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Main Tera Boyfriend song from Sushant, Kriti's Raabta out | Main Tera Boyfriend, a recreation of the song Na Na Na Na by J Star, is the latest track that has been released from the Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon starrer Raabta. The recreated version has been sung by Arijit Singh, Neha Kakkar and Meet Bros with lyrics by Kumaar. Raabta is scheduled to release on June 9. |
Ex-IBM employee found guilty of stealing secrets for China | A former software engineer for IBM in China has pleaded guilty to stealing proprietary source code from the company. The 31-year old pleaded guilty to economic espionage and theft of a trade secret. He stole the secrets during his stint at IBM from 2010-2014 "to benefit the National Health and Family Planning Commissio... |
Gujarat vendor inspired by Jio introduces unlimited panipuri | A street food vendor in Porbandar, Gujarat has introduced unlimited panipuri for customers, inspired by Reliance Jio's unlimited plans. People can have unlimited panipuri for a day by opting for the â¹100 plan, and for a month by opting for the â¹1,000 plan. The vendor, Ravi Jagdamba, has also redesigned his stall in... |
Video: Sea lion grabs girl, pulls her underwater | A viral video from Canada shows a sea lion grabbing a young girl by her dress and pulling her underwater. While onlookers screamed, a man thought to be her relative jumped into the water and rescued her. The sea lion seemed to have been drawn to the dock by visitors throwing bread crumbs into the water. |
Diamond ring bought for â¹900 expected to fetch â¹3 crore | A diamond ring is expected to fetch £350,000 (â¹3 crore) at an auction in London, 30 years after its owner bought it for £10 (â¹900), thinking it was a costume jewel. The owners wore the 26.27-carat diamond for decades, only learning its value after a jeweller said it could be valuable. The owners are "incredibly e... |
Tata Sons hires Birla Group's Saurabh Agrawal as group CFO | Saurabh Agrawal, head of corporate strategy at the Aditya Birla group, has been appointed the group chief financial officer (CFO) of Tata Sons, the company said on Monday. Agrawal has been with the Aditya Birla group since April 2016. Agrawal, an investment banker, was previously regional head of corporate finance (Sou... |
Gauri Khan shares pic of daughter Suhana on 17th birthday | Actor Shah Rukh Khan's wife Gauri Khan shared a picture of their daughter Suhana on the occasion of her 17th birthday. She captioned the close-up picture 'Birthday girl' with a heart emoticon. On the eve of Suhana's birthday, Gauri shared a picture with the caption 'Celebrations for tomorrow #happy birthday'. |
Tie Arundhati to Army jeep instead of stone pelter: Paresh | Actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal tweeted that author Arundhati Roy should be tied to an Army jeep instead of stone pelter. Arundhati Roy, who won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997, is known for highlighting human rights issues. Notably, last month a Kashmiri man was tied to a jeep as a shield against stone pelting. |
Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger tweets about IPL final | British rock band Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger tweeted about Mumbai Indians' innings in the final of the Indian Premier League on Sunday. "I don't think Mumbai have scored enough runs in the #IPLfinal to win this, but you never know? Mj", tweeted Jagger after Mumbai Indians set Rising Pune Supergiant a target o... |
Baahubali 2 opened South Indian cinema to world: AR Rahman | Music composer AR Rahman on Facebook posted that he saw 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' and that the film has opened the floodgates for South Indian cinema to the world. He added that he hopes the film crosses â¹2000 crore and above at the box office. Notably, Baahubali 2 recently became first Indian film to earn â¹1,5... |
Pak's Umar Akmal sent back home after failing fitness test | Pakistan's Umar Akmal has been removed from Pakistan's ICC Champions Trophy squad and has been sent back home after having failed to clear a second fitness test in two months.n "[Akmal] is a good player, we needed him, but we had to take a decision," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq said. |
Sign your end Floyd or you are just a mouth: Conor McGregor | UFC champion Conor McGregor taunted retired boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather, to do his part and sign the deal for the proposed fight between the two. "Solid work today. Sign your end Floyd or you are just a mouth", wrote McGregor in his Instagram post after a sparring session. Notably, McGregor has signed on for the ... |
