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2 workers killed as molten iron falls on them at IISCO plant | At least two contract labourers were killed and seven others injured when molten iron accidentally fell on them at SAIL's IISCO steel plant in West Bengal's Burdwan West district on Saturday. The condition of three of the injured, being treated at a private hospital in Durgapur, is critical as they suffered 90% burn in... |
Twitter reacts to Arnab Goswami's new channel going live | Reacting to journalist Arnab Goswami's new channel Republic TV going live, a user tweeted, "Acoustics of #Republic's studio are terrible for yelling. Too much echo. What was Arnab thinking?" "Delighted to see Arnab back on TV. Compliment and best wishes to @republic for scaling new heights in Indian journalism," tweete... |
Lalu took instructions from jailed Shahabuddin: Report | As per a Republic TV report, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav took instructions from criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin. The news channel claims that it has an audio tape in which conversation between Lalu and Shahabuddin is recorded. Lalu had taken instructions from Shahabuddin on police action taken during in... |
There are bamboo trains in Cambodia | A bamboo train, also called a norry, is an improvised rail vehicle in Battambang, Cambodia. Each train comprises a roughly 3-metre-long wooden frame which is powered by a motorcycle or tractor engine. When two trains going in opposite directions meet, one car is dismantled and set on the ground beside the tracks, allow... |
US once put giant land arrows across country to guide planes | Numerous giant arrow markings, spread across the United States, were used by air mail pilots in the 1920s to navigate. The arrows, placed every 16 kilometres, were painted bright yellow and illuminated by 50-foot towers with rotating gas lights. Located close to emergency airfields, the markings were visible from a hei... |
MP whose behaviour resulted in 'no-fly' rule hails the move | Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, whose assault of a 60-year-old Air India staffer resulted in the formation of the government's 'no-fly' rule, has called the ruling a "welcome move". However, he also called for "stricter guidelines for airline staff as well". Gaikwad was banned from travelling in various airlines after h... |
No-fly list rules vague & hurriedly prepared: Passenger body | Air Passengers' Association has called the government's proposed draft rules on no-fly list "vague" and "hurriedly prepared". "The different categories of unruly behaviour have not been properly defined. The language is very vague," it said. "If you say a physical gesture is a level one offence then the rules must clea... |
Venezuela unrest death toll rises, Chávez statue destroyed | The death toll from a month-long anti-government unrest in Venezuela rose to at least 37 on Friday, reports said. A group of protesters, demanding President Nicolás Maduro's resignation, also vandalised a statue of his predecessor Hugo Chávez accusing him of destroying their future. Over 717 people have been injured ... |
Trump Tower flat to be leased for 'nuclear football': Report | The Pentagon is finalising a lease on a privately owned apartment in New York's Trump Tower for the White House Military Office to support the President when he is at his private residence, reports said. The Military Office carries and safeguards the 'football', the device that contains the secret launch codes the US P... |
Indonesia recaptures 171 inmates who broke out of prison | As many as 171 inmates have been recaptured so far after around 200 prisoners escaped during a mass breakout from an overcrowded prison on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, according to officials. The inmates told the police that they escaped due to inhumane conditions in the prison. Notably, the jail with the capa... |
Political party teaches women how to urinate standing up | Austria's Green Party taught women how to urinate standing up during its monthly 'women's breakfast' in Perchtoldsdorf on Saturday. An expert on pelvic exercises taught women how to use the "Urinella" device as an alternative to "disgusting WCs." Meanwhile, event organiser Marta Günzl said, "We always discuss controve... |
Haryana man climbs trees upside down | A man from Haryana climbs trees upside down. Thirty-two-year-old Mukesh Kumar says, "I started climbing trees upside down when I was 13 years old. Everybody climbs straight up. I thought, why not climb upside down and set a unique example." Although he has injured himself several times, he says he wants to set a Guinne... |
