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Which parties have extended support to NDA's Prez candidate? | The NDA has got support from eight major political parties till now for its presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. The BJP had around 40% votes, and needed 20% more to have a clear majority. The supporting parties are TDP (with around 3% votes), Shiv Sena (2%), AIADMK (5%), BJD (3%), TRS (2%), YSRCP (2%), JD(U) (2%) a... |
PM Modi faced terror threat in Kochi: Kerala police chief | Kerala DGP TP Senkumar has said PM Narendra Modi faced a potential terror threat during his visit to Kochi last week. Senkumar made the revelation while justifying police action on protestors who had lined Modi's route a day before his visit. "We had information about a terror module. During the PM's visit, we can't ta... |
VHP starts hoarding stones in Ayodhya for Ram Mandir | The Vishva Hindu Parishad has started stockpiling stones for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, despite the matter being sub-judice. VHP leader Triloki Nath Pandey revealed two truckloads of stones were brought from Bharatpur, Rajasthan, on Monday, with the requirement being over 100 truckloads. VHP said it... |
PM Modi leads International Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow | PM Narendra Modi participated in International Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow along with UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Ram Naik. Speaking at the third edition of the festival, Modi said the UN had accepted his proposal in record time to celebrate June 21 as International Yoga Day. Modi also described yoga as a "... |
India's nuclear fusion pioneer Predhiman Kaw passes away | Padma Shri-awardee Predhiman Krishan Kaw, widely considered the father of India's nuclear fusion programme, has passed away, aged 69. Born in Kashmir, the Princeton professor founded the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar, which built India's first tokamak fusion device. IPR helped India become one of the... |
Maoists killing jawans not violation of human rights: CRPF | The CRPF has refused to reply to an RTI query regarding the Sukma attack as the force is exempted from making disclosures other than those related to human rights violation and corruption. In its response, the CRPF said, "[T]here appears to be no violations of Human Rights as well as facts of the case do not attract al... |
EU court rules against Russian 'gay propaganda' law | The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that Russia's 'gay propaganda' law which bans the promotion of homosexuality to minors breaches European Treaty rules on freedom of expression and is discriminatory against gay people. Three Russian gay rights activists brought the case against the law after they were... |
300 pro-ISIS militants take students hostage in Philippines | Around 300 pro-Islamic State militants took students hostage after storming a school on Philippines' Mindanao island on Wednesday morning, the police said. The military claimed the hostage situation has now been resolved, with no reports of casualties. Philippines is in a state of emergency, as the fight between govern... |
US pop rock band compares Bieber's music to STD chlamydia | Singer Justin Bieber has been slammed by American pop rock band Hanson as the band compared his music to the sexually transmitted disease (STD) chlamydia. "I prefer not to get any venereal diseases so whenever Justin Bieber gets near me or near my ears... it's just ear infections, they're terrible," said one of the ban... |
Coins thrown in well by tourists stolen at Jallianwala Bagh | Coins thrown in the Martyrs' Well at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar were stolen by thieves on Monday evening. The incident came to light when the watchman saw a rope hanging into the well and the ventilator window broken. One person detained for the theft was found with coins worth â¹3,000-â¹4,000, but the exact amount... |
IISc professors test plan to plant a forest using drones | Professors from Bengaluru's Indian Institute of Science held their first trial to drop 50,000 seeds using drones in Karnataka's Kolar district. The team aims to plant an entire forest using drone seeding techniques in the next three years. They plan to use aerial imaging and science to monitor the growth of seeds every... |
K'taka plans skill development project for domestic workers | The Karnataka government is planning to launch a skill development programme for providing vocational training to domestic workers, which includes people employed as cooks, house help and gardeners. The month-long certification programme, under Kaushalya Karnataka scheme, aims to help workers learn standardised skills ... |
