make the toppers' answer sheets public. "This step will ensure transparency and remove doubts over the evaluation process," said Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma, who is also the Secondary... |
CBSE to re-evaluate Class 12 exam answer sheets on request | The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it will re-evaluate the answer sheets of students who have asked for it. This comes after petitions were filed against CBSE's decision to scrap the re-evaluation policy. The HC asked CBSE to upload the marking scheme for respective... |
20 die during 12-hour power cut at Andhra Hospital | Nearly 20 patients, including eight children and four women, reportedly died in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool Government General Hospital during a 12-hour power cut on Wednesday. Reportedly, no senior doctor, including the Resident Medical Officer, was available at the hospital during the outage. State Health Minister Kamin... |
Hafiz Saeed, separatists booked by ED for money laundering | The Enforcement Directorate on Friday registered a case against Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and members of Hurriyat Conference, Hizbul Mujahideen and Dukhtaran-e-Millat, under Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The ED will now investigate the flow of funds through hawala and other illegal domestic and internatio... |
Kumble asked for 60% of captain's fees for coach: Reports | Former coach Anil Kumble, in his presentation to the BCCI, had reportedly demanded 60% of the captain's fees for the coach. While suggesting a hike of â¹7.5 crore from the current â¹6.5 crore for the coach, Kumble also suggested a team performance bonus at 30% of the salary. A hike for the batting and fielding coach ... |
2 arrested for lynching police officer outside J&K mosque | Two persons were arrested and a third suspect has been identified on Friday in connection with the lynching of Deputy Superintendent of Police Ayub Pandit in Jammu and Kashmir's capital Srinagar. Pandit was beaten to death by a mob after he allegedly opened fire at a group of people who confronted him over clicking pic... |
Pakistan's national anthem to be rearranged | The Pakistan government has tasked the country's National Council of Arts with the responsibility to rearrange the musical rendition of its national anthem 'Qaumi Taranah' using a world class orchestra in order to represent cultural diversity. The anthem, which is also called 'Pak Sarzamin', was written by Hafeez Jullu... |
Saudi Arabia makes 13 demands to Qatar for ending blockade | Saudi Arabia has handed a list of 13 demands to Qatar as the price for lifting a two-week trade and diplomatic embargo. The list includes among other demands, cutting back ties with Iran and closure of the Qatar-funded broadcaster Al-Jazeera. The Saudi-led Gulf alliance regards Al-Jazeera as a propaganda tool for Islam... |
27 killed, 100 injured in twin blasts in Pakistan | At least 27 people have been killed and around 100 others have been injured in two bomb blasts in Pakistan's Parachinar, according to reports. The blasts follow a car bomb attack near the office of the provincial police chief in Quetta which killed at least 13 people. No militant group has claimed responsibility for th... |
Man walks pet lion through Russian city | A video of a Russian man, walking his male pet lion through the streets of the Russian city of Kaspiysk, has surfaced online. The man, who refused to divulge his identity, said that his pet lion 'Gaidar' posed no danger. Russian media has reported that citizens have increasingly been keeping lions as pets in flats and ... |
3 steel firms with â¹92,000 crore bad loans face bankruptcy | Lenders led by the State Bank of India on Thursday decided to begin insolvency proceedings against Bhushan Steel, Essar Steel and Electrosteel Steels under the new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. These three firms together owe over â¹92,000 crore to lenders. They are among the 12 accounts identified by RBI for immedia... |
Doing Satyarthi film as most Indians don't know him: Boman | Actor Boman Irani has said he agreed to do the film on Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as many Indians don't know about him. "I think awareness is very important; we have such heroes in our country," added Boman. Satyarthi left his job as a lecturer in 1980 to start Bachpan Bachao Andolan and received the Nobel Peace ... |
First India-Windies ODI abandoned due to rain | The first ODI between India and Windies was abandoned due to rain on Friday. Batting first, Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan contributed 132 runs for the first wicket, the highest ODI opening stand for India in West Indies. Yuvraj Singh, playing his 400th international match, became the first Indian to score 500 ODI ... |
Online rummy to be banned in Telangana | Telangana Cabinet has approved an ordinance which will make online rummy illegal in the state. The ordinance, which will now need Governor E S L Narasimhan's approval, amends the Gaming Act to include and ban online gambling. "We want to eliminate gambling in all forms," Deputy CM Kadiam Srihari said. |
Baby with four legs born in govt hospital in Andhra Pradesh | A baby boy with four legs was born at a government hospital at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. "It is a peculiar and rare delivery with such cases happening in ten lakh deliveries," said child specialist Manikayamba. The doctor added that both the mother and the newborn baby are safe with the infant being kept under neonat... |
