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Yogi visits Ram Temple, crowd shouts 'mandir wahin banayege' | UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the makeshift Ram Temple on the disputed Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya on Wednesday. The crowd gathered outside the temple shouted 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'mandir wahin banayenge', as he said his prayers. Notably, he is the first CM of Uttar Pradesh to visit the site i... |
Fired Uber engineer loses â¹1,600 cr in stock besides job | Anthony Levandowski, the engineer who has been fired by Uber after Google accused him of stealing its secrets, has lost a potential â¹1,600 crore in stock besides his job. Levandowski had received 53.1 lakh Uber shares when he was hired by the ride-hailing startup in August last year. None of his shares had vested by ... |
People worry of robots stealing jobs every 25yrs: Andreessen | Venture capitalist and Facebook board member Marc Andreessen has said the idea of automation stealing jobs is a "fallacy" that people panic about every 25-50 years. "People get all amped up about 'machines are going to take all the jobs' and it never happens," he said. Andreessen cited rise of automobile industry as an... |
Air India in â¹51k cr debt, Modi mulls privatisation: Reports | Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering a proposal to privatise state-run Air India, which is over â¹51,000 crore in debt, according to sources. The proposal, which may require the buyer to absorb loans worth nearly â¹20,000 crore linked to aircraft purchases, follows recommendations by a government panel. In 201... |
Mumbai grocery startup funded by Silicon Valley investors | Mumbai's subscription-based grocery delivery startup Supr Daily has raised â¹10 crore funding from Silicon Valley-based investors Soma Capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital and 122 West Ventures. Y Combinator partners Paul Buchheit and Jared Friedman, and RedMart Founder Roger Egan, also participated in funding. Supr Da... |
'Faceless' fish missing since 144 years rediscovered | A "faceless" deep-sea fish reportedly missing since 1873 has been rediscovered by scientists off the Australian coast. The fish's mouth is located at the bottom, hence, no eyes or gills can be seen on its sides. "It looks like two rear-ends on a fish," said the lead researcher who also described finding "amazing" quant... |
Link Aadhaar with PAN using SMS: I-T dept to taxpayers | The I-T Department on Wednesday urged taxpayers to link Aadhaar with their PAN using an SMS-based facility. It issued advertisements in dailies and described how both unique identity numbers can be linked by sending an SMS to either 567678 or 56161. The department said linking the two numbers is key to "seamlessly avai... |
Bureaucrats prevent US presidents from making changes: Putin | During an interview, Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged that bureaucracy is preventing US presidents from making changes. Adding that he "had no special expectations" from US President Donald Trump on improving US-Russia relations, Putin said former US President Barack Obama also failed to deliver on his pre-elec... |
Men probing Ivanka brand's China factory arrested, missing | A labour activist working undercover to investigate abuses at a Chinese factory that makes Ivanka Trump-branded shoes has been arrested by police, while two others are missing. The activist was arrested on suspicion of illegal surveillance. The men were working with a US nonprofit organisation to publish a report alleg... |
Canadian politician mistakenly mass emails woman's nude pic | Canadian regional councillor Andy Petrowski mistakenly emailed a naked woman's picture to over 100 recipients, including his colleagues, while replying to an email about a road closure. Petrowski, who is facing calls to resign, blamed "someone" for sending the "terrible message" from his government-owned iPad. However,... |
UK school asks kids to clean classrooms amid funding cuts | A primary school in London has asked students to vacuum classrooms towards the end of the day as it cannot afford to hire a cleaner, amid funding cuts by the government. The school has been forced to make cutbacks, with the headmistress' husband doing work like plumbing and replacing grease traps for free. |
Artist installs 'Pissing Pug' statue next to 'Fearless Girl' | Artist Alex Gardega has installed a urinating pug's statue as an act of defiance against the 'Fearless Girl' statue, erected in front of Wall Street's Charging Bull. The Fearless Girl statue was installed as a comment on gender inequality. However, Gardega said, âIt has nothing to do with feminism, and it is disrespe... |