40 people found in 6-seater van in China | Police in China found 40 construction workers, namely 39 men and one woman, crammed into a van designed to carry six people. The police pulled over the van, which was driving slowly and erratically, and found its seats taken out. A video shows the construction workers pouring out of the six-seater van. |
Video: Pikachu dancer pulled off stage as outfit deflates | Employees at a Pokemon event in South Korea were forced to pull a Pikachu dancer off stage when its costume began to deflate. Videos from the event show several employees rushing onto the stage while the performance continues. The audience began applauding when the staff attempted to escort the dancer back onto the sta... |
Reliance Jio's new offer gets TRAI approval: Report | Reliance Jio's new 'Dhan Dhana Dhan Offer' has reportedly got an approval from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. TRAI has examined Dhan Dhana Dhan offer and found it to be distinct from previous offers by the company, according to reports. Earlier, Airtel had called Jio's offer "a classic example of old wine i... |
After Infosys, Cognizant to 'significantly' hike US hirings | Cognizant expects to "significantly" ramp up headcount in the US after criticism from President Donald Trump's administration on outsourcing firms for unfairly taking away jobs from American workers. "We are shifting our workforce rapidly in the US with more US jobs and US delivery centres," Cognizant's Rajeev Mehta sa... |
India's Thapa defeats Olympic bronze medalist to reach final | Indian boxer Shiva Thapa defeated 2016 Olympics bronze medalist Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu of Mongolia to advance to the 60 kg final at the Asian Boxing Championships. Unseeded Indian boxer Sumit Sangwan entered the finals in the 91 kg category, defeating second seed Tajik Jakhon Qurbonov. Meanwhile, India's Vikas Krishan ... |
USA's oldest living Olympic champion dies aged 98 | Swimming legend Adolph Kiefer, USA's oldest living gold medalist in any sport, died on Friday in Illinois aged 98 after reportedly suffering from pneumonia. Kiefer won the 100-meter backstroke at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a 17-year-old, creating an Olympic record that stood for 20 years. He was confined to a wheelch... |
Younis Khan to mentor Pakistan in ICC Under-19 World Cup | Pakistani veteran batsman Younis Khan, who is set to retire from Test cricket after the West Indies series, will mentor his nation's Under-19 side at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. Younis, who earlier mentored PSL 2017 winners Peshawar Zalmi, will reportedly join the Under-19 side's coaching team in... |
63 years since world's 1st sub-four-minute mile was run | British middle-distance runner Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in less than 4 minutes on May 6, 1954. Bannister, who completed the race in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds at the Iffley Road track in Oxford, held the record for just 46 days. Bannister, who later became the neurologist, also took part in... |
BCCI 'upset' with Kumble for supporting ICC CT: Reports | The BCCI is reportedly upset with Indian team coach Anil Kumble as he is in support of the team's participation in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. BCCI has been planning to boycott the tournament after ICC revised its revenue-sharing and governance model. Notably, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrat... |
Runner misses world's first under 2 hour marathon by 25 sec | Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge missed out on becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two hour marathon by 25 seconds, after finishing it in a record time of 2 hours, 25 seconds. Kipchoge's run will not be recorded as an official IAAF world record since the pacing strategy and fuelling strategy was not compl... |
Dhoni's story is inspiring: Rio Olympic gold winning athlete | South African Rio Olympics gold medal winning runner Caster Semenya has called former Indian captain MS Dhoni's story inspiring. "@msdhoni i have just watched your film. Inspiring story it is.. #msdhoniuntoldstory... Salute..," Semenya wrote in her Twitter post. Semenya had won gold in 800-metre at Rio and also a silve... |
Virat Kohli should look himself in the mirror, says Gavaskar | Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has said Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli should "look himself in the mirror" following his poor form in the IPL this year. "He has got to say to himself that he is the captain...he should work himself with proper shots," said Gavaskar. Kohli has scored 245 runs in eight m... |
Festivals to hold web blackout for sexual violence awareness | Nearly 30 music festivals and events in the UK, including Secret Garden Party and Bestival, will hold a 24-hour website blackout on Monday to increase awareness of sexual violence. Their websites will only display the hashtag #saferspacesatfestivals. The festivals have also pledged to promote consent and maintain a zer... |
