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Dubai plans â¹10,000 crore project on new artificial islands | Dubai plans to develop a $1.7 billion (over â¹10,000 crore) tourist resort on two man-made islands it is building on either side of the Burj Al Arab, a luxury sail-shaped hotel. Marsa Al Arab will comprise two islands, one for family tourism and the second featuring luxury villas and a private marina. The project will... |
Railways to put up CCTVs at 983 stations using Nirbhaya fund | The Indian Railways will install about 19,000 CCTVs at 983 stations at a cost of â¹500 crore using Nirbhaya fund. At present, out of about 8,000 stations, 344 have already been provided with CCTVs. Besides stations, important trains will also be equipped with CCTVs. The Centre had created Nirbhaya fund with â¹1,000 c... |
RBI asks banks to keep ATMs shut till software is updated | To avoid 'WannaCry' ransomware from spreading, RBI has asked banks to not operate ATMs till their software is updated, reports said. In this regard, RBI has asked banks to update specific Windows patches on ATMs urgently. The advice comes as over 60% of ATMs in India run on an outdated version of Windows and hence, are... |
Download a savings account in 5 minutes with Kotak 811 | Kotak Mahindra Bank presents 811, Indiaâs first downloadable Digital Savings Account. Customers can open an 811 account in five minutes from their phone with just their Aadhaar and PAN details. Kotak 811 has a zero-minimum balance requirement and offers users a virtual debit card to shop online and a Scan & Pay featu... |
Be polite over phone as conversations can be misused: Yogi | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has advised BJP MLAs in the state to be patient and polite over the phone as their conversations could be recorded and later misused on social media. "The CM has asked us to prefer meeting people over any issue in person and minimise conversations over the phone," said one o... |
Railways to offer movies, TV shows on demand to passengers | The Indian Railways is set to offer movies and TV shows to passengers on long-distance premier trains under its content-on-demand service. Reportedly, the entertainment service will be chargeable as the Railways aims to monetise it as part of its efforts to garner more non-tariff revenue. The project will cost nearly â... |
Will enter politics, if god is willing: Rajinikanth | Tamil actor Rajinikanth on Monday said, "If god is willing, I'll enter politics tomorrow. If I enter, I'll be very truthful and won't entertain people who are in this to make money." He added, "God decides what we have to do in life at every phase. Right now, he wants me to be an actor and I'm fulfilling my responsibil... |
Big Bang Theory actor Jim Parsons marries boyfriend Todd | Actor Jim Parsons, known for playing the role of Sheldon Cooper in the sitcom Big Bang Theory, got married to his partner Todd Spiewalk in New York. The couple has been dating for about 14 years. Parsons had revealed in a 2012 profile in the New York Times that he was gay and in a relationship with Spiewalk. |
Google to work with Uber rival Lyft for self-driving cars | Google's parent Alphabet's self-driving car unit Waymo has entered into a deal with Uber's rival Lyft to introduce self-driving cars to the general population through on-demand ride-hailing services. The deal comes amid Google accusing Uber of stealing its self-driving technology secrets and battling the same out in th... |
United Airlines warns cockpit codes may have been leaked | In a "Safety Alert" email, United Airlines on Saturday warned employees that "cockpit door access information may have been made public" and security codes "compromised" by mistake. United spokesperson Maddie King said this was not a hack or breach, and the Federal Aviation Administration was informed. Sharing "sensiti... |
Forests cover on Earth 9% more than thought: Survey | A global satellite survey has found hidden forests in poorly studied 'drylands', increasing the worldwide forest coverage by 9% from earlier estimates. Researchers searched over 2 lakh ultra-high-resolution Google Earth images, where each pixel corresponds to less than a metre on ground. They found the drylands to host... |
2 dead as car with 7 students falls off Delhi flyover | At least two students were killed and five are critical after their car fell off a flyover in Delhi's Punjabi Bagh on Monday. The seven students in the car were on their way to take an exam at IP college in Narela. "We are yet to investigate if it was a minor who was driving the car," said the police. |
Auto driver with paralysed wife gets charity after viral pic | A Mumbai auto driver whose picture surfaced online recently wherein he was carrying his two-year-old son while on duty as his wife suffered a stroke resulting in paralysis, is receiving financial help as donations. His viral picture along with details of bank account for charity was shared on Twitter by a National Awar... |
