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Vivek's company donates 25 flats to families of CRPF martyrs | Actor Vivek Oberoi's company Karrm Infrastructure has donated 25 flats to the families of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) martyrs in Thane, Maharashtra. According to reports, Vivek's organisation has written a letter to the CRPF, announcing the flats to jawans who were martyred in various operations. It has been re... |
Dhoni second keeper to complete 100 dismissals in IPL | Rising Pune Supergiant player MS Dhoni became the second wicketkeeper to complete 100 dismissals in the IPL, reaching the landmark against Delhi Daredevils on Friday. Dhoni's 100th victim was Shreyas Iyer, with the former taking his catch off Jaydev Unadkat's bowling. Dinesh Karthik was the first wicketkeeper to effect... |
Apple invests â¹1,280cr in firm that helped make first iPhone | Technology major Apple has announced an investment of $200 million (over â¹1,280 crore) in Gorilla Glass maker Corning, which has been supplying glass for Apple products since the first iPhone. This is the first investment that Apple has made from its recently announced $1 billion fund aimed at boosting US-based manuf... |
New LA Airport terminal offers BMW rides, suites, massages | A new $22 million private terminal at Los Angeles Airport has 13 suites, a "gallery" featuring artworks and BMW rides taking members to their flights. The suites include drinks, toy menus and prayer mats for Muslims. The Private Suite terminal, which offers massages, has an annual membership of $7,500, with members pay... |
Air India Chairman asks staff to carry their own luggage | Air India Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Wednesday sent a WhatsApp message to Air India staff, including senior officers, asking them to carry their own hand baggage. Lohani, who called the move "in line with the PM's drive towards simplicity in public life," will also carry his own baggage. Henceforth, only MPs and unwell... |
US Judge approves $1.2 bn Volkswagen deal in emissions scam | A judge has granted approval on an agreement for Volkswagen to pay $1.22 billion to fix or buy back 80,000 vehicles in US linked to its emissions scandal. The amount will cover buyback, repair, and cancelled leases for affected models, and $225 million for a fund to mitigate pollution. Volkswagen has now agreed to spen... |
India to witness its first womb transplants next week | Pune-based doctors will conduct India's first womb transplantation next week when they will transfer two uteri from healthy donors to two recipients, who are unable to bear children. Womb transplantation was first performed in Sweden in a 16-hour-surgery in 2012 and the first baby, born to the recipient in 2014, was de... |
Modi is illegal not the red beacon on my car: Kolkata Imam | Reiterating that he will not remove the red beacon on his car, Kolkata's Tipu Sultan mosque's Imam Maulana Noor-ur Rahman Barkati has said, "Modi is illegal not the red beacon on my car". "No one has the guts to remove my red beacon. It's been with us for hundreds of yearsâ¦Don't try disturbing Muslims in Bengal," he ... |
2 civilians killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire in J&K | At least two civilians were killed and three got injured as Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Saturday. This was the third ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the state in the last three days. The people from the affected villages ar... |
We aren't going for CASO in Kashmir: Army Chief | Army Chief General Bipin Singh Rawat has reportedly rejected claims that the Army would re-introduce Cordon and Search Operations (CASO) as part of its counter-terror operations in Kashmir. Rawat has said the force knows that such operations when exercised cause hardship to the locals. The Army had discontinued CASO ne... |
Hizbul blames Indian agencies for killing Army officer Fayaz | Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin has blamed the 'Indian agencies' for killing Indian Army officer Ummer Fayaz who according to him belonged to a "pro-freedom family". Salahuddin has also denied any hand in the abduction and killing of Fayaz. On the other hand, the Jammu and Kashmir police has released the pictur... |
Actress motors through NY dressed as White House Press Secy | Actress Melissa McCarthy impersonated White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in New York on Friday, rolling through midtown traffic during an apparent shoot for Saturday Night Live. McCarthy, set to host the show today, is expected to revive her portrayal of Spicer as a gum-chewing man who threatens journalists for as... |
