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Protesters brand McDonald's 'Donald Trump of corporations' | Thousands took to the streets in Chicago, US, calling McDonald's the "Donald Trump of corporations" while protesting low wages and sexual harassment at the fast-food giant ahead of its annual shareholder meeting. The demonstrators were part of a nationwide protest organised by labour group "Fight for 15". "McDonald's j... |
Trump mistakes France's Corsica for Italy | United States President Donald Trump has mistaken Corsica, a French island in the Mediterranean Sea, to be a part of Italy. Corsica has not been a part of Italy since the 18th century, when it was ruled by the Republic of Genoa. Italians trolled Trump, tweeting, "Thank you @realDonaldTrump for giving us #Corsica back" ... |
Pigeon caught smuggling illegal drugs into Kuwait | A pigeon was caught smuggling nearly 200 pills of ecstasy into Kuwait on Wednesday by customs officials, who suspect it came from Iraq. The pigeon was caught above a building near the customs' department, and the drugs were found hidden in a small "backpack" strapped onto its back. |
Clothing to be optional on naked Caribbean cruise | A 10-day naked cruise, wherein clothing will be optional, is set to sail across the Caribbean next year. While clothing is optional on the Big Nude Boat cruise, guests must be clothed when visiting restaurants and wear at least towels while sitting on any furniture. The 893-foot-long cruise will take guests to Half Moo... |
Anushka, Virat attend premiere of Sachin Tendulkar's biopic | Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli attended the premiere of Sachin Tendulkar's biopic 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams'. Tendulkar was joined by his wife Anjali at the event, which was also attended by celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan. Sachin's biopic is sc... |
Salman learns his steps in 10 minutes on set: Remo D'Souza | Choreographer Remo D'Souza, who has choreographed the 'Radio Song' from upcoming film Tubelight, has said that Salman Khan learns his steps in ten minutes on set. He added that Salman never prepares his dance steps beforehand. The Radio Song is the first track from the film, whose video has been released with subtitles... |
Ishant Sharma messiest one in the dressing room, says Ashwin | Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin called pacer Ishant Sharma the messiest player in the Indian dressing room. Among the pranksters, the two named Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, saying, "Dhoni does it once a year but once he does it, he ensures he has done it well." The Pandya brothers were ... |
19-year-old wins â¹1 crore after scoring late goal in FIFA | Nineteen-year-old professional gamer Corentin Chevrey won over â¹1 crore ($160,000) in prize money after scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute of his FIFA Ultimate Team Championship final match. The FIFA gaming tournament, which was held in Berlin and contested between the 32 best FIFA gamers from around the wor... |
Kedar Jadhav misses Champions Trophy flight after visa delay | Cricketer Kedar Jadhav failed to travel to England with the Indian team after his visa did not arrive on time, despite BCCI approaching the British High Commission to give the clearance. Rohit Sharma, who may be named vice-captain for the tournament, also missed travelling with the team, after taking leave to attend a ... |
8 people killed in police firing laid to rest after 632 days | The dead bodies of eight tribal people who were killed in police firing in Manipur's Churachandpur district were laid to rest after 632 days of the incident. This comes after the government agreed to compensate the victims' families and the tribals' demand to probe the deaths. Reportedly, one such dead body was stolen ... |
Man walks on 600m high rope between 2 mountains, sets record | A 27-year-old German walked 1,600 metres across a highline between two mountains in France, successfully setting the world record for highlining. Participating in the fifth annual French Riviera Highline Meeting, he took two hours to achieve the feat and walked at a height of over 600 metres. The previous highlining re... |
United Airlines flight engine catches fire, flyers injured | One of the engines of a United Airlines flight caught fire on Tuesday night when the plane was preparing for take-off at Newark Airport, United States. The control tower noticed the fire, following which the pilot and cabin crew were notified and passengers were evacuated via emergency chutes. There were 131 passengers... |
Ex-Tennis champ boycotts airline for supporting gay marriage | Former Grand Slam winner and Christian pastor Margaret Court has publicly announced that she is boycotting Qantas Airlines for promoting same-sex marriage. Court said, "I am disappointed... I believe in marriage as a union between a man and a woman as stated in the Bible." Court added that she once proudly promoted Qan... |
