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New food packets to tell dietary requirement met per serving | All packaged food items will soon have to clearly mention what percentage of the user's recommended daily nutrient intake is met in a single serving of the packaged item. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is working on formulating the guidelines for the same. Currently, the food packets broadly m... |
Ramdevâs Patanjali products fail Uttarakhand quality test | About 40% of ayurveda products including items from Baba Ramdevâs Patanjali, were found to be of substandard quality by Haridwarâs Ayurveda and Unani Office, an RTI reply revealed. Out of 82 samples collected between 2013-2016, 32 including Patanjaliâs Divya Amla Juice and Shivlingi Beej, failed the test, Uttarak... |
David Dhawan smashes bottle on son Varun's head | A video shows Judwaa 2's director David Dhawan smashing a bottle on his son actor Varun Dhawan's head. Varun captioned the video, "The director says "he's been a naughty actor but a good actor" then smash. Check out the madness as the countdown begins." Varun has a double role in Judwaa 2, which is scheduled to release... |
Salman makes painting of Jesus on sets of Tubelight: Report | A picture of a painting reportedly made by actor Salman Khan depicting Lord Jesus Christ has emerged online. The actor is said to have painted it while on the sets of his upcoming film Tubelight. Salman is said to mostly paint around religious themes and figures including Buddha, Shiva or Christ, based on his interpret... |
Pakistan cricket fan 'Chacha Chicago' turns India supporter | Ahead of the India-Pakistan match in the upcoming Champions Trophy tournament, Pakistan cricket fan 'Chacha Chicago' has turned into an Indian team supporter. "I still love Pakistan but I love India more now. Earlier, I wanted Pakistan to win but now it is India," said Chicago-based Mohammad Bashir. He further said Ind... |
Eng slump to 20/6 in 5 overs, fastest loss of 1st 6 wickets | South African bowlers on Monday reduced England to 20/6 in the first five overs, effecting the quickest fall of first six wickets in ODI history. England managed to reach 153 as Kagiso Rabada picked up four wickets for the Proteas. Hashim Amla's 54-ball 55 and Quinton de Kock's 39-ball 34 helped South Africa reach the ... |
Vinod Kambli shares old picture with Sachin Tendulkar | Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli has shared an old picture of himself with his childhood friend and ex-teammate Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter. "@sachin_rt .Dear Master Blaster.I Love You," read Kambli's post. The picture shows Tendulkar grabbing Kambli's neck from behind. The duo had put together a then world record ... |
Indian restaurant rated Asia's best for 3 years to shut down | Gaggan, an Indian restaurant in Bangkok that has been rated Asia's Best Restaurant for three consecutive years, will close down by 2020. Owned by Indian chef Gaggan Anand, it has a 25-course emoji menu featuring dishes made using molecular gastronomy tools like liquid nitrogen. However, Anand has said, "Every restauran... |
Amla fastest to 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000 ODI runs | South African opener Hashim Amla has become the fastest batsman to score 7000 runs in ODI cricket, reaching the milestone against England in his 150th innings on Monday. Interestingly, the Proteas batsman was also the fastest to reach 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 ODI runs. The record for the fastest 7000 ODI runs w... |
Vande Matram I am back: Abhijeet on joining Twitter again | Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya, after his verified Twitter account was suspended, has opened a new account, from which he tweeted, "#VandeMatram I am back." In a video he shared, he clarified that he'll be using this new account till his verified account gets activated again, while adding that all other accounts are fake... |
What is 'Judy' malware that hit 3.65 crore Android users? | Malware 'Judy' that hit 3.65 crore Android users, is an auto-clicking adware found on 41 apps developed by a Korean company, which were available for download on Google Play Store. The malware generates large amounts of fraudulent clicks on advertisements, generating revenues for the people behind it. Formatting an aff... |
Why did Bitcoin dip 30% in 2 days after hitting record high? | Since hitting a record high of over $2,700 (â¹1.74 lakh) on Thursday, Bitcoin went into a sharp correction, losing 30% in just two days. Technical analysts have said losses could go as deep as 46.5%. This is because cryptocurrency prices are volatile as few speculators are believed to understand the technology or its ... |
