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I'm not dressing for you: Deepika on Met Gala criticism | Deepika Padukone, while reacting to the criticism she received for her Met Gala outfit, said, "I am not dressing for you, my love. I am dressing for myself." "Sometimes you may like my look... sometimes you may not," she added. Deepika further said it's not about what celebrities are wearing but it's about the opportun... |
Ind lose 0-1 to Malaysia, fail to reach Azlan Shah Cup final | India failed to qualify for the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final after a 0-1 defeat at the hands of hosts Malaysia on Friday. The Indian team conceded a goal in the fourth quarter through a penalty corner. The final will be played between Australia and Great Britain, while India will face New Zealand in the 3rd/4th pla... |
Gambhir deserves place in team for Champions Trophy: Ganguly | Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said Gautam Gambhir deserves a place in the Indian team for the upcoming Champions Trophy. The former cricketer added that KL Rahul is yet to regain fitness following injury and Gambhir is in excellent touch. The Kolkata Knight Riders captain has scored 411 runs from 11 games in ... |
Telangana allots 1000 sq yd plot to PV Sindhu for Rio silver | The Telangana government has allotted a 1,000 square-yard plot to badminton player PV Sindhu for winning the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Following Sindhu's Olympic medal, the Telangana government had presented the shuttler a cash reward of â¹5 crore and announced the allotment of a residential plot in Hyder... |
Punjab keep playoff hopes alive with win over Bangalore | Kings XI Punjab defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 19 runs in a low-scoring encounter on Friday. Batting first, Axar Patel's 17-ball 38* towards the end of the innings helped Punjab reach 138/7. Sandeep Sharma became the first bowler to dismiss Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the same IPL match as B... |
Maha govt questioned over giving land to Patanjali cheaply | The Bombay High Court has questioned the BJP-led Maharashtra government if 600 acres of land in Nagpur was allotted to Patanjali at a "throwaway price". "We want to know if any farmers' land was taken and allotted to the company," the court said. Notably, the petition over the matter was filed by the Mumbai Congress ch... |
Airline sued for seating man next to 'obese' passengers | An Australian man is suing American Airlines for over $74,000 (â¹47 lakh) after being forced to sit next to two "grossly obese" passengers on a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles in December 2015. The man, who repeatedly asked to change his seat, claimed he was forced to "contort" his body into positions which worsened... |
Afghan firing on Pakistan census team kills 9, injures 40 | At least nine people were killed and over 40 others were injured as Afghan border forces opened fire on Pakistani security personnel guarding a census team in Balochistan's Chaman area. Notably, Afghan border forces have been creating hurdles in conduct of census in the divided villages of Killi Luqman and Killi Jahang... |
ISIS leader in Egypt tells Muslims to avoid Christian meets | Islamic State's leader in Egypt has warned Muslims to stay away from Christian gatherings as well as government, military and police facilities, suggesting that the militant group will keep up attacks on "legitimate targets". Notably, Islamic State, which killed around 45 people at churches in the cities of Alexandria ... |
Turkey sacks 107 judges, prosecutors over links to coup | Turkey dismissed 107 judges and prosecutors as part of an ongoing crackdown against alleged supporters of US-based preacher Fethullah Gülen. The preacher was accused of orchestrating a failed coup against President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan last year. Last month, Turkey arrested over 1,000 people and suspended around 9,10... |
1 dead in clashes between 2 communities in UP's Saharanpur | Clashes between members of the Thakur community and residents of a village killed at least one person in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur on Friday. Residents of the predominantly Dalit village of Shabirpur objected to the loud procession commemorating Rajput warrior-king Maharana Pratap's birth anniversary. Clashes erupted ... |
How does Railways plan to earn extra â¹40,000 cr in 10 years? | The Railways has announced a target of â¹40,000 crore revenue from monetising its soft assets in the next 10 years. Railways has formulated the non-fare revenue (NFR) policy to increase earnings from branding of trains and monetising the passenger-related data. Besides, around two lakh big LCD screens will be put up a... |
