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Michael Phelps to race against great white shark for TV show | Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, is set to race against a great white shark for a Discovery Channel show. The 31-year-old, 23-time Olympic champion has reached top speeds of up to 9.6 kmph in the water, whereas a great white shark can reach speeds of over 40 kmph. The show will be aired on July ... |
New York Nightlife Ambassador to liaise between govt, clubs | New York City is appointing a Nightlife Ambassador to head a nightlife office and serve as a liaison between the government and nightclubs. An official said the position was created in response to the tremendous growth of New York's music industry. Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was inspired by "night mayors" in internat... |
Gene-editing bird flu virus could fuel human pandemic: Study | Scientists studying the H7N9 bird flu virus that killed over 600 people in China in 2013 have revealed that only three genetic changes in the virus could make it more lethal. The changes enhanced virus' human-cell-binding ability and could trigger a global outbreak, scientists found. This comes after sanctions by Obama... |
Toilets on highways a fundamental right: Himachal Pradesh HC | The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that public convenience facilities on highways are a fundamental right of the citizens. Terming the act of defecating in the open as undignified, the court observed that due to a lack of toilets along the roads, people are "compelled to urinate/defecate in open causing damage t... |
Apple hires Sony executives behind 'Breaking Bad' TV show | Technology major Apple has hired Sony television executives Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg who oversaw the development of the Emmy Award-winning show 'Breaking Bad'. The two will join Apple in newly created positions to oversee all aspects of video programming, the company said. Apple is reportedly planning to rival... |
After Sridevi, I am the only actress doing comedy: Kangana | Actress Kangana Ranaut, while referring to her characters Datto and Tanu from the film 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns', said that after Sridevi, she's the only actress doing comedy. She added, "Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of scope for female comedians." Kangana further said that her directorial debut 'Teju' will be a c... |
Poster of the film 'Phullu' is vulgar: Censor Board Chief | CBFC Chief Pahlaj Nihalani said that Phullu's poster is vulgar as it shows a man happily lying down on a sanitary pad. Speaking about the film's adult certificate, he said, "Our society doesn't talk about 'that time of the month' with daughters." He added, "When we certify films we've to be sensitive towards 'other' In... |
UK Queen Elizabeth officially turns 91 today | Almost two months after turning 91, UK Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday celebrates her official birthday. The tradition was started by November-born King George II in 1748 who felt it was too cold to publicly celebrate his birthday and decided to mark the date on a Saturday in June. The Queen celebrates her actual birthd... |
FB mistakenly leaks workers' details to suspected terrorists | According to The Guardian, Facebook accidentally exposed identities of over 1,000 workers across 22 departments to suspected terrorists. A bug in Facebook's software exposed personal details of employees who review content like sexual material and terrorist propaganda. One of the affected moderators quit Facebook and w... |
'Hyperloop Hotel' concept lets people travel in luxury rooms | US college student Brandan Siebrecht has won the annual Radical Innovation Award for his 'Hyperloop Hotel' concept to let tourists travel between 13 cities without leaving their suites for a fee of about â¹77,000. Siebrecht's idea is based on high-speed Hyperloop transport system and proposes transforming shipping con... |
We failed to prioritise riders by expanding so quickly: Uber | In an apology email sent to its riders in New York, ride-hailing startup Uber has said that by expanding so quickly, it "failed to prioritise the people that helped get us here." Admitting that it has "fallen short", Uber explained that it was embracing "radical change" following an investigation into the startup's que... |
Investor called 'greedy' by Whole Foods CEO to make â¹1900 cr | New York-based activist investor Jana Partners will make over $301 million (over â¹1,900 crore) from the sale of grocery chain Whole Foods to e-commerce giant Amazon. With this, Jana may realise a 38% gain on its 8.2% stake in Whole Foods. This comes days after Whole Foods CEO John Mackey called Jana âgreedy bastard... |
