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16-year-old boy running Alaska mountain race killed by bear | A 16-year-old boy was killed by a bear while competing in a mountain race in Alaska on Sunday, authorities have said. The deceased had completed the halfway point and was on his way down when he texted his mother saying a black bear was chasing him. Officials attempted to locate him and found his body, while the bear e... |
Replication of single DNA molecule filmed for 1st time | A team of US-based scientists has observed individual steps in the replication of a single DNA molecule for the first time ever. Researchers studied how DNA's double helix unfolded into two strands in E. coli bacteria. The footage showed each strand acted independently of the other, yet yielding a perfect match each ti... |
Biggest haul of Nazi artefacts in Argentina's history found | Police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artefacts in the history of Argentina, in a hidden room located in Buenos Aires. Roughly 75 objects, including a bust of Adolf Hitler and toys for indoctrinating children, were found. It is suspected they were brought to Argentina by Nazis after WWII, when i... |
UNICEF names a refugee as goodwill ambassador for first time | UNICEF has appointed 19-year-old Muzoon Almellehan as its newest and youngest Goodwill Ambassador on World Refugee Day, making her the first refugee to become an Ambassador for the organisation. "Even as a child, I knew education was the key to my future, so when I fled Syria...only belongings I took with me were my sc... |
Deepika nominated at Teen Choice Awards for her H'wood debut | Actress Deepika Padukone has been nominated in the Choice Action Movie Actress category at the Teen Choice Awards 2017 for her Hollywood debut film 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage'. Her co-stars from the film Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose, along with 'Wonder Woman' actress Gal Gadot have also been nominated in the category. Th... |
Indore installs India's 1st 14-foot robot to control traffic | In what is being considered as a first for India, Indore has installed a 14-foot-tall robot to control traffic. It's equipped with a public address system and can take photos of traffic violators to generate e-challans when connected to police control room. Developed by Shri Venkteshwar Institute of Technology, the rob... |
We condemn the false depictions in Indu Sarkar: Congress MP | Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the film 'Indu Sarkar' is "fully sponsored" and added, "The organisation and the individual who is behind the film is known to us." Scindia added that that his party condemns the false depictions in the film. 'Indu Sarkar' is based on the 21-month Emergency declared by the the... |
I'd be happier to see Jhanvi get married than act: Sridevi | Actress Sridevi has said that she would be happier if her elder daughter Jhanvi Kapoor gets married rather than act in films. Sridevi added that initially, she wasn't in favour of Jhanvi working in films. "But her happiness matters more, and if she does well as an actress, I will be a proud mother," said Sridevi. |
Paytm CEO provides Flipkart Founder with source of his tweet | After Flipkart Co-founder Sachin Bansal on Monday took to Twitter asking for the source of a tweet by Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the latter on Tuesday duly provided Bansal with the source. Sharma had earlier tweeted an infographic that claimed that Delhi has the best software developers in India, followed by Mumba... |
Speed-breakers killed 9 people daily in India in 2014-15 | Data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has revealed that nine people were killed daily in the country in 2014-15 because of speed-breakers. In comparison to India's 3,409 deaths caused by speed-breakers alone, Australia and UK had a combined 2,937 deaths due to all road accidents. The inconsistency in pl... |
The iPhone is the reason Iâm divorced: Former Apple engineer | According to a book on iPhone's origin story, ex-Apple engineer Andy Grignon, who worked on creating the first iPhone said, "The iPhone is the reason I'm divorced." Grignon called the iPhone's development "one of the worst times" of his life. 'The One Device' book also claims Steve Jobs was hesitant about Apple making ... |
Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos attend Trump's 1st tech council meeting | Top technology executives like Apple's Tim Cook, Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Microsoft's Satya Nadella on Monday attended the first meeting of the American Technology Council in the White House. However, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg were absent from the event. During the meeting, US President Donald... |