Disha Patani shares picture from magazine photoshoot | Actress Disha Patani took to Instagram to share a picture from her photoshoot for 'Cosmopolitan' magazine. The actress, who has featured on the cover of the May edition of the magazine, can be seen wearing a pink embroidered bikini in the photo. "God bless all #throwback#behindtbescene," she wrote alongside the photo. |
Unknown dead creature found washed ashore in Indonesia | The video of an unidentified dead sea animal found on the shores of Seram island in Indonesia has surfaced online. The bloodied creature thought to be 15 metres long and 6 to 7 metres wide was suspected of being a giant squid by a local news agency. Social media users argued it was the carcass of a whale or elephant. |
Chelsea players storm press meet after win, drag coach away | Chelsea players Diego Costa and David Luiz stormed the post-match press conference after sealing the Premier League title, and dragged manager Antonio Conte away to celebrate. Luiz and Costa shouted, "Champions, thank you," and signalled at the journalists to leave. Chelsea secured their fifth Premier League title on F... |
Mohun Bagan player alleges his 25 MoM cheques are fake | Mohun Bagan's Haitian player Sony Norde has alleged that the 25 man of the match cheques he received during his three years in the I-League and Federation Cup are fake. The cheques, worth â¹10,000 each, were awarded by Hero Motocorp, sponsors of the tournaments. I-League CEO Sunando Dhar said the issue was related to ... |
In Pictures: Quotes by Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan | Former Pakistani captain Younis Khan, who is set to retire from international cricket alongside Misbah-ul-Haq, once said about his form, "Whenever I am out of form, I get to play against India." While talking about his nickname 'Tuk-Tuk', Misbah had once said, "Call me 'Tuk-Tuk' and keep saying it, but remember I am th... |
Lance Armstrong quotes Mark Twain to dispel death rumours | Former cycling world champion Lance Armstrong clarified rumours of his death by quoting author Mark Twain on Instagram. Armstrong posted a video of himself nodding in denial while showing the fake news report on his cellphone, captioned, "The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated." Media reports on Wednesday had c... |
Indonesian town painted in bright colours | The Indonesian town of Kampung Pelangi has been repainted in bright colours and decorated with 3D murals, as part of a â¹14.4 lakh government-funded makeover. Once considered a slum, the town has started attracting tourists. According to reports, the local government is investing more money to clean up the river and e... |
Man detained for overstaying US visa by 90 minutes freed | An Australian detained for overstaying his US visa by 90 minutes has been freed after two weeks imprisonment. On a five-year visa requiring him to leave every six months, Baxter Reid was arrested by American officials when he tried entering Canada to fulfil his visa requirements. Reid, whose girlfriend lives in America... |
Tesla employee bus crashes into car, kills off-duty cop | A bus carrying over 50 employees of electric carmaker Tesla on Friday crashed into a Volkswagen Beetle, killing an off-duty law enforcement officer. According to reports, the officer's car came to a stop on California highway, but the bus driver was not able to see it due to glare from the sun. One passenger on the bus... |
Chelsea clinch their fifth Premier League title | Chelsea defeated West Bromwich Albion 1-0 at the Hawthorns on Friday to secure their fifth Premier League title. Chelsea now have 87 points from 36 games with an unassailable lead over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who still have three games to play. Chelsea, currently managed by Italian Antonio Conte, last won the ... |
Hackers attack computers in 99 countries including India | A massive ransomware cyber attack targeted computers in 99 countries including India on Friday, with more than 57,000 attacks detected so far, cyber security firms Kaspersky and Avast have confirmed. Russia was the worst hit country, witnessing over 70% of the affected computers, while India was third on the list. The ... |
Flipkart presents the Big 10 Sale from May 14th to 18th | Flipkartâs Big 10 Sale starts tomorrow with big discounts on mobiles, apparels, electronic appliances, home furnishings and more. With big discounts up to 90% off, it also offers a chance to win a free trip to Kuala Lumpur or free shopping up to â¹10,000. Users also get instant 10% discount with HDFC Bank Credit Car... |
Nagpur to become 1st Indian city to have electric cabs | Nagpur is set to become the country's first city to get a fleet of electric cabs. The pilot project will see around 200 electric cabs in Nagpur and the local body will also provide charging stations across the city. The Centre currently runs the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles scheme and aims to ... |