Billionaire's wealth rises 132% to add â¹64,000 crore in a yr | Hui Ka Yan, Chairman of China Evergrande Group, saw his fortune surge by $10 billion (over â¹64,000 crore) this year as his company's shares almost tripled. Hui's net worth jumped 132% to $17.2 billion, making him China's sixth-richest person, Bloomberg reported. Hui's wealth rose faster than other billionaires', incl... |
Vivek refers to 2003 press meet wherein he accused Salman | Vivek Oberoi, at a recent press meet, made a reference to the 2003 press conference wherein he accused Salman Khan of threatening to kill him over 41 phone calls. "When I held a press conference last time, my a** was on fire...whoever hasn't understood this is a tubelight," said Vivek. He was reportedly dating Salman's... |
How was Manchester attacker Salman Abedi radicalised? | Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people in UK's Manchester last week, was reportedly influenced by al-Qaeda affiliate Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which had proclaimed allegiance to Osama bin Laden. Abedi, however, reportedly later embraced ISIS after seeing Muslim children dying in Syria due to ... |
2 US men killed for defending Muslim woman from racial slurs | Two men in the USA's Portland were killed and one other was injured while defending two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab, from being racially assaulted by an Islamophobe on a commuter train. The attacker has been arrested and charged with double murder and hate crimes. It's "a horrific act of racist violence", ci... |
6-year-old's plea to stop US gun violence goes viral | A plea of a 6-year-old US boy named Jeffrey Laney asking people to end violence in St Louis city has gone viral on Facebook. Jeffrey could be heard pleading for his and his family's safety and saying, "I'm really scared to die" in the video. Nearly 1 lakh people including US Attorney General Jeff Sessions have reported... |
Over 100 killed in militant-besieged Philippine city | The death toll in the Philippines' Marawi, where government troops have been battling ISIS-linked militants, has exceeded 100, including 27 civilians and 61 terrorists, reports said. Over 2,000 people reportedly remain trapped and militants have been killing "betrayers of faith" who try to flee the city. Violence in Ma... |
US Navy skydiver dies after parachute fails to open | A member of the US Navy's skydiving demonstration team died on Sunday after his parachute failed to open while performing in an aerial exhibition as part of New York Harbor's Fleet Week festival. Fleet Week is an annual celebration to honour the members of the US Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps and showcase maritime... |
Tech Mahindra warns Trump's visa policy will hurt IT sector | Tech Mahindra Vice Chairman Vineet Nayyar warned that US President Donald Trump's visa policy will damage IT industry. "Trump's America First agenda and focus on curbing the immigration, especially around H-1B visa policies, will hurt the IT sector," he stated. Notably, US is tightening work visa programmes which are w... |
Tech Mahindra stock dips 17%, posts steepest fall in 9 years | Shares of Tech Mahindra on Monday plunged by nearly 17%, marking their steepest fall in over nine years, after the company reported weaker than expected earnings. So far this year, Tech Mahindra's stock has fallen by 22.2%. Notably, the company's profit fell by 31% year-on-year to around â¹590 crore as it saw project ... |
Trailer of video game Far Cry 5 released | The trailer of Far Cry 5, an upcoming first-person shooter action-adventure video game, has been released. The game is set in fictional Hope County, Montana and introduces new characters, including a religious doomsday cult and resistance force fighting against it. Developed by Ubisoft, it will be available on Windows ... |
Sheikh sued for â¹274cr on breaking deal to meet B'wood stars | A Bahrain sheikh is being sued by a businessman for about â¹274 crore ($42.5 million) for allegedly abandoning a deal to meet 26 Bollywood celebrities, after meeting SRK, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur. The businessman claimed Sheikh Hamad Isa Ali Al Khalifa, Bahrain King's cousin, had orally agreed t... |
Directors pay medical bill of actress Geeta abandoned by son | Filmmakers Ashoke Pandit and Ramesh Taurani paid the hospital bill of Pakeezah actress Geeta Kapoor amounting to â¹1.5 lakh, who claims to have been abandoned by her son. Pandit is seeking a no-objection certificate from Geeta's children to shift her to an old-age home. Geeta had revealed that her son would beat her a... |
Kapil's show gets extension after Dus Ka Dum delayed: Report | According to reports, The Kapil Sharma Show has got an extension of two months after Salman Khan's show 'Dus Ka Dum' has been postponed to January 2018. Sources say the TRPs of Kapil's show have improved recently. Earlier, it was reported that Kapil was given a month to improve the show's TRP, after cast members includ... |
