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Vaccines can be blamed for diseases without proof: EU court | The European Union's Court of Justice has ruled that vaccines can be blamed as the cause of an illness, even in the absence of scientific evidence confirming a link. If the development of a disease is timely to the person's receiving a vaccine and if the person was previously healthy, then it may serve as enough proof,... |
Uttarakhand allows sale of alcohol using mobile vans, trucks | The Uttarakhand government has allowed the sale of alcohol through mobile vans and trucks for those who hold liquor permits, as women groups are opposing the opening of liquor stores in residential areas. Following the SC's order for no liquor shops within 500 metres of national highways, the Uttarakhand government ask... |
If you donât like my govt, donât use our roads: Andhra CM | Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said, "If you (voters in Andhra) don't like my government, don't take the pensions and don't use the roads." He also asked his party leaders to demand votes since the government was doing a lot for voters. Speaking against electoral corruption, Naidu urged voters not to... |
FIR against GJM chief for murder, violence in Darjeeling | Darjeeling Police has filed an FIR against Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung, his wife and other party members over the murder of three GJM workers and alleged involvement in the recent violence. A senior GJM leader said, "Why should we kill our own people?" while adding that they would file a counter cas... |
Sedition charges dropped against 15 men who cheered for Pak | Madhya Pradesh Police on Thursday dropped sedition charges against 15 men who were arrested for celebrating Pakistan's victory against India in the Champions Trophy finals. They have now been booked under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code for disturbing communal harmony. The accused had celebrated Pakistan's ICC wi... |
US Senate Republicans release draft bill to repeal Obamacare | US Senate Republicans on Thursday released a draft healthcare bill to repeal Obamacare. The bill makes deep revisions to the Affordable Care Act by cutting taxes, restructuring subsidies to insurance customers and pulling out of Medicaid expansion. It would also repeal an Obamacare rule requiring most Americans to have... |
Don't have tapes of conversations with Comey: Donald Trump | US President Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted that he made no recordings or tapes of his conversations with the then FBI Director James Comey, ending months of speculation about whether such tapes exist. Notably, Comey had said he hoped there were recordings of his conversations with the President while testifying befo... |
North Korea calls Trump a 'psychopath' | North Korea on Thursday called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" amid rising tensions between the two nations after a US student who had been a captive in North Korea passed away days after being released. It also said Trump was considering a pre-emptive strike on North Korea to divert attention from the "tough ... |
Respect Pakistan's sovereignty: China tells US | China on Thursday asked the US to respect its ally Pakistan's sovereignty following reports that US President Donald Trump is planning to expand drone strikes to Pakistan in a crackdown on terrorism in the region. Praising Pakistan for firmly opposing terrorism, China said that peace, stability, and economic developmen... |
May deadliest month for Mexico in 20 yrs with 2,186 murders | As many as 2,186 people were murdered in the month of May in Mexico, making it the deadliest month for the country in at least 20 years, according to government statistics. The surge in violence is being blamed on an increase in homicides and on the fragmentation of organised crime groups which prompts battles for lead... |
Railway employee asks for one-week leave to eat chicken | An Indian Railways employee from Chhattisgarh wrote a letter to his station master seeking leave for a week to eat chicken before the month of Shravan begins. In the viral letter, the employee claims not having chicken for a month will make him too weak to work, and he needs time to eat chicken and gain energy to resum... |
Over it, don't want negativity: Ranbir on break-up with Kat | Actor Ranbir Kapoor, while talking about his break-up with Katrina Kaif, said, "Whatever I felt at that time, I'm over it. I don't want to bring that negativity back in my life." He added, "It's fine. We're actors. It's part of show business." Ranbir and Katrina reportedly started dating when they were shooting for a f... |
TV actress Pankhuri Awasthy pens poem on rape victims | Television actress Pankhuri Awasthy has tweeted a picture of her handwritten poem on rape victims. In the poem, she has mentioned recent news reports of how a woman was gang raped while her eight month old child was killed and about children being molested by teachers. Earlier, Pankhuri had talked about how she slapped... |
Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal eliminated England in WC 1986 | Argentina's Diego Maradona scored the 'Hand of God' goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals on June 22. In the same game, he went past five English players on a 10-second 55-metre run to score what is widely regarded as the 'Goal of the Century'. Argentina won the match 2-1 and went on to win the Worl... |
Malinga faces investigation for calling SL Minister 'monkey' | Cricketer Lasith Malinga is facing an investigation by Sri Lanka's cricket board for comparing the country's sports minister to a monkey. The minister had criticised the Lankan team suggesting that the cricketers were too fat. Malinga responded to the criticism, saying, "[D]on't care about criticism from those who're s... |
Two jawans martyred as Army foils infiltration bid in J&K | Two Army jawans were martyred on Thursday while another was injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch while foiling an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC). The infiltration bid was reportedly supported by Pakistan's Border Action Team (BAT). Further, the jawans killed an armed intruder while another armed intr... |
Player to miss full season because he is allergic to his kit | National Hockey League side Chicago Blackhawks' player Marian Hossa said that he will not be featuring for his side next season as he is allergic to his own hockey equipment. The condition resulted as a side effect of the medication Hossa used to treat a progressive skin condition he has been suffering for years. |
Europe approves deep space mission to hunt for alien life | European Space Agency (ESA) has given the green light to PLATO, a $668-million deep-space mission to discover habitable Earth-sized planets in other solar systems and detect extra-terrestrial life the planets may host. The mission will be launched into the 'L2' virtual point in space, which lies 1.5 million kilometres ... |
Mountain lions fear humans, flee on hearing voices: Study | A new research has shown that the mountain lion species is scared of humans and flee on hearing human voices. Scientists placed devices that activated and played sounds of talking humans when mountain lions approached. In the 29 experiments conducted, the mountain lions fled in 83% of cases as soon as they heard human ... |
125 mn yrs old, 65 feet tall dinosaur fossils found in Spain | Scientists in Spain have unearthed 125-million-year-old remains of a dinosaur which would have measured 65 feet from head to tail. The dinosaur, which is one of the largest ever to walk the Earth, was a plant-eating Sauropod belonging to the Early Cretaceous period. Scientists examining the fossils believe that the din... |
'Immune system kills cells with unusual chromosome count' | According to a new study, the human immune system is capable of destroying cells that have too many or too few chromosomes. After cells gain or lose chromosomes, they send out signals that recruit certain immune cells, which destroy the abnormal cells. The finding could help in destructing cancerous cells, which usuall... |
US teachers being trained to carry guns in classrooms | Teachers in the US state of Colorado are being trained to carry guns in classrooms in order to protect children in the event of a school shooting. The training, which is carried out by off-duty police officers, has been created in the wake of the 2012 school massacre in Connecticut, in which 20 children and six staff m... |
US will take weapons from Kurds after ISIS' defeat: Turkey | The US has said it will take back the weapons it had supplied to the Kurdish YPG militia in Syria after the Islamic State has been defeated, US' NATO ally Turkey has claimed. Relations between the NATO allies remained tense after President Donald Trump armed the militia, which Turkey views as a terrorist group and a th... |
Saudi Arabia to impose âfamily taxâ of 100 riyals on expats | Saudi Arabia has recently introduced a 'family tax' of 100 riyals (over â¹1,700) on immigrants living there. Expats employed in Saudi are required to pay the fee per dependent per month in advance. The move which will be effective from July 1 is expected to put a financial strain on 41 lakh Indians living there, repor... |
Congo to recall UN peacekeepers over sex abuse allegations | The Republic of Congo will recall around 600 peacekeepers from the Central African Republic over sexual abuse allegations, the UN announced on Wednesday. Notably, 120 troops of the same contingent were sent back in 2016 over similar allegations. In a leaked memo, the peacekeepers' commander had remarked that "the batta... |
