headlines stringlengths 9 79 | text stringlengths 4 450 |
|---|---|
Paytm CEO to buy â¹82 crore Lutyensâ Delhi bungalow: Reports | Digital payments startup Paytm's CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is reportedly buying a bungalow spread across 6,000 square feet worth â¹82 crore in central Delhi's Golf Links. The Lutyens' zone is among the most expensive locations in India to buy real estate. According to reports, Sharma has already paid a substantial amou... |
Tesla teases its upcoming Model Y SUV | American electric carmaker Tesla on Tuesday shared a teaser image of its upcoming Model Y crossover SUV. It is expected to be launched in 2019 and be built on a completely new vehicle architecture platform. Tesla CEO Elon Musk admitted the company made a mistake in trying to derive its Model X car from the platform of ... |
Pakistan not an ally, but a threat: US think tank | Accusing Pakistan of providing a breeding ground to banned terror groups Taliban and Haqqani network, US think tank CSIS said that "Pakistan is more of a threat than an ally". US should make it clear to Pakistan that it faces a total end to aid, and the imposition of sanctions, if it continues to support terrorism, the... |
Man pushes away brother, marries his bride at last moment | A marriage was interrupted in Vellore when a man pushed aside his elder brother and tied a thali (holy thread) around the 20-year-old bride's neck. The two had secretly been dating after he visited her to arrange his elder brother's marriage. The younger brother was beaten up, the elder brother remains missing while th... |
Workers claim they had to sleep with 30k hens in Thailand | Burmese migrants claiming they had to work 22-hour shifts and sleep in sheds alongside 30,000 hens have been charged with defamation and will appear before a Thai court. The workers, who complained of labour abuses in the multimillion-pound poultry export industry, could face jail time. Some workers are facing theft ch... |
Peacock trashes alcohol worth â¹30,000 at liquor store | A peacock trashed a liquor store in California, US, destroying $500 (over â¹30,000) worth of alcohol. The peacock flapped its wings around the store, causing bottles to fall before an animal control officer managed to capture it. Meanwhile, the owner said, "This was really out of my comfort zone, I was kind of scared,... |
Study supports idea of Milky Way existing in a void | Milky Way and its neighbours exist in a "Swiss cheese-like cosmic void", a US-based study suggests, supporting a previous study which showed the galaxy exists in a region sparsely populated by other celestial bodies. Further, the "living in a void" study eases scientists' disagreement over the Hubble Constant (rate of ... |
Have nightmare we do âFriendsâ again and nobody cares: Perry | Matthew Perry, known for playing Chandler Bing on the TV sitcom Friends, while talking about why he would refuse to return for the show, said, "I have this nightmare that we do 'Friends' again and nobody cares." He added, "The thing is, we ended on such a high. We can't beat it. Why would we go and do it again?" |
I turn down item number offers as itâs not my thing: Mandira | Actress Mandira Bedi has said that she turns down offers for doing item numbers in films because it is not her thing. "I did one and ticked it off my bucket list," said Mandira. Her item number featured in the 2004 Tamil film 'Manmadhan'. She added she agreed to do it on the insistence of the film's lead actor Simbu. |
Kejriwal seeks L-G's nod for fine for unscheduled power cuts | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to discuss a proposal to penalise power distribution companies by making them compensate consumers for unscheduled power cuts. The Delhi government had passed the order earlier in 2015, but it had been struck down by the High Court as AAP had not... |
Even ICC does not understand Duckworth-Lewis system: Dhoni | Following India defeating Pakistan in their rain-hit ICC Champions Trophy match, MS Dhoni jokingly said he does not think even ICC understands the Duckworth-Lewis method. Dhoni had asked cricket host Alan Wilkins whether he understood the method, with Wilkins replying no. India has played three matches in the Champions... |
Kohli refuses Pepsi deal, says 'will endorse things I use' | Indian captain Virat Kohli will not renew his multi-crore contract with PepsiCo, which he has endorsed for six years. Kohli is reportedly not keen to renew his contract, which expired on April 30, after commenting, "If I myself won't consume such things, I won't urge others to consume it, just because I am getting mone... |
Bond never went wicketless in an innings in his Test career | Former New Zealand pacer Shane Bond, who turned 42 on Wednesday, holds the record of never registering a wicketless spell in any innings he came to bowl in his 18-match-long Test career. Bond, whose career was marred by recurring injuries, played 82 ODIs and 18 Tests, picking up 147 and 87 wickets in the formats respec... |
