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UK Police issues warning over alcoholic ice creams | Police officers in the UK on Wednesday warned drivers not to lose track of their alcohol intake when consuming alcoholic ice creams. The police said, "If you wouldn't consider drinking a gin and tonic or cocktail when driving, then you shouldn't consider having one of these lollies." Several supermarkets and eateries h... |
Congress leader asks Guinness for world record to Shiv Sena | Congress leader from Maharashtra, Nitesh Narayan Rane has written a letter to the Guinness World Records, asking for a world record for the Shiv Sena. He asked for the record "for announcing number of times that Shiv Sena would withdraw their support from the Maharashtra government". He also added that the record would... |
Australian PM mimics Trump, says 'I have this Russian guy' | Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been recorded mimicking US President Donald Trump, joking about his poll ratings and alleged Russian links. Mimicking Trump, Turnbull said, "You know, the online polls. They are so easy to win. I know that... I have this Russian guy." Notably, Turnbull and Trump had a diff... |
Employees with fake caste certificates will be fired: Govt | Employees who got jobs using forged scheduled or backward caste certificates will be dismissed, the Centre said. All government departments have been asked to collect details about such appointments from organisations under them. The move assumes significance as over 1,800 appointments, majorly in financial sectors, we... |
Ramdev spokesperson says beheading remark presented wrongly | Denying reports of Baba Ramdev being summoned to a Rohtak court over his alleged âbeheadingâ remarks, a spokesperson said the âremark had been presented wronglyâ. The court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Ramdev. Notably, Ramdev at a 2016 gathering said he can âbehead lakhs of people refusing to cha... |
Gauri, thanks for 'blue jeans t-shirt 2017 look' tip: SRK | Actor Shah Rukh Khan took to social media to share a picture of himself with his youngest son AbRam, captioned, "Thx for the tip ma'm we r all set for 2017 too then," referring to an earlier post of wife Gauri Khan. Gauri had shared a picture of herself captioned, "Blue jeans and a t-shirt ... my look for 2017." |
I was no hero, real heroes are firefighters, police: Rishi | Actor Rishi Kapoor tweeted about the rescue efforts of firefighters, police and medical professionals during the Grenfell Tower fire in London and called them the real heroes, not him. He further wrote that singing songs, romancing or fighting in films is no heroism. "The Real Heroes. "9/11" Firefighters entered Twin T... |
VHP distributes trishuls to fight love jihad, protect cows | The Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal distributed trishuls to 75 youngsters to fight love jihad and protect cows at a 'Trishul Diksha programme' in Gandhinagar on Monday. The VHP revealed they have distributed around 4,000 trishuls in two years, with the programme being organised monthly in the last five months. Th... |
Over 1,500 Delhi children reported missing till May in 2017 | According to police figures, over 1,500 children went missing in Delhi in the first five months of this year. "As per the data, around 12 to 15 children are reported to be missing every day in Delhi," Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajan Bhagat said. The police suspect human trafficking gangs behind the abduction of slu... |
Yuvraj Singh becomes 5th Indian to feature in 300 ODIs | Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh became the 5th Indian and the 19th overall to feature in 300 ODIs, after facing Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy semifinal on Thursday. Yuvraj, who began his ODI career in the Champions Trophy in 2000, has scored over 8,500 runs and picked over 100 wickets in his 17-year-long ... |
Jaipur police station does post-mortems in old, rusty truck | Bassi police station in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur has been doing post-mortems in an old and rusty truck for the last 30 years as there is no mortuary in the vicinity. "Unknown bodies which can be kept for 3-4 days are sent to the SMS Hospital which is around 25 kilometers away," Station House Officer (SHO) Virendra Si... |
Not disappointed: 'Metro Man' after his name excluded | Popularly known as 'Metro Man', Kochi Metro project's principal advisor E Sreedharan said on Thursday that he was "not disappointed" after his name was not included in the Kochi Metro inauguration list. âDonât make it into controversy. Security of PM is important, must follow what security agency says", he said. Th... |
