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Indian eatery in UK facing threats over fake human meat news | London's Indian eatery KarriTwist is facing threats and calls to close after a news report claiming it serves human meat went viral on Facebook. The article allegedly originated from a prank news website where anonymous users submit their own fake news. "It has greatly affected our business," and people are threatening... |
Indian scientist wins $1 million prize for astronomy | Indian scientist Shrinivas Kulkarni has won the Dan David prize for his work in the field of astronomy. The Caltech professor's notable achievements include identification of galaxies associated with gamma ray bursts and construction of a night sky survey tool that discovered various supernovae. The $1-million prize wi... |
What features do the M777 guns purchased by India have? | The M777 guns that India recently purchased from the US, weigh almost half of what towed howitzers weigh, and hence, can be easily transported by the Army's helicopters. The 55 mm/39-caliber howitzers have a maximum field range of around 30km. Manufactured by BAE Systems, the guns are used by the US, Australian and Can... |
India gets 1st artillery guns after the 1980s Bofors guns | India received the first artillery guns after the 1980s Bofors scandal on Thursday, as two of the 145 M777 ultra light artillery guns ordered from the US arrived ahead of schedule. The guns will be tested at the Pokhran field firing range in Rajasthan today. Out of the 145 guns, 120 will be assembled in India, by Mahin... |
Supreme Court reserves order in triple talaq case | Hearing the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of triple talaq on the sixth and last day, the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement to announce it on a later date. Notably, the practice of instant talaq has been abolished in several Muslim-majority nations like Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, ... |
Mallika Sherawat, Bella Hadid attend Cannes Film Festival | Actress Mallika Sherawat, in a gown by George Shobeika and model Bella Hadid, in a pink satin thigh-high slit gown by Alexandre Gauthier were some of the celebrities who attended the 70th Cannes Film Festival's opening gala. Johnny Depp's daughter Lily-Rose Depp wore a white dress by Chanel. Meanwhile, model Emily Rata... |
WhatsApp texts key evidence in chargesheet against TVF CEO | The chargesheet filed against The Viral Fever CEO Arunabh Kumar in ongoing molestation case has cited WhatsApp chats sent by the complainant to her friend as key evidence. The complainant, a former TVF employee, talks about being inappropriately touched by Arunabh and his obscene comments in the WhatsApp screenshots. M... |
Such fine talent gone so young: Big B on Reema Lagoo's death | Amitabh Bachchan, while condoling veteran actress Reema Lagoo's demise, tweeted, "Just heard the shocking and unbelievable news about Reema Lagoo's passing...such a fine talent and gone so young ! Very SAD." Rishi Kapoor wrote, "RIP...Worked in quite a few films. Good friend. Heartfelt condolences." Lagoo passed away a... |
David Warner fastest player to score 4,000 runs in IPL | Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner became the fastest player to score 4,000 runs in the IPL, reaching the milestone with a six off Piyush Chawla against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. Warner achieved the feat in his 114th IPL innings, and became the first overseas player and the fifth batsman overall to touc... |
Man who owned 763 âgoogleâ domains loses case against Google | A man named Chris Gillespie, who registered 763 domain names that included the word 'google', has lost a lawsuit against technology giant Google which claimed 'google' should no longer be trademarked. Gillespie said the word 'google' has become synonymous with the generic verb for "searching the Internet." The man sued... |
Qualcomm sues 4 iPhone makers after Apple's $1 bn lawsuit | Following Apple's $1 billion lawsuit against Qualcomm for charging excessive royalties, the chipmaker is suing four manufacturers of iPhones and iPads for failing to pay the royalties. Apple has said it won't let manufacturers make payments until the dispute is resolved. Qualcomm owns patents on fundamental technology,... |
Nitish Kumar stranded for hours due to Air Asia flight snag | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was stranded at the Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi for several hours on Wednesday due to a technical snag on a Delhi-bound Air Asia flight. Air Asia said the Kolkata-Delhi flight, which was flying via Ranchi, had encountered a technical glitch after departing from Kolkata. Nitish report... |
