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No â¹5,000 for Ranbir, he never ever gave my film's name: SRK | Actor Shah Rukh Khan jokingly tweeted that Ranbir Kapoor "never ever suggested" the title 'Jab Harry met Sejal' for his upcoming film, and won't be given a reward of â¹5,000. Earlier, while sharing the film's first look, Salman Khan had asked fans to decide the title of the film. The working title of the film was repo... |
Mamata govt files FIR against local Darjeeling leader | The West Bengal government under CM Mamata Banerjee has filed an FIR against President Bimal Gurung of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), the ruling party in Darjeeling, over protests in the region. The protests outside the venue of Mamata's cabinet meeting in Darjeeling turned violent. The people were protesting against Ma... |
150 Hindu groups to meet over plan for Hindu Rashtra by 2023 | Around 150 Hindu outfits will meet in Goa in June for a convention organised by the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) to discuss plans for establishing a 'Hindu Rashtra' in India by 2023. HJS spokesperson Uday Dhuri said Yogi Adityanath's election shows that people want a Hindu Rashtra. He added, "We will devise ways to s... |
AI 'good for world, will never replace people', says robot | Sophia, a humanoid robot, said on artificial intelligence at a UN-hosted conference in Geneva, "AI is good for the world, helping people in various ways". Sophia insisted, "the pros outweigh the cons" when it comes to AI, while work is underway to make robots "emotionally smart". However, "we will never replace people,... |
Samsung employee arrested for stealing 8,474 phones | A Samsung employee in South Korea has been arrested for stealing 8,474 smartphones over a period of almost two years to pay off his gambling debts. The employee, whose job was to maintain old handsets, allegedly stole the smartphones by hiding them in his wheelchair. He then sold the phones to a second-hand retailer at... |
Govt asks entrepreneur to give up Startup India domain name | The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is seeking to cancel the domain name of a Delhi-based company named Startup India Advisory, citing its similarity with government's Startup India programme. NIXI has written to the owner of the company saying that its domain name, startupindia.in, could be mistaken for sta... |
Uber CEO meditates in room meant for breastfeeding mothers | Ride-hailing service Uber's board member Arianna Huffington has revealed that the startup's CEO Travis Kalanick meditates in the office's lactation room, which is meant for women who are breastfeeding. Huffington said that Kalanick has started meditating in order to make better decisions, but the startup does not have ... |
Turkish Prez ErdoÄan approves troop deployment to Qatar | Turkish President Recep ErdoÄan on Thursday ratified a legislation to deploy Turkish troops to Qatar, signalling Turkey's support to the Gulf nation as it faces isolation by fellow Arab countries over its alleged support for terrorism. ErdoÄan, who earlier criticised Arab countries for cutting diplomatic ties with Qa... |
Wipro 1st Indian IT firm to name Trump as potential threat | Wipro has become the first Indian IT firm to declare US President Donald Trump a potential threat to business, by officially mentioning it in its filings. "Changes in US social, political, regulatory & economic conditions governing foreign trade, manufacturing, development and investment in the territories and countrie... |
Pak's US envoy mocked over 'no safe terrorist havens' claim | Pakistan's ambassador to the US Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry was laughed at by a Washington audience when he repeatedly insisted that there are no safe sanctuaries for terrorists in his country. Miffed at being mocked, Chaudhry said, "What is so funny about it." Chaudhry also accused India of trying to be a "hegemonic" power i... |
Mother expecting twins gives birth to 6 kg baby girl | A woman has given birth to a 13.5 pound (6 kg) girl at a hospital in Florida, US. The doctors, who performed a C-section on the mother, had been expecting twins. She said, "I've had 9 and 10-pound babies... but she was a surprise." The mother was anaemic and a fire during the pregnancy left 27% of her body burnt. |
IndiGo flyer sleeps on airport bus for 6 hrs, nobody notices | An IndiGo passenger fell asleep on the shuttle bus from the terminal to the aircraft and went unnoticed for six hours at Mumbai airport earlier this month, officials have revealed. The passenger was reportedly asleep on the last seat, while the driver parked the bus in the maintenance area. The passenger was noticed ar... |