Researchers discover how flu viruses hijack human cells | In a first, US-based researchers have identified a mechanism by which influenza A (flu pathogen which contributed to the H1N1 pandemic) hijacks cellular machinery to replicate. Influenza A, being an RNA virus, attacks the RNA exosome inside a cell's nucleus and steals essential proteins from the hijacked exosome to mul... |
Not paid for 11 yrs, lecturer sends mercy killing petition | A Karnataka lecturer, Ramesh Rakshale, has written to the President of India to grant him and his family permission for mercy killing, as he hasn't received his salary since 2006. He asserted that his family can not sustain their lives without any earnings. Rakshale's salary was stopped after he complained against the ... |
Govt won't discriminate between topi, teeka: Adityanath | Referring to the religious symbols of Hinduism and Islam, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday asserted that his government won't discriminate between 'topi' and 'teeka'. He further asserted that the government would not grant any concessions on the grounds of religion. Adityanath also promised to create 70 lakh ... |
Drinking water standards have improved in India: WWC | As per a survey conducted by the World Water Council (WWC), 71% Indians believe the standard of drinking water in India has improved in the last five years. "I think Mr Modi is very much concerned with water and sanitation issues. He has even appointed a special secretary to deal with the Ganga river cleanup," said WWC... |
UAE firm plans to tow Antarctic icebergs for drinking water | A UAE firm plans to bring icebergs to UAE's coastline as a new source of freshwater in the region. Icebergs would be towed about 8,800 km from Heard Island, north of mainland Antarctica to UAE to harvest water. The firm plans to start the project in early 2018 and estimates that it would take a year to transport the ic... |
French Prez candidate Macron's campaign emails leaked | French Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign has claimed it was targetted by a "massive and coordinated hack" that dumped its campaign emails online one and a half days before voters choose France's next leader. Also, researchers from a Japanese anti-virus firm has claimed that the politician was a victim o... |
France bans 'extremely thin' fashion models | A law banning excessively thin models has come into effect in France, and 'unhealthily skinny' models will not be allowed to work in the fashion industry unless they provide a doctor's medical certificate. Digitally altered photos of models will also have to be labelled. The health ministry explained the aim is to figh... |
T-shirts were made for men who couldn't sew, replace buttons | A company in 1904 ran a magazine ad, showing 'before' and 'after' images of a man wearing an undershirt. While the 'before' photo showed a man wearing a garment with its flaps held together with safety pins, the 'after' photo showed a man wearing a 'bachelor undershirt'. The slogan read, "No safety pins- no buttons- no... |
A building in Chicago has tilting windows on the 94th floor | The 360 CHICAGO building in United States has tilting windows on the 94th floor, which use hydraulic lifts to move forward by about 30°. At a height of 1,030 feet, the attraction is known to be the first of its kind. The tilting windows have metal bars on each side and can accommodate eight visitors at a time. |
New poster of 'Mom' reveals Akshaye Khanna's look | A new poster of the upcoming thriller 'Mom' reveals actor Akshaye Khanna's look from the film. 'Mom', which will be actress Sridevi's 300th film, will also star actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sajal Ali, Abhimanyu Singh and Pitobash Tripathi. Directed by Ravi Udyawar, the film is scheduled to release on July 14. |
Priyanka Chopra pens note on Nirbhaya gang-rape verdict | Actress Priyanka Chopra penned a note after the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded to the four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. In the note, Priyanka wrote that she is proud of the verdict. Other Bollywood celebrities including Rishi Kapoor, Taapsee Pannu, Varun Dhawan and Dia Mirza also prais... |
Startup makes phone case that stores coffee for â¹5,700 | An Italian startup has created a smartphone case called 'Mokase' that stores, heats, and dispenses coffee. Priced at about â¹5,700, the case can store an espresso shot of 25 ml and heat it up to 50-60 degrees Celsius when required. The case's coffee cartridge is made up of an aluminium-silicon alloy that heats the cof... |
