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Do not want Air India to become history: Aviation Minister | Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has asserted there are no plans to privatise Air India and the Ministry's goal is to ensure its survival. "Nothing can be ruled out, want Air India to survive...don't want it to become history," Raju stated. He further said that Air India's finances are very bad and the comp... |
Salman may launch Chunky Pandey's daughter in B'wood: Report | According to reports, actor Salman Khan may launch Chunky Pandey's daughter Ananya Pandey in Bollywood. The 18-year-old has reportedly been taking acting and dance classes to prepare for her career. Earlier, Chunky had confirmed that Ananya wants to be an actress, and added, "I want the kids to create their own identit... |
Pic shows SRK with son Aryan and Saif's daughter Sara | A picture of actor Shah Rukh Khan with his son Aryan Khan and Saif Ali Khan's daughter Sara Ali Khan from Karan Johar's 45th birthday party has emerged online. Sara is reportedly set to make her acting debut in Bollywood under Johar's banner Dharma Productions. Earlier, there were also reports that Sara will make her B... |
To play a pure, innocent character is most difficult: Salman | Actor Salman Khan has said that it's difficult to bring out the honesty of pure, innocent characters onscreen, as actors themselves aren't the purest of people in real life. He said this while talking about his role in films like 'Tubelight' and 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'. "It is your own personality that goes against you in ... |
Films are made for the audience, not critics: Arjun Kapoor | Actor Arjun Kapoor said that films are made for audience and not for a limited bunch of people who call themselves critics. "The audience is more open to giving the film space and time to enjoy what it is meant for rather than having preconceived notions," added Arjun. He further said that audience is the most importan... |
Army foils attack along LoC, kills 2 Pak soldiers | The Indian Army killed two soldiers of the Pakistan Border Action Team (BAT), after they led an attack in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. "Alert troops foiled a BAT attack on our patrol party in Uri sector today. Two BAT terrorists were killed in the operation," an Army official said. |
Boy who wrote 'I am tired of her' in mother's blood arrested | The son of the Mumbai police inspector in the Sheena Bora murder case, who killed his mother, was arrested from a hotel in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. According to investigators, Siddhant Ganore slit his mother's throat, wrote "I am tired of her. Catch me and hang me" in her blood, and fled with â¹2 lakh in cash on Tuesday. |
Texas allows hunters to kill pigs from hot air balloons | United States' Texas has passed a bill allowing people to shoot feral pigs and coyotes from hot air balloons, to reduce their numbers. It was passed following concerns that hunting the animals from helicopters was unsuccessful as the noise scared them away. A state Republican said, "We have that western, swashbuckling,... |
Fossil of new marine species from dinosaur age discovered | Scientists recently reported the discovery of a new predatory marine reptile species fossil, unearthed in Russia in 2002. The plesiosaurs species dubbed "Luskhan itilensis" were four-limbed aquatic animals that existed 135 million years ago. The animal's two-metre-long skull, enormous teeth, and powerful jaws made them... |
Uttar Pradesh too big to ensure zero crime: State Minister | Uttar Pradesh Minister Suresh Khanna said, "Ours is a huge state, we never claimed that we will ensure zero crime. But I assure you criminals won't go unpunished." This comes after recent murder and gangrape incidents and Opposition Congress' comment, "Uttam Pradesh is turning into Crime Pradesh. Such incidents never h... |
'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' hits the theatres | 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' which released on Friday, "[is] a love letter to cricket's sultan of swing", wrote The Guardian. "[It] tells the story with an unnatural amount of reverence", said Times of India. "You'll smile, sob and love this...film is an inadequate word. This is a pilgrimage", wrote NDTV. It was rated 3/... |
Wreckage of missing IAF aircraft found, no sign of survivors | The Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft, which went missing on Tuesday, was found in a wrecked state on Friday, close to its last known position in Assam. However, there was no sign of survivors. The aircraft had gone on a routine training mission, with two pilots onboard. It later went off the radar near the... |