Trump plans to attach solar panels to Mexico border wall | US President Donald Trump has said that his proposed wall along the border with Mexico could have solar panels fixed to it. Adding that the panels would provide cheap energy and help to pay for the wall, Trump joked that it would lessen the bill on Mexico. Notably, Trump had pledged to build the wall to stop illegal im... |
Kumble expressed views..we tried to maintain sanctity: Kohli | After Anil Kumble blamed Virat Kohli for his resignation as Team India coach, Kohli has said the team tried to maintain the "sanctity of the dressing room throughout". "Anil bhai has expressed his views...we respect that...we have created a culture over the last 3-4 years...what happens in the change-room is very sacre... |
Kulbhushan Jadhav files second mercy petition in Pakistan | After former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav's mercy petition was rejected by the Military Appellate Court, he has filed another mercy petition to the Pakistan Army chief, seeking forgiveness on compassionate grounds. The Pakistan Army released a second confession video along with details of Jadhav's mercy petiti... |
CBFC chief criticises new Lipstick Under My Burkha poster | CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani criticised the new poster of the upcoming film 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' and said, "Showing the middle finger is impolite in any society. And it should be discouraged." Slamming film associations for clearing the poster, he said, "Maybe...they're playing the pseudo-liberal card to appear fas... |
Afghanistan and Ireland granted Test status by ICC | Afghanistan and Ireland have become eligible to play Test cricket after being granted full membership of the ICC. The decision was taken after a unanimous vote at ICC's AGM in London on Thursday. The nations, the 11th and 12th full members of the ICC, are the first to be inducted since Bangladesh was awarded the status... |
Uttarakhand, Haryana become Open Defecation Free states | Uttarakhand has become the fourth and Haryana the fifth Open Defecation Free (ODF) states in India, under Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin. Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar said, "The next step for Swachh Bharat Gramin will be to focus on sustaining...ODF status." Uttarakhand CM Trivendr... |
Travis Kalanick still owns majority of Uber's voting shares | Uber Co-founder Travis Kalanick will remain on Uber's board and retain control of a majority of voting shares, despite having stepped down as CEO. Uber Founders Kalanick and Garrett Camp hold super-voting shares that give them 10 votes per share. Five Uber investors, who have combined voting rights worth 40%, demanded ... |
RBI asks banks to resolve 55 bad loan accounts in 6 months | RBI has asked banks to resolve 55 identified high value cases of bad loans within a period of six months. Otherwise, the central bank would examine those cases and refer for resolution under the new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Earlier this month, RBI had identified 12 accounts for insolvency proceedings, which acco... |
Emma Watson hides copies of The Handmaid's Tale in Paris | Hollywood actress Emma Watson announced on Twitter that she will be hiding copies of Margaret Atwood's novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' in Paris. This is a part of her collaboration with The Book Fairies, an organisation that hides books around cities for people to discover and read. Previously, she dropped off feminist boo... |
George Clooney could get â¹1500 crore from tequila brand sale | American actor George Clooney, who sold his tequila brand Casamigos on Wednesday, could earn up to $233 million (â¹1,500 crore) pretax, from the deal. Clooney co-founded the brand with businessmen Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman and sold it for $1 billion to British alcoholic beverages company Diageo. Notably, the tequi... |
Why'd I cast Indian actress Deepika for Chinese role: Kabir | Filmmaker Kabir Khan has denied reports of approaching Deepika Padukone to play a Chinese character in Tubelight. He added, "In today's age, you can access actors around the world. Why would you take an Indian actor, especially an actor of Deepika's stature and make her play a Chinese character?" Notably, Chinese actre... |
Journo clarifies '1st time in India' question to child actor | Entertainment journalist Lipika Varma has clarified that her question to Matin, child actor from Arunachal Pradesh who stars in Tubelight, on whether it was his first time in India was a slip of tongue. Lipika further explained she actually wanted to ask Matin if it was his first time in Mumbai and slammed journalists ... |
Dravid spent 735 hrs 52 mins at crease, most for any batsman | Former Indian batsman Rahul Dravid, who debuted on June 22, 1996, spent 44,152 minutes (735 hours 52 minutes) at the crease in Test cricket, the most for any batsman. Dravid faced 31,258 balls in his 16-year-long Test career, setting the record for most balls faced by a batsman. Dravid retired from Test cricket in 2012... |
