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Irish police probe Stephen Fry for calling God 'stupid' | Police in Ireland has launched an investigation into alleged blasphemous statements made by English comedian and actor Stephen Fry during a 2015 interview on Irish television. During the interview, Fry said if God created the misery-filled universe, then God is a mean-spirited, stupid and selfish maniac. Under Irish la... |
Pictures show Kangana Ranaut's house in Mumbai | Pictures of actress Kangana Ranaut's house in Khar, Mumbai have featured in a magazine. The actress, who has been living in the five bedroom house for three years, reportedly ideated the design with the help of interior designer Richa Bahl. The theme of the house has been done keeping in mind Kangana's home back in Him... |
Differently-abled need easy access to public places: Hrithik | Hrithik Roshan has said that there's the need for public places in India to be easily accessible to differently-abled people. "It is surprising that it hasn't happened yet, even with over 20 million differently-abled people in India," said Hrithik. He added that through his films' characters, he has acquired a deeper u... |
Ajay Devgn to play Aizawl FC coach Jamil in film: Reports | As per reports, a Bollywood film on football club Aizawl FC coach Khalid Jamil titled 'Zero To Hero' is being planned. As per Aizawl FC owner Robert Romawia Royte, Ajay Devgn will be playing the lead role of Jamil in the film. Aizawl FC became the first Northeast team to win the Indian football tournament I-League on A... |
Amla third player to score at least 2 tons in an IPL season | Kings XI Punjab's Hashim Amla became the third player to score at least two centuries in a single IPL edition, scoring his second this season against Gujarat Lions on Sunday. Amla had hit his maiden IPL century against Mumbai Indians earlier this season. Notably, the South African batsman did not have a century in his ... |
Deeply saddened by new controversy around Kejriwal: Anna | Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said he was deeply saddened by the latest controversy surrounding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. "It was because of the anti-corruption fight in Delhi that Kejriwal became the Chief Minister. And today, when he (Kejriwal) is accused of corruption, I cannot tell how deeply sa... |
India's first ever 'book village' opens in Maharashtra | The Maharashtra government has declared its Bhilar village in the Satara district as India's first 'Pustakanche Gaav' (village of books). As many as 25 locations around the village have been turned into reader hot-spots with display of books. Inspired by Britain's Hay-on-Wye town, the aim of the project is to promote t... |
Indian-American doctor found dead in car in US | A 32-year-old Indian-American doctor was found dead on the passenger seat in a car in the US state of Michigan earlier this week. "We do not suspect anything. We do not think, it was a hate crime," said the father of the victim. The deceased, identified as Ramesh Kumar, was a graduate from a medical college in Kerala. |
Two Jet Airways flights collide at Delhi airport | Jet Airways' Srinagar and Patna-bound flights collided with each other while preparing for departure at the Delhi airport on Sunday. After the collision, all the passengers on both the planes were evacuated safely and re-accommodated in subsequent flights. The planes were taken to the parking area and grounded till a f... |
Pak man accuses Ind High Commission of detaining Indian wife | A Pakistani man has accused the Indian High Commission in Islamabad of detaining his Indian wife after they went there to apply for his visa, according to reports. Uzma and Tahir had met in Malaysia and got married in Pakistan earlier this week. The Indian High Commission, however, claimed that Uzma has been staying th... |
Bots promote Macron leaks ahead of French Prez polls: Report | US far-right activists, WikiLeaks, and automated bots amplified the leak of hacked emails of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign, researchers said on Saturday. However, a US cyber intelligence firm earlier claimed that a group tied to the Russian military intelligence unit leaked the data just one ... |
Over 50,000 evacuated over WWII bomb in Germany | As many as 50,000 people in Germany's Hannover have been ordered to leave their homes while experts prepared to defuse five unexploded Second World War-era bombs that were dropped by the allies, according to reports. The operation is the second largest of its kind carried out in Germany and will involve around 2,500 fi... |
Clinton to launch 'anti-Trump' political action committee | Former US State Secretary Hillary Clinton will launch a political action committee aimed at funding 'resistance groups' that oppose President Donald Trump's policies, according to reports. Having identified herself as a part of the resistance, Clinton said in an interview, "I'm now back to being an activist citizen and... |