70k dogs killed in Bali, fed to unaware tourists: Report | An investigation has found that tourists visiting the Indonesian island of Bali are unwittingly eating dog meat. The investigation also found that dogs were poisoned and killed with metal poles, even though using poison or cruel methods to kill dogs is illegal. Selling and eating dog meat is legal in Bali, and an estim... |
Man killed using Tesla in Autopilot mode ignored 7 warnings | A US government report on Monday revealed that Joshua Brown, who was killed in a crash last year while driving his Tesla sedan in Autopilot mode ignored seven visual warnings. During a 37-minute period of the trip when Brown was required to have his hands on the steering wheel, he did so for just 25 seconds, the report... |
Former Amazon executive barred from joining rival startup | Amazon has been granted a temporary restraining order to prevent former Amazon Web Services Vice President Gene Farrell from joining Smartsheet, which Amazon considers a competitor. In a lawsuit, Amazon said that by joining Smartsheet, Farrell would violate the non-compete agreement as he "cannot possibly forget everyt... |
9 state firms spent â¹15cr on events marking Modi govt's 3yrs | Nine state-owned companies spent â¹15 crore to organise 30 events in PM Narendra Modiâs home state of Gujarat to celebrate three years of BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, according to reports. Some public sector firms spent up to â¹50 lakh per event. Further, out of the 30 programmes, 18 were hosted by firms i... |
Delhi Metro ordered to pay â¹60 crore to Reliance Infra arm | The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation challenging a HC order to pay â¹60 crore as interest to Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary, Delhi Airport Metro Express. Moreover, SC has given DMRC one week's time to make the payment. The case relates to Reliance terminating a metro project... |
Prasadam, human hair exempted under GST at Tirupati temple | The Goods and Services Tax Council has decided to exempt prasadam and human hair at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) from tax. This was after TTD requested the Centre to exempt the ingredients it purchases for making laddu and other prasadams from GST. The trust's accounts department had earlier estimated the a... |
Varun Dhawan recreates Kattappa-Baahubali scene with Prabhas | Varun Dhawan shared a picture on Twitter wherein he has recreated a scene from 'Baahubali'. The picture, which features actor Prabhas, shows them enacting the scene wherein Kattappa killed Baahubali. "Did only what #katappa did before this. #Prabhas is really cool and down to earth more power to him but iv [I've] got h... |
Advani, Swaraj should have been Presidential nominee: Mamata | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the BJP should have nominated someone like LK Advani or Sushma Swaraj for the Presidential elections instead of Ram Nath Kovind. "I'm not saying that the Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is unfit to be the President. Candidate should be someone who will be beneficial f... |
Man live streams suicide to ex-girlfriend through video call | A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Thane, Maharashtra, and live-streamed the event to his girlfriend through a video call. The man reportedly took the extreme step after a fight with his girlfriend. The man and his girlfriend got engaged separately recently after breaking up with each o... |
Smriti Irani unveils world's largest cushion | Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani unveiled the world's largest cushion at an exhibition in New Delhi on Tuesday. At the inauguration of the Heimtextil India fair, Irani said India's home textile business this year has contributed 12% to its overall shipments globally. As many as 180 companies from India, Bangladesh,... |
Tiger Woods receiving professional help to manage medication | American golfer Tiger Woods has checked into rehabilitation and is getting professional help to manage the back pain medication which led to his recent arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. Woods was taken into custody by authorities in Florida on May 29, having been found asleep at the wheel of his car b... |
Tendulkar tweets photo from his early cricketing days | Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar shared a photograph from the early days of his cricket career, alongside an inspirational post on Twitter on Tuesday. Sachin's tweet read, "If you're chasing a dream, don't waste a moment. Every second of practice makes a difference. #DreamsDoComeTrue #TuesdayThoughts". Notably,... |
Woman to file case against Yogi over her nude photo online | A tribal woman in Assam will file a defamation case against Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath after her 10-year-old photo, showing her running across a street stripped naked, surfaced on a Facebook account bearing Adityanath's name. The post claimed that the Hindu woman was stripped by Congress workers for allegedly rai... |
