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Parts of two bodies found in late Polish President's coffin | Polish authorities have found remains of two other people in the coffin of former President Lech KaczyÅski while investigating the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed him and 95 others. The caskets of 11 other victims also contained body parts of others. The coffins were sealed in Russia and were returned to Poland... |
Bihar cancels topper's result for not answering questions | The result of Bihar's Class 12 Arts topper Ganesh Kumar has been cancelled with immediate effect, a Bihar School Examination Board official said on Friday. Police officials arrested Kumar after the board made the announcement. Kumar had failed to answer simple questions related to Music, the subject in which he scored ... |
CBSE to announce Class 10 board exam results on June 3 | The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday announced that the results of 2017 Class 10 board exams will be declared on June 3. This year 7.81 lakh students appeared in CBSE's school-based exam and 8.86 lakh students took the Board-based exam. Notably, the Class 10 board examination will no longer be opti... |
Disney CEO quits Trump's council over Paris climate accord | Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that he is stepping down from a White House advisory council over US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement. "Protecting our planet and driving economic growth are critical to our future, and they aren't mutually exclusive," said Iger. Earlier... |
Dear BJP, stop this Hindu nation narrative: Siddharth | Actor Siddharth, in a tweet addressed to the BJP, wrote, "Dear #BJP you have power. Empower #India. Stay out of people's private choices. Stop this #Hindu nation narrative. We are better than that." He added that the row about cattle markets is unnecessary as it only polarises people and the Centre should stay out of ... |
Jennifer Garner slams magazine for unauthorised story on her | Hollywood actress Jennifer Garner slammed 'People' magazine on Facebook for publishing an unauthorised story on her titled 'Jennifer Garner: Life After Heartbreak', and added that she didn't pose for the magazine's cover. The story, attributed to various sources, discussed her life after she divorced actor Ben Affleck.... |
Let's judge Priyanka for her actions, not her clothes: Leone | Actress Sunny Leone, while talking about the row that emerged over Priyanka Chopra wearing a dress when meeting PM Narendra Modi, said, "Let's judge her based on her actions and not her clothes." Leone added, "If he (Modi) had a problem with it he would've said something. But he didn't and I don't think anybody has the... |
Huma, her brother Saqib's horror film Dobaara hits theatres | Huma Qureshi and her brother Saqib Saleem's horror film 'Dobaara' which released today, "has a unique plot...but it doesn't really suit the horror genre", wrote IB Times. HT said, "The film can make your hair stand at times. Hindi filmmakers rarely achieve such finesse." NDTV wrote, "The film isn't a spine-chiller". It... |
Manisha shines like a diamond in coal mine: Dear Maya review | 'Dear Maya' which released on Friday, "has a lot of honesty...," wrote TOI. "Manisha Koirala shines like a diamond in coal mine", wrote Hindustan Times. India Today said, "If not for Koirala's measured performance, Dear Maya would be a tiring story about two giggly teens and later sulking adults". It was rated 3/5 (TOI... |
2 injured on India's longest bridge as it has no lights | An accident on the recently-inaugurated Bhupen Hazarika Setu has left two people injured after they hit a temporary camp on the bridge at night. Notably, the bridge, India's longest, has no street lights. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had asked people to celebrate the inauguration by flashing ... |
Paris or no Paris, India committed to climate protection: PM | After Donald Trump announced that the US would withdraw from Paris climate accord, PM Narendra Modi said, "Paris or no Paris, our commitment to preserving the climate is for the sake of future generations." Addressing the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, PM Modi further said India has traditionally been resp... |
Google's spinoff company Waymo testing self-driving trucks | Google's self-driving car spinoff company Waymo has started testing autonomous truck technology. This comes nearly a year after Uber acquired trucking startup Otto to begin its own self-driving truck venture. Notably, Otto Co-founder Anthony Levandowski was a former Google employee who has been accused of stealing 14,0... |
