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Lending startup EarlySalary raises â¹25.7 cr from IDG, others | Online lending platform EarlySalary has raised â¹25.7 crore in Series A funding from IDG Ventures India and mortgage lender Dewan Housing. Managed by Pune-based Social Worth Technologies, EarlySalary offers salary advances and short-term loans. In November 2015, the startup had raised over â¹9 crore in seed funding f... |
Scientists observe waves of lava on Jupiter's moon 'Io' | Scientists at UC Berkeley have obtained a detailed mapping of waves of the largest lava lake on one of Jupiter's moon 'Io', the most volcanically active body known in the solar system. The study was made possible as Jupiter's icy moon 'Europa' passed in front of Io, allowing researchers to accurately isolate the heat e... |
Huge landforms found below Antarctic ice sheet | European scientists using satellite imagery and radar technology have discovered sediment ridges, with sizes comparable to the Eiffel Tower, below the Antarctic ice sheet. The new-found landforms actively shape ice by carving deep incisions from beneath. Sediment deposits along with subglacial currents, which bring mel... |
Norway to build world's 1st self-sailing electric cargo ship | Norway plans to launch the world's first autonomous and fully electric cargo ship named Yara Birkeland next year to reduce noise and dust emissions and improve the safety of local roads, according to reports. Initially, the ship will be manned, however, it is expected to be capable of performing fully autonomous operat... |
Ukraine spy saw bomb planting that killed journalist: Film | A documentary film has alleged that Ukraine's spy agency may have witnessed the planting of a car bomb that killed journalist Pavel Sheremet, whose murder was the most high-profile journalist assassination in the country since 2000. Notably, investigators have said Sheremet, who supported the Ukrainian revolution in 20... |
Teen makes prom dress inspired by Met Gala 2016 outfit | Seventeen-year-old Claire Smith took inspiration from designer Zac Posen's dress which was worn by Claire Danes at the Met Gala 2016 to create her prom outfit. Smith used Adafruit's Flora, a wearable electronics platform, and combined it with tiny LEDs. She also stitched a battery pack into the skirt, which she used to... |
UN court to hold public hearing on Kulbhushan execution | The International Court of Justice has announced that it will conduct public hearings on former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence in Pakistan. This comes after the UN court stayed Jadhav's death sentence which had been handed by a Pakistani military court. India claims that Pakistan had abducted J... |
25 dead as wall collapses during wedding in Rajasthan | At least 25 people, including five children, were killed and 28 injured as a wall collapsed during a marriage ceremony in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, on Wednesday. The wall, reported to be 90 feet long and 12-13 feet in height, fell following a heavy storm. The district administration announced an ex-gratia of â¹50,000 to t... |
SOTC's âLast Minute Holiday Dealsâ end in 2 days | The holiday season is almost over, but if you haven't booked a holiday yet, SOTC's 'Last Minute Holiday Deals' is just for you. Travellers can select from a range of packages for destinations like Europe, USA, Asia, and Thailand among others till 13th May. Europe holiday packages start from â¹96,600 and include flight... |
Cannes film fest changes eligibility rules after Netflix row | Cannes film festival has announced that a theatrical release in France is compulsory for films to be eligible for competition from the festival starting 2018. The festival's decision follows Netflix declining to hold a theatrical release for its two competing films. The festival further reiterated that it supports trad... |
Justin Bieber performs at his first ever concert in India | Singer Justin Bieber on Wednesday performed at his first ever concert in India at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium, where the Indian flag was waved towards the end of the concert. The 23-year-old singer performed his songs including 'Baby' and 'Cold Water', while he sang 'Sorry' on the insistence of his fans. Bieber said he l... |
World's heaviest man undergoes weight loss surgery | Juan Pedro Franco, the world's heaviest man who once weighed 595 kg, has undergone successful gastric bypass surgery for weight loss in Mexico. The procedure on the patient is intended to reduce his weight by half, and is expected to be followed up with another operation, the doctors said. Franco had to lose considerab... |
