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Airtel's profit plunges 72% due to Reliance Jio competition | Bharti Airtel on Tuesday posted a 72% decline in net profit for the March quarter as free services offered by new entrant Reliance Jio damaged its business. Net profit fell to â¹373.4 crore, as against â¹1,319.2 crore in the year-ago period. Notably, this is the second consecutive decline in profit at the country's l... |
Citigroup trader was fired because of a 5-word message | A five-word message to a rival banker cost a former Citigroup trader, David Madaras, his job at the bank. A Citigroup executive had disclosed the message, saying that the 2011 chat constituted gross misconduct, and firing Madaras was the only appropriate action. Notably, Madaras told a rival trader, who had disclosed t... |
Pak pilot asks crew to leave cockpit, invites Chinese woman | A Pakistan International Airlines' pilot, on a flight to Beijing, forced out his crew members from the cockpit to spend time with a Chinese female passenger there. The woman reportedly stayed inside the cockpit for over two hours, coming out only after the plane landed. According to the rules, nobody except the crew ca... |
Teigen gives husband John Legend Spider-Man inspired kiss | Model Chrissy Teigen dressed up as Spider-Man and kissed her husband singer John Legend while hanging upside down. "Yes, I do my own stunts," tweeted Chrissy while sharing the clip. Her act was a recreation of the scene from the 2002 film Spider-Man where Tobey Maguire who plays the superhero kisses his love interest M... |
Fry's blasphemy case dropped for lack of 'outraged people' | Irish police investigating English comedian Stephen Fry for potential blasphemy have dropped the case citing lack of a substantial number of people 'outraged' by his 2015 comments in which he called God "stupid" and "selfish". Former Justice Minister Dermot Ahern had previously stated that the Irish blasphemy law was c... |
Something wrong with people who aren't feminists: Aditi | Actress Aditi Rao Hydari, while talking about feminism, said, "Every human is a feminist and if they are not, something is wrong with them." Aditi added that being a feminist should be in the upbringing and not looked upon as something unusual. She further said, "Every normal person today should be a feminist. Being a ... |
Mountain biker narrowly avoids getting mauled by a bear | A mountain biker narrowly avoided getting mauled by a bear while riding at a bike park in Slovakia. The rider, who was being followed by another biker, encountered a bear charging up the hill straight towards him in the middle of the ride. The rider kept cycling away from the bear before the animal gave up. |
Pakistani players will perform well against India: Inzamam | Former Pakistani captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has backed the Pakistani cricket team to perform well against their Indian counterparts in the upcoming Champions Trophy. "We don't have a great record against India in major events, but every day is a new day and I am sure the players will perform well in the first match," Inzam... |
J&K issue must be addressed politically: Abdullah to Modi | Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and urged him not to treat the Kashmir issue as a mere law and order problem but address it politically. "We will discuss on how to take steps that would benefit in future. We all have to work together to solve this issu... |
Hold future polls through ballot papers: Akhilesh to EC | Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said, "We lost the Assembly elections because of fault in EVMs. The EC should hold forthcoming polls with ballot papers only." He further said the current Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is taking forward the schemes of the pre... |
US lawmakers visit Dalai Lama in India | An eight-member US Congressional delegation on Tuesday visited Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, just weeks after a visit by the leader to Arunachal Pradesh irked China. The trip is likely to strain US' relations with China, with whom President Donald Trump seeks to restrain North Korea's ... |
Why Maharana Pratap not called âgreatâ like Akbar: Rajnath | Stating that Maharana Pratap did not get his due place in history, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, "I am surprised that historians called Akbar as great but not Pratap." "I have no objection to Akbar being referred so but I would appeal to historians that a correct assessment of Pratap should be there in the history.... |
Andhra cops distribute roses in 'war against road accidents' | Traffic cops in Andhra Pradesh distributed chocolates and roses to motorists in the state's "war against road accidents", according to a report. The police also stopped vehicles and gave the drivers facilities for refreshing themselves, and even arranged hotel rooms for some of the tired drivers. The police also stuck ... |