Flipkart might buy Snapdeal for $400 mn, not $1 bn: Report | According to reports, e-commerce major Flipkart is looking to buy competitor Snapdeal for $350-400 million. This comes after reports in May suggested that Flipkart had offered to buy Snapdeal for $1 billion in an all-stock deal. The $400 million figure is a near 94% discount to Snapdeal's $6.5 billion valuation when it... |
No ads of realty projects until registered with regulator | The government has said that no ongoing or future projects can be advertised by real estate developers without registering them first with the new regulator. This will be under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, which came into force in May. Developers are required to get ongoing and new projects registe... |
Removing Assad no longer priority in Syria: French President | French President Emmanuel Macron has said removal of Syrian President Assad from power is no longer a 'priority' in preventing Syria from turning into a failed state plagued with terrorism as there is 'no legitimate successor' to replace him. Macron is the first Western leader to depart from the stance which demanded A... |
Men wear skirts in France to protest ban on shorts | With temperatures reaching record high in the French city of Nantes, bus drivers of the city's public transport system wore skirts to work in protest for not being allowed to wear shorts despite hot weather conditions. "Our uniform is not appropriate for high temperatures. We envy women at moments like this," the drive... |
Altice raises $1.9 bn in biggest US telecom IPO in 17 years | Billionaire Patrick Drahi's cable company Altice USA raised $1.9 billion (over â¹12,200 crore) in US telecom sector's biggest IPO in 17 years. It is also the second biggest IPO in the US this year following Snapchat parent Snap's $3.9 billion deal in March. Altice USA is the country's fourth largest cable operator and... |
Our bond is too personal: Anil on Sonam's rumoured boyfriend | Anil Kapoor, talking about his daughter Sonam's rumoured boyfriend Anand Ahuja, said that the bond he shares with him is too personal to discuss with the media. "It is not my place to speak about Anand... and I have not known her [Sonam] to speak about her personal life," added Anil. Anand is the CEO of 'bhane.', a fas... |
I look natural after cosmetic fillers removed: Courteney | Actress Courteney Cox, known for her role as Monica Geller in 'Friends', said that she looks natural after getting her cosmetic fillers removed and added, "I feel better because I look like myself." She added that cosmetic treatments made her look fake. "I grew up thinking appearance was the most important thing," adde... |
I don't react to trolls as they don't pay my bills: Nargis | Actress Nargis Fakhri has said she doesn't react to online trolls as they don't pay her bills. "They don't have any significance in my life. I give love back to fans. They're the ones that mean something to me...," added Nargis. She also said that celebrities don't care when they're body-shamed because they're paid "bi... |
Pictures of SRK's character from Tubelight emerge online | Pictures showing Shah Rukh Khan's character from the upcoming film Tubelight have emerged online. The pictures were posted by a fan club of Shah Rukh. In the cameo appearance by SRK in Tubelight, he reportedly plays the role of a magician, which was shown in the film's trailer as only a silhouette. |
Govt plans to increase speed limit on highways, expressways | The central government is planning to increase the speed limit on highways and expressways up to 120 kilometres per hour across India. Currently, all national highways in the country have a speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour, except the Yamuna Expressway that has a 100 kilometres per hour speed limit. |
SoftBank invests $100 mn in cybersecurity startup Cybereason | Cybersecurity startup Cybereason has raised $100 million (over â¹645 crore) from Japan's SoftBank. The startup, founded by former operatives of Israel's "Unit 8200" military intelligence group, uses artificial intelligence to detect breaches of computer networks. The company, now valued at over $850 million (around â... |
New NY airport dining room excludes business class fliers | American Airlines recently opened a dining room that allows only passengers travelling on international or transcontinental flights with first class tickets, even excluding business class fliers. The "Flagship First Dining" room is located at the JFK International Airport in New York. Interestingly, a waiter said he ha... |