Govt will bring in law for Muslims, if triple talaq scrapped | Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, who is representing the Centre on the triple talaq matter, on Monday apprised the Supreme Court the government will bring in a divorce law for Muslims if triple talaq is scrapped. While theocratic countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan are moving towards reforms, India being a secular c... |
World must unite like a flock of geese: Chinese Prez Jinping | Speaking on the final day of international Belt and Road Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged the world to unite like a "flock of geese" in confronting economic challenges and to achieve better development. "In a world of growing interdependence and challenges, no country can tackle all challenges or sol... |
N Korea claims new missile can carry large nuclear warhead | North Korea on Monday said that its recent ballistic missile test was aimed at verifying the capability to carry a "large-scale, heavy nuclear warhead" and claimed that the missile is capable of doing so. Warning US that its mainland is in the North's "sighting range for strike," North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accused... |
Pilot lands helicopter near McDonald's to grab cheeseburger | A pilot on Sunday landed his helicopter near a McDonald's outlet in Sydney, Australia to grab a cheeseburger. During an interview after his video went viral, the pilot said, "now and then we do that sort of stuff," offering to deliver cheeseburgers for the interviewer. Meanwhile, authorities said such landings are lega... |
Woman unknowingly wears engagement ring for a year | An Australian woman unknowingly wore her engagement ring for over a year before her boyfriend proposed marriage to her. Terry had gifted his girlfriend Anna the handmade necklace on their one-year anniversary, hiding the ring inside it. Breaking its seal, he proposed to her 1.5 years later. Accepting the proposal, Anna... |
Original Baywatch actor takes a dig at Priyanka's Baywatch | David Hasselhoff, who played the character of Mitch Buchannon in the original Baywatch television series, said that Priyanka Chopra's 'Baywatch' is funny, pushing the envelope, but is not Baywatch. He added, "This is gonna make a lot of money, but it's still not Baywatch. You can't re-create David Hasselhoff." Dwayne J... |
Baahubali 2 a rock-buster, want to work with Prabhas: Alia | Actress Alia Bhatt, during a Q&A session on Twitter, said that she loved the recently released film 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' and called it a rock-buster. On being asked about her favourite south Indian actor, Alia named Prabhas. Alia also tweeted that she would definitely like to work with Prabhas in a film. |
Will approach Salman Khan for No Entry sequel: Boney Kapoor | Producer Boney Kapoor has said that the script for sequel to 2005 film No Entry is almost ready and he'll approach Salman Khan for it. He added that Salman is a fantastic guy to work with and the sequel's story was written keeping him in mind. "If he can't do it then we will explore possibilities [other actors]," added... |
Ishant Sharma ends IPL 2017 without taking a single wicket | Kings XI Punjab pacer Ishant Sharma ended his IPL 2017 campaign without a single wicket, with Punjab exiting the tournament following their loss against Rising Pune Supergiant on Sunday. Ishant, who had listed his base price as â¹2 crore, was unsold at the auction in February, but was picked up later. He played six ma... |
India finish Asian Wrestling Championship with 10 medals | India ended the Asian Wrestling Championship with 10 medals after Sumit Malik claimed the silver medal in the men's 125-kg freestyle event on the final day of the championship on Sunday. India's tally of ten medals, which includes one gold, five silver and four bronze, is a medal better than the tally from the previous... |
69 years since Bradman's Australia made 721 runs in 1 day | Australian cricketing legend Sir Don Bradman's Australian side scored a record 721 runs in 129 overs on the opening day of a first-class match against Essex at Southend-on-Sea on May 15, 1948. Don Bradman top-scored with 187, made in a little over two hours. The following day the Aussies bowled Essex out for 83 and 187... |
Pak set all fielders close to batsman for record-setting wkt | Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq placed all fielders within 10 feet of the batsman to claim the last wicket for their record win over West Indies on Sunday. West Indies were 202/9 with spinner Yasir Shah bowling the last ball of the series' penultimate over. Shah bowled out Shannon Gabriel to give Pakistan their first-ev... |
