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Never read a Chetan Bhagat book in my life: Arjun Kapoor | Arjun Kapoor, who has worked in two films adapted from Chetan Bhagat's novels, has said that he never read a book by the author in his life. He added that he never faced any problem while working on '2 States' or 'Half Girlfriend' as the scripts were substantial to understand the character and Chetan kept the character... |
I want to play my age, not run around trees: Suniel Shetty | Suniel Shetty, while talking about acting roles he wants, said, "I want to play my age, I want to play a father, an officer I don't want to run round trees and don't want to sing and dance." The 55-year-old actor added, "I believe every age has its own beauty... I am confident about my craft of acting." |
Egyptian artist seeks to set world record with 700 m Quran | Egyptian artist, Saad Mohammed, seeks to set a Guinness World Record for creating the largest handwritten Quran with a recently created 700-metre-long Quran. He stated that he self-funded the project for the past three years. The intricately decorated manuscript is displayed in a wooden box with rollers at each end. |
Supreme Court to adjudicate in Leander, Rhea Pillai dispute | The Supreme Court has decided to intervene in the dispute involving Leander Paes and his estranged wife Rhea Pillai after the dispute failed to be solved amicably. The duo, who married in 2003 and had their daughter in 2006, has been engaged in a long-standing legal battle over the maintenance and custody of their daug... |
SRH players wear lungis and dance to 'Lungi Dance' | Members of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad wore lungis and danced to Bollywood song 'Lungi Dance' at an event where fans got to dance with the cricketers. The video, posted on Twitter by the Sunrisers, shows Australia's Ben Laughlin, India's Naman Ojha and New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson holding their lungis and danc... |
Police impound Messi lookalike's car for disrupting traffic | Iran's Reza Parastesh, who bears a resemblance to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, had his car impounded and was taken to a police station for disrupting traffic in the Iranian city of Hamadan. Parastesh, who was pressured by his father into posing in Messi's jersey, has landed modelling contracts due to his resemblance... |
84-yr-old donates â¹1 crore life savings to armed forces | An 84-year-old retired State Bank of India employee, Janardan Bhatt, and his wife recently donated â¹1 crore, his entire life savings, to the National Defence Fund. Bhatt was reportedly prompted to take the decision after watching reports of martyred jawans and the challenging conditions they face. Notably, Bhatt and ... |
Scientists develop smartwatch that moves in 5 directions | Scientists have developed a smartwatch prototype called 'Cito', display of which moves in five directions according to user's needs. The watch's display can automatically move forward, backward, along the strap, hinge and rise. The watch's display can hinge to show another person the display, move backward inside the w... |
Satyendar settled â¹50cr deal for Kejriwal's brother-in-law: Mishra | Sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra said on Monday that Delhi Health Minister and AAP MLA Satyendar Jain had settled a â¹50-crore land deal for party chief Arvind Kejriwal's brother-in-law. He added that Jain was also given the task of settling fake PWD bills amounting to â¹10 crore for the 7-acre farmhouse land in Delh... |
Video showing India destroying Pak bunkers emerges online | A two-minute-long undated video showing Indian Army destroying Pakistani bunkers has emerged online. In the video, seven bunkers are seen to be destroyed using anti-tank guided missiles, one after the other. Voices of Indian soldiers can also be heard saying "lag gaya tank, sir (the tank is ready, sir)" and "ek bunker ... |
Will hit terror camps in Pakistan if attacks continue: Iran | Iranian armed forces chief Major General Mohammad Baqeri on Monday warned Pakistan that his country will hit bases inside Pakistan if its government does not confront Sunni militants who carry out cross-border attacks. "We cannot accept the continuation of this situation," Baqeri added. This comes after 10 Iranian bord... |
SBI cuts affordable home loan rates by up to 0.25% | India's largest lender SBI has cut its interest rate for home loans up to â¹30 lakh by 0.25% to 8.35%, while those above â¹30 lakh saw a cut of 0.10%. Last week, SBI cut its term deposit rates by up to 50 basis points for amounts below â¹1 crore. The new term deposit rates came into effect from April 29. |
