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4th grader apologises to Governor for stealing a hazelnut | A 4th grader named Samuel wrote to Oregon Governor Kate Brown, apologising for taking a pen and a hazelnut during a class trip to the Capitol Building in Oregon, US. "I hope you and the people of Oregon can forgive me," Samuel wrote, attaching a $1 note. Meanwhile, Brown accepted his apology, sending him a new pen as a... |
SEBI seeks clarification over Idea-Vodafone merger | Market regulator SEBI has sought clarification from Aditya Birla Group firm Idea regarding its proposed merger with Vodafone India. Besides, the firms approached the Competition Commission of India last month regarding the proposed merger and are awaiting the fair trade regulator's nod in this regard. In March, Vodafon... |
Rivals quit BARC as Republic rated most-watched news channel | After Arnab Goswami's Republic TV was ranked most-watched news channel in India in its launch week by Broadcast Audience Research Council, rival english media channels have reportedly pulled out of the council. Moreover, they have demanded an inquiry. Earlier, the News Broadcasters Association asked BARC to suspend rel... |
MI reveal player's journey from being waiter to playing IPL | Mumbai Indians have released a video showing fast bowler Kulwant Khejroliya's journey from being a waiter in Goa to be a part of the IPL franchise. Khejroliya had started playing cricket about a year ago. "I didn't tell my family that I was playing cricket. I wasn't good at studies," said the left-arm pacer. |
US fighter jets escort flight as man tries entering cockpit | Two Air Force fighter jets escorted an American Airlines flight into Honolulu International Airport after a passenger allegedly tried to force his way into the cockpit. Airline staff and an off-duty police officer subdued the passenger, reportedly a Turkish national who had earlier breached security but "was assessed" ... |
UP CM Yogi to showcase Modi govt's achievements in Bihar | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his Deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya and other prominent leaders will visit Bihar to showcase the achievements of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government on its completion of three years. However, the date for the visit has not been finalised yet for the leaders including Yo... |
2 minor boys thrashed, paraded naked for molesting girl | Two 13-year-old boys were thrashed and paraded naked on a street in Pune after they allegedly molested a girl. While the police detained the minor boys, four persons including the father of the girl were also arrested. According to cops, the girl's father had assumed that one of the boys was troubling his daughter due ... |
Sikh sarpanch cuts beard to protest water woes in Punjab | Harbhajan Singh, Sarpanch of Bahona village in Punjab's Moga district, snipped off his beard and hung it on the door of the Deputy Commissioner's office after the latter failed to fulfill his promise to restore water supply. The power connection of the tubewell that supplies water had been cut over non-payment of bills... |
Over 200 kg beef seized in MP, two arrested | The Madhya Pradesh police seized over 200 kg of beef from two men in the state's Damoh district on Thursday. The two persons were later arrested and they were allegedly carrying the meat and cow's legs in plastic bags in a car. The cops seized the meat following a tip-off from a right-wing organisation on Thursday nigh... |
German court rules 'Nazi slut' insult is acceptable | A German court has ruled that a comedian's comments terming a far-right politician a "Nazi slut" on television were "satirical" and thus perfectly acceptable. The court ruling pointed out that satirical exaggeration is protected by German laws on freedom of speech. The politician had initiated legal action against the ... |
House GOP leader suggested Putin was paying Trump: Reports | In a private meeting with Republican colleagues last year, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy suggested that Donald Trump, who was then seeking the presidential nomination, could be on Russian President Vladimir Putin's payroll, reports said on Wednesday. However, McCarthy has denounced the Washington Post report and... |
Secret plan to 'protect' France if Le Pen had won: Report | French magazine L'Obs has reported that the country was ready to deploy a secret crisis plan to "protect the republic" if far-right politician Marine Le Pen had won the recently concluded presidential elections. The magazine revealed that the plan, which was devised because the country was fearing extreme violence and ... |
Chelsea Manning shares photo after release from prison | Former US Army intelligence analyst, Chelsea Manning, who was released from a military prison in Kansas on Wednesday, took to Twitter to share a picture of herself with the world. "Okay, so here I am everyone!" Manning captioned the picture. Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for sharing over 7 lakh classified... |