Over 2,000 displaced due to flash floods in Tripura | Continuous monsoon rains since Sunday night have triggered flash floods in Tripura and flooded the low-lying areas of two districts in the state. Over 2000 families were evacuated and given shelter at 598 relief camps after water levels of major rivers including Howrah and Khowai crossed the danger mark. The meteorolog... |
Video of Noida cops sleeping hours after gangrape goes viral | A video showing two Noida policemen sleeping in a Police Control Room (PCR) van, near the spot where a woman was dropped after her alleged gangrape on Tuesday, has gone viral. The video was shot by an unidentified man and sent to Gautam Budh Nagar SSP. The department transferred the policemen for negligence of duty. |
Taliban kills 8 Afghan guards heading to work at US base | At least eight Afghan guards were killed and two others were injured in an attack by Taliban militants in the country's northern Parwan province, according to reports. The militants reportedly opened fire on a vehicle taking the guards to work at a US military base. The Taliban has reportedly stepped up attacks against... |
Warmbier's tour agency halts trips to N Korea for Americans | The Chinese travel agency which organised US student Otto Warmbier's trip to North Korea has announced it will no longer accept Americans for the tours. This comes after Warmbier's death following his release from a 17-month detention in the isolated nation. "There had not been any previous detainment in North Korea th... |
65% Europeans want hard line in Brexit negotiations: Survey | According to a survey, 65% Europeans believe that the European Union should take a hard line with the UK over Brexit. People said the EU while trying to maintain a good relationship with Britain, should not compromise on its core principles. Negotiations on the terms on which the UK will leave the EU after 44 years beg... |
Paris attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State: Reports | The man who rammed a car into a police van in Paris' Champs-Ãlysées avenue on Monday had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group, reports said. The perpetrator, who died in the attack, had given a letter to his brother-in-law announcing his support for the group. He was identified as 31-year-old Adam D... |
North Korea 'murdered' Otto Warmbier: US Senator | North Korea "murdered" Otto Warmbier, the US student who died in less than a week following his release by North Korea after being held for 17 months, US Senator John McCain has said. "The United States cannot and should not tolerate the murder of its citizens by hostile powers," McCain added. Warmbier was allegedly to... |
French Defence Minister resigns over funds misuse inquiry | French Defence Minister Sylvie Goulard has announced her resignation after a magistrate launched a preliminary investigation into allegations that her party misused European Parliament funds. Goulard, who took up her post in President Emmanuel Macron's administration less than a month ago, stepped down on Tuesday. She ... |
Bush officials cannot be sued over 9/11 detentions: US SC | The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that officials from the President George W Bush administration cannot be sued over treatment of detainees after the 9/11 attacks. A lawsuit was filed by a group of Muslim, Arab, and south Asian non-US citizens who accused the officials of detaining them based on their race, religion... |
BPL ration rice from Tamil Nadu being sold in Kerala | Twenty six tonnes of BPL ration rice from Tamil Nadu has been seized from shops at Walayar dam site by Kerala police on June 12. The smugglers had bought the ration at low prices from villagers in Tamil Nadu and planned to polish and market it as branded rice in Kerala. Earlier, police had seized 30 tonnes of ration ri... |
Absconding HC judge Karnan arrested in Coimbatore | Retired Calcutta High Court Judge CS Karnan who has been absconding since May was arrested in Coimbatore, his lawyers confirmed on Tuesday. Notably, Karnan is the first sitting High Court judge to be sentenced to jail after the Supreme Court found him guilty of contempt of court. Karnan faces a prison sentence of six m... |
How was Ram Nath Kovind's performance as Rajya Sabha MP? | NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind has been a Rajya Sabha MP for two terms, between 1994-2000 and 2000-2006. His overall attendance was 87%, with 89% in the first term and 85% in the second term. He asked a total of 283 questions to 34 different ministries, most of them addressed to finance ministry. Further, h... |
Twitter reacts to Kovind's nomination prediction made in '16 | Twitter users reacted to a man's 2016 tweet in which he predicted the nomination of Ram Nath Kovind as India's President. "Current governor of Bihar. Dalit and highly educated and learned person. From RSS background," Nitiksh Srivastava wrote while backing his prediction. A user tweeted, "Have you tapped Amit Shah's ph... |