Enjoy that people copy great products: Snapchat CEO on FB | Snapchat's Co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel on Wednesday hit out at Facebook and said, "If you want to be a creative company, you gotta enjoy the fact that people are going to copy your products if you make great stuff." He further said, "Just because Yahoo, for example, has a search box, it doesn't mean they're Google"... |
High school dropout turns billionaire with his startup's IPO | South Korea's Bang Jun-hyuk, a high school dropout born in a slum, has become a billionaire worth $3 billion with his gaming startup Netmarble Games' IPO. His company's market valuation has surpassed that of LG Electronics with the biggest IPO in the country in seven years. Bang founded the venture in 2000 with just ei... |
8 killed, 20 injured as 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits China | Eight people were killed and 20 others were injured when an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck China's northwest Xinjiang region on Thursday. The China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said the quake occurred in the remote Taxkorgan County area of Kashgar Prefecture at a depth of 8 kilometres. Witnesses said that... |
Ed Sheeran to perform in India in November | Singer Ed Sheeran will be coming to India for a concert as part of his Asia Tour this year. While Sheeran's concert in India is scheduled for November 19 in Mumbai, he will also perform in other Asian cities including Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Seoul. The singer is touring after the release of his latest ... |
I'm not making biopic on Bruce Lee, said it for fun: RGV | Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has said that he is not making a biopic on martial arts legend and actor Bruce Lee while adding, "I actually said it for fun". RGV had earlier tweeted, "Just because of my devotional worship of Bruce Lee I am going to make his biopic and release it same time as Shekhar Kapur's authorised one." |
Snapchat shares fall 24% on first earnings report since IPO | The shares of Snapchat (now Snap) fell over 24% after it reported its first quarterly earnings since going public in March. Snap's revenue jumped nearly four-fold to $149.6 million but fell short of the average analyst forecast for revenue of $158 million. Its daily active users rose by 36.1%, down from the 47.7% rise ... |
Didn't visit sick child to help BSP in polls: Sacked leader | Expelled BSP leader Naseemudin Siddiqui on Wednesday said that he did not visit his ailing daughter who died due to lack of treatment as BSP chief Mayawati wanted his services during elections. Moreover, Siddiqui said that Mayawati did not permit him to leave for her self-interest. Siddiqui and his son were removed on ... |
Two women jump signal, tear cop's uniform who caught them | Two women from Chandigarh were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a traffic cop and tearing his uniform after the duo were confronted when they jumped a red light. âThe women who misbehaved with the cop were in inebriated condition and one of them...hit her own head with a beer bottle [in] the middle of the... |
BJP MLA clicks selfie as fire destroys houses behind him | Rajasthan BJP MLA Bachchu Singh has posted a selfie on Facebook which was taken during a fire incident in which several houses were destroyed in his constituency. Stating that "it was not a selfie", the legislator later removed the picture and claimed that he had posted it only to inform officials that he was on the si... |
18-yr-old Indian 'rubber boy' aims to enter Guinness Records | Surat-based Yash Shah, aged 18, who is regarded as the 'rubber boy', aims to register his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for his flexibility. Shah said that he had learnt flexibility techniques just by watching videos and television. A medical practitioner claimed that Yash suffers from a genetic disorder w... |
Video shows liquor being sold illegally in TN temple | A video has surfaced which shows the illegal sale of liquor taking place at a temple in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The video shows a man taking out liquor bottles from a bag and selling it to customers in the temple. Women alleged that they were unable to visit the temple as the sale took place where devotees wash their fe... |
Rape incidents can't be prevented: Rajasthan minister | BJP leader and Rajasthan minister Kali Charan Saraf stirred a controversy on Wednesday by saying that the government cannot prevent rape incidents from taking place. He added that the government can only take action against the accused and provide best medical facilities to the victim. "Crimes are increasing day by day... |
Flynn not fired as whistleblower was Trump's political rival | The US government didn't act immediately on ex-acting Attorney General Sally Yates' warnings that ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia because she was a 'political opponent', White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said. Yates, who was fired by President Donald Trump within 10 days ... |