McDonald's employee in Turkey threw boiling water on boy | A female employee of fast food chain McDonald's in Turkey's Istanbul threw boiling water on a boy, who was allegedly disturbing customers, according to reports. Terminating the employee's contract, McDonald's called the incident unfortunate and launched an investigation into the matter to find if other staff members we... |
Woman gang-raped in car, dumped on road in Gurugram | A 26-year-old woman was allegedly abducted, gang-raped by three men in a moving car in Gurugram and dumped on a road on Saturday, after she got off her cab at night. "I was going to my room when suddenly three men forced me inside a Swift Dzire and raped me in car...and dropped me on a secluded road," she said. |
Emmanuel Macron inaugurated as youngest French President | Emmanuel Macron, 39, was inaugurated as France's youngest President on Sunday. In his first speech as President, Macron said that his presidency would give the French back the confidence to believe in themselves, adding, "the world and Europe needs a strong France with a sense of its own destiny." He further vowed to "... |
Iranian woman to wash dead bodies for committing adultery | An Iranian court has sentenced a woman to 74 lashes and two years of washing dead bodies in a morgue as punishment for cheating on her husband, according to reports. The woman's boyfriend was sentenced to 99 lashes and will be sent into exile to a remote region, reports added. Notably, adultery is a capital offence in ... |
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma becomes China's richest person | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Founder Jack Ma has surpassed real estate and entertainment tycoon, Wang Jianlin, to become China's richest person with a $30.9 billion fortune. Ma's net worth has gained from more than one-third rise in Alibaba's share price so far this year amid growing profits. Alibaba was establis... |
Rajinikanth's next film not based on Haji Mastan, say makers | The makers of Rajinikanth's yet-untitled next Tamil film have clarified that it is not based on Haji Mastan's life. "It's not even a biopic. It's just a fictional story set in Mumbai," added the makers. Earlier, reports of Rajinikanth portraying a don, who lived in Mumbai between 1926 and 1994, lead to speculations tha... |
What are the matchups for the IPL 2017 playoffs? | Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant finished as top two teams in the IPL 2017 points table and will play the Qualifier 1. The winner will reach the final while the loser will play the victor of the Eliminator, to be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders. The winner of the Qualifier 2 will q... |
Microsoft blames NSA for ransomware that hit 150 nations | Technology major Microsoft's President Brad Smith on Sunday blamed the US National Security Agency (NSA) for ransomware 'WannaCry' attack that hit 150 nations. "The exploits used in the attack were drawn from the exploits stolen from the NSA," he said. "This attack provides yet another example of why the stockpiling of... |
India issues red alert against 'WannaCry' ransomware | Cyber security agency Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a red alert in the country against 'WannaCry' ransomware that hit 150 countries. While the agency has warned users to not pay the demanded ransom, cybersecurity experts said the victims of the malware attack may grow on Monday. The malwa... |
Kalaari's MD quits Snapdeal board amid talks with Flipkart | Vani Kola, the Managing Director of Snapdeal's early investor Kalaari Capital, has quit Snapdeal board amid reports suggesting that Flipkart has offered to acquire Snapdeal in a $1 billion deal. Kola's resignation is being seen as a sign of Kalaari's willingness to reach a deal with SoftBank. Earlier, Kalaari had refus... |
There is no country better than India: Shah Rukh Khan | Actor Shah Rukh Khan, while talking about representing India at global platforms, said, "The bottom-line is: there is no country better than India." Shah Rukh further said that it's the duty of every Indian to show the country in the most positive light when one goes abroad. "I think the world needs to know how India i... |
Misbah, Younis retire as Pakistan win 1st Test series in WI | Pakistan registered their first-ever Test series victory in West Indies, winning the third Test at Roseau by 101 runs on Sunday. The series was the final one for Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq and batsman Younis Khan, who had earlier announced their retirements. Misbah retires as Pakistan's most successful Test captain... |
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos shares childhood photo with mother | Amazon Founder and the world's third-richest person, Jeff Bezos, took to Twitter to share his childhood picture with his mother following the Mother's Day. He captioned the picture, "I won the lottery with my mom. Thanks for literally everything, Mom." Reacting to his picture, Twitter's former CEO Dick Costolo tweeted,... |
