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Australian cafe serves latte inside avocado | The Truman Cafe in Melbourne, Australia has created an Avolatte, namely a latte served inside a hollowed out avocado. Following this, social media users posted, "literally someone call nato" and "some people just wanna watch the world burn." Meanwhile, the cafe said the Avolatte is not part of their permanent menu but ... |
Arnab Goswami issued notice by HC in Times Now 'theftâ suit | The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Arnab Goswami in a case over breach of employment contract and misusing intellectual property of Times Now. The suit was filed after Republic TV did a story on Sunanda Pushkar's death. Times Now claimed the tapes played during the story were procured by Goswami while he was e... |
Journey ahead tough but worth fighting for: Infosys' Sikka | Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka, in a letter to its shareholders, said that it will continue to be a "challenging" journey for the firm but it is one worth fighting for. âIt is within us to embrace the tough choices and to move headlong, unabashedly, into creating great new features," he added. Sikka further said Infosys wi... |
Best thing ever: Disha on singer Jason Derulo's comment | Actress Disha Patani, referring to American singer Jason Derulo's comment on her Instagram dance video, said that it is the best thing ever. She further thanked him and wrote that he is the kindest. Jason had commented four fire emoji on Disha's video in which she was dancing to his song Swalla. |
RPS' Harsh Goenka compares Dhoni-Smith to Jai-Veeru | Rising Pune Supergiant owner Sanjiv Goenka's brother Harsh compared the partnership of MS Dhoni and Steve Smith to Sholay's Jai-Veeru in a tweet before the IPL final. Harsh was earlier trolled on Twitter for praising Smith over Dhoni, when he tweeted that the new RPS captain overshadowed Dhoni. He had also said appoint... |
Sehwag congratulates Army Major who tied Kashmiri to jeep | Former cricketer Virender Sehwag posted a congratulatory tweet for Army Major Nitin Gogoi, who was awarded the COAS (Chief of Army Staff) commendation for "sustained efforts in counter-insurgency operations" on Monday. A video of Major Gogoi had recently surfaced, in which he had tied a Kashmiri man to a jeep during th... |
Kumble wants captaincy fee in player salary structure | The Indian cricket team's head coach Anil Kumble has demanded the BCCI to increase the wages of Indian skipper Virat Kohli by 25% by including a captaincy fee in the salary structure. Kumble has also demanded that the Indian team's head coach should have a permanent place in the Indian cricket team's selection committe... |
33 yrs since Bachendri became 1st Indian woman at Mt Everest | Indian mountaineer Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 23, 1984. The expedition included a total of six female mountaineers, of which only Bachendri continued the climb and made it to the summit. She was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Arjuna Award in 198... |
Smoke detected in cockpit of Air India flight | An Air India flight carrying 155 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing at Mumbai Airport on Monday after the pilot detected smoke in the cockpit, the airline said. The Mumbai-Bhubaneswar flight was forced to return to Mumbai Airport barely 15 minutes after take-off. The flight landed safely, while passenge... |
Man in Donald Trump hat kicked off United Airlines flight | A man wearing a Trump campaign 'Make America Great Again' hat was kicked off a United Airlines flight on Sunday for allegedly being disruptive. After his request for an upgrade was denied, he sat on another passenger's seat and refused to let anyone sit in the row. While passengers shouted, "lock him up," United staff ... |
US airline denies gay couple family boarding privileges | Claiming they were denied family boarding privileges, a gay couple from New York has accused Southwest Airlines of discrimination. The couple, which was travelling with children, was allegedly told, "You cannot go. This is for families only." Southwest Airlines claimed it did not allow family boarding because one of th... |
CA of Lalu's daughter arrested in money laundering case | The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested the Chartered Accountant (CA) of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti in an alleged money laundering case. Reportedly, the CA provided money to Misa's company and his arrest comes after BJP leader Sushil Modi alleged that she laundered money through a shell ... |
Man hired contract killers to murder BSP leader, wife & kids | Sahid Khan has confessed to hiring contract killers to murder BSP leader Chaudhary Munawwar Hassan, his wife, and four children to grab a disputed property that his former business partner (victim) acquired. While Khan killed the family in April when Hassan was in jail for rape, he murdered the BSP leader after he was ... |