Retailers found selling fake Nokia 3310 phones | Multiple retailers in Malaysia have reportedly been selling counterfeit versions of the yet-to-be available Nokia 3310 handsets. The fake devices have colourful plastic bodies like the 3310 with a Nokia logo on top of the display. However, the clones feature a smaller screen compared to the Nokia 3310 and don't run Nok... |
Why cling to Babri if not bothered with Mughals' cruelty: MP | BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said, "When I speak of Mughals' atrocities or Saudis demolishing mosques, Muslims say they have nothing to do with them. Then why cling to Babri Masjid." "When it suits them, they will say this is our Islam, Shariyat and only clerics in Saudi Arabia can change this," he added. |
TMC posters slam BJP saying "Ram ka naam badnam na karo" | The TMC in West Bengal has put up posters slamming the BJP-led Centre that read, "Ram ka naam badnam na karo" (Don't malign the name of Ram). The excerpt is taken from a Bollywood song from the 70s which was sung by Kishore Kumar. The TMC said that it is the beginning and more such innovative posters will come soon. |
Latest ISRO launch first to carry electric propulsion system | The recently launched GSAT-9 or the 'South Asia Satellite' became the first Indian spacecraft to use an electric propulsion system (EPS). It significantly reduced the payload weight as the satellite carried only 80kg of chemical fuel for its 12-year-long mission, 25% of the fuel otherwise needed. The technology would a... |
Anyone can make mistakes: Nirbhaya gangrape convict's sister | After the Supreme Court upheld death penalty to four Nirbhaya gangrape convicts, one convict's sister said that anyone can make mistakes and should be given a second chance. Claiming that it is not always the boy's fault, she added that the girls too provoke guys. She further said that despite having a tainted image, s... |
Bengaluru to get 27.5km-long cycle track | Bengaluru municipal corporation has approved the development of a 27.5 km-long cycle track in the HSR Layout area, which connects the Electronic City. The lane will be painted green and red, and will be separated from the motor vehicles' road by barriers. The Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) has sanctioned ov... |
Kudankulam nuclear plant's 2nd unit shut down due to leakage | Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project's (KNPP) second unit has been shut down due to water and steam leakage. "We have to first cool the reactor and then set right the system," said HN Sahu, site Director of KNPP. The unit is expected to restart on May 11. On April 13, KNPP's first unit was shut down for annual maintenance ... |
12-yr-old boy from PoK detained by Indian Army near LoC | The Indian Army has detained a 12-year-old boy from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after he crossed over to Indian side of the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. As per reports, the Army suspects that he was sent by the Pakistan Army along with terrorists to gather information about infiltration routes and patrol ... |
J&K Bank stops cash transactions in 40 branches in Kashmir | Following the increasing number of bank robberies by armed militants, the Jammu & Kashmir Bank has stopped cash transactions in 40 of its branches in south Kashmir. "A customer can deposit cash in the form of cheques and he can even transfer his money," a bank official said. Cash transactions will continue as earlier i... |
Yogi Adityanath takes up broom to clean Lucknow slum | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took up a broom to launch a cleanliness drive at a Lucknow slum to encourage people to keep cities clean. Adityanath's entourage cleaned a 300-metre stretch of road. UP Minister Suresh Khanna said such drives would be conducted on first Saturdays of each month in various par... |
Stop broadcasting Pak, Saudi Arabia channels in Valley: Govt | Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to immediately stop the broadcasting of Pakistani and Saudi Arabian TV channels in the state. As per reports, over 50 Saudi and Pakistani channels, besides Zakir Naik's Peace TV and others indulging in anti-India propa... |
Porn star bitten by shark during underwater photoshoot | A shark bit porn star Molly Cavalli during an underwater photoshoot, following which she needed stitches. Adult film company CamSoda said, "She swam up to the surface as the shark approached. Her foot rose above the protective net and was bitten." Cavalli said, "It's not as bad as it seems. Im (sic) healing quickly. It... |
Twitter permanently bans man who hiked drug price by 5,400% | Martin Shkreli, former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO, who raised an HIV drug's price by 5,400%, has been permanently banned from Twitter. Earlier in January, Shkreli was suspended from Twitter temporarily for alleged harassment of a journalist. The journalist had posted about unwanted digital advances by Shkreli including... |