BCCI bars Irfan, RP Singh from playing in Bahrain match | BCCI withdrew the NOC given to cricketers Irfan Pathan and RP Singh to play an exhibition match in Bahrain, reportedly because the game also featured banned player S Sreesanth. Irfan was supposed to lead one side, which was eventually led by West Indies player Marlon Samuels. The game was organised by a relative of Pak... |
Sweden clinch ice hockey world title after beating Canada | Sweden won the ice hockey world championships for the 10th time with a 2-1 victory over 2016 champions Canada after the final was settled by a penalty shoot-out. Canada's four penalty takers failed with their penalty attempts to hand Sweden their first world championship title since 2013. Russia defeated Finland to cla... |
Not sure if Fleming dressed for IPL or Cannes, tweets user | Reacting to Rising Pune Supergiant coach Stephen Fleming wearing a suit in the dugout during the IPL final, a user tweeted, "Not sure whether Fleming dressed up for IPL final or Cannes." Other tweets read, "Do we have a football manager on a cricket field," and, "Can we please take a moment to truly appreciate how @SPF... |
Bayern players shower each other with beer after final game | The members of the German league winning side Bayern Munich poured beer on each other after playing their final Bundesliga match on Sunday. Arjen Robben was seen pouring beer on television reporter Britta Hofmann, while several players drenched coach Carlo Ancelotti. Notably, the beer drenching celebration is done by B... |
Twitter users credit 'Prayer Aunty' for MI's IPL 2017 win | Twitter users credited "Prayer Aunty" for Mumbai Indians' one-run win over Rising Pune Supergiant in the IPL final on Sunday. In the last over of the match, an old lady was shown on TV praying in the stands, who was later identified to be Nita Ambani's mother by Abhishek Bachchan. Users tweeted her picture with the cap... |
Fyre Festival reportedly being investigated by FBI | The FBI and US attorney's office for New York is investigating Fyre Festival organiser Fyre Media and "looking into possible mail, wire and securities fraud," according to reports. A prosecutor assigned to the cybercrime and complex frauds unit is heading the investigation. Reportedly, Fyre Media CEO Billy McFarland wa... |
American climber dies and Indian goes missing on Everest | An American climber died and an Indian went missing while heading down from Mount Everest following a successful ascent, expedition organisers said on Sunday. Rescuers have been searching for Ravi Kamar, who fell sick on Saturday and did not manage to reach the nearest camp. However, his accompanying Nepalese Sherpa gu... |
Samajwadi Party worker shot dead in Uttar Pradesh | A Samajwadi Party (SP) worker named Sumer Singh was shot dead by a group of motorcycle-borne miscreants in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia on Sunday. The deceased was attacked when he was on his way to attend a wedding ceremony along with his friend. A probe is underway in connection with the incident and raids are being conduc... |
Kumble proposes 150% pay hike for Grade A players: Reports | Indian coach Anil Kumble has reportedly proposed a 150% salary hike for players who have been given Grade A contracts by BCCI. The suggested hike will take their salary to â¹5 crore per annum, after BCCI doubled the pay from â¹1 crore to â¹2 crore earlier. Seven players, including Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Ravichand... |
World's second largest torrent site ExtraTorrent shuts down | ExtraTorrent, the world's second largest torrent site after The Pirate Bay, shut down permanently last week. "ExtraTorrent with all mirrors goes offline...We permanently erase all data. Stay away from fake ExtraTorrent websites and clones," read a message on the website. ExtraTorrent was best known for its massive inde... |
'The Greatest Show on Earth' takes final bow after 146 years | With the farewell performance of 'The Greatest Show on Earth', the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed after 146 years on Sunday evening near New York. The space-themed show, featuring acrobats and animals, was sold out and received a standing ovation. The decision to close the circus was blamed on high ope... |
Indian cab driver beaten, racially abused in Australia | An Indian cab driver in Australia has been hospitalised after allegedly being beaten up and racially abused by a couple. The driver alleged that he was attacked after warning the female passenger not to open the cab's door to vomit repeatedly. The husband then attacked him from behind and kicked him, calling him a 'blo... |
Pakistani caller offers â¹50 crore to man to kill PM Modi | A man in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, received a call from another man, who offered him â¹50 crore to join him in killing PM Narendra Modi, in a Mumbai rally. The caller, claiming to be Pakistani, said that he already had a person with him and needed one more. The number that the call was received from, +79651219, belonged ... |