Halal investment tool for Muslims raises â¹32 crore | New York-based investment startup Wahed has raised over â¹32 crore in seed funding to build automated Halal portfolios for Muslims. Former McKinsey & Company partner Nasr-Eddine Benaissa and former Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase John Elkhair participated in the round along with other investors. The Shariah-compli... |
Antarctic winds create snowball 'tumbleweeds' | Researchers with the European Space Agency have captured frozen versions of desert 'tumbleweeds' in Antarctica. Frost layers on snow are broken up by winds packing the ice crystals together into frost balls, which are tossed throughout the Antarctic like tumbleweeds. The 'yukimarimo' phenomenon was discovered by Japane... |
Cosmic telescope effect finds Universe's brightest galaxies | NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured close-up views of the universe's brightest infrared galaxies, 10,000 times brighter than Milky Way. The images were captured using a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, where light from a distant star is bent by another star's gravity magnifying it like a telescope before... |
124 yrs since Mahatma Gandhi was removed from a train in SA | Mahatma Gandhi was forcibly removed from a train in South Africa on June 7, 1893, as he was seated in a whites-only carriage on the train. Gandhi, who was practising as a lawyer in South Africa at the time, later took part in protests against the policies of segregation in South Africa in the early 1900s. |
Jawan martyred, 3 militants killed in encounter in Nagaland | A soldier of the Territorial army was martyred and at least three militants were killed in an encounter that broke out in Nagaland's Mon district on Wednesday morning. The encounter, which is still underway, also claimed the life of a civilian in the area. Additionally, at least three soldiers were injured. |
British man with terminal cancer conquers Mount Everest | After being told he has "just several months left to live," a terminal cancer patient from Britain conquered Mount Everest on Monday. The 47-year-old personal trainer, Ian Toothill, believes he is the first cancer patient to scale the highest mountain in the world. Toothill, who has raised nearly £31,500 (â¹26 lakh),... |
Shooting inside Iran parliament, one dead | One person was killed and several others were injured on Wednesday after three gunmen opened fire inside the Iranian parliament before escaping the building, according to reports. In a separate incident, gunmen opened fire at the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in the country's capital Tehran. The motive of the two att... |
Release date of Chef postponed, no clash with Jagga Jasoos | The release date of the Saif Ali Khan starrer Chef has been postponed to October 6 from its earlier release scheduled for July 14, which is also the release date for Ranbir Kapoor's Jagga Jasoos. "We want to release the film at a time when the entire family can go out and watch it," said Chef's director Raja Krishna Me... |
Railways allows transfer of reserved tickets | The Indian Railways has allowed people to transfer a confirmed reservation ticket to another person, on certain conditions. A government servant has to make a written request 24 hours before the train's departure. A student's ticket can be transferred to another student of the same institution, after request from the i... |
Man Utd world's most valuable club at â¹23,770 cr: Forbes | Manchester United has been named the world's most valuable football club by Forbes for the first time in five years, with a valuation of $3.69 billion (â¹23,770 crore). United is followed by Barcelona and Real Madrid, who led the list in the last four years. United are also the most profitable, with an operating incom... |
15-year-old girl gang-raped by 4 men in a bus in Tamil Nadu | A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two drivers and two conductors of a local bus near Salem in Tamil Nadu, on Monday night. The girl reportedly had a fight with her parents and boarded the bus, and travelled to-and-fro till the evening. The men befriended her and later took the bus to a village where they a... |
French Open women's semifinalists to face off on their b'day | Jelena Ostapenko and Timea Bacsinszky, the semifinalists of the women's singles event at the French Open 2017, will face off against each other for a spot in the tournament's final on their birthday on June 8. The unseeded Latvian, Ostapenko will turn 20 on Thursday, while her former doubles partner from Switzerland, B... |