Trailer of Manisha Koirala's comeback film 'Dear Maya' out | The trailer of actress Manisha Koirala's comeback film 'Dear Maya' has been released. The film will revolve around the story of a lonely middle-aged spinster, portrayed by Manisha. Written and directed by Sunaina Bhatnagar, the film also stars Pakistani VJ Madiha Imam and is scheduled to release on June 2. |
RK Laxman's grand-daughter to introduce 'Common Woman' | On the occasion of World Cartoonist Day, RK Laxman's grand-daughter Rimanika Laxman announced that she'll be introducing new cartoon characters 'New Common Man' and 'The Common Woman'. The cartoons aim to continue the legacy of RK Laxman's iconic 'The Common Man' cartoons, which according to him "symbolizes the mute mi... |
Chipmaker to sell 2 businesses amid patent battle with Apple | iPhone graphics chip supplier Imagination Technologies has announced plans to sell off two of its businesses amid a patent dispute with Apple. The chipmaker's stock plunged by 70% in a single day in April after announcing that Apple will stop using its intellectual property in new products. Imagination claims Apple can... |
US shooting victims' families sue Facebook, Google, Twitter | Family members of three victims of December 2015 shooting in San Bernardino, California, have sued Facebook, Google, and Twitter. The lawsuit claims that the companies knowingly allowed terrorist activity to take place on their respective platforms. A similar lawsuit was filed against the companies in 2016, but US law ... |
Centre asks AAP to explain party's overseas funding | The BJP-led Union government has asked the Aam Aadmi Party to provide information on its overseas funding after the Home Ministry suspected that it might have violated the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. However, an official said the communication to the AAP was part of its "routine" queries, which were sent to a ... |
Food startup raises â¹320 crore despite multiple recalls | US-based meal replacement beverage maker Soylent has raised $50 million led by GV, formerly known as Google Ventures, and existing investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Lerer Hippeau Ventures. Soylent was forced to recall multiple products in the past year after its food bars made customers "violently ill" and product... |
TRAI to launch app for users to rate call quality | The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Friday that it will soon launch a smartphone app which will allow people to rate the service quality of their call after the call ends. It also announced that it will further bolster the existing 'Do Not Disturb' system, which helps people to avoid calls from tel... |
Haryana ministers approve 20% salary hike for themselves | Haryana MLAs on Friday passed bills to hike salaries of Ministers, Ministers of State, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Leader of Opposition by 20%. While the salaries have been increased 20% from â¹50,000 to â¹60,000, office allowance has been increased 900% from â¹2,000 to â¹20,000. The hike, effective from 1 April 20... |
Nirbhaya gangrape convicts to file review petition in SC | After the Supreme Court upheld death penalty to four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, the convicts' lawyer said, "We will file review petition after reading the order." Alleging that the human rights of the convicts have been neglected, he added, "Justice is not done... You cannot give a death sentence to a... |
Nirbhaya rape convicts on 'suicide watch' after SC verdict | After the SC on Friday upheld four Nirbhaya gangrape convicts' death penalty, they have been put under 'suicide watch' at Delhi's Tihar jail. Notably, one of the convicts in the case had committed suicide in March 2013, while another one attempted suicide in 2016. The four convicts will now file a review petition in th... |
US intercepts Russian bombers, fighters near Alaska | Two Russian bombers, flanked for the first time by a pair of fighter jets, entered Alaska's Air Defence Zone on Wednesday, US officials said. The Russian formation was intercepted by stealth US F-22 aircraft that were already flying a patrol. The Russian aircraft had come as close as 50 miles to the Alaska coastline be... |
US unemployment rate drops to near 10-year low at 4.4% | US job growth rebounded sharply in April and the unemployment rate dropped to a near 10-year low of 4.4%, signalling a tightening labour market. Job gains were driven by a surge in hiring in the leisure and hospitality sector as well as business and professional services. The decline reflected both an increase in hirin... |
Delta apologises for forcing couple with 2 kids off flight | Delta Airlines apologised on Thursday after a couple said they were kicked off a flight with their two toddlers so their seats could be given to waiting passengers. Delta said it was "sorry for the unfortunate experience". The couple claimed they were threatened with jail and "foster care" for their children after refu... |