Arsenal's Ãzilâ tweets about Ranveer Singh post FA Cup final | Arsenal footballer Mesut Ãzil retweeted Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh's tweet from the FA Cup final, after the Gunners defeated Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday. Ranveer had attended the match and posted a series of tweets, including a video of him saying, "Ya Gunners Ya". Ãzil retweeted the video, writing, "#YaGunners... |
Video shows Arnab 'debating' Arnab over beef issue | A Congress worker has shared a video, comparing two of Arnab Goswami's debates on the beef issue. In one debate, he is seen ranting against the recent beef protests, while in the other, he is seen slamming the government over the beef ban. "A journalist with dead morals & conscience. Although, its futile to Expose the ... |
Man wins underage marriage case after 13yrs, gets job at 48 | A Madhya Pradesh man has won a legal battle after 13 years over his 'underage marriage' that cost him his dream job of becoming an administrative officer. The man, who was married off at the age of 20-and-half by his parents against the legal age of 21, has now got the job as naib tehsildar at the age of 48. |
Viv Richards played the 'greatest ODI innings of all time' | Former West Indies captain Sir Viv Richards' 189-run knock, played against England on May 31, 1984, was named the "greatest ODI innings of all time" by cricket magazine Wisden. During the innings, Richards set two records, which remain unbroken till date. His runs constituted 69.48% of the team's total, which is the h... |
Ex-RCB coach reveals he was sacked because of Virat Kohli | Former Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Ray Jennings blamed captain Virat Kohli for his removal from the post after the 2013 season. Jennings called Kohli "a very talented kid who sometimes thinks he is better than the game." Commenting on the reports of a rift between Anil Kumble and Kohli, Jennings said a conflict b... |
Kapil Mishra assaulted by AAP MLAs inside Delhi Assembly | Sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra was on Wednesday assaulted by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs inside the Assembly as he tried to raise slogans against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Mishra alleged that the assault was ordered by Kejriwal, and dared the AAP convener to come out clean on... |
Wearable robot that gives user an extra pair of arms made | Japanese researchers have made robotic limbs that can be strapped to a user's back for an extra pair of arms. The wrist and elbow joints of the arms called 'MetaLimbs' can be controlled via tracking sensors on the wearer's feet and knees. Researchers said the arms could hold drinks or shake hands when the user's own ar... |
Makeup artist slammed for making white model look black | A Los-Angeles-based makeup artist has been criticised for making a white model look like a dark-skinned woman by using makeup. People have accused the artist of not wanting to use a black model. "Why didn't he just use a black person?" commented a user. Another user commented, "[B]lack women are not fun costumes you ca... |
Declare cow as the national animal: Rajasthan HC to Centre | The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday recommended the Centre to declare cow as the national animal of India. The HC also asked the Centre to increase the length of punishment for cow slaughter to life imprisonment. Notably, cow slaughter invites seven-year imprisonment in most of the states, with some exceptions includ... |
I-T dept can seize undisclosed money from any account: HC | The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Income Tax Department has the powers to seize undisclosed money even from bank accounts not owned by a person being probed, as long as the department is satisfied the money belongs to that person. The bench explained, saying that a person can have undisclosed money "in someone el... |
Infosys employee found dead in office restroom naked | A 30-year-old Infosys employee, Ilayaraja Arunachalam, was found dead in his office in Mahindra World City, Chennai on Wednesday. An investigating officer said his body was found in a room where employees can take rest, adding that he wasn't wearing any clothes and there were two bedsheets on him. According to reports,... |
Let people keep same account number when changing bank: RBI | The RBI has advised banks to allow account number portability, which will help people switch banks without having to change their account numbers. RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra said that "technological advancements" like the Unified Payments Interface and linkage of Aadhaar to an individual's bank accounts have made it... |
Song calling PM Theresa May 'Liar' tops UK charts | A song calling UK PM Theresa May a "liar" has reportedly surged to number one position on the UK iTunes charts. However, the political protest song has been banned by mainstream radio over its political content. Notably, the song comes just two weeks ahead of the country's general election in which May is contesting to... |
