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Syria still has chemical weapons: US Defence Secy | United States Defence Secretary James Mattis on Friday said that the Syrian government has retained an unspecified amount of chemical weapons and dispersed its aircraft after the US cruise-missile attack on the Shayrat airbase this month. "It is a violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions, and it is ... |
US marshal forgets gun in flight toilet, passenger finds it | A US air marshal forgot her loaded service gun in a Delta flight's toilet on April 6 where it was discovered by a passenger, according to reports. The passenger gave the weapon to the flight crew, which returned it to the officer. Notably, US air marshals in plainclothes sit anonymously among passengers to provide defe... |
Sánchez's goal sends Arsenal to record 20th FA Cup final | Alexis Sánchez scored in extra time to send Arsenal to a record 20th FA Cup final as the Gunners defeated Manchester City 2-1 in the semi-final at Wembley on Sunday. City went ahead in the 62nd minute with a Sergio Agüero strike, before Nacho Monreal netted a low volley. Sánchez ended proceedings when City failed to... |
Manchester United extend their unbeaten PL run to 23 games | Manchester United defeated Burnley 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday, extending their unbeaten run in the tournament to 23 games. United have won 13 and drawn 10 games in the streak, which is the longest unbeaten run by a PL team within a single season since 2010-11. With the win, United are now one point behind four... |
Nadal first to win a singles tournament 10 times in Open Era | Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era (since 1968) to win a singles tournament on 10 different occasions, winning his 10th Monte-Carlo Masters final on Sunday. Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 for his record 50th clay-court title. It is also Nadal's 29th ATP World Tour Masters... |
Man arrested for giving death threats to Zubeen Garg on FB | An Assamese man was arrested for giving death threats to singer Zubeen Garg on Facebook by posting a picture of himself holding a gun claiming he would shoot the singer with a 9mm pistol. The man claimed that he posted the comment out of anger at Zubeen for singing Hindi songs during celebrations marking the beginning ... |
TV actor Parth Samthaan booked for molestation | Television actor Parth Samthaan was on Sunday booked for molestation at a Mumbai police station based on a complaint filed by a model. The 20-year-old model had alleged that Parth misbehaved with her in a drunken state. She further alleged that he shared her contact number, after which she started receiving calls from ... |
Arvind Kejriwal alleges EVMs 'malfunction' in MCD polls | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday raised concerns about the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the MCD polls. "Reports from all over Delhi of EVM malfunction, people with voter slips not allowed to vote. What is SEC doing?" Kejriwal tweeted. The AAP leader had earlier alleged EVM tampering... |
Call doctor, Kejriwal's EVM fever started again: Vijay Goel | After Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged that EVMs across Delhi were tampered for Sunday's MCD polls, BJP leader Vijay Goel took a jibe at the CM by terming it as 'EVM fever'. "Oh no not again! Jao jao jaldi jao doctor ko bulao, nabs dikhao #Kejriwal ka haal batao. His #EVM fever seems to have started again #MCDpolls," G... |
Bajrang Dal attacks police station to rescue 5 detained men | Bajrang Dal activists on Saturday attacked Sadar Bazaar police station in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, to rescue five of their co-workers who were detained by the police following clashes. The agitators also set a vehicle ablaze during the attack on the police station wherein one policeman got injured. The attackers demanded a... |
Man forces bottle into widow's private parts for denying sex | A man in Jharkhand allegedly inserted a beer bottle inside a 28-year-old widow's private parts for refusing to have sex with him and the victim succumbed to her injuries on Saturday, three days after the incident. The deceased, whose husband committed suicide last year, lived with her four-year-old daughter near the ac... |
54% voter turnout in Municipal Corporation of Delhi polls | Elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi saw a voter turnout of around 54%, State Election Commissioner SK Srivastava said on Sunday. Elections were held for 272 wards in the city, which has been divided into three corporations â North, East, and South. Notably, an India Today-Axis My India exit poll has predi... |