Shahid tells Ishaan dating rumours can damage career: Report | According to reports, actor Shahid Kapoor has advised his younger half-brother Ishaan Khatter that link-up rumours can prove damaging to his career and that he should keep his private life discreet. He is rumoured to be dating Sridevi's daughter Jhanvi Kapoor after they were spotted together at movies. Ishaan will mak... |
Akshay attends rumoured ex-girlfriend Pooja's film screening | Actor Akshay Kumar on Sunday attended the screening of rumoured ex-girlfriend Pooja Batra's film Mirror Games in Mumbai. The actor reportedly made a brief appearance and did not stay to watch the film. According to a source, Akshay's wife Twinkle was also supposed to join him but couldn't attend the event as she had to... |
Will consider a Marathi actress for Krrish 4: Hrithik Roshan | Actor Hrithik Roshan has said that he would consider a Marathi actress for the film Krrish 4. He added that the makers are currently working on the script and they are yet to reach the stage of casting the lead actress. Krrish is a superhero film series which began with the 2003 film Koi... Mil Gaya. |
Amrita Arora shares workout video with Kareena Kapoor | Former actress Amrita Arora took to Instagram to share a series of pictures and videos of a workout session with actress Kareena Kapoor Khan. The duo can be seen using dumbbells and doing kettle bell squats, among other exercises in the videos. "Besties who gym together...lose weight together," read the caption of one ... |
Aleem Dar credits Amla for his new look during CT 2017 | Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar has credited South African batsman Hashim Amla for his decision to grow a beard. The ICC official said the Proteas opener had suggested him to grow his beard as per the religious beliefs in Islam. Dar has won the ICC Umpire of the Year award on three successive occasions, in 2009, 2010 and 201... |
Beef festival at IIT-Madras to protest cow slaughter ban | The students at IIT-Madras held a beef festival inside the campus to protest against the Central government notification banning the sale of cows for slaughter at animal markets. The protesters claimed that the demonstration was a spontaneous gesture from many people in campus who opposed the notification and was not h... |
After defeating Kiwis, Kohli shares picture from team dinner | Indian captain Virat Kohli has shared a picture of himself with teammates MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane and Umesh Yadav, among others, at a restaurant. "One from last night, meal with the boys after a good day at work!" wrote Kohli. India had beaten New Zealand by 45 runs (D/L method) in a rain-curtailed warm-up match on Su... |
Sachin once sledged McGrath during 2000 Champions Trophy | During the 2000 Champions Trophy, Sachin Tendulkar told Australian bowler Glenn McGrath that he would "hit him out of the ground". "He got really angry and started spraying the ball around... My sledging did work for the team," Sachin later recalled. McGrath failed to take a single wicket in that match as Australia wer... |
Woman plots husband's death, wanted to hear him scream | A 26-year-old woman from West Bengal, Manua Majumdar, allegedly plotted with her boyfriend to kill her husband Anupam Sinha so that she could hear his dying shrieks. Manua's boyfriend, Ajit, hit Anupam with an iron rod, then slashed his veins, shoved the rod in Sinhaâs mouth, and dialled Manua so she could hear his d... |
iPhone 7 Plus used to shoot cover of Elle magazine | The cover of Elle magazine's Australia edition has been shot using the portrait mode on the iPhone 7 Plus. The June issue features fashion blogger-stylist Margaret Zhang on the cover. Fashion photographer Georges Antoni said, "One thing that struck me was how liberating it was to shoot and not worry about lenses, tripo... |
Kolkata girl Ananya Maity tops Class 12 ISC examination | Kolkata girl Ananya Maity has topped the ISC (Class 12) board examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), results of which were declared on Monday. Four students bagged the second rank in the examination with 99.25%. The overall pass percentage of ISC Class 12 examinatio... |
Indian rewarded with â¹3.25 lakh for discovering Twitter bug | Indian ethical hacker Anand Prakash has revealed being awarded â¹3.25 lakh by Twitter last year for discovering a bug that let him tweet from any account on the microblogging platform. The bug also allowed him to post videos, photos and delete the ones already posted from any Twitter account. It also let him access pr... |