Infosys' plan to hire Americans to appease Trump: Report | Infosys' move to hire 10,000 Americans was an act to 'appease' US President Donald Trump's administration amid tightening of H-1B visa rules, Head Hunters India said. Local hiring in US is costly and would lead to offshore job cuts in India, Chairman K Lakshmikanth added. Infosys' move came after US accused that it unf... |
US cafe accuses Starbucks of stealing its 'unicorn' drink | A US cafe The End has claimed that Starbucks stole the idea of a unicorn-themed beverage from them. The End started selling its Unicorn Latte in December and has had a trademark on the drink name pending since January, while Starbucks launched the Unicorn Frappuccino in April as a limited-run item. The cafe is seeking ... |
J&J asked to pay â¹707cr to woman who blamed cancer on powder | Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay over $110 million (â¹707 crore) to a woman who blamed her ovarian cancer on its talcum products. The woman used J&Jâs baby powder and Shower to Shower talc products for 40 years before her diagnosis in 2012. Over 3,000 lawsuits have accused J&J of ignoring studies linking it... |
Rihanna takes a dig at Deepika's Met Gala outfit | Singer Rihanna took a dig at actress Deepika Padukone's outfit at the Met Gala 2017. The singer liked a post on Instagram where the text on the photo read, "What the #MetGala theme was VS how everyone showed up". The dress trolled on the right side of the picture is the same one that Deepika wore at the Met Gala. |
Picture of yesteryear actress Mumtaz emerges online | A picture of yesteryear actress Mumtaz has emerged online. The actress left India and relocated to London years ago. Best known for films like Do Raaste, Chor Machaye Shor and Bandhan, her last release was the 1990 film Aandhiyan. Notably, the actress has only won one Filmfare Best Actress Award in her career. |
Off loaded from flight due to old e-cigarette: Mukul Dev | Actor Mukul Dev, in a series of Facebook posts, wrote that he was made to deboard a Jet Airways flight five minutes before take off after an "old dead" e-cigarette was found in his check-in bag. "The sad part is I was on my way to Amritsar to receive an award. Complete violation of air regulations," added Mukul. |
Dabboo Ratnani shares old topless photo of Alia Bhatt | Fashion photographer Dabboo Ratnani took to social media to share an old picture of actress Alia Bhatt, which was part of his 2014 calendar. In the photo, Alia can be seen holding a cat while posing topless. "Love the 'Cattitude', Don't Ya?" wrote the photographer alongside the picture. |
MS Dhoni plays with Imran Tahir's son at airport | MS Dhoni was spotted playing with Rising Pune Supergiant teammate Imran Tahir's son at an airport recently. The team's official Instagram handle shared a picture of Dhoni and Tahir sitting on the floor at an airport with Tahir's son playing with a toy car. Users also shared videos on Twitter of the former India captain... |
Shashi Tharoor's tweet on Portuguese-built church sparks row | Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was criticised by former member of the Infosys board, Mohandas Pai, after the politician tweeted about his admiration for a Portuguese-built church in Goa. Pai wrote that his forefathers were driven out of Goa and killed by the Portuguese. In reply, Tharoor clarified that he had praised o... |
Successful launch of South Asian Satellite historic: Modi | Congratulating ISRO scientists after the launch of the GSAT-9 satellite on Friday, PM Narendra Modi tweeted, "Successful launch of South Asian Satellite is a historic moment. It opens up new horizons of engagement." "We are a united family of South Asian countries, united in our pursuit of peace, progress & prosperity ... |
Minor girl seeks NGO help over child marriage, saves 22 more | Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi's foundation has saved as many as 23 girls in the span of a week from being married off in Jharkhand's Koderma. This comes after 14-year-old Rekha Kumari sought the NGO's help. The girls were getting married to men double their age, the NGO claimed. Rekha's parents said they wanted to m... |
Luxury fashion house sells 'destroyed' sneakers for â¹98,000 | French luxury fashion house Maison Margiela is selling 'destroyed' sneakers at the price of â¹98,000. The sneakers feature torn pieces of leather that appear stapled to the body of the shoe. Chunks of the sneaker's exterior are missing while the tongue has been slashed to reveal its interior stuffing. Further, any rem... |
It's racist: Deepika on media mistaking her for Priyanka | Actress Deepika Padukone has said that it is racist and ignorant of the foreign media to mistake her for Priyanka Chopra in the US. "As a fellow Indian, you (the media) should also not (be) very happy about. I think just because people have similar skin tones, doesn't mean they are same people," added Deepika. |