Priyanka, Deepika feature in Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list | Actresses Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone have featured in the 'Hot 100 2017' list by international men's magazine Maxim. The list has been topped by American model Hailey Baldwin, who has also featured on the magazine's latest cover. Other personalities who have featured in the list include Kendall Jenner, Gigi H... |
SRK escapes unhurt as ceiling collapses on film sets | Shah Rukh Khan escaped unhurt as part of a ceiling collapsed on the sets of Anand L Rai's next film in Mumbai on Sunday. Reportedly, the ceiling next to SRK collapsed, resulting in minor injuries to two crew members. A source present on the sets stated, "A prop ladder fell on the makeshift ceiling. Shooting was stalled... |
116-yr-old footage of England players restored in Australia | A 19-second clip of England cricketers Charles Fry and Kumar Ranjitsinhji from 1901 has been restored in Australia. The clip, reported to be among the oldest cricket films to be preserved and restored, shows the two engaging in an informal session at their county team Sussex's ground. The clip comprises 465 individual ... |
Snapdeal HR Chief quits amid merger talks with Flipkart | Snapdeal's Human Resources Chief Saurabh Nigam has quit "to pursue further career interests in a field close to his heart," a Snapdeal spokesperson has said. Nigam had joined Snapdeal in April 2014 after working with companies like Aditya Birla Group. Snapdeal has witnessed several top-level exits in the past year with... |
Scientists discover a sixth sense of taste for water | US-based scientists claim to find an additional sense of taste in mammals for water. Researchers searched for water-sensing taste receptor cells and trained the mice to drink water from a spout, which was later replaced with laser light. On artificially activating "water-tasting buds", mice got "illusioned" and licked ... |
Russia fires 4 cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria | Russian Navy on Wednesday fired four cruise missiles at ISIS targets outside the Syria's Palmyra city, the Russian Defence Ministry has said. The targets which housed heavy equipment and militant troops transferred from ISIS' stronghold Raqqa were completely destroyed, the Ministry added. This comes after Russia report... |
US completes first intercept test of an ICBM missile | The US on Tuesday successfully shot down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile, in a first-of-its-kind test, using its own upgraded long-range interceptor missile amid increased tensions with North Korea over the latter's nuclear programme. However, US officials have said that the test was planned "years in advance... |
Miss India 2016 runner-up scores 97.25% in ISC board exams | Miss India 2016 second runner-up Pankhuri Gidwani has scored 97.25% in the ISC (Class 12) board examination, results of which were declared on Monday. She could not take the examination in 2016 as she had to undergo training for a beauty pageant. In a Facebook post, Pankhuri wrote it was tough getting adjusted to study... |
Belgian Univ asks girls to wear low-cut tops at graduation | The Brussels Free University in Belgium asked female students to wear "a dress or a skirt and a nice low neckline" at their graduation ceremony. Emailing the advice "from an aesthetic point of view," medical faculty also asked male students to wear suits. After their email was posted online with the caption "a little s... |
Google misspells word in list of US' most misspelled words | Technology major Google on Tuesday misspelled the word 'ninety' as 'nintey' on a map of most misspelled words by each state in the US. The company had collated the top Google searches for "How to spell..." followed by a misspelled word from January-April 2017. Some of the misspelled words include "beautiful" in New Yor... |
2 Haryana cops terminated for stealing melons | The Haryana Police has terminated two of its officers after a CCTV footage showed them stealing melons from a sabzi mandi in Jind district. The footage showed the policemen reaching the mandi, and picking up a sack full of melons. A guard, who noticed them stealing and tried to stop them, was later thrashed by the poli... |
I left smoking almost 35 years ago: Amitabh Bachchan | On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, which is observed on May 31 every year, actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that he left smoking almost 35 years ago. In his tweet he also mentioned the theme for this year, 'Tobacco - a threat to development'. Amitabh further asked his followers if they will also quit tobacco. |