Tricolour to fly half-mast on demise of Environment Minister | The central government announced that the National Flag will fly-mast on Thursday on all buildings in Delhi and other capitals of States and Union Territories as a mark of respect to Union Environment Minister Anil Dave. The 60-year-old member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009 passed away on May 18 at his official residenc... |
'Jehangir', 'Nepal' code words to get liquor in 'dry' Bihar | Jehangir, Ghafoor, chhota syrup, bada syrup, and Nepal are several code words being used in dry state Bihar to get the liquor of one's choice from illegal alcohol traders. Bhojpur district's SP Kshatranil Singh said that arrest of illegal suppliers also revealed the demand for home delivery of one-litre milk meant the ... |
Man sends talaq notice by post; Court denies divorce | A Kerala court denied a divorce to a Muslim man who sent a talaq notice to his wife by registered post in 2012 and sought legal validity for the same. The court stated that the man did not follow the procedure as prescribed by the Quran. It also said that he failed to give any specific reason for the divorce. |
French President Macron announces gender-balanced government | French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 posts taken by women, according to reports. The cabinet includes politicians from the parties on the left, right and centre, a step which is seen as an effort to bridge traditional polit... |
Pizza chain owner tops USA's richest self-made women list | Marian Ilitch, the owner of Little Caesars pizza chain and Detroit's MotorCity Casino Hotel, has topped the Forbes List of America's Richest Self-Made Women for 2017 with a net worth of $5.1 billion. She is followed by roofing supply company ABC Supply's Diane Hendricks with a $4.9 billion fortune, and Judy Love and Op... |
Akshay replies to fan who shared note he sent to her in 1995 | Akshay Kumar replied to a fan who shared a picture of a letter that the actor had sent to her in 1995. The fan captioned the letter, "I had written to you in 1995; and you had replied! From letters to tweets- evolution of fan interaction!" Akshay replied, "This is some serious throwback, gold old days of fan mail." |
Sofia Hayat gets married at 'Temple of Awakening' | Model and ex-Bigg Boss contestant Sofia Hayat got married again to her Romanian husband Vlad Stanescu at her 'Temple of Awakening'. She previously married him in an Egyptian wedding ceremony in April 2017. In an Instagram post, she stated, "Our final sacred union ceremony took place in my temple of awakening with all G... |
Radhe Maa to play herself in acting debut | Self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa will play herself in her upcoming acting debut. She will feature in a web series which is reportedly titled 'No Casting No Couch Only Ouch'. According to a report, the shoot has already begun and the series is an attempt by producer Ramman Handa to let people "meet the real Radhe Maa". |
Aishwarya to replace Amitabh as KBC host: Reports | According to reports, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan may replace father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan as the host in the ninth season of television game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC). Reports suggest that actress Madhuri Dixit has also been approached to host the show. If either Aishwarya or Madhuri agree, this will be ... |
IPL Chairman considers SRK's suggestion for IPL playoffs | IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla has said he will consider Kolkata Knight Riders' owner Shah Rukh Khan's suggestion of a reserve day for IPL playoffs. After KKR's rain-hit win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator on Wednesday, Shah Rukh tweeted playoffs needed an alternative day in case of an abandoned match. KKR got o... |
ATP to introduce new tennis rules in Next Gen ATP Finals | ATP is set to try out new tennis rules in the Under-21 ATP Next Gen Finals in Milan in November. The tournament will feature 4-game best-of-five set matches, with a shot clock in place to check the time between points. Notably, the number of games required to win a match, 12, still remains the same in new format. |
Ranji players earn 10 times less than Indian Test players | In a letter addressed to Anil Kumble asking for revision of Ranji match fees, Harbhajan Singh has revealed Ranji players earn one-tenth of what an Indian Test cricketer is paid as match fees. While an Indian player gets â¹15 lakh for a Test, Ranji cricketers earn â¹1.5 lakh per match. Harbhajan added Ranji fees had n... |
British Indian surgeon leading cricket bat design research | British Indian orthopaedic surgeon, Chinmay Gupte, is leading a team at the Imperial College of London to assess cricket bat performance. The research is aimed at maintaining a balance between batting and bowling in cricket. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), cricket's governing body, has incorporated Gupte's team's fi... |