Railway Ministry plans â¹8 cr saloon coach for new President | The Railway Ministry is planning a â¹8-crore saloon coach for the country's new President. The proposed saloon will have plasma colour televisions, GPS and GPRS systems, satellite antennas, bulletproof windowpanes, and a public address system. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was the last President to travel in a saloon, following ... |
No license required for serving liquor at private functions | Kerala High Court on Friday held that licenses are not required for serving permissible amounts of liquor at private functions organised in houses. The order was delivered after a petitioner complained of police harassment over a family event in which he was planning to serve liquor. He claimed that he had paid â¹50,0... |
IAS officer starts 'jail tourism' in UP to deter corruption | IAS officer Ravindra Kumar in Uttar Pradesh has started 'jail tourism' for government officials, hoping that the tour of the jail premises will discourage them from being corrupt. "They will be made to...see for themselves how life is behind the bars," said the officer. Kumar chose over 575 officials from different dep... |
Egypt to extend state of emergency by 3 more months | Egypt's parliament on Thursday approved President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's proposal to extend the state of emergency in the country for three more months. An emergency has been declared in Egypt since April after Islamic State-affiliated militant groups began targeting Coptic Christians, following which the government la... |
US strikes killed 472 civilians in Syria last month: Monitor | The US-led coalition air strikes targeting Islamic State militants in two Syrian cities killed 472 civilians, including 137 children, over the past month, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. The monitor further said that the period saw the highest civilian death toll in coalition raids for a single ... |
Turkish schools to stop teaching Theory of Evolution | Schools in Turkey will no longer teach Darwin's Theory of Evolution, as per a new curriculum approved by Turkish President Recep ErdoÄan. Terming it a "controversial" subject, officials deciding the curriculum said that subjects beyond the comprehension of students would be removed. The move has been opposed by ErdoÄ... |
UK Queen reported to police for not wearing seatbelt | UK's Queen Elizabeth II was reported to the police by an observer who noticed she was not wearing a seatbelt while on her way to the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday. Under UK law, it is compulsory to wear a seatbelt if there is one installed. However, the Queen is immune from any civil or criminal proceedings. |
Manasarovar pilgrims stranded as China denies entry | India has initiated discussions with China after groups of pilgrims to Manasarovar were denied entry into the country. "Some difficulties are being experienced in the movement of Kailash-Mansarovar yatris via Nathu La", the Ministry of External Affairs said. The pilgrims were given no reason for being denied entry and ... |
Total ODI experience of 11 Windies players less than Dhoni's | The total ODI experience of Windies' playing XI in the first ODI against India is 207 matches, compared to former India captain MS Dhoni's ODI experience of 291 matches and Yuvraj Singh's 301 matches. The total ODI experience of India's playing XI adds up to 1,199 matches with 33,391 cumulative runs. Windies' XI has sc... |
Must allow abortion of 'abnormal' foetuses post 20 weeks: SC | The Supreme Court on Friday observed that women must be allowed to abort foetuses with severe abnormalities beyond the legally permissible period of 20 weeks under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. The SC's observation was based on a woman's petition, wherein she sought permission to abort her 25-week foe... |
ISIS leader's death near 100% certain: Russia | The Russian defence committee on Friday said that the likelihood of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being killed in an air strike that was carried out by the country in the Syrian city of Raqqa is close to 100%. "The fact that Islamic State has still not shown him anywhere also adds to our confidence," ... |
Teaser of film on 1945 INA Red Fort trials 'Raag Desh' out | The teaser of the upcoming film Raag Desh has been released. It is based on the 1945-1946 Red Fort trials, wherein officers of the Indian National Army were charged by the British government for their involvement in World War II. Starring actors Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh and Mohit Marwah, the film is scheduled to release... |
Johnny Depp jokes about assassinating US President Trump | Actor Johnny Depp, while joking about the assassination of US President Donald Trump, said, "It is just a question, I'm not insinuating anything... When was the last time an actor assassinated a president?" Depp further said, "I think he needs help and there are a lot of wonderful dark, dark places he could go." |
JK Rowling reveals there were two Harry Potters | Author JK Rowling, in a post on website Pottermore, revealed that there were two characters named Harry Potter in the wizarding world. Rowling revealed that Henry Potter, also known as Harry, was Harry's great-grandfather. "Henry Potter (Harry to his intimates), was a direct descendant of Hardwin and Iolanthe, and serv... |
'Trump Sulabh Village' inaugurated in Haryana | Toilet charity Sulabh International has renamed a Haryana village as 'Trump Sulabh Village' after US President Donald Trump. The charity's founder said that naming the village after Trump was a stunt aimed at drawing more attention to their efforts to improve sanitation across India. Notably, the new name of the villag... |