Fine of â¹4 lakh imposed on 13 families for open defecation | A local government body in Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh has imposed a fine of nearly â¹4 lakh on 13 families for open defecation. The violators continued to defecate in the open even though a toilet was built in every house, panchayat official Rima Ansari said. "These villagers had been warned on several occasions,... |
Will break every bone: Islamists threaten Bangladeshi lawyer | Islamist leaders have threatened to "break every bone" in the body of Bangladeshi lawyer Sultana Kamal for defending the installation of a Lady Justice statue outside the country's Supreme Court. Islamist groups, which are demanding Kamal's arrest, campaigned to have the statue torn down arguing that its presence is an... |
UK PM Theresa May rushed away from London fire protestors | UK PM Theresa May was rushed away under heavy police security on Friday after protesters shouted "shame on you" at her as she went to meet the residents near the Grenfell Tower which got engulfed in fire on Wednesday. Protesters are demanding her resignation for not meeting with survivors in the immediate aftermath of ... |
Couple takes wedding photos in Singapore's only Apple store | A newlywed couple has taken their wedding photos at the only Apple store in Singapore. Thirty-four-year-old Jermyn Wee and 31-year-old Chia Suat Huang visited the store on the day of their wedding. They walked down an "aisle" of display tables with Apple products on them, while people cheered and clapped. |
Trumpâs protectionism changed nothing for TCS: Tata Chairman | Amid heightened concerns over protectionism by US President Donald Trump's administration, Tata Chairman N Chandrasekaran said ânothing has changedâ for the countryâs largest software exporter TCS. The firm continues to operate âsuccessfullyâ across markets, including its largest market, the US, he added. Ear... |
7 unions threaten protests over Air India privatisation | Seven Air India employees' unions have warned of large-scale protests if NITI Aayog's proposal to privatise the carrier is approved. The unions said they oppose the "arbitrary" recommendations of NITI Aayog and have called it "spokesperson of the private sector". The airline, built over a period of 64 years, is being "... |
Telco charged users for services they didn't want: Ex-worker | An employee of telco CenturyLink claimed she lost her job after notifying about fraudulent sales practices that charged users for accounts they hadn't requested. CenturyLink allowed persons with personal incentives to add services to customer accounts to falsely indicate approval by customers for these services. This r... |
Important to tell today's generation about Emergency: Madhur | Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has said that it is important to tell today's generation about Emergency, a 21-month long period from 1975 to 1977, declared by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He added that there has been a lot of political awareness due to social media. Bhandarkar's film 'Indu Sarkar', based on the ... |
Was fun to see Pakistan bowlers ka utra mooh, tweets Sehwag | Former cricketer Virender Sehwag has tweeted it was fun to see the "utra mooh" of Pakistani bowlers when he did well against them. "Maza aata tha Pakistan ke saath achha karne mein aur unke bowlers ka utra mooh dekhne mein," Sehwag wrote. The former batsman played Pakistan in 42 international matches, scoring 2,381 run... |
Posters outside AAP office term Kumar Vishwas as a "traitor" | Several posters that have been put up outside AAP office in Delhi have termed party leader Kumar Vishwas as a "traitor" and accused him of indulging in anti-party activities. The people who have put up the posters are yet to be identified. This comes after Vishwas asked the party's volunteers in Rajasthan not to stay i... |
Shah threatened with egg attack on his Odisha visit in July | Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) President Amaresh Patri on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah might have to face an egg attack during his Odisha visit next month. He threatened Shah with protests in view of the Centre's attitude towards demands of Odisha on the issues of special category st... |
Pak captain Sarfraz' uncle supporting India for CT final | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed's uncle Mehboob Hasan, who is a resident of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, will be supporting the Indian team instead of his nephew's side in Sunday's India-Pakistan Champions Trophy final. Mehboob said, "Pakistan cannot match our team. I always root for India... our team is superior." Hasan's ... |
Australia won the 1999 World Cup after a tied semi-final | Australia won the 1999 Cricket World Cup after playing out a tied semi-final against South Africa on June 17, 1999, in Birmingham. Batting first, Australia scored 213, which the Proteas matched after Allan Donald was run out on the fourth ball of the last over. Australia progressed to the final because of a better run-... |