Kashmir club to tour Scotland for friendly match in July | Second Division I-League football team Real Kashmir FC will become the first club from the valley to play on a foreign soil when they take on third-tier Scottish League club Stenhousemuir in July this year. Real Kashmir FC made their second division debut last season and had won three of their six fixtures in the preli... |
FIFA President congratulates Aizawl FC for 1st I-League win | FIFA President Gianni Infantino has applauded and congratulated Aizawl FC for their historic I-League title win. "On behalf of the entire football community, I would like to thank Aizawl FC and your association for helping to spread the positive message of football", the 47-year-old wrote in the congratulatory letter. ... |
Mass brawl on pitch as referee sends off 4 players | A mass brawl broke out on the pitch with the referee showing four red cards during stoppage time in the Russian Cup final in Sochi recently. Lokomotiv Moscow was leading 2-0 during the three added minutes when Ural Yekaterinburg players attacked their opponents. Other players on the field also exchanged blows before th... |
Djokovic splits with coaching team ahead of French Open 2017 | Former world number one Serbia's Novak Djokovic has split with his coaching staff, including long-time coach Marián Vajda, just three weeks before defending his title at the French Open. Djokovic said he felt the need for a change and had "mutually agreed" with Vajda, fitness coach Gebhard Phil Gritsch and physiothera... |
4.5-bn-year-old meteorite expected to fetch â¹77L at auction | A series of meteorites including ones from Mars and the Moon are on sale in an auction, with estimates ranging from $1,000 to $120,000 (about â¹64,000-â¹77,00,000) apiece. New York-based Christie's auction house describes its featured 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite as "a third as old as time itself". The annual onlin... |
PM Modi only hope for resolution of Kashmir dispute: Mufti | Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called PM Narendra Modi the only hope to resolve the 70-year-old Kashmir dispute. "If anyone can take us out of this quagmire, then it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi...Whatever he decides, the nation will support him," she said. The previous PM also wanted to visit Pakis... |
Assam declared disturbed area under AFSPA for 3 more months | The government has declared Assam a 'disturbed' area and has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the state for three more months with effect from May 3. As per the Home Ministry, in 2016, 75 incidents of violence were reported in Assam and nine incidents were reported in 2017. Assam is under the A... |
Baahubali 2 becomes the highest grossing film ever in India | Baahubali 2 has set the record as the highest grossing film in India by earning â¹534 crore across all languages in the first week of its release. It beat the earnings of it's own prequel Baahubali: The Beginning and other Hindi-language films including PK, Sultan and Dangal to set the record. Notably, Baahubali 2 has... |
Why are militants looting banks in the Kashmir Valley? | Deputy Inspector General of Police (South Kashmir) SP Pani has said that the militants are committing bank robberies in the Kashmir Valley as they are facing a scarcity of cash. Notably, Kashmir has witnessed nine bank robberies since the day demonetisation decision was announced, with as many as four robberies in thre... |
Trump signs $1.2 trillion bill, prevents government shutdown | United States President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill, preventing a shutdown of the government ahead of a midnight deadline. The 1,665-page bill, which will fund the government through September, increases funding for Pentagon, FBI, border security, NASA and medical research. However, it d... |
Vogue editor Anna Wintour made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II | Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of fashion magazine Vogue's US edition since 1988, was made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to fashion and journalism. Wintour said, "It's always wonderful to get an award, but this one is extra special." The British honours system includes conferring the title of dame or... |
A Martian year is equal to 687 Earth days | Mars takes 687 Earth days to complete an orbit around the Sun. The longer year means longer winters due to which NASA's Mars rover working on solar power has to conserve energy. On May 5, 2017, the Sun was exactly above Mars' equator. This is called the vernal equinox and was chosen by planetary scientists as the Marti... |