Aus cafe forces Indian worker to return wage, fined â¹88 lakh | The Indian-origin owners of a former coffee shop in Australia have been fined A$180,000 (â¹88 lakh) for forcing an Indian employee to return his wage and threatening to cancel his visa. The court found the owners paid him A$19,300 before asking him to return A$18,000. It said he felt he did not have any choice but to ... |
K'taka Min caught on camera ordering cop to book RSS leader | Karnataka Forest Minister Ramanath Rai has been caught on camera ordering the Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Bhushan Gulabrao Borase to arrest RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat over alleged murder of a Panchayat Vice President. While the opposition demanded his resignation for interfering in political inves... |
Yoga also a sport, should be included in Olympics: Ramdev | During a Yoga camp in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said, "Attempts should be made to send yoga (as a sport) to the Olympics." "People who frivolously say that yoga is not a sport are ignorant and their opinion should be discarded. Yoga is also a sport and it should be included under the sports category,"... |
Singapore PM apologises for family feud, denies allegations | Singapore's PM Lee Hsien Loong has apologised for the public dispute with his siblings, saying it had damaged the country's reputation. Loong denied the allegations by his siblings that he is attempting to block their family house's demolition for his own political gain by claiming that the demolition clause was hastil... |
US Muslim girl abducted, killed with bat in 'road rage' | A 17-year-old Muslim girl named Nabra Hassanen was assaulted, abducted and killed on Sunday by a bat-wielding motorist as she was returning home after prayers at a mosque in the US state of Virginia. Hassanen was an apparent victim of "road rage" and her death is not being investigated as a hate crime, police has said. |
US student released by North Korea after 17 months dies | Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American student imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster, died on Monday, less than a week after returning to the US. Warmbier returned in a coma and suffered extensive brain damage. His family alleges that he was tortured during his imprisonment... |
Harry Potter author JK Rowling earned $95 million in a year | Harry Potter writer and the world's highest-paid author JK Rowling earned $95 million (around â¹612.75 crore) last year, according to Forbes. The income surge came largely from her stage play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'. The second-largest chunk of her income came from a chain of Harry Potter-themed attraction... |
Free education for girls up to PhD in Punjab govt colleges | Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has announced free education for girls in government schools and colleges in the state from Nursery to PhD, fulfilling a poll promise. The CM also announced five new colleges in the state in the current fiscal year. Free textbooks will be provided in government schools, besides free Nu... |
Fisher had heroin, cocaine in system when she died: Autopsy | Late actress Carrie Fisher's autopsy report has revealed that she had cocaine, heroin and ecstasy in her system, which may have been consumed three days before her death. However, investigators could not determine the impact of these drugs on her death. Fisher, known for playing Princess Leia in 'Star Wars', passed awa... |
Teaser of Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi's 'Baadshaho' released | The teaser of the Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi starrer 'Baadshaho' has been released. Directed by Milan Luthria, the film revolves around a robbery during the 1975 emergency in India. Also starring Ileana D'Cruz, Vidyut Jammwal and Esha Gupta, the action thriller will release on September 1. |
Moradabad Police to penalise 'life-threatening' selfies | Moradabad Police has announced it will take action against those taking "life-threatening selfies"."There is craze in youngsters for selfies...to make that unique, youth take selfies at places like railway tracks," said Superintendent of Police Ashish Srivastav. He said people taking selfies clicked at places like high... |
When you see me, don't look twice: Kochi Metro transgenders | A 30-second-long video delivers a message from Kochi Metro's transgender employees, asking for equal treatment. The message starts with asking the viewers if they are surprised to see them, and ends with "Can you do me a favour? When you see me, don't look twice. I want you to look at me, and just see a person doing a ... |