Jonty Rhodes reveals daughter India is Virat Kohli's fan | Mumbai Indians fielding coach Jonty Rhodes tweeted a picture of his daughter India alongside a poster of Virat Kohli, saying she is a fan of the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper. "Not that we blame India Rhodes," tweeted Jonty. Virat Kohli replied to the tweet, saying, "@JontyRhodes8 #IndiaRhodes Cuteness overload! ... |
Family cursed and yelled at crew: JetBlue on cake row | JetBlue spokesperson Doug McGraw has said the family asked to leave a flight due to a row over a birthday cake had "cursed and yelled at the crew." The family also "made false accusations about a crewmember," he added. Further, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said, "It was not about the birthday cake. It was about the need to ... |
Marine animal 'vaquita' could be extinct by 2018: WWF | The vaquita (Spanish for little cow), an aquatic animal native to Mexico, could be extinct by next year if urgent action including a ban on gill nets is not taken, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature has warned. The mammal's population has plummeted 90% in six years, with fewer than 30 left, all in the Gulf of Californi... |
17-yr-old on parole kills two with help from friends | A 17-year-old boy, who was released last week from a juvenile justice home on parole in a snatching case, murdered two men in Delhi within two hours with the help of four adult friends. The boy, who had been held thrice for street crimes, reportedly murdered the men who stabbed him a year ago in a case of revenge killi... |
Actress Reema Lagoo passes away aged 59 | Veteran actress Reema Lagoo passed away on Thursday at the age of 59, after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was known for acting in films like Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kal Ho Naa Ho, and TV serials such as Tu Tu Main Main. She had won four Filmfare awards for the best supporting actress. |
Google launches its digital assistant for iPhones | Technology major Google on Wednesday launched its digital assistant called 'Google Assistant' for iPhones. Google Assistant on iOS will be able to carry out actions like sending iMessages and playing songs but will not let users perform actions like setting alarms. Notably, Google Assistant has been pegged as direct co... |
Union Environment Minister Anil Dave passes away aged 60 | Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave passed away on Thursday at the age of 60. A member of the Rajya Sabha since 2009, Dave was sworn in as minister with independent charge of environment, forest and climate change last year. "Absolutely shocked by the sudden demise of my friend & a very respected colleague," tw... |
Steve Jobs wanted Jurassic Park actor to be 'voice of Apple' | Jurassic Park actor Jeff Goldblum has revealed that Steve Jobs, the late Co-founder of technology giant Apple called him "a few decades ago to be the voice of Apple." He added, "That was early on, and I did not know it was Steve Jobs." Goldblum later featured in a series of Apple's iconic 'Think Different' ads in the 1... |
Deepika attends Cannes Film Festival after 7 years | Actress Deepika Padukone on Wednesday attended the 70th Cannes Film Festival, seven years after her first appearance at the festival in 2010. She wore a deep purple and green gown by Marchesa to the festival's opening gala. Deepika's stylist Elizabeth Saltzman said, "It's a little naughty this dress because even though... |
Defending champs SRH out of IPL as KKR chase 48 in 5.2 overs | Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad got knocked out of IPL 2017 after suffering a seven-wicket defeat (D/L method) at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator. After rain interrupted play, Kolkata were given a target of 48 in six overs. Kolkata will now play Mumbai Indians in the tournament's Qualifier-... |
Google Lens lets users learn by pointing camera at objects | Technology major Google on Wednesday unveiled 'Google Lens' which will let users point their smartphone camera at an object and learn more about it. Google CEO Sundar Pichai demonstrated how pointing the camera at a flower can tell users which flower it is. Google Lens can also grab username and password from Wi-Fi rou... |
Zomato reveals theft of 1.7 crore user records | Food discovery and ordering platform Zomato on Thursday revealed that about 1.7 crore user records have been stolen from its database. The stolen information has email addresses and hashed passwords of users, that cannot be converted back to plain text. "No payment information or credit card data has been stolen or lea... |