Couldn't make roads pothole free as no money left: UP CM | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has admitted that he couldn't keep his promise of making all roads in the state pothole-free by June 15. "We did not have money for the roads, because the treasure was empty", he was quoted as saying. According to an official, 60% of the target has been achieved. |
Hang those who eat beef as status symbol: Sadhvi Saraswati | VHP leader Sadhvi Saraswati said, "I appeal to the Government of India that those people who consider eating the meat of their own mother as a status symbol should be hanged." She further said, "Such people should be brought before the public and hanged, then only people will know that it is our duty to protect 'gau ma... |
Tesla pushing for duty waiver to sell its cars in India | Electric vehicles maker Tesla's Founder and CEO Elon Musk has tweeted that the company is pushing for temporary import tax waivers so that it can begin selling in India. Musk's reply came in response to a Twitter user asking about Tesla's plans to come to India. Meanwhile, Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma also enquired a... |
Snapdeal denies bankruptcy, stock returns to sellers | Snapdeal has refuted the reports that the company is near bankruptcy, and has claimed that it is not returning its stock inventory. Earlier, reports surfaced that Snapdeal has returned around 60%-70% of the goods from fulfilment centres. "[T]he stocks are owned by sellers only and they are free to move them as required... |
BigBasket denies reports of acquisition talks with Amazon | Online grocery startup BigBasket has refuted the news of being in talks with Amazon for an acquisition, dismissing the reports as "completely untrue". Earlier this week, reports had claimed that the discussions for sale of BigBasket are at an early stage. Founded in 2011, the company has raised about $305.8 million spr... |
Teens rescued from underground Paris catacombs after 3 days | Two teenage boys were rescued from the catacombs beneath Paris on Wednesday after being missing for three days in the 250-kilometre underground burial ground. The 16 and 17-year-olds are being treated for hypothermia after they were found by search teams and rescue dogs. Schoolchildren and partygoers have often accesse... |
World's oldest bottle of Bordeaux wine discovered by mistake | A bottle of Bordeaux wine accidentally discovered at Château Coutet in France could be the oldest of its kind in the world. The wine was discovered when a Château Coutet employee was digging a pile of dirt. Experts, who conducted authenticity tests on the bottle to determine its age, believe the wine dates back to th... |
Solar paint generates hydrogen fuel from water vapour | Australia-based researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen, the cleanest source of energy. The material, synthetic molybdenum-sulphide, absorbs sunlight as well as catalyses the splitting of absorbed water atoms into hydrogen and oxygen. The material could be... |
Rohit Bal accuses designer of copying his design | Rohit Bal has slammed fashion designer Seema Mehta for reportedly copying the design of one of his creations, which he showcased in his Summer/ Resort 2016 collection. "I don't really wish to harm her. She just needs to get the message," said Bal. However, Mumbai-based designer Seema Mehta has clarified that the design... |
US Fed hikes key rates by 0.25% to highest since 2008 crisis | The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time this year, citing continued economic growth. The US central bank voted to raise its key rate target to a range of 1% to 1.25%, the highest level since 2008 financial crisis. The bank further said it would begin cutting its bond holdings and other securities ... |
19 killed, 20 held hostage in Somalia terror attack | At least 19 people were killed and another 20 were held hostage after militants launched a combined suicide bomb and gun attack at a hotel and a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, according to reports. Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab, which aims to topple the Somali government and establ... |
Bob Dylan accused of copying Nobel Lecture from SparkNotes | Bob Dylan has been accused by numerous authors of copying parts of his Nobel Lecture from SparkNotes, an online study guide. About 20 references in Dylan's lecture bear similarities to the SparkNotes summaries of the novel 'Moby-Dick'. Notably, Dylan had until June 10 to deliver the lecture, in order to receive the â¹... |
My post wasn't nasty or personal attack on Katrina: Diandra | Model Diandra Soares, while speaking about her Facebook post wherein she shared a picture of Katrina Kaif, said she wasn't being nasty or personally attacking her. Diandra had written about how women should age fearlessly and not mess with their faces and bodies. "Unfortunately the actual issue...was lost in translatio... |
Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather fight finalised for Aug 26 | The fight between retired boxer Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor has been fixed for August 26 in Las Vegas. Mayweather, who was undefeated 49-0 in his career, will come out of a 23-month retirement. Although UFC President Dana White had earlier offered $25 million each to the fighters, the exact revenue... |
SC issues notice to Centre over ban on cattle sale | The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre over its ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter, and has sought a response within two weeks. The Court served the notice based on two PILs stating that the order was unconstitutional as it violated the fundamental rights including freedom of conscience and religion and r... |
Railways starts delivering Domino's, McDonald's on trains | Passengers onboard Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains can pre-order from food outlets like Domino's, McDonald's and Bikanerwala directly to their seat, starting Thursday. Mandatory meals have become optional, although passengers must book their meals at www.ecatering.irctc.co.in two hours in advance. The eatery will ensure t... |
Not responsible for women's safety after work: B'luru firm | Bengaluru firm IDC Technologies, located in Madiwala, does not provide cab services to women for pick-up and drop, and has allegedly said that it is not responsible for women's safety after they log out. A female employee from the firm met IT Minister Priyank Kharge to bring up the matter, and the minister has assured ... |
Govt report shows Spain-Morocco border as Indo-Pak border | The Home Ministry has ordered an internal inquiry after an apparent picture of the Spain-Morocco border was used in place of the India-Pakistan border in its annual report. Along with the image, the report said that the ministry had sanctioned floodlights for over 2,000 kilometres of the border, and that only 100 kilom... |
Indo-American Founder of health startup becomes billionaire | Rishi Shah, the Indian-American Founder of healthcare startup Outcome Health, who quit college 10 years ago to become an entrepreneur, is now a billionaire. Outcome saw a recent $600 million venture capital investment that pushed 31-year-old Shahâs wealth to $3.6 billion. Notably, the firm installs touch screens in d... |
'Space nation' Asgardia plans 1st satellite launch in August | Asgardia, the first-ever country planned to be floated in space would be launching its maiden satellite in August, billionaire founder Igor Ashurbeyli said in a press conference. The satellite launch is aimed to test the concept of long-term data storage in space, off Earth limits. People can sign up to become "Asgardi... |
Virginia shooter who targeted congressmen is dead: Trump | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the shooter who opened fire at Congressional Republicans during a baseball practice game in Virginia, injuring at least five, has died of his injuries. Police has officially identified the gunman as James T Hodgkinson, who appears to be a critic of Trump and the Rep... |
Man who lost 150 elections files nomination for Prez poll | A man from Tamil Nadu who features in the Limca Book of Records for being the "most unsuccessful candidate" after losing over 150 elections has filed his nomination for the Presidential elections. "Election King" K Padmarajan has contested against Pranab Mukherjee and Manmohan Singh. Padmarajan has previously said he w... |
Man ate metal, blades during yoga, thought he'd be healthy | A 52-year-old man from Delhi ate two metal plates, six needles, several blades and tubelights while performing yoga in 2008, believing this would keep him healthy. The objects remained in Shailendra Singh's stomach for nine years before he visited a Delhi hospital with acute pain in his stomach three months ago. Singh ... |
1,800 Infosys employees abroad earn more than â¹1 crore | As many as 1,800 overseas employees at IT giant Infosys earn over â¹1 crore, according to reports. In fiscal 2017, Infosys paid over â¹1 crore to only 50 employees based in India, from a total of over 1.51 lakh it employs here. Notably, 700 of the 1,800 high-earning overseas employees were hired after CEO Vishal Sikk... |
Salman laughed when I cried on being thrown out of film: Kat | Actress Katrina Kaif has revealed that actor Salman Khan started laughing, when he saw her weep after she was chucked out of a film. "I started to think he's so mean," added Katrina. "Salman later calmed me down saying this doesn't mean anything, [and said] just keep your focus and work hard," said Katrina.n |
Govt to fund vegetable-selling Chhattisgarh Class 12 topper | Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh offered to fund the education of state Class 12 topper Dhavendra Kumar, who was forced to sell vegetables to make a living. The CM asked the collector to open a joint account of Dhavendra with district education officer, in which the funds would be transferred. Dhavendra scored 4... |
