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Spanish bar's job advert seeks 'barmaids without boyfriends' | A Spanish bar published a job advert on Facebook seeking "single, good-looking barmaids without jealous boyfriends." The advert said, "Weâre looking for girls, 18 years plus," adding that job aspirants who did not like the conditions need not apply. After it was slammed for being sexist, the bar apologised, saying th... |
Indian Embassy help even on Mars, Sushma tweets to user | External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was tagged in a tweet on Thursday which read âI am stuck on mars, food sent via Mangalyaan (987 days ago), is running out, when is Mangalyaan-II being sent ? @isro.â Swaraj replied to the tweet saying "Even if you are stuck on the Mars, Indian Embassy there will help you.â |
School with only student looking to hire teacher | A Scottish school with only one student is looking to hire a head teacher at an annual package of £49,133 (â¹41 lakh). The school is located on Foula, an island home to 32 people and described as being on the edge of the world. Although the school currently has two students, one is leaving for high school. |
US million-dollar condos have secret tunnel to NBA stadium | A luxury condo development in Sacramento, US features an underground tunnel running directly from the building into the VIP lounge of NBA team Sacramento Kings' $500-million Golden 1 Center stadium. The development, called Sawyer, features $4-million condos and a hotel. Set to be completed in late 2017, it also feature... |
Salman told me I had become like a fat cow: Rohit Roy | Actor Rohit Roy revealed that Salman Khan told him he had become like a fat cow and asked him to stop making excuses to lose weight. Salman said this to Rohit when he was preparing for his role in 'Kaabil', wherein he had to play a man in 30s. "What Salman said...was a much-needed shot in the arm," added Rohit. |
Minors fight man who started undressing them to teach boxing | A man, who started to undress two minors on the pretext of teaching boxing and how to fight molesters, was fought off by the duo. The 25-year-old accused asked his 11-year-old niece and her 12-year-old friend to accompany him, started undressing them and asked them to sit on his lap. One of the victims kicked him and t... |
Rahul pushes cop as he tries to enter violence-hit Mandsaur | Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday pushed a policeman as he was trying to enter violence-hit Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh where five farmers were killed in police firing on Tuesday. Gandhi further stormed out of his jeep, rode pillion on a bike to dodge the cops, and angrily said, "Aap kaise mujhe rok sakte... |
India is ready for two-and-a-half front war: Army chief | Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said that the country is fully ready for two-and-a-half front war, referring to Pakistan, China, and internal security threats. "Pakistan is spreading disinformation among the youth of Kashmir with doctored videos and messages," Rawat said. The condition in the state wi... |
Momos to be declared anti-national, tweets user on momos ban | Reacting to BJP Legislator Ramesh Arora's call for banning momos, a user tweeted "OK folks. Another ban coming up. Momos to be declared as anti-national". Another tweet read "No, not joke, Momo ban is next after beef! Maybe we need to protest by each beef momos!", while one read "Trust me, even 'The God' would crave fo... |
Singapore Airport to get bouncing nets, simulated clouds | Singapore's Changi Airport is getting an amusement park featuring a 131-feet-high waterfall, trampoline-like bouncing nets, tube slides and simulated clouds. Named Jewel, the attraction will feature a special net walkway and a garden maze with a lookout tower. Set to open in 2019, it will make Changi Airport the world'... |
Airbnb a force to reckon with in luxury: Four Seasons CEO | After Airbnb purchased high-end rental service Luxury Retreats in a $300 million deal, five-star hotel chain Four Seasons CEO Allen Smith said, "they will be a meaningful force that we have to reckon with." The purchase puts Airbnb in competition with Four Seasons' own residential rental service. Smith discussed "the A... |
ICSE board exams for students of Class 5, 8 from 2018 | The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education has announced it will hold board exams for the students of Class 5 and 8 starting from 2018. The exams will not have "pass" or "fail" tags but will be a "periodical evaluation exercise" to check students' progress. Additionally, all ICSE-affiliated schools will follow unifo... |
