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Zuckerberg shares picture with his dad to mark Father's Day | Facebook Co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday shared a picture with his dad Edward Zuckerberg to mark Father's Day. "Dad, I hope to be as good of a father as you are. Happy Father's Day," he captioned the picture that was shared on Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram. |
$13.7 bn Whole Foods acquisition costs its rivals $21.7 bn | After Jeff Bezos-led Amazon announced acquiring supermarket chain Whole Foods in a $13.7 billion all-cash deal, the shares of Whole Foods' rivals dipped and wiped off $21.7 billion from their market valuation. The devaluation was shared by Target, Kroger, Costco, Walmart, Dollar General, SuperValu, and Sprouts. Whole F... |
All 7 missing sailors from USS Fitzgerald found dead | Seven missing US Navy sailors from the USS Fitzgerald were found dead in flooded berthing compartments following the warship's collision with a merchant vessel, a US military official said. "This loss is something we all feel," US Navy officials said. Notably, most of the more than 200 sailors aboard the Fitzgerald wer... |
Rambo remake director reveals why Hrithik didn't sign film | Director Siddharth Anand has revealed that Hrithik Roshan didn't sign the film 'Rambo' as he didn't want to star in another remake after 2014 film 'Bang Bang!'. He added that Hrithik would've been a great choice for the part. Tiger Shroff has been cast in the film which is a remake of Sylvester Stallone's action movie ... |
We haven't finalised the script of Manmohan biopic yet: Kher | Actor Anupam Kher has said that the script of the upcoming biopic on former PM Manmohan Singh hasn't been finalised yet. Speaking about the film's poster, he said, "The makers wanted to announce the film, so we just worked on that. The shooting is in late December." Directed by Vijay Ratnakar Gutte, the film will be wr... |
Everyday is father's day, tweets Amitabh Bachchan | Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that every day is father's day, while sharing pictures to mark the day on Sunday. He shared a few childhood pictures with children Shweta and Abhishek, and also posted pictures with his father, late Harivanshrai Bachchan. Abhishek also shared a picture with Amitabh to mark father's day. |
Only 90s kids will remember this feeling, tweets user | Reacting to Pakistan's Champions Trophy win over India, a user tweeted, "Only 90s kids will remember this feeling". Other users reacted with tweets like, "India have played today exactly like many thought Pakistan would do" and "Indians are tweeting on the hockey match, but not on the cricket one. Pakistanis are tweeti... |
New hostel built in Ukraine's Chernobyl exclusion zone | A new hostel in Chernobyl, Ukraine, offers short-term stay in the exclusion zone built around the site of the world's worst nuclear incident. The hostel currently has 50 beds and plans to expand it to accommodate over 100 people despite the remaining risk of radiation exposure. A one-night stay in the facility costs ju... |
Chemicals in shampoos, disinfectants linked to birth defects | A US-based study conducted on mice found that chemicals common in disinfectants, food preservatives, shampoos and related products can lead to birth defects of the brain and spinal cord. "Birth defects were seen when both males and females were exposed, as well as when only one parent was exposed," researchers said, su... |
Saudi official who killed cyclist claims diplomatic immunity | A Saudi official who killed a cyclist recently in Germany's capital Berlin has used his diplomatic immunity to avoid prosecution for negligent manslaughter. The cyclist had died from head injuries after crashing into the abruptly opened door of the diplomat's car. "I don't care if he's a diplomat or not, he should get ... |
Jordan bans Lebanese rock band with gay lead singer | Lebanese rock band Mashrou' Leila has been barred from performing at a concert in Jordan for the second year in a row after lawmakers objected to the lead singer's sexuality. Adding that the band's opinions and lyrics about sexuality were "against the norms of the country", an official said, "People had a firm say on n... |
Two Pakistani diplomats go missing in Afghanistan | Two Pakistani diplomats based in a consulate office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad have gone missing since Friday, according to reports. The officials reportedly disappeared while travelling between the Torkham border crossing and Jalalabad on their way back to Pakistan. Notably, various Afghanistan-based Isla... |
Man jailed for posting images of London fire victim on FB | The Westminster Magistrates' Court has sentenced a man to three months in prison for posting horrifying pictures of a Grenfell Tower victim on Facebook. The man pleaded guilty to two counts of sending an offending, indecent or obscene matter by a public communications network. At least 58 people who were earlier missin... |