WhatsApp adds photo filters, reply shortcuts on iOS | Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has added photo filters, albums, and reply shortcuts to its iOS app. Users can choose from five filters when sharing a photograph and over four photos will automatically upload as an album rather than individual files. With the reply shortcuts, users can respond to a specific m... |
DU book teaches students to keep emails 'short like skirts' | A course book for Delhi University's Commerce students teaches them to keep emails short like skirts, as part of the topic 'Email Etiquettes'. The text in the book, titled 'Basic Business Communication' by Prof CB Gupta, reads 'Email messages should be like skirts - short enough to be interesting and long enough to cov... |
Suspected 'meteorite' found in Rajasthan | A mysterious rock-like object found in outskirts of Jaipur was reported by locals on Tuesday. The dark grey coloured object appears to be a "meteorite" and weighs around 4 kg. "It seems the object fell at a great speed as it created a small crater," police said. The Geological Survey of India and forensics have been in... |
Goat chews up owner's â¹66,000, he says 'it's like my child' | A goat in UP chewed up currency notes worth â¹66,000 while his owner was bathing on Monday. Farmer Sarvesh Kumar Pal, who raised an alarm but managed to save only â¹4,000, said people have suggested he sell the goat to a butcher. However, Pal and his wife said, "We can't be cruel to our pet. It's like our own child." |
West Indies won the inaugural ICC cricket World Cup in 1975 | The West Indies cricket team won the inaugural edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup which began in England on June 7, 1975. Called the Prudential World Cup, the tournament saw participation from eight teams, including non-Test-playing sides Sri Lanka and East Africa. The final of the tournament saw Clive Lloyd's West I... |
Porn site sponsors US club, fans called 'RedTube Army' | Porn site RedTube became the shirt sponsor for amateur US football club Washington Square FC, with fans calling themselves the "RedTube Army". The fourth-tier team called the move an attempt to bring attention to lower-league football. Following the sponsorship, fans tweeted to the team with a post reading, "Gonna foll... |
Sick Sehwag once hit Harbhajan for 12 sixes, reveals Ashwin | Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed Virender Sehwag hit Harbhajan Singh for 12 sixes in a game in Rohtak, while being down with fever. Ashwin added that Sehwag did not consider off-spinners to be bowlers and he found it easy playing them. "I realised one fine day that it was Sehwag's ego that you needed to ... |
Video shows people fighting over free dustbins given in UP | A video shows people fighting over free plastic dustbins distributed by CM Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh. In the 48-second-long video, men and women can be seen pushing each other to snatch the dustbins, and take more than one with them. The dustbins were distributed on the occasion of World Environment Day on 5 Jun... |
Keeper makes four saves in four seconds to help team win 4-1 | American ice hockey side Nashville Predators' Finnish goalkeeper Pekka Rinne made four saves in as many seconds to help his side register a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup final. The keeper made his first two saves at the end of a Penguins counterattack, before scrambling across the face of goal to ... |
Sehwag had a demoralising effect on me, says Ashwin | Ravichandran Ashwin has said Virender Sehwag had a "demoralising" effect on him as a bowler. "Every ball I bowled, Sehwag cut me...He once told me, 'I don't think off-spinners are bowlers. They do not trouble me at all.' I said to myself either I am just not good enough or this guy is just way too good," said Ashwin. |
BJP MLA 'slaps' cop for not letting car enter one-way route | BJP MLA Shriram Sonkar allegedly slapped a traffic home guard in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday for stopping his car from entering a one-way route, according to eyewitnesses. While the MLA's personal security guard has been arrested in connection with the case, Sonkar's name has not been named in the police complai... |
Trump Hotels partners with Chawla Hotels for new 3-star line | The Trump Organisation is partnering with an Indian-American hotelier's Chawla Hotels for a new line of three-star American-themed budget hotels. The business venture is named American Idea, and will feature American-made toiletries and old-fashioned Coke machines. Chawla Hotels' Suresh Chawla had donated $50,000 to Do... |
Flyers told to jump onto tarmac after threatening note found | Passengers were told to "jump" onto the tarmac from emergency exit windows after a threatening note was found in the bathroom of a Virgin Airlines flight. The crew shouted, "Leave all your belongings, jump" and the 68-seater plane was evacuated within five minutes. Australian Police arrested a male passenger for the no... |