Baahubali 2's Hindi version sets highest first week record | The Hindi version of Baahubali 2 has set the record for the highest first-week earnings at the box office by minting â¹247 crore in seven days. Previously, the Salman Khan starrer Sultan held this record by minting â¹229 crore in its extended nine-day first week. Baahubali 2's Hindi version released in 3,500 screens ... |
Where does Apple keep its $256 billion cash pile? | In its second-quarter earnings released this week, technology major Apple revealed it has over $256 billion in cash and marketable securities. Of this amount, over 90% is kept outside the US, purportedly for tax purposes. As per Apple's filings, $148 billion is invested in corporate debt, $53 billion is allocated to Tr... |
SC rejects plea to make Hindi compulsory in class I to VIII | The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking direction to the centre, states and union territories to make Hindi compulsory in classes I to VIII. The bench rejected the plea saying people speaking other languages might question why their language is not taught in schools. Refusing to interfere, the court added t... |
Poster of Kangana's Manikarnika - The Queen Of Jhansi out | The poster of the Kangana Ranaut starrer Manikarnika -The Queen Of Jhansi has been unveiled. Talking about her character, Kangana said, "She had a great sense of right and wrong... That's a quality I identify with her. The British did ask her to choose between life and death." Directed by Krish Jagarlamudi, Manikarnika... |
Delhi HC allows use of WhatsApp in court proceedings | The Delhi High Court has allowed the use of the social media platform WhatsApp and email in judicial proceedings to issue summons. Recently, the Bombay High Court had served summons through WhatsApp. The court ruled this while hearing a case filed by Tata Sons alleging that unidentified email IDs were used to circulate... |
Startup incubators & accelerators in India grew 40% in 2016 | The number of incubators and accelerators in India have grown by 40%, with over 40 new ones added in 2016, according to Nasscom. India has more than 140 incubators and accelerators at present split across corporate (9%), independent (32%), academic (51%) and government supported (8%) categories. In 2016, 66% new incuba... |
Doctors perform brain surgery while keeping man awake | Doctors in Bengaluru recently performed a brain surgery on a 50-year-old Nigerian man while keeping him awake, to remove a tumour that affected his speech and communication. Doctors continuously stimulated areas of his brain and noted the effects of the stimulation to locate the main affected area. The man was able to ... |
UN owes India $55 million for peacekeeping operations | The UN owes a total of $55 million to India for its contribution to the world body's peacekeeping operations, the second highest outstanding payment to any member country. The organisation is "making every effort" to make the payments to member countries, UN officials said. Notably, the UN owed a total of $777 million ... |
IAS-IPS couple offers to look after martyred jawan's child | An IAS-IPS couple, Yunus Khan and Anjum Ara, has offered to look after the 12-year-old daughter of jawan Paramjit Singh, who was martyred at the LoC earlier this week. "We want to build the child's career. This is just a small contribution that we believe everybody should make for the country," Khan said on Friday. |
30,000 watch porn daily using Mumbai's free WiFi services | Maharashtra's Information Technology (IT)âdepartment has revealed that an average of 30,000 of the Mumbai's three lakh free WiFi users use the service to watch porn daily. "This is a game of cat and mouse, where we block such websites and they keep coming up using different domain names. No one can stop them," a depa... |
Justice delayed, not denied: Nirbhaya's kin on SC verdict | As the SC on Friday upheld the decision to award death penalty to four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, the victim's parents said, "Justice was delayed, but not denied." While Nirbhaya's father said, "It's a victory for my family, I'm very happy with the judgement," her mother said, "This is not just our vi... |
Puerto Rico files record bankruptcy protection for $70B debt | The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is seeking the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in the US history, after failed negotiations with creditors over its $70 billion debt crisis. This is more than four times the debt Detroit collapsed under. Notably, the announcement came a day after major creditors sued Puerto Rico over... |