Twitter reacts to Chainsmokers' tweet on Asia, India concert | Reacting to The Chainsmokers' tweet, "Don't worry Asia got a lot of announcements coming soon...you too India, Australia," a user tweeted, "But India's in Asia". Another user wrote, "Did India separate itself from the asiatic land mass since I last saw a map?" Another tweet read, "Even though India is IN Asia good to s... |
Forgot to say cut on 1st day of Jhankaar Beats shoot: Ghosh | Sujoy Ghosh, who made his directorial debut with 'Jhankaar Beats', has revealed he forgot to say 'cut' on the first day of the film's shoot. Sujoy added that someone from the crew explained that he had to say 'cut' after every scene. The film, starring Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla and Rahul Bose, completes 14 years of its ... |
In Pictures: UN observes World Refugee Day | The United Nations on Tuesday observed the World Refugee Day and called on the international community to provide support and solidarity for over 6 crore refugees who were displaced from their homes last year due to violence and persecution. The UN has been celebrating the day every year to commemorate strength, courag... |
Indefinite strike to continue in Darjeeling, GJM to quit GTA | Darjeeling's ruling Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and other parties have decided to continue the indefinite strike for the demand for Gorkhaland while GJM announced that it will quit the semi-autonomous body Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA). The body was set up for better administration of the region. The par... |
Shiv Sena slams NDA for Prez nominee, later extends support | Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray announced on Tuesday that his party will be supporting NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Notably, Thackeray had earlier slammed the NDA saying, "Why you want a Dalit president? Is it just to get Dalit Votes? Such kind of petty vote politics ultimately ruins political parties. ... |
No difference in good and bad terrorists: India to BRICS | At the first summit of BRICS Foreign Ministers in China, India said that there is no difference between 'good' and 'bad' terrorists and all of them should be treated as criminals threatening global peace. Urging the nations to combat terrorism, India further asked them to back its efforts for the adoption of a comprehe... |
Surrender or die: Iraqi troops to ISIS fighters in Mosul | Iraqi forces on Monday dropped nearly 5 lakh leaflets over Mosul's Old City, asking civilians to stay safe and warning Islamic State terrorists to "surrender or die". This comes as the forces launched a final assault on the militants, aiming to end the eight-month-old campaign to retake the ISIS's last major urban stro... |
Iran bans Zumba classes for being 'un-Islamic' | Exercise classes teaching Colombian dance style Zumba have been banned in Iran after religious authorities declared that the dance "contravenes Islamic ideology". This move came amid fears that the dance style might encourage revealing clothing or mixing of the sexes. Iran has made similar announcements to curtail othe... |
Russia has no confirmation of ISIS leader's death: Reports | Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov on Tuesday reportedly said that the country could not confirm its claim that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in an air strike in Syria last month. Russian Aerospace Forces have been carrying out air strikes targeted at terrorist positions in Syria at ... |
Lightning strikes kill 22 in 48 hours in Bangladesh | Lightning strikes have reportedly killed at least 22 people in Bangladesh in the last 48 hours, a week after monsoon rains triggered a series of deadly landslides in the country. Experts blamed deforestation and loss of taller trees like palms that used to act as lightning conductors. Notably, hundreds of people die ev... |
Artist clicks women with 'cow heads' over sidelined issues | Kolkata artist Sujatro Ghosh has started a photo-series wherein he clicks pictures of women wearing cow masks. He has reportedly started the initiative to talk about issues like women safety, which seem to be sidelined. The series includes pictures of women with cow masks standing on a street, smoking, and sitting with... |
Reliance Communications looks to sell 133-acre IT park | Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications has invited offers to sell or jointly develop 133-acre Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge Centre located in Navi Mumbai. Earlier, the company also ran an advertisement to sell its around 4-acre Delhi office at Connaught Place. Both the properties in Mumbai and Delhi could fetch the compa... |