Banned Pak channels continue to run on J&K cable networks | Despite the government's ban on around 34 television channels in the Kashmir Valley, several banned programmes, including those of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV, continued to be aired on local cable networks. Some of the channels from Pakistani networks such as ARY, PTV, and GEO and Islamic channels such as Ka... |
Hyd civic body tries to implode illegal building, fails | The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation failed in its attempt to demolish an illegal five-storey building using a controlled explosion. Instead of coming straight down in one go, the bottom floor of the structure collapsed, leaving the rest of the building tilting. A corporation official said they were using implos... |
Kidnapped Indian priest in Yemen pleads for help in video | A video of an Indian priest who was abducted by gunmen in March 2016 from war-torn Yemen has surfaced online, in which he can be seen appealing for help. Adding that his health is deteriorating, the priest claimed that his kidnappers had contacted the Indian government with their demands, but the response was "not enco... |
Trump mocked for adding his own tweet to Twitter banner | Reacting to US President Donald Trump adding his own tweet to his Twitter banner, a user tweeted, "Trump's new header is like when the old guy gets a convertible to convince you he's young, except instead of age it's treason." "Nothing says "I'm innocent!Innocent I tell ya!" like changing your Twitter header to "I'm in... |
Will leave nothing standing in Saudi except Mecca: Iran | Responding to Saudi Arabia's threats to take their conflict inside Iran, the Islamic republic said it will leave nothing standing in the kingdom except for Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina if the Saudis do anything "ignorant". Tensions between Shi'ite Iran and Sunni Saudi increased after Saudi executed a prominen... |
IRCTC announces home delivery of train tickets | Indian Railways subsidiary IRCTC is introducing Pay-on-Delivery option for buying train e-tickets, allowing users to pay at the time of ticket's delivery to their home. The customers will have to tender either Aadhaar or PAN to avail the payment option. The service will be available in over 600 cities and would be init... |
Deepika Padukone's dress fifth most googled Met Gala outfit | Actress Deepika Padukone's white satin gown by Tommy Hilfiger was the fifth most googled outfit from the Met Gala event this year. Model Kendall Jenner's outfit by La Perla topped the list while Bella Hadid's jumpsuit by Alexander Wang came second. Meanwhile, Katy Perry's outfit from Maison Margiela came third and Blak... |
Sonu Nigam, Parineeti's Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin duet out | A duet version of the song Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin from the film Meri Pyaari Bindu, featuring the vocals of Sonu Nigam and Parineeti Chopra, has been released. The song has been composed by the music director duo Sachin-Jigar with lyrics by Kausar Munir. Meri Pyaari Bindu is scheduled to release on May 12. |
I'll release my Bruce Lee film when Kapur releases his: RGV | Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has tweeted that he will make a biopic on Bruce Lee and release it at the same time as Shekhar Kapur's authorised biopic on the legendary martial artist-actor. RGV added, "I have nothing against Shekhar... but it's just my obsessive fascination for Bruce Lee." RGV also claimed that only he can... |
Scientists use spray paint to make any surface a touchscreen | Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new method called 'Electrick' to turn any surface into a touchscreen with conductive spray paint. The method uses a software algorithm to measure changes in the flow of electricity across a conductive surface when users press their fingers against it. The scien... |
Images of Google's new operating system surface online | Images of the user interface of Google's under-development operating system 'Fuchsia' have surfaced online. Unlike Google's Android OS for smartphones and Chrome OS for PCs, which are based on Linux, Fuchsia is based on Google's own platform called 'Magenta'. Google has previously said Magenta will be for "modern phone... |
Bhagwant Mann made AAP Punjab Chief, asked to quit drinking | AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal made MP Bhagwant Mann the party's Punjab chief, on the condition that he would quit drinking. Mann was reportedly told that he would be removed from the post if he is found drinking in the future. Notably, Mann has repeatedly slammed the party leadership for functioning like a "moh... |