Apple CEO Cook wishes moms across the world on Mother's Day | World's most valuable company Apple's CEO Tim Cook on Sunday took to twitter to wish a happy Mother's Day to mothers across the world. "Happy #MothersDay to moms everywhere! "Behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begins," tweeted Cook, sharing a quote by American author Mitc... |
2 flyers accuse Muslim men of making gestures, refuse to fly | Two women refused to fly with two Muslim men on a recent Thomas Cook Turkey-England flight, alleging the latter had skipped security checks, were "making gestures" and using their phones in the washroom. Following the accusations, the men underwent security checks before being allowed onboard again. However, the women ... |
Passengers faint, have panic attacks on flight with no AC | Passengers reportedly fainted and suffered panic attacks on Friday after a Thailand-Australia Jetstar flight was on the runway for two hours because air conditioners stopped working. A passenger claimed, "after people continued to scream out to open the doors... the decision was made to let passengers off." The flight ... |
Family kicked off JetBlue flight over a birthday cake | A family was kicked off a Las Vegas-bound JetBlue flight because of a staff dispute over a birthday cake. The family had brought a cake onboard, and flight attendants started arguing over where it should be stored. Although a security officer said, "I don't see any wrongdoing," the other passengers on the flight were m... |
Paper balls thrown on Governor in UP Assembly by Opposition | The opposition parties including Congress, SP and BSP on Monday disrupted the maiden session of the newly-elected Uttar Pradesh Assembly and threw paper balls at Governor Ram Naik. The Opposition was protesting over deteriorated law and order situation in the state. "Sara UP dekh raha hai aap ko ( the entire Uttar Prad... |
Ram Mandir construction to begin in Ayodhya by 2018: Swamy | Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said that construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will begin by 2018. Swamy is hopeful that the ongoing hearing in the Ram temple â Babri Masjid case in the Supreme Court would be over by later this year. In March, the BJP leader had said that the temple would be constructed b... |
J&K girl who pelted stones wants to play football for India | Kashmiri girl Afshan Ashique (21), who was photographed while pelting stones at the security forces in the Valley a few days ago, has desired to play football for India. "We were on our way to the TRC ground for practice when a policeman hurled abuses at us and slapped a girl which enraged me," she said. |
Top Naxal Kundan Pahan facing 128 cases surrenders in Ranchi | Top Maoist leader Kundan Pahan, who was facing 128 cases including the murder of senior cops, on Sunday surrendered before the police in Ranchi. Pahan was carrying a reward of â¹15 lakh on his head. The Naxalites coming forward to surrender have understood "the hollowness of Maoist ideology and believe in the Constitu... |
Video: Helicopter flies mere metres above Russian highway | A helicopter was recently filmed flying mere metres above a highway in Chechen Republic, Russia. The helicopter, seemingly belonging to the Russian Air Force, appeared to narrowly avoid a collision with a vehicle on the highway. In a previous incident, a trainee pilot landed a Soviet-designed Mil Mi-8 helicopter on a h... |
I liked Salman better than Amitabh in Bigg Boss: Kamal | Actor Kamal Haasan has said that he liked Salman Khan, compared to actor Amitabh Bachchan, as the host of reality television show 'Bigg Boss'. He added, "I liked Salman's version better because there is an honest approach to it." Notably, Kamal will be seen hosting the Tamil version of the show. |
Saw Baahubali, been calling my daughter Kattappa: Twinkle | Twinkle Khanna has tweeted that she saw Baahubali 2 and has been calling her four-year-old daughter Kattappa since then. In her tweet, she also referred to husband Akshay Kumar's film Rowdy Rathore (2012). Twinkle also tweeted, "All right perhaps I am a bit obsessed, but...say Kattappa 3 times and you won't be able to ... |
Child cries as F1 racer crashes out, meets driver post race | A six-year-old F1 fan, who cried in the stands after Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen crashed out during the Spanish Grand Prix, met the driver after the race on Sunday. Television cameras had shown the boy crying as Räikkönen retired in the first lap. Ferrari officials then took him to the paddock, where Räikkönen gifte... |