World's first air-cleansing poem to be auctioned off in UK | The world's first air-cleansing poem, which has removed more than two tonnes of pollution from the environment, is being auctioned off for charity to help in the battle against lung disease in the UK. Printed on a specially-treated material developed by Sheffield scientists, the poem, 'In Praise of Air', is capable of ... |
Police to release footage of rats having liquor, tweets user | After Bihar Police claimed rats had consumed alcohol seized in the state, users tweeted, "After being trolled, Bihar Police to release CCTV footage of rats drinking alcohol in various storage units" and "Indian equivalent of dog ate my homework". Another tweet said, "Funniest explanation I've heard for a while. Hope no... |
Zara owner sets record for largest Spanish firm by valuation | Inditex, the fast-fashion giant that owns the Zara and Oysho brands, has set the record for largest-ever Spanish company by market value, surpassing the 10-year-old mark set by telecom giant Telefonica. Inditexâs shares surged 18% over the past month amid strong earnings growth. Notably, company's founder Amancio Ort... |
Video shows Kangana Ranaut taking dip in Ganga river | A video shows actress Kangana Ranaut taking a dip in the Ganga river and performing the Ganga aarti. The actress unveiled the poster of her upcoming film 'Manikarnika- The Queen of Jhansi' at the Dashashwamedh ghat in Varanasi. Kangana will be seen portraying the role of Rani Laxmibai in the biopic. |
Int'l basketball federation changes rules to allow headgear | The International Basketball Federation has changed its rules to allow players to wear headgear during matches. The rules, which will come into effect from October 1, will now allow players to wear hijabs, which were previously disallowed on safety grounds. As per new rules, the headgear has to be black or white, or of... |
Bus carrying I-League champions Aizawl FC falls into drain | A bus carrying newly-crowned I-League champions Aizawl FC met with an accident and fell into a drain while the team was on its way to Lengpui Airport near Aizawl on Thursday. Police said none of the players were injured and there were no casualties from the accident. The mishap occurred as the driver reportedly dozed o... |
Cristiano Ronaldo shares video message for 'haters' | After scoring a hat-trick in first-leg of the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo participated in a live video session on social media. "I have a few messages... the haters still hate me because... Without you, I am not what I am today, keep going," said the Portuguese forwa... |
Cancel OPPO's sponsorship of Indian team: RSS affiliate | Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, an RSS affiliate, has written to Sports Minister Vijay Goel demanding the annulment of BCCI's contract with Chinese firm OPPO for sponsoring the Indian cricket team. The organisation, which has launched a campaign to push for indigenous production and consumption of goods, stated, "This would no... |
Pak dismissed for 81, lose to WI despite 1st innings lead | Chasing 188 at the Kensington Oval, Pakistan got dismissed for 81 to lose the second Test against West Indies by 106 runs. Man of the Match Shannon Gabriel picked up five wickets for eleven runs as all ten Pakistani wickets in the second innings fell to pacers. With the win, West Indies have levelled the series 1-1. |
ICC increases women's World Cup prize money by 10 times | ICC has approved a tenfold increase in the Women's World Cup prize money this year, announcing a $2 million cash award compared to the $200,000 that was given in 2013. Additionally, all matches of the tournament will be live-streamed or broadcast globally. DRS will be used for the first time in the women's format. |
World's largest particle accelerator restarts for 2017 run | Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, has begun circulating proton beams for the first time this year following a 17-week-long technical stop. The 2017 run aims to increase collisions and the percentage of beams from which physics data can be extracted, to discover new particles, said CERN. T... |
Scientists find X-ray 'Tsunami' twice the size of Milky Way | Scientists have found a vast wave of hot gas in the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster spanning about 2 lakh light-years, twice the size of the Milky Way galaxy. These Tsunami-like waves are giant versions of Kelvin-Helmholtz waves, which show up wherever there's a velocity difference across the interface between two fluid... |
Pak rejects 'un-Islamic' bill to raise wedding age for girls | Pakistan National Assembly's Standing Committee on Religious Affairs unanimously rejected a bill aimed at increasing the minimum age for marriage of a girl from 16 to 18 years on Thursday, terming the proposed amendment as "un-Islamic". The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was not only opposed by Muslim ... |