15,000 tourists stranded after landslide on Badrinath route | Nearly 15,000 tourists were left stranded after a landslide occurred near Vishnuprayag in Uttarakhand on the route towards Badrinath on Friday, according to reports. In 2016, landslides and incessant rains had blocked roads and vehicles disrupting the Badrinath pilgrimage. Over 5,000 people were reportedly killed in fl... |
How will prices of movie tickets change under new GST rates? | The GST will subsume the present entertainment tax and service tax and hence, movie-going will get cheaper with a single 28% tax on cinema halls. The abolition of entertainment tax, which goes as high as 45% or even 100% across states, will effectively make cinema tickets cheaper. Moreover, race clubs and betting will ... |
How will TV, AC and refrigerator prices change under GST? | Prices of televisions, refrigerators, and air-conditioners are set to go up by 4%-5% from July after the GST Council proposed the peak rate of 28% on consumer electronics and durables. This is against the current tax rate which is around 24%. Further, all capital goods and industrial intermediaries will attract an 18% ... |
Ayesha Takia and husband invest â¹6.4 crore in tea startup | Actress Ayesha Takia Azmi and husband Abu Farhan Azmi have invested $1 million (over â¹6.4 crore) in online specialty tea startup The Good Life Company. Launched in October 2016 by former employees of the Boston Consulting Group, Bhuman Dani and Shariq Ashraf, the startup claims to offer over 300 varieties of in-house... |
Batra's The Sense of an Ending is a memorable one: Review | Director Ritesh Batra's first English-language feature film The Sense of an Ending, which released in India today, "manages to engage the interest of the viewer," wrote Hindustan Times. "This is, in every sense, a memorable one," wrote Mid-Day while Times of India called the film "simple and magical". The film was rate... |
Kannadigas have no pride: RGV on Baahubali 2 K'taka success | Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, while discussing Baahubali 2's success in Karnataka, wrote, "Thundering success of Telugu Bahubali2 in Karnataka being far bigger than biggest of Kannada films proves Kannadigas have no pride at all." In another tweet, RGV wrote, "Kannadigas attempt to stop dubbing films is shattered by Telug... |
Iulia's version of Salman's Sultan song Jag Ghoomeya out | Salman Khan's rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur has released her version of the song Jag Ghoomeya, which featured in the film Sultan. While the original song was picturised on Salman and the film's lead actress Anushka Sharma, the recreated version stars Iulia only. Sharing the video, Iulia tweeted, "This is one of the ... |
Orkut Founderâs new social network Hello launches in India | Hello, the social network founded by Orkut creator Orkut Buyukkokten, has been launched in India. The app, which is still in beta phase, claims to let users build "personas" based on their passions and interests. A personality test on the app also helps users connect with other people that they are likely to get along ... |
Exploit behind WannaCry being used in 2 more cyber attacks | The Microsoft Windows vulnerability that was exploited by hackers behind WannaCry ransomware has been used in at least two other cyber attacks. Unlike WannaCry, which tries to extort Bitcoins from users, a malware called 'Adylkuzz' tries to mine a cryptocurrency known as Monero. Further, researchers have warned that a ... |
Iâm pretty sure Iâm not an a**hole, says Uber CEO Travis | According to 'Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination' book, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick once said, "I don't think I'm an a**hole. I'm pretty sure I'm not." He said this in response to the notion that "founder-CEOs have to be a**holes to be successful." Kalanick added he can't hide his annoyance at times as he... |
25 students found writing exam papers in politician's house | Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested 25 third-year engineering students of the same institute who were found writing exam papers in the house of Shiv Sena corporator Sitaram Surey. While the students left for Surey's house after attempting one question at the exam centre, the politician said he had no idea that exam papers... |
Mistake to call off protests in Delhi: Tamil Nadu farmers | A Tamil Nadu farmer leader has admitted that it was a mistake to call off their protests in Delhi over the state's drought situation. The farmers had called off their agitation after 41 days following CM Palaniswami's promises. "The state had no plans to do anything. They just wanted to get rid of us from the capital,"... |