Google to give â¹1 crore for bug bounty that's never been won | Technology major Google on Thursday announced that it had quadrupled the reward for running a specific exploit in Android to over â¹1 crore. No researcher has ever claimed the top reward for the remote exploit chain, Google said. Further, the company disclosed that it had awarded researchers over â¹9.6 crore in two y... |
There is no plan B because there is no planet B: French Prez | In a statement after the US withdrew from the Paris climate deal, French President Emmanuel Macron said, "I do respect President Trump's decision but I think it's a mistake...We all share the same responsibility: make our planet great again". "On the climate, there is no plan B. Because there is no planet B," Macron fu... |
RCom-Aircel merged firm to be called Aircom: Anil Ambani | Anil Ambani on Friday announced the merged entity of Reliance Communications and Aircel will be called Aircom. RCom will hold a 50% stake in the new company. He also spoke about the Brookfield acquisition, stating that both the deals will help RCom reduce its debt by â¹25,000 crore. Notably, lenders are allowing the c... |
Telecom sector to cut up to 40,000 jobs this year, says RCom | Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications' executive Punit Garg has said ongoing stress in the telecom industry will end up reducing 30,000-40,000 more jobs this year. Indian telecom companies have laid off about 10,000 people over the last one year, Garg further stated. His statement comes at a time when the telecom ind... |
Wipro receives second threat email, tightens security | IT major Wipro on Friday said it has reinforced security measures at all its office locations after receiving a second threat email. However, it did not specify the nature of the threat, and stated that there was no impact on the company's operations. Earlier, Wipro received an email demanding â¹500 crore in Bitcoin a... |
Selling Air India difficult with â¹52,000 cr debt: Panagariya | Privatising state-owned airline Air India will be "very difficult" unless the government writes off at least part of its â¹52,000 crore debt, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said. It would be difficult even if the sale is open to both domestic and foreign buyers, he added. Niti Aayog recently submitted a re... |
Happy birthday to me: Sonakshi on pic from her Goa vacation | Actress Sonakshi Sinha, while sharing a picture on the occasion of her 30th birthday from her vacation in Goa, wrote, "Happy birthday to me!!!" The picture, which has been shared on Instagram, shows Sonakshi with her friends. The actress further wrote, "I'm having the best time with my #mains, my #foreversquad and the ... |
Pak man tweets to Swaraj about ailing child, gets visa | India has issued a medical visa to a two-and-a-half-month-old baby from Pakistan, suffering from a heart disease, after his father appealed to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for help. "It is heartening to see humanity prevailing despite many differences. Thank you all for your efforts. Humanity prevails! God b... |
Coach bans smartphones for athletes at training camp | National long distance running coach Surendra Singh has banned smartphones for athletes training for the upcoming World Championships, at the national camp in Patiala. The athletes are only allowed to use smartphones for one hour on weekends, but have a regular cellphone with them which can only be used during emergenc... |
Jailed former Haryana CM Chautala clears Class 10 exam | Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is serving a 10-year sentence in Delhi's Tihar jail after his conviction in the teachers' recruitment scam, has reportedly cleared the Class 10 board examination. The 82-year-old has scored 53.40% in the exam that was conducted by the National Institute of Open Sch... |
Nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired | India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Indian armed forces. The surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile, which was inducted into Indian armed forces in 2003, is capable of car... |
UN General Assembly elects Slovakia's Lajcak as president | The UN General Assembly on Wednesday picked Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak to be its next president. Lajcak, who was a contender to succeed Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary General last year, will succeed Fijian diplomat Peter Thomson. "All we do is to serve the people...and therefore to focus on peace...must be th... |
No trace of Russian hacking in Macron's campaign: France | French investigators have found no traces of Russian hacking in the cyber attack on President Emmanuel Macron's election campaign. "The hack was so generic and simple that it could have been practically anyone," the investigators said. The leak of Macron's campaign data contained 9 gigabytes of emails, images, and atta... |