Set up biometric attendance in govt offices: Adityanath | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has instructed officials to set up biometric attendance system in government offices up to the block level to ensure that employees reach work on time. Adityanath also called for setting up a board at every village panchayat, which will have information about contact details of the vill... |
14 men held for Agra violence, assaulting cops | Fourteen persons associated with Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, and other outfits have been arrested for assaulting cops and causing damage at two police stations in Agra. The right-wing activists resorted to violence while demanding the release of five men who were held for allegedly harassing persons from a mino... |
PM Modi asks state govts to reach out to Kashmiri students | At the meeting of Niti Aayog's governing council on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked all the state governments to reach out to students from Jammu and Kashmir from time to time. Modi's advice came after J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti raised the issue of safety and security of Kashmiri students studying out... |
Karnataka has witnessed 13 droughts in last 15 years | Karnataka has witnessed 13 droughts in the last 15 years, according to the state's Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre. After desert state of Rajasthan, Karnataka had the most extent of land ravaged by drought, with 80% of its land prone to drought, the Centre said. Notably, Karnataka has also seen 10 years of flooding ... |
300 WhatsApp groups used to mobilise stone-pelters in J&K | Nearly 300 WhatsApp groups were being used to mobilise stone-pelters in Kashmir to disrupt security operations at encounter sites, according to reports. Each of these groups had around 250 members and more than 90% of the groups have been shut down, they added. The government's policy of suspending internet services ha... |
Taliban's Afghan 'shadow governor' killed in US air strike | The Pentagon on Saturday said that Quari Tayib, a Taliban 'shadow governor' in Afghanistan who evaded coalition forces for six years, was killed in an air strike on April 17 along with eight other militants. Tayib had been a target of interest since 2011 and was directly responsible for deaths of US service members in ... |
N Korea threatens to nuke Aus, sink US aircraft carrier | North Korea has warned Australia of a possible nuclear strike if it continues to "blindly toe the US line". It also warned that it can sink a US aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might.nThis comes after Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said North Korea is on a "path to achieving nuclear weapons capab... |
North Korea detains third US citizen: Reports | A former Korean-American professor, identified only by his surname Kim, has been arrested in North Korea, becoming the third US citizen to be detained by the isolated country, according to reports. In the past, North Korea has reportedly used detained Americans to extract high-profile visits from the US, with which it ... |
Germany spied on Interpol for over a decade: Report | The German Foreign Intelligence Service has been spying on more than a dozen offices of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), located across the world since the year 2000, according to a report. The German agency also collected data related to the activities of the European police organisation Euro... |
Where are the world's nuclear weapons located? | Russia, with 7,000 nuclear warheads, and the US, with 6,800 warheads, together hold an estimated 93% of the world's nuclear arsenal, according to the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Other countries like France, China, and the UK account for 300, 270 and 215 nuclear warheads respectively. While Pakistan has a w... |
1st round of French presidential election begins | The first round of French presidential election began on Sunday with 11 candidates' names on the ballot including far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen, conservative François Fillon, centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-left wildcard Jean-Luc Mélenchon. This will determine the top two from the 11 candidates, who ... |
Aamir not attending N'tnl Awards speaks of such event: RGV | Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, while questioning the authenticity of National Film Awards, tweeted, "Fact that Aamir Khan, the greatest filmmaker of India does not attend any award events including National Award[s] speaks about those events." RGV added that Aamir makes the highest quality films but doesn't care to be meas... |
Kings XI Punjab defeat Gujarat Lions by 26 runs | Kings XI Punjab defeated Gujarat Lions by 26 runs in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. Batting first, Kings XI amassed 188/7 driven by Hashim Amla's 40-ball 65 and thirties by Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell and Axar Patel. In reply, Gujarat Lions managed to score 162/7 after Dinesh Karthik's unbeaten 44-ball 58 and Sure... |