Crocodiles halt Goa bridge collapse rescue operations | The search and rescue operations launched after a bridge collapsed in South Goa on Thursday night have been halted by the presence of crocodiles in the river. "An aerial inspection is being done. Till now close to 15 people are missing," South Goa collector Swapnil Naik said. Notably, two dead bodies have been recovere... |
Dead IAS officer was about to expose major scam: UP minister | Uttar Pradesh Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna has alleged that Anurag Tewari, the IAS officer who was found lying dead on a road in Lucknow, was about to expose a scam worth thousands of crores in Karnataka. Earlier, the officer's brother had claimed that Tewari was facing a threat to his life from c... |
Melania Trump to not wear a hijab in Saudi Arabia | US First Lady Melania Trump won't have to dress in Muslim attire while she accompanies her husband President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, Trump's first official overseas destination. When asked if Melania would have to stick to a dress code, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said, "We usually don't deman... |
Japan cabinet approves Emperor Akihito abdication bill | The Japanese government on Friday approved a bill that allows 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne. The bill, that would allow only Akihito to step down, now needs to be approved by the parliament. The emperor had said last year that his age and health were making it hard for him to fu... |
To survive local competition one must be flexible: HUL CEO | Sanjiv Mehta, CEO of India's largest consumer packaged goods maker Hindustan Unilever, said that amid rising local competition, organisations need to be flexible and agile. There is a trend across the world of regional companies chipping away at the share of multinationals because they are close to the consumer, and n... |
Nasscom calls for re-skilling 40% IT workforce amid job cuts | Amid reports suggesting mass layoffs in the IT sector, industry body Nasscom asserted that 40% of the approximately 40 lakh strong workforce in the sector has to be re-skilled in coming five years. IT professionals in India have to be well-versed with new technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality, i... |
Israeli minister slammed for her 'Jerusalem' gown at Cannes | Israeli culture minister Miri Regev was slammed for wearing a gown that had the skyline of Jerusalem's Old City printed along the hemline at this year's Cannes Film Festival. "This year we are celebrating 50 years since the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem," said Regev. Her choice was called "a scene from the ... |
Better pay in commentary: Pietersen on McCullum's IPL salary | Cricketer Kevin Pietersen, who was commentating in IPL 2017, said there was "lots more" in the commentary box when Gujarat Lions player Brendon McCullum revealed his salary on Twitter. McCullum revealed he was paid NZ $700,000 (â¹3.12 crore), and not NZ $1.67 million as was mentioned in news articles. Pietersen added ... |
McGregor tweets pic of UFC belts after Mayweather deal | UFC champion Conor McGregor shared a picture of his titles, after it was announced that his deal for the Floyd Mayweather bout was done. McGregor shared a picture of his son sitting with the mixed martial artist's belts, captioned, "Let's go get some boxing ones now son." UFC President Dana White announced they were fi... |
Indian footballer sacked from day job due to poor attendance | Indian footballer CK Vineeth has been sacked from his auditing job at the Principal Accountant General's office in Thiruvananthapuram reportedly due to low attendance. Vineeth had been unable to attend office regularly due to his training schedule and matches. "I got this job through football. More than the job, my gam... |
Of course, I am king: Chris Gayle responds to fan | West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle has shared a video of himself responding to fans and trolls who tweeted to him. Gayle responded to a user calling him beast and king saying, "Oh, I love that guy... Of course I'm a king." Responding to another user, the Caribbean player said, "I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover." |
Kaif trolls fan who asked him to remove Mohammad from name | Cricketer Mohammad Kaif took a dig at a fan on Twitter who asked him to remove "Mohammad" from his name. Kaif had hailed the International Court of Justice's verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav on which the follower had made the comment. Kaif retorted saying that Aamir, which was the fan's name, meant "full of life", and he n... |