Cafe launches black latte for people who hate unicorn drinks | A New York City coffee shop has launched a Matte Black Latte for guests who dislike the colourful unicorn-themed drinks popular on social media. The Korean-inspired coffee shop, Round K Cafe's black-coloured drink has been made using coconut ash, cocoa powder, almond milk and espresso. The coconut ash in Matte Black La... |
Indian flights forced to fly over Pakistan to reach Qatar | Indian airlines, including Jet Airways and IndiGo, are being forced take longer routes by flying over Pakistan and Iran to reach Qatar, following airspace restrictions imposed by UAE. Passengers face increased flight durations while airlines face higher operating costs. The Gulf Arab region is facing its worst crisis i... |
Cruise ship with world's largest capacity to hold 7k people | MSC Cruises has announced plans for its record-breaking new World Class ships, which will have the world's largest capacity with a capability to accommodate 6,850 guests. The 200,000-tonne, 1,080-feet ships will be delivered between 2022 and 2026, and feature 2,760 cabins each. The World Class ships will also feature p... |
Vaccination error kills 15 children in South Sudan | At least 15 children have died in South Sudan in a four-day measles vaccination campaign that saw 12-year-olds administering vaccinations. A WHO and UNICEF supported investigation found the deaths were caused by toxicity resulting from a contaminated vaccine. The "untrained" team used a single syringe multiple times wh... |
'Mysterious' formation on Mars' South Pole captured | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured a "mysterious" formation over Mars' South Pole, which is believed to be an "impact crater" or a "collapse pit". Surrounding the pit, are patches of frozen carbon dioxide. The circles are formed when parts of carbon dioxide ice evaporate during summer, leaving a "Swi... |
Uber fires 20 employees in sexual harassment probe | Ride-hailing startup Uber on Tuesday said it fired 20 employees, amid an investigation by a law firm into harassment claims at the company. The firm investigated 215 complaints related to sexual harassment, discrimination and bullying, with action being taken in 58 cases. Uber said it has started a helpline for employe... |
What did ISRO launch on India's heaviest rocket GSLV MK-III? | ISRO launched India's heaviest and most powerful rocket GSLV MK-III on Monday, also carrying GSAT-19, the heaviest satellite launched by an Indian rocket. The 3,136-kg communications satellite is the first to be powered by indigenous Lithium-ion batteries and can be the first to provide "Internet services using a space... |
George Clooney, wife Amal become parents to twins | Actor George Clooney and his wife human rights lawyer Amal Clooney on Tuesday became parents to twins, a girl named Ella and a boy named Alexander. The 56-year-old actor's publicist Stan Rosenfield said, "Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine." Notably, they are both first-time parents. |
Russia hacked US voting systems manufacturer: Report | Russian intelligence had hacked a US voting systems manufacturer and sent spear-phishing emails to over 100 election officials in a massive cyberattack just days before the 2016 US presidential election, reports said. Following the revelation, a federal contractor from Georgia was arrested and charged with removing cla... |
How are satellites put in orbit and how do they stay there? | To carry a satellite into space, rockets attain speeds of over 25,000 kmph against Earth's gravity. On approaching the required altitude, rockets are tilted to maintain a balance between velocity and gravity before the satellite is released parallel to Earth's surface. The satellite continuously falls under gravity and... |
I'd love to work in Pakistani films, serials: Paresh Rawal | Actor-BJP MP Paresh Rawal has said that he would love to work in Pakistani films and serials, while adding, "I feel our shows are boring." He added, "I love all Pakistani TV serials like Humsafar, the way they act, the story, the writing, the language...it's all good." Rawal further said he doesn't support banning Paki... |
Priyanka attends CFDA Fashion Awards with Michael Kors | Actress Priyanka Chopra attended the CFDA Fashion Awards with fashion designer Michael Kors, while wearing a black dress from his collection. Kors described Priyanka's dress as, "A little dangerous, very New York, covered up and sexy at the same time." Meanwhile, Priyanka tweeted, "Thank u for a lovely evening @Michael... |