ISRO to increase frequency of launches to 12 per year | ISRO is planning to increase the frequency of launches to 12 per year from seven at present by building more satellites and lowering the cost of access to space. "Now, we are trying to go up to 8-9 PSLV per year, two GSLV-Mk II and one GSLV-Mk III. Total about 12 per year," ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar said. |
Sidhu announces â¹24L compensation to farmers from his pocket | Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday announced a compensation of â¹24 lakh to farmers in Amritsar district from his own pocket. The announcement comes after 300 acres of standing wheat crop was burnt to ashes due to a spark from overhead high tension electric wires. Sidhu also visited the village to express sy... |
12 PCS officers request Yogi to permit use of blue beacon | As many as 12 officers of Provincial Civil Services (PCS) on Sunday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath requesting that they be allowed to use blue beacons citing law and order issues. This comes after Yogi Adityanath's government issued a notification on Saturday to put a stop to the use of red and b... |
Meghalaya CM files FIR over fake Twitter account in his name | Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Sunday filed an FIR over a fake Twitter account created in his name, a police official said. The message posted from the fake Twitter account reportedly stated, "If I win elections, I will legalise weed (marijuana) in Shillong..." The police have written to Twitter seeking detai... |
Pope compares EU migrant centres to 'concentration camps' | Pope Francis has compared conditions in overcrowded European migrant centres used to house asylum seekers, to concentration camps in Nazi-era Germany. The Pope further praised countries helping refugees and thanked them for "bearing the extra burden". However, the American Jewish Committee urged the Pope "to reconsider... |
Japanese destroyers join US strike group heading to N Korea | Two Japanese navy destroyers have joined the US carrier strike group 'USS Carl Vinson' heading towards the Korean Peninsula for naval exercises in the western Pacific. This comes while the US has been confronting North Korea over its ballistic missile programme. North Korea has warned that it is ready to sink the US ai... |
TN farmers suspend their protest for drought relief | Tamil Nadu farmers protesting in New Delhi for drought relief funds and the waiver of agriculture loans, suspended their 41-day agitation on Sunday until May 25 following TN CM Edappadi Palaniswami's assurances. The farmers had resorted to unique ways of agitation like wearing sarees to show the plight of widows, stuff... |
MP court sets aside divorce through triple talaq | A court in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain has quashed divorce given by a Muslim man to his wife through triple talaq, saying he failed to meet the conditions for ending the marriage. The woman's lawyer said on Saturday that the court ruled that the man did not follow the Islamic legal and moral code 'sharia' while divorcing h... |
Canadian minister gifts his coin of honour to Diljit | Canada's Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan gifted his coin of honour to actor Diljit Dosanjh on the sets of the reality show 'Rising Star'. Sajjan gifted Diljit the honour that he had received from the Government of Canada. He had flown to India to attend the reality show in which Diljit features as a judge. |
Bopanna wins men's doubles title at Monte Carlo Masters | Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas won the men's doubles final at the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday to register their first ATP World Tour title as a team. The unseeded pair defeated seventh-seeded Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez 6-3, 3-6, 10-4 to win â¹1.8 crore in prize money. This is Bopa... |
Karthik becomes first keeper to claim 100 dismissals in IPL | Gujarat Lions' Dinesh Karthik became the first wicketkeeper to claim 100 dismissals in the IPL, reaching the landmark after taking the catch of Kings XI Punjab's Manan Vohra on Sunday. Karthik has claimed 74 catches and 26 stumpings as of now, playing for five teams since making his IPL debut in 2008. MS Dhoni is next ... |
A 95-year-old house in US is made entirely of newspaper | The 'Paper House' in Massachusetts, United States, is made entirely of newspapers. The house, built in 1922, was reportedly constructed using 215 layers of paper stuck together with a homemade glue of flour, water, and apple peels. The house, which took about one lakh newspapers to make, has furniture including a clock... |