Mumbai Police on alert as 26 Pakistanis go missing in city | The Mumbai Police is on high alert as 26 Pakistani nationals have reportedly gone missing in the city in the past few weeks. None of those missing had given accurate details about where they were staying or who they had come to meet while submitting the C-form, which a Pakistani is required to fill while entering India... |
Sonali Bendre slammed on Twitter over Bieber concert remarks | Twitter users slammed actress Sonali Bendre for calling Justin Bieber's concert a waste of time. A tweet read, "Concert was more hit than your career though" while a user wrote, "He came to India only for Beliebers, not for haters like you. Watching your movies is #wasteoftime." Another user tweeted, "He achieved... fa... |
We can't take pressure of Baahubali 2: Tubelight director | Director Kabir Khan, when asked if he was feeling any pressure for his film Tubelight after Baahubali 2's box-office success, said, "We can't take pressure of Baahubali 2." Kabir added, "If our film makes that much, it will be great but we are not moving ahead with that pressure in mind." Baahubali 2 has earned over â... |
SRK talks about rumours of AbRam being Aryan's love child | Actor Shah Rukh Khan, in his first TED Talk, revealed there were reports that his youngest child AbRam was the love child of his eldest son Aryan, who was 15-years-old then. "Apparently, he had sown his wild oats with a girl while driving her car in Romania," added Shah Rukh. SRK further said that these reports disturb... |
Sumona tweets pic with Manisha, recalls working in 1999 film | The Kapil Sharma Show's Sumona Chakravarti tweeted about how lovely it was meeting Manisha Koirala after 18 years while adding, "How time flies... Year '99 (was) when I worked with you in Mann." Sumona was a child artist when she had worked in the film. Manisha featured in an episode of the comedy show to promote her f... |
Mayawati biggest blackmailer in India: Sacked BSP leader | Recently ousted BSP leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui has slammed party chief Mayawati saying that she is the greatest blackmailer India has ever witnessed. Notably, Mayawati had earlier said that Siddiqui was made in-charge of western Uttar Pradesh during the elections but there were complaints that he was a "blackmailer". ... |
I have a special association with tea: PM to SL tea workers | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed Sri Lankan Tamil tea workers saying that he too had a "special association with tea". Modi, who once ran a tea stall, said this after inaugurating a hospital during his visit to Sri Lanka. Modi had earlier announced a direct flight from his constituency Varanasi to Sri L... |
Tejas test-fires air-to-air Beyond Visual Range missile | India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas on Friday successfully demonstrated an air-to-air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile firing capability. The Derby BVR missile destroyed a maneuverable aerial target with pinpoint precision at the Interim Test Range in Odisha's Chandipur. The Derby firing is a major step tow... |
UP govt mulls 'no school bag day' on Saturdays | The Uttar Pradesh government is considering to make Saturdays 'no school bag day' in the state-run schools. As per the proposal, the school kids would be allowed to come to school without school bags so that they can enjoy the creative activities. Earlier, the government had decided to replace the khaki dress in state-... |
I-T dept unearths foreign exchange diversion of â¹1000 crore | The Income Tax Department on Friday unearthed siphoning of foreign exchange of approximately â¹1,000 crore. During the investigation, the department found that 12 shell companies were floated, out of which 10 of them are based in Kolkata. Money was reportedly transferred to Hong Kong, China and Singapore during April ... |
Al-Qaeda recruitment quiz in Yemen has AK-47 as top prize | Al-Qaeda is attempting to recruit new members in Yemen by holding a quiz, with an AK-47 assault rifle as the top prize, according to reports. Militants, who have been putting up posters advertising the contest, encouraged people to pick up the sheets from group members, reports added. The questions in the sheets report... |
North Korea vows to 'ruthlessly punish' detained US citizens | North Korea on Thursday reserved its sovereign right to "ruthlessly punish" US citizens which it has detained for crimes against the country's government. This comes after North Korea detained two US citizens in the last month. North Korea also slammed US media reports that said the arrests were a bargaining ploy as "p... |
Zimbabwe Prez 'not sleeping, just resting eyes': Aide | After several photographs emerged showing Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe allegedly sleeping in meetings, his spokesperson claimed that the 93-year-old was only resting his eyes and was not sleeping. Mugabe has a medical condition that means his eyes cannot handle bright lights, the spokesperson said. Mugabe has bee... |