Which are the cheapest cities in the world for a date? | According to Deutsche Bank's report ranking the cheapest places for a date, New Delhi is the fourth cheapest with an average night out cost of over $40 (â¹2,570). The date includes cab rides, dinner for two, soft drinks, two movie tickets, and a couple of beers. Further, Switzerlandâs Zurich is the most expensive wi... |
Bus stop made of used plastic bottles created in Hyderabad | A bus stop made using 1,000 plastic bottles of one-litre each opened recently in Hyderabad's Uppal. The frame of the 8x4 feet shelter is made out of metal, and the rest is used plastic bottles procured at a cost of â¹1.4 per bottle. The bus shelter, which cost around â¹15,000 to construct, can be removed easily when ... |
I want a 2-BHK where Baahubali 2 was shot: Rishi Kapoor | Actor Rishi Kapoor, while watching Baahubali 2, tweeted that he wanted a 2-BHK where the movie was shot. In another tweet, Rishi wrote, "BAHU"t"BALI" yaan chadengi filmon ki (many films will be sacrificed) to match this film's triumph and business." The actor further called the film "an Indian celebration". |
Millions of Android devices spying on users: Researchers | Researchers from the German Technical University of Braunschweig have claimed that millions of Android devices could be secretly spying on the users through 234 apps that contain a code called SilverPush. The code, meant to track user's shopping habits, could also be used to establish usersâ identities across multipl... |
Ola founders lowest-paid in billion-dollar Indian startups | The founders of ride-hailing app Ola, Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, are the lowest-paid founders among India's billion-dollar startups. Aggarwal and Bhati drew â¹39.75 lakh each for âthe âfinancial year ended March 2016, according to filings. This also makes Aggarwal the lowest-paid founder-CEO of a billion-do... |
Ayurveda textbook teaches how to conceive a male child | A third-year textbook of Maharashtra University's Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) teaches students the procedure to conceive a baby boy. The text, copied from Charaka Samhita, the pre-2nd century CE compilation on Ayurveda, gives various methods of achieving the same, including consuming a mixture of ... |
UP Board students to learn about banking, cashless economy | The Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education has included lessons in banking and cashless transactions in senior classes. Class 9 onwards, students would be taken on visits to banks to teach things like how to deposit and withdraw cash, and apply for loans. Knowledge of using debit, credit cards, usage precautions an... |
Killed 50 Afghan soldiers in border fight: Pakistan | Pakistan has claimed that it killed 50 Afghan defence personnel fighting near Kandahar province last week and destroyed at least five Afghan checkpoints along their disputed border, according to reports. It further claimed that two of its soldiers were also killed while nine others were wounded in the fighting. However... |
US Environment Agency to replace scientists with businessmen | US Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt, recently appointed by President Donald Trump, has said he is considering to replace agency's review board scientists with businessmen from industries whose pollution the agency regulates. Critics have called it a campaign by the Trump administration to redu... |
Over 200 cholera cases reported in Yemen's capital Sanaa | Over 200 cholera cases have been reported in Yemen's Sanaa. Contaminated water and poor sanitation are believed to have caused the transmission of the disease. Yemen which has started resembling a man-made famine, with around 70 lakh facing starvation, is unable to allow the entry of relief supplies to tackle the human... |
Buffett says his firm stock will gain the day after he dies | Billionaire Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett, 86, said, "If I die tonight, I think the stock would go up tomorrow.â âAnd thereâd be speculation about breakups and all that sort of thing, so it would be a good Wall Street story,â Buffett added. He further said he hoped the person who succeeds him wi... |
Buffett a fatter version of Mahatma Gandhi: Business partner | Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger, while speaking at the company's annual meeting, said that the firm's Chairman and billionaire Warren Buffett is a "fatter version of Mahatma Gandhi". Munger further said according to him Berkshire has one big advantage, that is "a lot of other people are trying to be bri... |
Bieber will feature as guest on Koffee With Karan: Report | As per reports, singer Justin Bieber will feature as a guest on Koffee With Karan for the unveiling of the talk show's sixth season. A source said, "This will be the first time an international celebrity of Bieber's calibre will be featuring in an Indian chat show format." The singer will be in Mumbai as part of the Pu... |