Sun Pharma's Dilip Shanghvi has lost $14 billion in 2 years | Largest Indian drug-maker Sun Pharmaceutical's Founder Dilip Shanghvi saw his fortune plunge by $14.1 billion (nearly â¹91,000 crore) in two years. Shanghvi, once India's richest person, recently slipped to the sixth position with an $11.1 billion fortune. The drop came after the company's shares tumbled 57% since Apr... |
Tesla enters Fortune 500 list for the first time | Elon Musk-led electric vehicle startup Tesla has entered 2017 Fortune 500 list for the first time at the 383rd position. With a revenue of $7 billion in 2016, Tesla entered the list that ranks the biggest companies in the US by revenue. Following this, Fortune replied to a tweet by Musk, telling him he didn't look "a d... |
16-year-old Bengaluru girl to get a planet named after her | A minor planet in the Milky Way galaxy would be named after 16-year-old Sahithi Pingali from Bengaluru. The class 12 student represented India and finished second at ISEF, world's largest international pre-college science competition, following which MIT decided to name a planet after her. Sahithi had developed a mobil... |
Walmart named biggest US company on Fortune 500 list | Retail giant Walmart has topped Fortune's annual list of America's top 500 companies for the fifth consecutive year with a revenue of $485.8 billion. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway emerged at the second position on the list followed by tech giant Apple. Notably, the list has been a measure of US' most valuable bus... |
Jim Carrey's The Mask was originally a horror film: Director | Chuck Russell, the director of the 1994 film The Mask, which starred Jim Carrey, has revealed that the film was originally conceived by the producers as a horror film and not a comedy. "It's a great example of really fighting for your vision in a film. We changed it from a horror film into a comedy," said Chuck. |
Seth Rogen slams Sony's Clean Version which censors films | Actor Seth Rogen has criticised Sony's Clean Version initiative, where offensive and adult content will be censored in PG-13 and R-rated films. The initiative allows home entertainment customers to purchase films that have been edited for broadcast television to encourage viewing for a wider audience. The actor has pro... |
Teaser of Dhanush, Kajol's Tamil film VIP 2 released | The teaser of the Dhanush and Kajol starrer Tamil film Velai Illa Pattadhaari 2, also known as VIP 2, has been released. The film is a sequel to the 2014 film Velai Illa Pattadhari (VIP). Dhanush has penned the story and is also co-producing the film while his sister-in-law Soundarya Rajinikanth is directing it. |
Rohan Bopanna enters maiden French Open mixed doubles final | Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian mixed doubles partner Gabriela Dabrowski entered the final of the French Open 2017's mixed doubles event on Wednesday. The seventh-seeded duo will face the Colombian-German pair of Robert Farah and Anna-Lena Grönefeld in Thursday's final. The 37-year-old Indian is vy... |
No action taken in 100 out of 215 HR complaints at Uber | Law firm Perkins Coie, which led the investigation into Uber's sexual harassment claims, said no action has been taken in 100 cases of the 215 human resources claims that it had reviewed. The company said it was still probing over 50 cases of sexual harassment, bullying, bias, and retaliation. Uber fired 20 employees o... |
'Zero' proof our hackers involved in Qatar crisis: Russia | Russia has dismissed Qatar's accusations that Russian hackers planted a false story that led to Saudi Arabia and its regional allies cut diplomatic ties with the nation. Adding, "We're getting tired of reacting to unsubstantiated banalities," Russian officials said, "It's a stale claim and as ever there is zero evidenc... |
Mozambique cops warn of killings over 'bald are rich' belief | Police in Mozambique has warned that bald people could be the targets of witch doctors because of the local community's belief that bald individuals are rich. This comes after the killing of two men allegedly for witchcraft. "The belief is that the head of a bald man contains gold. Killers think they can enrich themsel... |
Ontario to seize children if parents oppose gender identity | Canada's Ontario has passed a law that allows the government to take away children from families that do not accept their kid's chosen "gender identity" or "gender expression". The law, which deprives parents of their earlier right to direct the child's education and religious upbringing, was approved by a vote of 63 t... |
China refuses to release men who probed Ivanka supplier | China has rejected US' call to release three activists who were detained while investigating a Chinese company that produced shoes for Ivanka Trump's brand. "Other nations have no right to interfere in our judicial sovereignty," China said. The activists were working undercover to publish a report alleging low pay, exc... |