Turkey bans TV dating shows with emergency decree | Turkey has banned radio and TV dating shows under the state of emergency imposed in the wake of last year's failed coup. The ban was announced in a decree published in the official gazette, just weeks after the government revealed it would block the shows because they do not fit with Turkish traditions and customs. |
Sunil Narine hits 15-ball fifty, joint-fastest in IPL ever | Kolkata Knight Riders player Sunil Narine scored the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history, reaching the milestone off 15 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru on Sunday. Narine equalled teammate Yusuf Pathan's record, scored against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. Narine, primarily an off-spinner who was op... |
US flag was designed by high school student who got B- grade | In 1958, Robert Heft submitted the 50-star US flag for class project. While US then had 48 states, Heft included two additional stars as an intuition. He got a B- grade, with the teacher stating she would change the grade if it was accepted into Washington. It was adopted as the national flag after Heft repeatedly cont... |
Taiwan eatery is made of cardboard including chairs, bowls | The Carton King Restaurant, located inside the Carton King Creativity Park in Taiwan, is made entirely of cardboard, including furnishings, bowls, walls and chairs. A demonstration by the staff includes a chef weighing 100 kilograms sitting on a cardboard chair with a waitress on his lap, to showcase the sturdiness of ... |
This is my biggest blockbuster: Johar on having his twins | Filmmaker Karan Johar has said that becoming a parent to his children Roohi and Yash is his biggest blockbuster at 44 while adding that his twins are the superstars of his universe. "The day I carried Roohi and Yash home was like that. Life changing... It was a full on K3G (Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham) moment! Very dramat... |
SRK reveals he was the one to name Smriti Irani's daughter | Actor Shah Rukh Khan, while reposting a picture of Smriti Irani's daughter on Instagram, wrote, "My childhood friend Zubin's daughter all grown up and so pretty... and just for the record I named her Shanelle." Earlier, Smriti Irani, who is currently the Union Minister of Textiles, had shared her daughter's picture on ... |
What are allegations levelled by Mishra against Kejriwal? | Sacked Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday claimed that he saw Health Minister Satyendar Jain give â¹2 crore to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence on Friday. Mishra further alleged that Jain had told him that he had "settled" a â¹50 crore land deal for a relative of Kejriwal. Mishra also targeted the C... |
Man develops new variety of mango, calls it 'Yogi mango' | Famous mango grower Padamshri Haji Kalimullah (74) has developed a new variety of mango in his orchard in the Dussehri mango belt in Uttar Pradesh's Malihabad area and has named it after CM Yogi Adityanath. 'Yogi mango' is grown naturally, is slender, beautiful and is a hybrid of the famous Dussehri mango variety, he s... |
16 of 28 selected as BSF officers decline to join force | Of the 28 officers selected for the Border Security Force (BSF), 16 have reportedly declined to join the force. While some preferred to join the Central Industrial Security Force, others cited second-class treatment meted out to the BSF as the reason, a report stated. The BSF currently has a vacancy for 522 gazetted of... |
On-duty emergency vehicles allowed to use multicolour beacon | The Centre has allowed emergency vehicles, including those of police, defence and paramilitary forces, to use multicoloured beacons having red, blue and white colours. Further, duties relating to disaster management have also been permitted to use such lights. "The multicoloured light shall not be put to use when the v... |
People donate over â¹2 crore to martyred jawans' families | An amount of â¹2.10 crore has been donated by the people to a fund set up a month ago by the Centre to help families of paramilitary personnel who were martyred on duty. The families of 25 jawans who lost their lives in Sukma attack received â¹60 lakh. Donations can be made to the fund through 'BharatKeVeer' app and ... |
Can't tell who sought PM's pictures for advertisements: PMO | In reply to an RTI query, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has said it cannot divulge information on who sought permission to use Narendra Modi's photographs in advertisements. Stating that such an exercise needs a "thorough search", the PMO stated that it would "disproportionately" divert its resources because the in... |
