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Uttarakhand ghost tourism to promote haunted sites | The Uttarakhand government has proposed to promote sites with a reputation for being haunted, as part of its ghost tourism project. Officials identified 15 sites, including a hotel believed to be haunted by a murdered British woman and the British-era Lambi Dehar mines where 50,000 miners are buried. Ghost tourism is e... |
Mumbai-Goa Tejas Express fully booked for one week | Indian Railways' Mumbai-Goa luxury train Tejas Express, which was flagged off on Monday, is fully booked for one week. With fares ranging from â¹1,220 to â¹2,940, a railway official said such a rush was not expected. Automatic doors, tea and coffee vending machines, vacuum bio-toilets, specially curated menus and inf... |
Scientists claim to find how antimatter in Milky Way forms | A group of scientists studying antimatter formation ruled out previously thought sources of antimatter formation, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way and dark matter. They claim that collisions of mutually orbiting pair of white dwarfs (stellar remnants that have exhausted their fuel) which lead to weak super... |
BSF seizes snake venom worth â¹12 crore in West Bengal | The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized two containers of snake venom worth around â¹12 crore from South Dinajpur in West Bengal. Reports claimed that the venom was being smuggled from Bangladesh to India. The BSF also arrested a person named Sudeb Tigga, a resident of the South Dinajpur district, over the matter. |
Australian billionaire makes 'biggest philanthropic gift' | Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest and his wife, Nicola, have announced they will give away over â¹1,900 crore to charity. Describing it as "the biggest single philanthropic gift" in the nation's history, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that the donation was a "game-changer in Australian philanthropic communit... |
Tycoon plans burkini party at Cannes, sends one to Le Pen | Algerian millionaire Rachid Nekkaz, who is planning to throw a burkini beach party during the Cannes Film Festival, has claimed to have sent the Muslim swimwear to former French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. The party invitation poster features Le Pen wearing the full-body swimwear. Notably, Le Pen has been cri... |
Europe may have been mankind's birthplace, not Africa: Study | A study of the oldest pre-human fossils indicates that the split of the human lineage from apes occurred in the eastern Mediterranean and not in Africa, as previously known. The team analysed human-like teeth of two 72-lakh-year-old specimens of an ape-like creature Graecopithecus freybergi. Researchers claim earliest ... |
Dangal becomes highest grossing non-Hollywood film in China | The Aamir Khan starrer Dangal has become the highest grosser among non-Hollywood foreign films in China by earning $117 million (around â¹759 crore) since its release on May 5. The previous record as the highest non-Hollywood grosser was held by the 2016 Japanese film Your Name. The film earned $84 million (â¹545 cro... |
Twitter suspends Abhijeet's account over offensive tweets | Twitter has suspended singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya's account after he used "inappropriate" and "insulting" language in "offensive" tweets directed at female Twitter users including JNU student-activist Shehla Rashid. Abhijeet had previously tweeted, "There is rumour she took money for two hours and didn't satisfy the c... |
Suspected Manchester bomber identified as Salman Abedi | UK Police on Tuesday named 22-year-old Salman Abedi as the suspected bomber behind the attack on the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester. The police had earlier said that a man carrying explosives acted as a lone attacker and died in the blast Monday night. The blast marked the deadliest terror attack on British soil s... |
Airtel, Vodafone, Idea caused â¹400 crore loss to govt: Jio | Reliance Jio said the government suffered a revenue shortfall of â¹400 crore in FY17 because Airtel, Vodafone and Idea violated licence norms. Jio claimed these firms paid advance licence fee for the last quarter, which was less than the stipulated amount. Jio added the Telecom Department should take action against vi... |
Effigies of Rajinikanth burnt, protestors term him Kannadiga | Effigies of Rajinikanth were burnt in Tamil Nadu and protestors from pro-Tamilian groups including Thamizhar Munnetra Padai (TMP) termed him Kannadiga. The protests were in response to the actor hinting that he might join politics in a meeting with fans. TMP leader Veeralakshmi said Tamil political leaders were capable... |