Reliance Communications rejects Moodyâs, Fitch rating cuts | Reliance Communications has rejected rating cuts by Moody's and Fitch, disagreeing with their assessment that it could struggle to reduce its debt. Earlier, RCom said it won a seven-month reprieve from lenders on loan obligations to complete two deals that would lower debt by 60%. The agencies, however, warned RCom wou... |
Number of female CEOs at top US firms at record high of 32 | The number of women CEOs on the 2017 Fortune 500 list has increased by over 50%, from 21 to a record 32. This year's list was also the first to feature a Latina CEO as PG&E Corporation's Geisha Williams took the top role in March. The newcomers further include chocolate firm Hershey's Michele Buck and toy company Matte... |
Won't sacrifice Bollywood career for int'l projects: Fazal | Actor Ali Fazal has said that he will not sacrifice his career in Bollywood for international projects. "Now I have reached a stage in Bollywood where even if I'm not present physically, films are happening," said Fazal. He added that for him, the idea is to open up globally on a world stage rather than it being Hollyw... |
Priyanka calls Dwayne Johnson great marriage material | Actress Priyanka Chopra has said that she thinks Hollywood actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson definitely makes great marriage material. She added, "I've seen him with his family and I've seen him with his kids and I know how much of a family man he is." Priyanka further said, "The one thing you need in a husband is honest... |
It is like a daily soap: Kriti on rumours of dating Sushant | Kriti Sanon, while addressing rumours of her dating Sushant Singh Rajput, said, "I enjoy the innovation of the stories which come everyday, it is like a daily soap." She added, "I think people...forget that apart from being actors, we are human beings who have a normal life." She further said that despite rumours, her ... |
Chinese zoo feeds live donkey to tigers as a protest | Shareholders at a zoo in the Chinese city of Changzhou fed a live donkey to tigers in a protest against the management. The incident was captured by onlookers, a few of whom were heard shouting in protest and disbelief. The shareholders had also planned to feed a sheep to the tigers, before security at the zoo stopped ... |
Player takes Uber for practice 885 kms away, pays â¹60,000 | American football player Shareece Wright took an Uber ride from Chicago's O'Hare Airport to his team Buffalo Bills' practice facility in New York nearly 885 kilometres away, paying $932.08 (â¹60,000) for the trip. Wright tweeted a picture of the receipt for the trip, for which he paid $632.08 fare and $300 tip. It is ... |
Pakistan win first Champions Trophy match after 8 years | Pakistan on Wednesday defeated South Africa by 19 runs (D/L method) to end their six-match losing streak in the Champions Trophy, that began in the 2009 edition. South Africa's AB de Villiers got out for a golden duck for the first time in his 12-year-long ODI career. India, Pakistan and South Africa have 2 points each... |
Rising Pune Supergiant owner may buy Rajasthan Royals stake | Rising Pune Supergiant's owner Sanjiv Goenka is reportedly buying a stake in Rajasthan Royals, which will return to the IPL next year. Rising Pune Supergiant's two-year IPL contract ended this season, with the team losing the trophy by one run. Goenka is reportedly in London to meet RR owner Manoj Badale, who has a 40%... |
Muslim man attacked by mob for taking 'beef' to Iftar party | A Muslim man was assaulted by an angry mob for trying to allegedly take beef to an Iftar party at Barbadda village in Jharkhand on Tuesday. The victim's wife claimed that he was bringing mutton for the Iftar party at their house, but the villagers mistook it for beef. The villagers also accused the victim of trading in... |
IAF's first women fighter pilots to fly Sukhoi-30s from Sept | India's first female combat aircraft pilots will reportedly start flying the supersonic Sukhoi-30 jets after finishing the last leg of their training in September. The three women, who volunteered for the fighter stream, are currently training on British Hawk advanced jet trainers in West Bengal. IAF has contracted 272... |
Twitter slams Putin on sexist 'I don't have bad days' remark | Reacting to Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement that "I am not a woman, I don't have bad days", a user tweeted, "And I'm not a man, so I'm not led around by a penis that makes irrational macho idiotic decisions." Another user wrote, "Then again most women don't poison or kill the ppl that give them bad days ri... |