Ukraine bans Steven Seagal as threat to national security | Ukraine has banned American actor Steven Seagal for five years, with security services labelling him a threat to national security. The latest of blacklisted cultural figures, he had recently received Russian citizenship. Seagal, whose grandparents emigrated from Russia, had also called Russia's annexation of Crimea fr... |
I havenât smoked weed in 3 weeks: Miley on quitting drugs | Singer Miley Cyrus, while talking about quitting drugs, has said that she has not smoked weed in three weeks, which is the longest she has ever gone without it. She added, "I'm not doing drugs, I'm not drinking, I'm completely clean right now!" Miley further said that it was just something that she wanted to do. |
Kendall was paid â¹1cr to promote failed Fyre Fest: Reports | As per reports, model Kendall Jenner was paid â¹1 crore by the organisers of Fyre Festival for a single post on Instagram, which has since been deleted. Other "influencers" who advertised the festival were paid nearly â¹12 lakh for a post, reports added. Notably, the festival was cancelled due to lack of food, tents ... |
I left movies for Kings XI Punjab, says Preity Zinta | Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta has said she quit Bollywood to devote time to the IPL franchise she bought in 2008. "This is my first venture that I believed in and it's like my baby...After winning my first Filmfare award, people asked me what would I do after ten years and I said, 'I'll be doing business'," sai... |
Gujarat, Pune franchises to not feature in IPL 2018 | Gujarat Lions owner Keshav Bansal has confirmed that his team and Rising Pune Supergiant will not play in the 2018 edition of the IPL. Bansal said their contracts stated that the teams were being bought only for a period of two years. However, he added that if given the option, Gujarat Lions would like to continue play... |
Sindhu awarded 2014 CWG medal prize money 3 years after win | PV Sindhu has now been awarded the prize money for winning a bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. At a conclave organised by the Badminton Association of India, â¹1.07 crore of overdue prize money was distributed to shuttlers including Saina Nehwal. Newly-elected BAI President Himanta Biswa Sarma distributed the mon... |
Mother sues American Airlines for losing daughter's ashes | A woman named Iddy Pierre-Canel has sued American Airlines for $10 million (â¹64 crore) for allegedly losing her daughter's ashes. American Airlines said she had not declared the ashes among the valuables she was carrying, but Pierre-Canel said this was because they were priceless. Although American Airlines returned ... |
Owaisi favours death penalty for Bilkis Bano case convicts | AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has said the Bilkis Bano rape case is a fit case wherein the nation's collective conscience has to be satisfied and all convicted should be given the death penalty. Owaisi has asked the Centre to move the Supreme Court in this regard. In 2002, pregnant Bilkis Bano was gang raped and her... |
NASA probe finds 'the big empty' in Saturn's planet-ring gap | NASA's Cassini spacecraft, the first man-made object to go between Saturn and its rings, has found the region to be less dusty than expected. NASA called the 2,400-km-wide planet-ring gap "the big empty" as Cassini detected almost no particle hitting it during the first dive. NASA converted data from Cassini's instrume... |
Engineers 3D print bricks out of simulated moondust | Material engineers working with the European Space Agency (ESA) have 3D printed bricks from simulated lunar dust in a solar furnace. The team built a 20x10x3 cubic cm brick in five hours by focusing sunlight on the lunar material, baking it layer by layer at 1000ºC. The technique could be improvised to build colonies ... |
CBSE wants students to learn Ayurveda, Indian architecture | The CBSE has decided to teach Ayurveda, Indian architecture and philosophy to students of class 11 and 12 from the coming academic year. The decision was taken to educate the students about the Indian culture. "Over the past couple of years, the board has tried various ways to instil patriotism among students," said Av... |
Sadhus in Kanpur train people to counter J&K's stone pelting | Jansena, a group of sadhus (seers) in Kanpur, is training people to counter stone pelting in Kashmir. The group is planning to send thousands of people to Kashmir to assist the security forces. Chetan Mahapuri, Jansena head, has said he has sought PM Narendra Modi's permission to allow his group to move to Kashmir to b... |
Jawans get demoralised over negative publicity on food: HC | The Delhi High Court has said that when issues like poor quality food served to the armed forces are raised on social media, the morale of the jawans gets lowered. "Even the recruitment to the force suffers," the court said. "If jawans are provided better food, which the government was making available, they will also ... |