Neerja film's profit offered to Bhanot family: Co-producer | Neerja's co-producer Atul Kasbekar has said his production company Bling Unplugged offered its share of profits to late flight attendant Neerja Bhanot's family and the Neerja Bhanot Trust. "They have declined to accept the same and now wish to get a share of the studio profits," added Kasbekar. Neerja's family reported... |
Pro Kabaddi League's most-expensive player sold for â¹93 lakh | India's Nitin Tomar became the costliest player in Pro Kabaddi League history, being bought for â¹93 lakh by the new GMR-owned UP franchise. Nitin, who had a base price of â¹20 lakh, was in India's 2016 World Cup-winning squad, being India's second-highest scorer in the final. He has been part of Bengal Warriors and ... |
Govt responds to Musk's doubt on making Tesla cars in India | The government on Tuesday clarified Tesla CEO Elon Musk's apprehensions that the US electric carmaker would have to source 30% of local components to set up a plant in India. Musk had earlier said that Tesla will be launched in India in the summer of 2017. Reports had also suggested that Indian government offered land ... |
Army Major lying to save himself: Man who was tied to jeep | The Kashmiri man who was tied to a jeep and used as a human shield against stone pelting, Farooq Dar, has said the Army Major who had taken the decision was "lying to save himself". Earlier, the Major had defended his actions, saying he saved many lives "without firing a bullet or beating anyone". The incident happened... |
Twitter slams K'taka CM over 'I let ambulance overtake' post | Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been slammed on Twitter for boasting about letting an ambulance overtake his VIP convoy in a tweet. "So this is a big achievement haan? Come on it's basic common sense to give ambulance priority," a user tweeted. "WOW. Great achievement! You deserve a NOBEL Peace Prize for this... |
Ex-CRPF man denied entry to Canada over India's rights abuse | A retired CRPF Inspector-General was denied entry at Canada's Vancouver airport last week because immigration authorities deemed him to have served a government that engages in "terrorism... gross human rights violations, or genocide". The former officer, Tejinder Singh Dhillon, said he had been travelling to Canada fo... |
Nomura trader tells jury how bosses taught him to lie | Testifying at the trial of three former Nomura traders, novice trader Caleb Chao said when he joined he was taught how to mislead customers about prices and other details to get larger commissions. âThe purpose was to sort of make a client feel like we were working for them, but in reality we were making more money,â... |
Fox News sued for discrimination by three more employees | Three more women have sued Fox News for racial and sexual discrimination amid other allegations that forced out some of the networkâs top executives. One woman said she faced retaliation for reporting harassing conduct, while another said she was fired after telling her supervisor she was pregnant. Around 23 current ... |
American journo slammed for tweet after Ariana concert blast | American journalist David Leavitt has been slammed for his tweet following the blast at singer Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester. He wrote that he almost died the last time he listened to the singer. He later apologised while tweeting, "Sorry 4 offending. Didn't realize the magnitude of the tragedy. I always make s... |
Spanish man climbs Mt Everest in 26 hours, claims record | Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet has set a record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest without fixed ropes or supplementary oxygen, climbing the world's highest peak in just 26 hours, his team said on Tuesday. Climbing without using fixed ropes or oxygen is known as alpine-style mountaineering and is seen as a fast... |
Indian badminton team stuns Indonesia 4-1 in Sudirman Cup | The Indian badminton squad defeated former champions and fifth seeded Indonesia 4-1 at the Sudirman Cup on Tuesday. Ashwini Ponnappa partnered with K Srikanth and PV Sindhu to win both the mixed doubles and women's doubles matches. Denmark and India have won one match each and the knockout berths would be decided after... |
England youngster scores own goal from 50 yards away | Playing for the England Under-20 side, Chelsea youth team defender Fikayo Tomori scored an own goal from almost 50 yards out in the Under-20 fixture against Guinea on Monday. Leading 1-0 in the 58th minute, Tomori decided to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper, who missed it while trying to clear it away from the defe... |
Man kills brother for preventing talaq of his second wife | A man from Bihar, Saddam, has stabbed his elder brother to death as the latter tried to stop the younger brother from giving a divorce (triple talaq) to his second wife after four months of marriage. The elder brother had tried to mediate between Saddam and his second wife. Saddam, a marginal farmer, has four children ... |