FB blocks Pulitzer-winning reporter over Malta govt exposé | Facebook has censored Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Matthew Caruana Galizia for publishing a series of posts alleging corruption by Malta's PM Joseph Muscat and his associates. Galizia, who was a member of the team that published 'Panama Papers', was temporarily locked out of his Facebook account over four posts, w... |
I'll destroy Modi's "Lanka", I'm standing like "Angad": Lalu | Taking references from Ramayana, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said, "I will destroy Narendra Modi government's Lanka. He is the king of lies... I'm not afraid of anything." Claiming that no one can uproot him, Lalu added, "I'm standing like Angad (a character from Ramayana), whose foot could not be moved. Will not let t... |
Protests seeking Brazil Prez impeachment turn violent | Protests erupted in major cities across Brazil over President Michel Temer's decision not to step down, despite allegations of direct involvement in a bribery scandal. The protesters threw bottles and fireworks at military police, who deployed tear gas and stun grenades in response. "This government has no political co... |
Don't try to harm my film to seek attention: Simran director | Director of the Kangana Ranaut starrer Simran Hansal Mehta has, in a veiled reference to the film's writer Apurva Asrani, said, "In your desperation to seek attention and gain sympathy do not try to harm my film." Earlier, Apurva asked Hansal to "show some spine" when he alleged the film's lead actress Kangana Ranaut o... |
How will the price of daily use products change after GST? | After the introduction of GST from July 1, daily use products like milk, wheat and rice will be exempted from taxation. Sugar, tea, coffee, edible oil and sweets will attract the lowest tax rate of 5%. Personal care items will be taxed at 28%, except for hair oil, soaps and toothpaste, which will attract an 18% levy. |
How will GST affect the car prices in India? | After the implementation of GST from July 1, smalls cars will become expensive with 1% cess charged on top of 28% tax. Mid-sized cars will attract 3% cess. Luxury cars may become cheaper as the tax on such cars will come down to 42-45% from the current 52-55%. Full-size sedans like Honda City may become cheaper. |
Chidambaram's son Karti leaves for London after CBI raids | Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram left for London on Thursday after the CBI raided his residence in connection with money-laundering in the Aircel-Maxis deal. "Karti is travelling as per earlier travel plans. He will return after a few days. There is no ban on his ... |
How will restaurant and hotel bills change under GST? | The GST Council today finalised tax rates for services under which restaurants with an annual turnover of less than â¹50 lakh will attract a 5% tax, while non-AC food joints will face a 12% tax. Air-conditioned restaurants with liquor licences will come under the 18% tax slab. Further, service tax rate at five star an... |
Bengaluru Police warn drug sellers with "roses are red" poem | The Bengaluru Police posted a witty tweet warning drug sellers that read, "Roses are red, Violets are blue, Heard you're selling drugs, We'll come visit you." The tweet also had a photo collage of the character Pablo Escobar from the series 'Narcos' with the caption, "When you're trying to be a drug lord but then you r... |
Jolie's volcanic temper drove Brad to alcoholism: Journalist | Ian Halperin, an investigative journalist who specialises in covering celebrities, has claimed that it was Angelina Jolie's "volcanic temper, which drove Brad Pitt... to becoming an alcoholic." Ian is making a documentary called 'Broken: The Incredible Story of Brangelina'. In the documentary, he further claims that th... |
Irrfan Khan's Hindi Medium declared tax-free in Maharashtra | Hindi Medium, starring Irrfan Khan and Pakistani actress Saba Qamar, has been declared tax-free in Maharashtra. "The film addresses a social issue and it is a family entertainer. So it needs to reach a wider audience. I hope the film gets tax exemption in other states as well," said Irrfan. The film has already been ma... |
Sania Mirza trolled for promoting OnePlus phone from iPhone | Tennis player Sania Mirza was recently trolled on Twitter by a number of users for promoting OnePlus 3T smartphone by using an iPhone. The tennis player later took the tweet down, but several users had already noticed the goof-up. "Well, @MirzaSania needs to up her #PaidTweet game!" a user tweeted. "You deleted your de... |
WhatsApp launches feature to pin chats at the top on Android | Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a feature to let Android users pin three chats at the top of their conversation list. The feature is intended to make it easier for users to access their preferred chats without having to scroll and look for them. Users can pin chats by long pressing on them and t... |