Ajay Devgn shares pic of wife Kajol, daughter from vacation | Actor Ajay Devgn has shared a picture of his wife Kajol and daughter Nysa at a beach from a vacation in Maldives. Kajol and Nysa can be seen wearing swimsuits in the photo, captioned, "Vitamin F - Family". Earlier, Kajol also shared a picture of herself from the holiday, titled, "Clear skies, clear mind". |
Navy officer faces court martial for molesting a child | An Indian Navy officer is facing a general court-martial and is likely to be sacked and jailed for molesting a colleague's daughter at a military college in Tamil Nadu. The incident happened during a party and the child reported the commander's inappropriate behaviour to her parents after which the Navy set up a board ... |
Telecallers told to have sex-chat over calls, employer held | Police in West Bengal has detained a woman for allegedly forcing girls working as telecallers to have sex chats with random people over calls. "We were offered a telecallers' job and were given a seven-day training. However, on Monday, we were asked to call up some people in random and have sexual conversations with th... |
Drunk Russian man tries opening door of Delhi flight mid-air | A Russian tourist tried to open the door of a Moscow-Delhi Aeroflot flight mid-air while he was intoxicated earlier this month, the police said. Crew members managed to inform the Delhi Air Traffic Controller and control the passenger, who was apprehended by CISF personnel at Delhi Airport. The court reportedly imposed... |
Mooh se pollution mat failao: Sehwag on World No Tobacco Day | On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, cricketer Virender Sehwag tweeted a message against smoking, asking people to be "eco-friendly" and not spread pollution through their mouths. Cricketer Mohammad Kaif also tweeted an anti-smoking message, writing, "Normally don't like telling people to do this or that,but reques... |
We spoke on his b'day, a day before crash: Su-30 pilot's dad | The father of one of the pilots of the Sukhoi-30, which crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on 23 May, said that he had spoken to his son a day before, which was his birthday. "It was his birthday and I wished him... couldn't speak much as he was preparing for his flying duty... thought of calling him next morning", he said. |
Emirates announces new first class with 'fresh new look' | Emirates' new first class on its Boeing 777-300ERs will feature six private suites instead of eight while the cabins will sport "a totally fresh new look," Emirates president Tim Clark has announced. Emirates' first class features automatic doors, private mini-bars, and showers. In a first, it is mulling a premium-econ... |
Astronomers find 'super-Earth' near habitable zone of star | Astronomers have discovered a possibly rocky planet two to three times massive than Earth. The planet is the sixth super-Earth closest to Solar System that could be potentially "habitable" due to the optimal planet-star distance, researchers said. The discovery was made using radial velocity technique, by measuring cha... |
First wind farm powered by giant kites to be built in UK | Scientists are building the world's first wind farm powered by giant kites in the UK. The kites would fly at 300 metres high in loops generating power via a tether connected to a generator. Scotland-based company Kite Power Systems has successfully tested a 40-kilowatt version. The company plans to build ten 500-kilowa... |
Scientists look for nature's 5th force at Milky Way's centre | The understanding of the universe based on Einstein's general relativity theory relies on four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. However, physicists believe there exists a fifth force of nature for which they are looking for small variations in stars' orbital paths a... |
Flipkart's Chief Operating Officer Nitin Seth quits | Flipkart's Chief Operating Officer Nitin Seth has quit the homegrown e-commerce startup citing personal reasons, reports said. Seth, who joined Flipkart last year, was in charge of Flipkart's logistics unit Ekart, the corporate functioning of which will now be taken over by CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy. Seth's exit comes a... |
49 killed, 300 injured in blast near Indian embassy in Kabul | At least 49 people were killed and over 300 were wounded in a huge car bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday morning, a few hundred metres away from the Indian embassy. Although the blast damaged windows and doors of the Indian Embassy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that all Indian Embas... |
Hanuman film given U/A certificate over 'trendy dialogue' | Central Board of Film Certification has given a U/A certificate to animated film Hanuman Da Damdaar. According to Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani, some dialogues have been removed from the film as the "trendy language" of religious characters may not be acceptable to everyone. "Children can come and watch the film w... |