Class 12 tribal boy designs cow safety rope to prevent theft | Rajesh Hansda, a Class 12 tribal boy from Bihar, has designed a safety rope to prevent cattle theft following such incidents in his village. The device, which needs a 12-volt battery to operate, has an insulated wire, a switch and a diode, and lets off an alarm when broken. The model was displayed at an exhibition in I... |
5-yr-old explains sexual assault on her using Barbie doll | A five-year-old girl explained the ordeal of her sexual assault through her Barbie doll to the Delhi High Court, thereby confirming the jail term of the accused. The court reportedly adopted the method after it observed that the minor was hesitant to answer the "embarrassing, derogatory, dirty and vulgar" questions pos... |
RSS affiliate to keep Pakistan out of its int'l iftar event | The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has decided to keep Pakistan out of its international iftar party to be held on Monday. MRM National convener Mohammad Afzal said the neighbouring country was not invited considering its "negative attitude" towards India. Pakistan ... |
Russia unveils psychic cat ahead of Confederations Cup | Russia's Hermitage Museum has chosen Achilles, one of its resident cats, to predict the results of matches in the upcoming international football tournament Confederations Cup, to be held in the nation starting on Saturday. The five-year-old moggy cat will be offered two different plates before each game to predict the... |
Six members of Shia Waqf Board removed by UP government | As per reports, six members of Shia Waqf Board were removed from their positions on Saturday by the Uttar Pradesh government. This comes two days after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government gave its nod for the dissolution of Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards as per the recommendations of a Central Waqf Council (CWC) ... |
Donald Trump reports $594 mn income, $315 mn debt in 2016-17 | US President Donald Trump had an income of $594 million and his assets were worth $1.4 billion in 2016 and early 2017, federal financial disclosure on Friday revealed. Trump had personal liabilities of at least $315.6 million to German, US and other lenders as of mid-2017, it added. Trump, however, refused to release h... |
John Avildsen, Oscar-winning director of Rocky, dies aged 81 | John Avildsen, the Oscar-winning director of 1976 boxing saga Rocky and 1984 karate drama The Karate Kid, passed away on Friday aged 81 at a hospital in United States' Los Angeles. Avildsen had been suffering from pancreatic cancer, his son said. Interestingly, Rocky was made for $1 million but generated $225 million i... |
PM Narendra Modi flags off Kerala's first metro in Kochi | PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Kerala's first metro rail system in Kochi on Saturday. Modi, along with other dignitaries including 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, took a ride on the 13-km long stretch inaugurated in the first phase. The project, which began in 2012, cost â¹5,180 crore, and has f... |
Switzerland agrees to share bank account info with India | India and Switzerland will start exchanging financial account information starting 2019, with the Swiss government formally ratifying the global convention for information exchange on tax matters with 38 countries on Friday. Notably, one of the key poll promises of the Narendra Modi government was flushing out black mo... |
Jeff Bezos gains $2.5 bn in 2 hrs on Amazon-Whole Foods deal | Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos' net worth rose $2.5 billion in two hours on Friday after the company announced it will acquire grocery store chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion in cash. He regained his spot as the world's second-richest person with a net worth of $84.7 billion. Bezos' fortune has jumped more than $10 billio... |
Nepotism exists, want my kids to get right 1st film: Ranbir | Actor Ranbir Kapoor has said that nepotism exists in Bollywood and he would like to work hard so that his children get the right first film. He then added, "After that, it's about your talent." Ranbir further said that nepotism exists everywhere but more so in the film industry. |
In Pictures: Photographer spreads awareness about pollution | Senegal-based photographer Fabrice Monteiro travelled around Africa and created characters dressed up in debris, to spread awareness on environmental problems. The characters dubbed "Earth's spirits" aim to convey that humans have the power to reverse what they have done to the planet, Monteiro said. His series 'The Pr... |