World's biggest wind turbines go online in UK | World's biggest and most powerful wind turbines have begun generating electricity off the Liverpool coast in the UK. Danish company DONG Energy has installed 32 turbines, each 195 metres tall, with blades reportedly longer than nine buses combined. The wind farm can power over 2,30,000 homes and is the first time 8MW t... |
World's 500 richest people lose $35 billion in one day | The world's 500 richest people lost $35 billion after global equity markets took a hit on Wednesday. This happened after reports claimed that US President Donald Trump asked FBI to end investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. World's richest person Bill Gates lost $1 billion, while second-rich... |
Iraqi journalist's GoPro stops ISIS sniper's bullet | Iraqi journalist Ammar Alwaely's life was saved when his GoPro camera deflected a bullet shot by an Islamic State (ISIS) sniper in Mosul, where US-backed Iraqi forces are battling ISIS militants. A video captures the incident and shows his team saying, "Where the f**ck was that from Ammar," and "That was f**cking close... |
Sweden's Twitter account blocks and unblocks 14,000 people | The official account of Sweden, which is run by a different person every week and handled by the Swedish Institute overall, recently blocked and later unblocked 14,000 Twitter accounts. The accounts, including the account of Israel's ambassador to Sweden, were blocked in consent with the institute on the grounds of hat... |
Google to launch 'Smart Reply' for Gmail on Android and iOS | Google on Wednesday announced that it will launch its 'Smart Reply' feature for Gmail on both the Android and iOS platforms. The feature suggests three responses based on the email a user has received. The user can either revert to an email using one of the three responses, or edit one of the responses, in order to sav... |
Google to be able to remove objects from photos soon | Technology giant Google has said it will soon be able to automatically remove unwanted objects from photos. In a demo at its annual developer conference Google I/O, the American multinational showed a chain-link fence being removed from the foreground of a picture. The company has not announced a date for the rollout o... |
T-rex's bite force equals weight of three cars: Study | A study on Tyrannosaurus rex by US-based scientists has revealed that the dinosaur could produce biting forces equalling the weight of three small cars (about 3,600 kg). Further, its conical teeth could generate "astounding bone-failing" pressures to drive open cracks in carcasses of large horned dinosaurs, scientists ... |
Swallowable balloon helps lose weight without surgery: Study | A balloon with a thin tube attached that can be swallowed and filled with water while in the stomach can help obese people to lose weight without surgery, a study has shown. The balloon allows eating only small amounts of food in a sitting, doctors said. The 38 patients who trialled lost on an average 15.2 kg within 16... |
UP has a 'village of bachelors' due to lack of electricity | Shri Tara Majra village in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad district has come to be known as the 'village of bachelors' in the region as women are known to refuse marriage proposals from the village. Shri Tara Majra lacks electricity and proper water resources and has only one handpump. Several residents of the village have m... |
Austria bans distribution of Quran, full-face veil in public | Austria has passed a new law which bans women from wearing full-face Islamic veils in public, in the latest restriction on the country's Muslim population. The law also forbids distribution of the Quran and requires all migrants in Austria to participate in an "integration" year, during which they would take classes to... |
Guests to dine while surrounded by rats at US cafe | A pop-up cafe where guests can dine while surrounded by rats will come up in San Francisco, United States in July. "This limited-run pop-up experience starts at $49.99 per person and includes all-you-can-drink coffee," organisers of The Black Rat Café have said. The rats are reportedly up for adoption, and diners can ... |
Wild boar charging straight at me: British envoy to Austria | British ambassador to Austria, Leigh Turner, has revealed that he was chased by a "massive" wild boar while exploring the woods near Vienna this month. Turner said it was "charging straight at me... I was in a dangerous situation." He tried climbing some tree trunks, but slipped and bruised himself, adding, "my minor i... |
Impressed Anushka is producing films at career's peak: Azmi | Actress Shabana Azmi, while discussing actresses in the present age, said that she is impressed that Anushka Sharma is producing films like NH10 and Phillauri at the peak of her career. Azmi added, "Look at Vidya Balan - the brave choices, which she has made as an actor. The kind of roles Alia Bhatt is doing, too, are ... |