Man dressed as Spider-Man performs stunts on highway bridge | A man named Freddy Duque dresses as Spider-Man, performing stunts over highway bridges, busy junctions and pavements in Colombia. Duque performs the stunts using only a length of aerial silk. He says, "Google maps has helped me a lot to locate traffic lights where I can do the trick," adding that he can earn up to $25 ... |
Baahubali 2 to be dubbed in Chinese, Japanese, Korean | Baahubali 2 is set to be dubbed in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese, as per the producer Shobu Yarlagadda. "We want to make Baahubali 2 accessible to non-English speaking audiences all over the world," said Yarlagadda. He added that the makers decided to start with China after seeing the incredible number of the... |
Adele celebrates 29th birthday by dressing up as old lady | Singer Adele, who turned 29 on Friday, took to photo sharing app Instagram to share a photo in which she can be dressed as an old lady. She was dressed up as comedian Catherine Tate's character Nan. "Nearly 30! Thanks for the well wishes. See you soon," the singer wrote alongside the photo. |
Tamannaah upset as scenes were cut from Baahubali 2: Reports | As per reports, actress Tamannaah is upset with filmmaker SS Rajamouli for cutting some of the scenes featuring her. Rajamouli reportedly deleted certain scenes as they could not be improved even with visual effects and most of those scenes featured Tamannaah. The actress had taken horse riding and martial arts lesson... |
Chawla feels relieved as Kohli gets out next ball after drop | Kolkata Knight Riders' spinner Piyush Chawla looked relieved after Umesh Yadav dismissed Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli after he had dropped Kohli on the previous ball. Kohli had hit a full-toss straight to extra cover where Chawla fell backwards while attempting to take the catch. Chawla later came to... |
Delhi pollution made it 'impossible to breathe': Harbhajan | Mumbai Indians' spinner Harbhajan Singh said that pollution in Delhi made it almost impossible to breathe during their match against Delhi Daredevils. Harbhajan revealed this in an Instagram post in which he added, "All players were suffering with bad throat after the game #almost choked." Harbhajan later tweeted about... |
ICC welcomes BCCI's decision to send Indian team for CT 2017 | The International Cricket Council has welcomed BCCI's decision of clearing the Indian cricket team to participate in the upcoming Champions Trophy in England and Wales. BCCI had been delaying the announcement of the Indian squad for the tournament over a revenue sharing disagreement with ICC. India will begin their tit... |
Sehwag shares old pic of Viv Richards, Sachin playing chess | Virender Sehwag shared an old picture of himself, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh playing chess with West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards. "Move in Silence , Speak only when it's time to say Checkmate .#ShatranjKeKhiladi," Sehwag captioned the picture. The post has been shared on Twitter and Instagram, where it has... |
Lynn, Narine score 50s as KKR hand RCB their 10th defeat | Kolkata Knight Riders' openers Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine scored half-centuries in KKR's six-wicket win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. RCB put up 158/6, driven by Travis Head's unbeaten 47-ball 75. In reply, Narine scored IPL's joint-fastest half-century, while completing a 105-run opening stand wi... |
Kejriwal's worst enemy won't believe in allegations: Vishwas | AAP leader Kumar Vishwas on Sunday asserted that neither he nor Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's biggest enemy would believe in ousted party leader Kapil Mishra's allegations against the party chief. Kejriwal has assured that if any party member is found guilty of corruption, he will be sacked, be it Manish Sisodia or himsel... |
Kejriwal surpassed Lalu in terms of corruption: BJP | Lauding Delhi MLA Kapil Mishra for speaking out against CM Arvind Kejriwal, BJP leader Manoj Tiwari on Sunday said Kejriwal had surpassed RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav in terms of corruption. "Kejriwal doesn't have the moral and the legal right to continue...He must resign immediately," he added. Notably, Mishra has all... |
My fault to have endorsed Akhilesh as UP CM: Mulayam | Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav has said it was his fault to endorse Akhilesh Yadav as the CM of Uttar Pradesh in 2012. "I should have become the Chief Minister. We would have won the UP polls with full majority if I was the Chief Minister," Mulayam added. He also slammed his son for forming the alliance wi... |