Twitter users react to Salman's advice on road safety | Reacting to advice given by actor Salman Khan on road rage and road safety, a user tweeted, "Wow... seriously it's like Hitler giving advice on World Peace." Another user wrote, "(It's) like Vijay Mallya giving a TED talk on how to repay your debts on time." Meanwhile, a tweet read, "(It's) like Salman Khan talking abo... |
Trump defends tweeting as way to get out 'honest' message | US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to defend his use of social media, saying that the mainstream media does not want him to get his "honest and unfiltered message out". "If I would have relied on the Fake News...I would have had ZERO chance winning WH," Trump tweeted. Notably, Trump frequently uses Twitter to vo... |
All three London Bridge attackers identified | UK police have confirmed identities of the three attackers who killed seven people in terrorist attacks on London Bridge last week as Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba. Khuram, a British citizen born in Pakistan, is believed to have led the trio of terrorists. All three were shot dead by the police... |
ISIS killed 163 people in Mosul in one day: UN | At least 163 people were killed by Islamic State fighters in the Iraqi city of Mosul in a single day last week, UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said. "The brutality of ISIS and other terrorist groups seemingly knows no bounds," al-Hussein added. Notably, the offensive to retake Mosul, ISIS' last stronghold ... |
S Korean THAAD deployment delayed over environment probe | Deployment of the US anti-missile system THAAD in South Korea faces a delay of up to a year as President Moon Jae-in has ordered a full-scale environmental impact probe for the deployment. The probe aims to enhance the procedural legitimacy of the deployment. The Defence Ministry allegedly used legal loopholes to exped... |
Calvin Klein's Raf wins Designer of The Year at CFDA Awards | Calvin Klein's creative director Raf Simons won both the Menswear Designer of The Year and Womenswear Designer of The Year at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards. Notably, the only other time the Menswear and Womenswear awards have been won by the same person was in 1993, when Calvin Klein... |
SBI launches record share sale to raise up to â¹15,000 crore | India's largest lender SBI launched the country's largest institutional share sale programme on Monday, to raise up to â¹15,000 crore. With this, SBI looks to strengthen its capital base to increase loan growth and protect the balance sheet from bad loans. SBI also broke its own record of 2014 when it raised â¹8,032 ... |
43,000 travellers without tickets fined â¹15 crore: Railways | Railways in Bihar caught and fined 43,000 travellers without tickets and those not having proper tickets, and collected a penalty of â¹15.2 crore in May 2017, East Central Railway said. It also held 861 persons travelling in coaches reserved for women, and â¹2.51 lakh as penalty was realised from them. Moreover, 569 ... |
Mallya should clear staff dues first: Ex-Kingfisher employee | A former Kingfisher Airlines employee said Vijay Mallya should first consider the plight undergone by employees. "I think if a little bit of humanity is left within him he should first clear our dues," he stated. "[T]he way he honours and enjoys watching Indian matches, similarly he should...honour the Indian judiciary... |
CBI denies NDTV charges, says it respects freedom of press | Responding to NDTV's allegations that CBI raided its premises "without conducting a preliminary enquiry", the agency clarified that searches were conducted based on warrants by a competent court. CBI added investigations against Prannoy and Radhika Roy weren't regarding loan default, but wrongful gain of â¹48 crore. C... |
Farhan Akhtar shares pic of himself with a Snapchat filter | Actor Farhan Akhtar has shared a picture on his Instagram, where he is seen using a Snapchat filter. The actor captioned the picture as, "When your daughter thinks you need Snapchat to add some colour to your life... #funtimes #lovemygirls." Farhan has two daughters Shakya and Akira with his ex-wife Adhuna Bhabani. |
Lisa Haydon shares picture with her son Zack Lalvani online | Model-actress Lisa Haydon shared a picture of herself with her son Zack Lalvani in an Instagram story. Zack, born on May 17, is Lisa's first child with her husband Dino Lalvani. Lisa got married to Dino in October 2016 and announced her pregnancy on Instagram in January this year. |
England qualify for Champions Trophy semis with win over NZ | England on Tuesday defeated New Zealand by 87 runs in the Group A match, becoming the first team to qualify for the Champions Trophy 2017 semi-finals. England posted their 23rd 300+ score in 46 matches since the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which is the most by any team. Kane Williamson scored his fifth consecutive ODI ... |