Nicki Minaj offers to pay tuition fees for 30 fans | Nicki Minaj has offered to pay tuition fees for about 30 fans, provided they have A grades that can be verified by the school. The singer was previously running a contest to pay the international airfare for a fan to attend the upcoming Billboard awards. Nicki extended the contest to fees, when a user tweeted she neede... |
Ranbir's pics as Sanjay Dutt shouldn't have come out: Hirani | Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani has said that Ranbir Kapoor's pictures as Sanjay Dutt from his upcoming directorial shouldn't have come out. He said the pictures came out because the shoot was at a suburb in Mumbai. However, Hirani added the biopic is being made with a lot of happiness and when a film is made with happiness,... |
Sushmita shares pics in dress to talk about body positivity | Actress Sushmita Sen has shared pictures of herself in a little black dress on Instagram with the message of body positivity, where she wrote, "You are perfect in every size." She further wrote, "Live #healthy own your body and let NO ONE tell you otherwise!!!" The actress paired her dress with black sunglasses and sti... |
RPS, GL won't get contract extension for IPL 2018: Shukla | Indian Premier League chairman Rajeev Shukla has confirmed that Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions will not be getting a contract extension for playing in the next season of IPL. Shukla added that both teams will have to go through a fresh bidding process to play in the next edition of the tournament. |
Sidhu wins bronze as Ind clinch 7 medals at Plzen int'l meet | India ended the Grand Prix of Liberation Plzen 2017 Shooting championships with seven medals after Indian shooter Heena Sidhu claimed a bronze medal in the womenâs 10-metre Air Pistol event on Sunday. The Indian contingent returned from the Czech Republic with a haul of one gold medal, two silver and four bronze meda... |
Football team coach rips his shirt off after being sent off | Argentinian football club Estudiantes' manager Nelson Vivas ripped his shirt off after getting sent off to the stands against Boca Juniors. Vivas got angry at the referee regarding a penalty decision against his side, before fuming off the pitch, kicking a bottle on his way out. Reacting to the incident a user tweeted,... |
Dhoni world's best keeper, not had bad day in 15 yrs: Prasad | Indian cricket team's Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad called MS Dhoni as the world's best wicketkeeper and claimed that the 35-year-old has never had a bad day for the past 10 to 15 years. "[H]e has got one of the best brains and he is the best person to guide Virat," Prasad said about Dhoni's importance to the squad. |
Singh 2nd Ind javelin thrower to qualify for World C'Ships | Indian javelin thrower Devender Singh joined world junior champion Neeraj Chopra by becoming the second Indian to qualify for August's IAAF World Championships on Sunday. Singh met the 83-metre qualifying mark with his 84.57-metre throw. So far, 15 Indians have qualified for the world meet, which will be held from Augu... |
BS-III ban not applicable to farm, construction vehicles: SC | The Supreme Court on Monday said the ban on the sale and registration of Bharat Stage-III vehicles is not applicable to farm and construction equipment. The court had earlier ruled that vehicles non-compliant with BS-IV emission standards could not be sold after March 31. At the time of the decision, automakers had an ... |
Chevrolet launches âProtect your Preciousâ campaign | Chevrolet has initiated âDrive with Care-Protect Your Preciousâ campaign to reinstate child safety measures on roads. Chevroletâs Safety Ninjas will urge parents to sign a pledge for road safety. âWe at Chevrolet believe in keeping our customers and all our employees at the centre of everything that we do,â s... |
BCCI announces India's 15-member squad for Champions Trophy | BCCI on Monday announced a 15-member-strong Indian squad for the ICC Champions Trophy with Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey and Mohammed Shami making comebacks to the team. India begin their Champions Trophy title defence against Pakistan on June 4. Notably, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Suresh Raina and Dine... |
BJP slams Amazon for selling decoration with wrong India map | Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has slammed Amazon's Canada unit for selling a vinyl wall decoration with a distorted map of India. The map does not show the parts of Jammu and Kashmir occupied by Pakistan and China. "It is unacceptable. Remove this from your website and stop selling it immediately," tw... |
What is â¹1000 cr fodder scam that Lalu Yadav is accused of? | The â¹1,000 crore fodder scam, which ran for over two decades, refers to officials of Bihar's animal husbandry using fake bills to embezzle public money in the name of fictitious livestock. The scam was exposed in 1996, leading to Lalu Prasad Yadav's resignation as Bihar CM. In 2013, Yadav was convicted in the case an... |