Snapdeal gets â¹113 cr emergency funding from Founders, Nexus | E-commerce startup Snapdeal has received â¹113 crore in an emergency funding round from existing investor Nexus Venture Partners and Co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal. Nexus put â¹96.26 crore in the latest round, while Snapdeal Co-founders contributed â¹8.45 crore each. The emergency funding comes amid reports... |
Japan vows concrete action after N Korea missile test | Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said that his country will join US in taking "concrete action" against North Korea after its latest ballistic missile tested on Monday landed in Japanese waters. "[W]ill never tolerate North Korea's continued provocations that ignore repeated warnings by the international community," Abe added. T... |
You cannot call Shashi Tharoor names: HC tells Arnab Goswami | After Shashi Tharoor filed a defamation suit against Arnab Goswami, the Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Goswami and Republic TV. "Bring down the rhetoric. You can put out your story, you can put out the facts. You cannot call him names," the court told Goswami. Notably, Republic claimed Tharoor was linked to hi... |
Hrithik launches trailer of Vikram Phadnis' debut film | Actor Hrithik Roshan launched the trailer of Marathi film 'Hrudayantar', which marks the directorial debut of fashion designer Vikram Phadnis. The film will feature actors Mukta Barve and Subodh Bhave while Hrithik will be seen in a cameo appearance. In December 2016, Shah Rukh Khan had performed the mahurat clap to co... |
Saif wasn't 1st choice, offered Hum Tum to Hrithik: Kunal | Director of 2004 film 'Hum Tum' Kunal Kohli has revealed that the role played by actor Saif Ali Khan in the film was offered to numerous actors, including Hrithik Roshan. He added that Hrithik wasn't comfortable doing the role as he wasn't sure about doing a film in the comedy genre. 'Hum Tum' completed 13 years of rel... |
What is significance of Germany saying it can't rely on US? | German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Europe can no longer rely on its long-standing ally US, suggesting Germany is likely to assume a more substantial and independent role in Europe and NATO than what it had previously. Notably, NATO's first secretary general had said its' purpose was "to keep the Russians ou... |
Scored 5 in Maths but 85 in English, complains CBSE student | A Bhubaneshwar student aggrieved over the CBSE Class 12 board results has said, "I was shocked to find that I have secured 5 marks in Maths and 8 in Chemistry, while my English score is 85." Further, the student asserted, "I am not as bad a student to fail in the examination." Several students have alleged discrepancie... |
No chance of cricket series with Pakistan: Govt | Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel ruled out chances of a bilateral series between India and Pakistan saying "cricket and terrorism can't go hand-in-hand." His comments come ahead of a meeting between BCCI and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials, scheduled for Monday evening in Dubai. He added that the BCCI should sen... |
Pak terrorists threat to our interests in India, Afghan: US | During a Congressional hearing on the war against terrorism, US intelligence chiefs reportedly said that Pakistani terror groups present a sustained threat to the country's interests in India and Afghanistan. Accusing Pakistan of failing to curb militants and terrorists operating from its soil, they said the terror gro... |
Man breaks his own jet suit speed record | Flying at 48 kilometres per hour, British inventor Richard Browning broke his own record for speed and distance during a test flight of his jet engine-powered suit. Browning said his brain "adjusts" his arms, adding, "I now just think about where I want to go and it kind of happens." The fire-proof jet suit is powered ... |
200 kg shark jumps onto boat, fisherman calls it 'mundane' | A 200 kg shark jumped onto a small boat in Australia on Saturday afternoon, injuring a 73-year-old fisherman and damaging his boat. While fisherman Terry Selwood escaped with a minor injury, the shark died and was lifted by a forklift after authorities were notified of a shark attack. Selwood called the incident "just ... |
Police take selfies on phone of drunk man they dropped home | Police officers took selfies from the phone of a drunk man they dropped to his home in Tasmania, Australia, following which his Facebook post went viral. The police later said, "our officers took the opportunity to record the moment with a selfie in the likely event he could not remember how he got home," urging party-... |
Union blames India outsourcing for British Airways IT crash | After a global IT outage affected over 1,000 British Airways flights, a workersâ union has blamed outsourcing to India for the same. The GMB union said, "This could have all been avoided," while accusing BA of making hundreds of dedicated IT staff redundant and outsourcing the work to India. However, BA claimed the r... |
