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BCCI shares video of Rohit, Rahane playing with Dhawan's son | BCCI has shared a video of Indian players Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane playing with Shikhar Dhawan's three-year-old son Zoravar. The video was filmed while the team was on a three-hour bus ride to Birmingham in England for their Champions Trophy matches. Dhawan also features in the video, which shows the cricketers ... |
Player named Robin poses like Robin Hood in French Open | Dutch tennis player Robin Haase did a 'Robin Hood archery pose' at the umpire during his French Open second round match against Rafael Nadal on Wednesday. Haase played a backhand shot which smashed into the umpire's chair, following which he gestured taking out an arrow and shooting it. The umpire in turn joined his ha... |
Give 'national sister' status to goat: AAP leader to govt | Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh tweeted on Thursday that goat should be named the 'national sister' of India, a day after Rajasthan HC judge called for making cow the national animal. Singh said that because Mahatma Gandhi had once said that goat milk is good for mental and physical health, the animal should be giv... |
Serena Williams goes on a babymoon to Monaco with fiancé | Tennis player Serena Williams, who is six months pregnant with her first child, went on a babymoon to Monaco, Europe, with her fiancé and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The couple also attended the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, where they met actor Chris Hemsworth. The couple reportedly stayed at a chateau, which ... |
Inspired by Gautam Gambhir, ex-hockey player adopts 21 girls | Former hockey player Ajit Pal Nandal on Wednesday adopted 21 girls from a government school in Rohtak, after being inspired by cricketer Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir had announced he would bear the education expenses of the children of CRPF martyrs killed in Sukma last month. Nandal also invited other girls to train in spor... |
Airline to allow passengers' photos as boarding passes | JetBlue Airways on Wednesday announced that it will allow passengers to use their pictures as boarding passes, matching passengers' faces to the pictures on their passports using biometric facial recognition technology. As part of a pilot project, a custom-built camera will take flyers' pictures and match it with their... |
Vaginal bacteria neutralise HIV treatment: Study | A study on the vaginal bacteria of 688 South African women has revealed that certain bacteria are able to break down a common drug for HIV treatment. The study found samples from Lactobacillus-dominant women had an HIV infection reduction rate of 61%, while the ones with Gardnerella vaginalis saw only 18% reduction, gi... |
England record highest successful chase in Champions Trophy | England registered the highest successful chase in Champions Trophy history, chasing down 306 against Bangladesh in the opening match of the 2017 edition on Thursday. Previously, the highest target successfully chased down in the tournament was 294 by Sri Lanka against England in 2013. Joe Root became the fastest to sc... |
Donald Trump pulls US out of Paris climate accord | US President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the country out of the Paris climate agreement, in a move honouring his campaign promise. The US would join Syria and Nicaragua as the world's only non-participants in the 195-nation accord which is the first legally binding global deal to fight climate change. Trump believe... |
India, Russia ink pact for nuclear power units in Tamil Nadu | India and Russia on Thursday concluded a pact for setting up the last two units of the Kundankulam nuclear power plant with Russia's help in Tamil Nadu. Each of the two units will have a capacity to produce 1,000 MW of power. This pact was signed by PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during Modi's vi... |
Paris climate deal not tough enough on India: Donald Trump | After announcing the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate deal, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the deal was not tough enough on India and China. Slamming India for making its participation conditional on receiving aid from developed countries, Trump said China will continue polluting for a... |
Why is the government considering the sale of Air India? | The government is considering to privatise Air India, which has a debt of over â¹50,000 crore and is surviving on a taxpayer bailout. The government wants to sell the money-losing carrier as its market share has shrunk to 12.9% from 35% a decade ago. Moreover, it has been facing aggressive competition from rivals and ... |