Ariana Grande 'broken' after terror attack at her UK concert | After 22 people were killed in a suspected terror attack at Ariana Grande's concert in the UK on Monday, the American singer tweeted, "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words." She has reportedly suspended the rest of her European tour, with reports claiming she has been "in hysterics"... |
Why was the middle stump introduced in cricket? | In the early days of organised cricket, there were only two stumps with a long bail on top. In a local match played in England on May 23, 1775, bowler 'Lumpy' Stevens bowled three deliveries that beat the batsman and passed through the stumps, without disturbing them or the bail. The third stump was then added to avoid... |
Chennai Super Kings announce return to IPL | Chennai Super Kings announced their comeback to the IPL next year, tweeting the news from their official handle on Monday. CSK congratulated newly crowned champions Mumbai Indians on their win in the final and wrote, "Next Summer, we will be there! #ManyHappyReturnsOfCSK." Meanwhile, Gujarat Lions and this year's runne... |
Paytm launches Payments Bank with 4% interest rate | Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led digital wallet Paytm on Tuesday launched its Payments Bank operations in Delhi-NCR, with 4% interest on savings account. The bank will accept deposits of upto â¹1 lakh per customer in a savings or a current account with a zero-balance requirement. Paytm received licence from the RBI to open pa... |
No one awarded 24 specific scores in ISC 12th exams for 5yrs | In the ISC Class 12 board examinations administered by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), there are 24 specific scores that were not awarded to even a single candidate in the last five years. The reason for the missing numbers is said to be because of the unequal 'standardisation' of ma... |
Sweden lists its entire countryside on Airbnb | Sweden has listed its entire countryside on home-sharing platform Airbnb, touting itself as a place where anyone can hike, camp, and pick berries for free. Sweden, Denmark, Finland and other Nordic countries have had a rule called "allemansrätten" or "everyman's right", which means anyone can come and freely roam the ... |
Gurudwaras in UK offering food, stay to attack survivors | Gurudwaras in Manchester, UK are offering accommodation and food to the survivors of the terror attack which killed 22 people on Monday night. A man tweeted about the initiative, saying, "They are open for ALL people", along with the locations of the gurudwaras. People responded with tweets like "This is why I admire a... |
Foreign media mistakes Sonam Kapoor for Deepika Padukone | While posting a picture of actress Sonam Kapoor on an American stock photo platform, the agency referred to her as Deepika Padukone. The photo showed Sonam arriving for the film 'The Meyerowitz Stories' at Cannes 2017. Earlier Deepika, who was mistaken for Priyanka Chopra by foreign media, had said that it was racist a... |
Sonam wears golden gown for 2nd appearance at Cannes Fest | Actress Sonam Kapoor wore a golden shimmery gown by Elie Saab for her second appearance at the 70th Cannes Film Festival's red carpet. The gown featured a plunging neckline and was cinched at the waist with a belt. She accessorised her look with diamond jewellery from Chopard. Sonam sported golden eyeshadow and carried... |
Zomato CEO responds to Foodpanda's tweet on Zomato hack | Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal recently responded to rival Foodpanda's "our data is safe and sound" tweet in light of Zomato's leak of 1.7 crore user records. Foodpanda's tweet drew flak from many Twitter users, with one of the users tweeting, "No one cares about data leakage of three people." Another user tweeted, "Why wo... |
Court asks Snapdeal founders to respond to cheating charges | A Delhi court has directed founders of Snapdeal, Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, to respond by August 31 to allegations of cheating with regard to the marketplace model it currently operates. Snapdeal founders and former Senior VP were summoned by the court after entrepreneur Gaurav Dua accused them of copying his marketp... |
Bill Gates invests in self-driving drone technology startup | World's richest person Bill Gates, American businessman Paul Allen, and others have invested $29 million in US startup Echodyne that makes small radar units to help drones fly on their own. Echodyne claims its radars aren't affected by rain or bad weather. Gates had also participated in a $15 million funding round of t... |