I've kissed Javier Bardem and his wife Penelope, jokes Depp | Johnny Depp jokingly said that he has kissed actor Javier Bardem and his wife actress Penelope Cruz "on the mouth". Depp added, "I have been friends with Javier for the longest time." Depp starred with Javier in Before Night Falls, which is about a gay Cuban poet, while Penelope was his co-star in Pirates of the Caribb... |
Pic shows Katrina, Salman on sets of Tiger Zinda Hai | Tiger Zinda Hai's director Ali Abbas Zafar has shared a picture of Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan from the film's sets. Zafar captioned the picture, "A very serious Katrina Kaif and super focused @BeingSalmanKhan on the set of @TigerZindaHai #behind the scenes. Friday Feelings." The film is a sequel to the 2012 film Ek T... |
Players carry responsibility of keeping sport clean: Sehwag | Stating that the onus to stop activities like fixing and corruption in the IPL should be on the players, former cricketer Virender Sehwag said such things cannot be stopped. "If players take responsibility, then [bookies] won't meet you," he added. This comes after three people were arrested by BCCI's anti-corruption u... |
Delhi end Pune's four-match winning streak | Delhi Daredevils defeated Rising Pune Supergiant by seven runs in the IPL on Friday, ending Pune's four-match winning streak. Batting first, Karun Nair's 45-ball 64 had helped Delhi score 168/8 in their 20 overs. Pune fell short of the target despite Manoj Tiwary's 45-ball 60 as Zaheer Khan and Mohammed Shami picked up... |
Stokes hops across boundary rope to save six, claims catch | Rising Pune Supergiant player Ben Stokes dismissed Delhi Daredevils' Mohammed Shami by taking a catch at the boundary on Friday. Shami played a short towards the deep midwicket boundary where Stokes caught it before losing his balance. He threw the ball in the air, hopped across the boundary to regain balance, and caug... |
Will cut your heads, hang them in J&K: Militants to Hurriyat | A leader of militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has warned Hurriyat leaders that their heads will be chopped off and hung in Srinagar's Lal Chowk. This comes after Hurriyat had said the struggle by people in Kashmir is a political struggle and not a religious one. The message, which was delivered through a video clip, ca... |
Delhi-bound Air India flight overshoots Pune airport runway | A Delhi-bound Air India flight overshot the runway at the Pune airport on Friday. According to reports, an emergency evacuation operation was carried out and all the 152 passengers on board the flight were later safely disembarked. No one was reportedly hurt in the incident and the runway at the Pune airport was also c... |
Groom dies while dancing before marriage in Gujarat | A groom in Gujarat's Vadodara district died of a heart attack on Tuesday while dancing on the shoulders of his friend a few metres away from the bride's home, where they were to be married. The deceased had expressed a desire to reach the marriage venue on his friends' shoulders and "died of extreme happiness", one of ... |
US approves sale of missiles worth â¹12,800 crore to UAE | The US State Department has approved the sale of 160 missiles to the United Arab Emirates for an estimated $2 billion (over â¹12,800 crore), the Pentagon said on Thursday. Describing UAE as a 'force for political stability' in the Middle East, the Pentagon stated, "This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign pol... |
Adiyogi bust declared worldâs largest by Guinness Records | The 112-foot tall bust of 'Adiyogi' Lord Shiva at the Isha Yoga Foundation in Tamil Nadu has been declared the world's largest bust (sculpture) by the Guinness World Records. The bust, unveiled by PM Narendra Modi earlier this year, refers to the source of Yoga and symbolises the 112 methods of self-transformation that... |
Hospitals across UK hit by large-scale cyber attack | UK's National Health Service confirmed on Friday that hospital staff across the country were locked out of computers and emergency patients had to be diverted after its systems were hit by a large-scale cyber attack. Pop-up messages on the computers demanded a ransom in exchange for restoring access to the computers. |
Indian startup's CEO claims being stalked, bullied by woman | Vijay Nair, Founder and CEO of Mumbai-based new media startup Only Much Louder, has claimed he was stalked by a woman (named Geeta to protect privacy) and bullied through tweets, emails and WhatsApp. A woman let Nair believe that she is a victim of online abuse by Geeta. However, the woman and Geeta later turned out be... |
