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Army Chief gives first statement after soldiers' beheading | Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday, gave his first public statement after the Pakistan Army carried out beheading and mutilation of bodies of two Indian soldiers. âWe donât talk about future plans beforehand; we share details after executionâ, the Army chief said, adding that Indian forces will ret... |
Ramdev's Patanjali sees turnover of â¹10,000 crore in a year | Yoga guru Baba Ramdev-promoted Patanjali on Thursday reported a turnover of â¹10,561 crore in the previous fiscal year. Of these, the company reported that Patanjali cow desi ghee's turnover was â¹1,467 crore, while Patanjali Honey's turnover was around â¹350 crore. During a press briefing, Ramdev added that Patanja... |
Ramdev says Patanjali's sales will make MNCs do 'kapalbhati' | Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, while making announcements about Patanjali's earnings, said the company's sales will make multinational companies do 'kapalbhati'. Foreign firms are not here to do charity but to earn profits, whereas Patanjali's profits will help serve the country, Ramdev added. He further alleged that people we... |
Website mistakenly reports Queen Elizabeth's husband is dead | British website The Sun mistakenly reported that Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip had died. The title of the article, which was deleted shortly after, read, "Prince Philip dead at 95, how did the Duke of Edinburgh die, etc etc.â The story was published after news broke that Buckingham Palace had summoned royal... |
WhatsApp Status users overtake Snapchat's users in 3 months | The users of WhatsApp Status feature launched less than three months ago, have surpassed the total number of daily active users of Snapchat. While the WhatsApp status feature is being used by 17.5 crore people, Snapchat is being used by 16.1 crore users worldwide. Launched in February, WhatsApp status allows users to p... |
Itâs not clear what Apple is doing with cars: Tesla CEO Musk | Tesla CEO Elon Musk, during the automaker's quarterly earnings call, said that "it's not clear" what technology major Apple is doing on the car front. Apple was recently granted a permit to test self-driving car technology on public roads. According to reports, Apple is not developing its own car, but building autonomo... |
Facebook's Q1 earnings increase $8.03 bn from $5.38 bn y-o-y | Mark Zuckerberg-led social media giant Facebook's first-quarter earnings increased to $8.03 billion from $5.38 billion a year ago, the company said on Thursday. Facebook added 8 crore new users in the first quarter, and its advertising revenue increased 51% from a year ago. "We had a good start to 2017," said Zuckerber... |
Vijayawada Airport made Andhra's 4th international airport | Considering the growth in passenger traffic and demands from airlines, the Centre on Wednesday approved the conversion of Vijayawada airport into an international airport. This makes Vijayawada the fourth international airport in Andhra Pradesh, with Hyderabad, Tirupati and Visakhapatnam already having such airports. T... |
Ex-wife not entitled to maintenance if working, earning: HC | Hyderabad High Court has ordered that a woman, who separated from her husband, is not entitled to maintenance if she is still working and getting income. The court set aside a lower court order observing that the petitioning woman earns a â¹20,000 monthly salary. The woman had earlier demanded a maintenance of â¹10,0... |
1,000 saints to go to J&K to help army counter stone pelters | Around 1,000 saints have decided to leave for Jammu and Kashmir to help security personnel deal with stone-pelters. Our saints are trained in stone-slinging and would be accompanied by a truck full of stones, Jan Sena said. About 500 saints would go to Krishna Ghati and ask jawans to put them on the frontline to avoid ... |
Ensure schools donât sell books inside campuses: HC to CBSE | The Delhi High Court has directed the CBSE to ensure the schools affiliated to it don't sell books and uniforms inside their campuses. A petition filed by a social worker had alleged the shops inside schools are run by people known to the management. A pair of shoes, that costs â¹500 in the market, costs â¹1,200-1,50... |
Muslim-dominated village sets â¹2.51L fine for cow slaughter | The panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Madora village, which is dominated by the Muslim population, has decided to impose a fine of â¹2.51 lakh for cow slaughter. "Of the total â¹2.51 lakh penalty, â¹51,000 will be given to the person who provides information about the cow slaughter," Mohammed Gaffar, a former village pra... |