Twitter handle for martyred soldiers' families launched | The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a Twitter handle called BharatKeVeer for a fund to help the families of paramilitary personnel martyred while fighting extremists. Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted, "MHA's initiative to pay homage and provide support to India's bravehearts." The app and website 'BharatKeVeer... |
Indian held in US for abusing hotel owner over onion in food | An Indian-origin man was arrested in the United States of America for posing naked, threatening to shoot a restaurant owner, and hurling abuses at the staff as he was irked by onions in his food. The accused, identified as Yuba Raj Sharma, has been charged with terroristic threats, indecent exposure, resisting arrest, ... |
Messi, Bale celebrations pictured as cricket umpire signals | Spanish football league La Liga released a set of pictures in which players and coaches including Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Real Madrid's Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann are seen making signs used in cricket. Messi's trademark celebration with both index fingers pointing towards the sky is shown as ... |
Seventh farmer suicide in Madhya Pradesh in last seven days | With a farmer suicide reported in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district, this is the seventh such incident in the state in the last seven days. This comes after five farmers died in police firing during demonstrations to demand a loan waiver and better crop prices on June 6 in MP. Several farmers also torched vehicles ... |
Sakshi Dhoni posts Instagram video of daughter playing piano | MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi posted a video on Instagram of daughter Ziva playing piano. Sakshi and Ziva are currently in London with Dhoni as the Indian team is playing in the Champions Trophy. Earlier, Sakshi had posted a selfie on Instagram of the trio having a meal with Ziva showing her drawing skills. |
After fuel, govt planning daily CNG price revision: Reports | The government is reportedly contemplating daily revision of CNG prices similar to daily fuel price revision, which is going to be implemented across the country from June 16. Currently, oil marketing firms fix the prices of diesel, petrol and CNG on a fortnightly basis. State-owned oil retailers had implemented a dyna... |
Facebook rolls out GIF button for comments to all users | To mark the 30th anniversary of the GIF format, all Facebook users will get the new GIF comment button that the social networking giant began testing three months ago. The GIF button lets people search and post GIFs from different services directly in the comments box. Until now, users had to enter the URL of a GIF hos... |
Man in VR headset falls off fake cliff and hits floor | Star Trek actor George Takei recently shared a video of a man attempting to conquer a virtual cliff while inside an Oculus headset. While climbing up the virtual cliff, the man suffered a fall, both in game and in real life, and hit his head on the floor. The user, reportedly, did not get injured. |
Microsoft's AI first to reach a perfect Ms Pac-Man score | Maluuba, a deep learning team acquired by Microsoft, created an artificial intelligence system that has become the first player to reach a perfect 999,990 score in Ms Pac-Man Atari 2600 version. Several people have failed to reach the game's top score due to its intentional lack of predictability, with the players only... |
Gujarat girl Nishita Purohit tops AIIMS MBBS 2017 exam | Gujarat's Nishita Purohit has topped this year's All India Institute of Medical Sciences MBBS entrance test, which was held on May 28. Over 2.8 lakh candidates had given the exam for 700 seats in 7 AIIMS across the country. A total of 4,095 candidates have qualified the examination, with the top 100 spread over 22 stat... |
Indiaâs Red fort shown as Pakistanâs Shalimar Gardens at SCO | The Red Fort with the Indian tricolour was shown as Lahore's Shalimar Gardens under a Pakistani tableau at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation banquet in Beijing on Wednesday. The mistake was pointed out by both Indian and Pakistani diplomats. Following this, SCO officials apologised saying they failed to cross-check t... |
YouTube star arrested on charges of child pornography | YouTube star Austin Jones, who is 24, has been arrested on charges of child pornography. Jones, who has over 5,00,000 subscribers, has been accused of asking two fans, reportedly around 14-years-old, to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves. Jones admitted he used his Facebook account to have sexua... |