Australia to get world's tallest wooden office building | The world's tallest wooden office building will open in the Australian city of Brisbane next year. The 52-metre office tower will be constructed using timber and glue, and feature ten floors. The building will be constructed using Glulam (glue-laminated timber) and cross-laminated timber, which has a structural strengt... |
SaudiâArabia sends 12,000 camels, sheep back to Qatar | Amid the ongoing Gulf diplomatic crisis, Saudi Arabia has ordered to deport as many as 12,000 camels and sheep to Qatar. Reports said Qatar has provided temporary shelter, water, and fodder to camels and sheep returning from the Kingdom. This comes after Saudi and its allies gave Qatari citizens a two-week deadline to ... |
No one in UK royal family wants the throne: Prince Harry | Promising to carry out their duties at the right time, UK's Prince Harry said that no member of the royal family wants to be king or queen. Adding that the Queen has been fantastic in letting them choose, he said, "We are involved in modernising the monarchy. We are not doing this for ourselves but for good of people." |
Opposition names Meira Kumar as its Presidential candidate | The opposition led by Congress on Thursday announced former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as its candidate for the Presidential polls. 72-year-old Kumar, a Dalit leader from Bihar, will contest the elections against BJP-led NDA's candidate Ram Nath Kovind, who is also a Dalit. Meira Kumar had served as the Union Water ... |
Uber CEO knew that ex-engineer had 5 discs of Google's data | In Google's lawsuit against Uber for stealing self-driving car technology, Google has said ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick knew in March 2016 that former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski who joined Uber had five discs of confidential Google data. Kalanick reportedly told Levandowski that Uber didn't want the informa... |
HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri took â¹10 crore as salary last year | HDFC Bankâs Managing Director Aditya Puri saw his remuneration rise marginally to â¹10 crore and exercised stock options worth over â¹57 crore during 2016-17. The stock options included those granted and vested over several previous years, but exercised during the last financial year. The increase in remuneration f... |
Title song of Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor's Mubarakan released | The title song of the Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor starrer film 'Mubarakan' has been released. The song has been sung by Juggy D, Yash Narvekar, Badshah and Sukriti Kakar. It has been composed by Rishi Rich, with lyrics by Kumaar. Also starring Athiya Shetty and Ileana D'Cruz, the film is scheduled to release on July 2... |
Pak Twitter user trolled for sharing pic captioned 'SRK who' | A Pakistani Twitter user was trolled after tweeting a picture of Pakistani cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed waving to a crowd, captioned, "SRK who?" A user commented, "SRK- he whose films have more crowd than this.. that too in theatres in Karachi, Islamabad & rest of Pakistan." "Never Underestimate Papa," read another t... |
No one better than Akshay to play PM, says CBFC chief Pahlaj | Pahlaj Nihalani, the chief of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has said that he can't think of anyone better to play PM Modi than Akshay Kumar. "Akshay has risen from humble working class beginnings to become a national star, just like Modiji," added Pahlaj. He further said Akshay has a spotless image of ... |
India's Srikanth beats world number 1 second time in a week | Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated world number one Son Wan-ho for the second time in a week to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open Superseries on Thursday. World number 11 Srikanth had earlier defeated the South Korean in the semi-finals of the Indonesia Open, which he eventually won. Srikanth will ... |
LG unveils 5.6-foot-long transparent, flexible display | South Korean electronics company LG has unveiled what it claims is the world's largest transparent and flexible OLED display. The 5.6-foot-long display offers up to 40% transparency and can be fixed with a curvature of up to 80 degrees. The panel can also be rolled up to a radius of 80 mm without affecting the function... |
Fashion e-commerce portal Fynd closes Series A at â¹22 crore | Mumbai-based fashion e-commerce startup Fynd on Wednesday announced that it has closed its Series A round with â¹22 crore. The round was led by IIFL Seed Ventures with participation from Kae Capital, FJ Labs, Singularity Ventures, GrowX, Tracxn Labs and Hong Kong-based Axis Capital. Fynd sources products from offline ... |
I do not want a 'poor' person in cabinet roles: Donald Trump | Defending criticism against his wealthy cabinet picks, US President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want "a poor person" to hold economic roles in his administration. Adding that his 'rich' cabinet ministers "went from massive pay days to peanuts", Trump said, "I love all people, rich or poor, but in those particular ... |