ED to base Mallya extradition case on money laundering claim | The Enforcement Directorate will file a supplementary request to extradite Vijay Mallya from UK and will base its case on money laundering evidence, reports said. "[I]f the money laundering charge is not included in the extradition case...Mallya cannot be tried for it once he is back," an official stated. Notably, Mall... |
Iyer's 96(57) guides DD to win over GL in dead rubber | Delhi Daredevils defeated Gujarat Lions by 2 wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. Aaron Finch's 69(39) helped GL put up 195/5 in their 20 overs before DD chased down the target with 2 balls to spare, helped by Shreyas Iyer's 96(57). Notably, both the teams are out of the contention for a playoff berth in ... |
Pant forgets to ground bat after LBW appeal, gets run out | Delhi Daredevils player Rishabh Pant was run out after forgetting to ground his bat following an LBW appeal against Gujarat Lions on Wednesday. The ball bounced off Pant's pad and went to Suresh Raina at slip, who directly broke the stumps. Pant was out of the crease without grounding his bat, while refusing a run to t... |
Raina's fan invades pitch, sits on knees to seek autograph | A fan of Gujarat Lions captain Suresh Raina invaded the pitch to seek the player's autograph during the IPL match against Delhi Daredevils in Kanpur on Wednesday. The fan, wearing a Raina jersey, held out a paper and pen and sat on his knees, before being asked by the player and the umpire to leave. |
Scientists develop bone tissues for safer marrow transplants | US-based scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher Shyni Varghese, have developed artificial bone tissues that could provide bone marrow for patients needing transplants. The tissues were filled with donor cells which survived for six months in mice, supplying new blood cells. This procedure removes the need for i... |
Indonesians protest after Christian Guv jailed for blasphemy | As many as 1,000 supporters of Indonesian capital Jakarta's Christian Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnam sang patriotic songs outside the capital's City Hall on Wednesday to protest against his imprisonment for blasphemy. Others registered their opposition to the verdict and sentencing by tweeting under the hashtag #RIPHuk... |
Real Madrid enter Champions League final, to face Juventus | Defending champions Real Madrid entered their 15th European final, defeating Atlético Madrid 4-2 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. Atlético's 2-1 win in the second leg was not sufficient, following their 3-0 defeat by Real in the first leg last week. Real will now face Italian champio... |
Parents reunite with son after 27 years with the help of AI | A Chinese couple have reunited with their son who was abducted 27 years ago, with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The son had uploaded his childhood picture on a website that reunites abducted kids with their parents. Interestingly, the parents had also posted his childhood pictures on the website,... |
Yes, I am planning a film with Ranveer Singh: Rohit Shetty | Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has confirmed that he is planning a film with actor Ranveer Singh while adding that they are already in talks. The film is said to be the Hindi remake of the Telugu film 'Temper', which revolves around a corrupt cop. It would mark the first time that Ranveer and Rohit would work together in a fil... |
Recover Assembly session's cost from AAP: BJP MLA to L-G | Newly elected BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday requested Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal that the cost incurred on the Assembly's special session be recovered from the AAP. Sirsa stated that the one-day session for demonstrating EVM 'tampering' was nothing more than a "blatant misuse of a constitution... |
Freshdesk CEO responds to startup being called overstaffed | Freshdesk CEO Girish Mathrubootham has responded to criticism by The Startup Centre's Founder Vijay Anand about the number of employees at Indian startups like Zoho, Practo, and Freshdesk. Anand compared Freshdesk's 900-strong team to Skype, which was built by 27 engineers. Calling the comparison flawed, Mathrubootham ... |
No vulgar dance, dialogues during festival performances: HC | Allowing holding dance and song programmes during temple festivals, the Madras High Court on Wednesday stipulated that all performances must be without any obscenity. The court directed the police to allow the events to be held between 6 pm to 11 pm and added, "No dance or songs, touching upon any political party, reli... |