Trailer of Raveena Tandon starrer Shab released | The trailer of the Raveena Tandon starrer Shab has been released. The film revolves around Ashish Bisht, playing an aspiring model, who is in a complicated relationship with a fashion patron, played by Raveena, and a coffee shop girl, portrayed by Arpita Chatterjee. Directed and co-written by Onir, the film is schedule... |
Laxman ji spotted praying for torrential rains: Sehwag | After rain interrupted the IPL 2017 Eliminator match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, Virender Sehwag posted a picture of SRH mentor VVS Laxman and tweeted, "Laxman ji spotted praying for torrential rains in Bangalore." In case the match got cancelled, Hyderabad would have reached the Qualifier 2 ... |
Man commits suicide after being harassed by wife in Nashik | A 32-year-old man from Nashik, Santosh Pawar, allegedly committed suicide at his house after being harassed by his wife, the police said on Wednesday. Pawar, in his suicide note, alleged that he ended his life as he was being mentally and physically harassed by his wife and in-laws. A case against Pawar's wife has been... |
Japanese Princess Mako set to marry 'Prince of the Sea' | Japan's Princess Mako, the granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, is set to marry a law firm worker, Kei Komuro, who once starred in a tourism campaign as "Prince of the Sea". The couple met five years ago as students in Tokyo. Notably, Japan's imperial law requires a princess to leave the imperial family and royal status u... |
Real Madrid a draw away from winning La Liga title | Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 4-1 on Wednesday to move within one point of winning their 33rd La Liga title. Madrid will only need to draw against Málaga on Sunday to finish as winners for the first time since 2012. Second-placed Barcelona need a win from their last game against Eibar and Madrid's loss to Málaga to... |
6th-placed Man Utd play out goalless draw in 2nd last game | Manchester United, who have been guaranteed a sixth-place finish in the Premier League, played out a goalless draw against Southampton on Wednesday. The Saints had a chance to go ahead within five minutes but United goalkeeper Sergio Romero blocked a penalty. This was United's 15th draw in the league this season, their... |
Which records has Baahubali 2: The Conclusion set? | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has set several records since its release on April 28. It became the first Indian film to earn â¹1,000 crore worldwide while also becoming the highest grossing film in India by earning â¹534 crore in the first week of its release. Further, it became the first Indian film to earn over â¹10... |
70th Cannes Film Festival opens | The 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival began in France on Wednesday. The festival features special movie screenings and awards are given to films that represent "arthouse cinema with a wide audience appeal". Indian celebrities including Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor will attend the festival, wh... |
Which countries have banned the practice of triple talaq? | Several Muslim-majority nations like Turkey, Iran, and Iraq have done away with triple talaq. While the Indian government recently told the Supreme Court that triple talaq is not essential to Islam, Indonesia, which has the world's highest Muslim population, has already banned the instant divorce practice. India's neig... |
Nervous Times Now has lost battle: Arnab on channel's FIR | Responding to Times Now's criminal complaint of copyright infringement over the tapes used in the Shashi Tharoor exposé, Arnab Goswami has said a "nervous" Times Now has lost the news battle "despite all their money". "It's amusing to see them get paranoid. Goliath is drawn to his knees, crying," Arnab stated about hi... |
Visakhapatnam railway station cleanest in India: Survey | The Visakhapatnam railway station in Andhra Pradesh is the cleanest among the country's 75 busiest stations, according to a survey report released by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday. Visakhapatnam is followed by Telangana's Secunderabad while the Jammu station took the third spot. Clean toilets at platforms... |
6 arrested for blackmailing makers over Baahubali 2 piracy | The cyber crime police of Hyderabad have arrested six members of inter-state movie piracy gang for illegally downloading Baahubali 2: The Conclusion from a theatre in Bihar and blackmailing the producers, including Karan Johar, for money. The film's production house Arka Mediaworks stated that a man demanded â¹15 lakh... |
Harbhajan asks Kumble for increased fees for Ranji players | Harbhajan Singh has written a letter to Anil Kumble, asking for his intervention in increasing the match fees of Ranji Trophy cricketers. A Ranji player is paid â¹1.5 lakh for a first-class game, whereas a Test player gets â¹15 lakh. Kumble will make a presentation to the Committee of Administrators on May 21 for a p... |