60 assault rifles found hidden onboard Miami-Rio flight | Brazilian police on Thursday seized 60 assault rifles worth $4.2 million (â¹27 crore) hidden in a shipment of swimming pool heaters on a plane flying into Rio de Janeiro's Galeao International Airport from Miami, US. The cargo included 45 AK-47's, 14 AR15's and one G3 rifle. The seizure is reportedly the biggest of it... |
44 migrants die of thirst while crossing desert in Niger | At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger while on the way to Libya, according to reports. Notably, the route from Niger to Libya is one of the main routes migrants take to reach North Africa before crossing the Mediterranean Sea... |
Gal Gadot starrer Wonder Woman hits the theatres | 'Wonder Woman' which released on Friday, "takes a distinctive stance on feminism â one that doesn't resort to male bashing to get its point across", wrote TOI. "Israeli actress Gal Gadot shines in an inspirational superhero story", said NDTV. "Gal Gadot is the superhero we need but don't deserve", wrote Hindustan Tim... |
Bachchan to return as host of Kaun Banega Crorepati season 9 | Amitabh Bachchan has confirmed that he will be back as the host for the ninth season of the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Bachchan, in his personal blog, wrote that the contest will be on air by August-September this year. He revealed that contestants after spending so many hours on the "Hot Seat" would end up becom... |
Goldman CEO tweets for the 1st time to slam Trump's decision | After US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein took to Twitter for the first time to express disapproval. Blankfein's response was surprising because Goldman has several former employees in the Trump administration. Further, among others, Walt Disney C... |
Why is Anil Ambani richer even after RCom lost â¹3,300 crore? | Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani's wealth increased by $82 million (â¹528 crore) this year, even as its shares plummeted 39%, wiping $513 million (â¹3,300 crore) from its valuation. This is because gains at Reliance Capital and Reliance Power outstripped losses at RCom. Moreover, RCom, which is facing a â... |
EC's challenge to hack or tamper EVMs unconstitutional: HC | The Uttarakhand High Court (HC) today said that the Election Commission's challenge given to political parties to hack or tamper the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) is unconstitutional. While hearing a plea against the EC's EVM hackathon, the HC said that it is yet to decide whether to stay the EVM challenge, schedul... |
100% penalty for receiving cash over â¹2 lakh, warns I-T dept | The I-T department has warned people against indulging in cash transactions of â¹2 lakh or more saying the receiver will have to pay an equal amount as penalty. It also advised people having knowledge of such dealings to tip-off the department via email. The restriction isn't applicable to receipt by government, banki... |
Ullu Ka Pattha, 1st song from Ranbir, Kat's Jagga Jasoos out | Ullu Ka Pattha, the first song from the Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif starrer film 'Jagga Jasoos' has been released. The song has been composed by Pritam, with vocals by Arijit Singh and Nikita Gandhi, and lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Directed by Anurag Basu, the film will release on July 14. |
Brave attempt despite loopholes: A Death In The Gunj review | Actress Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial debut 'A Death In The Gunj' which released today, "is a brave experiment despite loopholes", wrote HT. "It's a sensitive, profoundly moving portrait of an angst-ridden young man derailed by a world bereft of empathy", wrote NDTV. Times of India wrote, "Konkona uses her actors be... |
Please leave Alia for Varun and Salman for me, jokes Katrina | At the IIFA 2017 press conference, actress Katrina Kaif said, "Please leave Alia Bhatt for Varun Dhawan and Salman Khan for me." She said this after journalists asked Alia about working with Salman in a film. Further, when Alia told journalists to ask Salman about the film, he joked, "Trying to get remake rights of thi... |
US journo Kelly trolled for asking Modi "Are you on Twitter" | American journalist Megyn Kelly is being trolled on Twitter for asking India's PM Narendra Modi, "Are you on Twitter?", after he referred to her recent tweet with an umbrella. "While @narendramodi had done his homework Ms. Kelly had not researched her subjects well," a tweet read. Citing Kelly's and Modi's Twitter foll... |
Kerala temple hosts Iftar party for Muslims in its premises | The Shree Narasimhamoorthy Temple in Kerala's Malappuram district on Thursday hosted an Iftar party for nearly 400 Muslims breaking their fast in the month of Ramzan. The temple, located in a Muslim-dominated area, was earlier provided with funds by both the Hindus and the Muslims for its renovation works which are cur... |