Take 9 months pay & leave: Cognizantâs offer to top execs | Cognizant Technology has given its top executives an option to exit the organisation on a cordial note by accepting either six or nine months' pay as severance package, reports said. Cognizant sent out mailers to D+ category employees (directors and senior Vice Presidents). While directors will get the nine-month packa... |
Govt empowers RBI to act against loan defaulters | The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared an ordinance to empower RBI to reduce bad debts of public sector banks. The amendment will empower RBI to issue directions to banks to recover dues from loan defaulters. It will also allow RBI to set up oversight panels that will shield bankers from later action by probe agencies ... |
Finnish brewery makes 1,000-pack of beer worth â¹1.5 lakh | Finnish brewery Nokian Panimo has made a party pack of beer, which contains 1,080 cans of Keisari. The pack is made by combining five stacks of beer, each 12 beers wide by 18 beers long. The pack, priced at $2,347 (over â¹1.5 lakh), was reportedly a âjokeâ in response to rival Karjala's 100-pack of beer. |
Elizabeth Hurley slammed for picture of herself on elephant | Actress Elizabeth Hurley was recently slammed for sharing a picture of herself on an elephant, while on a shoot in South Africa. A comment read, "Absolutely horrifying and totally ignorant on your part". Another user commented, "Elephant riding is cruel and torture to elephants. I thought you advocate animal rights? Th... |
I was labelled anti-muslim after Vishwaroopam: Kamal Haasan | Kamal Haasan has said that he was labelled an anti-Muslim after the release of Vishwaroopam in 2013. He stated Muslim organisations had objected to certain portions of the film, and it was banned in Tamil Nadu. "The pattern of illogical protests remain the same. I am against any kind of terrorism, whatever its colour: ... |
Jimmy Kimmel talks about his newborn baby's illness | American television host Jimmy Kimmel shared details about his son, nicknamed Billy, who was recently born with a heart defect. Billy underwent a successful surgery and will have another open-heart operation within six months. Talking about availability of life-saving healthcare for families, Kimmel added, "No parent s... |
Can officially refer to him as my trophy husband: Twinkle | In reference to Akshay Kumar's National Award, his wife Twinkle Khanna tweeted that she can now officially refer to him as her trophy husband. On receiving the award, Akshay tweeted, "No words can do justice to the joy I feel at this moment." The actor on Wednesday received his first National Award for Best Actor for '... |
Select Indian team for Champions trophy, CoA orders BCCI | The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has asked BCCI to select the Indian cricket team for the ICC Champions Trophy, which begins from June 1. The deadline for the selection was April 25 but BCCI did not announce its squad to protest against ICC's decision to implement a new financial model whic... |
PCB sends legal notice to BCCI for not honouring MoU | Pakistan Cricket Board has sent a legal notice to BCCI for not honouring a Memorandum of Understanding which had been signed between them in 2014. The MoU stated that India and Pakistan would play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023. PCB is demanding compensation after claiming to have lost over $200 million due... |
Baseball pitcher handed 50-game ban for failing drug test | American baseball team Detroit Tigers' pitcher Paul Voelker has been suspended for 50 games under the baseball Minor League drug program after testing positive for a banned substance. The Major League Baseball administration has suspended 31 players this year so far for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Tr... |
Egyptian woman leaves Mumbai after losing nearly 240 kg | Egyptian woman Eman Ahmed, who had come to Mumbai for her weight loss treatment, left for Abu Dhabi on Thursday for further treatment. Doctors at the Saifee hospital claimed that Ahmed lost 242 kg over the course of her treatment. Notably, Ahmed weighed 500 kg when she arrived in India and was reportedly the world's he... |
Five killed in J&K as avalanche hits public transport van | At least five persons were buried alive on Thursday when a snow avalanche hit a public transport vehicle in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The bus, which was carrying 12 passengers, was reportedly swept down into a gorge by the avalanche. An operation was on to rescue the trapped, police added. |
Justice Karnan refuses to undergo medical test ordered by SC | Calcutta High Court's Justice CS Karnan on Thursday declined to undergo a medical examination ordered by the Supreme Court asserting he had a normal and stable mind. He alleged that the SC order amounts to insult and harassment. Guardian's consent is required for a medical examination, and since his family isn't in tow... |