Should've covered legs when you met PM: FB user to Priyanka | Actress Priyanka Chopra has been slammed on Facebook by a user who wrote that she should have the "basic sense of covering" her legs when she met PM Narendra Modi in Berlin. Other users pointed out that she should have worn an "Indian dress" and should not have been sitting cross-legged in front of the PM. |
Trailer of Judi Dench, Ali Fazal's Victoria & Abdul released | The trailer of the Judi Dench and Ali Fazal starrer Victoria & Abdul has been released. The film revolves around the true story of an unexpected friendship that develops between Queen Victoria, portrayed by Dench, and a young clerk, played by Fazal, who travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee. T... |
Bieber, Coldplay to perform at Ariana's Manchester concert | Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Coldplay will be joining Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester to raise funds for the victims of the terrorist attack at her earlier concert. The concert is scheduled to take place at the Old Trafford cricket ground on June 4. The money raised from sale of tickets will go to the 'We Love ... |
Virat Kohli described Anil Kumble as 'intimidating': Reports | As per reports, Virat Kohli has described Anil Kumble's approach as "intimidating" while giving feedback about his coaching skills. A BCCI official also reportedly said that Kumble conducts himself like a "school headmaster" in the dressing room, which has made the players unhappy. BCCI has invited applications for the... |
India becomes world's third largest aviation market | MoS for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Tuesday said that India has emerged as the world's third largest aviation market, with passenger traffic exceeding 10 crore in 2016-17. Meanwhile, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said "average or median airfares" fell by 18% during 2016-17. Further, domestic flight mo... |
Modi becomes 1st Indian PM to visit Spain in 30 years | Narendra Modi became the first Indian PM to visit Spain in nearly 30 years, after he reached the country on Tuesday night. The previous Indian PM to visit Spain was Rajiv Gandhi, in 1988. Modi tweeted "Landed in Spain, marking the start of a very important visit aimed at improving economic and cultural relations with S... |
Why are West Indies not playing the Champions Trophy 2017? | The Champions Trophy 2017 is the first major ICC tournament that West Indies will not participate in. The Caribbean side failed to qualify as they were not among the top eight ODI teams as per ICC rankings on September 30, 2015, the cut-off date for the tournament. Bangladesh ranked seventh, and Pakistan, placed eighth... |
Man fined â¹2.5 lakh for liking defamatory Facebook comments | A Switzerland court has fined a man over â¹2.5 lakh for clicking the "Like" button on what a judge said were defamatory Facebook comments. The comments liked by the man, who runs an animal-rights group, suggested that he holds racist and anti-Semitic views. By hitting the "Like" button, the defendant "clearly endorsed... |
Never tried to buy Twitter when I was at Microsoft: Ex-CEO | Microsoft's former CEO Steve Ballmer in an interview on Tuesday revealed the company never tried to buy Twitter while he was at Microsoft. Interestingly, Ballmer is a well-known Twitter investor holding about 4% of the microblogging site. However, he added, "There's a real opportunity to make that a valuable economic a... |
Microsoft was too slow to develop hardware: Former CEO | Talking about what he regrets about his time as Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer on Tuesday said, "I think I was too slow in cases to recognise the need for new capability, particularly in hardware." He added, "I wish we'd built the capability to be a world-class hardware company because one of the new expressions of sof... |
Russian internet giant Yandex shows its self-driving car | Russian internet giant Yandex on Tuesday showed its self-driving car for the first time. The car is a modified Toyota Prius V, which is fitted with multiple sensors, artificial intelligence and computing algorithms that help it navigate itself through traffic and obstacles on the road. Yandex may begin public tests of ... |
EasyJet founder giving half of â¹17,000cr fortune to charity | EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has pledged to give over half of his nearly £2 billion (â¹17,000 crore) fortune to charity, after Microsoft billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates "inspired" him. He has joined Giving Pledge, founded by Gates and billionaire Warren Buffett. Haji-Ioannou founded easyJet in 1... |