New Google headquarters to have rooftop park, running track | Google has submitted the final plan to build its new London headquarters that will cost over â¹8,290 crore and have a rooftop garden with a running track, a 25-meter swimming pool, and massage rooms. The campus, which can accommodate 4,000 employees, will be spread across 80,819 square meters of land. It will also hav... |
NASA to launch first-ever mission to study neutron stars | NASA is launching the world's first mission to study the rapidly rotating neutron stars, 50 years after their discovery. Neutron stars, weighing over 1.4 solar masses, are so dense that a teaspoon of its material would weigh a billion tonnes on Earth. The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission's lau... |
Commuters hold graduation for student after 3-hr train delay | Passengers on a New York subway train gave a student a "graduation ceremony" after he missed his high school graduation due to a nearly three-hour train delay. A passenger presented student Jerich Marco Alcantara with a "diploma" on his cell phone while another played Green Day's graduation song 'Time of Your Life'. Al... |
Harvard University announces Game of Thrones history course | Harvard University has announced that it will offer a medieval history course inspired by Games of Thrones. Students will study the HBO TV show that "echoes and adapts, as well as distorts the history and culture of the 'medieval world' of Eurasia." A lecturer said the course will explore "archetypal characters" like "... |
NSE Vice Chairman Ravi Narain quits board amid SEBI probe | Ravi Narain, Vice Chairman of National Stock Exchange, has stepped down from the exchange's board. His decision came amid markets regulator SEBI probing NSE for providing access to certain brokers on its algorithmic trading platform. The allegations claim that certain brokers were able to log into systems with better h... |
Katrina one of the best dancers in Bollywood: Salman | At the IIFA press conference, actor Salman Khan said that actress Katrina Kaif is one of the best dancers in Bollywood. He added, "Actually, there's a tie between Katrina and Alia Bhatt," to which Alia said that she's a terrible dancer and just cute. "You can't be worse than me and I'm not even cute," joked Salman in r... |
Missed watching my kids grow up due to jail term: Sanjay | Sanjay Dutt has said he has missed watching his kids grow up owing to his prison term. He is the father to twins Iqra and Shahraan. "Now all three of us don't seem to get enough of each other. I forget the world when I am with them. I want to involve myself more in their day-to-day lives," added Sanjay. |
New JRR Tolkien love story released after 100 years | A new Middle-earth love story by 'Lord of the Rings' author JRR Tolkien has been published 100 years after being written. 'Beren and Lúthien' has been referred to as a "personal story" written after Tolkien returned from World War One's Battle of the Somme. It's about a man and an elf ordered to complete a dangerous t... |
Indian-origin student wins US' Scripps National Spelling Bee | Indian-origin student Ananya Vinay on Thursday won the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee contest, held annually in the United States of America. The 12-year-old Class 6th student from Fresno, California, has been awarded a trophy and $40,000 (â¹25.79 lakh) cash prize. She spelled French word 'Marocain', a dress fabri... |
â¹770 crore-plus brand value just numbers for me: Virat Kohli | Virat Kohli has said his estimated brand value of over $120 million (â¹773 crore) is "just numbers" for him. "It's not something I strive for or work towards, it's just a by-product of whatever I'm doing in my professional career," said Kohli. The cricketer signed an eight-year â¹110 crore deal with Puma in February,... |
What is S-400 missile system that India will buy from Russia? | Russia has said it is preparing to supply S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems, one of the world's most advanced missile defence systems, to India. The system has the capability to destroy incoming hostile aircraft, missiles, and drones at ranges of up to 400 km. It can fire three types of missiles, create a laye... |
What allegations did Ramachandra Guha level against BCCI? | Ramachandra Guha has accused BCCI of according preferential treatment to some national coaches by giving them ten-month contracts to allow them to work in IPL for two months. The historian blamed the board for handling the issue of Anil Kumble's contract "in an extremely insensitive and unprofessional manner". Guha als... |