US cannot renegotiate Paris climate deal: France, Germany | In a rare joint statement, leaders of France, Germany, and Italy on Thursday dismissed claims made by US President Donald Trump that the Paris climate deal can be renegotiated. They also reaffirmed their commitment to the swift implementation of the deal. Trump had claimed that the globally binding deal to fight climat... |
Tourist board adds shorts to nude statue after Facebook ban | A German tourist board has digitally added swimming shorts to a photo of a nude Hercules statue at a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This comes after Facebook rejected the original photograph for violating advertising guidelines. The social media platform says it doesn't allow "advertising pictures or videos that show nudi... |
Naach Meri Jaan song from Tubelight released | Naach Meri Jaan, a new song, from the upcoming film Tubelight has been released. It has been composed by Pritam, sung by Kamaal Khan, Nakash Aziz, Dev Negi and Tushar Joshi with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The song features real-life brothers Salman Khan and Sohail Khan, who also portray onscreen brothers in the fi... |
Didn't show son's face before, I was superstitious: Tusshar | Actor Tusshar Kapoor has said that he never showed his son Laksshya's face initially as he was very superstitious. Tusshar is celebrating his son's first birthday by hosting a small get-together and playdate for kids. "I thought about the party from Laksshya's point of view. I wanted it to be small so that he enjoys it... |
Bhagat settles 'Half Girlfriend' defamation case with royals | Author Chetan Bhagat has reached an out-of-court settlement for a defamation case with the royal family from the erstwhile princely state of Dumraon in Bihar, over alleged references to the family in his book 'Half Girlfriend'. Bhagat also apologised for the "fictional" references to the royal family. The defamation ca... |
'How peacocks have sex?' among most searched on Google | After Rajasthan High Court judge Mahesh Chandra Sharma said that peahens get pregnant drinking the tears of peacocks, 'How peacocks have sex?' was among the most searched questions on Google. Sharma, who retired after passing the order, said his theory that peacocks are lifelong brahmacharis (celibates) did not need sc... |
Muslims see Ram as one of 1.24 lakh prophets: RSS leader | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar on Thursday claimed that Muslims consider Hindu god Ram as one of their 1,24,000 prophets. Explaining why the Ram Mandir should be constructed in Ayodhya, the Ajmer Dargah blast-accused RSS leader said there is a movement among Muslims to donate money and bricks an... |
Model claims Hyundai fired her for being on her period | Model Rachel Rickert has claimed that she was fired from her job of representing car maker Hyundai at an auto show for being on her period. Rachel reportedly wasn't allowed to take a break due to which her clothes were stained. When she asked for a change of clothes, Rickert was asked to leave for the day and eventuall... |
Tesla fires female engineer who alleged sexual harassment | Tesla has fired engineer AJ Vandermeyden who accused the automaker of ignoring her complaints of sexual harassment and paying her less than her male counterparts. Vandermeyden had claimed she was taunted and catcalled by male employees. The company argued that she received special treatment at the expense of others, ye... |
â¹5,000 crore black money declared under new scheme | Response to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana has "not been so good", with only â¹5,000 crore unaccounted income being declared under the scheme, the government said on Thursday. Offering one last window to black money holders post demonetisation, the government had come out with the scheme in December 2016 to le... |
'Patriotic' Russians may have hacked US elections: Putin | Insisting that the Russian state did not hack the elections in the United States and Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday admitted that the cyber attacks could have been conducted by "patriotic" Russian hackers. He also claimed that evidence pointing at Russian hackers' participation in the attacks coul... |
Ex-FBI chief Comey to testify in Russia hacking probe | Sacked FBI chief James Comey will testify before a Senate committee on June 8 as part of a probe into alleged Russian meddling in the US presidential election. Comey had been leading the FBI's probe into allegations that President Donald Trump's election campaign had links to Russia when he was fired. |
US-led air strike kills ISIS media agency founder in Syria | An air strike by the US-led coalition has killed Rayan Meshall, one of the founders of Islamic State media outlet Amaq, along with his daughter in Syria, according to reports. Amaq is often used by the militant group to claim responsibility for attacks around the world. The US-led coalition has been bombing ISIS target... |