Who all are in charge of Uber operations in CEO's absence? | In the wake of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick taking an indefinite leave, three people are in charge of the ride-hailing startup's operations in main regions. The three people are Rachel Holt (US and Canada), Andrew MacDonald (Asia and Latin America) and Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty (Europe, Middle East and Africa). They have fi... |
What are the unique features of the Kochi Metro? | The Kochi Metro, which started in 2012, was commissioned in 45 months, the shortest time among all Indian metro services. It will provide boat rides to and from the stations for people living on the banks of the backwaters, apart from low-floor buses. Additionally, all stations' rooftops have solar panels and every six... |
TDP MP flies to Paris for holiday after domestic airline ban | TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy, who was banned by seven domestic airlines, has flown to Paris for a family vacation on an Emirates flight. Reddy was banned by IndiGo on Thursday for misbehaving with staff at Visakhapatnam airport, following which six other airlines also banned him. He has refused to apologise for the incident... |
YouTube faces brief outage in US, Japan and Australia | Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube on Friday suffered a brief outage in the US, Japan, Australia and some other regions. It remains unclear what caused the outage as YouTube's support team didn't confirm the outage on its official social media channels. While YouTube's website was up and running after some tim... |
Elon Musk shares video of SpaceX's Falcon rocket factory | Aerospace startup SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk on Friday shared a video showing the inside of the California factory in which its Falcon rockets are made. Captioned, "Flying through the Falcon Factory", the video shows SpaceX's two-stage Falcon 9 rocket being manufactured. The Falcon 9 rocket has nine engines and a height of... |
7 missing, 3 injured as US Navy destroyer collides with ship | Seven US Navy sailors are missing and at least three are injured after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship in Japan on Saturday, the US Navy said. The injured include the commander of the Navy destroyer. The cause of the collision, which partially damaged the destroyer ship, has not bee... |
Amul asked to stop 'misleading' ice-cream ad after HUL row | The Bombay High Court on Friday restrained popular brand Amul from telecasting advertisements found to be disparaging of frozen desserts of Hindustan Unilever (HUL). HUL had filed a suit in March 2017, stating that Amul's advertisements harmed its Kwality Wall's brand. HUL's suit claimed that Amul's ad was misleading a... |
Govt school turned into poultry farm during summer vacations | A government primary school in UP's Rampur district has been converted into a poultry farm during the summer vacations. The village head claimed the school, which is stacked with dung cakes, was given to a poultry farm for four days after a storm damaged it. The school headmaster has been suspended, while the village h... |
PM Modi gives â¹50K to orphans who found â¹1 lakh in old notes | PM Narendra Modi sanctioned â¹50,000 for two orphaned siblings who found nearly â¹1 lakh in demonetised bank notes months after the exchange deadline had expired. They had written to Modi for help after the money was found in their house. They had been living in a shelter for years as their mother had been murdered a... |
Sadhvi on parole goes to spa, runs while cops see Baahubali | Gujarat's self-styled Sadhvi Jai Shree Giri, who was on parole for a medical check-up, escaped from a mall in Ahmedabad while her escort cops watched Baahubali 2. The Sadhvi had insisted on going to a mall after her check-up where she went to the spa, watched the movie and escaped. The cops on duty with her have been a... |
6 nominations filed for presidential poll rejected | All six nominations filed on Friday for the July 17 presidential polls were rejected by the returning officer for want of proper documents, according to reports. Seven other nominations were filed earlier, but these are also liable to be rejected as none feature the signatures of 50 proposers and as many seconders, whi... |
2 tickets for NBA Finals match were bought for â¹85 lakh | An anonymous buyer bought two tickets to last week's NBA Finals Game 5 between Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland for over â¹85 lakh ($133,000). The match saw the Warriors clinch their fifth title after winning 4-1 in the best-of-seven series. The two sides also marked NBA's first-ever instance o... |
Shikhar, Rohit, Rahane have family lunch en route London | Cricketers Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma had a combined family lunch while on their way to London for the ICC Champions Trophy final against Pakistan on Sunday. Shikhar posted a picture on Instagram, captioned, "Enjoyed having lunch together at stop over before we reach london .@rohitsharma45 @ajinkya... |