Russian helicopters' 'Make in India' cost 250% of original | The cost of Russian Kamov light-utility choppers, which will be built in India, will cost 2.5 times more than the cost of those built in Russia. Under the agreement with Russia, India will import 60 choppers, while 140 will be manufactured in a joint venture between the governments. The choppers will replace the vintag... |
UP makes Aadhaar mandatory for taking board exams from 2018 | The Uttar Pradesh government has made Aadhaar Card mandatory for students taking board exams in 2018. Students will have to fill in their Aadhaar numbers at the time of board registration in class IX and XI. The move, aimed at curbing fraudulent admissions, is applicable for all government, government-aided and self-fi... |
2 minors gang raped by 8 men, offered â¹50,000 compensation | Two minor girls were gang raped by eight men in a village in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, and were offered â¹50,000 as compensation by the village elders. Insistent on filing a complaint, the girls refused to take the money. The accused include a mandal (block) elected representative's son, a head constable's son a... |
India's population has overtaken China's: Chinese demographer | India has overtaken China to become the world's most populous country, according to Chinese demographer Yi Fuxian. He claimed that China's actual population is about 1.29 billion, as against 1.37 billion quoted by its government. According to his claims, India has overtaken China five years ahead of forecasts, with a p... |
Melania swats away Donald Trump's hand on red carpet | US President Donald Trump extended his hand to First Lady Melania Trump after the couple arrived in Israel on Monday, but she swatted it away. Trump extended his hand to Melania when he was walking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, while she walked a step behind. The Trumps held han... |
Buddhist monk seen watching porn on bus | A video of a man, dressed like a Buddhist monk, watching porn on a bus in Thailand has gone viral. The incident was filmed by Wittawat Wonghajuk, who said he heard "sexual noises" and was "shocked" but chose not to confront the man. Meanwhile, many people expressed their disgust while questioning whether the man was a ... |
Music festivals may allow people to test illegal drugs | Music festival organisers in UK are planning to allow people to test illegal drugs, in an attempt to reduce drug-related deaths. People will be able to take drugs to a testing tent, where they will be told the drugs' contents, before they are destroyed. The scheme was tested last year when about 200 people tested their... |
Olympic panel suggests quota for athletes in trains, flights | The Olympic Task Force, set up to prepare an action plan for the next three Olympics, has recommended an emergency quota for athletes and their coaches for train, bus or air tickets. The panel recommended issuing a 'Pradhan Mantri Gold Card' for athletes and their coaches on account of them being "national assets". The... |
Triple H hints at surprise for Mumbai Indians post IPL win | WWE Wrestler Triple H congratulated Mumbai Indians on their IPL 2017 win, tweeting that a surprise was in store for them. In the past, WWE has sent custom title belts to sportspersons on their wins, sending one to Serena Williams on her Australian Open victory and to former Chelsea captain John Terry, on the Premier Le... |
Scotland beat SL, register 1st ever win over Test nation | Scotland defeated Sri Lanka in a 50-over practice match in England on Monday to register their first-ever win over a Test-playing nation. Sri Lanka had set a target of 288 for Scotland, which the latter achieved in 42.5 overs with seven wickets to spare. Scotland's openers put up a 201-run opening stand, with both play... |
Virat Kohli, Anil Kumble demand fast bowling coach for team | India captain Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble have reportedly demanded a fast bowling coach for the team, putting their request forward at their meeting with BCCI's Committee of Administrators on Sunday. India have not had a fast bowling coach since Anil Kumble took over as coach. Former cricketer Bharat Arun coached... |
RPS post meme of crying Rohit Sharma during final | Rising Pune Supergiant's official Twitter handle posted a meme on Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma during the IPL final on Sunday, but deleted it later. MI were 41-3 in the eighth over when the RPS Twitter account posted a doodled image of Rohit Sharma crying. They deleted it after facing flak, later tweeting that i... |
Chinese firm to build delivery drone to carry 900 kg cargo | One of the China's largest online retailers, JD.com is building a drone capable of carrying over 900 kg of cargo for deliveries to and from remote parts of the country. It will likely be used to bring food from farms and agricultural warehouses to cities. JD.com started drone deliveries in four Chinese provinces last y... |