Will respond to US anti-missile system deployment: Putin | Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country sees the latest development of US anti-missile system THAAD in South Korea as a challenge and will not leave it without a response. Putin further said Russia believes that the anti-missile system is directed against it and that North Korea's nuclear threat is d... |
Airtel's prepaid works in Kashmir despite ban: Reliance Jio | Reliance Jio has alleged that Airtel is offering incoming calls on prepaid connections in Jammu and Kashmir despite governmentâs order to suspend services. Jio has demanded âstringent actionâ against Airtel for violation of government order. However, Airtel denied the charge and responded with counter-allegation ... |
Air India body protests privatisation, blames losses on govt | An Air India employee union has expressed its dissatisfaction over the government's plan to hand over the state-owned carrier to private parties. The Air Corporations Employees' Union called the move 'unilateral and arbitrary', reports stated. Further, Air India staff blamed disastrous experiments by the erstwhile UPA ... |
Abhishek posts pic from when father Amitabh was hospitalised | Abhishek Bachchan on Instagram shared a picture of himself with father Amitabh Bachchan when he was hospitalised due to a neuromuscular ailment in mid-80s. He revealed that when Amitabh was hospitalised after the accident on 'Coolie' sets, he described hospital equipment as 'kites' to Abhishek. "All I thought was...why... |
Jim Carrey to face trial over death of ex-girlfriend | Actor Jim Carrey will be facing trial over the death of his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White after a judge in a Los Angeles court refused to dismiss two wrongful death lawsuits filed against the actor. The trial has been scheduled for April 26, 2018. White died from an overdose of various prescription drugs while a corone... |
Ankita Lokhande considered to star opposite Sanjay: Report | Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's former girlfriend television actress Ankita Lokhande is reportedly being considered for starring opposite Sanjay Dutt in the upcoming film Malang. "We are in the process of finalising the leading lady... It is one of the toughest roles to play so we are taking time to finalise the leading l... |
Journalist who took on MP liquor mafia shot dead in office | Kamlesh Jain, 42, a journalist in Madhya Pradesh's Pipliya Mandi was shot dead allegedly by the liquor mafia at his office late on Wednesday. Two motorcycle-borne assailants shot Jain twice at close range and fled, reports said. This comes days after the journalist reportedly tipped off the police about some local dhab... |
On World Milk Day, protesting farmers spill milk on road | Maharashtra farmers, who are currently on an indefinite strike in protest against the state's inaction, emptied a milk van onto a road on World Milk Day on Thursday. The farmers also stopped goods-carrying trucks on highways and threw away fruits and vegetables in the trucks. They have been demanding crop loan waivers,... |
Baahubali 2 becomes first film in Hindi to earn over â¹500 cr | The Hindi version of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has become the first film in Hindi to earn over â¹500 crore on the 34th day, since its release on April 28. It previously became the first Hindi film to create the â¹400 crore club. The SS Rajamouli directorial was also the first Indian film to earn â¹1,000 crore worl... |
Virender Sehwag applies for India head coach post: Reports | As per reports, Virender Sehwag has applied for the post of India coach besides five other applicants. Sehwag, whose coaching experience includes mentoring Kings XI Punjab, had earlier denied being approached. Former Aussie cricketer Tom Moody, English-born coach Richard Pybus and ex-Indian players Lalchand Rajput and ... |
Homemakers make â¹54,000 cr in sales via social media: Report | Homemakers in India make around â¹54,000 crore annually in sales by selling articles via social media, a report revealed. These entrepreneurs create items like junk jewellery and collectibles, and post them on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, for buyers to go through and select. The market is expected to grow 40... |
Twitter reacts to Salman eating his jeans at Tubelight event | Reacting to actor Salman Khan eating strands of threads from his own jeans at a press conference for his film 'Tubelight', a user tweeted, "For someone who is used to eating his own words, jeans is just a cloth." Another tweet read, "Guys it's not Salman who is eating, it's his driver. Salman won't do this type of thin... |