Russian diplomat becomes 1st UN counter-terrorism chief | Russian diplomat Vladimir Voronkov has been appointed as the first ever head of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, which was created recently. Adding that the Russians are under-represented at the UN at the most senior levels, the organisation's spokesperson Farhan Haq said, Voronkov will provide strategic leadership to ... |
Philippines bans private use of firecrackers | Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday signed an executive order banning the private use of firecrackers in the country. Aimed at minimising the risk of injuries and casualties, the new decree restricts the use of firecrackers to public displays with a trained person supervising the event. Notably, health aut... |
ISIS-inspired fake Lego set has terrorists, chainsaws, bombs | A Chinese retailer is selling Islamic State-inspired counterfeit Lego sets, featuring terrorists armed with chainsaws and a decapitated head. The 'Falcon Commandos' set claims to pitch "intelligence officers" against ISIS terrorists. Following this, Lego said, "The product is not a Lego product... we would naturally ne... |
Robot journalist accidentally reports 92-year-old earthquake | An algorithm called 'Quakebot', which publishes news about earthquakes for the Los Angeles Times, on Wednesday accidentally reported about an earthquake which happened in 1925. The robot scrapes data from the US Geological Survey's website and reported the wrong news based on an update that had been published about the... |
NZ weekly 'names and shames' drunk drivers in tourist town | A weekly newspaper in a tourist town in New Zealand on Thursday shared the names of 100 convicted drunk drivers on its front page to "name and shame" them. Its editor said, "If it deters one drunk person...then we have had a win." Queenstown is considered a "party town" and there are 60 bars and liquor stores in its ce... |
Movies on Tejas to have ads, Railways to earn â¹18 lakh a yr | The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) plans to earn as much as â¹18 lakh in one year solely through ad revenue generated from the high-speed Tejas Express. IRCTC will now allow ads to be streamed during movies on the trainâs display screens, which were earlier ad-free. It will also charge passe... |
Airline cuts ties with uniform maker as crew reports rashes | American Airlines is cutting ties with its current uniform supplier after thousands of employees complained that their new uniforms were causing allergic reactions. The problems with the uniforms began last year, shortly after the airline introduced new uniforms for the first time in nearly 30 years. Airline staff clai... |
Jennifer shows support for co-star Aneri who was body-shamed | Television actress Jennifer Winget, while speaking in support of her co-star Aneri Vajani who was recently body-shamed for being too skinny, said that people should respect personal space of actors. Jennifer added, "We're happy being us- skinny, fat or flabby... we too are trying to figure our body out." Jennifer and A... |
Fatima shares pictures from shoot location of upcoming film | Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh has shared pictures from Malta, the shoot location of her upcoming film 'Thugs of Hindostan'. The 25-year-old actress, who was last seen in 'Dangal', can be seen sporting long hair in the photographs she shared on Instagram. The film will also star Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Katrina Kai... |
Pak fan who asked Shami 'Baap kaun hai' beaten up by Indians | A Pakistani fan who asked bowler Mohammed Shami "Baap kaun hai?" after India's Champions Trophy final loss against Pakistan, was reportedly thrashed by Indian supporters outside the stadium. A video has emerged showing Indian and Pakistani fans clashing on the street, with the police trying to control them. Indian fans... |
15-year-old killed in celebratory firing after Pak's CT win | A 15-year-old boy was killed during celebratory firing in Karachi, following Pakistan's win over India in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday. The boy was standing on his balcony when he was struck by a stray bullet as men fired in the air. Nearly a dozen others were injured in separate incidents in Karachi, and sever... |
Darjeeling shutdown may cause â¹340 crore loss to tea gardens | The shutdown in Darjeeling due to protests demanding a separate state may cause a revenue loss of â¹340 crore to the city's 87 tea gardens, according to reports. âSince plucking of leaves has stopped for the last 12 days, there has been undergrowth in bushes making the crop more vulnerable to pest attacks,â an off... |