Indian who went missing on Everest found dead after 2 days | Indian climber Ravi Kumar, who went missing on Mount Everest, was found dead in a 200-metre crevasse after a two-day search on Monday, according to expedition organisers. The organisers have said retrieving the 27-year-old's body from a height of 8,400 metres will be risky and cost nearly â¹40 lakh. Two more climbers,... |
Travel time to Delhi Airport the highest in India | The Delhi airport is the 'worst to access by a vehicle', according to a study by the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA). The study found that the time taken to reach the Delhi airport from the city's centre without traffic was 31 minutes, while with traffic it was 76 minutes. It took into account 60 airports in ... |
WHO spends more on travel than AIDS, malaria fight combined | The World Health Organization routinely spends about $200 million a year on travel for its executives, far more than what it spends to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, according to a report by the Associated Press. However, the WHO has refuted the allegations and said less than half of its travel costs we... |
19 dead, 50 injured in blast at Ariana Grande concert in UK | At least 19 people were killed and 50 others were injured in a blast at a concert in the UK's Manchester on Monday night, where American singer Ariana Grande had been performing. UK PM Theresa May said the incident is being treated as a terrorist activity. The arena where the singer was performing has a capacity of 21,... |
I am not running for public office: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday denied the rumours of him running for the post of the US President. The rumours began after he announced to visit all the US states he hasn't visited before, by the end of this year. "I'm doing it to get a broader perspective to make sure we're best serving our community," said Zu... |
PayPal sues music service Pandora over logo similarities | Payments service PayPal has sued music streaming service Pandora over the similarities in its new logo introduced last October. "Pandora has no path to profitability and it deserted its longstanding logo and latched itself on to the increasingly popular PayPal Logo," said PayPal in its lawsuit. PayPal is demanding an i... |
BJP clarifies why Yeddyurappa ate hotel food at Dalit's home | The BJP has shared a video, clarifying why its Karnataka President BS Yeddyurappa ate hotel food while on a visit to a Dalit's home. In the video, a member of the family who Yeddyurappa visited says, "He came on May 19, ate breakfast, but there was a shortage of food..so we had to rush outside to refill the breakfast v... |
Ranchi civic body uses 'Sholay' climax to promote sanitation | Ranchi Municipal Corporation has used movie Sholay's climax scene in its posters to promote sanitation and toilet construction. Amitabh Bachchan's character can be seen in Dharmendra's arms asking him how he got injured. In response, Bachchan is shown saying, "I don't have a toilet at home, so I fell down while trying ... |
Army awards Major who tied J&K man to jeep as shield | The Indian Army has awarded Major Nitin Gogoi, who had tied a local youth in front of a jeep last month in Kashmir as a human shield to avoid attack from stone-pelters, for his sustained efforts in counter-insurgency operations. While a complaint was registered against the Major earlier, he was given a clean chit by th... |
Iran must never be allowed to have nuclear weapons: Trump | During his visit to Israel, US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran must never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons. Accusing Iran of destabilising the Middle East by aiding extremists, Trump added that Iran must immediately stop its financial and military support for "terrorists and militias". Notably, US ... |
Missile-test successful, ready for mass production: N Korea | North Korea has claimed that its intermediate-range ballistic missile launch on Sunday was successful, according to reports. Adding that its second missile test in a week met all technical requirements, North Korea said it could now mass produce the missile. Notably, North Korea has said that its nuclear programme is f... |
A person displaced every second by crises in 2016: Report | More than 31 million people, that is one person every second, were displaced in their country in 2016 because of conflicts, violence and natural disasters, a Norwegian Refugee Council report has revealed. Adding that the Democratic Republic of the Congo was the worst affected country, the report said that natural disas... |