Group that published WannaCry exploit threatens more leaks | 'The Shadow Brokers' group, which had released a number of Windows exploits earlier this year, has threatened to leak more hacking tools in the coming months. An exploit from the group's leak was used to unleash the global 'WannaCry' ransomware attack last week that hit 150 countries. The group claims that the hacks ar... |
SC allows 10-yr-old rape victim to abort after 20-week limit | A 10-year-old Rohtak girl who became pregnant after being repeatedly raped by her stepfather has been allowed to have an abortion despite crossing legal termination limit of 20 weeks. While doctors submitted their report in a local court saying the girl's life is in danger in both cases - delivery and abortion, the cou... |
Even Sati was abolished from Hinduism: Govt on triple talaq | Questioning how triple talaq can be integral to Islam, the Centre on Wednesday said in the Supreme Court that even Sati and Devadasi practices which were part of Hinduism were abolished by the courts. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi added that if triple talaq is not present in 25 Islamic countries then it cannot be said... |
Delhi gets its first ever fully air-conditioned bus stand | In a first for the national capital, a fully air-conditioned bus stand was opened in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar. The project was implemented by the Delhi government in collaboration with Daikin India under a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The experimental project aims to provide relief to commuters throug... |
Ministers, MPs to be penalised for not vacating public homes | The union government on Wednesday said the ministers and MPs who do not vacate public homes on time will be penalised. The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved amendments to Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, to impose the penalties. As per the order, officials can also be p... |
No secrets revealed by Trump, can provide record: Putin | Denouncing reports that US President Donald Trump shared classified information with Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that he could provide a transcript of the conversation that took place between Trump and Russian officials last week. He dismissed the reports, which alleged that Trump reveale... |
High possibility of conflict with North Korea: S Korean Prez | South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday said that there is a "high possibility" of military conflict with North Korea, which recently tested a ballistic missile in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. Adding that North Korea's nuclear capabilities seem to have advanced rapidly, Moon claimed his country ... |
Mom said doctors are the film directors in pregnancy: Soha | Soha Ali Khan, who is pregnant with her first child, has said that her mother Sharmila Tagore advised her that role of doctors in a journey like pregnancy is similar to that of directors in movies. She added how her mother said it's very important firstly to consult with one's doctor and not to get confused by too much... |
Where is Kylie, Diljit Dosanjh asks Kim on Instagram video | Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh recently left comments on Kylie Jenner's sister, Kim Kardashian's Instagram Live videos, among which one comment read 'Kylie kithe aa?' which translates to 'Where is Kylie?'. The singer is also known to have left several comments on Jenner's Instagram posts in the past. Interestingly, Diljit... |
Actors nowadays are kaamchors, blindly follow script: Grover | Gulshan Grover has said that actors nowadays are 'kaamchors' and they just blindly follow the script. He added, "They avoid working hard and adding something new to the role to make it interesting." Grover further shared how his fans tell him that he makes the negative characters he portrays look different from each ot... |
Chris Lynn 'Devdas', Yusuf Pathan 'Raees' of KKR: Shah Rukh | Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan has called Australian player Chris Lynn the "Devdas" of the team and Yusuf Pathan "Raees". Interacting with the players on KKR's 10th anniversary, Shah Rukh said, "I need to find out who drinks the most...Chris Lynn is the Devdas...I find Manish Pandey very good looking. He's ... |
Kattappa actor didn't tell family 'why he killed Baahubali' | Actor Sathyaraj, who portrayed Kattappa, didn't disclose the answer to Baahubali: The Beginning's question as to why his character killed Baahubali even to his family. Sathyaraj's daughter said, "I did bully him once saying I would tell all my friends! He would simply smile and say nothing." She added that the family g... |