Fodder scam: SC revives criminal charges against Lalu Yadav | The Supreme Court on Monday revived criminal conspiracy charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam case. He would be tried in each of the remaining cases against him, the court said. It was hearing a CBI petition against a 2014 Jharkhand HC order stating that Yadav could not be tried for the same of... |
Saudi women allowed education without male guardian consent | Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued an order allowing women to benefit from government services such as education and healthcare without getting the consent of a male guardian. The decree comes after the country, which has been slammed for poor women's rights and gender inequality, was appointed to the U... |
China firm once spent â¹6,000cr to replicate Austrian village | A Chinese mining firm spent an estimated â¹6,000 crore ($940 million) to create an exact replica of Hallstatt village in Austria, as a high-end housing development. Hallstatt, which is a UNESCO-protected architecture, was recreated in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong in 2012. The Chinese development includes... |
'World's worst zoo' once put stuffed animals in cages | The Khan Younis Zoo in Gaza put stuffed animals in cages in 2012, as the authorities failed to get new animals and couldn't afford food costs. The zoo, which is often dubbed as the 'world's worst zoo', stuffed dead animals and placed them in cages for visitors to see. In 2016, all animals were reportedly rescued from t... |
Golf course in South Korea has unexploded mines | The one-hole golf course at Camp Bonifas in South Korea has unexploded mines buried under the land and is lined by an 18-foot security fence. Players have also reported wild animal encounters, including 'vampire deer' and a 'man-bear-pig'. The camp is the base for United Nations Command, which serves as a buffer betwee... |
A shop has 860 ice cream flavours including egg, wine, onion | The Coromoto ice cream shop in Merida, Venezuela offers about 860 ice cream flavours, including egg, wine, onion, and macaroni-and-cheese. The shop was also recognised by Guinness World Records for selling the largest number of ice cream flavours. Portuguese immigrant Manuel da Silva Oliveira, who set up the store in 1... |
Acting doesn't need two categories: Emma on genderless award | Emma Watson, on winning the first ever genderless Best Actor in a Movie award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, said that this shows acting doesn't need to be separated into two different categories. "It indicates that acting is about the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes," added Emma. She won it for Beauty a... |
Home rental startup NestAway buys rival Zenify | Home rental startup NestAway Technologies on Sunday acquired smaller rival Zenify for an undisclosed amount. NestAway said the acquisition will help it to expand its offerings for families, which are currently limited to only bachelors and students. Founded in 2012, Zenify will continue to operate as a separate entity ... |
Ratan Tata invests in Mukesh Bansal's startup CureFit | Myntra Co-founder Mukesh Bansal's new startup, CureFit, has raised $3 million (â¹19.2 crore) from Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata's UC-RNT Fund and others. The new round of funding will take the total capital raised by CureFit to $18 million. Bansal started the health startup in 2016 with Flipkart's former Chie... |
Delhi cabbie who returned bag worth â¹8 lakh has â¹70,000 loan | Delhi cab driver Debendra Kapri, who had a few days ago returned a bag with goods worth â¹8 lakh left in his cab, has a debt of â¹70,000 to settle. Saying "my moral values are greater than my personal needs", he added the "incident gives me peace of mind". Kapri had come to Delhi in 2012, searching for a job. |
Woman IPS officer cries following argument with BJP MLA | Female IPS officer Charu Nigam was reduced to tears following an argument with BJP MLA Radha Mohan Das Agarwal in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur. The legislator was seen shouting at the officer saying, "You keep quiet. I am not talking to you. Don't cross your limits." This happened after the police lathi-charged women prot... |
TRAI to look into Jio's complaint about customised offers | TRAI will "look into" complaints about operators giving customised offers to influence subscribers who want to shift to a rival. TRAI's RS Sharma stated offerings by operators should be transparent and non-discriminatory. He was responding to a query about Reliance Jio's allegation that incumbents are lining-up customi... |