Why do we have a little indent under our nose? | The little indent under the nose is called a philtrum. It is formed by the joining of the two sides of the face which develop independently of one another, during two-three months of the gestation period. If the two sides don't merge properly, people develop a cleft lip, which reportedly occurs in about 1 of every 700 ... |
World's first virtual reality shop opened in S Korea in 2011 | Retail chain Tesco opened what is believed to be the world's first virtual reality (VR) store in Seoul, South Korea in 2011. Customers were required to scan barcodes of products displayed on screens at the Seolleung subway station, and the items were later delivered to them. Over 500 items, including food, electronics,... |
World's largest samosa weighs 110 kilogram | The largest samosa in the world weighs 110.8 kilograms, as recognised by the Guinness World Records. The samosa measured 135-centimetre-long, 85-centimetre-wide and 29-centimetre-high. The record was established in June 2012 by a team at the Bradford College in England in United Kingdom. |
Apple reveals it makes fake human sweat in its labs | Technology major Apple recently revealed that it creates fake human sweat in its laboratories to ensure that products like Apple Watch don't cause rashes. Apple says it goes through over 113 litres of the fake sweat every year. Apple's head of environmental technologies said that the company created a smaller subdivisi... |
Apple is becoming Microsoft: Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak | Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak in a recent interview said that the technology major is becoming like software company Microsoft. Talking about Apple's reported plan to develop and license a software for self-driving cars, Wozniak said, "Microsoft had an operating system that was their crown jewel and they licensed it t... |
Google tests feature to let users paste text without copying | Google has started testing a feature for Chrome on Android called 'Copyless Paste' which would let users paste text without copying it first. "If you looked at a restaurant website and switched to the Maps app, the keyboard would offer the name of that restaurant as a suggestion to enter into the search bar," explains ... |
Carmaker mulls renaming brand to avoid being linked to Trump | Chinese automaker GAC Motor has said it may rename its 'Trumpchi' brand before entering the US market to avoid association with US President Donald Trump. "We saw people were laughing at this... we realised it might not be very positive promotion for the brand," said a GAC executive. Trumpchi was meant to sound like th... |
Dark chocolates reverse ageing in mice: Study | US-based researchers have found that an ingredient of dark chocolate reduced damaging oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in a mouse model of ageing. Apart from anti-ageing effects, the ingredient 'epicatechin' also improved memory in the mice, researchers said. The results may help explain beneficial effects of dar... |
Russia bans naming kids with numbers, swear words | Russia recently passed a law banning parents from using numbers, symbols and swear words as names for children. The author of the law stated that the initiative aimed to protect children's rights, but not restrict parents. In 2002, a child was named 'BOCh rVF 260602' as it included first letters of parents' surnames an... |
Australian police stop 12-year-old boy driving a car | A 12-year-old boy trying to drive from coast-to-coast through the Australian outback was stopped by traffic police on Saturday. He had been planning to travel nearly 4,000 kilometres from Kendall to Perth, a journey which would have taken more than 40 hours. The boy has been arrested by the police. |
Ryan responds to fan who got his name tattooed on butt | Actor Ryan Reynolds responded to a fan who had got Reynolds' name tattooed on his butt. In March, the fan had tagged the actor in a tweet, which read, "[I]f you like this I'll tattoo your name on my butt". He went ahead with getting the tattoo done after Reynolds liked his tweet. |
Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool 2 set to release on June 1, 2018 | The Ryan Reynolds starrer superhero film Deadpool 2 is set to release on June 1, 2018, as per the production house Fox. The film also stars Josh Brolin as Cable while Zazie Beetz is set to portray the character Domino. Directed by David Leitch, the film is a sequel to the 2016 film Deadpool. |
I have never gone by box office formula for my films: Ghai | Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has said that his journey as a director is passion driven and never according to the box office formula. He added that he has been experimental by nature and the subjects in his films were ahead of their time. Ghai further said, "If I have to follow the box office formula, how will I make a diffe... |