Jacqueline features on cover of Cosmopolitan India | Actress Jacqueline Fernandez has featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan India in its June issue while wearing an orange bra from the British brand Asos. She is also seen sporting a denim jacket and jeans from the brand Lee in the picture. The actress has featured in the cover story 'Jacqueline On Besties, Boy trouble an... |
SRK, chichora type acting: KRK on Jab Harry met Sejal poster | Self-styled critic Kamaal R Khan, while tweeting about the upcoming film Jab Harry met Sejal's poster, wrote that Shah Rukh's acting is like a 'chichora', and added, "Ye role toh real chichore Ranveer Singh ko karna chahiye thaa." Further, he called the film a copy of 1989 Hollywood film 'When Harry Met Sally...' |
'Parthenon' of 1L banned books created to protest censorship | The 'Parthenon of Books', an art installation which is a replica of The Parthenon temple in Acropolis, Greece, has been created in Germany using about 1 lakh banned books to protest censorship. Created by Argentinian artist Marta Minujin, the installation is at the same site where Nazis set fire to books by Jewish and... |
90% pickpockets in Delhi Metro are women: CISF | The Central Industrial Security Force, which oversees the security at Delhi Metro stations, has claimed that 90% pickpockets are women. This year, the CISF has caught 373 pickpockets of which 329 were women, while in 2016, at least 41 male and 438 female suspected pickpockets were caught. The CISF has also identified e... |
French Open champ Bopanna to be recommended for Arjuna Award | Tennis player Rohan Bopanna, who became the fourth Indian to win a Grand Slam, will be recommended for the Arjuna Award by the All India Tennis Association. Bopanna won the French Open mixed doubles trophy alongside Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski on Thursday, to register his first Grand Slam win. AITA is pushing his name ... |
Flights to Jammu suspended after AI plane suffers tyre burst | All flights to Jammu have been indefinitely suspended after an Air India aircraft suffered a tyre burst which damaged the runway on Friday. Four tyres of the AI flight from Delhi, with 134 passengers on board, burst as it was landing at the Jammu airport on Friday afternoon. All passengers are safe and were evacuated s... |
Mumbai Police to launch mobile canteens for cops on duty | Mumbai Police is planning the launch of mobile canteens to cater to cops on duty by providing them healthy snack options. The idea was conceived after Mumbai police commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar expressed concern over his colleagues often eating junk food and unfiltered water, during their long hours of duty. Nota... |
Brett Lee meets cancer-struck kids in music therapy session | Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee on Thursday participated in a music therapy session for young cancer patients at St Jude's Childcare Centre in Mumbai. Lee was seen playing guitar and singing songs like 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' with the young patients. "I want to do something to put back into India because I ... |
Mishra barred from Kejriwal's Janta Durbar, calls him 'chor' | Former Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra was stopped from participating in CM Arvind Kejriwal's Janta Darbar on Friday, following which he started protesting outside the CM's residence. The suspended AAP leader called Kejriwal a 'chor' and claimed Kejriwal is guilty and was afraid of meeting him." He had earlier said, ... |
Tendulkar shares handwritten letter from fan on Twitter | Sachin Tendulkar on Friday shared on Twitter a handwritten letter from one of his fans from Kerala. The fan compared Tendulkar's batting to a 'poem written with a cricket bat'. "Anjana, thank you so much for your letter! It is fans like you who have inspired me to keep striving to do better and better...#FanFriday," Te... |
Chhota Shakeel's aide held for planning Tarek Fatah's murder | Delhi Police have nabbed Junaid Chowdhry, an aide of Chhota Shakeel, for allegedly planning the murder of Pakistan-born Canadian TV personality Tarek Fatah. Police said the 'Fatah ka Fatwa' show's host was targeted as he opposes Shariat law and advocates progressive Islam. Earlier, Fatah was the target of a foiled plot... |
Spain's Catalonia calls independence referendum for October | The leader of Spain's Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, has called for an independence referendum on October 1. However, the Spanish government has vowed to use all possible means to stop the referendum from being held. Notably, Catalonia had earlier held a non-binding vote 3 years ago, in which 80% of those who cas... |
Aadhaar holders must link it with PAN for tax returns: SC | The Supreme Court on Friday said that those who have Aadhaar cards must link it with PAN to file Income Tax returns. However, SC stayed the government's order to make Aadhaar card mandatory for PAN holders and said it can't be made mandatory for filing Income Tax returns. The apex court maintained that Aadhaar card is ... |