BAHUTBALI-yaan chadengi filmon ki: Rishi on Baahubali 2 | Actor Rishi Kapoor while discussing Baahubali 2's success, tweeted, "BAHU"t"BALI"yaan chadengi filmon ki (many films will be sacrificed) to match this film's triumph and business." The wordplay Bahutbali was on the film's title Baahubali. Rishi further called the film "an Indian celebration" and said that he was glad t... |
Maradona appointed coach of UAE's 2nd-tier club Fujairah FC | Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona has been appointed the coach of Fujairah FC, a second-tier football club in the UAE. The 56-year-old had been out of work since being sacked by Dubai-based football club Al-Wasl in 2012. Maradona had held the position of the coach of the Argentinian national team from 2008 to ... |
KKR's Narine 'surprised' after his joint-record fifty vs RCB | Kolkata Knight Riders' opener Sunil Narine said he was surprised after he made the joint fastest half-century, scoring 54 runs in just 17 balls, in the IPL during KKR's match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. "Definitely wasn't expecting something like this... I try to keep it simple and back my abilit... |
Steve Smith captures Dhoni's net practice with his drone | Rising Pune Supergiant's captain Steve Smith recorded former RPS captain MS Dhoni's net practice session with a drone. Smith shared the video he captured using the drone on Instagram. "Me and my new hobby. Love flying my new drone. Even got @mahi7781 smashing a big 6 at practice", Smith captioned the video. |
Kohli apologises for RCB's performance in IPL 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli took to Twitter to apologise for his team's performance in IPL 2017. "Thanks to the @RCBTweets fans for all the unconditional love and support this season as well. Sorry we couldn't play up to our standards", read Kohli's tweet. Notably, the Bengaluru-based side is having... |
RCB's green kit made with plastic from waste bottles | Royal Challengers Bangalore sported a green-coloured kit, which was made with waste plastic bottles collected from the Chinnaswamy stadium, during their match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. Since IPL 2011, RCB has been wearing the green kit in one home game to spread awareness about environment conservation. ... |
Blast at TMC office kills 1, injures 3 in West Bengal | A person was killed and three others sustained serious injuries following a blast at the Trinamool Congress office in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Sunday. The police have launched a probe into the matter, but no arrests have been made so far. Notably, locals have claimed that people inside the office were trying t... |
Kapil Mishra seeks lie detector test for himself, Kejriwal | In order to prove his allegations, sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra has demanded a lie detector test for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Health Minister Satyendar Jain and himself. Mishra had earlier claimed that he saw Satyendar Jain giving â¹2 crore to Kejriwal. Mishra further sought more time from the Centr... |
1 soldier killed in a suspected IED blast in Manipur | At least one soldier was killed and three others injured in a suspected IED explosion in Manipur's Tengnoupal district on Monday. Notably, one civilian was also injured from the splinters of the bomb. The incident occurred when the army truck, carrying personnel of 165 battalion of the Territorial Army, was one kilomet... |
Naxalism has killed 12,000 people in 20 yrs: Rajnath Singh | Asserting that Naxalite violence has killed nearly 12,000 people in the past 20 years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday launched a new strategy to counter Naxalism. Choking the financial funding of the Naxalites forms the foundation of the new 'SAMADHAN' doctrine. The strategy also involves the use of advanc... |
Indian scientist fakes ISIS letter for attention to research | An Indian scientist named Mukesh Shukla forged a threat letter from ISIS and reported a false attack to draw attention to his AIDS research, on which he was working since past 28 years, police have said. The scientist who faked the letter using Google Translate claimed that the militants wanted his AIDS treatment formu... |
Emma Watson wins first ever genderless Best Actor award | Emma Watson won the first ever genderless Best Actor award for her role in Beauty and the Beast at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Monday. She beat actors including Hugh Jackman to win in the award category, which featured nominees from both genders. Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown won the Best Actor in a (TV) ... |
Emmanuel Macron to be the youngest President of France | Former French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron has been projected as the 25th President of France based on exit polls after the final round of voting in the presidential elections on Sunday. The 39-year-old centrist will be the youngest ever leader of the country. Macron is expected to beat his far-right rival Marine L... |