Has 'Bihar ki beti' been nominated only to lose, asks Nitish | Reacting to Meira Kumar's nomination as Opposition's Presidential candidate, JD(U) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday said, "I've a lot of respect for Meira Kumarji, but has 'Bihar ki beti' been nominated only to lose?" "We have taken independent decisions in the past also, we had supported Pranab Mukherjee as ... |
Chipmaker puts itself on sale after Apple ends deal with it | iPhone graphics chip supplier Imagination Technologies has said that it is open to being acquired, three months after announcing that Apple will stop using its intellectual property in new products. The company lost 70% of its value on announcing the end of its deal with Apple. However, Imagination claims Apple cannot ... |
London tower fire began in a fridge freezer, confirm Police | The London Police on Friday confirmed that the fire that killed at least 79 people at the Grenfell Tower started in a fridge freezer. Adding that the fire was not started deliberately, police said they are considering manslaughter charges as both the insulation and tiles used at the building failed all post-fire safety... |
Germany to clear 50,000 gay men convicted under Nazi-era law | The German parliament has voted to revoke the convictions of 50,000 gay men sentenced for homosexuality under a Nazi-era law that remained in force after WWII. The measure also offers those convicted a lump sum of â¬1,500 (over â¹1 lakh) for each year they spent in prison. Notably, only 5,000 of those found guilty un... |
Russian artist's painting sells for record â¹271 crore | A painting by 20th-century Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky has been sold for a record £33 million (â¹271 crore). The 1913 "Bild mit weissen Linien" (Painting with white lines) was bought for a UK-based client after a 13-minutes bidding war. Wassily's record was broken twice, with another of his paintings selling for... |
Firm stock jumps 27% after billionaire Buffett invests in it | Canadian lender Home Capital Group's shares soared as much as 27% on Thursday, after billionaire investor Warren Buffett's firm Berkshire Hathaway agreed to provide a $1.5 billion loan. Berkshire is buying a 38% stake in the troubled lender, which has been accused by regulators of misleading investors about mortgage fr... |
No evidence of any irregularities in Panaya deal: Infosys | Infosys on Friday said its internal audit committee found no evidence supporting a whistleblowerâs allegations of irregularities related to its acquisition of Israeli automation technology firm Panaya. Earlier, this year a whistleblower sent an anonymous letter to regulator SEBI alleging wrongdoings by Infosys in the... |
Mouni Roy to star with Akshay in hockey film Gold: Report | According to reports, television actress Mouni Roy will star with actor Akshay Kumar in the upcoming film 'Gold'. Akshay will portray Balbir Singh, who was a member of three Olympic gold medal-winning Indian hockey teams. The film, which is set in 1948, is scheduled to release on August 15, 2018. |
Unfair to expect Alia, Shaheen to do as well as father: Soni | Actor-director Soni Razdan, while talking about her daughters Alia and Shaheen, said that it is unfair to expect them to do as well as their father filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. She added, "Everyone is different and each has to create his or her own path." Soni also said that as parents, they have always encouraged their dau... |
Will inform when I decide: Rajinikanth on joining politics | Rajinikanth, while talking about meeting several politicians and the possibility of him entering politics, said, "We are in discussion and yet to take a decision. When I decide, I will inform everyone." Earlier, the 66-year-old actor had said, "If god is willing, I'll enter politics tomorrow. If I enter, I'll be very t... |
Gandhi House in South Africa launches 'Satyagraha House Tea' | A new tea blend named 'Satyagraha House Tea' inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's minimalistic approach to diet was launched in Johannesburg at Satyagraha House in South Africa. The tea is an organic caffeine-free blend of all-natural ingredients. Satyagraha House is a museum and guest house adapted from a house where Gandhi l... |
Darren, Dwayne Bravo visit Indian players during practice | Windies' cricketers Darren and Dwayne Bravo dropped in at a practice session of the Indian cricket team ahead of the first ODI at Port of Spain on Friday. BCCI tweeted a picture of the two interacting with MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant. The Bravo brothers are not in the Windies' squad for the first two ODIs. |
US approves sale of 22 Guardian drones to India: Reports | The United States of America has approved the sale of 22 Guardian drones India had sought for its navy, according to reports. The deal, estimated to be worth $2-3 billion, is reportedly one of the key defence agreements that the US has approved ahead of PM Narendra Modi's maiden meeting with President Donald Trump in t... |
Srikanth in Australian Open semis; Sindhu, Saina crash out | Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the semi-final of the Australian Open Superseries, defeating compatriot Sai Praneeth in the quarters on Friday. World number 11 Srikanth beat Praneeth in straight games 25-23, 21-17 to reach his third consecutive Superseries semi-final. Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindh... |