NASA shows weather changes over Saturn's North Pole in 4 yrs | NASA compared atmospheric changes above Saturn over four years as its Northern Hemisphere moves towards summer. The images were captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, the first man-made object to reach between the planet and its rings. Cassini, which would end its 20-year-long mission in September, revealed Saturn's ri... |
New tech allows examining human sperm without killing them | UK-based scientists have developed a world-first technique to examine human sperm without killing them. The Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy technique uses powerful magnets and works like a radar by firing pulses of energy at the samples and then listening to the echoed signal by the molecules. This could help distingui... |
How did whales evolve to become giants? | A US-based research has revealed that the world's largest animal, the blue whale, have been giants for only a tenth of their 36-million-year evolutionary history. The study focused on glaciation as a major reason for this change. Glaciation caused nutrient-rich water to move, resulting in dense pockets of prey rather t... |
Sushma Swaraj welcomes 'India's daughter' back | Indian woman Uzma Ahmed who claimed she was forced to marry a Pakistani at gunpoint, returned to India on Thursday, after a 25-day stay in Pakistan. She was escorted by Indian High Commission officials. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted, "Uzma - Welcome home India's daughter. I am sorry for all that you h... |
How much did each run of IPL's highest-paid batsmen cost? | IPL 2017 auction's most expensive player Ben Stokes, who was bought for â¹14.5 crore by Rising Pune Supergiant, scored 316 runs in 12 innings, with his each run costing â¹4.58 lakh. Each run scored by Virat Kohli was most expensive, costing â¹4.87 lakh. Gautam Gambhir was least expensive among the highest-paid batsm... |
Chopper with Maharashtra CM Fadnavis onboard crash-lands | A chopper with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis onboard crash-landed on Thursday in Latur. Soon after the incident, Fadnavis tweeted, "Our helicopter did meet with an accident...but I and my team are absolutely safe and ok. Nothing to worry." Notably, Fadnavis' chopper had developed a snag due to excessive ... |
Wonât mind having children before marriage: Shruti Haasan | Actress Shruti Haasan has said that if she finds the right guy, she won't hesitate to have children before marriage. She added that she wouldn't mind what the media or people think of her. Notably, Shruti Haasan was also born out of wedlock to her parents Sarika and Kamal Haasan. |
Fake news provoked Paresh Rawal to tweet against Arundhati | Days after actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal tweeted against author Arundhati Roy, it has been revealed that the reason behind the same was a provocation by a fake news article. The "news" by Facebook page 'The Nationalist', shared by Rawal, claimed that Roy told Pakistani media that "70 lakh Indian Army soldiers cannot be... |
Telugu filmmakers allege Sushant's Raabta copied their story | The makers of 2009 Telugu film Magadheera alleged that Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon's upcoming film Raabta "copied its unique story and plot line in violation of its copyright", reported trade analyst Ramesh Bala. The makers approached a Hyderabad court on Wednesday to seek injunction against the release of the... |
BCCI invites applications for Team India's head coach | BCCI has invited applications for the position of Indian cricket team's head coach as current coach Anil Kumble's term will end after the Champions Trophy. Kumble has been given a direct entry for consideration. A Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman will conduct the int... |
CBSE results to be announced on time: HRD Minister Javadekar | HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said, "CBSE results will be declared on time, the date will be told by the board. No need to worry about court's order, justice will be done for all." This comes after reports claimed that CBSE will challenge Delhi High Court's order asking it to reverse its decision to scrap ... |
What is the CBSE's marks moderation policy? | CBSE's marks moderation policy was adopted in 1992, to bring uniformity in the evaluation process. Under the policy, students are awarded upto 15% extra marks for attempting a difficult question. Additionally, students who have received a difficult set of the question paper are given extra marks. Students falling a few... |