Grammar, spelling checking platform Grammarly raises $110 mn | US-based startup Grammarly, which runs a platform to check spelling and grammar, has raised $110 million in funding from General Catalyst, IVP and Spark Capital. This is the first venture round for the eight-year-old startup. Grammarly has around 69 lakh daily active users, most of whom use the service for free. |
B'luru startup to help build pod for Hyperloop competition | Bengaluru-based startup Workbench Projects has partnered with Hyperloop India to build a pod prototype for Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Hyperloop competition. Hyperloop India, which is one of the five teams shortlisted for the global competition, is building the 'OrcaPod' to reach speeds of up to 460 kmph. Hyperloop India wa... |
Punjab school teachers directed to dress 'decently' | Punjab's director for public instructions (secondary education) Sukhdev Singh Kahlon has issued a notice to all district education officers and school principals to ensure that teachers wear 'decent' clothes. "Many female teachers wear jeans and top, and many types of provocative and fashionable clothes on duty... whic... |
44 crore school days lost due to sanitation diseases: Report | Approximately 44.3 crore school days are lost in India as a result of water and sanitation related diseases, according to a Save the Children-PwC India report. Notably, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data says that India spends more than â¹1,200 crore every year on several illnesses resulting from poor sani... |
Assam govt hospitals to provide free CT scans, blood tests | Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the government-run district and rural hospitals in the state will soon provide free blood tests, X-rays, CT scans and other medical tests 24 hours a day. The tests will be outsourced to a private laboratory chain that would be reimbursed by the government for expenses ... |
Bengal: Radio IDs to send child's attendance info to parents | Three schools in West Bengal have started using Radio Frequency Identification tags to send alerts to the parents the moment their wards pass in front of a reader device at the gates. The tags hang from the students' necks and the information is sent to parents through a phone-based application. The authorities said th... |
Teen breaks Ellen DeGeneres' record for most retweets ever | A 16-year-old American's request for free chicken nuggets for a year from fast food chain Wendy's has achieved the most retweets ever, breaking the record set by Ellen DeGeneres' 2014 Oscar selfie. Carter Wilkerson on April 5 had tweeted, "Yo @Wendys how many retweets for a year of free chicken nuggets?", to which Wend... |
People make underwear, cap, shoes out of Ikea tote bags | Several people have shared pictures on Instagram showing the different creations they have made by cutting up the tote bags by furniture retailer company Ikea. The creations include underwear, cap, shoes and masks. Ikea responded to this by posting pictures of similar creations including a phone pouch and a floor mat. |
UK phone company hits back at troll on Twitter | UK-based mobile network operator company Tesco Mobile has slammed a user on Twitter after he made a joke about the company on the micro-blogging site. Later, when the user replied to Tesco Mobile's tweet, the phone company posted, "Man starts, this man finishes." Notably, Tesco Mobile had earlier slammed another user w... |
Vijay Mallya used 40 firms to divert over â¹100 crore abroad | Liquor baron and wilful defaulter Vijay Mallya used around 40 companies to siphon off more than â¹100 crore abroad, according to a report which quoted a senior Enforcement Directorate official. Notably, Mallya was on Tuesday ordered by the Supreme Court to appear in person on July 10. Mallya's now-defunct Kingfisher A... |
Former Nomura trader says he was trained to lie to customers | A former Nomura bond trader has said he was trained to lie to customers shortly after coming to the company in order to boost the firm's commissions. He said the tactics he learned included lying about where Nomura had bought or sold bonds and misrepresenting the price it paid. Notably, the trader pleaded guilty to con... |
Infosys to fire 1,000 senior employees: Report | IT giant Infosys may ask nearly 1,000 of its employees in job level 6 and above, that is senior architects and higher level staff, to leave, according to reports. Managers at these levels have been asked to identify, in terms of performance, the bottom 10% of the employees. Notably, this comes after reports of layoffs ... |
Salman's rumoured girlfriend Iulia part of Dabangg 3: Report | As per reports, actor Salman Khan's rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur will make her Bollywood debut with the upcoming film 'Dabangg 3'. According to sources, she won't replace lead actress Sonakshi Sinha but director Arbaaz Khan has an 'interesting' role for her. Earlier, Salman had revealed that the film will be a preq... |