Elon Musk explains why he started Tesla | Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday took to Twitter to reveal why American electric carmaker Tesla was formed. Musk said Tesla was started after General Motors recalled all electric cars from customers in 2003 against their will. Tesla was not formed to make money, as its founders thought there was a "90% probability of lo... |
Knifeman holding job centre staff hostage in UK | A man armed with a knife is holding several employees at a job centre hostage in England, Northumbria Police has said. The police said the attacker was known to the job centre, and is not treating this as a terrorist incident at this stage. Negotiations are ongoing, while nearby accommodation has been evacuated and a m... |
Infosys CEO denies reports of founders selling their stake | Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka on Friday denied media reports that claimed Infosys founders were looking to sell their entire 12.5% stake in the company worth about â¹28,000 crore. "The speculation has already been categorically denied by the promoters," said Infosys. Infosys founders had earlier expressed concerns about ho... |
Plea filed against Rajinikanth's Tamil film over its story | A producer filed a petition claiming the title and story of Rajinikanth's upcoming film 'Kaala Karikaalan' belongs to him. Further, he claimed that the film's title has been registered with the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, and alleged that the chamber is misusing rules to "favour influential people". He asked... |
Kriti Sanon, Sushant Singh Rajput's 'Raabta' hits theatres | 'Raabta', which released on Friday, "lacks the finesse required to pull off a theme like this [reincarnation], but it is definitely good to look at", wrote Hindustan Times. "It's missing the raw passion required to sell a love story", said TOI. "Watch Raabta for Sushant and Jim", wrote India Today. It was rated 3/5 (HT... |
Al Jazeera news network faces cyber attack on all systems | Al Jazeera news network has said it is facing massive cyber attacks across its systems. The Qatar-based organisation claims the hacking attempts "are gaining intensity," but its platforms have not been compromised yet. This comes after Arab nations like Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar over statements posted ... |
Google emoji keyboard shows middle finger on typing 'ginger' | Twitter users have complained that searching for 'ginger', which means a red-headed person, on Google's Gboard emoji keyboard for iOS shows middle fingers. However, searching for the same in Android shows various hand gestures like two fingers up or a flat palm. Google explained that Gboard assumes users mean 'finger' ... |
Robot gets 'below average' score in China's college exam | An artificial intelligence robot called 'AI-MATHS' took a college entrance exam in China this week and scored a 'below average' grade despite finishing faster than humans. The robot scored 105 points out of 150 in 22 minutes without internet, while humans take two hours to complete it. Beijing students who took the mat... |
SBI cuts rate on home loan above â¹75 lakh by 10 bps to 8.6% | The State Bank of India has reduced rates for home loans above â¹75 lakh by 10 bps. The revised interest rates will be 8.55% per annum for salaried women and 8.60% per annum for others. The revised interest rates on home loans by the SBI will come into effect from June 15 this year. |
Alligator wanders onto runway, killed by plane while landing | An 11-foot alligator that mistakenly wandered onto the runway at US' Orlando Airport was struck and killed by a small plane that was landing. "The alligator was killed instantly and the aircraft sustained damage to the wing," a pilot witness to the incident said. This is the fourth time a flight has hit an alligator at... |
Infosys stock down 3% on report of Founders' stake sell-off | The stock of Infosys, India's second-largest software services exporter, saw a sharp 3% drop on the opening on Friday after reports of its founders selling their entire 12.5% stake in the company emerged. However, Co-founder Narayana Murthy and CEO Vishal Sikka both denied the reports. Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, Kris Gop... |
All love: Vin Diesel on picture with Deepika Padukone | Hollywood actor Vin Diesel took to Instagram to share a picture of himself with actress Deepika Padukone. The picture was captioned, "All love", and was taken when Diesel was in India to promote his film 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage'. Notably, Deepika made her Hollywood debut opposite Diesel in 'xXx: Return of Xander Ca... |