PM Modi inaugurates India's longest bridge in Assam | PM Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated India's longest bridge, the Dhola-Sadiya bridge, in Assam. The 9.15-km-long bridge located over the Brahmaputra replaced Mumbai's Bandra-Worli Sea Link as India's longest bridge. It will reduce Assam-Arunachal Pradesh travel time by four hours, and also boost defence along the bor... |
Zuckerberg gets Harvard degree 13 years after dropping out | Facebook Co-founder and the world's fifth-richest person, Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday received an honorary doctorate degree from Harvard, 13 years after dropping out from the University to build Facebook. "Mom, I always told you I'd come back and get my degree," he captioned his Harvard picture. Zuckerberg also address... |
US admits airstrike in Iraq killed over 100 civilians | The United States on Thursday admitted its airstrike on Islamic State snipers in Mosul in March killed at least 105 Iraqi civilians. The Pentagon said it had targeted two snipers with "precision-guided munition" but the airstrike detonated explosives placed in the building by ISIS. In another incident, US-led coalition... |
Sextuplets born to couple trying to conceive for 17 years | A couple trying to conceive for 17 years has given birth to sextupletsâ three boys and three girls. Helped by a team of 40 hospital staff, Ajibola Taiwo gave birth by caesarean section at a hospital in Virginia, US. The hospital said the babies, born on May 11, are "doing well" and remain in the neonatal intensive ca... |
Harvard news website hacked to troll Mark Zuckerberg | Harvard University's news website The Harvard Crimson was hacked on Thursday to post fake headlines and altered photos of Facebook Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. The hack happened while Zuckerberg was on campus to receive an honorary doctorate degree, 13 years after dropping out from the university. Harvard's satirical st... |
Raabta is not a copy of Telugu film Magadheera: Producers | The makers of 'Raabta' have rejected claims of their film being a copy of Telugu film 'Magadheera'. They added it's extremely disrespectful when people "belittle" someone's hard work and allege plagiarism on the basis of a trailer. The makers of 'Magadheera' accused 'Raabta' producers of copying their story and have ap... |
We shouldn't compare Dangal and Baahubali 2: Aamir | Actor Aamir Khan has said that there should be no comparisons between his film 'Dangal' and SS Rajamouli's 'Baahubali 2'. He added, "Both films...are Indian films which are making their mark all over the world." Notably, 'Baahubali 2' beat 'Dangal' to become the highest grossing film in Hindi, with earnings of over â¹... |
Which is PM Modi's most retweeted tweet in 3yrs of regime? | As the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government completed its three years of regime on Friday, the BJP leader's most retweeted tweet is the 2014 general elections victory post. The tweet, "India has won! à¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¤ à¤à¥ विà¤à¤¯à¥¤ à¤
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India's longest bridge to be named after Bhupen Hazarika: PM | Inaugurating India's longest bridge in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that it will be named after Dr Bhupen Hazarika, a noted playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, and filmmaker from the state. The recipient of Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, and National Award had also contested as a BJP candi... |
Video: India's longest bridge in Assam inaugurated on May 26 | A 3-minute video shows India's longest bridge, the Dhola-Sadiya bridge in Assam, which was inaugurated on Friday by PM Narendra Modi, to mark three years of the BJP government. The 9.15-km-long bridge can withstand 60-tonne battle tanks, boosting defence along the Sino-Indian border. The bridge will also cut travel tim... |
Google India MD Rajan Anandan named new IAMAI Chairman | The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has appointed Google India managing director and angel investor Rajan Anandan as its new Chairman. Anandan will be taking over from FreeCharge co-founder and chairman Kunal Shah, who was appointed IAMAI Chairman in January 2016. Deep Kalra, Chairman and Group CEO of ... |
Playboy model who shared naked pic of woman gets probation | Playboy model Dani Mathers, who shared a picture of a naked 70-year-old woman in a gym bathroom was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to complete 30 hours of community work as part of a plea deal. Mathers was criticised for 'body-shaming' the woman in the post. She was also banned from LA Fitness gyms fol... |
Video: Woman jumps on top of car to stop thief | A woman from Milwaukee, United States jumped on top of her car to prevent a thief from stealing the vehicle in a suspected carjacking attempt. The suspect drove Melissa Marian's car while she was clinging to its windshield, but eventually gave up, stealing her phone and wallet. Marian said, "Jumped on the top and held ... |