Sagarika Ghatge shares pic with fiancé Zaheer Khan | Actress Sagarika Ghatge, known for her performance in 'Chak De! India', took to Instagram to share a picture with her fiancé cricketer Zaheer Khan. They were clicked at an event to mark Delhi Daredevils completing 10 years in the Indian Premier League. The couple got engaged in the month of April. |
Man diagnoses own heart attack, drives himself to hospital | A paramedic in Australia diagnosed his own heart attack and reportedly drove the ambulance to the hospital himself. David Watson felt a "sudden onset of crushing chest pain and tingles down both arms", said reports. He recognised the symptoms immediately and checked himself on the electrocardiography (ECG) machine and ... |
Couple gets married on Mount Everest | James Sissom and Ashley Schmieder from California got married at a Mount Everest base camp, at 17,600 feet above sea level. They got married in temperatures ranging between -20°C and -15°C, and were kept themselves warm by consuming soup, food, drinking hot liquids, and moving. The couple, who spent about a year plan... |
SA government lifts ban on hosting major tournaments at home | South African cricket's governing body Cricket South Africa has regained the right to bid for and host major tournaments after their changes met the government's transformation criteria. The South African government had asked the board to include a minimum average of six players of colour, including two black Africans,... |
Passengers fight at US airport over nine cancelled flights | A fight broke out amongst passengers at the Florida airport on Monday, following the cancellation of nine Spirit Airlines flights. Reportedly, several arrests were also made as passengers began to yell and pound at the counters. About 300 Spirit Airlines flights have been cancelled over the last week across the United ... |
PM Modi's 56-inch chest has shrunk to 56 mm: Goa Congress | Protesting against the recent beheading of two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress in Goa on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs â56-inch chestâ has now shrunk to 56 mm. Moreover, Goa Mahila Congress President Sunita Verenkar said, âWe are sad that we donât have a full-time defence minis... |
Woman alleges J&K cop inserted beer bottle in private parts | A 25-year-old woman has alleged that Kanachak police station SHO Rakesh Sharma in Jammu and Kashmir sexually assaulted her at the police station and inserted beer bottle and chilli powder in her private parts. Taking cognisance of the incident, Minister of State Jitendra Singh requested the state government to look int... |
3 sentenced to death for Pune techie gang-rape & murder | A Pune sessions court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to three people convicted in the 2009 gang-rape and murder case of Pune software engineer Nayana Pujari. The security guard of the IT firm she worked in had offered her a lift after she missed her cab. She was later raped and murdered by four people including the ... |
Maruti Suzuki opens bookings for the all-new Dzire | Maruti Suzuki has opened the bookings for its upcoming compact sedan Dzire. The all-new Dzire, which will be launched on May 16, comes with authentic sedan styling, plush interiors and seamless enhancements. Pre-book the new Dzire with a bold and fresh design to embrace the finer things in life. |
Trailer of world's first feature film in 16D released | The trailer of comedy film 'Bank Chor', world's first feature film in 16D, has been released. Riteish Deshmukh will be seen playing the role of Champak Chandrakant Chiplunkar, who tries to rob a bank in disguise. Also starring Vivek Oberoi and Rhea Chakraborty, the film is scheduled to release on June 16. |
Bails remain intact despite dislodged middle stump in match | The wicket's bails remained intact despite the middle stump getting uprooted during a domestic match in Australia on Saturday. After deliberation, umpires adjudged the batsman out despite cricket laws stating that a dismissal occurs if a bail is "completely removed" from the stumps. In this case however, the batsman wa... |
EC dismisses AAP's EVM demo, dares it to do it in hackathon | Dismissing the EVM hacking claims made by AAP during a demonstration in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday, the Election Commission said AAP used a 'lookalike gadget' and not its EVM. "AAP should also send their representatives to the hacking challenge to prove their allegations," an EC official said. |
4 teachers suspended for asking a NEET entrant to remove bra | At least four Kerala school teachers were on Tuesday suspended for asking a 17-year-old NEET entrant to remove her bra before entering examination hall citing CBSE's strict anti-cheating dress code. As per reports, the candidate had to remove the undergarment at the security check as there was no toilet nearby after th... |