I don't want to sing for any superstar: Diljit Dosanjh | Singer Diljit Dosanjh has said he doesn't want to sing for any superstar, and if given a chance, he'd love to sing religious numbers. He added, "I've always wanted to be a singer and not an actor." Diljit, who made his Bollywood debut with 2016 film 'Udta Punjab', is known for songs like 'Do You Know', 'Patiala Peg', a... |
32 neck bones found at 500-year-old temple remains in Mexico | The remains of a circular-shaped temple dating back over 500 years, dedicated to the Aztec wind God have been discovered in Mexico City. The excavations confirm the Spanish conquest in 1521 over the Aztec ethnic groups of central Mexico while the discovery of 32 sets of severed neck vertebrae suggests humans were "deca... |
Parents allow exorcist to kill daughter, rape body for gold | A couple in Uttar Pradesh allowed an exorcist to kill their 15-year-old daughter and rape her corpse for gold. The man had promised that they will find 5 kilograms of gold for the sacrifice. The man stripped the girl, strangled her, raped her corpse and slit her throat to get blood for the sacrifice, in front of her pa... |
Meat harmful, chant mantra before meals: Class 10 textbook | Rajasthan Board's new physical health and education textbook for Class 10 teaches students a "mantra" to recite before consuming a meal, besides highlighting the "harmful" effects of consuming meat. The book blames meat-eating habits on "lack of social values and virtues in modern life". The book further tells students... |
Thane fake call centre demanding nudes from Americans busted | Thane Police on Thursday night busted a fake call centre called Rackon enterprises, which allegedly duped thousands of US citizens in the name of easy loans and asked them for nude photos. The call centre workers would request a 20-30% commission and nude photos and videos for the loans, which ranged from $1,000 to $5,... |
Turban compulsory to get reserved seat in DU Khalsa college | Sikh students seeking admission to Delhi University's Khalsa colleges will have to follow religious norms to be eligible for the reserved seats. Sikh girls will need to have long hair, wear dupattas, have "Kaur" in their names and not be dressed in skirts to get an eligibility certificate. For men, the turban is compul... |
Mumbai man shot by 2 gangsters resumes work in one month | A bar worker from Mumbai, who was shot in the chest by unidentified gangsters, has returned to work a month after the incident. Twenty-seven-year-old Dilip Verma underwent a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after the bullet made a wound in his chest, passed through his lung and left an exit wound. "We are extremely... |
Ex-Kerala CM accuses PM Modi of eating beef on foreign trips | In a special session of the Kerala Assembly which began on Thursday, CPI(M) leader and former CM VS Achuthanandan accused PM Narendra Modi of eating beef on his foreign trips. Calling the government's notification a "fraud", he added, "The intention of notification was to enable corporates like Adani and Ambani to have... |
Sports Minister sanctions â¹200 cr for sports in Kashmir | Sports Minister Vijay Goel sanctioned â¹200 crore for the development of sports in Jammu & Kashmir, after meeting state Sports Minister Imran Raza Ansari on Thursday. Ansari called for the development of games in the region, which includes the construction of stadiums. Goel added they were making sure that Kashmiri yo... |
Drone used to 'spy' on nude female sunbathers in Spain | Seven women from the Spanish island of Majorca have complained against men who allegedly used a drone to 'spy' on them while they were sunbathing nude. The men were reportedly operating the drone from a luxury yacht. Authorities said theyâve passed the decision to charge the men with a crime to the courts as this typ... |
China shuts down celebrity gossip social media accounts | China's cyberspace authorities have shut down popular celebrity gossip social media accounts to keep the "problems of embellishment of private sex scandals of celebrities and hyping of ostentatious celebrity spending" in check. About 60 gossip blogs on China's social media platforms, including ones owned by Tencent and... |
Madrid campaigns against manspreading on public transport | Authorities in the Spanish capital of Madrid have launched a campaign against manspreading, putting up signs discouraging men from spreading their thighs and taking up neighbouring seats on public transport. The move comes after feminists group Microrrelatos Feministas' petition against manspreading reached the Mayor. ... |
'Most complete yet' bird fossil found in dinosaur-era amber | Scientists have found a bird fossil in Myanmar, which they describe as the "most complete bird preserved encased in Amber uncovered to date". The 99-million-year-old specimen belongs to the Cretaceous period of dinosaurs' mass extinction. Visible features include skull, neck, one wing, and a hind limb, enough to unders... |