Fans go to the temples, do pujas on my birthday: Madhavan | Actor R Madhavan, who turned 47 on Thursday, said, "My fans go to the temple and do pujas for me. They even do charity on my birthday...It's the best gift they can give me." Madhavan added that his birthday was another day for him to get people's attention. He said he has planned a party with his family and friends. |
Cows sold online after ban on sale of cattle for slaughter | Days after the Centre banned the sale of cattle for slaughter in the animal markets across the country, cows are being sold online on e-marketplaces such as OLX. "It's too dangerous keeping cows anymore. Anyone can come and beat us," said a cattle owner adding that he was open to a distress sale for 50% less than the m... |
NASA finds new evidence of frost on Moonâs surface | NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified bright areas near the Moon's south pole cold enough to provide evidence of frost on the surface. The analysis was made by studying surface temperatures and laser light reflected off the surface. The evidence was found in craters where temperatures remain below -163 ºC... |
Women led camels in past: Saudi Prince against driving ban | Saudi Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah has denounced the country's ban on women from driving, saying that females used to lead their own camels in the past. Adding that women hold a significant place in Islamic civilisation, the Prince said that women can succeed whenever they have the opportunity. Notably, Saudi Arabia is t... |
Duterte slams Chelsea over her father Bill Clinton's affair | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has slammed Chelsea Clinton, former US President Bill Clinton's daughter, over her father's alleged affair with a White House intern. "When your father was screwing Lewinsky and the girls there in the White House? Did you slam your father?" Duterte asked Chelsea. This comes after Ch... |
Vodafone challenges TRAI's â¹1,050 crore penalty on Jio row | The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the governmentâs response on Vodafoneâs plea against TRAI's recommendation to impose a â¹1,050 crore penalty on it for not providing interconnectivity to Reliance Jio. Vodafone claimed that while the Department of Telecom was concurring with it, TRAI was taking a different ... |
Bharti Singh slams media on wrong reports of her engagement | Comedian Bharti Singh has slammed media for wrongly reporting about her engagement with Haarsh Limbaachiya. She clarified that her 'roka' with Haarsh happened six months back and added it's funny that media made statements based on a social media post. Reports of her engagement surfaced after Bharti shared a picture wi... |
I've forgotten, moved on from Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin: Mona | Television actress Mona Singh, while talking about her serial Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, said, "I have forgotten Jassi, how it was, what did I do in the show, and what happened. I have moved on." Mona added, "I never planned all this. I saw myself as an actor who is famous...That was my ultimate dream before I came to Mum... |
I challenge Ranveer, Arjun, Varun to beat this: Anil on pic | Actor Anil Kapoor took to Twitter to share a picture of himself in which he's wearing an orange vest with matching pants and a cowboy hat, captioned, "I challenge Ranveer, Arjun, Varun to beat this." Responding to Anil's tweet, Ranveer wrote, "Red hot, I concede." Anil also tweeted that he has been breaking fashion bou... |
Twinkle reacts to HC judge remark on peacocks not having sex | Novelist Twinkle Khanna, responding to Rajasthan HC judge's statement that peacocks don't have sex to reproduce, tweeted, "Now this makes me homesick, missing all the fun." Twinkle is currently on a vacation in France. Reacting to the statement, Sonakshi Sinha tweeted, "Somebody actually said peacocks don't have sex, t... |
Brazil's WC-winning player's body missing 34 yrs after death | The body of Brazil's two-time FIFA World Cup winner Garrincha is missing, 34 years after his death. The late footballer's cousin revealed that Garrincha's bones were removed from the burial site, to be placed in a niche, 10 years ago when a family member had to be buried in the same place. The mayor has proposed exhumi... |
Mother offers to sell kidney to pay daughters' school fees | A woman named Aarti Sharma in Uttar Pradesh's Agra has uploaded a letter on social media offering her kidney to anyone in need, in order to pay fees for the education of her daughters. The mother of four children, including three daughters, is unable to pay the school fees as her husband's business of ready-made clothe... |
Umpire once declared batsman out as 'he had to pee' | In a domestic match at the Lord's on June 1, 1936, umpire Billy Bestwick declared Middlesex batsman Denis Compton LBW as he had to relieve himself. Compton was the last batsman to come out to bat and the umpire admitted that he adjudged the player out as he would have wet himself had he not ended the innings. |