Donald Trump should worry about another 9/11, not us: Iran | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has advised US President Donald Trump to discuss how to prevent his Saudi Arabian hosts from carrying out another 9/11 attack in the US instead of making claims of terrorism against Iran. Notably, most of the 19 terrorists who killed nearly 3,000 people in the 2001 World Tr... |
Iran funding arms, training terrorists: Donald Trump | Addressing Arab and Islamic leaders in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, US President Donald Trump accused Iran of funding arms and training militias that spread destruction and urged them to work together to isolate Iran. This comes a day after Iran re-elected reformist Hassan Rouhani, who has vowed to open up Iran's economy to... |
Saudi, UAE pledge $100 million to Ivanka Trump-proposed fund | Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged a combined $100 million to a women entrepreneurs' fund proposed by US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, according to reports. The fund, which Ivanka first proposed during her Germany trip, will be run by the World Bank to help female entrepreneurs wit... |
Philippines ban religious 'distractions' in cars | Philippine authorities have banned hanging rosaries and religious icons off car dashboards in order to eliminate distractions for drivers and increase safety, according to reports. The ban, which will be effective from Friday, is a part of a new law which also bars talking or sending messages on mobile phones, putting ... |
ISIS testing chemical weapons on prisoners: Secret documents | The Islamic State has been testing chemical weapons on its captives in preparation for a possible attack against the West, according to secret documents recovered by Iraqi soldiers from Mosul University. The extremist group poisoned food and water consumed by prisoners, who ultimately died after suffering nausea, fever... |
Trump has gone full evil wizard, tweets user on orb pic | After a photograph of US President Donald Trump placing his hands on a glowing orb in Saudi Arabia surfaced online, a user tweeted, "The Trump orb is reminiscent of monsters getting powers from basketball in Space Jam." "What does it do? It lets you go back in time and tweet warnings about future to yourself," read ano... |
Reliance Jio's Prime scheme is not driving demand: Report | Reliance Jio's low-price scheme Prime is not driving demand for its connections, while incumbents have gained, UBS Securities Asia said. "We are surprised to see lack of acceleration in March since Jio Prime offer was announced in the month," it added. Further, Airtel continues to hold a firm footing in the market with... |
Air India to raise â¹80 crore through sale of 7 properties | State-run Air India plans to raise around â¹80 crore through sale of its seven properties, which include land parcels and flats. Air India has been in possession of some properties which are lying vacant and unused. As per its financial restructuring plan approved in 2012, Air India is required to monetise its assets ... |
Patanjali may tie-up with Amazon, Flipkart for online sales | Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved is believed to be in talks with e-commerce majors Amazon, and Flipkart, among others for partnerships to boost online sales. Earlier, Ramdev had said the company will focus on e-commerce as one of its growth drivers. "We are talking to all these companies to see how we can partner with... |
Kotak cuts â¹1600cr stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank on RBI order | Uday Kotak, the billionaire head of Kotak Mahindra Bank, sold a less than 1% stake worth $261 million (over â¹1,600 crore) in the lender on Monday, complying with an RBI order to cut his holding. The RBI asked Kotak to lower his holding in the bank to 30% by June-end, 20% by December-end 2018, and to 15% by March 2020... |
Tom Hanks alerts cops of parking ticket offender on Twitter | Tom Hanks recently posted a picture of a car with about six parking tickets kept under the windshield wipers on Twitter, alerting New York police of the offender. He shared the picture with caption, "Sir? Move. Your. Car! Hanx". The police replied, "Mr. Hanks, If you like the DC region, APD could always use extra parki... |
I'm running for US President in 2020, jokes Dwayne Johnson | Actor Dwayne Johnson jokingly announced that he plans to run for US President in 2020 on the American comedy show Saturday Night Live. Dwayne said, "In the past, I never would've considered running for president. I didn't think I was qualified at all, but now I'm worried I'm too qualified." He chose actor Tom Hanks as ... |
â¹14.5 cr-buy Stokes named IPL 2017's Most Valuable Player | Rising Pune Supergiant all-rounder Ben Stokes was named IPL 2017's Most Valuable Player at the conclusion of the tournament on Sunday. Stokes, bought by RPS for â¹14.5 crore, was the most expensive player in the IPL 2017 auction. He scored 316 runs in 12 matches this season, including a century and a fifty, besides ta... |