In pics: India's new luxury train Tejas Express | A picture gallery shows the coaches of India's new luxury train Tejas Express, which has various features like LCD screens and infotainment systems for all passengers, CCTV cameras and extra legroom. The train has redesigned seats and can travel at speeds of upto 200 kilometres per hour. The coaches also have new coupl... |
Stop Sasikala faction from using AIADMK office, OPS urges EC | Former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam-led (OPS) camp asked the Election Commission on Friday to stop the Sasikala Natarajan faction from using the AIADMK office. The OPS faction also submitted fresh documents to the poll panel against the elevation of Sasikala as the General Secretary of the party, an official from the ... |
Scientists turn a flag into a loudspeaker | US-based scientists have made a paper-thin, flexible device using nanotechnology. The material can act as a microphone by converting mechanical energy (sound vibrations) to electrical. Inversely, when embedded on a flag, the nano-fabric turned it into a loudspeaker when powered via a music player. The breakthrough coul... |
Yogi govt renames anti-Romeo squad as Nari Suraksha Bal | The Uttar Pradesh government has renamed its "anti-Romeo" squad as Nari Suraksha Bal, which intends to curb harassment of women at public places, a UP minister said. CM Yogi Adityanath had announced the formation of these anti-Romeo squads in March, days after he assumed office. Protecting the honour of our sisters and... |
Rajasthan man has 75 pins inside his body | A 56-year-old railway employee from Rajasthan has reportedly been admitted to a hospital with 75 one-inch-long pins inside his neck, forearms, and legs. While there is no pin in his stomach to suggest that he might have swallowed them, there are no visible marks implying that the pins were pierced into his skin, the do... |
Delhi metro's women commandos to fight with pens and belts | As per reports, women commandos being trained to use everyday articles such as pens, belts, shoelaces and keys to take on attackers will be deployed on 90 new Delhi Metro stations. The women were also put in a jungle with very little food as part of their training to teach them how to survive in such a situation. |
Vijay Mallya's â¹100 crore farm house confiscated | The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday took possession of the beach-side farm house in Maharashtraâs Alibaug controlled by liquor baron Vijay Mallya. The value of the 17-acre farm house, which has a swimming pool, is estimated to be around â¹100 crore, the ED said in a statement. ED has so far attached Mallya's ass... |
Pringles criticised for its packaging by recycling body | The Recycling Association has named Pringles in a list of products that pose the biggest challenges for reuse. Pringles was picked out as having the most difficult packaging to recycle due to its cardboard tube, metal lining, foil and paper strip, and plastic lid. "What idiot designed this in terms of recyclability?" C... |
Rakhi Sawant calls US Prez Trump 'jeeta jaagta orange bhoot' | Rakhi Sawant has called US President Donald Trump a "jeeta jaagta orange coloured bhoot". She criticised him for his derogatory "grab them by the pussy" comment, which was directed towards women, and also slammed his attitude towards Muslims. Rakhi further urged US citizens to make Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi t... |
Zaheer broke the beard rather well, says fiancée Sagarika | Zaheer Khan's fiancée, actor Sagarika Ghatge, posted a picture on Instagram of the couple, in which Zaheer flaunts a new clean-shaven look. Sagarika captioned the picture, "Came back home to this stranger @zakkhan34 doing #breakthebeard rather well." Cricketers including Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma an... |
Aishwarya's 1st look from Cannes Film Festival 2017 out | Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's first look from the 70th Cannes Film Festival has been unveiled. She can be seen in a sea green tulle gown with floral motifs by Russian fashion house Yanina Couture and embellished heels from Italian luxury brand Casadei. The actress completed her look with a Swarovski statement ring a... |
Sachin biopic made tax-free before release in 2 states | Sachin Tendulkar's biopic 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams' has been made tax-free in Kerala and Chhattisgarh even before its release on May 26. The decisions were taken by the respective cabinets of each state in compliance with government policies, makers of the film revealed in a statement. The film's producers called it "... |
Ricky Ponting picks his top players of IPL 2017 | Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has named Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina, among others, as his picks for the top batsmen of IPL 2017. Indian pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat and Sandeep Sharma feature as tournament's best bowlers. Former Mumbai Indians coach picked Hardik Pandya and Rav... |