Man gets 180-day jail for not giving iPhone password to cops | A child abuse defendant in the US has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for failing to provide a correct passcode for his iPhone to the police. The man, Christopher Wheeler, had claimed that he couldn't remember the right password. Police believe his iPhone contains evidence of him hitting and scratching his young dau... |
Obamas purchase 9-bedroom mansion for â¹52 crore | Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have purchased a nine-bedroom Washington mansion for $8.1 million (over â¹52 crore). The Obamas were earlier renting the 8,200-square-foot mansion, which dates back to the 1920s, to allow Sasha to complete high school. The Obamas are neighbours with US Presi... |
Amazon is an awfully scary competitor, says Netflix CEO | Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has called Amazon an "awfully scary" competitor in the original content space. He added, "Everything Amazon does is so amazing. How are they doing so many business areas so well?" In a previous interview, Hastings had also admitted that Netflix will never be as good as Amazon. |
Scientists predict ringed planet behind mysterious eclipses | UK-based scientists studying "mysterious" eclipses from a distant star predict the presence of an undiscovered planet encircled with dust rings. Scientists noticed two eclipses in 2008 and 2011 when light from the star in Orion constellation reduced to 30%. The planet, if confirmed in September's eclipse would be the f... |
Watch how stylist Shaleena Nathani outruns easy | Bollywood stylist Shaleena, who has styled stars like Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan, doesn't take the easy road in life. There is no time for slacking in her work, and she relishes this because she thinks easy is no fun. She believes that when you take it easy, whether at work or while running a marathon, people ... |
Priyanka's Hollywood debut film Baywatch hits the theatres | Actress Priyanka Chopra's Hollywood debut film which released on Friday, "makes for a decent one-time watch. Priyanka is convincing as ruthless Victoria...," wrote India Today. "Unfunny... the film deserves to be drowned", wrote Hindustan Times. "Priyanka looks smokin' hot in this two-hour-long behind the scenes footag... |
Guha slams Dhoni's â¹2cr contract,questions superstar culture | Ramchandra Guha, who resigned from the Supreme Court-appointed BCCI's Committee of Administrators, has questioned the â¹2 crore Grade 'A' contract given to MS Dhoni, despite him not playing Tests. In a letter to CoA Chief Vinod Rai, Guha highlighted BCCI's "superstar culture" and blamed the Committee of "silence and i... |
Startup raises â¹225 crore in 30 seconds via digital currency | Web browser startup Brave, founded by former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, this week raised â¹225 crore in about 30 seconds with an Initial Coin Offering. The startup reportedly sold one billion of its own digital coins, called The Basic Attention Token, or BAT. The value of these coins is based on the crypto-currency 'Et... |
I fell in love with Priyanka after our first meeting: Dwayne | Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson, who stars with Priyanka Chopra in 'Baywatch', revealed he fell in love with her after their first meeting. He added, "Not only did I fall in love with her, we had this crazy idea...she'd be an amazing villain on Baywatch." Dwayne further said that he immediately had a connection with Pri... |
Katrina will go wherever I take her, jokes Salman | At the IIFA press conference, actor Salman Khan jokingly said that actress Katrina Kaif will go wherever he takes her. Salman said this after Alia Bhatt said she'll go wherever Katrina takes her in New York. The conversation began when a journalist asked Katrina and Alia where they would like to go in New York after th... |
Sunny Leone features in new ad campaign for PETA | Actress Sunny Leone has featured in a new advertisement campaign for People For Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). She's surrounded by red chillies in the poster which has been captioned, 'Spice Up Your Life! Go Vegetarian'. Notably, Sunny received the 2016 PETA's Person of the Year award for her dedication to promot... |
Journalist asks Modi "Are you on Twitter?" | Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently in Russia, met American journalist Megyn Kelly of the NBC news and referring to her recent tweet said, "I saw your tweet...with the umbrella." Replying to the PM's comment, Kelly asked, "Are you on Twitter?", and Modi laughed and said "Yes". A video of the incident has sur... |
29L kids between 10-14yrs of age got married from 2001-2011 | As many as 29 lakh children between the ages of 10 and 14 years got married from the year 2001 to 2011, according to a report by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. Out of the 70 districts identified with high rate of child marriages, Rajasthan had the highest number of such cases with a record 13 d... |