Iraqi Kurds to hold independence referendum in September | Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region has called a referendum on its independence to be held on September 25, moving ahead with a plan for full statehood. Iraqi Kurdistan, which was created in 1970 after an agreement with the Iraqi government, gained autonomous governance status in the constitution in 2005. However, it is s... |
Cash fee payments not to be accepted at universities | The government has directed all colleges and universities to stop accepting students' fees in cash and resort to digital modes from the next academic session. In an HRD Ministry directive, colleges were told to pay vendors, salaries and wages only through online or digital modes. Campus canteens were "encouraged" to us... |
Over 100 feared dead in Myanmar military plane crash | Debris from the missing Myanmar military plane carrying 120 people, including 14 crew members, has been found in the Andaman Sea. Reports suggested that only 15 people on the aircraft survived. Everyone on the plane is believed to be family members of military men. Three military planes and six navy ships have been sea... |
Makers of Kher's film require NOC from Manmohan: CBFC chief | Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Pahlaj Nihalani said that the makers of the Anupam Kher starrer The Accidental Prime Minister will have to get NOC (No Objection Certificate) from former PM Manmohan Singh. Nihalani added that NOC from Sonia Gandhi and other real-life politicians mentioned in the film wi... |
Himesh Reshammiya's divorce with wife of 22 years finalised | Singer Himesh Reshammiya and his wife Komal, who had been married for 22 years, finally got their divorce finalised on Wednesday. In December 2016, Himesh and Komal confirmed to the media that they were seeking legal separation. Himesh had earlier said, "Komal and I have amicably decided to part ways...Komal is and wil... |
De Villiers records his ODI career's first ever golden duck | South African batsman AB de Villiers recorded his 221-match-long ODI career's first ever golden duck while playing against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy on Wednesday. The 33-year-old South African captain was caught by Mohammad Hafeez off Imad Wasim's bowling. Notably, De Villiers has registered six out of his s... |
Spainâs largest bank buys failing rival for only â¬1 | Spainâs largest bank Santander will buy rival Banco Popular for just â¬1 (â¹72) after EU authorities declared the lender âfailing or likely to failâ. Popular shares dropped by 50% last week amid its struggles with billions of euros in bad real-estate loans. Santander's rescue of Popular is the first wherein Eur... |
If you want a job you must have M Tech degree: Mohandas Pai | Former Infosys director Mohandas Pai has said, "In future if you want...a job, you must have M Tech, you must know coding and you must be an expert." Pai advised college students to learn coding on their own as IT firms won't give them "training for six months and pay for it". "Why should they waste their time?" he enq... |
How did cricket fielding positions get their names? | 'Off-side' and 'leg-side' were coined in the 1800s, when travel was done through carriages, with off-side being the one from where a rider would mount the carriage. 'Slip' position was named so that the fielder could take advantage of any 'slip' by the batsman, while 'silly point' was named because it was 'silly' to st... |
Will nominate Christopher Wray as new FBI Director: Trump | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that he will be nominating country's former Assistant Attorney-General Christopher Wray as the new director of FBI. Recently, Trump had fired the last FBI Director James Comey. Trump's announcement comes a day before Comey is scheduled to testify before the Senate Intellig... |
20 killed as fire breaks out at firecracker factory in MP | At least 20 people were killed on Wednesday after a fire broke out at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district. Claiming that dozens of employees managed to escape the fire, District Collector Bharat Yadav added that more workers could still be inside the gutted factory. Further, an inquiry has been ... |
Cow milk can prevent cancer: Rajasthan minister | At the inauguration of a dairy plant, Rajasthan Agriculture Minister Prabhu Lal Saini claimed that cow milk has properties that can prevent cancer. "Cow milk is good for health. It is anti-cancer and has qualities similar to mother's milk," Saini said. He later claimed that his remarks were based on the company's resea... |
Hyperloop to cover 3-hour Paris to London journey in 20 mins | High-speed transportation startup Hyperloop One, while unveiling the prospective Europe routes, said that the system will be able to cover the 3-hour train journey from Paris to London in 20 minutes at nearly 1,100 kmph. The system will be able to transport people sitting in pods floating in an electromagnetic field th... |