Retail inflation in April drops to new record low of 2.99% | India's retail price inflation dropped to a new record low at 2.99% in April from a nearly five-month high of 3.89% in March, according to government data. The drop was attributed to lower cost of food items, including pulses and vegetables that showed a deflationary trend. Overall food inflation for April was at 0.61%... |
Is Kieron Pollard's short run punishable by cricket laws? | Mumbai Indians player Kieron Pollard took a deliberate short run in the IPL match against Kings XI Punjab on Thursday so that he could retain strike. By cricket laws, a deliberate short run may be punishable. The on-field umpires may warn the batsman, disallow runs on that delivery, and in case of repeat instances, awa... |
Startup develops 'smart' tattoos that can be heard | LA-based startup Skin Motion has developed 'Soundwave Tattoos' which make a sound when scanned with a connected smartphone application. Users can upload the required audio to the app, which is generated into the form of a soundwave. Once the tattoo is done, scanning it with a smartphone camera will 'play' it as the app... |
Pizza shop caught using hidden camera to scan customers | A Norway pizza shop this week was caught using hidden cameras in its digital billboard that scanned onlookers' faces in real-time. The facial recognition code was found recording traits like people's gender, if they were wearing glasses and whether they were smiling. The billboard reportedly showed men ads for meaty pi... |
Arrest warrant issued against Ramdev over beheading remark | A Rohtak court has issued a bailable arrest warrant against yoga guru Ramdev in a case over his 'beheading remark'. Earlier, Ramdev had said if he was not bound by law, he could have "beheaded lakhs of people refusing to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai". Congress leader Subhash Batra had lodged a complaint against Ramdev a da... |
Kerala priest gets life in jail in second child rape case | A 34-year-old priest from Kerala, Sanil K James, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Thrissur court on Friday. The pastor, who is currently serving a 40-year jail term for raping a minor girl, was convicted for the second time for raping another minor. Notably, the judge presiding over the case observed that such c... |
CRPF jawan commits suicide on duty with his service rifle | A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, Jeevan Lal Kuldeep, allegedly committed suicide on Friday by shooting himself with his service rifle while on duty in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari. This comes after another CRPF jawan named Anil Kumar of 35 Battalion allegedly committed suicide inside a paramilitary force trainin... |
Trump warns sacked FBI chief against leaks to media | US President Donald Trump has warned sacked FBI chief James Comey against leaking information to the media. "James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" Trump tweeted. Notably, Comey had been leading an inquiry into possible collusion between Trump elec... |
25 killed, 37 injured in Pak suicide attack by ISIS | At least 25 people have been killed and 37 others, including Pakistan Senate's Deputy Chairman Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, have been injured in a blast in Balochistan's capital Quetta, according to reports. The suicide attack has been claimed by the Islamic State militant group. Security forces have cordoned off the... |
Mexico world's deadliest conflict zone after Syria: Study | Mexico has surpassed Iraq and Afghanistan to become the world's second-most deadly conflict zone after Syria, according to a study. The number of fatalities from the expanding war among Mexico's drug cartels grew to 23,000 in 2016. Researchers pointed out that Mexico's level of violence is surprising because the confli... |
Brazil declares end to Zika public health emergency | Brazil has declared an end to its public health emergency over the Zika virus, 18 months after the outbreak in 2015. The number of cases dropped 95% between January and April, compared to the same period a year ago, officials said. Notably, the World Health Organisation had lifted its own international emergency in Nov... |
8 UAE Princesses face trial in Belgium for abusing servants | Eight Princesses from the United Arab Emirates, who brought over 20 servants to Belgium in 2008 and "abused them continually", were put on trial in capital Brussels on Thursday. Princess Sheikha Al Nahyan and her seven daughters are accused of treating their domestic workers in an "inhumane and degrading" way, confisca... |
Japan names firms putting staff at risk of death by overwork | Japan's government has released a list of more than 300 companies that have breached labour laws, in order to crack down on firms that are making employees overwork. The name-and-shame tactic aims to eliminate abuses and prevent "karoshi" or death by overwork. Major companies such as advertising agency Dentsu and elect... |