6 killed as Taliban militants storm police HQ in Afghanistan | At least 6 policemen were killed and around 30 people were injured in an attack by Taliban militants on the police headquarters in Afghanistan's Paktia province, according to reports. A suicide attacker reportedly detonated a car packed with explosives at the entrance of the police compound to make way for other insurg... |
Hotel rooms costing â¹2,500-â¹7,500 to be taxed 18% under GST | Hotel rooms costing between â¹2,500 to â¹7,500 per night will be taxed at 18% while those above â¹7,500 will attract levy of 28% under GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday. GST on restaurants in these hotels will be at par with other air-conditioned restaurants, that is 18%, he added. The countrywide GS... |
GST Council relaxes deadline for filing GST returns | The Goods and Services Tax Council on Sunday relaxed rules that require companies to file tax returns online under GST for the first two months of July and August. The council gave extra time for companies to file returns to deal with any lack of preparedness. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley maintained that GST will be r... |
30 yrs post Mr India, Sridevi-Anil to star in sequel: Report | According to reports, Sridevi and Anil Kapoor will star in the sequel to 'Mr India', 30 years after the film released in 1987. Reports suggest that Anil's son Harshvardhan Kapoor may also be cast in the film. A new director will be finalised as Shekhar Kapur, who directed the original film, has reportedly denied direct... |
1st teaser of SRK, Anushka's 'Jab Harry Met Sejal' released | The first teaser of actor Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma's upcoming film 'Jab Harry Met Sejal' has been released. Titled 'Character Kharaab', the teaser shows Shah Rukh's character Harinder Singh Nehra (Harry) describing how he's a cheap person. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, the film is scheduled to release on August 4. |
Didn't feel awkward watching The Dirty Picture: Vidya's dad | Actress Vidya Balan's father PR Balan has said that he didn't find anything awkward while watching Vidya's 2011 film 'The Dirty Picture'. He added that he felt extremely proud when Vidya won a National Award for her performance in the film. 'The Dirty Picture' was inspired by Silk Smitha's life, a South Indian actress ... |
103 deaths reported due to viral fevers in Kerala this year | As many as 103 people have died due to various types of fevers from January till date in Kerala, according to reports. Of the total 103 deaths, 53 people have died of H1N1 and 13 due to dengue. Breeding of mosquitoes due to piling of waste is the primary reason for the spread of communicable diseases, CM Pinarayi Vijay... |
Sachin shares old photo with his dad on Father's Day | Sachin Tendulkar shared an old photograph of himself with his father Ramesh Tendulkar, on the occasion of Father's Day. "You held my hand...showed me the world and gave me the best advice. Happy father's day!" Sachin captioned the photograph. Notably, Sachin had scored a century against Kenya in the 1999 World Cup, a f... |
Gorkhas demanding separate state protest in Delhi | Gorkhas demanding a separate state protested outside Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Sunday, as the strike by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in Darjeeling entered its eighth day. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the monument, with national flags and banners that read, "We want Gorkhaland". Meanwhile, Home Minister Rajnath Singh app... |
French Prez Macron launches 'Tech Visa' to woo tech industry | French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday launched 'French Tech Visa', a fast-track four-year residence permit for entrepreneurs and their families. Talking about the need to reduce regulation and become a "country of unicorns", Macron said, "We want the pioneers, the innovators, the entrepreneurs of the world to co... |
Bill Gates shares photo with his dad on Father's Day | Microsoft Co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates on Sunday took to Twitter to share a photo of himself with his father William Henry Gates Sr to mark Father's Day. He captioned the photo, "Thank you for making me into the man I am today." In a 2016 interview, Gates Sr said Bill was a "frequently argumentative boy" while... |
Indian government portal was hit by WannaCry ransomware | The MCA21 portal of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, which is used by companies for making filings, was hit by the WannaCry ransomware attack last month, according to an official document. The attack was "presumably" one of the first such attacks on a Government of India portal. As per the document, the system servers we... |