B'luru firm agrees to give cab service to females after stir | Bengaluru firm IDC Technologies that had said "we are not responsible for women's safety after they log out" has agreed to provide cab service to female employees working on the night shift. This comes after a female employee from the firm met IT Minister Priyank Kharge to bring up the matter, and the minister assured ... |
France holds first ever National Beard Championship | The first ever National Beard Championship in France was held in its capital city Paris. Men sporting various types and lengths of beards and moustaches walked the catwalk for the championship, which had five categories. The person, who won the most audacious beard title, revealed that he had been growing his beard for... |
Former England captain Andrew Flintoff to feature in musical | Former England captain Andrew Flintoff is set to tour England as a part of a musical play. Flintoff will take the lead role of Kevin Chadwick in 'Fat Friends', a musical written by award-winning writer Kay Mellor. Following his retirement from cricket, Flintoff tried his hand at professional boxing before appearing in ... |
United Airlines flight faces severe turbulence, 10 injured | At least nine passengers and one crew member were injured by severe turbulence on a United Airlines flight between Panama City and Houston on Tuesday, US' Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Lynn Lunsford said. The aircraft landed safely, and several passengers were admitted to the hospital. A passenger said, ... |
Justin Trudeau gifts former US embassy to Canada's tribes | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday gifted a former US embassy to Canada's more than 600 tribes, in a symbolic rapprochement with indigenous people on a national day celebrating the country's aboriginal population. Trudeau also ordered to strip a nearby building housing his offices of its name, which is... |
Baahubali 2 to be opening film at Moscow Int'l Film Fest | 'Baahubali 2' will be the opening film at the 39th Moscow International Film Festival, as confirmed by the film's director SS Rajamouli on Twitter. Other Indian films to be screened at the festival include Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial debut 'A Death in the Gunj' and Gulshan Grover's 'Badman'. The festival will be h... |
Superwoman 1st on Forbes top entertainment influencers list | Indo-Canadian YouTube personality Lilly Singh, also known as Superwoman, was ranked first in the Entertainment category of 2017 Top Influencers list by Forbes. American YouTuber Tyler Oakley was ranked second. Lilly, who has over 11 million subscribers on her channel, was ranked 3rd on the 2016 Forbes list of the world... |
Captain will have no say in coach's selection: Rajeev Shukla | IPL Commissioner and senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla has said the captain of the Indian cricket team will have no say in the selection of the new coach. He said the matter will be the prerogative of the Cricket Advisory Committee, with the BCCI taking the final call. He added the coach will be finalised before the S... |
Tesla isn't a good fit for me: Exec who left Apple for Tesla | Tesla's Vice President of Autopilot Software Chris Lattner has announced his resignation from the electric car startup, just five months after he left technology major Apple to join Tesla. "Turns out that Tesla isn't a good fit for me after all," he tweeted. Lattner was a senior software developer at Apple and is credi... |
Artificial intelligence could start World War III: Jack Ma | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's billionaire Founder Jack Ma in a recent interview said the third technology revolution could start the third World War, while talking about artificial intelligence. However, Ma said humans will ultimately win the battle as one "can always make a machine to learn the knowledge. But it ... |
Bike-sharing startup shuts in 5 months as 90% bikes stolen | Chinese bike-sharing startup Wukong Bike has shut down just five months after launching as 90% of its 1,200 bikes were stolen. The startup reportedly incurred a loss of â¹95 lakh during this period. Wukong's Founder Lei Houyi said that the startup's bikes went missing because it had failed to install GPS devices in th... |
Loan waiver has become a fashion now: Venkaiah Naidu | After Karnataka decided to waive farmer loans, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said, "Loan waiver has become fashion now." He added, "It should be waived but in extreme situations only. It's not a final solution...The farmers should be taken care in distress." Union Minister Arun Jaitley recently ruled out an... |
ISIS blows up mosque in Mosul where Baghdadi became 'caliph' | Islamic State fighters have blown up Mosul's historic leaning minaret and the adjacent Grand al-Nuri Mosque, where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared himself "caliph" in 2014, Iraqi officials said. However, the militants blamed a US strike for the explosion. The destruction of the landmarks comes on the fourth ... |