Indian Paralympic gold winner questioned over man's death | Indian Paralympic gold medallist Thangavelu Mariyappan was questioned by police over the death of a man with whom he allegedly quarrelled. Nineteen-year-old Satish Kumar was found dead on a railway track in Tamil Nadu on Saturday. Earlier that day, Satish reportedly fought with Mariyappan after his two-wheeler had cras... |
Malaria found to weaken mice skeleton: Study | Japan-based scientists have found that mice suffered bone loss when infected with malaria parasites. Further in young mice, the bones also grew slower than normal. As a result, the animals' thigh bones were about 10% shorter than those of their uninfected counterparts, researchers said, who suggested a vitamin D deriva... |
Delhi govt asks power suppliers to send SMSes before outage | Delhi government has told power distribution companies to inform people of unscheduled power cuts via SMS, besides increasing the number of call centre attendants for complaints. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia added that information about scheduled power cuts should be given on distributers' websites. The government is also ... |
Explosion in Afghanistan kills 10, injures 16 | At least 10 people have been killed and 16 others have been injured in an explosion near a mosque in Afghanistan's Herat, reports said. The explosives had reportedly been placed on a motorcycle and were detonated at the entrance gate of the mosque. The attack comes less than a week after a truck-bomb explosion in Kabul... |
Russia intercepts US B-52 bomber over Baltic Sea | A Russian Su-27 fighter jet on Tuesday intercepted a US B-52 strategic bomber over the Baltic Sea as the US warplane was flying along the Russian border, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. The interception comes amid NATO's continued training exercises near the Russian border which the country considers a threat to... |
Top US diplomat in China quits over Trump climate policy | Top US diplomat in China, David Rank, has resigned over President Donald Trump's decision to quit the 2015 Paris agreement to fight climate change. Rank said he was asked to do something in support of Trump's decision, that he simply could not do in good conscience as a "parent, patriot and a Christian". |
Indian football team registers its 7th straight victory | The Indian football team registered its seventh win on the trot, defeating Nepal 2-0 in an international friendly in Mumbai on Tuesday. The first half remained goalless before India's Sandesh Jhingan opened the scoring in the 60th minute, while Jeje Lalpekhlua doubled India's lead later. India now face Kyrgyz Republic ... |
New Zealanders show visiting US official the middle finger | US State Secretary Rex Tillerson was 'welcomed' in New Zealand on Tuesday by people showing the middle finger to his motorcade, in a protest following US President Donald Trump's decision to pull the country out of the Paris climate deal. The US media contingent was reportedly surprised by the hostile reception. Notabl... |
We'll not ask PM for NOC for our film on Kejriwal: Makers | Khushbu Ranka and Vinay Shukla, the makers of the documentary 'An Insignificant Man' on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, have said that they will not ask PM Narendra Modi for a No Objection Certificate (NOC). The makers added CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani set impossible conditions to release their film by refusing to certify it ... |
Isolating Qatar beginning of end of terrorism: Donald Trump | After Arab nations including Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Qatar after accusing it of supporting extremism, US President Donald Trump tweeted that isolating Qatar "will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!" Trump also said he was warned by Arab leaders that Qatar was funding "radical ideology... |
Japan arrests 14-year-old for creating WannaCry-like malware | Japanese authorities on Monday reportedly arrested a 14-year-old boy for creating a malware similar to the WannaCry ransomware which hit 150 countries last month. According to reports, the boy learned how to create the ransomware through free encryption programmes. The malware was designed to demand payment from infect... |
Apple's Safari to block auto-playing videos, ads on desktop | Technology giant Apple on Monday announced that the Safari web browser for its upcoming macOS High Sierra will have a feature to block auto-playing videos and ads. The feature will roll out with the public beta of High Sierra in late June. Apple also claimed that Safari will be the world's fastest browser on High Sierr... |
