diff --git "a/inshort_news_data.csv" "b/inshort_news_data.csv" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/inshort_news_data.csv" @@ -0,0 +1,5018 @@ +,news_headline,news_article,news_category +0,50-year-old problem of biology solved by Artificial Intelligence,"DeepMind's AI system 'AlphaFold' has been recognised as a solution to ""protein folding"", a grand challenge in biology for over 50 years. DeepMind showed it can predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes, a complex process that is fundamental to understanding the biological machinery of life. AlphaFold can predict the shape of proteins within the width of an atom.",technology +1,Microsoft Teams to stop working on Internet Explorer 11 from Nov 30,"Microsoft Teams will stop working on Internet Explorer 11 from today, November 30. Users will now need to download the Teams app or browse it on Microsoft Edge. Besides this, Microsoft 365 apps and services will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 by August 2021. Microsoft will also pull support for Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app on March 9.",technology +2,Hope US won't erect barriers to cooperation: China on blacklist report,"China, in response to reports of US adding Chinese chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil producer CNOOC to a defence blacklist, said that it hoped US will not erect barriers and obstacles to cooperation. Reuters reported that President Donald Trump's administration is poised to add SMIC and CNOOC to a list of companies allegedly owned or controlled by Chinese military.",technology +3,Global smartphone sales in Q3 falls 5.7% to 36.6 cr units: Gartner,"The global smartphone sales in the third quarter of 2020 fell by 5.7% year-on-year to 36.6 crore units, according to Gartner. Overall global mobile phone sales to end users totalled 40.1 crore units, a decline of 8.7% year-on-year. Samsung held the top position with a market share of 22%, followed by Huawei with 14.1%.",technology +4,EU hoping Biden will clarify US position on digital tax: Report,"The European Union (EU) is hoping that US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration will clarify US position on digital taxation within two months of taking office, a French Finance Ministry source told Reuters. The bloc-wide tax would apply on digital services offered by companies such as Google and Amazon.",technology +5,Parliamentary panel divided over key issues in Data Protection Bill: Report,"The members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee are divided over key issues in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, such as the provision allowing government access to sensitive data of citizens without their consent and data localisation, ET reported. The panel, chaired by BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi, has held consultations with stakeholders like Facebook, Twitter, Google, Ola, Uber and Paytm.",technology +6,"Google, Facebook sign French govt's 'Tech for Good' initiative","Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft President Brad Smith are among the 75 executives of technology companies to sign the French government's 'Tech for Good' initiative. The initiative seeks to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes. Amazon and Apple were absent from the list.",technology +7,Facebook could soon face its 1st antitrust suit by US govt: Report,"Facebook could soon face the first antitrust action against it by the US government as federal and state authorities are preparing to file new lawsuits against Facebook and Google, WSJ reported. The authorities are probing if the firms abused their power in the internet economy and are readying as many as four cases by January-end.",technology +8,"Canada plans digital tax on tech majors like Facebook, Google",Canada's Finance Department on Monday said it plans to impose a tax on corporations such as Facebook and Google that provide digital services from January 2022. It added that it expects to raise $2.6 billion in revenues over five years through the tax and that it will stay till a common approach among nations is agreed upon.,technology +9,"Twitter's 'Audio Spaces' to include transcriptions, speaker controls: Report","Twitter's ""Audio Spaces"", that will allow users to gather in dedicated spaces for live conversations, will reportedly include the option to view transcriptions of the chat and the ability to manage who can speak at any time. According to tech analyst Jane Manchun Wong, conversations on ""Spaces"" will not be recorded and the feature will use Periscope for its backend.",technology +10,US FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to step down on January 20,"US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that he will step down from his position on January 20. He will be leaving office on the same day as President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Previously, former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler had left office on 20th January 2017, the day President Donald Trump was sworn in.",technology +11,Tokyo Stock Exchange CEO to resign over outage that halted trading for a day,"Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) President and CEO Koichiro Miyahara will step down to accept responsibility over a system failure last month that resulted in the first all-day stoppage of trading since the exchange switched to all-electronic trading in 1999. Akira Kiyota, the Group CEO of Japan Exchange Group that runs the TSE, will temporarily take over Miyahara's role.",technology +12,"Bitcoin hits new high at over $19,860, surges over 150% in 2020","Cryptocurrency Bitcoin on Monday briefly surged to record a new all-time high at more than $19,860 after three years. Bitcoin's previous record of $19,665 was set in December 2017. The virtual currency fell as low as $3,136 within 12 months of hitting the previous record. The latest development pushes this year's Bitcoin surge to more than 150%.",technology +13,Ant Group's IPO may not be revived before 2022: Report,"Jack Ma-owned Ant Group's initial public offering (IPO) may not be revived before 2022 as the company is still in the early stages of reviewing changes needed to appease the regulators, officials told Bloomberg. There's so much work needed and some rules are not yet spelled out, they added. Ant's $35-billion IPO was poised to become the largest IPO ever.",technology +14,Italy fines Apple $12M for 'misleading' water-resistant iPhone ads,"Italy's antitrust body has fined Apple $12 million for ""aggressive and misleading"" commercial practices regarding iPhones. The regulator said Apple advertised that several iPhone models were water-resistant without clarifying they were only so under certain circumstances. It added that Apple's disclaimer of the models not being covered by warranty in case of damage from liquids tricked clients.",technology +15,Theme park with interactive Mario Kart rollercoaster to open in Japan in Feb,"Universal Studios Japan announced its Nintendo theme park, Super Nintendo World, will be opening on February 4. The park will feature a Mario Kart rollercoaster set inside Bowser's castle. The ride will use AR and projection-mapping technology and let users compete against each other. Visitors will also be able to collect virtual coins while roaming around with a Switch console.",technology +16,General Motors to not acquire 11% stake in Nikola,General Motors (GM) and Nikola on Monday announced a reworked deal that replaced their previous agreement under which GM would acquire 11% equity stake in the startup and produce the proposed electric pickup Badger. The companies have instead signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding which is subject to negotiation. Nikola was previously accused of fraud by a short seller.,technology +17,Facebook buys customer service startup Kustomer for a reported $1 bn,"Facebook on Monday confirmed it has acquired Kustomer, a startup specialising in customer-service platforms and chatbots, for a reported sum of $1 billion. Kustomer was last valued at $710 million in a funding round roughly a year ago. Facebook-owned WhatsApp's COO Matt Idema said their aim with Kustomer is to ""give businesses access to best-in-class tools that deliver excellent service"".",technology +18,Ex-Tesla factory worker to pay about ₹3 cr to settle case with Musk,"A former Tesla factory worker has agreed to pay the company around ₹3 crore ($400,000) after admitting to illegally telling reporters that the company will not reach CEO Elon Musk’s publicly stated goal of producing 5,000 Model 3s a week. Musk and the former employee Martin Tripp had also traded insults publicly after Tripp was fired because of his misconduct.",technology +19,Global 5G subscriptions to rise to 22 crore by year end: Ericsson,Swedish telecom company Ericsson on Monday raised its global forecast for 5G mobile subscriptions from 19 crore to 22 crore by the end of 2020. Ericsson's Business Area Networks head Fredrik Jejdling said that nearly 100 crore people are expected to be in an area that would be covered by 5G by the end of the year.,technology +20,"Bitcoin is gold 2.0, will soar to $500,000: Winklevoss twins","Cryptocurrency trade platform Gemini Co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss said they believe ""bitcoin is gold 2.0"" and that its price could soar to $500,000. Cameron added that bitcoin's 177% surge this year is due to an increasing number of investors realising that it is the best defence against inflation. The brothers remarked that bitcoin is an emergent store of value. ",technology +21,"Trump loses 133,000 Twitter followers in 2 weeks, Biden gains 1.1 mn","President Donald Trump has lost 133,902 followers since November 17 while president-elect Joe Biden has gained around 1.15 million, according to Factbase. The website, which tracks Donald Trump's social media activities closely, has measured small declines for Trump for 11 days in a row now. Trump currently has 88.8 million followers, while Joe Biden has 20.2 million.",technology +22,Biden urged by 33 advocacy groups to reject 'Big Tech' influence,"US President-elect Joe Biden has been urged by 33 antitrust, consumer advocacy and labour groups to reject the influence of 'Big Tech' companies on his administration. They've asked the administration to exclude executives and consultants working for or with companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Apple, arguing that their business practices hurt consumers and the US economy. ",technology +23,Samsung may discontinue Galaxy Note smartphones next year: Reports,"South Korean tech giant Samsung may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note smartphone next year, reported Reuters. The company reportedly won't develop a new version of Note in 2021 and instead will focus on Galaxy S and its foldable phone range. Launched in 2011, Note helped Samsung overtake Apple as the largest smartphone maker for the first time that year.",technology +24,Instagram 'Live Rooms' to let 4 users stream simultaneously in India,"Instagram on Tuesday said it has rolled out its 'Live Rooms' feature in India, which enables users to go live with up to three additional people. Earlier, users could go live with only one additional person. India is one of the first countries to roll it out broadly and the feature will be available to everyone soon, Instagram said.",technology +25,"Anushka does shirshasana during pregnancy with Kohli's support, shares throwback pic","Anushka Sharma took to social media to share a throwback picture of herself doing shirshasana during her pregnancy with the support of her husband Virat Kohli. ""[I] used the wall for support and also my very able husband supporting my balance, to be extra safe,"" she wrote. She added, ""I'm so glad I could continue my practice through my pregnancy.""",sports +26,It annoys the hell out of me: Ian Chappell urges ICC to ban 'switch hit',"Ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged ICC to ban 'switch hit' shot which Glenn Maxwell and David Warner recently played against India, saying, ""It annoys the hell out of me."" ""I'd prefer to see a contest rather than batting exhibitions,"" Chappell said. ""When...a batsman...completely become the opposite-handed batsman...[after the bowler has delivered]...then it's not fair,"" he added.",sports +27,My little boy has asked me to wake him up whenever Kohli comes to bat: Vaughan,"Talking about Team India captain Virat Kohli's impact on children, ex-England captain Michael Vaughan said, ""My little boy...always asks me to wake him up when Kohli comes out to bat. As soon as Kohli gets out, he goes back inside to do something else."" He further said, ""Kohli is that powerful with the kids.""",sports +28,It does feel nice: Babar Azam on comparison with Virat Kohli,"Pakistan captain Babar Azam said it feels nice to be compared to a very good player like Virat Kohli. ""Comparisons with big players also help you to set goals that match those of the big players,"" said Babar. Both Virat and Babar are the only two batsmen right now, who are in the ICC's top 10 rankings in all formats.",sports +29,Dwayne Smith smashes six sixes in an over against his brother in T10 match,"Ex-West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith smashed six sixes in an over for Errol Holder Stars against his brother Kemar Smith in the final of the A&A Auto Parts Errol Holder Ten10 Classic tournament. CRB's Kemar was hit for six maximums in the first over of the match as their mother looked on. Later, Dwayne dismissed Kemar for a golden duck.",sports +30,"It would be nicer if Warner gets injured for a long time, jokes KL Rahul","Reacting to Australia opener David Warner sustaining a groin injury in the second ODI, Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul joked, ""It would be nicer if he gets injured for a long time. He's one of their main batsmen."" He added, ""If his injury takes a long time, it would be good for our team.""",sports +31,F1 driver who escaped burning car after 225-kmph crash shares video from hospital,"Formula One driver Romain Grosjean, whose car burst into flames and split into two after a 225-kmph crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, took to social media to share a video from hospital. ""Hello everyone, I just wanted to say I am ok, well, sort of ok,"" Grosjean said in the video showing his bandaged hands.",sports +32,"Maradona's daughter breaks down as football team gives her ovation, video surfaces","Dalma Maradona, daughter of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, broke down as Boca Juniors players gave her an ovation while paying tribute to her father during their game against Newell’s Old Boys. Dalma was sitting in her father's box at Bombonera Stadium, when Boca players went to the touchline and laid down a Maradona shirt after scoring a goal.",sports +33,"If India win Test series vs Aus without Kohli, they can celebrate for a year: Clarke","Ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke has said India can celebrate for a year if they can beat Australia in the Test series without Virat Kohli. ""That will be an unbelievable win. I think that’s the way Indian players have to look at it. They've to believe they're good enough to take on and beat this Australian team,"" the 39-year-old added.",sports +34,"I would love to see India, Pakistan play bilateral cricket again: ICC Chairman","ICC Chairman Greg Barclay has said that he would love ""nothing more"" than for India and Pakistan to be able to continue cricketing relations as they were previously. ""I’m also enough of a realist to understand that there are geo-political issues at play here,"" he further said. He added that ICC doesn't have the mandate to influence India-Pakistan ties.",sports +35,"Warner's wife jokingly suggests sex reason behind his injury, says 'Sorry Australia'","During a radio show, Australia batsman David Warner's wife Candice jokingly suggested that sex was the reason behind David Warner's groin injury which he sustained in the second ODI against India. ""We only sort of reunited after four months apart...and everyone's like, 'What have you done to him?''' she said. She further said, ""Sorry, Australia!""",sports +36,"Cricket Aus terrified of BCCI, breached contract for them: Channel 7","Amidst a contract battle, broadcaster Channel 7 has claimed that Cricket Australia (CA) is ""terrified"" of the BCCI. The channel has already taken the battle to court and has accused CA of not honouring their contract. The channel has problem with regards to change in the itinerary for the India tour, with the limited-overs matches being held before the Tests. ",sports +37,What is 'halo' that saved F1 driver's life after 225-kmph crash that set his car on fire?,"F1 driver Romain Grosjean credited 'halo' safety device with saving his life after his car burst into flames and split into two following a 225-kmph crash. The 'halo' is a ring of titanium that sits above the car's cockpit to protect driver's head from flying debris. Weighing around nine kg, it's connected with the car's top with a bar.",sports +38,F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton tests positive for coronavirus,"Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for coronavirus. His team said that he reported ""mild symptoms"" on Monday morning less than 24 hours after he claimed his 11th win of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix. He will miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix as he will be in quarantine.",sports +39,Barcelona to be fined after Messi's tribute to Maradona: Reports,"Barcelona will reportedly pay a fine of $3,600 after Lionel Messi paid tribute to Diego Maradona on Sunday by celebrating in a Newell's Old Boys jersey. Messi took off Barcelona's blue-and-burgundy strip to reveal the red-and-black of Newell's after scoring a goal against Osasuna. But the touching tribute was against the rules of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.",sports +40,Pak's Raza Hasan expelled from domestic cricket season for COVID-19 breach,"Pakistan spinner Raza Hasan was sent home from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy after he left the bio-bubble at a hotel without clearance. ""It is sad and unfortunate that despite several reminders...Raza Hasan decided to take matters in his hand and overstepped the line,"" said PCB. ""He has been expelled from the tournament and won't be allowed for remaining season,"" PCB added.",sports +41,Jasprit Bumrah is Team India's only X-factor: Gambhir,"Former India opener Gautam Gambhir described Jasprit Bumrah as India's only X-factor in all three formats of the game. ""Yes, there is Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and all those guys but Jasprit Bumrah is just pure class,"" Gambhir said. ""I have always maintained that bowlers are the guys who win you games and Jasprit Bumrah is just world-class,"" he added.",sports +42,Finch names 3 players who can replace David Warner in 3rd ODI,"Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has named Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Wade as the possible players who can replace injured David Warner as opener in the third ODI against India. ""Any team Warner is not a part of is going to be slightly weaker but we have got guys that can...really contribute heavily in that role,"" Finch added.",sports +43,I can't understand why India didn't attempt short balls against Smith: Hogg,"Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has criticised Team India's bowlers for not trying to get Steve Smith out by short-pitched bowling in the first two ODIs. ""India didn't attempt to bounce him out at any stage. They bowled on a good length or a little fuller. I can't understand that, because Smith's weakness is with the short ball,"" he stated. ",sports +44,"Difference between India, Australia has been Hazlewood, Zampa: Tom Moody","Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody has said that the biggest difference between India and Australia in the ongoing series has been pacer Josh Hazlewood and spinner Adam Zampa. In the two ODIs, which Australia have won, Hazlewood has taken five wickets, while Zampa has picked six wickets. ""Zampa is the unsung hero of this whole thing,"" Moody further stated. ",sports +45,Smith isn't that far away from Kohli: Gambhir on best ODI batsman ever,"Ex-India opener Gautam Gambhir has said that Australia batsman Steve Smith is not far behind Virat Kohli in the ""best ODI batsman in the world ever"" discussion. ""Getting...two back to back hundreds in 60 balls is no joke. Yes, Kohli will always have better numbers but look at the impact Smith has had in the last two games,"" he added. ",sports +46,"Smith likes pace on bat, spin might be key to get him out: Harbhajan","Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that Virat Kohli should deploy a spin-heavy attack against Steve Smith. ""Yuzvendra Chahal...[and] maybe Kuldeep Yadav coming in...they [can] bowl 7-8 overs...when Smith comes in...he's someone who likes pace on the bat if you take that away...that might be the key point to get him out,"" Harbhajan stated. ",sports +47,Really happy that Aus are coming up with a plan against me: Iyer,"India batsman Shreyas Iyer, who was dismissed for 2 runs in the first ODI and 38 runs in the second, has said that he's really happy that Australia are coming up with a plan against him. ""I feel overwhelmed and take it as a challenge. But I thrive under pressure and it motivates me to go against them,"" he added. ",sports +48,"Had Rohit been in 2nd ODI, we'd have played in bolder fashion: Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that had opener Rohit Sharma played in the second ODI against Australia, which India lost, Virat Kohli-led side would have played in a ""bolder fashion"". ""The batting line-up left a lot to be desired...there were too many runs on the board...If you need to score more than 350, then you need Rohit,"" he added. ",sports +49,Completely opposed to racism: Cavani apologises for racist post,"Manchester United footballer Edinson Cavani apologised and deleted a racist social media post, saying he is ""completely opposed to racism"". Cavani added, "" The last thing I wanted to do was cause offence to anyone...[I] deleted the message as soon as it was explained that it can be interpreted differently."" Cavani had used the term 'negrito' in his Instagram post.",sports +50,"101-yr-old woman who lived through Spanish flu & WWII, survives COVID-19 thrice","A 101-year-old Italian woman who lived through the Spanish Flu and World War II, has survived coronavirus three times. Maria Orsingher had first tested positive in February and for the second time in September, during which she underwent treatment for 18 days at a hospital. She was asymptomatic when she tested positive for the third time.",world +51,China underreported COVID-19 cases: Leaked documents,"China on February 10 officially reported 2,478 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but according to leaked documents from Hubei province accessed by CNN, the cases were underreported. Leaked documents showed that local authorities in Hubei listed a total of 5,918 newly detected cases on February 10. The documents also showed that China didn't disclose a December flu spike in Hubei.",world +52,Kim Jong-un vaccinated against COVID-19; China supplied vaccine: Analyst,"A US analyst has said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and multiple other high-ranking officials within his family and leadership network have been vaccinated against coronavirus. Harry Kazianis, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources, further said the experimental coronavirus vaccine was supplied by China. Kazianis is a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest.",world +53,The situation is concerning: Canada PM on farmers' protests in India,"Commenting on farmers' protests in India during an online event to mark Gurpurab, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said the ""situation is concerning"". ""We are all very worried about family and friends...Let me remind you, Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest,"" he said. Canada reached out to Indian authorities to highlight their concerns, Trudeau added.",world +54,India had largest reductions in malaria cases in SE Asia in 20 yrs: WHO,"According to WHO's latest World Malaria Report, India made ""impressive gains"" with reductions of 18% and 20% in malaria cases and deaths respectively, over the last 2 years. India recorded the largest reductions in the cases in Southeast Asia from approximately 20 million to 5.6 million in 20 years from 2000-2019. Malaria cases reduced by 73% in the region.",world +55,Canadian leaders making ill-informed comments about farmers' protests: India,"After Canadian PM Justin Trudeau called the farmers' protests ""concerning"", MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said some Canadian leaders have made ""ill-informed comments relating to farmers in India"". These are ""unwarranted especially when pertaining to internal affairs of a democratic country. It's also best that diplomatic conversations aren't misrepresented for political purposes"", he added.",world +56,26/11 key accused Rana wanted 'top class' medal for the attacks: US,"The US government told a federal court that 26/11 key accused Tahawwur Rana wanted a ""top class"" medal for his role in Mumbai terror attacks. Rana, who has been declared a fugitive by India, also demanded the nine LeT attackers who were killed be given Pakistan's highest military honour. US government said this in support of Rana's extradition to India.",world +57,"UK and Canada MPs support farmer protests in India, criticise govt","United Kingdom and Canada MPs have backed farmers' protest in India. UK MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi tweeted, ""It takes a special kind of people to feed those ordered to beat and suppress them."" Canada's MP Jack Harris tweeted, ""We're shocked to see the Indian government's suppression of farmers...Instead of using water cannons...government needs to engage in open dialogue with farmers.""",world +58,26-year-old US Instagram influencer who went missing last week found dead,"The naked body of a 26-year-old Instagram influencer who went missing last week was found by the side of a Texas road. Alexis Sharkey's body had no visible signs of injury and her cause of death hadn't yet been determined. Her mother said she had an argument before she went missing, without naming the person she had the argument with.",world +59,7-foot penis-shaped wooden sculpture goes missing from German town,"German police have opened an investigation into the disappearance of a large penis-shaped wooden sculpture from a town. The sculpture, which turned up several years ago, even appeared on Google Maps, where it was classified as a ""cultural monument"". Local newspaper Allgäuer Zeitung said the nearly 7-foot sculpture appeared to have been chopped down leaving behind a pile of sawdust.",world +60,Donald Trump's coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas resigns,"US President Trump's special adviser on coronavirus pandemic Dr Scott Atlas resigned on Monday amid rising COVID-19 cases. In his resignation letter, Atlas said that he had worked hard to save lives and that he has always relied on science. Atlas, who was appointed in August, had earlier questioned the need for masks and other measures to control the outbreak.",world +61,Mexico in bad shape: WHO chief Tedros as COVID-19 cases surge,"WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that ""Mexico is in bad shape"" with the pandemic, adding that the increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths is very ""worrisome"". He urged Mexican leaders to take COVID-19 seriously and set examples for its citizens. Mexico has reported over 10 lakh COVID-19 cases and 1,05,940 deaths, the fourth highest in the world.",world +62,New Year parties banned in S Korea amid rising COVID-19 cases,"South Korean authorities have announced a ban on all New Year parties amid rising coronavirus cases in the country. The authorities have also directed the closure of public saunas and cafes. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said restrictions would be tightened on gatherings and activities seen as prone to virus transmission. The country has reported over 34,000 cases so far. ",world +63,Pakistan's coronavirus cases exceed 4 lakh-mark,"Pakistan's total COVID-19 cases on Tuesday rose to 4,00,482 after 2,458 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said. The total COVID-19 death toll increased to 8,091 with 66 new deaths being reported during the same period, it added. Pakistan is currently dealing with the second wave of COVID-19 infections.",world +64,Increase in trafficking of women due to pandemic: Nobel laureate,"The COVID-19 pandemic has increased human trafficking of women and gender-based violence, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad has said. ""As a result, women's health and safety are on the line"", she added. Murad, who was forced into sexual slavery by Islamic State fighters in Iraq, said that the lockdowns and curfews ""have had unintended consequences on women worldwide"".",world +65,$35bn needed to help world's most vulnerable and fragile in 2021: UN,"The United Nations on Tuesday said that $35 billion was needed to help ""world's most vulnerable and fragile"" in 2021. COVID-19 has lead to a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the UN added. The money will help 160 million people across 56 countries, the UN further said.",world +66,"Trump loses 133,000 Twitter followers in 2 weeks, Biden gains 1.1 mn","President Donald Trump has lost 133,902 followers since November 17 while president-elect Joe Biden has gained around 1.15 million, according to Factbase. The website, which tracks Donald Trump's social media activities closely, has measured small declines for Trump for 11 days in a row now. Trump currently has 88.8 million followers, while Joe Biden has 20.2 million.",world +67,Opposition involved alongside Israel in scientist's killing: Iran official,"Top Iranian security official Ali Shamkhani on Monday said that Paris-based opposition group, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), was involved alongside Israel in the killing of the nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The NCRI in a statement rejected Shamkhani's accusations. NCRI is a bloc of opposition groups in exile that seek an end to Shi'ite Muslim clerical rule.",world +68,Stop the madness: Tigrayan leader to Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed,"The leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region Debretsion Gebremichael on Monday urged PM Abiy Ahmed to ""stop the madness"" and withdraw troops from the region. Rejecting Ahmed's victory claims in Tigray's capital Mekelle, the Tigrayan leader said that the fighting is still ongoing ""on every front"". Gebremichael accused the Ethiopian army of carrying out a ''genocidal campaign'' against Tigray's people. ",world +69,Deforestation surges to 12-year high in Brazil's Amazon rainforest ,"Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, official government data revealed. A total of 11,088 square kilometres of rainforest, which is seven times the size of London, was destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020. The destruction has been soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019 and weakened environmental enforcement.",world +70,We asked for help before Christchurch attacks: NZ Muslim group,"The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) in a report said the Muslim community knew it was vulnerable to an attack and had asked for help before the Christchurch mosque terror attacks. FIANZ also said the terror attacks highlighted ""systemic dysfunction"" as authorities didn't consider the threat of a terror attack on Muslim community in the country.",world +71,Azeri army enters last district given up by Armenia after ceasefire,Azerbaijan Defence Ministry on Tuesday said its army has entered the final district given up by Armenia as part of a Russian-brokered peace deal to end the fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ministry also released a video of army entering the Lachin district on December 1. The fighting between both the nations over the disputed region erupted in September. ,world +72,Brexit trade talks still stuck as EU is being unfair: UK MP,"Michael Gove, a senior ally of UK PM Boris Johnson, on Tuesday, said that the Brexit trade talks are stuck because the European Union is being unfair. The MP added that ""EU still want us to be tied to their way of doing things"". Gove further said there was a chance that the trade talks may end without a deal.",world +73,Biden names Indian-American Neera Tanden as chief of budget team,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday nominated Indian-American Neera Tanden as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who will be responsible for managing Biden administration's budget. Tanden, if confirmed by the US Senate, would be the first woman of colour and first Indian-American to lead the OMB. Some Republican senators have opposed Tanden's nomination. ",world +74,China refuses to apologise for fake pic of Aus soldier murdering child,"China has refused to apologise after a government official posted a fake image of an Australian soldier murdering a child. ""Do they think that their merciless killing of Afghan civilians is justified but the condemnation of such ruthless brutality is not? Afghan lives matter!"" it added. Australian PM Scott Morrison had demanded an apology from China over the fake post.",world +75,Haryana MLA quits as livestock board chief in support of farmers,"Extending his support to the protesting farmers, Haryana MLA Sombir Sangwan resigned as the Chairman of the State Livestock Development Board. Sangwan is an Independent MLA supporting the BJP-JJP coalition government in the state. ""Like the entire country, farmers from my constituency Dadri are also protesting against these (farm) laws,"" he said in a letter to CM Manohar Lal Khattar.",politics +76,Raj MLA Kiran Maheshwari dies after testing positive for COVID-19,"BJP MLA from Rajsamand in Rajasthan, Kiran Maheshwari, passed away at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday while undergoing treatment after testing positive for COVID-19. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tweeted, ""Saddened to know of the untimely demise of BJP leader & Rajsamand MLA Kiran Maheshwari ji. My heartfelt condolences to her family members & supporters in this most difficult time.""",politics +77,"CBI, Enforcement Directorate should be sent to borders: Shiv Sena","The Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation should be sent to tackle terrorists and infiltration on the borders, Shiv Sena said. ""At Delhi's border, our farmers are called terrorists while terrorists are entering Kashmir border and Ladakh. At such times, ED and CBI should be sent to the borders,"" Sena said in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana.",politics +78,Ours is Mahatma Gandhi's Hindutva: Karnataka Congress chief,"Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar on Monday said his party believes in the Hindutva of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda. ""We (Congress) will protect and safeguard the interest of everyone as said in our constitution,"" he added. ""India's tradition, culture is the wealth that belongs to all of us,"" Shivakumar further said.",politics +79,"Shivraj Singh meets PM Modi, discusses COVID vaccine distribution","Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan met PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday. After the meeting, he tweeted, ""I discussed the status of COVID-19 infection with PM Modi and made him aware of the preparations being made in Madhya Pradesh for vaccination."" Chouhan also suggested a campaign to encourage youth to get vaccinated after the elderly when the vaccine is ready.",politics +80,"Asaduddin Owaisi, G Kishan Reddy cast their votes for GHMC polls","AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has cast his vote for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections on Tuesday morning. He said, ""I appeal to the people of Hyderabad to cast their vote today to strengthen democracy."" Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy also cast his vote for GHMC polls in Hyderabad's Kachiguda.",politics +81,"If I was violent, there would be many FIRs against me: Shehla's father","After Shehla Rashid claimed her father Abdul Rashid Shora was a wife-beater, Shora responded, ""If I am a violent person, surely there must be a string of FIRs against me? But there are not."" He added, ""I was restored to the right of habitation to my house in a day by a court order after the domestic violence complaint."" ",politics +82,Won't give BJP ticket to Muslim candidate: K'taka Min on Belagavi bypoll,"Karnataka Rural Development Minister KS Eshwarappa on Saturday said BJP won't field any Muslim candidate for the bypoll to Belagavi Lok Sabha seat. ""We might give the party ticket to any community of Hindus...but definitely, it won't be given to Muslims,"" Eshwarappa added. The Belagavi LS seat fell vacant recently following the demise of Union MoS for Railways Suresh Angadi.",politics +83,"We'll free Hyderabad from Nizam culture, create mini-India here: Amit Shah","Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday while campaigning for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections said, ""We're going to free Hyderabad from the Nawab, Nizam culture and create a mini-India here."" Saying that the Mayor of Hyderabad will be from BJP this time, Shah added, ""I want to thank people of Hyderabad for showing immense support to BJP.""",politics +84,Devi Annapurna idol stolen 100 yrs ago is being brought back from Canada: PM,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Indians would feel proud to know that an ancient idol of Devi Annapurna is being brought back from Canada to India. PM Modi, in his radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', said, ""Almost 100 years ago in 1913, this idol was stolen from a temple in Varanasi and smuggled out of the country.""",politics +85,28th rank state trying to teach 5th rank state: KCR on UP CM's visit,"Speaking on Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's campaign for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said the state, which is at 28th position in terms of per capita income, was trying to teach lessons to Telangana, which is at the fifth position. He added, ""Some divisive forces are entering Hyderabad and disturbing the peace.""",politics +86,"Chandrababu Naidu, 12 others suspended for a day from AP Assembly","Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu and 12 other TDP members were suspended for a day after they stormed the podium stalling the proceedings on the first day of the winter session of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. As per the reports, they were suspended for creating ruckus during a discussion on help to farmers worst affected due to Cyclone Nivar.",politics +87,"Mamata told supporters to rape women, says WB BJP leader; complaint filed","A police complaint has been filed against West Bengal Mahila Morcha president Agnimitra Paul who claimed that CM Mamata Banerjee has asked her supporters to 'rape women for entertainment'. On November 24, Paul had said that CM told TMC workers and supporters to rape women because she 'failed to give them jobs'. The complaint was filed at Tamluk police station.",politics +88,Urmila Matondkar joins Shiv Sena over a year after quitting Congress,"Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar on Tuesday joined Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Matondkar contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North constituency on a Congress ticket and lost by a huge margin to sitting MP Gopal Shetty. She had quit Congress citing ""petty politics"" last September.",politics +89,BJP will develop Hyderabad into a global IT hub: Amit Shah,"Union Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, while appealing to voters in Hyderabad to give BJP a chance, promised that the party would develop the city into a global IT hub by providing necessary civic infrastructure. ""The TRS and AIMIM, who rule GHMC, failed to develop proper infrastructure,"" he said. ""Where was KCR when half the city was flooded?"" he added.",politics +90,"Farmers made positive contribution to GDP, rethink farm laws: Gehlot to PM","Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding him to reconsider the three new farm laws against which the farmers are protesting. Gehlot wrote that even when the GDP growth rate has been -7.5% in the financial year 2020-21, the agriculture sector has increased by 3.4%.",politics +91,Massive cycle of religious conversion going on under guise of love: MP CM,"Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has alleged that a ""massive cycle"" of religious conversions is going on under the guise of love in the country. He claimed that the condition of such women's lives has gone from bad to worse making it necessary to stop marriages with wrong motives, done through incentives, pressure, fear and temptation.",politics +92,Never called farmers' protest politically motivated: Amit Shah,"Union Minister Amit Shah, who arrived in Hyderabad on Sunday for a roadshow, said, ""I never called the farmers' protest politically motivated, neither am I calling it now."" He added, ""I would like to tell [the farmers] that the Central government is ready to discuss all their issues over a meeting called upon by the Agriculture Minister...on December 3.""",politics +93,"BJP workers ransacked, occupied 3 TMC offices in West Bengal: TMC","TMC on Saturday alleged that BJP workers ransacked and occupied three of its party offices in West Bengal. ""While putting up BJP flags on our offices and throwing away the TMC flags...they said that the offices belong to the saffron party,"" TMC MLA Ranajit Mondal said. ""BJP does not believe in capturing other parties' offices,"" a BJP leader said.",politics +94,Will take action against provocative speeches: Hyd CP on GHMC polls,"Hyderabad City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar, while speaking about security arrangements ahead of GHMC elections, said, ""Action will be taken against provocative speeches leading to communal disturbances."" ""Till now 48 cases of Model Code of Conduct violation have been registered out of which 11 cases are on people who have given provocative speeches,"" he added.",politics +95,Shah's promise to free Hyd from Nizami culture is gimmick: Nizam's kin,"Mir Najaf Ali Khan, the grandson of Hyderabad's last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan, said that Amit Shah's promise to free Hyderabad from 'Nizami' culture is ""nothing more than a gimmick"". ""These politicians seek to malign my grandfather's name...belittle his immense contributions,"" he added. ""Under the Nizam in the 1940s, Hyderabad was better than most western countries,"" he stated.",politics +96,"President Kovind, PM Modi extend greetings on Guru Nanak Jayanti","President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have extended greetings to nation on Guru Nanak Jayanti. PM Modi tweeted, ""I bow to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on his Parkash Purab. May his thoughts keep motivating us to serve society and ensure a better planet."" President Kovind urged citizens to emulate Guru Nanak Dev's teachings in their conduct.",politics +97,"BJP rolls out red carpet for billionaires, digs roads for farmers: Priyanka","Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that the BJP rolls out a red carpet for their ""billionaire friends"" but has dug up roads as farmers are trying to enter Delhi. Priyanka added, ""You made laws against farmers...but if the farmers come...to raise their concerns, is it wrong?"" She was criticising the BJP-led central government amid the farmers' protest.",politics +98,TMC will cease to exist in a month: BJP's Dilip Ghosh,"Targeting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over Suvendu Adhikari's resignation as state Transport Minister, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh said that ""in a month, the party itself will cease to exist"". ""MPs are leaving, MLAs are leaving, and ministers are leaving the party. What is left of such a party?"" Ghosh said on Saturday.",politics +99,"Anushka does shirshasana during pregnancy with Kohli's support, shares throwback pic","Anushka Sharma took to social media to share a throwback picture of herself doing shirshasana during her pregnancy with the support of her husband Virat Kohli. ""[I] used the wall for support and also my very able husband supporting my balance, to be extra safe,"" she wrote. She added, ""I'm so glad I could continue my practice through my pregnancy.""",entertainment +100,Himanshi shares Kangana's tweet on farmers' protest; reacts to her remarks,"Sharing a tweet by Kangana Ranaut on farmers' protest, former Bigg Boss contestant Himanshi Khurana wrote, ""Oh she's spokesperson now. Baat ko galt angle dena inse sikhe koi."" In her tweet, Kangana shared a link to an article on farmers' protest and wrote, ""Hopefully government won't allow anti national elements to take advantage and create another Shaheen Baag riots.""",entertainment +101,Bharti's husband trolled for taking drugs after he posts pic; replies,"Bharti Singh's husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa was trolled for taking drugs after he posted a picture with the comedian on Instagram. Replying to a user who commented, ""Bharti aap konsa maal khati ho,"" he wrote, ""Jo tujhe nahi milta."" Another user said, ""You think what you've done is great???,"" to which he replied, ""Uncle soojaao.""",entertainment +102,Easy to make it news but he's not 12 years younger to me: Gauahar on fiancé Zaid,"Reacting to reports that her fiancé Zaid Darbar is 12 years younger to her, Gauahar Khan said, ""It's very easy for people to make it a news. But it's wrong."" She added, ""Yes, he's a few years younger to me but 12 is not the number."" She stated, ""Passing comments that age gap can...[be]...a barrier in relationships is very easy.""",entertainment +103,Chrissy tweets about struggling to produce enough breast milk for her kids,"American model Chrissy Teigen took to Twitter and wrote about struggling to produce enough breast milk for her kids. ""I remember pumping my A** OFF...because I didn't trust milk was going into their mouths...It drove me mad to the point I could only get an ounce,"" she said. ""'Normalize breastfeeding' is great. 'Normalize formula' is great, too!"" she further said.",entertainment +104,"David was angry at Varun but vented on me, that was bit of an issue: Sara","Sara Ali Khan during virtual trailer launch event of 'Coolie No. 1' said that while shooting a song, director David Dhawan got angry at Varun but vented on her. ""That was bit of an issue, but it is all good,"" she added. ""He (Varun) was doing some costume business in the van...and it was delaying the shoot,"" she further said.",entertainment +105,"I do some films for money, so that I can do good cinema for free: Siddiqui","During a recent interview, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui mentioned that he has done some films solely for money so that he can do ""good cinema"" for free. ""I did it for Manto, I didn't take any [money]. But for that three-four months process, I have to either do a film for money before or after it for a balance,"" he explained. ",entertainment +106,Jacqueline joins Akshay and Kriti starrer 'Bachchan Pandey',"Actress Jacqueline Fernandez will share screen space with Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon in the upcoming Sajid Nadiadwala's film 'Bachchan Pandey'. ""Welcome on board Jacqueline for Bachchan Pandey!...6th January, 2021 shoot begins, just can't wait,"" Sajid's wife Warda Khan announced the news on Instagram. Reportedly, the film will star actor Arshad Warsi as Akshay's friend. ",entertainment +107,I'll have as many kids as Hailey is wishing to push out: Justin,"During his latest appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Justin Bieber said, ""I'm going to have as many [children] as Hailey [Bieber] is wishing to push out."" The singer added that his wife is not ready for children yet and has other plans, Just Jared reported. ""Hailey...has some things she wants to accomplish...and...I think that's okay,"" he further said. ",entertainment +108,I've been missing work: Sunny on resuming work post COVID-19 lockdown,"Actress Sunny Leone, who is currently shooting for her upcoming horror-comedy film 'Koka Kola', commented on resuming work post coronavirus lockdown and said that she missed working on sets. ""I have been waiting to be on a set for the longest time. I am so excited to face the camera because that is where I truly belong,"" she said. ",entertainment +109,BJP planning to shift Bollywood from Mumbai to UP: Cong leader,"Maharashtra Congress' General Secretary and Spokesperson Sachin Sawant alleged that BJP is trying to shift Bollywood from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh. ""The Thackeray government should take steps to protect Bollywood from the conspiracy,"" he added. ""UP CM Yogi Adityanath is meeting industrialists and producers in Mumbai for investment in UP,"" Sawant further said.",entertainment +110,I felt this is my kind of human being: Gauahar on fiancé Zaid,"Speaking about her fiancé Zaid Darbar, actress Gauahar Khan said, ""I was averse to the idea of being with anyone when I met him. Yet, I felt this was something different...I felt this is my kind of human being."" She further said, ""He can handle me, understand and take care of me, love me and be my best friend."" ",entertainment +111,Would've loved my Bob Biswas look to come out as planned: Abhishek on leak,"After the pictures of his look from his upcoming film 'Bob Biswas' surfaced online, Abhishek Bachchan said, ""I would've loved for...look to come out the way Diya (Annapurna Ghosh, director) intended, during our marketing campaign."" However, he added that he's humbled by the praise coming his way. ""The reaction was an endorsement that we're doing something right,"" Abhishek said.",entertainment +112,Horror tough as you've to convince audience who knows it isn't real: Bhumi,"Talking about her upcoming horror film 'Durgamati The Myth', Bhumi Pednekar said that she wanted to experience the horror genre. She added, ""Horror is a very tough genre because you've to be convincing to an audience who knows...what they are seeing is not real."" Bhumi further said, ""So, performances have to carry the film and deliver outstanding entertainment to audiences."" ",entertainment +113,"Neena Gupta, Manoj Bajpayee, Sakshi Tanwar to team up for 'DIAL 100'","Actors Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta and Sakshi Tanwar will share screen space in the upcoming thriller-drama titled 'DIAL 100', which will be directed by Rensil D'Silva. The actors took to their social media accounts to share the news. ""Excited to announce my next thriller drama #DIAL100...The drama and suspense has made me fall in love with it already,"" Manoj tweeted. ",entertainment +114,Remo D'Souza reveals late Saroj Khan wanted him to make her biopic,"During a recent interview, choreographer-filmmaker Remo D'Souza mentioned that late choreographer Saroj Khan, who passed away in July, wanted him to make her biopic. ""We had a long conversation and she said, 'If someone were to make my biopic, you do it because you know the struggle as well as dance',"" Remo recalled. ",entertainment +115,"I try to be a hands-on father, but it's complicated: Aamir Ali","Actor Aamir Ali, who was blessed with a daughter in 2019, said he tries to be a hands-on father, however, it gets complicated sometimes. ""Looking at her, carrying her gives me immense pleasure. Life has changed, life has become more peaceful...because of her,"" he said about his daughter Ayra, who he shares with his wife Sanjeeda Shaikh. ",entertainment +116,I've been a circus performer for the past decade: Vir Das,"Stating that he enjoyed the coronavirus lockdown period, comedian Vir Das said, ""I've been a circus performer for the past decade, travelling seven months a year...So it's nice to have this pause."" Vir admitted that the lockdown is the best thing that could have happened to contain the virus and added, ""Central government and state ministers have done a...good job."" ",entertainment +117,'Motichoor Chaknachoor' has scarred my daughter Athiya: Suniel,"Suniel Shetty recently opened up about his daughter Athiya's 2019 film 'Motichoor Chaknachoor', which was caught up in controversies. He said, ""Motichoor Chaknachoor has scarred her so much. She's so scared now that anything which comes from me she wants to think about it 25 times."" Last year, the producers sent a notice to Suniel for interfering with the film.",entertainment +118,Father's pot of gold can't make you a star: Vikram on nepotism ,"Commenting on Bollywood's nepotism debate, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt said, ""Nothing can make you a star except for the audience...no amount of father's pot of gold can make you a star."" Stating that he is sick and tired of the debate, Vikram told Times Now, ""If you're talented, you will make it...if you're not, for God's sake, stop blaming nepotism."" ",entertainment +119,I know they're going to do something: Lindsay on 'Mean Girls' sequel,"Commenting on a possible sequel to her 2004 film 'Mean Girls', actress Lindsay Lohan said on Dina Lohan's podcast, ""They're going to do something, but I...don't know...what yet. And it would be an honour to be a part of it."" Speaking about the recent virtual reunion with the film's cast, she said, ""It feels like we're all still good friends.""",entertainment +120,"In 2021, knee replacement for the aged will be my priority: Sonu","During a recent interview, actor Sonu Sood said that in 2021, he wants to make knee-transplant surgery for the aged his priority. Stating that knee-replacement is one of the neglected areas of medical attention, the actor said, ""Your parents taught you to walk...now it's your turn to make sure they can walk...I want to optimize knee surgery for the aged."" ",entertainment +121,Mumbai is one of the most extraordinary-looking cities in world: Nolan,"Filmmaker Christopher Nolan, who shot a sequence of 'Tenet' in Mumbai, has said the city is one of the most extraordinary-looking cities in the world ""in terms of its architecture, the amazing people and abundance of life on...streets"". ""It's...really remarkable place with this extraordinary history, so, to be able to take...audience there, it seemed a very exciting setting,"" he added. ",entertainment +122,Peter Dinklage to star in 'The Toxic Avenger' reboot,"Hollywood actor Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister in 'Game of Thrones', will star in the reboot of the 1984 film 'The Toxic Avenger', Variety reported. The original film follows the lead character Melvin, who becomes disfigured when he is pushed into toxic waste, as he assumes the name Toxie and becomes an underdog hero. +",entertainment +123,Own a car without buying it : Revv Subscriptions,"You can now drive a new car every month as Revv provides the option to subscribe to your favourite car for 1-36 months with ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax and without the hassle of maintenance and service. The car will be sanitized and delivered to your doorstep ensuring complete safety for you and your loved ones.",automobile +124,"Musk passes Gates as world's 2nd richest, gets $100bn richer in 2020","Tesla CEO Elon Musk passed Bill Gates to become the world's second-richest person after his net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion on Monday, according to Bloomberg. The 49-year-old has added $100.3 billion to his fortune this year. Gates, who has donated $27 billion to his foundation since 2006, has a net worth of $127.7 billion.",automobile +125,"Musk gets $15bn richer in 2 hours, becomes world's 3rd richest: Bloomberg","Billionaire Elon Musk added $15 billion to his wealth in just two hours on Monday after his electric carmaker Tesla was named for inclusion in the S&P 500 index. Tesla's stock surged about 14% in extended trading, lifting Musk's fortune to $117.5 billion, making him the world's third-richest person, according to Bloomberg. His wealth has jumped $90 billion this year.",automobile +126,"Suddenly, you're on road: Harley-Davidson dealer on company's India exit","Gaurav Gulati, the owner of a Delhi Harley-Davidson dealership, compared the company's sudden exit from India to a ""bad dream"", saying, ""You were sleeping on a plush bed in plush environment...and suddenly you were seen on the road."" The US-based company announced its exit from India in September. Harley-Davidson's dealers' association is looking at taking legal action against the company.",automobile +127,Tesla's market value crosses $500 bn as shares surge six-fold this year,"Tesla Inc crossed $500 billion in market value on Tuesday as its share price surged six-fold this year. Tesla's shares rose as much as 3.9% to a record high of $542.35 in early trading. CEO Elon Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth so far this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.",automobile +128,Rare number plate 'O 10' from 1902 sells for ₹1.26 crore at auction in UK,"A rare number plate from 1902 was sold for £128,800 pounds (approximately ₹1.26 crore) at an auction in the UK. The number plate, first time on the market since 1902, was the only 10th number plate to be issued in Birmingham. The number plate was earlier used for cars including Austin A35s, Vauxhall Cavaliers, Cortinas, Peugeots and Jaguars. ",automobile +129,Tesla car crash in US hurls burning battery cell into house and starts fire,"A speeding Tesla Model 3 car in the US hit a power pole, shearing it off its base upon impact. The impact was so severe it sent car parts and burning battery cells flying hundreds of feet from the crash site. A battery cell broke through the window of a house and landed on bed, setting the sheets on fire.",automobile +130,"Brand new Porsche hits SUV, crashes over wall and lands on another car in UK","A newly-purchased Porsche Taycan in the UK hit a parked SUV, crashed over a wall and landed on another car when its driver accidentally hit accelerator during an attempt to park the luxury car. The Porsche finally came to a halt between the wall and the parked car. The driver reportedly bought the Porsche just five days before the accident.",automobile +131,"Govt to set up 69,000 EV charging points across India: Gadkari","Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government is planning to set up at least one e-charging kiosk at around 69,000 petrol pumps across the country to induce people to go for electric vehicles (EVs). Gadkari had asked industry stakeholders to work towards making India an EV hub by 2025. GST on EVs has been reduced to 5%.",automobile +132,Skoda working on project to let self-driving car follow manned one,"Skoda and Technical University of Ostrava are collaborating on new technologies for assistance systems as part of their joint 'Follow the Vehicle' project. The project's principle is ""two cars, one driver"". It involves a lead vehicle driven by a human, determining route, speed, lane and other parameters, while a self-driving car follows it.",automobile +133,Will revive BSA as electric motorcycle brand in UK: Anand Mahindra,"Billionaire Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group said he plans to “resurrect the British motorbike industry” by reviving BSA as an electric motorcycle brand in the UK. The UK government also awarded the BSA Company a $6.1 million grant to develop electric bikes and create at least 255 jobs. In 2018, Mahindra had revived Czech motorcycle brand Jawa.",automobile +134,Battery-operated bikes to be included in Delhi's EV policy: Report,"Delhi's EV policy is being revised to include a segment on battery-operated bicycles and tricycles, HT reported. The government has drafted a proposal to offer monetary incentives on their purchase. The proposed revision includes cycles both in the passenger and cargo categories. In case of individual buyers, purchase incentive will be 25% of the MRP with a cap of ₹5,000.",automobile +135,Tesla to join S&P 500 as largest-ever new member,"Elon Musk's Tesla will join the S&P 500 index as one of the largest-ever new members, prior to the opening of trading on December 21, potentially in two tranches. ""It will generate one of the largest funding trades history,"" S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Tesla's stock market value of over $400 billion is larger than 95% of the index's companies.",automobile +136,"Hyundai sued over EV fires, days after GM's recalls","Hyundai is facing a lawsuit over a string of battery fires in its electric vehicles (EVs), just as General Motors (GM) launched a recall of over 68,000 EVs with batteries from the same maker, LG Chem. The lawsuit could cost Hyundai and LG Chem around $540 million. Hyundai has recalled around 74,000 EVs after 16 fire incidents in two years.",automobile +137,General Motors to not acquire 11% stake in Nikola,General Motors (GM) and Nikola on Monday announced a reworked deal that replaced their previous agreement under which GM would acquire 11% equity stake in the startup and produce the proposed electric pickup Badger. The companies have instead signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding which is subject to negotiation. Nikola was previously accused of fraud by a short seller.,automobile +138,US govt opens probe into 1.15L Tesla vehicles over suspension issue,"The US NHTSA opened an investigation into around 1.15 lakh Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. It said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles after receiving 43 complaints alleging failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. ""The complaints appear to indicate an increasing trend,"" NHTSA said.",automobile +139,Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant as union strike continues,"Toyota Motor Corporation again halted operations at its car plant in Karnataka's Bidadi from Monday, as members of its workers' union continued a strike after the suspension of a worker wasn't withdrawn. Earlier, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) had declared a lockout at both its plants in Bidadi on November 10. The company said that the union had compromised COVID-19 guidelines. ",automobile +140,"Hyundai, Kia agree to $210M US penalty for delay in vehicles' recall","Hyundai and Kia Motors have agreed to $140 million and $70 million civil penalties, respectively, after US auto safety regulators said they delayed recall of 1.6 million vehicles for engine issues. The settlement covers recall in 2015 and 2017 for manufacturing issues. Kia denied the allegations but agreed to settle the matter to ""avoid a protracted dispute with the government"".",automobile +141,Japan must compensate ex-Nissan Chairman for arbitrary arrest: UN panel,"The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Monday ruled that Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's multiple arrests and detentions in Japan were ""arbitrary"" and urged Japanese government to pay compensation. Japan said the panel doesn't have an ""accurate understanding of the country's criminal justice system"". Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 in Japan, fled to Lebanon last year. ",automobile +142,Tesla's reliability ranking slips to 25 in US Consumer Reports survey,"Elon Musk-led Tesla's ranking has slipped to 25 out of the 26 brands in the US market rated in the Consumer Reports magazine's annual reliability study due to complaints over its Model Y crossover. Owners of the model have previously reported body-hardware and paint issues. Tesla's Model S sedan and Model X SUV were given the ""worse than average"" status.",automobile +143,"Jaguar Land Rover seeks US ban on Audi, other SUVs for patent infringement","Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has urged the US to impose an import ban on SUVs made by Volkswagen-owned brands such as Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini over allegations they infringe its Terrain Response patent. Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Tiguan and Audi Q8, Q7 and Q5 are some of the cars that JLR has requested to ban. ",automobile +144,Nissan considering 34% stake sale in Mitsubishi: Reports,"Nissan Motor may sell some or all of its 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors as it foresees struggling to recover from COVID-19-induced downturns, Bloomberg reported. Nissan could also possibly sell the stake to a Mitsubishi Group company. Nissan, which is 43% owned by Renault, last week cut its operating loss forecast for the year to March by 28%.",automobile +145,'Absolutely not' in talks to sell stake in Mitsubishi: Nissan COO,"Nissan Motor COO Ashwani Gupta has said Nissan is ""absolutely not"" in talks to sell its stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Earlier, a report had said that Nissan was considering selling its 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors due to COVID-19 effects. At November 16th's closing price in Tokyo, Nissan's stake in Mitsubishi Motors was worth $975.8 million, Reuters reported.",automobile +146,"Harley-Davidson to continue bike sale, service in India from Jan","Harley-Davidson India said that its motorcycles, parts, accessories, general merchandise sales, after-sale services and warranty activities will continue from January 2021. ""We are working closely with Hero to ensure a smooth transition for our riders,"" the company's Asia Emerging Markets MD Sajeev Rajasekharan said. Harley entered a distribution deal with Hero MotoCorp after its India exit.",automobile +147,"UK PM Johnson announces ban on sale of petrol, diesel cars by 2030","UK PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars in the country by 2030. The move is combined with $1.72 billion for new car charging infrastructure and $771 million in grants for buying electric cars. The ban is part of Johnson's ""green industrial revolution"" to tackle climate change and generate more jobs. ",automobile +148,Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective 42 days after 1st dose,"A second interim analysis of clinical trial data showed that Sputnik V vaccine was 91.4% effective on day 28 after the first dose and above 95% effective 42 days after the first dose, its developers said on Tuesday. The new clinical trial data was based on 39 confirmed cases and 18,794 patients who got both shots. ",science +149,"WHO says adults, kids must move more to stay fit in COVID-19 era","In its first guidance in a decade, the WHO said all adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week, that's even more vital for well-being in the COVID-19 era. One in four adults do not get enough physical activity, WHO said. Children and adolescents should limit time in front of electronic screens, it recommended.",science +150,How did a dosing error lead to Oxford vaccine's 90% effectiveness?,"Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine reached 90% efficacy by accident after some trial participants mistakenly got half dose in the first shot. Researchers administered the second, full dose booster shot at the scheduled time for these participants, who experienced milder side effects than expected. The efficacy was 62% in the group who received two full doses as per the original plan.",science +151,50-year-old problem of biology solved by Artificial Intelligence,"DeepMind's AI system 'AlphaFold' has been recognised as a solution to ""protein folding"", a grand challenge in biology for over 50 years. DeepMind showed it can predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes, a complex process that is fundamental to understanding the biological machinery of life. AlphaFold can predict the shape of proteins within the width of an atom.",science +152,"Indian, Russian satellites come within 224 m of each other; avoid collision","India's remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2F and Russia's Kanopus-V avoided collision after they came within 224 metres of each other, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said. ""We've been tracking the satellite for four days and it is about 420 metres from the Russian satellite. A manoeuvre will only be done when it comes around 150 metres,"" ISRO chairman K Sivan told TOI.",science +153,British pianist surrounded by monkeys while playing to study their behaviour,"British pianist Paul Barton was surrounded by several monkeys while playing a piano in Thailand's Lopburi to study their behavioural responses to classical music. A picture is being widely shared online, showing the monkeys climbing Barton's shoulders and some sitting on the piano. ""I was surprised to...find they were actually eating the music as I was playing it,"" he said.",science +154,Burj Khalifa-sized asteroid to move past Earth on November 29,"An asteroid, named 153201 (2000 WO107), would be moving past Earth on November 29, and will be closest to the planet at 10:38 am Indian Standard Time. The asteroid has a diameter of more than 500 m, and is over 800 m high – about the size of Burj Khalifa. It was discovered in the year 2000, as per NASA.",science +155,"Astronaut shares his first video of Earth taken from space, it goes viral","NASA astronaut Victor Glover took to Twitter to share his first video of the Earth taken from space, which went viral. ""My first video from space! Looking at the Earth through the window of Dragon Resilience. The scale of detail and sensory inputs made this a breathtaking perspective!"" “Everything we know is on that little blue marble,"" a user commented.",science +156,India has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate action targets: Javadekar,"Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday that India has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate action targets. ""For the big countries, this is an answer from India, that though not responsible for climate change, we are taking responsible actions to mitigate the challenge,"" he said. ""They must also commit to advance commitments of the Kyoto Protocol,"" Javadekar added.",science +157,Animal species shaped like hot air balloon discovered in waters near Puerto Rico,"Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore (comb jelly), that is shaped like a hot air balloon, in the waters near Puerto Rico. Deep Discoverer, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), captured high-definition video of the new ctenophore species during an expedition in 2015. This is the first time NOAA scientists have identified a new species using only high-definition video.",science +158,I mistook urine leaking from Russian probe for UFO: Astronaut Tim Peake,"British astronaut Tim Peake has revealed he thought he saw a UFO in space before he realised it was actually droplets of urine leaking from a Russian probe vehicle. ""What was happening was liquid leaking out, crystallising instantly and reflecting the light,"" he said. In 2015, Peake became the first British astronaut to join the International Space Station.",science +159,What's the reason behind 'blue light' produced by tides spotted at Maha beaches?,Tides producing a fluorescent bluish glow have been spotted at some Maharashtra beaches over the last few days. The phenomenon called 'blue tide' occurs when luminescent marine life makes the sea appear a deep shade of blue and phytoplankton (microscopic marine plants) emit light through chemical reactions in proteins. Waves disturb these unicellular microorganisms and make them emit blue light.,science +160,"Newly discovered frog species named after Bengaluru city, pic surfaces",A type of burrowing frog discovered outside its natural habitat has been named after Bengaluru city. A team of researchers have named the frog species 'Sphaerotheca Bengaluru' to highlight the gap in the documentation of amphibians from non-forested areas and the need for restoring frog habitats in Bengaluru. The frog was found in a barren tract of land near Rajankunte.,science +161,Moderna says vaccine is 100% effective against severe COVID-19,"Moderna on Monday said the latest analysis showed that its vaccine was 100% effective at preventing severe disease from COVID-19. The pharma major added that its primary analysis which included 196 cases, found the vaccine to be 94.1% effective. The company now plans to request clearance for emergency use of the vaccine in the US and Europe.",science +162,China launches mission to collect 1st Moon samples in over 40 yrs,"China has successfully launched a robotic spacecraft, Chang'e-5, to bring back rocks and debris from the Moon's surface. This is the first attempt by China to retrieve samples from an extraterrestrial body. It is also the first such attempt by any country in over 40 years. If successful, China would become the third nation to have retrieved lunar samples.",science +163,"68 arrows as old as 6,000 yrs found at melting ice patch in Norway","Archaeologists have uncovered 68 ancient arrows, some dating back 6,000 years, from a melting ice patch in Norway. The arrows mark the earliest ice finds in Northern Europe, researchers said. The team found other artefacts, including remains of reindeer antlers and Iron Age scaring sticks used in reindeer hunting, at the Langfonne ice patch in the Jotunheimen Mountains.",science +164,Russia plans to deploy its own space station after 2024,"Russia may deploy its own service orbital station, manned by two-four cosmonauts, after 2024, deputy head of Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Vladimir Solovyov was quoted as saying by the Scientific Russia website. He added that Russia should consider revising the terms of its participation in the ISS. Russia's Roscosmos has said it's open to extending its participation beyond 2024.",science +165,Scotland to be world's 1st to test 100% green hydrogen to heat homes,"Scotland will soon start the world's first trials of 100% green hydrogen to replace natural gas for cooking and heating in 300 homes, the UK's energy regulator Ofgem announced. The houses in Fife city will be fitted with hydrogen heating systems, stoves and ovens to be used over four years. They will begin to receive green gas from 2022-end.",science +166,China powers up its 1st domestically made nuclear reactor,"China has connected its first domestically developed nuclear reactor, the Hualong One, to the national grid. The reactor can generate 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year and cut carbon emissions by 8.16 million tons, China National Nuclear Corporation said. The Hualong One will be put into commercial use by the end of the year after undergoing tests.",science +167,Darwin's notebooks lost for 20 yrs reported stolen from Cambridge University,"Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks that were thought to be missing for about 20 years are now believed to have been stolen from Cambridge University. The notebooks were removed from storage to be photographed after ""an internal request"" in November 2000. It was only during ""a routine check"" in January 2001 that it was discovered they were missing.",science +168,World's largest list of known plant species made: German researchers,"Researchers at Leipzig University and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research have compiled the world's most comprehensive list of known plant species. It contains over 13 lakh names of vascular plants, extending the most important reference work to date by 20%. The researchers have also succeeded in clarifying names of over 1.8 lakh species that were unclear until now.",science +169,"Earth 2,000 light-yrs closer to supermassive black hole than thought: NOAJ","A new map of the Milky Way puts Earth 2,000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole at galaxy's centre, Japan's NOAJ said. The map suggests the black hole is located 25,800 light-years from Earth, closer than the official value of 27,700 light-years. It also indicates that Earth is travelling at 227 kilometres/second as it orbits around the Galactic Center.",science +170,23 medicinal plants of Karnataka on int'l union's endangered list,"Karnataka Biodiversity Board revealed that 23 rare medicinal plants in Karnataka have been listed as 'endangered' on International Union for Conservation of Nature's list. The medicinal plants in the list include sandalwood, wild clove and red sanders, among others. A study on the species listed increasing demand for herbal products and smuggling as some of the threats faced by them.",science +171,Plastic pollution from nets threatens endangered Ganga dolphin: Study,"Plastic pollution from discarded fishing gear in Ganga river threatens the wildlife, including the endangered Ganga river dolphin, a study said. Researchers found high rates of fishing equipment being discarded in the river due to short gear lifespans and lack of appropriate disposal systems. A ZSL professor said they found a high proportion of fishing gear made of nylon 6.",science +172,Scientists to test equipment in Cyprus before sending them to Mars,"Experts have discussed a research project to test space equipment in Cyprus before sending them to Mars to measure the age of its rocks. The government's Geological Survey Department and CSEO have discussed the objectives of the international space programme, the geological needs and the most suitable locations. Cyprus' Troodos mountain range has geological similarities with Mars, officials said.",science +173,World's 2nd largest radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory collapses,"Arecibo Observatory's radio telescope in Puerto Rico, the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope, collapsed after instrument platform fell overnight. It served as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary and geospace research for 57 years. It was made up of a 1,000-foot-wide dish antenna built into a depression that reflects radio waves from space to a 900-tonne instrument platform.",technology +174,Salesforce acquires workplace chat app Slack for $27.7 billion,"Salesforce on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy workplace communications app Slack for $27.7 billion, the biggest ever acquisition for the former. Slack will now be the new interface for Salesforce's Customer 360 platform. The deal, which is ""the most strategic combination in software history"" as per Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield, is expected to close in 2022.",technology +175,"Musk denied 'Teslaquila' name by Mexico, the only country where tequila is made","Elon Musk's Tesla had applied to name their tequila 'Teslaquila' but named it 'Tesla Tequila' after Mexico denied the company permission for the name. 