UK polls end in hung parliament, Theresa May loses majority | The UK elections on Friday ended in a hung parliament, as PM Theresa May lost her parliamentary majority after calling an election to strengthen it. Although May's Conservative Party lost majority, it emerged as the largest and was followed by the Labour Party. The Conservative government will remain in office until it... |
Nissan launches the sporty new Micra starting at â¹5.99 Lakh | Nissan lndia has launched the #MadeIntelligent new Micra with intelligent features and sporty design starting at â¹5.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). It comes with CVT Automatic Transmission, Automatic Headlamps and handy Rain Sensing Wipers for inconsistent rains. Nissan Micra's exciting new 'Lead Me To Car' feature hel... |
SoftBank to buy robot maker Boston Dynamics from Google | Japan's SoftBank Group has announced that it's buying robot maker Boston Dynamics from Google parent Alphabet. As part of the transaction with Alphabet, SoftBank also agreed to buy Japanese bipedal robotics company Schaft. Google acquired Boston Dynamics in late 2013, but decided to put it up for sale earlier this year... |
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma gets $2.8 billion richer in one day | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Founder Jack Ma's net worth surged $2.8 billion overnight as his company's forecast of sales growth topped every analyst's estimate. The 52-year-old entrepreneur is now Asia's richest person and 14th wealthiest in the world with a fortune of $41.8 billion. Following the forecast, his ... |
Uber CEO sent out rules on sex between employees in 2013 | Uber CEO Travis Kalanick had e-mailed rules about sex between Uber employees before a company party in Miami in 2013, according to Recode. The rules disallowed sex between two employees until both mutually agreed, and "the two (or more)" employees didn't work in the same chain of command. "Travis will be celibate on th... |
Oldest known human fossils found, dating back 3 lakh years | Researchers have uncovered the oldest known fossils of Homo sapiens along with stone tools and animal bones in Morocco. The fossils dating back about three lakh years push back the earliest evidence of human existence by one lakh years, confirming African origins of the species, said researchers. The findings comprise ... |
SRK, Anushka share 1st look posters of 'Jab Harry Met Sejal' | The first look posters of Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma's film 'Jab Harry Met Sejal', were shared by them on social media. The poster was captioned, "What you seek is seeking you", a quote by Persian poet Rumi. Shah Rukh will reportedly play a tourist guide in the film. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, it will release on Au... |
Happy b'day warrior princess: Anil on daughter Sonam's b'day | Actor Anil Kapoor took to social media to wish his eldest daughter Sonam Kapoor on her 32nd birthday on Friday. He shared a picture of Sonam captioned, "Happy Birthday my warriorâ princess! Keep smiling, shine brighter, be happier! Love you beta!" Sonam, known for films like 'Neerja' and 'Raanjhanaa', made her acting... |
What features will India's 1st privately run station have? | Madhya Pradesh's Habibganj railway station, the first privately run station in India, will have facilities like a shopping complex, forex kiosk and eateries. The solar-powered station will have a parking space to accommodate 300 cars, 850 two-wheelers, apart from rickshaws, taxis and buses. In case of an emergency, the... |
Bill Gates tests mattresses with billionaire Warren Buffett | World's richest man Bill Gates has shared a video of him taking a tour of billionaire Warren Buffett-owned furniture mart in which the two are testing mattresses and lounging chairs. "My real vocational goal was to be a mattress tester. I thought that would be a terrific job," said investor Buffett who has a net worth ... |
Microsoft buys Israeli security startup Hexadite for $100 mn | Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that it has acquired Hexadite, an Israeli startup that uses AI to identify and protect against attacks, for a reported $100 million. Hexadite will be folded into Microsoft's work to develop security solutions for commercial Windows 10 customers. Hexadite, founded in 2014, has raised over... |
US startup's Founder indicted for allegedly defrauding staff | The Founder of now-defunct US-based job search startup WrkRiot, Isaac Choi was on Thursday indicted by the US Department of Justice on a charge of defrauding his employees. Choi allegedly falsely claimed he had the money to pay workers and defrauded employees by issuing forged wire transfers from a US bank. The indictm... |