Nadal beats Thiem to win 5th Madrid Masters title | Nine-time French Open Champion Rafael Nadal continued his unbeaten run on clay this season after winning the Madrid Masters for the fifth time by defeating Austria's Dominic Thiem 7-6, 6-4 on Sunday. With the win, the Spaniard, who is now 15-0 on clay courts this year, moved past Roger Federer to the fourth spot in the... |
Player scores quick free kick while rivals are not looking | Real Madrid defender Nacho scored a quick free kick while the opposition players were not paying attention during their La Liga clash against Sevilla on Sunday. As the Sevilla players were preparing for a free kick after Madrid's Marco Asensio was fouled, Nacho quickly took the kick scoring the opening goal. The refere... |
Man thrashed with belts by cow vigilantes in Ujjain | A video, showing alleged cow vigilantes thrashing a man with belts in Madhya Pradeshâs Ujjain city, has surfaced online. The police have taken four people into the custody and search is on for others. Though in the video, the mob can be heard beating the man for attacking a cow, the police have said it was a dispute ... |
Woman travels 2k km to raise cash to free son held over loan | A mother of three has travelled from Nagaland's Dimapur to Uttar Pradesh's Agra with her children to earn â¹2,000, the sum she needed to pay a moneylender who had kept her older son as "mortgage". The woman had borrowed money for her husband's funeral. The woman was spotted drinking water from a drain and feeding spoi... |
101-yr-old becomes world's oldest skydiver by jumping 15k ft | Bryson William Verdun Hayes, at the age of 101 years and 38 days, became the oldest person in the world to skydive after jumping from 15,000 feet. Verdun took ten members of his family to skydive along with him. Interestingly, the 101-year-old had been presented with the Legion d'honneur for his heroic actions in World... |
McCartney shares his look from 5th Pirates of Caribbean film | Singer-songwriter and former member of The Beatles Paul McCartney has shared the poster for his character in the upcoming film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The film is the fifth instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Starring Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, it also marks the return of O... |
Aspire to be little like my mother: Priyanka on Mother's Day | Actress Priyanka Chopra tweeted a picture of herself with her mother Madhu Chopra on the occasion of Mother's Day while writing, "I aspire to be even little like her." The actress went on to wish all the mothers, including the would-be mothers and those who wish to be mothers in the future, on the special day. |
Dissolve LS; hold centre, state polls together: Lalu to Modi | RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav has dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dissolve the Parliament and then simultaneously hold elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. This would give BJP the real taste of the popular mood, he added. Assembly elections are due in BJP-ruled Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, an... |
Zomato may acquire delivery startup Runnr for $20 million | Food discovery and ordering startup Zomato is reportedly in talks to acquire delivery startup Runnr for $20 million in an all-stock deal. The deal is likely to give Zomato a strong fleet of delivery personnel. Founded in 2015, Runnr has been struggling to raise funds and acquired Mumbai-based food delivery startup Tiny... |
213 HIV-positive women give birth to healthy babies | As many as 213 HIV-positive women gave birth to healthy babies in Chhattisgarh government hospitals in 2016-2017, said state's health official R Prasanna. Of the 3,93,475 pregnant women examined, 232 were tested HIV-positive. The state has 26,000 HIV-positive people and of them, 10,289 were being given medicines throug... |
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale to adopt a leopard in Mumbai | Union Minister Ramdas Athawale is set to adopt a leopard living in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai. By adopting the leopard, Athawale will bear all the expenses incurred on its upkeep in the park. The Maharashtra forest department-run park had started an adoption scheme a few years ago due to rising maintenan... |
Russian Prez Putin plays piano in China during int'l forum | During the international 'One Belt, One Road' forum in China, Russian President Vladimir Putin played piano at his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's official residence while awaiting him for bilateral talks on Sunday. Putin, who is known for his interest in music, first played Russian capital Moscow's unofficial anthem ... |
North Korean missile was no threat for us: Russia | Russian Defence Ministry has said that the North Korea ballistic test missile which fell into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, landed 500 km from its territory and did not pose a threat. Adding that Russia's ballistic missile launch early warning system is on a regular duty now, the ministry said the missile was detected 23... |