Girl forced to quit school after she stops child marriage | A 13-year-old girl, Beauty, has been forced to quit school after she stopped a child marriage in West Bengal's Malda in January. "Local boys threaten to kill me if I don't get married soon," Beauty said. Beauty filed a complaint after she was beaten up by the groom's family at the marriage, following which the assaulte... |
Iran criticises West's 'artificial alliances' with Gulf | Condemning UK's terror attack which killed 22 people and injured 59 others, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said, "Artificial alliances would not stop the expansion of cancerous terrorism in the world." "Terrorism will be uprooted only by...avoiding double standards," he added. Notably, US claims that ... |
This is not our ritual: Church Of Satan on Trump orb pic | After a 'satanic' photograph of US President Donald Trump placing his hands on a glowing orb at a summit in Saudi Arabia surfaced online, the Church of Satan disassociated itself from the moment tweeting that it is not their ritual. The orb-touching was part of a ceremony marking the opening of the Global Center for Co... |
Trump first US President to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall | Donald Trump became the first US President to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall during his visit to Israel. Trump stood alone with his hand on the wall for several moments before tucking a note deep between the cracks. Trump later called it a "great honour" to visit the wall, saying, "I can see a much deeper path, frien... |
Mafia boss shot dead while riding bicycle in Italy | Italian mafia don Giuseppe Dainotti was shot in the head by two motorbikers on Monday while riding his bicycle in the Palermo city. Dainotti had served over two decades in jail for murder and robbery before he was released in 2014. His murder comes a day before the 25th anniversary of the killing of anti-mafia prosecut... |
Russian tycoon's ex-wife demands â¹97,000 crore post divorce | Natalia Potanina, the former wife of Russian billionaire and the CEO of Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin has filed a new lawsuit against her ex-husband, demanding $15 billion more (â¹97,000 crore), reports said. Potanina, who was married to the billionaire from 1983 to 2014, received $6.7 million (â¹43 crore) and thre... |
Two men publicly caned in Indonesia for having gay sex | Two Indonesian men were caned 82 times each on Tuesday by hooded religious police outside a mosque in the country's Aceh province for having gay sex. The men stood quietly as spectators shouted insults. The punishment, condemned by rights groups, marked the first application of anti-homosexuality laws introduced in the... |
Stokes credits Australian captain Smith for improved batting | England all-rounder Ben Stokes has credited his Rising Pune Supergiant captain Steve Smith's batting tips for the improvement in his batting. "The guy I'll actually be playing against in the Ashes was helping me," Stokes said about playing with the Australian captain. Stokes also credited former Indian bowling coach Er... |
James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore passes away at 89 | Sir Roger Moore, known for portraying fictional British spy James Bond in films, passed away at the age of 89 on Tuesday. Moore's family stated that he passed away in Switzerland after a "short but brave battle with cancer". Moore starred as Bond in seven films released between 1973 and 1985, including Octopussy and Th... |
Saved many lives by tying stone-pelter to jeep: Major Gogoi | Indian Army Major Leetul Gogoi, who tied a stone-pelter to a jeep as a human shield, has defended his action, saying that he saved many lives "without firing a bullet or beating anyone". Gogoi was recently given an award for "sustained efforts" in counter-insurgency operations. "[S]tone-pelters started throwing petrol ... |
Pakistan denies Indian Army's claims of destroying Pak posts | The Pakistan Army has dismissed Indian Army's claims that the latter had recently destroyed Pakistani posts across the LoC. This comes after the Indian Army released a video and said it had fired at and damaged Pakistani posts along the LoC. The Pakistani Army has also accused the Indian Army of targeting innocent civi... |
Nokia settles lawsuit accusing Apple of violating 32 patents | Nokia has settled its legal battle with Apple that accused the iPhone maker of infringing on 32 of its phone patents covering technologies like display, user interface, and antennae. The two signed a new licensing agreement under which Nokia will receive an upfront cash payment and additional revenues from Apple starti... |