Mallya's fixed deposit worth â¹10cr seized, farmhouses sealed | The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday seized UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya's fixed deposit worth â¹10 crore after the Supreme Court found him guilty of contempt of court. Some of his flats and farmhouses have also reportedly been sealed in connection with the money laundering case against him. Mallya owes banks â¹9... |
Indian made gold plated, diamond studded lenses at â¹18,000 | An optometrist Chandrashekhar Chawan in 2011 created gold plated, diamond encrusted contact lenses, with prices starting at â¹18,000. He claimed to have used particles of 24 carat gold to create the lenses, which could be used for a year on a regular basis. With the invention, he sought to bring a 'twinkle' to people'... |
Man once served his own cooked genitals for â¹16k to 5 people | Mao Sugiyama from Japan offered his cooked genitals to five people in 2012, priced at about â¹16,000 ($250) per person. Sugiyama, who identifies himself as an asexual, voluntarily underwent the organ removal surgery and cooked the meal in front of about 70 people. He posted pictures of the event on his blog, but later... |
Shekhar Kapur to direct Bruce Lee biopic Little Dragon | Shekhar Kapur is set to direct Little Dragon, an authorised biopic of the legendary artist-actor Bruce Lee. The late actor had the Chinese screen name Li Xiaolong where Xiaolong means little dragon. "The film will be a contemporary take on Bruce Lee...It is important that audiences today can relate their own lives to t... |
MobiKwik's new funding may make it a billion-dollar startup | Digital payments startup MobiKwik is reportedly set to raise more than $100 million from investors including BlackRock at a valuation of $1 billion. If completed, the transaction would make MobiKwik the second billion-dollar startup from Indiaâs fintech industry after Alibaba-backed Paytm. Founded in 2009 by Upasana ... |
Supreme Court rejects abortion plea of HIV+ rape survivor | The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused a 26-week pregnant HIV-positive rape survivor the permission to abort her foetus as it was dangerous for both of them. The SC also directed the Bihar government to give her a compensation of â¹3 lakh. Earlier, Patna High Court had refused her plea saying that her pregnancy had cros... |
Will demand Kejriwal's removal if charges are proven: Hazare | Social activist Anna Hazare has said he would sit on an agitation to demand the resignation of his one-time protégé Arvind Kejriwal if the allegations of corruption against the Delhi Chief Minister were proved. This comes after sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra alleged that he had seen Delhi Health Minister Satyendar ... |
Why AAP did EVM tampering demo inside Delhi Assembly? | The Aam Aadmi Party chose to demonstrate EVM tampering on a dummy device inside the Delhi Assembly to evade any legal consequences. "Hacking an EVM outside the Assembly would have landed them in trouble. The Election Commission of India could have derecognised the party...But inside the Assembly and Parliament, legisla... |
Cutting jobs standard capitalist stance: Billionaire Buffett | Billionaire Warren Buffett, defended buyout house 3G, with which he attempted to take over Unilever, by saying it was following a âstandard capitalistâ stance to doing business by slashing costs and cutting staff. âThey have followed the standard capitalist formula...of trying to do the same business with fewer p... |
Adi Godrej hands Godrej Consumer Products to daughter Nisaba | Adi Godrej has handed over Godrej Group's flagship firm Godrej Consumer Products to daughter Nisaba, who at 39 is among the youngest women to head a large-sized Indian firm. Godrej will become Chairman Emeritus after leading the company for 17 years. Nisaba is a graduate from Wharton School at the University of Pennsyl... |
Biopic TV series with 65 episodes on Baba Ramdev to be aired | Swami Baba Ramdev: The Untold Story, a 65-episode biopic series on Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will be aired on Discovery's upcoming Hindi channel in India. The television series will focus on Ramdev's journey from a life of anonymity to his recognition at national and international platforms and his venture into business wi... |
Pic shows Ranbir, Katrina celebrating Anurag Basu's birthday | A picture which shows actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif celebrating filmmaker Anurag Basu's birthday on the sets of a promotional shoot for the upcoming film 'Jagga Jasoos' has surfaced online. Ranbir and Katrina reportedly dated each other for six years before splitting last year. They have worked together in film... |