Miley, Dolce & Gabbana engage in spat on Instagram | Singer Miley Cyrus, while sharing a picture of her brother Braison Cyrus walking for Dolce & Gabbana, wrote, "I strongly disagree with your politics...but I do support your company's effort to celebrate young artists." Reacting to this, the D&G duo responded that they don't care about American politics. Miley could hav... |
War and problems are created by politics: Kabir Khan | Filmmaker Kabir Khan has said that war and problems are created by politics. He added that whenever there is people-to-people contact, there can never be hostility between people. On being asked if films like his upcoming directorial Tubelight can help send a good message by having a positive story, Kabir responded, "A... |
I don't get recognised much when I'm my jhalli self: Konkona | Actress Konkona Sen Sharma has said that she doesn't get recognised by fans when she's her normal, jhalli self. "I do sometimes [get recognised], if I am dressed up," added Konkona. Konkona further said that she finds the culture of taking selfies invasive, and added that she's not fond of being photographed even for p... |
ICC mulls scrapping Champions Trophy for an extra World T20 | The International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has revealed that Champions Trophy could be scrapped to make way for bi-annual World T20 events. "What we want to do is differentiate our global events from each other so that they can be stand-alone and create maximum interest every time the ev... |
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen's visa extended by 1 year | Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in India since 2004, has been given a visa extension for one more year, with effect from July 23, 2017. Nasreen was exiled from Bangladesh in 1994 for "hurting religious sentiments" with her novel 'Lajja'. She has since lived in Kolkata and New Delhi in Ind... |
Twitter reacts to Anil Kumble stepping down as India's coach | Reacting to Anil Kumble stepping down as the Indian cricket team's coach, Harsha Bhogle tweeted, "Organisations must strive to preserve committed people. I will be disappointed if there isn't a bigger role for @anilkumble1074." "Sad to hear @anilkumble1074 that you have stepped down! Best wishes to you and your family ... |
Player deliberately kicks ball at rivals, starts mass brawl | Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar deliberately kicked the ball at two of his opponents, which started a fight between his Shanghai SIPG teammates and Guangzhou R&F players. Almost 50 players got involved in the brawl which saw Oscar being pushed to the ground following his deliberate kicks. Two players were sent off due ... |
Uber driver fined â¹16,000 in US for not speaking English | Uber driver Carmen Hechavarria was fined â¹16,000 in Miami for not speaking English, local officials said on Monday. According to reports, the Spanish-speaking driver appeared not to understand when a police officer said "good morning" to her. However, an Uber spokesperson said the law only states that the drivers sho... |
US jet shoots down Iranian drone in Syria | An Iranian-made drone which was allegedly advancing on US coalition forces in Syria was shot down by a US F-15 jet, the US-led coalition has said. This is the fifth time the US has struck at forces allied with the Syrian government in the area. Recently, the US had shot down a Syrian Army jet for allegedly attacking it... |
Trump govt may expand drone strikes to Pak: Reports | US President Donald Trump's administration plans to harden its approach towards Pakistan, to crackdown on terrorism in the region, reports said. The responses being discussed include expanding US drone strikes, withholding aid to Pakistan, and downgrading Pakistan's status as a major non-NATO ally. US officials claimed... |
9 killed in car bomb attack in Somalia's capital | At least nine people were killed and several others were injured on Tuesday after a car bomb explosion targeted a government building in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, according to reports. Terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes after at least 19 people were killed last week in ... |
Imam saved London mosque attacker from angry crowd | The attacker who plowed a van into a group of worshipers outside London's Finsbury Park mosque was saved by an Imam after he was attacked by an angry mob. Imam Mohammed Mahmoud reportedly calmed the angry mob which had been trying to thrash him. The attacker, who said he wanted to kill all Muslims, has been arrested fo... |
Anil Kumble steps down as head coach of Indian cricket team | Anil Kumble stepped down as Team India coach on Tuesday amid reports of a rift with Virat Kohli. Kumble had stayed back in London while the team travelled to West Indies, citing his commitment to an ICC meeting. Earlier, Kumble was given an extension for the West Indies tour, after his contract expired at the end of th... |