India to allow Internet on flights by August: Report | The Centre may permit Internet on flights in India by end of August, according to reports. âWe're awaiting clearance from the Department of Telecommunications," Lalit Gupta, Joint Directorate General of Civil Aviation reportedly said. International airlines, which have to switch off Wi-Fi in Indian airspace as in-fli... |
Baywatch given 'A' certificate for bikini scenes, cuss words | Priyanka Chopra's upcoming Hollywood debut film Baywatch has been given an 'A' certificate by the CBFC because of bikini scenes and strong language. Censor Board Chief Pahlaj Nihalani said that bad language was allowed in several dialogues as cutting them would take away the intention of words. The film has reportedly ... |
PoK anthem played, terrorists' pics displayed at J&K match | The national anthem of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was played at the start of a cricket match in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday, with pictures of terrorists reportedly placed near the trophies. The event was streamed live on Facebook, which showed spectators indulging in "Azaadi" chants before the anthem. A c... |
Global passport system down; delay at international airports | The global passport security system was down on Monday morning, causing huge delays for passengers travelling abroad from New Zealand and Australian airports. Hundreds of passengers were checked manually for over three hours before the problem was resolved. The passport system tracks the entry and departure of travelle... |
Kejriwal's lawyer calls Jaitley 'crook', he files 3rd suit | Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley filed an additional â¹10 crore defamation suit against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, after the latter's lawyer, called him a 'crook' in court. Kejriwal's lawyer, Ram Jethmalani, also used the statement 'guilty of crimes and crookery'. Interestingly, the court was hearing arguments in th... |
Amazon invests â¹100 crore in India wholesale arm | Amazon Wholesale India, the business-to-business wholesale marketplace that operates Amazon Business, has received funding worth â¹100 crore from Amazon Inc and Amazon Corporate Holdings. The company received the funds through a board resolution passed in December last year. Amazon Wholesale India was incorporated in ... |
Logistics startup Delhivery raises â¹200 crore funding | Logistics startup Delhivery has reportedly raised â¹200 crore ($30 million) in funding from China's Fosun International as part of a larger funding round. The round values the startup at around $650 million. Fosun's investment was part of a round that saw Delhivery raise â¹655 crore ($100 million) from private equity... |
India ranks 154 in healthcare survey of 195 countries | In a Global Healthcare Access and Quality Index study, India was ranked 154 among the 195 countries surveyed between 1990-2015. Europe's Andorra topped the list followed by Iceland, and Switzerland, while the US was placed 35th. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded study by Lancet Medical Journal was based on d... |
Pepsico fined as customer finds dead insects in bottle | Pepsico India has been charged with a fine of â¹15,000 after a customer found dead insects floating in a Mirinda bottle. According to the customer, he bought the bottle from a bar and saw insects floating inside, after which he filed the case. The consumer forum said that the manufacturer cannot escape liability as th... |
Explosion in hospital at Bangkok, 24 injured | At least 24 people were injured on Monday after a bomb exploded in Thailand's capital Bangkok at Phramongkutklao Hospital, which is popular with retired military officers. The explosion coincided with the third anniversary of a 2014 military coup, that brought the current military regime to power. No group has claimed ... |
Katy Perry pulls head on platter prank in New York museum | Singer Katy Perry pranked visitors at the Whitney Museum in New York, seemingly appearing as a head on a plate. She transformed the cover art from her single 'Bon Appetit' into a sculpture, described as a "one-day-only installation" by artist Katheryn Hudson (Perry's birth name). Several museumgoers were shocked and ex... |
Couldn't move fast enough when digital hit us: Saregama MD | Vikram Mehra, MD of 110-year-old music company Saregama, said, "We were the king of cassettes and CDs but when the digital world hit us, we could not move fast enough." "We couldn't strike the right business model to monetise the content we were buying," he added. The company returned to active film music acquisition l... |