Airline crew threaten to fine man who peed in a bottle | An argument broke out on a Ryanair flight when a passenger urinated in a bottle as all of the plane's toilets were out of order. Cabin crew were filmed arguing with the man on the flight after the urine allegedly 'splashed' on an attendant's jacket. The man was reportedly ordered to pay a fine of £80 (â¹6,700) by a s... |
Scientists identify 40 new genes linked to intelligence | A study on over 78,000 individuals has uncovered 40 new genes that play a role in intelligence, bringing the number of IQ-related genes to 52. The analysis was made by identifying mutations related to intelligence. The same genes were found to be associated with better educational attainment, a larger head circumferenc... |
Boy barred from taking tests for taking selfie in exam hall | The disciplinary committee of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has banned a Class 12 boy from taking exams for two years for taking a selfie in an examination hall. While a CCTV footage of the incident confirm that he did not use his phone to cheat during the exam, he has been declared failed ... |
CBSE asked to continue with its policy of giving grace marks | The Delhi High Court has directed the CBSE to continue with its moderation policy of giving students grace marks for difficult questions. The court ruled this following a petition which challenged that the change in policy will affect students' admissions abroad. The court asked CBSE to continue the policy as it was in... |
Ram Rahim had most recommendations for 2017 Padma awards | The leader of spiritual organisation Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, had received the maximum number of recommendations on a centralised web portal for various Padma Awards 2017. He had received a total of 4,203 recommendations. Out of those who were recommended and finally received an award, Shri Sadhu Mehe... |
UK police make 1st arrest after Manchester terror attack | UK police have arrested a 23-year-old man after discovering a suspicious package at Arndale shopping centre in Manchester, prompting a temporary evacuation of the mall, reports said. This is the first arrest after Monday's terror attack, considered the deadliest in Britain since 2005, wherein 22 people were killed and ... |
Trump accidentally admits he shared Israel intel with Russia | During a press conference in Israel with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump allegedly confirmed by mistake that Israel was the source of highly classified intelligence he shared with Russia earlier this month. Trump had shared intelligence about an ISIS threat related to laptops' use on passenger aircraft... |
Turkey complains about US police after ErdoÄan protest brawl | Turkey has summoned US envoy John Bass to complain about US security personnel's behaviour at the recent brawl which erupted between Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan's bodyguards and protesters during his US visit. Terming the behaviour "aggressive and unprofessional" and contrary to diplomatic practices, Turkey... |
Amazon has given away 17 lakh free bananas in 2 years | E-commerce major Amazon has given away 17 lakh free bananas to employees and locals near its Seattle headquarters in two years. The 'Community Banana Stands', which are run by employees called 'banistas' and 'bananagers', were set up to offer healthy, fully compostable, and affordable snacks. However, local businesses... |
Indian billionaire to pay â¹85L/yr for freed inmates' airfare | A Dubai-based Indian billionaire will donate a total of $130,790 (â¹85 lakh) a year to fund return tickets of expat prisoners who have been released from jails in UAE. Firoz Merchant, Chairman of Pure Gold Jewellers, has signed an agreement with a charity that works for prisoners' welfare. The fund will be extended to... |
No sibling rivalry with sister Kangana: Rangoli | Kangana Ranaut's sister Rangoli, who is the actress' manager, clarified that she hasn't been accompanying Kangana during her public appearances owing to her pregnancy. Rangoli dismissed reports that stated that there was sibling rivalry between her and Kangana. She also tweeted, "If our brother is accompanying her it s... |
Twitter users make memes on Ranveer's old nude bathtub photo | An old photo of nude Ranveer Singh in a bathtub is being used to make memes on Twitter. Using the picture as reference, a user tweeted, "When you accidentally like her 230 weeks old picture while stalking Instagram." Another tweet read, "Student's condition after seeing JEE Main & NEET dress codes." |
Sanjay Dutt reveals his look for Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 | Actor Sanjay Dutt took to Instagram to reveal his look for upcoming film Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3. The actor will star as a gangster in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film, for which shooting will reportedly begin in August. The movie will also star Mahie Gill and Jimmy Sheirgill, who were part of the earlier instalments as well. |