People say Mahabharata can leave a mark at Oscars: Mohanlal | Malayalam actor Mohanlal has said that some people think the upcoming film 'The Mahabharata' can make a mark at the Oscar awards. The film, which will feature Mohanlal in the lead role, is being produced on a budget of â¹1,000 crore. Mohanlal added, "I believe [the film] will be a collaboration of best minds and techn... |
Release of Bhoomi, Dutt's 1st film after jail term postponed | The release of Sanjay Dutt's 'Bhoomi', which will be Dutt's first film after completing his jail term, has been postponed. The film, which was earlier scheduled to release on August 4, will now be released on September 22. Directed by Omung Kumar, the film is said to be a revenge drama that explores the relationship be... |
I donât miss anything about stripping: Channing Tatum | Actor Channing Tatum has said that he misses nothing about working as a stripper. Talking about his former life, Tatum said, "I stripped in Tampa for like 25 girls, at best. It wasn't glamorous whatsoever, so there's nothing that I miss about stripping." The actor has played a stripper in the films Magic Mike and its s... |
Italian cyclist dies after being hit by a van while training | Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi has died at the age of 37 after being struck by a van while training on Saturday. He had returned home to Filottrano after finishing fourth in the Tour of the Alps in Trento on Friday afternoon. Scarponi had gone out on his bike for an early morning training when the tragedy happened. |
Will retire even if I score 100 in all innings vs WI: Younis | Former Pakistani captain Younis Khan has dismissed any rumours surrounding his retirement and asked his fans and followers to not question his credibility. "Even if I score a hundred in all innings of all Tests against West Indies, I will still retire," Younis said in a video post. Rumours had claimed that Younis was r... |
Ex-netball champ given triple talaq for giving birth to girl | Shumayala Javed, a former seven-time national netball champion, was given triple talaq by her husband over the phone for giving birth to a girl. Shumayala, who got married in 2014, alleged her in-laws also harassed her for dowry, despite her father depositing â¹2 lakh in their account. She has written to PM Narendra M... |
Scientists reveal origins of Indonesian 'hobbits' | An Australia-based study on fossils of early humans discovered in Indonesia has revealed that they most likely evolved from an ancestor in Africa existing 17.5 lakh years ago. The species were dubbed 'hobbits' due to their small stature, researchers said. The discovery refutes the previous beliefs of the 'hobbits' bein... |
Women recovering from eating disorder given free clothes | A nonprofit 'The Garment Project' provides sizeless clothing to women recovering from eating disorder for free. Their goal is to give clients a starter wardrobe of new clothing to get them through the first six months of the recovery process. The nonprofit was founded by Erin Drischler, who lived with an eating disorde... |
Highest number of 'voluntary returns' from UK are of Indians | With 22% (5,365) of the total returns, the official 2016 figures show that the highest number of 'voluntary returns' from the UK was of Indians. British Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma said, "Their return is a reflection of a combination of factors. India is also progressing rapidly, they may feel that it's better to b... |
Why can't women live in peace in India, asks Supreme Court | Maintaining that a woman has a choice to love and no one can force her to love somebody, the Supreme Court asked, "Why can't women live in peace in this country?" The SC made the statement while hearing an appeal by a man who was sentenced to seven years for allegedly teasing and compelling a 16-year-old girl to commit... |
Indian once performed 833 eye surgeries in 14 hours | Eye surgeon MC Modi in 1968 carried out 833 cataract operations in 14 hours in Tirupati. He is also known to have been recognised by the Guinness World Records for performing the highest number of eye surgeries in a day. During his lifetime, he reportedly performed about 7 lakh eye surgeries, all of which were free. |
Books are chained to bookshelves in a UK library | At the Hereford Cathedral Chained Library in England, UK, books are chained to bookshelves. The library is known to be the largest surviving chained library, with the system allowing visitors to take a book to the desk, but not remove it from the bookcase. Notably, books were chained in European libraries until the 18t... |