Bomb threat hours before 1993 Mumbai blasts case sentencing | Hours before the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused were to be sentenced on Friday, the Mumbai Police control room received a bomb threat. The caller said a person named Manoj would trigger several bombs. Policemen identified the caller as 27-year-old Abhimanyu, who was drunk and had wanted to punish his friend Manoj fo... |
Tea-seller files nomination for President post for 4th time | Anand Singh Kushwaha, a tea-seller from Gwalior, has filed his nomination for the post of President of India for the fourth time. The 49-year-old has lost 20 elections previously since 1994, including one for the post of Vice-President. Kushwaha, who campaigns on a cycle, claims he is in touch with UP's MPs and MLAs, w... |
33,000 kg of 'sex drug' smuggled into India from China | Mumbai authorities have seized 33,000 kg of a rare plant variety, "Saussurea costus", a plant known to stimulate sexual desire, being smuggled into the country via China. The authorities seized three separate consignments smuggled in March, April and June, being imported by Delhi-based traders. The herb is one of the s... |
NASA planning missions to Uranus and Neptune in 2030s | NASA and US-based researchers have revealed plans detailing various missions that could be sent to Uranus and Neptune by mid-2030s. The proposed missions include orbiters and a fly-by around the icy planets. Notably, NASA's Voyager 2, launched in 1977, has completed flybys of all four gas giants in Solar System- Jupite... |
Team designing instrument to explore rare metal asteroid | A team of US-based researchers is designing a gamma-ray spectrometer to explore a rare, metal asteroid 'Psyche' between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid's composition would be studied based on its gamma-ray signatures. Researchers are studying an iron-nickel meteorite believed to have similar compositions, that fell to E... |
Ramayana, Gita depict India's culture, not Taj Mahal: UP CM | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath while addressing a function in Bihar commended PM Narendra Modi's gesture of gifting Ramayana and Bhagwad Gita, stating this act rightfully depicts India's culture. He further said that gifting souvenirs in shape of Taj Mahal had no connection to India's heritage. Notably, Modi has gift... |
Pensioners will be able to avail Atal Pension Yojana online | The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has introduced "APY@eNPS", providing a complete digital enrolment process for Atal Pension Yojana (APY), said the finance ministry. The ministry asked the subscribers to link their Aadhar with APY for availing co-contribution. APY was launched in 2015 by Prime Minis... |
Katy Perry first person to hit 100 million Twitter followers | American singer Katy Perry on Friday became the first ever person to hit 100 million (10 crore) followers on microblogging site Twitter. On hitting this milestone, she tweeted, "Thank you, @Twitter, for always giving me an opportunity to have a voice! #LoveKaty." The 32-year-old singer who joined Twitter in 2009 has tw... |
Trump rolls back Cuba deal negotiated by Obama govt | US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he is rolling back most of the previous Barack Obama administration's "completely one-sided deal with Cuba". "Our policy will seek a much better deal for the Cuban people and the USA," Trump added. He further said his new policy would tighten rules affecting travel and... |
Hero MotoCorp's Pawan Munjal took â¹60 crore as pay last year | Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal took home a salary of nearly â¹60 crore in 2016-17, an increase of 3.94% from the previous fiscal. Munjal's salary was 731 times the median salary of employees, which was reported â¹8.16 lakh during the year. The company said that the average percentage increase in the salary of em... |
Commander Mattoo's sacrifice won't go in vain: Lashkar chief | Mahmood Shah, the chief of terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in an official statement, said the "sacrifice" of LeT commander Junaid Mattoo and other militants, killed in an encounter with Indian armed forces, will not go in vain. Meanwhile, LeT spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Ghaznavi called India "a cancer to hu... |
Architect of Germany's reunification Helmut Kohl passes away | Former German Chancellor and architect of Germany's reunification, Helmut Kohl, passed away on Friday at the age of 87. He led Germany for 16 years, making him the longest-serving German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck. Kohl, who was also one of the authors of the European single currency, left active politics in 20... |