Stone pelting at martyred Army officer's funeral in J&K | The funeral of martyred Lieutenant Umar Fayaz, whose bullet-riddled body was discovered on Wednesday, was attacked by stone pelters, according to reports. Fayaz, a 22-year-old, was abducted by terrorists on Tuesday following which he was shot dead and his body was disposed of in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. An officer s... |
Railways to buy systems to run trains without guards | Indian Railways is planning to acquire End of Train Telemetry (EoTT) systems, to do away with the need of guards stationed in the last coach of trains. The systems will be used to establish communication between the driver and the last wagon, ensuring that the train is running with all wagons. Each EoTT unit is expecte... |
Mumbai dabbawalas celebrate ICJ order on Kulbhushan sentence | The Mumbai dabbawalas today celebrated the International Court of Justice's stay order on Pakistan court's verdict to execute former Indian Navy man Kulbhushan Jadhav over charges of spying. Celebrating the event by distributing sweets near Lower Parel station, the dabbawalas also urged the Indian government to get Jad... |
Govt orders ISPs to curb circulation of child pornography | The government has passed directives to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to take immediate steps to curb circulation of child pornography content. ISPs have been asked to refer to Internet Watch Foundation resources to red-flag the illegal websites containing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The government last yea... |
#AkhileshInsultsMartyrs trends after Ex-UP CM's remark | After former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav made a controversial remark on martyrs, #AkhileshInsultsMartyrs started trending on Twitter. "After heavy defeat in recent assembly election, it seems Akhilesh has lost his mind," a Twitter user said. "Political rhetoric must not cross boundaries of national interest. Some p... |
In Pictures: Russia's 72nd Victory Day Parade | In a show of strength, over 10,000 Russian troops on Tuesday marched with ballistic missiles, armoured tanks, and new aircraft systems to mark Victory Day, an annual event to celebrate the Soviet Union's 1945 triumph over Hitler. "Past war call lessons call on us to be vigilant, and we are ready to counter any potentia... |
Zee Entertainment profit rises 570% over sale of TEN Sports | Zee Entertainment, which operates channels Zee TV and Zee Cinema, reported a nearly 570% increase in profit in the March quarter. Net profit rose to â¹1,514.2 crore from â¹226.5 crore in the previous year period. This rise was because of a one-time gain on the sale of its sports business, TEN Sports, to Sony Pictures... |
United gains â¹5,600 crore despite dead rabbit, dragging man | Shares of United Continental Holdings soared to an all-time high on Tuesday, rising by 5%, despite being linked to a rabbit's death, dragging a passenger, and wrong-way flights. This edged up the company's market capitalisation by $867 million (nearly â¹5,600 crore). The rise was due to United posting strong revenue, ... |
Billionaire Carl Icahn lost â¹1,100 crore in 6 months | Billionaire Carl Icahn has lost $179 million (over â¹1,100 crore) in just six months as the value of the new stock he bought in rental-car company Hertz in November plunged. Icahn's shares in company are now worth $375 million, down from $1.3 billion in 2014, when he held half as many shares. Icahn is the company's la... |
Dhanush, Kajol's Tamil film VIP 2 to release on his birthday | The Dhanush and Kajol starrer Tamil film 'VIP 2' will release on the actor's birthday on July 28. The film is a sequel to the 2014 film 'Velai Illa Pattadhari', also known as VIP. Dhanush has penned the story and is also co-producing the film while his sister-in-law Soundarya Rajinikanth is directing it. |
Teenager desecrates veil 'touched by Jesus' | A Spanish teenager etched a satanic message on a Christian holy relic called, 'Veil of Veronica' believed to contain an image of Jesus' face at a church in Alicante. The culprit hid in the church on Saturday night in order to carry out the vandalism, which included scratching '666' into the glass and inverting the cros... |
Paris to auction off 'love locks' that weigh down railings | Paris is set to host an auction of 'love locks', the padlocks tourists attach to Parisian bridges as tokens of love. The amount earned from the sale of these locks will support three charities that help support and accommodate migrants in France. In 2015, Paris got rid of the locks on a bridge after its railings collap... |
Vijender Singh hasn't won even half a major title: Amir Khan | Pakistani-British boxing champion Amir Khan has said, "[Vijender Singh] hasn't won a major title, or even half a major title, which will make people regard him as a good fighter." Vijender had earlier called for a match with Amir, who feels that people will not want to watch the bout. Amir is set to launch a boxing lea... |