Margot Robbie slapped DiCaprio during film's audition | Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has written that he was stunned when Margot Robbie slapped Leonardo DiCaprio and screamed 'F**k you!' at him during her audition for 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. Scorsese wrote this in his tribute to Margot, who featured in Time's 100 Most Influential People list. Margot had improvised the scene... |
Avatar sequel to release in 2020, 11 years after first film | Avatar 2, sequel to 2009 film 'Avatar' will release on December 18, 2020, according to the film's Facebook page. Meanwhile, Avatar 3 will release after a year on December 17, 2021, followed by Avatar 4 in December 2024, and Avatar 5 in December 2025. With earnings of about â¹18,000 crore ($2.7 billion), Avatar is amon... |
Oculus Co-founder responds to criticism by Apple's Wozniak | Facebook-owned VR startup Oculus' Co-founder Palmer Luckey has responded to Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak comments that he is disappointed with Luckey for secretly funding pro-Donald Trump memes. "Some people want founders to keep their politics private and away from their business... You can't make everyone happy," s... |
Govt allows people to apply online for passports in Hindi | The Ministry of External Affairs has made a provision enabling people to apply online for passports in Hindi. People can download the application form available in Hindi, fill it in and upload it while applying for the passport. The information regarding passport and visa will also be now made available in Hindi on the... |
Those not chanting Jai Sri Ram will become history: WB BJP | West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that those who oppose chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Jai Sri Ram" will become history. "People all over the country, starting from Gujarat to Guwahati, Kashmir to Kanyakumari, will chant Bharat Mata ki Jai and Jai Sri Ram," he added. |
BJP is making Congress Yukt Bhajapa: Digvijaya Singh | Taking a jibe at BJP for accepting rebel Congress leaders into the party, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has said that BJP is making "Congress Yukt Bhajapa" instead of "Congress Mukt Bharat". His remark came after some rebel Congress leaders joined the BJP ahead of civic polls in Delhi. n |
Uber employees slammed for spray-painting #Undelete on wall | Ride-hailing startup Uber is facing flak after its employees spray-painted "#Undelete" on a San Francisco wall to counter the #DeleteUber campaign. Over 5 lakh users reportedly boycotted the ride-hailing startup after the campaign. A Twitter user reacted to the graffiti with, "Uber should #undelete its marketing team t... |
Video shows IAF officer being thrashed by mob; three held | A video has surfaced online wherein an Indian Air Force officer can be seen being thrashed by a mob in southeast Delhi's Sangam Vihar area. Reportedly, the incident took place on April 20 when the officer's motorcycle touched the car of the accused, following which they attacked and robbed him. The Delhi police have ar... |
Nagpur MLA hostel rape victim tries to commit suicide | The victim (17) of gang-rape that happened at an MLA hostel in Nagpur tried to commit suicide on Friday after being allegedly pressurised to withdraw a complaint against the two accused. However, timely intervention by family members prevented her from taking her own life. The victim has not yet specified who was press... |
Minor raped by brother-in-law in Gwalior, sister abets crime | A nine-year-old girl was raped by her brother-in-law and two others for over the last few weeks in Gwalior and her sister (32) abetted the crime. The victim was living with her sister and her husband after her parents died a few years ago. The police have arrested the sister and her husband while two other accused are ... |
TV show launches toy box to distract kids during sex scenes | A French agency has launched a board game named 'Versailles for Kids' which it says is meant to 'distract' children during sex scenes on the television series 'Versailles'. The game takes just as long to complete as an episode of the series. 'Versailles' is set in the 17th century, during the reign of France's Louis XI... |
I am open to doing a Bollywood film: Baahubali actor Prabhas | Actor Prabhas, known for his role in 'Baahubali' film franchise, has said that he's open to doing a Bollywood film. He added, "I am open to Bollywood if I am offered a project that I can resonate with." Speaking about his character in 'Baahubali', Prabhas said that he doesn't relate to it as the character kills a lot o... |
Salman's brother Sohail makes Ahil play piano with his feet | Salman Khan's sister Arpita Khan took to Instagram to share a video which shows her brother Sohail Khan making nephew Ahil play the piano with his feet. The video has been captioned, "Mamu Loving". Ahil, who turned a year old in March, is Arpita's first child with her husband Aayush Sharma. |