When 70, hope to have little home, lots of children: Deepika | Actress Deepika Padukone while talking about her life at 70, has said, "I will hopefully have a little home somewhere with beautiful view, lots of children and grand children and a good life." She added that she wants a peaceful life. She said this in an interview at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. |
Nicki Minaj reveals she has been funding an Indian village | American rapper Nicki Minaj on Instagram revealed that she has been funding an Indian village for the past couple of years. She added that the funds have helped develop a computer centre, a tailoring institute, a reading program and two water wells. Her caption read, "This is the kind of thing that makes me feel the mo... |
Depp rejected Pirates of Caribbean story over female villain | Hollywood actor Johnny Depp rejected an early version of the script of the upcoming film 'Pirates Of The Carribean: Salazar's Revenge' because it had a female antagonist, revealed the film's screenwriter Terry Rossio. Rossio added Depp felt that a female antagonist would make the film redundant. Notably, the film now s... |
Buttler celebrates Mumbai Indians' win jumping in a towel | England and Mumbai Indians player Jos Buttler uploaded a video on Instagram which shows him celebrating the team's IPL title victory jumping in a towel. Buttler, who left for England just before the playoffs, is seen watching the final moments while sitting with a towel wrapped around him. As MI won, Buttler jumped, mo... |
Museum of London to get see-through train tunnel | The Museum of London is planning a see-through train tunnel running through their nearly $325 million new site. The Thameslink train line currently runs beneath the Smithfield market, where the museum plans to move. Museum of London Director Sharon Ament said, "commuters... can look into a museum gallery and in turn, b... |
Japan to build war museum in Manipur for Japanese soldiers | Japan will build a war museum at the hillock at Maiba Lokpa in Manipur, Japanese ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu has announced. Hiramatsu said that around 70,000 Japanese soldiers had died during World War II in Imphal and Kohima, between March and June 1944. Meanwhile, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has offe... |
Flight hits, overturns truck at LA airport, injuring eight | An Aeromexico flight carrying 146 people hit an airport utility truck and flipped it over, shortly after landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday. Authorities said the Boeing 737 was taxiing when it collided with the truck, which was carrying eight people, all of whom suffered injuries. No one on the pl... |
BJP MP assaulted me with shoes: General Manager of a PSU | The General Manager of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India, a Public Sector Undertaking, has alleged that Moradabad BJP MP Thakur Sarvesh Singh and his people assaulted him with shoes. While the BJP leader has denied the allegations, the alleged victim has reportedly filed an FIR into the matter and has... |
Shatrughan Sinha praises Kejriwal for his credibility | BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha took to Twitter to praise AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal for his credibility, struggle, and commitment towards the society. Slamming the BJP, Sinha said, "Our BJP surely believes in honesty and transparency, which seldom go together." He also slammed the BJP leaders for indulging in negative polit... |
Melania, Ivanka Trump hail women empowerment in Saudi Arabia | US First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump have praised Saudi Arabia, during their visit, for its "encouraging" progress on women's empowerment. Notably, Saudi Arabia, which is slammed for poor women's rights and gender inequality, recently allowed women to receive health... |
Mumbai Indians crowned IPL 2017 champions | Mumbai Indians defeated Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run on Sunday to win their third Indian Premier League title. This was Mumbai's first victory over Pune in this year's edition, having lost two encounters in the group stage and the Qualifier-1. Rohit Sharma has now won all the four IPL finals he featured in, thrice b... |
Real Madrid clinch a record 33rd La Liga title | Real Madrid defeated Malaga 2-0 to clinch their record 33rd La Liga title and their first after a five-year gap on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the second minute to take his league tally to 25, before Karim Benzema's 55th-minute strike. Barcelona, who needed to win, alongside requiring Real to lose to win the le... |
Drake wins a record 13 Billboard Music Awards | Canadian rapper and singer Drake on Monday won 13 awards at Billboard Music Awards, making him the biggest single-year winner in the history of the event. He surpassed the 12-award record set by Adele in the 2012 edition of the awards. Drake's record win at Billboard was backed by the success of his album 'Views' and i... |