Afghanistan cancels all cricketing ties with Pakistan | Afghanistan Cricket Board has cancelled its scheduled T20 series with Pakistan, a week after announcing it. Following the announcement, Afghanistan fans had started a #NoCricketWithPakistan hashtag, slamming the board for scheduling a series with Pakistan and calling the country "sponsors of terrorism". ACB also cited ... |
Microsoft to pay people for using its Bing search engine | Technology major Microsoft has launched a rewards program in the UK that gifts users points for using its Bing search engine, which is a competitor of Google. The points can be used to purchase games, movies, and apps among other items. Microsoft is also offering extra points to users who surf the web on its Edge inter... |
Scientists planning accelerator three times bigger than LHC | Scientists are planning to build an accelerator three times bigger than the 27-km-long Large Hadron Collider (LHC), world's largest and most powerful particle smasher. The Future Circular Collider (FCC) would generate accelerations equivalent to 10 million lightning strikes. Researchers said the planning had to begin w... |
Asteroid strike may have 'tipped' Saturn's moon's axis: NASA | Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have reoriented its original axis by 55º due to a possible asteroid strike, according to NASA's Cassini mission. Examining the moon's fractures, scientists believe the geologically active region was unlikely to happen by intrinsic processes. In 2005, Cassini probe discove... |
Britain's Trident nukes can be hacked: Report | Britain's Trident nuclear submarines are vulnerable to a "catastrophic" cyber-attack that could render the nuclear weapons useless, according to a report by a London-based think tank. Notably, Britain's Ministry of Defence has repeatedly claimed that the operating systems of the nuclear submarines cannot be penetrated ... |
Assange teases weekly radio show, asks for name suggestions | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has hinted that he may start a weekly radio show from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. Assange, who has been living in the embassy to avoid extradition, dropped the hint on Twitter, saying the idea had been suggested by "several US networks". Assange also asked his followers for name a... |
Kathy Griffin loses CNN deal over severed Trump head photo | CNN on Wednesday fired comedian Kathy Griffin from its annual New Year's Eve broadcast after she drew criticism for a photo shoot in which she appeared holding a fake bloodied head resembling US President Donald Trump. Griffin apologised in a video message, saying that as a comic she seeks to "cross the line" but she "... |
White House to no longer take questions on Trump-Russia ties | The White House on Wednesday said that it will no longer answer questions about the ongoing investigation into President Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia. All questions about the investigation will be referred to Trump's long-time lawyer Marc Kasowitz, who has represented Trump in property deals, divorce cases, an... |
US military orders design of combined human-robot squads | The Pentagon has awarded a $11-million contract for design and development of a squad consisting of human soldiers and "unmanned assets" to maximise troops' performance on the future battlefield, according to reports. Notably, defence experts believe that combat robots and military-use artificial intelligence solutions... |
Indian Army kills 5 Pakistani soldiers in retaliatory firing | The Indian Army on Thursday said its troops killed five Pakistani soldiers in retaliatory firing along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. This comes after an Indian civilian was reportedly killed and a BSF soldier was injured in ceasefire violations earlier in the day. Meanwhile, Pakistan summoned the Indian Deputy High Com... |
Datsun launches âThe Datsun Partyâ to change India on four wheels | Datsun has launched a new campaign positioning itself as a political party called 'The Datsun Party', which is fighting for change. The Datsun Party is responding to the people's slogans like 'Car lao becar nahi' with the promise of more style, comfort, space, and power. As the voice of change gets louder, the new lead... |
Afghanistan orders execution of 11 terrorists after attack | Afghanistan's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has reportedly issued an order for the execution of 11 Taliban and Pakistan-based Haqqani terrorist networks' prisoners after the Kabul attack which killed at least 90 people and injured over 350 on Wednesday. Afghanistan believes that the attack was planned by the Haqqani ... |