My book made Goldman CEO to start tweeting: Hootsuite CEO | Hootsuite's CEO Ryan Holmes has claimed his book 'The 4 Billion Dollar Tweet' inspired Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein to begin tweeting. "He dropped me a note when he got onto Twitter only a couple weeks ago, and he said, hey you convinced me I'm getting into the game," Holmes said. Blankfein first twee... |
Airbnb buying startup founded by Indian-origin entrepreneurs | Homestay startup Airbnb is buying California-based background-check startup Trooly that was founded by three Indian-origin entrepreneurs in 2014. Trooly, co-founded by Savi Baveja, Anish Das Sarma and Nilesh Dalvi, helps predict the trustworthiness of individuals and businesses. Airbnb will use Trooly's technology to p... |
US in no condition to lecture us: Cuba on US blockade | Responding to US President Donald Trump's announcement that he is reversing Obama administration's steps to normalise relations with Cuba, the Cuban government said the US is in no "condition to lecture us". Adding that the announced policies will "revert" the progress achieved between the two countries, Cuban official... |
Death toll from Portugal forest fires rises to 62 | The death toll in Portugal forest fires has risen to 62 with another 54 injured, in what is possibly the deadliest-ever forest blaze in the Atlantic coastal country. Nearly 600 firefighters and 160 vehicles were dispatched to tackle the blaze, which broke out on Saturday. Portugal has declared 3 days of national mourni... |
Laughed off comments on my alleged plastic surgery: Ayesha | Actress Ayesha Takia has said that she laughed off comments on Instagram about her alleged plastic surgery. Rumours of Ayesha having undergone a lip job and botox surfaced online in February this year. Reacting to the rumours, Ayesha had said that people had morphed her pictures. |
Farmers remind Rajini of 15-yr-old promise of â¹1cr donation | Actor Rajinikanth was on Sunday reminded about his promise of donating â¹1 crore for the interlinking of rivers by a farmers' association. The actor had made the promise in 2002 over Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Upon being reminded, Rajinikanth offered the money but the association r... |
Don't tell women what to wear: Kriti on Priyanka's dress row | Actress Kriti Sanon, reacting to the row over Priyanka Chopra wearing a dress while meeting PM Modi, said that people need to stop telling women what to wear. "Or else it should be mentioned that if you're meeting so and so, please wear a burkha," added Kriti. Priyanka was trolled for not "covering" her legs during her... |
Accepted fight with McGregor due to fan demand: Mayweather | Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has said that he came out of retirement and agreed to fight UFC champion, Conor McGregor as it was what the fans had demanded. The 40-year-old Mayweather, who will be aiming to extend his unbeaten streak to 50-0, will fight the UFC champion at Las Vegas's T-Mobile Arena on August... |
Raina posts video of daughter saying 'Papa' on Father's Day | Cricketer Suresh Raina posted a video of his one-year-old daughter, Gracia, saying "Papa" on Father's Day on Sunday. Raina captioned the video, "Love being a dad! The #EarlyMomentsMatter so be a #BaapWaliBaat & talk to your baby!" Earlier this year, Raina brought his daughter to the stadium for an IPL match and dedicat... |
92,000 prison inmates across UP to participate in Yoga Day | Around 92,000 prison inmates will participate in parallel yoga sessions in various jails in Uttar Pradesh during the International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21. "[B]y undertaking regular Yoga, jail inmates will remain medically fit, and it will also inculcate a dose of positivity in their mindset," state's minister... |
Groom's kin demand beef, bride's kin call off wedding in UP | A wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district was called off after the bride's family did not fulfil the groom's family's demand of serving beef during the function. "They demanded beef to be served at the wedding and a car... we denied for both... government has banned beef. How can we serve it?" the bride's mother sai... |
DJ dies in celebratory firing; dad, brother die in accident | A disc jockey was allegedly killed in celebratory firing, while his father and brother died in an accident on their way to see him, in UP's Muzaffarnagar on Saturday. The DJ sustained injuries when two men fired at a function to celebrate a child's birth. The two accused are absconding, and have been charged under the ... |