S Korea Prez orders probe into unannounced US THAAD addition | South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered a probe after the Defence Ministry failed to inform him about the installation of four additional launchers for the US THAAD anti-missile system into the country. THAAD was initially deployed in the country in March to counter North Korea's nuclear threats. Notably, Moon h... |
Donald Trump mistakenly tweets 'covfefe', called drunk | US President Donald Trump was accused of being drunk after tweeting, "Despite the constant negative press covfefe," on Tuesday night. A user posted, "OH MY GOD YOU DUMB DRUNK IDIOT" and "didn't they say your lawyers were handling all your tweets now". Another said, "Say what you want about NATO or HILLARY or OBAMA, but... |
Police standoff at Orlando Airport with man holding fake gun | A man brandishing a fake gun at Orlando International Airport, US prompted a three-hour standoff with police and lockdown of the airport on Tuesday. The man was suicidal and "wanted to do the whole 'suicide by cop' thing," Orlando Police Chief John Mina said. He was arrested, while no shots were fired and no one was in... |
Game of Thrones' Khal Drogo does a war cry with UFC fighter | Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa, who played Khal Drogo in the TV series, performed the 'Haka' with UFC fighter Mark Hunt to wish him luck for his upcoming fight. Hunt posted a video of Jason and other trainers performing the traditional war cry, which has its origins in New Zealand. Hunt fights American Derrick Lewis... |
Salman Khan shares childhood pic with brother Sohail | Actor Salman Khan has shared a childhood picture of himself with his younger brother filmmaker and actor Sohail Khan on the photo sharing app Instagram. The two actors will be appearing onscreen together in the upcoming film Tubelight, where they will also be playing the role of brothers. They have earlier starred toge... |
Afghan fans tweet #NoCricketWithPakistan to protest series | Afghanistan fans started a "No Cricket With Pakistan" hashtag after Afghanistan Cricket Board's Chairman Atif Mashal announced a T20 series between the two countries. Fans slammed the Board saying they did not want any cricketing ties with the nation, calling it a "sponsor of terrorism". Later, an ACB official reported... |
'Darwaza Band' campaign to stop open defecation launched | The government on Tuesday launched the 'Darwaza Band' campaign supported by the World Bank, to promote the use of toilets and freedom from open defecation across the country. The launch event also had an exhibition displaying various toilet technologies. Several Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Anushka Sharma... |
30,000 dead fish found floating in lake near Hyderabad | Around 30,000 dead fish were seen floating in Rampally lake near Hyderabad on Sunday. This comes after similar incidents last week in which over 60,000 fish were found dead in the waters of Shamirpet lake and Medchal lake on the outskirts of the city. According to officials, the fish succumbed to a bacterial infection ... |
Player banned from French Open for forcibly kissing reporter | Maxime Hamou, a 21-year-old French tennis player, has been banned from the French Open after trying to kiss a journalist during a live television interview. Hamou grabbed journalist Maly Thomas around the neck while she interviewed him following his first round defeat on Monday. Thomas later said she would have "punche... |
FB group buys house for man who sold his after road accident | A Facebook group 'Different Thinkers' bought a house for Kerala man Vineeth A Vishnu, who had to sell his house to pay for medical bills after a road accident. Vineeth earlier shifted to a rented house with his mother, and the group members paid the rent for eight months. They later raised â¹10 lakh to buy a house for... |
Schoolgirl pushed off roof by teachers in Pakistan | A 14-year-old Pakistani girl was allegedly pushed by two of her teachers from the rooftop of a school building in the country's Punjab province for refusing to "clean the classroom", according to reports. The girl reportedly suffered multiple fractures and her spinal cord has also been damaged. Both the teachers were b... |
Israeli military test-fires undisclosed type of missile | Israel on Monday conducted a test launch of a rocket propulsion system of an undisclosed missile type, the country's Defence Ministry has said. The launch was "carried out as planned," the Ministry added. This is the first missile test in the country since January when the military successfully tested its Magic Wand mi... |
Only 4 Indians in world's 100 most famous athletes listt | Only four Indians feature in ESPN's World Fame 100, a list ranking the world's 100 most famous athletes. Virat Kohli, ranked 13th, is followed by MS Dhoni at 15th place, while Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina are ranked 90th and 95th, respectively. Notably, the entire list features only four cricketers, with all four of t... |