Kohli has done next to nothing this IPL season: Ponting | Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has claimed that RCB captain Virat Kohli has done "next to nothing this season", and that he is one of the major reasons for RCB's poor performance in IPL 2017. Ponting further added that the absence of Indian top-order batsman KL Rahul has also been a major factor for RCB's poor... |
Poker a form of gambling or game of skill: Guj HC asks govt | The Gujarat HC has asked the state government to file an affidavit by May 22, giving its stand on whether poker is a form of gambling or a game of skill. The state police raided poker clubs in the state, and ordered their closure under the anti-gambling act. The Indian Poker Association filed a plea asking for a restra... |
Opera makes web browser with built-in WhatsApp, FB Messenger | Opera Software has created a new version of its internet browser codenamed 'Reborn' with a messaging sidebar built directly into the interface. The sidebar gives users direct access to Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Messenger apps instead of using web or desktop versions. Users will be able to pin chats next to their open... |
RSS responsible for India's division: Kolkata's Shahi Imam | Kolkata's Shahi Imam of Tipu Sultan Masjid Maulana Nurur Rehman Imam Barkati on Wednesday alleged that the RSS was responsible for dividing India into two parts. "The RSS has worked for the British, they were their informers. Due to them, a number of freedom fighters were killed. The RSS left no stone unturned to make ... |
Magic Leap settles sex discrimination case with ex-employee | Augmented reality startup Magic Leap has settled a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by former employee Tannen Campbell, who was hired to create more female-friendly products. Campbell accused Magic Leap of stereotyping women as homemakers, wives, and sex objects. The lawsuit also alleged that the IT support lead once... |
PM Modi gives new formula for 'India's future', IT+IT= IT | Launching the Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS) in New Delhi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "IT plus IT is equal to IT'. The Prime Minister went on to explain the equation and added that it meant 'Information Technology' plus 'Indian Talent' is equal to 'India Tomorrow', for the co... |
Make cow national animal, says Islamic body chief | Islamic body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani on Wednesday said the government should give national animal status to the cow. Stating there was an "atmosphere of fear" due to cow vigilantes, Madani added, "We respect the religious sentiments of our Hindu brethren but no one can be allowed to tak... |
Trump to meet Russian FM Lavrov after firing FBI Director | US President Donald Trump will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the White House on Wednesday in a signal that US relations with Russia have improved, according to reports. This comes just one day after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey who was leading an investigation into the Trump team's ties with Ru... |
Amazon accused of copying device from startup it invested in | E-commerce major Amazon has been accused of copying its latest voice-controlled device 'Echo Show' from Nucleus, a startup in which it led a $5.6 million investment last year. Both devices are powered by Amazon's digital assistant Alexa and serve as home intercom systems and video-conferencing tools. Nucleus CEO Jonath... |
SoftBank posts â¹9,000 cr loss on Snapdeal, Ola investment | Japanese investor SoftBank Group has reported a valuation loss of $1.4 billion (â¹9,000 crore) on its two flagship investments in India, Ola and Snapdeal, according to its annual report for year ended March 2017. The company has recognised the loss in valuation from Snapdeal at $1 billion. Since August 2013, Softbank ... |
Justin Bieber meets underprivileged children in Mumbai | Singer Justin Bieber met underprivileged children in Mumbai ahead of his maiden concert in India tonight. A video shows Bieber meeting several children in a bus, wearing a garland around his neck, shaking hands and asking, "You guys good?" Another video shows him talking to kids outside their homes in Mumbai's slum ar... |
Ram Gopal Varma is Twitter's rockstar: Manoj Bajpayee | Actor Manoj Bajpayee has said that filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) is the rockstar and superstar of the micro-blogging site Twitter. "His tweets always raise a debate. He is a fearless person. He has a right to put out his opinions. And it's not important that I should agree with him always," added Bajpayee. |
3D film on Ramayana to be made on budget of â¹500 cr: Reports | According to reports, a 3D film on Ramayana, is being produced on an estimated budget of â¹500 crore. Reports added that work on the Ramayana script has been on for the past year and the movie will be released in three parts. It will also be released in three languages Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. |