Tesla HR head exits amid claims of unsafe working conditions | US carmaker Tesla has announced that its HR head Arnnon Geshuri has left the company. This comes amid complaints of factory workers experiencing dizziness, seizures, and injuries due to the working conditions. Geshuri, who led the HR department for eight years, will be replaced by former Microsoft and Oracle executive ... |
Insurance startup Acko raises record $30 mn in seed funding | In one of the biggest seed funding rounds in Indian startup ecosystem, Acko General Insurance has raised $30 million in seed funding. The funds were raised by Narayan Murthyâs Catamaran Ventures, Infosys Co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, venture capital funds Accel and SAIF Partners. Registered last year, Acko is found... |
Karnataka Ola driver refuses taking fare for hospital trip | A Karnataka girl's Facebook post about an Ola driver named Sunil, who refused to collect the fare for a trip she booked for her parents to a hospital, has gone viral. Dropping people to hospitals was the driver's way of helping the society, the girl said in her post. "God bless him and his kind," she wrote in her post. |
Paytm Payments Bank appoints three new board members | Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led digital wallet Paytm has added three independent directors to its newly-launched Payments Bank's board. PV Bhaskar, former Executive Director of RBI, Ash Lilani, Co-founder and managing partner at Saama Capital, and GS Sundararajan, former Director at Shriram Group have joined the board. The Pa... |
Online volunteers help find star that exploded 97 cr yrs ago | Online volunteers have helped astronomers find a star that exploded 97 crore years ago, way before dinosaurs existed on Earth. The Australian National University's project allows citizen scientists to search for supernovae (stellar explosions) by comparing old and new images taken by its telescope. Volunteers made over... |
Scientists accidentally find earliest case of galaxy mergers | Astronomers studying star formation near quasars (bright black hole-powered objects) have accidentally found fast-growing galaxies from early universe and the earliest known case of galaxy mergers. The discovery of the fast-growing galaxy which creates stars 100 times faster than Milky Way could explain huge star popul... |
21 killed as ISIS-linked militants rampage in Philippines | At least 21 people have been killed with several others injured in Philippines' Marawi as the country's militants rampaged through the city beheading a police chief, burning buildings and taking several churchgoers and a priest hostage, reports said. The violence erupted on Tuesday after the army raided a hideout of Ma... |
In 1st under Trump, US challenges China's S China Sea claims | A US Navy warship has sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the disputed South China Sea, in first such challenge to China since President Donald Trump took office, according to reports. Notably, China claims almost all of the South China Sea, whereas, the US insists it can conduct o... |
Saudi Arabia, UAE ban Qatari media over anti-Trump remarks | Saudi Arabia and UAE have banned all Qatari media after the news agencies reported Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, criticising US President Donald Trump and describing Iran as a force for stability in the region. However, Qatar has claimed that its official websites were hacked, which published the fake s... |
Student 'steals' 1500 spoons from school, tweets pic of bath | An American high school student on Tuesday tweeted a picture of himself bathing in a tub of spoons, saying, "Over this past school year I have stolen over 1500 spoons from the Lincoln Way Central Cafeteria." He also called himself a "spoon bandit," but later claimed he did not steal and "simply collected and recycled" ... |
Woman cannot graduate due to 'wrong combination' of subjects | Bihar-based Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU) is not issuing a bachelor's degree in science to a student due to the "wrong combination" of subjects. Pooja Kumari studied physics, chemistry and botany at the TMBU-affiliated DNS College, but TMBU allows mathematics instead of botany. TMBU slapped a â¹50,000 fine ... |
TRAI firm on levying â¹3,050cr fine on Airtel, Idea, Vodafone | Telecom regulator TRAI has refused to reconsider its 2016 order imposing fines adding up to â¹3,050 crore on telcos Airtel, Idea, and Vodafone. TRAI cited wilful violation of quality of service norms by the telcos, possibly with the "ulterior motive to stifle competition". It stated that incumbents deliberately delaye... |
Happiness quotient optimum since twins came into life: Karan | Karan Johar has said that since his twins Roohi and Yash came into his life, his happiness quotient is at its optimum. He added, "I have finally reached a certain point of satisfaction and contentment that we all strive for." Referring to his movie productions, he said that his children are his most ambitious producti... |