Give my film minus 100 stars, why just 0: Salman to critics | Salman Khan has said that his films are critic-proof while adding, "I am telling them (critics) now: go give my film minus 100 stars, why just zero." The 51-year-old actor added his fans will anyway watch his film despite the reviews and that is his reward. He further said critics have no right to take anybody's hard w... |
DiCaprio returns gifted Oscar over money laundering probe | Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has returned a gifted Oscar to US investigators probing the alleged money laundering case related to the company which produced his film 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. Reports suggest that the statuette, owned by late actor Marlon Brando, was bought with laundered money by the company. It has been a... |
Syama wins Kerala's 1st beauty pageant for transgenders | Syama Sanju was declared the Queen of Dhwayah, the winner at Kerala's first ever beauty pageant for transgender women. Jaz D'souza was crowned the first runner-up while Harini Chandana came third from among fifteen participants. Celebrities including Madhoo, Remya Nambeeshan and Pearle Maaney attended the pageant while... |
â¹30 to be charged extra in Tejas Express for headphones | The Indian Railways has decided to charge â¹30 extra for providing headphones in the luxury train Tejas Express after receiving complaints of passengers stealing them. The government had earlier replaced the â¹200 headphones with the ones costing â¹30. Notably, as many as 337 headphones from the train were stolen af... |
Slack raising â¹3,200 cr, Amazon interested in buyout: Report | Business communications company Slack is raising $500 million (nearly â¹3,200 crore) at a $5 billion post-money valuation. The effort has attracted several buyers interested in acquiring the firm ahead of the funding, including Amazon which could pay $9 billion for the acquisition, according to reports. Slack CEO Stew... |
Reddit raising funding at a valuation of $1.7 billion | Link-sharing website Reddit is reportedly raising $150 million funding from venture capitalists, that would value the startup at $1.7 billion. Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian founded Reddit in 2005 as students at the University of Virginia. They joined Silicon Valley business incubator Y Combinator and sold the startu... |
File cases against 12 big bad loan accounts in a month: RBI | RBI has sent to commercial banks the list of 12 defaulters against whom it wants creditors to invoke immediate bankruptcy proceedings, stating that cases should be filed against them within a month. The accounts reportedly include Essar Steel, Bhushan Steel and Amtek Auto, among others. Earlier, RBI said these accounts... |
Germany, Austria slam US over new anti-Russian sanctions | Germany and Austria have slammed the US after its Senate voted for fresh sanctions against Russia with the aim of punishing the country for its alleged meddling in the 2016 US election and Crimea's annexation. Terming the sanctions unacceptable, the two nations said the sanctions are really aimed at benefitting the US ... |
EU Parliament slams Pakistan over human rights violations | The European Parliament has slammed Pakistan over the general "roll-back in Pakistan of the respect for human rights and the rule of law". It also expressed concern over the "alarming" rate of executions in Pakistan following flawed trials. It also urged Pakistan to prevent misuse of its blasphemy law, saying it is vag... |
Germany opens its 1st 'liberal mosque' which bans veil | Germany's first 'liberal mosque' was opened on Friday in the country's capital Berlin inside a Protestant church. The mosque bans the headwear often worn by females in the Muslim community and permits women and men to pray and preach together, rather than separately. The mosque further encourages Sunni and Shi'ite Musl... |
US seeks Picasso art, jewellery in Malaysia laundering probe | The US is seeking to recover $540 million in assets, including jewellery and film rights, that were reportedly purchased with funds misappropriated from Malaysiaâs 1MDB wealth fund. The items include a painting by Pablo Picasso, and rights to the 2014 film âDumb and Dumber Toâ. Notably, from 2009 through 2015, $4... |
My daughter is not a player, she's a very pure girl: Shakti | Actor Shakti Kapoor, while talking about his daughter Shraddha Kapoor, said, "She is very true to herself. She is not a liar, she is not a player, she is a very pure girl." Shakti further said that he always encourages Shraddha to be independent and live the way she wants, while adding, "She is the boss of herself." |
Milind Soman shares old picture with Aishwarya Rai | Model-actor Milind Soman took to Instagram to share an old picture of himself with actress Aishwarya Rai. Milind can be seen wearing a black shirt in the photograph captioned, "Throwback Thursday! #GuessWho". Milind's caption reveals that the photograph was taken in the year 1993. |