Pinterest raises $150 million at a $12.3 billion valuation | Image discovery tool Pinterest on Tuesday announced that it has raised $150 million at a valuation of $12.3 billion from a group of existing investors. According to a Bloomberg report, the funds were raised at the same share price as its previous funding round in 2015. Founded in 2009, Pinterest is backed by investors ... |
'Aeroboat' that travels on land, water, snow & sand made | World's first hybrid 'aeroboat', which has been designed to access difficult terrain and can travel on land, water, snow, and sand, has been unveiled in Moscow. It is built by an Indo-Russian JV between International Institute for Advanced Aerospace Technologies and Indian firm Millennium Aerodynamics. The 6.5-metre-lo... |
US supervising torture by Iraqi forces in Mosul: Reports | The US military supervises Iraqi special forces that were filmed torturing and abusing captives suspected of having ISIS links in Mosul, according to reports. The US has "some type of unquestionable immunity" in such cases, reports added. Notably, US military has continued to work with the special forces unit despite i... |
US filmmaker launches whistleblowing website to oust Trump | Filmmaker Michael Moore has urged White House staff and members of law enforcement to leak information about misconduct in the US government to his new website 'TrumpiLeaks'. "We're running out of time to oust President Donald Trump from his position of power," Moore said. However, he warned that leaking government inf... |
RBI monetary policy panel refused meet with Finance Ministry | All members of RBI's Monetary Policy Committee turned down the Finance Ministry's invitation for a discussion, RBI Governor Urjit Patel disclosed. Patel's statement came in response to questions about reports of such a meeting and if it would compromise RBI's autonomy. Ahead of the bi-monthly policy review, the Finance... |
Sachin attends Phil Collins' show after India's win over Pak | Sachin Tendulkar attended English singer Phil Collins' concert in London on Monday, a day after watching India defeat Pakistan in Birmingham. Sachin shared a video of the performance, captioning it, "Phil Collins back to performing live after nearly a decade! Was a pleasant surprise to see his son, Nic...an evening wel... |
Arjun Rampal tags wrong Preity Zinta in pic on Instagram | Actor Arjun Rampal, who met his friend actress Preity Zinta and her husband Gene Goodenough in Los Angeles, tagged the wrong account for the actress in a picture he shared on Instagram. While the account Arjun tagged shares a similar name to Preity's Twitter account, on Instagram the actress' account has the handle '@r... |
5-yr-old Blue Ivy to watch mother Beyoncé give birth: Report | As per reports, singer Beyoncé and her husband rapper-record producer Jay Z will allow their five-year-old daughter Blue Ivy to watch the singer giving birth to twins. A source was quoted as saying, "They're worried that their daughter might feel left out when the twins arrive, so they're trying to make sure she feels... |
What I do with my face, body is nobody's business: Shruti | Actress Shruti Haasan, when asked about rumours of getting a lip job done, said, "It's my face, my body. What I do with it is nobody's business." Shruti further said that she does not get bothered by what people write about her on social media while adding, "I am not answerable to anyone." |
Case filed against Sunny over husband's debut film: Report | As per reports, a legal case has been filed against Sunny Leone and her husband Daniel Weber by the makers of Dangerous Husn, which was to be Daniel's Bollywood debut. Sunny reportedly took money to do a promotional song but left the shoot, leading to the film getting shelved. The makers have accused the couple of fina... |
Goel writes to PM demanding Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand | India's Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel, has written to PM Narendra Modi requesting India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, for late hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. "We feel Bharat Ratna to Dhyan Chand will not only give a huge boost to Indian hockey but also to other sports," said Goel ... |
BSP's Aligarh chief held for objectionable pic of Modi, Yogi | Bahujan Samaj Party's Aligarh unit chief Shankar Lal Pippal has been arrested for allegedly posting an objectionable picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Facebook. Another person named Javed Alam was also arrested along with Pippal on Tuesday night after senior Bha... |
Sitaram Yechury manhandled at press conference by Hindu Sena | CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury was manhandled on Wednesday at a press conference by Hindu Sena activists in protest against a newspaper article written by CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat that criticised Major Leetul Gogoi's actions in Kashmir. After the incident, Yechury took to Twitter and said, "We'll not be co... |