Ex-policewoman with fake painted beard robs bank | A former policewoman painted a beard on her face and allegedly robbed a bank in California on Tuesday, but was later arrested. Releasing photographs, Danville Police had said the suspect had a slender build and "what appeared to be a painted on beard." The accused, Jennifer McClary, allegedly handed over a note demandi... |
Newspaper sends pizza across Atlantic to another newspaper | The US-based Boston Globe sent pizzas across the Atlantic to UK-based Manchester Evening News on Wednesday, in wake of the terror attack that killed 22 people. Media outlets sent pizzas to an Orlando newspaper after the nightclub attack, while The Boston Globe received pizza after the Boston Marathon bombings. "Newsroo... |
Politician trolled for campaign hashtag '#campaignhashtag' | A Mexican politician has been trolled over his "redundant" campaign hashtag, namely "#hashtagcampaña" or "#campaignhashtag". While his team insisted "#hashtagcampaña" was not the result of a mistake, Javier Zapata said, "ordinary people have more experience in creating political campaign 'hashtags' than parties thems... |
'Missing' kids found watching Baahubali 2 | The entire police force at the Jhotwara police station in Jaipur searched for three missing children throughout Wednesday night, to later find that they had gone to watch Baahubali 2. The children had gone to a mall to watch the film, but couldn't get the tickets. They later hurried home in fear of getting late, and lo... |
Man moves HC after working for â¹2 for 17 years | A man working as a part-time sweeper for â¹2 per day in Tamil Nadu's animal husbandry department, has moved the state High Court seeking regularisation of his service. He started working there in 2000, and expected a regularisation after two years. The department later issued a notification inviting applicants for the... |
Ex-RJD MP Shahabuddin named accused in journo murder case | The CBI on Friday named former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin as an accused in the journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case. The CBI counsel said that a charge-sheet against him will be filed soon. He is the 10th person to be named as accused for gunning down Ranjan, the district bureau chief of a Hindi daily, in May last yea... |
Cut off genitals of molesters: Andhra women's body chief | Andhra Pradesh Women's Commission chairperson Nannapaneni Rajakumari has asked girls to carry knives and chop off the genitals of any man who tries to force himself on them. Rajakumari broke down while saying this in front of the cameras as she emerged after visiting two girls who were gang-raped. A woman in Kerala had... |
Apple designer makes hourglass priced at â¹7.5 lakh | Apple designer Marc Newson has created an hourglass for wristwatch magazine Hodinkee priced at nearly â¹7.5 lakh. The hourglass, which times 10 minutes, is filled with 1,249,996 "nanoballs" that are 0.66 mm in diameter and made of solid stainless steel coated in copper. Each of the 100 pieces is custom made in a glass... |
NASA captures 1,000-km-wide cyclones on Jupiter's south pole | NASA's Juno spacecraft photographed Jupiter's south pole from an altitude of 52,000 km, which shows cyclones (oval features) up to 1,000 km in diameter. Multiple images taken with the JunoCam instrument on three separate orbits were combined to show all areas in daylight and enhanced colour. NASA is currently studying ... |
Company launches dress made out of 2 pairs of jeans | Online shopping website Shopbop has introduced a dress which has been made out of 2 pairs of denim pants. It includes one pair of jeans in a medium wash and one in a dark wash, sewn together upside down in dress form. The pockets, flies, and buttons can be seen towards the hem of the dress. |
LeBron James breaks 19-year-old record set by Michael Jordan | Three-time NBA champion LeBron James on Friday became the league's all-time playoff scoring leader, breaking the 19-year-old record of 5,987 points set by legendary player Michael Jordan. LeBron, who now has 5,995 playoff points, helped his side Cleveland Cavaliers advance to the NBA finals for the second straight year... |
Woman kills ex-boyfriend by pouring acid into his throat | A woman from Andhra Pradesh allegedly killed her ex-boyfriend, Sheikh Mohammad Illyas, by pouring acid into his mouth on Tuesday night. The woman took the extreme step as Illyas recently got married to another woman. The incident happened when the woman called her ex-lover at one of their mutual friends, Mullah Arjun's... |
Trailer of Salman Khan starrer Tubelight released | The trailer of actor Salman Khan's upcoming film Tubelight was released on Thursday. Set in the backdrop of the Sino-Indian war of 1962, the film also stars late actor Om Puri, Chinese actress Zhu Zhu, Sohail Khan and features a cameo appearance by Shah Rukh Khan. Directed by Kabir Khan, the film is set for an Eid rele... |