My mom wanted to poison me but today she's proud of me: KRK | Actor Kamaal R Khan (KRK), while sharing a picture with his mother, tweeted, "Wish you very happy #MothersDay Mom! Once upon a time, you wanted to give (me) poison but today you are proud of me." KRK explained she wanted to give him poison as she was angry with him for watching films and thought he'd destroy the family... |
Saudi cleric calls on FIFA to ban cross signals in matches | A Saudi cleric has called on FIFA to prohibit players from making the sign of the cross while celebrating on the field. "I've seen video clips of athletes, football players running, shooting and when they win they make the symbol of the cross on their chests and my question is do FIFA's rules not forbid this," the cler... |
Maxwell didnât perform for KXIP: Sehwag after team's ouster | Criticising skipper Glenn Maxwell after the team failed to qualify for IPL playoffs, KXIP's director of cricket operations Virender Sehwag said, "He didn't take the responsibility as a captain and didn't perform for Kings XI Punjab." "I can say that none of the foreign players took responsibility and at least play 12 t... |
RCB end IPL at bottom of points table despite win over DD | Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs on Sunday. Batting first, Bangalore scored 161/6, helped by Virat Kohli's 58(45). Delhi fell short of the target despite Rishabh Pant's 45(34) as Pawan Negi and Harshal Patel picked up three wickets each for Bangalore. This is the first time Bangalore hav... |
Man Utd suffer 2nd straight loss after 25-match unbeaten run | Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday. This was Red Devils' second straight loss in the league after a record 25-match unbeaten run that had ended with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal last week. Notably, the fixture was Tottenham's last match at their home stadium White H... |
Mamata should jump into a sea: Haryana Sports Minister | BJP leader Anil Vij slammed Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, for her 'being an Indian' remark. "I feel bad when I see that this is my country," Mamata had said. Vij responded, saying, "If she is ashamed of being born as Indian then why doesn't she jump into the sea. It is also near to Kolkata, she should jump into it." |
When was last time India, Pak faced off at UN court ICJ? | Before the hearing on the death sentence awarded to Kulbhushan Jadhav, the last time India and Pakistan faced off at the International Court of Justice was nearly 18 years ago. Islamabad had sought the court's intervention over the shooting down of its naval aircraft by the Indian Air Force in 1999. A 16-judge bench vo... |
Hyd mayor trolled over photoshopped image on social media | Hyderabad mayor Bonthu Rammohan was trolled on social media after he posted "before" and "after" images of a street, one with garbage spread around and the second depicting a much cleaner version of the same area. "Hats off to those three pedestrians who stayed there for 3 months just to see the work complete," tweeted... |
Bodies of man, woman with tied hands found floating in Kochi | A man and woman, with their hands tied together, were found floating dead in the waters of a lake in Fort Kochi on Sunday morning. Fishermen who had gone for work had first spotted the bodies and alerted the coastal police.The police suggested that the couple could have committed suicide but did not confirm it. |
China deploys AWACS aircraft near South China Sea: Reports | China has deployed its latest aircraft, Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS), to a military airbase near disputed South China Sea islands, according to reports. Notably, China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei claim parts of the South China Sea which hosts one of the world's busiest waterwa... |
Protesters spell out 'RESIST!' in flash mob against Trump | Around 200 protesters on Saturday invaded a park adjoining US President Donald Trump's Los Angeles golf course to form a human chain to spell the word "RESIST!" in protest against his policies and urged the release of his tax returns. The protesters said that by adopting a defensive strategy people can stall and 'reaff... |
3 killed as train derails and hits house in Greece | At least three people were killed and 10 others were injured on Sunday after a train derailed and the engine hit a house near the tracks in Greece's Thessaloniki. Reports said that there were 70 passengers in the train and five passenger cars had derailed. The cause of the accident was not established and rescue operat... |