ISIS militants trapped in besieged Philippine city: Military | ISIS militants who have besieged the Philippine city of Marawi since last month, have been cornered in the city and hold only 1 square km of the area, the country's military has said. Adding that the number of militants holding the city had dwindled to "a little over 100", the military said they have killed around 270 ... |
Aus MP breastfeeds baby while giving speech in Parliament | Australian MP Larissa Waters delivered a speech on black lung disease while breastfeeding her baby in the Parliament. Waters later said, "I hope it sends a message to young women and mothers that they belong in places of power like the parliament." Waters became the first woman to breastfeed her baby, Alia Joy Waters, ... |
Free offers by Reliance Jio cost telcos 11.7% in revenue | The growth in Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio's subscribers and the free offers that the telco offered have resulted in an 11.7% annual decline in the industry's revenue, according to Jefferies. Jio effect was evident with the decline being maximum in metro and A circles where it has higher penetration. Notably, Airtel ... |
Not pessimistic on IT as start-ups can create jobs: RBI Guv | RBI Governor Urjit Patel has said he's not âoverly pessimisticâ about employment in the IT sector as start-ups in the same space can compensate for job losses. âWhile there could be pressure on employment in some of the IT sectors, it is not necessarily in terms of...job destruction," he added. His comments follo... |
Gold worth â¹35 lakh found behind Jet Airways toilet mirror | The Air Intelligence Unit rummaged through a Jet Airways flight from Dubai and found 10 gold bars weighing 1160 grams worth nearly â¹35 lakh. The gold was recovered from unclaimed packets wrapped with black coloured adhesive tape and concealed in the cavity behind a mirror in the flight's toilet. The said gold bars we... |
Tata Power offers to sell 51% stake in Mundra project for â¹1 | Tata Power has offered to sell 51% stake in its Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project for only â¹1. Tata, in a letter to government stated the company's financial position has reached a critical situation due to substantial losses incurred. Notably, Mundra has an outstanding loan of â¹10,159 crore and lenders have stopped ... |
I hope trend of actors singing in films dies out soon: Neha | Singer Neha Bhasin said that she hopes the trend of actors singing for films dies out soon. She added, "You can only judge how well they sing if they do so without a machine which doesn't happen most of the time. The songs are tuned...it's difficult to comment." Neha is known for songs like 'Dhunki' and 'Jag Ghoomeya',... |
Kohli would've resigned as captain if Kumble hadn't: Reports | Virat Kohli would have stepped down as the Indian team's captain if Anil Kumble had not resigned as the team's head coach, according to reports. Kohli had allegedly informed BCCI and the Cricket Advisory Committee members that Kumble needs to be replaced. The communication between the duo had allegedly broken down six ... |
England apologises to Pakistan after Indiaâs armband protest | Hockey World League Semi-Final hosts England and FIH, the sport's governing body, both have apologised to Pakistan for Indian hockey team's black armband protest during their pool B match on June 18. The Indian hockey players wore the black armbands to condemn the recent attacks on Indian Army's soldiers along the Jamm... |
Woman loses baby after nurse mistakenly gives abortion pill | A Mumbai woman who was 25-weeks pregnant with twins, lost a child after reportedly being given an abortion pill instead of a pill to prevent premature labour. She was administered the pills on 2 February, after which one of her babies died due to breathing complications. The abortion pill was reportedly meant for anoth... |
Jailed ex-judge HC Karnan taken to hospital after chest pain | Former Calcutta HC judge HC Karnan, who is facing a jail-term for contempt of court, was taken to a hospital on Wednesday after a chest pain complaint. According to a prison official, his blood pressure was found to be quite high. Karnan complained of chest pain at the airport while being brought to Kolkata after evadi... |
UP policeman beating Agra hotel staffer caught on CCTV | Video of an Uttar Pradesh policeman beating a hotel staffer in Agra has gone viral. The video shows the cop in civilian clothes, accompanied by other policemen in uniforms, beating the hotel staffer and throwing away some files. According to reports, the cop had food at the hotel, and later returned with other cops, af... |
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