Indore named India's cleanest city by Swachh Bharat survey | The Swachh Bharat survey 2017 has declared Madhya Pradesh's Indore as the cleanest city in India. The survey, conducted in 434 cities, declared Gonda in Uttar Pradesh as the filthiest Indian city. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, which had been ranked 418th in 2014, has im... |
WhatsApp faces two hours of global outage | Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp went down for more than two hours on Wednesday affecting users worldwide, including India, Canada, Brazil and the US. "We have now fixed the issue and apologise for the inconvenience," said WhatsApp, once the service was restored. However, WhatsApp did not confirm the reason fo... |
Google says Uber created a fake company to steal its secrets | In a court hearing on Wednesday, Google accused Uber of stealing its self-driving technology by making a fake company 'Otto' and acquiring it within months of its launch. Earlier, Google had accused Otto's founder Anthony Levandowski, who was a former Google engineer, of stealing 14,000 files before he quit the company... |
How does Apple keep its iPhone a secret before launch? | To prevent any leak of the upcoming iPhone, Apple doesn't allow any factory worker to carry their phones inside, according to NYU student Dejian Zeng, who spent six weeks working undercover at Apple factory. All Apple factories have facial recognition and highly-active metal detectors. Furthermore, big curtains separat... |
Suspected ISI agents arrested in Faizabad and Mumbai | The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad on Wednesday arrested a suspected ISI agent Aftab Ali from Faizabad. On the basis of the information Ali provided, another agent Altaf Qureshi was arrested from Mumbai. Qureshi, involved in hawala trade, provided money to Ali for sharing information with his handlers, officials said.... |
Bilkis Bano rape case: HC upholds life term for 11 convicts | The Bombay High Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal of 11 convicts in 2002 Bilkis Bano rape case and upheld their life imprisonment. The CBI's appeal demanding the death penalty for three convicts has also been dismissed. During 2002 Gujarat riots, pregnant Bilkis Bano was gang raped and 14 members of her family, in... |
Sushant Singh Rajput poses for Mario Testino's Towel Series | Sushant Singh Rajput has become the second Bollywood star to be featured in Peruvian photographer Mario Testino's 'Towel Series'. The actor shared the photo on his Instagram account with the caption, "It's an honor for me to have the opportunity to work with you @mariotestino". Earlier, Katrina Kaif became the first Bo... |
'Baahubali 2' a shining example of Make in India: Naidu | Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday called filmmaker SS Rajamouli's 'Baahubali 2: The Conclusion' a shining example of the Make in India campaign. "It...has been produced by our people. I congratulate the director for his...achievement which is making all of us proud,â he said. Cinema is a reflection of the so... |
Have quit drinking, in therapy after divorce: Brad Pitt | Hollywood actor Brad Pitt has revealed that he quit drinking and started therapy after his divorce from Angelina Jolie. While admitting to heavy drinking and pot smoking, he said that his split with Jolie had been a "huge generator for change". Pitt added that they were committed to resolving matters amicably and priva... |
The phone is already dead, says Microsoft HoloLens inventor | Microsoft executive and mixed reality headset HoloLens' inventor Alex Kipman in a recent interview said, "The phone is already dead... People just haven't realised." Kipman believes that a HoloLens-like mixed reality device will replace the phone. Technology major Apple, as well as $4.5 billion startup Magic Leap, are ... |
Forbes objects gender pay gap with rich men's female version | Forbes Brazil has launched a print campaign against gender pay gap by publishing female versions of three of the world's richest billionaires, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft's Bill Gates, and Mexico's richest person Carlos Slim. The magazine said, if these people were named 'Marcia Zuckerberg', 'Billie Gates', a... |
SP's Shivpal Yadav threatens to form new political party | Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Wednesday threatened to form a new political party if party President Akhilesh Yadav doesn't hand over the leadership to Mulayam Singh Yadav. "Akhilesh had promised to hand over the party to netaji. He should now do so and we all will strengthen SP. I had also given him thr... |
Uddhav dares BJP to go for mid-term polls in Maharashtra | Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday challenged BJP to hold mid-term polls in Maharashtra. "If you feel others would get frightened if you mention mid-term polls, let me tell you we wonât. If you tell us that you would conduct mid-term polls tomorrow, I would say, conduct it today," he said. |