Indian-origin couple killed in apparent revenge crime in US | An Indian-origin couple was killed by their daughter's ex-boyfriend in an apparent revenge crime in the US, on Friday. The 24-year-old suspect Mirza Tatlic fatally shot Naren Prabhu, a Silicon Valley tech executive and his wife, in San Jose. The police called the SWAT team after a stand-off with Tatlic, who was later k... |
Over 100 kids in Delhi school hospitalised after gas leak | Over 100 students of Rani Jhansi School in Delhi's Tughlakabad were on Saturday admitted to the nearby hospitals due to gas leak from a container. "Students complained of irritation in eyes and throat due to the gas leak," said the school's Vice-Principal. While the source of the leak is unclear, seven fire department ... |
Hizbul terrorists torture police informers in Kashmir | A video showing two youths, labelled as police informers, being tortured by Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in Kashmir has emerged on social media. The terrorists are seen cutting off the hair of the youths who are pleading for mercy. "They are those traitors who provide information about militants to Indian dogs for gett... |
Woman eats over $7,000 to hide money from husband | A woman in Colombia ate over $7,000 to hide the money from her husband, who was reportedly cheating on her. The money was discovered inside Sandra Milena Almeida's stomach and intestines after a surgery. The doctors managed to extract and clean 57 $100 bills from the stomach, however, rest of the money was lost because... |
Hashim Amla walks off despite no appeal from opposition | Kings XI Punjab opener Hashim Amla walked off the crease despite no appeal from Royal Challengers Bangalore players during their IPL match in Bengaluru on Friday. Amla slightly edged the ball, which was caught behind by keeper Kedar Jadhav, and immediately walked off despite no appeal. Seeing Amla walk away, bowler Ani... |
Brendon McCullum out for remainder of IPL 2017 | Gujarat Lions player Brendon McCullum will miss the remaining three matches of IPL 2017 after suffering a hamstring strain against Delhi Daredevils on Thursday. McCullum scored 320 runs in 11 matches this season, being Gujarat Lions' second-highest run-getter. With his injury, GL now have only four fully fit overseas p... |
In Pictures: Spain celebrates Feria de Abril | A photo gallery showcases pictures from Feria de Abril, an annual fair held in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain. The celebration, which began as a cattle fair in 1847, features bullfighting and parades. The banks of Guadalquivir river are covered in decorated tents, where crowds gather to socialise. Further, pe... |
Venice bans new fast food shops, limits sale of pizza slices | Venice, Italy on Thursday banned new fast food outlets and limited the sale of pizza by the slice. Tourism chief Paola Mar said this was to "preserve traditions", adding, "There are local products that we must try to promote". Further, Venice is planning to develop picnic areas to deter people from eating takeaway food... |
Vivo launches V5s smartphone with 20 MP Moonlight Camera | Vivo has launched its V5s smartphone with a 13-megapixel rear camera and 20-megapixel front camera with a Moonlight feature to give the perfect selfie in low-light conditions. The new selfie function also supports bokeh effects to deliver crystal-clear portrait focus. The 5.5 inch-display phone has an interesting addit... |
What did Supreme Court say in the Nirbhaya case judgement? | While upholding the convicts' death penalty in the Nirbhaya gangrape case, the Supreme Court said the case seemed like "a story from a different world" where humanity was treated without respect. The court asserted the need for death penalty while remarking if the dreadfulness displayed by the convicts didn't fall in t... |
Chris uses sign language in apology to hearing impaired fans | Chris Pratt used sign language to apologise to hearing impaired fans for his "insensitive" post on social media. He had posted a video recently with subtitles and requested people to turn up the volume and not just "read the subtitles". He added, "I realise now doing so was incredibly insensitive to the many folks out ... |
New trailer of Christopher Nolan's 'Dunkirk' released | A new trailer of Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic action thriller 'Dunkirk' has been released. Based on the military evacuation in Dunkirk, France, during the World War II, the film stars Tom Hardy, Aneurin Barnard, Kenneth Branagh, James D'Arcy and Harry Styles. The film is scheduled to release on July 21. |
Raveena shares pic with Nirbhaya's mother after SC decision | Actress Raveena Tandon has shared a picture with Asha Devi, the mother of the victim in the Nirbhaya gangrape case. The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Delhi High Court's decision to award death penalty to four convicts in the 2012 case. Reacting to this, Raveena tweeted in support of Nirbhaya's mother. |