30% candidates rejected over oral cancer in Army recruitment | Almost third of all the candidates for Army recruitment last month were rejected in the medical tests due to visible symptoms of oral cancer. Out of the 3,350 candidates, around 1,000 were rejected due to oral cancer symptoms, Army officials said. "Majority of them appeared to be addicted to 'gutkha' and had oral disea... |
Govt asks IITs to develop revenue model for their operations | The HRD Ministry has directed all the IITs to develop a revenue model for their operations. "It is important to have a revenue model to increase the component of self-sustenance in the functioning of IITs," it said. This comes after the IITs stated that last year's 122% fee hike did not increase revenues as several con... |
15-yr-old Delhi girl found locked inside house for 2 yrs | A 15-year-old girl was locked inside a house in east Delhi's Krishna Nagar locality for two years by her mother. The matter came to light after a neighbour informed the Delhi police, who raided the house and rescued the girl. The girl's mother reportedly used to visit the house only in the evening to bring food for the... |
Militants offer 'gun salute' at insurgent's funeral in J&K | At least four militants appeared in the crowd during the funeral of a slain insurgent and fired bullets in the air as a "gun salute" in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Sunday, police said. The insurgent was killed on Saturday after militants attacked a police party, resulting in the death of three civilians and a po... |
Govt should take action against those who issue fatwas: Sonu | Singer Sonu Nigam has said the government should take action against people who issue fatwas. "I don't like this mentality, when any one issues fatwa against any other person... We live in a civilised... democratic country," he added. Earlier, Sonu had shaved his head after a cleric supposedly issued a fatwa, announcin... |
Phishing scams cost American businesses $500 million a year | Phishing attacks in which the criminals target businesses that send international wire transfers, are costing US businesses $500 million (â¹3,216 crore) a year, according to an FBI report. From October 2013 to December 2016, FBI investigated over 22,000 such incidents. The FBI report further stated that businesses acr... |
Fear of being without a mobile phone is called nomophobia | The fear of being without a mobile phone is known as nomophobia, which is short for 'no-mobile-phone-phobia'. People who suffer from the phobia often feel anxious when they run out of battery or balance, lose their phone or have no network coverage. The term and phobia was reportedly first identified in 2008. |
There is an animal poop spitting competition in South Africa | Bokdrol Spoek is a South African game, which loosely means "spitting buck droppings". As part of the competition, contestants have to put a kudu dung pellet (antelope poop) in their mouth and spit it as far as possible. Participants traditionally drop the poop pellet in a shot of alcohol, to help sterilise bacteria, ho... |
In Pictures: World's largest aircraft Antonov An-225 | The Ukraine-built Antonov An-225 is known to be the largest aircraft in the world, with a length of 84 metres and wingspan of 88.4 metres. The six-engine aircraft, built in the 1980s to carry Soviet space shuttle Buran, can carry 250 tonnes of cargo. Interestingly, its cargo hold is longer than the Wright brothers' fir... |
Amsterdam hotel promotes itself as world's worst hotel | Amsterdam's Hans Brinker Budget Hotel claims to be the world's worst hotel and markets itself with features like 'doors that lock' and 'a basement bar with no fresh air'. The hotel also warns customers that it holds no liability for lost limbs or food poisoning. One of its advertisements says, "It can't get any worse, ... |
A Japanese town is built inside an active volcano | The Aogashima island, located about 300 kilometres south of Tokyo, is registered as an active volcano and houses about 200 people. The island itself is a giant volcanic crater, and another smaller volcano is present within the crater. The volcano previously erupted in 1785, when reportedly 327 people lived on the islan... |
United flies passenger to San Francisco instead of Paris | United Airlines passenger Lucie Bahetoukilae has said she landed in San Francisco instead of Paris after the airline did not notify her of a gate change. United employees missed her destination while checking her boarding pass, flying her nearly 5,000 kilometres in the wrong direction from Newark to San Francisco. Mean... |
'Lion' actor Sunny Pawar named Rising Star at Asian Awards | Child actor Sunny Pawar, who featured in the Oscar-nominated film 'Lion', has been named the 'Rising Star' at the 7th Annual Asian Awards. He portrayed young Saroo Brierley in the film. "It is a travesty that other award ceremonies overlooked [Sunny's] performance in the film 'Lion' and we want to correct that," said t... |