Celine's Billboard gown was filled with tissues: Stylist | Stylist Law Roach has revealed the sleeves of singer Celine Dion's gown at the Billboard Awards were filled with tissues. "It came in a huge box. The sleeves were packed up with tissue paper - it's a whole thing, for real," said Roach. Celine wore a floor-length white gown with a plunging neckline and accentuated shoul... |
In pics: Mumbai acid attack survivor's marriage ceremony | A photo gallery shows the wedding ceremony of Mumbai acid attack survivor Lalita Bansi, who got married on Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, who gifted the couple a flat and also promised to pay for Lalita's surgeries. She had spoken to her husband Ravi for the first time because of a ... |
Bhogle picks IPL team of the decade, names Dhoni captain | Commentator Harsha Bhogle picked his IPL Team of the Decade, naming former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni as skipper. Dhoni has played most IPL finals among individual players, captaining the team in six of them and winning two titles. Bhogle's team consisted of Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo and Lasith ... |
Villagers lock up school as 1 of 40 students clears class 10 | Villagers in the Mewat district in Haryana locked up a government school after only one student out of 40 passed the class 10th exams. Apart from the one student who passed, two were given supplementary, while the rest 37 failed. Notably, a single student had passed in 2016 and two students passed in 2015 from the scho... |
Scientists solve mystery of how flamingos sleep on one leg | US-based scientists have found flamingos stand on one leg to relax and save energy. Study on dead flamingos revealed that the bird's muscles were not used when standing on one leg, but if they change their one-legged posture to two legs, the stability is lost. Flamingo biomechanics could help develop better artificial ... |
Donald Trump's budget based on double-counting error | The budget recently proposed by US President Donald Trump is based on a double-counting error, Barack Obama's ex-adviser Lawrence Summers has said. Trump's budget assumed that the proposed tax cuts will not result in a loss of $2 trillion due to subsequent growth. However, a revenue of $2 trillion was also assumed to b... |
IB LED presents professional LED Lighting Solutions at Zero Cost | IB LED has launched a range of eco-friendly & high performance professional LED Lighting Products for offices, malls, industries & housing societies. Offered at Zero upfront cost with a warranty of upto 7 years, customers only have to pay with what they save in their power bills over the next 2 years. |
Giant emerald weighing 360 kg found in Brazil | A giant emerald that weighs over 360 kilograms was discovered in the Brazilian mining region of Carnaiba in April. The 1.3-meter stone was sold to an individual who did not reveal how much he had paid for it. Notably, a 20-kilo emerald found in the same mine in 2001 was valued at $310 million (over â¹2,000 crore). |
Trailer of Game of Thrones season 7 released | The trailer of the seventh season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (GoT) has been released. Characters including Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, Arya Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Cersei Lannister and her brother Jaime have featured in the trailer. The new season, which will consist of only seven episodes, will premiere on J... |
Headphones missing, screens damaged after Tejas' 1st trip | Passengers who travelled in the Tejas Express on its first trip from Mumbai to Goa, stole headphones, damaged the infotainment screens and littered the train, railway officials said. The officials are planning to appeal to the passengers to not damage the train. However, a passenger travelling on the second day claimed... |
Why the Army claims Pakistan's video of LoC bombing is fake? | The Indian Army has reportedly claimed that the video released by Pakistan, which shows India's posts along LoC being bombed, is fake. Listing reasons, the Indian Army said their posts have thick walls, which cannot be seen in the clipping. Further, the blast, as shown in the video, happened from below the structure, a... |
Man United beat Ajax to clinch maiden Europa League title | Manchester United defeated Dutch side Ajax 2-0 to win their maiden Europa League title in Stockholm on Wednesday. United began scoring with Paul Pogba's deflected effort in the 18th minute, before Henrikh Mkhitaryan's 48th-minute flick doubled their lead. With the win, United automatically qualify for the next season's... |