UK researchers develop first-ever bionic hand that 'sees' | In a first, UK-based researchers have developed a prosthetic hand, fitted with a camera that can 'see' an object and 'grip' it after analysing its shape and size. The 'intuitive' bionic hand responds automatically when pointed in the right direction without requiring the user to think. The aim is to develop prosthetics... |
How did Delhi Police solve the Nirbhaya rape case? | Ex-Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar, who led the probe in the Nirbhaya case, has said the cops first found the bus in which the crime took place using CCTV footage, and then its driver. Following the driver's confession, an accused was held from a Naxalism-affected area in Bihar, and another from Rajasthan's interiors. ... |
NGT fines 3 industries in Uttar Pradesh for polluting Ganga | The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped fines of â¹10 lakh each on three industrial units in Uttar Pradesh for discharging untreated effluents into Ganga river and extracting ground water without permission. It also issued notice to the UP Pollution Control Board to show cause why action shouldn't be taken again... |
How many executions have taken place in India since 2000? | Capital punishment has been carried out in four instances in India since 2000. Yakub Memon was hanged till death in 2015 after being convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. Afzal Guru was executed in 2013 while Pakistani militant Ajmal Kasab was hanged in 2012. Dhananjoy Chatterjee was sent to the gallows in 200... |
Rape accused kills self in jail toilet ahead of judgement | A man accused of raping his minor relative on Friday committed suicide by hanging himself in a prison toilet at Morena Jail in MP, hours before a local court was scheduled to pronounce judgement. While a judicial probe has been ordered into his suicide, the head warden and two jail guards are likely to face action for ... |
World's 1st ladies special suburban train in Mumbai turns 25 | The world's first "ladies special" suburban train, which runs in Mumbai, on Friday completed 25 years. Prior to its launch, women commuters were forced to travel in cramped regular ladies compartments, an official said. At present, the Western Railway operates eight ladies special services daily, divided equally during... |
Juvenile convicted in Dec 16 gangrape now cooks at a dhaba | While the Supreme Court upheld four Nirbhaya gangrape convicts' death penalty, the juvenile convict in the case now works as a cook at a dhaba in South India. The exact location of his place of work has not been disclosed, fearing a threat to his life. The juvenile was released in 2015, after completing the three-year ... |
Include HIV+ kids in 'disadvantaged group': SC to states | The Supreme Court on Friday asked the state governments to issue a notification to include children affected with HIV in the disadvantaged group for imparting free, compulsory education under the 2009 law. SC said that while 12 states and Union Territories have issued the notification, remaining ones have made no objec... |
Aspirants not allowed to wear shoes, hair pins in NEET exam | The Central Board of Secondary Education has barred aspirants from wearing kurta-pyjamas, shoes and hair accessories like hair pins, among others, to the examination centres for NEET 2017, scheduled for May 7. Stationery items, including pens, scales, erasers, writing pads are not allowed in the centres. The aspirants ... |
What are the features of newly set up real estate regulator? | The newly enacted Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act sets up a realty regulator, and the apartments' prices will now be based only on carpet area. The prices will exclude super built-up area, which includes common spaces. Further, builders have to set aside 70% funds collected from buyers for a project, which... |
FBI agent married ISIS recruiter she was investigating | An FBI translator with a top-secret security clearance traveled to Syria in 2014 and married a key ISIS operative she had been assigned to investigate, the intelligence agency revealed. Daniela Greene, lied to the FBI about where she was going and warned her new husband that he was under investigation. However, she fle... |
Happy Lipstick Under My Burkha got Censor certificate: Ratna | Actress Ratna Pathak Shah has said that the team of Lipstick Under My Burkha is happy that the Censor Board has given the film a certificate. "Hopefully we will be releasing it soon. Let's wait and see," added Ratna. Earlier, the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) directed the Censor Board to grant the film a... |
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