Uber, Ola interested in Punjab govt's 'Apni Gaddi...' scheme | The Punjab government has received proposals from cab aggregators Uber and Ola for partnering in the government's employment scheme 'Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar' (AGAR). Under the scheme, one lakh vehicles will be provided to unemployed youth at subsidised rates. The loan will have to be paid back in five years and no colla... |
Was I an animal to be tied, asks man used as human shield | Kashmiri man Farooq Dar, who was tied to an Army Major's jeep as a human shield, said on Tuesday, "Kya mein koi bhains ya bail tha (Was I a buffalo or a bull)?" He added that if the action was legal under the law, then he "can't pick up a stick and go and fight with those honouring the officer". |
Melania, Ivanka stop fake women empowerment, tweets user | After US First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump praised Saudi Arabia for women empowerment, a user tweeted, "Will Ivanka's Women's fund help SAUDI WOMEN who can't drive OR walk with their husbands?" While another tweet read, "Political expediency at worst, hailing women empowerment ... |
Israeli PM orders ministers to attend Trump's welcome event | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ordered his cabinet to attend a welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump, after discovering that many of them planned to skip the event, reports said. Notably, Israeli officials have criticised the visit as "haphazard". Trump arrived in Israel on Monday in the s... |
Haryana Board declares wrong class 10 merit list, withdraws result | The Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) withdrew the class 10 board results hours after announcing them on Monday, due to an error in the merit list. BSEH Chairperson said that the computer changed the three-digit 100 score into two digit, giving D grade to top scorers. He added that a fresh list of toppers will b... |
Om Puri's last film to be renamed as tribute to late actor | The makers of late actor Om Puri's last film Rambhajjan Zindabad have agreed to Film Certification Appellate Tribunal's recommendation to rename the film to Omprakash Zindabad as a tribute to the actor. After the Censor Board's refusal to certify the film, the tribunal recommended an A (Adult) certificate. Words like '... |
How much will travelling in the Tejas Express cost? | The fares of the luxury train Tejas Express will be 20% more than that of the Shatabdi Express. Fare for the full journey from Mumbai to Goa ranges between â¹1,220 and â¹2,940, depending on the coach, and whether food services are availed. People who haven't paid for food during booking will have to pay â¹50 extra p... |
What were the records broken in IPL 2017? | The tenth edition of the Indian Premier League saw over 15 records being broken. Mumbai Indians became the first team to win three IPL titles, going past Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings who have two titles each. Gujarat Lions recorded the worst IPL collapse in their last-ever match, while Royal Challenger... |
Ford replaces CEO Mark Fields as shares plunge | Ford Motor has announced it was replacing CEO Mark Fields with James Hackett, the head of the unit developing self-driving cars, in response to investors' growing unease over the carmaker's stock performance. The news comes after a 25% drop in car sales this year and layoffs of 1,400 employees. Notably, Ford shares hav... |
Celine Dion marks 20 yrs of Titanic song at Billboard Awards | Singer Celine Dion marked the 20th anniversary of her song My Heart Will Go On from the film Titanic, by performing the song at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. Celine performed from inside a crystal chandelier that hung from the venue's ceiling. The song was named 'Soundtrack Single of the Year' at the 1998 Billboard ... |
Sunny shares pic from son's 1st day of shoot for debut film | Sunny Deol tweeted a picture with his son Karan to mark the first day of shoot for his debut film Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas. "My father (Dharmendra) launched me and now I am launching my son," said Sunny, who is directing and co-producing the film. The title was reportedly inspired by the song from Dharmendra's 1973 film Bla... |
Farah tweets about Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar completing 25 yrs | Choreographer-filmmaker Farah Khan on Monday tweeted about how it is her silver anniversary in the film industry, as her first film as choreographer Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar released on May 22, 1992. The film starred Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Pooja Bedi and Deepak Tijori. Earlier, Pooja Bedi had also shared the film's p... |