UN denies Pakistan's claim of India attacking UN observers | The United Nations on Thursday denied allegations made by Pakistan of India attacking the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) convoy at the LoC. It said that the observers accompanied by Pakistani army heard gunshots, but "there is no evidence that the UNMOGIP military observers were targeted by ... |
Mumbai ranked world's 2nd most densely populated city by WEF | Mumbai has been ranked the world's second most densely populated city with 31,700 people per sq km, by the World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN Habitat Data. Bangladesh's capital Dhaka topped the list with 44,500 people per sq km. Rajasthan's Kota has been ranked the world's seventh most densely populated city with 12,... |
Architect moves a 300-yr-old house from Kerala to Gurugram | Delhi-based architect Pradeep Sachdeva, who bought a 300-year-old house in a village in Kerala just by looking at photographs, has relocated the entire building to his agricultural farm in Gurugram. It took about a year to completely dismantle the house and transport it. Sachdeva rebuilt the entire house in Gurugram an... |
Kashyap to make Kollywood acting debut with Imaikka Nodigal | Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is set to make his acting debut in Kollywood (Tamil film industry) with the film Imaikka Nodigal. "Rudra is not your typical baddie. He doesn't just smoke, drink, order his men around and indulge in item numbers. He is menacing, scary, smart and cunning," said Kashyap about his role. Earlier, K... |
Mumbai-based payments solution startup ItzCash raises â¹800cr | Mumbai-based payments solution firm ItzCash has raised â¹800 crore from US-headquartered Ebix against an 80% stake in the company. Reports say its earlier investors Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Intel Capital, have taken exit for returns between three-five times of their investment. Founded in 2005... |
Twitter forced me to remove tweet on Arundhati: Paresh Rawal | BJP MP Paresh Rawal has alleged that he was "coerced by Twitter" into removing a tweet targeting author Arundhati Roy. Rawal in his tweet said, "Instead of tying stone pelter on the army jeep tie up Arundhati Roy!" Further, Rawal said in a statement that he will continue to stand by the citizens and Armed forces "at an... |
Man demands â¹10 cr for 'wrongful' imprisonment in rape case | A man from Andhra Pradesh, Satyam Babu, who was 'wrongfully' imprisoned for eight years in a rape case has sought â¹10 crore compensation. "I confessed to committing the crime under duress...[the police] assaulted me brutally and told me to say that I had [committed the crime]. When I didn't relent, they threatened to... |
Age proof not mandatory for Aadhaar enrolment: UIDAI | It is not mandatory to provide age proof for Aadhaar enrolment but a valid document is required to correct the date of birth registered for the unique identity, a UIDAI official said. In cases where people do not know their date of birth exactly, individuals are requested to specify their age and the same is accepted b... |
Army free to take decisions in a war-like zone: Jaitley | The armed forces have full authority to take decisions they deem fit in a war-like zone, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday. "Military solutions are to be provided by military officers, not through the comments of politicians," he added. Jaitley said this in regard to the militancy in Kashmir and Pakistan'... |
Video: Counter-terrorist raid on Manchester bomber's house | A minute-long video shows the moment counterterrorism officers raided and carried out a controlled explosion at a property occupied by the Manchester attack suspect Salman Abedi. The raid was carried out just 12 hours after the blast killed 22 people and injured 64 others. The blast marked the deadliest terror attack o... |
Pope Francis gifts Donald Trump letter on climate change | Pope Francis gifted United States President Donald Trump a sculptured olive tree and a 183-page encyclical letter he wrote on climate change at the Vatican on Wednesday. Trump said, "Well, I'll be reading them." Trump, who gifted the Pope books by Martin Luther King, has previously called global warming a "hoax" and pr... |
What are you feeding Trump, Pope Francis asks Melania | During his meeting with United States President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania on Wednesday, Pope Francis asked Melania, "What are you feeding him, potica? What do you give him to eat?" Melania appeared to quizzically answer "pizza? Yes." Meanwhile, a Vatican spokesperson said the Pope loves Potica, a Slovenian ca... |
Soha shows baby bump in pic with husband Kunal Kemmu | Actor Kunal Kemmu has shared a picture of his wife actress Soha Ali Khan, in which her baby bump can be seen. The couple is currently on a vacation in London. Earlier, Kunal while announcing Soha's pregnancy said, "Soha and I are very happy to announce a joint production coming later this year - our first child!" |