Hafeez not-out as Bumrah's ball hits stump but bails stay on | Pakistani batsman Mohammad Hafeez got a reprieve in the 49th over as he remained not-out after Jasprit Bumrah's yorker hit the stump but failed to dislodge the bails. Bumrah's yorker hit Hafeez's bat and pad before rolling towards the stump, where it ricocheted off it while the bail jumped only to fall back in its groo... |
1-bedroom home by world's largest active volcano up for rent | A one-bedroom house near the world's largest active volcano Mauna Loa has been put up for rent on Airbnb at about â¹8,000 per night. It is located 6.4 km away from the Hawaiian volcano, which has erupted 33 times since 1843. The advertisement reads, "From your window, you can see the plume of smoke where the lava meet... |
Government fast-tracks insolvency process for startups | The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has notified new norms to fast-track the insolvency process for startups and small companies with total assets worth under â¹1 crore. The process in such cases will be completed within a period of 90 days, as against 180 days in other cases. Any creditor or corporate... |
N Korean soldier swims across river to defect to S Korea | A North Korean soldier has fled to South Korea by swimming across the Han River, the second defection in a week. South Korean officials said the soldier swam across the fast-moving river after attaching foam to his shoulders to help him stay afloat. Notably, over 30,000 North Koreans have defected to the South since th... |
Kidambi Srikanth wins Indonesia Superseries Premier title | Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth today defeated Japan's Kazumasa Sakai 21-11, 21-19, to become the first Indian man to win the Indonesia Superseries Premier title. The 24-year-old shuttler also became the first Indian man to win Superseries Premier, Superseries and Grand Prix Gold titles. With the win, Srikanth has bec... |
China with 4 times US population has 2nd most rich people | China is home to the second most millionaires and billionaires in the world with 21 lakh such people, even when its population is four times than the US. The US is home to the world's most millionaires and billionaires, with 70 lakh millionaires. Notably, 1% of the world's richest people hold 45% of the world's $166.5 ... |
Amelia Earhart was first-ever female to fly across Atlantic | American pilot Amelia Earhart was the first-ever female to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, as she flew as a passenger from Canada's west coast to Wales, UK, on June 18, 1928. She later became the first-ever female to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932. Earhart disappeared in 1937 while making an attempt to circumnavig... |
Salman just said war a waste of resources, human life: Kabir | Kabir Khan, referring to Salman Khan's statement on wars, stated, "Salman just said war is a waste of resources, human life and time for any country. What's wrong with that?" Kabir added that anybody who says going to war is great is stupid. In an earlier interview, Salman said people who order wars should be asked to ... |
2,600-year-old request for wine found on Hebrew inscription | Israel-based researchers have uncovered a hitherto invisible inscription on a pottery shard that was found in 1965. The Hebrew inscription dating back to 600 BC begins with a request for wine along with some oil in exchange for silver. The researchers were able to decipher 50 characters, comprising 17 words, on the bac... |
Women sacrificing love for parents common in India, says SC | A Supreme Court bench has said that women sacrificing their love for parents is common in India. The bench was setting aside the life sentence of a man who had made a suicide pact with a woman after secretly marrying her in 1995. The woman's suicide bid was successful, while the man survived and was convicted for her m... |
Video shows Sikh man's arrest in US for carrying kirpan | A 33-year-old Sikh man in Maryland, USA, was arrested outside a grocery store for carrying a kirpan, the ceremonial knife which is part of Sikh faith articles. According to an eye-witness who posted a video of the incident on social media, the officers told him to keep his hands away from the knife until they removed i... |
Man gets 18-month jail for 4 lakh failed hacking attempts | A Florida man, previously sentenced to 42 years in prison over child pornography, has been handed an 18-month term for launching 4 lakh hacking attempts on Clinton Foundation that ultimately failed. The man claimed the attempted hacks were part of an investigation into whether the charity was funding ISIS. The Clinton ... |
Water circling over drains studied for black hole insights | Using water swirling experiments over drains, a team of UK-based researchers claims to prove a theory called superradiance, predicted to occur in black holes. The theory states waves of a spinning object can be amplified by extracting energy from the wave's scattered parts. Researchers believe that someday gravitationa... |