How many votes do parties have in the Presidential election? | The total value of all votes in the Indian Presidential election is 10,98,882, of which a candidate needs 5,49,442, or 50% to win. Currently, the ruling BJP has around 48.3% votes, including those of its alliances, and needs the remaining 1.7% to make its candidate win. The Congress has 15% votes, TMC has 6% and AIADMK... |
Which US firms have the largest cash piles stashed abroad? | Technology giant Apple has emerged as the largest holder of cash outside the US with $239.6 billion stashed abroad. Microsoft and Cisco were found to have the second and third-largest overseas cash reserves. The 50 top overseas cash holders have parked $925 billion in cash and marketable securities outside the US, a $1... |
Emraan Hashmi shares his first look from 'Baadshaho' | Actor Emraan Hashmi on Wednesday shared his first look from the upcoming film 'Baadshaho' on Twitter. Also starring Ajay Devgn, Ileana D'Cruz, Vidyut Jammwal and Esha Gupta, the film revolves around a heist during the 1975 emergency in India. Directed by Milan Luthria, the action thriller will release on September 1. |
Two-headed porpoise found for the first time | Dutch fishermen had found a two-headed creature which is now confirmed as the first case of conjoined twin porpoises. The two-feet-long porpoise is also the tenth such case in cetaceans, a group of carnivorous mammals that include whales and dolphins. Fishermen returned the "probably dead" twins to the ocean after taki... |
St Stephen's bar highest for Eng, Eco at 98.5% in 1st list | Delhi University's St Stephen's on Thursday released its first cut-off list, setting the bar highest for its English and Economics courses at 98.5% and lowest for Sanskrit at 70%. The History cut-off stands at 97.75% for commerce, 97% for science and 96% for humanities students. The Mathematics cut-off stands at 97% fo... |
40 of top 100 2017 JEE Advanced rank-holders from Kota | Of the top 100 candidates who cleared the IIT-JEE Advanced examination this year, 40 studied at Kota. Currently, there are around 25 major and 100 small institutes in the city, where around two lakh students take coaching each year. The coaching industry in Kota was valued at â¹600 crore in 2015, and is now estimated ... |
Defence Ministry scraps â¹6500 crore Navy chopper deal | The Defence Ministry has scrapped a â¹6,500-crore deal to procure 16 helicopters for the Indian Navy from American firm Sikorsky, according to reports. The deal had been in the making since 2009 but had been stuck over price issues since 2015. The Defence Ministry is merging the deal with a Make in India programme to ... |
Yahoo's Mayer writes letter to staff, lists achievements | After Verizon closed its acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer resigned as CEO and has written a letter to the company's staff. Mayer wrote, "Itâs been my great honour...to be a part of this team for the last 5 years." She further listed several achievements of Yahoo, including its stock hitting a 17-year high, more th... |
Hyundai Motor fined â¹87 crore for unfair business practices | The Competition Commission of India has imposed â¹87 crore penalty on Hyundai Motor India for unfair business practices with respect to providing discounts for cars. The CCI found Hyundai guilty of imposing arrangements upon its dealers, which are in violation of provisions under the Competition Act. The company has b... |
Arctic climate change study cancelled due to climate change | Scientists of a Canadian Icebreaker have cancelled the first leg of the 2017 Arctic expedition due to safety concerns arising from the thinning and hazardous motion of Arctic sea ice, caused by climate change. The $17-million four-year project aimed at understanding effects of climate change on marine ecosystems as wel... |
Whole Foods CEO calls investor 'greedy bastards' | Whole Foods CEO John Mackey called activist investor Jana Partners as "greedy bastards" interested only in profiting from a forced sale of the company. "[T]hey just want to...make hundreds of millions of dollars," Mackey said. "That's my baby. I'm going to protect my kid, and they've got to knock Daddy out if they want... |
Trailer for Assassin's Creed Origins released | The trailer for Assassin's Creed Origins, the 10th and the newest installment in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed franchise, was released at the E3 convention. The open map game, which is set in ancient Egypt, displays the origins of the rivalry between the Assassins and the Templars. The game will be available on PC, PS4, a... |
PM's office excludes 'Metro Man' from Kochi Metro launch | The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) skipped adding 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan's name to the list of people who will be inaugurating the Kochi Metro on Saturday. However, Sreedharan has denied being aware of it and said that he will participate in the event. Kochi Metro's development work was given to the Delhi Metro Rail C... |