Goa to impose â¹5,000 fine for buying, selling plastic bags | Goa CM Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday announced that buying or selling of plastic bags in the state will be an offence from July and defaulters can be fined up to â¹5,000 for it. Urging people to make a habit of carrying cloth bags while out shopping, Parrikar said PM Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' initiative is gaining... |
Uber fires engineer accused of stealing Google secrets | Uber has fired Anthony Levandowski, the engineer who is accused of stealing at least 14,000 files relating to Google's self-driving technology, before leaving Google and joining Uber. The engineer went on to start a self-driving truck startup Otto, which was acquired by Uber in August 2016. Google has filed a lawsuit a... |
Belgium PM 'partially deafened' after princess fires gun | Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel, has received treatment for "partial deafness" after Princess Astrid fired a starting pistol next to his ear at a running race in Brussels on Sunday. Michel, who was photographed wincing after the youngest sister of the Belgian King Philippe fired the gun inches from his left ear,... |
UK releases Hindi song 'Theresa Ke Saath' for election | Britain's ruling Conservative Party has released a Hindi campaign song 'Theresa Ke Saath' (We're with Theresa) in an attempt to persuade nearly 16 lakh British Indians to re-elect Prime Minister Theresa May in the June 8 elections. The video features May's previous meetings with Indian PM Narendra Modi and her wearing ... |
Lebanon seeks ban on Wonder Woman over Israeli lead actress | The Ministry of Economy in Lebanon has sought to ban the superhero film Wonder Woman citing that the film's lead actress Gal Gadot is Israeli and has served in their army. However, for the ban to be effective, a recommendation from a six-ministry-member committee is required. Lebanon and Israel have had a history of mi... |
We are made for each other: PM Modi on India-Germany ties | During the joint statement with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Germany and India are made for each other. Modi praised Merkel's "strong leadership" and said an EU-focused vision is what the world needs. Modi, who is in Germany as part of his four-nation tour, sig... |
Fosun VC scouting India for Tech Investments: Ajay Lakhotia | Fosun, a Chinese conglomerate managing over $100B in AUM, has recently forayed in India. Ajay Lakhotia, Partner at Fosun VC said, âWe like to explore synergies between India and China and our value add to company is critical in investment decision. In India, we are focusing on fintech, consumer tech, AI & automation ... |
Indian lawyer to lead UN probe into Rohingya crackdown | The UN has appointed Indian Supreme Court advocate and human rights lawyer Indira Jaising to lead a probe into alleged rape, torture, and killings by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Last October, a crackdown by Myanmar's forces in response to attacks by Rohingya insurgents, forced a... |
Duterte offers to hire rebels as soldiers to fight militants | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to hire rebel forces as "soldiers" if they unite with the security forces in the ongoing fight against Islamic State-linked militants who have besieged the city of Marawi since last week. Reports indicated that the militants might expand the conflict, which has killed ov... |
Palestinian judge bans divorce during Ramzan | The head of Palestinian Islamic courts, Mahmud Habash, on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramzan, fearing the month-long fast could spark rash words that would be regretted later. Habash said he based his ruling on "the experience of previous years". Notably, only religious courts have the power to allow ... |
Macron denounces Russian media, urges partnership with Putin | In a joint press conference with visiting Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron dubbed two Russian media outlets "agents of influence" and accused them of spreading fake news about him during his election campaign. Calling for a partnership with Russia to fight ISIS, Macron warned that Fr... |
United Spirits to sell 13 properties earlier owned by Mallya | United Spirits plans to sell 13 properties earlier owned by former Chairman Vijay Mallya who has failed to buy these back within an agreed deadline. United Spirits said it received call notices from a party nominated by Mallya to purchase four non-core properties, but these notices have expired due to inaction. Notably... |
IT staff taken care of, no need for union: Ex-Infosys CFO | Amid reports of mass layoffs, former Infosys CFO V Balakrishnan has said, "IT industry is not bad, IT industry people are well taken care of, well-paid, and they find opportunities." "So, I don't find a need for union in this industry," he stated. He further noted, "Even if there's a union, I don't think it will impact... |