Teens as sedentary as 60-year-olds: Study | Physical activity among children is lower than thought while in teenagers it is "alarmingly low...comparable to 60-year-olds", a US-based study has found. The only increase in activity was found for young adults, aged 20 plus. Over 12,000 participants of various age groups wore tracking devices throughout a week for th... |
I remember you smashing me at Eden Gardens: Warne to SRK | Shah Rukh Khan and Shane Warne were involved in Twitter banter ahead of Sunday's India-Pakistan Champions Trophy final. Shah Rukh thanked Warne for wishing him luck for his upcoming movie. Warne replied to remind Shah Rukh of the time the actor smashed him around Eden Gardens. SRK replied that he would never be able to... |
Leonardo DiCaprio most humble, down to earth co-star: Big B | In a recent blog post, actor Amitabh Bachchan described his experience of shooting with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio for the 2013 film 'The Great Gatsby'. DiCaprio was caring and considerate throughout the making of the film and a most humble and down to earth co-star, wrote Bachchan. He shared a picture with DiCa... |
Pic shows Sidharth, Manoj dressed as soldiers on film set | Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey took to Twitter to share a picture from the sets of his upcoming film 'Aiyaary'. The picture, captioned "Brothers in arms", shows actors Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra dressed as soldiers. The film, which is reportedly a crime thriller, is scheduled to release on January 26, 2018. |
Mathematicians prove 400-year-old 'stacking problem' | A team led by mathematician Thomas Hales has delivered a formal proof of the Kepler Conjecture, a 400-year-old geometry problem explaining the most efficient way to stack equally-sized spheres in a 3D space. In 1998, Hales had announced completing a 250-page proof compiled with 3GB of data files, but verification by re... |
No ICC World T20 in 2018, next edition to be held in 2020 | The International Cricket Council on Sunday announced that the ICC World T20 event scheduled for 2018 will be scrapped, with the next edition of the tournament being scheduled for 2020. The council has taken the decision as the top member nations will be busy with bilateral commitments in 2018. The venue for the 2020 e... |
MPs, MLAs to have colour-coded ballot papers in Prez poll | The Members of Parliament (MPs) will have green-coloured ballot papers for the upcoming presidential election on July 17 while the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will have pink-coloured ballot papers. The value of an MLA's vote depends on the population of the state he or she represents but the value of an ... |
B'desh beat 500:1 odds to win against Australia 12 yrs ago | Bangladesh defeated Australia against the odds of 500:1 in the favour of Australia, in the second ODI of the NatWest series in England on June 18, 2005. Mohammad Ashraful's maiden ODI ton helped Bangladesh chase 249 in the final over. The defeat was called "The most embarrassing defeat in our sport history" by Sydney's... |
MP loses bag containing â¹50,000 cash on train | An AIADMK (Amma) MP lost his bag containing â¹50,000 while travelling on a train in Tamil Nadu, police said on Sunday. AK Selvaraj came to know about the loss at around 5.30 AM on Saturday when he woke up and found his bag missing, police added. The parliamentarian has filed a complaint with the Railway Police. |
President Pranab Mukherjee rejects two more mercy pleas | President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected 30 mercy petitions in his tenure ending on July 24, two of which he rejected recently. The first of the two cases pertained to the 2012 rape and murder of a four-year-old Indore girl by three men. The other pertained to the gang-rape and murder of a Pune-techie by a cab driver an... |
India playing XI's ODI experience almost double of Pak team | The Indian playing XI fielded against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy 2017 final on Sunday have cumulatively played a total of 1,358 ODIs, while the Pakistani playing XI have cumulatively featured in 743 ODIs. Notably, Virat Kohli and Sarfraz Ahmed became the first captains to lead their teams in an ICC tournament at ... |
Bumrah's front foot no-ball cancels Pak's Fakhar's dismissal | Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah had dismissed Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman only for the decision to be cancelled as replays showed that the 23-year-old pacer had overstepped. Fakhar had poked the delivery outside the off stump and edged it to MS Dhoni, who alongside the other Indian fielders had begun celebrating Pakistan... |