Most refugees to remain jobless for years: German Minister | German Integration Minister, Aydan Ãzoguz, has said that up to three-quarters of refugees in the country will still be unemployed after five years. Adding that Germany faces challenges in integrating its enormous migrant population, Ãzoguz said the top priority was to ensure that refugees had access to training to ac... |
Iran nuclear chief warns US over support to Saudi Arabia | Head of Iran's atomic energy organisation, Ali Akbar Salehi, has warned the US to stop upsetting the regional balance of power by siding with Saudi Arabia. Referring to Saudi's purchase of $100-billion worth of US arms during President Donald Trump's recent visit to Riyadh, Salehi said "lavish arms purchases" by region... |
Turkish woman assaulted for wearing shorts during Ramzan | A Turkish man assaulted a young woman on a bus in Istanbul for wearing shorts during the holy Muslim month of Ramzan. The man who was seated behind the woman struck her in the face before running out of the bus. The woman said that the man had been verbally abusing her throughout the journey. |
Ecuador, UK seeking solution to Assange's detention | Ecuador's Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa has said that the country is working with the UK to find a way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave its embassy in London. Notably, Assange, who was acquitted last month of rape allegations by Sweden, can still be arrested under a warrant issued by a British court for ... |
Kim Dotcom trolls Obama with photo of Putin standing in rain | Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom trolled former US President Barack Obama with a photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin standing in the rain without an umbrella in sight. He compared the photo to the one in which Obama is seen standing under an umbrella held by a US Marine. Notably, it is against regulations for US ... |
I find Qatar Airways bid confusing: American Airlines CEO | In response to Qatar Airways' interest to buy a 10% stake in American Airlines, CEO Doug Parker said that he "found it confusing". "Why an airline we are aggressively fighting would want to take a stake makes no sense," he stated. He further described the proposal as "puzzling" given the company's stance on illegal sub... |
Punjab Assembly allows serving liquor at highway hotels | The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed an amendment to allow serving liquor at restaurants and hotels along highways, bypassing the Supreme Court's ban on liquor sale within 500 metres of highways. However, it did not allow retail liquor sale along the highways. Earlier, Punjab had reclassified several roads to avoid the... |
US CEOs earn 254 times more than the average worker | The Chief Executive Officers of the 500 largest companies in the US were paid around 254 times more than the average worker in 2016, according to data from Equilar. The median pay for CEOs rose to $11 million (over â¹70 crore), a 6.1% increase since the previous year. Notably, the increase is the highest Equilar has s... |
Trailer of Madhur Bhandarkar's short film Mumbai Mist out | The trailer of filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's short film Mumbai Mist has been released. The film, which stars Annu Kapoor, Devrath Mudgal and Parvin Dabas, revolves around "a beautiful bond between an old man and an orphan ragpicker kid". Bhandarkar is representing India at BRICS Film Festival as his short film is part ... |
'Jhumritalaiyya' song from Jagga Jasoos released | 'Jhumritalaiyya', a new song from the Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif starrer upcoming film Jagga Jasoos has been released. The song has been composed by Pritam, with vocals by Arijit Singh and Mohan Kanan, and lyrics by Neelesh Misra. Directed by Anurag Basu, the film is scheduled to release on July 14. |
I was Katrina's third follower on Instagram: Ranbir Kapoor | Ranbir Kapoor, who has no official social media account, has said that he was Katrina's third follower on Instagram. The actor revealed that he followed Katrina through his anonymous social media account, which he uses to keep tabs on his fellow actors. Ranbir added, "I am an introvert. Shy. I can't pretend or project ... |
Hrithik tweets pics on his film Krrish completing 11 years | Hrithik Roshan has tweeted a picture collage made using stills of scenes from Krrish on the film completing eleven years, since its release on June 23, 2006. Hrithik tweeted, "It's truly been an incredible journey. One that has spanned 11 yrs n still promising more. #11yearsofKrrish thank u all for the love!" There are... |
Google Maps is not authenticated, says Indian government | Surveyor General of India Swarna Subba Rao on Thursday said that Google Maps is "not authenticated" by the government and unfit for high-end applications. Rao claimed that the service is widely used by consumers to find just "restaurants and parks", and the government doesn't rely on it. A new initiative by Survey of I... |
I'm seasoned. You'll get nothing out of me: Kumble on Kohli | After Virat Kohli publicly said that he respected Anil Kumble's comments post his resignation, Kumble has refused to comment further on the issue. Kohli had said that what happens in the dressing room is "sacred" and the team respects its sanctity. Kumble then said, "I've said what I wanted to...I am too seasoned. You ... |
Skin patch that could charge mobiles using sweat developed | Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have developed a skin patch that could charge mobile devices from users' sweat. The biofuel patch has already been used to power a radio for two days using human sweat. The flexible square patch sticks to the skin and contains enzymes to replace metals normally u... |
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