Women only fit for sleeping with men, says Telugu actor | Telugu actor Chalapathi Rao, while speaking at an event, said, "Women are only fit for sleeping with men." The veteran actor made the comments at the audio launch of the film Rarandoi Veduka Chudham, which has a dialogue that translates to 'women are injurious to mental peace'. Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni, who is producin... |
Riteish uses Dangal, Tubelight posters to promote Bank Chor | Actor Riteish Deshmukh shared photoshopped posters of films including Dangal, Tubelight and Begum Jaan to promote his upcoming movie Bank Chor on Twitter. The Tubelight-inspired poster read, "Inki tubelight toh kabhi nahi jalegi." He also morphed his face on Vidya Balan in Begum Jaan's poster, which read "Mah life. Mah... |
In photos: Kate Middleton's sister Pippa's wedding | Pippa Middleton, the sister of The Duchess of Cambridge Catherine (Kate Middleton), married financier James Matthews at a church in England. Her wedding gown by designer Giles Deacon reportedly cost over â¹33 lakh (£40,000). The wedding was attended by Kate's husband Prince Williams, their children and Prince Harry. ... |
Google AlphaGo computer beats Go world champion from China | Google's Go-playing AI, AlphaGo defeated the Go world champion, China's 19-year-old Ke Jie by half a point in the first of the three-match Go series on Tuesday. It is the second time AlphaGo has gone head-to-head with a master Go player in a public competition, after defeating South Korean grandmaster Lee Sedol four ga... |
Sachin made ton in 1999 WC post return from father's funeral | Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar had to leave for Mumbai due to his father's death after playing one match in the 1999 World Cup. Tendulkar rejoined the team after spending just four days at home and scored 140* on return against Kenya to lead India to victory. The batsman later dedicated the century to his father. |
Sachin shares handwritten letter from a young fan | Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar shared on Instagram a handwritten letter from a young fan. The fan asked Sachin to reply to his letter with an autograph and said that he wants to be like him when he grows up. Sachin captioned the post, "[T]his really brought a smile on my face. My best wishes to you. Keep work... |
No Indian casualty in Manchester terror attack: MEA | No Indian casualty has been reported in UK's Manchester terror attack, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has tweeted. At least 22 people were killed and 59 others were injured in Monday's attack after a suicide bomber blew himself at Ariana Grande's concert. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack w... |
Kerala youth held after 'Bombay' plan misheard as 'bomb' | A group of six Kerala youngsters travelling in a train was reportedly talking about 'Bombay' (Mumbai) when a male co-passenger misheard it as 'bomb' and informed the police. The youngsters were taken into custody by the Railway Protection Force at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) on Monday. They were also interrogate... |
Trump proposes selling half of US' strategic oil reserve | US President Donald Trump has proposed to sell half of the country's strategic oil reserve in the presidential budget as a part of a series of changes to reduce the national debt, according to reports.The proposal also seeks to increase government revenues by allowing oil drilling, ending the practice of sharing oil ro... |
Fashion show held on 233-meter-high tower in China | Nearly 40 models walked on top of the 233-meter-high Macau tower in China during the launching ceremony of the 10th World Supermodel Production and International Fashion Show. The models were from different countries and regions. Notably, the Macau Tower's tethered sky jump is the highest commercial sky jump in the wor... |
ISIS claims responsibility for Manchester terror attack | The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack which killed 22 people and injured 59 others at the Ariana Grande concert in UK's Manchester on Monday. Claiming that over 100 people were killed or wounded in the attack, the militant group said, "The lions of Islamic State of Iraq and Sham are begi... |
India to get first union of IT employees amid mass job cuts | A forum of IT workers is set to get itself formally registered as the first union of techies in the country. Vice President of the Forum for Information Technology Employees, Vasumathi, said the forum is expecting this to happen within next five months. The move has come following reports of "illegal termination" of em... |
MIT designs self-ventilating workout suit using bacteria | MIT researchers have designed a workout suit with ventilating flaps lined with live microbial cells. The bacteria shrink and expand in response to an athlete's body heat and sweat. The moisture-sensitive cells used are proven to be safe to touch and even consume, said researchers. Further, the researchers made ventilat... |