Fake news of SRK's death emerges on European news channel | Fake news of actor Shah Rukh Khan's death emerged online, after a European News Network wrongly reported that he was killed in a plane crash. The report further claimed that French Civil Aviation Authority had launched an investigation into the crash. Meanwhile, Shah Rukh's production house Red Chillies Entertainment c... |
Deepika named Hottest Woman of the Year by Maxim India | Actress Deepika Padukone has been named the Hottest Woman of the Year by men's magazine Maxim India. The actress, who has topped the 'Hot 100' list by Maxim India, has also featured on the cover of the magazine's latest issue. She can be seen wearing a white cropped jacket and high-waist briefs paired with black stilet... |
MakeMyTrip Founder quits Twitter after beef tweet draws flak | MakeMyTrip Co-founder and former employee Keyur Joshi reportedly quit Twitter after he was trolled over his remarks regarding the beef ban this week. In one of the tweets, Joshi said, "If Hinduism takes away right to choice of food, I rather not be a Hindu." Twitter users responded to his tweets by threatening to boyco... |
BJP leader Vijay Jolly robbed while having golgappas | BJP leader Vijay Jolly was robbed of his laptop, camera and other important documents while he was having golgappas on the roadside in Delhi's Lado Sarai area on Wednesday evening. Jolly claimed that he spotted the two motorcycle-borne suspects soon after the crime, but he could not chase them down because of a traffic... |
Users give MakeMyTrip app 1-star over Co-founder's beef post | Several users of online travel platform MakeMyTrip deleted the app and gave it one-star reviews following its Co-founder and former employee Keyur Joshi's tweet regarding the beef ban. Joshi had tweeted, "I am...a vegetarian for life. But I will now eat Beef only in India to support freedom of food." One of the one-sta... |
How is the new â¹1 note different from other notes? | The new â¹1 note, which will be printed with a new design, is the only note to be printed by the Central government and not the RBI. It will have 'Bharat Sarkar' on its masthead. The notes will also have signatures of Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das and Rajiv Mehrishi, who was the Finance Secretary in 2015,... |
Uber spent $1 million a week in one city on UberPool service | In 2015, Uber spent over $1 million per week in San Francisco on its UberPool carpooling service in order to compete with rival Lyft, official documents have revealed. The money was spent on subsidising the rides to try to attract customers with low fares. However, Uber lost 26% riders to Lyft when it rolled back the d... |
World's most powerful laser creates 'molecular black hole' | Scientists using the world's most powerful X-ray laser created a short-lived molecular version of a black hole. Shining intense laser pulses on Iodine-containing molecule struck out most of the electrons from Iodine atoms, after which it pulled electrons from other atoms. The laser used was hundred times more intense t... |
Quitting Paris deal could threaten US security: UN chief | In his first major statement on climate change since taking office as UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres said it is "essential" that the world implements the Paris agreement to combat climate change. Adding it would be important for US not to leave the agreement, Guterres warned there could be negative economic, se... |
Twitter user's story of "lil lunatic psycho ex" goes viral | Twitter user Hoemar's story of his "psycho ex" from college has gone viral. He said the "lil lunatic he loved" was insecure during their relationship, claiming he cheated on her with his relatives and threatening to commit suicide. During their relationship, he found her having sex with his cousin sister but asked him ... |
Robbers open ATM with blowtorch, set cash on fire by mistake | Robbers used a blowtorch to break into an ATM but mistakenly set the money on fire on Tuesday, police officers in US' Everett city said. Firefighters were called to the ATM, in what is the second attempted robbery at the machine in weeks. In February, a man using a blowtorch failed to rob an ATM in New Orleans. |
Difficult to find a 'bakra' for Air India: Aviation Minister | After Niti Aayog recommended the government to disinvest in Air India, Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said, "There are hardly any bakras around, so to get one is difficult and businessmen are businessmen." "Failures are there on financial front...there are problems and these will be attended to," he stated. Not... |
United Spirits will not exit popular segment of whisky: CEO | United Spirits is not looking to exit its popular segment, which comprises mass or value brands like Bagpiper, Directorâs Special, and Haywards whiskies, CEO Anand Kripalu has said. Around 59% of volumes still come from the popular segment, he stated. Further, he added, "We are creating, what we believe, is a fit-for... |