Jet Airways profit falls 91% due to high fuel costs | India's second largest airline, Jet Airways, reported a 91% slump in standalone net profit for the March quarter, hurt by higher aircraft fuel expenses. Net profit for the fourth quarter came in at â¹36.8 crore compared with a profit of â¹397 crore a year earlier. Expenses for aircraft fuel increased 58% for the quar... |
Anushka, Alia slam US teen who put pet turtle in microwave | Actresses Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt and Parineeti Chopra have slammed a 16-year-old girl from USA, who killed her pet turtle by putting it in a microwave. Parineeti tweeted, "What does this even mean!!!! HOWWWW do humans do this!!!!! Goosebumps just reading it." Further, Alia's tweet read, "... News that actually need... |
My abuses on Twitter limited to 'besharam budia': Abhijeet | Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has said that his abuses on Twitter were limited to 'besharam budia' and 'client was not satisfied', while adding, "I have never abused on Twitter." He further said that there are Twitter users with verified accounts, "who use below the dignity abuses", and the platform is filled with peopl... |
Hizbul militant Bhat hid for 10 hrs during encounter: Report | Slain Hizbul commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat remained in hiding for nearly 10 hours without firing a single bullet at the troops during the encounter, Army sources said. Bhat, who succeeded Burhan Wani, also sent text messages from his handset to gather a crowd of stone-pelters at the encounter site to provide him cover, t... |
Akmal should be ashamed for being sent back to Pak: Waqar | Former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Younis has said Umar Akmal should be "ashamed" for being sent back to Pakistan from the Champions Trophy. The batsman was sent home after the coaching staff did not find his fitness up to the mark. On his return, Akmal apologised for his conduct and said he has a lot of cricket left in h... |
Hackers post message on billboard outside UK shopping centre | A British shopping centre was reportedly defaced by a group of anonymous hackers on Monday. The centre closed down the screen immediately after being notified of the hack and claimed that only one of its 18 screens had been compromised. "The incident appears to have been good-natured and not intended to cause offence,"... |
Virat Kohli can be replaced, not Tendulkar: Waqar Younis | Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis has said Virat Kohli is replaceable, but a player like Sachin Tendulkar can never be replaced. "There is always someone around the corner...to fill the gap...When Wasim Akram and I left, Shoaib Akhtar was around...But having said that, for some players like Sachin Tendulkar and Bria... |
Zakir Naik seeking Malaysian citizenship: Reports | Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on terror charges, has applied for Malaysian citizenship, according to reports. Naik reportedly has been changing his base frequently after the NIA moved the Interpol for the issuance of an international arrest warrant against him. The preac... |
1 killed, 5 injured in military plane crash in Russia | A Russian serviceman was killed and five other crew members were injured on Tuesday after their transport plane crash-landed and caught fire during a training mission near the city of Saratov, the country's Defence Ministry has said. The accident could have been caused by a failure of one of the engines of the plane, t... |
Pak-origin doc treating Manchester victims racially abused | A Pakistani-origin doctor, Naveed Yasin, who spent 48 hours saving lives of victims of the Manchester attack, was racially abused and called a terrorist by a man. "You brown...bastard! Go back to your country...We don't want you people here. F**k off," the man said. Commenting on the attack, Yasin said, "I can't take a... |
Trump's Communications Director Mike Dubke resigns | US President Donald Trump's Communications Director Mike Dubke resigned just three months after he was appointed by Trump to the position, according to reports on Tuesday. Dubke submitted his resignation letter on May 18, however, he offered to stay on his post during Trump's first foreign trip to ensure a smooth trans... |
Trump slams German trade after Merkel criticises US | US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Germany's trade and spending policies "very bad". "We have a MASSIVE trade deficit with Germany, plus they pay FAR LESS than they should on NATO & military. Very bad for US This will change," Trump tweeted. This comes after German Chancellor Angela Merkel doubted the reliabil... |
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