Aish, Abhishek refuse to star in Kashyap's film: Report | As per reports, actress Aishwarya Rai and her husband Abhishek Bachchan have refused to star in Anurag Kashyap's film Gulab Jamun. It was said that the film's script did not excite them enough to come on-screen together. Aishwarya and Abhishek have worked together in films like Kuch Naa Kaho, Guru and Sarkar Raj. |
Ekta Kapoor shares pic of Smriti Irani with Tusshar's son | TV and film producer Ekta Kapoor has shared a picture of her friend Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani holding her brother Tusshar Kapoor's son Laksshya. Ekta captioned the picture, "Friends like family!" while Smriti also reposted the picture with the caption, 'Viva la familia'. She has worked with Ekta in the te... |
Virat Kohli donates favourite bat to Chris Gayle Foundation | Virat Kohli has donated one of his favourite bats to Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Chris Gayle's foundation. The bat will be auctioned at 'The Chris Gayle Dinner' in London on June 6, to be attended by Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen, among others. "This bat is one of my favourites...one which I cherished playing ... |
K'taka CM accused of 'insult' after keeping veterans waiting | Indian Army and Air Force veterans have accused Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah of insulting them after he kept them waiting for over an hour by arriving late at a function related to a war memorial. Several veterans even left the function in disappointment claiming they were irked by the way the event was used to highlight ... |
Kolkata Imam who refused to remove red beacon sacked | Muslim cleric Noor-ur-Rahman Barkati was sacked as the Shahi Imam of Kolkata's Tipu Sultan mosque on Wednesday after he refused to remove his car's red beacon. The mosque trustees announced that Barkati was removed for "objectionable and inflammatory remarks against the country" after he warned of a 'jihad' if India wa... |
Govt school upgraded after 5-day hunger strike by students | The district administration in Rewari, Haryana on Wednesday informed the state government they have officially upgraded a government-run school after the students went on a five-day hunger strike. "Soon the building will also be upgraded. We will start all the formalities," the District Collector said. He admitted that... |
RAF drone strike disrupted public killing by ISIS: MoD | A Royal Air Force drone strike prevented the public killing of two prisoners by Islamic State in Syria last week, UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has claimed. When the prisoners were brought in front of a crowd, the RAF spotted two extremists who were about to carry out the executions and killed one of them, MoD added. |
ISIS attack on Afghan state TV, radio station kills 6 | At least 6 people were killed and 16 others were injured on Wednesday after several gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked a national television and radio station in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, reports said. The Islamic State group, which has established a stronghold in the province, has claimed responsibility for... |
WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning released from prison | US transgender soldier Chelsea Manning who was convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks was released from Kansas' Fort Leavenworth military prison on Wednesday. Manning had served seven years of her 35-year sentence, which was commuted by Barack Obama in one of his final acts as President. Manni... |
Why is Elon Musk's new startup digging tunnels? | Elon Musk has shared information about his new startup 'The Boring Company' that runs electric sleds in underground tunnels to carry vehicles at 201 kmph to avoid traffic. The tunnels are weatherproof, safe from earthquakes and can address any level of traffic with different layers of tunnels. The startup is looking fo... |
Tesla refused Uber partnership on self-driving cars in 2016 | Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick had called his Tesla counterpart Elon Musk last year to propose a partnership on self-driving cars, according to an upcoming book by Fortune magazine's reporter. "Elon told me I should stick to what we do best or Iâm going to f*ck it all up," Kalanick said. "Thatâs when I knew Tesla was c... |
World's most expensive earrings sold for â¹365 crore | A pair of blue and pink diamond earrings have been auctioned by Sotheby's for â¹365 crore, making it the world's most expensive set of earrings. The earrings, known as 'Apollo Blue' and 'Artemis Pink', were bought by the same buyer. The previous record price for earrings was â¹113 crore, set by two pear-shaped diamo... |