Reliance Communications shares fall 20% to hit all-time low | Reliance Communications shares fell by 20% to an all-time low on Monday, after it reported a $150 million fourth-quarter loss and worries about its heavy debt load resurfaced. The Anil Ambani-led company posted its second straight loss, dragged down by a price war following Reliance Jio's entry. The company has also re... |
Irrfan Khan makes debut on Instagram with childhood pictures | Actor Irrfan Khan recently made his Instagram debut and shared his childhood pictures with a "filmy influence". Among the pictures, Irrfan shared a recreated version of a Jai-Veeru (Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra from Sholay) pose, with the caption, "This is our poster inspired by the #Sholay poster". He also shared a... |
Parineeti lied she was poor: Man claiming to be classmate | A man claiming to be Parineeti Chopra's classmate from her school in Ambala posted on Facebook that she was lying at a recent event when she said that she used to cycle to school as she was poor. He wrote, "Shame...coming from a privileged background and lying...I guess this is what being a celebrity means. Create a fa... |
Who needs credit when your director gifts this card: Vidya | Vidya Balan shared a picture holding an 'additional credit card' captioned, "Who needs credit when your director gifts you this...." This comes after Kangana Ranaut was credited for additional story in upcoming film Simran's poster before main writer Apurva Asrani. "Before Vidya could demand 'additional credit' on her ... |
Need help of young actors to move ahead in my career: Suniel | Actor Suniel Shetty has said that he will need the help of young actors to move ahead in his career. He added, "I can't do the song and dance anymore. Without them [young actors], it is going to be difficult to do things on my own." Suniel further said that he gives newcomers a chance as he believes in them. |
What is the govt policy to pay photographers at monuments? | The central government has issued a notification explaining the policy to pay the photographers authorised to take pictures of visitors inside centrally protected monuments. According to the notice, the rates for hardcopy range from â¹25-80, while softcopy transfer cost â¹100 for up to 25 photos and â¹4 for every ph... |
Got fake Aadhaar cards for â¹100: Pakistanis held in B'luru | Days after three Pakistani nationals were held in Bengaluru, Karnataka, with fake IDs and forged Aadhaar cards, they have revealed that they got the fake documents for â¹100 each. The trio that was living in India illegally also told the police about the man who issued the Aadhaar cards to them in January this year. |
Narendra Modi to visit 4 countries in 6 days | PM Narendra Modi on Monday started off on his journey to four countries in a tour lasting six days, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. He will reach Germany today, where he'll meet Chancellor Angela Merkel. He will head to Spain on Tuesday evening, after which he'll be in Russia from Wednesday to Friday. Lastly, he... |
WB Min flaunts red beacon, says not bound by Centre's orders | WB PWD Minister Arup Biswas was on Monday seen flaunting red beacon atop his car despite the Centre's month-old decision to ban its use to end VIP culture. "Our government has not yet banned red beacon. So we are not bound to follow the other instructions," Biswas said. The beacon ban, effective from May 1, exempted ve... |
In pics: Mumbai's Versova beach before and after cleaning | A picture gallery shows Mumbai's Versova beach, before and after it was cleaned by locals. The beach, which was one of the city's dirtiest beaches, was cleaned in over 1.5 years, and five million kilogrammes of filth and plastic was removed. The initiative was headed by High Court lawyer Afroz Shah, and also involved t... |
Toxic foam overflows from Bengaluru's Varthur lake | Amid heavy rainfall in Bengaluru, a toxic foam started to overflow from Varthur lake near Whitefield Main Road and strong winds made the chemical froth reach a nearby mall and hospital. The foam, which has harmful chemicals like nitrates, potassium and sulphates, is reportedly flammable, creates problems for two-wheele... |
Delta Air Lines held dog hostage for 33 hours, owner alleges | Delta Air Lines held a puppy "hostage" for over 33 hours over paperwork its staff misplaced, its owner Mary Nguyen has alleged. Nguyen said she paid Pet Air Carrier $3,000 to ship Bunny from the US to Guatemala, but Delta later demanded $3,000 more. She alleged Delta had the documents in soft copies, but took 33 hours ... |