MP govt cancels ST certificate of BJP MP from Betul | The Madhya Pradesh government has annulled the Scheduled Tribe certificate of BJP leader Jyoti Dhurve, who is a sitting Lok Sabha MP from Betul (ST) constituency. The state Tribal Welfare Department's panel has found that Dhurve had mentioned the name of her husband's caste in place of father's caste, which is mandator... |
Cong top brass chose me over Sheila Dikshit: Ajay Maken | Congress' Delhi unit President Ajay Maken, who had resigned from the party after MCD polls debacle, on Wednesday said party's high command chose him over ex-Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit to continue as city chief. "Our vote percentage has substantially increased and we are ready to take on the BJP and the AAP from the grassr... |
Pakistan arrests 30 Indian fishermen off Gujarat coast | Amid ongoing tension between India and Pakistan, the latter on Wednesday arrested 30 Indian fishermen and seized five boats off Gujarat coast. On April 9, Pakistan had detained 42 Indian fishermen with their seven fishing boats off Gujarat coast and 23 fishermen on April 26. Furthermore, in March, 231 Indian fishermen ... |
Rajkot school where Mahatma Gandhi studied shuts down | Mohandas Gandhi High School, an institute in Gujarat's Rajkot where Mahatma Gandhi had studied during his childhood, is being closed down to build a museum. Built in 1853 during the British rule, the school was called Alfred High School before independence. Notably, Mahatma Gandhi had graduated from the school in 1887 ... |
HC revokes ban on production of industrial spirit in Bihar | The Patna High Court on Wednesday revoked the ban on industrial spirit production by distilleries in Bihar. "The state government has no right to ban the production of spirit as it is used in various other industries apart from making liquor," the court said. They had made massive investments, which would go waste due ... |
Assam mulls voluntary traditional dress code for its staff | The BJP-led Assam government is mulling to introduce a 'traditional' dress code â dhoti-kurta for men and mekhela-chador for women â for its employees on first and third Saturdays of every month, but on voluntary basis. A section of its staff has, however, opposed the move, stating it will create differences betwee... |
Will open Patanjali school for martyrs' children: Ramdev | Yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Wednesday announced that he will open 'Patanjali Aavasiya Sainik school' this year for children of martyred soldiers. He further said that the school will provide free of cost education and will be located around National Capital Region (NCR). "Turnover of Patanjali has crossed â¹10,561 crore... |
2 suspicious bags found near Pathankot military base | The security forces were put on alert in Pathankot on Thursday as two suspicious black bags were found near Mamoon Cantt area. The police have recovered mobile tower batteries from the bags. On Wednesday, a search operation was launched in Pathankot and Gurdaspur to track down three suspicious men who broke the police ... |
Priyanka Chopra shares favourite memes on Met Gala outfit | Actress Priyanka Chopra has shared her favourite memes on her Met Gala 2017 outfit, which was believed to be the world's longest trench coat. She shared six memes with the caption, "Good to know that the dress serves more purposes than just fashion. Hope to continue to stir your creative juices...Until next time". |
Ex-world no.1 not welcome at Wimbledon 2017, say organisers | Former world number one men's singles player Ilie Nastase, who had made racist remarks towards Serena Williams and her unborn child, will not be welcome at this year's Wimbledon championships, organisers said on Wednesday. Wimbledon Club's chief executive Richard Lewis said that Nastase "could be stopped at the gate" i... |
Three Indian boxers reach Asian Boxing C'ship semi-finals | Indian boxers Shiva Thapa (60 kg), Sumit Sangwan (91 kg) and Amit Phangal (49 kg) assured India of a medal each after entering the semi-finals of their respective weight categories at the Asian Boxing Championship on Wednesday. The trio also qualified for the World Championships which will be held in Hamburg, Germany, ... |
Man shot dead trying to protect sisters from goons in UP | A man was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Wednesday when he tried to defend his sisters from goons. The deceased, identified as Chandrashekhar, was travelling with both his sisters when the goons overtook them and tried to loot them and molest the women. Police have registered a case and launched a man... |