Apple adds Google Assistant-like features to Siri | Apple on Monday announced that digital assistant Siri will be able to answer follow-up questions on iOS 11, making it similar to Google Assistant. Siri will be contextually aware and show pop-ups of the user's current location if they receive an iMessage text asking, "Where are you?" Further, Siri will have in-app tran... |
Delivery Hero announces plan for Germany's biggest IPO | European food delivery startup backed by Rocket Internet, Delivery Hero has announced it plans to raise over $500 million from a public listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, said to be the biggest IPO in Germany. This comes after Naspers invested $420 million in Delivery Hero last month. Six-year-old Delivery Hero s... |
Uber refunds users after charging high fare in London attack | Ride-hailing startup Uber has started issuing refunds to passengers who used the app around the London attack on Saturday night after it was slammed for surge pricing. The fares are automatically raised when demand for Uber taxis in a particular area increases. Uber also pledged to donate all fares to and from Ariana G... |
Rented coolers put in hospital for Yogi visit, later removed | Rented air coolers were first installed and later removed at a hospital in Allahabad, following an inspection by UP CM Yogi Adityanath. The CM had visited the Swaroop Rani Nehru hospital in the city, along with state Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh. The hospital was also cleaned up with new fans and other faciliti... |
Boy scores 99.9 percentile in Boards, becomes Jain monk | Ahmedabad's Varshil Shah, who scored 99.9 percentile in Class 12 Gujarat Board exams, has "renounced the world" to become a Jain monk. The 17-year-old will take 'diksha', a religious ceremony marking the initiation of Jain monks on Thursday. Varshil came in contact with a religious organisation three years ago and was ... |
34 pilots accused of abusing DGCA officials on WhatsApp chat | Delhi Police is examining a group of pilots after Directorate General of Civil Aviation filed a complaint against them for making obscene remarks about its officials in a WhatsApp chat. About 34 pilots of private fliers including Jet Airways were questioned over the matter. "The text...was highly objectionable...and ob... |
India's top IT firms received 37% less H-1B visas in 2016 | Top seven India-based outsourcing companies in the US received fewer H-1B visas in 2016 as against 2015, with their combined numbers dropping 37%, a report stated. Further, new H-1B petitions approved for these companies represent only 0.006% of US labour-force. This comes amid US tightening visa programmes to make it ... |
Police shoot and injure attacker near Paris' Notre Dame | Police officers shot and injured a man after he attacked an officer with a hammer in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday, according to reports. The man, who was also armed with two knives, shouted "this is for Syria" as he attacked, reports added. French prosecutors are reportedly treating the shootin... |
Sher Bahadur Deuba elected as Nepal's PM for 4th time | Nepal's Parliament on Tuesday voted 388-170 in favour of electing Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister of the country for the fourth time. The 70-year-old was the only candidate to contest the elections as the Opposition did not field any candidate. This comes after former PM 'Prachanda' resigned... |
Diplomatic crisis triggers 'panic buying' of food in Qatar | Panic buying of food supplies broke out in Qatar after Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia, cut diplomatic ties and accused it of supporting extremism. Qatar shares its only land border with Saudi Arabia and relies heavily on imports from Gulf countries. The de facto blockade will force Qatar to rely on costlier sea a... |
ABC News sued for â¹37k cr on calling firm's beef pink slime | Meat processor Beef Products Inc has claimed that it was defamed by media firm ABC News, which characterised its beef product as "pink slime". The firm, which sued ABC for $5.7 billion (â¹37,000 crore), argued that it ruined its reputation in 2012, almost putting it out of business. Notably, while reporting, ABC's jou... |
Firm staff party had pole dancers, sushi on models as reward | London-based dating app Badoo's CEO Andrey Andreev said regular parties, including its recent 'Too Funky Friday' party that included pole dancers and sushi served on models, were meant to reward employees. A typical party cost the company up to $45,000 (â¹29 lakh), and by 2015-end it hosted one every week. These soire... |
Pic of Esha Deol showing baby bump surfaces online | A photograph of actress Esha Deol showing her baby bump has surfaced online. Esha can be seen with celebrity chef Shilarna Vaze in the picture. The 35-year-old actress is pregnant with her first child with husband Bharat Takhtani, whom she married in 2012. According to a source, the baby is due by the end of this year.... |