Kickstarter suspends startup's phone case that stores coffee | Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has suspended the campaign for 'Mokase' smartphone case that claimed to store, heat, and dispense coffee. Kickstarter says that Mokase's creators were unable to produce a prototype that met its standards. The case requires pouches of liquid coffee which would be warmed to about 50 to 6... |
Kapil Mishra attacked by AAP activist while on hunger strike | Sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra was attacked by a man claiming to be from the party, while he was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike outside his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday. "Iâm on war against corruption. Let them attack I won't relent... I urge my supporters to not retaliate to any aggression", Mishra ... |
Mumbai Police to get bulletproof vests 9 years after 26/11 | The Maharashtra Police has ordered 5,000 bulletproof vests, each costing over â¹30,000 for various units of its police force. The order for the vests has been given to a Kanpur-based military equipment manufacturer, who will import them from Germany. Notably, the vests bought in 2001 were proved substandard after thre... |
Samajwadi Party MLC's drunk kin slaps cop in police station | The nephew of Samajwadi Party MLC Ramesh Yadav was caught on camera slapping a police officer inside a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Etah on Wednesday. The man, Mohit Yadav, can be seen shouting "my name is Mohit Yadav", before slapping the policeman. Yadav has been arrested on charges of assault on a policeman on ... |
HC denies man seeking divorce from 'mentally impotent' wife | The Bombay High Court has rejected a man's plea seeking divorce from his allegedly "frigid and psychologically impotent" wife, saying that it could not accept the petition as the couple's marriage had been consummated and they even have a son. The HC further said that while the woman denied allegations levelled against... |
Trump Taj Mahal worth â¹7,700 crore sold for only â¹322 crore | The Trump Taj Mahal, the Atlantic City casino, which the now US President Donald Trump built for $1.2 billion (over â¹7,700 crore) in 1990, was sold for only $50 million (â¹322 crore). Trump had dubbed the Taj Mahal as "the eighth wonder of the world". Hard Rock, which bought the shuttered casino in March, plans to r... |
Was uncomfortable kissing my female co-star: Nia Sharma | Television actress Nia Sharma has said she was uncomfortable kissing her female co-star for the web series 'Twisted'. However, Nia added, "Such a thing (two girls kissing) is so common nowadays. I don't know why people are making a big deal about it." She further said that if she can be a 'bahu' on TV, she can do this ... |
Chennai Express singer Chinmayi gets robbed in US | Singer Chinmayi Sripaada, who has sung for movies like Chennai Express, recently tweeted about being robbed in the United States. She said that the thief smashed the glass of her car and took away her laptop and other belongings. Chinmayi added that the local police said such incidents were common. |
We'll have a men's number 1 with little more time: Gopichand | Indian badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has said that India will have a men's singles number one player but it will take a little more time. Gopichand, who has coached the likes of PV Sindhu and former world number one Saina Nehwal, among others, said that India will need physical and mental strength to reach the next... |
2.5L tourists visit Kashmir Valley during 1st quarter of '17 | According to reports, 2.5 lakh tourists visited Kashmir Valley during the first quarter of this year while 3.5 lakh tourists visited the Valley during the same period in 2016. Eleven lakh tourists visited Kashmir Valley between January-July 2016. Following the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, the numbe... |
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar to contest bypoll from Panaji | Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will contest bypoll from state capital Panaji, Goa BJP chief Vinay Tendulkar said on Wednesday. Parrikar resigned as the Defence Minister to assume the Chief Ministerial office but is not a member of the 40-member state Legislative Assembly. The 61-year-old leader needs to get electe... |
UP, MP have given martyrs, Gujarat hasnât: Akhilesh | Former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said soldiers from every part of India, except Gujarat, have sacrificed their lives for the nation. "Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, South India have given martyrs, tell me if Gujarat has given any," he stated. Yadav further alleged that the Modi government was indulgi... |