In pics: Delhi's Uphaar Cinema 20 years after fire | An image gallery shows Delhi's Uphaar Cinema, 20 years after a fire broke out in the hall during a movie show in June 1997, killing 59 people. The fire was caused due to a short circuit in the transformer on the ground floor. AC ducts in the movie hall spread the toxic gas, and people died due to suffocation. |
Ravindra Jadeja names his daughter 'Nidhyana' | Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja and his wife Riva, who were blessed with a baby girl last week, have named their daughter "Nidhyana". Jadeja revealed the name on Twitter, posting, "We have named our bundle of joy and little princess "Nidhyana" #daughter." Jadeja, who got married in April last year, is in England presently pl... |
Man throws his pet puppy from balcony for dropping laptop | A Gurugram man flung his 4-month-old puppy from the first floor after she dropped his laptop and chewed the DTH wires on Tuesday night. Though the man denied the act, his wife admitted saying "Generally, we love her, but that day, it really damaged the whole laptop, chewed up wires and everything. My husband got angry ... |
Maha MP alleges 'negligence' as flight takes off without him | Maharashtra MP Raju Shetti accused Jet Airways of committing 'negligence' after a flight he was supposed to board left without him on Wednesday. He said he reached Mumbai airport at 5 AM for the 6:15 AM flight, and was waiting in the lounge. However, no one informed him before the boarding gates closed, he added. |
India trying to contain chronic disease Pakistan: Union Min | Union Minister Hansraj Ahir on Wednesday said, "Pakistan continues to be a chronic disease for the country (India) despite the government's sustained efforts to contain it." India had succeeded in convincing the world Pakistan was a land of terrorists sheltered by the Pakistani government, Ahir added. He said the Army ... |
AAP fined â¹27L for 'unauthorised occupation' of Delhi office | The Public Works Department of Delhi government has reportedly slapped a fine of â¹27 lakh on AAP for the "unauthorised occupation" of its Rouse Avenue party office. The Delhi government had allotted the bungalow to AAP after the party approved a land allotment policy for state parties in 2015. However, PWD directed A... |
Site promises to track phones, intercept texts for $500 | Online platform Tor Hidden Service offers access to telecom's private SS7 network for $500 a month. The access could be used to intercept texts, track the location of an individual phone, or cut off cellular service entirely. Some customers, however, claimed to have paid the site's fee only to be ignored by the site's ... |
China launches its first ever X-ray space telescope | China launched its first-ever X-ray space telescope, also its second space telescope, on Thursday to study the evolution of black holes. The 2.5-tonne telescope was sent into an orbit of 550 km above Earth. The telescope would also help scientists study how to use pulsars (fuel-exhausted rotating stars) for spacecraft ... |
5-year-old twins suffocate to death in locked car in Haryana | Two five-year-old twin girls died of suffocation on Tuesday after getting locked inside a car for nearly three hours in Gurugram, Haryana. The twins reportedly went out to play in the afternoon and were found unconscious inside the car when the parents began looking for them. They were rushed to the hospital where they... |
Ban sale of Kamasutra book in Khajuraho Temple: Bajrang Sena | Bajrang Sena activists on Tuesday approached the Madhya Pradesh police and urged them to take action against sale of Kamasutra books and "obscene figurines" inside the Khajuraho Temple. "Such things affect the image of Indian culture and traditions in the eyes of the foreigners," the right-wing's member said. Notably, ... |
Pakistan reach Champions Trophy final for the first time | Pakistan defeated hosts England by 8 wickets on Wednesday to reach the final of the Champions Trophy tournament for the first time. Batting first, England hit only 15 boundaries, the least in a completed innings for them since the 2015 World Cup. Pakistan last played the final of an ICC ODI tournament 18 years ago, in ... |
Detection of fake currency has risen 4,000% in 8 years | Instances of detecting counterfeit currency in India's banking channels have increased by over 4,000% in eight years, according to latest government data. The number of such reports increased from just 8,580 in 2007-08 to 3,53,837 in 2014-15. Further, data from 2010-11 to 2014-15 showed that majority of these reports w... |