Head of Islamic State in Afghanistan confirmed killed | Abdul Hasib, the head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, was killed on April 27 in an Afghan-US jointly conducted operation, the two countries' officials confirmed on Sunday. Hasib, who was appointed after his predecessor Hafiz Saeed Khan's death last year, is believed to have been behind the attack on a military hospita... |
Baahubali 2 1st Indian film to earn â¹100 cr in North America | Baahubali 2 has become the first Indian film to earn over â¹100 crore in North America. Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh, who shared the data, also wrote in his tweet, "The UNTHINKABLE has happened... All Records Shattered." The film has already made several records which include it becoming the first Indian movie... |
Dangal beats PK to become 2nd highest grossing Indian film | The Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra starrer Dangal has become the second highest grossing Indian film ever after it earned over â¹800 crore. The film surpassed Aamir's film PK, which was earlier the second highest grossing Indian film. Dangal collected â¹72.68 crore in its opening weekend in China, ... |
Who all have invested in Arnab Goswami's Republic TV? | Arnab Goswami's Republic TV is part of media venture ARG Outlier Media, where Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Vice-Chairman of NDA in Kerala, is one of the largest investors. SARG Media Holding, a company in which Goswami and his wife are stakeholders, is also an investor. SARG's investors include Infosys' former CFO Mohanda... |
India-born Hinduja brothers top UK's rich list with $21 bn | India-born brothers Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja of the Hinduja Group have topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2017 for the UK with a combined fortune of $21 billion. David and Simon Reuben, of Iraqi Jewish origin but Mumbai-born, have been ranked the third-richest with an $18 billion fortune. Steel magnate Lakshmi N M... |
New trailer of Gal Gadot starrer Wonder Woman released | A new trailer of Wonder Woman titled Rise of the Warrior was released on Monday. The film features Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman and revolves around her origin story as Diana, the princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Also starring Chris Pine and Connie Nielsen, the film is scheduled to release o... |
Priyanka teaches South African kids how to do the 'thumka' | Priyanka Chopra has shared a video where she is seen teaching South African children how to do the 'thumka', an Indian dance move. "After they taught me their dance moves I showed them one of mine," wrote Priyanka while sharing the video. She is currently travelling across Africa as UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador to rais... |
Baahubali 2 wasn't promoted on comedy shows: Kunal Kohli | Filmmaker Kunal Kohli in a tweet wrote, "So the stars of Baahubali 2 didn't go on reality & comedy shows & make an ass of themselves doing silly things & answering silly Q&As." He further tweeted, "Now this is a case study & an eye opener," while re-tweeting about how the film's total promotional cost was â¹3.5 crore.... |
Pak pilot sleeps on flight, leaves control with trainee | A senior Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot has been taken off duty for allegedly taking a two-and-a-half-hour nap on an Islamabad-London flight carrying 305 passengers, after handing over the aircraft to a trainee. A passenger reported the incident after seeing Captain Amir Akhtar Hashmi asleep in the busines... |
Bhagwat should be Prez to make India Hindu Rashtra: Sena | Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said to transform India into a "Hindu Rashtra", RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat should become the next President. "For the first time, we (BJP-led NDA) have received such a strong political mandate. The formation of a Hindu Rashtra is the primary objective," Thackeray added. Notably, ... |
SoftBank may finalise Snapdeal-Flipkart merger next week | Snapdeal's largest investor SoftBank may finalise Snapdeal's merger with Flipkart by next week, according to reports. SoftBank is also close to finalising a cash infusion of more than $1 billion into Alibaba-backed digital payments firm Paytm, reports added. SoftBank is also said to be pushing for a merger between Grof... |
Hyderabad: 13 held for promising NRIs to exchange old notes | As many as 13 persons were detained in Hyderabad for allegedly making false promises to the NRIs of exchanging the old demonetised notes, an official said. Demonetised currency notes of â¹500 and â¹1,000, totalling up to â¹1.85 crore were seized from the accused. Along with this, the cops also seized two cars and 13... |