Delighted at 30 as I was at 7: Fan on meeting late Bond star | Marc Haynes, a scriptwriter, said, "I was as delighted at 30 as I had been at 7," in a Facebook post about meeting late actor Roger Moore, known for playing James Bond in films. While Haynes first met Moore at 7, the next time was when he was a scriptwriter for a UNICEF project and Moore featured in the campaign. |
Indian team attends premier of 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' | Members of the Indian cricket team attended the premier of Sachin Tendulkar's biopic 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' in Mumbai on Wednesday. "Had goosebumps watchin your movie.U always inspire me n ur movie will nw inspire billions," tweeted KL Rahul, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar wrote, "Revived some inexplicable memories...Atte... |
Baby tries to breastfeed as mother lies dead on train track | An infant was found trying to breastfeed from his dead mother, while nibbling on a biscuit, along a railway track in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. "She was injured but probably conscious...opened a biscuit packet and gave some to the child. She breastfed her child to ensure he survives," said a police officer, adding th... |
Which Eng clubs will qualify for CL if Man Utd win Europa? | Despite finishing sixth in the Premier League, Manchester United will qualify for the Champions League group stage if they win the Europa League. Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, the top three Premier League teams, qualify for the Champions League group stage by default while fourth-placed Liverpool will... |
Serena Williams joins the board of SurveyMonkey | Twenty-three-time Grand Slam winner, Serena Williams has joined the board of online polling provider SurveyMonkey. Along with Williams, American software company Intuit's CEO Brad Smith is also joining SurveyMonkey's board. Both Williams and Smith replace Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman and cloud company Tur... |
Litti-chokha to represent India at international food fest | Bihari delicacy litti-chokha will represent India at the five-day World Street Food Congress to be held in the Philippines capital, Manila, starting Wednesday. Litti expert Dinesh Kumar, along with Delhi-based street food vendors Dalchand and Rekha Devi, have been chosen to represent India. Seventeen countries are part... |
Mumbai to reclaim underwater British-era plots for road | Maharashtra plans to reclaim 12 underwater British-era plots to build a 33-kilometre, â¹15,000-crore coastal road in Mumbai, a BMC official has said. While leases of nine plots have expired, the state will cancel the lease agreement of three others valid for another 99 years. "The British wanted to reclaim land, but t... |
Snakes can also hunt in packs, study claims | US-based scientist Vladimir Dinets has claimed that snakes, thought to be solitary eaters, hunt in packs to increase their chances of success. Dinets said, snakes hunting bats in caves coordinated their positions around the cave entrance so that passing bats couldn't escape. Snakes' hunting tactics are difficult to stu... |
Short film Doosri Suhagraat on custom of remarriage released | Doosri Suhagraat, a short film on a tradition followed in some regions in India, where men hold remarriages without divorcing their first wife, was released on YouTube. The makers said, "While India is split into two parts over the Muslim community practicing triple talaq...this is an attempt to throw light on other su... |
Twitter is for anti-Indian Army, anti-Modi people: Abhijeet | Singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has called Twitter a platform "for anti-nationals, anti-Indian Army, anti-Modi, anti-Hindu and for terrorist supporters". Calling Twitter users "naxals", he further accused Twitter of being Jihadi. Abhijeet added, "We are not only singers... We are the voice of our nation and come out openl... |
Ranbir, Katrina's Jagga Jasoos to release on July 14 | Actress Katrina Kaif today announced on Facebook that her film opposite Ranbir Kapoor Jagga Jasoos, directed by Anurag Basu, is scheduled to release on July 14. She wrote in her post, "2 days before my birthday, sorry had to get that in." The makers decided to postpone its release as the earlier date was likely to coin... |
Ashwin named best international cricketer of the year | Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has won the International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating International Awards 2017. The 30-year-old said that India's practice matches against New Zealand and Bangladesh will be an indicator of his form as he makes his comeback to the Indian cricket team ahead ... |