Rihanna shares meme to slam those body shaming her | Singer Rihanna has shared a meme made up of two pictures of rapper Gucci Mane at different weights to slam those body shaming her over gaining weight. Online trolls had commented on the singer's slight change in weight. A sports writer had even written an article titled 'Is Rihanna going to make being fat the hot new t... |
Dying to show to mom: Johar on father's pic with Bruce Lee | Filmmaker Karan Johar tweeted that he's dying to show a picture of his late father Yash Johar with martial artist Bruce Lee to his mother Hiroo Johar. The picture was originally shared by filmmaker Shekhar Kapur while conducting research for his upcoming film on Lee. Kapur tweeted that he was as excited as Karan on see... |
Sehwag sends 2-line resume for India head coach post | Former cricketer Virender Sehwag has reportedly sent a two-line resume to BCCI for the post of head coach of the Indian cricket team. "Mentor and a coach of Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League and has played with all these boys before," his application stated. BCCI's Committee of Administrators has now asked S... |
Sonia may step down as Congress President by Oct 15: Report | Congress President Sonia Gandhi may step down from the post by October 15 this year when the party holds its internal elections, according to reports. However, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad denied the reports when asked whether the issue of elevation of Vice President Rahul Gandhi was discussed at the Congres... |
Bihar topper Ganesh admits to adopting unfair means in exams | Suspended intermediate topper of the Bihar board, Ganesh Kumar, has admitted to the police during interrogation that he fudged his age and also adopted unfair means during the examination. Ganesh, 42, had mentioned his age as 24 while appearing in the Bihar Board Class 12 exams. He also claimed that a man named Sanjay ... |
Pregnant woman burnt to death by family for marrying a Dalit | A 21-year-old pregnant Muslim woman was allegedly burnt to death by her family for eloping and marrying a Dalit man in Karnataka's Vijayapura, following which her mother, sister, and brother have been arrested. Earlier, the woman's family had filed a complaint under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, whic... |
MMA fighter jailed for assaulting porn star ex-girlfriend | Former MMA fighter Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, who changed his name to War Machine, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping and assaulting his porn star ex-girlfriend, Christy Mack. Koppenhaver assaulted Mack in 2014 and left her with a broken nose, missing teeth, fractured eye socket, and a lacerated liv... |
Shoaib Akhtar the fastest bowler I have faced: Dhoni | Former India captain MS Dhoni said that the quickest bowler he has faced in his career is former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar. "[H]e was quick, he was fast, he could bowl a yorker, he could bowl a bouncer but you never expected a beamer, he was a bit unpredictable, he was fun to play against," Dhoni said about Akhtar. |
Man arrested for stalking BJP leader Nupur Sharma | Delhi Police on Monday arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly stalking BJP leader Nupur Sharma. The man, who hails from Vadodara, sent obscene and threatening messages on Facebook, Twitter, email, besides text messages after which Sharma filed a complaint with the police. He was accused of using abusive language and ... |
3 killed in police firing during farmers' protest in MP | Three people were killed and several others were injured after police opened fire during a farmers' protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur on Tuesday. Farmers had assembled for a week-long demonstration for higher crop prices, loan waivers and compensation for losses incurred after drought in the region. The crowd set a ... |
Azim Premji denies sale of Wipro, calls news report baseless | Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has denied reports claiming promoters of the IT giant were evaluating sale of their holdings, adding that he "remains committed to Wipro". In a letter to employees, he termed the news as "baseless and malicious". The news website had reported Wipro's promoters were in early stages of evaluati... |
How are temperatures of distant planets and stars measured? | Temperatures on Earth can be measured via thermometers by contact but to measure the degree of heat in a distant celestial body, astronomers study the radiation emitted by them. With increasing temperatures, objects glow from red to yellow to blue. However, with a further increase, heat can't be measured with colours, ... |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.