Venezuelan women protesters face security forces with roses | Tens of thousands of women protesters in Venezuela opposing President Nicolás Maduro marched on Saturday and offered roses to security forces who blocked their way. The marchers sang the national anthem and shouted, "We want elections!", denouncing Maduro as a dictator. Notably, at least 37 people have died since the ... |
Pilot surprises his one millionth passenger | A Southwest Airlines pilot surprised his one millionth passenger by refunding her ticket and gifting her champagne and an autographed copy of her boarding pass. Former US Air Force pilot, Captain John Charles Ritchie, said, "I've kept a track of all the passengers I've flown. Today, I am flying my one millionth passeng... |
Salma Hayek shares old pic with George Clooney, Will Smith | Actress Salma Hayek has shared an old picture of herself with George Clooney and Will Smith. She shared the picture on Instagram to wish Clooney on his 56th birthday on May 6 while captioning the picture, "Happy Birthday George! Feliz Cumpleaños Jorge!" Hayek and Clooney co-starred in the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn... |
GL chase 190 after Amla posts 2nd ton for KXIP this year | Gujarat Lions defeated Kings XI Punjab by six wickets after Hashim Amla scored his second century in IPL 2017 to help KXIP post 189/3. Amla's 60-ball 104 alongside Shaun Marsh's 43-ball 58 helped KXIP set the target. In reply, Dwayne Smith smashed a 39-ball 74 to help his side chase down the target in the final over. |
Arsenal end Manchester United's 25-match unbeaten PL run | Arsenal ended Manchester United's unbeaten run of 25 games in the Premier League, defeating the Red Devils 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. This was also Arsene Wenger's first-ever competitive win over a José Mourinho side after 15 meetings. Arsenal are still at sixth place in the PL table, two points behind Man... |
PM's campaign against triple talaq is communal: CPI(M) chief | CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign against triple talaq was a communal campaign. Further, Yechury slammed Modi for not taking steps on various other issues concerning women, including the Women Reservation Bill. Yechury said he was of the opinion that the t... |
CRPF anti-Maoist command shifted to Raipur post Sukma attack | The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has shifted its strategic anti-Maoist command headquarters to Raipur from Kolkata following the Sukma attack that killed 25 of its jawans. This comes ahead of the meeting to be attended by the Chief Ministers of 10 Maoist-hit states. The heads of paramilitary forces and intellige... |
Falling molten metal kills 3 steel plant workers in Bengal | As many as three workers of the IISCO steel plant in West Bengal's Burnpur died after molten metal fell on them on Saturday. Apart from the deceased, three other workers are undergoing treatment. The metal, at over 1,600 degrees Celsius, fell on the workers from a height of 60 feet. The company has instituted a high-le... |
BSF martyr's widow gets â¹14L from India's Bravehearts portal | A week after BSF head constable Prem Sagar was beheaded by Pakistani intruders near the LoC, his wife received donations worth over â¹14 lakh from India's Bravehearts (Bharat Ke Veer) portal. The portal was launched by Union Home Ministry in collaboration with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar last month. The money was dir... |
Two Army soldiers drown in Jammu and Kashmir | Two Indian Army soldiers drowned in the Tawi River in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Saturday. However, their dead bodies were later recovered on Sunday following a search operation. The duo had gone to take a bath in the river and strong currents had swept them away, the police said. |
3,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean Sea in a day | Around 3,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were rescued on Saturday in more than 20 separate rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea after the discovery of over 20 boats carrying migrants, according to reports. From the beginning of 2017, over 43,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by sea as of April 26 while over... |
US State Dept deletes retweet promoting Ivanka Trump's book | An official US State Department Twitter account retweeted a post by White House adviser Ivanka Trump in which she promoted her book 'Women Who Work'. However, the tweet was later deleted. The retweet did not break any law, but could violate federal rules against using public office to promote commercial products or usi... |