Petrol dealers withdraw strike, daily price revision to stay | Petrol pump dealers have withdrawn their proposed strike in protest of daily revision of fuel prices after the government agreed to change the timing to 6 AM daily instead of midnight. Daily price revision will start as scheduled from June 16. Initially, the 'no purchase, no sale' protest was planned due to inadequate ... |
Ariana Grande to become first honorary citizen of Manchester | American singer Ariana Grande is set to become the first honorary citizen of Manchester for helping to raise almost £3 million for victims of the Manchester Arena attack. The announcement for an honorary citizenship came as officials announced plans for an event to recognise the "great many selfless acts and demonstra... |
Chhattisgarh Class 12 topper with 98.6% sells vegetables | Dhavendra Kumar, the 17-year-old boy who topped Chhattisgarh Class 12 board examination 2017 with 98.6% marks, sells vegetables with his mother at local market of Balod district in Laundi village. As per reports, his family has no money and he was denied IIT coaching in Rajasthan's Kota after failing to pay the annual ... |
Serbia to sue NATO over depleted Uranium bombs after 18 yrs | Serbia is preparing a lawsuit against NATO over its alleged use of depleted Uranium munitions during its three-month bombing of Yugoslavia 18 years ago during the Kosovo War. Adding the bombings caused an environmental catastrophe and increased cancer-related illnesses across the region over the years, lawyers claimed ... |
US-led coalition admits use of white phosphorus in Mosul | For the first time, the US-led coalition has admitted the allegations of using white phosphorus in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq's Mosul. The coalition said they were using the chemical to get civilians out safely, according to reports. Notably, white phosphorus is an incendiary substance which poses high ris... |
190 Democratic lawmakers sue Trump over foreign payments | More than 190 Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday sued US President Donald Trump in federal court, accusing him of violating the country's Constitution by accepting funds from foreign governments through his businesses without congressional consent. "President Trump has conflicts of interest in at least 25 countries, and... |
Colombia's 1st three-man marriage legally recognised | Three gay men have gained legal recognition as the first 'polyamorous family' with inheritance rights in Colombia, according to reports. Colombia became the fourth South American country to legalise same-sex marriage in 2016 after Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. The trio includes actor Victor Hugo Prada, sports instruc... |
Jio has paid â¹1,500 crore in just interconnection charges | Mukesh Ambani-led telecom company Reliance Jio has paid other service providers as much as â¹1,500 crore for calls terminating in their networks, according to reports. This is against a gross revenue of just â¹321.5 crore, the report added. Notably, Reliance Jio's services were entirely free for its customers until M... |
Amrita shares video of working out at gym with Kareena | Actress Amrita Rao on Tuesday shared a video of herself working out at the gym with her friend actress Kareena Kapoor. She captioned this video, "Super girls," while another workout video with Kareena from the same day was captioned, "Don't let the gloomy weather get y'all... Gettin our work on at the gym." |
Cleared college exam using SRK's notes: Kabir Khan | Filmmaker Kabir Khan, while talking about how he knew Shah Rukh Khan from his college days, said, "He had given me his college notes to study. I cleared my masters in film-making with his notes." Kabir added SRK was also his senior by two years in school. Kabir further revealed he was SRK's wife Gauri's dancing partner... |
H'wood actress Demi Moore lost 2 front teeth due to stress | Hollywood actress Demi Moore has revealed that she lost her two front teeth due to stress. Demi said that she felt it is important enough to share as stress is one of the "biggest killers in America". The 54-year-old actress shared a picture of herself with one of her teeth missing, during an interview with American te... |
Pritam is one of greatest strengths behind my movies: Basu | Filmmaker Anurag Basu has said that music composer Pritam is one of the greatest strengths behind his movies. Basu added, "Our association started from television days since 1998. Jagga Jasoos is in fact, our fourth movie together." Basu further said that Pritam "is family", while wishing the composer bigger success on... |
Afridi fails to recognise 'leg before wicket' from gestures | Pakistan's Shahid Afridi failed to identify 'leg before wicket' from gestures while appearing on a Pakistani television show. Afridi was wearing headphones while the show hosts made signs and gestures to help him identify 'LBW'. Afridi, who could only figure out 'leg before', later asked what 'leg before wicket' meant ... |