200 inmates break out of Indonesian jail | About 200 prisoners broke out of an overcrowded jail on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, tearing down a gate near a mosque in the prison complex after being allowed out of their cells to pray. The police reportedly recaptured around 77 inmates. Notably, the jail has a capacity of up to 700 inmates but was housing ... |
India successfully launches South Asia Satellite | The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully launched GSAT-9 or the 'South Asia Satellite' from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The satellite, that costs â¹235 crore, will provide communication, disaster management support, and connectivity to South Asian countries during a 12-year mission. Seven ... |
SC upholds death penalty for 4 convicts in Nirbhaya case | The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Delhi High Court's decision to award death penalty to four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. "If at all a case warrants death sentence it's this case. Human lust was allowed to take demonic form," the apex court stated. The judgement was received with an applause from ... |
UK scientists develop first-ever soft tissue retina | In a first, Oxford researchers have successfully developed a retina using lab-grown soft tissues. The synthetic material, made of water droplets and proteins can replicate the functions of a human retina to create a grey scale image, said the lead researcher. The researchers have filed for a patent and are working to i... |
How have Indian cities grown in 110 yrs, from 1901 to 2011? | Kolkata, then called Calcutta, was the country's biggest city in 1901 with a population of over 15 lakh while Delhi was the seventh most populous city. The population of Delhi grew after the Partition and it overtook Chennai as the third most populous city in the 1961 Census. Mumbai overtook Kolkata as the most populou... |
Kannada actress Rekha Sindhu killed in car accident | Kannada television actress Rekha Sindhu was killed in a car accident early on Friday morning near Vellore in Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred on the Chennai-Bangalore highway. She was reportedly with three other people, who were also killed in the accident. The names of the other deceased have been reported as Abhishe... |
TV actress Mahhi Vij slaps man for groping her at nightclub | Television actress Mahhi Vij slapped a man twice for groping her at a nightclub in Mumbai. She was with husband Jay Bhanushali and a friend when the incident happened. "I... rushed to Jay and asked him to confront the guy, but he had vanished by then. I couldn't even lodge a police complaint as he couldn't be identifie... |
'Dangal' actress Fatima to star with Aamir in upcoming film | Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh, known for portraying 'Geeta Phogat' in 'Dangal', will star with actor Aamir Khan in the upcoming film 'Thugs of Hindostan'. The film will also star Amitabh Bachchan. "Through a rigorous round of auditions and action workshops, we found in Fatima a truly dedicated actor and a gifted performer... |
H-1B visa limit is US' stupidest policy, says Ex-Google CEO | Former Google CEO and the current Executive Chairman of Google's parent company Alphabet Eric Schmidt has called the proposed limit on H-1B visas "the stupidest policy in the entire American political system." He added, "We want the best people in the world... We want them to work for us and not our competitors." |
Indian-led startup to be bought by Cisco for â¹4,000 crore | US technology company Cisco has said it will acquire networking startup Viptela, headed by University of Madras alumnus Praveen Akkiraju, for nearly â¹4,000 crore. Cisco said Viptela's network management and overlay technologies will make it easy for the company to deploy and manage SD-WAN, which stands for software-d... |
Donât value IBM the same way: Buffett on dumping $4 bn stake | Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, IBMâs largest shareholder, has dumped a third of its stake, worth $4 billion at current share price, in the technology company. "I don't value IBM the same way that I did six years ago when I started buying," Buffett stated. "IBM is a big strong company, but they've go... |
Pakistan International Airlines to suspend flights to Mumbai | Pakistan's national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will suspend flights between Mumbai and Karachi from May 15, according to reports. The move is said to be the result of falling passenger traffic as fewer people are being sanctioned visas. PIA also operates flights from Lahore and Karachi to Delhi and i... |