Canadian PM Trudeau calls up Modi, discusses Paris Agreement | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called up PM Narendra Modi on Monday, with both leaders discussing the Paris Climate Agreement. Modi congratulated Trudeau on the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation this year, besides reaffirming India's commitment to climate change and implementation of the Paris Agr... |
Yoga Day a publicity stunt, Bihar govt won't join: Nitish | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Monday called the NDA-promoted International Yoga Day a "publicity stunt", saying the Bihar government would not participate in it. "I am not against Yoga Day but I don't like publicity stunts. I also do yoga but have never advertised it," said Nitish. International Yoga Day will be celebrated ... |
Punjab waives off over â¹20,000 crore-worth farmer loans | Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced a waiver of more than â¹20,000 crore in farmer loans, in a move expected to benefit 10.25 lakh farmers. The amount is double the relief announced by Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, Singh said. Additionally, the ex-gratia for families of farmers who committed suicide... |
Opposition to meet on 22 June over presidential candidate | The Opposition will hold a meeting to make a decision over the presidential candidate on 22 June, a day before NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind files his nomination. âCongress does not want to comment on NDAâs candidate. We want to take a unanimous decision with other opposition parties", said Ghulam Nabi... |
Researchers use WiFi-enabled drones to look through walls | Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a system that uses two drones and a Wi-Fi antenna to 'see' through solid brick walls. One drone blasts Wi-Fi through a building-like structure and another picks up the signal. The drones fly around the structure to map the differences in wave strength and create a 3D model... |
Startup to launch flying taxi service in Dubai this year | German aviation startup Volocopter on Monday announced that it has inked a deal with Dubai government to launch 18-rotor multicopters as a part of its flying taxi service in the city later this year. The multicopter can travel for about 27 kilometres when flying at a speed of 69 kmph. Its maximum flight time is 27 minu... |
You've to be willing to disrupt yourself: Instagram Founder | Instagram Co-founder Mike Krieger revealed that the one thing he would've done differently was realising that founders have to "be willing to disrupt" themselves and get comfortable with making changes to their product. Krieger added he would have hired people faster as they lost "so much sleep in the early days...it t... |
Amazon's $13.7 bn deal love at first sight: Whole Foods CEO | Supermarket chain Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who sold his company to Amazon last week at $13.7 billion, has said the deal "was truly love at first sight." Mackey, who will continue to run the company post deal, added, "Mutual friends set us up on a blind date." The deal went through after Mackey flew to Amazon's Seat... |
Health meals startup Freshly raises â¹500 crore led by Nestlé | US-based startup Freshly, which claims to provide freshly prepared healthy meals to users, has raised nearly â¹500 crore in a Series C funding round led by Nestlé USA. Previous investors including Highland Capital Partners, Insight Venture Partners, and White Star Capital also participated in the round. Nestlé curre... |
'Selfie with police station' for swift police action in UP | Mirzapur SP Ashish Tiwari has introduced a "selfie with police station" initiative to ensure the registration of complaints and their quick redressal, in the first move of its kind. Tiwari said, "the person can click a selfie with the police station and call me or send the selfie... I will personally look into the matt... |
Tata Motors says no plans to list Jaguar Land Rover | Tata Motors on Monday said it has no plans to list its luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover after reports suggested it was considering an initial public offering of the unit. âThere is no truth in those rumours," a Tata spokesperson noted. Earlier, reports stated senior Tata officials have held preliminary discussions ... |
I was told to sit down and shut up: Former Citi CFO | Former CFO at Citi, Sallie Krawcheck, in a post on LinkedIn said that, "[A]t Citi, I was literally told to 'sit down and shut up'." This happened when Krawcheck was fighting to reimburse client funds for losses in the downturn of 2008. She further noted she doesn't know a single professional woman who doesn't have a st... |
Former Infosys Americas head Sandeep Dadlani to join Mars | Sandeep Dadlani, who recently quit as Infosys Americas head, has been named the Chief Digital Officer at confectionary giant Mars. He'll be responsible for working with Marsâ global business segments to drive its digital transformation agenda, Mars said. Notably, Dadlani was among the four presidents at Infosys and w... |