Naxals kill villager on suspicion of being police informer | A villager was allegedly killed by Naxals on Thursday on suspicion of being a police informer in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district. The police have registered a case in this regard. Meanwhile, a joint operation launched by the Jharkhand Police and CRPF recovered a massive cache of arms and ammunitions from a Naxal hide... |
15 injured in Maoist attacks in Maharashtra | At least two personnel of the Maharashtra Police and one CRPF soldier were injured in an encounter with Maoists in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Wednesday. Later in the day, as many as 12 troops of the anti-Naxal wing of the Maharashtra Police, who were sent as reinforcements to the region, were reportedly inju... |
Pak Army actively participated in mutilation of soldiers: Jaitley | Following the mutilation of two Indian soldiers along the LoC, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said all circumstances indicated the "barbaric act" was carried out with the active participation of Pakistan Army. The fact that cover firings were provided and those who carried out this act were helped to escape at such a he... |
Gmail phishing attack targets 100 crore users worldwide | A Gmail phishing scam was discovered early on Thursday that targeted around 100 crore users worldwide. The phishing attack, which arrived in users' inboxes posing as an email from a trusted contact, asked users to check a Google Docs file. Clicking 'Allow' on the file gave the phishing email access to users' emails and... |
Railway bridge taller than Eiffel Tower to come up in India | The world's highest railway bridge, which is expected to be 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris, will be completed over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir in about two years. The 1.3-kilometre-long structure will rise 359 metres above the river bed and is being constructed at a cost of around â¹1,100 cr... |
Army test-fires BrahMos missile for second consecutive day | The Indian Army on Wednesday successfully test-fired an advanced version of the BrahMos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The missile successfully hit its land-based target in a 'top-attack' mode, a feat not achieved by another weapon system of its genre, the Army said. The BrahMos is the w... |
Apple shares fall after company reports drop in iPhone sales | Apple's shares fell 1.9% after the technology company reported a fall in iPhone sales for its second quarter on Tuesday. Apple shipped 50.8 million iPhones in the quarter ended April 1, 2017, down from 51.2 million a year ago. Interestingly, despite the dip in sales, Apple reported a higher revenue from iPhone sales as... |
LG unveils 42.5-inch monitor that shows 4 screens together | South Korean electronics company LG has unveiled a 42.5-inch monitor that can display four screens at once from different sources. The 4K monitor, which will tentatively be priced at about â¹47,000, also supports LG's Dual Controller feature which lets users control two different computers plugged into it using the sa... |
IndiGo tweets 'glad to hear that' to passenger's complaint | After a passenger complained to IndiGo on Twitter about his misplaced luggage, the domestic carrier's handle responded by saying, "Glad to hear that." The passenger was flying to Kolkata but his luggage was sent to Hyderabad. The passenger, who had put up a sarcastic post about the incident, later tweeted, "How dumb ca... |
1,500 AIIMS doctors to learn taekwondo for safety at work | Amid rising cases of violence against doctors, nearly 1,500 resident doctors from New Delhi's AIIMS have decided to learn taekwondo to help defend themselves on duty. Earlier, over 3,000 doctors in Maharashtra had gone on strike for five days over the increasing incidents of violence against doctors. AIIMS doctors had ... |
Police arrests minor in Pehlu Khan lynching case | The Rajasthan Police has arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the Pehlu Khan lynching case. The police arrested the minor after identifying him on the basis of a video that showed a mob attacking Khan and others. Khan was physically assaulted by cow vigilantes in Alwar over the suspicion of smuggling cows and ... |
85-kg calf jumps off building, falls on man in Kolkata | An 85-kg calf, which was reportedly being kept tied up on the terrace of a four-storey building, jumped from the roof and fell onto a 43-year-old man. The man suffered a fractured leg, several stitches, and a head trauma and was taken to a local hospital. The six-month-old calf, however, could not survive the fall. |
Lupin loses â¹3,300 crore from valuation in two days | Pharmaceutical major Lupin has lost â¹3,315 crore from its market valuation in just two days. Lupin shares plunged by 3% during intraday trade on Wednesday after US health regulators issued observations for its plant. The observations were made in Form 483, which are made when investigators feel practices are such tha... |