US Marines' nude photo sharing leads to 21 criminal cases | Feds have filed a total of 21 criminal cases after two months of investigating the nude photo scandal where nude photos of male and female US Marine soldiers were shared online. The investigation team searched 200 websites and recovered over 1,50,000 nudes within two months. The investigators also found 16 suspects tha... |
South African company to store CO2 in diamond-bearing rock | South African diamond company De Beers is piloting a project to capture carbon dioxide in the rock from which diamonds are extracted to offset harmful emissions. De Beers said it would select one of its mines for the project due to start in 2019. The company estimates the storing process would cost $10 to $20 per ton o... |
Plea in HC: Is the daughter-in-law a child or a relative? | The Delhi High Court is hearing a petition whether a daughter-in-law should fall under the category of "children" or "relative". This is in regard to a woman's eviction from her matrimonial home on a complaint made under the law for welfare of parents. Notably, the court had recently ruled that parents could evict an a... |
Chinese tourist town installs speed bumps for pedestrians | Over 50 speed bumps have been installed on a pedestrian walkway in Taierzhuang, an ancient town on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in China. Officially described as "calming devices," they cover a distance of 100 metres and are believed to encourage pedestrians to slow down and enjoy the scenery. Meanwhile, some peopl... |
US student crawls through air ducts to steal exam paper | A Kentucky University student has been charged with burglary after he was caught crawling through air ducts to steal an exam paper from his teacher's office. Student Henry Lynch II was caught with classmate Troy Kiphuth, whom he helped enter after unlocking the office. They were caught when their teacher, who was worki... |
US police offer to test meth for 'deadly gluten' | California police officers have offered to test meth for "deadly gluten," asking drug dealers to bring their meth to the Police Department. They posted on Facebook, "Is your meth laced with deadly gluten? Not sure? Bring your meth down to the PD and we will test it for you for free!" The post went viral, with over 1.3 ... |
Please don't get personal and troll, tweets Sonam to fans | Actress Sonam Kapoor, in a request to her followers and fans, tweeted, "Please don't get personal and troll!" She further requested them not to hate someone and get personal towards other celebrities. In another tweet, she wrote, "Please remember imitation is the best form of flattery. And it just showcases admiration.... |
Sonam Kapoor shares pics from wedding magazine's photoshoot | Actress Sonam Kapoor took to Instagram to share pictures from the photoshoot for wedding magazine 'Khush'. She can be seen wearing a lehenga by Sabyasachi Mukherjee on the cover of the magazine. For the cover story, she wore a white lehenga by Sabyasachi, a blue lehenga by Payal Singhal and a red dress with a heavy jac... |
Denmark gets 1st wild wolf pack in 200 years | A wolf pack is roaming wild in Denmark for the first time in over two centuries after a female wolf journeyed 500 kilometres from Germany. Male wolves have been seen since five years and the new female could produce cubs this spring, a researcher said. The female has settled in West Jutland, and male wolves have been s... |
Cristiano Ronaldo cheers on son's hat-trick, shares video | Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo shared a video of one of the three goals scored by his son in a match. "So proud of my boy. hat trick," Ronaldo captioned the video. In the video, the goalkeeper is seen mishitting a shot which lands on Ronaldo Jr's feet, who then sends the ball into the top-right corner with his left fo... |
Jwala Gutta contemplating retiring from badminton | India's doubles badminton player Jwala Gutta has announced a sabbatical from the sport to contemplate retirement. "I have been playing since 1999 and have been the top doubles player in India for 18 years. At this stage and juncture, I am not motivated enough to play," said Jwala. She had also taken a sabbatical after ... |
US Olympic champion found dead at Olympic Training Centre | American bobsledder Steven Holcomb, who overcame a suicide attempt over impending blindness to win a Winter Olympic gold in 2010, was found dead at the US Olympic Training Centre in New York on Saturday. Holcomb underwent a successful surgery in 2008 to overcome a degenerative eye disease and lead team USA to its first... |
Matches won by each IPL team so far are in order '98765432' | The number of matches won by each team in the 2017 IPL currently reads, '98765432', with Mumbai Indians leading the table. Royal Challengers Bangalore are currently having the worst IPL season in their history, both in terms of position and number of wins. Apart from the top four teams, Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Darede... |