Murthy asks senior execs to take pay cuts to stop IT layoffs | IT companies can protect jobs if senior executives take pay cuts, Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy has said. "There are a lot of smart leaders in the industry...I have no doubt...that they are all well-intentioned people," he stated. Murthy added this isn't the first time that industry has faced the layoff problem, a... |
United facing â¹3 crore fine for flying unsafe plane 23 times | The US has proposed fining United Airlines $435,000 (nearly â¹3 crore) for operating 23 flights in 2014 with a plane that allegedly wasn't in airworthy condition. United mechanics replaced a fuel pump pressure switch on the plane in 2014 after an employee noted a problem. However, it reportedly didn't perform a requir... |
Rishi shares childhood pic of Ranbir, Shraddha, Siddhanth | Actor Rishi Kapoor took to Twitter to share a childhood picture of actors Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and her brother Siddhanth Kapoor. In the photograph's caption, Rishi thanked Shakti Kapoor for sending the picture to him. Notably, Siddhanth will play underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in the upcoming film 'Haseena: Th... |
Actor and honorary pilot John Travolta donates his plane | Actor and honorary Qantas Airways pilot John Travolta is donating his Boeing 707 to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society in Australia. The 1964 Boeing 707 was originally part of Qantas' fleet but was converted to private use later. Outfitted with double beds, dining rooms and leather chairs, Travolta said he hop... |
Priyanka Chopra is badass in Baywatch, tweets Varun | Actor Varun Dhawan, while talking about actress Priyanka Chopra's Hollywood debut 'Baywatch', tweeted that she's badass in the film. Priyanka thanked Varun for his comments on the film. Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson also thanked Varun and added that he and Priyanka had talked about how much India would like 'Baywatch'... |
Venus mistakenly reveals sister Serena is expecting a girl | Tennis player Venus Williams mistakenly revealed that her sister and former world number one Serena Williams is expecting a girl. "She's going to call me her favourite aunt...We all like 'baby V, baby Lyn, baby Isha'. We all want the baby to be named after us," Venus said during an interview, while referring to the Wil... |
21-yr-old Navy sailor commits suicide onboard ship | A 21-year-old Indian Navy sailor, Vikash Yadav, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver onboard ship 'INS Rana' at Visakhapatnam dockyard on Thursday. This is the second instance of a Navy personnel killing himself this year. In January, a Navy cadet accused his seniors of harassing hi... |
Parents have no right to dead kid's FB account: German court | A German court on Wednesday ruled that the parents of a teenager, who died in 2012 after falling in front of an underground train, had no claim to access her Facebook details or chat history. The family had said it wanted to know whether the girl's death was suicide and, if so, whether it was the consequence of online ... |
Amazon refunds â¹450 crore accidentally spent online by kids | E-commerce major Amazon has started issuing over â¹450 crore in refunds for unauthorised in-app purchases made by children. Children were able to make in-app purchases of up to â¹6,300 without entering a password. In 2014, the Federal Trade Commission had accused Amazon of making it too easy for children to make such... |
Air India staff to hold surprise midnight checks of planes | Air India Chief Ashwani Lohani has instructed senior Air India officials to visit the Mumbai and Delhi airports at midnight for surprise inspections of flights before their departure for international destinations. The move comes after Lohani received a complaint about the cleanliness of an Air India Hyderabad-Chicago ... |
IIT Kharagpur develops new technology to manufacture biofuel | Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed a pollution-free method which uses natural resources to extract biofuel while converting the waste into biofertilizer. The "soil-to-soil" technology, in process of being patented, breaks down biomass without chemicals making the manufacturing process cheaper and quicker, rese... |
Pak's ISI behind Kabul blast which killed 90: Afghanistan | Afghanistan has accused Pakistan's spy agency ISI and the Pakistan-based banned terrorist outfit Haqqani Network of planning the Kabul blast, which killed 90 people and injured over 350 on Wednesday. An Interior Ministry spokesperson said that the Pakistan spy agency's role in the blast has been established, adding tha... |