Group dressed as Ronald McDonald chants 'you're sh*t' at KFC | A group of men dressed as McDonald's mascot clown Ronald McDonald gathered at a KFC restaurant in UK to troll the rival chain. In a video clip, the gang can be seen at the end of the KFC queue, repeatedly shouting "You're sh*t and you know you are". After a few rounds, they switch to, "We hate KFC!" |
Zoom Developers chief arrested in â¹2,600 cr loan fraud case | Enforcement Directorate officials have arrested Vijay Madanlal Choudhary, director of Zoom Developers, in connection with its money laundering probe in a bank loan fraud case involving â¹2,600 crore. The Mumbai-based firm and its controllers were accused of cheating 25 banks. Choudhary, who allegedly floated 485 firms... |
JK Rowling apologises for killing Snape in Harry Potter | Harry Potter author JK Rowling took to Twitter on Tuesday to apologise for killing Professor Snape in her book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Rowling made the apology on the anniversary of the 'Battle of Hogwarts', which was a conflict that ended the Second Wizarding War in the Hogwarts School. In 2016, she apol... |
If Sonakshi sings well, I'll be first to clap for her: Sona | Singer Sona Mohapatra has said that she has nothing personal against Sonakshi Sinha and if the actor sings well, she will be the first person to clap for her. This comes after Sonakshi recently blocked Sona on Twitter. Reportedly, Sonakshi blocked Sona after criticism for being "condescending" to musicians who expresse... |
I-League champs Aizawl FC to fast unto death if relegated | I-League club Aizawl FC have threatened to fast unto death if they are relegated from the league next season despite being crowned champions in this year's edition. Aizawl FC became the first club from the northeast to be crowned champions of the I-League in what was only their second season in the top flight. |
Higuain's brace seals Juventus' 2-0 CL win against Monaco | Juventus' Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain scored two goals to hand the Italian side a 2-0 semifinal first leg win over Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday. Higuain scored in the 29th and 59th minute to give Juventus two away goals. With the win, Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon registered his 60th clean s... |
Started questioning my own leadership as Eng captain: Cook | Former England captain Alastair Cook said that he started questioning his tactical as well as leadership decisions as England captain. Cook, who is England's most-capped and successful Test captain with 24 victories and 13 draws in 59 Tests, resigned from the role in February after the England side's 4-0 series loss in... |
Tripathi's 93 helps RPS rise to third spot in IPL standings | Rising Pune Supergiant defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets to win their third consecutive match in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. RPS bowlers Jaydev Unadkat and Washington Sundar picked up two wickets each to restrict KKR to 155/8. Opener Rahul Tripathi hit 52-ball 93 to help RPS chase down the targ... |
Humans will have to leave Earth in 100 yrs: Stephen Hawking | British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has claimed that humans must leave Earth in another 100 years to survive situations like climate change, asteroid strikes, epidemics and overpopulation. "I don't think we will survive another 1,000 years without escaping beyond our fragile planet," Hawking had once claimed ... |
Sasikala files review petition in SC against her conviction | AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala on Wednesday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against her conviction in the disproportionate assets case. Sasikala, along with four others, were sentenced to four years of imprisonment in the â¹66 crore corruption case. The apex court had also debarred Sasikala from hol... |
SPâleader threatens to blow up university guest house | Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has threatened to blow up a guest house in Jauhar University "using dynamite if anyone tried to lay a hand" on it. This comes after UP Minister Baldev Singh Aulakh expressed his resolve to hold a 'Janta Darbar' in the guest house of the varsity which is owned by the SP leader. |
Iran seeking to control Islamic world: Saudi Prince | Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud has said there is no space for dialogue with "extremist" Iran due to its ambitions "to control the Islamic world". Notably, ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran have been strained since Iran's 1979 revolution, with each side competing to be the more powerful ... |