Girl barred from football c'ship as she 'looks like a boy' | Eight-year-old football player Mili Hernandez was informed that she could not participate in a Nebraska football tournament because she looked like a boy. Hernandez helped her team reach the final of Springfield Soccer Club girls tournament on Sunday but her team was disqualified before taking the field. Hernandez's fa... |
Indian Presidential elections to take place on July 17 | Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Wednesday announced that the last date for nomination of candidates for Presidential elections is June 28 and the polls (if needed) will be held on July 17. Announcing that vote counting for the elections will take place on July 20, Zaidi said the term of incumbent President P... |
Myanmar military plane with 120 onboard goes missing | A Myanmar military plane reportedly carrying 106 passengers and 14 crew members went missing on Wednesday. The aircraft lost contact and fell off the radar between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon, a spokesperson for the chief of the country's army said. A search is underway to find the plane. |
Qatar blames Russian hackers for its diplomatic crisis | Qatar has claimed Russian hackers planted a fake news story that led to Saudi Arabia and its regional allies breaking ties with the nation, prompting the country's biggest crisis in three decades. In the news story, the Qatari emir was reported as criticising US President Donald Trump and hailing Saudi Arabia's regiona... |
McDonald's puts up billboard ad with a weed joke on it | A McDonald's billboard with an ad for its breakfast burrito went viral on social media for making a joke about joint-rolling. The billboard features an image of the burrito alongside large lettering that reads, âUsually, when you roll something this good, itâs illegal!â The McDonald's Corporation has, however, sa... |
Big B's 102 Not Out to release on same day as Balan's film | The Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor starrer 102 Not Out will release on December 1, which is also the release date for the Vidya Balan starrer Tumhari Sulu. The makers of 102 Not Out are said to be attempting to complete the shoot by July. Meanwhile, Balan will be seen portraying a radio jockey (RJ) named Sulochana i... |
Apple releases its first TV show 'Planet of the Apps' | Technology major Apple on Tuesday debuted its first TV series 'Planet of the Apps', in which developers pitch their app ideas to a panel of celebrities. The panel constitutes actresses Jessica Alba and Gwyneth Paltrow, musician Will.i.am, and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. The contestants are given a minute to explain t... |
Railways allots â¹50 lakh each to upgrade trains | The Indian Railways has allotted â¹50 lakh each for the upgradation of premium trains like the Shatabdi and Rajdhani Express, under the Swarn scheme. Under the scheme, trains will get facilities like bio-toilets, varied meal options, and seats at par with those in luxury trains. The Railway Ministry had identified 10 ... |
Oldest human impact on Earth's surface 11,500 yrs ago: Study | The oldest known evidence of man-made impact on Earth's surface is from 11,500 years ago, as per an Israel-based study from a drilling project at the Dead Sea, world's saltiest lake. "Natural vegetation was replaced by crops, animals were domesticated...resulting in intensified erosion of surface and increased sediment... |
T-rex skin fossils suggest it was scaled, not feathered | Scientists examining the world's only known fossils of Tyrannosaurus rex skin â from the neck, pelvis, and tail, suggested that the dinosaur had a scaly reptile-like skin. Their finding was contrary to other researchers' claim of T-rex's being feathered. Researchers said that the dinosaur's ancestors lost their feath... |
Scientists develop wireless, battery-less pacemaker | US-based scientists have developed a wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart. The pacemaker harvests energy wirelessly from radio frequency radiation transmitted by an external battery pack, researchers said. The team successfully tested the device in a pig and demonstrate... |
US warship strikes Islamic State from eastern Mediterranean | The US Navy on Tuesday said that it has conducted strikes against Islamic State targets from an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The carrier had previously conducted the strikes in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in early March. Notably, Operation Inherent Resolve is the US-led military operatio... |