Yes Bank underreported bad loans by over â¹4,170 crore | Yes Bank on Friday reported that its non-performing asset (NPA) classification varied with the RBI's to the tune of â¹4,176 crore at the end of March 2016. Yes Bank had reported gross bad loans of â¹748.98 crore, compared to â¹4,925 crore assessed by RBI. Yes Bank shares fell by 3.5% after the lender disclosed this ... |
A fan of mine once reacted, My god, you speak English: Kajol | Kajol has revealed an encounter with a fan in London, who on hearing her speak English reacted, "My god, you speak English?" Kajol's response to the fan was, "Yes! We speak English and No, there are no Elephants roaming around Indian streets anymore and we can find snake charmers once in a while for you!'" |
Biopic on ex K'taka CM Kumaraswamy starring Arjun to be made | A biopic on former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is being made. It will star actor Arjun Sarja in the lead role. The film, titled 'Bhoomi Putra', is being directed by S Narayan and is being produced under the Chennambika Films banner. Notably, Kumaraswamy was Chief Minister of Karnataka from February 2006 to ... |
Topic is redundant: Madhuri on rumoured ex-boyfriend Dutt | Actress Madhuri Dixit has said that the topic of rumoured ex-boyfriend Sanjay Dutt in present times is redundant. Madhuri said this in response to reports which stated that she asked filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani to remove references to her alleged relationship with Dutt in his upcoming biopic. Sanjay and Madhuri were rumo... |
Happy Rajini's 2.0 isn't releasing with Golmaal Again: Rohit | Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has said he's happy and relieved that the Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' isn't releasing on Diwali, the same day as his film 'Golmaal Again'. He added, "We know if we release a film with another big film, business does get affected." Earlier, Aamir's 'Secret Superstar', 'Golmaal Again' an... |
Sakshi loses Asian C'ships final without scoring a point | Wrestler Sakshi Malik lost the 60 kg final of the Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi on Friday without scoring a point. Sakshi, who changed her category after being overweight for 58 kg which she normally competes in, was defeated 0-10 by Japan's Risako Kawai to win the silver medal. Meanwhile, Vinesh Phogat wo... |
Amma's ghost haunting people at Poes Garden home: Report | Sources in Tamil Nadu's ex-CM J Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence claim that they hear "strange voices that sound like wails" every night. Sasikala's nephew Dinakaran's family also reportedly decided to leave because of the strange voices. "Once, there was another relative of Sasikala who used Jayalalithaa's room...... |
AAP's Somnath Bharti used to beat, harass wife: Police to HC | Making submissions before the Delhi High Court in AAP leader Somnath Bharti domestic violence case, the police on Friday said that the accused used to harass and beat his wife Lipika Mitra. The police also submitted a medical report by AIIMS that said the scars on Mitra's body could be due to dog bites and burn injurie... |
Indian forced by Pak man to marry seeks security to return | The Indian woman named Uzma who has accused a Pakistani man of forcing her into marriage on Friday sought duplicate travel documents and security from the Islamabad High Court to return home. Uzma had claimed that the accused had deceived her as he was already married and that he stole her passport and other travel doc... |
Russian jet intercepted US spy plane on Victory Day | The Russian Defence Ministry on Friday revealed that a US spy plane was intercepted by a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea on May 9, which marked the annual Victory Day celebrations. The Russian pilot reportedly greeted the US pilots with a special manoeuvre, after which the US plane changed its course away from t... |
All future polls to be held with paper trail machines: EC | Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has announced that all future elections in the country will be held using Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines along with the electronic voting machines. The move comes amid series of allegations by political parties, including Mayawati's BSP and Arvind Kejriwal's AA... |
Miley Cyrus releases new single Malibu after two years | Singer Miley Cyrus has released her new single Malibu, which comes almost two years after her last album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. The song is reportedly meant for her fiancé actor Liam Hemsworth. Miley revealed that she wrote Malibu in an Uber on her way to the singing reality show The Voice, where she is a judge.... |