DSS will counter RSS at every step: Tejashwi Yadav | Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said the Dharmanirpeksha (Secular) Sevak Sangh (DSS) will counter the BJP and RSS at every step. "Today RSS is spreading religious fanaticism and fanning out its divisive ideology in the country," he alleged. Notably, DSS is an organisation of youth formed by RJD chief Lalu Yada... |
Woman refuses to marry man for failing Hindi spelling test | A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri area refused to marry a man after she found out that he could not spell Hindi words like 'parishram' correctly. Reportedly, the fifth-pass woman was put to the spelling test by the intermediate-pass man. While the woman passed the test, the man failed it when she asked him to go thro... |
N Korea accuses CIA of biochemical plot to kill Kim Jong-un | North Korea has accused the US' Central Intelligence Agency of plotting with South Korea to assassinate its leader Kim Jong-un by use of biochemical substances, according to reports. The CIA and South Korea's intelligence services have "ideologically corrupted and bribed a DPRK citizen surnamed Kim" to carry out the at... |
Vogue India slammed for US model on anniversary issue cover | Fashion magazine Vogue India has been slammed for featuring American model Kendall Jenner on the cover of its tenth-anniversary issue. "Kendall Jenner on the cover of Vogue India is like eating daal with Kingsmill whole grain white bread," commented a Twitter user. Another user wrote, "Vogue: 'We are celebrating 10 yea... |
Woman denied passport for being 'annoying' gets citizenship | A Dutch woman, whose Swiss passport applications were rejected twice after locals objected to her "annoying" campaigns, has been granted citizenship by state authorities. Locals, who have a say in Swiss citizenship, had voted against 43-year-old Nancy Holten after she began campaigning against traditions like cowbells.... |
B'luru Police's #GameOfLife road safety campaign goes viral | Bengaluru City Police's road safety campaign #GameOfLife has gone viral online. One of the posters, which shows Game of Thrones character Jon Snow wearing a helmet, is captioned, "What Jon knows now... 99% : Nothing 1% : Road Safety". Another poster seemingly references the White Walkers in Game of Thrones, urging citi... |
Kings XI Punjab players do 'Dog Jaw Prank' on Preity Zinta | Kings XI Punjab players Marcus Stoinis, Eoin Morgan and Darren Sammy played a prank on team co-owner Preity Zinta, with Sammy posting a video on Instagram. Stoinis and Morgan convinced Preity that Stoinis has a "dog jaw", to which she responded, "Do such things happen to humans?" Preity went forward to feel Stoinis' ja... |
US police reward Indian-origin man robbed while saving woman | Police in the US have rewarded an Indian-origin man who was robbed while saving his colleague's life. Thirty-four-year-old Anil Vannavalli was waiting for a train when his 26-year-old colleague Madhuri Recherla fainted and fell onto the tracks. Someone stole his backpack while he was rescuing Recherla, and the police c... |
Glad that you haven't watched me bat: Dravid to Pant, Samson | Following Delhi Daredevils' seven-wicket win over Gujarat Lions on Thursday, mentor Rahul Dravid told players, Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson, that he was "glad they haven't been watching too many videos of me bat" when the team needed 208 in 20 overs. Pant and Samson put up 143 runs for the second wicket in 10.3 overs,... |
8 people sentenced for plotting jihadist attack on Olympics | Eight Brazilians, convicted of plotting a jihadist attack on the Rio Olympics last year, were given prison sentences between five and 15 years on Thursday. The loosely organised group discussed terrorism online, publishing videos of executions by Islamic State and instructing how to swear loyalty to the group. The grou... |
Award-winning mountaineer Ueli Steck cremated near Everest | The body of award-winning Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck, who passed away on Mount Everest, was cremated at a Buddhist monastery in Nepal on Thursday. Steck died after falling from a ridge during an acclimatisation climb. Known for his record speed ascents in the Alps, this year he was attempting to climb Everest and Lho... |
China's first homemade passenger jet makes maiden flight | The first Chinese-built passenger jet, C-919, completed its maiden flight on May 5. The twin-engine 158-174 seat passenger jet, made by state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation, features several imported elements like German landing gear and an Austrian interior. Notably, China is expected to overtake the United Sta... |
69 pubs, bars near highways escape alcohol ban in Gurugram | A total of 69 pubs and bars in Gurugram have been given a clean chit after the 500-metre liquor ban near state and national highways. These include Soi 7, Café Delhi Heights, Imperfecto, Hard Rock café, Raasta, Punjabi By Nature and Vapour Bar Exchange. Meanwhile, the status of 46 pubs and hotels remain under scrutin... |