Iran parliament siege ends, all four attackers killed | The siege at the Iranian parliament has ended and all four attackers have been killed, reports said. Gunmen dressed as women entered Iran's parliament building Wednesday morning and took hostages. In a separate attack, suicide bombers struck a shrine in Iran's capital Tehran. At least 12 people were killed and 39 other... |
UAE to punish Qatar sympathisers with 15-year jail term | The United Arab Emirates has banned people from publishing expressions of sympathy towards Qatar and will punish offenders with a jail term of up to 15 years and a fine of at least â¹87 lakh, according to reports. This comes after the UAE, along with several other Arab nations, severed diplomatic ties with Qatar accus... |
I am not a woman, so I don't have bad days: Vladimir Putin | In an interview with Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone for his upcoming documentary titled 'The Putin Interviews', Russian President Vladimir Putin said, "I am not a woman, so I don't have bad days." "I am not trying to insult anyone, that's just the nature of things. There are certain natural cycles," Putin added. P... |
Cadila now India's 2nd most valued drug firm with â¹54,795 cr | Cadila Healthcare has become India's second-most valuable drug company with market capitalisation of â¹54,795.82 crore, beating rivals like Lupin and Dr Reddyâs Laboratories. Cadila stock has risen 48% this year after US regulator cleared its Gujarat unit, which earlier got a warning over violation of good manufactu... |
Have you seen better pair of perfect genes: SRK on AbRam | Actor Shah Rukh Khan has shared a picture collage of himself and his son AbRam on Instagram, which he has captioned, "Have u ever seen a better pair of perfect fitting genes?" The picture has been cut out from a recent picture of AbRam's at his sister Suhana's birthday. AbRam is SRK's youngest son, who was born via sur... |
Aamir seen wearing a nose pin on sets of Thugs of Hindostan | Actor Aamir Khan is seen wearing a nose pin on the sets of his upcoming film Thugs of Hindostan in a picture which has emerged online. Aamir has denied rumours that the film has similarities with the Hollywood franchise Pirates of The Caribbean. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff and Fati... |
2 England fans get life bans for Nazi gestures at Germans | Two England supporters have received lifetime bans for making Nazi gestures during a friendly against Germany in Dortmund in March, the Football Association has revealed. One fan did a Nazi salute, while the other mimicked an Adolf Hitler moustache with his finger, making a cut-throat gesture towards Germany. Few Engla... |
Three men gang rape woman, throw toddler to death from auto | A woman travelling with nine-month-old daughter in an autorickshaw in Gurugram was allegedly gang-raped by three men, who threw the baby out of the vehicle, leading to her death. One of the accused was the driver of the autorickshaw. Reportedly, she reached her in-law's place the next morning and boarded a metro to vis... |
Gavaskar once played out 29 overs to score just 36 runs | Former Indian Test captain Sunil Gavaskar faced 29 overs out of India's 60 overs to score 36 runs against England in the inaugural World Cup competition on June 7, 1975. Gavaskar, who carried his bat through India's chase of 334, hit just one boundary in his knock. Notably, India finished their innings at 132 for 3, lo... |
Lady denied share in parental property over Islam conversion | A 33-year-old woman, who converted from Hinduism to Islam, has filed a civil suit in a Delhi court staking claim to her share in the parental property. The woman, who married a Muslim man in 2013, alleged that her brothers were not giving her share from the property owned by her deceased father because she converted to... |
Twitter users blocked by Donald Trump threaten legal action | Lawyers representing two Twitter users on Tuesday sent the White House a letter demanding they be unblocked from US President Donald Trump's account. The lawyers argued blocking users suppresses speech as they can't interact with Trump anymore. His account creates a "public forum from which it may not constitutionally ... |
Small town named Aladdin auctioned for â¹3 crore | A father and son have bought a town named Aladdin in Wyoming, US for $500,000 (around â¹3 crore) at an auction. The 15-person town comes with a bar, motel, cafe, post office, 19th-century store and gas station. Its current owners, Rick and Judy Brengle, originally put the town on sale for $1.5 million (â¹10 crore) bu... |
Angola's Luanda named world's most expensive city for expats | Luanda in Angola has been named the world's most expensive city for expatriates by consultancy firm ECA International. Hong Kong has been placed second, followed by four Swiss cities, namely Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern. Further, Japan's Tokyo, South Korea's Seoul, Venezuela's Caracas and Sudan's Khartoum completed t... |