Katrina Kaif practises stunts for Tiger Zinda Hai | Pictures of actress Katrina Kaif practising stunts for the upcoming film 'Tiger Zinda Hai' have surfaced online. The pictures show Katrina wielding a gun and practising with swords. Reports suggest that stunt coordinators who have previously worked in Hollywood films like 'The Dark Knight Rises' are training Katrina fo... |
Sikh man arrested for killing 2 girls who touched his turban | A Sikh man has been arrested for allegedly murdering two minor girls in Rishikesh for touching his turban, as per the local police. The accused Parvan Singh is said to have chased the two minor girls, who were sisters, and strangulated the 13-year-old first and then the three-year-old girl in their home. |
Air India staff told to behave, dress 'properly' on flights | After an Air India officer reportedly wore kurta-pyjamas while travelling on an international flight, AI Chief Ashwani Lohani directed staff to dress "properly" and maintain proper decorum while travelling with the carrier. Employees were asked to behave since they represent AI, after a further inspection revealed that... |
I'm strict non-vegetarian, food is personal choice: Venkaiah | Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has said that he is a strict non-vegetarian and food is a personal choice. He added, "Nobody told me what to eat and what not to eat." Venkaiah further accused a certain channel of showing debates on the "non-existing beef ban", where discussions on whether India will be turned into a vege... |
Can't think of all-time India XI without Yuvraj: Dravid | Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid congratulated Yuvraj Singh on his 300th ODI, saying that one can't think of an all-time India XI without considering "superstar" Yuvraj Singh. "He'll make most people's all time one day XI, the performances he's had over the last 17 years," Dravid added. Yuvraj on Thursday became the ... |
Google faces over â¹7,200 cr fine over market dominance abuse | Google could be fined over â¬1 billion (â¹7,200 crore) by the European Commission for alleged abuse of its market dominance, reports said. Google has been accused of promoting its shopping service in its search results over services of its competitors. The penalty could surpass the record â¬1 billion fine slapped by... |
Wrong to say past political links would bias a judge: HC | Madras High Court judge, Justice PN Prakash, on Friday said that it is not proper to presume that a judge could be biased due to his past links to a political party. "In a democratic country, political parties are essential components and being a member of a political party is not a sin," Prakash said. |
Saudi-led sanctions 'harsher than Berlin wall': Qatar | Chairman of Qatar's National Human Rights Committee, Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri, on Friday described the sanctions imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies on Qatar as more devastating than the Berlin Wall. They have been imposing a "siege" on Qatar, he added. Calling on the international community to intervene, al-Marri fu... |
5 policemen killed as militants ambush convoy in Kashmir | Five policemen were killed after militants ambushed a police party at Achabal in Kashmir's Anantnag district. The martyrs included a police officer of the rank SHO. Meanwhile, two people reportedly died after police opened fire on protesters attempting to disrupt an encounter going on in the area. |
Serbia nominates first female and gay Prime Minister | Serbian President Aleksandar VuÄiÄ on Thursday nominated Ana BrnabiÄ to become the country's first female and first openly gay Prime Minister. "I believe that BrnabiÄ has professional and personal qualities to be Prime Minister," VuÄiÄ said. The country's 250-seat Parliament, where the President's Serbian Progres... |
Cars 3 is a cute little fast and furious escapade: Review | Cars 3, which released on Friday, "is a cute little fast and furious escapade", wrote Hindustan Times. "The story picks up towards the end, with a somewhat unexpected and welcome twist to Lightning McQueen's tale", wrote Times of India. "Cars 3 is a stirring story about believing in oneself", said NDTV. It was rated 3.... |
Teaser of film on Dawood's sister 'Haseena Parkar' releases | The teaser of the Shraddha Kapoor starrer Haseena Parkar, based on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's sister Haseena Parkar, was released on Friday. Shraddha's real life brother Siddhanth Kapoor portrays the role of her onscreen brother Dawood Ibrahim in the film. Directed by Apoorva Lakhia, the film is scheduled to relea... |
Trump says he is being investigated over FBI chief firing | US President Donald Trump on Friday said he is being investigated for firing FBI Director James Comey and seemed to accuse Deputy Attorney-General Rod Rosenstein of overseeing a "witch hunt" against him. Rosenstein had written a memo the White House used to justify Comey's firing. However, Rosenstein later appointed a ... |