AAP Punjab ex-chief Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi quits party | AAP's former Punjab convenor Gurpreet Singh Ghuggi quit the party on Wednesday, two days after national convenor Arvind Kejriwal handed-over his post to Bhagwant Mann. "I canât work under the leadership of a person who has been appointed on the condition that he will not drink (alcohol)", he said adding that he was u... |
Govt criticises Akhilesh Yadav for his statement on martyrs | The Centre on Wednesday criticised former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for saying that there have been martyrs from several Indian states but none from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat. Union Minister of State MN Pandey termed Akhilesh Yadav's statement as 'saddening' and also demanded a... |
Centre asked to secure Mallya's presence in SC on July 10 | The Supreme Court has directed the Home Ministry to âsecure and ensureâ the presence of Vijay Mallya, who is currently in the United Kingdom, before it on July 10. This comes after the apex court held the liquor baron guilty for contempt of court for not obeying the court orders by not disclosing full particulars o... |
Chennai to get its first underground line of metro rail | The first underground line of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited is expected to open to the public on Sunday, becoming the fourth in the country to launch such a facility after Kolkata, Delhi, and Bengaluru. The metro line will run through tunnels and seven underground stations to connect Nehru Park with the already operat... |
SC to begin hearing on triple talaq from Thursday | The Supreme Court will begin the hearing on a bunch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy practices among Muslims from Thursday. Some of the seven pleas are also filed by Muslim women who have challenged the Islamic practice of triple talaq wherein husbands are allo... |
Central govt owes â¹450 crore to Air India, reveals RTI plea | The Central government owes â¹451.75 crore to Air India "on account of the chartered VVIP flights, maintenance of the aircraft and evacuation missions by the External Affairs Ministry", an RTI plea has revealed. Almost â¹47 crore is pending towards PM Narendra Modi's six visits to the US, Africa, Uzbekistan, Vietnam,... |
Chief Economic Adviser to give lessons to college teachers | The Chief Economic Adviser to the government, Arvind Subramanian, will give lessons about trends in the Indian economy to economics teachers from country's top institutes at IIT Delhi, reports said. A senior government official said that nearly 100 faculty members of various universities and colleges, including St Step... |
Villagers in water-scarce village revive polluted river | Around 700 people from a water-scarce village in Alappuzha, Kerala revived the Kuttemperoor river after it remained polluted for almost two decades. The villagers took 70 days to pick up garbage, and remove weeds and toxic waste dumped due to sand mining and construction sites. The river started reviving and the flow s... |
Book on lesbian love denied release in Kochi women's college | Kerala-based author Sree Parvathy has accused a women's college in Kochi of withdrawing permission to use the college venue to release her book, based on a lesbian love story. According to Parvathy, the college earlier agreed to give its auditorium for the book release but later denied. However, an official said permis... |
Earliest proof of life on land found in 3.48-bn-yr-old rocks | Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of life on land in 3.48-billion-year-old hot spring deposits in Australia, pushing back the oldest such specimen by 580 million years. They said the discovery could have implications for life search on Mars as it holds similar deposits. The mineral deposits were interpre... |
How does an average Indian household spend its money? | According to the Global Consumption Database of the World Bank, almost two-thirds of the money spent by an average Indian household goes to food and beverages, clothing and footwear, and housing. The poor spend predominantly on food while the rich tend to spend more on housing. The share of money spent on energy by an ... |
What powers does court that stayed Jadhav's hanging have? | India, Pakistan and all other UN members are de facto members of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and bound by its judgements, though ICJ doesn't have powers to make them abide by the ruling. India can approach UN's Security Council (UNSC) to get the judgement enforced. However, UNSC's permanent members, inclu... |