BJP sends notice to Ghanshyam Tiwari for anti-party acts | The BJP on Sunday issued a notice to senior party leader from Rajasthan, Ghanshyam Tiwari, for anti-party activities. The party has sought Tiwari's explanation regarding the matter within ten days, failing which the party would be forced to initiate a disciplinary action against him. The notice was issued on the compla... |
Meteor shower of Halley's comet seen peaking during weekend | Earth passed through the thickest debris left by Halley's Comet during the weekend, with the glowing comet remnants expected to light up the night sky at rates of up to 40 per hour. Known as 'Eta Aquariids', the meteor shower gets its name as it appears to come from the Aquarius constellation, near Eta Aquarii, one of ... |
Scientists use satellite imagery to count albatrosses | In a first, scientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are using high-resolution satellite images to gauge the number of Northern Royal albatrosses. The 'WorldView-3' satellite used can capture features 30cm across in its images. The BAS team counted over 3,600 nests, lesser than the manual count of 5,700 made in 200... |
Mineral weathering revived Earth post mass extinction: Study | A Norway-based study explains how volcanic eruptions 200 million years ago led to mineral weathering, triggering mass extinctions while also reviving life on Earth. The greenhouse gas-caused acid rains drained CO2-rich rock material into oceans depleting oxygen in waters. This caused extinctions but also began recoveri... |
UP sugarcane farmers write to Modi & Yogi, threaten suicide | A group of sugarcane farmers from Uttar Pradesh have written a letter to PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath threatening suicide. The farmers demanded that a decision over sugarcane payments must be taken within 15 days, or they would all commit suicide on the 16th day. "It's better to die instead of suffering from... |
Saw Satyendar giving â¹2 crore to Kejriwal: Sacked Delhi min | AAP MLA Kapil Mishra, who was sacked on Saturday as the Delhi Water Minister, on Sunday alleged that he saw Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain handing over â¹2 crore in cash to CM Arvind Kejriwal at the latter's residence. "When I questioned him (Kejriwal), he said lots of things in politics cannot be explained," Mi... |
Baahubali 2 becomes first Indian movie to earn â¹1,000 crore | SS Rajamouli-directed movie 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' has become the first ever Indian movie to achieve â¹1,000 crore earnings milestone. The movie, which earlier became India's biggest opener, has grossed more than â¹800 crore in the country. It has beaten earning records of its own franchise movie 'Baahubali: ... |
India confirms participation in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 | The Indian cricket team has received the green signal to participate in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy after BCCI's Special General Meeting on Sunday. India will begin their campaign against Pakistan on June 4, with the squad for the tournament to be announced on Monday. Previously, the BCCI was reportedly mulling o... |
'Last cannibal tribe' stays in tree houses built 100-ft-high | The Korowai tribe of Papua, known as the last surviving cannibal tribe, lives in tree houses built as high as 114 feet above the ground. The tree houses are constructed with Banyan or Wanbom trees as the main poles. The tribe is believed to have lived in total isolation until first contacted by Dutch missionaries in th... |
Vietnam organises 'love market' for ex-lovers every year | A 'love market' festival is organised in Khau Vai, Vietnam every year, with the aim of giving people an opportunity to meet their ex-lovers. The festival originates from a legend about a girl and boy being unable to marry as they were from different tribes. The couple split, however, they decided to meet secretly one d... |
'Baahubali' actor Prabhas pens note on film's success | Actor Prabhas, known for playing the titular character in the 'Baahubali' film franchise, has penned a note, in which he has thanked his fans for the success of the recently released 'Baahubali: The Conclusion'. He also thanked the film's director SS Rajamouli. Notably, 'Baahubali: The Conclusion' has become the first ... |
Warner 1st player to hit 500+ runs in 4 straight IPL seasons | Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner became the first player to score 500-plus runs in four consecutive IPL seasons, going past the landmark against Rising Pune Supergiant on Saturday. Warner, IPL 2015's highest run-getter, is presently the leading run-scorer this season, scoring 529 runs in 11 matches. Virat Kohli... |