World's biggest X-ray laser generates first laser light | Germany-based European XFEL, the biggest X-ray laser in the world has generated its first X-ray laser light. Electron pulses were accelerated to a near-light speed in an accelerator tunnel, which was converted using X-ray generating devices to produce lasers of one pulse per second. The 3.4-km-long underground facility... |
UK's latest nuclear fusion device generates its 1st plasma | The UK's newest nuclear fusion device has been turned on and has officially achieved first plasma (hot ionised gas). The ST40 spherical tokamak aims to produce temperatures of 100 million ºC, seven times hotter than Sun's core, necessary for a controlled fusion reaction. Tokamak Energy, a privately-funded venture, has... |
Centre proposes rules to ban unruly flyers for over 2 years | Flyers who exhibit life-threatening behaviour will be barred from flying for over two years, Civil Aviation Secretary RN Choubey announced in the draft rules for the proposed "No-Fly List" today. Passengers will be barred for three months for disruptive behaviour and six months for physically abusive behaviour and sexu... |
Shivpal announces new political party with Mulayam as chief | Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Friday declared that he is forming his own political party, to be named as "Samajwadi Secular Morcha". He also said his party chief would be Samajwadi Party Founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. âTo give netaji his due respect and to unite socialists, the declaration of the new pa... |
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 succeeds on its own merit: Review | The Chris Pratt starrer superhero film 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2' "succeeds on its merit," wrote Hindustan Times (HT). "The movie's ability to exist... as an engaging, science-fiction story is it's strongest point," said The Times of India (TOI). NDTV wrote the film is "sharply choreographed and ravishingly design... |
'Nashe Si Chadh Gayi' most viewed Hindi song on YouTube | The song 'Nashe Si Chadh Gayi' from the Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor starrer romantic comedy-drama film 'Befikre' has become the most viewed Hindi song on YouTube. The song, which was released in October last year, has gained over 23 crore views. Composed by Vishal and Shekhar, the song has been sung by Arijit Singh.... |
DD-GL match sets record for most sixes in an IPL game | The Delhi Daredevils-Gujarat Lions match on Thursday featured 31 sixes, the most in an IPL game and joint fourth-most in a T20. Chasing a target of 209, DD hit 20 sixes, which are the most by a team batting second in a T20. The previous record of 30 sixes was set in 2010 in a Chennai Super Kings-Rajasthan Royals game. |
Bezos sells $1 bn Amazon stock to fund his aerospace startup | Amazon Founder and the world's third-richest person, Jeff Bezos, has sold about $1 billion in company stock as part of a planned divestiture. This comes a month after Bezos said he would spend that amount annually on his space exploration startup Blue Origin. He still owns 7.9 crore Amazon shares, or about 17% of the e... |
Prez signs ordinance giving RBI more power to fix bad loans | President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday signed an ordinance giving more power to the Reserve Bank of India to deal with the growing problem of non performing assets. The ordinance means an amendment to the Banking Regulation Act. The amendment will give RBI the power to issue directions to banks to recover dues from lo... |
First poster of Saif Ali Khan's 'Baazaar' released | The first poster of the Saif Ali Khan starrer upcoming film 'Baazaar' has been released. Directed by Gauravv K Chawla, the film is set in Mumbai and revolves around the world of stock trading. It will also star Rohan Mehra, son of the late actor Vinod Mehra. 'Baazaar' is reportedly inspired by the 2013 film 'The Wolf o... |
I am the most popular brown face: Priyanka Chopra | Priyanka Chopra, while responding to a video which showed the Western media mistaking Deepika Padukone for her, said she is the most popular brown face. "Every brown girl does not look the same... Let's try and tell us apart," she added. However, Priyanka said that mistaking Deepika for her is not fair as Deepika is a... |
Qualcomm may seek to block Apple from selling iPhones in US | Qualcomm is reportedly preparing to ask the International Trade Commission to forbid Apple from importing iPhones, which are built in Asia, from entering the US. Earlier, Apple sued the chipmaker for $1 billion for charging "excessive" royalties for smartphone chips. Qualcomm has cut its quarterly revenue outlook by $5... |
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