Indonesia announces police task force to target homosexuals | An Indonesian police chief on Wednesday announced plans to deploy a task force to investigate LGBT activity, stating that it will be particularly focused on disrupting "secret parties". The chief reportedly said that LGBT people suffer a "disease of the body and soul". The announcement came just a day after two gay men... |
Afghan plane forced to return to pick MPs who missed flight | Afghanistan's aviation authorities have filed an official complaint against two members of parliament after a flight they missed was forced to return to allow them to board it. The son of one of the MPs, who is a police officer, allegedly disrupted the flight's landing at Bamiyan airport and forced it to fly back to Ka... |
Johar goes live on FB, Alia hosts segment 'Aloo with Alia' | Filmmaker Karan Johar went live on Facebook for the first time on his 45th birthday on Thursday, where he was interviewed by Alia Bhatt. It included a segment, which Johar termed 'Aloo with Alia', where the actress asked him questions from his fans. Towards the end of the interview, Alia gifted him a sweater with the s... |
Modi government fires 129 'non-performing' babus | The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has fired as many as 129 babus, including 30 Group A officers and 99 Group B officers, in the recent past for being non-performers, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said. The step was taken after the central government reviewed the service records of over 66,000 officers "to... |
Will not run for another term as President: Pranab Mukherjee | President Pranab Mukherjee has clarified that he will not run for another term as the country's head of the state. "I have exactly two months to go. July 25, a new President will assume office," Mukherjee said. Notably, the Congress-led Opposition has indicated that it will not be averse to a second term for Mukherjee ... |
Twitter is the only app on Donald Trump's iPhone: Reports | US President Donald Trump reportedly has only one app on his iPhone, which is micro-blogging platform Twitter. In March, Trump said that Twitter may have been responsible for his US election win as it helped him bypass "dishonest" press. However, Twitter Co-founder Evan Williams recently said he was sorry if the platfo... |
Socialist Lenin Moreno sworn in as Ecuador President | Socialist Lenin Moreno was sworn in as Ecuador's President on Wednesday, with Moreno pledging to continue the left-wing policies of his predecessor Rafael Correa. In his inaugural speech, Moreno promised more subsidies for the poor and a social house-building programme that aims to create jobs. Moreno won April's presi... |
Iran built 3rd underground ballistic missile factory: Report | Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and vowed to keep developing its missile program, according to the country's semi-official news agency Fars. The development is likely to increase tensions between Iran and the US, which has accused Iran of sponsoring militant groups and posing a t... |
Philippine army kills 13 militants, rescues 78 hostages | The Philippines Army has killed at least 13 ISIS-linked militants and rescued about 78 civilians held captive by the terrorists inside a hospital in Marawi, according to reports. Notably, at least 21 civilians have been killed in the fighting between the security forces and the militants who have laid siege to the regi... |
UK security services were warned about Manchester attacker | UK's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency MI5 was warned about the ISIS-linked attacker Salman Abedi who killed 22 people and injured 64 others at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on Monday, according to reports. British-born Abedi allegedly received terrorist training in the Middle East and had ties... |
Indonesia police crushes 1L alcohol bottles ahead of Ramadan | The Indonesian police on Wednesday crushed around 1 lakh bottles of alcohol as a special reminder to believers to keep away from strong beverages ahead of the holy month of Ramadan observed by Muslims worldwide. The bottles, which were confiscated in the month before Ramadan during an operation in the city of Surabaya,... |
China complains about US Navy ship in South China Sea | China has complained to the US about its patrol ship which sailed near a Chinese artificial island in the South China Sea. China accused the US of damaging the situation in the region and not maintaining peace and stability. This was the US' first such challenge to China in the disputed waterway since President Donald ... |