Posters demanding Advani as Prez outside BJP office removed | Posters supporting BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani for the post of the President were spotted outside the headquarters of the party in New Delhi. The posters, however, were torn apart and thrown outside the party office later. The posters described Advani as the best-suited contender for the post and were published in th... |
800 Google Play apps found to have data stealing malware | Over 800 Android apps on Google Play have been found infected with a "silent" data stealing and leaking malware called 'Xavier'. The malware is capable of downloading and executing other malicious codes, as well as stealing users' personal and financial data. The categories of infected apps include photo manipulators, ... |
France must think and move like a startup: President Macron | French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he wants France to undergo a revolution so that it becomes a country that "thinks and moves like a startup". Macron reiterated his stand on reforming labour laws to give more decision-making powers to companies with lower corporate tax. During his campaign, Macron promised... |
Former NASA engineer claims to have made 'nicest' car horn | Former NASA engineer Mark Rober claims to have created the "nicest car horn ever" called the 'courtesy honk'. The horn lets out two quick chirps to alert drivers when the light turns green. Rober also demonstrated a less alarming horn meant to alert pedestrians. He also made a third horn for extreme situations which so... |
Woman claims Starbucks cashier mocked her over Trump shirt | A Starbucks customer in the US has claimed that she was mocked by employees for wearing a T-shirt with an image of US President Donald Trump. She claims that the cashier who took her order laughed at her and her drink was labelled, "Build a Wall," in reference to Trump's campaign promise of building a wall across the U... |
3 arrested in US for theft of â¹1.93 crore worth of avocados | Three produce company workers have been arrested in California, US for theft of up to â¹1.93 crore worth of avocado fruit. All three of them are being held in jail on bail of â¹1.61 crore each. Detectives began investigating the suspects in May after receiving a tip that they were conducting unauthorised cash sales o... |
Yuvraj Singh sets all-time record of playing most ICC finals | Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has set the record for most appearances by a player in ICC tournament finals, with the Champions Trophy final against Pakistan on Sunday being his career's seventh. Yuvraj has played three Champions Trophy finals in 2000, 2002 and 2017, two World T20 finals in 2007 and 2014, and two World ... |
Huge errors of up to 50 marks revealed in CBSE 12 evaluation | The CBSE class 12 exams score for various students increased by 40-50 marks after re-totalling or verification. In one case, a student's mathematics marks increased from 50 to 90 after re-totalling. Another student's marks in economics increased from 9 to 45. Notably, CBSE only allows re-totalling of marks, while reval... |
Compensation for disabled paramilitary jawans upped to â¹20L | The Home Ministry has more than doubled the compensation for paramilitary personnel suffering 100% disability in action, increasing it from â¹9 lakh to â¹20 lakh. This will be applicable to personnel whose disability is attributed to or aggravated in service from January 1, 2016. The new policy will cover 10 lakh per... |
R Madhavan named Best Actor at Filmfare Awards South 2017 | R Madhavan was named the Best Actor (Male) for his performance in the Tamil film 'Irudhi Suttru' at the Filmfare Awards South 2017. Ritika Singh won the Best Actor (Female) award and Sudha K Prasad was named the Best Director for 'Irudhi Suttru'. Meanwhile, AR Rahman was named Best Music Director for the film 'Achcham ... |
Alia, Anushka, Tiger wish their dads on Father's Day | Numerous celebrities including Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma and Tiger Shroff took to social media to wish their fathers on the occasion of Father's Day on Sunday. Genelia D'Souza shared a post on behalf of her sons for husband Riteish Deshmukh on the occasion. Actress Shilpa Shetty also posted a picture of her son and hu... |
Pamela pens letter for rumoured boyfriend Julian Assange | Actress-model Pamela Anderson has penned a letter for her rumoured boyfriend, WikiLeaks' Founder Julian Assange. "Thinking of Julian makes me wonder, what is the sexiest quality in a man? Surely the sexiest qualities in a man are bravery and courage," she wrote. Anderson also lauded him for "standing up for the oppress... |
Can't Uber apologise for my harassment at work, asks victim | After Uber apologised to its former riders in New York for failing to prioritise them, Susan Fowler, a former female engineer who suffered sexual harassment at Uber, posted an angry tweet for the company. She further tweeted, "It's all a show, It's all optics...Whatever it takes to win back the riders from the competit... |