Indian Army destroys Pakistani posts along LoC | A 16-second video released on Tuesday shows the Indian Army destroying Pakistani posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir. "Punitive fire assaults are being undertaken...Indian Army proactively dominates LoC. We want peace and tranquility in J&K," an Army official said. Posts ai... |
Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft goes missing | A Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force went missing on Tuesday with two pilots onboard during a routine training mission as the jet lost contact with radar 60 km north of Assam's Tezpur. This is IAF's eighth Sukhoi-30 of the 240 in the force to have gone missing since 2009. All the previous seven missing ... |
RBI refuses to disclose list of loan defaulters | The RBI has refused to make public the list of loan defaulters with public sector banks, citing clauses of economic interests of the state. The case relates to an RTI application, which sought the list of people who defaulted on loans of â¹1 crore and above. RBI's decision comes despite a 2015 Supreme Court order to m... |
Taylor Swift, Katy Perry condemn blast at Ariana's concert | Hollywood celebrities including Taylor Swift and Katy Perry condemned the blast at Ariana Grande's UK concert. Taylor tweeted, "My thoughts, prayers and tears for all those affected by the Manchester tragedy tonight. I'm sending all my love." Justin Timberlake wrote, "My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected... |
Baazaar not inspired by The Wolf of Wall Street, says maker | Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani has said that his upcoming production Baazaar, which stars Saif Ali Khan, has not been inspired by the Hollywood film 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. The film revolves around stock markets and trading with Saif portraying a Gujarati businessman. The film also stars Radhika Apte and Rohan Mehra. |
Baahubali 2 hasnât set record, Gadar made â¹5000 cr: Director | Filmmaker Anil Sharma, who directed 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha', has claimed that 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' has not set any record yet. He added, "Gadar had done a business of â¹265 crore in 2001 when the ticket rates were â¹25 only. As per valuation, it is â¹5,000 crore today and Bahubali 2 has just reached some â¹... |
Alibaba's delivery arm to build 10 lakh smart delivery vans | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's delivery arm Cainiao Network has announced $7.3 billion investment to produce 10 lakh smart delivery vans. A computing system will analyse real-time orders and design the most efficient routes for the delivery fleet. Earlier in a pilot run, the smart vans travelled 30% shorter distanc... |
Shekhar Guptaâs media startup gets funding from Tata, others | Editor-turned-entrepreneur Shekhar Guptaâs media venture Printline Media has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani and Uday Kotak, who invested in Printline in their personal capacity. The anchor investors include Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, entrepreneur Rajiv C Mody and Pay... |
Researchers propose new type of planetary object 'Synestia' | Scientists have suggested the existence of a planetary object "synestia", a spinning donut-shaped mass of hot vapourised rock formed by collision of planet-sized objects. Earth was likely a synestia before it cooled and solidified to a nearly spherical shape, researchers said. Although not observed yet, synestias may b... |
'Exercise-in-a-pill' boosts mice endurance by 70%: Study | US-based scientists are working on a pill that reprograms the body to burn fat instead of carbohydrates. Researchers found a chemical compound called GW1516 that boosted mice's running ability from 160 minutes to 270 minutes using body fat. The drug awaiting human trials would help people who can't exercise and extend ... |
News anchor interrupted by dog during live broadcast | A video of an anchor being interrupted by a dog during a live news broadcast has gone viral in Russia. The anchor can be seen reading out a report about a demolition project when the labrador jumps onto the table. She shouts and laughs, attempting to continue the report and admitting this is why she is a 'cat person'. |
BBC apologises over Moors murderer 'guess who' competition | The BBC has apologised after its radio station Radio Leeds on Sunday ran a 'guess who' entertainment feature on Ian Brady, the Moors murderer who killed five children between 1963 and 1965. Radio Leeds asked listeners to identify a "well-known person" from musical clues like 'Psycho Killer' and 'Suffer Little Children'... |