BCCI blocks Raina from participating in Tamil Nadu league | BCCI has blocked Indian cricketers including Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan from playing in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, as rules state that only players registered with Tamil Nadu Cricket Association should take part in TNPL. The association has argued that since it is a BCCI-sanctioned league, the board should not p... |
Delhi on high alert over reports of possible terror attacks | The Delhi Police has put security agencies on high alert after receiving inputs of possible terror attacks in the city. Agencies have been directed to take appropriate security measures at metro stations, airports, railway stations, five-star hotels, religious places and embassies. The police said, "We have received in... |
Special midnight session of Parliament to mark GST rollout | The government has reportedly proposed a special midnight session of the Parliament on June 30 to mark the rollout of Goods and Services Tax (GST), which will be on July 1. President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will likely address the hour-long session. Both Lok Sabh... |
'I felt I fell from the sky': Mamata on NDA's prez candidate | Expressing surprise at the NDA's decision to nominate Ram Nath Kovind as the presidential candidate, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, "I felt I fell from the sky". Adding that she is not questioning his credibility, Mamata said, "In order to support someone, we must know the person. I have not heard of him. I don't... |
Woman kidnapped in Gurugram, gangraped in car till Noida | A 35-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped by three men in a moving car for three hours on Monday night, the police said. The woman was kidnapped in Sohna, Gurugram, where the accused repeatedly raped her before driving to Greater Noida and throwing her out of the car. She was found near a hospital, whil... |
CISF accepts cop as 'male' who changed sex to marry woman | A lady constable who underwent surgery to change sex and beat laws that don't allow gay marriages in India has been officially recognised as a "male" by the Central Industrial Security Force. The constable hailing from Bihar, who joined CISF as a woman in 2008, said, "...women colleagues didn't consider me a woman and ... |
MP farmers plan 'shavasana' protest against govt policies | Farmers in Madhya Pradesh are planning to lodge a protest against government policies and recent police firings by performing 'shavasana' on Wednesday, when PM Narendra Modi will be leading the nation on International Yoga Day. The leader of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh said, "We will practise shavasana as we have bee... |
Data on 60% US citizens leaked from Republican-hired company | Information on nearly 20 crore US citizens, amounting to over 60% of USA's population, has been leaked from a data analytics company hired to develop strategies for the Republican Party ahead of the US presidential elections. The data stolen from the company Deep Root Analytics included citizens' contact information, a... |
Where does every â¹100 deposited in the banks go? | As credit-deposit ratio at May end was 72% according to RBI data, out of every â¹100 deposited, â¹72 went towards lending and the rest was used to purchase government bonds. Out of â¹72 lent, roughly â¹17 went to services and personal loans each, while â¹28 went to building and running factories. Only â¹10 out of... |
One person forced to flee home every 3 seconds last year | War, violence, and persecution worldwide forced 6.56 crore people, one person every three seconds, to leave their homes in 2016, according to a report by the UN Refugee Agency. "This is an unacceptable number, and it speaks louder than ever to the need for solidarity in ensuring together the world's refugees and asylum... |
Shah Rukh Khan buys team in South Africa's T20 League | Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has bought the Cape Town-based side in Cricket South Africa's new T20 league. The team, which will be called Cape Town Knight Riders, is Khan's third team in T20 leagues after IPL's Kolkata Knight Riders and Caribbean Premier League's Trinbago Knight Riders. GMR Group, Delhi Daredevils' ow... |
The Chainsmokers to perform in India | American DJ duo Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers, known for songs including Closer and Don't Let Me Down, has announced that they will be performing at a concert in India. A tweet on the group's official handle read, "Don't worry Asia got a lot of announcements coming soon... and you too India and Austr... |