Bruce Lee only one I loved more than sex: RGV in FB article | In a Facebook article, Ram Gopal Varma wrote that martial artist-actor Bruce Lee was the only one he loved more than sex. Varma also revealed that he saw Lee's 'Return of the Dragon' 23 times. "Really hope that he's still kicking and punching in his grave instead of stupidly just resting in peace like ordinary people,"... |
Nobody can ever replace pure singers: Ayushmann Khurrana | Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has said that pure singers are here to stay and nobody can ever replace them. He added, "If actors are singing for themselves and for their character on screen...[then] that is allowed." Notably, Ayushmann sang the song 'Pani Da Rang' for his Bollywood debut film 'Vicky Donor' (2012). |
Weapons of India's shooting team seized at Delhi Airport | Weapons belonging to India's shooting team were seized by the customs department at Delhi airport on Tuesday, with the shooters being detained for over 13 hours. The shooters, which included a few Olympians returning from the Plzen Grand Prix, were reportedly clueless about the reason for detention. They also alleged t... |
Messi posts picture of his collection of exchanged jerseys | Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has posted a picture of a collection of jerseys exchanged with opponents during his career. Messi is seated with his son, with the walls, floor and ceiling displaying the jerseys. The shirts include those of former Real Madrid players Angel Di Maria, Iker Casillas and Raul, besides those ... |
Jhulan Goswami becomes leading wicket-taker in women's ODIs | Indian women's cricket team pacer Jhulan Goswami became the all-time leading wicket-taker in women's ODI cricket after picking up her 181st wicket against the South African women's team on Tuesday. Goswami, who has featured in 153 ODIs for the Indian women's team so far, went past Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick, who h... |
Sakshi Malik to lead Indian challenge at Asian Championships | India's Rio bronze medal-winning wrestler Sakshi Malik will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Wrestling Championships, set to begin on May 10 in Delhi. India will send a 24-member team for the Championships with eight wrestlers each in freestyle, women and Greco-Roman categories. India had bagged nine medals,... |
Timelapse video explores city of Rome | A new timelapse and hyperlapse video by photographer Kirill Neiezhmakov explores the Italian capital of Rome. The video showcases famous landmarks including the Colosseum, Spanish Steps, Sistine Chapel and Trevi Fountain. Neiezhmakov, who shot the video using two Canon 60D DSLR cameras and a Canon 70D, said, "Rome is s... |
Anti-terror group offers â¹5 cr for Pak soldiers' beheading | An anti-terror group, Muslim Yuva Aatankwad Virodhi Samiti, has offered a reward of â¹5 crore for anyone who kills and hands over the heads of Pakistani soldiers who mutilated the bodies of two Indian soldiers recently. The group's chairman said that the money would be collected from the group's volunteers and general... |
Twitter reacts to Shashi Tharoor's tweet about Republic TV | Reacting to Shashi Tharoor's tweet retaliating Arnab Goswami's channel Republic TV's claims about his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, a user tweeted, "Such polished English. Such shampooed hair. How can he kill someone." "The difference between twitter yesterday and twitter today, is that today Twitter knows what Farrago... |
AAP gives EVM tampering demo on dummy machine in Assembly | AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday gave EVM tampering demonstration on a dummy device in the Delhi Assembly, claiming that a unique code can be inserted to let a selected party win. Bharadwaj challenged BJP to give AAP the EVMs to be used in Gujarat polls for 3 hours and claimed that it won't win a single booth after... |
Why did SC hold Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt of court? | A consortium of banks led by SBI, trying to recover their money, had filed a contempt plea against Vijay Mallya last year. The Supreme Court found that Mallya received $40 million from British firm Diageo in February 2016, which he transferred to his children, instead of repaying the â¹9000 crore loan he had taken for... |
Triple talaq unsustainable, violates basic women rights: HC | The Allahabad High Court has said that the Islamic practice of 'triple talaq' is unsustainable and added that "in the name of personal law, basic human rights of women cannot be violated". "Muslim men can't give divorce in this way as it's against the right of equality. The Muslim personal law can only be implemented u... |