India's Jinder Mahal beats Randy Orton, becomes WWE Champion | Indian-origin wrestler Jinder Mahal beat Randy Orton at the pay-per-view event 'Backlash' on Sunday, to become the WWE Champion for the first time in his career. Mahal, a Canadian national, is now the second wrestler of Indian descent to win a world heavyweight championship in WWE. The Great Khali was the first, winnin... |
Leak reveals how Facebook deals with controversial content | Over 100 documents obtained by The Guardian reveal how Facebook tackles controversial content like sex, revenge porn, violence, death videos and abuse on its platform. While remarks like "Someone shoot Trump" are deleted, the remark "Let's beat up fat kids" is allowed. Facebook allows livestream of self-harm attempts b... |
Sonam wears custom-made jewellery by sister Rhea at Cannes | Sonam Kapoor wore custom made Kalyan Jewellers earrings and 'hath-phool', designed by her sister Rhea Kapoor, for her first red carpet appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2017. Her choice of outfit for the event was an embellished custom-made haute couture dress by Elie Saab. Sonam along with Aishwarya Rai and Deepi... |
Poster of Arjun's first film with uncle Anil 'Mubarakan' out | The poster of the upcoming film 'Mubarakan', starring Arjun Kapoor for the first time with his uncle Anil Kapoor, has been revealed. Sharing the poster, Arjun tweeted, "When @AnilKapoor & me combine there's bound to be double the madness double the fun!!! It's time to celebrate, its time for #Mubarakan!!!" The film is ... |
Arsenal fail to qualify for Champions League after 20 years | Arsenal failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1996-1997 season, finishing their 2016-17 PL campaign at fifth place. Starting a point behind fourth-placed Liverpool, Arsenal defeated Everton 3-1 but Liverpool and Manchester City both registered victories to ensure top-four finishes. Li... |
Bhuvneshwar 1st to win Purple Cap in 2 straight IPL seasons | Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first bowler to win the Purple Cap in two successive IPL seasons, ending the 2017 edition as the highest wicket-taker. Bhuvneshwar finished IPL 2017 with 26 wickets from 14 matches, while he had picked up 23 wickets in 17 matches last season. He claimed his first T... |
LeEco Founder Jia Yueting resigns from the CEO post | Chinese technology startup LeEco's Founder Jia Yueting has announced that he is stepping down from the role of CEO. Yueting, who still remains the Chairman of the venture, said he is stepping down to focus on corporate governance, strategic planning, and core product innovation. Former Lenovo executive Liang Jun is tak... |
India a victim of terrorism: Donald Trump | US President Donald Trump said in his speech in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, that India is a victim of terrorism, along with other countries like Russia and China. He said that all these countries, as well as US and Europe, have "suffered repeated barbaric attacks" and have "endured unspeakable horror". He asked Muslim-majo... |
Pakistan Army, govt to jointly fight Kulbhushan Jadhav case | The Pakistan Army and the civilian government will jointly fight the Kulbhushan Jadhav case from now, as it was the military which sentenced him to death. Pakistanâs National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq gave the statement to Radio Pakistan, the state-run broadcaster. Notably, Pakistan Attorney General had sai... |
Trump said firing Comey relieved 'great pressure': Reports | US President Donald Trump told Russian officials at the White House earlier this month that firing FBI Director James Comey relieved "great pressure" on him, the New York Times has reported. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer did not decline the report and said that Comey behaved politically and put unnecessary pr... |
Brazilian Prez accused of taking $4.6 million in bribes | Brazil's Supreme Court has released a plea-bargain testimony of executives of a giant meat-packing firm which accused President Michel Temer of receiving $4.6 million in bribes since 2010. The executives confessed that they made illegal payments to politicians in exchange for winning contracts, getting easy credit from... |
US inks $110 billion military deals with Saudi Arabia | During his first overseas trip as US President, Donald Trump on Saturday signed arms deals worth almost $110 billion with Saudi Arabia to strengthen the security of the Gulf region in the face of "Iranian threats". The deals reportedly involved arms that former President Barack Obama was not prepared to sell to Saudi A... |
Anti-government protests enter 50th day in Venezuela | Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans on Saturday took to the streets to mark 50 days of protests against the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Protesters blamed the government for increasing inflation, shortages of necessities, and a crackdown on human rights. At least 46 people have been killed in the country's... |