US army lost track of â¹6,400 crore worth of arms: Report | The US Army failed to monitor over $1 billion (â¹6,400 crore) worth of arms transfers to Kuwait and Iraq, a report by rights group Amnesty International said. The transfers included small arms and heavy weapons, machine guns, mortar rounds and assault rifles. The rights group urged the US to comply with laws to stop a... |
Twitter erupts with jokes, memes after Trump-Pope first meet | After a picture of US President Donald Trump and Pope Francis's first meeting in Vatican surfaced online, Twitter erupted with memes and jokes pointing out the Pope's apparent unhappy expression. While one of the memes featured the two leaders along with paranormal characters from The Conjuring, The Shining, and The Om... |
Bengaluru man customises clocks to turn anti-clockwise | A 28-year-old Bengaluru man, Vaishak Seraphim, builds clocks that turn anti-clockwise. A marketing professional by day, Vaishak dismantles clocks and alters the mechanism so that the hands of the clocks move in the anti-clockwise direction. He claims to have been inspired by a similar clock that his friend had seen at ... |
Millionaire and hot yoga guru Bikram gets arrest warrant | A US court has issued an arrest warrant for Bikram Choudhury, the Indian-American "hot yoga" guru who was ordered to pay $7 million over a sexual harassment case in 2016. The millionaire founder of a global fitness business has not paid the amount and claimed he was nearly bankrupt. Authorities believe he hid his asset... |
China group buys second largest condom maker for â¹3800 crore | A Chinese consortium is buying Ansell's condom division, the world's second largest condom maker, for $600 million (â¹3,800 crore). This comes as Ansell bets on surging demand in China as sex becomes a less taboo subject and more emphasis is placed on public health education. Ansell's brands include Jissbon, which is ... |
Cognizant hasn't done any layoffs: President writes to staff | To address concerns following reports of massive layoffs, Cognizant President Rajeev Mehta has written to the employees saying the company has not done any layoffs. The IT giant also denied speculations that such measures are being undertaken to allow more hirings in the US. "We continue to hire in local markets around... |
My Padmavati character Alauddin Khilji is a haivaan: Ranveer | Actor Ranveer Singh, while talking about his role as Alauddin Khilji in Padmavati, said, "You can't even call him a human being; call him a haivaan." Ranveer further said, "What a guy! Can't believe he does the things he does, he is an appalling human being." Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film also stars Deepi... |
Video shows Sidharth working out with his father at a gym | Sidharth Malhotra shared a video of himself working out at a gym with his father. "My training bud for the week #dad age no bar ! love you pa," wrote Sidharth while sharing the video. Sidharth's father is a former Merchant Navy captain. The actor is reportedly taking up intense workout sessions for his upcoming film wi... |
Bangladesh reach best ever ODI team ranking of sixth | The Bangladeshi cricket team reached its best ever ODI team ranking of sixth on Thursday, after registering its first ODI win against New Zealand on foreign soil. The Mashrafe Mortaza-led side is now placed above Sri Lanka, Pakistan and West Indies. Notably, the top seven teams as on September 30, 2017, will qualify di... |
Court puts four women on trial for filing false rape cases | A court in Haryana's Rewari has ordered court trials for four women who filed false rape cases. The cases involved a rape complaint against a 70-year-old man over personal enmity, and a false complaint by a mother about her minor daughter's rape, among others. Recently, a Rohtak court sentenced a woman to 7 years' jail... |
German festival building its own 7 km beer pipeline | A German heavy metal festival is constructing its own beer pipeline to transport 400,000 litres of brew to the concert ground. The nearly 7-kilometre pipeline will allow bartenders to draw six beers in six seconds. The festival is attended by 75,000 people, each of whom consumes an average of 5 litres of beer over the ... |
Person wearing 'love' shirt warns against Islamophobia in UK | A veil-clad person wearing a T-shirt with the word "love" spelt out in weapons, including a hand grenade, has warned that Islamophobia will rise in the aftermath of the Manchester attack in a live TV broadcast in UK. The person further claimed, "I'm a good Muslim. I, my friends, everyone who I interact with they know I... |
Members of Japan's 3rd biggest mafia caught stealing food | Two members of Japan's third biggest crime group were arrested for allegedly trying to steal grocery items worth ï¿¥76,120 (over â¹43,000) at a mall in Nagoya city. One of the gangsters said that they had to steal "so that the group would survive". They reportedly tried to flee with 198 items including a watermelon, r... |