Syrian force launches offensive to retake ISIS capital | A US-backed Syrian force has said it has launched an offensive to recapture the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State, according to reports. Raqqa, the de facto capital of Islamic State, was among the first cities captured by the militants in January 2014 and has been home to some of the group's most prominent leader... |
Internet radicalised my son: London attacker's mother | Mother of the Italian-Moroccan terrorist Youssef Zaghba, who carried out London attacks last week which killed seven people and injured 48 others, has blamed the internet and his UK friends for her son's radicalisation. Adding that she tried to stop him from falling under ISIS' ideology, his mother said, "When children... |
RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.25% | The RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.25% during its bimonthly monetary policy review on Wednesday. This is the fourth time in a row that the repo rate has been kept unchanged. The reverse repo rate also remains unchanged at 6%. This is because RBI wants to see a more sustained trend of low inflation before changin... |
China likely to build military bases in Pakistan: US | US Defence Department Pentagon has said that China is likely to establish additional military bases in Pakistan and other countries with which it has friendly relationships. This reflects China's growing influence and expansion of its armed forces, the Pentagon added. However, China termed the comments as irresponsible... |
'95' remains most awarded in CBSE class XII exams, '33' 2nd | According to data of marks awarded by CBSE in this year's class XII exams, '95' has been awarded 1,97,580 times, the most in all marks. Being awarded 1,26,679 times, the passing mark of '33' was the 2nd-most awarded. According to CBSE's former Exam Controller Pavnesh Kumar, the maximum marks a student can be awarded af... |
ISIS claims attacks on Iranian parliament and shrine | The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the twin attacks at the Iranian parliament and a major shrine in the country's capital Tehran on Wednesday which killed at least 7 people and injured several others, according to reports. A terrorist team has been reportedly arrested by police. This is believed to be ISI... |
US threatens to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council | The United States on Tuesday warned that it might withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council unless reforms are ushered in including the removal of what it sees as an "anti-Israel bias". The US earlier boycotted the body for three years on its stance on Israel under President George W Bush before rejoining u... |
Late IVF doctor accused of using own sperm on patients | Late IVF doctor Jan Karbaat who called himself "pioneer in the field of fertilisation", is suspected of fathering about 60 children at his clinic in Netherlands. The lawyer for a group of families said the case involved a client's son who physically resembled Karbaat. A Dutch court has approved the families' request fo... |
Bigg Boss Season 11 auditions open, Salman to return as host | Viacom 18's COO Raj Nayak has announced the opening of auditions for season 11 of the reality show Bigg Boss, while confirming that actor Salman Khan will return as the show's host. For the second time in the history of the show's Indian version after last season, the show will allow non-celebrities to compete along wi... |
Anupam Kher's look as Dr Manmohan Singh in upcoming film out | Actor Anupam Kher's look as former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been revealed in the upcoming film The Accidental Prime Minister's first poster. "To reinvent yourself as an actor is to challenge yourself. Looking forward to portraying Dr Manmohan Singh," tweeted Kher while sharing the poster. Directed by Vijay ... |
What has happened in previous Indian Presidential elections? | A gallery shows facts on all 14 previous Presidential elections in India, from 1952 to 2012. It gives information on total votes polled, the number of candidates and votes secured by the winner, among other things. Dr Rajendra Prasad had secured 98.9% votes, the highest percentage of votes, when he was elected for the ... |
Uber accused of sending couple mouldy, half-eaten sandwiches | A Toronto couple has accused Uber's delivery service Uber Eats of delivering them two mouldy and partially eaten sandwiches with an old salad, instead of the two pizzas and sodas they had ordered. The restaurant claimed to have given the correct order to the Uber Eats driver. Uber said it was investigating the matter. |
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