India-Pakistan final tickets being resold for â¹1.6 lakh | The tickets of the Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan are being resold for amounts up to â¹1.6 lakh (£2,000), 15 times the regular price. ICC allows reselling tickets on the official channel at the same value, but ticketing websites are allowing bids. A fan who had bought the ticket for â¹11,500 (£14... |
India-Pakistan final 30-second ad spot for â¹1 crore: Reports | As per reports, a 30-second advertisement spot during the India-Pakistan Champions Trophy final on Sunday is being sold for â¹1 crore by broadcasters Star Sports. A 10-second spot during the final is reportedly being sold for â¹20 lakh, five times more than the tournament average of â¹4 lakh. Star Sports is only lef... |
Rashtrapati Bhavan identified as a mosquito-breeding spot | The New Delhi Municipal Council has identified the Rashtrapati Bhavan as a mosquito-breeding spot and issued over 200 notices to the President's Estate in the last two years. Over 1,100 notices, and 13 challans for repeat offences, were issued by the NDMC in Delhi's VVIP Lutyens' zone. Safdarjung Hospital, AIIMS and De... |
FB should show users news they donât like: Wikipedia Founder | Wikipedia Co-founder Jimmy Wales at a recent technology conference said that in order to help break the 'echo chamber', Facebook should introduce a feature that would let people see content they don't agree with. 'Echo chamber' is the social media phenomenon that only shows people the information that supports their ex... |
iPad Pro clear example of Apple following us: Microsoft exec | Microsoft Surface General Manager Ryan Gavin has said the iPad Pro is a "clear example" of Apple following Microsoft rather than the other way around. "If we had been looking at [Apple] we wouldn't have made a product like Surface Pro," he added. Notably, Apple CEO Tim Cook once called Microsoft's 2-in-1 laptops a hybr... |
Indian-origin founder's fitness startup raises â¹450 crore | New York-based fitness startup ClassPass, Co-founded by Payal Kadakia, has raised over â¹450 crore in Series C funding round led by Temasek. Existing investors such as Acequia Capital, CRV, General Catalyst, GV, M13 and Thrive also participated in the round. ClassPass offers a subscription service that lets users book... |
South Korean tech startup hires people only above 55 years | A South Korean technology startup named 'EverYoung Korea' hires only those who are 55 years or above in age, with the startup's oldest employee currently aged 83. The employees have a four-hour work shift with a 10-minute mandatory break after every hour. Blood pressure checking machines have also been put in the offic... |
Woman finds secret NASA documents in trash outside her home | Yvette Quinn, a Florida-based lady discovered a pile of documents from old space programs including a list of officials with 'Top Secret' clearance. The files included a 1960s-era artist rendering of a NASA moon landing vehicle, sketches of drones, and launch sites. Quinn handed over the files to a news agency before t... |
Tata Steel to get â¹3,825 cr from sale of Tata Motors stake | In order to reduce its debt, Tata Steel is selling shares worth up to â¹3,825 crore in Tata Motors to its parent company, Tata Sons. The inter-promoter share transfer will give Tata Sons another 2.85% stake in Tata Motors. The stake sale will take place on or after June 23 this year. |
6 of top 10 companies lost â¹34,183 cr in m-cap last week | The combined market valuation of six of the 10 most valued Indian companies declined by â¹34,182.7 crore last week. Information technology major Tata Consultancy Services took the steepest hit. Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ITC and State Bank of India made gains aggregating to â¹30,204 crore. |
Singers should be prioritised over actors for playback: Mika | Mika Singh has said that singers should be given priority over actors for playback singing. Speaking on the trend of recreating old songs, he said, "It's a great way for our youth of today to connect with these songs." Mika is known for songs like 'Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag', 'Mauja Hi Mauja', 'Gandi Baat', among others. |
Jack Sparrow may be killed in Pirates of Caribbean: Report | According to reports, the character Jack Sparrow, played by actor Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise may be killed off to refresh the series. "Once upon a time Depp was the reason to watch these movies. Now there is a feeling that is not the case any more among the audience," a source was quoted as ... |