Video: Truck smashes into toll barrier in Mexico | Video footage of a truck loaded with steel rods crashing into a toll barrier along Mexico's La Marquesa Lerma highway has surfaced online. The crash reportedly happened due to brake failure. At least seven people, some of whom were working to repair an area already damaged by a crash in April, were injured in the crash... |
New layer of tectonic plates found in Earth's mantle | University of Houston researchers claim to have found evidence of an additional layer of possible tectonic plates in the water-rich area of Earth's mantle, 440-660 km below the surface. The plate, found beneath the Pacific island of Tonga, was subducted into the mantle millions of years ago but got stabilised there ins... |
US firm 1st to launch orbital-class rocket from private site | American aerospace corporation Rocket Lab has become the first company to successfully launch an orbital-class rocket into space from a private launching facility. The test flight from New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula was also the first rocket launch for the country. The firm launched 17-metre 'Electron' rocket, which har... |
Indian economy has â¹5 lakh crore less cash after note ban | According to an internal report on the benefits of demonetisation prepared by government officials, the economy now has â¹5 lakh crore lesser cash than it would have had if demonetisation hadn't happened. This means that the amount of cash stashed away by citizens has come down, which is advantageous since hoarding ca... |
1st Star Wars film made for $11 million earned $775 million | The first Star Wars film 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope', which was made on a budget of $11 million, went on to earn over $775 million worldwide. The movie, directed by George Lucas, starred Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. Notably, the science fantasy film was released on May 25, 1977. |
Poster of Rajinikanth's Tamil film Kaala Karikaalan out | The first look poster of Rajinikanth's Tamil film Kaala Karikaalan was revealed by his son-in-law Dhanush on Thursday. It is being produced by Dhanush's production house Wunderbar Films. Mumbai's Dharavi slum is reportedly being recreated in Chennai on a budget of nearly â¹5 crore for the film, after makers decided th... |
Karan Johar starred in 1989 sci-fi serial on Doordarshan | Filmmaker Karan Johar made his acting debut in 1989 science-fiction television serial Indradhanush, which aired on Doordarshan. The serial, which was meant for children, starred Johar as a school boy while actress Urmila Matondkar and filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker featured in recurring roles. Johar, who turned 45 on Thu... |
Akshay Kumar performs martial arts stunt during ramp walk | Actor Akshay Kumar performed a martial arts stunt during his ramp walk for fashion designer Ramesh Dembla on the opening day of the India Luxury Style Week Men's Edition 2017. The stunt involved the use of a nunchaku, which is a martial arts weapon. Akshay was wearing an outfit from the designer's latest collection tit... |
Pakistan is a 'well of death': Uzma after returning to India | Uzma Ahmed, the Indian woman who returned home from Pakistan on Thursday after being allegedly forced into marriage to a Pakistani man at gunpoint, said, "Pakistan is like a well of death." "I'm proud to be an Indian citizen. Sushma (Swaraj) madam would call me every day to say we are fighting for you...you are India's... |
How did the Naxalite movement start in India? | The police shot dead several tribal farmers on May 25, 1967, during a protest in the West Bengal's Naxalbari village. The attack on the tribals came days after a police inspector was killed by tribals. The killing of tribals led to an uprising and those who took up arms came to be called Naxalites, after the village's ... |
Pradhan Mantri replaces 'Indira Gandhi' in maternity scheme | The government has renamed the Matritva Sahyog Yojana, a scheme launched in 2010 by the Congress for pregnant and lactating mothers, as 'Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana'. While the Centre dropped 'Indira Gandhi' prefix from the scheme after coming to power in 2014, it added 'Pradhan Mantri' to it now, claiming t... |
Google bans apps that use inaudible sounds to spy on users | Google has banned or updated Android apps on the Play Store which were found to be secretly tracking users through ultrasonic sounds that cannot be heard by humans. A research team sponsored by the German government had presented a report on 234 such apps. The technology was reportedly being used to track users' wherea... |