Video shows Disha dancing to Derulo, Nicki Minaj song Swalla | Actress Disha Patani has shared a video of herself and dance trainer Dimple V Ganguly dancing to the song Swalla, by Jason Derulo and Nicki Minaj. Disha has credited the choreography of the song to Jojo Gomez, who had earlier shared her dance cover to Swalla on YouTube. Disha often shares dance covers on her Instagram ... |
Tiger will put his heart & soul into Rambo remake: Sylvester | Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, while talking about Rambo's Hindi remake, wrote, "I'm sure Tiger will put his heart and soul into it." "We're all just derivatives of you! There will always and only be ONE "eye of the tiger" for us cubs you rule the jungle!", Tiger responded. Stallone had played the lead in 'Rambo' ... |
20-year-old beats Novak Djokovic to win Italian Open | Germany's 20-year-old Alexander Zverev became the first player born in the 1990s to earn an ATP Masters title after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic in straight sets at the Italian Open in Rome on Sunday. With the title, Zverev will enter the top-10 in the ATP men's rankings for the first time in his career. |
Jonty Rhodes welcomes baby boy on day of IPL final | Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes and his wife Melanie Wolf were blessed with a baby boy on Sunday, the day of the IPL 2017 final. The Mumbai Indians fielding coach shared the baby's picture and tweeted, "The prize before the prize @mipaltan?" Rhodes' first child with Wolf, who was named India, was also born ... |
Novak Djokovic appoints Andre Agassi as new coach | World number two Serbia's Novak Djokovic has appointed former world number one Andre Agassi as his new coach, after having parted ways with another former world number one Boris Becker earlier this year. Djokovic had earlier also parted ways with his coaching staff, which included coaches from his childhood. Notably, A... |
Possible result Mumbai, Pune, Lonavala: Twitter on IPL final | Reacting to the low-scoring IPL final between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant on Sunday, a user tweeted, "All 3 results possible. Mumbai, Pune and Lonavala." David Warner tweeted, "That's 20/20 cricket for you. Two halves of a game...Amazing match, cricket wins." Another tweet read, "Mumbai Indians' scorecard... |
Mumbai locals clean Versova Beach, 5 million kg dirt removed | Mumbai locals spent over 1.5 years removing five million kilogrammes of filth and plastic from Versova Beach, with the help of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The initiative was spearheaded by High Court lawyer Afroz Shah, who organised volunteer camps to clean the beach. The UN, which has awarded Shah, will offici... |
Climbers say part of Everest collapsed, making climb harder | Mountaineers have confirmed that Hillary Step, a 12-metre rocky outcrop near Mount Everest's peak, has collapsed, potentially making the climb more dangerous. Hillary Step may have been destroyed during the 2015 Nepal earthquake but snowy conditions had made it difficult to confirm earlier reports. It was named after S... |
Arvind Kejriwal speaks on Kapil Mishra's allegations | Delhi CM and AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that the charges levelled against him by Kapil Mishra are baseless, unless he would have been in jail. âI would have not been here. Centre would had ensured that I am in jail even if there was an iota of truth in the charges levelled against me,â he said. |
Karnataka BJP chief visits Dalit house, 'eats hotel food' | Karnataka BJP President BS Yeddyurappa, who visited the house of a Dalit family in Tumakuru district on Friday, has been accused of eating food from hotel instead of the meal prepared at the house. A complaint with State Home Minister G Parameshwara has alleged that Yeddyurappa's refusal to eat the food cooked in a Dal... |
Indian-origin minister may become first openly-gay Irish PM | Indian-origin Irish Welfare Minister Leo Varadkar is leading the race to become Ireland's first homosexual Prime Minister in elections in early June, according to reports. Varadkar revealed that he was gay after Ireland became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage through popular vote. Varadkar i... |
Champions Chelsea set record for most wins in one PL season | Newly-crowned champions Chelsea set the record for most wins in a single Premier League season, registering their 30th win in this edition's final match on Sunday. Chelsea defeated relegated Sunderland 5-1 to go past their own record of 29 wins in a single season, registered in 2004-05 and 2005-06. The match was Chelse... |