Mexican authorities capture Sinaloa cartel boss | Mexican soldiers and police have arrested Damaso Lopez, a Sinaloa cartel leader who was once Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's right-hand man. Lopez, who was caught in an upper middle-class Mexico City neighbourhood on Tuesday, is accused of helping "El Chapo" slip out of the prison in 2001 in the first of ... |
US justice dept won't charge police over black man's killing | The US justice department has declined to bring charges against the white police officers involved in the 2016 fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, according to reports. Sterling was killed by two officers, who wrestled him to the ground and opened fire from close range, after he ref... |
I'm to blame for election loss: Hillary Clinton | Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that she takes "personal responsibility" for her loss in the 2016 presidential race. "I was the candidate...I am very aware of the challenges, the problems, the shortfalls that we had," she said. However, she also blamed Russian interference and the letter by the FBI Director, James Come... |
Over $100 billion black money entered India in 2014 | An estimated $101 billion (â¹6.4 lakh crore) black money entered India in 2014, a study by US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity has revealed. Further, India saw $23 billion (â¹1.4 lakh crore) in black money move out during this period. According to the report, illicit financial flows from developing and eme... |
Akshay Kumar receives his first National Award for Rustom | Akshay Kumar on Wednesday received his first National Award after being presented the Best Actor Award for 'Rustom' at the 64th National Film Awards. Surbhi CM was given the Best Actress Award for Malayalam film 'Minnaminungu' while Sonam Kapoor accepted the Special Mention Award for 'Neerja'. Zaira Wasim received the ... |
Apple cash pile is worth two-thirds of Indian forex reserves | In its earnings report for the quarter ended April, Apple revealed that it has $256 billion in cash, which is over two-thirds of India's total foreign exchange reserves. As per RBI data, India's foreign exchange reserves stood at a little over $371 billion on April 21, 2017. Notably, India's reserves touched an all-tim... |
India's first lingerie vending machine to come up in Mumbai | Welspun Group heiress Radhika Goenka is set to start her own line of women's innerwear later this month, which will install fully functional lingerie vending machines in India starting from Mumbai. The vending machines will be stocked with pre-packaged lingerie products in multiple styles and sizes. Consumers will be a... |
Abhishek's pic appears on admit card for govt job as prank | Actor Abhishek Bachchan's picture recently appeared on an admit card for government recruitment, as an apparent prank. His picture appeared with a misspelt name on the official website of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) for candidates who took a multi-tasking (non-technical) staff examination. The Commission is lo... |
Priyanka Chopra takes a dig at her own outfit | Priyanka Chopra took a dig at her own Met Gala outfit, which was believed to be the world's longest trench coat. The gown, designed by Ralph Lauren, featured a 20-foot-long train which Priyanka removed for the after-party. She shared the before and after picture on Instagram with the caption, "Ingenious design by @Ralp... |
Milind Soman invests in health food startup On the Run | Actor Milind Soman on Wednesday invested an undisclosed amount in the Pune-based Stayfit Enterprize that makes health food products like protein bars under the brand name On the Run. Soman will also be the brand ambassador of the startup. Founded by Shilpa Phadke in 2014, the startup is looking to raise â¹20 to â¹30 ... |
China introduces lane-changing robot to ease traffic | Traffic police in China's Shenzhen has debuted a new 'lane robot', the first of its kind in the country, which helps administer rush-hour traffic by controlling a section of reversible lanes. The lane robot, which reduces the workload of police, is a guard rail that moves to alter the flow of traffic into different lan... |
Apple revenue rises to $52.9 billion in second quarter | Technology giant Apple saw a revenue of $52.9 billion for the second quarter ended April 1, 2017, posting a 4.54% rise from the year-ago period. However, iPhone sales dipped due to unconfirmed "reports about future iPhones", Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook stated. Notably, Apple's cash holdings have risen to a record ... |
MakeMyTrip to raise â¹2,115 crore via share sale | Online travel firm MakeMyTrip on Wednesday said it will raise $330 million (over â¹2,115 crore) through share sale to investors as well as to Nasdaq-listed Ctrip and Naspers arm MIH Internet. The closing of placement and the transactions with Ctrip and MIH is likely to happen on or around May 5 this year. In 2016, Mak... |