Maha students to get average marks as answer sheets stolen | The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education will award average marks to 186 students, whose answer sheets have been stolen. The average of the marks secured by a student in other subjects will be allotted. A man, disguised as a scrap dealer, had fled with 516 answer sheets in April, of which... |
What conditions apply to Railways' Buy Now Pay Later scheme? | Using the Indian Railways' recently introduced 'Buy Now Pay Later' service, passengers can book tickets first and pay for it within 14 days. However, it can only be availed on e-tickets, and would be made available for a passenger after evaluating his CIBIL score. Details of PAN or Aadhaar number will have to be given ... |
Rajnath Singh breaks protocol, hugs jawan with disability | Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday broke protocol to hug a disabled BSF jawan while honouring him with the gallantry medal. The jawan, Godhraj Meena suffered 85% disability after militants' bullets hit him in J&K's Udhampur in 2014. A bus carrying around 30 BSF personnel was attacked by militants, and Meena kept t... |
Microsoft mistakenly releases update that crashes computers | Technology major Microsoft on Thursday mistakenly released a software build for Windows Insider users that crashed their computers and phones. In a post explaining the accidental release, Microsoft advised customers to either wait for a new build or roll-back to the previous version. Users who had already allowed the u... |
Trump govt files emergency application to revive travel ban | The Trump administration on Thursday filed emergency applications asking the Supreme Court to revive the travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority nations. Nine justices will decide whether US President Donald Trump's election campaign rhetoric can be used as evidence that the ban intended to discriminate against M... |
British Airways outage by man who turned off power: Reports | A contract worker doing maintenance work at a British Airways data centre is believed to have inadvertently turned off the power supply, knocking off its computer systems. The investigation into the global BA power outage will likely focus on human error instead of equipment failure. Meanwhile, British Airways faces a ... |
Two top executives quit Flipkart after COO Nitin Seth's exit | Two senior executives of Flipkart, Ekart operations VP Neeraj Aggarwal and Flipkartâs chief learning officer Stefaan van Hooydonk, have quit Flipkart two days after COO Nitin Seth made an exit from the company. These resignations come at a time when Flipkart is in talks with rival Snapdeal for a buyout. Snapdeal also... |
Hibernating aliens may explain their silence, scientists say | A trio of researchers has presented a solution to the Fermi paradox as to why aliens have not contacted humans if there is a possibility of extraterrestrial beings possessing advanced interstellar travel capabilities. Researchers hypothesised aliens might be "rationally sleeping" waiting for a future where the Universe... |
Indian satellite helped in 3rd gravitational wave detection | India's first space observatory ASTROSAT, launched by ISRO in 2015 helped confirm the third detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), announced on June 1. Indian scientists at LIGO used the satellite to rule out X-rays accompanying the waves created by merging o... |
Merkel ignores Modi's handshake, proposes better background | German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen ignoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handshake, in an incident similar to one that happened in 2015. In both the instances, Modi can be seen extending his hand after their address, and Merkel is seen ignoring his handshake and signalling him towards the countries' flag... |
Mexican launches 'Softness without border' Trump toilet roll | Mexican lawyer Antonio Battaglia has rolled out "Trump" toilet paper, marketed under slogans like "Softness without borders." Battaglia, who has a trademark for Trump toilet paper, said he was "really bothered" by US President Donald Trump's remarks on migrants. About 30% of the profits from the toilet paper sales will... |
Walmart employees to deliver packages on their way home | American retail giant Walmart is testing a new program that requires the store employees to deliver online orders at the end of their shifts. The employees can opt in to earn extra money by making deliveries using their own cars. They are assigned packages based on where they live so that the delivery route aligns with... |