Blackmailer threatens to kill Schumacher's son in race crash | A blackmailer threatened to kill former F1 racer Michael Schumacher's son Mick, who races in Formula Three, in a crash if a ransom of $1 million (â¹6.5 crore) was not paid. The man, who emailed the threats to Schumacher's wife Corinna, also named Schumacher's 20-year-old daughter. The man was caught through the bank d... |
Heavy rains may have shaped Mars surface: Study | Heavy rain on Mars may have reshaped its impact craters and carved out river-like channels on its surface billions of years ago, a US-based study has found. Scientists believe, with decreasing atmospheric pressures raindrops got bigger and became heavy enough to alter the red planet's surface. Although there's evidence... |
Who is Justice Bhandari, Indian in ICJ panel in Jadhav case? | Former Supreme Court judge Dalveer Bhandari was among the 11 judges of the International Court of Justice panel presiding over Kulbhushan Jadhav's case. Bhandari was a judge in the Indian judiciary for more than 20 years, before his elevation to the UN court. Bhandari in 2012 became the first Indian to be elected to th... |
One-night stays now must for Ministers visiting Northeast | The Centre has made one-night stays mandatory for the Union Ministers visiting the states in the Northeast. Tourism Minister cited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream to make Northeast a tourist destination for people for all over the world as a reason behind the move. The directive comes after the PM's Office planned... |
Baahubali 2 worldwide collection crosses â¹1,500 crore | SS Rajamouli directorial 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' has earned â¹1,500 crore worldwide, making it the first Indian film to achieve this earnings milestone. Earlier, it had also become the first Indian film to earn â¹1,000 crore worldwide. The film is also the highest-ever grossing film in India, with earnings of o... |
Education exempted from GST; transport to attract 5% tax | The GST Council on Friday finalised tax rates for services under the GST regime, scheduled to be rolled out from July 1. There will be four rates for services at 5%, 12%, a standard rate of 18% and luxury rate of 28%. The 5% rate will be levied on transport services. Healthcare and education will be exempted from GST. |
Sweden drops investigation against WikiLeaks founder Assange | Swedish prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation into rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ending a seven-year legal battle. Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for five years to avoid being extradited to Sweden. He is also wanted in the US for leaking five lakh secre... |
Cab aggregators like Ola and Uber to attract 5% GST | Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday announced that taxi aggregators like Ola and Uber will face 5% GST with effect from July 1. The 5% rate will be the lowest slab for services as per the GST regime, and will be levied on transport services. Following the implementation of GST, hailing cabs from aggregators will co... |
How will tobacco products be taxed under GST? | Under the GST regime, a 204% cess will be levied on pan masala gutkha. With regard to pan masala the cess will be 60%, while for tobacco the levy will vary from 71%-204%. Smoking mixtures for pipes and cigarettes will attract a levy of 290%. The cess would be over and above the peak GST rate of 28% |
Hackers agree to not charge ransom after man's request | Hackers behind a ransomware called 'ThunderCrypt' reportedly agreed to unlock a Taiwanese man's computer after he said that he didn't have enough money to pay the ransom. Accepting that their Taiwanese campaign had failed, the hackers agreed to forego the $650 ransom. The hackers instead suggested that the man could do... |
Irrfan Khan's 'Hindi Medium' hits the theatres | The Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar starrer film 'Hindi Medium' "strongly drives its point home," wrote Hindustan Times (HT). The film has "remarkable quality of acting," said NDTV. The Times of India (TOI) wrote that the film exposes "the inadequacies and loopholes in our education system". It has been rated 4/5 by TOI, 3.... |
Rakeysh shares pics from film Mere Pyare Prime Minister | Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has shared pictures from the sets of his upcoming film Mere Pyare Prime Minister. The film revolves around the friendship of four kids living a Mumbai slum. "My film is not so much about comparisons as it is a story of people and relationships, survival and not giving up," said Rakeysh... |