'Tequila' is a designation of origin, which means to call a drink tequila, it has to be produced in Mexico and follow certain rules. Tequila is only produced in Mexico's Jalisco state and in some municipalities.",technology +176,Facebook has asked Biden admin about help with COVID-19 response: CEO,"Facebook has reached out to US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration about ways it can help with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during a live-stream with Dr Anthony Fauci. ""We're already planning a push around authoritative information on vaccines,"" Zuckerberg said. Facebook, in October, banned ads that discouraged people from getting vaccines.",technology +177,Facebook to pay UK publishers for their content from 2021,"Facebook, with the launch of its ""News"" tab in the UK starting January, 2021, will be paying publishers to feature their content on its platform. Facebook said it has partnered with the first group of publishers, including Conde Nast, Guardian Media Group and The Economist. It's expected to cost Facebook tens of millions of pounds annually, as per The Guardian.",technology +178,"Facebook's Oversight Board's first 6 cases involve hate speech, nudity","Facebook's Oversight Board has announced its first six cases out of the 20,000 that were referred to it. Three of the selected cases involved content that was removed for violating the platform's hate speech policies, whereas, other cases violated adult nudity and violence and incitement policies. The board was created in response to criticism of Facebook's handling of problematic content.",technology +179,"Reddit claims 52 mn daily active users, shares figure for first time","Social media network Reddit has revealed the number of daily active users for the first time, claiming it had 52 million active users on its platform in October 2020. Reddit COO Jen Wong told the Wall Street Journal that the figure marks a 44% rise from the previous year. The numbers were shared to accurately reflect Reddit's growth, Wong added.",technology +180,"Philips moves HC, seeks ban on sale of Xiaomi phones violating patent","Philips has filed a case against Xiaomi India in the Delhi High Court accusing it of violating three of its patents. It has demanded a ban on the manufacturing and sales of all Xiaomi mobile phones that violate the patents. Xiaomi has been asked to maintain ₹1,000 crore in their bank accounts by the court till the next hearing date.",technology +181,Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra renamed as Diem,"Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra has been rebranded as Diem in an effort to reinforce the organisation's independence and to gain regulatory approval. ""The original name was tied to an early iteration of the project that received a difficult reception from regulators,"" Diem Association CEO Stuart Levey told Reuters. Diem aims to initially launch a single dollar-backed digital coin, he added.",technology +182,"Facebook, YouTube accused of censorship in Vietnam by Amnesty ","Amnesty International has accused Facebook and YouTube of being ""complicit"" in Vietnam's repression of online freedom of expression. ""Social media platforms are fast becoming human rights-free zones, where any peaceful dissent or criticism of the Vietnamese government is liable to be censored,"" it said. Out of 170 prisoners of conscience, 69 are imprisoned for online activism, Amnesty stated.",technology +183,Electric cars will double global electricity demand: Tesla's Elon Musk,Electric car company Tesla's CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said global electricity consumption will double if the world moves to electric vehicles. He added that expanding the availability of sustainable energy is a major challenge as cars move from combustion engines to battery-driven electric motors. Musk remarked that it will take 20 years for cars to go fully electric. ,technology +184,Bitcoin's lack of integrity may lead to failure: Trump's former economic aide,"US President Donald Trump's former Chief Economic Advisor and ex-President of Goldman Sachs Gary Cohn said that Bitcoin's lack of ""basic integrity of a real market"" may lead to its failure. ""Part of the integrity of a system is knowing who owns it...who has it and...why it's being transferred,"" Cohn said adding that the Bitcoin system has no transparency.",technology +185,China drafts rules to limit collection of personal data by mobile apps,"The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has published draft rules seeking to restrict the collection of personal data by mobile apps. The guidelines cover 38 types of apps including online shopping, instant messaging and ride-hailing or sharing apps. The rules have included users' phone number, their location and destination under the scope of required information for ride-hailing apps.",technology +186,Lala you're 100% right: Amir on Afridi's tweet after fight with 21-yr-old Afghan pacer,"After a video of him getting angry at Kandy Tuskers' 21-year-old Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq following his fight with Mohammad Amir went viral, Galle Gladiators captain Shahid Afridi posted a tweet with an advice to the youngster. Afridi said that his advice to Naveen-ul-Haq is to not indulge in abusive talk. Amir reacting to the tweet, saying, ""Lala you're 100% right."" ",sports +187,"Cricket Australia criticises Channel 7 over statement on India series, thanks BCCI","After Channel 7 said Cricket Australia is terrified of BCCI amid a contract battle, the Australian board criticised the broadcaster. ""It's disappointing...Seven West Media has again chosen to use...media to talk our wonderful game down,"" CA interim CEO Nick Hockley said. He thanked ""friends at BCCI"" for going ahead with the tour ""in the most challenging environment sport has faced"".",sports +188,"Female footballer refuses to pay tribute to Maradona, receives death threats","Paula Dapena, a footballer from a Spanish third division women's club, has received death threats online after refusing to take part in a minute's silence for late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. Dapena sat on the pitch with her back turned while her teammates lined up around her in memory of Maradona. Dapena had called Maradona ""rapist, paedophile and abuser"".",sports +189,KKR & NZ pacer Lockie Ferguson develops fast bowling analytics app with brother,"New Zealand and KKR pacer Lockie Ferguson and his brother Mitch, a software developer, have developed an application called 'Machineroad' with which bowlers can measure their speeds on their smartphones. The app allows bowlers to record their training sessions while providing real-time feedback on lengths and bounce points. ""We’re trying to put [the analytics] in someone’s pocket,"" Lockie said.",sports +190,"Afridi gets angry at 21-yr-old Afghan pacer over fight with Amir, video goes viral","Galle Gladiators captain Shahid Afridi got angry at Kandy Tuskers' 21-year-old Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq after the latter had a verbal spat with Mohammad Amir. While greeting the Afghan's team after their LPL match, Afridi was seen staring at Naveen-ul-Haq and angrily asking, ""Kya hua?"" Afridi later tweeted, ""My advice to...[him]...was simple, play the game and don't indulge in abusive talk.""",sports +191,"29-yr-old Spanish tennis player banned for 8 years, fined ₹18 lakh for fixing matches","Spanish tennis player Enrique Lopez Perez has been banned for eight years for fixing matches at tournaments in 2017. The Tennis Integrity Unit said Lopez cannot play in or attend any officially recognised tournament while banned. He has also been handed a fine of $25,000 (around ₹18 lakh). The 29-year-old had reached a career-high singles ranking of 154 in 2018.",sports +192,Rabada ruled out of ODI series against England due to injury,"South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada will be missing the ODI series against England after sustaining a groin injury. He has been released from the squad and also the bio-bubble since he is likely to take three weeks to recover. Cricket South Africa will be expecting to get Rabada fit before the Test series against Sri Lanka, starting later this month.",sports +193,Cavani incident shows players need more education: Man Utd manager Solskjaer,"Talking about striker Edinson Cavani's social media post in which he used the term 'negrito', Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that the term is used in a ""different affection"" in Uruguay than in England. ""All players coming from different cultures should be educated and Edinson has learnt the hard way,"" he stated.",sports +194,Maxwell is mini in IPL but becomes max when he plays for Aus: Aakash,"Talking about Glenn Maxwell's performance in the two ODIs against India, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said the Australia batsman is ""mini"" in IPL but becomes ""max"" when he plays international cricket. ""Indian [bowlers] need...to play with his ego because he is an egoistic player...India should try to get him out right from the outset,"" he added. ",sports +195,It won't be easy for Pucovski against India: Shane Warne on Test series,"Ex-Australia spinner Shane Warne has said that Will Pucovski, who's likely to make his Test debut against India, will face some of the ""best bowlers"" in the Test series and it won't be easy for him. Pucovski scored consecutive double hundreds in Sheffield Shield this season and broke the record for the highest partnership in tournament's history with Marcus Harris. ",sports +196,Practice wickets were completely different from the one in matches: Iyer,"On the two consecutive defeats against Australia, India batsman Shreyas Iyer said that the practice wicket was ""a very different wicket"" than from the one in the matches. ""We had just arrived from Dubai. In Dubai, there was not as much bounce as it is in Australia,"" he added. India lost the two ODIs by 66 and 51 runs respectively. ",sports +197,"Play Natarajan in place of Saini, Kuldeep instead of Chahal in 3rd ODI: Aakash","Talking about the third India-Australia ODI, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has suggested India to play T Natarajan in place of Navdeep Saini and Kuldeep Yadav instead of Yuzvendra Chahal. Saini conceded 83 and 70 runs in the first two ODIs while Chahal went for 89 and 71. ""If Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are both fit, please play them,"" he added.",sports +198,Clinical trials of Sputnik V which Russia says is 92% effective begin in India,"Phase 2/3 clinical trials for Sputnik V, the first registered COVID-19 vaccine from Russia commenced in India today. Russian Direct Investment Fund and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories initiated the clinical trials of the vaccine, the Indian pharma company said. Last month, Russia had said Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to the first interim analysis.",world +199,"2 killed, several injured as car drives into pedestrians in Germany",At least two people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday after a car ploughed through a pedestrian zone in a car incident in the German town of Trier. Police have asked the public to avoid the area as investigations into the incident are carried out. One person has been arrested and the car has been seized.,world +200,70-yr-old woman accused of locking up son for 30 yrs at home held in Sweden,"A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for nearly 30 years. The now 41-year-old son of the woman was found by a relative on a blanket on the floor, undernourished, injured, and with almost no teeth. Reports said the mother pulled her son out of school when he was 12.",world +201,South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service,"South Korea has passed a bill to amend the Military Service Act to allow some K-pop artists, including seven-member boy band BTS, to delay their compulsory military service until the age of 30. Around 20 months of military service is compulsory for all able-bodied men aged between 18 and 28. Earlier, exemptions were granted to high-profile classical musicians and athletes.",world +202,COVID-19 vaccination drive in France to begin from April: Macron,"French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that the government aims to launch a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive between April and June next year. He added that a first vaccination drive would target the most fragile and exposed groups, followed by a second campaign for the rest of the population. France has reported over 22 lakh COVID-19 cases so far. ",world +203,COVID-19 was in US weeks earlier than previously known: Study,"A study has suggested that coronavirus infections may have been present in the US in December 2019, much before the first American case emerged on January 19. The study has identified 106 COVID-19 infections from 7,389 blood samples collected from donors between December 13 and January 17. The study also suggests that COVID-19 was silently circulating worldwide earlier than known.",world +204,"Facebook, YouTube accused of censorship in Vietnam by Amnesty ","Amnesty International has accused Facebook and YouTube of being ""complicit"" in Vietnam's repression of online freedom of expression. ""Social media platforms are fast becoming human rights-free zones, where any peaceful dissent or criticism of the Vietnamese government is liable to be censored,"" it said. Out of 170 prisoners of conscience, 69 are imprisoned for online activism, Amnesty stated.",world +205,Iran advances bill to stop nuclear inspections after scientist’s killing,The Iranian Parliament has advanced a bill that would end UN inspections of its nuclear facilities in response to the assassination of the country's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The bill also requires Iran to boost its uranium enrichment. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has accused Israel of assassinating Fakhrizadeh near the country's capital Tehran last week.,world +206,"France, NZ criticise China's fake pic of Aus soldier killing child","France and New Zealand have joined Australia in criticising China after a Chinese government spokesman posted a fake image of an Australian soldier murdering a child with the Afghan Flag in the background. The French government described the tweet as unworthy of diplomatic methods. New Zealand has directly raised its concerns with China over the image, PM Jacinda Ardern said.",world +207,US offers ₹36.7 cr for info on China's violation of N Korea sanctions,"The US has accused China of ""flagrant violation"" of its obligation to enforce international sanctions on North Korea and offered rewards of up to ₹36.7 crore for information about sanctions evasions. The US said that it has observed ships carrying sanctioned goods from North Korea to China on 555 separate occasions over the past year.",world +208,Withdraw govt troops from Tigray: Rebel leader to Ethiopian PM,"The leader of the rebel forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region, Debretsion Gebremichael, on Monday called on Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed to ""stop the madness"" and withdraw troops from the region. Gebremichael claimed that fighting continues on ""every front"" despite Abiy declaring victory last week. ""We are sure we'll win,"" Gebremichael, who leads the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said.",world +209,Russia deploys S-300 missile systems on disputed islands near Japan,"Russia has deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defence systems on disputed Kuril Islands also claimed by Japan, the Russian Defence Ministry's Zvezda TV station said on Tuesday. The air defence ""heavy artillery"" has been deployed on Iturup, one of the four islands held by Russia. The dispute dates back to World War II.",world +210,Compulsory nap time if I am made CM in 2022: Goa Forward Party leader,"Goa Forward Party leader Vijai Sardesai has stated that he will ensure a compulsory siesta hour anytime between 2 pm and 4 pm if made Chief Minister following the 2022 Assembly elections. Stating that Goa is associated with a chilled-out attitude, Sardesai added, ""Goans like to take it easy, which should not be mistaken for laziness.""",politics +211,35.8% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in GHMC polls: T'gana EC,The Telangana State Election Commission has said that 35.8% of over 74 lakh voters voted till 5 pm in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls on Tuesday. The commission further said that the voter turnout was expected to touch 40%. The COVID-19 positive electors had been asked to cast their votes between 5 pm and 6 pm. ,politics +212,Where has all the money of PM CARES Fund gone: WB CM Mamata,"West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked, ""Where has all the money of PM CARES Fund gone?"" Banerjee said her government would not work ""as per the whims and fancies"" of the BJP-led government at the Centre. ""The Centre is using agencies to bulldoze and threaten us...They (BJP) are not a political party but garbage of lies,"" she added.",politics +213,Bharti shares post on 'being tested' after husband gets trolled for taking drugs ,"Comedian Bharti Singh shared a post with her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa with the caption, ""Sometimes we're tested not to show our weakness, but to discover our strength. My power, my strength, my love...One and only @haarshlimbachiyaa30."" This comes after Haarsh was trolled for taking drugs when he posted their picture on Instagram. Haarsh had also replied to some trolls.",entertainment +214,"Hollywood actor Ellen Page comes out as transgender, changes name to Elliot","Canadian actor Ellen Page took to Twitter to announce that he is transgender. ""I want to share with you that I'm trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,"" he wrote in a statement. ""Despite feeling profoundly happy...I am also scared. I am scared of the invasiveness, the hate, the ""jokes"" and of violence,"" the 33-year-old added.",entertainment +215,"Sunny Deol tests COVID-19 +ve, says 'my health is fine'","Actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol has tested positive for coronavirus, he confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday. ""I am in isolation and my health is fine. I request that all of you who have come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get your test done,"" the 64-year-old wrote. ",entertainment +216,"Kabir Singh music composers Sachet & Parampara get married, share 1st pics","Music composers and singers Sachet Tandon and Parampara Thakur, known for composing 'Bekhayali' and 'Mere Sohneya' in 'Kabir Singh', got married in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in Noida. Sharing the first pictures from their wedding, Sachet wrote, ""Thank you for staying by my side in the last 5 years."" The couple first met while auditioning for 'The Voice India'. ",entertainment +217,"Udit Narayan's son Aditya marries longtime girlfriend Shweta, pics surface online",Singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan married his longtime girlfriend Shweta Agarwal in a ceremony held at Iskcon Temple in Mumbai on Tuesday. The couple twinned in their ivory gold attire at the wedding. Several photos and videos from the ceremony have gone viral on social media. The wedding was attended only by close friends and family amid COVID-19.,entertainment +218,Bell Bottom casting director refutes rape accused Ayush's involvement with film,"Vaibhav Vishant, the casting director of Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Bell Bottom', has responded after some reports linked rape accused Ayush Tewari to the film. He clarified that Ayush has nothing to do with the film or its casting. Earlier, Mumbai Police registered an FIR against a casting director for allegedly raping a TV actress on the pretext of marriage.",entertainment +219,"I've a lot of anger, I think it's really good as anger isn't temper: Salman","Talking about the difference between anger and temper, Salman Khan said, ""I've a lot of anger and I think anger is really good because anger isn't temper."" ""If you need to take a stand on something you need to have the anger,"" he added. ""Temper isn't okay, because for no rhyme or reason you're losing your cool,"" Salman further said.",entertainment +220,OTT projects came into my life at the correct time: Jaideep Ahlawat,"Jaideep Ahlawat, when asked if OTT projects came into his life at the right time, said, ""It happened at...correct time."" ""If it was sooner or later, maybe it might not have had such...impact,"" added Jaideep, who was recently seen in show 'Paatal Lok'. ""Films, web have their own world...I hope they continue to run parallel for me,"" he further said.",entertainment +221,South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service,"South Korea has passed a bill to amend the Military Service Act to allow some K-pop artists, including seven-member boy band BTS, to delay their compulsory military service until the age of 30. Around 20 months of military service is compulsory for all able-bodied men aged between 18 and 28. Earlier, exemptions were granted to high-profile classical musicians and athletes.",entertainment +222,"My strength, my weakness: Priyanka shares pic with Nick on anniversary","Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Priyanka Chopra shared a picture of herself with singer-actor Nick Jonas on their second wedding anniversary. She wrote, ""Happy 2-year anniversary to the love of my life...My strength. My weakness. My all."" Nick also shared a few pictures with Priyanka from their wedding ceremony and wrote, ""Two years married to the most...inspiring and beautiful woman.""",entertainment +223,She's an iconic star: Sara on comparisons with Karisma in Coolie No 1,"Sara Ali Khan, who'll reprise Karisma Kapoor's role in 'Coolie No 1', recently talked about comparisons with Karisma and said, ""She's an iconic star...I don't think I've even attempted to step into her shoes."" She added, ""I think instead of aping or trying to copy Karisma, which is impossible to do, we've tried to bring a freshness to the role.""",entertainment +224,A silly day to remember in sadness: Walker's daughter on his death anniversary,"Hollywood actor Paul Walker's daughter Meadow Walker took to Instagram to share an old picture of herself with her late father on his seventh death anniversary. She wrote, ""A silly day to remember in sadness."" Meadow added, ""Today's a celebration of the love and happiness you brought to the world. Here's a photo of my best bud & I napping.""",entertainment +225,Divya Bhatnagar's pneumonia has worsened due to COVID-19: Brother,"TV actress Divya Bhatnagar was suffering from pneumonia before she tested positive for coronavirus, her brother Devashish Bhatnagar told The Times of India. ""[It] has worsened owing to coronavirus...We want her to recover from pneumonia,"" he added. ""I'm meeting Divya wearing...PPE kit because I need to...cheer her up. She's conscious and tries to talk to me,"" Devashish further said.",entertainment +226,Big B charges ₹21 cr for Prabhas and Deepika's next: Reports,"Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly charged ₹21 crore to be a part of Nag Ashwin's upcoming film, which will also star Prabhas and Deepika Padukone. ""[Amitabh] follows a variable fee structure depending on the script and appeal...His pattern of financial commitment is always to make sure that a small film doesn't go over budget due to his acting fees,"" reports added.",entertainment +227,Undue importance given to her: Urmila Matondkar on Kangana Ranaut,"Urmila Matondkar, who joined Shiv Sena on Tuesday, said that she thinks Kangana Ranaut has been given undue importance. ""No need to give her that much importance...everybody has the right and freedom to criticise, she is free to do it,"" Urmila added. ""I wish to clear this that I never responded to her [Kangana] in my interview [earlier],"" she stated.",entertainment +228,World's 2nd largest radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory collapses,"Arecibo Observatory's radio telescope in Puerto Rico, the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope, collapsed after instrument platform fell overnight. It served as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary and geospace research for 57 years. It was made up of a 1,000-foot-wide dish antenna built into a depression that reflects radio waves from space to a 900-tonne instrument platform.",science +229,Telescope creates 'new atlas of universe' after mapping 30L galaxies in 300 hrs,"A telescope developed by Australian scientists broke the record after it mapped approximately 30 lakh galaxies in 300 hours to create a ""new atlas of the universe"", Australia's national science agency CSIRO said. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a collection of 36 dish antennas which work together to take panoramic pictures of the sky.",science +230,Rare 9-legged octopus found by fisherman in Japan; pic surfaces,"A rare nine-legged octopus was found by a fisherman in Japan earlier this month after he noticed it had an unusual number of legs as it was being boiled. Octopuses generally have the ability to regenerate legs that are cut off, and this octopus likely added another in the process of closing a wound on a leg, a researcher said.",science +231,India's most affordable 5G smartphone moto g 5G launched: Motorola,"Motorola launched their latest 5G phone, moto g 5G that offers India's first ultra-fast Qualcomm®️ Snapdragon™ 750G 5G processor with 6GB RAM, the company mentioned, adding that at ₹20,999, it's India's most affordable 5G smartphone. It comes with 6.7"" HDR10 display, 48MP Triple Camera System, 5000mAh Battery, Stock Android™ Experience & more. Sale starts on December 7, exclusively on Flipkart.",technology +232,"OnePlus, American Express join hands to bring offers for Indian buyers","OnePlus and American Express have joined hands in a long-term strategic partnership to provide customers with offers on purchase of OnePlus products in India. There'll be a 10% cashback on purchase of products with minimum price of ₹40,000 and 5% cashback on products less than ₹40,000. Offer valid on select American Express cards on OnePlus website and OnePlus store app.",technology +233,"Flipkart partially spins off PhonePe, PhonePe raises $700 million","Walmart-owned Flipkart on Thursday announced a partial spin-off of PhonePe so it can access dedicated long-term capital over the next three to four years. PhonePe is raising $700 million funding from existing Flipkart investors led by Walmart, valuing PhonePe at $5.5 billion. Flipkart, which acquired PhonePe in 2016, will remain PhonePe's majority shareholder.",technology +234,42 food delivery riders arrive with same order at same home due to app glitch,"As many as 42 food delivery riders arrived with the same order at the same address for a seven-year-old girl in the Philippines due to an app glitch. ""She made orders when internet connection was lagging. Then, an error occurred,"" a neighbour said. ""Since there was an error, she made another order. She repeated it several times,"" the neighbour added.",technology +235,Tesla's stock could 'get crushed like soufflé under sledgehammer': Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an e-mail to his employees warned that the electric carmaker's stock could ""get crushed like soufflé under a sledgehammer"" if costs are not cut. ""When looking at our actual profitability, it is very low at around 1% for the past year,"" Musk wrote. Tesla shares are among the best performers in 2020, rising nearly 600%.",technology +236,Which are the biggest acquisitions by Salesforce besides $27.7 bn Slack deal?,"American cloud-based software company Salesforce acquired Slack in a $27.7-billion deal in the biggest acquisition in its 21-year history. In 2019, Salesforce bought data visualisation company Tableau for $15.7 billion, and in 2018, it bought software maker MuleSoft for $6.5 billion. In 2016, Salesforce bought Demandware, a cloud-based provider of e-commerce services, for $2.8 billion.",technology +237,"World's most-followed TikTok star, 16-yr-old Charli, makes first startup investment","America's 16-year-old dancer Charli D'Amelio, the world's most-followed TikTok star who crossed 100 million followers on the app, has made her first startup investment. She joined the $50 million Series B funding round of Step, a US-based banking service that focuses on teenagers. The funding was led by Coatue, with participation from celebrities like Justin Timberlake and The Chainsmokers.",technology +238,"No such thing as rocket scientists, only rocket engineers: Elon Musk","Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a series of two tweets on Wednesday argued that there is ""no such thing as a rocket scientist"" and ""only rocket engineers"" are responsible for ""putting humans on the Moon"". He backed his argument, saying science is only about discovering what already exists, while engineering is about creating things that never existed.",technology +239,India orders Wikipedia to delete map that shows Aksai Chin as part of China,"The government has ordered Wikipedia to take down a map that shows Aksai Chin as a part of China. The Wikipedia page, which shows the incorrect map, is on Bhutan-India relations. The government invoked section 69A of the Information Technology Act that empowers it to order intermediaries to block public access of any information.",technology +240,Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea against surveillance systems,"The Delhi High Court has sought the central government's response on a petition that claims citizens' right to privacy was being endangered by its surveillance systems. The petition contends that Centre's CMS, NETRA and NATGRID projects allow law enforcement agencies to intercept and monitor all telecommunications in bulk. The plea has been filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation.",technology +241,Apple sued for $217M in EU for 'planned' slowing down of iPhones,"Apple is facing lawsuits in European countries seeking $217 million for the ""planned"" slowing down of older iPhone 6 devices. ""Apple pushed updates to mask problems with the battery, knowing it would slow down phones,"" Els Bruggeman, Euroconsumers' head of policy and enforcement claimed. A similar lawsuit was filed in US where Apple agreed to pay $113 million in settlement.",technology +242,Google illegally spied on workers before firing them: US labour board,US' National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint on Wednesday accusing Google of illegally surveilling and questioning workers who were fired for protesting against its policies and attempting to organise a union. NLRB also found Google's policies for accessing documents and its tactics for investigating employees unlawful. Google said it was confident it acted legally.,technology +243,"Twitter expands hate speech rules to cover race, nationality ","Twitter on Wednesday expanded its policy to prohibit hateful speech that ""dehumanises people on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin."" The social media platform backed the move citing research linking dehumanising language to offline violence. It last expanded the policy in March to include language that dehumanises on the basis of age, disability, or disease.",technology +244,Microsoft tweaks 'Productivity Score' feature after criticism,"Microsoft has responded to the criticism of its Productivity Score tool, which several users alleged was enabling workplace surveillance. It said it will remove individual user names from the tool entirely and modify the user interface to ""make it clearer that Productivity Score is a measure of organisational adoption of technology and not individual user behavior.""",technology +245,Apple announces 15 apps as App Store Best of 2020 winners,"Apple on Wednesday named 15 apps as its App Store Best of 2020 winners, that were ""celebrated for their positive cultural impact...and importance"". Exercise app Wakeout! won the iPhone App of the Year title while Genshin Impact was the iPhone Game of the Year. Disney+ and Zoom won the Apple TV and iPad App of the Year titles respectively.",technology +246,"Late ex-CEO of Zappos used to offer new, unhappy employees $2,000 to quit","Late former CEO of Zappos Tony Hsieh, who passed away on Friday, created a workplace policy called ""The Offer"" wherein he'd pay new employees up to $2,000 to quit the company. This was intended to filter out employees who weren't committed to or passionate about Zappos. The bonus would be paid in addition to their salary for five-week training period. ",technology +247,China's Huawei part of govt's working groups for 5G rollout,"The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has included China's Huawei in the working groups constituted for the rollout of 5G in India. Huawei will be responsible, along with other members, for conducting a study on the 5G rollout for healthcare, transport and fintech sectors. There've been speculations about the inclusion of Chinese companies for 5G trials in India.",technology +248,Pinterest execs sued over toxic work culture by shareholders,"Shareholders have sued Pinterest's top executives, including CEO Ben Silbermann, for perpetuating a toxic work culture that has hurt its reputation, The Verge reported. The lawsuit alleges the CEO marginalised women who challenged ""Pinterest's White, male leadership clique"". The executives failed to address widespread claims of race and gender discrimination when presented with evidence, it added.",technology +249,SC stays CCI probe on Flipkart's alleged abuse of dominant position,"The Supreme Court stayed a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that allowed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to probe Flipkart for alleged abuse of dominance. Representing Flipkart, Senior Advocate Harish Salve said his client is not the biggest player and can’t operate independently of competitive forces. SC said the probe would jeopardise Flipkart's business interests.",technology +250,Fairly confident about landing humans on Mars by 2026: Elon Musk,"Elon Musk has said he's ""fairly confident"" about human beings landing on Mars ""in about six years from now"". ""If we get lucky maybe four years. We want to try to send an uncrewed vehicle there (Mars) in two years,"" SpaceX CEO told Axel Springer. Musk suggested he could make his own trip to Mars in two to three years.",technology +251,Amazon is a threat to fashion industry: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower,"Christopher Wylie, who exposed the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data scandal, believes that Amazon is one of the biggest collective threats to the fashion industry. He added that Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos ""will be the next Anna Wintour (the Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue)."" Wylie had exposed the misuse of data by Cambridge Analytica during the 2016 US presidential election.",technology +252,MIT researchers create system that designs custom robots based on terrains,"Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have created a system called RoboGrammar that designs robots based on materials available and the terrain that needs to be navigated. Despite the variety of tasks robots are used for, they tend to be similar in design, the paper's lead author Allan Zhao said, adding RoboGrammar could be used to come up with inventive designs.",technology +253,Musk's SpaceX to fly remote-controlled cars to the Moon for a race,"Elon Musk-led space exploration company SpaceX is set to fly two remote-controlled vehicles to the Moon aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in October 2021 for a race organised by Moon Mark and aerospace company Lunar Outpost. The vehicles will be designed in collaboration with Frank Stephenson, known for his work with McLaren and Ferrari among others.",technology +254,WeChat blocks Aus PM's post criticising fake photo of soldier,The Chinese social media platform WeChat has blocked a message by Australian PM Scott Morrison criticising a fake image of an Australian soldier murdering a child posted by a Chinese government spokesman. A note claimed that the content had violated regulations. The move comes amid a diplomatic dispute between Australia and China over the image.,technology +255,India end their 7-match losing streak as Australia lose ODI in Canberra for 1st time,India defeated Australia by 13 runs in the third ODI in Canberra on Wednesday to end their seven-match losing streak in international cricket across all formats. This is the first time that Australia have lost an ODI in Canberra. Hardik Pandya top-scored for India in the match with 92*(76). The three-match Australia-India T20I series will begin on Friday.,sports +256,"Fan who proposed to girlfriend in ODI reveals they met because of mail, shares pic","Dipen Mandaliya, the India fan who proposed to his Australian girlfriend Rosilie Wimbush in the stands during the second Australia-India ODI in Sydney, revealed he met her for the first time due to a mail. He said when he moved to his Melbourne apartment in 2018, he had received mails meant for Rosilie and met her to return the mails. ",sports +257,Online betting firms advertise during Ind-Aus ODIs live stream despite ban,"Advertisements of online sports betting firms Betway and Dafabet were shown during the live streaming of India-Australia ODI series. Since online sports betting is prohibited in India except in Sikkim, it can't be advertised according to the Advertising Standards Council of India guidelines. BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said they can't do anything about it since they don't have telecast rights.",sports +258,"Rohit finishes 2020 with highest ODI score for India, streak continues for 8th year","Rohit Sharma has hit highest yearly individual ODI score for India each time for eight years. His 119(128) against Australia in January is highest ODI score by an Indian this year, while his 159(138) was India's best in 2019. Rohit's 209(158), 264(173), 150(133), 171*(163), 208*(153) and 162(137) were India's highest scores in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively.",sports +259,"Coded messages sent to England captain from balcony by analyst, pics surface","During the third South Africa-England T20I, England analyst Nathan Leamon sent coded information to England captain Eoin Morgan from the team balcony. Leamon placed a series of numbers and letters like '4E' and '2C' on clipboards to suggest Morgan on how to impact the game. England and Wales Cricket Board said the signals were ""intended as a live informational resource"".",sports +260,"Sanjay Manjrekar gets trolled after Pandya, Jadeja share 150-run partnership","Sanjay Manjrekar, who said Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja wouldn't be in his ODI team, was trolled after the duo shared an unbeaten 150-run partnership against Australia. ""If Manjrekar comments on whole squad...every batsman will play well,"" a fan tweeted. Another wrote, ""Today Manjrekar got a befitting reply. Irony was he was the commentator when the two got going.""",sports +261,"The Great Khali joins farmers' protest, says 'Govt has messed with wrong people'","Former WWE wrestler The Great Khali joined the farmers' protest at Delhi border on Tuesday and urged everyone to support the farmers. In a video shared on Instagram, he urged the government to roll back the farm laws. ""Government has messed with the wrong people. It will be tough for them,"" he added.",sports +262,"Ajay Jadeja trolls Ravindra over ice pack on shoulder, says 'Ice should be in glass'","While interacting with Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja following his match-winning performance against Australia in the third ODI, Ajay Jadeja enquired about the ice pack on his shoulder, saying, ""I am worried."" Ajay jokingly added, ""Ice should be in glass,"" to which Ravindra responded, ""Actually, it's night here. You are right ice should be in glass.""",sports +263,"Take hands out of pockets, you're playing for India not a club: Yuvraj on Gill's pic","After Australia-India ODI series concluded, Shubman Gill took to Instagram to share pictures from the third ODI. ""Great feeling representing my country,"" he wrote. Reacting to a picture wherein Gill can be seen standing on the field with his hands in pockets, Yuvraj jokingly wrote, ""Take your hands out of pockets, you're playing for India not a club.""",sports +264,I will remember it forever: Australia debutant Green on KL Rahul's gesture,"Australia debutant Cameron Green has admitted he was ""taken back"" by the warmth shown by India wicketkeeper KL Rahul during the third ODI. ""He asked me whether I was nervous or not and I just replied saying 'Yeah...little bit nervous.' He was like ‘Yeah, go well youngster’ type of thing,"" Green said. ""I'll remember it forever,"" he added.",sports +265,"I saw death coming, told myself I had to get out for my children: F1 driver on crash","F1 driver Romain Grosjean, whose car burst into flames and split into two after a 225-kmph crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, has said that he really saw death coming. ""I told myself that I had to get out for my children. I put my hands in the fire, so I clearly felt it burning on the chassis,"" he added.",sports +266,"David Beckham digitally aged to look 70-year-old in malaria campaign, pics surface","Ex-England football captain David Beckham has been digitally aged to look 70-year-old in a new campaign against malaria. The campaign's clip presented Beckham in an ""imagined future"" where malaria had been wiped out as he declared ""our world has changed"" as a result. Beckham said as a father of four, fight to eradicate the disease was something he took personally. ",sports +267,"Manjrekar praises Pandya after getting trolled over his remark on him, Jadeja","Sanjay Manjrekar, who was trolled for saying he has a problem with players like Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya in ODIs, praised Hardik after the duo shared a 150-run partnership. ""India have found...pure number six batsman. Who knows he might start going up the order,"" he said. ""Was skeptical about Hardik the pure batsman in 50-over cricket...Not anymore,"" he tweeted.",sports +268,"Harbhajan asks whether Indians seriously need COVID-19 vaccine, gets trolled","Spinner Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter and asked whether Indians ""seriously"" need coronavirus vaccine as India's recovery rate without a vaccine is 93.6%. Users trolled him with one writing, ""If there was 5% chance that a plane will crash...will you board it?"" Another wrote, ""If everyone in Indian cricket team has an MoM award, then India should win all matches.""",sports +269,Only one person heard sound in entire ground: Kohli as Gill urges him to take DRS,"On the last ball of Australia's 13th over in third ODI, pacer Shardul Thakur's delivery missed Moises Henriques' bat and was collected by wicketkeeper KL Rahul. Shubman Gill tried to convince Virat Kohli to take DRS, saying, ""I convincingly heard sound of bat clipping the ball,"" to which Kohli replied, ""Only one person heard the sound in the entire ground.""",sports +270,"Latest ICC rankings for T20I batsmen released, Malan creates history with 915 points","The ICC on Wednesday released the latest rankings for T20I batsmen, with England's Dawid Malan topping the batting charts. The 33-year-old has created history by reaching 915 points, the highest ever rating points achieved by a batsman in T20I cricket. Meanwhile, Team India captain Virat Kohli dropped to the number nine position in the rankings.",sports +271,World has officially gone nuts: Vaughan on analyst sending signals to Morgan ,"Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan took to Twitter to react to England analyst Nathan Leamon sending coded information to England captain Eoin Morgan from the team balcony during the third South Africa-England T20I. ""Signals sent from an analyst on a balcony to the captain on the pitch !!!! The world has officially gone nuts !!! #SAvENG #OnOn,"" Vaughan tweeted.",sports +272,Dhoni said many runs can be scored if match is taken to end overs: Jadeja,"After his match-winning knock against Australia, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said Dhoni had advised him to take matches deep until the last five overs when lot of runs can be scored. On Wednesday, Jadeja and Hardik Pandya scored 110 runs in last 10 overs to help India post 302/5. India were struggling at 152/5 when Jadeja came out to bat.",sports +273,Shahid Afridi to return home from LPL due to personal emergency,"Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is leading Galle Gladiators in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be returning to Pakistan to attend a ""personal emergency"". ""I will return to join back my team at LPL immediately after the situation is handled,"" Afridi tweeted. Earlier, he had missed his flight to Sri Lanka which delayed his participation in the tournament.",sports +274,Michael Schumacher's son Mick to race for Haas in 2021 F1 season,"Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, will be racing for Haas in the next Formula One season. The 21-year-old German signed a multi-year agreement and will partner Russian Nikita Mazepin. ""The prospect of being on the Formula One grid next year makes me incredibly happy...I'm simply speechless,"" said Mick. He is currently leading the Formula Two championship.",sports +275,Stephanie Frappart becomes the first woman referee in Champions League,"On Wednesday, Stephanie Frappart of France became the first female referee in a Champions League match when she officiated at the Juventus-Dynamo Kyiv tie. The 36-year-old made her debut in the French league in April 2019. Since then she has refereed two Europa League matches and has taken charge of 18 matches in the Spanish league.",sports +276,Hardik and Jadeja score record sixth wicket ODI stand in Australia,"India all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja put on highest ODI partnership for the sixth wicket or lower on Australian soil on Wednesday. The duo stitched 150 runs for the sixth wicket against Australia in the third and final ODI. In the process, they also produced the highest sixth-wicket stand for India against Australia, breaking a 21-year-old record.",sports +277,"Kohli, Dhoni in Yahoo's list of most-searched personalities of 2020","Ex-India captain MS Dhoni and his successor Virat Kohli are among the top-20 most-searched personalities this year, according to Yahoo. While Dhoni finished 11th, Virat grabbed the 19th spot. Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who passed away in June, took the top spot. The duo are also the most searched cricketers from December 2015 to December 2019, as per SEMrush study.",sports +278,Watching Kane Williamson bat is therapeutic: Wasim Jaffer,"Former India opener Wasim Jaffer said watching New Zealand captain Kane Williamson bat is ""therapeutic"". Jaffer took to Twitter to praise Williamson for his unbeaten 97-run knock on Day 1 of the first Test against West Indies. Williamson put on a 154-run stand with Tom Latham for the second wicket after New Zealand lost debutant Will Young early.",sports +279,"Jadeja, Hardik can be huge assets for Team India in Aus: Sourav Ganguly","BCCI President Sourav Ganguly praised Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja after their match-winning partnership against Australia in the third ODI. ""Jadeja and Pandya can be huge assets to this team in the long run...plays at difficult positions,"" Ganguly tweeted. He also mentioned that despite the ODI series loss, Wednesday's win might ""turn things around as it's a long tour"".",sports +280,Finland to give free COVID-19 vaccine to all its residents,"Finland's Health Ministry has said that COVID-19 vaccines would be free to its residents and the vaccination will begin early next year. ""Finland's goal is to protect the entire population with a licensed vaccine,"" the ministry added. Medical personnel, patients of hospitals, nursing homes and senior citizens will be prioritised with initial doses, the ministry further said.",world +281,More than 1 lakh people already vaccinated against COVID-19: Russia ,"Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that more than one lakh people have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country. He made the statement while presenting the Sputnik V vaccine to the United Nations over a video link. Russia became the first country to register the world's first COVID-19 vaccine in August, which the country says is 92% effective.",world +282,There won't be enough vaccines to prevent rise in cases for 3-6 months: WHO,"""We are not going to have sufficient vaccinations in place to prevent a surge in (coronavirus) cases for three to six months,"" WHO's Dr Mike Ryan said. He called on people to maintain social distancing and follow other measures to prevent spread of COVID-19. His statement comes as UK became the first country to approve Pfizer's vaccine for widespread use.",world +283,41 test positive for COVID-19 after attending sex convention in US,"Forty-one people have tested positive for coronavirus after attending a swingers convention in New Orleans, US. The multi-day convention called 'Naughty in N'awlins' saw about 250 people gather in the city in mid-November, a lot less than 2,000 attendees it saw in 2019. ""If I could go back in time, I would not produce this event again,"" the organiser said.",world +284,India asks UN members to condemn attacks on all religions,"India on Wednesday called out UN member states for selective condemnation of attacks on Abrahamic religions, leaving religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. ""As long as such selectivity exists, the world can never truly foster a culture of peace,"" Indian diplomat Ashish Sharma said at UNGA. He called on the UN Alliance of Civilizations to speak for all.",world +285,"20 kids in Spain sprout hair like werewolves on taking wrong medicine, pics surface","Twenty children in Spain sprouted hair all over their bodies like werewolves after they were mistakenly given hair restorer instead of medicine for stomach upsets. The mix-up happened after mislabeled syrups were delivered to pharmacies, where chemists used it to treat reflux. Pictures showing the hair-covered skin of the young children have now gone viral on social media.",world +286,Namibia puts up 170 elephants on sale as their population rises in the country,"Namibia has put 170 'high value' wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the Southern African country's environmental ministry has said. An advertisement said an increase in incidents of human-elephant conflict motivated the sale of the elephants. Namibia would auction the animals to anyone in Namibia or abroad who could meet the criteria.",world +287,New metal monolith appears atop a mountain in California ,"A new metal monolith has appeared atop a mountain in the US state of California, days after similar structures that were found in Utah state and Romania disappeared. ""The three-sided obelisk appeared to be made of stainless steel, 10-foot tall and 18 inches wide,"" a local newspaper said. It reported that it might be possible to push the monolith over.",world +288,Cannabis removed from list of most dangerous drugs by United Nations,"The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs has voted to remove cannabis from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs. Cannabis was earlier in the same category as heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, methadone and morphine. The vote came on the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation to make research into the medical use of cannabis easier. ",world +289,Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif declared 'proclaimed offender' by High Court,"Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday was declared a ""proclaimed offender"" by the Islamabad High Court. Sharif had failed to appear before the court despite repeated summons in connection with two corruption cases. Sharif has been in London since November last year after he was granted permission to go abroad for four weeks for medical treatment.",world +290,Vote recount fight about ensuring US has faith in elections: Trump,"US President Donald Trump said that his fight for recounting of votes is to ensure that ""Americans can have faith in this election, and in all future elections"". Trump alleged that the ""corrupt mail-in balloting scheme that Democrats systematically put into place"" allowed votes to be altered. Several election officials have said there was no evidence of massive voters fraud.",world +291,Coronavirus pandemic is a rebuke from nature: Prince Harry,"Britain's Prince Harry described the coronavirus pandemic as a rebuke from ""Mother Nature"" for mistreating the environment. ""We take so much from her (Mother Nature) and we rarely give a lot back,"" he added. Prince Harry urged individuals to take responsibility for the environment and called for people to become ""doers"" rather than just talk about climate issues.",world +292,COVID-19 patients take university entrance exam at hospitals in S Korea,"As many as 35 coronavirus patients took the university entrance exam at designated hospitals in South Korea on Thursday. Besides, 404 test-takers in self-quarantine answered the exam at special venues. Nearly 5 lakh students answered the highly competitive exam, reportedly deemed a life-defining event for high school seniors to win a degree that could help land a better job.",world +293,Ex-French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing dies of COVID-19 at 94,"Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing has died at the age of 94 after contracting coronavirus, his family said on Wednesday. He died at his family home in central France. Giscard, who served as France's leader from 1974 to 1981, is credited for legalising abortion, allowing divorce by mutual consent and lowering the voting age to 18 from 21.",world +294,Germany extends partial lockdown until Jan 10 to combat COVID-19,"German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said that the government will extend partial lockdown in the country until January 10 to combat the spread of coronavirus. She added that the infection rates in the country are still far too high and need to come down faster. On Wednesday, Germany reported 487 new deaths, marking the highest daily rise in fatalities. ",world +295,Struggle isn't over: UK PM Johnson post COVID-19 vaccine approval,"Following the approval of Pfizer/BioNTech developed COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use, UK PM Boris Johnson said that people shouldn't ""fall into the naive belief that the struggle is over"". He added that even though the vaccine has been approved there're still ""immense logistical challenges"". The UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. ",world +296,Israeli lawmakers pass preliminary bill to dissolve parliament,"The Israeli parliament has passed a preliminary bill to dissolve itself, with Israel likely to head for its fourth election in less than two years. The move comes amid a crisis in the ruling coalition led by PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Benny Gantz. The legislation will need to pass three future parliamentary votes to become law, Reuters reported. ",world +297,Iran passes law to stop nuclear inspections after scientist’s killing,"Iran's Guardian Council watchdog body has passed a new law to stop UN inspections of its nuclear facilities. The law would require the government to resume enriching uranium to 20%, beyond 3.67% limit agreed under 2015 nuclear deal, if sanctions are not eased in two months. This comes after the killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last week. ",world +298,"UN, Ethiopia sign deal for humanitarian access to Tigray amid conflict","United Nations on Wednesday said that it has signed a deal with the Ethiopian government to provide humanitarian aid in the northern Tigray region amid the ongoing conflict with rebel forces. The aid will be provided to every single person who needs it without any distinction, the UN added. According to reports, the conflict has displaced over 10 lakh people.",world +299,Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge,"Hong Kong media Tycoon Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a fraud charge. Lai, founder of Next Digital, and two other Next Digital executives were charged with fraud over accusations that they violated lease terms by misusing the office space for other purposes. Lai was earlier arrested in August under suspicion of breaching Hong Kong's national security law.",world +300,"Looking to resume Iran, Venezuela oil imports under Biden: Oil Minister","Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India would like to diversify its oil imports and resume supplies from Iran and Venezuela, after US President-elect Joe Biden comes into power. India was a key buyer of Iranian and Venezuelan oil before President Trump imposed sanctions on the two countries, which have blocked up to 3% of the world's supply.",world +301,No way to address climate emergency without US leadership: UN Chief,"UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that ""there's no way to address the climate emergency in the world without US leadership."" The 2015 Paris climate accord wouldn't have been possible without the leadership of then US President Barack Obama, he added. US formally withdrew from the climate accord on November 4, a decision announced by US President Donald Trump in 2017.",world +302,"2,783 soldiers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Azerbaijan","Azerbaijan on Thursday said that 2,783 of its soldiers were killed during its conflict with Armenia in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict began on September 27 and ended on November 10 when a Russian-brokered peace deal came into effect. Armenia is yet to disclose its death toll but an official claimed that 2,317 Armenian soldiers had been killed.",world +303,Our ties with Nepal will not affect any third party: China,"A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said that its ""friendly cooperation"" with Nepal will not impact any third party. The relationship between China and Nepal is ""beneficial to the Chinese and Nepalese people"", she told reporters while answering a question about Defence Minister Wei Fenghe's visit to Nepal. During his visit, Wei offered Nepal firm support to safeguard its sovereignty.",world +304,US bans cotton imports from Chinese producer over 'slave labour',"US on Wednesday banned imports of cotton products from a Chinese state-owned firm, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, saying the firm uses 'slave labour' of detained Uighur Muslims. President Donald Trump will not tolerate human rights abuses taking place in China, US Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said. He called ""Made in China"" a warning label.",world +305,"He added spice to our lives, sad day for country: Puri on MDH owner's demise","Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said the passing away of MDH's owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati is a sad day for the country. Puri tweeted, ""He added spice to our lives & was a part of every Indian household."" Congress leader Rajeev Shukla tweeted, ""From a lane in Chandni Chowk he spread his wings to every corner of the world.""",politics +306,"China, Pak trying to destabilise India in name of farmers: Minister","Discussing the farmers' protests, Haryana Minister Jai Parkash Dalal on Thursday said, ""In the name of farmers... Foreign powers like China, Pakistan, and other enemy nations are trying to destabilise the country."" He added, ""Bihar recently witnessed elections... Since the introduction of these laws, people have given tremendous support to PM Narendra Modi. Are they not farmers?""",politics +307,Should farmers come with plough and oxen?: AAP on VK Singh's remark,"The AAP has asked Union Minister VK Singh if the farmers protesting in Delhi should have come with ""plough and oxen"" to appear like farmers. Singh had said that when he looks at the photographs of protests, a lot of people do not look like farmers. He alleged that Opposition and people who take commission were involved in the protests. ",politics +308,Never met such inspiring and lively soul: Sisodia on MDH owner's demise,"Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia took to Twitter after the demise of MDH's owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati on Thursday. Sisodia wrote, ""India's most inspiring entrepreneur, MDH owner Dharm Pal Mahashay passed away this morning. I've never met such an inspiring and lively soul."" Kejriwal tweeted, ""He dedicated his life for the society. God bless his soul.""",politics +309,Asked Shah to resolve issue with farmers as it affects Punjab's economy: CM,"Following his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the farmers' protests, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said, ""I reiterated my opposition...and requested him to resolve the issue as it affects the economy of my state and security of the nation."" Singh added, ""The discussion is going on between farmers and the Centre. There is nothing for me to resolve.""",politics +310,Govt must call Parliament session to discuss farmer issues and vaccine: NCP,"Maharashtra minister and NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik on Thursday said that the Centre should call the winter session of the Parliament to discuss the issues of farmers and COVID-19 vaccine. He said, ""Health Secretary says that they never said that the vaccine would be administered to everyone. Will it be free of cost? There are questions.""",politics +311,TRS brought down voter turnout at GHMC polls to its advantage: BJP,"Union Minister of State, G Kishan Reddy, alleged the TRS government used the State Election Commission to bring down the voter turnout in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections to its advantage. Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that CM K Chandrashekar Rao created an environment so that people do not come out to cast their votes.",politics +312,Bar Council of Delhi writes to PM Modi to repeal farm laws,"The Bar Council of Delhi has written to PM Narendra Modi, urging him to repeal the farm laws. The council said these laws are ""detrimental"" to the lawyer community. ""The mindset behind move...to oust the jurisdiction of civil courts and transfer of power to bureaucrats...to decide disputes between the traders and the farmers will lead to corruption,"" the letter said.",politics +313,How can he do low-level politics?: Delhi CM on Punjab CM over farm laws,"After Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh accused the Delhi government of 'double standards' for notifying one of the three farm laws, CM Arvind Kejriwal said, ""How can he do such low-level politics in this fragile situation?"" He added, ""Are you doing it for friendship with BJP or are you under pressure as ED has filed a case against your family?""",politics +314,PM Modi lauded party workers for their work in GHMC polls: T'gana BJP,"PM Narendra Modi has lauded the party workers for their hard work put in for the recently concluded Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, according to Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar. ""PM advised the Telangana BJP workers to move ahead with the same spirit,"" Kumar said. He added that PM Modi also enquired about the attacks on party cadres. ",politics +315,Do elderly women in farmer protests look like Khalistanis?: SAD chief,"Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said that there are elderly women in the farmers' protests. He added, ""Do they look like Khalistanis? It is a way of calling farmers of the country as anti-nationals."" Badal further said, ""Does BJP or anybody else have the right to declare anybody as anti-national?""",politics +316,"BJP, NCP both seek credit for Pune's Bhama Askhed project","After the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) claimed to have completed the work on Bhama Askhed dam project, both BJP and NCP have sought credit for the project. ""During BJP's tenure, the party had approved funds from the standing committee for this project,"" BJP's city unit president said. ""Project was approved by the Congress and NCP,"" NCP MLA Sunil Tingre responded. ",politics +317,"Punjab, WB also have film cities, will Yogi visit them too?: Raut","Following a meeting between Akshay Kumar and UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut said, ""It's not easy to shift Mumbai's film city to another place."" Raut added, ""There are film cities in WB and Punjab too. Will Yogi Ji also visit these places and talk to directors/ artists or is he going to do so only in Mumbai?""",politics +318,We were welcomed open-heartedly by people of Bollywood: UP minister,"After UP CM Yogi Adityanath met Akshay Kumar in Mumbai, UP Minister SN Singh said, ""We were welcomed open-heartedly by Bollywood people."" Claiming Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray ""lost his sleep"" after the visit, Singh added, ""Shiv Sena...should first rectify their culture with Bollywood. If they want to keep something, they should keep it, no one wants to take it away.""",politics +319,Had to wear friend's pyjama at wedding as mine tore during varmala: Aditya,"Singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan, who got married to Shweta Agarwal on Tuesday, revealed that he had to wear his friend's pyjama during the wedding ceremony. ""Mine tore while I was being lifted to put the garland on Shweta. So I had to wear his for the pheras. Luckily my friend and I are of similar build,"" he added.",entertainment +320,Rajinikanth to launch party in Jan & contest TN 2021 Assembly Elections,"Rajinikanth said today he would launch his political party in January. ""In the upcoming Assembly Elections, we will win with the huge support of the people, and set up an honest, open, corruption-free, spiritual politics that does not adhere to any particular caste or religion,"" he wrote in a post.",entertainment +321,Kangana blocks Himanshi after criticism for tweet on farmers' protest,"Former Bigg Boss contestant Himanshi Khurana has been blocked on Twitter by Kangana Ranaut, after Himanshi criticised her comments on the ongoing farmers' protest. Himanshi took to Instagram Story to share a screenshot of the 'You are blocked from following @KanganaTeam' message. Previously, Himanshi had accused Kangana of putting a false spin on the protests.",entertainment +322,"1st pic from Aditya & Shweta's reception surfaces, comedian Bharti attends","The first picture from singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan and his newly-wed wife Shweta Agarwal's wedding reception has surfaced online. Among those who attended the wedding reception included Govinda with wife Sunita and children Tina and Yashvardhan, and comedian Bharti Singh with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa. Aditya and Shweta got married at Iskcon Temple in Mumbai on Tuesday. + +",entertainment +323,"Every time I visit India, I'm struck by how unbelievably visual it is: Nolan","Commenting on shooting his films in India, director Christopher Nolan said that every time he visits India, he is struck by how ""unbelievably visual"" it is. ""I had shot a couple of days in Jodhpur on 'The Dark Knight Rises'...always wanted to go back...shoot a substantial sequence,"" he added. ""I had the opportunity to do that on 'Tenet',"" Nolan stated.",entertainment +324,Diljit calls Kangana 'blind' for misidentifying woman as 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi',"Singer Diljit Dosanjh has criticised Kangana Ranaut after she misidentified an elderly woman named Mahinder Kaur, who took part in farmers' protest, and wrote in a now-deleted tweet that she's 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano who's ""available for ₹100"". Sharing Kaur's interview, Diljit wrote, ""One shouldn't be so blind."" Kangana deleted the tweet after social media users called her out.",entertainment +325,How many a**es have you licked: Diljit to Kangana after she calls him 'Johar's pet',"Diljit Dosanjh responded to Kangana Ranaut after she called him ""chamcha"" and ""Karan Johar's pet"" following his criticism over her now-deleted tweet wherein she misidentified a woman from farmers' protest. ""Are you a pet of everyone you've worked with?"" he wrote. ""How many a**es have you licked for work? I don't struggle in Bollywood...They approach me for work,"" Diljit added.",entertainment +326,Actor & Gangs of Wasseypur writer Zeishan booked for cheating producer of ₹1.5cr,"The Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against actor and writer Zeishan Quadri. A co-producer had filed a complaint against him for allegedly cheating him of ₹1.5 crore, which the producer claimed he and another friend had invested in a web series that Quadri was supposedly making. Quadri co-wrote and starred in Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur'.",entertainment +327,Adityanath wants to hijack B'wood: Sena leader on film city plan in UP,"Commenting on Yogi Adityanath's plan to build a film city in Uttar Pradesh, Shiv Sena leader G Radhakrishnan said that UP CM wants to hijack Bollywood. He alleged that Yogi came to Mumbai in a ""big chartered flight to take the film city away from its original place"". Notably, Adityanath met Bollywood personalities to talk about the proposed film city.",entertainment +328,Tenet has some of the first-ever aerial shots of Mumbai in a film: Nolan,"Director Christopher Nolan said that 'Tenet' has some of the first-ever aerial shots of Mumbai in a film. ""It was really fun to collaborate with the local crews...learn about how they make films,"" he added. ""There are some really interesting things we were able to capture...in challenging conditions because it was monsoon season...when it rained it really rained,"" Nolan stated.",entertainment +329,Jackky Bhagnani to launch Kriti Sanon's sister Nupur Sanon: Reports,"Producers Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh are reportedly planning to launch Kriti Sanon's sister Nupur Sanon in their upcoming project. Nupur, who appeared in B Praak's track 'Filhall', will reportedly begin shooting for the untitled project next year. ""The project is really interesting and offers an ideal debut for Nupur Sanon,"" reports stated.",entertainment +330,Intensity in characters made it a memorable one: Ajay on 15 yrs of 'Apaharan',"Taking to Instagram, Ajay Devgn wrote about his film 'Apaharan', which completed 15 years of release on Wednesday. Sharing a video from the film, he wrote, ""The cast, the plot, the intensity in characters made this movie a memorable one...Celebrating #15YearsOfApaharan."" Directed by Prakash Jha, the action-drama film also starred Nana Patekar and Bipasha Basu. ",entertainment +331,Was late in calling David: Shakti on not being part of Coolie No 1 remake,"Actor Shakti Kapoor, who played Goverdhan in Govinda's 'Coolie No 1', has said he wanted to be a part of the upcoming film as well. ""I called up (David Dhawan, director) to say I want to be in 'Coolie No 1' but it was too late,"" Shakti said, adding, ""I would've done any role for David and I always will.""",entertainment +332,Rapists deserve capital punishment: 'Delhi Crime' actress Shefali Shah,"On being asked if she supports capital punishment for rapists, 'Delhi Crime' actress Shefali Shah said that they deserve what they do to others. She added that the International Emmy Award-winning series is the story of a woman. ""It talks about a woman, her pain, agony...it tells the story of another woman who fought for justice,"" Shefali stated.",entertainment +333,"Money can make you wealthy, not healthy: Zoa on battling COVID-19","Actress Zoa Morani, who recovered from coronavirus in April, has said the virus taught her that health is happiness. ""The idiom 'health is wealth' is so true...I mean, money can make you wealthy...not healthy,"" Zoa said, adding, ""A major shift has happened in me...I think within everyone. I don't think earlier we extensively talked about...importance of...immunity that we're doing today.""",entertainment +334,"Rahul Roy is out of danger, shifted from ICU: Brother-in-law Romeer","Actor Rahul Roy's brother-in-law Romeer Sen told ETimes that 'Aashiqui' actor is out of danger and has been shifted from the ICU. The 52-year-old actor is admitted at Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital where he is undergoing treatment after suffering brain stroke while shooting in Kargil for 'LAC- Live the Battle'. ""The doctors have started Rahul's speech and physical therapy,"" Sen added.",entertainment +335,'Mad Max: Fury Road' actor Hugh Keays-Byrne passes away aged 73,"Actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, known for films like 'Mad Max', 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Stone' and TV series 'Farscape', passed away aged 73. ""It's amazing you were able to play an evil warlord so well cause you were such a...beautiful soul,"" actress Charlize Theron tweeted. ""He cared about...preserving the environment long before these issues became fashionable,"" filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith said.",entertainment +336,"Got audition call for Tenet, thought it was a prank: Dimple","Actress Dimple Kapadia has said she couldn't believe when she got the audition call for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet'. The actress added that she thought it was a prank call. ""Why would...Nolan want me for his film? I'm nowhere on the radar. I told my nephew, 'Koi meri taang kheench raha hoga. Don't get your hopes too high',"" Dimple further said.",entertainment +337,Lucky that recreated versions I've been part of never got hatred: Jubin,"Singer Jubin Nautiyal, who has sung recreated numbers like 'The Humma Song' and 'Pehla Nasha Once Again', has said he's lucky that all the recreated versions he has been a part of have never got any negativity or hatred from the listeners. He added people didn't criticise the songs because he approached every recreation as ""the fan of the song"". ",entertainment +338,'Zero' didn't show the trauma & tragedy of a dwarf: Actor Lilliput,"Actor Lilliput, who was recently seen in 'Mirzapur 2', has said Shah Rukh Khan's 2018 film 'Zero' didn't show the trauma and tragedy of a dwarf. ""Anushka Sharma played a woman with...far more tragic story than him (Shah Rukh)...She couldn't speak or walk,"" he added. ""He was the one jumping around...what problem does he have? Even...script was weird,"" said Lilliput.",entertainment +339,"I quit smoking & drinking, I'm improving my life spiritually: Rahul Mahajan","Former Bigg Boss contestant and TV personality Rahul Mahajan, on being asked what is keeping him away from the public eye, said that his health and personal life are keeping him busy. He added that he has quit alcohol and cigarettes. ""I am into healthy food, workout, improving my life spiritually, physically, mentally, personal relationships,"" Rahul further said.",entertainment +340,"'Commando 3' actress Angira Dhar joins Big B, Ajay's 'Mayday'","Actress Angira Dhar, who starred in films like 'Commando 3' and 'Love Per Square Foot', has been roped in for an upcoming film, 'Mayday', which also stars Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan and Rakul Preet Singh. Angira will essay the role of a lawyer in the thriller-drama. ""[It's] going to be one hell of a ride,"" she said in a statement.",entertainment +341,Sanjay Dutt isn't a controlling actor: Torbaaz co-star Rahul Dev,"Talking about working with Sanjay Dutt in the upcoming action-drama 'Torbaaz', actor Rahul Dev said, ""Sanjay is a very giving actor. He's not one of them who would snatch the moment."" Rahul, who also worked with Sanjay in films like 'Sarhad Paar' and 'Kidnap', further said, ""He's a great co-actor to build a scene with, he's not a controlling actor.""",entertainment +342,Kiara had to totally transform for her role in 'Indoo ki Jawani': Director,"Abir Sengupta, the director of Kiara Advani's upcoming film 'Indoo Ki Jawani', has revealed that the actress had to completely transform herself from a ""proper South Bombay girl"" to a desi Ghaziabad girl for the film. ""I realised...it's going to be tough. But the way she has put in her hard work, it came very easy and smooth,"" he added. ",entertainment +343,Tesla would consider buying a legacy automaker on friendly terms: Musk,"Tesla would consider leveraging the company's $554 billion market capitalisation to buy a legacy automaker, CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with Axel Springer. ""We're definitely not going to launch a hostile takeover,"" Musk said. ""If somebody said, 'Hey, we think it would be a good idea to merge with Tesla,' we certainly could have that conversation,"" he added.",automobile +344,Volkswagen CEO reveals they began 'Mission T' to catch up with Tesla,"Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, in a blog post, revealed he organised a three-day workshop nicknamed 'Mission T' to discuss how they could ""catch up with Tesla"". He added that they brought 31 senior executives from Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche together amid the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss how they could further their Project Artemis to take on Tesla. ",automobile +345,"No such thing as rocket scientists, only rocket engineers: Elon Musk","Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a series of two tweets on Wednesday argued that there is ""no such thing as a rocket scientist"" and ""only rocket engineers"" are responsible for ""putting humans on the Moon"". He backed his argument, saying science is only about discovering what already exists, while engineering is about creating things that never existed.",science +346,China spacecraft lands on Moon to bring back lunar rocks for 1st time since 1970s,"A Chinese spacecraft sent to Moon to bring back the first lunar samples in decades has successfully landed. The Chang'e-5 spacecraft landed on Moon on Tuesday, reported state media agency. If the return journey is successful, China will be only the third country to have retrieved samples from Moon, following US and Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s.",science +347,81-yr-old midnight snapper found in Australia becomes oldest tropical reef fish,"An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world. The discovery was made as part of a new study to find out how changing ocean temperatures might affect the biology of these fish, and others like them.",science +348,US family welcomes baby born from embryo frozen for 27 years,"A US family revealed they welcomed a baby girl in late October this year from an embryo that was frozen in October 1992 and remained frozen until February this year. In February, Tina and Ben Gibson of Tennessee adopted the embryo. The National Embryo Donation Center claims it set the record for the longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth.",science +349,Fairly confident about landing humans on Mars by 2026: Elon Musk,"Elon Musk has said he's ""fairly confident"" about human beings landing on Mars ""in about six years from now"". ""If we get lucky maybe four years. We want to try to send an uncrewed vehicle there (Mars) in two years,"" SpaceX CEO told Axel Springer. Musk suggested he could make his own trip to Mars in two to three years.",science +350,"Bezos-led Blue Origin onboards former NASA, Pentagon officials",Jeff Bezos-founded space agency Blue Origin has onboarded former Pentagon and NASA officials for its new advisory board. Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Kari Bingen and former directors of NASA's research centres Dr Charles Elachi and Todd May are part of the seven-member board. Bingen held the second-highest ranking civilian intelligence job at the Pentagon.,science +351,Vulture rescue centre to be established in Hyderabad,"Under the Ministry of Environment and Forest's Action Plan for Vulture Conservation (APVC) 2020-25, Hyderabad will be among the four cities to establish a vulture rescue centre. The centres will be established 5 km from the breeding centres such that veterinary expertise of these centres could be utilised for treatment of sick and injured birds, according to the APVC document.",science +352,15-yr-old Indian-American inventor Gitanjali TIME's first-ever 'Kid of the Year',"Indian-American inventor Gitanjali Rao has been named TIME Magazine's first-ever 'Kid of the Year' after being selected from over 5,000 nominees. Actress Angelina Jolie interviewed Rao, where she talked about how she used technology against issues ranging from contaminated water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying. Her AI-based service 'Kindly' can detect cyberbullying at an early stage.",technology +353,IBM says hackers targetting COVID-19 vaccine supply process,"Information technology company IBM issued a warning and said it has uncovered a ""global phishing campaign"" against companies involved in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. IBM said it detected a group of hackers impersonating an executive at Haier Biomedical trying to gather information about the cold chain via emails. US federal agency CISA has reposted the report.",technology +354,Google is allowing socially-distanced outdoor meetings on campus,"Google has started allowing employees to hold socially-distanced outdoor meetings on its campuses. Known as ""onsite off-sites"", it's an attempt to bring aboard new hires and collaborate on important projects offline, a company spokesperson told CNBC. Earlier, CEO Sundar Pichai, in an interview with TIME, said that Google's future wouldn't be 100% remote but it'd involve hybrid models of work.",technology +355,iPhone 12 users reportedly facing battery drainage issues,"Over thousands of users on Apple's community forum are reporting issues with the battery life of their iPhone 12 devices. ""I'm noticing that the iPhone 12 Pro is draining when idle with almost no background activity at a rate of 4%,"" a user initially claimed. Others reported 20-40% battery loss despite turning off background app activity, as per 9to5 Mac.",technology +356,SBI's mobile banking app YONO suffers system outage,"SBI's mobile banking app YONO suffered a system outage on Thursday, following which the bank issued an official statement on Twitter. ""Steps are being taken for the restoration of uninterrupted service,"" it said, asking users to switch to OnlineSBI or YONO Lite for their needs. Earlier today, RBI temporarily halted HDFC from issuing new credit cards citing repeated system outages.",technology +357,Offices post COVID-19 to become spaces where staff book desks: AWS CEO,"Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy expects office buildings to evolve into 'hot offices', in the post-pandemic world, where employees can decide which day to come in and reserve a desk. In an interview with CNBC, he said that most people would adopt a hybrid model of work instead of working from office 100% of the time.",technology +358,"Kane Williamson embraces Kemar Roach who lost his father before Test, pic goes viral","A picture of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson embracing West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach, who lost his father ahead of the Hamilton Test, has gone viral on social media. Reacting to the picture, a fan wrote, ""I have never seen such a civilised and sympathetic and loveable cricketer in the history of cricket.""",sports +359,I don't have an answer: Manjrekar as fan asks why Kohli is unable to score hundreds,"A Team India fan took to Twitter to ask cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar why Virat Kohli is unable to convert his starts into hundreds since 2019. The fan added, ""We cannot say that he is not timing the ball well.. so what is actually going wrong?"" Responding to him, Manjrekar said, ""Good question. So good that I don't have an answer.""",sports +360,Everyone questioned when I picked T Natarajan for KXIP for ₹3 crore: Sehwag,Virender Sehwag has revealed that everyone questioned his decision after he bought T Natarajan for ₹3 crore in 2017 IPL auctions. He added that the move had been questioned because Natarajan had not even played domestic cricket then. He further said he had seen Natarajan's videos after which he decided to buy him as KXIP needed a death bowler.,sports +361,BCCI to discuss adding 2 new teams to IPL in annual general meeting,"The BCCI will discuss adding two teams to IPL from 2021, according to the agenda of the governing body's annual general meeting scheduled to take place on December 24. During the AGM, the BCCI will also discuss its stand on the possible inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. IPL 2021 will take place in April-May. ",sports +362,Fans troll pitch being used in NZ-WI Test match after pics go viral,"Several pictures of the green-top pitch being used for the first New Zealand-West Indies Test in Hamilton have gone viral on social media. Reacting to it, a fan wrote, ""Looks like the groundsmen forgot to make the pitch."" Meanwhile, other tweets read, ""I wish my lawn looked like that pitch"" and ""That might be the greenest pitch I've ever seen.""",sports +363,3 former US Presidents volunteer to take coronavirus vaccine publicly,"Former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton have volunteered to take shots of COVID-19 vaccine, when it is approved, to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety. ""I may end up taking it on TV...just so that people know that I trust this science, and what I don't trust is getting COVID,"" Obama said.",world +364,Millionaire books helicopter ride to eat burgers at outlet 725 km away,"A Russian millionaire on vacation in Crimea booked a helicopter ride to eat burgers at the nearest McDonald's outlet which was 725 kilometres away. ""My girlfriend and I were tired of organic food,"" Viktor Martynov said. According to a report, his order at the outlet cost around £49 (over ₹4,800) and the two-way ride cost around £2,000 (nearly ₹2 lakh).",world +365,Men remove metal monolith from US mountain and replace it with cross,"A metal monolith that appeared atop a mountain in the US state of California has been removed by a group of men. A video of the men surfaced online, in which they can be heard chanting ""America First"" and ""Christ is King"". The group replaced the metal monolith with a wooden cross.",world +366,"US official says UK 'rushed' Covid-19 vaccine approval, apologises","Top US infectious diseases scientist Anthony Fauci has apologised for saying that the UK ""rushed"" to clear the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. Fauci added the UK did not review the vaccine ""as carefully"" as US health regulators. ""I do have great faith in both the scientific community and the regulatory community in the UK,"" Fauci later said.",world +367,Pak to offer free COVID-19 vaccine to all its residents,"Pakistan will provide the coronavirus vaccine free of cost to its residents and start vaccination drive by April next year, Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Nausheen Hamid said. The vaccine will be given to frontline health workers and people over the age of 60 in the first phase, she added. COVID-19 has infected over 4 lakh people in Pakistan.",world +368,Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 15 lakh-mark,"The death toll from coronavirus across the world rose to over 15 lakh, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker. The US has reported the highest coronavirus deaths globally at over 2.7 lakh, followed by Brazil at 1,75,270 and India at 1,38,648, tracker showed. More than 10,000 people have died on average every day in the last week, the Reuters reported.",world +369,Iran's coronavirus cases exceed 10 lakh-mark,"The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran rose to 10,03,494 on Thursday after 13,922 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 49,348 after 358 more deaths were reported during the same period, it added. Iran is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the Middle East.",world +370,I have asked Fauci to stay on and join my COVID-19 team: Biden,US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said he has asked the government's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci to remain in his post and join his coronavirus team after he takes office on January 20. Biden has also asked Fauci to serve as his Chief Medical Adviser. Fauci is currently the Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.,world +371,Hafiz Saeed-led JuD spokesman gets 15-yr jail for terror financing,"An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced Yahya Mujahid, spokesperson of Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), to 15 years in jail in a terror-financing case. Mujahid was awarded 32 years of imprisonment in two terror-financing cases in November. Saeed was also sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in an illegal funding case last month.",world +372,China's fertility rate falls below warning level: Chinese Minister,"Chinese Minister of Civil Affairs Li Jiheng has said China's fertility rate has fallen below the warning line and population growth has entered a critical turning point. Li's comments come amid demographers warning that China's population will start to decline in the next few years. Improving family planning policy is one of the solutions to the ageing population, Li added.",world +373,End Trump administration's rogue regime: Iran FM Zarif to Biden,"Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has asked US President-elect Joe Biden to end the Trump administration's ""rogue regime"" and lift sanctions targeting Iran's oil and financial sectors. Zarif added that Iran would not renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal. ""The deal was about give and take, it wasn't about one side asking and the other side giving,"" he further said. ",world +374,US VP-elect Kamala Harris names Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff,US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday named Tina Flournoy to be her White House chief of staff. Flournoy has served as chief of staff to former US President Bill Clinton since 2013. Harris's longtime aide Rohini Kosoglu will serve as the domestic policy adviser and Nancy McEldowney will advise her on national security.,world +375,France to investigate 76 mosques suspected of 'separatism',"France will investigate 76 mosques suspected of fomenting Islamist ideology as part of its action against ""separatism"", Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said. Where suspicions are confirmed, the mosque will be closed down, he added. The action comes after several Islamist attacks in France recently, including the beheading of a teacher who had shown his class caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.",world +376,Large explosion at UK water treatment site causes multiple casualties,"A large explosion at a water treatment site in Avonmouth, UK has caused multiple casualties, a spokeswoman for Avon Fire and Rescue Service said. The police have declared it a major incident. The explosion is believed to have occurred in one of the chemical tanks at Wessex Water's Bristol water recycling centre, the police said.",world +377,Japan's oldest zoo unveils first elephant born there in 138 years,"Japan's oldest zoo, Ueno Zoological Gardens, has unveiled the first baby elephant to be born there since its founding 138 years ago. The zoo is holding an online poll to choose a name for the baby from shortlisted candidates. The male calf was born to a pair of elephants gifted to Japan by Thailand in 2002.",world +378,Almost half of Yemen's population in acute food insecurity: UN,"Around 13.5 million or 45% of Yemen's population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The number is likely to increase to 54% of the population by mid-2021. Conflict is the principal driver of food insecurity in Yemen leading to widespread displacement and access constraints, IPC analysis said.",world +379,Bangladesh govt forces Rohingya refugees to relocate to remote island,"Thousands of Rohingya refugees have been forced by Bangladesh government to relocate to a remote island of Bhasan Char in Bay of Bengal, refugees and humanitarian workers said. This comes despite the government asserting it would not force refugees to relocate. Over 1,600 refugees set sail on Friday from Chittagong port to island of Bhasan Char, a naval official added. ",world +380,China greatest threat to freedom worldwide since WWII: US Intel chief,"US National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe has said China is the ""greatest threat to democracy and freedom"" worldwide since World War Two. He also said China was growing its dominance by stealing US' intellectual property, replicating it and then replacing US firms in the market. Beijing intends to dominate US and the world ""economically, militarily and technologically"", Ratcliffe added.",world +381,"Sanjay Raut admitted to Lilavati Hospital, to undergo angioplasty","Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai and was scheduled to undergo angioplasty, according to his brother Sunil Raut. Raut underwent angioplasty in November 2019 for the first time amid negotiations for government formation in Maharashtra after the state Assembly polls.",politics +382,BJP forms 117-member election management team for 2021 WB polls,"For the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, BJP has formed a 117-member election management team. The team has been divided into 31 units. ""While some cells comprise multiple state leaders, including MPs and MLAs, and have a party veteran in-charge and co-in charge of them, a few cells have just one state leader,"" said a BJP leader.",politics +383,Rahul lacks consistency needed to be accepted as country's leader: Pawar,"Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that Congress' Rahul Gandhi seems to lack the consistency needed to be accepted as country's leader. Commenting on former US President Barack Obama's description of Rahul in his memoir 'A Promised Land' as ""a student eager to impress the teacher"", Pawar stated, ""I think Obama crossed the limit.""",politics +384,"I used to have immense respect for Kangana, I was wrong: Mika on her tweet","After Kangana Ranaut misidentified an elderly woman named Mahinder Kaur, who took part in farmers' protest, and said that she's 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano, Mika Singh tweeted, ""Shame on you"". ""I used to have immense respect for Kangana...I now think I was wrong, Kangana being a woman you should show the old lady some respect,"" Mika said.",entertainment +385,I don't believe in starving myself or doing crash diets: Mrunal,"Actress Mrunal Thakur, who has worked with actors like John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor, said she learned about holistic fitness from her co-stars and added, ""I don't believe in starving myself or doing crash diets."" She further said, ""I eat everything. I swear by yoga and MMA. I work out every day, regardless of how busy I am.""",entertainment +386,Bharti shares old pics with Haarsh Limbachiyaa on 3rd anniversary,"Comedian Bharti Singh took to Instagram on Thursday to share some old pictures of herself with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa on their third wedding anniversary. She wrote, ""Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day. Happy anniversary my love #lovelife #powercouple #strongertogether."" +",entertainment +387,Interesting to play demon king: Saif on playing Lankesh in 'Adipurush',"Actor Saif Ali Khan, who will play Lankesh in the action-drama film 'Adipurush', spoke about playing the antagonist in the upcoming movie and said, ""It's interesting to play a demon king."" Commenting on his character, he added, ""We'll make him humane...justify his abduction of Sita...the war with Ram as revenge for what was done to his sister Surpanakha by Lakshman."" ",entertainment +388,I haven't ever had Botox to this day: Jennifer Lopez,"Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez, who will launch her skincare line 'JLo Beauty' on January 1, 2021, revealed that she never got Botox. ""I don't have anything against people doing that, it's just not my thing. I'm more about a natural approach to skincare...I don't want to...go to the needles at some point,"" she said during a Zoom call via Page Six.",entertainment +389,There's lot of scrutiny in today's day and age as a movie star: Sara,"When asked what is the most challenging part of being an actor, actress Sara Ali Khan said, ""The one thing that's both an advantage and disadvantage...is that there is a lot of scrutiny in today's day and age."" Commenting on facing criticism online, she said, ""Under the guise of anonymity, you don't know who your critics are."" ",entertainment +390,Makers were initially sceptical to cast me in homosexuality themed film: Zareen,"Actress Zareen Khan has revealed that the makers of the film 'Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele', based on the theme of homosexuality, were initially sceptical about casting her because of her image as a glamorous actress. ""I...had to convince them to give me an opportunity because the story...is really beautiful and I wanted to be...part of it,"" Zareen added.",entertainment +391,"Actor Shiv Kumar Verma on ventilator, CINTAA seeks help from Akshay, Big B","Actor Shiv Kumar Verma, who starred in 'Halla Bol', is on ventilator due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cine & TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) tweeted. Amit Behl of CINTAA said that they've transferred ₹50,000 for his help. CINTAA shared the bank details of Shiv on Twitter and sought financial help from many celebrities, including Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. +",entertainment +392,Kelly's husband seeks $436K in support amid divorce proceedings: Reports,"American singer Kelly Clarkson's estranged husband Brandon Blackstock has asked for $436,000 per month in child and spousal support amid the ongoing divorce proceedings, E! Online reported. The amount of support was reportedly cited in court documents filed on November 30. The singer filed for divorce from her husband in June after nearly seven years of marriage. ",entertainment +393,Kangana's tweets portray farmers protest as anti-national: DSGMC chief,"Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa has sent a legal notice to actress Kangana Ranaut for her tweet on 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano and saying that she is a woman ""available for ₹100"". ""Her tweets portray farmers protest as anti-national,"" Sirsa said. Kangana ""misidentified"" an old woman at the ongoing farmers' protest as Bilkis Bano.",entertainment +394,"Usually, you'll see male actors do a film like this: Bhumi on Durgamati","Bhumi Pednekar has said she feels her upcoming horror film, 'Durgamati The Myth', is a game-changing film for her. ""It's...rare opportunity for an actress to get to play such...part. Usually, you'll...see male actors do a film like this where the canvas is so big, it's high on drama,"" she added. ""Never imagined myself getting to do these things,"" Bhumi said.",entertainment +395,"Like Hrithik, Ibrahim should just explode on screen: Saif","Speaking about his elder son Ibrahim Ali Khan becoming an actor, Saif Ali Khan said, ""Like Hrithik Roshan, he should just explode on the screen."" The actor further told Mumbai Mirror, ""There will be comparisons with me, he can't avoid that, but he's still growing, developing his own personality, so it's best to be seen less for now.""",entertainment +396,Learnt a lot about humanity by doing 'Black' and 'Hichki': Rani,"On World Disability Day, actress Rani Mukerji said that she learnt a lot about humanity by doing ""outstanding, sensitive films"" like 'Black' and 'Hichki'. ""I think these films contributed to making me a better human being,"" she added. ""I hope these films managed to spark the right conversations in society about...need to treat everyone as an equal,"" Rani further said.",entertainment +397,Actors can't be on set and be paranoid about COVID-19: Dia,"Actress Dia Mirza, who's shooting for a series amid the coronavirus pandemic, has said when she decided to resume work, she made sure that there were protocols in place to ensure the highest level of safety. ""But after a while, you've to let go...You can't be on...set and be paranoid about the fact that you might contract (coronavirus),"" she added.",entertainment +398,Javed Akhtar records statement in defamation case against Kangana,"The Metropolitan Magistrate court, Andheri, on Thursday recorded Javed Akhtar's statement in connection with defamation complaint he has filed against Kangana Ranaut. He recorded his statement through his lawyer before the magistrate for verification of the complaint. He filed the complaint over allegations that he threatened her for speaking out about her alleged relationship with Hrithik Roshan.",entertainment +399,Going to therapy should be like going to gym: Mallika on mental health,"Speaking about focusing on mental health, actress-comedian Mallika Dua said, ""More than big bad incidents, it is the everyday incidents that have a huge effect on one's mind. Going to therapy should be like going to the gym."" She further added, ""I had never known as much anxiety before I joined the entertainment world.""",entertainment +400,South Korea foils N Korean attempts to hack COVID-19 vaccine makers,"South Korea's intelligence agency has foiled North Korea's attempts to hack into its companies developing COVID-19 vaccines. A member of the parliamentary intelligence committee said there was no damage from the hacking attempts. Earlier this month, Microsoft had said that hackers working for Russian and North Korean governments tried to break into the networks of seven pharmaceutical companies. ",technology +401,"FC Kohli, known as 'Father of Indian software industry', passes away at 96","Faqir Chand Kohli, the founding CEO of TCS who was often called the 'Father of the Indian software industry', passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday. He was actively involved in the decision to bring IBM to India as part of Tata-IBM in 1991. A Padma Bhushan awardee, he also served as chairman of NASSCOM in the 1990s.",technology +402,"Who was FC Kohli, 'father of Indian IT industry' who passed away at 96?","Faqir Chand Kohli, the founding CEO of TCS who was called the 'father of Indian IT/software industry', was born and raised in Peshawar. He received a bachelor's in electrical engineering from Canada's Queen's University and a master's degree from MIT. In 1951, he joined Tata Electric Companies (now Tata Power) and in 1968, he was tasked with running TCS. ",technology +403,What are the new guidelines issued for companies like Ola and Uber?,"Cab aggregators like Ola and Uber should pay at least 80% of the ride fare to drivers, new guidelines stated. 'Surge price' is capped at 1.5 times the base fare while the cancellation fee for both riders and drivers is set at 10% of the total fare, not exceeding ₹100. The base fare will be for at least 3 km.",technology +404,"Google India FY20 revenue rises 35% to ₹5,594 cr, profit rises 24%","Google India has reported a rise of nearly 35% year-on-year in its revenue for the financial year 2019-20 to ₹5,594 crore. Its net profit for the period was higher by about 24% at over ₹586 crore as compared to approximately ₹472 crore in the financial year 2018-19. Google India also saw its total expenses rise 30.4% to over ₹4,455 crore.",technology +405,Foxconn to move iPad production out of China for first time: Report,"Apple supplier Foxconn is reportedly moving the manufacturing of iPad and MacBook to Vietnam from China at Apple's request to minimise the impact of a Sino-US trade war, Reuters reported. This will mark the first time for iPads to be assembled out of China. Foxconn issued a statement declining to comment on the matter ""for reasons of commercial sensitivity"".",technology +406,India can create $1 tn economic value using digital tech by 2025: Kant,"NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, while addressing a virtual event organised by FICCI on Thursday, said that India can create $1 trillion of economic value using digital technology by 2025. ""Digital infrastructure has become indispensable to the functioning of society,"" Kant said, adding that it has emerged as more significant infrastructure as compared to necessities such as power and road. ",technology +407,Microsoft criticised for enabling 'workplace surveillance' with its tool,"Microsoft has received criticism for enabling ""workplace surveillance"" through its ""Productivity Score"" tool that lets managers use Microsoft 365 to monitor and track employees' activities at an individual level, including the number of days an employee has been sending emails or using the chat. An Austrian researcher Wolfie Christl raised the alarm about the feature calling it ""problematic"".",technology +408,"UK's Test and Trace system wrongly tells 1,300 people they have COVID-19","Over 1,300 people in Britain were wrongly informed that they were COVID-19-positive after a laboratory error at the government's NHS Test and Trace system. Authorities said the error was an ""isolated incident"" and was being investigated. They added that ""swift action"" was taken to notify those affected and that they have been asked to take another test.",technology +409,US startup develops remote-controlled electric carts to deliver goods,"US-based startup Tortoise recently unveiled its remote-controlled electric delivery carts that can be used to deliver goods and groceries to consumers within a 4.8-km radius. The cart can carry a load of 68 kg and can travel at a maximum speed of about 11 kmph. Tortoise, in partnership with Self Point, is currently offering the product in Los Angeles, US.",technology +410,Bezos called upon to support 4L seafarers stranded on merchant vessels,"Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been called upon to support nearly four lakh seafarers who are stranded on board merchant vessels due to COVID-19 restrictions. In an open letter to Bezos, shipping industry associations urged him to exert pressure on incoming Biden administration to recognise seafarers as ""key workers"" because ""governments will not...prioritise them for immigration and travel purposes"". ",technology +411,FC Kohli will be remembered for contributions to world of IT: PM Modi,"Condoling the demise of the founding CEO of TCS FC Kohli, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, he'll be ""remembered for his pioneering contributions to the world of IT."" ""He was at the forefront of institutionalising a culture of innovation and excellence in the tech industry,"" PM Modi added. The 'father of Indian software industry' passed away aged 96 on Thursday.",technology +412,"New UK tech regulator to set new code to govern Google, Facebook","A new tech regulator will work to govern tech giants, like Google, Facebook, in the UK to ensure consumers and small businesses are not disadvantaged. UK's CMA will get a dedicated Digital Markets Unit, which will enforce a new code of practice for the firms. The unit could be given powers to suspend, block and reverse decisions of tech giants.",technology +413,Facebook AI error bans ads for struggling businesses amid COVID-19,Facebook AI incorrectly banned ad accounts of several struggling businesses that are using Facebook for ads to drive sales amid COVID-19. A US-based woman who sells honey suffered a loss of ₹3.7 lakh after Facebook suspended her ad account for policy violations. A Canadian woman also reported that her account was blocked over violations and later restored without explanation.,technology +414,Suspected N Korean hackers target drugmaker AstraZeneca: Report,"Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, Reuters reported. The hackers posed as recruiters on networking site LinkedIn and WhatsApp to approach AstraZeneca staff with fake job offers. The victims were sent documents purporting to be job descriptions that were laced with malicious code.",technology +415,Instagram briefly blocks '#sikh' amid farmers' protests: Reports,"Instagram blocked hashtag '#sikh' on its platform amid the ongoing farmers' protests, some users have complained on Twitter. Initially, on searching for the hashtag, Instagram reportedly showed an error that read, ""To make sure only...most relevant posts are shown, we've hidden some posts that may be private or low quality."" However, Instagram later started showing some posts with '#sikh'.",technology +416,Google Photos adds new collage designs under 'Recent Highlights',"Google Photos has introduced new collage designs that will show up in 'Recent Highlights'. Under 'Recent Highlights', multiple photos taken on the same day or from the same occasion are clubbed together in a collage. Currently, Google Photos has a standard and simple collage. A new collage on Google Photos shows a blackboard-style design with chalked borders.",technology +417,Data of 16 mn Brazil COVID-19 patients including Prez Bolsonaro leaked,"Personal and health data of more than 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients was exposed online after a hospital worker uploaded a spreadsheet with access credentials to two government medical databases on GitHub this month. Data such as medical histories, passwords and other sensitive information belonging to Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and several ministers was also reportedly included. ",technology +418,"Alibaba, Tencent put talks with Baidu to buy iQIYI stake on hold: Report","Alibaba and Tencent have put their individual discussions with Baidu for acquiring a controlling stake in video streaming service iQIYI on hold, Reuters reported. The discussions have been stalled over a $20-billion valuation demanded by Baidu, and have little chances of resuming. Tencent believes the company is worth about half of what Baidu wants, sources told Reuters.",technology +419,Xbox bug that could have let hackers link usernames with users' emails fixed,Microsoft has patched a bug in the Xbox website that could have allowed hackers to link Xbox gamer tags (usernames) with users' email addresses. A security researcher who reported the bug to Microsoft told ZDNet the bug was located on enforcement.xbox.com where users view strikes against their profile. The bug allowed the researcher to view emails of other users.,technology +420,Hyd airport introduces India's first IoT-enabled Smart Trolleys,"GMR-led Hyderabad International Airport has introduced the Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled Smart Baggage Trolleys, becoming India's first airport to use this technology for tracking baggage trolleys for passengers in real-time across the airport. It will also help tackle the theft of trolleys. ""[The system] is compatible on mobile, desktop and laptop making it user-friendly,"" a statement said.",technology +421,US govt opens probe into 1.15L Tesla vehicles over suspension issue,"The US NHTSA opened an investigation into around 1.15 lakh Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. It said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles after receiving 43 complaints alleging failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. ""The complaints appear to indicate an increasing trend,"" NHTSA said.",technology +422,No Google-Fitbit merger unless human rights remedies ensured: Amnesty to EU,"Amnesty International wrote to EU saying the Google and Fitbit merger must not proceed unless the firms show they have taken adequate account of human rights risks. It said they must show they have implemented strong safeguards that prevent and mitigate the risks in future. Amnesty added Google's business model ""incentivises"" it to ""continuously seek more data on more people"". ",technology +423,Facebook's Libra could launch in Jan in limited format: Report,"Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency could launch as early as January 2021 but in a more limited format than previously proposed, FT reported. The Libra Association plans to launch a single digital coin backed by the dollar. Earlier, after regulators had expressed their concerns, the association had decided to modify its original plans and create ""stablecoins"" backed by individual currencies.",technology +424,Battery-operated bikes to be included in Delhi's EV policy: Report,"Delhi's EV policy is being revised to include a segment on battery-operated bicycles and tricycles, HT reported. The government has drafted a proposal to offer monetary incentives on their purchase. The proposed revision includes cycles both in the passenger and cargo categories. In case of individual buyers, purchase incentive will be 25% of the MRP with a cap of ₹5,000.",technology +425,"Warner does 'Butta Bomma' dance on field during India ODI, video goes viral","A video of Australia opener David Warner doing the 'Butta Bomma' dance on the boundary line while fielding in the ODI against India in Sydney has gone viral. Reacting to the video, Armaan Malik, who has sung 'Butta Bomma', tweeted, ""Hahahahah David Warner is epic!!"" Earlier, David Warner's Instagram video dancing on 'Butta Bomma' with his wife had gone viral.",sports +426,I have been axed twice before as well by BCCI for my tweets: Manjrekar,"On being asked how he handled being removed from the BCCI commentary panel earlier this year, Sanjay Manjrekar said, ""Not many people know that I have been removed twice before as well. It was for something that I had tweeted."" He added, ""It is not easy, of course, but in many ways, I have become thick-skinned about such things.""",sports +427,"Waiting for when I will return, my son was 15-day-old when I left: Hardik Pandya","Following the first Australia-India ODI, all-rounder Hardik Pandya said, ""I'm missing my family. I am waiting for when I will return."" He added, ""My son was just 15-day-old when I left [for IPL] and he will be four-month-old when I will go back."" ""A lot of things have changed but for better,"" he added talking about birth of his son.",sports +428,"India take over 4 hours to bowl 50 overs vs Australia, fined 20% of match fee",Team India players have been fined 20% of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the first ODI in Sydney on Friday. India took more than four hours to complete their quota of 50 overs. Virat Kohli's side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.,sports +429,Teenager claiming to be Maradona's lovechild demands his body be dug up for DNA test,"Santiago Lara, a 19-year-old boy who claims to be late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona's love child, has demanded Maradona's body be dug up for DNA test to prove his case. Santiago instructed his lawyer to make the appeal less than 24 hours after Maradona was buried. A written request with a family court in La Plata has been lodged.",sports +430,"World War II bombs found at training ground of football team in Italy, pic surfaces","Serie A side AS Roma has revealed that the Italian army's bomb squad was called to their training ground after World War II explosive devices were discovered at their facility. Around 20 bombs were found by a technician who was beginning the groundwork for a new pitch. The devices were safely and successfully removed by the Army, Roma said.",sports +431,Owner of Maradona's 'Hand of God' jersey looking to sell it for ₹15 crore,"David Amerman of Goldin Auctions has said the owner of Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' jersey is looking to sell it for $2 million (around ₹15 crore). The shirt is owned by ex-England player Steve Hodge, who got it from Maradona after the 1986 World Cup match in which his attempted back pass led to the 'Hand of God' goal.",sports +432,NZ record their 3rd highest T20I total as Phillips smashes fastest ton for team,"New Zealand recorded their third highest T20I total after putting up 238/3 against West Indies in the second T20I in Mount Maunganui. Batting at number four, Glenn Phillips smashed a hundred off 46 balls, the fastest T20I hundred by a New Zealand player. The previous record for fastest hundred by a New Zealand was held by Colin Munro (47 balls).",sports +433,I have a problem with Jadeja kind of players in white-ball cricket: Manjrekar,"Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has said that he doesn't have a problem with Ravindra Jadeja but he has a problem with his kind of cricketers in white-ball cricket. ""Even Hardik Pandya will not be in my team. They add illusionary value to the team,"" he added. He further said, ""I have always rated Jadeja highly in the Test format.""",sports +434,"He got me pregnant, beat me up: Ex-classmate accuses Babar of sexually abusing her","Pakistan captain Babar Azam's former classmate has accused him of sexually and financially abusing her for 10 years. ""He promised to marry me, he got me pregnant. He beat me up and threatened me and used me,"" the woman said. The woman threatened to set herself on fire in front of Pakistan Cricket Board if she failed to get justice.",sports +435,"All Blacks pay tribute to Maradona ahead of haka war dance, video viral","Ahead of their ritual pre-match haka war dance against Argentina, All Blacks (New Zealand rugby team) laid down a black jersey adorned with 'Maradona 10' in a tribute to the late football legend. ""I never ever get tired of watching the All Blacks’ haka. The tribute to Maradona is icing,"" a fan tweeted. ""Really emotional seeing that,"" wrote another.",sports +436,There is one sitting at home: Hardik Pandya on India looking for another all-rounder,"Addressing India's want for another all-rounder following the first Australia-India ODI, Hardik Pandya said, ""Maybe we should look in...Pandya family only. There's one sitting at home."" He was referring to his brother Krunal, who wasn't selected in any of the Team India squads for Australia tour. Hardik added that he doesn't want to risk injury by rushing back to bowling.",sports +437,"Harry Kane shares video playing cricket, jokingly asks Kohli for an IPL spot","England football team captain Harry Kane took to Twitter to share a video of himself playing cricket. ""Got a match-winning T20 knock in me I reckon. Any places going for RCB in the IPL next season @imVkohli??"" he jokingly asked. Responding to him, Kohli wrote, ""Haha good skills mate. Maybe we can get you in as a counter attacking batsman.""",sports +438,"Hotel room where Maradona stayed during Kerala visit turned into museum, pics surface","The hotel suite where late Diego Maradona stayed during his visit to Kerala in 2012 has been converted into a museum in his memory. Maradona stayed in room number 309 at Kannur's Blue Nile Hotel during his visit eight years ago. ""All objects used by the football legend back then are kept here in his memory,"" an official said.",sports +439,Wrestler Narsingh Yadav tests COVID-19 +ve at national camp after Diwali break,"Wrestler Narsingh Yadav along with wrestler Gurpreet Singh and physiotherapist Vishal Rai has tested positive for coronavirus after rejoining the national camp at Sonepat after the Diwali break. All three are reported to be asymptomatic and have been moved to a hospital as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, a month-long training camp has been sanctioned for Bajrang Punia in the US. ",sports +440,"India played good cricket, but in patches: Harbhajan on India's ODI loss vs Aus","On India's loss to Australia in the first ODI by 66 runs, veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said that Virat Kohli-led Indian team ""played some good cricket but in patches"". ""The fielding was a bit sloppy, lot of misfields, lot of missed catches,"" he added. ""Apart from Mohammad Shami everyone had an off day,"" he further said. ",sports +441,Kohli himself might have to bowl: Tom Moody on India's 6th bowling option,"Talking about the India-Australia series, former Australia cricketer Tom Moody said that India captain Virat Kohli might himself have to bowl ""a few of his little mediums"" as the sixth bowler. ""Australia have got all their bowling options sorted. They've got experience in those bowling options at [Aaron] Finch's disposal,"" he added. Currently, all-rounder Hardik Pandya isn't fit to bowl. ",sports +442,Saha is your best wicketkeeper-batsman in Tests: Parthiv Patel,"Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel called Wriddhiman Saha India's best wicketkeeper-batsman in Tests. ""There is no comparison with anyone...Saha is your guy as long as he is fit,"" Parthiv said. ""As long as he is there, he should be keeping for India in Tests, whether you are playing abroad or India,"" he added. Parthiv last played for India in January 2018.",sports +443,"Body language was disappointing, lack of all-round options affecting balance: Kohli","Talking about the defeat against Australia, India captain Virat Kohli said the body language of the team ""wasn't great"" after around 25 overs. ""It was a disappointing part...If you don't take your chances...they'll hurt you,"" he added. On Hardik Pandya not being fit to bowl, Kohli added that the lack of all-round options is affecting the team's balance.",sports +444,"If Hardik is unfit, where is 6th bowling option: Gambhir","After India suffered defeat to Australia in the first ODI, former India opener Gautam Gambhir asked, ""If Hardik Pandya is not fit [to bowl], where is the sixth bowling option."" ""It's only Vijay Shankar that I can think of but does he have the same impact batting at number five or six...I have my doubts,"" he added.",sports +445,Sydney Thunder win Women's Big Bash League for the second time,"Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by seven wickets on Saturday to lift the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) title for the second time. Opting to bat, Melbourne Stars could only manage 86/9 in their 20 overs as Sydney Thunder reached their target with 38 balls to spare. Pacer Shabnim Ismail was named the Player of the Match in the final.",sports +446,Don't see them winning WC with this formation: Vaughan on Team India,"Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has said that he doesn't see the current formation of Team India winning the World Cup. ""Biggest concern for me, if I was a selector...would be lack of 6th bowling option...They need at least six or seven bowlers...and the lack of depth in current batting line-up,"" he added. ",sports +447,Team India needs a player like Dhoni: Holding on ODI loss to Aus,"Former West Indies pacer Michael Holding has said that Team India needs a player like former India captain MS Dhoni in the middle while chasing big totals. ""Dhoni used to take control of the chase...India need a player like him...not just his skills but [the] strength of character,"" he stated. ""India will struggle with the loss of Dhoni,"" he added. ",sports +448,Dhoni used to play that kind of role: Manjrekar on Pandya's 90 off 76,"Talking about Hardik Pandya's knock of 90 runs off 76 balls against Australia while batting at number six, cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar said that the ex-captain MS Dhoni used to play that kind of role. ""There was clarity and there was sense in the way he batted...He is actually an impressive product to look at,"" he added. ",sports +449,"If Rohit doesn't play in Tests, I'd go for Shaw as 2nd opener: Manjrekar","Talking about the upcoming India-Australia Test series, commentator Sanjay Manjrekar said that if Rohit Sharma doesn't play then Prithvi Shaw should play as the second opener with Mayank Agarwal. ""If Shaw shows the poor form as he did in the IPL, then Shubman Gill can be looked at,"" he added. The four-Test series will begin on December 17. ",sports +450,Calling an election unfair does not make it so: Court tells Trump,"A US court on Friday rejected an attempt by President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of Pennsylvania. ""Calling an election unfair does not make it so,"" a three-judge panel told the Trump campaign. ""Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here,"" the panel said.",world +451,Recount demanded by Trump increases Biden's margin,"A recount in Wisconsin demanded by US President Donald Trump's election campaign increased President-elect Joe Biden's margin. After the recount in Milwaukee County, Biden had a net gain of 132 votes. Biden gained 257 votes to Trump's 125. Trump's campaign demanded recounts in two of Wisconsin's most populous and Democratic-leaning counties, after losing Wisconsin to Biden by over 20,000 votes.",world +452,More people died from suicide in Oct than from COVID-19 in all of 2020 in Japan,"Japanese government statistics show that suicide claimed more lives in October in the country than COVID-19 has over the entire year to date. The number of Japanese suicides rose to over 2,100 in October, according to Japan's National Police Agency. Japan is one of the few major economies to disclose timely suicide data.",world +453,American singer arrives in Pakistan to relocate world's loneliest elephant,"American singer Cher arrived in Pakistan to send off Kaavan, dubbed the world's loneliest elephant, before he is moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia on Sunday from Islamabad Zoo. The singer, who for years lobbied for his relocation and is helping pay for his move, met PM Imran Khan on Friday. Kaavan has been at the zoo for 35 years.",world +454,Ex-Pak PM Benazir Bhutto's daughter gets engaged; shares picture,"Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, the daughter of former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and late Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, on Friday got engaged to Mahmood Choudhry. ""Very sentimental & emotional day. So grateful for everyone's love & prayers,"" she tweeted. Bakhtawar's brother Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, greeted the guests via video.",world +455,"Wife's ₹4,300cr Infosys stake not declared by Sunak in official register: Report","UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak did not declare the ₹4,300-crore stake in Infosys held by his wife Akshata Murthy, the daughter of Narayana Murthy, in the official register of ministers' interests, The Guardian reported. Sunak is required to declare his family's financial interests which could conflict with his public duty. Infosys has held contracts with government ministries, The Guardian added.",world +456,Remember that name: Israeli PM had warned about slain Iranian scientist,"Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had warned the world about top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh who was assassinated on Friday. ""Remember that name,"" Netanyahu had said about Fakhrizadeh in 2018 accusing Iran of continuing to seek nuclear weapons. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there are ""serious indications"" of an Israeli role in Fakhrizadeh's assassination.",world +457,Visitors track down metal monolith found in middle of US desert,Several visitors tracked down the metal monolith planted deep in a US desert despite the government not sharing its coordinates. One of them was 33-year-old David Surber who found the structure after a Reddit user shared the coordinates by tracking the helicopter's flight path. The 12ft high object was discovered by a helicopter crew counting bighorn sheep in the region.,world +458,Influencer tricks elderly men into eating soap covered in chocolate; apologises,"A Colombian social media influencer has apologised after he tricked elderly and homeless men into eating soap bars covered in chocolate. ""In reference to the joke we recently made that caused a negative reaction from the public, I sincerely apologise to the people involved and to the community,"" Milton Domínguez wrote on Instagram.",world +459,Keep piles of cash at home as I have no account due to US sanctions: HK leader,"Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that she keeps ""piles of cash"" at home because she has no bank account after the US imposed sanctions on her. ""I'm using cash for all the things...the government is paying me cash for my salary,"" she added. The sanctions were put after China introduced a new national security law in Hong Kong. ",world +460,Woman gifts AK-47 to groom on wedding in Pak as people cheer; video viral,"A video has gone viral on social media, showing a groom in Pakistan getting an AK-47 rifle as a wedding gift from a woman who's reported to be his mother-in-law. The video shows the woman giving the rifle to the groom amid cheers from the crowd. ""That's the reason why Pakistan is the epicentre of terror,"" a Twitter user reacted.",world +461,Canada PM's office releases statement on call with leader even before it happens,"Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's office mistakenly released a statement about a phone call between Trudeau and opposition leader Erin O'Toole even before the two had their conversation. Trudeau ""raised concerns around COVID-19 misinformation being promoted by Conservative Members of Parliament"", the statement read. A readout after the call didn't mention Trudeau criticising Erin over misinformation.",world +462,Trump's fraud allegations 'farcical': Ex-head of election security,"Calling US President Donald Trump's fraud allegations ""farcical"", former head of US election security Chris Krebs said that allegations of voting machines being manipulated by foreign countries were baseless. Americans should have 100% confidence in their vote, Krebs added. Krebs was fired by Trump for saying that the November 3 election was the most secure in American history.",world +463,Joe Biden will be a president who represents the best in us: Harris,"US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday said that Joe Biden will be a president who ""represents the best in us [America]"" and will be a leader who's respected around the world. She added that Biden would be ""a commander in chief who'll respect our troops and keep our country safe"". Biden is set to take office on January 20. ",world +464,Highly speculative to say COVID-19 did not emerge in China: WHO,"World Health Organisation's top emergency expert Mike Ryan has said, ""It's highly speculative for us [WHO] to say that the disease did not emerge in China."" The first case of coronavirus was identified in a food market in Wuhan in December last year. Meanwhile, Chinese state media reported that the virus existed abroad before it was discovered in Wuhan.",world +465,10 COVID-19 vaccines likely by 2021 summer: Global pharma group head ,"Global pharmaceutical industry group head, Thomas Cueni, has said ten COVID-19 vaccines could be available by next summer if they get regulatory approval. The inventors will require patent protection as the vaccines need rigorous scientific scrutiny, he added. Almost all member companies have committed to ""not-for-profit"" or socially responsible pricing during the pandemic, Cueni further said.",world +466,"UK's Test and Trace system wrongly tells 1,300 people they have COVID-19","Over 1,300 people in Britain were wrongly informed that they were COVID-19-positive after a laboratory error at the government's NHS Test and Trace system. Authorities said the error was an ""isolated incident"" and was being investigated. They added that ""swift action"" was taken to notify those affected and that they have been asked to take another test.",world +467,Data of 16 mn Brazil COVID-19 patients including Prez Bolsonaro leaked,"Personal and health data of more than 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients was exposed online after a hospital worker uploaded a spreadsheet with access credentials to two government medical databases on GitHub this month. Data such as medical histories, passwords and other sensitive information belonging to Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and several ministers was also reportedly included. ",world +468,"PM Modi speaks to UK PM, discusses COVID-19 vaccine development","Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he had an ""excellent discussion"" with UK PM Boris Johnson on the ties between both the nations for the next decade. The leaders discussed COVID-19 challenges and reviewed ""promising cooperation"" between the countries in COVID-19 vaccine development, a press release said. Johnson reiterated that the year 2021 is important for UK-India ties.",world +469,Thailand's pro-democracy protesters warn of possible military coup,"Thailand's pro-democracy protesters on Friday warned of a possible military coup amid the ongoing anti-government protests in the country. ""A coup cannot be achieved again as long as we come out and seize every intersection across the country,"" a protest leader said. The country's Army Chief Narongphan Jittkaewtae rejected the coup rumours saying that chances were ""less than zero"".",world +470,"US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over Iran missile programme","US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday announced sanctions on four Chinese and Russian firms for supporting Iran's missile programme that he said remains a ""significant proliferation concern"". ""We'll use all sanctions tools to prevent Iran from advancing missile capabilities,"" he added. The companies would be subjected to restrictions on US government aid and their exports for two years.",world +471,"Iranian Prez accuses Israel of killing scientist, says 'will respond'","President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused Israel of killing Iran's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near the country's capital Tehran. ""Iran will surely respond to the martyrdom of our scientist at the proper time,"" Rouhani said. The assassination shows ""our enemies' despair and the depth of their hatred...His martyrdom will not slow down our achievements,"" he added.",world +472,At least 7 killed in suicide bombing at ice cream parlour in Somalia,"At least seven people were killed and 10 others were injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice cream parlour in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday, police said. Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack. This comes hours after US Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller visited Mogadishu to meet US military personnel and envoy.",world +473,Video of police beating Black man shameful for France: Prez Macron,"France President Emmanuel Macron has said the video showing three Paris police officers beating up black music producer Michel Zecler was ""shameful"" for the country. Calling it unacceptable, Macron said France should never ""let hatred or racism prosper"". He added that the government would come up with proposals to restore public confidence in police. The three officers have been suspended. ",world +474,China to charge 12 anti-govt protesters caught fleeing Hong Kong,"China on Friday announced that they would formally charge 12 anti-government protesters who were caught fleeing Hong Kong in a speedboat three months ago. The 12 accused are being charged with illegally crossing and organising an illicit border crossing, China said. The individuals, who have been detained since August 23, could face up to seven years in prison if convicted. ",world +475,Will leave politics if there's any trouble on MSP: Haryana CM to Punjab CM,"Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar told Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh that he'll ""leave politics if there'll be any trouble on the MSP"" and urged him to ""stop inciting innocent farmers"". ""You're only tweeting and running away from talks, Why?"" asked Khattar. Earlier, Singh condemned Haryana government's ""forcible attempts"" to prevent farmers from marching to Delhi against the farm laws. ",politics +476,Don't compel me to come after you: Maharashtra CM to Opposition,"Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has said he doesn't want to resort to vindictive politics. Asked how he felt when his family was targeted in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, Thackeray said, ""Those who have families, children should look in mirror once. Don't compel us to take that step. If I go after you...I don't want to stoop to that level.""",politics +477,Depriving liberty even for one day is one too many: SC on Goswami's plea,"Stating that the Bombay High Court had ""abdicated"" its responsibility while dealing with Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami's plea, the Supreme Court said, ""Deprivation of liberty even for a single day is one day too many."" It added, ""Our courts must ensure that they continue to remain the first line of defence against the deprivation of the liberty of citizens.""",politics +478,BJP shares 'propaganda vs reality' video after Rahul's tweet on farmers' protest,"BJP's Amit Malviya took to Twitter to post a ""propaganda vs reality"" video after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted a picture from farmers' protest. ""Rahul Gandhi must be the most discredited opposition leader India has seen in a long long time,"" Malviya wrote along with the video captioned 'Police didn't even touch the farmer'.",politics +479,Has Tejashwi forgotten who made him Deputy CM?: Bihar CM in Assembly,"Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday reportedly lost his temper in the Assembly after opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav made allegations against him during his hour-long speech. ""I've been listening to his (Tejashwi's) diatribe simply because he is the son of a friend whom I treat like a brother,"" said Nitish, adding, ""Has he forgotten who made him the deputy CM?""",politics +480,"Stop threatening, show governance instead: Fadnavis to Maharashtra CM","Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has asked current CM Uddhav Thackeray to stop 'threatening' opposition and ""show governance instead"". This comes after CM told opposition leaders to not force him to 'go after them' by playing vindictive politics. Criticising state government over COVID-19 situation, Fadnavis said, ""It's by God's grace that second wave hasn't reached Maharashtra yet.""",politics +481,"PM should implement '1 country, 1 treatment': Priyanka on farmers' protest","Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday criticised central government over efforts to stop protesters marching against farm laws from entering Delhi. Priyanka said that the government is 'suppressing the voice of farmers' by using water cannons on protesters and digging up roads. ""PM who's concerned about one country, one election, should also apply one country, one treatment,"" she said.",politics +482,West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari resigns from post,"Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday resigned from the post of the state Transport Minister. Adhikari, who is an MLA from Nandigram in East Midnapore, had resigned from the post of chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commission on Thursday night. This comes ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled to be held next year.",politics +483,"If Pakistanis live in Hyd, sack your Secunderabad MP: Owaisi to BJP",Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi asked BJP that if Pakistanis and Rohingyas live in Hyderabad then the Minister of State for Home Affairs and Secunderabad BJP MP G Kishan Reddy should be sacked. This comes after Telangana BJP Chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that surgical strikes will be carried out in Hyderabad to remove pro-Pakistan elements and Rohingyas.,politics +484,BJP releases manifesto for Hyderabad civic body elections,"Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday released the BJP manifesto for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls. ""Corporation will...ensure no one will have to run to any private hospital for the [COVID-19] vaccine,"" Fadnavis said. He added that planned development for the city and free travel for women are some of the important steps promised in the manifesto.",politics +485,BJP MP Tejasvi Surya booked for trespassing at Hyd's Osmania University,"Hyderabad Police have registered a case against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on charges of criminal trespass at Osmania University. Surya and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers, who were scheduled to pay tribute to Telangana movement martyrs, allegedly broke through police barriers at the entrance. According to the university's complaint, there was no prior permission taken for the event.",politics +486,AAP spends more on advertisements than healthcare: Congress,"Congress' National Spokesperson Pawan Khera has accused the AAP-led Delhi government of spending more on advertisements than the healthcare facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ""Very unfortunate that people of Delhi are suffering the consequences of mistakes committed by the Delhi government,"" Khera said. He added that it is appalling that AAP has only spent 25% of the health budget.",politics +487,BJP MLA files FIR against Lalu Yadav over call to allegedly poach him,BJP MLA Lalan Paswan has filed an FIR against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for an alleged attempt to offer him a ministerial berth in return for helping the opposition defeat the NDA candidate for Assembly Speaker's post. Former Deputy CM of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi had alleged that Prasad made telephone calls from judicial custody in Jharkhand. ,politics +488,BJP President holds roadshow in Hyd ahead of GHMC polls,"BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda held a roadshow on November 27 in Hyderabad, ahead of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections. ""After winning the assembly by-elections, BJP now eyes to win the GHMC upcoming elections...After a two-kilometre-long roadshow, Nadda will address a meeting with a group of intellectuals,"" an official statement had earlier said.",politics +489,Congress ends up opposing country while opposing PM Modi: JP Nadda,"Stating that the Congress stands with the ""Gupkar Gang"" in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP chief JP Nadda on Friday said, ""The Congress ends up opposing the country while opposing (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi ji."" Nadda added, ""In Jammu and Kashmir, NC President Farooq Abdullah said that he would seek China's help to restore Article 370."" ",politics +490,Voting for TRS is same as voting for AIMIM: BJP spokesperson,"Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra said that voting for the TRS is same as voting for the AIMIM. Patra stated that both TRS and AIMIM are contesting to win the ""family and friend municipal corporation private limited"". ""The BJP is contesting the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls with an aim to develop Hyderabad,"" he said.",politics +491,BJP should stop blame game and help curb pollution: Delhi minister,"After BJP said the Delhi government was making a ""false"" claim of having distributed the Pusa bio-decomposer among farmers, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai accused BJP of undermining efforts to curb pollution. He added, ""They're just seen playing a blame game...The bio-decomposer solution was sprayed on 2,000 acres of land across Delhi."" He asked BJP to contribute towards curbing pollution.",politics +492,Shiv Sena left Hindutva but ours hasn't changed: BJP's Fadnavis,"Addressing reporters on Saturday, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said, ""Our Hindutva has not changed. The Shiv Sena has left Hindutva. How can they forget what their allies said on (Hindutva ideologue Veer) Savarkar?"" Fadnavis added, ""They are with the Congress, which backs the Gupkar Declaration that talks of restoring Article 370 with China's aid."" ",politics +493,"I stand by farmers, will march to Delhi if invited: West Bengal CM","West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said, ""I...will always stand by [the farmers]. If their rally marches to Delhi and if I am invited then I will most definitely join."" She added, ""The Central government wants to capture all the fundamental rights of every citizen...For BJP it's like one nation, one party and one leader, no one else exists.""",politics +494,We welcome farmers to Delhi & stand with them in this battle: AAP,"After the protesting farmers were allowed to enter Delhi through Tikri border, the Aam Aadmi Party said that they welcome farmers and stand with them ""in this battle"". ""We will take full care of the farmers and make all necessary arrangements for them,"" AAP tweeted. The party added that CM Arvind Kejriwal is personally monitoring arrangements being made in Burari.",politics +495,Was forewarned by experts about possibility of a pandemic: Jude Law,"Actor Jude Law has revealed he was forewarned by scientific experts about the possibility of a pandemic when he worked in the 2011 film 'Contagion', which focused on the spread of a contagious virus. ""When...we heard about what was...happening in China, what fast became apparent around the world, it rang alarm bells. Unfortunately, I wasn't hugely surprised,"" he told GQ.",entertainment +496,"Warner does 'Butta Bomma' dance on field during India ODI, video goes viral","A video of Australia opener David Warner doing the 'Butta Bomma' dance on the boundary line while fielding in the ODI against India in Sydney has gone viral. Reacting to the video, Armaan Malik, who has sung 'Butta Bomma', tweeted, ""Hahahahah David Warner is epic!!"" Earlier, David Warner's Instagram video dancing on 'Butta Bomma' with his wife had gone viral.",entertainment +497,"TV actress Divya Bhatnagar put on ventilator, tests positive for COVID-19","'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' actress Divya Bhatnagar is critical and has been put on ventilator, her mother revealed. ""Divya had temperature since the last six days. She was feeling very uneasy. We checked her oxygen levels, they had dropped to 71. The reports have just come and she has tested positive for COVID-19,"" Divya's mother told ETimes TV.",entertainment +498,Kangana shares 'fake pic' of Shaheen Bagh Dadi at farmers' protest,"Kangana Ranaut has deleted a tweet, wherein she quoted another Twitter user and claimed that 82-year-old Bilkis Bano, also known as 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi', was present at the farmers' protests and was available in ₹100. She was called out by users for sharing the ""fake"" news. ""Kangana is using her position to pull down...those who aren't privileged,"" a user tweeted.",entertainment +499,Wajid Khan's wife reveals she was harassed by his family to convert to Islam,"Late music composer Wajid Khan's wife Kamalrukh Khan has alleged she was harassed by Wajid's family to convert to Islam. ""My dignity...didn't permit me to bend backwards for him and his family, by converting to Islam,"" she wrote. ""The result-being outcast from my husband's family, scare tactics to make me convert included taking me to court seeking divorce,"" added Kamalrukh. ",entertainment +500,Kriti to play Sita in Saif and Prabhas starrer 'Adipurush': Reports,"Kriti Sanon has been roped in to play Sita in the upcoming film 'Adipurush', which will feature Prabhas as Ram and Saif Ali Khan as the antagonist Lankesh, Mumbai Mirror reported. The storyline of the film will reportedly revolve around the triumph of good over evil. Director Om Raut's upcoming film is scheduled to release on August 11, 2022.",entertainment +501,"If I don’t work, my unit won't get paid: Mrunal on shooting amid COVID-19","Actress Mrunal Thakur commented on shooting amid the coronavirus pandemic and said, ""I know that if I don't work, my unit will not get paid. It's a collective moral responsibility."" The actress, who will start shooting for the final schedule of her upcoming Shahid Kapoor starrer film 'Jersey' in Chandigarh, admitted that she is scared of working during the pandemic. ",entertainment +502,"Shaheer, Ruchikaa share first pictures after court marriage","Shaheer Sheikh and Ruchikaa Kapoor have shared first pictures from their court wedding on social media. In the pictures, Shaheer can be seen in white kurta-pyjama and sunglasses, and Ruchikaa in light blue salwar kameez. ""Off on an adventure called Forever...#HappilyEverAfter #ForeverPerson,"" Ruchikaa wrote with a heart emoji on Instagram.",entertainment +503,I want to try something in hardcore action: Ananya Panday,"Ananya Panday, on being asked about her dream role, said that she wants to try something in hardcore action. Talking about her upcoming projects, she said, ""I'm so excited about the variety I'm getting! [I] cannot wait to share everything with my fans!"" Ananya will share screen space with Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi in Shakun Batra's untitled film.",entertainment +504,Ego has never been a problem for me: Abhishek Bachchan,"Abhishek Bachchan has said ego has never been a problem for him. ""I don't allow that to come into my work,"" said Abhishek, who has worked in multi-starrer films like 'Ludo' and 'Players'. ""I've been around for 20 years, learnt a lot of things...Things like ego are only going to destroy your work...not going to get you anywhere,"" he said.",entertainment +505,"CBI, NCB and ED have done a fair job in Sushant's case: Suman","Shekhar Suman, while talking about Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, tweeted, ""I think...the three departments, CBI (Central Bureau Of Investigation), NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau) and ED (Enforcement Directorate) have done a fair job of interrogation, investigation and arrest."" He added, ""I guess because of...lack of any evidence they're helpless. So we've to...wait and see if they get lucky.""",entertainment +506,Idea is to discuss terrorism with a human angle: Director on Torbaaz,"Talking about his upcoming action-drama film 'Torbaaz', director Girish Malik said, ""I really like bringing forth stories and characters that people have never imagined."" ""The idea is to show a story of hope and also to discuss terrorism with a human angle,"" he added. ""'Torbaaz' will surely leave an impact on the viewers,"" Girish further said. ",entertainment +507,'Kal Ho...' made me laugh & cry in a heartbeat: Preity on film's 17 yrs,"Actress Preity Zinta on Saturday took to Instagram to share a post on the 17th anniversary of her film 'Kal Ho Naa Ho', which also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. ""A movie that made me laugh and cry in a heartbeat,"" she wrote, adding, ""An experience that went beyond words...This was probably one of my best-written films.""",entertainment +508,To have babies in our family after so long is such a blessing: Hema,"Hema Malini, whose daughter Ahana Deol gave birth to twin girls on Thursday, has said, ""To have babies in our family after so long is such a blessing."" ""After my daughters...were born there was a...long gap when there were no babies around us,"" she added. ""When [they]...got married...my husband Dharamji (Dharmendra) and I prayed to be grandparents,"" Hema said.",entertainment +509,"Digital platforms give an actor a lot of space, opportunities: Namit","Speaking about his experience of working on digital platforms, actor Namit Das said, ""It gives an actor a lot of space and actor like me has got many opportunities to be a part of different kinds of stories."" Namit added that this would have been difficult when the options were limited to films or television. ",entertainment +510,"When I was getting married, people told me my career is over: Genelia","Speaking about taking a break from movies after marriage, Genelia Deshmukh said, ""I had people telling me...your career is done...but I was clear that it isn't going to stop me from marrying."" Genelia will next feature in the film 'It's My Life', which will release on television on November 29. The film, starring Harman Baweja, was shot back in 2007.",entertainment +511,Kangana reacts after Mumbai Mayor calls her 'do takke ke log',"Kangana Ranaut has reacted to a video wherein Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar called the actress ""do takke ke log"" after the Bombay High Court quashed BMC's demolition notice to Kangana. She tweeted, ""The amount of...cases, abuses, insults...I faced from Maharashtra government in these few months make Bollywood mafia and people like Aditya Pancholi and Hrithik Roshan seem like kind souls.""",entertainment +512,I know actors who buy followers to show off their popularity: Sharad Malhotra,"Actor Sharad Malhotra has said buying followers on social media isn't just restricted to the music industry. He added that he knows some actors who do the same to show off their popularity. ""They want to hit...million mark soonest possible. I'm no one to pass judgements here, but I personally don't believe this is the right approach,"" Sharad further said.",entertainment +513,Chef Vikas' directorial The Last Color to release in India on Dec 11,"Chef Vikas Khanna's directorial debut 'The Last Color' will release in theatres in India on December 11. The film, which portrays the lives of widows in Varanasi, stars Neena Gupta. Talking about the release, Khanna said, ""Having travelled the whole world and taken the film onto the global stage, it indeed feels overwhelming to bring the film to its roots."" +",entertainment +514,I'm against censorship on digital platforms: Sumeet,"Speaking about the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting regulating streaming platforms, actor Sumeet Vyas stated that he stands against censorship. ""This is a very undemocratic move...we do have a right to information and the freedom to speech,"" he said. While he opposed censorship, Sumeet added, ""I...support...rating process. Series and films...on OTT should be rated according to age.""",entertainment +515,"I've done a lot of bad films, I'm grateful I still get work: Rahul","Speaking about his acting career, 'Aashiqui' star Rahul Roy said, ""I have done a lot of bad films and I've accepted them...I am grateful that I still get work."" The actor, who will next star in the film 'Sayonee', added, ""A lot of people didn't want to take me...but they will...see that I have completely revolutionized my way of working."" ",entertainment +516,Don’t know if people will risk their lives to visit theatres: Vikram,"Speaking about films releasing in theatres amid the coronavirus pandemic, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt said, ""It's wonderful that theatres are opening...but...it's going to be a long wait to start audiences to come and watch films like they used to."" He further said, ""I don't know how many people will be willing to risk their lives to watch a movie."" ",entertainment +517,The new 'Coolie No 1' has its own journey: Varun Dhawan,"On being asked what aspects of the original 'Coolie No 1' will the new film retain, Varun Dhawan said, ""Screenplay of original...was outstanding, which was written by Rumi Jaffery, Kader Khan."" He added, ""We've tried to keep that intact but the new film continues its own journey as well."" Directed by David Dhawan, the film also stars Sara Ali Khan. ",entertainment +518,Sunny Singh approached to play Laxman in 'Adipurush': Reports,"Actor Sunny Singh has reportedly been approached to play the role of Laxman in Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan-starrer 'Adipurush'. The 3D action-drama will see Prabhas essaying the role of Lord Ram and Saif playing the antagonist Lankesh. The film, which will be directed by Om Raut, is scheduled to hit the theatres on August 11, 2022.",entertainment +519,Arshad joins Akshay and Kriti starrer 'Bachchan Pandey': Reports,"Actor Arshad Warsi has been roped in to play Akshay Kumar's friend in the upcoming film 'Bachchan Pandey', Mumbai Mirror reported. While Akshay and Arshad have never worked together in a film before, they have been part of the 'Jolly LLB' franchise. The production of the film, which will also star Kriti Sanon, will reportedly start in January 2021.",entertainment +520,Tesla opens its largest EV super-charging station in US,"Tesla has opened its largest Supercharger station with 56 charging points. The charging network is located between the Bay Area and Los Angeles, two of Tesla's biggest markets in the world, as per Electrek. Tesla has also built solar canopies for providing shade to the charging electric vehicles while also helping power the Supercharger station.",automobile +521,"UK to ban sale of new diesel, petrol cars from 2030: Report","UK PM Boris Johnson is set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, reported Financial Times. The ban was first scheduled for 2040, which Johnson moved to 2035 in February and is now set to move the date five years ahead again. Petrol and diesel cars accounted for 73.6% of UK sales in 2020.",automobile +522,India only G20 nation on track to meet Paris climate deal's 2°C goal: Report,"India is the only G20 nation that’s on track to meet a goal of the Paris climate agreement of capping temperatures well below 2°C before the end of the century, a report by Climate Transparency said. India could be a global leader if it didn’t build new coal-fired power and phased out use of coal by 2040, it added.",science +523,What makes new mushroom species discovered in Meghalaya forests glow bright green?,"A bright green light-emitting variety of mushroom named Roridomyces phyllostachydis has been discovered in forests of Meghalaya. The luminescence comes from the enzyme, luciferase. ""Light emits when luciferans is catalysed by luciferase in presence of oxygen...Several unstable intermediate products are released as excess energy that makes them visible as light,"" a researcher said.",science +524,"India plans to launch ₹4,000 cr deep ocean mission in 3-4 months","India plans to launch over ₹4,000 cr deep ocean mission to explore minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater world, in the next three to four months. A Ministry of Earth Sciences secretary said approvals are being obtained for the ""futuristic and game-changing"" mission. He added that the mission will include developing technologies for different deep ocean initiatives.",science +525,"US, Europe, SpaceX launch Sentinel-6 satellite to track rising sea levels","US' NASA and the European Space Agency have partnered with Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, designed to gauge rising levels for over 90% of Earth's oceans. The satellite will help improve weather forecasts and navigation courses for ships by tracking current changes. A twin satellite, Sentinel-6B will launch in 2025 to complete the network.",science +526,"SpaceX Dragon is best: Astronaut who's also flown on US, Russian spacecraft","Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi from NASA's 'Crew-1' mission with SpaceX, who has now been aboard three kinds of spacecraft, said SpaceX's Crew Dragon is the ""best"". Noguchi flew aboard US Space Shuttle in 2005 and Russian Soyuz spaceship in 2009. ""It's really fun to ride, and two days in Dragon is really remarkable memories,"" Noguchi said after docking with ISS.",science +527,Oldest known man-made nanostructures found in Tamil Nadu: Scientists,"Scientists, including those from VIT, discovered the oldest known man-made nano-materials in the ""unique black coatings"" of ancient pottery shards in Tamil Nadu. The coatings are made of carbon nanotubes which allowed the layer to last over 2,600 years, researchers said. They added the oldest known nanostructures in human-made artefacts until now were from the eighth or ninth century AD.",science +528,Netherlands kills 1.9L chickens over 'highly-contagious bird flu strain',"Dutch authorities have culled around 1.9 lakh chickens after a bird flu outbreak on at least two poultry farms. In both the cases ""a highly-contagious strain of the H5 variant"" was suspected, the agriculture ministry said. There were no other poultry farms within a one-kilometre radius of the outbreaks. ",science +529,"Remains of 'man & his slave' who died 2,000 yrs ago found in Italy","Archaeologists have discovered well-preserved remains of a possibly rich man and his slave scalded to death by Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago in Italy. The remains were found in a layer of grey ash at least 2 metres deep. Researchers said one of the men was estimated to be 18-25-years-old, while the other 30-40-years-old.",science +530,People don't care whether this looks like an alien invasion: BioVYZR inventor,"Yezin Al-Qaysi, the Canadian inventor of the roughly ₹28,000 ($379) COVID-19 helmet BioVYZR, said some thought his invention is ""ridiculous"" while some said they didn't care ""whether this looks like an alien invasion"". Al-Qaysi said he invented the air purifier-fit helmet because he believes masks have limitations. ""It feels like you're standing under an umbrella,"" he said about the experience.",technology +531,Rohit needs to captain India if Virat is not there: Michael Clarke,"Ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke said Rohit Sharma needs to lead the side in the Test series after Virat Kohli flies back. ""If I was picking the Indian team before they came to Australia and knew that Virat was going to go home after the first Test, I would have picked Rohit Sharma...his [Rohit's] captaincy and leadership is outstanding,"" Clarke said.",sports +532,"KL Rahul jokes around with Finch after he gets hit on stomach, video viral","Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul joked around with Australia captain Aaron Finch after the latter was hit on the stomach by a full-toss delivery by fast bowler Navdeep Saini. In a video that has gone viral, Rahul can be seen checking on Finch by touching his stomach. ""This series is too friendly,"" a commentator was heard saying.",sports +533,I've lost my sense of smell: Aakash trolls himself as India fail to take wicket,"Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra, who had predicted that India will take a wicket with the new ball against Australia in the second ODI, trolled himself after India failed to break through. ""A wicket with the new ball....you can almost smell it in Mumbai,"" Chopra had earlier tweeted. Commenting on it, he wrote, ""I think I’ve lost my sense of smell.""",sports +534,Virat Kohli becomes 9th out of 231 Indian cricketers to play 250 ODIs,"Team India captain Virat Kohli has become the ninth Indian cricketer to play 250 ODIs, achieving the feat in the second ODI against Australia in Sydney on Sunday. A total of 231 Indian cricketers have played ODI cricket. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for playing most ODIs among Indians (463). Kohli had made his ODI debut in 2008.",sports +535,"Tiger's sister replies to man asking if she underwent plastic surgery, shares chat","Actor Tiger Shroff's sister Krishna Shroff took to Instagram Story to share a screenshot of her reply to a man who sent her a message and asked her if she has undergone plastic surgery. ""It's makeup. It's called overlining the lips. You guys have been with b***hes that look different the night before you wake up with them,"" she said. ",entertainment +536,Vidya's team's car stopped from entering forest as she 'rejected' minister's invite,"Vehicles of production team of Vidya Balan's upcoming film were allegedly stopped from entering a Madhya Pradesh forest for shooting. This was after she reportedly rejected Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Vijay Shah's dinner invitation. Commenting on reports, Shah said, ""I was there on request from those who took permission for shoot and requested me for dinner. I said not possible.""",entertainment +537,"Hacker selling access to email accounts of CEOs, CFOs for as less as ₹7,400","A hacker is selling passwords for email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives at companies across the world, according to a report on ZDNet. ""The data is being sold on a closed-access underground forum for Russian-speaking hackers named Exploit.in,"" the report said. Access to the accounts is being sold for prices ranging from $100 to $1,500 (₹7,400 to ₹1.1 lakh).",technology +538,"Who is Masetti, engineer praised by PM Modi for teaching Vedanta in Brazil?","PM Narendra Modi during 'Mann Ki Baat' address praised Jonas Masetti, a Brazilian who worked for his stock market company after completing mechanical engineering. Also known as 'Vishvanath', Masetti teaches Vedanta and Geeta to people in Brazil and runs an institution named Vishva Vidya. He studied Vedanta Philosophy in India, staying at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Coimbatore for four years.",technology +539,Man dressed as Amazon staff steals packages from people's porches in US,"The Richmond Police in the US has released a picture of the man who has been stealing packages from people's front porches, dressed as an Amazon delivery driver. The man walks up to people's homes with a dummy box in hand and swaps them with parcels that are already present. After picking up packages, he leaves in a blue car.",technology +540,Case for immediate rollout of 5G in India compelling: Qualcomm,"Qualcomm India and SAARC President Rajen Vagadia said the case for the immediate rollout of 5G in India is ""compelling"" and ""it's no longer a choice, but a prerequisite for the country’s growth and development"". He added that the government can trigger growth of the telecom space by releasing spectrum, including 5G, in adequate quantity and at affordable prices.",technology +541,US maintains ban on phone calls during flights,"US' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has killed a proposal to allow in-flight voice calls via mobile phones after the proposition drew ""strong opposition"". The proposal ""fail[s] to address significant safety and national security concerns,"" according to US pilots and flight attendants. The FCC made the proposal in 2013 to allow mobile telephone conversations above 10,000 feet. ",technology +542,US internet entrepreneur and ex-Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh dies at 46,"Former CEO of online fashion retailer Zappos Tony Hsieh has died aged 46 after a house fire in Connecticut, US. Hsieh was reportedly visiting family, having recently retired after 20 years leading Zappos, which was acquired by Amazon for more than $1 billion in 2009. Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft in 1998 for $265 million.",technology +543,Amazon Web Services outage was triggered by capacity upgrade,"Amazon's cloud computing network, Amazon Web Services' (AWS) major outage on Wednesday was triggered by an effort to upgrade capacity, the company said. ""The trigger, though not root cause, for the event was a relatively small addition of capacity,"" it said. The outage impacted Bezos-owned The Washington Post, video-streaming service Roku, Flickr and the New York subway, among others.",technology +544,Warner-Finch equals Sachin-Sehwag's ODI record of 12 first-wicket century stands,Australia's Aaron Finch and David Warner equalled Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar's record of 12 first-wicket century stands in ODIs. The duo reached the milestone against India in the 2nd ODI on Sunday and went on to put on an opening stand of 142 runs. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar lead the list with 21 first-wicket century stands in ODIs. ,sports +545,Indian fan proposes to Australian girlfriend in stands as Maxwell claps from field,"After the 20th over of India's innings in the second ODI against Australia, a Team India fan proposed to his Australian girlfriend in the stands. In a video that went viral, the fan can be seen going down on one knee and proposing to the girl, who nodded in affirmative. Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was seen clapping from the field.",sports +546,"Russell's pic wearing KKR gloves in Lankan Premier League surfaces, league trolled","A picture of West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell wearing KKR gloves while batting for Colombo Kings against Galle Gladiators in Lankan Premier League has surfaced online. Several fans trolled the league, with one of them writing, ""It seems gloves quality in IPL is very high."" Meanwhile, another fan wrote, ""LPL budget must be low; can’t provide gloves I guess."" +",sports +547,"Australia record their highest ODI total vs India, break record set in last match","With their top five batsmen registering scores of 50-plus each, Australia put up a total of 389/4 against India in the second ODI today. With this, Australia recorded their highest ODI total against India, breaking the record they set in the first ODI on Friday after putting up a total of 374/6. On Friday, Australia had broken their 17-year-old record. ",sports +548,Top 5 batsmen score 50+ runs for a team in an ODI for 2nd time in history,"Australia's top five batsmen (David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell) scored fifty-plus runs against India in the second ODI on Sunday. This is the second instance of each of the top five batsmen scoring fifty-plus runs in an ODI innings. Australia's top five batsmen had scored 50+ runs against India in Jaipur ODI in 2013.",sports +549,Steve Smith smashes hundred off 62 deliveries for 2 ODIs in a row,"Australia batsman Steve Smith smashed a hundred off 62 deliveries against India in the second ODI after having scored a hundred in as many deliveries in the first ODI. With this, he became the first Australian since David Warner in 2016 to score back-to-back ODI hundreds. Smith also became the fourth cricketer to smash three consecutive ODI tons against India.",sports +550,"Maradona had almost nothing left in his bank account, he died poor: Friend","Argentine football legend Diego Maradona had almost nothing left in his bank account and he died poor, friend Luis Ventura said. ""Maradona's wealth was squandered because of his pierced hands and largely stolen in order to trick him...All they had to do was ask and he gave,"" he added. ""He never had over €100 in his pocket,"" Maradona's lawyer said.",sports +551,Definitely in race for Tokyo Olympics: 2012 Olympics bronze medallist Nehwal,"Shuttler Saina Nehwal, who currently ranks 22nd in BWF's Tokyo Olympics qualification rankings, has said that she's ""definitely in the race"" for Tokyo Olympics. ""Before [Tokyo]...I've to get back to my rhythm and win against the players who're in top-20,"" she added. ""What will I do sitting at home. This is my life, this is my job,"" she further said. ",sports +552,Better than fighting for c'ships: Mike Tyson on his return for charity bout,"On his return to the ring after 15 years, former American boxer Mike Tyson said fighting in matches to raise money for charities was ""better than fighting for championships"". On Saturday, 54-year-old Tyson fought eight two-minute rounds against 51-year-old Roy Jones Junior in an exhibition match in Los Angeles. ""We're humanitarians now...We've got to do this again,"" Tyson said.",sports +553,"Feel for Virat, selectors missed a trick: Kaif on absence of sixth bowler","Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif said he understood captain Virat Kohli's situation after BCCI selectors missed a trick while selecting the ODI squad against Australia. ""No amount of chopping or changing will give Virat Kohli the sixth bowling option...A pace bowling all-rounder who doesn't bowl, a long tail, no part-time bowler in top order or on the bench,"" tweeted Kaif.",sports +554,Host New Zealand beat West Indies by 72 runs in 2nd T20I,"New Zealand defeated West Indies by 72 runs in the second T20I on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Put into bat, New Zealand scored 238/3, courtesy Glenn Phillips' maiden T20I century (51-ball 108). Phillips reached his ton in 46 balls, fastest by a Kiwi batsman. In reply, West Indies managed 166/9 in 20 overs.",sports +555,Kohli 3rd Indian batsman to score 2000 ODI runs against Australia,"Scoring 89 off 87 balls in the second ODI against Australia on Sunday, India captain Virat Kohli became the third Indian and fifth overall batsman to complete 2000 ODI runs against Australia. Kohli achieved the feat in his 40th innings. Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma are the other two Indian batsmen who have amassed 2000 ODI runs against Australia. ",sports +556,"Olympic-bound Sable breaks national half marathon record, run it in less than 61 minutes","Tokyo Olympics-bound 26-year-old Avinash Sable has become the first Indian to run a half marathon (21.09 km) under sixty-one minutes. Sable, who finished 10th overall at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, clocked 1:00:30 seconds with the next Indian runner Srinu Bugatha clocking 1:04:16 seconds. The earlier national half marathon record was 1:03:46 seconds in the name of Kalidas Hirave. ",sports +557,Which are world's most expensive cities to live in during COVID-19 pandemic?,"According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, COVID-19 pandemic has changed the cost of living in about 130 cities around the world. In 2020, Hong Kong remained the most expensive city to live in, but was joined by Zurich and Paris on the top spot. Singapore dropped to the 4th spot, followed by Tel Aviv and Osaka sharing the 5th spot.",world +558,Woman who had COVID-19 gives birth to baby with antibodies: Reports,"A Singapore woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, the Straits Times reported. ""My doctor suspects I have transferred my COVID-19 antibodies to him during my pregnancy,"" Celine Ng-Chan told the paper. Ng-Chan had been mildly ill from the disease.",world +559,Total fire ban issued after parts of Aus witness hottest Nov night on record,"A total fire ban has been issued after parts of Australia witnessed the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday. While Sydney CBD surpassed 40°C, parts of western New South Wales, South Australia and northern Victoria saw temperatures nearing 45°C. The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a five or six-day heatwave for some regions.",world +560,Coin removed from man's nose after being stuck for over 50 years,"A coin has been removed from a Russian man's nose after being stuck for over 50 years. The man was six years old when he put the coin up his right nostril. Doctors said rhinoliths – stones in the nasal cavity – had formed around the coin, constricting the man's ability to breathe.",world +561,US maintains ban on phone calls during flights,"US' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has killed a proposal to allow in-flight voice calls via mobile phones after the proposition drew ""strong opposition"". The proposal ""fail[s] to address significant safety and national security concerns,"" according to US pilots and flight attendants. The FCC made the proposal in 2013 to allow mobile telephone conversations above 10,000 feet. ",world +562,Car bomb blast kills at least 30 Afghan security force personnel,"A car bomb blast in Afghanistan's central province of Ghazni has killed at least 30 Afghan security force members and injured 24 others on Sunday, officials said. The blast targeted a compound of the public protection force, a wing of the Afghan security forces, local officials said. Civilian residences around the compound were also damaged in the blast, they added.",world +563,'Shameless' becomes India's entry for Oscar in short film category,"Filmmaker Keith Gomes' short film 'Shameless' has been selected as India's official entry at the 93rd Oscars in the Live Action Short Film category. The film was released last year and it starred Sayani Gupta and Hussain Dalal. ""I make films with little funding from family and friends, everyone comes together with loads of love and passion,"" Gomes said.",entertainment +564,"If 10,000 people say boycott that, 20,000 people watch it: Rohit Saraf","Speaking about people demanding the boycott of various films and web-series on social media, actor Rohit Suresh Saraf said, ""If there are 10,000 people saying boycott that, there are another 20,000 people watching it."" Stating that there is an audience for everything, Rohit added, ""There will be one person who wants to watch what you have made...I think that is...important.""",entertainment +565,Life without you is so basic: Alia on sister Shaheen's birthday,"Actress Alia Bhatt shared a poem on Instagram to mark her sister Shaheen Bhatt's 32nd birthday on Saturday. ""Life without you is just so basic, also who would look after my arms and leggies? I know we're technically sisters, but I believe you're my soul mate too,"" she wrote alongside a series of pictures featuring the two sisters. ",entertainment +566,I've learned a lot about love while dating Shawn: Camila Cabello," +Singer Camila Cabello took to Instagram to talk about her relationship with Shawn Mendes and mentioned that she learned a lot about love while dating him. ""It's not as simple as it looks in pictures...sometimes, it's messy and uncomfortable and ugly...but there's nothing like the...force that is love,"" she wrote alongside a photo of them kissing. ",entertainment +567,Gwyneth Paltrow's 1999 Oscar win didn't make sense: Glenn Close,"During a recent interview, Hollywood star Glenn Close said that actress Gwyneth Paltrow's 1999 Oscar win for 'Shakespeare in Love' didn't make sense. ""I remember the year Gwyneth Paltrow won over that incredible actress [Fernanda Montenegro] who was in Central Station. I thought, 'What?' It doesn't make sense,"" she said on ABC News. ",entertainment +568,Dior features Depp as face of cologne following 'wife beater' ruling,"While Warner Bros fired Johnny Depp from the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise following the recent 'wife beater' court ruling, luxury fashion label Dior is continuing to feature the Hollywood actor as the face of the brand's Sauvage cologne. Earlier this week, an advertisement for the cologne, featuring Depp playing guitar, appeared on British TV, Page Six reported. +",entertainment +569,I crave for experiences I can grow with: Ishaan on choosing scripts,"Talking about how he chooses movie scripts, Ishaan Khatter said that he is mostly driven by instinct and added, ""I want to work with certain people and I crave for experiences I can grow with."" The actor, who will next star in the horror-comedy film 'Phone Bhoot', told Times of India, ""Comedy is one of the hardest things to crack."" +",entertainment +570,India's most affordable 5G smartphone moto g 5G launched: Motorola,"Motorola launched their latest 5G phone, moto g 5G that offers India's first ultra-fast Qualcomm®️ Snapdragon™ 750G 5G processor with 6GB RAM, the company mentioned, adding that at ₹20,999, it's India's most affordable 5G smartphone. It comes with 6.7"" HDR10 display, 48MP Triple Camera System, 5000mAh Battery, Stock Android™ Experience & more. Sale starts on December 7, exclusively on Flipkart.",technology +571,"Flipkart partially spins off PhonePe, PhonePe raises $700 million","Walmart-owned Flipkart on Thursday announced a partial spin-off of PhonePe so it can access dedicated long-term capital over the next three to four years. PhonePe is raising $700 million funding from existing Flipkart investors led by Walmart, valuing PhonePe at $5.5 billion. Flipkart, which acquired PhonePe in 2016, will remain PhonePe's majority shareholder.",technology +572,42 food delivery riders arrive with same order at same home due to app glitch,"As many as 42 food delivery riders arrived with the same order at the same address for a seven-year-old girl in the Philippines due to an app glitch. ""She made orders when internet connection was lagging. Then, an error occurred,"" a neighbour said. ""Since there was an error, she made another order. She repeated it several times,"" the neighbour added.",technology +573,"World's most-followed TikTok star, 16-yr-old Charli, makes first startup investment","America's 16-year-old dancer Charli D'Amelio, the world's most-followed TikTok star who crossed 100 million followers on the app, has made her first startup investment. She joined the $50 million Series B funding round of Step, a US-based banking service that focuses on teenagers. The funding was led by Coatue, with participation from celebrities like Justin Timberlake and The Chainsmokers.",technology +574,15-yr-old Indian-American inventor Gitanjali TIME's first-ever 'Kid of the Year',"Indian-American inventor Gitanjali Rao has been named TIME Magazine's first-ever 'Kid of the Year' after being selected from over 5,000 nominees. Actress Angelina Jolie interviewed Rao, where she talked about how she used technology against issues ranging from contaminated water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying. Her AI-based service 'Kindly' can detect cyberbullying at an early stage.",technology +575,Tesla's stock could 'get crushed like soufflé under sledgehammer': Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an e-mail to his employees warned that the electric carmaker's stock could ""get crushed like soufflé under a sledgehammer"" if costs are not cut. ""When looking at our actual profitability, it is very low at around 1% for the past year,"" Musk wrote. Tesla shares are among the best performers in 2020, rising nearly 600%.",technology +576,India orders Wikipedia to delete map that shows Aksai Chin as part of China,"The government has ordered Wikipedia to take down a map that shows Aksai Chin as a part of China. The Wikipedia page, which shows the incorrect map, is on Bhutan-India relations. The government invoked section 69A of the Information Technology Act that empowers it to order intermediaries to block public access of any information.",technology +577,IBM says hackers targetting COVID-19 vaccine supply process,"Information technology company IBM issued a warning and said it has uncovered a ""global phishing campaign"" against companies involved in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. IBM said it detected a group of hackers impersonating an executive at Haier Biomedical trying to gather information about the cold chain via emails. US federal agency CISA has reposted the report.",technology +578,"Twitter expands hate speech rules to cover race, nationality ","Twitter on Wednesday expanded its policy to prohibit hateful speech that ""dehumanises people on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin."" The social media platform backed the move citing research linking dehumanising language to offline violence. It last expanded the policy in March to include language that dehumanises on the basis of age, disability, or disease.",technology +579,"Late ex-CEO of Zappos used to offer new, unhappy employees $2,000 to quit","Late former CEO of Zappos Tony Hsieh, who passed away on Friday, created a workplace policy called ""The Offer"" wherein he'd pay new employees up to $2,000 to quit the company. This was intended to filter out employees who weren't committed to or passionate about Zappos. The bonus would be paid in addition to their salary for five-week training period. ",technology +580,SBI's mobile banking app YONO suffers system outage,"SBI's mobile banking app YONO suffered a system outage on Thursday, following which the bank issued an official statement on Twitter. ""Steps are being taken for the restoration of uninterrupted service,"" it said, asking users to switch to OnlineSBI or YONO Lite for their needs. Earlier today, RBI temporarily halted HDFC from issuing new credit cards citing repeated system outages.",technology +581,iPhone 12 users reportedly facing battery drainage issues,"Over thousands of users on Apple's community forum are reporting issues with the battery life of their iPhone 12 devices. ""I'm noticing that the iPhone 12 Pro is draining when idle with almost no background activity at a rate of 4%,"" a user initially claimed. Others reported 20-40% battery loss despite turning off background app activity, as per 9to5 Mac.",technology +582,Musk's SpaceX to fly remote-controlled cars to the Moon for a race,"Elon Musk-led space exploration company SpaceX is set to fly two remote-controlled vehicles to the Moon aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in October 2021 for a race organised by Moon Mark and aerospace company Lunar Outpost. The vehicles will be designed in collaboration with Frank Stephenson, known for his work with McLaren and Ferrari among others.",technology +583,AutoX becomes first company in China to deploy fully driverless RoboTaxis,"Alibaba-backed AutoX has received government approval to deploy a fleet of 25 fully driverless cars on the streets of Shenzhen, China. This will mark the first time that autonomous driving cars will be tested in China without any accompanying safety drivers or remote operators. However, the ""RoboTaxis"" will not be open to the public yet, AutoX spokesperson told TechCrunch.",technology +584,Amazon is a threat to fashion industry: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower,"Christopher Wylie, who exposed the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data scandal, believes that Amazon is one of the biggest collective threats to the fashion industry. He added that Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos ""will be the next Anna Wintour (the Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue)."" Wylie had exposed the misuse of data by Cambridge Analytica during the 2016 US presidential election.",technology +585,China's Huawei part of govt's working groups for 5G rollout,"The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has included China's Huawei in the working groups constituted for the rollout of 5G in India. Huawei will be responsible, along with other members, for conducting a study on the 5G rollout for healthcare, transport and fintech sectors. There've been speculations about the inclusion of Chinese companies for 5G trials in India.",technology +586,SC stays CCI probe on Flipkart's alleged abuse of dominant position,"The Supreme Court stayed a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that allowed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to probe Flipkart for alleged abuse of dominance. Representing Flipkart, Senior Advocate Harish Salve said his client is not the biggest player and can’t operate independently of competitive forces. SC said the probe would jeopardise Flipkart's business interests.",technology +587,Microsoft tweaks 'Productivity Score' feature after criticism,"Microsoft has responded to the criticism of its Productivity Score tool, which several users alleged was enabling workplace surveillance. It said it will remove individual user names from the tool entirely and modify the user interface to ""make it clearer that Productivity Score is a measure of organisational adoption of technology and not individual user behavior.""",technology +588,Google is allowing socially-distanced outdoor meetings on campus,"Google has started allowing employees to hold socially-distanced outdoor meetings on its campuses. Known as ""onsite off-sites"", it's an attempt to bring aboard new hires and collaborate on important projects offline, a company spokesperson told CNBC. Earlier, CEO Sundar Pichai, in an interview with TIME, said that Google's future wouldn't be 100% remote but it'd involve hybrid models of work.",technology +589,Fairly confident about landing humans on Mars by 2026: Elon Musk,"Elon Musk has said he's ""fairly confident"" about human beings landing on Mars ""in about six years from now"". ""If we get lucky maybe four years. We want to try to send an uncrewed vehicle there (Mars) in two years,"" SpaceX CEO told Axel Springer. Musk suggested he could make his own trip to Mars in two to three years.",technology +590,Offices post COVID-19 to become spaces where staff book desks: AWS CEO,"Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy expects office buildings to evolve into 'hot offices', in the post-pandemic world, where employees can decide which day to come in and reserve a desk. In an interview with CNBC, he said that most people would adopt a hybrid model of work instead of working from office 100% of the time.",technology +591,Apple sued for $217M in EU for 'planned' slowing down of iPhones,"Apple is facing lawsuits in European countries seeking $217 million for the ""planned"" slowing down of older iPhone 6 devices. ""Apple pushed updates to mask problems with the battery, knowing it would slow down phones,"" Els Bruggeman, Euroconsumers' head of policy and enforcement claimed. A similar lawsuit was filed in US where Apple agreed to pay $113 million in settlement.",technology +592,Trump govt sues Facebook for favouring immigrants over US workers ,"Trump administration on Thursday sued Facebook for discriminating against the US workers by favouring immigrant applicants to fill over 2,600 high-paying jobs. Facebook ""channelled"" jobs to temporary visa holders by avoiding advertising on its careers website and reserving jobs, the lawsuit alleged. The lawsuit follows a two-year investigation by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.",technology +593,Google illegally spied on workers before firing them: US labour board,US' National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint on Wednesday accusing Google of illegally surveilling and questioning workers who were fired for protesting against its policies and attempting to organise a union. NLRB also found Google's policies for accessing documents and its tactics for investigating employees unlawful. Google said it was confident it acted legally.,technology +594,WeChat blocks Aus PM's post criticising fake photo of soldier,The Chinese social media platform WeChat has blocked a message by Australian PM Scott Morrison criticising a fake image of an Australian soldier murdering a child posted by a Chinese government spokesman. A note claimed that the content had violated regulations. The move comes amid a diplomatic dispute between Australia and China over the image.,technology +595,India end their 7-match losing streak as Australia lose ODI in Canberra for 1st time,India defeated Australia by 13 runs in the third ODI in Canberra on Wednesday to end their seven-match losing streak in international cricket across all formats. This is the first time that Australia have lost an ODI in Canberra. Hardik Pandya top-scored for India in the match with 92*(76). The three-match Australia-India T20I series will begin on Friday.,sports +596,Online betting firms advertise during Ind-Aus ODIs live stream despite ban,"Advertisements of online sports betting firms Betway and Dafabet were shown during the live streaming of India-Australia ODI series. Since online sports betting is prohibited in India except in Sikkim, it can't be advertised according to the Advertising Standards Council of India guidelines. BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said they can't do anything about it since they don't have telecast rights.",sports +597,Everyone questioned when I picked T Natarajan for KXIP for ₹3 crore: Sehwag,Virender Sehwag has revealed that everyone questioned his decision after he bought T Natarajan for ₹3 crore in 2017 IPL auctions. He added that the move had been questioned because Natarajan had not even played domestic cricket then. He further said he had seen Natarajan's videos after which he decided to buy him as KXIP needed a death bowler.,sports +598,I don't have an answer: Manjrekar as fan asks why Kohli is unable to score hundreds,"A Team India fan took to Twitter to ask cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar why Virat Kohli is unable to convert his starts into hundreds since 2019. The fan added, ""We cannot say that he is not timing the ball well.. so what is actually going wrong?"" Responding to him, Manjrekar said, ""Good question. So good that I don't have an answer.""",sports +599,World has officially gone nuts: Vaughan on analyst sending signals to Morgan ,"Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan took to Twitter to react to England analyst Nathan Leamon sending coded information to England captain Eoin Morgan from the team balcony during the third South Africa-England T20I. ""Signals sent from an analyst on a balcony to the captain on the pitch !!!! The world has officially gone nuts !!! #SAvENG #OnOn,"" Vaughan tweeted.",sports +600,BCCI to discuss adding 2 new teams to IPL in annual general meeting,"The BCCI will discuss adding two teams to IPL from 2021, according to the agenda of the governing body's annual general meeting scheduled to take place on December 24. During the AGM, the BCCI will also discuss its stand on the possible inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. IPL 2021 will take place in April-May. ",sports +601,"David Beckham digitally aged to look 70-year-old in malaria campaign, pics surface","Ex-England football captain David Beckham has been digitally aged to look 70-year-old in a new campaign against malaria. The campaign's clip presented Beckham in an ""imagined future"" where malaria had been wiped out as he declared ""our world has changed"" as a result. Beckham said as a father of four, fight to eradicate the disease was something he took personally. ",sports +602,"Kane Williamson embraces Kemar Roach who lost his father before Test, pic goes viral","A picture of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson embracing West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach, who lost his father ahead of the Hamilton Test, has gone viral on social media. Reacting to the picture, a fan wrote, ""I have never seen such a civilised and sympathetic and loveable cricketer in the history of cricket.""",sports +603,"Sanjay Manjrekar gets trolled after Pandya, Jadeja share 150-run partnership","Sanjay Manjrekar, who said Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja wouldn't be in his ODI team, was trolled after the duo shared an unbeaten 150-run partnership against Australia. ""If Manjrekar comments on whole squad...every batsman will play well,"" a fan tweeted. Another wrote, ""Today Manjrekar got a befitting reply. Irony was he was the commentator when the two got going.""",sports +604,"Take hands out of pockets, you're playing for India not a club: Yuvraj on Gill's pic","After Australia-India ODI series concluded, Shubman Gill took to Instagram to share pictures from the third ODI. ""Great feeling representing my country,"" he wrote. Reacting to a picture wherein Gill can be seen standing on the field with his hands in pockets, Yuvraj jokingly wrote, ""Take your hands out of pockets, you're playing for India not a club.""",sports +605,"I saw death coming, told myself I had to get out for my children: F1 driver on crash","F1 driver Romain Grosjean, whose car burst into flames and split into two after a 225-kmph crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, has said that he really saw death coming. ""I told myself that I had to get out for my children. I put my hands in the fire, so I clearly felt it burning on the chassis,"" he added.",sports +606,"Manjrekar praises Pandya after getting trolled over his remark on him, Jadeja","Sanjay Manjrekar, who was trolled for saying he has a problem with players like Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya in ODIs, praised Hardik after the duo shared a 150-run partnership. ""India have found...pure number six batsman. Who knows he might start going up the order,"" he said. ""Was skeptical about Hardik the pure batsman in 50-over cricket...Not anymore,"" he tweeted.",sports +607,Fans troll pitch being used in NZ-WI Test match after pics go viral,"Several pictures of the green-top pitch being used for the first New Zealand-West Indies Test in Hamilton have gone viral on social media. Reacting to it, a fan wrote, ""Looks like the groundsmen forgot to make the pitch."" Meanwhile, other tweets read, ""I wish my lawn looked like that pitch"" and ""That might be the greenest pitch I've ever seen.""",sports +608,I will remember it forever: Australia debutant Green on KL Rahul's gesture,"Australia debutant Cameron Green has admitted he was ""taken back"" by the warmth shown by India wicketkeeper KL Rahul during the third ODI. ""He asked me whether I was nervous or not and I just replied saying 'Yeah...little bit nervous.' He was like ‘Yeah, go well youngster’ type of thing,"" Green said. ""I'll remember it forever,"" he added.",sports +609,"Fan who proposed to girlfriend in ODI reveals they met because of mail, shares pic","Dipen Mandaliya, the India fan who proposed to his Australian girlfriend Rosilie Wimbush in the stands during the second Australia-India ODI in Sydney, revealed he met her for the first time due to a mail. He said when he moved to his Melbourne apartment in 2018, he had received mails meant for Rosilie and met her to return the mails. ",sports +610,"Harbhajan asks whether Indians seriously need COVID-19 vaccine, gets trolled","Spinner Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter and asked whether Indians ""seriously"" need coronavirus vaccine as India's recovery rate without a vaccine is 93.6%. Users trolled him with one writing, ""If there was 5% chance that a plane will crash...will you board it?"" Another wrote, ""If everyone in Indian cricket team has an MoM award, then India should win all matches.""",sports +611,"Rohit finishes 2020 with highest ODI score for India, streak continues for 8th year","Rohit Sharma has hit highest yearly individual ODI score for India each time for eight years. His 119(128) against Australia in January is highest ODI score by an Indian this year, while his 159(138) was India's best in 2019. Rohit's 209(158), 264(173), 150(133), 171*(163), 208*(153) and 162(137) were India's highest scores in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively.",sports +612,"Ajay Jadeja trolls Ravindra over ice pack on shoulder, says 'Ice should be in glass'","While interacting with Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja following his match-winning performance against Australia in the third ODI, Ajay Jadeja enquired about the ice pack on his shoulder, saying, ""I am worried."" Ajay jokingly added, ""Ice should be in glass,"" to which Ravindra responded, ""Actually, it's night here. You are right ice should be in glass.""",sports +613,Michael Schumacher's son Mick to race for Haas in 2021 F1 season,"Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, will be racing for Haas in the next Formula One season. The 21-year-old German signed a multi-year agreement and will partner Russian Nikita Mazepin. ""The prospect of being on the Formula One grid next year makes me incredibly happy...I'm simply speechless,"" said Mick. He is currently leading the Formula Two championship.",sports +614,Hardik and Jadeja score record sixth wicket ODI stand in Australia,"India all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja put on highest ODI partnership for the sixth wicket or lower on Australian soil on Wednesday. The duo stitched 150 runs for the sixth wicket against Australia in the third and final ODI. In the process, they also produced the highest sixth-wicket stand for India against Australia, breaking a 21-year-old record.",sports +615,Stephanie Frappart becomes the first woman referee in Champions League,"On Wednesday, Stephanie Frappart of France became the first female referee in a Champions League match when she officiated at the Juventus-Dynamo Kyiv tie. The 36-year-old made her debut in the French league in April 2019. Since then she has refereed two Europa League matches and has taken charge of 18 matches in the Spanish league.",sports +616,Dhoni said many runs can be scored if match is taken to end overs: Jadeja,"After his match-winning knock against Australia, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said Dhoni had advised him to take matches deep until the last five overs when lot of runs can be scored. On Wednesday, Jadeja and Hardik Pandya scored 110 runs in last 10 overs to help India post 302/5. India were struggling at 152/5 when Jadeja came out to bat.",sports +617,"Jadeja, Hardik can be huge assets for Team India in Aus: Sourav Ganguly","BCCI President Sourav Ganguly praised Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja after their match-winning partnership against Australia in the third ODI. ""Jadeja and Pandya can be huge assets to this team in the long run...plays at difficult positions,"" Ganguly tweeted. He also mentioned that despite the ODI series loss, Wednesday's win might ""turn things around as it's a long tour"".",sports +618,Shahid Afridi to return home from LPL due to personal emergency,"Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is leading Galle Gladiators in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be returning to Pakistan to attend a ""personal emergency"". ""I will return to join back my team at LPL immediately after the situation is handled,"" Afridi tweeted. Earlier, he had missed his flight to Sri Lanka which delayed his participation in the tournament.",sports +619,Watching Kane Williamson bat is therapeutic: Wasim Jaffer,"Former India opener Wasim Jaffer said watching New Zealand captain Kane Williamson bat is ""therapeutic"". Jaffer took to Twitter to praise Williamson for his unbeaten 97-run knock on Day 1 of the first Test against West Indies. Williamson put on a 154-run stand with Tom Latham for the second wicket after New Zealand lost debutant Will Young early.",sports +620,3 former US Presidents volunteer to take coronavirus vaccine publicly,"Former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton have volunteered to take shots of COVID-19 vaccine, when it is approved, to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety. ""I may end up taking it on TV...just so that people know that I trust this science, and what I don't trust is getting COVID,"" Obama said.",world +621,Namibia puts up 170 elephants on sale as their population rises in the country,"Namibia has put 170 'high value' wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the Southern African country's environmental ministry has said. An advertisement said an increase in incidents of human-elephant conflict motivated the sale of the elephants. Namibia would auction the animals to anyone in Namibia or abroad who could meet the criteria.",world +622,"US official says UK 'rushed' Covid-19 vaccine approval, apologises","Top US infectious diseases scientist Anthony Fauci has apologised for saying that the UK ""rushed"" to clear the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. Fauci added the UK did not review the vaccine ""as carefully"" as US health regulators. ""I do have great faith in both the scientific community and the regulatory community in the UK,"" Fauci later said.",world +623,China did human testing to create biologically enhanced soldiers: US intel chief,"China has conducted ""human testing"" on members of its army ""in hopes of developing soldiers with biologically enhanced capabilities"", the US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said. ""There are no ethical boundaries to Beijing's pursuit of power,"" he added. US-based think tanks have reported that China is giving increasing importance to biotechnology in its military strategy.",world +624,Millionaire books helicopter ride to eat burgers at outlet 725 km away,"A Russian millionaire on vacation in Crimea booked a helicopter ride to eat burgers at the nearest McDonald's outlet which was 725 kilometres away. ""My girlfriend and I were tired of organic food,"" Viktor Martynov said. According to a report, his order at the outlet cost around £49 (over ₹4,800) and the two-way ride cost around £2,000 (nearly ₹2 lakh).",world +625,Men remove metal monolith from US mountain and replace it with cross,"A metal monolith that appeared atop a mountain in the US state of California has been removed by a group of men. A video of the men surfaced online, in which they can be heard chanting ""America First"" and ""Christ is King"". The group replaced the metal monolith with a wooden cross.",world +626,Dead man banned from his own funeral after body arrives on chair,"A deceased man was banned from his own funeral after his body was brought to a church on a chair and not in a coffin. Che Lewis, 29, died after being shot at his home in the town of Diego Martin in Trinidad and Tobago. Videos show Che's body dressed in white trousers and a pink blazer and tie.",world +627,Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 15 lakh-mark,"The death toll from coronavirus across the world rose to over 15 lakh, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker. The US has reported the highest coronavirus deaths globally at over 2.7 lakh, followed by Brazil at 1,75,270 and India at 1,38,648, tracker showed. More than 10,000 people have died on average every day in the last week, the Reuters reported.",world +628,Pak to offer free COVID-19 vaccine to all its residents,"Pakistan will provide the coronavirus vaccine free of cost to its residents and start vaccination drive by April next year, Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Nausheen Hamid said. The vaccine will be given to frontline health workers and people over the age of 60 in the first phase, she added. COVID-19 has infected over 4 lakh people in Pakistan.",world +629,I have asked Fauci to stay on and join my COVID-19 team: Biden,US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said he has asked the government's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci to remain in his post and join his coronavirus team after he takes office on January 20. Biden has also asked Fauci to serve as his Chief Medical Adviser. Fauci is currently the Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.,world +630,Cobbler makes size-75 winter boots to keep people apart amid COVID-19,"A Romanian cobbler has come up with long-nosed winter boots to keep people apart during COVID-19. Each pair of the size-75 boots costs €150. Romania, which has reported 4,92,211 coronavirus cases since late-February and 11,876 deaths, has made wearing a mask mandatory in all public spaces and imposed a curfew to cope with the second wave.",world +631,Will ask all Americans to wear masks for 100 days: Joe Biden,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said that he will ask Americans to wear masks for first 100 days of his presidency to curb the spread of coronavirus. He added that there would be a ""significant reduction"" in the COVID-19 cases if everyone wore masks. US is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 1.4 crore COVID-19 cases.",world +632,Iran's coronavirus cases exceed 10 lakh-mark,"The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran rose to 10,03,494 on Thursday after 13,922 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 49,348 after 358 more deaths were reported during the same period, it added. Iran is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the Middle East.",world +633,Trump govt sues Facebook for favouring immigrants over US workers ,"Trump administration on Thursday sued Facebook for discriminating against the US workers by favouring immigrant applicants to fill over 2,600 high-paying jobs. Facebook ""channelled"" jobs to temporary visa holders by avoiding advertising on its careers website and reserving jobs, the lawsuit alleged. The lawsuit follows a two-year investigation by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.",world +634,France to investigate 76 mosques suspected of 'separatism',"France will investigate 76 mosques suspected of fomenting Islamist ideology as part of its action against ""separatism"", Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said. Where suspicions are confirmed, the mosque will be closed down, he added. The action comes after several Islamist attacks in France recently, including the beheading of a teacher who had shown his class caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.",world +635,Large explosion at UK water treatment site causes multiple casualties,"A large explosion at a water treatment site in Avonmouth, UK has caused multiple casualties, a spokeswoman for Avon Fire and Rescue Service said. The police have declared it a major incident. The explosion is believed to have occurred in one of the chemical tanks at Wessex Water's Bristol water recycling centre, the police said.",world +636,US VP-elect Kamala Harris names Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff,US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday named Tina Flournoy to be her White House chief of staff. Flournoy has served as chief of staff to former US President Bill Clinton since 2013. Harris's longtime aide Rohini Kosoglu will serve as the domestic policy adviser and Nancy McEldowney will advise her on national security.,world +637,Japan's oldest zoo unveils first elephant born there in 138 years,"Japan's oldest zoo, Ueno Zoological Gardens, has unveiled the first baby elephant to be born there since its founding 138 years ago. The zoo is holding an online poll to choose a name for the baby from shortlisted candidates. The male calf was born to a pair of elephants gifted to Japan by Thailand in 2002.",world +638,Almost half of Yemen's population in acute food insecurity: UN,"Around 13.5 million or 45% of Yemen's population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The number is likely to increase to 54% of the population by mid-2021. Conflict is the principal driver of food insecurity in Yemen leading to widespread displacement and access constraints, IPC analysis said.",world +639,End Trump administration's rogue regime: Iran FM Zarif to Biden,"Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has asked US President-elect Joe Biden to end the Trump administration's ""rogue regime"" and lift sanctions targeting Iran's oil and financial sectors. Zarif added that Iran would not renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal. ""The deal was about give and take, it wasn't about one side asking and the other side giving,"" he further said. ",world +640,China greatest threat to freedom worldwide since WWII: US Intel chief,"US National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe has said China is the ""greatest threat to democracy and freedom"" worldwide since World War Two. He also said China was growing its dominance by stealing US' intellectual property, replicating it and then replacing US firms in the market. Beijing intends to dominate US and the world ""economically, militarily and technologically"", Ratcliffe added.",world +641,Alyssa Farah resigns as White House Communications Director ,"Alyssa Farah resigned as the White House Communications Director after serving over three years in the Donald Trump administration. ""I am deeply proud of the incredible things we were able to accomplish to make our country stronger, safer and more secure,"" she tweeted announcing her resignation. Before this, Farah served as the Press Secretary to Vice President and Defence Secretary.",world +642,China's fertility rate falls below warning level: Chinese Minister,"Chinese Minister of Civil Affairs Li Jiheng has said China's fertility rate has fallen below the warning line and population growth has entered a critical turning point. Li's comments come amid demographers warning that China's population will start to decline in the next few years. Improving family planning policy is one of the solutions to the ageing population, Li added.",world +643,Bangladesh govt forces Rohingya refugees to relocate to remote island,"Thousands of Rohingya refugees have been forced by Bangladesh government to relocate to a remote island of Bhasan Char in Bay of Bengal, refugees and humanitarian workers said. This comes despite the government asserting it would not force refugees to relocate. Over 1,600 refugees set sail on Friday from Chittagong port to island of Bhasan Char, a naval official added. ",world +644,Hafiz Saeed-led JuD spokesman gets 15-yr jail for terror financing,"An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced Yahya Mujahid, spokesperson of Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), to 15 years in jail in a terror-financing case. Mujahid was awarded 32 years of imprisonment in two terror-financing cases in November. Saeed was also sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in an illegal funding case last month.",world +645,Initial trends show BJP leading in 85 out of 150 seats in GHMC polls,"The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took an early lead in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections on Friday, leading in 85 of the 150 seats, as per initial trends, according to ETV. The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is leading in 29 seats, while Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM is ahead in 17, and the Congress in two.",politics +646,"China, Pak trying to destabilise India in name of farmers: Minister","Discussing the farmers' protests, Haryana Minister Jai Parkash Dalal on Thursday said, ""In the name of farmers... Foreign powers like China, Pakistan, and other enemy nations are trying to destabilise the country."" He added, ""Bihar recently witnessed elections... Since the introduction of these laws, people have given tremendous support to PM Narendra Modi. Are they not farmers?""",politics +647,Should farmers come with plough and oxen?: AAP on VK Singh's remark,"The AAP has asked Union Minister VK Singh if the farmers protesting in Delhi should have come with ""plough and oxen"" to appear like farmers. Singh had said that when he looks at the photographs of protests, a lot of people do not look like farmers. He alleged that Opposition and people who take commission were involved in the protests. ",politics +648,"Shivraj Singh meets PM Modi, discusses COVID vaccine distribution","Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan met PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday. After the meeting, he tweeted, ""I discussed the status of COVID-19 infection with PM Modi and made him aware of the preparations being made in Madhya Pradesh for vaccination."" Chouhan also suggested a campaign to encourage youth to get vaccinated after the elderly when the vaccine is ready.",politics +649,Asked Shah to resolve issue with farmers as it affects Punjab's economy: CM,"Following his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the farmers' protests, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said, ""I reiterated my opposition...and requested him to resolve the issue as it affects the economy of my state and security of the nation."" Singh added, ""The discussion is going on between farmers and the Centre. There is nothing for me to resolve.""",politics +650,Govt must call Parliament session to discuss farmer issues and vaccine: NCP,"Maharashtra minister and NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik on Thursday said that the Centre should call the winter session of the Parliament to discuss the issues of farmers and COVID-19 vaccine. He said, ""Health Secretary says that they never said that the vaccine would be administered to everyone. Will it be free of cost? There are questions.""",politics +651,Never met such inspiring and lively soul: Sisodia on MDH owner's demise,"Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia took to Twitter after the demise of MDH's owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati on Thursday. Sisodia wrote, ""India's most inspiring entrepreneur, MDH owner Dharm Pal Mahashay passed away this morning. I've never met such an inspiring and lively soul."" Kejriwal tweeted, ""He dedicated his life for the society. God bless his soul.""",politics +652,"If I was violent, there would be many FIRs against me: Shehla's father","After Shehla Rashid claimed her father Abdul Rashid Shora was a wife-beater, Shora responded, ""If I am a violent person, surely there must be a string of FIRs against me? But there are not."" He added, ""I was restored to the right of habitation to my house in a day by a court order after the domestic violence complaint."" ",politics +653,Ours is Mahatma Gandhi's Hindutva: Karnataka Congress chief,"Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar on Monday said his party believes in the Hindutva of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda. ""We (Congress) will protect and safeguard the interest of everyone as said in our constitution,"" he added. ""India's tradition, culture is the wealth that belongs to all of us,"" Shivakumar further said.",politics +654,Refugees from Pakistan dance after casting votes in DDC polls in J&K,"A video shows some people who came from Pakistan as refugees dancing and celebrating after voting in the third phase of District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. One of the voters said, ""This is the first time in over 70 years that we're voting in local body polls. We're happy to participate in the democratic process.""",politics +655,Compulsory nap time if I am made CM in 2022: Goa Forward Party leader,"Goa Forward Party leader Vijai Sardesai has stated that he will ensure a compulsory siesta hour anytime between 2 pm and 4 pm if made Chief Minister following the 2022 Assembly elections. Stating that Goa is associated with a chilled-out attitude, Sardesai added, ""Goans like to take it easy, which should not be mistaken for laziness.""",politics +656,"He added spice to our lives, sad day for country: Puri on MDH owner's demise","Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said the passing away of MDH's owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati is a sad day for the country. Puri tweeted, ""He added spice to our lives & was a part of every Indian household."" Congress leader Rajeev Shukla tweeted, ""From a lane in Chandni Chowk he spread his wings to every corner of the world.""",politics +657,Rahul lacks consistency needed to be accepted as country's leader: Pawar,"Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that Congress' Rahul Gandhi seems to lack the consistency needed to be accepted as country's leader. Commenting on former US President Barack Obama's description of Rahul in his memoir 'A Promised Land' as ""a student eager to impress the teacher"", Pawar stated, ""I think Obama crossed the limit.""",politics +658,BJP forms 117-member election management team for 2021 WB polls,"For the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, BJP has formed a 117-member election management team. The team has been divided into 31 units. ""While some cells comprise multiple state leaders, including MPs and MLAs, and have a party veteran in-charge and co-in charge of them, a few cells have just one state leader,"" said a BJP leader.",politics +659,"Sanjay Raut admitted to Lilavati Hospital, to undergo angioplasty","Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai and was scheduled to undergo angioplasty, according to his brother Sunil Raut. Raut underwent angioplasty in November 2019 for the first time amid negotiations for government formation in Maharashtra after the state Assembly polls.",politics +660,How can he do low-level politics?: Delhi CM on Punjab CM over farm laws,"After Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh accused the Delhi government of 'double standards' for notifying one of the three farm laws, CM Arvind Kejriwal said, ""How can he do such low-level politics in this fragile situation?"" He added, ""Are you doing it for friendship with BJP or are you under pressure as ED has filed a case against your family?""",politics +661,Where has all the money of PM CARES Fund gone: WB CM Mamata,"West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked, ""Where has all the money of PM CARES Fund gone?"" Banerjee said her government would not work ""as per the whims and fancies"" of the BJP-led government at the Centre. ""The Centre is using agencies to bulldoze and threaten us...They (BJP) are not a political party but garbage of lies,"" she added.",politics +662,35.8% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in GHMC polls: T'gana EC,The Telangana State Election Commission has said that 35.8% of over 74 lakh voters voted till 5 pm in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls on Tuesday. The commission further said that the voter turnout was expected to touch 40%. The COVID-19 positive electors had been asked to cast their votes between 5 pm and 6 pm. ,politics +663,Do elderly women in farmer protests look like Khalistanis?: SAD chief,"Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said that there are elderly women in the farmers' protests. He added, ""Do they look like Khalistanis? It is a way of calling farmers of the country as anti-nationals."" Badal further said, ""Does BJP or anybody else have the right to declare anybody as anti-national?""",politics +664,"BJP, NCP both seek credit for Pune's Bhama Askhed project","After the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) claimed to have completed the work on Bhama Askhed dam project, both BJP and NCP have sought credit for the project. ""During BJP's tenure, the party had approved funds from the standing committee for this project,"" BJP's city unit president said. ""Project was approved by the Congress and NCP,"" NCP MLA Sunil Tingre responded. ",politics +665,"Punjab, WB also have film cities, will Yogi visit them too?: Raut","Following a meeting between Akshay Kumar and UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut said, ""It's not easy to shift Mumbai's film city to another place."" Raut added, ""There are film cities in WB and Punjab too. Will Yogi Ji also visit these places and talk to directors/ artists or is he going to do so only in Mumbai?""",politics +666,TRS brought down voter turnout at GHMC polls to its advantage: BJP,"Union Minister of State, G Kishan Reddy, alleged the TRS government used the State Election Commission to bring down the voter turnout in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections to its advantage. Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that CM K Chandrashekar Rao created an environment so that people do not come out to cast their votes.",politics +667,We were welcomed open-heartedly by people of Bollywood: UP minister,"After UP CM Yogi Adityanath met Akshay Kumar in Mumbai, UP Minister SN Singh said, ""We were welcomed open-heartedly by Bollywood people."" Claiming Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray ""lost his sleep"" after the visit, Singh added, ""Shiv Sena...should first rectify their culture with Bollywood. If they want to keep something, they should keep it, no one wants to take it away.""",politics +668,Bar Council of Delhi writes to PM Modi to repeal farm laws,"The Bar Council of Delhi has written to PM Narendra Modi, urging him to repeal the farm laws. The council said these laws are ""detrimental"" to the lawyer community. ""The mindset behind move...to oust the jurisdiction of civil courts and transfer of power to bureaucrats...to decide disputes between the traders and the farmers will lead to corruption,"" the letter said.",politics +669,PM Modi lauded party workers for their work in GHMC polls: T'gana BJP,"PM Narendra Modi has lauded the party workers for their hard work put in for the recently concluded Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, according to Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar. ""PM advised the Telangana BJP workers to move ahead with the same spirit,"" Kumar said. He added that PM Modi also enquired about the attacks on party cadres. ",politics +670,"I used to have immense respect for Kangana, I was wrong: Mika on her tweet","After Kangana Ranaut misidentified an elderly woman named Mahinder Kaur, who took part in farmers' protest, and said that she's 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano, Mika Singh tweeted, ""Shame on you"". ""I used to have immense respect for Kangana...I now think I was wrong, Kangana being a woman you should show the old lady some respect,"" Mika said.",entertainment +671,'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' writer Abhishek Makwana dies by suicide,"Abhishek Makwana, one of the writers of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', has died by suicide. He was found hanging in his Mumbai flat on November 27 and his suicide note mentioned financial troubles. Makwana's family claimed that he was a victim of cyber fraud and blackmail. The family also claimed to have been receiving threatening phone calls from people.",entertainment +672,Going to therapy should be like going to gym: Mallika on mental health,"Speaking about focusing on mental health, actress-comedian Mallika Dua said, ""More than big bad incidents, it is the everyday incidents that have a huge effect on one's mind. Going to therapy should be like going to the gym."" She further added, ""I had never known as much anxiety before I joined the entertainment world.""",entertainment +673,Makers were initially sceptical to cast me in homosexuality themed film: Zareen,"Actress Zareen Khan has revealed that the makers of the film 'Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele', based on the theme of homosexuality, were initially sceptical about casting her because of her image as a glamorous actress. ""I...had to convince them to give me an opportunity because the story...is really beautiful and I wanted to be...part of it,"" Zareen added.",entertainment +674,I haven't ever had Botox to this day: Jennifer Lopez,"Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez, who will launch her skincare line 'JLo Beauty' on January 1, 2021, revealed that she never got Botox. ""I don't have anything against people doing that, it's just not my thing. I'm more about a natural approach to skincare...I don't want to...go to the needles at some point,"" she said during a Zoom call via Page Six.",entertainment +675,Kelly's husband seeks $436K in support amid divorce proceedings: Reports,"American singer Kelly Clarkson's estranged husband Brandon Blackstock has asked for $436,000 per month in child and spousal support amid the ongoing divorce proceedings, E! Online reported. The amount of support was reportedly cited in court documents filed on November 30. The singer filed for divorce from her husband in June after nearly seven years of marriage. ",entertainment +676,"Like Hrithik, Ibrahim should just explode on screen: Saif","Speaking about his elder son Ibrahim Ali Khan becoming an actor, Saif Ali Khan said, ""Like Hrithik Roshan, he should just explode on the screen."" The actor further told Mumbai Mirror, ""There will be comparisons with me, he can't avoid that, but he's still growing, developing his own personality, so it's best to be seen less for now.""",entertainment +677,'Scam 1992' changed my life completely: Pratik Gandhi,"During a recent interview, actor Pratik Gandhi stated that the crime-drama web series 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story' has changed his life. Speaking about choosing his upcoming projects, Pratik said, ""There are interesting projects coming my way...The biggest challenge, however, is that earlier I had to select from one or two projects, now it is between 8-10 projects.""",entertainment +678,Actors can't be on set and be paranoid about COVID-19: Dia,"Actress Dia Mirza, who's shooting for a series amid the coronavirus pandemic, has said when she decided to resume work, she made sure that there were protocols in place to ensure the highest level of safety. ""But after a while, you've to let go...You can't be on...set and be paranoid about the fact that you might contract (coronavirus),"" she added.",entertainment +679,Bharti shares old pics with Haarsh Limbachiyaa on 3rd anniversary,"Comedian Bharti Singh took to Instagram on Thursday to share some old pictures of herself with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa on their third wedding anniversary. She wrote, ""Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day. Happy anniversary my love #lovelife #powercouple #strongertogether."" +",entertainment +680,There's lot of scrutiny in today's day and age as a movie star: Sara,"When asked what is the most challenging part of being an actor, actress Sara Ali Khan said, ""The one thing that's both an advantage and disadvantage...is that there is a lot of scrutiny in today's day and age."" Commenting on facing criticism online, she said, ""Under the guise of anonymity, you don't know who your critics are."" ",entertainment +681,"Family, friends criticised my choice: Sharman on 5 yrs of 'Hate Story 3'","As Sharman Joshi's 2015 thriller-romance film 'Hate Story 3' completed five years, the actor recalled signing the film and said, ""A lot of people criticised my choice at that point in time, including my family and close friends. ""He further said, ""I had the guts at the time...I wanted to show a different aspect of my personality to my audience."" ",entertainment +682,Kangana's tweets portray farmers protest as anti-national: DSGMC chief,"Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa has sent a legal notice to actress Kangana Ranaut for her tweet on 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano and saying that she is a woman ""available for ₹100"". ""Her tweets portray farmers protest as anti-national,"" Sirsa said. Kangana ""misidentified"" an old woman at the ongoing farmers' protest as Bilkis Bano.",entertainment +683,2020 helped me value the small things in life: Sonu Sood,"Sonu Sood said the year 2020 helped him value the small things in life and added, ""We often forget to spend...quality time with our loved ones."" The actor, who helped migrant workers during the coronavirus pandemic, further said, ""This year has...been a lot about self-contemplation...learned a lot about myself. I have been...inspired by frontline workers during the pandemic.""",entertainment +684,"Got audition call for Tenet, thought it was a prank: Dimple","Actress Dimple Kapadia has said she couldn't believe when she got the audition call for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet'. The actress added that she thought it was a prank call. ""Why would...Nolan want me for his film? I'm nowhere on the radar. I told my nephew, 'Koi meri taang kheench raha hoga. Don't get your hopes too high',"" Dimple further said.",entertainment +685,"Actor Shiv Kumar Verma on ventilator, CINTAA seeks help from Akshay, Big B","Actor Shiv Kumar Verma, who starred in 'Halla Bol', is on ventilator due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cine & TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) tweeted. Amit Behl of CINTAA said that they've transferred ₹50,000 for his help. CINTAA shared the bank details of Shiv on Twitter and sought financial help from many celebrities, including Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. +",entertainment +686,"Usually, you'll see male actors do a film like this: Bhumi on Durgamati","Bhumi Pednekar has said she feels her upcoming horror film, 'Durgamati The Myth', is a game-changing film for her. ""It's...rare opportunity for an actress to get to play such...part. Usually, you'll...see male actors do a film like this where the canvas is so big, it's high on drama,"" she added. ""Never imagined myself getting to do these things,"" Bhumi said.",entertainment +687,Javed Akhtar records statement in defamation case against Kangana,"The Metropolitan Magistrate court, Andheri, on Thursday recorded Javed Akhtar's statement in connection with defamation complaint he has filed against Kangana Ranaut. He recorded his statement through his lawyer before the magistrate for verification of the complaint. He filed the complaint over allegations that he threatened her for speaking out about her alleged relationship with Hrithik Roshan.",entertainment +688,I don't believe in starving myself or doing crash diets: Mrunal,"Actress Mrunal Thakur, who has worked with actors like John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor, said she learned about holistic fitness from her co-stars and added, ""I don't believe in starving myself or doing crash diets."" She further said, ""I eat everything. I swear by yoga and MMA. I work out every day, regardless of how busy I am.""",entertainment +689,Interesting to play demon king: Saif on playing Lankesh in 'Adipurush',"Actor Saif Ali Khan, who will play Lankesh in the action-drama film 'Adipurush', spoke about playing the antagonist in the upcoming movie and said, ""It's interesting to play a demon king."" Commenting on his character, he added, ""We'll make him humane...justify his abduction of Sita...the war with Ram as revenge for what was done to his sister Surpanakha by Lakshman."" ",entertainment +690,'Zero' didn't show the trauma & tragedy of a dwarf: Actor Lilliput,"Actor Lilliput, who was recently seen in 'Mirzapur 2', has said Shah Rukh Khan's 2018 film 'Zero' didn't show the trauma and tragedy of a dwarf. ""Anushka Sharma played a woman with...far more tragic story than him (Shah Rukh)...She couldn't speak or walk,"" he added. ""He was the one jumping around...what problem does he have? Even...script was weird,"" said Lilliput.",entertainment +691,Sanjay Dutt isn't a controlling actor: Torbaaz co-star Rahul Dev,"Talking about working with Sanjay Dutt in the upcoming action-drama 'Torbaaz', actor Rahul Dev said, ""Sanjay is a very giving actor. He's not one of them who would snatch the moment."" Rahul, who also worked with Sanjay in films like 'Sarhad Paar' and 'Kidnap', further said, ""He's a great co-actor to build a scene with, he's not a controlling actor.""",entertainment +692,Learnt a lot about humanity by doing 'Black' and 'Hichki': Rani,"On World Disability Day, actress Rani Mukerji said that she learnt a lot about humanity by doing ""outstanding, sensitive films"" like 'Black' and 'Hichki'. ""I think these films contributed to making me a better human being,"" she added. ""I hope these films managed to spark the right conversations in society about...need to treat everyone as an equal,"" Rani further said.",entertainment +693,Own a car without buying it : Revv Subscriptions,"You can now drive a new car every month as Revv provides the option to subscribe to your favourite car for 1-36 months with ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax and without the hassle of maintenance and service. The car will be sanitized and delivered to your doorstep ensuring complete safety for you and your loved ones.",automobile +694,"Musk passes Gates as world's 2nd richest, gets $100bn richer in 2020","Tesla CEO Elon Musk passed Bill Gates to become the world's second-richest person after his net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion on Monday, according to Bloomberg. The 49-year-old has added $100.3 billion to his fortune this year. Gates, who has donated $27 billion to his foundation since 2006, has a net worth of $127.7 billion.",automobile +695,"Musk gets $15bn richer in 2 hours, becomes world's 3rd richest: Bloomberg","Billionaire Elon Musk added $15 billion to his wealth in just two hours on Monday after his electric carmaker Tesla was named for inclusion in the S&P 500 index. Tesla's stock surged about 14% in extended trading, lifting Musk's fortune to $117.5 billion, making him the world's third-richest person, according to Bloomberg. His wealth has jumped $90 billion this year.",automobile +696,Tesla car crash in US hurls burning battery cell into house and starts fire,"A speeding Tesla Model 3 car in the US hit a power pole, shearing it off its base upon impact. The impact was so severe it sent car parts and burning battery cells flying hundreds of feet from the crash site. A battery cell broke through the window of a house and landed on bed, setting the sheets on fire.",automobile +697,"Suddenly, you're on road: Harley-Davidson dealer on company's India exit","Gaurav Gulati, the owner of a Delhi Harley-Davidson dealership, compared the company's sudden exit from India to a ""bad dream"", saying, ""You were sleeping on a plush bed in plush environment...and suddenly you were seen on the road."" The US-based company announced its exit from India in September. Harley-Davidson's dealers' association is looking at taking legal action against the company.",automobile +698,Tesla's market value crosses $500 bn as shares surge six-fold this year,"Tesla Inc crossed $500 billion in market value on Tuesday as its share price surged six-fold this year. Tesla's shares rose as much as 3.9% to a record high of $542.35 in early trading. CEO Elon Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth so far this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.",automobile +699,"Brand new Porsche hits SUV, crashes over wall and lands on another car in UK","A newly-purchased Porsche Taycan in the UK hit a parked SUV, crashed over a wall and landed on another car when its driver accidentally hit accelerator during an attempt to park the luxury car. The Porsche finally came to a halt between the wall and the parked car. The driver reportedly bought the Porsche just five days before the accident.",automobile +700,Skoda working on project to let self-driving car follow manned one,"Skoda and Technical University of Ostrava are collaborating on new technologies for assistance systems as part of their joint 'Follow the Vehicle' project. The project's principle is ""two cars, one driver"". It involves a lead vehicle driven by a human, determining route, speed, lane and other parameters, while a self-driving car follows it.",automobile +701,Battery-operated bikes to be included in Delhi's EV policy: Report,"Delhi's EV policy is being revised to include a segment on battery-operated bicycles and tricycles, HT reported. The government has drafted a proposal to offer monetary incentives on their purchase. The proposed revision includes cycles both in the passenger and cargo categories. In case of individual buyers, purchase incentive will be 25% of the MRP with a cap of ₹5,000.",automobile +702,Tesla to join S&P 500 as largest-ever new member,"Elon Musk's Tesla will join the S&P 500 index as one of the largest-ever new members, prior to the opening of trading on December 21, potentially in two tranches. ""It will generate one of the largest funding trades history,"" S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Tesla's stock market value of over $400 billion is larger than 95% of the index's companies.",automobile +703,"Govt to set up 69,000 EV charging points across India: Gadkari","Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government is planning to set up at least one e-charging kiosk at around 69,000 petrol pumps across the country to induce people to go for electric vehicles (EVs). Gadkari had asked industry stakeholders to work towards making India an EV hub by 2025. GST on EVs has been reduced to 5%.",automobile +704,Will revive BSA as electric motorcycle brand in UK: Anand Mahindra,"Billionaire Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group said he plans to “resurrect the British motorbike industry” by reviving BSA as an electric motorcycle brand in the UK. The UK government also awarded the BSA Company a $6.1 million grant to develop electric bikes and create at least 255 jobs. In 2018, Mahindra had revived Czech motorcycle brand Jawa.",automobile +705,General Motors to not acquire 11% stake in Nikola,General Motors (GM) and Nikola on Monday announced a reworked deal that replaced their previous agreement under which GM would acquire 11% equity stake in the startup and produce the proposed electric pickup Badger. The companies have instead signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding which is subject to negotiation. Nikola was previously accused of fraud by a short seller.,automobile +706,US govt opens probe into 1.15L Tesla vehicles over suspension issue,"The US NHTSA opened an investigation into around 1.15 lakh Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. It said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles after receiving 43 complaints alleging failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. ""The complaints appear to indicate an increasing trend,"" NHTSA said.",automobile +707,"Hyundai sued over EV fires, days after GM's recalls","Hyundai is facing a lawsuit over a string of battery fires in its electric vehicles (EVs), just as General Motors (GM) launched a recall of over 68,000 EVs with batteries from the same maker, LG Chem. The lawsuit could cost Hyundai and LG Chem around $540 million. Hyundai has recalled around 74,000 EVs after 16 fire incidents in two years.",automobile +708,Volkswagen CEO reveals they began 'Mission T' to catch up with Tesla,"Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, in a blog post, revealed he organised a three-day workshop nicknamed 'Mission T' to discuss how they could ""catch up with Tesla"". He added that they brought 31 senior executives from Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche together amid the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss how they could further their Project Artemis to take on Tesla. ",automobile +709,Tesla's reliability ranking slips to 25 in US Consumer Reports survey,"Elon Musk-led Tesla's ranking has slipped to 25 out of the 26 brands in the US market rated in the Consumer Reports magazine's annual reliability study due to complaints over its Model Y crossover. Owners of the model have previously reported body-hardware and paint issues. Tesla's Model S sedan and Model X SUV were given the ""worse than average"" status.",automobile +710,"Harley-Davidson to continue bike sale, service in India from Jan","Harley-Davidson India said that its motorcycles, parts, accessories, general merchandise sales, after-sale services and warranty activities will continue from January 2021. ""We are working closely with Hero to ensure a smooth transition for our riders,"" the company's Asia Emerging Markets MD Sajeev Rajasekharan said. Harley entered a distribution deal with Hero MotoCorp after its India exit.",automobile +711,Tesla would consider buying a legacy automaker on friendly terms: Musk,"Tesla would consider leveraging the company's $554 billion market capitalisation to buy a legacy automaker, CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with Axel Springer. ""We're definitely not going to launch a hostile takeover,"" Musk said. ""If somebody said, 'Hey, we think it would be a good idea to merge with Tesla,' we certainly could have that conversation,"" he added.",automobile +712,'Absolutely not' in talks to sell stake in Mitsubishi: Nissan COO,"Nissan Motor COO Ashwani Gupta has said Nissan is ""absolutely not"" in talks to sell its stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Earlier, a report had said that Nissan was considering selling its 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors due to COVID-19 effects. At November 16th's closing price in Tokyo, Nissan's stake in Mitsubishi Motors was worth $975.8 million, Reuters reported.",automobile +713,"Hyundai, Kia agree to $210M US penalty for delay in vehicles' recall","Hyundai and Kia Motors have agreed to $140 million and $70 million civil penalties, respectively, after US auto safety regulators said they delayed recall of 1.6 million vehicles for engine issues. The settlement covers recall in 2015 and 2017 for manufacturing issues. Kia denied the allegations but agreed to settle the matter to ""avoid a protracted dispute with the government"".",automobile +714,"UK PM Johnson announces ban on sale of petrol, diesel cars by 2030","UK PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars in the country by 2030. The move is combined with $1.72 billion for new car charging infrastructure and $771 million in grants for buying electric cars. The ban is part of Johnson's ""green industrial revolution"" to tackle climate change and generate more jobs. ",automobile +715,"Jaguar Land Rover seeks US ban on Audi, other SUVs for patent infringement","Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has urged the US to impose an import ban on SUVs made by Volkswagen-owned brands such as Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini over allegations they infringe its Terrain Response patent. Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Tiguan and Audi Q8, Q7 and Q5 are some of the cars that JLR has requested to ban. ",automobile +716,Japan must compensate ex-Nissan Chairman for arbitrary arrest: UN panel,"The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Monday ruled that Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's multiple arrests and detentions in Japan were ""arbitrary"" and urged Japanese government to pay compensation. Japan said the panel doesn't have an ""accurate understanding of the country's criminal justice system"". Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 in Japan, fled to Lebanon last year. ",automobile +717,Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant as union strike continues,"Toyota Motor Corporation again halted operations at its car plant in Karnataka's Bidadi from Monday, as members of its workers' union continued a strike after the suspension of a worker wasn't withdrawn. Earlier, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) had declared a lockout at both its plants in Bidadi on November 10. The company said that the union had compromised COVID-19 guidelines. ",automobile +718,"No such thing as rocket scientists, only rocket engineers: Elon Musk","Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a series of two tweets on Wednesday argued that there is ""no such thing as a rocket scientist"" and ""only rocket engineers"" are responsible for ""putting humans on the Moon"". He backed his argument, saying science is only about discovering what already exists, while engineering is about creating things that never existed.",science +719,50-year-old problem of biology solved by Artificial Intelligence,"DeepMind's AI system 'AlphaFold' has been recognised as a solution to ""protein folding"", a grand challenge in biology for over 50 years. DeepMind showed it can predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes, a complex process that is fundamental to understanding the biological machinery of life. AlphaFold can predict the shape of proteins within the width of an atom.",science +720,World's 2nd largest radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory collapses,"Arecibo Observatory's radio telescope in Puerto Rico, the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope, collapsed after instrument platform fell overnight. It served as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary and geospace research for 57 years. It was made up of a 1,000-foot-wide dish antenna built into a depression that reflects radio waves from space to a 900-tonne instrument platform.",science +721,Rare 9-legged octopus found by fisherman in Japan; pic surfaces,"A rare nine-legged octopus was found by a fisherman in Japan earlier this month after he noticed it had an unusual number of legs as it was being boiled. Octopuses generally have the ability to regenerate legs that are cut off, and this octopus likely added another in the process of closing a wound on a leg, a researcher said.",science +722,Burj Khalifa-sized asteroid to move past Earth on November 29,"An asteroid, named 153201 (2000 WO107), would be moving past Earth on November 29, and will be closest to the planet at 10:38 am Indian Standard Time. The asteroid has a diameter of more than 500 m, and is over 800 m high – about the size of Burj Khalifa. It was discovered in the year 2000, as per NASA.",science +723,"Indian, Russian satellites come within 224 m of each other; avoid collision","India's remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2F and Russia's Kanopus-V avoided collision after they came within 224 metres of each other, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said. ""We've been tracking the satellite for four days and it is about 420 metres from the Russian satellite. A manoeuvre will only be done when it comes around 150 metres,"" ISRO chairman K Sivan told TOI.",science +724,81-yr-old midnight snapper found in Australia becomes oldest tropical reef fish,"An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world. The discovery was made as part of a new study to find out how changing ocean temperatures might affect the biology of these fish, and others like them.",science +725,Scientists reverse biological clock to restore vision in old mice,"Researchers at Harvard Medical School restored vision in old mice by reprogramming cells to a younger age in which they are better able to repair damaged tissues. By resetting the cells' ageing clock, vision loss in mice with a condition mimicking human glaucoma was also reversed. ""We hope to treat glaucoma in human patients in two years,"" a researcher said.",science +726,China spacecraft lands on Moon to bring back lunar rocks for 1st time since 1970s,"A Chinese spacecraft sent to Moon to bring back the first lunar samples in decades has successfully landed. The Chang'e-5 spacecraft landed on Moon on Tuesday, reported state media agency. If the return journey is successful, China will be only the third country to have retrieved samples from Moon, following US and Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s.",science +727,Animal species shaped like hot air balloon discovered in waters near Puerto Rico,"Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore (comb jelly), that is shaped like a hot air balloon, in the waters near Puerto Rico. Deep Discoverer, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), captured high-definition video of the new ctenophore species during an expedition in 2015. This is the first time NOAA scientists have identified a new species using only high-definition video.",science +728,I mistook urine leaking from Russian probe for UFO: Astronaut Tim Peake,"British astronaut Tim Peake has revealed he thought he saw a UFO in space before he realised it was actually droplets of urine leaking from a Russian probe vehicle. ""What was happening was liquid leaking out, crystallising instantly and reflecting the light,"" he said. In 2015, Peake became the first British astronaut to join the International Space Station.",science +729,"Newly discovered frog species named after Bengaluru city, pic surfaces",A type of burrowing frog discovered outside its natural habitat has been named after Bengaluru city. A team of researchers have named the frog species 'Sphaerotheca Bengaluru' to highlight the gap in the documentation of amphibians from non-forested areas and the need for restoring frog habitats in Bengaluru. The frog was found in a barren tract of land near Rajankunte.,science +730,What's the reason behind 'blue light' produced by tides spotted at Maha beaches?,Tides producing a fluorescent bluish glow have been spotted at some Maharashtra beaches over the last few days. The phenomenon called 'blue tide' occurs when luminescent marine life makes the sea appear a deep shade of blue and phytoplankton (microscopic marine plants) emit light through chemical reactions in proteins. Waves disturb these unicellular microorganisms and make them emit blue light.,science +731,Telescope creates 'new atlas of universe' after mapping 30L galaxies in 300 hrs,"A telescope developed by Australian scientists broke the record after it mapped approximately 30 lakh galaxies in 300 hours to create a ""new atlas of the universe"", Australia's national science agency CSIRO said. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a collection of 36 dish antennas which work together to take panoramic pictures of the sky.",science +732,US family welcomes baby born from embryo frozen for 27 years,"A US family revealed they welcomed a baby girl in late October this year from an embryo that was frozen in October 1992 and remained frozen until February this year. In February, Tina and Ben Gibson of Tennessee adopted the embryo. The National Embryo Donation Center claims it set the record for the longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth.",science +733,Moderna says vaccine is 100% effective against severe COVID-19,"Moderna on Monday said the latest analysis showed that its vaccine was 100% effective at preventing severe disease from COVID-19. The pharma major added that its primary analysis which included 196 cases, found the vaccine to be 94.1% effective. The company now plans to request clearance for emergency use of the vaccine in the US and Europe.",science +734,Fairly confident about landing humans on Mars by 2026: Elon Musk,"Elon Musk has said he's ""fairly confident"" about human beings landing on Mars ""in about six years from now"". ""If we get lucky maybe four years. We want to try to send an uncrewed vehicle there (Mars) in two years,"" SpaceX CEO told Axel Springer. Musk suggested he could make his own trip to Mars in two to three years.",science +735,"Bezos-led Blue Origin onboards former NASA, Pentagon officials",Jeff Bezos-founded space agency Blue Origin has onboarded former Pentagon and NASA officials for its new advisory board. Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Kari Bingen and former directors of NASA's research centres Dr Charles Elachi and Todd May are part of the seven-member board. Bingen held the second-highest ranking civilian intelligence job at the Pentagon.,science +736,China powers up its 1st domestically made nuclear reactor,"China has connected its first domestically developed nuclear reactor, the Hualong One, to the national grid. The reactor can generate 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year and cut carbon emissions by 8.16 million tons, China National Nuclear Corporation said. The Hualong One will be put into commercial use by the end of the year after undergoing tests.",science +737,Plastic pollution from nets threatens endangered Ganga dolphin: Study,"Plastic pollution from discarded fishing gear in Ganga river threatens the wildlife, including the endangered Ganga river dolphin, a study said. Researchers found high rates of fishing equipment being discarded in the river due to short gear lifespans and lack of appropriate disposal systems. A ZSL professor said they found a high proportion of fishing gear made of nylon 6.",science +738,"Earth 2,000 light-yrs closer to supermassive black hole than thought: NOAJ","A new map of the Milky Way puts Earth 2,000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole at galaxy's centre, Japan's NOAJ said. The map suggests the black hole is located 25,800 light-years from Earth, closer than the official value of 27,700 light-years. It also indicates that Earth is travelling at 227 kilometres/second as it orbits around the Galactic Center.",science +739,Scientists to test equipment in Cyprus before sending them to Mars,"Experts have discussed a research project to test space equipment in Cyprus before sending them to Mars to measure the age of its rocks. The government's Geological Survey Department and CSEO have discussed the objectives of the international space programme, the geological needs and the most suitable locations. Cyprus' Troodos mountain range has geological similarities with Mars, officials said.",science +740,"68 arrows as old as 6,000 yrs found at melting ice patch in Norway","Archaeologists have uncovered 68 ancient arrows, some dating back 6,000 years, from a melting ice patch in Norway. The arrows mark the earliest ice finds in Northern Europe, researchers said. The team found other artefacts, including remains of reindeer antlers and Iron Age scaring sticks used in reindeer hunting, at the Langfonne ice patch in the Jotunheimen Mountains.",science +741,Vulture rescue centre to be established in Hyderabad,"Under the Ministry of Environment and Forest's Action Plan for Vulture Conservation (APVC) 2020-25, Hyderabad will be among the four cities to establish a vulture rescue centre. The centres will be established 5 km from the breeding centres such that veterinary expertise of these centres could be utilised for treatment of sick and injured birds, according to the APVC document.",science +742,Scotland to be world's 1st to test 100% green hydrogen to heat homes,"Scotland will soon start the world's first trials of 100% green hydrogen to replace natural gas for cooking and heating in 300 homes, the UK's energy regulator Ofgem announced. The houses in Fife city will be fitted with hydrogen heating systems, stoves and ovens to be used over four years. They will begin to receive green gas from 2022-end.",science +743,Facebook to remove false COVID-19 vaccines' claims on its platforms,"Facebook will be removing false claims about COVID-19 that have been debunked by public health experts from Facebook and Instagram. It said it would remove claims like ""COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips"" or anything else that isn't on the official vaccine ingredient list. Facebook added that it will regularly update the claims it removes based on guidance from public health authorities.",technology +744,YouTube to warn Android users before they post offensive comments,"YouTube has launched a feature that will warn users when their comments may be offensive to others, giving them the option to ""reflect before posting"". The feature will only remind the users so that they can edit their comments. However, it won't stop the users from posting the comments. As of now, the feature is available to Android users.",technology +745,US blacklists chipmaker SMIC over alleged ties to Chinese military,"The US has added Chinese chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies. The government has designated two more companies as owned or controlled by the Chinese military. Earlier, China had said it firmly opposed the politicisation of ""relevant Chinese companies"" following a report on the blacklisting of the firms.",technology +746,Concussion substitute Chahal takes 3 wickets as India defeat Australia in first T20I,"India defeated Australia by 11 runs in the first T20I in Canberra on Friday to take their unbeaten run in T20I cricket to 10 matches. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who was not named in India's playing XI, replaced Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute and registered bowling figures of 4-0-25-3, while debutant T Natarajan also took 3 wickets. ",sports +747,"I really didn't know what misogynistic meant, how can I dislike women: Pandya","Reacting to being called a 'misogynist' following 'Koffee With Karan' controversy, Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya said, ""I really didn’t know what 'misogynistic' meant...I laughed thinking it was some word being used to make fun of me."" He added, ""How can I dislike women? Mom, sister, sister-in-law, Natasa...they’re all women. I adore them. My home is all about women.""",sports +748,SA-England ODI postponed an hour before start as SA player tests COVID-19 positive,England Cricket Board and Cricket South Africa have announced the postponement of the first ODI of the three-match series to Sunday. The ODI has been postponed just one hour before scheduled start today in Cape Town. This comes after a player from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 after the teams' last round of scheduled testing performed on Thursday.,sports +749,Pak denied training rights in NZ after 8 squad members test COVID-19 +ve ,New Zealand's Ministry of Health on Friday withdrew Pakistan cricket team's exemption to train during managed isolation in Christchurch. This comes after eight members of the 53-strong Pakistan squad tested positive for coronavirus since arriving in New Zealand. The Pakistan squad was also warned for breaching bio-security regulations last week.,sports +750,"Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb tests COVID-19 +ve in Australia hotel, hospitalised",Afghanistan's 19-year-old spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been hospitalised after testing COVID-19 positive at Voco Hotel in Surfers Paradise in Australia's Queensland. Mujeeb had travelled to Australia from Kabul last week to be a part of Brisbane Heat for this year's BBL. He reported symptoms during his mandatory quarantine period this week.,sports +751,"Jadeja gets hit on helmet in last over, Chahal replaces him as concussion substitute","Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was hit on the helmet in the final over of India's innings in the first T20I against Australia in Canberra on Friday. Yuzvendra Chahal has replaced him as a concussion substitute in Australia's innings. Jadeja is currently being assessed by the BCCI medical team, the BCCI said.",sports +752,"Langer seemingly objects to Jadeja's concussion substitution, Jaffer trolls him","Australia head coach Justin Langer seemingly objected to Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal replacing Ravindra Jadeja as a concussion substitute in the first T20I. Langer was seen having an animated conversation with match referee David Boon. After Chahal took two wickets in his first two overs, Wasim Jaffer trolled Langer by sharing a meme from 'Munna Bhai MBBS'.",sports +753,"Hats off to him: Gambhir on Kohli becoming fastest to hit 12,000 ODI runs","Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has praised Virat Kohli for becoming the fastest player to cross the 12,000 ODI-run mark, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record by 58 innings. ""Hats off to Kohli,"" he stated. Kohli, who is also the fastest batsman to reach 8,000, 9,000, 10,000 and 11,000 ODI runs, took 242 innings to reach the milestone. ",sports +754,"India are playing timidly, lacking aggressive approach: Vaughan","Talking about Team India's performance in the ongoing Australia tour, ex-England captain Michael Vaughan said that the Virat Kohli-led side is playing ""timidly"". ""It's a little bit back the innings when [India] play consistently. They've got enough talent to go out for it a little bit early and a bit harder,"" he added. India lost the three-match ODI series 1-2. ",sports +755,"Impossible to monitor change of grip, stance: Taufel on banning switch hit","Former ICC Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel has said that it's ""impossible"" for the on-field umpire to monitor the batsman for change in grip or stance for the 'switch hit' shot. It comes after ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell urged ICC to ban 'switch hit' shot, stating, ""I'd prefer to see a contest rather than batting exhibitions.""",sports +756,"Australia will win the T20I series as well, predicts Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has predicted that Australia will win the three-match T20I series against India. ""If Australia win the first match, they will win the series 100%. If India wins the first match, then 60% I still feel that Australia will win the series,"" he added. Australia elected to field in the first T20I. India lost the ODI series 1-2. ",sports +757,Can be damaging to our ties: India to Canada High Commission after Trudeau's remarks,"India summoned Canadian High Commissioner over comments on farmers' protest by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and some Cabinet Ministers. Calling it ""unacceptable interference"" in India's internal affairs, MEA told the envoy, ""Such actions, if continued, would have a seriously damaging impact on India-Canada ties."" It also asked to refrain from pronouncements that ""legitimise extremist activism"".",world +758,Monitoring Brahmaputra river amid reports of Chinese construction: India,"India is ""carefully monitoring all developments"" on the Brahmaputra river after reports said China was looking to build a hydropower project on it, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said. ""The government has consistently conveyed its...concerns to the Chinese authorities,"" he added. India has urged them to ensure interests of downstream states ""aren't harmed"" by upstream areas, he further said.",world +759,Man named Adolf Hitler Uunona wins election in Namibia,"A Namibian politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona said he has no plans for world domination after winning a local election. ""It was a completely normal name for me as a child. It wasn't until I was growing up that I realised: This man wanted to subjugate the whole world. I've nothing to do with any of these things,"" Uunona added.",world +760,Trump's lawyer farts during voter fraud hearing; video goes viral,"US President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani farted during a voter fraud hearing in Michigan, a video of which has gone viral on social media. The incident took place when Giuliani was responding to a claim that federal prosecutors had no evidence of election fraud. ""Check out the side-eye from the girl seated next to him,"" a Twitter user reacted.",world +761,Trump helped Mexico get COVID-19 vaccine: President Obrador ,"Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said that US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence helped the country get COVID-19 vaccine. Mexico, on Wednesday, signed a deal with American drugmaker Pfizer to acquire 34.4 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. Obrador said that Mexico will distribute the vaccine only after US regulators approve it.",world +762,US House passes legislation to promote Mahatma Gandhi's legacy,"The US House of Representatives has passed a legislation to establish an exchange initiative with India to study the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act was written by US Congressman John Lewis, who died in July. ""This legislation honours the long standing relationship between the US and...India,"" Congressman Eliot Engel said. ",world +763,US should stop abusing the concept of national security: China,China on Friday asked US to stop abusing the concept of national security after the Trump administration blacklisted Chinese chipmaker SMIC and state-owned offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC. China added that it firmly opposes the US' deliberate oppression of its companies. The US has designated a total of 35 companies as being owned or controlled by the Chinese military. ,world +764,We will veto a bad Brexit trade deal: France Minister,"French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said that France would veto potential Brexit trade deal if a ""good agreement cannot be reached"". He added that there's a chance that the talks between the UK and the European Union (EU) may end without a trade deal. Britain and EU are seeking a deal before UK's post-Brexit transition period ends in December.",world +765,'World's loneliest elephant' won't live prisoner's life: US Singer,"American singer Cher, who campaigned for years for relocation of the 'world's loneliest elephant' Kaavan, said his life is now ""going to be the life of an elephant"" and not a ""prisoner"". The 36-year-old elephant who spent 35 years in Pakistan's Marghazar Zoo, was moved to a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary on Tuesday. Cher had written songs pressing for Kaavan's release.",world +766,Morrison overreacted to fake photo of soldier: Chinese official,"China's senior diplomat in Australia Wang Xining said PM Scott Morrison ""overreacted"" to the fake picture of an Australian soldier murdering a child, posted by a Chinese government official on Twitter. People wondered why he strongly opposed an artwork by a normal Chinese artist, Wang added. Earlier, Morrison had described the tweet as ""outrageous"" and demanded an apology from China.",world +767,Congress defeats BJP to win Nagpur Graduate constituency in MLC polls,"Congress candidate Abhijit Wanjarri on Friday won the Nagpur division Graduate constituency in Maharashtra Legislative Council elections. Wanjarri defeated the opposition party BJP's candidate to secure the seat. BJP fought on 6 seats that went to polls on December 1, while the Congress contested on three seats.",politics +768,Cong seeks Satyendar Jain’s removal over Delhi's 9k COVID-19 deaths,"Delhi Congress President Anil Chaudhary on Thursday said that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal should remove Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain from his post. He demanded Jain's resignation citing that Delhi has recorded over 9,000 deaths due to COVID-19. Chaudhary said that Delhi Congress leaders and workers on Thursday protested at nearly 75 places across the city against the Delhi government.",politics +769,"I really didn't know what misogynistic meant, how can I dislike women: Pandya","Reacting to being called a 'misogynist' following 'Koffee With Karan' controversy, Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya said, ""I really didn’t know what 'misogynistic' meant...I laughed thinking it was some word being used to make fun of me."" He added, ""How can I dislike women? Mom, sister, sister-in-law, Natasa...they’re all women. I adore them. My home is all about women.""",entertainment +770,Ananya Panday would be apt to play Poo from K3G: Kareena,"During the latest episode of Kareena Kapoor Khan's talk show 'What Women Want', Kareena told Ananya Panday, ""If Poo was made now, I think you would be apt to play that role."" She said this after Ananya showed her a jacket inspired by Kareena's character Poo from 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'. ""That's the biggest compliment ever for me,"" Ananya replied. + +",entertainment +771,"Nothing is happening, sad for all of us: Arshad on 'Munna Bhai 3'","Talking about the third instalment of the 'Munna Bhai' franchise, Arshad Warsi said, ""Nothing is happening."" He added, ""I think you should all go...to Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Raju's (Rajkumar Hirani) house and threaten them to start fast."" Arshad further said, ""It's been a bit too long...Raju is busy with other things...I don't think so. Sad for all of us.""",entertainment +772,I'm okay with it: Bhumi on comparisons with Anushka Shetty in Durgamati,"Actress Bhumi Pednekar, when asked if she's ready for the comparisons with Anushka Shetty in her upcoming film 'Durgamati The Myth', said, ""Of course. 100%."" She added that it is natural for comparisons to happen and she's ""absolutely okay and comfortable with it"". Directed by G Ashok, 'Durgamati The Myth' is the Hindi remake of Anushka's Telugu film 'Bhaagamathie'.",entertainment +773,Have to make it my own: Mads on replacing Depp in 'Fantastic Beasts 3',"Actor Mads Mikkelsen, who has replaced Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise, said that there is going to be a link between his and Depp's portrayal of the character. ""I...have to make it my own. But...we have to find...some bridges, so it doesn't completely detach from what he's already masterfully achieved,"" the actor added.",entertainment +774,Hrithik Roshan to star in 'War' director's 'Fighter': Reports,"Hrithik Roshan will reportedly star in filmmaker Siddharth Anand's upcoming aerial action-thriller 'Fighter'. Siddharth and his team of writers developed a screenplay of 'Fighter' in the lockdown under the supervision of Hrithik, as per reports. Siddharth, who previously worked with Hrithik in films like 'Bang Bang' and 'War', is currently shooting for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Pathan'.",entertainment +775,"If content on digital platforms is censored, it will be sad: Manoj","Commenting on the possibility of content on digital platforms getting censored, actor Manoj Bajpayee said, ""If at all, that happens, it will be sad. It will curtail the wings of filmmakers."" He further said, ""If it is a story requirement, then it needs to. I think makers should get the liberty to self-censor as restrictions would hurt everyone."" + +",entertainment +776,My fans are just a bunch of people who really want to say good things: Vijay,"Actor Vijay Varma recently spoke about the love he gets from his followers on social media and said, ""I probably have...best fans or followers on social media."" He added, ""You can barely find anyone writing anything remotely offensive. It's just a bunch of people who really want to say good things, share love, humour and so on and so forth.""",entertainment +777,Anil Kapoor refutes reports of testing positive for COVID-19,"Taking to Twitter on Friday, Anil Kapoor dismissed the reports that he tested positive for coronavirus while shooting for his film, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo'. ""In the interest of putting any rumours to rest, I've tested negative for COVID-19,"" he wrote. The reports also stated that co-actors Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested positive for the virus. ",entertainment +778,Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine helps antibodies last for 3 months: Study,"Moderna's coronavirus vaccine causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that endure for at least three months, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers studied the immune response of 34 adult participants from the first stage of a clinical trial. The vaccine, mRNA-1273, is administered in two injections given 28 days apart.",science +779,Chinese scientists claim to have achieved quantum supremacy,"Chinese scientists have claimed to have achieved quantum supremacy, building a quantum computer capable of carrying out certain calculations 100 trillion times faster than existing supercomputers. The breakthrough was achieved by manipulating photons, particles of light. The computer could process 10 billion times faster than Google's quantum computer unveiled last year, the researchers claimed.",technology +780,IIT Kharagpur team develops AI tool to inspect quality of MSME goods,IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed a portable AI-based device for automatic inspection of goods manufactured by Indian MSMEs. The portable device will click pictures of products when set up on a batch of goods and send the feed to the AI-based software for quality control. The team has filed a patent for the system.,technology +781,"Twitter turns off threaded replies, shuts prototype app 'twttr'",Twitter is rolling back its threaded conversation layout that was launched earlier this year after it didn't receive positive feedback. It also confirmed it is shutting down the 'twttr' prototype app for now and recommended that its users switch to the main app. Twitter launched 'twttr' last year to test out new features before launching them on the main app. ,technology +782,Amazon destroying jobs & climate in France: French activists,"Activists in France are protesting against Amazon's expansion in the country claiming it's ""destroying jobs and climate in France"". ""It plans to massively expand...with dozens of warehouses already built and more to come. We demand a freeze,"" ANV-COP21 spokeswoman said. Activists piled up giant cardboard delivery boxes outside the finance ministry and hung a banner on the ministry's building.",technology +783,Chinese professor pleads guilty to lying to FBI in Huawei theft case,"A Chinese professor accused of stealing technology to benefit Huawei pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Bo Mao, who was a visiting professor at the University of Texas, was arrested last year in August. He was accused of entering into an agreement with CNEX Labs to use its circuit board for research and sharing the proprietary information with Huawei.",technology +784,Google researcher alleges she was fired for criticising firm in an email,"Timnit Gebru, a co-leader of Google's Ethical AI team has alleged Google fired her for her email to colleagues criticising Google. In the email, Gebru discussed gender diversity at Google and how she was asked to retract a research paper. Gebru said she later received an email saying her email reflected behaviour ""inconsistent with the expectations of a Google manager"".",technology +785,"Neesham trolls Williamson over celebration after scoring double century, shares pic","New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham took to Twitter to troll Kane Williamson over his celebration after scoring double century against West Indies in first Test. Posting a picture wherein Williamson can be seen raising both his hands with a ""serious"" face, Neesham wrote, ""'Sorry guys...I didn’t really want to do that but it’s my job so I kinda had to'.""",sports +786,Jadeja smashes highest T20I score for India batting at no. 7 or below,"India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Friday set the record for registering the highest score by an Indian batsman batting at number seven or below in T20Is. The 31-year-old scored an unbeaten 44 off 23 deliveries against Australia in first T20I. The previous record was set by MS Dhoni in 2012, when he scored 38(18) batting at number seven against England.",sports +787,"Referee approved it, why is there so much noise about it: Gavaskar on concussion sub","Sunil Gavaskar has said that he doesn't understand why there is so much noise around Yuzvendra Chahal replacing Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute in first T20I. ""The match referee is an Australian. He is former Australia cricketer David Boon. He had no objection,"" Gavaskar said. Gavaskar added that anyone who goes out with the bat is an all-rounder for him.",sports +788,"After winning gold in chess olympiad, Indian team asked to pay customs duty","Srinath Narayanan, Vice Captain of the Indian chess team that won gold at FIDE Online Chess Olympiad, revealed he paid ₹6,300 in customs duty to receive the medals. Srinath said he was asked for the medals' chemical composition. ""(Medals) reached from Russia to India in three days, but took over a week to reach from Bangalore to Chennai,"" he tweeted.",sports +789,When should a team doctor run out for on-field assessment for concussion as per ICC?,"Several former players questioned Ravindra Jadeja not being assessed immediately after being hit on the head in the first T20I against Australia. As per ICC, a team doctor/physio should run out for an on-field assessment if called by the umpire or players. They can also assess the player at the end of the over in case the player resumes play.",sports +790,"Pujara victim of racism at Yorkshire, was called 'Steve' by players: Ex-staff member","Ex-employee of county side Yorkshire Taj Butt has suggested that India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was a victim of racism at the club. ""They called every person of colour 'Steve'. Even Pujara...was called Steve because they couldn't pronounce his name,"" he said. This comes amid ongoing investigations into ex-England U-19 captain Azeem Rafiq's allegations of ""institutional racism"" at Yorkshire.",sports +791,Australia question if Chahal was 'like-for-like' concussion substitute for Jadeja,"Australia have questioned whether Yuzvendra Chahal was a 'like-for-like' concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja in Canberra T20I. ""Jadeja was more of an all-rounder and he'd done his batting. Chahal is (pure) bowler,"" Moises Henriques said. He added, ""We aren't talking about decision to make replacement. Only thing we're saying is there should be a like-for-like replacement.""",sports +792,Jadeja ruled out of remaining T20Is against Australia due to concussion,"Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the remaining T20Is against Australia after sustaining a concussion while batting in the first T20I in Canberra. ""Jadeja remains under observation and will be taken for further scans if required based on the assessment on Saturday morning,"" the BCCI said. Fast bowler Shardul Thakur has been named as his replacement.",sports +793,Got to know 10-15 mins before our bowling that I'll play: Chahal,"Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who replaced Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute in the first T20I against Australia, was named Man of the Match for registering bowling figures of 4-0-25-3. Talking in the post-match conference, Chahal revealed that he got to know 10-15 minutes before Australia's innings that he'll play. ""I've played so many games and was mentally fit,"" he added. ",sports +794,"Rahul equals Kohli, Finch, Babar's record, becomes joint-fastest to 1,500 T20I runs","Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul equaled Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and Aaron Finch's record to become the joint-fastest player to score 1,500 runs in T20Is. Rahul achieved the feat during his 51-run knock off 40 balls in the first T20I of the three-match series against Australia. All four players reached this landmark in their respective 39th T20I innings.",sports +795,"Concussion replacements strange thing, it worked for us: Kohli","After India defended their 161-run total in the first T20I against Australia with Yuzvendra Chahal, who replaced Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute, picking 3 wickets, skipper Virat Kohli said that the concussion replacements ""are a strange thing"", but today, it worked for Team India. ""In Australia, you need to play hard and show intensity till the end,"" he added. ",sports +796,Physio not coming out when Jadeja was hit breach of protocol: Manjrekar,"Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has said that Team India physio's absence on the ground to check on Ravindra Jadeja after the all-rounder was hit on the head during India's innings was a breach of protocol. ""[Team] India support staff should have come out. And then it [substitution] would have looked a little more credible,"" he added. ",sports +797,"Bollywood lacks spine, should stand with their community: Vijender on farmers' protest","Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against the recently passed agricultural bills by the government, boxer Vijender Singh has criticised Bollywood for not supporting the farmers. ""When the oil prices were hitting the roof back in 2014, celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, were extremely critical of the then government...and now...they are nowhere to be found,"" he said. ",sports +798,Joe Biden officially secures enough electors to become US President,"Joe Biden officially secured enough electors to become US President after Secretary of State of California Alex Padilla formally approved Biden's win in the state. Biden's tally of pledged electors has reached 279. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to become US President. In November, Donald Trump's administration cleared the way for Biden to transition to the White House.",world +799,Bahrain 2nd country to approve emergency use of Pfizer's vaccine,"After the UK, Bahrain has approved the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, the state media reported on Friday. The approval follows thorough analysis and reviews undertaken by National Health Regulatory Authority, the kingdom said. In November, Bahrain approved a Chinese vaccine made by Sinopharm, and has vaccinated some 6,000 people with it.",world +800,WHO chief volunteers to take COVID-19 vaccine on camera,"WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday volunteered to take a coronavirus vaccine on camera to help promote public confidence. ""It's a good idea...I think it's very good that they already have shown their commitment. They can influence,"" he said about three former US Presidents volunteering to take the vaccine publicly. ",world +801,World can start to dream about end of the pandemic: WHO on vaccine results,"WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that positive results from COVID-19 vaccine trials mean the world ""can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic"". However, he said the WHO is concerned there is a growing perception that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Tedros said rich nations must not ""trample"" the poor ""in the stampede for vaccines.""",world +802,"China becomes second nation to plant flag on the Moon, releases picture","China has become the second country in history to put its flag on the moon, more than 50 years after the US first planted its flag. China's National Space Administration released images of the flag taken by a camera on the Chang'e-5 space probe before it left the Moon with rock samples on Thursday.",world +803,"Reporter asks Trudeau about India's reaction to his comments, he repeats stance","When a reporter asked Canadian PM Justin Trudeau about India's reaction to his comments on farmers' protest, he said, ""Canada will always stand up for the right to peaceful protests anywhere around the world."" On whether his comments would damage ties with India, Trudeau again repeated his stance. India summoned the Canadian envoy and warned of damage to bilateral ties. ",world +804,36 British MPs write to UK govt in support of farmers' protest in India,"Thirty-six UK Members of Parliament have written to the country's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab seeking an intervention of the government on the farmers' issue in India. Citing that the new farm laws are being described as ""death warrant"", the MPs said, ""This is an issue of particular concern to Sikhs in the UK and those linked to Punjab.""",world +805,"Farmers have right to protest peacefully, authorities should let them do so: UN ","Speaking about the farmers protesting against the farm laws in India, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said that people have a right to demonstrate peacefully and authorities need to let them do so. ""We want to see people have a voice in their lives,"" Dujarric added at his daily briefing.",world +806,Divers find Nazis' code machine used to send messages during WWII,"German divers have found an Enigma encryption machine which was used by the Nazis to send coded messages during World War II. The machine found in the Baltic Sea has been handed over to a museum for restoration. Officials said that restoration, including a thorough desalination process after seven decades in the Baltic seabed, ""will take about a year"".",world +807,YouTuber arrested as pregnant girlfriend dies during livestream,"Russian YouTuber Stas Reeflay has been arrested and faces 15 years in prison after his girlfriend died during a livestream as he made her stand outside in freezing cold. Near-naked Valentina 'Valya' Grigoryeva died of hypothermia, according to reports. In an earlier livestream, 28-year-old Valentina had revealed that she was pregnant.",world +808,Pak woman gets ₹11 crore life insurance claims on fake death certificate,"Pakistani authorities have launched an investigation after a woman fraudulently got herself declared dead and claimed two life insurance policies worth $1.5 million (over ₹11 crore). Seema Kharbay travelled to the US in 2008 and 2009, and bought the insurance policies in her name. In 2011, she bribed some Pakistani officials and a doctor and got a death certificate issued.",world +809,"Travellers with COVID-19 history can skip quarantine, testing from Dec 10 in Iceland","Iceland has announced that starting December 10, travellers who have already recovered from COVID-19, will be exempted from the current border measures of quarantine and testing to contain the virus. Travellers can either submit at least 14-day-old positive PCR test report or get an antibody test done at a European lab or from an epidemiologist on arrival in the country.",world +810,Coronavirus vaccination in US will not be mandatory: Biden,US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said that coronavirus vaccination in the country would not be mandatory when one becomes available. Biden added that he's willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine in public to prove it's safe and effective. The US is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 1.4 crore COVID-19 cases and over 2.7 lakh deaths.,world +811,WHO hopes to have 500 mn COVID-19 vaccine doses by March: Scientist,"WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said they hope to have 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for distribution by March 2021 through its global COVAX plan. The goal is to get at least 2 billion doses by end of 2021, which will vaccinate 20% of the populations of countries part of COVAX, she added. WHO's COVAX programme includes 189 countries.",world +812,Moscow begins mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot,"Moscow on Saturday began distributing the Sputnik V shot through 70 clinics, marking Russia's first mass vaccination against COVID-19. The city's COVID-19 task force said the vaccine will first be administered to medical workers, teachers and social workers as they are at high risk of exposure to the infection. The Sputnik V vaccine is administered in two injections.",world +813,18 killed after carbon monoxide leak in China coal mine,"At least 18 miners were killed after carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in southwestern China, the state media reported. One person has been rescued from the mine in Chongqing Municipality, it added. Sixteen workers were killed in September at another mine in Chongqing due to excessive levels of carbon monoxide after a conveyor belt caught fire.",world +814,Post-Brexit trade talks paused due to 'significant divergences',"Post-Brexit trade talks between UK and European Union have been halted due to ""significant divergences"". British and EU negotiators said the conditions for a deal have not been met even after a week of negotiations in London. UK PM Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the ""state of play"" on Saturday, they added. ",world +815,Violence level in Afghanistan unacceptably high: Mike Pompeo,"US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said that violence level in Afghanistan is ""unacceptably high"" and could threaten ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. He added that the US has asked both the rival parties to ""stand back"". The Afghan government and Taliban negotiators, on Wednesday, agreed on the rules for the peace talks.",world +816,13-year-old killed by Israeli forces during protest: Palestine,"A 13-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a clash in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday. The teen, Ali Nasr Abu Aliya, was shot during a protest against Israeli settlements at a village near Ramallah. UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov condemned the shooting and asked Israel to investigate the ""unacceptable incident"". ",world +817,Pak on brink of bankruptcy under Imran Khan govt: Oppn alliance,"Leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 11 opposition parties, said the wrong policies of the Imran Khan-led government had pushed the country to the brink of bankruptcy. Unemployment has made people's lives miserable in the country, the leaders added. They further said Imran Khan has proved to be the most incompetent PM in the country's history. ",world +818,No gigantic inaugural parade due to coronavirus pandemic: Biden,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said ""there will probably not be a gigantic inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue"" due to coronavirus pandemic this year. ""My guess is there'll still be a platform ceremony but I don't know how it's all going to work out,"" he added. Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20.",world +819,"US ends China-funded exchange programmes, calls them 'propaganda tools'","The US State Department on Friday said that it has terminated five programmes, disguised as ""cultural exchanges"", with China. The five programmes were fully funded and operated by the Chinese government as ""soft power propaganda tools"", it added. The department further said that the United States welcomes the reciprocal and fair exchange programmes instead of these ""one-way"" programmes.",world +820,"Armenia, Azerbaijan reach agreement to exchange all war prisoners","Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to exchange all war prisoners captured during Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The agreement would not only apply to those who were detained during the recent fighting, but also to those who were detained earlier, he added. Azerbaijan had detained around 60 Karabakh servicemen and 40 civilians, as per an official.",world +821,'Cruel' Trump belongs in prison after he leaves White House: Niece,"US President Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump has said that her ""criminal, cruel and traitorous"" uncle belongs in prison after he leaves the White House. ""I think it would be a tragedy if Donald and everybody who's enabled him and committed crimes with him is not held accountable,"" she added. Mary is the daughter of Trump's elder brother Fred Jr.",world +822,Trump orders withdrawal of most US troops from Somalia,"US President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most American soldiers from Somalia by early 2021, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday. Nearly 700 US soldiers are currently deployed in Somalia, helping local forces battle al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab. Earlier, Trump had ordered withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by January 15, 2021.",world +823,"TRS wins 55 seats, BJP 48 and AIMIM 44 in GHMC polls","The results for 149 of 150 seats of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have been declared, with TRS winning 55 seats, BJP recording a victory in 48 seats and AIMIM in 44 seats. Congress managed to win two seats in the polls. At least 76 seats are required by a party or an alliance of parties to secure a majority.",politics +824,Telangana Cong chief N Uttam Reddy quits amid counting for GHMC polls,"Amid counting for the GHMC polls on Friday, Telangana Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy resigned from the post. ""I have requested the AICC to take up the process of selection of new President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee immediately,"" said Reddy in a press statement. This came after Congress won two seats in the GHMC polls on Friday.",politics +825,Those in touch with opposition parties free to quit TMC: Mamata,"During an online meeting with top TMC leaders on Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a warning against ""anti-party activities"" and stated that TMC leaders in touch with opposition parties were free to quit her party. She added, ""Those who are quitting, they may pray for my death but they cannot wish more than that.""",politics +826,"TRS takes the lead in GHMC polls by winning 46 seats, BJP wins 32 seats","With the counting of votes for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections underway, the ruling TRS has taken a lead by winning 46 seats. AIMIM has won 41 seats so far, while the BJP has won 32 seats so far in the polls. Over 1,100 candidates contested in the polls conducted for 150 divisions.",politics +827,3rd phase of J&K DDC polls witnesses 50.53% voter turnout,"The third phase of District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday witnessed a 50.53% voter turnout, State Election Commissioner KK Sharma said. ""Polling has been by-and-large peaceful in...33 constituencies of DDC including 16 in Kashmir division and 17 in Jammu,"" he said. In Jammu division, Reasi district recorded the highest percentage of voter turnout at 75.20%.",politics +828,Bengal CM calls for 3-day protest in Kolkata against farm laws,"West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday called for a three-day protest on December 8, 9 and 10 in Kolkata, in support of farmers protesting against the three farm laws across the country. ""The central government must withdraw the anti-farmer bills. If they do not do so immediately we will agitate throughout the state and the country,"" she said.",politics +829,He is behaving like a BJP CM: Sisodia on Punjab CM over farm laws,"Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Friday said, ""Captain Amarinder Singh met BJP leaders yesterday and is now defending BJP. The Punjab CM is behaving like a BJP CM."" He further said, ""He is saying that the farmers' agitation is a danger to national security. He is speaking on the lines of BJP.""",politics +830,Where is the BJP storm?: Asaduddin Owaisi on GHMC election results,"Following GHMC election results, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that there is no ""BJP storm"". ""Where is the storm?...they said they would conduct a surgical strike in the old city...they couldn't do anything in my area,"" he said. ""We contested in 51 seats and won 44. Think what would have happened, had AIMIM contested in 80 seats,"" Owaisi added.",politics +831,AAP MP seeks Parliament’s special session to repeal 3 farm laws,"Amid the ongoing farmers' protest, AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that he has sought a special session of Parliament to repeal the Centre's three farm laws. ""The Centre is maintaining a stubborn stance against farmers and their demands,"" he said. He added that if the government's intentions were clear, the issue would have been resolved in minutes.",politics +832,Ananya copies Khloe Kardashian's line for 'Fabulous Lives...'; trolled,"Social media users trolled Ananya Panday for copying a line spoken by Khloe Kardashian on her reality show 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians'. In an episode of the 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives', Ananya revealed how her parents used the term ""f**k"" so often that she thought it was her name. Khloe said the same thing about her mother.",entertainment +833,"Dharmendra gets trolled for deleting tweet on farmers' protest, issues clarification","Veteran actor Dharmendra on Thursday urged the government to resolve the farmers' issues soon, citing the rising coronavirus cases in Delhi. He, however, deleted his tweet. After a user pointed out that he deleted the tweet, Dharmendra clarified, ""I felt saddened by comments like these. You can abuse me to your heart's content, I am happy that you are happy.""",entertainment +834,"SRK shouldn't have done 'Zero', what is there to act when playing a dwarf: Lilliput","Veteran actor Lilliput has said Shah Rukh Khan shouldn't have done 'Zero', adding, ""Don't know how someone so intelligent, successful...they too make mistakes."" He added, ""What's there to act when playing a dwarf? How'll you convince someone that you are a dwarf? When you are so famous."" He further said, ""You didn’t show the trauma and tragedy of a dwarf.""",entertainment +835,Social media user asks others to bully Bieber's wife; singer reacts,"After a social media user asked others to bully Justin Bieber's wife Hailey during an Instagram Live session, the singer said, ""This sad excuse of a human just encouraged people on video to literally go after my wife...It is not right."" ""So we need to f**king bombard that s*** with Jelena and how Selena is better,"" the user had said.",entertainment +836,Akshay Kumar shares 'Tenet' director Christopher Nolan's handwritten note for Dimple,"Actor Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to share the handwritten note 'Tenet' director Christopher Nolan wrote for Dimple Kapadia. ""Here’s my proud son-in-law moment...Had I been in her place, I wouldn’t have been able to move in awe but having watched her working her magic in #Tenet, I couldn’t be more happy and proud of Ma,"" Akshay tweeted.",entertainment +837,"Fire breaks out at Fatima's house, actress thanks fire department for prompt response","A fire broke out at actress Fatima Sana Shaikh's house in Mumbai. The actress took to Instagram Stories to thank the officials of fire department for their prompt response. Sharing a picture, Fatima wrote, ""A small fire broke at my place...and in a panic state...I called the fire department...they were here in no time. And took care of the situation.""",entertainment +838,A moment that created a paradigm shift: Dia on winning Miss Asia Pacific,"Talking about winning Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000, Dia Mirza said, ""It's a moment that created...paradigm shift in my life."" ""It's interesting for a person who never participated in any form of competition because that was not...background of my education,"" she added. ""I remember thinking...I'm not here to compete with others but to be...best version of myself,"" said Dia.",entertainment +839,I had five years of fear of getting rejected by Camila: Shawn,"Singer Shawn Mendes revealed that he was in love with girlfriend Camila Cabello for five years before the two started dating. ""It takes a lot of courage to tell the woman that you love, that you love her. I had five years of fear of getting rejected by her that...stopped me from doing it every time,"" he told Access Hollywood.",entertainment +840,Shilpa Shukla to join Pankaj in season 2 of 'Criminal Justice',"Shilpa Shukla will star opposite actor Pankaj Tripathi in the second season of the crime-thriller web series 'Criminal Justice'. The actress will play the role of Ishani Nath, a woman who is capable of defending herself, Shilpa shared on Instagram. In addition to Pankaj, the first season featured Vikrant Massey, Jackie Shroff, Anupriya Goenka and Mita Vashisht.",entertainment +841,"2020 brings a smile to my face, it was highly productive: Sharib","Actor Sharib Hashmi, whose film 'Darbaan' released on December 4, said the year 2020 has been a very productive year on the work front and added, ""Looking back, 2020...brings a big smile to my face."" Commenting on the projects he starred in, Sharib said, ""God has been kind to me...I chose the right projects and the right characters to portray.""",entertainment +842,"Neena, Kalki to team up for international film 'Goldfish'","Indian actresses Neena Gupta and Kalki Koechlin will collaborate for an international film titled 'Goldfish', which will focus on creating awareness about mental health. The actors will play mother and daughter in the movie which will be directed by Pushan Kripalani. ""Neenaji...is an amazing actor, I love her and looking forward to working with her,"" Kalki said about the project. +",entertainment +843,People trying to make a fuss about it: Madhurima on controversies around B'wood,"Talking about how she coped with all the negativity around the entertainment industry in recent months, actress Madhurima Tuli said she was keeping herself busy with the things she loves. ""Right now people are...trying to make a fuss about it...if you give them what they want...it'll grow bigger...so we might as well not pay any importance to it,"" she added.",entertainment +844,"'Golmaal 5' might happen, that depends on Rohit Shetty: Arshad","Actor Arshad Warsi, who has starred in all four 'Golmaal' films, commented on the possibility of working in the fifth sequel to the franchise and said, ""Golmaal might happen. That depends on Rohit (Shetty)."" He further said, ""One day, we'll get a call from his (Rohit) office for the narration...and that's how we'll know it's happening."" +",entertainment +845,I'm in need of money: Vikas Gupta on saying yes to Bigg Boss 14," +Former Bigg Boss contestant Vikas Gupta, while talking about participating in the season 14, said, ""Last two years have been difficult. I need money."" Talking about his role in the show, Vikas said he's not participating as a challenger. ""There is a twist, that's the reason why I am going...But, yes, I will be competing in the finale,"" he added.",entertainment +846,Funny seeing Sara on screen because for me she's still a little girl: Saif,"Saif Ali Khan, on being asked if he has watched the trailer of his daughter Sara Ali Khan's upcoming film 'Coolie No 1', said, ""No, I haven't, but she showed me some...songs and it was evident she was having fun."" He added, ""It's funny seeing Sara on screen because, for me, she's still...little girl, but of course, she's...grown up now.""",entertainment +847,Women are getting powerful roles in B'wood now: Mahie Gill,"Actress Mahie Gill has said women are getting powerful roles in the Hindi film industry now. ""Look at Vidya Balan, the kind of work...she's doing is fantastic,"" she said. However, Mahie added that the industry still has a long way to go. ""In West...women get meaty roles even when they're past 60, 70. We haven't gotten there yet,"" she said.",entertainment +848,My bio on dating app would be 'only looking for love': Kiara,"Actress Kiara Advani revealed that she has never joined a dating application, but if she ever did so, her bio would read, ""only looking for love"". Kiara shared that she researched various dating applications after she signed the film 'Indoo Ki Jawaani'. ""It's quite cool everybody is very straightforward on a dating app...their intentions are clear,"" she added. ",entertainment +849,I think of myself as a guy who does not do stereotypical stuff: Vivek,"Speaking about doing web series 'Inside Edge' for a streaming platform, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi said, ""I have never shied away from taking risks...I...think of myself as a guy who does not do the stereotypical stuff."" Commenting on his upcoming horror-thriller film 'Rosie: The Saffron Chapter', the actor said the story of the movie will be like an urban legend. ",entertainment +850,Apne 2 will be my special tribute to 3 generations of Deols: Director,"Anil Sharma, director of Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol's 'Apne 2', has said Sunny's son Karan Deol will also star in the film. ""This is going to be my special tribute to three generations of...Deol family,"" he added. Talking about the film, Anil said, ""The sequel will carry forward the story of the same family as Apne in 2007.""",entertainment +851,Kiara to star in 'Karram Kurram' based on Lijjat Papad story: Reports,"Actress Kiara Advani will reportedly star in producer Ashutosh Gowariker's upcoming film 'Karram Kurram', based on the success story of fast-moving consumer goods chain Lijjat Papad. In the film, Kiara will reportedly play the role of the woman who started the co-operative organisation with other housewives. The film will be directed by Glenn Baretto and Ankush Mohla. ",entertainment +852,You expand your audience: Arshad defends regional films' Hindi remakes,"Actor Arshad Warsi, who will star in 'Durgamati: The Myth', a remake of Telugu film 'Bhaagamathie', defended Hindi remakes of regional films and stated that they attract new audiences to a story. ""With this, a lot more people will realise what 'Bhaagamathie' is...A whole lot of people must not have seen it because they don't understand the language,"" he added. + +",entertainment +853,I hate vulgar and double-meaning type of comedy: Paresh Rawal,"Actor Paresh Rawal, who will feature in 'Coolie No 1', said he hates vulgar comedy and stated that his upcoming film is a ""family entertainer"". ""These days, you can't tell when a nude scene might show up in a movie, or if there's going to be bad language...I hate double-meaning type of comedy,"" Paresh further said. ",entertainment +854,Bhumi Pednekar is the female version of Aamir Khan: Arshad Warsi,"Sharing his experience of working with Bhumi Pednekar in 'Durgamati The Myth', Arshad Warsi said that she's a hardworking girl. ""I once called her and said, 'You're...female version of Aamir Khan.' She doesn't stop until she gets it right,"" he added. ""It's a difficult film to do for...female or any actor...She's gone through...hell and done a great job,"" said Arshad.",entertainment +855,I'm not mentally strong enough to be on social media: Daniel,"Explaining the reasons why he might never join social media, 'Harry Potter' actor Daniel Radcliffe said he is not mentally strong enough to be on it. ""I...know that if I did, you all would be waking up to stories like, 'Dan Radcliffe gets into [a] fight with random person on Twitter',"" he said on First We Feast's 'Hot Ones'.",entertainment +856,"Bollywood lacks spine, should stand with their community: Vijender on farmers' protest","Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against the recently passed agricultural bills by the government, boxer Vijender Singh has criticised Bollywood for not supporting the farmers. ""When the oil prices were hitting the roof back in 2014, celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, were extremely critical of the then government...and now...they are nowhere to be found,"" he said. ",entertainment +857,Delhi govt launches forum to discuss electric vehicle policy,"Delhi government on Friday launched the 'Delhi EV Forum', a common platform for multiple stakeholders to hold discussions on the government's electric vehicle (EV) policy. ""Delhi EV Forum will be the first such forum in India...The first meeting will be held virtually on December 18,"" Delhi DDC Vice Chairperson said. The policy's objective is to combat air pollution in Delhi.",automobile +858,Workers of Toyota unit near B'luru to continue strike over workload,"Factory workers at Toyota Kirloskar Private Limited's Bidadi unit, located near Bengaluru, announced that they will continue their ongoing strike over increased workload, among other concerns. They said that they don't get time to drink water or use the washroom. The unit has been in a lockout since November 10, after 41 workers were suspended for allegedly questioning the management.",automobile +859,Chinese scientists claim to have achieved quantum supremacy,"Chinese scientists have claimed to have achieved quantum supremacy, building a quantum computer capable of carrying out certain calculations 100 trillion times faster than existing supercomputers. The breakthrough was achieved by manipulating photons, particles of light. The computer could process 10 billion times faster than Google's quantum computer unveiled last year, the researchers claimed.",science +860,"Jeff Bezos shares video of rocket engine, says 'this will take 1st woman to moon'","Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who also founded aerospace company Blue Origin, has shared a video of testing of BE-7 rocket engine. ""This is the engine that will take the first woman to the surface of the Moon,"" he wrote on Instagram. The video shared by him shows colourful flames coming out of the engine during the test.",science +861,NASA to pay company $1 to collect rocks from moon,"US space agency NASA is paying Colorado-based Lunar Outpost $1 (nearly ₹74) to collect a small sample of rocks from the moon. It's among four firms awarded contracts to collect samples for a total of $25,001 (over ₹18.4 lakh). Companies will provide imagery to NASA of the collection and the collected material, along with data that identifies the collection location.",science +862,"Astronaut harvests first-ever radishes grown in space, NASA shares pic","NASA astronaut and flight engineer Kate Rubins harvested the first-ever radish crop grown on the International Space Station. She wrapped in foil each of the 20 radish plants, placing them in cold storage to be returned to Earth in 2021. The space-grown radishes will be compared to the radishes grown at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.",science +863,NASA shares 'how it started vs how it's going' pics of Stingray Nebula,"NASA has shared 'how it started vs how it's going' pictures of Stingray Nebula captured 20 years apart by its Hubble Space Telescope. NASA said the images ""show the nebula's changing shape and a dramatic loss of brightness."" In a blog shared by NASA, researchers said the nebula's central star SAO 244567 is cooling, which is leading to the changes.",science +864,"China becomes second nation to plant flag on the Moon, releases picture","China has become the second country in history to put its flag on the moon, more than 50 years after the US first planted its flag. China's National Space Administration released images of the flag taken by a camera on the Chang'e-5 space probe before it left the Moon with rock samples on Thursday.",science +865,ISRO to help IIT Madras-incubated Agnikul test its small rocket,"IIT Madras-incubated startup Agnikul Cosmos has signed a non-disclosure agreement with the space department that will let it access ISRO's technical expertise to build its rocket. ISRO said it would help Agnikul test and qualify its small rocket that can launch 100-kilogram satellites into low earth orbit. Agnikul's product, Agnibaan, is designed to carry up to 100 kilograms of payload.",science +866,China powers up its nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' for 1st time,"China has successfully powered up its ""artificial sun"" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported. The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device. It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius, People's Daily reported.",science +867,Great Barrier Reef in 'critical' state due to climate change: IUCN,"The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, has been assessed as having a ""critical"" outlook by the IUCN for the first time. It is among the 83 natural World Heritage sites now threatened by climate change. The IUCN Outlook builds on previous reports from 2014-2017 to track the conservation of the world's 252 natural World Heritage sites.",science +868,Never-before-seen particle found in blood of septic patients: Study,"La Jolla Institute for Immunology researchers have discovered that people with sepsis have ""never-before-seen"" particles called 'ENDS' in their blood. They showed that these particles break off of immune cells and change their shape as they course through the body. Compared with healthy subjects, the researchers showed that ENDS are around 100-fold more detectable in septic patients.",science +869,Union Cabinet decides to launch PM-WANI for public WiFi service,"Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday announced that the Cabinet has decided to launch PM-WANI (WiFi Access Network Interface) that will provide public WiFi service through Public Data Offices. ""There'll be no requirement of license, registration or fee for the Public Data Office,"" Prasad added. He further said the PM has taken personal initiative to ensure nation's digital empowerment.",technology +870,Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs' 22-yr-old daughter makes her modelling debut,"Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs' youngest daughter Eve Jobs has made her modelling debut by posing for Glossier, a New York-based skincare and beauty products company. The 22-year-old is currently studying at Stanford University and also ranks among the top horse riders in the world. Bill Gates' 24-year-old daughter Jennifer Gates commented on Eve's pictures, ""Obsessed w (with) this collab.""",technology +871,"Apple's ₹59,900 headphones mocked online, people compare its case to a bra","Apple's ₹59,900 headphones 'AirPods Max' were mocked by people on social media, with many comparing its case to a bra. Some people mocked Apple over the headphones' price, with one tweeting, ""The only thing 'Max' about the new AirPods Max is the price."" A tweet also read, ""Sorry, I can't hear you. My AirPods Max automatically mute poor people.""",technology +872,Sleeping snakes stall Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory's construction,Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has been ordered by a German court to suspend clearing of a forest at the proposed Gigafactory site after environmentalists said that further deforestation could endanger hibernating smooth snakes. Environmental activists are also concerned about risk to sand lizards by the construction. Tesla had plans to begin manufacturing at the factory by July 2021.,technology +873,SpaceX's Mars rocket test aborted 1 second before liftoff,"A key test of SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocket, which is expected to carry humans to the Moon and Mars, was automatically aborted one second before liftoff on Tuesday. The test would have launched the Starship 12.5 km (41,000 feet) from Earth into the space, for the first time ever, before attempting to land the vehicle near the launch site.",technology +874,Mobile browser that runs on-device AI to personalise search results launched,"Berlin-based Xayn on Tuesday launched a search engine app for iOS and Android, which it claims offers personalised search results to users as well as protects their privacy. According to Xayn, the app runs on-device AI models that learn locally without uploading the users' personal data. ""Nothing is sent to our servers; we don't store anything,"" CEO Leif-Nissen Lundbaek said.",technology +875,US cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked by a nation,"US cybersecurity firm FireEye said it was recently hit by a ""state-sponsored attack"" carried out by a ""highly sophisticated threat actor"". FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia concluded the attack was done by ""a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities"". The attack is being looked into by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Microsoft, whose initial analysis has supported FireEye's conclusion.",technology +876,Google's 'Look to Speak' feature lets users pick phrases with eyes,"Google's new accessibility feature, ""Look to Speak"", allows users to use their eyes to select phrases from a list and have them spoken aloud. Users can simply look left, right or up to navigate and select phrases from a customisable list. The feature uses a device's front-facing camera to detect where the user is looking.",technology +877,"After self-driving unit, Uber sells off air taxi business Elevate","Uber's air taxi enterprise, Uber Elevate has been acquired by Toyota Motor-backed Joby Aviation. Uber will invest $75 million in Joby as part of the deal and will also allow it to use Uber's app to offer air taxi rides when the company starts offering services. The deal comes days after Uber sold off its self-driving unit to Aurora. ",technology +878,Indian tech firms received $38B during COVID-19: Amitabh Kant,"NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that Indian tech companies have witnessed over $38 billion investment in the last five to six months while the world was reeling under the impact of COVID-19. While speaking at the TiE Global Summit, he added that India is currently home to 34 unicorn startups and 52 soonicorns (soon to be unicorns).",technology +879,"Google, Facebook, Amazon face PIL in HC seeking financial regulation","A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a detailed legal framework for regulating fintech companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon. The petition claims that unregulated operation of such companies in financial sector can lead to financial crisis. The High Court has issued notice to RBI, SEBI, NPCI and IRDAI seeking their stand on the plea.",technology +880,OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei raises $7 mn for new unannounced startup,"OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei, who resigned from the company in October, has raised $7 million in seed funding for his new startup. High-profile investors including iPod inventor Tony Fadell, YouTuber Casey Neistat and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman funded the round. Pei didn't reveal his new venture, but said the capital will be used to set up an office in London.",technology +881," Facebook to face antitrust suit over WhatsApp, Instagram deals in US: Report","Facebook could face its first antitrust lawsuit in the US over its acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram, The Guardian reported. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing whether Facebook abused its market power and acquired the apps before they could become a competition. Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014.",technology +882,Apple could block apps that won't ask for users' permit before tracking,"Apple has threatened to remove apps from its store if they don't comply with an upcoming feature that will make apps ask for users' permit for tracking them. Some technology firms, including Facebook, have criticised the feature. ""When invasive tracking is your business model, you tend not to welcome transparency and customer choice,"" Apple's SVP of Software Engineering said. +",technology +883,Govt plans new probe body for e-commerce firms in draft policy,"The government may set up an investigation body to “holistically inquire” and initiate action against violations by e-commerce firms such as Amazon and Flipkart, according to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade's (DPIIT) new e-commerce policy. It also proposes audits of data storage and restricting cross-border data flow of transactions taking place in India.",technology +884,"UK regulator proposes customised rules for Google, Facebook","Britain's competition watchdog proposed that a new, legally binding code of conduct, tailored to each firm like Google and Facebook, should be set up. The CMA said the code should be backed up by penalties that could extend to fines of up to 10% of turnover. The code will be enforced by CMA's DMU to be set up in April.",technology +885,"Elon Musk confirms move to Texas, criticises California ","Elon Musk on Tuesday confirmed he has moved to Texas. He criticised his former home state California, saying Tesla and SpaceX were the only automobile and aerospace companies left there, with others choosing to move out. In May, Musk had threatened to move Tesla out of California during a disagreement with local health officials on COVID-19 restrictions.",technology +886,Amazon India's largest seller's supplies hit after GST registration suspension,"Cloudtail India, the largest seller on Amazon India, suffered a major supply disruption after its GST registration was suspended in Haryana, which is its warehousing hub. The suspension was revoked after 20 hours, leading to confusion among vendors and ultimately a 1-2 day delay for inbound shipments. No specific reason for the suspension was stated.",technology +887,WhatsApp rolls out 'carts' for in-app shopping,Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out 'carts' globally to help users shop from businesses with a single message. The new feature will work in tandem with the 'catalogs' feature that allows users to see the goods and services offered by a firm. WhatsApp claims 175 million people message a business account on its platform every day.,technology +888,Meditation app Calm raises $75 million at $2 billion valuation,"Meditation app Calm on Tuesday said that it has raised $75 million in Series C funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round, which values the company at $2 billion, also saw participation from Goldman Sachs, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures. Co-founders and co-CEOs Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew founded Calm in 2012. ",technology +889,App that uses fingernails pic to detect iron deficiency launched,"US-based Sanguina has launched an app, AnemoCheck, on Google Play Store that uses pictures of fingernails to detect an iron deficiency. The app measures haemoglobin levels by analysing the colour of a person's fingernail beds in a picture. AnemoCheck's developer said it is the only type of app-based system that has the potential to ""replace a common blood test"".",technology +890,Germany blocks China's takeover of tech firm over security issues: Report,"Germany has blocked the takeover of satellite and radar technology firm IMST by China-controlled missile maker CASIC's subsidiary due to national security concerns, Reuters cited a government document saying. Berlin believes IMST's know-how is crucial for national security. The document also said that IMST's expertise is also needed for the construction of critical infrastructure in the future.",technology +891,"Drug cartels shifting to cryptocurrency to launder money: US, Mexico","US and Mexican authorities said the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to launder money is particularly increasing among Mexican and Colombian drug gangs. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it is an “emerging"" trend because of the anonymity and speed of transactions. “It is believed the use of virtual currency will only increase in the future,"" it added.",technology +892,Amazon looking to invest ₹740 cr in India's Apollo Pharmacy: Report,"Amazon is planning to potentially invest nearly $100 million (approx ₹740 crore) in one of India's largest branded pharmacy chains, Apollo Pharmacy, The Economic Times reported. Amazon forayed into the Indian medicine space with its online pharmacy in August. Earlier this year, Reliance bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds and reports of Tata's acquisition of 1mg also emerged.",technology +893,India lose a T20I for the 1st time in a year as Aus end their 11-match unbeaten run,"Australia defeated India by 12 runs in the third T20I in Sydney on Tuesday as India clinched the three-match series 2-1. This is India's first defeat in a T20I match since December 8, 2019. India were on an 11-match unbeaten streak in T20I cricket. Team India captain Virat Kohli top-scored in the match with 85 runs off 61 balls.",sports +894,"Pandya gives away his Man of the Series trophy to Natarajan, says 'You deserve it'","India all-rounder Hardik Pandya gave away his Man of the Series trophy to fast bowler T Natarajan after the T20I series against Australia concluded today. Pandya took to Instagram and wrote, ""Natarajan, you were outstanding...To perform brilliantly in difficult conditions on your India debut speaks volumes of your talent and hardwork...You deserve Man of the Series from my side bhai!""",sports +895,"Parthiv Patel retires from all forms of cricket at 35 after 18-yr career, shares note","Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket aged 35, ending his 18-year-long playing career. Sharing a farewell note on social media, Parthiv wrote, ""I feel at peace having played the game in its truest tenets."" Parthiv had made his international debut aged 17 and went on to represent India in 65 international matches.",sports +896,Despite series loss I couldn’t be any happier for Natarajan: Warner,"Australia's David Warner said 'he couldn't be any happier' for his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate T Natarajan even though Australia lost the T20I series against India. ""From being on the tour as a net bowler to debuting ODI/T20I for India what an achievement buddy well done,"" Warner said. ""Such a nice guy and just loves the game so much,"" Warner added.",sports +897,14 out of 15 cricketers part of India's 2003 World Cup squad have retired,"Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, becoming the 14th cricketer part of Team India's 2003 World Cup squad to hang up his boots. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is the only member of the 2003 World Cup squad who is still an active cricketer. Harbhajan had pulled out of IPL 2020 due to personal reasons. ",sports +898,"Maxwell was more serious about his golf during IPL, was there for enjoyment: Sehwag","Talking about Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who hit 16 sixes against India in the limited-over series and had failed to hit even one six in IPL 2020, Virender Sehwag said, ""He was more serious about his golf than cricket during IPL."" He added, ""He was there only for enjoyment. He did everything except score runs in IPL.""",sports +899,"Kohli argues with umpires as they deny DRS over replay on big screen, video surfaces","During Australia's 11th over in third T20I, Virat Kohli called for DRS after there was half-an-appeal for LBW against Matthew Wade. The third umpire started with the process but then bailed out after Wade complained that replay was already shown on the big screen. The umpires then disallowed the review and Kohli was involved in a verbal spat with them.",sports +900,Most mistakes made in a 20-second window: Neesham on DRS controversy in 3rd T20I,"Reacting to the DRS controversy in the third T20I wherein India were denied a DRS for being late after the batsman complained about TV replay being played on big screen, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham tweeted, ""That's gotta be the most mistakes made in a 20-second window in all cricket."" Neesham, however, deleted the tweet later.",sports +901,"Virat Kohli's lookalike spotted in stands during 3rd T20I, pics go viral","During the seventh over of Australia's innings in the third T20I, the big screen displayed a section of crowd wherein Virat Kohli's lookalike was spotted. After showing the doppelganger, the camera panned to Kohli, who was seemingly looking at the big screen. Several fans made memes and jokes after videos and pictures of the lookalike went viral.",sports +902,Ben Stokes' father Ged passes away aged 65 after year-long battle with brain cancer,"Ged Stokes, former New Zealand rugby league international and father of England all-rounder Ben Stokes, has passed away aged 65 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Ged's former rugby league club Workington Town announced the news. ""Ged is written into the rich fabric of Town history and will be greatly missed,"" they wrote.",sports +903,Virat Kohli clarifies why he wasn't allowed to take DRS against Wade in 3rd T20I ,"While talking about umpires not allowing him to take DRS against an LBW appeal against Matthew Wade, Team India captain clarified that it was a mistake from the production side. ""We were still discussing...and within 15 seconds the replay was on big screen,"" Kohli said. ""We decided to take DRS but the umpire said nothing can be done,"" he added.",sports +904,David Warner ruled out of first Test against India,"Australia opener David Warner won't be playing the first Test against India, starting December 17, due to groin injury. ""Right now I feel I am short of being able to play at peak fitness and another 10 days will make a difference,"" Warner said. Other opener Will Pucovski is also doubtful for the first Test due to a concussion scare.",sports +905,There's a drop in concentration levels: Azharuddin on India's fielding,"Talking about Team India's fielding in Australia, ex-India captain Mohammed Azharuddin said that there's a ""drop in concentration levels"" of players. Responding to KL Rahul's ""difficult to spot the ball with the crowd...after a long time"" statement, Azharuddin stated, ""You don't do fielding practice in front of a large crowd. Do you? But yet players have taken catches during matches.""",sports +906,Captains need batsmen who are also able to bowl: Suresh Raina,"Ex-India cricketer Suresh Raina said it is important for captains to have batsmen who can chip in as part-time bowlers. ""[It] just slows the proceedings before your best bowler is back in the attack,"" Raina said. ""Sachin paaji bowled, Viru bhai took a lot of wickets. Yuvi paaji helped us win the World Cup with the momentum,"" Raina added.",sports +907,Concussion scare for Pucovski after Tyagi hits helmet during warm-up match,"Will Pucovski suffered concussion during the last day of the warm-up match between Australia A and India A on Tuesday. Pucovski immediately fell to his knees after he was hit on the helmet by a delivery from Kartik Tyagi. He stayed down for over a minute before he was attended by medical team doctor and was taken off the field. +",sports +908,Can't have review after replays are on big screen: Aakash on denied DRS,"Cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the decision to deny DRS to India for the LBW appeal against Matthew Wade during the third T20I was ""right"". ""Can't have the review after the replays are on the big screen,"" he stated. However, Aakash also raised the question of whether the replay was played earlier than it should have been. ",sports +909,"If Natarajan can be consistent, it'll be great heading into WC next year: Kohli","India skipper Virat Kohli has praised 29-year-old pacer T Natarajan for his performance in the three-match T20I series against Australia. ""In absence of Bumrah and Shami, Natarajan has been the guy who stood up and delivered...if he can be consistent it will be a great thing for us heading into the T20 WC next year,"" Kohli stated. ",sports +910,India will have to score a lot of runs to win Tests in Australia: Gavaskar,"Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar has said that India will have to score a lot of runs in Australia if they want to repeat their series win from 2018-19. ""We all talk about the fact that you need to take 20 wickets to win matches. But, unless you also score runs along with it, you don't win matches,"" he stated. ",sports +911,Vaughan calls India's fielding 'atrocious' in 3rd T20I vs Australia,"Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan called India's fielding in the third T20I against Australia ""atrocious"". Earlier, former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin had said that there's a ""drop in the concentration levels"" of Team India players. In the third T20I, India failed to chase down Australia's 186-run total and lost the match by 12 runs. India won the series 2-1. ",sports +912,Champions League game suspended after players walk off over alleged racism,"The Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir was postponed on Tuesday after players left the field after Basaksehir assistant coach accused fourth match official of racial abuse. According to the television footage, the fourth official was allegedly heard telling the referee, ""Go and give it (the red card) to the Black one...go verify, the Black one over there.""",sports +913,How can Real Madrid still qualify for Rd of 16 in Champions League?,"A win against Borussia Monchengladbach in their final Champions League Group B match would ensure Real Madrid enter the next round. A draw for the Spanish champions would mean that Internazionale would need to beat or draw against Shakhtar Donetsk for Real Madrid to progress. Meanwhile, a loss for Real Madrid would end their campaign this season in the competition.",sports +914,Pucovski ruled out of 2nd warm-up match after being hit on helmet,Australia's Will Pucovski has been ruled out of the second warm-up match between Australia A and India A after the 22-year-old was hit on the helmet by a delivery from Kartik Tyagi on the last day of first warm-up match. Pucovski suffered a concussion and stayed down for over a minute after being hit. The match ended in a draw.,sports +915,When Hardik got going we thought we could pull it off: Kohli on 3rd T20I," +After Australia defeated India by 12 runs in the third T20I, India captain Virat Kohli said that when Hardik Pandya came out to bat and started scoring, he thought India could pull off the chase. ""A partnership of 30-odd would've made it easier for Hardik,"" he added. Pandya scored 20 off 13 balls including two sixes and one four. ",sports +916,"Haven't seen my child for 4 months, would like to spend time with family now: Hardik","India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has ruled out chances of him having an extended stay in Australia for the Test series, stating that he hasn't seen his child for over four months and would like to spend time with his family now. Hardik was named Man of the Series for his performance throughout the T20I series. ",sports +917,Manchester United exit Champions League after loss against RB Leipzig,"A 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig in the Group H encounter on Tuesday knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League. Due to the loss, United finished third in Group H with nine points from six matches while Leipzig and PSG progressed to Round of 16. United needed at least a draw against Leipzig to progress to the knockout stages.",sports +918,"2 people suffer side effects of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in UK, warning issued","UK regulators have issued a warning that people who have a history of significant allergic reactions should not currently receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This comes after two NHS staff members who had the jab on Tuesday showed allergic reactions to the vaccine. The UK began vaccinating care home and hospital patients and NHS staff, among others from Tuesday.",world +919,Singapore's 'cruise to nowhere' turns back after passenger tests Covid-19 +ve,"A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise to nowhere' from Singapore tested coronavirus positive, forcing around 2,000 guests to be quarantined in their cabins and the ship to return to dock. The ship returned a day before the end of its planned four-day sailing. Singapore started the trips that make no stops and sail in waters just off the city-state.",world +920,No point in dying now: 91-yr-old UK man after receiving vaccine in viral interview,"An interview of a 91-year-old man who was one among the first to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in the UK on Tuesday has gone viral. ""Well, there's no point in dying now when I've lived this long,"" 91-year-old Martin Kenyon told a CNN reporter. He also said, ""I hope that I'm not going to have the bloody bug now.""",world +921,Only India can make vaccines for all countries: Australian Ambassador,"Australia's Ambassador to India Barry O'Farrell has visited Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad where COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is being developed. He said, ""There're many vaccines being produced in countries around the world, but there's only one country that has the manufacturing capacity to produce sufficient quantities to satisfy the demands of citizens in every country and that's India.""",world +922,Woman held after journo researching dark web uncovers her plot to kill parents,"An Australian woman was arrested for allegedly using the dark web to hire a contract killer to murder her parents for financial gains, following a tip-off from a British journalist working for the BBC. The journalist, who was researching the dark web for an investigative series, found evidence that a person had paid online for the murder of two people.",world +923,"Pak marketing Hindu, Christian women as 'forced brides’ in China: US","Pakistan is marketing Hindu and Christian women as ""concubines"" and ""forced brides"" to China, said Sam Brownback, top US diplomat for religious freedom. He said it was happening ""because there's not effective support and there's discrimination against religious minorities"". The US has designated Pakistan as a country of particular concern under the International Religious Freedom Act.",world +924,144 floors of UAE towers demolished using explosives in 10 sec; video surfaces,"As many as 144 floors of Mina Plaza towers in UAE's Abu Dhabi were successfully demolished in 10 seconds last month. The demolition of 165-metre-high tower, which was part of the plaza, has set a Guinness World Record of 'tallest building demolished using explosives (controlled demolition)'. In the tower, there were over 3000 delay detonators activating 915 kg of explosives.",world +925,She may have to pay dearly: Kim Yo-jong as S Korea Min questions zero-virus claim,"After South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said it was hard to believe North Korea's 'zero-coronavirus case' claim, Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong said, ""We'll never forget her words and she might have to pay dearly for it."" ""It can be seen...that she's too eager to further chill the frozen relations between North and South Korea,"" she added.",world +926,Pak opp'n lawmakers from 11 parties to resign to force govt to hold fresh polls,Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has announced that all opposition lawmakers will resign en masse from the parliament by December 31. The 11-party opposition alliance said they will be resigning in order to force the PM Imran Khan-led government to call for early snap elections. This comes ahead of the opposition's next anti-government rally on December 13.,world +927,Trump signs order prioritising COVID-19 vaccine for Americans,"US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prioritises Americans' access to COVID-19 vaccines before the country potentially begins helping other nations. ""If necessary...we'll invoke the Defence Production Act,"" he added. The act allows a president to force private manufacturers to ramp up production and give the federal government priority on any order it places.",world +928,Moldovan PM Ion Chicu tests positive for coronavirus,"Moldova's PM Ion Chicu has tested positive for coronavirus, his adviser Boris Harea said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. ""The Prime Minister will run the government remotely,"" Harea added. On Monday, Chicu had attended a work meeting with the outgoing President Igor Dodon and the parliamentary speaker Zinaida Greceanii. The country has reported over 1.1 lakh COVID-19 cases.",world +929,Coronavirus cases in US exceed 1.5 crore-mark; deaths cross 2.8 lakh,"The total number of coronavirus cases in the US has exceeded 1.5 crore, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker, meaning one in 22 Americans has tested positive for the virus. The country has reported over 2.8 lakh deaths from coronavirus. Over the past week, the US has reported an average of 2,237 daily coronavirus deaths, the tracker showed.",world +930,Will take the first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Israel: Netanyahu,"As Israel received its first batch of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that he'll take the first shot to demonstrate his faith in the vaccine. Netanyahu added that he expects the vaccine to get the necessary approvals in the next few days. The shipment was the first of 80 lakh doses ordered from Pfizer Inc.",world +931,Biden pledges 100mn COVID-19 vaccines in 1st 100 days of presidency,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged to distribute 100 million coronavirus vaccines during the first 100 days of his presidency. ""I'm absolutely convinced that in 100 days, we can change the course of the disease and change life in America for the better,"" he added. Biden made these comments while formally introducing his team of health care advisers. ",world +932,Chinese firm's COVID-19 vaccine is 86% effective: UAE,"A COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm is 86% effective, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials, said on Wednesday. The analysis shows 100% effectiveness in preventing moderate and severe cases of the disease, it added. It also shows no serious safety concerns, the UAE further said.",world +933,US cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked by a nation,"US cybersecurity firm FireEye said it was recently hit by a ""state-sponsored attack"" carried out by a ""highly sophisticated threat actor"". FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia concluded the attack was done by ""a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities"". The attack is being looked into by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Microsoft, whose initial analysis has supported FireEye's conclusion.",world +934,US arms sales to India rose to $3.4 bn in 2020 from $6.2 mn in 2019,"India's weapons procurement from the US rose to $3.4 billion in 2020 from $6.2 million in 2019, according to Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). According to the Historical Sales Book, India purchased weapons worth $12.8 billion under Foreign Military Sales category from the US between 1950 and 2020. The US sold weapons worth $50.8 billion to other countries in 2020.",world +935,China uses big data to select Uighur Muslims for detention: HRW,"China is using a big data programme for policing in the Xinjiang region that arbitrarily selects Uighur Muslims for possible detention, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said. China's brutal repression of its Muslim minority is being turbocharged by technology, it added. HRW has made the assessment based on a leaked list of over 2,000 detainees from Xinjiang's Aksu prefecture.",world +936,5 dead after rescue helicopter crashes in French Alps,"Five people were killed and one was critically injured in a helicopter crash in the French Alps on Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron tweeted. The aircraft, carrying out a training rescue mission, went down from an altitude of 1,800 metres in Savoie. Three helicopters that were dispatched on a rescue mission were unable to reach the accident site due to fog.",world +937,Detained Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail,"A Hong Kong court on Wednesday denied bail to pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who was arrested last week. Chow was appealing against her 10-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to her role in a siege of police headquarters during anti-government protests in June last year. Chow, along with activists Joshua Wong and Ivan Lam, was sentenced on December 2. ",world +938,Russia signs deal to set up naval base in Sudan for at least 25 yrs,"Russia has signed a deal with Sudan to set up a navy base in the African nation for at least 25 years. The deal is being considered a part of Russia's efforts to expand its global reach. According to the deal, Russia would provide Sudan with weapons and military equipment in exchange for the set up on Sudan's Red Sea.",world +939,"US Army fires, suspends 14 soldiers over violence at Fort Hood base","US Army fired or suspended 14 soldiers at the Fort Hood base in Texas over a pattern of violence there, including murder, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Tuesday. An independent investigation also found a command structure that was ""permissive"" of sexual assaults and sexual harassment. An investigation was launched following the killing of soldier Vanessa Guillen this year.",world +940,US Supreme Court rejects bid to nullify Biden's Pennsylvania win,US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by Republicans to nullify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania. The rejection came without explanation and with no noted dissents. It is the first time the Supreme Court has weighed in on efforts by President Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn Biden's victory. Pennsylvania certified Biden as the winner last month. ,world +941,Some of those involved in nuclear scientist's killing held: Iran,"Iran has arrested some of the people involved in last month's assassination of the country's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, state media, citing an official, reported. However, the official declined to provide any further details on the detentions. The official alleged that Israel carried out the assassination with the help of the US.",world +942,US sanctions blocking Iran's COVID-19 vaccine purchase: Official,"Iranian officials alleged that US' ""inhumane sanctions"" were blocking Iran's COVID-19 vaccine purchase. Iranian efforts to buy a vaccine through the COVAX alliance, jointly managed by Gavi, have been hampered due to money transfer issues arising due to the sanctions, central bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said. However, Gavi said there's no ""legal barrier"" to Iran getting vaccines through COVAX.",world +943,"BJP ahead of Congress with 1,916 seats in Rajasthan panchayat polls","The BJP is ahead in zila and panchayat elections in Rajasthan, winning 1,916 seats in the panchayat elections and 353 seats in zila parishad elections. Meanwhile, Congress has won 1,782 seats in panchayat polls and 252 in zila parishad. BJP President JP Nadda thanked the ""people of state's rural areas, farmers and women for their faith in BJP"".",politics +944,Akhilesh Yadav detained in Lucknow after he stages dharna against farm laws,"Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been detained after he sat on a dharna against the new farm laws. Yadav, who was to take part in a 'Kissan Yatra' on Monday, staged the protest outside his Lucknow residence after police sealed a road near the Samajwadi Party office ahead of his Kannauj rally.",politics +945,BJP leader and Bihar's ex-Dy CM Sushil Modi elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed,BJP leader and Bihar's ex-Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi has been elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed. He was nominated for the bypoll seat last month as it fell vacant after the demise of LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan. The election was scheduled for December 14 but he was declared elected unopposed on the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers.,politics +946,Cong MPs from Punjab demand Parliament session over farmers' issue,"Congress MPs from Punjab are holding a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding to convene the winter session of the Parliament to discuss the farmers' issue. MPs held placards reading, ""Repeal farm laws"" and ""Call winter session"". Congress leader Manish Tewari said, ""Anti-farmer laws should be reconsidered and withdrawn. The government is avoiding the session. It's against democracy.""",politics +947,Shameful double standards: RS Prasad on opp'n support to farmers' protest,"Union Minister RS Prasad has accused opposition parties who are supporting farmers' protest of ""shameful double standards"", claiming they once supported what are now key provisions of agriculture laws. Rahul Gandhi asked Congress-ruled states to delist fruits and vegetables from APMC for direct sale in open market and NCP's Sharad Pawar supported private sector's participation in farming, he said.",politics +948,"Kolkata Press Club demands apology from TMC MP, she says 'don't waste time'","The Kolkata Press Club has stated that it is ""extremely concerned"" and demanded an apology from TMC MP Mahua Moitra after she reportedly called journalists ""two paisa press"" in an internal TMC meeting. Following this, Moitra asked the press club ""not to waste their time"" and added that the press ""should maybe look at their abysmally falling standards of members"".",politics +949,Opp'n parties to meet Prez after deciding stand on farm laws: Pawar,NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said leaders from different political parties will discuss and take a collective stand on farm laws before meeting President Ram Nath Kovind. Opposition parties are expected to meet Kovind on Wednesday to raise their concerns about the three laws. Pawar's NCP is among parties that have backed Tuesday's 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers' unions.,politics +950,Haryana CM cancels visit as venue vandalised in farmers' support: Report,"Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar had to cancel a programme scheduled for Tuesday in Padha village after some villagers vandalised the venue last night, said the sarpanch. The sarpanch added, ""Some people gathered in the sports complex and burnt the effigy of the CM and...dismantled the helipad."" Several villagers said the venue was vandalised in support of the farmers' protests. ",politics +951,Tell the difference between kothmir & methi: Gujarat CM to Rahul,"Criticising the Congress for backing the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani asked Rahul Gandhi to tell him ""the difference between kothmir and methi."" Rupani added, ""When the people of this country have discarded them, Congress and opposition parties are out to do agitation in the name of farmers and mislead the people.""",politics +952,Tweeting from Maldives?: AAP as Gambhir mocks Delhi CM's house arrest,"After BJP MP Gautam Gambhir mocked Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after he said he was put under house arrest by Delhi Police, AAP replied, ""Are you tweeting this from Maldives?"" The party also shared a picture of Gambhir purportedly from a vacation. The East Delhi MP had last week posted a vacation picture of his family on Instagram.",politics +953,1st phase polling begins for 395 local bodies in 5 Kerala districts,"The voting for the first phase of Kerala local body polls began at 7 am on Tuesday. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. According to the state election commission, there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.",politics +954,"Meeting with Shah positive, govt to come up with proposal: Farmer leader","Bhartiya Kisan Union's Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has said that the meeting between Home Minister Amit Shah and farmer leaders on Tuesday evening was positive. He said, ""The government will give a proposal to farmer leaders which will be discussed."" However, he added, ""We want withdrawal of the three farm bills but the government wants amendments in the bills.""",politics +955,Bhim Army chief detained while on his way to join Bharat Bandh protest,"Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday said he'd been detained at his house by UP Police since morning. Azad was reportedly detained while on his way to join Bharat Bandh protest. ""India has again gone back into the Emergency era today. Our providers, the farmers need us, but the police under the Yogi government have detained me,"" said Azad.",politics +956,Actor-politician Vijayashanti joins BJP nearly a week after quitting Cong,"Actor-turned-politician Vijayashanti, who quit the Congress last week, joined the BJP on Monday. The development comes after she met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Sunday. Vijayashanti began her political career with BJP but later joined TRS party and then became a part of Congress in 2014 before the formation of Telangana state.",politics +957,Farmers' protest against farm laws enters 12th day at Haryana-Delhi border,Farmers on Monday continued to camp at the Singhu border between Haryana and Delhi to protest against the farm laws. Their protest against the central government's farm laws entered 12th day today. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other ministers of Delhi government will reportedly visit the Singhu border today to see the arrangements made by the UT government for farmers.,politics +958,Voting begins for Jammu and Kashmir DDC polls phase 4,"The voting for the fourth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in 34 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir is underway. Over seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 249 candidates today. The by-polls to 50 vacant Sarpanch seats and 216 vacant Panch seats falling within these DDC constituencies will also be conducted in this phase, officials said.",politics +959,'Gupkar Gang' never gave you right to vote: Smriti to refugees in J&K,"Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday criticised the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) saying that the ""Gupkar Gang"" has never given the right to vote to refugees from Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi understood that the people who chose Hindustan over Pakistan should get the right to go and vote, Irani said while addressing a public gathering in J&K.",politics +960,SAD gives free diesel to Punjab farmers going to Delhi protests,"The workers of Shiromani Akali Dal are providing free diesel at a petrol pump at Delhi-Amritsar national highway in Punjab to farmers heading to Delhi to join the agitation against the Centre's farm laws on Wednesday. SAD worker Gursharan Singh said, ""We are doing this with the help of the local youth and our NRI friends.""",politics +961,"SC bars construction, demolition or tree felling at Central Vista project","The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure with the manner in which the central government is proceeding with construction work under the Central Vista project. The court said no construction, demolition or felling of trees shall take place at the site till it decides on the pleas challenging the project. It, however, allowed Centre to lay the project's foundation stone.",politics +962,Centre should accept farmers' demands without delay: Gopal Rai,"Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday, while speaking about the new farm laws, said, ""Centre should not delay accepting the demands of the farmers and resolve the deadlock on priority basis."" ""Farmers have been shivering in the cold for the past 11 days...I have requested the...[Centre] that they...bring in a law for MSP (minimum support price),"" he added.",politics +963,Don't need to get a certificate of patriotism from BJP: Owaisi,"AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who was asked to prove his patriotism on a news channel, said, ""I'm not keen on getting a certificate of patriotism from [BJP]."" He said, ""I keep their certificate under my shoe. I'm loyal to India and will always remain so."" ""India's Constitution grants me freedom of expression...You can't force anyone to do anything,"" he added.",politics +964,Sonia Gandhi to not celebrate birthday due to farmers' protests,"Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has decided to not celebrate her birthday on December 9 due to the ongoing farmers' agitation against farm bills and COVID-19 situation across the country, ANI reported. Farmers from several states have been agitating against the Centre's new farm laws in the national capital for nearly two weeks. They have also called for 'Bharat Bandh' today.",politics +965,May God bless you with a long life: PM to Sonia on her birthday,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on the occasion of her 74th birthday, tweeting, ""May God bless her with a long and healthy life."" Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also tweeted, ""Birthday greetings to the President of the Indian National Congress party Smt Sonia Gandhi Ji. May you be blessed with good health and long life.""",politics +966,BJP chief Nadda to begin his two-day visit to West Bengal tomorrow,"BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda will begin his two-day visit to West Bengal on Wednesday. ""He will...do a community outreach programme on BJP's mission of Aar Noi Anyay (No More Injustice) in the Bhabanipur assembly seat,"" a BJP statement said. ""He will also pray at the Kalighat Kali Temple and will interact with members of the slum community,"" it added.",politics +967,"TRS, AIMIM have deep friendship: BJP MP on Hyd civic polls","Commenting on recently concluded Hyderabad civic polls, Telangana's Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri said, ""We will wait and watch what TRS government will do after emerging as the single largest party."" ""All [we] know...TRS and AIMIM have a deep friendship and they are also in the government,"" he added. ""TRS has more than 30 ex-officio votes in its favour,"" Dharmapuri stated.",politics +968,"Tamil TV actress VJ Chitra found dead at hotel aged 29, suicide suspected","Television actress and host VJ Chitra, who rose to fame with her role in the Tamil soap opera 'Pandian Stores', was found dead at a hotel room in Chennai's outskirts on Wednesday. She was 29 and is suspected to have died by suicide. Police is ascertaining the cause of her death and her body has been sent for autopsy.",entertainment +969,Deepika's statue featured in Athens Airport's 'authentic smiles' exhibition,"Athens International Airport recently held an exhibition featuring 'authentic smiles' of people around the world and actress Deepika Padukone's statue was also featured in the exhibition. Underneath the statue's picture, it read, ""Indian Bollywood Actress smiles at Athens International Airport. Grey Marble, 2020 AD."" Pictures of the statue have been shared by Deepika's fan pages on social media.",entertainment +970,Sonu Sood mortgages 8 properties to raise ₹10 crore for the needy: Report,"Sonu Sood has mortgaged eight properties in Mumbai, in an effort to raise ₹10 crore for the needy, reported Money Control. The properties reportedly include two shops and six flats. As per the documents, a registration fee of ₹5 lakh was paid to raise the loan, said Money Control. The properties are jointly owned by Sood and his wife Sonali. + + +",entertainment +971,Why didn't he think before speaking: Mukesh on Saif's apology for comments on Ravana,"After Saif Ali Khan apologised for his comment that his upcoming film Adipurush ""humanises Ravana and will justify his motives over Sita's abduction"", Mukesh Khanna said, ""Filmmakers are still using movies to attack our religion."" He added, ""Why didn't he think before speaking?"" Mukesh added, ""Shoot the arrow, throw the bomb, punch someone and then say sorry...We don't approve.""",entertainment +972,"Felt like throwing Sushant out of house after argument, later he said sorry: Nitish","Actor Nitish Bharadwaj, while recalling working with Sushant Singh Rajput in 'Kedarnath', revealed they once had an altercation during rehearsal and he ""felt like throwing Sushant out of the house"". ""Eventually, we gave the shot and...he came and hugged me [and] he was like 'Sorry sir',"" Nitish added. ""These are all creative altercations...Later he had sent me chocolates,"" said Nitish.",entertainment +973,12 Indian celebrities feature in Forbes Asia's 100 digital stars list,"Twelve Indian celebrities have made it to Forbes' list of 'Asia-Pacific's Most Influential Celebrities on Social Media'. It includes Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Madhuri Dixit, Shreya Ghoshal and Neha Kakkar. Pakistan's Mahira Khan and Australia's Margot Robbie also featured in the list.",entertainment +974,So low? It cost me ₹10.5cr: Aditya on reports of buying apartment for ₹4cr,"Singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan, while reacting to reports that said he bought an apartment in Mumbai for ₹4 crore, said, ""So little? They wrote the market price too low."" ""It actually cost me ₹10.5 crore. I've been working since I was a child,"" he added. Aditya will be moving into the apartment with his wife Shweta Agarwal. ",entertainment +975,"Kriti Sanon tests positive for COVID-19, had recently returned from Chandigarh","Actress Kriti Sanon on Wednesday confirmed that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ""There's...nothing to worry as I'm feeling fine and have quarantined myself as per BMC and my doctor's advice. So I'm gonna ride this tide, rest it out and resume work soon,"" she wrote. The actress had recently returned from Chandigarh, where she was shooting for a film. ",entertainment +976,"Anil Kapoor wears IAF uniform inaccurately & abuses in AK vs AK, IAF objects","The Twitter handle of Indian Air Force has shared a clip from the upcoming film 'AK vs AK', wherein Anil Kapoor can be heard abusing. ""The IAF uniform...is inaccurately donned & the language...is inappropriate. This doesn't conform to...behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India. The related scenes need to be withdrawn,"" IAF wrote. ",entertainment +977,5 kg 'Malana cream' hash worth ₹2.5cr seized as accused in Sushant case held,"NCB has arrested an absconding accused in drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death and seized 5 kg 'Malana cream' hash worth ₹2.5 crore during raids in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday. The NCB official claimed it is the ""biggest seizure"" of drugs in the case linked to Rajput's death. The accused has been identified as Regel Mahakal. + +",entertainment +978,Rahul Roy gets discharged from hospital after recovering from brain stroke,"Actor Rahul Roy was discharged on Tuesday from Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital where he was getting treated after suffering a brain stroke. ""He just has trouble speaking certain words...therapist will come home every day to work with him,"" 'LAC- Live the Battle' director Nitin Kumar Gupta said. ""The doctors were ready to release him on Monday....the paperwork took time,"" Gupta added.",entertainment +979,Charge of drug trafficking not applicable against Rhea's brother: Court,"The special NDPS court that granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik stated that the charge of financing illicit drug trafficking does not apply to him. Section 27A of NDPS Act was invoked on Showik and a person can get a maximum punishment of 20 years if found guilty. ""No drugs were obtained from him,"" the court stated.",entertainment +980,CBI not acting responsibly: Plea in SC over Sushant's death probe,"A plea regarding Sushant Singh Rajput's death moved the Supreme Court and claimed that CBI is not acting responsibly. ""This court passed an order for CBI inquiry on August 19...eager family members, fans...yet to get a solace regarding the exact reason of his death,"" the plea stated. ""Unnecessary delay...is bringing bad name to the administration of justice,"" it added.",entertainment +981,Not upset with the delay in the release of '83': Director Kabir,"'83' director Kabir Khan, on being asked if he's upset with the delay in the release of the film due to the coronavirus pandemic, said, ""No."" Adding that it's a ""rare"" and ""once in a lifetime"" story, Kabir said, ""We were sure that for '83', every cinema hall will become...stadium...So, I don't want to rob myself and...audience of that experience.""",entertainment +982,Ahana's newborn twins are biggest gifts for my b'day: Dharmendra,"Dharmendra, who turned 85 years old on December 8, has said his daughter Ahana Deol's newborn twins, Astraia and Adea, are the biggest gifts for his birthday. ""And I got...gift in advance,"" he added. Ahana's twins were born on November 26. Talking about how he celebrated his birthday, Dharmendra said, ""I don't celebrate my birthday these days after...mother passed away.""",entertainment +983,It breaks you a little bit: Kriti Kharbanda on negativity around B'wood,"Actress Kriti Kharbanda has said she was affected by all the negativity around the film industry in recent months. ""It breaks you a little bit because you're hearing all this and there's just so much negativity thrown around you,"" she added. ""But I think that was the battle, the idea is to not give in to negativity,"" Kriti further said.",entertainment +984,"Deepika, Kriti, John, Abhishek join Akshay in Housefull 5: Reports","Several actors from the previous 'Housefull' films, including Deepika Padukone, Kriti Sanon, John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and Jacqueline Fernandez, will join Akshay Kumar for the fifth instalment of the franchise, as per reports. ""It is being envisioned on a huge scale,"" reports added. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is reportedly planning to shoot the film in the IMAX format. ",entertainment +985,I've made it a point to just bring new talent: Dil Bechara director,"'Dil Bechara' director Mukesh Chhabra has said he has gone back to casting and has decided to bring new talent in the entertainment industry. ""It doesn't matter if I've to fight for their casting with...director, producer,"" he added. ""You'll get to see...many new actors in...coming months. There will be new faces in 'Delhi Crime Season 2', '83',"" Mukesh said. ",entertainment +986,'Durgamati' is much better than 'Bhaagamathie': Jisshu on comparisons,"Actor Jisshu Sengupta, who'll be next seen in 'Durgamati The Myth', a remake of Telugu film 'Bhaagamathie', has said there are some changes in the Bhumi Pednekar-starrer film which makes it ""much better"" than 'Bhaagamathie'. ""You need to watch the film, after watching it, they (people) will understand,"" he added. Directed by G Ashok, the film also stars Arshad Warsi.",entertainment +987,'Jersey' makers defer shooting in Chandigarh amid farmers' protest,The makers of Shahid Kapoor's upcoming film 'Jersey' deferred a shooting schedule in Chandigarh amid farmers' protest and flew to Dehradun. The team of 'Jersey' had plans to shoot parts of the film in Chandigarh and head to Kasauli and Dehradun to shoot a few other scenes. 'Jersey' is a remake of a Telugu film and also stars Mrunal Thakur.,entertainment +988,Happy that producers took bold step: Director on 'Indoo...' theatrical release,"Talking about the theatrical release of his upcoming comedy film 'Indoo Ki Jawani', director Abir Sengupta said he's happy that the producers have taken a bold step to release the film in theatres amid the coronavirus pandemic. ""[I'm] very excited because this is my first Hindi film and I always wanted to see it on the big screen,"" he added. ",entertainment +989,"Late actor Chirranjeevi Sarja's wife, son test COVID-19 positive","Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, late Kannada actor Chirranjeevi Sarja's wife Meghana Raj shared a statement, confirming that she, her son and her parents have tested positive for coronavirus. ""I urge Chiru and my fans to not fret and assuring you guys that we're all doing fine and are currently under treatment...We as...family...will come out of it victorious,"" she added.",entertainment +990,Not looking for praises like 'devoted wife': Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu,"Ahead of Dilip Kumar's 98th birthday on Friday, his wife Saira Banu said that she is not looking for praises to be called a ""devoted wife"". ""Just to...cuddle him is the world's best thing that's happening to me. I adore him...he is my breath itself,"" she added. Saira added that she takes Dilip's care ""out of love and not duress"".",entertainment +991,"After Varun, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo' co-star Maniesh Paul tests COVID-19 +ve","After Varun Dhawan, Maniesh Paul has confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Both the actors were shooting for their upcoming film, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo', in Chandigarh. Maniesh took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the news and wrote, ""It's very mild...nothing to worry...will bounce back soon...we all need to be extra careful...don't let the guard down...thanks for the...wishes.""",entertainment +992,I don’t think nepotism has survived: Filmmaker Subhash Ghai,"Subhash Ghai, known for making films like 'Ram Lakhan', 'Pardes', 'Taal' and others, said that he doesn't think that nepotism has survived. ""Instead, it's been replaced by a system of merit, that sees the best and most deserving person assigned any given job/role,"" he added. ""Indian film industry has...some of the most talented people in the world,"" Ghai stated.",entertainment +993,Own a car without buying it : Revv Subscriptions,"You can now drive a new car every month as Revv provides the option to subscribe to your favourite car for 1-36 months with ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax and without the hassle of maintenance and service. The car will be sanitized and delivered to your doorstep ensuring complete safety for you and your loved ones.",automobile +994,"Musk passes Gates as world's 2nd richest, gets $100bn richer in 2020","Tesla CEO Elon Musk passed Bill Gates to become the world's second-richest person after his net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion on Monday, according to Bloomberg. The 49-year-old has added $100.3 billion to his fortune this year. Gates, who has donated $27 billion to his foundation since 2006, has a net worth of $127.7 billion.",automobile +995,Tesla car crash in US hurls burning battery cell into house and starts fire,"A speeding Tesla Model 3 car in the US hit a power pole, shearing it off its base upon impact. The impact was so severe it sent car parts and burning battery cells flying hundreds of feet from the crash site. A battery cell broke through the window of a house and landed on bed, setting the sheets on fire.",automobile +996,Tesla's market value crosses $500 bn as shares surge six-fold this year,"Tesla Inc crossed $500 billion in market value on Tuesday as its share price surged six-fold this year. Tesla's shares rose as much as 3.9% to a record high of $542.35 in early trading. CEO Elon Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth so far this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.",automobile +997,"Brand new Porsche hits SUV, crashes over wall and lands on another car in UK","A newly-purchased Porsche Taycan in the UK hit a parked SUV, crashed over a wall and landed on another car when its driver accidentally hit accelerator during an attempt to park the luxury car. The Porsche finally came to a halt between the wall and the parked car. The driver reportedly bought the Porsche just five days before the accident.",automobile +998,Skoda working on project to let self-driving car follow manned one,"Skoda and Technical University of Ostrava are collaborating on new technologies for assistance systems as part of their joint 'Follow the Vehicle' project. The project's principle is ""two cars, one driver"". It involves a lead vehicle driven by a human, determining route, speed, lane and other parameters, while a self-driving car follows it.",automobile +999,Tesla asked to give ₹1 cr to used car buyer for hiding damage in China,Tesla was ordered by a Chinese court to pay over ₹1 crore to the buyer of a used Model S car after concluding it concealed structural damage on the vehicle it sold on its official website. It was reportedly discovered part of the vehicle had been cut and welded back together. Tesla will appeal the ruling to a higher court.,automobile +1000,Baidu becomes 1st to get fully driverless road tests permit in Beijing,"Baidu has become the first to receive permits by the Beijing transportation authorities for five of its vehicles to conduct fully driverless road tests. It plans to remove safety drivers from test vehicles after gradually reducing human intervention. However, a remote safety operator will still be able to take control in an emergency via Baidu's 5G Remote Driving Service.",automobile +1001,US startup claims to have made 1st 'no charging' solar EV,"US-based Aptera Motors has introduced the ""first solar electric vehicle"" that requires ""no charging"" for most daily use and has a range of up to over 1,600 kilometres per full charge. Every Aptera is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 17,702 kilometres per year in most regions. Liquid-cooled electric motors propel Aptera from 0-100 kilometres/hour in 3.5 seconds.",automobile +1002,General Motors to not acquire 11% stake in Nikola,General Motors (GM) and Nikola on Monday announced a reworked deal that replaced their previous agreement under which GM would acquire 11% equity stake in the startup and produce the proposed electric pickup Badger. The companies have instead signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding which is subject to negotiation. Nikola was previously accused of fraud by a short seller.,automobile +1003,Battery-operated bikes to be included in Delhi's EV policy: Report,"Delhi's EV policy is being revised to include a segment on battery-operated bicycles and tricycles, HT reported. The government has drafted a proposal to offer monetary incentives on their purchase. The proposed revision includes cycles both in the passenger and cargo categories. In case of individual buyers, purchase incentive will be 25% of the MRP with a cap of ₹5,000.",automobile +1004,Tesla reveals women comprise 17% of its total US leadership roles,"Tesla revealed in its first-ever US diversity report that women comprise 17% of the company's leadership roles and 21% of the overall workforce. It added that Black people make up 4% of its US leadership roles and 10% of its total workforce. ""While women are historically underrepresented...we recognise we have work to do in this area,"" Tesla said.",automobile +1005,US govt opens probe into 1.15L Tesla vehicles over suspension issue,"The US NHTSA opened an investigation into around 1.15 lakh Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. It said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles after receiving 43 complaints alleging failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. ""The complaints appear to indicate an increasing trend,"" NHTSA said.",automobile +1006,"Govt to set up 69,000 EV charging points across India: Gadkari","Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government is planning to set up at least one e-charging kiosk at around 69,000 petrol pumps across the country to induce people to go for electric vehicles (EVs). Gadkari had asked industry stakeholders to work towards making India an EV hub by 2025. GST on EVs has been reduced to 5%.",automobile +1007,Workers of Toyota unit near B'luru to continue strike over workload,"Factory workers at Toyota Kirloskar Private Limited's Bidadi unit, located near Bengaluru, announced that they will continue their ongoing strike over increased workload, among other concerns. They said that they don't get time to drink water or use the washroom. The unit has been in a lockout since November 10, after 41 workers were suspended for allegedly questioning the management.",automobile +1008,Japan must compensate ex-Nissan Chairman for arbitrary arrest: UN panel,"The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Monday ruled that Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's multiple arrests and detentions in Japan were ""arbitrary"" and urged Japanese government to pay compensation. Japan said the panel doesn't have an ""accurate understanding of the country's criminal justice system"". Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 in Japan, fled to Lebanon last year. ",automobile +1009,"Hyundai, Kia agree to $210M US penalty for delay in vehicles' recall","Hyundai and Kia Motors have agreed to $140 million and $70 million civil penalties, respectively, after US auto safety regulators said they delayed recall of 1.6 million vehicles for engine issues. The settlement covers recall in 2015 and 2017 for manufacturing issues. Kia denied the allegations but agreed to settle the matter to ""avoid a protracted dispute with the government"".",automobile +1010,Delhi govt launches forum to discuss electric vehicle policy,"Delhi government on Friday launched the 'Delhi EV Forum', a common platform for multiple stakeholders to hold discussions on the government's electric vehicle (EV) policy. ""Delhi EV Forum will be the first such forum in India...The first meeting will be held virtually on December 18,"" Delhi DDC Vice Chairperson said. The policy's objective is to combat air pollution in Delhi.",automobile +1011,Tesla's reliability ranking slips to 25 in US Consumer Reports survey,"Elon Musk-led Tesla's ranking has slipped to 25 out of the 26 brands in the US market rated in the Consumer Reports magazine's annual reliability study due to complaints over its Model Y crossover. Owners of the model have previously reported body-hardware and paint issues. Tesla's Model S sedan and Model X SUV were given the ""worse than average"" status.",automobile +1012,"Harley-Davidson to continue bike sale, service in India from Jan","Harley-Davidson India said that its motorcycles, parts, accessories, general merchandise sales, after-sale services and warranty activities will continue from January 2021. ""We are working closely with Hero to ensure a smooth transition for our riders,"" the company's Asia Emerging Markets MD Sajeev Rajasekharan said. Harley entered a distribution deal with Hero MotoCorp after its India exit.",automobile +1013,Tesla to raise $5 billion as market cap crosses $600 billion,"Elon Musk-led Tesla on Tuesday announced that it will be raising $5 billion, marking its second capital raise in the last three months. The additional shares will be sold ""from time to time"" and ""at-the-market"" prices. Its shares are up nearly 670% this year with its market capitalisation crossing $600 billion. Tesla will join S&P 500 index later this month.",automobile +1014,Tesla would consider buying a legacy automaker on friendly terms: Musk,"Tesla would consider leveraging the company's $554 billion market capitalisation to buy a legacy automaker, CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with Axel Springer. ""We're definitely not going to launch a hostile takeover,"" Musk said. ""If somebody said, 'Hey, we think it would be a good idea to merge with Tesla,' we certainly could have that conversation,"" he added.",automobile +1015,Volkswagen CEO reveals they began 'Mission T' to catch up with Tesla,"Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, in a blog post, revealed he organised a three-day workshop nicknamed 'Mission T' to discuss how they could ""catch up with Tesla"". He added that they brought 31 senior executives from Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche together amid the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss how they could further their Project Artemis to take on Tesla. ",automobile +1016,"Jaguar Land Rover seeks US ban on Audi, other SUVs for patent infringement","Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has urged the US to impose an import ban on SUVs made by Volkswagen-owned brands such as Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini over allegations they infringe its Terrain Response patent. Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Tiguan and Audi Q8, Q7 and Q5 are some of the cars that JLR has requested to ban. ",automobile +1017,Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant as union strike continues,"Toyota Motor Corporation again halted operations at its car plant in Karnataka's Bidadi from Monday, as members of its workers' union continued a strike after the suspension of a worker wasn't withdrawn. Earlier, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) had declared a lockout at both its plants in Bidadi on November 10. The company said that the union had compromised COVID-19 guidelines. ",automobile +1018,Chinese scientists claim to have achieved quantum supremacy,"Chinese scientists have claimed to have achieved quantum supremacy, building a quantum computer capable of carrying out certain calculations 100 trillion times faster than existing supercomputers. The breakthrough was achieved by manipulating photons, particles of light. The computer could process 10 billion times faster than Google's quantum computer unveiled last year, the researchers claimed.",science +1019,Before and after pics show collapse of world's 2nd largest radio telescope,Space tech company Maxar has shared before and after satellite images of the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico which collapsed recently. It had suffered damages due to tropical winds in August following which one of the suspension cables snapped last month. A decision to dismantle the structure had been taken before it collapsed.,science +1020,Pygmy possum found on Australian island after fears of wipeout by bushfires,"A little pygmy possum has been found on Kangaroo Island for the first time since bushfires destroyed most of their habitat last year. The spotting comes after it was feared that the pygmy, one of the smallest possums in the world, were wiped out from the South Australian island. The tiny mammals are smaller than an adult's thumb.",science +1021,Samples of asteroid 300 mn km from Earth arrive in Japan after 6-yr mission,"Samples of an asteroid 300 million km from Earth arrived in Japan on Tuesday after a six-year space mission. The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2, launched in 2014, took four years to reach the asteroid Ryugu and the mission ended with the landing of the spacecraft's sample return capsule near Woomera, Australia on Sunday.",science +1022,Int'l Space Station shares pics of full moon taken from '250 miles above Earth',"The International Space Station on Sunday shared pictures of the full moon taken from space. ""The full Moon occurs once a month and is a spectacular sight viewed from 250 miles above Earth,"" the space station captioned the pictures. Several people reacted to the pictures on Twitter, with a user saying, ""That is a sensational picture.""",science +1023,"World's largest solar telescope releases its first pic of 10,000-mile wide sunspot","The world's largest solar telescope captured its first image of a 10,000-mile wide sunspot on January 28. The image shows the dark centre of the sunspot, with a temperature of over 7,500 degrees Fahrenheit despite being cooler than the surrounding area. The sunspot is formed by a convergence of intense magnetic fields and hot gas boiling up from below. ",science +1024,Aliens exist; they're in contact with US & Israel: Israel's ex-space security chief,"Aliens are real and secretly in contact with America and Israel but are keeping their existence quiet because ""humanity isn't ready"", said Haim Eshed, who headed Israel's space security programme for nearly 30 years. The 87-year-old further claimed there’s a ""Galactic Federation"" of aliens and their cooperation with the US includes a secret underground base on Mars.",science +1025,Saliva-like droplets sprayed in stadium to study how fans spread aerosols,"Scientists have sprayed fine droplets, made to resemble saliva, over empty stands at the Netherlands' largest football stadium to model how a football crowd might spread aerosols through the air. Scientists aim to find out more about the behaviour of airborne particles, which could spread the coronavirus within a crowd and thus be able to remove them from the air.",science +1026,Silver coin to celebrate David Bowie's career launched into space,"UK's The Royal Mint on Monday launched a one ounce silver proof coin to celebrate the English singer-songwriter David Bowie's ""intergalactic legacy and career"". The coin orbited the Earth's atmosphere for 45 minutes before safely descending. ""In recognition of Bowie's first hit single Space Oddity, we felt it was fitting to send his coin into space,"" Mint said.",science +1027,IISc team working on COVID-19 detection via artificial intelligence,"Researchers at IISc, Bengaluru, are working on rapid identification of COVID-19 biomarkers in blood plasma using Raman spectroscopy and AI. They said, using AI and deep learning, the detection will be rapid and automated and won't require any extraction procedure. An IISc professor said Raman spectroscopy has found numerous applications in biomedicine, especially in disease diagnosis.",science +1028,Nobel Prize winner develops COVID-19 test that uses phone camera,"UC Berkeley and Gladstone Institutes' scientists claim to have developed a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera and provides positive or negative results in 15-30 minutes. It also gives an estimate of number of virus particles in a sample. One of the researchers, Jennifer Doudna, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for co-discovering CRISPR-Cas genome editing.",science +1029,SpaceX's Mars rocket test aborted 1 second before liftoff,"A key test of SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocket, which is expected to carry humans to the Moon and Mars, was automatically aborted one second before liftoff on Tuesday. The test would have launched the Starship 12.5 km (41,000 feet) from Earth into the space, for the first time ever, before attempting to land the vehicle near the launch site.",science +1030,Self-driving drone with 70% reusable system for launching satellites unveiled,"US-based startup Aevum has unveiled a fully self-driving drone, Ravn X, designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every three hours. Aevum claims Ravn X is the world's largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) by mass. It added that 70% of Ravn X's system is reusable and it aims for 95% reusability in future.",science +1031,SpaceX launches updated Dragon cargo ship to the ISS for 1st time,SpaceX has launched the first flight of the updated cargo version of Dragon spacecraft to the ISS with NASA's cargo. This version is capable of carrying about 20% more volume than the previous one and has double the amount of powered locker cargo capability. It has been designed for up to five flights to and from the ISS.,science +1032,ISRO's PSLV rocket to launch spacetech startup Pixxel's satellite,Bengaluru-based spacetech startup Pixxel has signed a pact with government-owned NewSpace India (NSIL) to help the startup launch its Earth-imaging satellite on Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket in 2021. This is the first private earth-observation mission in India. Pixxel was founded in 2019 and last raised $5 million in August.,science +1033,SpaceX has launched 40 mice to the ISS for research,"SpaceX's successfully launched Dragon capsule is carrying 6,400 pound (about 2,900 kg) supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), including 4,400 pound of research (1,995 kg). It's carrying 40 mice that'll be used to study the impact that living on ISS can have on astronauts' bones and eyes. It's also carrying a festive meal of roast turkey and shortbread biscuits.",science +1034,Never-before-seen particle found in blood of septic patients: Study,"La Jolla Institute for Immunology researchers have discovered that people with sepsis have ""never-before-seen"" particles called 'ENDS' in their blood. They showed that these particles break off of immune cells and change their shape as they course through the body. Compared with healthy subjects, the researchers showed that ENDS are around 100-fold more detectable in septic patients.",science +1035,Japan's spacecraft sends capsule with asteroid samples towards Earth,"Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully separated a capsule and sent it towards Earth to deliver samples from asteroid Ryugu. Hayabusa2 left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres away, a year ago. The capsule is now descending to land in a remote, sparsely populated area of Woomera, Australia. Hayabusa2 spacecraft had launched six years ago from Earth.",science +1036,India's first human space flight mission to be delayed due to COVID-19: ISRO,"ISRO chairperson K Sivan said that Gaganyaan, India's first human space flight mission, ""will be delayed because of COVID-19"". India's first manned mission was scheduled for December 2021 ahead of PM Modi's deadline. The PM had said that an Indian astronaut will be sent to space before India celebrates its 75th year of Independence in 2022.",science +1037,Japan's capsule carrying asteroid rocks lands after 6-yr long mission,"Japan's capsule from the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft, carrying the samples of dust from asteroid Ryugu, landed in Australia. The Japanese space agency JAXA found the capsule in a desert near Woomera and retrieved it. The spacecraft had launched in 2014 and took four years to reach the asteroid before gathering samples and heading back to Earth in November 2019.",science +1038,Last November was the hottest on record: EU,"Last November was the hottest November on record as Europe had its warmest fall, EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said. It was 0.8°C warmer than the 30-year average of 1981-2010 and more than 0.1°C hotter than the previous record. Satellite images analysed by C3S also showed that Arctic sea ice extent was the second-lowest for November on record.",science +1039,Japan's greenhouse emissions fell 2.7% to record low in FY 2019-20,Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.7% to a record low in the financial year 2019-20. The drop was Japan's sixth straight annual drop. Emissions dropped to 1.213 billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent from 1.247 billion tonnes the previous year. The levels recorded are the lowest since comparable data became available in the financial year 1990-91.,science +1040,California's 2018 wildfires caused $150 billion in damages: Study,"California's 2018 wildfires caused economic losses of nearly $150 billion, about 0.7% of US' GDP that year, a study in which University of California participated said. Researchers found that direct capital impact accounted for $27.7 billion, while $32.2 billion came from the health effects of air pollution. They added disruption of economic supply chains indirectly caused $88.6 billion in losses.",science +1041,Deforestation in Amazon destroyed area bigger than Spain in 18 yrs: Study,"Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out 8% of the world's biggest rainforest, a study by RAISG said. An atlas of the region showed that 5.13 lakh square kilometres of the rainforest has been lost since 2000. The highest loss of 49,240 square kilometres was recorded in 2003.",science +1042,Method to harvest drinking water from air developed: IIT Guwahati,"IIT Guwahati researchers claim to have made novel materials that can harvest water from humid air. They mimicked the pitcher plant, an insect-eating plant with a slippery surface and used the concept of chemically patterned Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces. The team produced a patterned hydrophilic SLIP by spraying sponge-like porous polymeric material on top of a simple A4 printer paper.",science +1043,What were the most searched topics by Indians on Google in 2020?,"Google in its 'Year in Search' 2020 rankings revealed that top search term for Indians was 'Indian Premier League', followed by 'coronavirus'. Joe Biden, Arnab Goswami and Kanika Kapoor were the top three searched personalities. Food shelters, COVID-19 tests and crackers featured in the top 'Near me' searches, while 'How to' make paneer, dalgona coffee and increase immunity also trended.",technology +1044,WhatsApp calls Apple's data privacy labels 'anti-competitive',"Following Apple's announcement that all third-party apps on its App Store would require detailed information on privacy, a WhatsApp spokesperson has called the move ""anti-competitive"". They alleged that the updated policy would not apply to iMessage as it comes pre-installed on Apple devices. This may give WhatsApp a competitive disadvantage compared to iMessage, the spokesperson told Axios.",technology +1045,Apple moves self-driving car unit under exec who oversees Siri: Report,"Apple has moved its self-driving car unit under the leadership of John Giannandrea, Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, who also oversees the development of Apple's virtual assistant Siri, Bloomberg reported. Apple began working on its autonomous car project, known as Titan, in 2014. CEO Tim Cook in 2017 called autonomous systems ""mother of all AI projects"". ",technology +1046,Startup aims to launch electric air taxis in Singapore by 2023,"German startup Volocopter is set to host the world's first electric air taxi service in Singapore by 2023. Volocopter said that it is committed to start its operations within three years once it completes flight trials, evaluation and certification in collaboration with the city-state. It has already started issuing tickets for a 15-minute trip that will cost €300 (approximately ₹27,000).",technology +1047,OneWeb will provide global satellite broadband by 2022: Sunil Mittal,"Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said that the recently acquired satellite startup OneWeb will provide satellite broadband to ""every square inch of this world"" by May-June of 2022. Bharti, along with the UK government, acquired OneWeb for $1 billion in November. It competes with Elon Musk-led SpaceX and Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper.",technology +1048,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",technology +1049,Shastri told me over drinks Yadav might be India's 3rd pacer in Tests: Chappell,"Talking about the upcoming Australia-India Test series, ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell said that India will miss Ishant Sharma's height and the steep bounce he is able to generate on Australian tracks. Chappell further said, ""I was having a drink with Ravi Shastri the other day and he told me probably Umesh Yadav will get the nod as the third pacer.""",sports +1050,F1 driver apologises for groping model-friend in car and sharing video online,"Russia's 21-year-old driver Nikita Mazepin, who'll race for Haas in Formula One next year, has apologised after sharing a video on Instagram of himself groping his model-friend in a car. ""I'm sorry for the offence I've rightly caused and the embarrassment I've brought to Haas F1 Team,"" he wrote. Mazepin's model-friend defended him, saying, ""Nothing in...video was serious at all.""",sports +1051,"India ruled 1 over short of target in 3rd T20I, players fined 20% of match fee",Team India players have been fined 20% of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the third T20I on Tuesday. The sanctions were imposed by the match referee David Boon who ruled Virat Kohli-led side to be one over short of the target. India players were also fined 20% of match fee in the first ODI.,sports +1052,"Umpire gets hit on head by spider cam during 3rd Australia-India T20I, video viral","A video of umpire Gerard Abood getting hit on his head by spider cam during the third Australia-India T20I has gone viral on social media. Cricket Australia took to Twitter to share the video, writing, ""So that's why Gerard Abood wears the helmet!"" Reacting to the video, a fan wrote, ""Yellow card for spider cam.""",sports +1053,"It was a pleasure to captain him, he has always been a team man: Ganguly on Parthiv","Issuing a statement after wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said, ""Parthiv has been a brilliant ambassador for Indian cricket. He has always been a team man."" He added, ""It was a pleasure to captain him when he made his international debut at the age of 17.""",sports +1054,Great to see him exhibiting qualities of a leader: Laxman on Pandya,"Reacting to Hardik Pandya giving away his Man of the Series trophy to T Natarajan, who played his first-ever T20I series for India, former India batsman VVS Laxman said, ""Excellent gesture."" He added, ""Great to see him exhibiting qualities of a leader."" He further said, ""Also feel very happy for Natarajan...I've no doubt Nattu will continue to work hard.""",sports +1055,Stokes shares pics of his 'folded middle finger' gesture as tribute to his late father,"England all-rounder Ben Stokes took to Instagram to share pictures of his 'folded middle finger' gesture to pay tribute to his father Ged, who died aged 65 due to brain cancer. ""In different places now me and you Ged but knowing you’ll always have this smile on your face makes me smile every time I think of you,"" Ben wrote.",sports +1056,"Latest T20I rankings for batsmen released, 2 Indians in top 10","The ICC today released the latest rankings for T20I batsmen. England's Dawid Malan is ranked number one, followed by Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul jumped one spot to enter into top three, while captain Virat Kohli jumped one spot to be ranked eighth. Australia captain Aaron Finch dropped one spot to be ranked fourth.",sports +1057,Just can't believe the day has come: Parthiv's wife shares note on his retirement,"After wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, his wife Avni took to Twitter to share a note. ""Dear husband...I just can't believe the day has come,"" she wrote. She added, ""I know how hard it's to say goodbye to cricket. Even for us...Looking forward to spend more weekends and holidays we both have dreamed of.""",sports +1058,Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to have differential pricing: CEO,"Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla said the company will have differential pricing on its COVID-19 vaccine for different countries. ""We are having a tier-based pricing. It is one price for the developed world based on their GDP and a lower price for the middle-income countries,"" he said. ""In low-income countries like Africa, we're giving it on a no-profit basis,"" he added.",world +1059,Indo-China ties at most difficult phase in last 30-40 yrs: S Jaishankar,"External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is at the ""most difficult phase"" of its relationship with China in last 30-40 years. China brought ""tens of thousands of soldiers in full military preparation"" to the LAC in Ladakh and gave ""five differing explanations"" for it, he added. ""Naturally, the relationship would be profoundly disturbed by this,"" he further said. ",world +1060,UK PM confuses farmers' protest with Indo-Pak dispute; video surfaces,"UK PM Boris Johnson confused farmers' protest in India with Indo-Pakistan dispute in the parliament. After Opposition lawmaker Tanmanjeet Singh asked Johnson if he could convey to PM Narendra Modi the UK's ""heartfelt anxieties"" over the issue, he said, ""We've serious concerns about what's happening between India and Pakistan but these are pre-eminently matters for those two governments to settle.""",world +1061,Trump says it's 'terrific' 15% Americans got COVID-19 as 'it's powerful vaccine',"US President Donald Trump said it's ""terrific"" that nearly 15% of Americans contracted coronavirus since the outbreak began in the US, describing infections as a ""very powerful vaccine in itself"" while apparently referring to herd immunity. The US President further told reporters at a White House coronavirus vaccine event on Tuesday that ""the vaccine was our goal"".",world +1062,China detained Uighur Muslims for being born after 1980s: Human Rights Watch,"China detained Uighur Muslims for reasons including ""switching off their phone repeatedly"", ""generally acting suspiciously"" and being ""born after the 1980s"", leaked documents obtained by Human Rights Watch revealed. Having ""unstable thoughts"" were also considered as suspicious behaviour by officials. They were also detained for travelling to ""sensitive"" nations, including Saudi Arabia, HRW said.",world +1063,COVID-19 was in Italy months earlier than previously known: Report,"COVID-19 was circulating in Italy as early as the end of November 2019, months before the first known case was reported in February, according to a report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A separate study published in June had indicated that coronavirus was present in sewage systems in Milan and Turin as early as December.",world +1064,9 out of 10 in poor nations to miss out on COVID-19 vaccine in 2021: Campaigners,"Nearly 70 low-income countries won't be able to vaccinate nine out of 10 people against COVID-19 next year unless the governments take urgent action, the People's Vaccine Alliance warned. Rich nations have bought enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations three times over, the group said. The alliance is a group of campaigning organisations, including Amnesty International and Oxfam. ",world +1065,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",world +1066,China uses big data to select Uighur Muslims for detention: HRW,"China is using a big data programme for policing in the Xinjiang region that arbitrarily selects Uighur Muslims for possible detention, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said. The data is compiled from activities on personal phones, including call logs and the duration of the calls. China's brutal repression of its Muslim minority is being turbocharged by technology, HRW added.",world +1067,2 oil wells set ablaze using explosives in terrorist attack: Iraq,"Two oil wells in an oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze using explosives in a ""terrorist attack"", the Oil Ministry said. Technical teams isolated the two burning wells and the overall production from the field wasn't affected, two sources said. The production from the two wells that were targeted didn't exceed 2,000 barrels per day (bpd), the ministry added.",world +1068,Rich nations failing to fund poor countries' climate fight: UN chief,"UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that rich countries are failing to provide financial assistance to poor nations to cope with the effects of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He added that poor countries were supposed to receive $100 billion in financial assistance from public and private sources this year. ""In 2020 this will not happen,"" Guterres further said.",world +1069,Scotland would vote to stay part of UK if asked again: PM Johnson,"British PM Boris Johnson said that he believes Scotland would vote to remain a part of the United Kingdom (UK) if there was another independence referendum in the future. Over 55% of voters in Scotland had voted for the country to remain a part of the UK in the 2014 referendum. ""I believe that was the right decision,"" Johnson added.",world +1070,Anti-extremism bill is law of freedom: French PM Jean Castex,"French Prime Minister Jean Castex has defended the anti-extremism bill aimed at combatting radical Islamism as the ""law of freedom"". ""This bill is not a text aimed against religions or against the Muslim religion in particular...it is a law of emancipation against religious fundamentalism,"" Castex added. He further said the bill was needed after numerous attacks against France's principles.",world +1071,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",politics +1072,"Bihar student names Sunny Leone & Emraan Hashmi as parents on admit card, probe on","Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University has ordered an inquiry after a 20-year-old student's admit card allegedly mentioned actors Sunny Leone and Emraan Hashmi as his parents. The admit card of the BA second-year student, who studies at Dhanraj Mahto Degree College, had gone viral on social media. ""I swear he ain’t mine,"" actor Emraan Hashmi wrote reacting to the news.",entertainment +1073,"Ad shows Sanjana slapping male actor, Pooja Bedi says it promotes domestic abuse","Pooja Bedi, while criticising an advertisement featuring Sanjana Sanghi for allegedly promoting domestic violence against men, tweeted, ""Absolutely HORRIFIED to watch this."" ""Domestic violence against men is NOT acceptable. What if a man was slapping a woman in this [advertisement]? This should NEVER CLEAR an advertising board!"" she added. The ad shows Sanjana slapping the male actor eight times.",entertainment +1074,"Anil apologises as IAF objects to wearing uniform inaccurately, abusing in 'AK vs AK'","Actor Anil Kapoor apologised to the Indian Air Force (IAF) after the IAF objected to his upcoming film AK vs AK's trailer and said the IAF uniform was inaccurately donned and the language used by him was inappropriate. ""I would like to sincerely offer my humble apologies for unintentionally hurting anyone's sentiments...I truly apologise,"" the actor said in a video.",entertainment +1075,"For 3.5 yrs, I was struggling to get work: Ranveer on his B'wood career","Ranveer Singh, whose debut film 'Band Baaja Baaraat' on Thursday marked 10 years of its release, said that for almost three and a half years, he was struggling to get work. ""I was 21 when I started trying my luck...at 24, it worked out for me in a spectacular fashion,"" he added. ""I almost debuted...in 'Patiala House',"" Ranveer further said.",entertainment +1076,Parineeti shares tweet of 1st film announcement as she completes 9yrs in B'wood,"Actress Parineeti Chopra, who made her debut with 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl', on Wednesday completed nine years in the film industry. Taking to social media, the actress shared the old tweets of her first film announcement. ""HOW IT STARTED. 