Sanjay Dutt to star in 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3' | Sanjay Dutt will star as a gangster in Tigmanshu Dhulia's upcoming film 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3'. Producer Rahul Mittra said, "With Sanju coming on board, we are hopeful the third part is going to be a treat for the audience." He added that the audience has been waiting to know what's happening in life of 'Saheb Biw... |
Elon Musk hints at delay in Teslaâs entry in India | Elon Musk on Monday hinted towards a delay in his electric car startup Tesla's entry in India when a Twitter user asked Musk about Tesla's India debut. This comes in contrast to earlier reports that claimed that the Indian government proposed to offer land near a major port to facilitate exports to Tesla. |
In pics: Tejas Express' food menu decided by Sanjeev Kapoor | The food menu for India's new luxury train Tejas Express has been decided by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor. It includes a 3-course meal including soup, main course and dessert for lunch and dinner. Breakfast menu includes things like doughnuts, croissants and flavoured yoghurt. The evening snacks menu has samosa, dabel... |
We went through lot of pain in 2016: Flipkart COO Nitin Seth | Referring to multiple firings at Flipkart and Co-founder Sachin Bansal stepping down from the CEO role in 2016, Flipkart's COO Nitin Seth in an interview said, "We went through a lot of pain in 2016." He added, "A large part of 2016 was taken to do corrective actions." Seth further said, "In hindsight, we could have do... |
When Flipkart grows, the industry grows, says COO Nitin Seth | Flipkart's Chief Operating Officer Nitin Seth in a recent interview said, "Itâs not like the industry grows, and then Flipkart grows. It is when Flipkart grows the industry grows." He added, "The e-commerce industry is still at a nascent stage in India. What Flipkart has done is develop the e-commerce industry in Ind... |
'No Helmet No Petrol' drive begins in Lucknow | The Lucknow Police on Monday began a new drive in Uttar Pradesh capital wherein petrol will not be provided to refill the tanks of two-wheelers if the riders are found not wearing a helmet. Reportedly, the government has asked all petrol pumps to report vehicle numbers to transport authorities whenever they found a two... |
Flight passengers face measles scare as toddler gets disease | Passengers on a flight from Jakarta to Melbourne were warned to watch for measles symptoms after a toddler, who contracted the disease, may have caught it on the plane. The three-year-old boy was admitted to hospital one week after flying. Passengers have been asked to remain alert of the disease, which has an incubati... |
Japan firm keeps office cats to deal with workplace stress | A Japanese IT firm Ferray has a total of nine cats that eat, sleep, and walk freely in the office, for stressed out employees. Hidenobu Fukuda, who heads the firm, introduced an âoffice catâ policy in 2000 upon request from one of his employees. "I also give 5,000 yen (â¹2,900) a month to those who rescue a cat,â... |
â¹6,400 in Bitcoin in 2010 is now worth â¹470 crore | After soaring nearly 65% in the last month, the digital currency Bitcoin broke the historic $2,000 mark on Saturday, pulling its market value to $32.92 billion. With this, early investors who bought $100 (â¹6,400) of Bitcoin in 2010, would now have around $72.9 million (â¹470 crore). The virtual currency first broke ... |
Singer wears Rubik's Cube inspired dress at Billboard Awards | Singer Dencia wore a Rubik's Cube inspired outfit at Billboard Music Awards 2017 while singer-songwriter Z LaLa wore a black and white cutout latex dress with her hair done up in the shape of a ball. While Celine Dion wore a white Stephane Rolland haute couture dress, Rita Ora was seen in a Francesco Scognamiglio ensem... |
TN doesn't need uneducated candidates: Swamy on Rajinikanth | BJP leader Subramanian Swamy slammed Rajinikanth for hinting to join politics, saying that the political situation in Tamil Nadu does not demand 'uneducated' candidates. "He has no idea about the constitution, fundamental rights or any such matter. It is better he sticks to cinema, since he can deliver dialogues well a... |
Sindhu gives India 1st win in Sudirman Cup tie vs Denmark | India's Olympic silver medal-winning shuttler PV Sindhu defeated Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt to help India register its first and only win in the team's 1-4 loss to Denmark in the 5-match Sudirman Cup group tie on Monday. Denmark are seeded second and have ended as runners-up twice. Notably, India will face former champ... |
Boxer knocks out opponent with a seven-punch combo | Mexican boxer David 'Red Flag' Benavidez defeated his Mexican opponent Rogelio Medina by knocking him out with a seven-punch combo attack on him. Benavidez, who has an unbeaten record so far, registered his 18th win with his 17th knockout. Benavidez is now the mandatory challenger for the winner of the fight between Ca... |