Maoists warn Akshay Kumar, Saina Nehwal for helping CRPF | Actor Akshay Kumar and badminton player Saina Nehwal have been warned by Maoists in Chhattisgarh for extending financial help to families of 12 CRPF jawans who were killed in a Maoist ambush in March. In a pamphlet issued by the Maoist group, famous personalities were also urged to stand with poor people, and against p... |
Manipur CM's son gets 5-year imprisonment in road rage case | Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh's son Ajay Meetai was awarded a jail term of five years by a trial court in connection with a 2011 road rage case. Meetai was convicted of shooting a man named Irom Roger, who later succumbed to the injuries, for allegedly not allowing the minister's son to overtake him. |
Malware 'Judy' hits 3.65 crore Android users | A malware named 'Judy' has attacked over 3.65 crore Android users through simple fashion and cooking game apps on Google Play Store, according to security firm Check Point. Once these apps are installed, the malware uses the infected phone to click on certain Google Ads to increase the attacker's revenue. Play Store ha... |
We can't completely rely on US, UK anymore: Germany | Describing the result of recent G7 talks as 'unsatisfactory' and 'six against one', German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Europe can no longer completely rely on its long-standing British and US allies. Adding that the western alliance stands divided by Brexit and Donald Trump's presidency, Merkel suggested that EU ... |
N Korea test-fires missile that lands into Japanese waters | North Korea on Monday test-fired a short-range ballistic missile that flew 450 kilometres before landing in Japanese waters. This was North Korea's third missile launch in last three weeks, with previous two launches being medium to long range missiles. The launch comes a day after state news agency reported that leade... |
Pak actress pens note on people's hypocrisy during Ramadan | Pakistani actress Ushna Shah in a Facebook post talks about people's hypocrisy during the holy month of Ramadan. She wrote that once Ramadan is over, such people "go back to lying, spreading malicious gossip, being cruel, selling yourselves to get ahead, screwing people". Ushna added she was targeting hypocrites, and n... |
Auto driver's son tops Class 12 in disabled section with 98% | As the CBSE declared Class 12 exam results on Sunday, a Kerala auto driver's partially blind son named Ajay R Raj emerged as a topper in the differently abled category with 98% marks. Kerala's Lakshmi PV and Tamil Nadu's Dharshana MV were the second and the third topper in the same category with 97.2% and 96.6% marks r... |
Kerala Youth Congress workers suspended for killing cow | Kerala Youth Congress suspended the party's workers who organised a protest wherein they slaughtered a cow in public in Kannur on Sunday. The workers also distributed the cooked meat to people. "What happened in Kerala yesterday is thoughtless, barbaric and completely unacceptable to me and the Congress Party. I strong... |
23 killed due to lightning, storm in Bihar | At least 23 people lost their lives due to lightning and a wall collapse caused by a storm in Bihar on Sunday. Lightning strikes in the state killed 18 people across eight districts. Additionally, five people were killed in separate incidents of wall collapse triggered by a storm that blew at a speed of 50-70km per hou... |
Alert in Pathankot after bag containing Army uniforms found | A high alert has been sounded in Pathankot after a suspicious bag containing Army uniforms was found near Mamun military station on Sunday night. The three uniforms recovered from the bag have 'Jammu' written over them. A search operation is being conducted by the Army and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team. |
US may extend laptop ban to flights from all over the world | The United States "might" extend the laptop ban to all international flights worldwide, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Sunday. Kelly said terrorists are "obsessed" with downing flights, "particularly if it's a US carrier, particularly if it's full of mostly US folks." Some people would "never leave the ... |
Death toll from Sri Lanka's floods rises to 151 | The death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sri Lanka on Friday has risen to 151, with 111 people missing and 95 others injured, reports said. It is believed to be the country's worst torrential rains since 2003 and has displaced nearly five lakh people. Sri Lanka has sought international assistance with India b... |
Burglar breaks into restaurant, cooks dinner for self | A burglar broke into the E&L Barbeque restaurant in the US and stopped to cook five steak sandwiches and fries for himself. The restaurant called him the "#WorldsDumbest" burglar, saying he had to leave his food as he could not manage to escape via the ceiling. Although he caused damage worth thousands of dollars, he f... |