15 arrested for sedition after cheering for Pakistan in MP | Madhya Pradesh police have arrested 15 people in Burhanpur district and charged them with sedition for allegedly cheering for Pakistan after the Champions Trophy final against India on Sunday. The police registered an FIR after locals complained about the boys, who were reportedly raising pro-Pakistan and anti-India sl... |
Trailer of Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor's Mubarakan released | The trailer of the upcoming film Mubarakan, starring Arjun Kapoor for the first time with his uncle Anil Kapoor, has been released. Arjun will be seen playing the double role of twins Karan and Charan in the film. Also starring Ileana D'Cruz and Athiya Shetty, the film is scheduled to release on July 28. |
1st-ever liquid-fuelled rocket aircraft flew for only 50 sec | The world's first aircraft to be propelled solely by a liquid-fuelled rocket 'Heinkel He 176' made its first flight on June 20, 1939, which lasted just over 50 seconds. The 900-kg aircraft was estimated to achieve a maximum speed of 750 kmph. Testing of the aircraft ended with only one prototype being built, which was ... |
Company offers job for fake programmer who wears glasses | A Russian web studio has posted a job offer for a fake programmer who wears glasses and 'worn-out' sweaters. The job entails saying, "What kind of fool wrote this code?" when clients enter the studio. The company said it wanted to add workforce as clients view it as a short-lived enterprise when they see only three peo... |
First poster of Madhur Bhandarkar's Mumbai Mist out | The first poster of Madhur Bhandarkar's short film Mumbai Mist has been unveiled. The National Award winning filmmaker Bhandarkar will be representing India with the short film at the BRICS Film Festival in China. Starring Annu Kapoor and child artiste Devrath Mudgal, it revolves around the story of an upper middle-cla... |
Journo asks Indian child actor if it's his 1st time in India | Child actor Matin Rey Tangu, who is from Arunachal Pradesh and is starring with Salman Khan in the upcoming film Tubelight, was asked by a journalist if it was his first time in India. Matin responded, "Hum India per hi baithta hai, toh India par aayega hi kaise? (I live in India only, so how could I be coming here?)" |
Veteran actor Amrit Pal passes away aged 76 | Veteran actor Amrit Pal passed away aged 76 on Monday evening in Mumbai, after prolonged illness due to liver cirrhosis. Pal, who made his Bollywood debut with the Jeetendra-Sridevi starrer film 'Jaal', was known for his negative roles. Pal is survived by two daughters and a son. |
NDA presidential pick RN Kovind resigns as Bihar Governor | NDA's Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind resigned as the Governor of Bihar on Tuesday and West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was given the additional charge of the post. The presidential election is scheduled for July 17 and the results will be declared on July 20. Notably, President Pranab Mukherjee comple... |
Google rolls out feature to find jobs through Search | Technology major Google on Tuesday rolled out a job search feature in the US that lets users search for jobs across portals like LinkedIn, Monster, and Facebook among others. Users will be able to see the postings simply by searching for queries like "jobs near me" or "teaching jobs." The listings will also show employ... |
Mayweather-McGregor fight tickets being sold for â¹63 lakh | The ringside tickets for the boxing match between former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor are being sold by the arena for around â¹63 lakh ($98,500). The tickets for the August 26 fight are also being sold on other online platforms. Notably, Mayweather, who retired with a 49-0 record, w... |
Housing founders write to board over unequal exit rights | Eight of the 12 founders of real estate portal Housing have reportedly written to the board of the merged entity with PropTiger, claiming that they received unequal exit rights compared to investors. The group of Housing founders, who collectively owned 5% shares in the startup, has also complained about not being form... |
Sneeze germs travel 4 metres, last for 45 mins: Study | Australia-based researchers have recently found that pathogens when coughed or sneezed into air, travel up to 4 metres and remain alive for 45 minutes. Further study found cough droplets dried up in varying time spans as they hit the air. While most bacteria had a 10-second half-life, some had a half-life of over 10 mi... |
First flight marks new India-Afghanistan air cargo link | The first cargo flight of the Afghanistan-India air freight corridor carrying Afghan goods to India landed in New Delhi on Monday. The flight from Kabul to Delhi was packed with 60 tonnes of Afghan plants with medicinal uses. The new air corridor aims to boost trade between India and Afghanistan to $1 billion in three ... |