Facebook to begin showing public posts about trending topics | Facebook is rolling out a new feature called 'Latest Conversations' in its search results to show the most recent public posts from people about trending topics. The feature also includes live-update counter showing how many people are talking about a topic at one time. The feature doesnât appear for all searches, b... |
NASA offering â¹35 lakh to speed up its supercomputer code | NASA is offering $55,000 (over â¹35 lakh) in overall cash prizes to winners of its computing challenge to speed up the supercomputer codes for aerospace software. Participants would be required to download the original Fortran code from NASA's website and speed up its processing by 10-1,000 times without decrease in a... |
Sisodia rejects AAP MLA Mishra's claims against Kejriwal | After AAP MLA Kapil Mishra alleged he saw Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain giving â¹2 crore cash to CM Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said, "These allegations are not even worth responding to." "They are so absurd and without any facts," Sisodia added. Mishra levelled the charge against Kejriwal a... |
Meteor strike sparked long-lived volcanic eruptions: Study | A chain reaction of volcanic eruptions that shaped North America's landscape was triggered by a meteor strike about 1.85 billion years ago, according to a study of Canada's Sudbury Basin, Earth's second-largest known impact crater. Scientists said that the impact resulted in magma coming from deep inside the Earth, sha... |
Scientists plan to raise $100mn to build synthetic human DNA | Scientists with the 'Genome Project-write' plan to raise up to $100 million in funding for artificial synthesis of human DNA. The plan to "write" human genome from scratch and incorporate it into human cells has received criticism from medical ethicists. Scientists from all over the world are meeting in New York from M... |
RSS wing prescribes ways to have perfect 'customised' baby | RSS's health wing Arogya Bharati under its Garbh Vigyan Sanskar project has reportedly prescribed ways to have 'uttam santati' - a perfect 'customised' baby. As per the project, the couple must go through a period of 'shuddhikaran' (purification), must have sexual intercourse at a time decided by planetary configuratio... |
Nirbhaya wanted her rapists to be set on fire: Report | Sub-Divisional Magistrate Usha Chaturvedi, who listened to 2012 Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya's last declaration, has reportedly revealed that she wanted her rapists to be set on fire and not just be hanged. The Supreme Court on May 5 upheld the Delhi High Court's decision to award death penalty to four convicts in t... |
6k cops to provide security for Modi during Sri Lanka visit | Sri Lanka will deploy nearly 6,000 police officers to provide special security for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the country next week to attend the UN Vesak festival. The joint opposition in Sri Lanka has called for a black flag protest during Modi's visit on May 12. Vesak Day commemorates Bu... |
Pakistan violated ceasefire every day in 2015 and 2016: Govt | The Home Ministry, in its reply to an RTI query, has stated at least one incident of ceasefire violation by Pakistan was reported daily along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015 and 2016. It further stated the ceasefire was violated 405 times in 2015 and 449 times in 2016. Over 20 security personnel were killed in thi... |
Danish brewery creates beer using recycled urine | A brewery in Denmark has made beer using 50,000 litres of recycled urine collected from a music festival in Europe. The beer, named Pisner (pilsner with slang for urine), does not contain human waste but is produced from fields of malting barley fertilised with urine. The Danish Agriculture and Food Council has named t... |
I enjoy photoshoots if they aren't random or aimless: Kaif | Actress Katrina Kaif has said that she enjoys photoshoots as long as they have a specific intention and are not random or aimless. "Before going in, I need to know what kind of image we are trying to create,â she added. Katrina further said that it makes for a "much more enjoyable shoot" when one bonds well with a ph... |
If a character challenges me, then I am like a bull: Manoj | Actor Manoj Bajpayee has said that if a character really challenges him then he is like a bull. "If an actor doesn't know how to give characterisation, he will never be able to give different kinds of performances," he added. Bajpayee further revealed he was scared when 'Aligarh' was offered to him because of the kind ... |
India is a place that I wanna go soon: Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who recently became the first ever sportsperson to reach 100 million followers on Instagram, thanked his Indian fans via a video and said that he would like to visit India. "India is a place that I wanna go soon," Ronaldo said. The 32-year-old also acknowledged the support of his fol... |