Trump 'naive' to exit Paris climate deal: Richard Branson | Virgin Group's billionaire Founder Richard Branson on Thursday called US President Donald Trump's move to pull the US out of the Paris Climate accord "naive". He added that Trump failed to recognise that clean energy is cheaper than coal and oil and will create "massively more jobs." Branson added, "We wanted the USA t... |
Mystery of radio signal from space solved after 40 years | US-based researcher Antonio Paris has solved the 72-second radio signal from space recorded by an Observatory in 1977. As sources like asteroids, exoplanets, stars were ruled out, Prof Paris suggested the signal might have come from a comet. During 2016-17, some comets were discovered emitting similar signals, explaini... |
Earth's mantle holds as much water as oceans, study claims | A group of researchers claims that the middle part of Earth's mantle (410-660 km below the surface) holds as much water as the planet's oceans. Researchers replicated mantle-like conditions in labs and tested water-retaining properties of synthetic minerals found in the mantle. On addition of water, the minerals showed... |
Court rules chimpanzees do not have same rights as humans | A New York court on Thursday ruled chimpanzees do not have the same legal rights as humans, and cannot be considered "legally accountable for their actions." Animal advocacy group Nonhuman Rights Project had argued that two adult male chimps, who are caged in a trailer, should be granted a writ of habeas corpus and mov... |
Online banking will kill physical banks in 5-6 years: Kant | NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said the next 5-6 years will see "the death of physical banks". It'll be difficult for physical banks to survive because their cost will be enormous compared to online instruments, he stated. Kant added that in last 45 years 28 bank licences were issued, against 21 payments bank licences... |
HDFC Life Insurance, Max Life fail to get merger nod by IRDA | The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) has denied permission to the proposed merger of Max Life Insurance and HDFC Standard Life Insurance. IRDA said the deal's structure violates Section 35 of the Insurance Act, 1938, which bars the merger of an insurance company with a non-insurance firm. ... |
India signs pact to check tax evasion by multinational firms | India has signed the OECD multilateral convention that aims to check cross-border tax evasion by multinational companies. This will modify India's treaties to curb revenue loss through treaty abuse and profit shifting strategies by ensuring that profits are taxed where substantive economic activities generating the pro... |
I don't waste time gossiping or clicking selfies: Shweta | Actress Shweta Basu Prasad, while talking about how she spends time in between shots on sets, said, "Unlike others, I don't waste time gossiping or clicking selfies." She added that she prefers doing something productive, so she either reads or watches something. However, she clarified, "Of course, I talk to my co-star... |
Jet Airways pilot body meets over 'obscene' WhatsApp scandal | Jet Airways pilots' body National Aviator's Guild reportedly held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to chalk out an "action plan" after Delhi Police questioned pilots for allegedly sharing "obscene" WhatsApp messages about DGCA officials. An NAG member claimed DGCA did not inform the pilots of the issue beforehand whil... |
Gujarat class 9 Hindi textbook calls Jesus a demon | A class 9 Hindi textbook of the Gujarat State School Textbook Board (GSSTB) has referred to Jesus Christ as a 'demon'. The book states "haivan Isa ka ek kathan sadaa smaraniya hain (words of demon Jesus will never be forgotten)". Officials have claimed that instead of "haiva", a disciple of Jesus Christ, the word 'haiv... |
BJP youth wing leader seeks â¹1 compensation from Delhi CM | A Youth Wing leader of the BJP, Ankit Bhardwaj, has filed a case against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh, claiming they "wrongly" took his name in the media. Bhardwaj, a state executive member of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), has sought â¹1 as compensation from them, for projecting hi... |
JW Marriott's bartender to represent India at global contest | Rohan Rege, a bartender from JW Marriott Pune, has been named India's best bartender and will represent the country at the ninth Diageo Reserve World Class competition in Mexico this August. Rege defeated 295 entrants, with participation increasing 41% since 2016. The bartenders participated in The Blind Tasting Round,... |
Museum doubles reward to $10mn for artworks stolen 27yrs ago | The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in US' Boston has doubled its reward to $10 million for information on the whereabouts of 13 artworks stolen 27 years ago. Criminals disguised as policemen had stolen $500 million worth of art, including Rembrandts, after tying up the security guards. The museum has left the empty fr... |