SpaceX rival's first test rocket fails to reach the orbit | Elon Musk-led aerospace startup SpaceX's rival Rocket Lab on Thursday launched its first experimental Electron rocket, which reached space but failed to make it to the orbit. The Electron rocket is just 55 feet high compared to SpaceX's 230-foot-tall Falcon 9. The launch was also the first time a rocket that designed t... |
Deutsche Bank asked to give documents on Trump family loans | Democratic lawmakers have asked Deutsche Bank to hire an independent auditor to review private accounts held by US President Donald Trump and his family to determine financial ties to Russia. It was also asked to provide documentation on underwriting of loans made to Trump and family. Notably, Deutsche gave $300 millio... |
Tajikistan Prez greets Trump with 7 seconds-long handshake | During US President Donald Trump's Saudi Arabia visit, Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon greeted Trump with a 7 seconds-long handshake, pulling his hand towards himself. The grip of the handshake was reportedly so intense that it made Trump's arm wiggle. Interestingly, Trump's handshakes are infamous for their inapp... |
NZ player blames pet parrot's death for drunken driving | New Zealand player Doug Bracewell has blamed the death of his pet parrot for his third drunken driving offence. Bracewell, who has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service, said he was drinking at a party when he was told that his pet parrot was killed by his friends' dogs. Bracewell has been disqualified from... |
Ice cream firm bans same-flavour scoops over Aus LGBT rights | Ice cream giant Ben & Jerry's is fighting for marriage equality in Australia by banning customers from ordering two scoops of the same flavour. The ban, which covers all 26 Ben & Jerry's stores across Australia, aims to push for swift parliamentary action on marriage equality. "Make marriage equality legal! Love comes ... |
Johnson & Johnson to pay â¹213 crore over Benadryl lawsuit | Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $33 million (â¹213 crore) to resolve charges by US states that it misrepresented manufacturing practices behind Benadryl and other over-the-counter drugs. This resolves claims related to many products including children's medicines, that were voluntarily recalled from 2009-2011. The... |
Dumped from Kung Fu Panda 3 over malicious articles: Wilson | Actress Rebel Wilson has said that she was dropped from Kung Fu Panda 3 after "malicious" magazine articles were published about her in 2015. The actress, who was to play the role of Jack Black's panda love interest, said that she was fired as the film's team thought she had become "too divisive" for a family movie. |
Salman to launch brother-in-law in film with Katrina: Report | As per reports, Salman Khan plans to launch his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma in Bollywood opposite Katrina Kaif in the upcoming film Raat Baaki. The film was said to be produced by Karan Johar with Pakistani actor Fawad Khan originally starring as the male lead. However, the project got shelved owing to the row over Pa... |
Mother given honorary MBA for taking disabled son to classes | Judith O'Connor, the mother of Marty O'Connor, was given an honorary MBA degree by the Chapman University after she attended every class at the university with her quadriplegic son to take notes for him. Marty, who suggested the university administration to surprise his mother with the honorary degree, has been paralyz... |
Highway robbers gang-rape 4 women, shoot dead a man in UP | A gang of highway robbers on Thursday allegedly raped four women after dragging them off the Yamuna Expressway to fields in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Budh Nagar district. The robbers also shot dead a male relative who tried to save the women. The incident happened when the victims were travelling to a private hospital wit... |
Fake Aadhaar, forged IDs land 3 Pakistani nationals in jail | The Bengaluru Police on Wednesday arrested three suspected Pakistani nationals, including two women, on charges of entering and staying in India for two years with forged IDs and fake Aadhaar cards. A 30-year-old Indian man named Mohammed Shihab, who hails from Kerala and had married one of the Pakistani women, was als... |
PV Sindhu elected as member of BWF Athletes' Commission | India's Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu became one of the members of the BWF Athletes' Commission. The 21-year-old Indian topped the ballot with 129 votes, and is among the three female players to be elected to the commission. Notably, Sindhu has been elected for four years and will join Saina Nehwal as the member o... |
It's right time to join politics: Shatrughan to Rajinikanth | Bollywood actor and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha took to Twitter to advise Tamil actor Rajinikanth on entering politics and said that he must not join anyone's party but let people join him instead. "Titanic Hero of Tamil Nadu & son of India- dearest @superstarrajini #Rajinikanth! Rise, Rise, Rise!! It's high time & right t... |