Which Indian city is the most expensive for buying fuel? | The prices of petrol and diesel were hiked by â¹1.23/litre and â¹0.89/litre respectively on Thursday. After the hike, Mumbai remains the most expensive city for fuel in India, with petrol costing â¹78.44/litre and diesel costing â¹61.67/litre. Bengaluru comes second with petrol at â¹71.74/litre and diesel at â¹59... |
PM Modi is world's third most followed leader on Twitter | India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the third most followed leader on Twitter in the world with over 3 crore 58 thousand followers, according to Twiplomacy Study 2017. While Pope Francis is the most followed world leader on Twitter with over 3.37 crore followers across his nine language accounts, US President Donal... |
Man asks people online to pick stocks he can buy for â¹32L | A software engineer named Mike has put his â¹32 lakh at stake and made an online live streaming game where he asks people to pick stocks that he can buy or sell. The game called 'StockStream' allows people to vote for stocks over a five minute period. The stock with the most votes is bought by him. |
Salman snatched roti from me when I was a kid, reveals Varun | Actor Varun Dhawan has revealed that when he was a kid, actor Salman Khan once snatched a roti from him as he was feeling hungry. Varun added that Salman calls his mother 'Laali Ma' and loves the food she cooks. The 30-year-old actor revealed this in an episode of an upcoming celebrity chat show. |
Kapil Sharma hospitalised after complaining of uneasiness | Comedian Kapil Sharma was hospitalised on Wednesday, after he complained of uneasiness while shooting for an upcoming episode of his show. The shooting of the show was also cancelled. Reports suggest Kapil was feeling unwell as his blood pressure had shot up. "There's nothing to worry. He's fine now," said comedian Kik... |
Social media trolling over Priyanka's dress is stupid: Varun | Actor Varun Dhawan has said that actress Priyanka Chopra being trolled on social media over her dress during her meeting with PM Modi in Berlin is stupid. "She is someone we all should be proud of...she's making our country proud abroad," added Varun. Users on social media had slammed Priyanka for "exposing her legs" a... |
Tiger Shroff shares first look poster of 'Munna Michael' | Actor Tiger Shroff shared the first look poster of his upcoming film 'Munna Michael' on social media. The caption alongside the poster read, "Moonwalking in the steps of the legend." Tiger plays the role of Munna, who's a fan of Michael Jackson in the film. Described as India's first action-dance movie, the film will r... |
Law panel asks public if betting be legalised in India | The Law Commission of India has sought suggestions from the public on legalising betting and gambling in the country. The Commission has asked the public if legalising the two will be "morally correct" and how gamblers can be guarded against bankruptcy. In 2016, the Supreme Court had asked the Commission to study the p... |
Bihar class 12 topper missing after results, scam suspected | The Bihar Board class 12 Humanities topper Ganesh Kumar is untraceable since the results were declared on Tuesday. According to a report, his birth year in the admission form is 1993, making him 24 years old. The form mentions only his permanent address, 250 kilometres away from school. Moreover, he secured 65/70 in Mu... |
Apple to launch a smart speaker powered by Siri | Apple has begun the production of a smart speaker powered by its voice-based assistant Siri and may unveil the device by as early as this month, according to Bloomberg. The device will offer virtual surround sound technology and will connect with Apple's product lineup. It will not be ready to ship until later in the y... |
Iceland rated world's most peaceful country, India 137th | Iceland has been named the world's most peaceful country, topping the Global Peace Index for the tenth consecutive year. New Zealand and Portugal completed the top three, while Syria has been named the least peaceful country, followed by Afghanistan and Iraq. The US has dropped 11 spots to rank 114, while India is rank... |
India's first metro system to span land and water in Kochi | With the planned Water Metro, Kochi Metro will become India's first metro system to span land and water. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said work towards the Water Metro, which will act as Kochi Metro's feeder service with 78 speedboats and 16 jetties, will be launched soon after environmental clearance is obtained. Meanwh... |
Flyers overpower man who threatened to bomb flight mid-air | Passengers of a Malaysia Airlines flight overpowered a mentally ill Sri Lankan flyer who tried entering the cockpit and threatened to "blow the plane up" after take-off on Wednesday. The Melbourne-Kuala Lumpur flight made an emergency landing, while passengers and crew tied him up with belts. He had tried entering the ... |
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