Azaan shouldn't disturb non-Muslims: Chandigarh Imam | The Imam of Chandigarh's Jama Masjid, Maulana Ajmal Khan, said during Friday's afternoon prayers that azaan recited through loudspeakers should not disturb non-Muslims. "The volume of our loudspeakers should be brought down to a level that it does not disturb them. I believe that disturbing the neighbours is a nuisance... |
Bihar teacher strips 2 girl students for failing to pay fees | A private school teacher in Bihar took off the uniform of two girl students after they failed to pay the uniform fees on time. The father of the girls, who are sisters, had reportedly requested for more time to pay the fees, but the female teacher allegedly removed the students' uniform in front of everyone and asked t... |
Police station without a lockup chains convicts to post | The government railway police station in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district has been chaining prisoners to a wooden post for the past 30 years because it does not have a lockup. In case more than one person is arrested, cops take the convict to Bikaner 12 hours away. The station has a 200-kilometre jurisdiction, one o... |
Delhi man takes wife to park for a surprise, strangles her | A 22-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband with a clutch wire in north Delhi. The 24-year-old man, Manoj Kumar, asked his wife to turn around and close her eyes for a surprise when they met in a park and then choked her to death, the police said. The accused was later arrested by the police. |
India my country, won't leave: Man cleared of Mumbai blasts | Abdul Qayyum Sheikh, the only man who was acquitted on Friday of all charges against him in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, on Saturday said, "I will stay in India, this is my country." He added that he wants to stay in the country and do business. Notably, he was in jail for the last 10 years. |
Man arrested for sexually harassing a woman on IndiGo flight | A man was arrested at the Delhi Airport for allegedly sexually harassing a woman on a Hyderabad-Delhi IndiGo flight on Saturday. The woman reported that shortly after take-off, the man sitting next to her unzipped his pants and started masturbating. She immediately complained to an air-hostess, following which her seat... |
10 mins exposure to light suppresses mosquito biting: Study | A US-based study has found that exposure to just 10 minutes of light at night suppresses biting and manipulates flight behaviour in the Anopheles mosquito, the major vector for transmission of malaria in Africa. Further, when the mosquitoes were pulsed with light every two hours, researchers found that biting could be ... |
Teenager killed for not lending scooter, minor among 3 held | Two men have been arrested and a juvenile apprehended for allegedly killing 18-year-old boy Gulfam in Delhi's Nand Nagri area after he refused to lend his scooter to the juvenile, the police said. Gulfam's sister told police that he was forcibly taken to a park on Thursday by the three accused, where the juvenile attac... |
Comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault case ends in mistrial | The trial of American comedian-actor Bill Cosby, who was accused of sexual assault, has ended in a mistrial as the jury failed to reach a verdict even after 53 hours of deliberations. Former basketball player Andrea Constand accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2004. Prosecutors stated that they wou... |
Forest fire kills 24 people in central Portugal | At least 24 people were killed and 20 others were injured in a forest fire in central Portugal on Saturday, Prime Minister Antonio Costa confirmed. While some people died due to smoke inhalation, 16 burned to death trapped inside their cars that caught fire on the road. Around 500 firefighters and 160 vehicles were sen... |
What are coincidences between 2007 World T20 and CT 2017? | India defeated Pakistan in its first full match in both the 2017 Champions Trophy and 2007 ICC World T20. During the entire course of both tournaments, India lost only one match and defeated South Africa in a virtual quarter-final. The 2007 WT20 was MS Dhoni's first ICC tournament as captain, while the Champions Trophy... |
117 killed in US-backed Syrian offensive to expel the ISIS | At least 117 civilians have been killed in Syria's Raqqa city since June 6, when US-backed Syrian forces began an offensive to expel the Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The deceased include 25 children and 21 women. The forces said that 312 militants were killed and seven others were captur... |
SRK could be booked for man's death in stampede: DSP Barot | DSP (Western Railway, Vadodara) Tarun Barot, in a police report, stated that Shah Rukh Khan could be booked under various charges for the death of a man at the Vadodara railway station stampede during 'Raees' promotions. The report added, "If Shah Rukh Khan had not thrown T-shirts...and other things towards the public,... |
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