German army needs to remove WWII-era names: Defence Minister | German military barracks honouring Second World War officers should be renamed to show that the country's post-war armed forces have made developments from their Nazi past, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has said. This comes after the German minister pledged to reform the military after the arrest of soldiers ac... |
EU may have to pay 'Brexit Bill' to UK: Foreign Secretary | UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has claimed that the European Union may eventually be forced to pay the 'Brexit Bill' to the UK instead of getting money from Britain. Calling EU's $77-billion (nearly â¹5 lakh crore) Brexit Bill as "absurd", he said, "They [EU] are going to try to bleed this country white with their... |
Russia won't be pleased with N Korean missile test: US | After North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, the White House said US President Donald Trump "cannot imagine Russia is pleased" with the test as it landed closer to Russia than to Japan. "Let this provocation serve as a call for all nations to implement stronger sanctions against North Ko... |
Real Madrid, Barça register wins to keep La Liga race alive | Real Madrid and Barcelona registered wins in their respective La Liga encounters on Sunday to remain level on points and take the La Liga race to the last day. Madrid, with a one-game advantage over Barça, defeated Sevilla 4-1 with Cristiano Ronaldo going past 400 goals for the club. A Neymar hat-trick gave Barcelona ... |
Marathi film producer ends life, posts 'suicide' note on FB | Marathi film producer Atul Tapkir on Sunday allegedly committed suicide at a Pune hotel by consuming poison, as per preliminary investigation. He had earlier written a Facebook post in Marathi, citing financial loss in filmmaking and family disputes as the reasons for suicide. Tapkir's 2015 film Dhol Taashe, though app... |
WhatsApp fined â¹21 cr for forced user data sharing in Italy | WhatsApp has been fined over â¹21 crore in Italy for forcing users to share their personal data with the app's owner Facebook. All of the 28 European Union data protection authorities have asked WhatsApp to stop sharing usersâ data with Facebook. In 2016, Facebook had changed WhatsApp's privacy policy, allowing tran... |
BJP's BP Mishra most active MP, has 100% attendance record | BJP's Bhairon Prasad Mishra, who is a Lok Sabha MP from Banda in Uttar Pradesh, is the most active Parliamentarian and has not missed the House for a single day. Mishra has taken part in over 1,400 debates in the House, which is also the highest ever. He has also posed over 370 queries and tabled nine Private Member Bi... |
Errors in Aadhaar, PAN can now be corrected online | The Income Tax Department has launched a facility allowing people to correct errors in their PAN and Aadhaar details. The links for corrections are available on incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in, the department's e-filing website. However, people wanting to update Aadhaar details are redirected to 'Aadhaar Self Service Upda... |
First poem I wrote was for my late mother: Sushant | Sushant Singh Rajput has revealed that a poem he wrote for his mother, who passed away when he was 15, was his first ever attempt at "creative writing" and the first poem he wrote. "I wrote the poem when I was in Delhi College of Engineering (now Delhi Technological University). I used to think about her a lot," added ... |
Relative may sue Johar for false claims in biography: Report | According to reports, a relative of Karan Johar may sue Johar and his book's publisher for false claims in his biography 'An Unsuitable Boy'. Johar wrote that on his father's side, his relatives were halwais (sweet-makers) and only his father was 'educated'. The relative, however, claims that Johar's grandfather was a ... |
1 of 3 IITians didn't find a job in campus drives in 2016-17 | Only 66% students graduating from IITs were placed in the 2016-17 academic year, as against the 79% the year before that. The data collected from 17 IITs by Ministry of Human Resource Development revealed that out of the 9,104 students who participated in the placement drives, only 6,013 got jobs. Global slowdown has b... |
Startup told to stop claiming its â¹18k blanket treats stress | The startup behind the â¹18,000 blanket called 'Gravity' has been asked to withdraw its claim from crowdfunding platform Kickstarter that the blanket can treat "insomnia...circumstantial stress and prolonged anxiety." The startup's campaign now reads that the blanket can be "used" for these conditions. Kickstarter's r... |
Koenigsegg supercar priced at â¹9.6 crore crashes in testing | A Koenigsegg Agera RS supercar, priced at over â¹9.6 crore, was confirmed to have crashed during testing in Sweden this week. The car was one of the only 25 units produced and was bound for the US market. The Koenigsegg Agera RS supercar is powered by a twin-turbocharged 5.0-litre engine which produces 1,160 horsepowe... |