Brexit is a lose-lose proposition, says billionaire Soros | Billionaire investor George Soros has said Brexit is a "lose-lose proposition", harmful both to Britain and the European Union. âWe are...approaching the tipping point that characterises all unsustainable economic developments,â he said. Stating that UK's exit from EU could take five years, Soros added, "If all wen... |
Air Costa forced to shut shop after licence suspended | Vijayawada-based airlines Air Costa officially wound up operations after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended its flying licence on Sunday. This comes three months after the airline suspended its flight operations over financial difficulties in March. Air Costa is the third regional airline whose operat... |
SpiceJet to buy 50 planes for $1.7 billion from Bombardier | Budget airline SpiceJet on Tuesday announced plans to purchase 50 'Q400' turboprop aircraft worth $1.7 billion (over â¹10,900 crore) from Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier. This would be the single biggest order for the Q400, SpiceJet said in its release. This comes a day after SpiceJet signed a deal with US aircraft... |
Adele visits firefighters who rescued people in London fire | Singer Adele visited the firefighters who rescued people during the recent Grenfell Tower fire in London. The 29-year-old also took cake for them during her visit at the fire-station. Later, Adele joined the firefighters and residents for a minute's silence as tribute to those who passed away in the fire. |
Aryan gets excited telling me about gaalis he's learnt: SRK | Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that his eldest son Aryan gets really excited while telling him about 'gaalis' (abuses) that he has learnt. SRK added, "I'm from Delhi...I've also been that age and my vocabulary of Hindi gaalis is fantastic." SRK further revealed that sometimes they just lie down in their shorts without the... |
Dravid urges decisive call on Dhoni, Yuvraj's role in team | Rahul Dravid has asked for a decision to be taken on the role of MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh in the Indian team. "Do you want to look at the available talent and see what they have to offer before going back to these... players?" asked Dravid. He further said that a decision about India's spin combination should be taken... |
Security increased at Dhoni's house after loss vs Pakistan | Security was increased at former captain MS Dhoni's house in Ranchi following India's loss against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on Sunday. Fans indulged in sloganeering, burning effigies and smashing TV sets after India's loss, following which the measure was taken. Dhoni earlier had 'Z' category security, which wa... |
Players refusing to play Pak would've been hailed: Shiv Sena | Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said Indian cricketers who would have refused to play against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy would have been hailed. "The entire nation wants zero relations with Pakistan irrespective of the platform. I don't want to question their patriotism...I don't want to criticise, but the India... |
Pakistanis support Virat Kohli after Indians burn effigies | Pakistani fans supported Indian captain Virat Kohli and lauded his sportsmanship even as Indians burnt his effigies after the Champions Trophy final loss against Pakistan on Sunday. A Pakistani fan tweeted, "Virat is truly a credit to his team and nation, a generous and honest sporting spirit with oodles of talent." An... |
McGregor's gym gets a mural of him knocking out Mayweather | UFC champion Conor McGregor got a mural painted of him knocking out former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather in his gym ahead of the multi-million dollar boxing match between the two. McGregor, who goes by the Instagram username 'thenotoriousmma', posted a picture of the mural in the background, captioning it, "I am a f... |
Startup raises â¹1cr for baby blanket that gives mom's smell | Dutch startup Hugsy has raised over â¹1 crore in seed funding via the Leapfunder European angel investor network for a smart baby blanket. The blanket provides babies with their mother's smell, heartbeat, and the feeling of being hugged, claims Hugsy COO Jody van den Tillaart. The blanket can reportedly relieve stress... |
NASA probe captures Jupiter's 'String of Pearls' storms | NASA's Juno spacecraft captured distinct cloud patterns of Jupiter from about 46,900 km above the cloud tops. The white oval storms known as the 'String of Pearls' are visible near the top of the image, along with an orange-coloured storm at the belt-zone boundary. The image was processed to enhance colour differences,... |