Coach buys rival Kate Spade for $2.4 billion | Handbag maker Coach on Monday said it was buying Kate Spade for $2.4 billion, landing its biggest deal yet. While Coach handbags cost between $285 and $3,000, Kate Spade handbags sell for $100-$500. Coach estimates a 10% shopper overlap between them, with Coach CEO Victor Luis saying, "We don't want consumers to have a... |
There is an oasis town in the middle of sand dunes in Peru | The desert oasis of Huacachina is built around a natural lake in the middle of sand dunes in Peru, South America. Called the 'Oasis of America', it has a permanent population of about 100 people. The oasis is believed to have flourished around the 1940s and regained popularity through tourism campaigns in the 1990s. |
Qantas Airways CEO Joyce hit with pie in face during speech | Qantas Airways CEO Alan Joyce was addressing around 500 people at a business breakfast in Australia when a man shoved a pie in his face. The attacker was detained by security while Joyce left the stage to clean his face. After returning on stage, Joyce said, "Now, if there are any more pies can you get it over with now... |
CBFC demands removal of Hanuman dialogue in Sarkar 3: Report | As per reports, the Censor Board has demanded the removal of a dialogue referring to Lord Hanuman and references to events from Ramayana in Sarkar 3. "We've asked them to delete the mythological reference as it doesn't go well with the context of the crime in the film," said a Censor Board source. Sarkar 3 will release... |
Google Maps glitch leads hundreds of tourists to random town | A glitch in Google Maps recently led hundreds of tourists in Norway to a random town instead of the Preikestolen cliffs they were looking for. The town was 30 kilometres away from the tourists' destination. According to reports, the glitch often keeps leading people looking for the cliff to the town. Google has said it... |
Gates would hire from IIT if he chose 1 university: Buffett | Billionaire Warren Buffett has said that Microsoft Founder Bill Gates once told him he would just hire people from IIT if he were to choose one university. The potential in India is incredible, Buffett said, adding that the market is too enormous for anyone to ignore. He said he would love to hire people and buy a busi... |
Google traffic app lets users record directions in own voice | Google-owned navigation and traffic app Waze has launched a feature on Android to let users record directions in their own voice. The 'Sound and Voice' option requires users to record general phrases like "Stop" or "Turn Right" first, after which they can customise the commands. However, users noted this feature could... |
Phone with 10,000 mAh battery which charges in 3 hours made | Chinese company Oukitel has made a 10,000 mAh battery phone called 'K10000 Pro' which can be fully charged in about three hours. Oukitel revealed a phone with similar battery in 2015, which claimed a battery life of 10-15 days but took longer to charge. The 5.5-inch phone will have 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. |
Scientists accidentally find cause of balding, grey hair | US-based scientists, while trying to study certain kinds of tumors, accidentally identified the skin cells directly responsible for hair growth and grey hair. Researchers found a protein 'KROX20' in skin cells which produce a stem cell factor (SCF) for hair pigmentation. Tests on mice showed removing KROX20-producing c... |
Unfit UP govt officials over 50 years to be retired: Yogi | All Uttar Pradesh government officials above the age of 50, who are found unfit by the government will compulsorily be asked to retire, CM Yogi Adityanath ruled on Tuesday. The officials will be judged on the basis of performance, punctuality and public image. The CM has directed to make the list of unfit officials rea... |
SC bars media from publishing Justice Karnan's statements | The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred print and electronic media organisations from publishing statements by Calcutta HC Judge CS Karnan, after he was found guilty of contempt of court. He was sentenced to six months in prison, for levelling corruption charges against the apex court judges. He later sentenced the seven j... |
2,000 CoBRA commandos to be deployed in Sukma | The CRPF will soon deploy 2,000 CoBRA commandos in and around the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh to decimate Maoists and their arsenal. In order to assist them, it has been planned to seek additional flying hours from the Indian Air Force (IAF) to undertake more sorties to aid CoBRA operations, an official reportedly s... |
Security checks to get faster at Bengaluru airport with ATRS | The security checks at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport is set to get faster, with the airport becoming the first in India to have installed the Automatic Tray Retrieval System (ATRS). Reportedly, four baggage trays can be pushed into the scanner at a time using the ATRS and the luggage tray will reach the ... |