Fur coat worn by Titanic survivor sells for over â¹1 crore | A fur coat worn by a stewardess aboard the Titanic has been sold at an auction for over â¹1 crore (£150,000), almost twice its valuation. Mabel Bennett is believed to have used the coat for protection when lifeboat crew arrived on the ship. It had been on display in a US museum, after being sold by her family in 1999... |
Looking at me & Virat, can say Delhiites abuse more: Gambhir | Cricketer Gautam Gambhir has said one can say that Delhi people abuse more than others by looking at him and Virat Kohli. "It just comes naturally...it's the culture and the way we have been brought up...there is a competitive edge and there is nothing wrong with it, as long as it is kept on the field," said Gambhir. |
Shakib Al Hasan appointed Bangladesh's T20I captain | Top-ranked T20I all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed captain of Bangladesh's T20I team, following a meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday. Shakib replaces Mashrafe Mortaza, who retired from the format last month. Shakib previously captained Bangladesh in four T20Is back in 2009 and 2010, with th... |
Keeper scores 2 same own goals, fails to seal Championship | Brighton goalkeeper David Stockdale scored two same own goals against Norwich in England's second-tier football league, the Championship, on Friday, as his team lost 0-2 and failed to secure the title. Both goals came in the first half, with shots rebounding off the post and then Stockdale to find the net. Brighton nee... |
Rabada runs out Harbhajan by kicking the ball | Delhi Daredevils' player Kagiso Rabada ran out Mumbai Indians' Harbhajan Singh on Saturday by kicking the ball towards the stumps. Rabada bowled a yorker to striker Hardik Pandya, which was blocked by the batsman but remained in front of the stumps. The batsmen attempted a run while Rabada kicked the ball at the strike... |
Apple hires MIT student who 3D printed his own brain tumour | Apple has reportedly hired Steven Keating, a doctoral student from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who made a 3D printout of his own brain after he was diagnosed with a tumour. In 2015, Keating said he had collected 75 GB of his health information to understand the tumour. He is reportedly working on one of... |
Sunflower seeds source of liver cancer-causing toxins: Study | Sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated with a potent toxin produced by moulds posing an increased risk of liver cancer, a US-based study warns. Aflatoxin, produced by Aspergillus moulds commonly infects corn, nuts, and sunflower seeds, researchers said. Chronic exposure to the toxin causes about 25,000-1,55,000 de... |
Device recycles heat from computers to power them | US-based scientists have developed a thermal-mechanical device that can convert heat emitted by computers into an energy source that can be reused to power them. The thermal diode worked in temperatures approaching 320ºC and scientists expect it to work up to 700ºC. The advancement could allow computing at ultra-high... |
Study reveals why animals favour one side of the brain | Germany-based researchers studying brain functions explain why animals use different areas of the brain for specialised tasks. Study on pigeons showed that during hatching stages, their eyes receive varying sunlight and develop different functions. One eye is used to distinguish grain from pebbles and other to watch ou... |
Russia's Anastasia Boil crowned Miss USSR UK | Anastasia Boil from Russia was crowned the winner of the Miss USSR UK contest on Saturday. It was held at the Art Deco Troxy building in East London. The contest is in its sixth year and aims to find the 'most attractive' Eastern European woman from the former Soviet Union countries living in the UK. |
SpiceJet plays national anthem with people strapped to seats | A passenger travelling from Tirupati to Hyderabad has filed a complaint against SpiceJet for playing national anthem minutes before landing. The complainant said the passengers were not in a position to stand up following the pilotâs directions to keep the seat belt on. A SpiceJet spokesperson said the anthem started... |
Adityanath cuts down security cover of Akhilesh, Mayawati | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has slashed the security cover of several Opposition leaders including former state Chief Ministers Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati. Security cover of Samajwadi Party leaders Shivpal Yadav, Azam Khan, Dimple Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav has also been downgraded. However, the UP government has ... |
In a US town, dead outnumber the living by over a million | In Colma in California, US, there are roughly 1,500 living residents and 1.5 million dead people. The town, believed to have been founded as a necropolis (a cemetery), currently features 17 cemeteries. When thousands died in San Francisco due to the 'Gold Rush' in 19th century, their bodies were sent to Colma, due to ... |