Life ingredients found near newborn Sun-like stars | Scientists at the Chile-based ALMA observatory have found traces of methyl isocyanate, a chemical building block of life around stars at early stages in their formation. The infant star system 400 light-years away had previously yielded evidence of sugar molecules. The Sun-like features and existence of organic molecul... |
Halima Aden becomes first hijab-wearing model on Vogue cover | Somali-American model Halima Aden has become the first hijab-wearing model to feature on Vogue magazine's cover as the cover girl in the June issue of Vogue Arabia. The cover story is titled, "All eyes on Halima Aden, The runway star shattering stereotypes." Halima has already walked the runway for Kanye West's Yeezy a... |
SL defeat India to complete highest successful chase in Champions Trophy | Sri Lanka chased down India's 321 on Thursday to record the highest successful chase in Champions Trophy history. This was also Sri Lanka's joint-highest successful chase in ODIs with them having chased 321 against England in 2006. Notably, this was the first time India failed to defend a 300-plus team total in an ICC ... |
CEATâs new witty videos can help you save â¹15,000 in 3 years | CEAT Tyres has released a new range of light-hearted videos to ignite consumersâ curiosity about its cost efficient âFuelsmarrtâ range of tyres. The videos are a funny take on how consumers can save â¹15,000 in 3 years instead of making just small savings daily. Fuelsmarrt tyres offer better fuel economy than no... |
3 Indian male badminton players in top-15 for first time | For the first time in Indian badminton's history, three Indian male players are ranked inside the BWF world rankings' top-15. Ajay Jayaram, Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth occupy the 13th, 14th and 15th place respectively in the latest BWF rankings released on Thursday. India's female shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina ... |
Recorded every meeting with Trump as he may lie: Ex-FBI boss | Sacked FBI Director James Comey has revealed that he took notes of his conversations with President Donald Trump after their meetings as he thought Trump might lie about their discussions. Comey, who was leading an investigation into allegations of Russia's interference in the US presidential elections, also confirmed ... |
Shilpa 1st Indian who won British show Celebrity Big Brother | Shilpa Shetty, who turned 42 on Thursday, became the first Indian to participate in and win the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother in its fifth season in 2007. The show, which inspired the Indian version Bigg Boss, became controversial when housemate Jade Goody and two others were accused of being racist and bu... |
216-kg ice cream sculpture displayed at Crimean festival | Crimea's Sevastopol city hosted the first ever Crimean Ice-Cream Festival in which a 216 kg and 1.6-metre high ice-cream sculpture was put on display. The ice-cream sculpture, which was in the shape of the city's official emblem 'Sevastopol Monument to the Scuttled ship', was recorded as the largest ever Russian ice-cr... |
I tracked 15 people in 2 days: Salman Khan on online trolls | Salman Khan, while talking about online trolls, said, "There was a time when these people used to think that Twitter is an iron curtain behind which these trollers could do anything, I tracked 15 people in 2 days." Salman added that he refrained from sharing the details as he did not want their parents to be affected. |
Katrina shares video of swimming underwater with whale shark | Katrina Kaif shared a video of herself swimming underwater alongside a whale shark in Philippines on World Oceans Day on Thursday. The video was first shared by underwater photographer Sumer Verma, who has been working with Katrina for her shoot with Vogue India. Meanwhile, actresses including Parineeti Chopra and Ilea... |
Clashes in Darjeeling against Mamata's visit to the region | Darjeeling witnessed clashes between police and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) as the political party protested against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to the region after 45 years. The GJM had vowed to protest against Mamata after her recent announcement that Bengali will be made mandatory for student... |
20-yr-old Jelena 1st unseeded French Open finalist in 34 yrs | Latvia's 20-year-old Jelena Ostapenko has become the first unseeded player in 34 years to reach the French Open women's singles' final. Ostapenko beat Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 in the semi-final on Thursday, the day when both players were celebrating their birthday. Ostapenko will face third-seeded S... |