Rugby player hands broken tooth to referee for safekeeping | Australian rugby player James Stannard handed his broken tooth to the referee after losing it in a rugby match against USA in the London Sevens on Sunday. Australia were trailing 31-7 to the USA when Stannard went into a tackle against USA's Martin Iosefo which resulted in Stannard losing one of his teeth. |
Usman gets no game during 4-month India tour, mocks himself | Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja mocked himself on Twitter after not getting even a single game during the four-month India tour. Khawaja was not picked in the Australian side for any of the four tests, and was later a water boy for RPS in the IPL. Khawaja tweeted a picture of Bobby Boucher, the Adam Sandler characte... |
Pak kabaddi players not welcome in India: Sports Minister | India's Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Vijay Goel, has said that Pakistani players will not be allowed to compete in the Pro Kabaddi League, whose player auction's first part was held on Monday. "Unless Pakistan gets rid of terrorism, it is impossible to play with Pakistan," Goel said about participation o... |
Messi dribbles past 4 players from half line before scoring | Barcelona forward Lionel Messi dribbled past four Eibar players to score the Catalan giants' last goal of the La Liga campaign on Sunday. After receiving an aerial ball at the half-way line, Messi began his solo run, dummying opposition's defenders on by one before reaching the face of the goal where he scored with a r... |
Telecom subscribers in India reached 1.2 bn in March: TRAI | The number of telecom subscribers in India reached the mark of 1.2 billion in March, rising at a rate of 0.51% from 1,188.55 million subscribers in February, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said. Notably, urban subscription increased from 692.15 million to 692.97 million during this period, while rural... |
Will send advisory to Qazis against triple talaq: AIMPLB | The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, assuring that it would issue an advisory to the Qazis to advise grooms not to pronounce talaq in one sitting. The AIMPLB also said that it would direct Qazis to encourage the brides and grooms to exclude the provision of triple ta... |
Mumbai-Goa luxury train Tejas Express flagged off | The Indian Railways' Mumbai-Goa luxury train Tejas Express, which has features like LCD screens, on-board infotainment, Wi-Fi, CCTV, and tea/coffee vending machine, was flagged off by Union Minister Suresh Prabhu today. The 20-coach train is the first Indian Railways' train to have automatic doors for all coaches. The ... |
What features does the new luxury train Tejas Express have? | India's new luxury train, which started its maiden journey on Monday, can run at a speed of 200 km/hour. The train has reclining seats with LCD screens for passengers' infotainment. It also has bio-toilets with touch-less water taps, reading lights above seats, automatic doors controlled by guard panel, CCTVs and food ... |
New malware 'EternalRocks' stronger than WannaCry identified | Security researchers have identified a new malware called 'EternalRocks', which they say exploits the same vulnerability as WannaCry ransomware and is stronger than the latter. Similar to WannaCry, EternalRocks uses NSA tool 'EternalBlue' to spread itself from one computer to the next through Windows. Additionally, it ... |
NASA, ISRO to jointly make most expensive imaging satellite | US and Indian space agencies, NASA and ISRO will jointly develop and launch the world's biggest and most expensive earth imaging satellite, costing $1.5 billion. The satellite has been named NISAR - NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. The radars on the satellite will take snapshots of the earth every week, helping scie... |
K-pop group beat Justin, Selena to win at Billboard Awards | K-pop group BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, on Monday beat the likes of Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande to win the Top Social Artist Award 2017 at the Billboard Music Awards. The seven-member South Korean boy band also became the first ever K-pop group to win at Billboard Music Awards. The award was deci... |
1st look of Priyanka's Sikkimese production shown at Cannes | The first look of Priyanka Chopra's Sikkimese production Pahuna (The Little Visitors) has been unveiled at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Paakhi A Tyrewala, the film is about Nepali children who get separated from their parents, while fleeing the Maoist agitation. Priyanka is producing it under her produ... |
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