Shraddha, Arjun starrer Half Girlfriend hits the theatres | The Shraddha Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor starrer Half Girlfriend "is confused, forced and takes the audience for granted," wrote Hindustan Times. NDTV called the film "a preposterously dimwitted romance, irresponsible enough to lead on many a stalker-to-be" while Times of India wrote the film is "thoda fun and largely exas... |
Poster of Indian film Sangamithra unveiled at Cannes 2017 | The poster of the Shruti Haasan starrer trilingual historic drama Sangamithra was unveiled on Thursday at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. Also starring Jayam Ravi and Arya, the film will be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi on a budget of reportedly â¹150 crore. Shruti received training in sword fighting in London for... |
2 lakh litres water pumped out of rain-hit IPL stadium | Around two lakh litres of water was pumped out from Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy stadium during the rain-hit IPL eliminator between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. The stadium is the world's first with a subsurface aeration drainage system which pumps out water at 10,000 litres a minute. KKR play... |
Entrepreneurs who aren't Zuckerberg face bad times: Uber CEO | According to excerpts from a new book, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick once said, "When you're an entrepreneur, at least the 99% of entrepreneurs that are not Mark Zuckerberg, you have hard times." Kalanick said this while showing a bare section of his office and added, "This...is what I call the cave...when you're going thr... |
Climate change is turning Antarctica green: Study | Scientists studying banks of moss in Antarctica have found an increase in plant growth rate in the past 50 years. Scientists analysed last 150 years' data, and found evidence of "changepoints" reflecting higher biological activity. With continuing increase in temperatures and ice-free land from glacier retreats, "the A... |
Hurriyat leaders booked for receiving money from Pak, LeT | The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has booked prominent Hurriyat leaders for allegedly receiving money from Pakistani sources such as Lashkar-e-Taiba to stir violence in Jammu and Kashmir. As per an India Today report, some Hurriyat leaders were caught on camera admitting Pakistan's funding behind the violence in ... |
Maintenance to husbands after divorce makes them lazy: HC | The Kerala High court on Thursday observed maintenance to husbands in divorce cases would make them lazy. The court was hearing a case in which a family court had earlier ordered a wife to give a maintenance of â¹6,000 monthly to her husband. The state court, however, observed the husband had no physical disabilities ... |
Pak to get new team of lawyers after ICJ ruling | Pakistan will get a new team of lawyers to represent it at the ICJ in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Adviser to Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said, according to Pakistan's state-run news agency Associated Press of Pakistan. However, he also added that the current counsel had presented Pakistan's stance 'c... |
7-yr-old's tongue stuck in Disney mug, removed with hacksaw | A seven-year-old girl in Scotland was forced to visit the hospital after her tongue got stuck in a Disney screw-top travel mug for over four hours, her mother has said. Doctors used a hacksaw and drill to free her tongue, which was swollen and red after the ordeal. Meanwhile, Disney has withdrawn the mug and similar mo... |
Boy tries pranking father for more cash with WannaCry notice | A Chinese boy tried pranking his father for more money with a notice similar to those WannaCry left on hacked systems. The boy printed a message, "you still won't have any power," with a QR code linked to his electronic wallet, but the prank was discovered when electricians were called. His father said, "he's thought o... |
Aamir Khan gave inputs on Sachin biopic, reveals Tendulkar | Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that Aamir Khan gave his inputs on the cricketer's upcoming biopic 'Sachin: A Billion Dreams', and added that he would invite the actor for the screening of his film. "When it comes to his movies, I also get to see them before everyone. So is the case with my movie," Sachi... |
Astronaut shares view of frozen river from space | French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has shared a view of frozen Dniepr river passing through Ukraine.n"[T]he magic river Dniepr. Back in February I was stunned by this frozen river north of Kiev #EarthArt #TBT," the astronaut tweeted. Pesquet photographed the river from the International Space Station (ISS). The $100-billi... |
Tendulkar meets PM Modi, receives blessings for biopic | Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and wife Anjali met PM Narendra Modi on Friday ahead of the release of his biopic 'Sachin: A Billon Dreams'. Sachin and Modi both tweeted pictures from the meeting, with Modi writing, "Had a very good meeting with @sachin_rt. His life journey & accomplishments make every Indian proud &... |