Whole Foods shares surge 28% on Amazon's $13.7 bn takeover | Shares of Whole Foods Market surged by as much as 28% on Friday after Amazon announced it will acquire the grocery store chain in an all cash deal valued at $13.7 billion. The takeover will be completed in the second half of the year, and marks the e-commerce giant's biggest transaction ever. Notably, Amazon shares wer... |
Banks asked not to report frauds below â¹1 lakh to police | The Central Vigilance Commission has asked public sector banks not to report frauds below â¹1 lakh to local police, unless their staff is involved. Cases of up to â¹1 lakh and not below â¹10,000 are to be scrutinised by bank officials for further action, CVC said. The decision was taken amid practical difficulties f... |
US repeatedly interfered in Russia elections: Vladimir Putin | Dismissing allegations that Russia hacked last year's US presidential elections, President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of repeatedly meddling in Russian politics, especially aggressively in the 2012 presidential election. Adding that the US tried to interfere in the electoral process through its diplomats and by ... |
US' Warburg Pincus to buy 43% stake in Tata Tech for â¹2300cr | Tata Motors and two other group entities will sell 43% stake in Tata Technologies to private equity firm Warburg Pincus' affiliate for $360 million (â¹2,300 crore). Tata group firms will retain a 43% stake in Tata Technologies, and the remaining 14% will be owned by its employees. The move comes as Tata Motors seeks t... |
MTV show mutes words gay, virgin in episode on homosexuality | The words gay and virgin were muted in an episode, which was on the issue of homosexuality, on MTV's show Big F. The episode is about a teenager, who is yet to reveal that he's gay as he is under peer pressure, and his interactions with a girl, who works as a prostitute to pay for her mother's medical bills. |
8 of 10 words I speak are abuses: Haryana IAS officer on FB | A Haryana IAS officer, Maniram Sharma, took to Facebook and said, "8 out of 10 words I use in a sentence are abuses and I love my language." This comes after he was criticised for his language in a previous post wherein he said, "Aaj inki akad dheeli karni thi (Today I needed to teach these people a lesson)." |
Contemplated suicide when I was world no. 1: Ex-Eng pacer | Former England pacer Steve Harmison has revealed in his autobiography 'Speed Demons' that he contemplated committing suicide when he was ranked world number one in Tests. "Fast forward to the great summer of 2004...The demons had not bothered to travel. They had come to get me at home, in the middle of a very successfu... |
Look forward to 3rd double ton on Sunday: Goel to Rohit | Sports Minister Vijay Goel has tweeted that he is looking forward to Indian opener Rohit Sharma scoring his career's third double century in the Champions Trophy final against Pakistan on Sunday. Goel was congratulating Rohit for his 11th ODI century on Thursday, which gave India a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in th... |
In pics: Aftermath of the 1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts | An image gallery shows the aftermath of the 1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts case, in which over 250 people were killed. The serial blasts took place at crowded places including the Bombay Stock Exchange, Air India Building, and Plaza Theatre. Notably, the attack was the first in the world after WWII in which RDX was used on ... |
Prepare for "final battle" for Gorkhaland: Darjeeling leader | Darjeeling's ruling party Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung on Friday urged the people in the hill station to get prepared for the "final battle" for achieving the separate Gorkhaland state. "The time has come for a do or die fight if we want to achieve our dream of Gorkhaland," Gurung said. |
13 booked for vulgar cartoons in a Kerala college magazine | The Kerala police on Friday booked 13 persons for publishing vulgar cartoons against the national anthem and the national flag in the annual magazine of Government Brennen College, Thalassery. The magazine titled 'Pellet' published a cartoon of a couple having sex in a movie theatre while the National Anthem is being p... |
CWG gold winners call national shooting coach 'incompetent' | Commonwealth Games gold medalists Heena Sidhu and Jitu Rai have called India's pistol coach Pavel Smirnov "incompetent". "It was not just me and Jitu, most of the shooters find him technically weak...I did work with him for few a days because my Federation asked me to...But it was sort of miserable, I don't want to wor... |
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