Against sale of JK House to Raymond promoters, says Chairman | Ahead of Raymond's meeting to consider sale of JK House to its promoters and extended family, Chairman Gautam Singhania said his personal opinion would be to vote against the resolution. Earlier, proxy advisory firm IiAS had slammed the proposal saying Raymond's promoters were trying to buy the property at a 90% discou... |
Rishi tweets about father Raj Kapoor's death anniversary | Actor Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter to share a picture of his father Raj Kapoor on his death anniversary on Friday. In the caption, he wrote a line from the song 'Jeena Yahan Marna Yahaan' from Kapoor's 1970 film 'Mera Naam Joker'. Known for films like 'Shree 420' and 'Awara', Kapoor passed away due to asthma related co... |
Kareena and son Taimur attend 1st birthday of Tusshar's son | Actress Kareena Kapoor and her son Taimur Ali Khan attended the first birthday celebrations of actor Tusshar Kapoor's son Laksshya. Laksshya's grandfather Jeetendra, his aunt Ekta Kapoor were also at the party. Filmmaker Karan Johar, actress Tabu and television actress Kanchi Kaul and husband Shabir Ahluwalia also atte... |
Haryana renames HUDA as 'it rhymes with ex-CM Hooda's name' | The Haryana government has changed the name of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP). The state's Health Minister Anil Vij said HUDA was often misunderstood as it rhymed with the name of former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Congress leader Hooda is facing CBI inv... |
India given small practice arena before Pak tie, Kohli upset | Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble are reportedly unhappy after India was allotted a smaller practice arena compared to the main facility in Birmingham on Thursday. The small size of the ground restricted pacers Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya, who could not complete their run-up. The team is training in Birming... |
Jupiter, Saturn to be visible at same time in June: NASA | NASA in its monthly night sky briefing announced that Jupiter and Saturn would be simultaneously visible in the month of June. The best time would be after midnight on June 17 with a telescope to see the details and differentiate the planets. Further, Saturn would be at opposition on June 14, being in a straight line w... |
China beats India to become world's fastest-growing economy | China has overtaken India to become the world's fastest-growing economy after India reported slow economic growth for the fourth consecutive quarter. In the last quarter of the 2016-17 fiscal, India had a 6.1% growth, as against China which recorded a growth rate of 6.9% during the period. The GDP growth for the year a... |
West Indies cricket team officially renamed as 'WINDIES' | The West Indies cricket team has been officially renamed as 'WINDIES' while the West Indies Cricket Board has rebranded itself as 'Cricket West Indies' on its 90th anniversary. The new name will apply to all teams representing the Board and will be used on all team playing shirts. In a statement, the Board said its new... |
34 dead after gunman sets Philippines casino on fire | At least 34 people died and 54 were injured after a gunman set a casino resort in Philippines capital Manila on fire overnight. Police believe this was a robbery and not a terror attack, although an ISIS militant said one of its "lone wolf soldiers" was responsible. The police said the gunman later "apparently doused h... |
Indian film Ralang Road to compete at Karlovy Vary film fest | Indian film Ralang Road has been chosen to compete for the top prize at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic this year. The film has been nominated for the Crystal Globe Award along with eleven other films. Notably, an Indian film is competing at this film festival after thirteen year... |
Leaving Paris deal puts kids' future at risk: Zuckerberg | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday responded to US President Donald Trump's decision to pull the US out of Paris climate agreement and said that it puts the children's future at risk. This comes almost a week after Zuckerberg had urged graduating students at the Harvard University to help save the environment and c... |
Elon Musk quits Trump councils as US pulls out of Paris deal | Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday quit the US President Donald Trump's advisory councils as Trump announced to pull the US out of Paris climate agreement. "I've done all I can to advise directly to POTUS that we remain," Musk had earlier said. The Paris climate deal is the first legally binding global deal to fi... |
Humans could cause sixth mass extinction on Earth: Study | Expanding human population and increasing demand for resources could drive Earth into the sixth mass extinction of life in the next 50 years, scientists have warned. Over 360 species in Africa, Asia, and South America face the highest risk which could be averted by drastic changes in farming methods to provide for 10 b... |