Sleep with me if you want your husband freed: Cop to woman | A Rajasthan policeman asked a woman, whose husband was arrested with 1 kg opium last week, to sleep with him to get her husband out of the jail. The cop initially demanded â¹2 lakh and when she expressed her inability to meet it, he asked her to 'compromise'. He was later arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for tak... |
Yuvraj Singh shows 'door opening and closing superpower' | Indian middle-order batsman Yuvraj Singh showed his "superpowers" in a video posted on Facebook. The batsman can be seen opening a door, which is automatic opening and closing door, using his 'superpower'. The left-hander later uses his 'superpower' to close the door as well. Yuvraj was also seen attempting dance moves... |
Woman murdered by cheating husband in Uttar Pradesh | A woman was allegedly murdered by her husband on Tuesday after she opposed his affair with a girl in Kaidi village of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. The police has registered a case against the accused and arrested him after a complaint was filed by the father of the deceased woman. As per the complaint, the accused wan... |
8 killed, 30 injured as bus falls from bridge in UP | At least eight persons, including a woman, were killed and 30 injured after a state-run bus going to Jaunpur from Allahabad fell from a bridge. "At around 1.30 pm, the driver lost control over the vehicle which hurtled down the bridge and fell on the bank of Sai river," District Magistrate of Jaunpur Sarvagyaram Mishra... |
Govt school makes kids clean utensils after mid-day meals | A primary government school in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, reportedly made students clean the utensils outside the school premises after mid-day meals. The principal of the school has justified the act, claiming that the team responsible for cooking of the mid-day meals and cleaning of utensils was always short-staffed. A comp... |
Indian players seen showing dance moves in practice session | Indian players including captain Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Yuvraj Singh were seen showing their dance moves to each other during a practice session in England, ahead of their Champions Trophy semifinal encounter against Bangladesh. Shikhar began by showing his moves to Yuvraj before a padded-up Virat Kohli joined... |
Amazon will be 1st company worth $1 trillion: NYU professor | E-commerce giant Amazon would beat Apple and Google to become the first company with a $1 trillion market cap, New York University professor Scott Galloway has said. Stating that winners are consumers and Amazon shareholders, Galloway added that Amazon is poised to capture the "90 to 98 percent" of purchases that are t... |
Peter Thiel-backed bed sensor company Hello shuts down | Bed sensor company Hello's founder James Proud has said the company, along with its product, the sleep monitor Sense, would be shutting down. In 2011, Proud was given one of Peter Thiel's entrepreneurial fellowships, a program that awards young people a $100,000 grant to develop an idea. Proud later launched Hello and ... |
Startup aims to impregnate 40-yr-olds with "designer babies" | US-based startup Darwin Life aims to help women aged over 40 get pregnant with "designer babies". The treatment is called 'spindle nuclear transfer', often referred to as a three-parent-baby technique, and it is outlawed in the United States. Company's Founder John Zang has said that the firm will offer the service onl... |
Google hires designer behind Apple's mobile chips | Tech giant Google has hired Apple micro-architect Manu Gulati who worked on the company's chip development for nearly eight years. Google currently relies on third-party chips for all their products, with Pixel smartphones using Qualcomm. The company hired Gulati with the goal of designing its own CPUs for Pixel phones... |
Donât package yourself: Sandberg on building personal brand | Speaking about the trend of personal branding, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said, "Don't package yourself. Just speak and speak honestly, with some data behind you." "If you think you are building a personal brand, you will not have the career you want because you will not be authentic," Sandberg added, during an inter... |
Butter cost nearly doubles amid shortage in France | The price of butter has rocketed 92% in a year in France, according to reports. Rising demand for butter, both in France and abroad, coupled with declining milk yields across Europe is being blamed for the price increase. Butter is a key ingredient of French cuisine and makes up about 25% of the ingredients of the bake... |
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