Sahara's â¹43,000 crore Aamby Valley to be auctioned in June | The official liquidator of Sahara Groupâs Aamby Valley City is ready to auction the property in June after the Supreme Court ordered its sale to recover money owed to investors, reports said. The value of the property is estimated at â¹43,000 crore. However, the auction will reportedly begin only after the next Supr... |
Rise in GST rate on ayurvedic goods disheartening: Patanjali | Commenting on the 12% tax proposed on ayurvedic products under the new GST regime, a spokesperson of Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved said, "Increasing the GST rate on ayurvedic products is disappointing and disheartening." "Without good health or good living, there cannot be 'achhe din'," the spokesperson added. Nota... |
Rihanna to star in film based on viral tweet | Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o will star in a film based on their viral photo from 2014, which prompted people to come up with a movie idea. The movie, directed by Ava DuVernay for Netflix, will be based on tweet, "Rihanna looks like she scams rich white men and lupita is the computer smart best friend that helps plan the ... |
BCCI call meeting post Manchester blast to check CT security | BCCI called an emergency meeting to review Indian team's security during the Champions Trophy in England, following the Manchester blast on Monday which killed 22 people. The meeting, involving the team manager and logistics managers, will review India's schedule and their travel between stadiums and hotels. Meanwhile,... |
Former MotoGP world champ dies 5 days after bicycle crash | Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden passed away five days after he was involved in a cycling accident in Italy. The 35-year-old American was hit by a car during a training exercise in Italy last week and suffered severe head and chest injuries. Hayden entered MotoGP in 2003 and won the world championship in 2006. |
Zaheer best option for India fast bowling coach: Harbhajan | Spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that pacer Zaheer Khan is the "best option" for the post of fast bowling coach for the Indian cricket team. Harbhajan tweeted his opinion, saying the pacer had a "great mind" and was a "great fella". Reportedly, Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble has asked BCCI's Committee of Administrat... |
Oil on track causes mass wipeout of bikes | An oil spill on the track during the French Grand Prix at Le Mans caused a mass crash of motorbikes, with almost half of the bikers skidding off. The incident happened during the second lap of the race at a turn, but none of the drivers were seriously injured. The race was stopped and restarted after 30 minutes. |
Wave taller than 6-storey building recorded | A 64-foot "monster" wave, estimated to be taller than a 6-storey building, was recorded nearly 650 km south of New Zealand in the Antarctic Ocean on Saturday. "This is one of the largest waves recorded in the Southern Hemisphere," an oceanographer said. The wave was recorded by an automated buoy that runs on solar powe... |
AAP MLA climbs fire engine, delays fire-fight for 1 hour | AAP MLA Alka Lamba climbed on top of a fire-tender van on Monday night, reportedly obstructing fire-fighting operations by an hour, in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area. A video of the incident showed firefighters trying to protect her instead of dousing the fire after she climbed the van. She later flashed victory signs in p... |
Researchers make first-ever one-bit storage unit | Polish researchers have successfully developed a chemical one-bit storage unit called 'chit'. The chemical bit is an arrangement of three droplets in contact, in which oscillatory reactions occur. The reactions are responsible only for storage, while information writing and reading require physical ways. However, a ful... |
Meghalaya 10th board exam merit list leaked before results | The merit list of the Meghalaya Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Class 10) board examination was leaked online on Monday, a day before the results were scheduled to be announced. "It's an unfortunate thing, but the list which got leaked is the correct one. Thankfully, the entire set of results didnât get leaked,... |
Healthy mice born from sperm frozen in space for 9 months | Japanese researchers have reported that mice sperm stored on the International Space Station for 288 days can produce healthy offsprings. Although the space preserved sperm suffered damage as the space radiation on the ISS is about 100 times stronger than on Earth, it was likely repaired after fertilisation. Human offs... |
'95' awarded more than other marks in CBSE Class 12 exams | As per the data of last seven years, '95' has been awarded more times than all other marks in CBSE Class 12 board exams. The moderation of marks is reportedly done in a way that the students who have scored 94, 93, 92, etc are given extra marks. The number of students getting 33, the passing marks, is also significant. |