Air India to create makeshift business class using curtains | Air India has decided to reserve the first three rows in its economy class aircraft to create makeshift business class seats. The middle seats in all these rows would remain vacant, and curtains would separate the business class seats from the economy class seats. Meals provided to passengers flying business class will... |
Pichai 'disappointed' with US pulling out of Paris agreement | Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday took to Twitter to tweet that he is "disappointed" with US President Donald Trump's decision to pull the US out of Paris climate agreement. The US would join Syria and Nicaragua as the world's only non-participants in the 195-nation accord. Paris climate agreement is the first legally... |
Gau rakshaks mistake student for journalist, stab him | Some members of a cow vigilante group stabbed a student multiple times during a protest against consumption of beef, in Haryana's Sonepat. The members thought him to be a journalist as he was holding a camera, and asked him to click pictures of their protest. He refused following which they followed him and stabbed him... |
US withdrawal from Paris deal wrong for planet: Tim Cook | Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the withdrawal of the US from Paris climate agreement is wrong for our planet. Earlier, reports had claimed Cook called the White House to urge US President Donald Trump to not withdraw the country from the deal. The move has also drawn flak from Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon M... |
Bihar class 12 board topper fails to answer questions | The Bihar board class 12 topper this year, Ganesh Kumar, failed to answer questions related to Music, the subject in which he scored 65/70 in the practical exam. Reporters asked him how many taal (beats) are there in music, to which he wrongly replied three. He also called 'raag bhairavi' a night raag, while it's sung ... |
Facebook developing a new app 'Talk' for teenagers: Report | Social media giant Facebook is reportedly developing a new app called 'Talk' for teenagers that would come with parent-centric features. With the new app, parents would be able to see and filter the people to whom their children are talking to. Teenagers would be able to talk to their parents over Messenger and share f... |
US visa to require social media info, prior passport numbers | The US has granted emergency approval for a new questionnaire asking US visa applicants social media handles of the last five years and biographical information of the last 15 years. Officials can request prior passport numbers, addresses and employment history. While the questions are voluntary, failure to provide the... |
Uber posts $708 million loss in first quarter of 2017 | Uber has revealed that it suffered a loss of $708 million in the first quarter of the financial year 2017, down from $991 million in the previous quarter. Uber's first-quarter revenue rose 18% to $3.4 billion from the previous quarter. It also announced its Head of Finance, Gautam Gupta, is leaving Uber in July to join... |
Gravitational waves detected for the third time | Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has made the third detection of gravitational waves, energy ripples in spacetime. The signal, captured on January 4 was confirmed on Thursday to come from merging of two black holes, similar to the last two detections. However, this detection was the first when... |
Ethiopia turns off internet nationwide to prevent cheating | Ethiopia has turned off its internet access nationwide to prevent any cheating during exams, after grade 10 exam papers were reportedly leaked. Last year, activists had leaked the exam papers of the 12th grade national exams. Notably, this is the third time in a year the Ethiopian government has blocked internet access... |
I don't do erotic, bold roles for sake of glamour: Swara | Actress Swara Bhasker has said that she does not believe in doing erotic and bold roles for the sake of glamour. "It's my job to be convinced about projecting my own body and my chemistry on the big screen," added Swara. She further said that a particular role has to be credible enough for her to take it up. |
Jacqueline to star opposite Salman in Remo's ABCD 3: Report | As per reports, Jacqueline Fernandez will star opposite Salman Khan in Remo D'Souza's upcoming dance film ABCD 3. It is being said that Jacqueline will portray a dance teacher, who helps Salman and his onscreen daughter to prepare for a dance championship. It is part of the ABCD franchise, which began with the 2013 fil... |
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