Railways acts upon 3,000 complaints on Twitter every day | Ministry of Railways' Twitter handle @RailMinIndia, which has over 2.7 million followers, acts upon as many as 3,000 complaints daily, officials have claimed. Railways' 150 staffers across 68 divisions ensure that passengers' woes are solved within 30 minutes, they stated. "Twitter has proved to be a powerful medium an... |
EU to bypass Trump, work with US states on Paris agreement | Following US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the country from the Paris agreement, the European Union has pledged to bypass the White House and work with US states' Governors to implement the accord's commitments. Over 1,200 US mayors, companies, university presidents and state governors have pledged to u... |
Cape Town's worst storm in 30 years kills 8 | At least eight people have been killed and about 10,000 others have been displaced in South Africa's Cape Town after the worst storm in three decades hit the region with heavy rains, reports said. The storm, which has been dubbed as "mother of all storms", has forced authorities to close schools and universities. |
Stella McCartney to use plastic waste from ocean for clothes | Fashion designer Stella McCartney has partnered with vegan fashion brand 'Parley for the Oceans' to create clothes, shoes and bags using plastic waste from oceans. "To take something that is destructive and turn it into something that's sexy and cool, how can that not be luxury," said McCartney. Parley's founder hopes ... |
Infosys dumps $20 billion revenue goal on Murthy's criticism | IT major Infosys has dumped its long-term revenue target of $20 billion to address criticism, including that from Co-founder Narayana Murthy. Infosys' decision last year to award a higher salary to CEO Vishal Sikka was based on this revenue goal. The company also had a search firm evaluate its board members, and set up... |
Didn't work with Pak singer Atif to avoid any trouble: Onir | Filmmaker Onir has said that he didn't work with Pakistani singer Atif Aslam as his upcoming film 'Shab' is a small one and he couldn't afford any trouble. He added, "I really wanted to [but]...things were not great between [India and Pakistan]." The IMPPA called for a ban on Pakistani artistes working in India, follow... |
I was an unfortunate looking kid: Ed Sheeran | Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, in his The Late Late Show with James Corden appearance, jokingly called himself an unfortunate looking kid. Referring to playing the guitar when he feels awkward, he joked, "I feel like God looked down on me and thought you need help getting laid mate." Sheeran further revealed he has been... |
Disha shares pics with rumoured boyfriend Tiger's sister | Actress Disha Patani has shared pictures on Instagram with her rumoured boyfriend Tiger Shroff's sister Krishna. Disha captioned the photo series, "The Vella effect". She can be seen posing with Krishna using different filters, including ones that give them turbans, saris and even the head accessory that the film chara... |
Ravindra Jadeja blessed with baby girl before India-SL game | Ravindra Jadeja became a father of a baby girl before the India-Sri Lanka match on Thursday. Jadeja's wife Reeva gave birth in India, while Jadeja is playing the Champions Trophy in England. Jadeja had earlier said, "I had to leave my pregnant wife behind...it was necessary to be part of the team with an important matc... |
Ex-judge shoots at power line workers over frequent outage | A former judge, A K Raghav, allegedly opened fire at Haryana electricity board workers while they were fixing power transmission line outside his home at Civil Lines in Gurugram on Thursday. Raghav was reportedly irritated over the frequent power cuts in the area. "He fired a few shots in the air and four towards the w... |
Murder accused stabs co-accused inside Mumbai courtroom | An accused in a quadruple murder case stabbed a co-accused inside a courtroom in Mumbai, when they were brought in for a scheduled hearing. The stabber had used a sharp object that he had smuggled into the courtroom and the guards intervened to separate the two men as soon as the incident took place. |
Cereal company sues tennis player over right to use nickname | Cereal company Kellogg's sued Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis over his right to use his 'Special K' nickname commercially. Kellogg's wants to stop the 21-year-old from using the term Special K as part of a branding campaign that would include clothing and tennis wear. The company's Australian trademark for ... |
Dhawan gets more of BCCI's revenue share than Virat Kohli | Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has received a greater share of BCCI's tax-free portion of revenue from international tournaments in the financial year 2015-2016, than captain Virat Kohli. While Dhawan has received â¹87.76 lakh, Kohli pocketed â¹83.07 lakh as his share, according to information on the BCCI website. A... |
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