Video: Woman hit by 40-feet wave in Indian Ocean | A video captures the moment a woman was hit by an approximately 40-feet wave while attempting to slackline above the Indian Ocean. Coralie Girault, who is a professional slackliner, was attempting to cross the 31-metre gap between two cliffs on the Reunion Island. Girault, who appeared unharmed, admitted the feat could... |
NASA shares view from first moon landing 'dress rehearsal' | NASA has shared a view of the Earth photographed from over 66,000 km away by the Apollo 10 crew. Launched on May 18, 1969, NASA dubbed US Apollo space program's fourth manned mission a "dress rehearsal" for testing all the procedures before mankind's first Moon landing. Two months later, Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong... |
New coffee, rose types among 1,700 plants discovered in 2016 | From new varieties of coffee beans and herbs to roses and parsnips, world's plant hunters have discovered over 1,700 new species last year, according to a UK-based report. The report found over 28,000 plant species now recorded for having medicinal uses. The report also examines wildfires, which burn 340 million hectar... |
My brother could've been alive today: Sarabjit's sister | Dalbir Kaur, the sister of Sarabjit Singh, who was killed in Pakistan while on death row in 2013, said on Thursday that her brother "would have been alive today, had the Indian government acknowledged my innumerable pleas and done their job right". She added that she was told to approach the ICJ as it does not "accept ... |
Satirical magazine accuses TIME of 'copying' its cover | American humour magazine 'MAD' has accused TIME magazine of copying the graphic on its cover. TIME's cover shows the White House in part covered with Moscow's iconic Saint Basil's Cathedral to take a shot at US President Donald Trump's ties with Russia. However, a Twitter user pointed out that news website The Week had... |
Clothing brand launches detachable jeans at â¹29,000 | Clothing brand Y Project has launched a pair of detachable jeans priced at â¹29,000 that can be unhooked and transformed into shorts. The jeans, available in blue, white and black feature a set of buttons that fasten the lower part of the jeans to the upper part. The company has named the garment the 'cutout transform... |
Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta convicted in coal scam case | Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta, ex-Coal Ministry Joint Secretary KS Kropha and ex-Coal Ministry Director KC Samaria were convicted of corruption and criminal conspiracy in a coal scam case on Friday by a special CBI court. The court also convicted Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Limited and its Managing Director Pawan Kum... |
Ketan Mehta sends legal notice to stop Kangana's Manikarnika | Filmmaker Ketan Mehta has sent a legal notice to Kangana Ranaut to stop the production of her film Manikarnika. He accused Kangana and producer Kamal Jain of hijacking his original project called Rani of Jhansi: The Warrior Queen. Mehta added that since 2015, he was in contact with Kangana for the project and she had a... |
Arvind Kejriwal trying to save 'Hawala agent': Kapil Mishra | Sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra on Friday accused Delhi CM and party convenor Arvind Kejriwal of trying to save 'Hawala agent' Hem Prakash Sharma, who is a director in several companies. He claimed that half of the â¹2 crore donation that the party received was given by companies where Sharma is a director. |
Uber threatens to fire man accused of stealing Google secret | Uber has threatened to fire its engineer Anthony Levandowski who is accused of stealing self-driving car technology secrets of Google's parent company Alphabet's unit Waymo. The engineer, who earlier worked with Waymo, is accused of downloading 14,000 confidential files before joining Uber. Waymo has sued Uber over the... |
NASA spots man-made radiation bubble around Earth | NASA's Van Allen Probes have detected a radiation barrier around Earth, formed due to very low frequency (VLF) radio communications. VLF signals are transmitted from ground stations to communicate with submarines. These waves intended for communications below the surface, also extend beyond our atmosphere, covering the... |
Reserve Bank of India urges banks to appoint CFOs and CTOs | The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday urged the banks to appoint qualified Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs). The central bank also came out with minimum qualifications for these posts. "Rapid innovations in banking and technology call for better risk governance in the areas of ... |
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