Nargis to make singing debut with song Habitaan Vigaad Di | Actress Nargis Fakhri is set to make her debut as a singer with the song Habitaan Vigaad Di, which also features Indo-Canadian singer-composer Parichay and rapper-record producer Kardinal Offishall. The actress is said to have given a hundred takes for the main chorus line as she could not get the Punjabi lyrics right.... |
Punjab announces mohalla clinics, health insurance for all | Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has announced that the government will establish wellness mohalla (ward) clinics across the state along with initiating the process of providing health insurance to all citizens. He added that in three months his government has initiated health screenings for all adults above the age o... |
Product discovery startup Unbxd raises â¹80 crore | Product discovery platform Unbxd on Monday raised â¹80 crore in Series C funding led by Eight Roads Ventures, the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International. Infosys Co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, along with existing investors IDG Ventures and others participated in the round. Founded in 2011, Unbxd helps e... |
Taxi app Juno sued by drivers alleging securities fraud | Three drivers have sued New York-based ride-hailing app Juno alleging breach of contract, false advertising and securities fraud. Drivers allege Juno lured high-performing drivers away from Uber and Lyft on the promise that they would receive equity from the company. However, when Juno was acquired by rival Gett in Apr... |
NASA finds 10 new Earth-like planets | NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are Earth-like and orbit in their star's habitable zone, the distance at which liquid water can exist. To date, Kepler has identified 50 near-Earth-size habitable zone candidates, of which over 30 have been verified. Further, it has ide... |
Car hits police van in attempted terror attack in Paris | A car deliberately drove into a police van and burst into flames in Paris' Champs-Ãlysées on Monday, in what France called an "attempted attack." The driver, who died in the accident, was on the terror watchlist and was carrying firearms including an AK-47 rifle. A police officer was killed in a suspected terror atta... |
N Korea accuses US of mugging its diplomats at NY airport | North Korea has accused US officials of mugging its diplomats at a New York airport by forcibly seizing a diplomatic package that they were carrying while returning from a United Nations conference. The US has acknowledged the seizure, saying the officials were not accredited members of North Korea's Mission to the UN ... |
Galti Se Mistake song isn't copied, claims Pritam's team | Pritam's team has claimed that the song 'Galti Se Mistake' from the film 'Jagga Jasoos' is not a copy of Mexican band 3BallMTY's song 'Intentalo'. In a statement, the team said that the song is based on Bihu folk melodies. The similarity might be due to some samples of a licensed Cumbia tribal library which've been use... |
Sania's film with father for MARD campaign to release soon | Actor Farhan Akhtar has tweeted that the film featuring tennis player Sania Mirza and her father Imran Mirza will release soon as part of the social awareness campaign MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination). Sania had earlier said, "The video will send out a strong message to all those who equate a daughter to a cu... |
Support Sara's choice to act but I'm still concerned: Saif | Saif Ali Khan has said that though he supports his daughter Sara Ali Khan's choice to get into acting in films, he is still concerned for her as it's an unsure profession. Saif added, "She has a lot of well wishers... from her mother (actress Amrita Singh) to me, Karan Johar to everybody. She can seek advice from anybo... |
Amir has made up for his 'spot-fixing' wrongdoing: Brother | Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir's brother has said that the pacer has made up for his wrongdoing with his performance against India in the Champions Trophy final. "After the spot-fixing scandal happened, we were so ashamed and felt bad about facing people," he said. Amir claimed three wickets in the final, helping Pak... |
20,000 litres fuel worth â¹13 lakh wasted as tanker overturns | Over 20,000 litres of petrol worth â¹13 lakh spilled at Delhi's Moolchand underpass on Tuesday after a fuel tanker overturned. Two people have reportedly been injured in the accident, while traffic in the area has been affected. Police has requested people to avoid the route as operations to clean up the spill are on,... |
India-Pakistan Champions Trophy final most tweeted ODI ever | The Champions Trophy 2017 final between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on Sunday was the most tweeted One Day International ever, according to reports. The hashtag for the final, #INDvPAK was tweeted over 18 lakh times globally. Interestingly, the four most tweeted games of the Champions Trophy 2017 were all India's ma... |