Amitabh appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis | Actor Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as World Health Organisation's Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region. He has been appointed to boost awareness and intensify action to stop the spread of hepatitis. "As a person living with hepatitis B, I know the pain and sufferings that hepatitis causes.... |
What are the new charges introduced by SBI? | SBI has revised service charges on various cash transactions effective June 1, including a â¹25 charge on withdrawing money from an ATM through SBI's mobile wallet app. Customers will be charged for exchanging more than 20 soiled notes and of value above â¹5,000. Basic Savings Bank Deposit account customers will get ... |
Housejoy founders quit their own startup on board's decision | Both the Co-founders of Bengaluru-based home services startup Housejoy, Arjun Kumar and Sunil Goel, reportedly quit their own startup following the board's decision in November last year. The board forced the Co-founders to quit to create a single point of decision-making in the hands of CEO Saran Chatterjee, a report ... |
What are VVPAT machines that will be used for future polls? | A Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine is attached to Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and dispenses a paper slip with details of the party the voter has cast the vote for. The dispensed slip is visible to the voter for seven seconds through a screened window. The slip then gets cut and drops into a sealed ... |
Wholesale inflation eases to four-month low of 3.85% | Indiaâs April wholesale price index-based inflation eased to a four-month low of 3.85% on lower food prices. Further, industrial output grew by 2.7% in March as compared with 1.9% in February. The government came out with new series of wholesale inflation and industrial output data under which base year for calculati... |
'Mr Fish Finger' to contest in UK general elections | A man dressed as a fish finger has been accepted as an official contender in the upcoming UK general elections. The candidate, who goes by the name 'Mr Fish Finger', is fighting for the Westmorland and Lonsdale seat. Notably, a crowdfunding page in his support has raised over £2,000, enough to cover the £500 deposit ... |
India made me, freedom fighter's son, romance king: SRK | Actor Shah Rukh Khan, during his first TED Talk at Vancouver, said that India made him, the Muslim son of a broke freedom fighter, its king of romance. He added, "The people of this ancient land embraced me in their limitless love." Shah Rukh further said that Indians assume he's the best lover in the world. |
Michael Fassbender's Alien: Covenant hits the theatres | The Michael Fassbender starrer Alien: Covenant "is at its best when it is a straight up horror movie," wrote Hindustan Times. The film has "a story filled with plot holes," wrote Times Of India while Mid-Day wrote, "It's certain to keep the fans ruminating over the many questions it has unleashed." It was rated 3/5 by ... |
Maximum runs scored in 6th over of IPL 2017 matches | The sixth over of an innings in IPL 2017 matches has seen the maximum number of runs being scored, with the over witnessing 985 cumulative runs in the 51 matches played until Thursday. Most wickets have fallen in the 20th over of an innings, with 61 scalps being claimed, while 55 wickets have fallen in the 18th over. |
Lalu Yadav's daughter under scanner for dubious land deal | RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Misa Bharati is under the scanner for a dubious land deal in Delhi, wherein she allegedly bought a 6 acre property worth â¹100 crore for â¹1.4 crore. While Lalu is believed to be behind the controversial land deal, the property papers are in the name of Bharati. |
Startup offers to freeze employees' bodies when they die | San Francisco-based machine learning startup Numerai is offering employees the chance to be cryonically frozen after they die. The bodies will be stored in liquid nitrogen at -196 degree Celsius in aluminium containers by Alcor. Cryonics is an experimental technique that hopes to revive the frozen bodies and restore th... |
J&K residents, NRIs can now file I-T returns without Aadhaar | The Centre on Friday exempted NRIs, citizens above 80 years, and residents of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, and Meghalaya from having to mandatorily quote their Aadhaar numbers to file income tax returns. Earlier, the Centre had announced in this year's Union Budget that Aadhaar card will be compulsory for filing income ta... |
Passersby watch, film biker burning to death on highway | A video of the aftermath of an accident on a highway in Mumbai has surfaced online wherein passersby can be seen standing to watch and film a biker burning to death instead of doing anything to help him. In the accident, a bike caught fire after colliding with another bike on Thursday, resulting in the death of both th... |