Mouse eyes react to light without signal from brain: Study | A US-based study confirms that iris in the eye of a mouse doesn't need the brain's help to sense light and direct the pupils to dilate or contract. Scientists severed brain-eye neural connections in several mice and found iris' behaviour was controlled by a light-sensitive pigment called melanopsin. Similar traits are ... |
Australia stops air operations in Syria after Russian threat | Australia has suspended air strikes against ISIS in Syria as a "precautionary measure" after Russia threatened to treat planes of the US-led coalition in Syrian skies as a target. Russia's warning followed downing of a Syrian jet by the US, which it said could have resulted in a possible collision as US allegedly did n... |
Canada first to put a glow-in-the-dark coin into circulation | The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a specially designed two-dollar coin, or 'toonie', which it claims is the worldâs first glow-in-the-dark coin to enter circulation. The coin features two people paddling under the Northern Lights. The coin, created to mark the 150th anniversary of Canadaâs confederation, is also... |
Jumanji sequel features tribute to late actor Robin Williams | Actor Jack Black has said that his upcoming film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, a sequel to the 1995 film Jumanji, will feature a tribute to the original film's male lead late actor Robin Williams. The late actor had portrayed the character Alan Parrish. Talking about the sequel, Black revealed the story progresses wi... |
Tiger to dub for Hindi version of Spider-Man: Homecoming | Actor Tiger Shroff will dub for Spiderman's character in the Hindi version of the upcoming film Spider-Man: Homecoming. "I have grown up watching Spiderman movies and I must say that he is the one superhero character I have always wished to play," said Tiger. The film features Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spiderman and ... |
Lalu's family charged under Benami Act; properties seized | RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's wife Rabri Devi and children have been charged under the Benami Transactions Act by the Income Tax department in connection with land deals worth â¹1,000 crore and tax evasion. The department has seized a total of 12 plots belonging to Lalu's daughter Misa Bharti and her husband, ex-CM Ra... |
Uday Kotak tweets lesson for investors after CT defeat | After Pakistan beat India in the Champions Trophy final, Kotak Mahindra Bank's Uday Kotak tweeted, "In life as in cricket, complacency or overconfidence is lethal." His statement was in regard to investors' positive sentiment towards Indian markets. Additionally, Anand Mahindra posted, "The Pak team had the spirit of a... |
Govt sends 1 lakh plastic bullets, chilli PAVA shells to J&K | The Centre has supplied over one lakh plastic bullets and chilli-filled PAVA shells to security forces in Jammu and Kashmir to control violent crowds in the valley. Earlier, the Supreme Court had asked the Centre to consider effective means other than the pellet guns to check stone pelting mobs as pellets cause extensi... |
India re-nominates Bhandari for another term as ICJ judge | India has re-nominated Justice Dalveer Bhandari for another term as a judge at the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Sixty-nine-year-old Bhandari was elected in 2012 and his current term runs through February 2018. The ICJ elections will be held in November and if elect... |
Technology is certainly replacing jobs: Facebook COO Sheryl | Social media platform Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg in a recent interview said, "Technology is changing the economy, it is certainly replacing jobs." However, she added that technology can also be used to grow jobs and that Facebook is helping small businesses grow by using technology so that they ... |
Hyperloop India to raise money for its pod via crowdfunding | 'Hyperloop India', which is the only Indian team in Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Hyperloop competition, has partnered with crowdfunding platform Ketto to raise funds to build its pod prototype. Of the â¹75 lakh required to build the prototype, â¹35 lakh has already been raised so far from various corporates. The team is bu... |
Astronomers discover new way to classify exoplanets | A Caltech-led study has discovered that majority of the 3,500 confirmed exoplanets found till date fall in two main categories: rocky "super-Earths" up to 1.75 times the size of Earth, and gaseous "mini-Neptunes" 2-3.5 times Earth's size. Researchers aim to understand why majority of exoplanets have sizes between Earth... |
Michelle Obama posts workout photo, goes viral | Former US First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday shared a picture of herself working out, and the Instagram post went viral with nearly nine lakh likes. Michelle said she used to host "bootcamp weekends" at White House for her girlfriends, and has continued this. She added, "I hope you and your crew can find some time...... |