Apple has patent for box to prevent pizza from getting soggy | Technology major Apple holds a patent for a circular box that is meant to prevent pizza in its offices from getting soggy. The patent, published in 2012, describes a box with holes at the bottom and concentric rings to support the pizza base. Constructed from a single piece of material, the box ensures that the pizza d... |
Pak social media users bully me for becoming Indian: Adnan | Singer Adnan Sami, who was born to Pakistani parents in England but became an Indian citizen in 2015, has said he gets 'bullied' by Pakistani social media users over his change in citizenship. Adnan added how he received comments like 'if you have become an Indian, then change your religion, and become a swami or somet... |
Dead sea creature washed up on Indonesian coast identified | A "mysterious" carcass washed ashore an Indonesian island, suspected of being a giant squid or elephant, has been identified by experts. A US-based biologist believes the bloodied creature was a decomposing baleen whale. Other scientists agreed that the remains of "baleen plates" most likely belonged to the whale. Indo... |
Man who accidentally halted WannaCry gets free pizza supply | The UK-based cybersecurity expert, who was credited with 'accidentally' halting the spread of the global WannaCry ransomware, has been awarded a year's worth of free pizza. The researcher, who goes by the name 'MalwareTech', has also received â¹6.5 lakh from a bug bounty service. In a tweet, the researcher said he wou... |
Tinder complains against dating app which has only one man | Dating app Tinder has filed a complaint against 'Shinder', a dating app created by a British man in which he is the only male available to date. The man, Shed Simove, was blocked from trademarking the app's name. Simove claims to have also received a letter from elevator company Schindler asking him to not enter the el... |
Canada bans removing passengers from overbooked planes | Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau on Tuesday made it illegal for airlines to remove passengers from any flights arriving or leaving Canada due to overbooking. Unveiling a passenger bill of rights, Garneau said airlines must increase the compensation offered if passengers do not volunteer to give up their seats. ... |
Massive social media influence helped BJP in 2014: Study | A Stanford University study has revealed that Bharatiya Janata Party's social media strategy helped it sweep the 2014 general elections. The researchers analysed over 18,000 tweets from politicians along with 15.5 million user accounts. The study claimed that the sentiment analysis of tweets found NDA received the lowe... |
'Fat but fit' is a myth: Study | Obese people who appear fit have a 50% higher risk of heart failure compared to normal weighted people, a UK-based study on 35 lakh people has revealed. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is an imperfect measure for obesity, researchers said, as obese people could have the same BMI as an athlete, implying "metabolically healthy... |
Instant triple talaq is not a part of Quran, says SC | While hearing arguments on the constitutional validity of triple talaq, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that instant triple talaq is not a part of religious text 'Quran'. Terming it as a "later-day practice", it added, "If biddat is sin, then why not talaq-e-biddat (instant triple talaq)." Instant triple talaq acco... |
US man jailed 49 yrs in first-ever transgender hate crime | In the first-ever transgender hate crime prosecution in the US, a Mississippi man, Joshua Vallum, has been sentenced to 49 years in prison for the murder of his former transgender girlfriend in 2015. Vallum decided to kill her fearing that he could face retribution if word spread that she was a transgender woman, prose... |
Will tighten the screws on North Korean nuclear program: US | US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on Tuesday said that her country intends to "tighten the screws" on North Korea's nuclear program and apply every kind of economic, diplomatic, and political pressure on it. She further threatened to put sanctions on countries supplying or supporting North Korea and said, "You either... |
Grandmothers to narrate stories in Rajasthan govt schools | The department of secondary education in Rajasthan has issued an order stating that the grandmothers of students will be invited for storytelling sessions in government schools across the state once every month. The initiative wherein sessions will be held for primary students aims to ensure the strengthening of family... |
IBM denies reports of firing 5,000 employees in India | IBM on Wednesday said media reports about the company firing 5,000 employees were factually incorrect. IBM said it was in the process to re-skill and rebalance its employee workforce. This comes after major IT companies like Cognizant, Infosys and Wipro were reported to have resorted to jobs cuts this year. |
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