Pizza Hut mocks prison hunger strike leader caught eating | After Israeli prison authorities released an image allegedly showing Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike leader Marwan Barghouti eating in his cell, restaurant chain Pizza Hut's Israel branch shared an altered image as an advertisement on social media. "Barghouti, if you're going to break a strike, why not pizza?" the... |
CBFC demands removal of word 'saali' in Hindi Medium: Report | The Censor Board has demanded the removal of words 'saali', 'kutiya', and 'haraamzaadi' from Hindi Medium, according to reports. Censor Board Chief Pahlaj Nihalani said, "The terms that you are referring to, won't be allowed against women even if the film is certified by us as 'Adults Only'." The board is seeking elimi... |
Kamaal R Khan's Twitter account hacked | Kamaal R Khan (KRK), while revealing that his Twitter account got hacked, tweeted, "Pls ignore all tweets. Trying to get control of my account." It was rumoured that KRK's account was hacked by Salman Khan's fans. KRK earlier tweeted, "Survey result- Salman khan is no.1 bad actor in Bollywood so it's proof that good ac... |
United agent cancels man's ticket for filming their dispute | United Airlines has apologised after a customer said a ticketing agent cancelled his reservation because he was recording their interaction. In the two-minute clip, the agent appears to tell her off-screen colleague to cancel his reservation because he "didn't have my permission to videotape". The agent can be heard te... |
India to replace its station in Antarctica, expand research | India will replace its Maitri station in Antarctica in next 3 to 4 years, the Ministry of Earth Sciences has said. The government is drafting laws to safeguard India's interest in the cold continent, currently governed by international laws, said the ministry's secretary. To expand India's research in Antarctica, a new... |
Karnan goes missing as Kolkata cops reach Chennai for arrest | After the Supreme Court sentenced Justice CS Karnan to six months in jail, a five-member team of Kolkata police reached Chennai on Wednesday to arrest him. The police team, however, failed to locate Justice Karnan and sought help from their Chennai counterparts to track him. The Calcutta High Court judge had travelled ... |
Delhi Metro fare hiked, maximum fare to be â¹50 | The hike in the fare of metro rides in the national capital will come into force from Wednesday, with the new passenger fare structure starting at â¹10 and going up to â¹50. The revised rates distinguish prices for Sundays and national holidays giving a 10% discount. Notably, tariffs would be revised again in October... |
Bihar govt's â¹5 lakh cheque to Sukma martyr's family bounces | As per reports, a cheque worth â¹5 lakh issued by the Bihar government to the family of one of the martyrs of Sukma Maoist attack, Ranjit Kumar, from Sheikhpura district has bounced. Reportedly, the family received a call from the bank authorities five days after depositing the cheque that the account does not have su... |
US to arm Kurds fighting Islamic State in Syria | Despite opposition from NATO ally Turkey, US President Donald Trump has approved supplying weapons to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria to ensure a clear victory, the Pentagon has said. Notably, Turkey views the Kurdish rebels as terrorists and carried out air strikes on them last month to stop them from t... |
China complains to US over lawmakers' visit to Dalai Lama | China has complained to the US about its Congressional delegation visit to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his headquarters in India this week. Adding that Dalai Lama uses the cloak of religion to engage in anti-China separatist activities, China said, "We urge the US to carefully handle the Tibet issue and ... |
Larissa Waters 1st Aus Senator to breastfeed in parliament | Australian Senator Larissa Waters has become the first politician to breastfeed on the floor of the nation's parliament, returning to the Senate on Tuesday after giving birth to her second child. Notably, Waters instigated changes in 2016 to extend Senate rules, that already allowed breastfeeding, to allow parents to t... |
FBI Director James Comey thought his firing was a prank | FBI Director James Comey, who was fired by US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, initially thought that a note passed to him informing him of his dismissal was a joke and laughed it off while addressing FBI employees in Los Angeles. However, Comey was assured that he had been fired after a letter from Trump was deliver... |
Nifty breaches the 9,400-mark for the first time ever | Benchmark index NSE Nifty on Wednesday rose as much as 0.99% to a record high of 9,414.75, breaching the 9,400-mark for the first time ever. Further, BSE Sensex also gained over 1% to 30,271.60, its highest ever. This came as shares of consumer goods and agriculture-dependent companies rallied after the India Meteorolo... |
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