Snapdeal employees may get â¹193 crore from Flipkart's deal | If Flipkart acquires Snapdeal, employees of Snapdeal may get $30 million (â¹193 crore) in payouts, reports claim. The founders, Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, have asked the board to carve out the sum from their settlement for the payouts. Some former senior executives of Snapdeal, who left the firm in the last 12 month... |
Sushant plays dacoit in Udta Punjab director's next: Report | According to reports, actor Sushant Singh Rajput will be seen playing a dacoit in Udta Punjab director Abhishek Chaubey's next film. According to sources, the film will be shot in Chambal ravines and its shooting will begin by the end of this year. The film will portray the reality of dacoits and not their horror stori... |
Don't have backing but I never crib about it: Aditi Rao | Aditi Rao Hydari has said she doesn't have that kind of backing in Bollywood but she never cribs about it, while adding, "I came from nowhere." She added she feels blessed because many people have made her a part of their vision. Aditi said, "Getting work is not tough but to work with people I always wanted to is diffi... |
'The Flash' actor Keiynan Lonsdale comes out as bisexual | Actor Keiynan Lonsdale, known for playing Wally West (also known as Kid Flash) in TV series 'The Flash', in an Instagram post announced that he is bisexual. He added that he was "bored of being insecure, ashamed, scared". Lonsdale further said, "Spent way too many years hating myself, thinking I was less valuable becau... |
Rajamouli, I'm sorry for my wrong review of Baahubali 2: KRK | Actor Kamaal R Khan has apologised to Baahubali 2's director SS Rajamouli for his "wrong review" of the film after its box-office success. KRK had earlier tweeted, "What the f**k is this sir? I came 2theatre 2watch film, not cartoons in the name of #Baahubali2." KRK had also said that the film's lead actor Prabhas look... |
Don't want to get into â¹100 crore club: Director Mohit Suri | Director Mohit Suri has said that he doesn't want to get into the â¹100 crore club, as after a point, money doesn't motivate him to work, but passion does. He added he wants his films to do well at box office but there's no pressure. Mohit further said, "My success should create a platform for new musicians, actors an... |
Dressing up doesn't make you shallow: Sonam Kapoor | Sonam Kapoor, while speaking about her image of being a 'fashionista' said, "If you have an aesthetic sense and like to dress up... it does not make you a shallow person". She added, "A person thinking you are shallow is the one who is... shallow". Sonam further said all the women she has looked up to, were iconic in f... |
Tharoor's 'farrago of distortions' quote not original | British political journalist Mehdi Hasan had used the phrase "farrago of distortions, misrepresentations..." while speaking in a debate at the Oxford Union in 2013. The phrase was used by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to dismiss allegations of him being involved in his wife's death. The use of the phrase by Tharoor ha... |
Pune secure playoff spot with 9-wicket win over KXIP | Rising Pune Supergiant secured a playoff berth in the IPL after defeating Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets on Sunday. Batting first, Kings XI were dismissed for their lowest total of 73, with Pune pacer Shardul Thakur registering 3/19. In reply, Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 34(34) helped Pune ease to victory. Notably, all ... |
Former world record holder to coach Indian javelin throwers | Former javelin throw world record holder from Germany, Uwe Hohn, is set to help prepare India's javelin throwers, including world junior champion Neeraj Chopra, for the World Championship in London in August. Hohn is expected to sign the contract till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on a monthly salary of $8,000. Earlier, Aust... |
Racer Arjun Maini first Indian to win a GP3 race | Arjun Maini has become the first Indian to win a GP3 series race, an F1 support race, after registering a win in Barcelona on Sunday on the sidelines of the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. With the victory, Arjun is third in the championship after the first round of the eight-round GP3 series. The 19-year-old Indian drives for ... |
Force India claim 4th and 5th place in Spanish Grand Prix | Force India Formula One team drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon finished in the fourth and fifth spot respectively in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona on Sunday. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won the race by beating Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, who finished second and third respectively. |
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