Nobody is anyone's father or son: Latif after Ind-Pak final | Following Pakistan's Champions Trophy victory, former Pakistani cricketer Rashid Latif shared "a message of love" for Indian fans and Virender Sehwag. Latif said that nobody is anyone's father or son and it was a narration that came from India's side on social media which he wanted to end. He further said that he expe... |
India short of 3 lakh yoga teachers amid high demand: Study | India is currently facing a shortage of about 3 lakh yoga instructors as against the requirement of over 5 lakh yoga practitioners, a study by Assocham said. The majority of people are ready to shell out money from â¹5,000-25,000 a month for yoga classes, as they consider it an investment for their physical, mental, a... |
2869 fake doctors busted in Karnataka: State Health Minister | As many as 2,869 fraud doctors have been busted in Karnataka in the recent past, of which 634 were reported from Shivamogga and 276 from Bidar, State Health Minister KR Ramesh Kumar said. An expert committee, constituted to streamline the working of medical practitioners and crack down on fake doctors, has been asked t... |
Issue fatwa for those who raise Pak flag in Ind: RSS leader | RSS leader and patron of the organisation's affiliate Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) Indresh Kumar has urged Muslim religious heads to issue fatwas against those who raise the Pakistani flag in India. Kumar added, "If the Pakistani flag is unfurled even in Kashmir, should we not from political and religious platforms ann... |
Man 'lynched' by Raj officials died of heart attack: Police | Citing post-mortem reports, the police claimed that the man allegedly lynched to death by Rajasthan government officials for stopping them from clicking women defecating in open died of heart attack. "There is no such injury mark on the victim's body which proves that he was murdered. The allegation against the accused... |
Pakistan fan sledges Mohammed Shami after India's CT defeat | Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, whose father passed away recently, reacted angrily after a Pakistani cricket fan sledged Indian players following Pakistan's Champions Trophy win against India on Sunday. The Pakistani fan was heard saying, "Baap kaun hai?", which is when Shami lost his cool and turned back towards the Paki... |
Over 700 soldiers get food poisoning at Turkey military base | As many as 731 soldiers have been diagnosed with food poisoning at a military base in Turkey's Manisa province after they complained of nausea and vomiting. Police have detained 21 employees of the catering company which served their meals. This comes after a recent food poisoning incident in the province which affecte... |
Punjab clears plan to allow liquor sale at highway hotels | The Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for amending laws to allow hotels and restaurants along highways in the state to serve liquor. The state had earlier reclassified a few roads to dodge the Supreme Court order banning the sale of liquor within 500 metres of national and state highways. |
Russia to now target US aircraft in Syria | Russia has said it will treat US-led coalition aircraft flying in Syria as targets. This comes after the US shot down a Russian-allied Syrian jet for allegedly dropping bombs near its coalition forces. Russia also halted air safety cooperation with the US in Syria saying the US didn't use the deconfliction channel to a... |
OnePlus brings best smartphone camera shootout | OnePlus brings the largest ever camera shootout featuring iPhone 7 Plus, Galaxy S8, Google Pixel and the much awaited OnePlus 5. Users can visit oneplusstore.in from June 14-19, see the four pictures taken with the 4 smartphones and vote for the best picture. The best camera phone will be announced at the OnePlus 5 lau... |
ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission completes 1,000 earth days | The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) maiden interplanetary mission, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), completed 1,000 earth days in its orbit on Monday. Notably, MOM was designated to last only for six months and has outlived its original lifespan. The ISRO's mission was launched on November 5, 2013, by PSLV C-25 ... |
Sensex rose 255 points to close at record high of 31,311 | Benchmark index the BSE Sensex rose by 255.17 points to close at a new record high of 31,311.57 on Monday, while the NSE Nifty reclaimed the key 9,600 level. The surge followed progress in the GST reform, expectations of reforms by SEBI, as well as RBI initiating bankruptcy proceedings against large defaulters. Tata St... |
New poster of Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor's Mubarakan released | A new poster of the upcoming film 'Mubarakan' has been released. Actor Arjun Kapoor, who will be seen in a double role, will star for the first time in a film with his uncle Anil Kapoor. Also starring Ileana D'Cruz and Athiya Shetty, the film has been directed by Anees Bazmee. It is scheduled to release on July 28. |