'Satan's fidget spinner' banned from flight over safety fear | The United States' Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently banned a fidget spinner from being carried on a flight over safety issues. Calling it "Satan's fidget spinner," TSA posted on Instagram, "While normal #FidgetSpinners are permitted, this one is a weapon." The TSA Instagram page generally reminds f... |
Nobody has any business not to be ready for GST: FM Jaitley | Small businesses have been given enough time to prepare for the July 1 roll-out of GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. "We have been saying for the last six months it would be July 1, nobody has any business not to be ready," Jaitley said. "Industry and trade have to prepare themselves. It's not a complicated ... |
Barclays, former top execs charged with fraud in 2008 crisis | Financial services major Barclays and four former executives, including the bank's ex-CEO John Varley, have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. The charges come at the end of a five-year investigation on agreements between Barclays and Qatari investors, struck during the 2008 crisis. Notably, this marks the f... |
As an outsider, important to make people notice you: Kriti | Kriti Sanon, while talking about how if one is an outsider and not from a film background, said, "It is very important for you to stand out in a film and make people notice you." She further said that she makes efforts to reach out to people while adding, "But if you are doing good work, eventually it doesn't matter." |
Scientists find 'magic formula' to build sandcastles | Scientists suggest that one bucket of water to eight buckets of dry sand is the "magic formula" to build stable sandcastles. The film of water between individual sand grains is what gives sand its strength due to surface tension of water. While too much water lubricates the grains and crumbles the structure, an optimum... |
Mumbai to get floating restaurants | Mumbai will get a suite of floating restaurants by 2018. The restaurants will be located on multiple decks of a ship sailing between Gateway of India and Girgaum Chowpatty. The project is the brainchild of a Delhi-based businesswoman who said the restaurants will be "run by some of the worldâs most renowned chefs...... |
Paralympic medallist names multiple coaches for cash awards | Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik forwarded the names of different coaches to the sports ministry and Haryana government for their respective cash awards. Deepa had initially named her husband Vikram Singh as her coach, which was denied recognition as he had gone to Rio as her escort. Deepa later forwarded m... |
Dhoni, Kohli, Yuvraj pose with Pak batsman Azhar Ali's kids | Pakistani batsman Azhar Ali's kids posed with Indian cricketers including MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh following Pakistan's Champions Trophy win over India on Sunday. Ali captioned the post, "Thanks to these legends for sparing their time for my kids they were so happy.... @msdhoni @imVkohli @YUVSTRONG12." |
Rahul Dravid offered two-year U-19, India A contract | Former cricketer Rahul Dravid has been given an extension and offered a new two-year contract with the U-19 and India A teams. Dravid is yet to accept the contract as the terms and conditions, including the remuneration, are yet to be finalised. The decision was taken by the Cricket Advisory Committee, comprising Sachi... |
Sarfraz sings Mauka song with fans gathered outside his home | Following Pakistan's triumph over India in the Champions Trophy 2017 final, Pakistan captain, Sarfraz Ahmed was seen singing 'Mauka Mauka' along with the crowd gathered outside his home in Karachi on Tuesday. Sarfraz dedicated the win to the fans, who had been waiting through the night to greet him, and said that he ho... |
Bookies lost â¹2500 cr after India's loss to Pakistan: Report | Bookmakers reportedly lost up to â¹2,500 crore following India's loss to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday. As per reports, almost 50-60% punters from India and other nations, including Gulf countries, had placed their money on India, with 90% of them being Indian bookies. The odds were initially in fav... |
Top West Indies cricketers will continue int'l snub: Sammy | Former Windies captain Darren Sammy has said that leading West Indies cricketers will prefer playing in foreign T20 leagues instead of representing West Indies. "I can't tell a player not to play in a league when it could make them financially stable to look after their family," Sammy said. West Indies only select play... |
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