There are 80 recorded ways to spell Shakespeare | There are believed to be 80 different ways to spell the name of English playwright William Shakespeare, including 'Shappere' and 'Shaxberd'. Shakespeare is known to have signed his name using variations such as 'Willm Shakp' and 'Willm Shakspere'. Due to no proper documentation, April 23, 1564 is regarded as his birth ... |
Startup's solar & wind powered drone can travel under water | US-based startup Ocean Aero has created a new 13.5 feet long drone called 'Submaran S10' that does not need any external fuel and is wholly powered by the solar and the wind energy. It can function both as a sailboat-like water drone and also as an underwater submarine. The self-driving drone can dive to the depths of ... |
Snapchat buys patent worth â¹50 crore from Instagram rival | Snapchat has reportedly purchased a patent for the 'Geofilter' feature by paying nearly â¹50 crore to Mobli, a rival of Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram. This is believed to be the highest amount paid for a patent from the Israeli tech industry. According to the report, social media platform Facebook was als... |
Swamy questions Robert Vadra's role in National Herald case | BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's role in the National Herald case. Swamy claimed the Enforcement Directorate has questioned Robert Vadra on alleged money laundering with regard to Associate Journals Ltd (AJL). The lawyers, representing Congress ... |
Fault not with EVMs, but with Kejriwal: BJP | With Delhi witnessing polling for its civic body today, the BJP slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his rant on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) tampering, saying, "Fault is not in EVMs, but in Kejriwal's leadership." BJP leader Sambit Patra said, "Kejriwal's language shows that he is frustrated. He went to Goa... |
Rahul takes a jibe at PM; Irani says "Look who's talking" | Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to take a jibe at PM Narendra Modi's 'Don't use social media for self-promotion or spend too much time online' advice to bureaucrats. Gandhi tweeted, "Leading by example is clearly overrated", following this, Union Minister Smriti Irani posted on Twitter, "Look who i... |
Is Law Minister doing some charity by giving sanctity: CPM | CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury has asked if Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is doing some charity by giving "sanctity". Prasad had earlier said Muslims don't vote for BJP, but the government has given them "proper sanctity". "Sanctity is provided by the Indian Constitution...Indians who are Hindus, Muslims, Christians,... |
Modi to meet CMs of BJP-ruled states with aim of 2019 polls | PM Narendra Modi is set to meet chief ministers of BJP-ruled states and members of the party's parliamentary board to discuss good governance and development, aiming at 2019 general elections. "States have carried out reforms in many areas and the meeting is an opportunity to learn best practices from each other," Modi... |
CM Kejriwal casts his vote, appeals to vote against garbage | As the polling for MCD election is underway, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday cast his vote at the Transport Office, Civil Lines and appealed people to vote against dengue, chikungunya and garbage. The AAP Convenor, however, refused to comment when asked by the media whether the MCD election 2017 is a referendum on h... |
We are govt of 100% people including Muslims: Swamy | Backing Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's remark on Muslims' votes, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy said, "We are the government of 100% people, that includes Muslims." Prasad had said though Muslims don't vote for BJP, the government is giving them "proper sanctity". "After polls, we don't see who all voted for us, so wha... |
Company founded this year sues Uber over 18-year-old patent | A company called 'Hailo Technologies', which was incorporated this year in California, has filed a lawsuit against the world's most valuable startup Uber for allegedly infringing on its 1999 patent for an "automated vehicle dispatch and payment honouring system." The patent covers asking for the number of passengers, s... |
Hy'bad orphanage forces HIV positive kids to clean manholes | An orphanage in Hyderabad's Uppal was reportedly caught on camera forcing children, including HIV positive ones, to clean manholes. The orphanage consists of 230 children out of which 90 are HIV positive. The supervisor said that since the children staying in the orphanage were HIV patients, no one would come to clean ... |
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