Bengaluru traffic cop stops President's convoy for ambulance | Sub-Inspector ML Nijalingappa deployed at Trinity Circle in Bengaluru on Saturday allowed an ambulance to move on a priority basis ahead of President Pranab Mukherjee's convoy. The city police on Sunday rewarded him for letting the ambulance move, and several Twitter users took to the micro-blogging website to praise t... |
Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani to complete 16-hr journey in 12 hrs | The Railways will soon propose to make Rajdhani Express on Mumbai and Howrah lines faster by 30%, making the travel between Delhi-Mumbai to complete in 12 hours as against the existing 16 hours. The Rajdhani would then run at top speed of 200 km/h. This comes after the recent launch of Tejas Express with up to 200 km/h... |
Messi dismisses rumours of spending â¹27 lakh in one night | Barcelona's Lionel Messi dismissed speculation that he and his partner, alongside Luis Suarez, Cesc Fabregas and their respective partners spent over â¹27 lakh in one night on pizza and champagne while partying in the Balearic Islands. Reports claimed that they had ordered 41 bottles of Dom Perignon vintage champagne,... |
I want to kill all Muslims: London mosque attacker | The attacker who rammed a van into worshippers leaving a London mosque on Monday, killing one and injuring 10 others, shouted, "I want to kill all Muslims", before the attack, eyewitnesses have claimed. The attacker has been arrested for attempted murder by the police, who are treating the incident as a potential terro... |
Russia halts cooperation with US over downing of Syrian jet | Russia has halted cooperation with the US on the memorandum of incident prevention in Syrian skies after the US downed a Syrian Army jet in Raqqa. Adding that its jets were conducting operations in Syrian airspace that time, Russia said that the US-led coalition command did not use the deconfliction channel with Russia... |
SpiceJet to buy 40 planes from Boeing in $4.7 billion deal | Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday signed an initial pact with the US aircraft maker Boeing for the new 737 MAX 10 planes. The agreement is for 40 aircraft, valued at about $4.7 billion (nearly â¹30,300 crore) at current list prices. With this, SpiceJet has become an inaugural customer for an aircraft designed to cut... |
Cyber security breaches threat to our business, warns Wipro | Cyber security breaches could pose a serious risk to business affecting financial prospects of the company, IT major Wipro has stated. There is a rising number of incidents of cases of cyber security attacks, which also means that the risk quotient goes up, the company noted. Such attacks could also lead to financial o... |
Nutella maker wins case against rival's false health claims | A Belgian court has ruled that advertising claims about the health and environmental benefits of a palm oil-free 'Choco' spread by supermarket chain Delhaize were illegal. The case by Nutella manufacturer Ferrero argued that Delhaize's campaign unfairly damaged its iconic brand. Delhaize has now been ordered not to rep... |
New poster of Lipstick Under My Burkha unveiled | A new poster of the film Lipstick Under My Burkha, which was given an 'A' certificate by the Censor Board after initially denying certification, has been unveiled. "Sometimes a dash of red can spark off a rebellion," wrote the film's director Alankrita Shrivastava while sharing the poster. The film is scheduled to rele... |
Women recreate Wonder Woman's 'sword in dress' scene | Numerous women on social media have shared pictures of themselves recreating a scene from 'Wonder Woman', wherein lead actress Gal Gadot hides a sword in the back of her gown. Women have also used lightsabers and bows instead of swords for their pictures. The users have tagged their pictures with the hashtag 'WWGotYour... |
Anupam shares pic with Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro | Actor Anupam Kher shared pictures with Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro on Twitter. "And when #GodOfActing #RobertDeNiro takes a pic where he is doing the same gesture that you are doing, it is time to faint. What an honour," read the caption alongside the picture. Notably, Kher and De Niro worked together in the 201... |
Body of Bhojpuri actress found hanging in her Mumbai home | Bhojpuri actress Anjali Shrivastava was declared dead after her body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her Mumbai apartment on Monday, in what was suspected to be a case of suicide. "The police have not found any suicide note. Probe is on to find out why she took the extreme step," said Mumbai Police spokesperson... |
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