11 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on army base | At least 11 soldiers were killed and nine others were injured late on Monday after Taliban militants attacked an army base in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, reports said. The militants took control of the military base for a brief duration and later fled with a large number of weapons. This is the second Taliban atta... |
UK election campaigning suspended after terror attack | Campaigning ahead of UK's general election on 8 June has been suspended in the wake of Monday's terrorist attack at Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester. Prime Minister Theresa May will today chair a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee to discuss the attack. Trains to and from Manchester's Victoria s... |
SRK, Priyanka Chopra condemn blast at Ariana's concert in UK | Celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra took to Twitter to show their solidarity with blast victims at Ariana Grande's concert in UK's Manchester on Monday. Priyanka tweeted, "My thoughts and prayers are with @ArianaGrande and everyone who was hurt at the concert in Manchester..what is happening to the... |
Swara slams Paresh's 'tie Arundhati to Army jeep' tweet | Actress Swara Bhasker slammed actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal for his tweet on author Arundhati Roy, stating, "As a Parliamentarian he openly threatened a woman and called for a brutal act of violence against her." Paresh took shamelessness and irresponsibility to another level, she added. Paresh earlier tweeted Arundhat... |
Uber driver keeps texting woman rider after dropping her off | A Pune woman has shared her relative's experience with an Uber driver who kept texting her after dropping her off. "If this isn't the beginning of harassment then what is?" she wrote in a Facebook post, where she shared WhatsApp screenshots of the conversation between the two. She added that Uber has apologised for the... |
Former RJD MP gets life sentence for killing Janata Dal MLA | Former RJD MP Prabhunath Singh was sentenced to life imprisonment along with two of his brothers, for killing the then Janata Dal MLA Ashok Singh in 1995. According to the prosecution, Ashok Singh was killed at his residence with the use of bombs and indiscriminate firing. The three were found guilty by Hazaribagh Dist... |
'Jann Ki Baat' to seek people's feedback on Modi govt's 3yrs | PM Narendra Modi is set to launch 'Jann Ki Baat' to mark the completion of three years of the NDA government, aiming to get people's feedback on the Centre's policies. Similar to Modi's monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat', the initiative is part of the government's 20-day celebrations beginning on May 26 wherein BJP l... |
Manchester attack is the worst UK terror attack in 12 yrs | The Manchester suicide bombing attack which killed 22 people and injured 59 others on Monday is believed to be UK's worst terrorist attack since the 2005 London bombings in which 52 people were killed by Islamists. Following the attack, the UK has suspended campaigning for June's general election and has also cancelled... |
US hails no Trump protest in Saudi where protests are banned | US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday praised the lack of protesters during President Donald Trump's weekend visit to Saudi Arabia, calling it an evidence of the Saudis' goodwill towards the US administration. However, human rights activists criticised his comments pointing out that protesting in Saudi Arabia is ... |
UK explosion suicide bomber died at scene: Police | The suicide bomber who carried out the explosion on Monday night at Ariana Grande's concert in UK's Manchester Arena died at the scene in the explosion, police have said. The bomber who is believed to have been acting alone detonated an improvised explosive device, police added. The death toll from the attack has risen... |
UN experts investigating North Korea hacked | United Nations experts investigating violations of sanctions on North Korea suffered a cyber attack on May 8 by unknown hackers with "very detailed insight" into their work, according to a Reuters report. The UN Security Council first imposed sanctions on North Korea in 2006 and has warned it of fresh sanctions after i... |
Hunter dies after elephant he was hunting falls on him | A professional hunter from South Africa died on Friday after an elephant he was hunting fell on top of him. The deceased, 51-year-old Theunis Botha, was with a group of hunters when an elephant picked him up. One of the hunters then shot the elephant, which collapsed on top of Botha and crushed him to death. |
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