Video: Man holds umbrella while driving convertible in rain | A video has emerged of a Chinese man holding a rainbow-coloured umbrella while driving a red Mercedes-Benz convertible during the rain. The video was filmed earlier in May and shows a highway in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province, China. The footage was recorded by a passing motorist. |
Burger King's 'who is the king' ad angers Belgium's King | Belgium's King Philippe and royal family have protested over a Burger King ad asking people to choose between a cartoon version of Philippe and the chain's mascot. The 'who is the king' ad, ahead of Burger King opening its first Belgian outlet, says Philippe will not "cook your fries." Royals must authorise use of the ... |
My handshake with Trump was not innocent: French President | After his "handshake battle" with US President Donald Trump made international headlines, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, "My handshake with him - it wasn't innocent." Macron called the handshake "a moment of truth," saying it was meant to show that Macron was not a pushover. He added that Trump sees "... |
Historic second chance to disinvest in Air India: Jaitley | India has a historic second chance to disinvest in Air India and help propel the growth of aviation sector, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. Jaitley said he first proposed disinvestment in Air India in 1999 to government under then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee. If 86% of flying can be handled by private sector, it can al... |
Aaradhya, Aishwarya join Big B during Sunday meet with fans | Actor Amitabh Bachchan was joined by his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and his granddaughter Aaradhya Bachchan during his Sunday interaction with fans at his residence. In his blog, Bachchan wrote that five-year-old Aaradhya admitted being afraid of the crowd. For the last 35 years, fans are known to gather ou... |
Indians are rude, they click pics without permission: Richa | Richa Chadha has said that Indians are rude while adding, "I've been in situations where I have not even been asked for a picture and people are already clicking." She further said, "I feel we need to learn how to respect boundaries." Richa also talked about how she likes to go cycling but she can't as she's a public f... |
Friday releases are like appraisal period for actors: Purab | Actor Purab Kohli has said that the release of films on Fridays is like the appraisal period for actors. "Just like employees in corporate offices have their annual appraisal period, where they get nervous about what will happen with their salaries... we [actors] too, feel the first Friday jitters," said Purab. He adde... |
Shilpa Shetty shares picture of herself with family | Actress Shilpa Shetty took to Instagram to share a picture of herself with her family. Shilpa's husband Raj Kundra, her five-year-old son Viaan, sister Shamita Shetty and mother Sunanda Shetty can be seen in the picture. "Precious Sunday family time #longlunch #catchuptime #familyfirst #unconditionallove," read the cap... |
SRK thanks Shabana for saying Suhana will be a good actor | Actor Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to thank veteran actress Shabana Azmi for saying that his daughter Suhana will be a seriously good actor. Shah Rukh added that her words are big encouragement for Suhana. Shabana had earlier tweeted, "I have watched a short clip of her acting and it was terrific. Bless her." |
Thankfully, no woman put me in the brother zone: Rajkummar | Rajkummar Rao has revealed he was never put in the brother zone by any woman whom he liked. "I have seen some of my friends who got into friend zone and brother zone...It's heartbreaking," added Rajkummar. He further said that when he meets a woman for the first time, he doesn't immediately think about making her a sis... |
Man offers to pay for people to use public toilet, killed | A rickshaw driver in north Delhi was beaten to death after he offered to pay for two men to use public toilets. Ravinder Kumar saw the men urinating on the roadside, and offered to pay â¹2 for the public toilet which was a few steps away. The men came back with 15-20 friends and beat Kumar to death. |
British Airways faces â¹830 crore bill after global IT outage | British Airways is expected to face a bill exceeding £100 million (nearly â¹830 crore) in compensation, additional customer care and lost business after a global IT outage affected over 1,000 flights over the weekend. It faces bills for delays, while passengers are also entitled to meals and refunds. BA will reunite ... |
Egypt blocks financial newspaper, widening media blackout | Egypt has blocked the website of one of its most prominent financial newspapers, Al-Boursa, according to reports. This comes after Egypt blocked 21 media websites last week accusing them of supporting terrorism and spreading false news. Notably, the company had its assets frozen last December for alleged ties with the ... |