LeT, Hizbul behind recent attacks on banks in Kashmir | The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday stated that Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen are responsible for the recent attacks on banks in the Valley. Nearly 200 militants are currently active in Kashmir and 95 of them joined ranks in 2016, said Inspector-General, Kashmir, SJM Geelani. Notably, Kashmir reported at lea... |
Priyanka to produce film on Rabindranath Tagore's love story | Actress Priyanka Chopra is set to produce a Bengali-Marathi bilingual film titled 'Nalini', which will be based on the real-life romance of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The film, which will be directed by National Award-winning director Ujjwal Chatterjee, will also be dubbed in Hindi. The shooting for the film w... |
Our attack one of the best in the world: Mohammed Shami | Pacer Mohammed Shami, who has returned to the Indian team after being included in the 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy, has said that the Indian bowling attack is one of the best in the world. Speaking about his two-year absence from the Indian team, Shami said, "In these two years, I have focussed on my streng... |
Sindhu, Saina team up in corporate match, end up losing | PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal teamed up for a doubles match, representing Bharat Petroleum at a tournament in Bengaluru on Monday, but ended up losing the match. The team of India's top-ranked shuttlers was defeated 19-21, 21-18, 20-22 by N Sikki Reddy and Aparna Balan. The two had earlier teamed up for the Uber Cup in De... |
Players barred from meeting outsiders privately during IPL | For the first time, BCCI's anti-corruption unit has restricted cricketers from meeting outsiders in private during the two IPL matches on May 10 and 13 in Kanpur. Players will only be allowed to interact with outsiders in the presence of the hotel manager in the lobby. Additionally, phone records of players and franchi... |
Cyclist deliberately knocked off bike by hit-and-run driver | Three-time Tour de France winner, Chris Froome has said that he was deliberately knocked off his bike by a hit-and-run driver while training in southern France. Froome, who posted a picture of his damaged bike on Twitter, said that a car followed him onto the pavement and rammed into him on purpose. Notably, Froome suf... |
Calls for Everest age limit after death of 85-yr-old climber | The Nepal Mountaineering Association is calling for the government to impose an age limit on people who can climb the Everest, after the death of an 85-year-old this weekend. "It's been a decade since we have been advocating for the age limit, 16 years to 76 years," the alpine club said. Nepal had announced it was cons... |
1st passenger flight lands at airport dubbed 'most useless' | The first passenger flight landed at the $370 million Saint Helena Airport on Saturday, a year after it was completed. The airport, in the British Overseas Territory, has been dubbed the "world's most useless" amid reports of winds changing direction dramatically. Among Britain's most expensive per capita projects, it ... |
Kejriwal's wife Sunita calls Kapil Mishra 'stupid' | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal on Tuesday called sacked AAP Minister Kapil Mishra a "stupid man". "My brother-in-law is no more and this stupid man is speaking all written script without any mind," she tweeted. Mishra has alleged that Health Minister Satyendar Jain had settled a â¹50 crore land deal f... |
Noise pollution threatens protected wildlife areas: Study | Noise pollution caused by humans is pervasive, posing a threat to land masses harbouring wildlife, a US-based study has found. Researchers found that human-made noise doubled background sound levels in 63% of areas studied while the distances that natural sounds could be heard were reduced by 50-90%. The noise affected... |
Women share pictures of floral eyeliner on Instagram | Several women are taking to Instagram to post pictures of floral eyeliners, which involves drawing floral patterns on the eyelids using coloured liquid eyeliners. The trend varies from minimalistic designs with black eyeliner to colourful patterns. Some designs also include using green-coloured eyeliner on the lower ey... |
Konkona named Best Actress for 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' | Konkona Sen Sharma has been named the Best Actress for the film 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' at the 17th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival. She also received the Best Director award for her directorial debut, 'A Death in the Gunj'. Notably, 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' was the opening film at the film festival. |
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