Madras HC puts NEET 2017 results on hold till June 7 | The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered an interim stay on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 results till June 7. This comes after a petition called for the cancellation of the exam as different sets of question papers were used in different parts of the country. The petitioner also claimed that... |
WHO elects first ever African Director-General | The World Health Organisation on Tuesday elected its first African Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Promising to stand up for rights of the poor, Tedros said, "All roads should lead to universal health coverage. I will not rest until we have met this." He will replace Margaret Chan, who will step down afte... |
No theaters in Kashmir to screen 1st Kashmiri film in 30yrs | 'Kashmir Daily' is the first Kashmiri language film released in 30 years, however, there are no movie halls to screen it in Kashmir. The Valley has had no cinema halls since 1989 when the outfit 'Allah Tigers' banned them and threatened those operating them. It is being screened in a Srinagar event hall three times dai... |
No tolerance for racial slurs used by customer, says Walmart | After a video of a white woman hurling racial slurs at black and Latino customers in a Walmart store surfaced online, the company in a tweet said it has "no tolerance" for such behaviour. The shopper told a Latina to "leave America". When a black woman told the shopper to "stop being ignorant", she used a racist term f... |
Odisha students receive fake job offer letters in placement | Several students of Odisha's Siksha O Anusandhan (SOA) University have received fake job offer letters through campus placement. The issue came to light after over 50 BTech students returned from a company in Gurugram where they had gone with the job offer letters given to them. The students held a protest inside the c... |
150 children under five die each day in Myanmar: UN | As many as 150 children under the age of five die each day in Myanmar due to untreated diseases, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF has revealed. The agency urged Myanmar's government to improve humanitarian access to the estimated 22 lakh children who are not able to benefit from the country's reforms due to ... |
Manchester bomber had proven links to ISIS: French minister | The French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb has claimed that British and French intelligence have "proven" information that British-born attacker Salman Abedi, who killed 22 people in UK's Manchester on Monday, was linked to Islamic State. He further claimed that Abedi returned from Libya and had probably travelled to ... |
Twin bomb blasts in Indonesia's capital kill 3 | At least 3 people have been killed and several others have been injured in two bomb blasts at a bus station in the eastern part of Indonesia's capital Jakarta, according to reports. The location has reportedly been cordoned off by the police and investigations are underway. No group has claimed responsibility for the a... |
Nepal PM Prachanda resigns ahead of final round of elections | Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, resigned on Wednesday honouring a power-sharing agreement between his party and the ruling Nepali Congress party. Prachanda resigned just nine months after coming to power, weeks ahead of the final round of local body elections which are taking place fo... |
Cabinet approves abolition of 25-year-old FIPB | The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved abolition of foreign investment regulator the Foreign Investment Promotion Board. The 25-year-old body responsible for approving foreign investment proposals was constituted under the Prime Minister's Office in the wake of the economic liberalisation of the early 1990s. In the Bu... |
Hedge Fund plunges 62% after betting against Chinese economy | A hedge fund, the Nexus fund, at Emerging Sovereign Group that bet against the Chinese economy sunk 62% this year through April. It dropped 8.2% in April, marking the third consecutive month of negative returns for the fund. China bears have suffered as economic growth accelerated in first quarter and officials have be... |
The term 'women-oriented cinema' is sexist: Aditi Rao Hydari | Talking about 'women-oriented cinema', actress Aditi Rao Hydari has said, "Why are we always classist, sexist, or gender-biased? We don't need to hear these things." She added that the phrase needs to die out. She further added that giving women the limelight in films should not be a trend that comes and goes with tim... |
FCC not to take action over comedian's sexual Trump joke | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said that it will not take any action against comedian Stephen Colbert who made a sexual joke about US President Donald Trump on his late-night comedy show earlier this month. "The only thing (Trump's) mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's (Russian President) c**k h... |