No time left for long-term plans for 2020 Olympics: Bindra | India's lone individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra has said "there is hardly any time left to reap benefits of long-term planning" for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Abhinav said the possibility of making major changes was "remote" and that a comprehensive plan will be in place for the following editions. He is a p... |
McGregor becomes dad, names baby boy Conor Jack McGregor | UFC champion Conor McGregor and girlfriend Dee Devlin became parents after welcoming their first baby boy, Conor Jack McGregor, into the world on Friday in Dublin. Conor and his girlfriend Devlin, who have been together for almost 10 years now, have already set up a verified Instagram account for the boy with the name ... |
Sandeep promised 4 wickets to Preity in exchange for tickets | Kings XI Punjab pacer Sandeep Sharma promised team owner Preity Zinta that he would take four wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday if she gave him match tickets for his family. Sandeep took three wickets, becoming the first to dismiss Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the same match, and w... |
In Pictures: Japan's Shiki-shima luxury cruise train | The champagne-gold Train Suite Shiki-shima embarked on its maiden journey from Tokyo on May 1. The 10-car train accommodates 34 passengers in 17 suites, with prices reaching up to Â¥950,000 (around â¹5.5 lakh) per person. Operated by the East Japan Railway, it features a five-star lounge, a menu devised by a Michelin-... |
Dalit groom thrashed for taking car to wedding venue in MP | A Dalit bridegroom was allegedly thrashed by four men for taking a decorated car to the wedding venue at Deri village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, police said on Saturday. The wedding photographer's camera was also smashed by the men. The police have registered a case under relevant sections of Scheduled Ca... |
J&K to cancel licenses of operators showing Pak channels | The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered the suspension of the licenses of cable operators that broadcast 'non-permitted' Pakistani channels. The list of banned channels also includes Islamic channels like Karbala TV and Noor TV, along with a sports channel and a music channel. The Centre had ruled that these chann... |
Don't know why Akhilesh doesn't like Shivpal: Mulayam | Samajwadi Party Founder Mulayam Singh Yadav has said that he doesn't know why his son and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav doesn't like his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav. "I will always stand by my brother who has struggled and suffered so much for me and the party," he said. "I will talk to Shivpal, pacify him," he added. |
Half of Odisha ministers resign as CM reshuffles his cabinet | Out of the 20 Odisha ministers, 10 tendered their resignations as CM Naveen Patnaik reshuffled his Cabinet on Sunday for the first time since assuming the office for the fourth term in 2014. Patnaik has inducted 12 ministers, including 10 new entrants. "I am grateful to those ministers who resigned voluntarily to work ... |
Mumbai beat Delhi by biggest margin of runs in IPL history | Mumbai Indians on Saturday defeated Delhi Daredevils by 146 runs, the biggest margin of victory in terms of runs in the IPL history. Lendl Simmons' 66(43) and Kieron Pollard's 63*(35) helped Mumbai score 212/3 in the first innings. Harbhajan Singh and Karn Sharma picked up three wickets each to dismiss Delhi for 66, th... |
Pakistan Cricket Board seeks â¹447 cr compensation from BCCI | The Pakistan Cricket Board has demanded a compensation of â¹447 crore from the BCCI for dishonouring the MoU signed between the two countries. The MoU stated that India and Pakistan would play six series between 2014-2023. PCB recently sent a legal notice to BCCI, claiming it suffered losses of $69,576,405 (â¹447 cro... |
Should have seen Google's promise but I blew it: Buffett | Billionaire Warren Buffett, while speaking at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday, said he should have seen technology giant Google's promise. "I had plenty of ways to ask questions...and educate myself," Buffett said, adding, "But I blew it." Further, Berkshire Vice Chairman Charlie Munger called the firm'... |
India ranks 3rd globally in startup incubators, accelerators | India now ranks third globally in number of startup incubators and accelerators after China and the US, according to a Nasscom report. With 140 startup incubators and accelerators, India has surpassed Israel by 10 incubators. The number of incubators and accelerators in India grew by 40% in 2016, with Bengaluru, Mumbai... |
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