Islam one of the world's great faiths: Donald Trump | Addressing Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, US President Donald Trump referred to Islam as "one of the world's great faiths." He also asserted that "this is not a battle between different faiths" and urged the leaders to fight "Islamist extremism". Notably, Trump referred to "Islamist extremism" and not "radical... |
Uday Chopra confirms YRF will produce Jessica Chastain film | Yash Raj Films CEO Uday Chopra has confirmed that their Los Angeles-based production house YRF Entertainment will be the co-producer of the Jessica Chastain starrer 'Seducing Ingrid Bergman' along with Jessica's company Freckle Films. The film will revolve around Ingrid's romance with war photographer Robert Capa, whic... |
MS Dhoni sets record for most IPL finals by a single player | Rising Pune Supergiant player MS Dhoni has set the record for most IPL finals reached by a player, with the 2017 final against Mumbai Indians being his seventh in ten seasons. This is also his first as a non-captain, after having led Chennai Super Kings in six finals. Dhoni has won the title twice with CSK, in 2010 and... |
Aaradhya's upbringing normal, but she knows who we are: Aish | Actress Aishwarya Rai, while speaking about five-year-old daughter Aaradhya, said she has had a normal upbringing but is aware of her family's stardom. She added, "It's not like we sit her down and show her our films." Aishwarya further said that since Aaradhya has seen photographers everywhere from a young age, she ha... |
Organiser files complaint of cheating against Sunil Grover | Event organiser Rajpal Shah has filed a cheating and criminal conspiracy complaint against comedian Sunil Grover. He claimed that Sunil's manager finalised a date for the comedian's performance and took â¹10 lakh from him. Rajpal added the show was cancelled later, thereby violating the contract. However, Sunil's mana... |
Where does the Quran say music is haram: Adnan Sami | Singer Adnan Sami has raised the question as to where in the Quran does it say that music is haram. Adnan had shared a video of US President Donald Trump participating in an all-male musical ceremony in Saudi Arabia. Adnan mocked Muslim clerics and questioned where their fatwas were as the song and dance was by the Sau... |
Jacqueline, Jeffrey Archer receive UK-based charity awards | Jacqueline Fernandez received the International Humanitarian Award, while bestselling author Jeffrey Archer was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the second annual Asian Voice Charity Awards, held in London. She dedicated her award to Habitat for Humanity, an international charity fighting poverty. Archer... |
Mohanlal reveals title of upcoming film on his 57th birthday | Malayalam actor Mohanlal revealed the title of his upcoming film on Twitter on Sunday, on the occasion of his 57th birthday. Titled 'Velipadinte Pustakam', the film will be the first time that Mohanlal will be working with director Laljose. Mohanlal was honoured in 2001 with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civil... |
Pune restrict Mumbai to second lowest total in an IPL final | Rising Pune Supergiant restricted Mumbai Indians to 129/8, the second lowest team total in an IPL final, in the 2017 edition's summit clash on Sunday. Pacers Jaydev Unadkat and Daniel Christian, and spinner Adam Zampa picked up two wickets each while two batsmen got run out. This is Mumbai's fourth and Pune's first IPL... |
Technology to charge electric cars while on road developed | Qualcomm this week demonstrated a technology called dynamic electric vehicle charging (DEVC) that charges electric vehicles via a road-embedded system while they're being driven. The technology was tested on a 100-metre test track with Renault cars. The track can charge vehicles driving at a speed of over 100 kmph whil... |
HSBC voice recognition system duped by customer's brother | A BBC reporter's non-identical twin brother duped HSBC's voice recognition security system this week to gain access to his bank account. Users are simply required to say "my voice is my password" to verify their identity and the reporter's brother got the access on his eighth try. HSBC later said it will modify its sys... |
Ride in Airbus flying car to cost â¹100 per km, reveals exec | Zach Lovering, the project leader at aircraft manufacturer Airbus' self-driving car project, has said that a ride in the company's under-development flying taxis will cost about â¹100 per km. The electric aircraft, called 'Project Vahana', will fly autonomously using eight rotors. The final version of the car will rep... |
Saudi King presents Trump with top civilian honour | Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday presented US President Donald Trump with the gold King Abdulaziz medal, the kingdom's top civilian honour. The King declared that Trump was being honoured for "his quest to enhance security and stability in the region and around the world". Notably, former US Presiden... |