Haryana bulls Yuvraj, Sultan's semen worth lakhs of rupees | Two breeding bulls on display at the Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet, named Sultan and Yuvraj, fetch their owners â¹1.5 lakh for semen produced in one ejaculation. The bulls release around six millilitre of semen in one ejaculation, which make 600 doses, each costing around â¹250. Yuvraj produces around 45,000 doses e... |
Dhoni gets selection privilege that others don't: Harbhajan | Veteran Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has claimed that former captain MS Dhoni gets the 'privilege' for having a say in team selection while others on the same level are ignored. "We too have played for 19 years and won and lost India matches. I have won two World Cups too," Harbhajan said about him being ignored for ... |
Sensex jumps 448 points to end at an all-time high of 30,750 | Benchmark index the BSE Sensex surged by as much as 448.39 points on Thursday to close at an all-time high of 30,750.03. The NSE Nifty gained 149.20 points to close at 9,509.75. Further, world stocks also hit record highs after the US Federal Reserve signalled a more cautious approach to future rate hikes. |
Karan Johar made B'wood debut in supporting role in DDLJ | Filmmaker Karan Johar made his Bollywood debut as an assistant director and in a minor supporting role in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ). Johar featured as the lead actor Shah Rukh Khan's friend Rocky in the film. Johar, who made his directorial debut with the 1998 film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, turned 45 o... |
Why has the 25-yr-old foreign investment body been scrapped? | The Centre has abolished the 25-year-old Foreign Investment Promotion Board to promote ease of doing business. This will eliminate the need for prior clearance for Foreign Direct Investment in most cases as only 11 sectors would require prior approval for FDI. Moreover, after FDI rules' liberalisation, 91%-95% of FDI w... |
4 Indian batsmen once put up a 408-run stand for 1st wicket | For the first time in Test cricket, a team's top four scored tons in an innings, when Wasim Jaffer, Dinesh Karthik, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar scored centuries against Bangladesh on Test that started on May 25, 2007. Jaffer and Karthik retired due to exhaustion, following which Sachin and Dravid helped amass 408... |
I always travel with my mandir, says Priyanka Chopra | Priyanka Chopra while answering Vogue's 73 questions series, revealed that she always travels with her mandir. On being asked about misconceptions Americans have about Indians, she said that Americans think everyone in India is in an arranged marriage, and Indians speak a language called 'Indian'. She further said if s... |
Being called Deepika an error, not misidentification: Sonam | Sonam Kapoor, in reference to being wrongly tagged as Deepika Padukone, has tweeted, "One picture in a milieu of 1000s tagged right is an error not a misidentification." She further wrote, "Gets your facts right don't believe PR's." Earlier, an American stock photo platform had referred to Sonam as Deepika, while posti... |
Happy birthday my father, friend, teacher: Alia to Johar | Actress Alia Bhatt on Thursday wished filmmaker Karan Johar on his 45th birthday while sharing a picture with the caption, "You're my friend, my father, my teacher." She further called Johar her in-house fashion police, the only one that matters. Alia added, "I don't know what I'd do without you!!! Love you Karan." |
Maha minister attends wedding of Dawood's relative: Report | As per reports, Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan, Nashik Mayor Ranjana Bhanasi, Deputy Mayor Prathamesh Gite, and several police officers attended a wedding of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's relative in the area recently. While this has sparked a controversy, Nashik Police Commissioner Ravindra Singhal has ordered ... |
Researchers show how PCs can be hacked via movie subtitles | Researchers at Check Point Security Labs have demonstrated a technique that could let hackers take complete control over computer systems through movie subtitles. According to the cybersecurity firm, over 25 different formats of malicious subtitle files can be used to infect popular media players like VLC. Hackers repo... |
UK stops sharing intel with US after Manchester attack leaks | UK police investigating the Manchester terror attack have reportedly stopped sharing information with the US over a series of evidences leaked to the US media. This comes after the UK expressed its "irritation" and said the leaks by the US media, including photographs of the remains of the bomb and the bomber's name, c... |
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