Staff leave Rajdhani, people without food or water for 16hrs | Passengers travelling in the Rajdhani Express from Delhi to Ranchi on Wednesday were not served any food or water on the 16-hour-long journey. This happened after the catering staff, who were hired on a contractual basis, left the train without informing anyone. Passengers went into the pantry and took some food, aroun... |
Indian diplomat's phone seized for clicking pic in Pak court | The Pakistani authorities on Friday seized the cell phone of an Indian consular officer after he allegedly clicked pictures of an Islamabad High Court judge. The Indian diplomat is currently in Pakistan over a case of an Indian woman, Uzma, who has claimed that she was forcibly married to a Pakistani man. The diplomat ... |
Kerala students raise â¹4.5 lakh to build house for friend | Students in a school in Kerala's Trivandrum raised â¹4.5 lakh to help build a house for another student, who had recently lost her father. Over 12,000 students worked by collecting old newspapers and magazines and selling them, making garlands from fresh flowers, and making soaps and lotions to sell in the school. The... |
No â¹200 cap on movie tickets on weekends in K'taka, rules HC | The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the cap on the prices of movie tickets in the state will not be applicable during weekends and state holidays. The state government had earlier capped the prices of movie tickets at â¹200 for all theatres including multiplexes. The multiplexes have claimed that the capping of pr... |
Mural of Pope kissing 'devil' Trump comes up in Rome | A life-size mural of Pope Francis kissing US President Donald Trump appeared on a wall near the Vatican on Thursday, weeks before their meeting. Pope Francis, whose sash reads, "The Good Forgives the Evil," was depicted with a halo while Trump was shown with devil's horns. Such murals depicting the Pope are usually rem... |
Saudi to spend â¹437 crore on Trump's first state visit | Saudi Arabia has allocated $68 million (over â¹437 crore) for US President Donald Trump's visit, reportedly the largest reception in the kingdom's history. The trip, which will begin on May 19, will be Trump's first foreign trip since he took office. Notably, the Saudi Royal family is known to present world leaders wi... |
French philosopher Levy hit with pie in face for 9th time | A communist shoved a pie in French philosopher Bernard Levy's face while he was promoting his film 'Peshmerga,' which is about Kurds fighting ISIS, in Serbia on Wednesday. Levy, once scrutinised for backing military intervention in Libya, has been attacked with pies nine times by the same man. Meanwhile, another protes... |
Harry Potter story handwritten on postcard by Rowling stolen | An untitled Harry Potter prequel handwritten on a postcard by author JK Rowling has been stolen in the UK. The 800-word-long prequel was originally sold in a charity auction at Sotheby's in 2008 for £25,000. "Please don't buy this if you're offered it. Originally auctioned for @englishpen, the owner supported writers'... |
Ponting names Dhoni as captain in his all-time IPL XI | Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has named MS Dhoni as the captain of his all-time IPL XI with Virat Kohli also featuring in the list. Ponting had picked his IPL XI for the year 2017 midway through the tournament, but had chosen more than four foreign players. South Africa's AB de Villiers has not been included ... |
VVS Laxman awarded honorary life membership of MCC | Former cricketer VVS Laxman has been awarded honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club. The 42-year-old was inducted as a member on Thursday, joining Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid in the list of Indians with the honour. The MCC has over 300 honorary life members out of... |
Italian submarine collides with cargo ship | The Italian Navy has confirmed that one of its submarines collided with a cargo ship off the coast of Calabria on Wednesday. The Scire, a 55-metre U212 submarine, was sailing to a training exercise when the collision happened and no one was hurt in the incident. However, the Italian Navy has launched an investigation i... |
Dior showcases its Cruise 2018 collection in a desert in US | French luxury goods brand Dior showcased its Cruise 2018 collection on Thursday at the Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve in Los Angeles. The collection featured pleated skirts, wide-legged printed trousers, capes with fringe details and belted furs. Rihanna, Charlize Theron and Brie Larson were some of the celebri... |
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