Volkswagen profit surges 44% despite emissions scandal | German auto major Volkswagen has reported a 44% rise in its net profit to $3.7 billion in the first quarter, as against the year-ago period. This was the carmaker's first quarter results above forecasts after the 2015 diesel emissions crisis. The worldâs largest carmaker, which owns Porsche, Audi, Skoda and others, a... |
Won't mediate between India, Pakistan over Kashmir: China | China has denied reports claiming that the country wants to act as a mediator between India and Pakistan to help resolve the Kashmir issue, adding that the issue should be settled bilaterally. State-run publication Global Times had stated earlier that China was ready to act as a mediator because of its vested interest ... |
China asks US, North Korea to 'stop irritating each other' | China on Wednesday called on the United States and North Korea to stay calm and "stop irritating each other". This comes after North Korea said the United States was pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war. Earlier, the US urged China, North Korea's major ally, to do more to rein in its neighbour's nuc... |
I'll be a bloody difficult woman: UK PM May on Brexit talks | UK PM Theresa May has said, "I was described by one of my colleagues as a bloody difficult woman... And the next person to find that out will be Jean-Claude Juncker." May revived the line to respond to claims that the two clashed over Brexit negotiations. Juncker reportedly said it was "more likely than not" that Brexi... |
To criticise my dance is to criticise Michael Jackson: Tiger | Tiger Shroff has said, "The concept of femininity and masculinity is stereotyped. To criticise the way I dance is to criticise the likes of Michael Jackson, James Brown and Hrithik Roshan." The actor added that some people like to take potshots at him. Tiger is currently shooting for Munna Michael, which will also star... |
Telugu TV actor Pradeep Kumar commits suicide | Pradeep Kumar, who starred in Telugu show 'Saptha Matrika', allegedly committed suicide at his house in Hyderabad, police said on Wednesday. His wife and friend reportedly saw him hanging from a ceiling fan on Tuesday night. "Though the exact reasons behind Pradeep's extreme step are still not known, the couple had a m... |
Sushant, Kendall Jenner feature in Vogue India's May edition | Actor Sushant Singh Rajput and model Kendall Jenner have featured in Vogue India's May edition. Peruvian photographer Mario Testino shot Sushant and Kendall in Jaipur's Samode Palace when she visited India in February. Sushant is seen wearing a white suit and Kendall is wearing an off-shoulder blouse with white pants,... |
Rahul shares picture with late father Vinod Khanna | Late actor Vinod Khanna's son Rahul Khanna shared a picture of himself with his father on Instagram. In the black and white photo, Vinod Khanna can be seen kissing Rahul as a baby. The picture's caption reads, "You showed me how to be a gentleman and yet fight to the finish like a warrior. Bye Dad. 1946-2017." |
India post 4-3 comeback win against Japan in Azlan Shah Cup | India came back from behind twice to register a 4-3 win over Japan in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup on Wednesday. Defender Rupinder Pal Singh opened the scoring for India with a penalty-corner conversion in the 6th minute, before striker Mandeep Singh scored a hat-trick to hand India the win. India have lost just one match... |
Player who reported racial abuse banned by Italian Serie A | Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari has been banned for one game after he walked off the pitch at Cagliari on Sunday, having been booked for complaining to the referee about racial abuse by the crowd. Serie A's disciplinary committee also said that no action would be taken against Cagliari because only around 10 supporte... |
Kill politicians, not soldiers: MP Pappu Yadav to Maoists | Jan Adhikar Party MP Pappu Yadav on Wednesday urged the Maoists to kill political leaders instead of security personnel. "Politicians are looting the country, so Maoists should first kill them," said the MP. Yadav also criticised PM Modi for the recent Maoist attack and said, "Modi had claimed that corruption, terroris... |
Madhya Pradesh becomes sixth state to pass GST Bill | Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday became the sixth state in the country to pass the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill 2017. The bill was cleared unanimously during the day-long special session of the State Assembly. Uttarakhand, Telangana, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh had earlier passed the bill. Earlier this week, the ... |
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