Baahubali can't have a third part, says film's writer Prasad | KV Vijayendra Prasad, the screenwriter of the Baahubali films, said, "We are done with the story of Baahubali, there cannot be a third part." However, he added that the world and the legacy of Baahubali would continue through a comic series and a television series. Following the success of Baahubali 2, reports emerged ... |
What is Water Tanker scam that AAP ministers are accused of? | The Water Tanker scam happened in 2012 during Sheila Dikshit's tenure as CM, in which irregularities worth â¹400 crore were reported while hiring water tankers. The AAP government set up sacked minister Kapil Mishra-led panel in 2015 to probe the scam. Mishra has now alleged that Arvind Kejriwal is trying to suppress ... |
Clinics charging â¹1 to come up at 5 stations in Mumbai | The Central Railway has collaborated with a private organisation to set up medical clinics that will charge â¹1 per patient at five stations in Mumbai. Besides providing emergency assistance to railway accident victims, the clinics will have doctors round the clock for patients with routine illnesses. The facilities w... |
Youngest person to give birth was only five years old | Lina Medina from Peru gave birth when she was only five years old, becoming the youngest known person to do so. She was taken to the hospital when she suffered from abdominal pain and was found to be pregnant. She reportedly got pregnant due to early onset of sexual development, and gave birth via caesarean section to ... |
3 injured as explosion destroys Trinamool office in Bengal | Three people were injured in a bomb explosion that destroyed a Trinamool Congress office in West Bengal's Burdwan district. An official said the blast happened due to explosives stored inside the building. "We are investigating where these explosives came from and who brought them inside the building," he added. The in... |
Time to sell bhelpuri using Snapdeal shares: Former AVP | Rishi Sharma, Snapdeal's former AVP of Engineering, rendered Snapdeal shares worthless and blamed founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal for Snapdeal's current situation in a tweet on Saturday. His tweet comes amid reports that Flipkart may buy Snapdeal for $1 billion. The potential deal's amount is way lower than Snapde... |
NEET candidates forced to cut off shirt sleeves before exam | Several NEET aspirants in Tamil Nadu had to cut off shirt sleeves before the exam on Sunday as the CBSE had permitted only half-sleeve shirts in the examination hall. Candidates also had to remove hairpins, hairbands, among other accessories, as such accessories were also barred. Stationery items like pen and pencil al... |
Bengaluru's polluted Bellandur Lake catches fire again | Bengaluru's Bellandur Lake, which has been facing severe pollution, once again caught fire on Sunday. The National Green Tribunal had recently ordered all industries around the lake to be shut, and imposed a â¹5-lakh fine on anyone found dumping waste in and around it. The highly polluted lake had earlier caught fire ... |
CBI unearths 339 fake companies used to divert â¹2,900 crore | The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed complex webs involving 339 shell companies used for allegedly diverting funds to the tune of â¹2,900 crore over the last three years. As per CBI sources, the shell companies were allegedly being used to divert loan funds meant for specified purposes, creating fak... |
Internet chats between Kashmir youth and Syria, Iraq on rise | Security agencies have noted that internet chats between possible militant handlers in Syria and Iraq, and some youths in Kashmir have risen in the last six months. This comes amid recent protests across the Valley where ISIS flags were waved and slogans supporting them were raised. The Army has also been worried about... |
Girl asked to remove innerwear in Kerala before NEET exam | A female candidate who appeared at a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) centre in Kerala's Kannur on Sunday claimed that she was asked to remove her innerwear before sitting for the entrance test. Another candidate, who was wearing a pair of jeans, was reportedly asked to remove a pocket as well as metal but... |
Nigeria exchanges Boko Haram suspects for 82 Chibok girls | Nigeria on Saturday said it had negotiated the release of 82 of the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok town in 2014 by Boko Haram Islamists, in exchange for some prisoners held for links to the group. President Muhammadu Buhari will receive the girls on Sunday in the capital Abuja, the presidency said. |
Trump launches 1st official campaign video for 2020 election | US President Donald Trump has launched his first official campaign video for re-election in 2020, almost 42 months before the next presidential election. The 30-second advertisement focuses on Trump's first 100 days in office. Adding, "America has rarely seen such success," a narrator in the video says, "America is win... |
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