Arrest warrant against Baahubali's Sathyaraj, 7 other actors | A non-bailable warrant has been issued against eight Tamil actors including Baahubali's Sathyaraj for not appearing in court over a defamation case filed by a journalist. In 2009, a Tamil daily carried a report wherein an actress had accused certain actors and actresses of being involved in a prostitution racket, follo... |
Sachin releases video clip from biopic showing brother Ajit | Sachin Tendulkar has released a clip from his upcoming biopic 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams', highlighting his elder brother Ajit's contribution to his career. Sharing the clip on Instagram, Sachin wrote, "There is no buddy like a brother!! Thank you for your support over the years, Ajit." He added that it was Ajit who too... |
Virat Kohli is the best dancer in Indian team: Ashwin | Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has claimed that skipper Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina are the best singers and dancers in the Indian cricket team. Ashwin made the statement along the sidelines of the CEAT Cricket Rating International Awards 2017 while talking about liveliness in the dressing room. Kohli was last seen danci... |
I might be able to bowl new kind of deliveries: R Ashwin | Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who missed the Indian Premier League 2017 due to injury, said, "I might be able to throw something new in this tournament (Champions Trophy), hopefully. I am equipped enough to do so." The 30-year-old also claimed that IPL has proved to be beneficial for not only Indian players but also cri... |
UP govt sacks District Magistrate, SSP over Dalit killing | The Uttar Pradesh government today removed Saharanpur District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police after fresh clashes broke out in the area where a Dalit had been killed. Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said, "No one will be spared, including politicians." Notably, the suspended police officer had taken char... |
Uber driver charged with kidnapping female rider in Canada | Canada police have charged 24-year-old Uber driver Sukhbaj Singh with kidnapping a passenger after he allegedly refused to let her leave the car and attempted to take her to a private location. The female rider, who managed to escape and call the police, said the driver had initially attempted to engage her in inapprop... |
Investor Mahesh Murthy exits media startup The Ken | Mahesh Murthy, the co-founder of early-stage investment firm Seedfund, has exited his investment in subscription-based digital media startup The Ken. The Ken had raised about â¹2.68 crore from a group of angel investors including Murthy in February this year. "I sold my shares as I got a great exit and return on my in... |
Chinese student apologises for praising free speech in US | A Chinese student, Yang Shuping, has apologised after facing outrage in China over her graduation address at a US university in which she compared the countries and praised "the fresh air of free speech" in the US. Notably, China has banned several social networking sites including Twitter and Facebook and doesn't allo... |
Donald Trump, Pope Francis meet for first time in Vatican | In the third leg of his first overseas trip as US President, Donald Trump on Wednesday met Pope Francis for the first time at the Vatican. The Pope and Trump reportedly discussed world affairs, including interfaith dialogue and peace in the Middle East with emphasis on protection of Christians. "It was an honour to be ... |
Twitter compares Trump and Obama's Holocaust memorial notes | After a picture of the note left by US President Donald Trump at Israel's Holocaust memorial surfaced online, Twitter users compared Trump's 19-word note with the one Barack Obama left in 2008. "We are blessed to have such a powerful reminder of man's potential for great evil, but also our capacity to rise up from trag... |
Can't do Bollywood film as I can't dance: Brad Pitt to SRK | Actor Brad Pitt, while interacting with Shah Rukh Khan in Mumbai, said, "I can never do a Bollywood film as I can't dance." To this, SRK quipped, "Oh, we'll make you dance." Pitt was in India to promote his upcoming Netflix film War Machine. "This is not my first time in India. We shot A Mighty Heart here," said Pitt. |
How did a hacker get access to Zomato user records? | Zomato has revealed that 1.7 crore of its user records were accessed by a hacker last week using a web hosting service's database that was leaked in 2015. A Zomato developer had an account with the service, login credentials of which had been leaked. The developer used the same login details for GitHub, where Zomato's ... |
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