'The Square' wins top award at Cannes Film Festival 2017 | The Swedish film 'The Square', directed by Ruben Ãstlund won the Palme d'Or, the top prize at Cannes Film Festival. The film '120 Beats Per Minute!' won the Grand Prix, the runner-up prize. Further, the Best Actor prize was awarded to Joaquin Phoenix for 'You Were Never Really Here' while Diane Kruger won Best Actress... |
Vadodara sets world record for most people sweeping floor | Residents of Vadodara, the 10th cleanest city in the country, on Sunday created a Guinness world record for most number of people sweeping the floor at a single venue with 5,058 people. The world record attempt was witnessed by around 50,000 people. The event was a tribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bhara... |
My daughter might make film debut opposite Darsheel: Shweta | Television actress Shweta Tiwari has said that her daughter Palak Tiwari is set to make her debut in Bollywood and it might be opposite Taare Zameen Par actor Darsheel Safary. "The official statement will be out soon," added Shweta. As per reports, Palak will star opposite Darsheel in the upcoming film titled Quickie. |
In case you've failed board exams, don't worry: Rajkummar | Actor Rajkummar Rao, in a video, said, "I know today many results for Class 12 CBSE board exams have come and in case you haven't performed well or failed... don't worry." The actor further said, "Talk to your friends, parents, talk to me...You can message me on any social networking platform. I am there to help and ta... |
Hoardings targeting Modi as Dhritarashtra put up by Congress | Hoardings projecting PM Narendra Modi as 'modern day Dhritarashtra' have been put up in Kanpur, wherein Congress has targeted the BJP government on its third anniversary. The Opposition party has asked several questions to the Centre in the hoarding. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath was also seen in the hoarding where ... |
ISRO to start operation of India's own 'GPS' by 2018 | The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will commence the operation of the country's own 'GPS' or positioning system, Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS), in early 2018. This would make India part of an elite group of countries that have their own positioning system. The ISRO has spent â¹1,420 ... |
Kerala Youth Cong kills cow in public, distributes meat | Youth Congress leaders in Kerala's Kannur slaughtered a cow in public and distributed the cooked meat during one of the beef fests on Sunday. Both the ruling and opposition parties have decided to organise beef fests to protest against the Centre's ban on selling cattle at animal markets for slaughter. A case was later... |
Mark Zuckerberg shares his favourite memories from Harvard | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who recently received a degree 13 years after dropping out from Harvard, shared some of his favourite memories from the University on Sunday. A set of 10 pictures shared by him on Facebook included his wife Priscilla Chan and his parents. He captioned one of his pictures, "Looking out at m... |
Philippine Prez vows to ignore Supreme Court on martial law | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will ignore Supreme Court and Congress over the martial law imposed by him on the militant-besieged Mindanao, despite the Constitution giving them oversight. "Until the police say the Philippines is safe, this martial law will continue," Duterte said. Notably, the Philip... |
30 years since teen beat USSR air defence to land in Moscow | A West German teenager named Mathias Rust beat Soviet Union's air defences in a low-flying small flight during the Cold War to land in Moscow on May 28, 1987. He described his flight as a mission to achieve "peace" between Soviet Union-controlled East Germany and US-controlled West Germany after Germany's defeat in the... |
Pic of Kareena, Saif's son Taimur emerges online | A picture of actress Kareena Kapoor and actor Saif Ali Khan's son Taimur has emerged online. The picture is said to have been taken outside Kareena's sister Karisma Kapoor's house in Mumbai but could not be verified. Talking about Taimur, Kareena had earlier said, "My son is the most gorgeous man this side of the equat... |
Kohli only Indian in Michael Vaughan's CT 2017 dream team | Virat Kohli is the only Indian player to feature in former England captain Michael Vaughan's dream team for the Champions Trophy 2017. "I know his (Kohli's) record in England is not great but he is a better player than when he came here last time," Vaughan stated. Vaughan described England's Ben Stokes as the best all-... |
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