Madonna's adopted son training with Portugal football champs | Singer Madonna's adopted son David Banda trained with Portuguese football champions Benfica's U-12 team last week. Madonna posted a picture of the 11-year-old Malawi-born boy on Instagram captioned, "My Champion," after he was named the best performer among the juniors. The singer facilitated David's training with the ... |
Akshay condoles demise of businessman who inspired 'Airlift' | Actor Akshay Kumar on Twitter condoled the demise of NRI businessman Mathunny Mathews, who inspired his role of Ranjit Katyal in 2016 film 'Airlift'. Mathews played a key role in evacuating Indians based in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion in 1990. Notably, Akshay won the National Film Award for best actor for his perf... |
Karisma shares pic with Kareena, their mother Babita | Actress Karisma Kapoor has shared a picture on Instagram of herself and her sister Kareena Kapoor spending time with their mother Babita Kapoor. The picture, which has been captioned "#familylove #lovelyafternoon", also shows Rima Jain, who is Karisma and Kareena's aunt, and Karisma's daughter Samaira. Kareena is said ... |
Indian women defeat SA to clinch quadrangular series | The Indian women's cricket team defeated the South African women's team by 8 wickets to clinch the Women's Quadrangular ODI Series on Sunday. Batting first, SA were bundled out for 160, with Jhulan Goswami and Poonam Yadav picking up three wickets each. In reply, Punam Raut's 92-ball 70* and Mithali Raj's 79-ball 62* h... |
Chelsea's Kante wins 2017's 3rd PL player of the year award | Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante bagged this year's third best player award in the form of the Premier League Player of the Year. The 26-year-old Frenchman has already been named Player of the Year by the Football Writers Association and the Professional Footballers Association. Notably, Kante bagged his second consecut... |
JLo's boyfriend makes birth control notes while commentating | Former American baseball player and singer Jennifer Lopez's boyfriend Alex Rodriguez was pictured making notes on birth control while making his commentary debut in a Major League Baseball game. Rodriguez had written "Child: birth control, baby, pull out stuff," on his notepad. Above the pointers was the statement, "We... |
Man ordered to pay â¹2 crore for hacking ex-employer | A California judge has ordered a man named Yovan Garcia to pay nearly â¹2 crore after he was found guilty of hacking his ex-employer two weeks after leaving his job. The man hacked into the company's networks and stole the company's accounting and payroll databases. Garcia was also found guilty of attempting to sell t... |
7-yr-old dies in ambulance as protesters block traffic | A 7-year-old boy, who was being transported from Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh to AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi, died in the ambulance amid protests by homebuyers in Noida. The protesters had jammed the road, causing a 10-kilometre long jam. The ambulance could not be steered for over an hour and eventually ran out of oxyge... |
11 coaches of Mumbai-Lucknow express derail in UP | As many as 11 bogies of the Mumbai-Lucknow Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao on Sunday. A few passengers suffered minor injuries while a relief train was rushed from Lucknow to bring the passengers to the state capital. The accident may have happened as bolts were found missing from the railway t... |
Kashmir, Kashmiris and Kashmiriyat belong to India: Rajnath | Attacking Pakistan over the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir Valley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Kashmir, Kashmiris, and Kashmiriyat belong to India. The minister added that government will find a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue and asserted that Pakistan had been trying to destabilise India by fome... |
Parliament may discuss making Gita compulsory in schools | A private member's bill that seeks to make the Bhagavad Gita compulsory reading in schools may come up for discussion in the next session of Parliament. The bill moved by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri said the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita will make the younger generation better citizens. The bill also aims to de-recognise ins... |
BJP leader held for running sex racket, expelled from party | Madhya Pradesh BJP leader, Neeraj Shakya, was expelled from the party after he was found running a sex racket. He was arrested along with eight others, by Bhopal Police's cyber cell on Friday. The gang reportedly tracked girls from human resource sites, called them to Bhopal promising jobs, and forced them into prostit... |
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