9 years...Thank you,"" she captioned the post. Parineeti will be next seen in 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar' and 'Saina'.",entertainment +1077,There are restrictions but it's not bad: Aparshakti on shooting amid COVID-19,"Actor Aparshakti Khurana, while sharing his experience of shooting amid the coronavirus pandemic, said, ""There are restrictions but touchwood it's not bad."" He added, ""The first couple of days, it's kind of new for everyone on set. The pace wasn't there, but after that, now everyone is in...bio bubble and trying to keep it like that. Things are...fine so far.""",entertainment +1078,Kiara Advani in talks to star in Hrithik's 'Krrish 4': Reports,"Kiara Advani is reportedly in talks to star in 'Krrish 4', which will also feature Hrithik Roshan. ""Kriti Sanon was in contention for...main role, her date diary was completely blocked with as many as five films she had already signed up,"" reports said. ""Currently, the Roshans are discussing the modalities with Kiara and then take the final call,"" reports added.",entertainment +1079,"I really liked 'Scam 1992', would've loved to be part of it: Sumeet","Actor Sumeet Vyas has said he really liked Hansal Mehta's web show 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story', adding, ""I would've loved to be a part of [it]."" Calling it a ""fantastic show"", Sumeet jokingly said, ""I was so mad at Hansal...for not auditioning me."" He further said, ""It's...well made with a clean narrative. Everybody has done a fabulous job.""",entertainment +1080,Happy that I got to entertain audience during COVID-19: Sanya on 2 OTT releases,"Actress Sanya Malhotra, while talking about the OTT release of 'Shakuntala Devi' and 'Ludo', said she's very happy that she got to entertain the audience during the coronavirus pandemic. ""I was grateful that during this time also people could see my movies and maybe could distract themselves with whatever is going on in the world right now,"" she added. ",entertainment +1081,We shot for 'Durgamati' at real haunted places: Jisshu,"Actor Jisshu Sengupta, while talking about his upcoming horror film 'Durgamati: The Myth', said, ""The places where we were shooting, most of it were real locations which were haunted."" He added, ""Most of the sequences were at night and I used to tell my team to always be around. You know after hearing those stories, you feel spooky.""",entertainment +1082,You're younger & thinner than me: Farah shares pics with Shirish on anniversary,"Farah Khan and her husband, Shirish Kunder, celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Farah took to Instagram to share a few pictures of herself with Shirish and wrote, ""Might as well embarrass the husband today."" She added, ""Happy 16th anniversary...you're younger than me, prettier/thinner than me...and sometimes wiser than me too...I'll only say such things once a year.""",entertainment +1083,Apple moves self-driving car unit under exec who oversees Siri: Report,"Apple has moved its self-driving car unit under the leadership of John Giannandrea, Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, who also oversees the development of Apple's virtual assistant Siri, Bloomberg reported. Apple began working on its autonomous car project, known as Titan, in 2014. CEO Tim Cook in 2017 called autonomous systems ""mother of all AI projects"". ",automobile +1084,4 volunteers who got Pfizer vaccine developed temporary facial paralysis: US FDA,"Four trial participants who received the Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine developed Bell's palsy, a form of temporary facial paralysis, according to the US' Food and Drug Administration (FDA). No members of the placebo group experienced similar adverse effects. There were no ""meaningful imbalances"" in serious health complications between the two groups, the FDA said in a report.",science +1085,"Emissions hit new high, world heading for temperature rise of 3°C: UN report","Greenhouse gas emissions reached a new high last year, putting the world on track for an average temperature rise of 3°C this century, a UN report said. This is far beyond Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C. Emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2019 hit a new record of 59.1 gigatonnes.",science +1086,7 of top 10 killers pre-COVID-19 were non-communicable diseases: WHO,"Non-communicable diseases accounted for seven of the top 10 causes of death before the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO), citing data from 2000 to 2019, said. Heart disease has been world's biggest cause of death for the last 20 years, it added. In 2019, people were living for over six years longer than in 2000, it further said.",science +1087,Russian cosmonauts to receive Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine,"Russian space agency Roscosmos has said that Russian cosmonauts ""will be among the first to be vaccinated"" against COVID-19 with the Sputnik V vaccine but insisted that it will be done on a voluntary basis only. The vaccine will play an important role in ensuring the safety of Russia's space program, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation said.",science +1088,"Get the Mi 10T Pro for just ₹36,999: Mi India","Mi India has announced a limited time offer of a flat ₹3,000 discount on its latest flagship Mi 10T series. The Mi 10T Pro sports the revolutionary 108MP camera and the flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset along with 144Hz Intelligent AdaptiveSync Display. Customers can avail the offer on purchases made through ICICI Bank cards and get the smartphone starting at ₹32,999.",technology +1089,"Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data stolen in Europe","Some documents related to the development of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine were ""unlawfully accessed"" in a cyberattack on the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The companies said that they believe no personal data of trial participants have been compromised and that no BioNTech or Pfizer systems have been breached in connection with the incident.",technology +1090,"US govt, 48 states sue Facebook, seek WhatsApp, Instagram break up","The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 state attorneys general on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Facebook, revolving around acquiring rivals Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014. The lawsuits accuse Facebook of abusing dominance, creating monopoly and crushing smaller competitors. They also seek a ""divestiture of assets"", which means breaking Instagram and WhatsApp away from Facebook.",technology +1091,"Amazon, Google fined €135 mn by France for placing cookies without consent","France's data protection agency CNIL has fined Google €100 million (nearly ₹892 crore) and Amazon €35 million (over ₹312 crore) for placing online advertising trackers called cookies on users' devices without seeking their consent. The tech companies were given a three-month notice to make changes to the information they provided to the users or face additional daily fines of €100,000. +",technology +1092,Google CEO apologises for handling of AI expert Timnit Gebru's exit,"Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday apologised to employees about the controversial exit of renowned AI researcher Timnit Gebru from the company. ""We need to accept responsibility...that a prominent Black, female leader with immense talent left Google unhappily,"" he wrote. Gebru alleges she was fired over her academic paper that attacks technology used by Google products.",technology +1093,"Facebook India's FY20 profit doubles to ₹135 cr, revenue up 43%","Facebook India's revenues grew to about ₹1,277.3 crore in FY20, up 43% from the previous year, while its net profit rose about 107% to ₹135.7 crore, as per regulatory documents. In comparison, Google India's profit went up only 23.9% and revenue 34.8%. Facebook said India is an important market and it will continue to invest in the country's operations.",technology +1094,SpaceX's space rocket Starship explodes on landing after test flight,"Elon Musk-led SpaceX's space rocket Starship SN8 exploded on landing after what it termed a successful nearly seven-minute flight. This was the highest and most elaborate test yet for the rocket, which intends to fly people to Mars by 2026. Musk, who earlier said that there's a two-in-three chance of a crash, congratulated his team for collecting the required data.",technology +1095,"First-ever Power Surge taken in BBL, video of umpire's signal shared","During the first match of BBL 2020-21, Hobart Hurricanes took the first-ever Power Surge in 14th over. BBL took to Twitter to share a video of the umpire signalling Power Surge, writing, ""When the umpire is doing backstroke, strap yourself in for some hitting."" Power Surge is a two-over batting powerplay, which can be taken after the 10th over.",sports +1096,I posted video on his Instagram: Model-friend defends F1 driver who groped her in car,"Model Andrea D’lVal has defended her Formula One driver-friend Nikita Mazepin after a video shared on latter's Instagram account showed him groping Andrea in a car. She wrote, ""I posted this video on his story as an internal joke...I'm truly sorry. I can give you my word he's really a good person and he'd never do anything to hurt me.""",sports +1097,Found Rahane's captaincy to be fabulous: Ian Chappell,"Former Australia captain Ian Chappell praised Ajinkya Rahane's leadership ahead of the Test series against Australia. ""I saw him captain in one Test against Australia (in Dharamshala in March 2017) and found his captaincy to be fabulous. He was really an aggressive captain,"" Ian said. Rahane will lead in the Test series as Virat returns home after the first Test.",sports +1098,"Paolo Rossi, who won 1982 FIFA World Cup with Italy, dies at 64","Ex-Italian footballer Paolo Rossi, who guided his national team to victory in the 1982 World Cup died at the age of 64. The news of Rossi's death was first reported by Italian media on Thursday, later his wife confirmed it on Instagram. Rossi scored six goals in the 1982 edition after he almost missed the tournament due to a ban.",sports +1099,Rohit should lead India at the 2021 T20 World Cup: Parthiv Patel,"Former India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel said Rohit Sharma should be leading Team India in the shortest format ahead of the T20 World Cup in 2021. ""Rohit Sharma has shown us how to build a team. He has shown us how to win a tournament. I think there is no harm in giving him the captaincy in one format,"" Parthiv said.",sports +1100,"Referees, PSG, Basaksehir players take knee as Champions League game resumes","Players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir took a knee together with the match officials before their Champions League game resumed on Wednesday. The match was called off on Tuesday after players from both sides left the field, alleging that the fourth official racially abused Basaksehir assistant coach. Earlier, players warmed up wearing T-shirts with 'No To Racism' message.",sports +1101,"Wear diapers, avoid using bathroom to reduce COVID-19 risk: China to cabin crew","China’s aviation regulator CAAC has recommended cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk coronavirus destinations to wear disposable diapers and avoid using the bathroom to reduce the risk of infection. CAAC also recommended the cabin crew wear medical protective masks and disposable shoe covers, among others. The last three rows should be designated as an emergency quarantine area, CAAC said.",world +1102,Those getting Sputnik V vaccine shot should give up alcohol for 2 months: Official,"A health official, Anna Popova, in Russia has warned that anyone getting vaccinated against COVID-19 with Sputnik V vaccine should give up alcohol for almost two months. Popova said that people should stop drinking alcohol at least two weeks before getting the first of two injections and then they should continue to abstain for a further 42 days.",world +1103,Canada approves use of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine,"After the UK and Bahrain, Canada has approved the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use. Regulator Health Canada said the vaccine was approved ""after a thorough, independent review of the evidence"". The country's Saskatchewan province is expected to receive enough doses to vaccinate 1,950 health workers by Tuesday. Canada will receive up to 2,49,000 doses of the vaccine this month. ",world +1104,What is top-secret Russian 'Doomsday Plane' that was raided by thieves?,"A top-secret military aircraft known as the 'Doomsday Plane', which was recently raided by thieves, is designed to carry top officials in the event of a nuclear attack. The Ilyushin Il-80 plane can take off from any civil or military airfield, according to state media. It has a powerful engine, modern communication facilities and can remain airborne for several days.",world +1105,Israel to begin COVID-19 vaccinations from December 27: Netanyahu,"Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the country would begin coronavirus vaccinations from December 27. ""Israel is ready to make 60,000 vaccinations per day,"" he added. Those vaccinated would be given green passports by health authorities to allow them to move freely, Netanyahu further said. Israel had received its first batch of Pfizer/ BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. ",world +1106,"US reports its highest rise in daily COVID-19 deaths at 3,124","The US on Wednesday reported 3,124 deaths from coronavirus, the highest rise in daily deaths from the virus so far in the country, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. With this, the nationwide death toll from coronavirus crossed 2.8 lakh in the US. The US is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 1.5 crore COVID-19 cases. ",world +1107,Will take coronavirus vaccine publicly: UN chief Guterres ,"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he would take the coronavirus vaccine publicly once it becomes available adding that it was his ""moral obligation"". ""Each one of us being vaccinated provides a service to the whole community because we are no longer spreading"", he added. Earlier, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had volunteered to take the COVID-19 vaccine on camera.",world +1108,"Spain cuts value-added tax on coronavirus tests, vaccines ","Spanish government on Wednesday announced that coronavirus vaccines and tests will be exempted from value-added tax (VAT) until the end of 2022, following European Union guidelines issued on Monday. The COVID-19 vaccines will not go on sale through commercial distribution channels, it added. Meanwhile, the country's Health Minister Salvador Illa said that they would begin vaccination in January. + +",world +1109,US-led West attempting to undermine our ties with India: Russia,"Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the US-led West of trying to ""undermine"" its close and privileged ties with India. He also alleged that the US is putting ""tough pressure"" on India to undermine Indo-Russian cooperation in the military and technical area. He further accused the West of engaging India in ""anti-China games"" through the Quad and Indo-Pacific construct.",world +1110,Xi Jinping wants to make China the number one power abroad: Pompeo,"US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Chinese President Xi Jinping ""wants total control at home, and to make China the number one power abroad"". ""He's manipulating international organisations for Beijing's benefit,"" Pompeo added. He further said that the Chinese communists have used their wealth to build a high-tech repressive state like the world has never seen.",world +1111,Female journalist killed by gunmen in Afghanistan,"Gunmen shot and killed a female television journalist and her driver in Afghanistan on Thursday, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said. ""She (Malalai Maiwand) was on the way to office when the incident happened,"" he added. In addition to working as a TV and radio presenter, Maiwand was also a women's rights activist.",world +1112,US attorney’s office is investigating my tax affairs: Hunter Biden ,"US President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Wednesday said US attorney's office in Delaware is investigating his ""tax affairs"". Hunter said he took the case ""very seriously"" but was confident an ""objective review"" would demonstrate that he handled his affairs ""legally and appropriately"". Biden's transition team in a statement said that the president-elect was ""deeply proud of his son"".",world +1113,Ghana Prez Akufo-Addo wins re-election; opposition calls it 'flawed',"Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has won a second term in office with over 51% of the votes, the election commission announced on Wednesday. Calling the election ""flawed"", his main challenger, ex-President Mahama's party said it would appeal the results. ""Now is the time, irrespective of political affiliations, to unite, join hands and stand shoulder to shoulder,"" Akufo-Addo said after winning.",world +1114,"EU, UK leaders set Sunday deadline to decide on post-Brexit deal","Following a meeting on Wednesday, UK PM Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to take a ""firm decision"" on the post-Brexit deal by Sunday. ""Very large gaps remain"" and it's unclear whether these can be bridged, UK government spokesperson said. Both sides are seeking a deal before UK's post-Brexit transition period ends in December.",world +1115,"Bricks hurled at BJP chief Nadda's convoy in Bengal, several injured","Bricks were hurled at the car convoy of BJP National President JP Nadda in West Bengal on Thursday. Protesters hurled stones at the vehicles of BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Deepanjan Guha in Diamond Harbour. BJP leader Anupam Hazra claimed that many party workers were injured, adding that it was a pre-planned attack and the police were helping the protesters. ",politics +1116,"China, Pak behind farmers' protests: Union Minister Raosaheb Danve","Union Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Patil Danve on Wednesday claimed that the ongoing farmers' agitation against the Centre's farm laws had the backing of China and Pakistan. He said, ""The farmers' agitation that is taking place in Delhi is not that of farmers."" He added that earlier Muslims were misled over CAA and NRC.",politics +1117,Armed forces being used to rig J&K DDC polls: Ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti,"Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that armed forces were being used to rig the District Development Council (DDC) polls and ""favour a particular party"". Her comments came as polling for the fifth phase was underway. Security forces have cordoned Matribugh in Shopian and ""aren't allowing people to come out to vote"" claiming presence of militants, Mufti said.",politics +1118,Conduct surgical strike on China and Pak: Raut on Danve's remarks,"Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that if a Union Minister has information that China and Pakistan have a hand behind the farmers' agitation, then the Defence Minister should immediately conduct a surgical strike on them. This comes a day after Union Minister Raosaheb Danve claimed that China and Pakistan have a hand behind the farmers' protests.",politics +1119,"Rahul's brain stroke was due to negligence, his siblings will share facts: Family","Rahul Roy's brother-in-law Romeer Sen revealed to Mumbai Mirror that Rahul, who's recovering from brain stroke, has been shifted to another hospital. He further blamed Rahul's stroke on ""sheer negligence"". ""Rahul...didn't stay back in Kargil after his shoot to enjoy the cold. All this will be cleared by him soon...All facts...will be furnished by his siblings...with proof,"" Romeer stated.",entertainment +1120,Sonu Sood tops 50 Asian Celebrities in The World 2020 list by UK newspaper,"Sonu Sood has topped the '50 Asian Celebrities In The World' 2020 list, by UK-based 'Eastern Eye' newspaper. The list is based on ""those who did good work, made a positive impact, broke boundaries [and] shattered glass ceilings."" ""As the pandemic broke, I realised it was my duty to help my countrymen...I won't stop till my last breath,"" said Sood.",entertainment +1121,Cameras under the gate now? Saif as photographers slide cameras under building gate,"A video of actor Saif Ali Khan and his wife, actress Kareena Kapoor shows the actor reacting to photographers sliding cameras under the gate of a building they were coming out from. ""The cameras are under the gate now?"" he said to which Kareena can be heard responding, ""Yeah I know."" The couple recently returned to Mumbai from Himachal Pradesh.",entertainment +1122,Divya Bhatnagar's brother releases chats where she said husband beat her with belt,"Late TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's brother Dev has released chats wherein Divya wrote that her husband Gagan used to beat her with a belt and broke her finger multiple times. ""I wish I could tell her...it's okay to take stand for yourself,"" wrote Dev. Divya, who was on ventilator and later tested COVID-19 positive, passed away on Monday.",entertainment +1123,"Neetu Kapoor confirms she tested COVID-19 +ve, says she is 'feeling better'","Actress Neetu Kapoor on Thursday confirmed that she has tested COVID-19 positive. ""All safety measures are being followed and I'm thankful to the authorities for all their help and quick response. I am in self-quarantine, taking medication on my doctor's advice and feeling better,"" she added. Neetu was in Chandigarh shooting for a film when she was diagnosed with COVID-19.",entertainment +1124,"B'wood hairstylist arrested by NCB after 16 cocaine packets seized, pic surfaces","Bollywood hairstylist Suraj Godambe is among two people arrested by the NCB from Andheri West in a drugs case. The agency has seized sixteen packets of cocaine and drug proceeds amounting to ₹56,000. Net weight of cocaine in all sixteen packets was found to be 11 grams. The accused have been remanded to NCB custody till December 16. ",entertainment +1125,"Pak values Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor's Peshawar houses at ₹80.5L, ₹1.5 cr",Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has evaluated actor Dilip Kumar's four Marla and Raj Kapoor's six Marla ancestral houses in Peshawar at ₹80.56 lakh and ₹1.5 crore respectively. A Marla is considered as equal to 272.25 square feet. The archaeology department has asked the provincial government to release over ₹2 crore for the purchase of both the buildings.,entertainment +1126,"Akshay Kumar, Rana Daggubati to launch influencer-led startup Socialswag","Actors Akshay Kumar and Rana Daggubati on Wednesday announced the launch of their new influencer-led online marketplace called ​Socialswag. The platform will enable users to connect with celebrities and influencers through classes, live chats and personal interactions among others. “This is a very fast growing space,"" said Daggubati. The platform is set to be launched in February 2021.",entertainment +1127,"Big B, Rhea among Google's most searched personalities of 2020 in India","Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rhea Chakraborty, Ankita Lokhande, Kangana Ranaut and singer Kanika Kapoor are among the most searched personalities in India on Google this year. While Kanika took the third spot, Amitabh, Rhea, Ankita and Kangana grabbed the fifth, seventh, ninth and tenth positions respectively. The most searched personality in India in 2020 was US President-elect Joe Biden. ",entertainment +1128,"Finally feels like this is my time, may it never pass: Pankaj Tripathi","Commenting on receiving recognition due to his work, Pankaj Tripathi said, ""It finally feels like this is my time and may it never pass."" ""There was a time when work was few and far in between. I would crave to be in front of the camera,"" he added. ""I want to give audience one memorable film after another,"" Pankaj stated.",entertainment +1129,Marathi music director Narendra Bhide dies of cardiac arrest at 47,"Marathi music director Narendra Bhide died of a heart attack on Thursday morning at his Pune residence at the age of 47. Calling Bhide's demise an ""irreparable loss in the music field"", singer Kailash Kher tweeted, ""God should grant salvation to the departed soul."" Bhide composed music for films like 'Deool Band' (2015), 'Bioscope' (2015), 'Mulshi Pattern' (2018), among others.",entertainment +1130,"Facebook says some users facing issues with Messenger, Instagram","Facebook said on Thursday some users were facing issues while sending messages on Messenger, Instagram and its office collaboration service Workplace. ""We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible,"" a Facebook spokesperson said. According to Downdetector, more than 1,800 people reported issues with Messenger, whereas 350 people reported issues with Instagram.",technology +1131,"Google to show COVID-19 vaccine information, locations on Search",Google on Thursday launched a new Search feature that will display a list of authorised vaccines for coronavirus in users' location and information on each vaccine to users in an effort to counter misinformation. The feature will be first introduced in the UK and will be rolled out to other countries as local health authorities begin authorising vaccines.,technology +1132,Czech search engine seeks $417 mn from Google over competition claims,"The Czech Republic's web search platform Seznam is seeking 9.072 billion crowns ($417 million) in damages from Google alleging it restricted competition. A Google spokesperson said they haven't yet received the claim and added that Google does not unfairly favour its own services. Users are not locked in and competition is just one click away on the internet, Google said.",technology +1133,"Flipkart, PhonePe have room for other investors: Walmart CEO","Flipkart and PhonePe have room for other investors and could raise money in several ways, including stock market listings, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. He added that their plan to IPO has not changed. Walmart on Thursday also announced that it will triple its exports of India-made goods to $10 billion each year by 2027.",technology +1134,Facebook calls antitrust lawsuits in US 'revisionist history',"Facebook has responded to the antitrust lawsuits filed by the US government by calling them ""revisionist history"". They stood by for years while Facebook invested billions of dollars in growing Instagram and WhatsApp and now it has announced that no sale will ever be final, Facebook said. The FTC approved Facebook's acquisition of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014.",technology +1135,Verify if e-tailers show 'country of origin' on products: HC to Centre,"The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to verify and inform the court whether e-commerce firms such as Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart are displaying the ""country of origin"" on products sold on their platforms. This comes in response to a PIL which alleged these firms were flouting the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 and Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020.",technology +1136,AT&T to sell anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.175 bn,"AT&T has announced that it will be selling its anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony's Funimation for $1.175 billion. As per the announcement, Crunchyroll, which started out in 2006, has 90 million registered users across over 200 countries. With the acquisition, the companies aim ""to broaden distribution for their content partners and expand fan-centric offerings for consumers"".",technology +1137,Siemens providing driverless train solutions for Bengaluru Metro,"Technology major Siemens on Thursday said that it is providing driverless train solutions for Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. ""The advanced signalling and telecommunication systems will be the basis for a safe and efficient mass transit system, which will enhance passenger experience,"" an official said. The technology will be for phase 2 of the Bengaluru Metro, a company statement said.",technology +1138,Bezos congratulates Elon Musk's SpaceX on Starship rocket launch,"Amazon Founder and world's richest person Jeff Bezos took to Instagram to congratulate Elon Musk-led SpaceX for the launch of their Starship rocket on Thursday. ""Anybody who knows how hard this stuff is is impressed by today's...test,"" Bezos, who's also the Founder of space exploration company Blue Origin, wrote. The Starship rocket exploded on landing after a seven-minute flight.",technology +1139,US Senator introduces bill that would let victims sue porn websites,"Following a New York Times column which accused Pornhub of hosting non-consensual videos of underage girls, a bill was introduced by US lawmakers led by Senator Josh Hawley that would allow victims of sex trafficking and sexual assault to sue websites hosting illegal content depicting them. Earlier, Pornhub announced it'll no longer allow downloading of videos from its platform.",technology +1140,"Latest rankings for ODI batsmen released, Pandya breaks into top 50 for 1st time","The ICC today released the latest rankings for ODI batsmen. India captain Virat Kohli has consolidated his top spot with 870 points, while Rohit Sharma, who missed the limited-over series against Australia, is second with 842 points. Hardik Pandya has broken into the top 50 for the first time and is ranked 49th with a career-best of 553 points.",sports +1141,"35-year-old woman falls into volcanic vent in US, escapes with dislocated shoulder","While skiing with her husband on Oregon's Mount Hood, 35-year-old Caroline Sundbaum fell into a snow-covered fumarole, which is a vent in the side of a volcano that emits steam and gases. A bystander who saw Sundbaum’s fall rushed to help rescue her, using a rope he was carrying to pull her out. She escaped with a dislocated shoulder.",sports +1142,"Fielder 'flies like Superman' to save 6 in BBL match, video goes viral","Sydney Sixers' Jordan Silk saved a shot by Hobart Hurricanes' Colin Ingram from going for a six at deep midwicket boundary in a BBL match. Silk dived full length to collect the ball. He caught the ball with his right hand and flicked it back into play a millisecond before falling. Commentator Adam Gilchrist reacted saying, ""He flew like Superman.""",sports +1143,Dravid had already kept in 73 ODIs: More reveals why MSD was picked in Team India,"Former BCCI selector Kiran More has revealed the circumstances in which MS Dhoni was picked for Team India for the first time. More revealed that they selected Dhoni to give Rahul Dravid some respite. ""Rahul Dravid had already kept in 73 ODIs, so we were looking for a wicketkeeper-batsman who could whack the ball,"" he added.",sports +1144,"Dates for England's India tour announced, world's largest stadium to host all 5 T20Is","The BCCI and ECB on Thursday announced the fixtures for Team India's home series against England. Motera, the largest cricket stadium in the world, will host all the five T20I matches from March 12 to March 20 next year. It will also host two Tests, including a Day-Night match in February. The ODI series will be held in Pune.",sports +1145,Parthiv Patel joins Mumbai Indians as a talent scout a day after retirement,"Parthiv Patel, the former India and Gujarat wicketkeeper, on Thursday joined IPL defending champions Mumbai Indians as a talent scout. Parthiv, who featured in 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and two T20Is for India, had announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending his 18-year playing career. MI owner Akash Ambani said that he was delighted to have Parthiv joining the franchise.",sports +1146,Ahmedabad to host Day-Night Test and all 5 T20Is vs England: Jay Shah,"BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Thursday said the renovated Motera stadium in Ahmedabad will host +two Tests against England, including a Day-Night Test, starting February 24. Shah also confirmed that the five T20Is against England will also be played at the same venue. Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly revealed England will play four Tests, three ODIs, five T20Is in India.",sports +1147,"Babar Azam's ex-classmate, who accused him of rape, alleges murder attempt","Pakistan captain Babar Azam's ex-classmate, who had accused the cricketer of sexually and financially abusing her for 10 years, has filed a police complaint alleging a murder attempt. She claimed armed men opened fire at her vehicle. ""My life is in danger. I've been receiving death threats for days,"" she said and asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan to provide protection.",sports +1148,This should not be happening in cricket: Sunil Gavaskar on 'coded messages',"Reacting to England analyst Nathan Leamon sending coded information to England captain from the team balcony during a T20I against South Africa, ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar said, ""This should not be happening in cricket."" He added, ""If I was the captain...I'd say...if you want to send a message...then send the 12th man across with a bottle of water or anything.""",sports +1149,"First-ever Power Surge taken in BBL, video of umpire's signal shared","During the first match of BBL 2020-21, Hobart Hurricanes took the first-ever Power Surge after the 14th over. BBL took to Twitter to share a video of the umpire signalling Power Surge, writing, ""When the umpire is doing backstroke, strap yourself in for some hitting."" Power Surge is a two-over batting powerplay, which can be taken after the 10th over.",sports +1150,"I enjoy highlights of twin tons in 1998 vs Aus, 98 vs Pak in 2003 WC: Sachin","Sachin Tendulkar said he always enjoy watching highlights of the two matches against Australia in Sharjah in 1998 where he scored back-to-back centuries and 2003 World Cup match against Pakistan. After smashing 143 against Australia in the first of the two matches, Sachin scored 134 to win the final. Against Pakistan, Sachin hit 98 as India won by six wickets.",sports +1151,Journalist held over Wuhan reporting has feeding tube inserted: Lawyer,"A Chinese citizen journalist detained after reporting on the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has had a feeding tube forcibly inserted and her arms restrained to stop her pulling it out, her lawyer claimed. ""In addition to headache, dizziness and stomach pain, there was also pain in (Zhang Zhan's) mouth and throat,"" her lawyer added.",world +1152,Aus vaccine trial scrapped as participants returned false +ve HIV test results,"The University of Queensland and pharmaceutical company CSL have abandoned the clinical trial of their COVID-19 vaccine after several participants returned false positive HIV test results. CSL said the vaccine was safe and was proving effective, but that significant changes would be needed to HIV testing procedures in the healthcare setting to accommodate the rollout of the vaccine.",world +1153,S Korea builds hospital beds in shipping containers amid 3rd COVID-19 wave,"South Korea is building hospital beds in shipping containers amid concerns about an acute shortage of hospital beds during the third coronavirus wave. ""We're in a critical situation where our anti-virus efforts and medical system's capacity could reach their limits before long,"" South Korean Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said as he vowed to mobilise all available resources.",world +1154,"35-year-old woman falls into volcanic vent in US, escapes with dislocated shoulder","While skiing with her husband on Oregon's Mount Hood, 35-year-old Caroline Sundbaum fell into a snow-covered fumarole, which is a vent in the side of a volcano that emits steam and gases. A bystander who saw Sundbaum’s fall rushed to help rescue her, using a rope he was carrying to pull her out. She escaped with a dislocated shoulder.",world +1155,UK PM's office clarifies after he confuses farmers' protest with Indo-Pak dispute,"After UK PM Boris Johnson confused farmers' protest in India with Indo-Pakistan dispute in the parliament, his office said, ""The Prime Minister clearly misheard the question."" ""The Foreign Office is following the issue of protests in India closely,"" his office added. ""We've serious concerns about what's happening between India and Pakistan,"" Johnson had said.",world +1156,"Joe Biden, Kamala Harris named TIME's 2020 Person of the Year","US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named TIME's 2020 Person of the Year. ""For changing American story, for showing that forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world, Biden and Harris are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year,"" TIME editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote.",world +1157,"Israel, Morocco agree to normalise ties in Trump-brokered deal","US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties, calling it ""a massive breakthrough for peace in the Middle East"". He also said the US has recognised Morocco's sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara. ""Morocco recognised the US in 1777. It's thus fitting we recognise their sovereignty over Western Sahara,"" he added.",world +1158,Lebanon's PM charged over Beirut explosion that killed 200 people,Lebanon's investigating judge has charged caretaker PM Hassan Diab with negligence over the Beirut port explosion that killed nearly 200 people in August. Former finance minister Ali Khalil and former public works ministers Ghazi Zeaiter and Youssef Fenianos have also been charged. The explosion was caused by the ignition of a large stockpile of ammonium nitrate stored at the port.,world +1159,US flies bombers to Middle East as warning to Iran,"The US flew two B-52H bombers from Louisiana to the Middle East as part of an effort to deter Iran from any aggressive actions. ""Potential adversaries should understand that no nation on earth is more ready and capable of rapidly deploying additional combat power in the face of any aggression,"" General Kenneth F McKenzie Jr, Commander, CENTCOM, said.",world +1160,Banksy confirms 'Aachoo!!' painting on England's steepest street is his work,"Street artist Banksy has confirmed he is behind the artwork showing an older woman sneezing and her dentures flying into the air. The painting entitled ""Aachoo!!"" has been made on the side of a house on Vale Street, England's steepest residential street. ""It's going to get interesting for whoever owns the house I suppose,"" a resident said.",world +1161,Two metal monoliths appear in Poland; pics surface,"Two metal monoliths, similar to those that have appeared in the US, Romania and the UK, have now appeared in Poland. The first, standing at around 9-feet tall, was spotted in the city of Kielce at the site of a former quarry turned into a nature reserve. The second was found on the banks of the Vistula river in Warsaw.",world +1162,EU could ban UK travellers from Jan 1 under COVID-19 rules: Reports,"UK travellers could be banned from entering the European Union from January 1 under the coronavirus restrictions after the Brexit transition period ends on December 31, reports said. Only eight countries are exempt from rules that prohibit non-essential visitors from outside the EU. A European Commission spokesman said there were no plans to add the UK to the list.",world +1163,Avoid actions that complicate region's situation: Rajnath at ASEAN meet,"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on members of ASEAN and its dialogue partners ""to exercise self-restraint"" and avoid actions that complicate the situation, in a veiled reference to China. His comments came amid the India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh. Singh said, ""threats to the rules-based order, maritime security, cyber-related crimes and terrorism"" remain challenges for ASEAN.",world +1164,"If opp'n wants to move a no-confidence motion, they should: Pak PM",Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said that if the opposition wants to move a no-confidence motion against the government then they should do it. Khan criticised Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) call for all opposition lawmakers to resign en masse from the parliament by December 31. PDM wants to force the government to call for early snap elections by resigning.,world +1165,27 crore people globally face starvation: World Food Programme,"Some 27 crore people worldwide are ""marching toward starvation"", David Beasley, Executive Director of UN's World Food Programme, said while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on the agency's behalf. Beasley claimed wars, climate change and the pandemic are responsible for it. ""Failure to address their needs will cause a hunger pandemic which will dwarf the impact of COVID-19,"" he added. ",world +1166,World still in state of complete denial: Greta on climate crisis,"Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has said the world is failing to tackle climate crisis and is still in a ""state of complete denial"". She added that the world is ""speeding in wrong direction"", with leaders giving only distant promises. ""Leaders should be telling the truth that we're facing an emergency and we're not doing nearly enough,"" she further said.",world +1167,It's time to get rid of Imran Khan's govt once and for all: Maryam,"Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's daughter and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said it's time to get rid of PM Imran Khan's government ""once and for all"". She alleged that Khan's government is against the common people, while Nawaz Sharif fights for the people. She urged citizens to support PML-N and the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). ",world +1168,Russia to join naval drills with NATO members for 1st time in 10 yrs,"Russia on Thursday said that its navy will take part in AMAN-2021 anti-piracy drills off the coast of Pakistan in February 2021 along with the navies of 30 other countries, including NATO members. It will be the first time in 10 years that Russian vessels will take part in exercises alongside NATO ships, the TASS news agency reported. ",world +1169,"Iran, Afghanistan inaugurate their first railway link","Iran and Afghanistan inaugurated the first railway link between the two countries. The 140-kilometre line running from Iran's Khaf city into western Afghanistan will eventually be expanded by 85 kilometres to reach the Afghan city of Herat. Reportedly, Iran hopes to transform itself into a regional transport hub, allowing landlocked Asian countries to transport goods to its ports.",world +1170,UK and Singapore sign free trade agreement to replace EU deal,"The UK has signed a free trade agreement with Singapore, its latest agreement globally as it prepares to end its transition out of the European Union (EU) on December 31. Under the agreement, companies from both countries will continue to enjoy the same benefits on about $23 billion worth of goods and services they receive under an existing EU-Singapore deal.",world +1171,COVID-19 scare on ‘cruise to nowhere’ a false alarm: Singapore,"Singapore's health ministry said on Thursday that the passenger who was tested aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise to nowhere' from Singapore, forcing the ship to return to dock, was a false alarm. The ministry added that the 1,700 guests who were earlier asked to quarantine will no longer have to do so. Royal Caribbean's 'cruise-to-nowhere' from Singapore resumed last week.",world +1172,Slain Sikh police officer Dhaliwal was a hero: US Senator Ted Cruz,"US Senator Ted Cruz has praised slain Sikh police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was gunned down in the line of duty last year, and called him a hero. Dhaliwal was deeply committed to his faith, his family and to serving others with compassion, Cruz said. US Senate recently passed legislation to name a post office in Houston after him.",world +1173,"Founder of Johns Hopkins University owned slaves, says varsity","Johns Hopkins, the founder of the university and hospital that bear his name, was a slaveholder during the mid-1800s, Ronald Daniels, president of the Maryland-based university, said. According to census records, Hopkins owned multiple slaves between 1840s and 1850s. This is in contrast with the longstanding narrative that Hopkins was an early abolitionist, the university tweeted on Thursday.",world +1174,Thailand protesters call for UN action against royal defamation laws,"Thailand protesters on Thursday demonstrated in Bangkok calling for the UN to take action against the country's royal defamation laws. ""Article 112 is an outdated law...It prevents people from expressing their opinion freely and the government has used it to destroy its opponents,"" a protest leader said. Thursday's protests coincided with Thailand's Constitution Day and UN Human Rights Day.",world +1175,UK imposes sanctions on ex-Pak policeman for human rights violation,"The UK has imposed sanctions on a former senior police officer in Karachi, Anwar Ahmad Khan, and 9 other individuals from Russia, Venezuela and The Gambia for human rights violations. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Khan was responsible for ""aggressive practices"" in which police killed over 400 people. The violators will be subjected to travel bans and asset freezes.",world +1176,6 arrested for trespassing and forceful entry into Sisodia's house,"Delhi Police on Thursday said that six people were arrested for allegedly trespassing and forcefully entering into Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence. AAP leader Atishi alleged that Home Minister Amit Shah sent ""BJP goons with protection of Delhi Police"" to Sisodia's residence in his absence. She tweeted, ""This is a Black Day in Delhi's political history.""",politics +1177,NCP dismisses reports of Sharad Pawar replacing Sonia as UPA chief,"The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday dismissed reports of party chief Sharad Pawar replacing Congress President Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). ""The reports appearing in the media seem to have been planted with vested interest to divert the attention from the ongoing farmers' agitation,"" NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said.",politics +1178,"Bangladeshis settling in Bengal, natives being driven out: Nadda","BJP president JP Nadda, who is on a two-day tour of West Bengal, said on Thursday, ""People from Bangladesh are coming here and settling, while the natives of West Bengal are being driven out of the state by the TMC."" ""One of the most corrupt governments is being run here. It's a government of 'chaal chor' (rice thieves),"" Nadda added.",politics +1179,Bengal govt will have to answer: Shah on attack on Nadda’s convoy,"Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, while reacting to the alleged attack on the convoy of BJP chief JP Nadda in West Bengal, said, ""Bengal government will have to answer to the...people of the state for this sponsored violence."" ""However much we condemn this incident, it is less. The central government is taking this attack very seriously,"" Shah added.",politics +1180,"BJP workers attack one another, blame TMC: Mamata on attack on Nadda","West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has alleged that BJP workers are attacking fellow activists and ""blaming it on the Trinamool Congress"". ""At times Home Minister is here, other times Chadda, Nadda, Fadda, Bhadda is here...they create a drama and claim they got thrashed,"" she added. Her comments came after BJP President JP Nadda's convoy was attacked in West Bengal.",politics +1181,Was rushed to hospital with severe pain after I lost 11 kg for a film: Clooney,"Actor George Clooney has revealed he was rushed to the hospital with excruciating stomach pains after he lost 11 kg to play the survivor of a global catastrophe in 'The Midnight Sky'. ""I think I was trying too hard to lose...weight quickly and probably wasn't taking care of myself,"" said the 59-year-old. He further revealed he was diagnosed with pancreatitis. +",entertainment +1182,Dadlani's heart bleeds for Rhea but he was silent when women accused Anu Malik: Sona,"Sona Mohapatra has criticised Vishal Dadlani for not speaking against #MeToo accused Anu Malik and questioned his sense of justice after Dadlani shared a tweet wherein he talked about Rhea Chakraborty's alleged media trial. Sona tweeted, ""Dadlani's heart bleeds for Rhea...None of this justice bent came into play for Vishal when endless women called out his #IndianIdol colleague Anu Malik.""",entertainment +1183,I did not get any work in the last 8 months: Mika Singh,"Singer Mika Singh has revealed he didn't get any work in the last eight months. ""I am sure there are a lot of people like me,"" he added. ""A lot of people are getting bored including me, sitting at home through the lockdown months,"" Mika further said, while stating that people haven't watched films in theatres for a long time.",entertainment +1184,Dutt's daughter responds after being asked to comment on his past drug addiction,"Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala replied to an Instagram user who asked her to comment on her father's past drug addiction as a psychotherapist. ""Addiction is a chronic disease characterised by drug...use that's compulsive,"" she wrote. ""He'll always be in recovery...Even though he's not using anymore. I'm proud of my father for...seeking help...There's nothing...to be ashamed about,"" she added.",entertainment +1185,"When I heard I was gay, I thought 'this is how rumours start': Neelam","Actress Neelam Kothari, who appeared in the web series 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives', said in an interview with Mashable India that she once heard from someone that she's gay. ""When I heard...this I was like 'Okay, this is how rumours start, out of nowhere',"" she added. ""It wasn't written about but I got to hear about it,"" said Neelam. ",entertainment +1186,"Was sexualised as a child, it took away from my own sexuality: Portman","Natalie Portman opened up about her experience of being sexualised by older men as a child actress. ""I think [it] took away from my own sexuality...It made me afraid,"" she added. ""When I was in my teens I was like, 'I don't want to have any...make-out scenes'. I'd start choosing parts that were less sexy,"" the Oscar winner stated.",entertainment +1187,I'm getting larger than life and real-life hero roles: Sonu Sood ,"Sonu Sood, who has been helping people amid the coronavirus pandemic, has said the kind of roles coming his way have changed. ""They are larger than life and real-life hero roles. Things that I've done in real life, they're trying to put that in my scripts too,"" he added. ""I've to make sure that I live up to...expectations,"" said Sonu.",entertainment +1188,Neetu is asymptomatic: Randhir on her COVID-19 diagnosis,"Giving an update about Neetu Kapoor, who tested positive for coronavirus, brother-in-law Randhir Kapoor said that she is asymptomatic and recovering well. ""Neetu has quarantined herself at home,"" he added. Neetu was shooting for an upcoming film, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo', in Chandigarh. Her co-stars, Varun Dhawan and Maniesh Paul, also tested positive for the virus. ",entertainment +1189,I'm only one left to meet this visual genius: Akshay as Twinkle interviews Nolan,"Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Akshay Kumar shared a video of his wife, author Twinkle Khanna, interviewing 'Tenet' director Christopher Nolan. He wrote, ""First my mom-in-law (Dimple Kapadia) worked with #ChristopherNolan and now the wife gets to interview him...seems like I'm the only one left in the family yet to meet the visual genius! Watch this interview while I sulk."" ",entertainment +1190,"Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for COVID-19, says 'I'm feeling fine'","American comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres took to social media to share that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ""Fortunately, I'm feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me has been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines. Please stay healthy and safe. Love, Ellen,"" she wrote on Instagram. ",entertainment +1191,OTT has been a turning point in my career: Vikrant Massey,"Talking about OTT platforms, actor Vikrant Massey said, ""It has been a massive change."" The actor, who has worked in web shows like 'Criminal Justice' and 'Mirzapur', added, ""In a lot of ways OTT has been a turning point in my career."" ""I'm really thankful that I did things that I did and it worked out,"" Vikrant further said.",entertainment +1192,We shouldn't expect too much from its box office: Kiara on 'Indoo Ki...',"Ahead of the release of her film 'Indoo Ki Jawani', Kiara Advani said box office pressure isn't playing on her mind. She added, ""We need to be practical and not expect too much from its box office."" ""The world isn't operating the way it did pre-pandemic...I hope people watch the film wherever they're comfortable, theatres or on...OTT [later],"" said Kiara.",entertainment +1193,"No rivalry between Ishaan & me, he's like my brother: Siddhant","Siddhant Chaturvedi, who'll share screen space with Ishaan Khatter in the upcoming horror-comedy film 'Phone Bhoot', has said there's no rivalry between him and Ishaan. ""He's like my brother,"" he added. ""There's competition, but it's very healthy. If he knows something, he'll help me with it and vice versa. The relationship we share comprises friendship and brotherhood,"" Siddhant further said.",entertainment +1194,I may have imbibed a lot from Guddu: Ali on his 'Mirzapur' character,"Commenting on portraying the character of Guddu Pandit in the first and second seasons of the web series 'Mirzapur', actor Ali Fazal said, ""I may have imbibed a lot from Guddu."" He further said, ""Mirzapur season two was more interesting in terms of empathy. You realise sometimes you need to lose something to understand what it is to really lose.""",entertainment +1195,Nick shoots a cameo for his wife Priyanka's 'Text For You': Reports,"Singer Nick Jonas has reportedly shot a cameo for his wife Priyanka Chopra's upcoming film 'Text For You'. Nick shot an argument scene in a yellow taxi alongside Priyanka in London on Tuesday, Daily Mail reported. The upcoming movie is an English remake of the German-language film 'SMS für Dich' and it will also feature actor Sam Heughan. + + +",entertainment +1196,"When people say you've lost weight, I get depressed: Cyrus Broacha","Commenting on his physical transformation and weight loss, comedian Cyrus Broacha said, ""It's a wrong assumption that we go to the gym to lose weight. When people say you have lost weight, I get depressed."" He further said, ""I love lifting weights. I have no interest in losing weight ever; I want to be as strong and big as possible."" ",entertainment +1197,Affleck to star in Clooney's 'Tender Bar' adaptation: Reports,"Hollywood actor Ben Affleck will star in the film adaptation of J R Moehringer's 'The Tender Bar: A Memoir', which will be directed by George Clooney, Deadline reported. Moehringer's memoir is about growing up in Long Island, seeking out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar. Ben and George previously collaborated for the 2012 movie 'Argo'. +",entertainment +1198,"After row on Taimur's name, we've not thought about it: Kareena on 2nd baby name","During the latest episode of talk show 'What Women Want', Kareena Kapoor spoke about naming her second child and revealed that she and her husband Saif Ali Khan have not thought about it yet. She said, ""After the whole name controversy of Taimur, both Saif and me haven't...thought about it. We're...going to leave it last minute and then...spring a surprise.""",entertainment +1199,My husband doesn't want to come in front of the world: Rakhi Sawant,"Rakhi Sawant recently spoke about her husband and said, ""My husband doesn't want to come in front of the world."" ""It has been more than a year he hasn't come here, he's in the UK. My marriage has...turned into a big tragedy,"" she added. Further, Rakhi said that she's bankrupt and is still shouldering the responsibility of her family.",entertainment +1200,"Ranveer completes 10 yrs in B'wood, visits hall to mark the occasion","Actor Ranveer Singh on Thursday completed 10 years in the Hindi film industry and marked the occasion by visiting a cinema hall. Sharing a picture on Instagram, he wrote, ""To commemorate my 10-year milestone in the movies...it was only fitting that I return to the sacred chamber of dreams. It was marvellous."" Ranveer made his debut with 'Band Baaja Baaraat'.",entertainment +1201,I do it for my own amusement: Ranveer on his fashion choices,"Commenting on his ""whimsical"" fashion choices, Ranveer Singh said, ""I do it for my own amusement...playing 'dress-up' is fun for me. I am always attracted to original, distinctive and unique expression."" He also mentioned that he decided to be authentic with his choices and be true to himself after his ""life-altering"" back injury during the shooting of his film 'Lootera'. ",entertainment +1202,"Abhishek's 'Bob Biswas' wraps shoot, SRK thanks team","The shooting of Abhishek Bachchan and Chitrangda Singh's 'Bob Biswas', produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, is complete, the makers announced on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Shah Rukh wrote, ""Thank you all for being so professional and getting the job done...in these testing times."" Directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh, 'Bob Biswas' is a spin-off of 2012 film 'Kahaani'.",entertainment +1203,Delhi Health Minister thanks SRK for donating Remdesivir injections,"Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday thanked Shah Rukh Khan for donating 500 Remdesivir injections. ""We're extremely thankful to...@iamsrk, @MeerFoundation for donating 500...injections at a time when it was needed the most. We're much obliged for...support extended by you during the time of crisis,"" he tweeted. Remdesivir injections are used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.",entertainment +1204,Aus vaccine trial scrapped as participants returned false +ve HIV test results,"The University of Queensland and pharmaceutical company CSL have abandoned the clinical trial of their COVID-19 vaccine after several participants returned false positive HIV test results. CSL said the vaccine was safe and was proving effective, but that significant changes would be needed to HIV testing procedures in the healthcare setting to accommodate the rollout of the vaccine.",science +1205,Indian-American Raja Chari among 18 astronauts selected for next moon missions,"Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari is among the 18 astronauts selected to begin training for upcoming Artemis missions to the moon, NASA announced on Wednesday. The first woman and the next man on the moon will come from this group of 18 astronauts. ""Proud to be part of the team working to take humans to the moon to stay,"" Chari tweeted.",science +1206,Not in favour of recommending such games: Top child rights body on PUBG relaunch,"National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said that the body isn't in favour of recommending games like PUBG in India. NCPCR said it won't be appropriate to relaunch PUBG until legislations are in place for such online games, PTI quoted officials as saying. PUBG has sought permission from the government to relaunch in India.",technology +1207,"Bumrah smashes 1st ever fifty of his career, video of guard of honour goes viral","Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah today smashed the first-ever fifty of his playing career. The 27-year-old hit an unbeaten 55 off 57 deliveries in a practice match against Australia A. Prior to this, his highest score was 42*, which he had scored in a List A match. A video of his teammates giving him guard of honour has gone viral.",sports +1208,Kohli is the most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time: Greg Chappell,"Former Team India head coach Greg Chappell has said that Virat Kohli is the most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time. He added, ""Kohli embodies the new India. As the premier player and captain of the world’s pre-eminent cricket power, he feels an abiding responsibility to the wider game."" Chappell stated, ""Kohli does not believe in passive resistance.""",sports +1209,"When Pandya starts bowling, he'll be crucial part of Test team: Sehwag","Ex-India opener Virender Sehwag has said that all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has played 11 Tests so far, will be a ""crucial"" part of the Test team when he starts bowling. ""Imagine if Pandya starts scoring...quick runs at number six or seven in Tests, India will be in a good position to win...matches,"" he added. ",sports +1210,Cummins ready for it: Clarke on Aus Test captain Paine's successor,"Ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke said that pacer Pat Cummins ""is ready"" to captain the Australian Test team after current skipper Tim Paine. ""I love that they've given him the full-time vice-captaincy...right now...Painey is doing a great job. So, that gives Cummins the opportunity to learn,"" he added. Ray Lindwall was the last pacer to captain Australia in a Test. ",sports +1211,Mink mass graves in Denmark might contaminate groundwater: Study,A study commissioned by Denmark's Environmental Protection Agency states that decomposing mink buried in dirt pits following a nationwide cull might contaminate groundwater. Danish government ordered a cull of some 1.7 crore mink in November after hundreds of farms suffered outbreaks of coronavirus. Authorities buried some of the mink in pits in a military area under two metres of soil.,world +1212,Indian-origin man who sheltered Floyd protesters named in TIME's 'Heroes' list,"Rahul Dubey, an Indian-origin man who provided shelter at his home during a curfew to around 70 people protesting against George Floyd's death in Washington, D.C. has been named among the 'Heroes of 2020' by TIME magazine. ""It's what was needed,"" Dubey told TIME, adding that the move to open his house's door was driven by instinct.",world +1213,"Sanofi, GSK delay COVID-19 vaccine due to low response in elderly","France's Sanofi and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have said that their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine won't be ready until the last quarter of 2021. The vaccine's trial showed a ""low immune response in older adults likely due to an insufficient concentration of the antigen"", Sanofi added. The companies are planning to launch a Phase 2b study in February 2021.",world +1214,Advisory panel to US FDA endorses emergency use of Pfizer vaccine,"An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration has endorsed emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for mass vaccinations. The panel concluded that the shot appears safe and effective against COVID-19 in people aged 16 and above. If the FDA grants approval, the US will be the third country to authorise the use of the vaccine.",world +1215,S'pore approves COVID-19 test that would use saliva from inside throat,Singapore's Health Sciences Authority has approved a coronavirus test kit that would use saliva from deep within the throat. The kit designed by Advanced MedTech Holdings will require people to draw out saliva from deep within their throat and spit into a specimen bottle for the test. The new tests will be used in Singapore's Changi Airport in 2021. ,world +1216,Saudi Arabia becomes 2nd Gulf country to approve Pfizer's vaccine,"After Bahrain, Saudi Arabia has become the second Gulf country to approve the use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, the state media reported on Thursday. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said it would analyse each vaccine shipment to ensure quality standards before using it. The country has reported over 3.5 lakh COVID-19 cases.",world +1217,Hong Kong activist Tony Chung convicted of insulting China's flag,"Hong Kong activist Tony Chung has been convicted of insulting China's national flag and taking part in an unlawful assembly, offences that carry a maximum of three and five years respectively. Chung was found guilty of throwing the Chinese flag on the ground during a clash outside Hong Kong's legislature in May 2019. He'll be sentenced on December 29.",world +1218,Bhutan parliament votes to decriminalise homosexuality,"Bhutan's parliament on Thursday voted to decriminalise homosexuality by amending a law which penalised it as ""unnatural sex"". Sixty-three out of the 69 lawmakers voted in favour of the amendments. However, the changes still need to be approved by the Bhutan King to become law. It's a victory for the LGBT+ community, activist Tashi Tsheten said.",world +1219,Bharatiya Tribal Party withdraws support to Gehlot-led Raj govt: Party leader,"Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) has withdrawn its support to the Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan, party leader Chhotubhai Vasava announced on Friday. Two MLAs of the party had supported the Congress government during the trust vote earlier this year. This comes after BJP won more seats than Congress in the recent Zila and Panchayat polls in the state.",politics +1220,"Husband didn't touch me once after wedding, forced open marriage: Divya in chats","TV actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee has shared screenshots of late actress Divya Bhatnagar's chats wherein she said her husband Gagan didn't ""touch her once after their wedding and had no relationship with her"". ""He forced me into open marriage one month after...marriage,"" she had said. Divya's brother earlier shared chats of Divya saying Gagan used to beat her with a belt.",entertainment +1221,My kids got messages telling them to kill themselves: Kanika on COVID-19 controversy,"Singer Kanika Kapoor, speaking about controversy around her COVID-19 diagnosis, told Times of India, ""When I travelled to Lucknow, there was no...quarantine rule. We had two family gatherings...I didn't host any of them."" ""It was traumatic for my...kids who were in London...They were getting...messages, and some of them were downright nasty, even telling them to kill themselves,"" she added.",entertainment +1222,Kapil Sharma runs for 30 mins straight at 16 kph: Trainer on his weight loss,"Kapil Sharma's fitness trainer Yogesh Bhateja, speaking about the comedian's weight loss journey, revealed, ""We started in May...Kapil Sharma had a spinal injury a couple of years ago...I helped him strengthen his glutes."" ""We had to work on his functionality in...safer manner,"" Bhateja added. ""Now he can do anything...Kapil runs for 30 minutes straight at 16 kph,"" he stated.",entertainment +1223,"3 yrs of us & very soon, 3 of us: Anushka shares pic with Kohli on anniversary","Actress Anushka Sharma took to social media to share a picture with her husband, Team India captain Virat Kohli on the occasion of their third wedding anniversary today. ""Three years of us & very soon, three of us. Miss you,"" she wrote in the caption. The couple is expecting their first child in January.",entertainment +1224,Chadwick's Black Panther character won't be recast for sequel: Marvel,"Chadwick Boseman's character T'Challa will not be recast in 'Black Panther' sequel post the Hollywood actor's death, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said. ""His portrayal of T'Challa the Black Panther...transcends any iteration of the character in any other medium from Marvel's past, and it's for that reason that we won't recast the character,"" Kevin said during Disney's Investor Day event. +",entertainment +1225,We need to change the depiction of genders in films: Bhumi,"Actress Bhumi Pednekar believes that there is a need to change the way gender is depicted in films. ""Women are not supposed to be whitewashed, we have desires, we have ambition, and we have physical needs...Similarly, we must alter the way men are shown in films...This narrative, 'mard ko dard nahi hota' needs to change,"" she added. ",entertainment +1226,Mom has tested COVID-19 negative: Neetu Kapoor's daughter,"Actress Neetu Kapoor has tested negative for coronavirus, daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni shared on Friday. Sharing a selfie with her mother on Instagram, Riddhima wrote, ""Thank you for...your good wishes & prayers - My mother has tested Covid negative today."" Neetu on Thursday had shared a statement wherein she revealed that she tested positive for the virus earlier this week.",entertainment +1227,"I'm not involved with Hera Pheri 3, I'm not interested: Priyadarshan","Filmmaker Priyadarshan, who directed the first 'Hera Pheri' film, denied speculations about directing the third film in the franchise, which will reportedly star Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty. ""I'm not involved with Hera Pheri 3...I'm not interested. A lot of people think I made Part 2 as well, but that too wasn't my film,"" he told Mumbai Mirror. ",entertainment +1228,Porn star jokes she could post nudes on Insta as she 'performed sex acts on CEO',"Porn star Kendra Sunderland's Instagram account has been removed after she claimed she was allowed to post nudes on the platform as she ""performed sex acts on Instagram's CEO"". ""This person has no connection to executives at our company, and claims that she received preferential treatment are baseless,"" Instagram's parent company Facebook said. Her verified account had 2.2 million followers.",technology +1229,Satellite pics show remains of SpaceX's rocket prototype after explosion,Satellite images showed the remains of Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Starship rocket prototype that crash-landed and exploded on Wednesday during a test launch. The 16-storey prototype of the Starship spaceship travelled more than five minutes upward in the air before crash landing at the SpaceX's launch site in Texas. Satellite images showed Starship nosecone lying beside the remains of the spaceship.,technology +1230,Twitter launches feature to let iOS users share tweets on Snapchat,"Twitter has launched a new feature on its mobile app that will allow users to share tweets directly to Snapchat as stickers. Users on the iOS platform can now post tweets on stories, or send them as individual messages on Snapchat by tapping on the share icon, Twitter said. It plans to roll out the feature soon for Android users.",technology +1231,Hyundai to buy 80% stake in SoftBank's robot maker Boston Dynamics,"Hyundai Motor will buy an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics in a deal that values the firm at $1.1 billion. Hyundai's Chairman Euisun Chung will own a 20% stake in Boston Dynamics, while Hyundai Motor and its affiliates will hold a combined 60% stake. Google had bought Boston Dynamic in 2013 and sold it to SoftBank in 2017.",technology +1232,Zoom Founder Eric Yuan named TIME's 2020 Businessperson of the Year,"Zoom Founder Eric Yuan has been named TIME's 2020 Businessperson of the Year. Talking about Yuan's video-conferencing platform Zoom's rise through 2020, TIME said it was being used in ""all sorts of unexpected places"". ""Zoom became a verb and a prefix, a defining syllable of a socially distant era,"" TIME wrote.",technology +1233,Lawsuit against Trump's social media executive order dismissed,The lawsuit filed by the CDT group asking to declare President Donald Trump's social media executive order invalid has been dismissed. A judge ruled the group had no standing to oppose the order because it was not directed at it. The order was passed against the provision that protects internet companies against lawsuits prompted by material posted on their websites.,technology +1234,K'taka govt won't ask IT firms to open offices: Deputy CM ,Karnataka Deputy CM CN Ashwathnarayan said the government will not ask IT companies to open their offices and the employees will continue to work remotely due to prevailing COVID-19 situation. The government was asked in the assembly to put pressure on the companies to open offices. Ashwathnarayan said the firms will take a call when the time is right.,technology +1235,Twitter acquires screen-sharing social app Squad,"Twitter has acquired the screen-sharing social app Squad. Squad's Co-founders, CEO Esther Crawford and CTO Ethan Sutin, and the rest of the team will be coming aboard inside Twitter's design, engineering and product departments. Squad app, which allows users to share their screens on mobile or desktop and simultaneously video chat, will shut down on December 12.",technology +1236,Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to discuss investment in EV components,"Tesla will send delegations to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles. Government officials and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have discussed investment opportunities in Indonesia over a call. Indonesia earlier pointed out it has the ""biggest"" nickel reserves. Musk plans to offer a ""giant contract for a long period of time"".",technology +1237,"Malware campaign adding extensions in Chrome, Firefox: Microsoft","Google Chrome, Firefox and other browsers are affected by an ongoing malware campaign that is designed to inject ads into search results and add malicious browser extensions, Microsoft reported. Dubbed Adrozek, the malware family has been at scale since at least May. Its attacks peaked in August with the threat being noticed on more than 30,000 devices every day.",technology +1238,Facebook traces 'OceanLotus' hackers to IT firm in Vietnam,"Facebook has traced hacking group 'OceanLotus' to Vietnamese IT firm CyberOne Group. The group has been accused of spying on political dissidents, businesses and foreign officials on behalf of the government. Facebook said the hackers used its platforms to carry out a range of cyberattacks. It claimed it found evidence linking CyberOne's page to accounts used in the hacking campaign.",technology +1239,Staff doesn't need to be vaccinated before returning to office: Facebook CEO,Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees during an all-hands meeting that they will not be required to get vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine to return to the office. Facebook has pointed out that vast majority of its corporate staff have been working from home since the 2020-beginning. It expects the vaccines will be widely available before it opens US offices.,technology +1240,Groundsmen were once awarded 'Man of the Match' in a Test match,"Groundsman Chris Scott and his staff were awarded Man of the Match for their efforts to make play happen during a rain-affected Test match between New Zealand and South Africa, which ended on December 12, 2000. They had ensured that 190.5 overs of play were possible despite the first, third and fourth days' play being abandoned without a ball bowled.",sports +1241,"American football coach punches an under-9 player twice, video goes viral","A video of an under-9s American football coach punching a child twice while trying to discipline him has gone viral. In the video, the child can be seen falling on the ground with the second punch and breaking into tears. ""If that were my kid I’d run on the field and beat his ass,"" MMA fighter Rampage Jackson tweeted.",sports +1242,"Siraj drops his bat & runs to check on Aussie bowler hit on head, video goes viral","Team India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj dropped his bat and immediately rushed to check on Australia A's Cameron Green, who was hit on the head by the ball from a Jasprit Bumrah straight drive during a practice match. Sharing the video of the incident, Australian journalist Chloe-Amanda Bailey tweeted, ""How is this for sportsmanship?""",sports +1243,"Rohit fit to join Team India, call on playing Tests vs Aus after quarantine: BCCI","The BCCI on Saturday said that Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the NCA and is now ""clinically fit"". ""He will be reassessed by the Team India medical team post his quarantine [in Australia] to establish his fitness status and a call on his participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken accordingly,"" the BCCI added.",sports +1244,Saddened by my father's statements: Yuvraj on Yograj's 'Hindus are traitors' remark,"Ex-India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to respond to his father Yograj's statement wherein he said, ""Hindus are traitors"". Yuvraj wrote, ""As a proud Indian...I'm indeed saddened and upset by statements made by Mr Yograj Singh."" He added, ""I wish to clarify...his remarks have been made in an individual capacity and my ideologies aren't the same in any manner.""",sports +1245,"Those five days, I only heard Summer of '69: Sachin on Test in which he scored 241*","Talking about the 2004 Sydney Test wherein he scored 241*, Sachin Tendulkar said during the Test, he only heard Bryan Adams' Summer of '69. He added, ""I put that song on loop. Whether we were travelling to ground, in the dressing room, before...walking out to bat, lunch time, tea time, after the match, returning...to hotel...it was only Summer of '69.""",sports +1246,Who is going to be our Pujara from last time: Dravid on India-Australia Test series,"Rahul Dravid has said India will have to find someone who can amass 500-odd runs in upcoming Test series against Australia like Cheteshwar Pujara did the last time around. ""Who's going to be our Pujara from last time...Either it's going to be Pujara himself, it can't be Kohli because he's not going to be there for whole series,"" he added.",sports +1247,"WI's Gabriel caught saying 'F**k you' to teammate for dropping catch, video viral","West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was caught saying ""F**k you"" to Darren Bravo for dropping a catch on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday. Reacting to the video, a fan tweeted, ""He sneezed...I heard, 'ha chew'."" Meanwhile, another fan wrote, ""There goes the match fee...brutal.""",sports +1248,"F1 car bursts into flames during practice session, driver helps put out fire himself","Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen's car burst into flames during the second practice session in Abu Dhabi on Friday. As Kimi parked up, his engineer was heard saying, ""You've a big fire, get the hell out of there quick."" Later, he was seen instructing marshals where to spray to put out the fire before taking hold of an extinguisher himself.",sports +1249,"Bumrah shares pic from his 1st ever 50-run innings, says 'Try one new thing per day'","Team India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took to Twitter to share a picture from his career's first ever 50-run innings, which he scored against Australia A in a practice match. ""Try one new thing per day, they said,"" he captioned the picture. Bumrah top-scored for India in the innings with an unbeaten 55 off 57 balls.",sports +1250,"Troll calls Shikhar Dhawan 'ugly' and 'sh*t player' on Instagram, cricketer responds","Team India batsman Shikhar Dhawan took to Instagram to share a picture of himself with Yuzvendra Chahal and Deepak Chahar from a flight. Commenting on the picture, a user wrote, ""Tatti shakal...Tatti game play (You are ugly and a sh*t player)."" Dhawan responded, ""Yes...Your family members were also saying this about you.""",sports +1251,"Nothing was going my way, pressure was real: Andre Russell on IPL 2020","KKR all-rounder Andre Russell, who scored 117 runs in 10 matches in IPL 2020, has revealed he tried changing his technique and stance to score runs but nothing worked in the tournament. Russell further said that living in a bio-bubble was like a prison. ""You can close your eyes...go to the bathroom, but there's nowhere else to go,"" he added. ",sports +1252,Gabbard introduces bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports,"US lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that would stop the federal funding of schools if they permit transgender girls and women and non-binary people to compete in women's sports. Gabbard said the bill ensures ""equality & a level playing field for girls & women competing in sports"". Transgender activists termed the bill as ""transphobic"".",sports +1253,Keeping Smith out from captaincy due to sandpaper incident not understandable: Vaughan,"Former England captain Michael Vaughan has said that keeping Steve Smith out of the Australia captaincy role due to the sandpaper scandal is not understandable. ""Australia are overthinking it...they are looking at what happened a few years ago...everyone has moved on from the ball-tampering incident...If there is an opportunity in ODIs or Tests, then Smith [should captain] Australia,"" he added.",sports +1254,"Natarajan was picked as net bowler, he turned opportunity into golden one: Shastri","Team India head coach Ravi Shastri said that pacer T Natarajan was picked as a net bowler for the Australia tour and the 29-year-old got an opportunity which he turned into a golden one. ""He's got a long journey ahead of him,"" he added. Natarajan debuted in the third ODI and then featured in the T20I series, picking 6 wickets. ",sports +1255,"Till the time Bumrah, Shami are there, India can rock Aus top order: Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that till the time Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami lead the team's pace attack, India will have the ability to rock Australia's top order in the upcoming Test series. ""As they say, fast bowlers hunt in pairs. So, your pair is already ready,"" he added. First Test will begin at Adelaide on December 17. ",sports +1256,I'm happy I don't have to bowl to Steve Smith: Cummins on India Tests,"Talking about the upcoming four-Test series against India, Australia pacer Pat Cummins said that he's happy for the fact that he doesn't have to bowl to his teammate Steve Smith. On being asked about bowling to India skipper Virat Kohli in the first Test, Cummins said that he looks forward to rivalries on the field. ",sports +1257,Green ruled out of practice match after being hit on head while bowling,"Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has been substituted out of the second practice match between India A and Australia A with a concussion after being hit on the head while bowling. The 21-year-old was likely to debut against India in the first Test, starting December 17. Australia's Will Pucovski had suffered a concussion in the first practice match. ",sports +1258,I'd pay to watch KL Rahul play: Brian Lara on his current favourite player ,"On being asked to name his favourite player in international cricket at the moment, former West Indies captain Brian Lara named India's KL Rahul. ""He is someone I'd pay to watch to bat,"" said Lara. ""In the world Jofra Archer is excellent, Nicholas Pooran is there but I just love watching Rahul, especially in T20s,"" added Lara.",sports +1259,37-yr-old Shaun Marsh in contention for opening role in Test series vs India,"On being asked about the possibility of 37-year-old Shaun Marsh opening for Australia in the Test series against India, head coach Justin Langer said, ""You never discriminate against age."" Marsh, who last played a Test in January 2019, has scored three hundreds in his last four games for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield this season. ",sports +1260,I expect something exceptional from Kohli in 1st Test: Greg Chappell,"Former Team India head coach Greg Chappell has said that he expects ""something exceptional"" from Team India captain Virat Kohli in the first Test against Australia. ""It's a shame for this contest that Kohli will go home...after the Adelaide Test...Kohli is an intensely driven man. He will want his team to reiterate their supremacy,"" Greg added. ",sports +1261,"Shaw, Agarwal might open in the first Test against Australia: Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Prithvi Shaw might open along with Mayank Agarwal in the first Test match against Australia. ""KL Rahul was not played [in second practice match] which means that he is probably not in the Indian team's thinking at the moment,"" Chopra added. ""Shaw will be Agarwal's partner...because he's sent ahead of Shubman Gill,"" he stated.",sports +1262,₹2.5cr painting forgotten at German airport by businessman found in dumpster,"A painting by French surrealist Yves Tanguy, which is worth around ₹2.5 crore, has been recovered from a dumpster near a German airport after a businessman forgot it at a check-in counter before boarding a flight to Tel Aviv. The man's nephew had then travelled to the airport and took the police's help to find the missing painting.",world +1263,US FDA authorises Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use,"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA said the vaccine, which was shown to be 95% effective in preventing the disease in a late-stage trial, can be given to people aged 16 and older. ""It will save millions of lives,"" US President Donald Trump said.",world +1264,Which are the world’s 10 most 'magnetic' cities?,"According to Global Power City Index (GPCI), London has been ranked the world’s most “magnetic” city for ninth consecutive year. GPCI defines a city’s ‘magnetism’ as its overall power to attract creative individuals and enterprises. New York has been ranked second, Tokyo third, Paris fourth, Singapore fifth and Amsterdam sixth. This is followed by Berlin, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai.",world +1265,Instagram star 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' jailed for 10 years in Iran,"Iranian Instagram star Fatemeh Khishvand, better known by her Instagram name Sahar Tabar, has been jailed for 10 years, her lawyer has said. She was charged with corruption of young people and disrespect for the Islamic Republic. Fatemeh shot to prominence after posting photos in which she resembled what has been described as a zombie version of Angelina Jolie.",world +1266,Builder fined record ₹5.8 crore for destroying bat roost in London,"A building firm that carried out demolition work at a site known to be inhabited by bats has been handed a £600,000 (₹5.8 crore) fine, the largest ever issued by a court for a wildlife crime, according to police. Bellway admitted destroying a breeding site in south-east London, in 2018, where soprano pipistrelle bats had been documented the previous year.",world +1267,Coded message from US' 'Zodiac Killer' cracked after 51 years,"Experts have cracked one of the coded messages sent 51 years ago by 'Zodiac Killer' who targeted northern California communities in the 1960s and 70s. The message was allegedly sent by the still unidentified serial killer in November 1969 to a newspaper. ""I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me...,"" the message reads.",world +1268,Mexico approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use,"Mexico on Friday became the first Latin American country to approve the emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. The authorisation was granted after 24-member committee voted unanimously to approve its use, a statement read. The country is expected to receive the first batch of the vaccine this month. Mexico has reported over 12 lakh COVID-19 cases so far.",world +1269,Need to solve manufacturing challenge: BioNTech CEO as vaccine gets US nod,"BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin has said that the company and its partner Pfizer need to solve the challenge of manufacturing after their COVID-19 vaccine was authorised for use by the US. +""We are dealing with that question - how to produce more doses,"" Sahin added. The US regulator FDA's emergency use authorisation is the ""most important milestone"", he further said.",world +1270,US SC rejects Trump-backed lawsuit to overturn election results,"The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump in Texas to overturn the outcome of the November 3 presidential election. Trump said, ""The Supreme Court really let us down. No wisdom, no courage!"" President-elect Joe Biden secured 306 electoral votes against Trump's 232 after all 50 states and the District of Columbia certified their results. ",world +1271,Any vaccine adverse effects up to national agencies to review: WHO,"The WHO has said that any adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines are up to national agencies to review. The organisation was responding to questions on Britain's regulatory agency warning people with a history of anaphylaxis to avoid the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. ""One vaccine may not be suitable for particular individuals, but you may well find another vaccine is,"" WHO added.",world +1272,Brazil at 'tail end' of COVID-19: Prez Bolsonaro amid rising cases,"Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has said that the country is at the ""tail end"" of the pandemic. ""Compared to other countries in the world, our government was the best, or one of the best, in handling it,"" he added. Brazil is the third-worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 67 lakh cases. ",world +1273,"1bn COVID-19 vaccine doses secured for low, middle income nations: WHO","World Health Organization on Friday announced that nearly 1 billion doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines have been secured for low and middle-income countries through its global COVAX plan. WHO would make decisions on emergency use authorisation of the vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca in coming weeks, Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said. WHO's COVAX programme includes 189 nations.",world +1274,8 nations accuse N Korea of using COVID-19 to crack down on rights,"Eight countries have accused North Korea of using COVID-19 pandemic to ""crack down further on human rights"" at a virtual UN Security Council meeting organised by Germany. ""The situation of human rights in the DPRK is appalling and gets worse by the day,"" a statement said. This comes amid reports of increased executions in North Korea related to the pandemic.",world +1275,Gabbard introduces bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports,"US lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that would stop the federal funding of schools if they permit transgender girls and women and non-binary people to compete in women's sports. Gabbard said the bill ensures ""equality & a level playing field for girls & women competing in sports"". Transgender activists termed the bill as ""transphobic"".",world +1276,Lawsuit against Trump's social media executive order dismissed,The lawsuit filed by the CDT group asking to declare President Donald Trump's social media executive order invalid has been dismissed. A judge ruled the group had no standing to oppose the order because it was not directed at it. The order was passed against the provision that protects internet companies against lawsuits prompted by material posted on their websites.,world +1277,We pursue an independent foreign policy: India on Russia's comments,"Responding to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments that US-led West was attempting to undermine its relations with New Delhi, India said, ""Our relations with Russia stand on their own merits."" ""India has always pursued an independent foreign policy based on its national interest. India's relationship with each country is independent of its relations with third countries,"" it added.",world +1278,US proposes $1 billion weapons sale to Morocco after Israel deal,"The Trump administration on Friday sent a formal notification to Congress proposing a potential arms sale worth up to $1 billion to Morocco. This comes a day after Morocco agreed to normalise its relations with Israel in a US-brokered deal. According to reports, the deal includes the sale of four MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones along with laser-guided munitions. ",world +1279,"Erdogan attends Azerbaijan's victory parade, calls for new govt in Armenia","Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended a military parade celebrating Azerbaijan's victory in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and renewed his calls for a new administration in Armenia. He said that Turkey could reopen its borders with Armenia if it takes steps towards regional peace. Under a Russia-brokered peace deal, Azerbaijan held on to the areas that it seized during the fighting.",world +1280,Islamabad extends ban on protests amid opposition rallies in Pak,"Islamabad on Friday extended the ban on protests and all kinds of gatherings of five or more people for two months. This comes amid anti-government protests by the 11-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Authorities said the ban was extended knowing that certain segments of society are planning to organise unlawful assemblies that can disrupt peace and tranquillity.",world +1281,"At least 10 rockets hit Kabul, 2 land near airport","One person was killed and two others were wounded after multiple rockets struck Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday. The interior ministry spokesperson said that at least 10 rockets were fired from the Lab-e-Jar neighbourhood out of which two landed near Kabul airport. The attack comes less than a month after 23 rockets hit Kabul on November 21, killing eight people.",world +1282,Austria's top court overturns headscarf ban in primary schools,"Austrian Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a ban on wearing headscarves in primary schools. The court said the law targeted the Islamic headscarf and breached rights on religious freedom in the country. The court further said that the ban, which came into effect last year, could lead to the marginalisation of Muslim girls.",world +1283,"No-deal Brexit very, very likely: UK PM Boris Johnson","UK PM Boris Johnson has said that it looks ""very, very likely"" that the country will leave the European Union without a deal but it ""will be wonderful for the UK"". He added that talks were snagged on fishing rights and business competition rules. Earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a no-deal was the most probable outcome.",world +1284,"Woman drives car into BLM protesters in Manhattan, several injured","Several people were injured after a woman drove her car into protesters participating in the Black Lives Matter demonstration in Manhattan, New York City, on Friday. A video showed the stopped BMW sedan suddenly accelerating and knocking aside the protesters who were blocking it. The woman driving the car has been taken into custody, the New York City Police said. ",world +1285,Iran journalist who inspired 2017 nationwide protests executed,"Iranian authorities on Saturday executed journalist Ruhollah Zam over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017. A court had sentenced Zam to death in June after he was found guilty of ""corruption on earth"", one of the country's most serious offences. Zam had been living in exile in France but was arrested in October last year.",world +1286,China detains Bloomberg employee for allegedly endangering national security,"A Chinese national working for Bloomberg News has been detained on ""suspicion of engaging in criminal activities that jeopardise national security"", Chinese authorities said. Haze Fan had last spoken to one of her editors on Monday before being taken away from her apartment, Bloomberg said. The case is under investigation and her ""legitimate rights"" have been ensured, Chinese authorities added.",world +1287,Sonia was unable to handle party affairs after I became Prez: Mukherjee in book,"The late Pranab Mukherjee wrote in his memoir that Congress' leadership lost political focus after he became India's President, ""While Sonia Gandhi was unable to handle the affairs of the party, Dr (Manmohan) Singh's prolonged absence from the House put an end to any personal contact with other MPs,"" he wrote. Mukherjee added Singh was ""preoccupied with saving the coalition"".",politics +1288,Nadda accompanied by BJP leader involved in 55 criminal cases: TMC MP,"Commenting on the attack on BJP National President JP Nadda's convoy in West Bengal on Thursday, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee said that Nadda was accompanied by ""criminal and armed men"" of BJP. ""BJP leader Rakesh Singh was in a convoy...he has 55 criminal cases against him,"" Banerjee added. Singh made ""provocative"" gestures at the crowd, he stated.",politics +1289,BJP-ruled MCDs hiked 11 taxes in past 3 days: AAP's Durgesh Pathak,"Senior AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Thursday alleged that Delhi's three municipal corporations (MCD), ruled by BJP, have increased around 11 different taxes over the past three days. Pathak added that AAP will soon start a campaign to apprise people about these ""inhumane acts"". However, North MCD Mayor said the civic bodies haven't hiked any taxes, owing to the pandemic.",politics +1290,'Fan' actress Shikha Malhotra suffers paralysis after stroke; pic surfaces,"'Fan' actress Shikha Malhotra has suffered a stroke, leaving her paralysed on one side. Her publicist Ashwani Shukla shared a picture on Instagram and said she is currently admitted in Mumbai's Cooper Hospital, and is doing better. Ashwani told The Indian Express that after Malhotra recovered from coronavirus in October, her low sugar level had been causing her health issues.",entertainment +1291,"He knowingly gave me an STD, tried to strangle me: Singer sues actor LaBeouf","British singer FKA twigs on Friday filed a lawsuit against actor Shia LaBeouf, accusing him of physical and emotional abuse during their year-long relationship. She also accused LaBeouf of knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The lawsuit said that on one occasion in February 2019, the actor slammed her against a car and tried to strangle her.",entertainment +1292,"Late actress Divya's husband posts her videos, denies Devoleena's claims","Late TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's husband Gagan Gabru, who has been accused of domestic violence by the actress' family and actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee, has denied their claims by posting videos on Instagram. He said that Devoleena was ""trying to gain publicity"" by mocking Divya's death. In one of the videos, Divya is seen dancing with Gagan.",entertainment +1293,'The Dirty Picture' actress Arya Banerjee found dead at her apartment,"'The Dirty Picture' actress Arya Banerjee was found dead at her apartment in Kolkata on Friday. Forensic experts found she was bleeding from her nose and had vomited. ""Like every day her maid had come to work and when she didn't get any response, she alerted her neighbours and the police were informed,"" a senior police officer said.",entertainment +1294,Porn star jokes she could post nudes on Insta as she 'performed sex acts on CEO',"Porn star Kendra Sunderland's Instagram account has been removed after she claimed she was allowed to post nudes on the platform as she ""performed sex acts on Instagram's CEO"". ""This person has no connection to executives at our company, and claims that she received preferential treatment are baseless,"" Instagram's parent company Facebook said. Her verified account had 2.2 million followers.",entertainment +1295,Harrison Ford returns as Indiana Jones for the fifth instalment,"Hollywood actor Harrison Ford will reprise his lead role for a fifth ""Indiana Jones"" movie, Disney confirmed. ""At the helm is James Mangold, director of Ford v Ferrari, and Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character's journey,"" Disney tweeted. The movie would be produced by Lucasfilm and will release in July 2022. ",entertainment +1296,I prefer to do less work but good work: Mahie Gill,"Actress Mahie Gill commented on selectively choosing acting projects and said, ""I'm a very satisfied person...I prefer to do less work but good work."" The actress, who stars in 'Durgamati: The Myth', mentioned that after her film 'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster' she started getting similar roles and added, ""I felt that if I do the same things, everything will finish."" ",entertainment +1297,Beauty norms for actresses are changing slowly: Shikha Talsania,"Actress Shikha Talsania, who will share screen space with Sara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan in the upcoming film 'Coolie No 1', noted that the beauty norms for actresses in the film industry are gradually changing. ""I don't think it is changing very quickly. But there is definitely more acceptance and inclusiveness now. Which I think is great,"" she explained. ",entertainment +1298,Shraddha Kapoor's brother Siddhanth tests positive for COVID-19,"Actress Shraddha Kapoor's brother, actor Siddhanth Kapoor, has tested positive for coronavirus. The actor, who's currently in Goa, told ETimes, ""Around Sunday I lost my sense of taste. I felt that I should get myself tested and the test result has come positive."" He added, ""I've quarantined myself here. I'm sure that I will be okay in a few days.""",entertainment +1299,I'm still dealing with it: Trishala on coping with boyfriend's death,"Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala Dutt, during a QnA session on Instagram, responded to a fan who asked how she coped with the death of her boyfriend. Trishala wrote, ""I'm still dealing with it, but I've gotten a lot of help...(and still getting help for it)."" She added, ""I spend time with my friends...family...and I'm doing a lot of soul searching.""",entertainment +1300,Marvel's Chris Evans to voice Buzz Lightyear in new Pixar movie,"Chris Evans will voice Buzz Lightyear's character in the upcoming Pixar film 'Lightyear', the studio announced on Twitter. The film will explore the life of the 'Toy Story' character, which was earlier voiced by Tim Allen. ""This isn't Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on,"" Chris explained. ",entertainment +1301,Salman to shoot a cameo for Aamir's 'Laal Singh Chaddha': Reports,"Salman Khan will reportedly shoot a cameo for Aamir Khan's upcoming film 'Laal Singh Chaddha'. ""Salman's track revisits Prem from the Maine Pyar Kiya days and he has allotted...one day to Aamir to shoot for his cameo in the film,"" reports stated. Shah Rukh Khan also shot a cameo for the comedy-drama film in Delhi in October, as per reports.",entertainment +1302,Choreographer Punit Pathak ties the knot with Nidhi Moony Singh,"Choreographer-actor Punit J Pathak tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Nidhi Moony Singh in Lonavala on Friday. The wedding was attended by their family members and friends, including Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Yashaswini Dayama. Sharing the videos from their wedding on Instagram, Bharti wrote, ""Congratulations my favourite couple #happylife #married.""",entertainment +1303,Vikrant Massey to star in Hindi remake of Malayalam film 'Forensic',"Actor Vikrant Massey will star in the Hindi remake of the Malayalam thriller film, 'Forensic', which released earlier this year. He will essay the role of a meticulous forensic officer, portrayed by Tovino Thomas in the original. Talking about the film, Vikrant said, ""It's an intelligent film that keeps you on tenterhooks. At the same time, it's an out-and-out entertainer.""",entertainment +1304,It was 1st time I attempted a light-hearted film: Hansal on Chhalaang,"Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, while talking about his film 'Chhalaang', said, ""It was the first time I attempted a light-hearted film."" He added, ""Chhalaang had a lot of humour with a social message...It was a sweet little film, in a time like this unprecedented crisis, just what the doctor ordered."" The film starred Rajkummar Rao, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. +",entertainment +1305,Aamir's son Junaid to play a journalist in his debut film: Reports,"Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan will reportedly play the role of a journalist and social reformer, from the pre-independence era, in his upcoming debut film. Junaid will share screen space with 'Arjun Reddy' fame Shalini Pandey in Yash Raj Films' untitled periodic drama, which will be directed by filmmaker Siddharth P Malhotra, Mid-Day reported. +",entertainment +1306,Taking strength from you: Deverakonda as specially-abled fan makes his portrait,"Actor Vijay Deverakonda on Friday reacted to a video wherein a specially-abled girl can be seen sketching his portrait with her mouth. ""Sending you lots of love Swapnika. And taking strength and inspiration from you. Thank you,"" Vijay tweeted with a heart emoji. Reacting to the girl's video, a user wrote, ""This is beautiful. God bless you.""",entertainment +1307,I'm more successful than most people with a fat bank balance: Arshad,"When asked if he feels he could have seen better success at the professional front, actor Arshad Warsi said, ""I'm extremely successful. I am way more successful than most people who have a very fat bank balance,"" he added. He also mentioned that he feels he's underutilised as an actor and wants to do more films like 'Durgamati' and 'Ishqiya'.",entertainment +1308,Christian Bale to play villain in Marvel's 'Thor: Love and Thunder',"The upcoming Chris Hemsworth-starrer 'Thor: Love and Thunder' will feature Oscar winner actor Christian Bale as the main antagonist, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed during Disney's Investor Day event. Christian will play Gorr the God Butcher in the fourth instalment of the 'Thor' franchise, which is being directed by filmmaker Taika Waititi.",entertainment +1309,Amy Adams to reprise her role as Princess Giselle in 'Enchanted' sequel,"Hollywood actress Amy Adams will reprise her role as Princess Giselle in the sequel of the 2007 film 'Enchanted' and the announcement was made at Disney's Investor Day event. Amy will return to play the role in the sequel titled 'Disenchanted', which will release on Disney's streaming platform. The first film also starred James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey. + +",entertainment +1310,There was a time when I didn't believe in myself: Ridhi Dogra,"Speaking about dealing with self-doubt, actress Ridhi Dogra said, ""There was a time when I didn't believe in myself. Every creative person goes through this. You get those tendencies, thoughts, 'Am I good enough, should I be an actor?'"" She further said, ""I tried to do different things, like advertisements and plays...that was the time acting was not happening.""",entertainment +1311,"For cops, their battlefield is everyday life: Rani on 1yr of 'Mardaani 2'","Speaking about her film 'Mardaani 2' completing one year, actress Rani Mukerji, who played the role of SP Shivani Roy in the movie, said, ""For cops, their battlefield is everyday life."" Speaking about the reaction she received from female officers across India, Rani said that the officers connected with Shivani's character and felt the film correctly portrayed their lives. ",entertainment +1312,"Arjun Rampal, Sunny Leone to star in 'The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon'","Arjun Rampal, Sunny Leone and Digangana Suryavanshi will star in an upcoming period war drama film, 'The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon'. The film will feature Arjun as a Mahar warrior and Sunny as a spy, director Ramesh Thete said. Talking about the film, Arjun said, ""I'd always wanted to do...period film especially a historical one. So, when...Ramesh...approached me...I immediately agreed."" +",entertainment +1313,"Sorry, it slipped my mind: Shawn Mendes on misgendering Sam Smith","Singer Shawn Mendes apologised after using the wrong pronoun for Sam Smith while introducing the pop singer-songwriter during the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert. ""I'm so sorry for referring to you as a ""he""...It...slipped my mind. Won't happen again. Sending you so much love!"" he wrote on Instagram. Smith identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they, them and theirs.",entertainment +1314,Film industry is not open to newer and different casting: Nushrratt,"Actress Nushrratt Bharuccha, who has starred in various romantic-comedy films, said she wants to explore other genres as well but is not getting the opportunity. ""I feel we are not open to newer, different casting...they are not trusting actors as much as they should, I want to do other things too. Why don't you trust me?"" she added. ",entertainment +1315,Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to discuss investment in EV components,"Tesla will send delegations to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles. Government officials and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have discussed investment opportunities in Indonesia over a call. Indonesia earlier pointed out it has the ""biggest"" nickel reserves. Musk plans to offer a ""giant contract for a long period of time"".",automobile +1316,Five genes linked to most severe form of COVID-19 found,"Scientists in the UK have identified five genes that are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19. The genes partially explain why some people become extremely sick with COVID-19, while others are not affected, according to their study. ""Our results immediately highlight which drugs should be at the top of the list for clinical testing,"" a scientist said.",science +1317,India's 1st mRNA vaccine candidate gets DCGI nod for human trials,"India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval to initiate Phase 1 and 2 human clinical trials from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals developed the COVID-19 vaccine candidate, HGCO19, in collaboration with US-based HDT Bio. The vaccine demonstrated ""safety and immunogenicity"" in rodent and non-human primate models, Gennova said.",science +1318,AstraZeneca to test combining Oxford vaccine with Sputnik V vaccine,"AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine with Oxford University, said it would investigate combining its vaccine with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. ""Being able to combine different vaccines may be helpful to improve protection and/or to improve vaccine accessibility,"" AstraZeneca said. A 'mix and match' trial between AstraZeneca and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines was announced earlier.",science +1319,"Humanity will face 60°C temperatures in 2050s, warns WEF","As many as two billion people will face 60°C temperatures for more than a tenth of the year in the 2050s, the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned citing a book. Up to 140 million people are expected to be displaced by 2050 because of food and water insecurity as well as extreme weather, it further said quoting the World Bank.",science +1320,Human-made objects to outweigh living things by the end of 2020: Study,"Scientists have said that the weight of human-made objects will likely exceed that of living things by the end of the year. In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, scientists compared the overall living biomass on Earth, estimated to be around 1.1 teratonnes, to human-made mass. ""We find that Earth is exactly at the crossover point,"" they said. + +",science +1321,"IUCN lists 31 species as 'Extinct', European Bison sees recovery","The IUCN released an update of its Red List of Threatened Species which moved 31 species into the 'Extinct' category. However, the European Bison has moved from 'Vulnerable' to 'Near Threatened' category. Besides this, all of the world's freshwater dolphin species are now listed as threatened on the list. The lost shark has entered the 'Critically Endangered' (Possibly Extinct) category.",science +1322,India not historically responsible for climate change: Javadekar,"Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said India is not historically responsible for climate change but is taking steps to reduce emissions. He said India is the only G20 nation to be in compliance with the Paris Agreement. India has already achieved 21% of its target of reducing emissions intensity of GDP by 33%-35% by 2030, he added.",science +1323,"OnePlus announces Education Benefits programme for students, teachers","OnePlus has announced a new Education Benefits programme for students and teachers in India. Under the programme, OnePlus has said that it'll provide exclusive offers and discounts to students and teachers in the country. Partnering with 760 universities and 38,498 colleges, it's offering an instant discount of ₹1,000 for students and teachers on purchase of OnePlus smartphone or smart TV.",technology +1324,World's most-followed TikTok star loses 1 mn followers over a video controversy,"America's 16-year-old dancer Charli D'Amelio, the most-followed person on TikTok, lost 1 million followers after she was criticised over a video posted on her family's YouTube channel. In the video, she appeared to be complaining about not hitting 100 million followers and fans accused her sister of being rude to a chef. Charli was called ""entitled"" and ""ungrateful"" in comments.",technology +1325,"Iconic 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope in Puerto Rico to be decommissioned","Arecibo Observatory's iconic 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope in Puerto Rico will be decommissioned, 57 years after serving as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary, solar system and geospace research. Engineering assessments found that damage to it cannot be stabilised without risk to construction workers and staff. Arecibo Observatory was the world's largest single radio dish till 2016.",technology +1326,Apple to pay $113 million to US states for slowing down older iPhones,"Apple will pay $113 million to 33 US states and the District of Columbia over allegations of slowing down older iPhones. Apple in 2016 updated software on iPhone 6, 7 and SE to slow them down. While Apple claims it was to prevent unintended shutdowns due to ageing batteries, states contended it was to force users to buy new iPhones.",technology +1327,"Most common passwords of 2020 revealed, 'iloveyou', '123456' on the list","Password manager NordPass published its list of the 200 most common passwords of 2020, detailing how many times a password has been exposed, used, and how much time it would take to crack it. The list is topped by '123456', followed by '123456789', 'picture1', 'password' and '12345678'. Passwords like 'iloveyou', 'qwerty', 'abc123', 'unknown' and 'pokemon' also featured on the list. +",technology +1328,Vatican asks Instagram to explain how Pope's account 'liked' bikini model's photo,"The Vatican has said it is seeking explanations from Instagram after Pope Francis’ official account 'liked' a photo of a 27-year-old bikini model, Natalia Garibotto. ""We can exclude that the ‘like’ came from the Holy See,"" a Vatican spokesperson told the Guardian. A team of people manages the Pope’s various social media accounts.",technology +1329,Musk a Tesla rally away from dethroning Gates as 2nd richest man: Bloomberg,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk is just one rally of Tesla shares away from dethroning Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates as the world's second-richest person, Bloomberg reported. Musk's current net worth is $120 billion compared to $128 billion net worth of Bill Gates. Musk became $7.6 billion richer on Tuesday and added another $10 billion to his wealth on Wednesday.",technology +1330,India ranks 2nd in global ransom payouts for cyberattacks: Survey,"Indian firms were the worst hit by cyberattacks among Asia-Pacific nations and stood second globally in ransom payouts, as per a survey. While 74% organisations in India suffered cyberattacks, 34% paid between $1 million-$2.5 million as ransom to hackers. The survey added that Indian firms are threatened by cyberattacks originating from China and Pakistan due to rising geopolitical tensions.",technology +1331,"Facebook uses 'Centra' tool to monitor, track its users: US Senator","US Senator Josh Hawley, during Facebook and Twitter CEOs' Senate Committee hearing, alleged that Facebook uses internal tools such as 'Centra' to ""monitor users' accounts"" as well as to ""track"" Facebook ""users across the internet"". Facebook does have tools that help ""platform and community integrity work"", CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, denying being familiar with any tool named 'Centra'.",technology +1332,I&B Ministry to decide if online gambling sites can advertise on TV,The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has started consulting various stakeholders to decide whether sites that promote online gambling should be allowed to broadcast advertisements on TV channels. The step was taken after a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to restrict gaming websites that allegedly facilitate online gambling and carry advertisements.,technology +1333,"Fortnite to return to iPhones in near future, say Epic Games & NVIDIA","Epic Games and NVIDIA on Thursday said they are working together to bring 'Fortnite' back on Apple's iPhones in the ""near future"". The video game will return as part of NVIDIA's streaming game service GeForce NOW, through iPhone's Safari web browser. Apple and Epic Games have been in a legal fight since August over the former's App Store policies.",technology +1334,Amazon firing manufacturing staff working on drone project: Report,"Amazon is reportedly laying off dozens of research and development and manufacturing staff working on the delivery drone project called ""Amazon Prime Air"" and turning to external manufacturers. It has reached tentative deals with Spain and Austria's aerospace companies to manufacture component parts for its drones, FT reported. Amazon plans to use electric drones to deliver packages under 2.3 kg.",technology +1335,Google removes 5 unauthorised fintech apps from Play store,"Google has removed five digital lending applications that were unauthorised by any financial regulator from the Play Store, reported The Times of India. The apps were OkCash, Go Cash, Flip Cash, ECash and Snapit Loan. These apps were downloaded several lakh times, offered short-term credit at very high-interest rates and even harassed and abused users in some cases.",technology +1336,Material made from fruits that creates energy wins sustainability award,"A material created from rotting fruits and vegetables that generates renewable energy by absorbing UV light from the sun has received the first James Dyson's sustainability award. The ""AuREUS"" system uses scientific principles behind the northern lights. The ""Blue Box"", a low-cost biomedical device that can be used to detect breast cancer at home, has been declared the International Winner.",technology +1337,Google to test end-to-end encryption on Android Messages,"Google on Thursday said that it will be rolling out end-to-end encryption on Android Messages for beta users starting with one-on-one Rich Communication Services (RCS) conversations. ""Encryption ensures that no one...can read the content of your messages,"" Google said. The RCS, which provides modern chat-like features to Messages, has been rolled out to global users, the company said.",technology +1338,Japanese firms to start experimenting with digital yen in 2021,"Over 30 Japanese firms will begin experimenting with a common, private digital currency next year in an effort to promote digitalisation, Japan Inc said on Thursday. The group's chairman Hiromi Yamaoka, former executive of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), said, ""We don't want to create another silo-type platform...we want to...create a framework that can make various platforms mutually compatible.""",technology +1339,Ola to introduce its first electric scooter in Jan: Report,"Ola Electric will be launching its first electric scooter in January 2021, PTI reported. The electric scooter, initially to be manufactured at a facility in the Netherlands, will be sold in India as well as Europe. Earlier, Ola Electric had acquired Amsterdam-based Etergo for an undisclosed amount. It's also looking at setting up a manufacturing facility in India.",technology +1340,Epic Games Founder compares fight with Apple to civil rights struggle,"'Fortnite' maker Epic Games' billionaire CEO Tim Sweeney said his company's legal battle with Apple over its in-app commission was like ""civil rights fights"". Sweeney said opposing Apple's rules was right ""because to go along with them would be collusion to maintain the status quo."" ""This is essentially an act of civil disobedience by Epic,"" he added.",technology +1341,Stop risking our lives: 200 Facebook moderators in open letter to CEO,"Over 200 content moderators at Facebook have written an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking him to ""stop needlessly risking [their] lives"". The moderators have been allegedly forced to join the office as Facebook's AI-based content moderator ""wasn't up to the job"". They have demanded work from home to be maximised and full-time employee benefits be offered to them.",technology +1342,Canada's accusations of China being cybercrime threat groundless: China,"Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that Canada's accusations of China being a cybercrime threat are ""groundless"". The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of Canada, in its second national cyber threat assessment, also named Russia, Iran and North Korea as major threats. It said that it feared foreign actors could try to disrupt power supplies.",technology +1343,Financial impact is immaterial: Epic Games CEO on reduced App Store fee,"Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that the ""financial impact"" of Apple's decision to reduce App Store commission for small businesses to 15% is ""immaterial"" to the company's revenue. Small businesses account for less than 5% of its revenue, he said. Apple hopes to ""maintain the monopoly"" by giving ""special...terms to tech titans like Amazon"" and small developers, Sweeney said.",technology +1344,Vietnam threatens to ban Facebook over censorship requests: Report,"Vietnam has threatened to ban Facebook if it does not comply with government's requests to censor more local political content on its platform, Reuters reported. A Facebook official told Reuters that the government has asked Facebook to ban critical posts, a request which Facebook denied. The government has said Facebook should stop spreading information that ""infringes upon state interests"".",technology +1345,Twitter slows worldwide 'Fleets' launch due to performance issues,"Twitter on Wednesday said it will slow down the rollout of disappearing tweets, called 'Fleets', a day after launching the feature worldwide. Twitter's support team said it took the step in order to fix performance and stability issues with the feature. Twitter on Tuesday launched “Fleets” worldwide after having tested the feature in Brazil, Italy, India and South Korea.",technology +1346,Facebook sues man who extracted data of 1 lakh Instagram profiles,"Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a Turkish man who scraped data from over 1 lakh Instagram accounts to create a network of clone sites. He published users' data on the sites that allowed people to view users' pictures, videos and stories, among other things, by entering their username. Facebook had earlier sent cease and desist letters to the man.",technology +1347,US firm creates app to translate cat's meow,"A US-based software engineering firm has created an app that records the sounds of cats and attempts to identify its meaning. The MeowTalk app currently has 13 phrases, including ""Feed me"" and ""Leave me alone"". The company eventually aims to develop a smart-collar that would translate the cat's meow to a human voice speaking through the collar.",technology +1348,"Nehra names his IPL Team of 2020, chooses Suryakumar over Kohli for no. 3","Ex-India pacer Ashish Nehra has named his IPL Team of 2020, with KL Rahul and David Warner as openers. Nehra mentioned he is choosing Suryakumar Yadav over Virat Kohli at number three as he scored ""impact runs"". Other players include AB de Villiers, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Jofra Archer, Rashid Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin/Mohammad Shami.",sports +1349,"If Kohli has his baby here, we can claim his offspring as Australian, jokes Border","Talking about Virat Kohli taking paternity leave for the birth of their first child, ex-Australia captain Allan Border joked, ""We were thinking he might think about having his newborn...here because we can claim his offspring as Australian."" Border added, ""The one thing that is in Australia’s favour is Virat Kohli playing only the first Test.""",sports +1350,I am absolutely alive and fine: Pak superfan Chacha Cricket on rumours of his death,"Pakistan cricket team superfan Chacha Cricket aka Sufi Abdul Jalil shared a video on Twitter to rubbish rumours of his death on social media. ""Whoever posted my picture on Facebook and spread this fake news [of my death], may Allah give him Hidayat (guidance) as well,"" he said in the video.",sports +1351,Karachi Kings players to get an apartment each for winning PSL 2020,Karachi Kings owner Salman Iqbal has announced that each player of the team will get an apartment for winning the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020. The players will get apartments in Salman's real estate development project called ARY Laguna. Karachi Kings defeated Lahore Qalandars to win PSL for the first time.,sports +1352,Whole world would be looking at Rohit as captain and batsman in Australia: Akhtar,"Ex-Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said whole world would be looking at Rohit Sharma as captain and batsman in Test series against Australia. ""Australia will be his best chance to prove himself as captain. He should grab it with both hands,"" Akhtar added. He further said, ""If he does well...then there should be a debate about split captaincy.""",sports +1353,Kapil Dev reveals how he proposed to his wife in a car in Mumbai,"Kapil Dev, in a recent episode of #NoFilterNeha, revealed he proposed to his wife Romi in a car in Mumbai. Kapil said he saw a ""big hoarding"" of an advertisement featuring him and told Romi to take a photo to show to their children. ""Romi then asked, 'Are you proposing?' I told her, ""What does it sound like?"" Kapil added.",sports +1354,Cycle mechanic thought I was my sister's servant due to my looks at 14: Kapil Dev,"Kapil Dev, in an episode of #NoFilterNeha, revealed that once a cycle mechanic mistook him as his sister's servant due to his looks when he was 14. Kapil said he had gone to the mechanic with his sister after her cycle got punctured. ""The mechanic said to my sister, 'You can go. Leave your servant here',"" Kapil added.",sports +1355,I could see boredom on Kohli's face during IPL: Akhtar on split captaincy talks,"Ex-Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said if Virat Kohli is feeling fatigued, he should think about giving captaincy to Rohit Sharma in one of the formats. ""I could see the boredom on his face during the IPL, maybe it was because of the bio-bubble situation,"" Akhtar added. He further said, ""Rohit has been ready for captaincy for a while.""",sports +1356,"Chahal shares video of himself batting in nets in Australia, gets trolled","Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took to Instagram to share a video of himself batting in the nets in Australia, writing, ""Adding up scores this time."" Several cricketers, including Rashid Khan and Dale Steyn, trolled Chahal. Rashid wrote, ""Nice but brother, we are better off as bowlers."" Steyn commented, ""Facing fast off spin?""",sports +1357,Gayle should be in playing XI from game one in IPL 2021: KXIP co-owner Wadia,"Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia has said that Chris Gayle should feature in playing XI from game one in the next IPL. ""Gayle demonstrated [in IPL 2020] that he should play every game next season,"" Wadia added. Gayle featured in seven of KXIP's 14 matches in IPL 2020 and scored 288 runs.",sports +1358,South Africa cricketer tests COVID-19 positive ahead of Eng series,"One South Africa cricketer tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the limited-overs series against England, confirmed Cricket South Africa (CSA). Two players who were in close contact are under self-isolation as precautionary measure. ""All three players have been placed in immediate isolation in Cape Town,"" CSA said. Meanwhile, CSA won't replace the two players under isolation for the series.",sports +1359,Our middle child wants to be Virat Kohli: David Warner's wife Candice,"Australian cricketer David Warner's wife Candice recently revealed that their middle child, four-year-old Indi Rae, is a Virat Kohli fan and likes to play as him whenever their family plays backyard cricket at home. ""She wants to be Kohli. She is the rebel,"" Candice added. Candice stated that David maintains his ""competitive spirit"" even when he’s playing with his daughters.",sports +1360,"AB de Villiers becomes father for the third time, shares pic of newborn daughter","Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers took to Instagram to reveal that he and his wife Danielle have become parents for the third time. Sharing a picture, De Villiers wrote, ""On 11-11-2020, we welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world...Yente de Villiers, you are the perfect addition to our family."" The duo have two sons together.",sports +1361,"ICC alters WTC points system due to pandemic, India dethroned from top spot ","The ICC today announced that the ICC World Test Championship points system has been amended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams will now be ranked in order of percentage of points earned. With the update, Australia went past India to claim the first position on the points table. Australia has earned 82.2% points, while India has earned 75%.",sports +1362,Mohamed Salah again tests positive for COVID-19,"Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah again tested positive for coronavirus, the Egyptian Football Association announced. He had previously tested positive last Friday. With this development, Salah could be missing Liverpool's next two matches. ""I'd like to thank everyone for the supportive messages and well wishes. I'm confident I'll be back on the field soon,"" Salah wrote on Twitter.",sports +1363,Virat's absence gives KL Rahul an opportunity to step up: Harbhajan,India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes KL Rahul has an opportunity to step up and perform well with the bat in the Test series against Australia as captain Virat Kohli will return after the first Test. Rahul will be making a comeback to the Test side after a year. Virat and actor-wife Anushka are expecting their first child in January 2021.,sports +1364,Aus should produce pace-friendly wickets for India: Shoaib Akhtar,"Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said Australia should prepare fast and bouncy wickets to assist their pace attack against India during the upcoming tour. ""It takes two-three innings to control that forward trigger movement in foreign conditions...It will be interesting to see how the pitches will be. The Aussies will come hard at India that is for sure,"" Akhtar said.",sports +1365,India have good chance of beating Australia: Ramiz Raja,"Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja said India have a ""very good chance"" of beating Australia in the Test series since the hosts won't prepare pacer-friendly pitches to ensure full five-day Tests. ""I think India has the batting line-up to tame Australia and plus the Indian bowling has improved a lot and they have a very good attack now,"" Ramiz added.",sports +1366,Chris Gayle won't play for us in LPL this year: Kandy Tuskers,Kandy Tuskers announced on Twitter on Wednesday that West Indies batsman Chris Gayle won't be playing for them in the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Gayle was in the Kandy franchise along with former India cricketers Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel. The LPL will begin from November 26 with the final scheduled on December 16.,sports +1367,Cricketers might skip overseas tours due to quarantine: Hazlewood,"Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood said amid the pandemic cricketers might end up pulling out of overseas tours to avoid the quarantine period. ""These two weeks are the hardest coming back from an overseas tour,"" said Hazlewood. ""I think bubble life is a lot easier than quarantine. There is a few things you can get out to do,"" the pacer added.",sports +1368,Rahane should retain his own captaincy style in Australia: Harbhajan,"Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh said Ajinkya Rahane should maintain his distinctive style of captaincy instead of imitating Virat Kohli while leading Team India against Australia in the last three Tests. ""That is not necessary, that is not Ajinkya Rahane's style, so he should know how to get the best out of the team while retaining his style,"" Harbhajan said.",sports +1369,"Wriddhiman Saha back at the nets, BCCI shares batting video","Team India wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, was seen batting in the nets in a video uploaded on Twitter by BCCI. In the video, Saha was seen hitting the ball right out of the middle of the bat while taking throwdowns. Playing for SRH, Saha had injured himself in the recently-concluded IPL 2020.",sports +1370,"Ishant bowls full tilt at NCA, aims for full fitness ahead of Aus Test","Eyeing to regain full fitness ahead of the Australia Test series, Ishant Sharma bowled full tilt at the NCA on Wednesday. In a video uploaded on Twitter, Ishant can be seen bowling from his full run-up in the presence of NCA director Rahul Dravid and chief selector Sunil Joshi. Ishant was ruled out of IPL 2020 due to muscle tear.",sports +1371,Tired of being blamed for every problem at Barcelona: Messi,"Barcelona forward Lionel Messi told Spanish media that he is tired of being blamed for every problem in the club. This comes after his teammate Antoine Griezmann's former agent accused him of making life difficult for the French striker at the La Liga club. Earlier in the year, Messi tried to leave Barcelona but eventually decided to stay back.",sports +1372,"Continue with Burns as Test opener, don't disturb winning combo: Ponting","Ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he would request coach Justin Langer to continue with Joe Burns as one of the Test openers against India instead of Will Pucovski and not disturb the winning combination. ""Burns hasn't done much wrong...I always say you don't want to be making too many changes if you don't need to,"" Ponting said.",sports +1373,How effective are the top COVID-19 vaccines?,The makers of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has said that it has shown 95% effectiveness in the last-stage trials. American biotechnology company Moderna announced its vaccine was 94.5% effective based on interim data from late-stage clinical trial. The Oxford vaccine candidate triggered a robust immune response in adults aged 56-69 and over 70 according to phase 2 clinical trial results.,world +1374,One person dies from COVID-19 every 17 seconds in Europe: WHO,"One person is dying from coronavirus every 17 seconds in Europe, the regional head of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Hans Kluge, has said. He said this after new COVID-19 cases slowed down last week across Europe to 1.8 million cases, compared with 2 million the week before last. ""It's a small signal, but it's a signal nevertheless,"" Kluge stated.",world +1375,Next round of talks between India-China on LAC standoff soon: MEA,"The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said there would soon be another round of talks between India and China with the aim of complete disengagement and full restoration of peace and tranquillity along the LAC. Earlier, in reference to the India-China standoff, the MEA had stated, ""When we have something to share, we will share.""",world +1376,"$500,000 reward announced for info on suspicious death of Indian-Fijian nurse","The Government of New South Wales has announced a $500,000 reward for information over the 2014 suspicious death of a 39-year-old Indian-Fijian nurse in Sydney's south-west. Monika Chetty was found alive in bushland in January 2014, five to ten days after she had been doused in acid. Despite medical treatment, she passed away in hospital on January 31, 2014.",world +1377,Trump's lawyer uses same tissue to blow nose and wipe face; video viral,"A video has gone viral on social media, showing US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani blowing his nose into a tissue or handkerchief and then reusing it to wipe his lips and face during a press conference. Earlier, a video of black liquid streaming down Giuliani's face was also widely shared on social media.",world +1378,They should be careful or their eyes will be plucked out: China warns 'Five Eyes',"China has warned the 'Five Eyes' group to stay out of its affairs after they accused it of carrying out a campaign to silence critics in Hong Kong. ""They should be careful or their eyes will be plucked out,"" China warned US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. China had imposed new rules that disqualified opposition legislators in Hong Kong.",world +1379,Man's lie caused South Australia lockdown where 1 per family can go out,South Australia's lockdown where only one person from a household is allowed to leave home was caused by a man's lie to contact tracers. The man said he was a customer at a pizza shop when in fact he worked several shifts there with another COVID-19-infected worker. Authorities assumed he caught a highly contagious strain during a very short exposure.,world +1380,Black liquid runs down the face of Trump's lawyer during press conference,"A black liquid started streaming down the face of US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani during a press conference as he started sweating. The 76-year-old failed to notice the unknown liquid, which many social media users assumed to be hair dye, dripping down to his jaw. He repeated unsubstantiated claims that voter fraud led to Joe Biden's victory.",world +1381,China's COVID-19 vaccine administered to 10L under emergency use,"A COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has been administered to about 10 lakh people under the government's emergency use scheme, Chairman Liu Jingzhen said. No serious adverse reaction has been reported from those who received the vaccine, he added. Only a few people have reported mild COVID-19 symptoms so far, he further said.",world +1382,Trump’s vaccine team has no plans to brief Biden’s team: US Senator,"US President Donald Trump's COVID-19 vaccine distribution team hasn't ""briefed anyone on President-elect Biden's team and have no plans to do so"", Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said following a White House conference call on Thursday. ""This is potentially catastrophic,"" he added. Trump team's unwillingness risks Biden's team not being ready to implement COVID-19 plan on day one, Murphy said.",world +1383,Trump sending damaging message to world by not conceding defeat: Biden,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said that President Donald Trump is sending ""incredibly damaging message"" to the rest of world about how democracy functions by not conceding defeat. ""I just think it is totally irresponsible,"" he added. Trump has filed lawsuits in multiple states alleging election fraud and claimed that he's the rightful winner of the November 3 election. ",world +1384,"Pfizer, Moderna's vaccine development speed didn't compromise safety: Fauci","America's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Thursday said the data of the two coronavirus vaccines being tested by Pfizer and Moderna was ""solid"". He added that the speed of the process didn't compromise the ""safety nor did it compromise scientific integrity"". Moderna said that its vaccine is 94.5% effective, while Pfizer said that its vaccine is 95% effective.",world +1385,"Biden confirmed as Georgia winner, 1st Democrat to win state since 1996","US President-elect Joe Biden has been confirmed as the winner in Georgia after a manual recount of all the ballots cast there. This makes Biden the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state since former President Bill Clinton in 1996. Georgia had announced a recount as Biden had a narrow lead of over 14,000 votes over President Donald Trump.",world +1386,Italy to begin Pfizer coronavirus vaccination in January: Official,"Italy will receive 3.4 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in January through the European Union's purchase programme, Italy's special commissioner for the virus emergency Domenico Arcuri said on Thursday. The doses will be enough to vaccinate 1.6 million in Italy, he added. Elderly and individuals with the most risk of exposure will be prioritised for vaccination, he said. ",world +1387,US will rejoin WHO; China needs to play by the rules: Joe Biden,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said his administration will rejoin the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the first day of his presidency. He added that one of the main reasons for rejoining is to make sure that China ""plays by the rules"". In July, the Trump administration had given the UN a formal one-year notice to quit the WHO.",world +1388,Trump should concede defeat and not be embarrassing: Czech Prez,"US President Donald Trump should be reasonable and concede defeat in the 2020 presidential election, Czech President Miloš Zeman said on Thursday. Trump should ""not to be embarrassing"" and allow President-elect Joe Biden to take office, he added. Trump has alleged voter fraud in the election and filed several lawsuits to contest the result.",world +1389,"WHO, EU chiefs urge G20 leaders to provide funds to fight COVID-19","G20 leaders must help close a funding gap of $4.5 billion to fight COVID-19, a letter from the World Health Organization and European Commission heads said. The letter was sent ahead of the virtual G20 summit in Riyadh. G20 leaders must commit ""a proportion of future stimulus"" spending on the tools, aimed at securing supplies for lower-income countries, it added.",world +1390,Republicans defending Trump's voter fraud claims are intimidated: Obama,"Former US President Barack Obama has said that Republicans are defending President Donald Trump's ""bogus"" voter fraud claims, ""not because they actually believe it, but because they feel intimidated by it"". ""I'm less surprised by Trump doing this, he has shown only a flimsy relationship to the truth,"" Obama added. Trump has refused to concede defeat in the presidential election.",world +1391,"India, Luxembourg sign 3 agreements during the 1st summit in 20 yrs","India and Luxembourg signed three agreements on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel held the first summit in 20 years. Two agreements were signed by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with SBI and the India International Exchange, while the third was between Luxinnovation and Invest India. PM Modi urged further strengthening of economic relations.",world +1392,Brexit talks suspended after EU official tests +ve for COVID-19,"Post-Brexit trade talks between the European Union (EU) and UK chief negotiators Michel Barnier and David Frost have been suspended for a ""short period"" after an EU official tested positive for coronavirus. ""The teams will continue their work in full respect of guidelines,"" Barnier said. Both sides are seeking a trade deal before UK's post-Brexit transition period ends in December.",world +1393,2.3 mn children in Tigray need humanitarian assistance: UNICEF,"The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has left some 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance, UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore said. Some 12,000 children living in camps and registration centres are at risk, she added. Fore further said that every effort should be made to ensure that children are ""protected from recruitment and use in the conflict"".",world +1394,Mexico's Senate approves cannabis legalisation bill in landslide vote,"Mexico's Senate on Thursday voted 82-18 in favour of a bill to legalise adult-use of marijuana. The legislation would allow adults to carry up to 28 grams of marijuana and grow up to four plants at home. If enacted, Mexico will become the third country to legalise adult-use of marijuana, following Canada in 2018 and Uruguay in 2013.",world +1395,"5 injured in knife attack in Germany, suspect arrested: Police","Five people have been injured after they were stabbed in a knife attack in the western German city of Oberhausen, a police spokesman said. The suspect sustained some injuries and has been taken into custody, he added. The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, but the police said the incident appeared to be a family dispute.",world +1396,Azeri army enters first territory ceded by Armenia after ceasefire,"Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry on Friday said its army has entered Aghdam district, an area ceded by Armenia as part of a Russian-brokered peace deal to end the fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. This will be followed by the handover of Kalbajar district and Lachin district by December. The fighting between both countries over the disputed region had erupted in September.",world +1397,Trump has left US more divided than ever: Republican leader Khalsa,"Indian-American Republican leader Gurinder Singh Khalsa said President Donald Trump has left US more divided than he has ever seen. ""I don't think he's morally or ethically fit to be president, especially the leader of the free world,"" he added. The historic election turnout means that people are ""hungry to change the status quo on both sides"", Khalsa further said.",world +1398,Bihar Minister quits 3 days after taking oath amid corruption allegations,"Bihar Education Minister Mewa Lal Choudhary has resigned from the post three days after taking oath amid allegations of corruption against him. This comes after opposition party RJD questioned the BJP-led NDA over the appointment of corruption-accused Choudhary as the minister. Earlier, an old video also surfaced online, wherein Choudhary could be seen singing the National Anthem incorrectly.",politics +1399,Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn in as pro-tem Speaker of Bihar Assembly,"Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi has been sworn in as the pro-tem Speaker of the state Assembly. Manjhi, a multiple-term MLA and founding president of the Hindustani Awam Morcha, was administered oath of office by Governor Phagu Chauhan. ""He (Manjhi) has been appointed for the period November 23-24, 2020, until a new Speaker is elected,"" Raj Bhavan said.",politics +1400,"Haryana Minister Anil Vij administered trial dose of COVAXIN, video surfaces","Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij was administered a trial dose of COVAXIN at a hospital in Ambala on Friday, a video of which has surfaced online. Vij had earlier offered to be the first volunteer for COVAXIN's 3rd phase trials and had later said he would be administered the dose under the supervision of an expert team of doctors. ",politics +1401,Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary gets additional charge of education dept,"Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary has been given additional charge of the education department, following the resignation of Mewa Lal Choudhary over corruption allegations. Ashok Choudhary was earlier given charge of building construction, social welfare and minority affairs departments in the Nitish Kumar-led state government. They were sworn in to the state Cabinet on November 16.",politics +1402,Who has been assigned what portfolio in the Bihar Cabinet?,"Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will handle Home, Vigilance, Cabinet Secretariat, Election and other departments that haven't been allotted yet. Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad has been given Finance, Environment and Forest Department, among others. Deputy CM Renu Devi will be handling Panchayati Raj, Backward Classes and EBC Welfare, and Industries Department.",politics +1403,Goa's former Governor Mridula Sinha passes away at 77,"Goa's former Governor and senior BJP leader Mridula Sinha passed away on Wednesday at the age of 77. She passed away days before her 78th birthday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled her death and tweeted, ""Smt. Mridula Sinha Ji will be remembered for her efforts towards public service.""",politics +1404,NCP leader Eknath Khadse tests positive for COVID-19,"NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse on Thursday tweeted that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He added, ""I am leaving for Mumbai for further treatment. I am confident of getting better, thanks to all your positive wishes. I will be at your service soon."" Earlier this week, his daughter Rohini had stated that she had contracted coronavirus.",politics +1405,CCD Founder's son Amartya engaged to DK Shivakumar's daughter Aisshwarya,"Late Café Coffee Day Founder VG Siddhartha's eldest son Amartya Hegde got engaged to Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar's daughter Aisshwarya on Thursday. The event held in Bengaluru was attended by family and close friends of both the families. The couple is slated to get married in February. Aisshwarya manages Global Academy of Technology, an engineering college founded by Shivakumar.",politics +1406,Speaking without doing anything isn't introspection: Adhir on Sibal's remark,"After Congress leader Kapil Sibal said in an interview the party needs to introspect, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, ""Speaking without doing anything doesn't mean introspection."" Chowdhury added, ""He seems to be very concerned about the Congress party and the need for introspection. But we didn't see his face in elections in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, or Gujarat."" ",politics +1407,Change 'Karachi Sweets' to something in Marathi: Sena leader to shop owner,"A video that shows Shiv Sena leader Nitin Nandgaonkar allegedly asking the owner of 'Karachi Sweets' in Mumbai to change the name of the shop has gone viral. In the video, Nandgaonkar purportedly says, ""You have to do it, we are giving you time. Change 'Karachi' to something in Marathi.""",politics +1408,"Congress' AK Antony, his wife contract COVID-19, admitted to AIIMS","Senior Congress leader AK Antony and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus, their son Anil K Antony has tweeted. ""My dad...and mom...have been admitted at AIIMS, Delhi. Their conditions are stable. Do keep us in your thoughts and prayers,"" the tweet read. As per reports, AK Antony was in quarantine after his wife was found to be COVID-19 positive.",politics +1409,"Cong, Gupkar Gang want to take J&K back to era of terror: Amit Shah","Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday criticised Congress and People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, saying that they ""want to take J&K back to the era of terror and turmoil"". Saying that Congress and ""Gupkar Gang"" are ""being rejected by the people"", Shah added, ""They want to take away rights of Dalits, women, tribals that we've ensured by removing Article 370.""",politics +1410,Congress not a part of Gupkar Alliance: Surjewala on Amit Shah's remarks,"Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Tuesday criticised Home Minister Amit Shah after the latter asked party chief Sonia Gandhi to clear Congress' stand on support for People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. Saying that Congress is not a part of Gupkar Alliance, Surjewala said, ""Lying, spreading fraud and creating new illusions have become the way of the Modi government.""",politics +1411,"Police resort to baton-charge as TMC, BJP workers clash in WB","The West Bengal police resorted to baton-charge after BJP and TMC workers clashed in Cooch Behar on Thursday. Earlier, the BJP had called for a 12-hour bandh in Cooch Behar after a 55-year-old party worker was allegedly beaten to death. A BJP worker said, ""Our workers are constantly being killed by the TMC goons.""",politics +1412,"BJP protests against Delhi govt's handling of pollution, COVID-19","Former Union Minister and BJP leader Vijay Goel on Thursday led a protest against Delhi government's handling of COVID-19 and air pollution in the national capital. ""This is a drama to stop engine at red light as Kejriwal has failed in checking the pollution and COVID-19,"" Goel said. The protesters also raised slogans demanding CM Arvind Kejriwal's resignation. ",politics +1413,JanaSena Party to contest Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls,"Actor Pawan Kalyan's JanaSena Party (JSP) is set to contest Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections. ""Party leaders and committee in Hyderabad have been asked to get ready to contest the elections after holding several rounds of meetings over the issue,"" Pawan said. GHMC elections are scheduled to be held on December 1 and 150 divisions will go on polls.",politics +1414,Flood relief distribution deferred till Hyd civic-body poll results,"The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) has directed the state government to defer the process of flood relief distribution in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits till the declaration of civic-body election results. The decision has been taken because of the Model Code of Conduct, which has come into effect. Distribution of flood relief is likely to influence electors, SEC said. ",politics +1415,BJP using 'Gupkar Gang' euphemism to project us as anti-nationals: Mehbooba,"Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti said that the BJP is ""using 'Gupkar Gang' euphemism to project us as anti-nationals"". This comes after Home Minister Amit Shah said the 'Gupkar Gang' was going global and ""they want foreign forces to intervene"" in J&K. ""BJPs stale tactic of dividing India by projecting themselves as saviours...is far too predictable now,"" Mufti added. ",politics +1416,Doctors advise Sonia to shift out of Delhi due to pollution: Reports,"Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be flying out of Delhi after doctors advised her to shift due to the city's heavy pollution that has aggravated her chest infection, according to reports. A senior party functionary said that doctors have advised her to shift to a warmer place till the air quality in Delhi improves. ",politics +1417,"Congress to contest BMC polls alone, no need for alliance with Sena: Leader","Congress leader Ravi Raja on Thursday announced that the party will contest the 2022 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections alone. ""No need for an alliance with Shiv Sena,"" Raja said. Congress party in 2019 had joined the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance to form the government in Maharashtra.",politics +1418,CAQM doesn't have office space for Chairperson or staff: AAP,"The AAP on Thursday said that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) set up by the Centre to monitor Delhi's pollution situation neither has an office space for the Chairperson nor the staff. ""I want to request the Central government that you should immediately provide office space to the air quality commission...to run day-to-day works,"" AAP spokesperson Atishi said.",politics +1419,Giving statements to media is loss to the party: Tariq Anwar on Sibal,"After Congress leader Kapil Sibal criticised the party's performance in Bihar Assembly polls, General Secretary Tariq Anwar said, ""If he is giving a statement in the media, it will only be a loss to the party."" He added, ""If the party lacks something and he wants to give a suggestion, he should meet the party high command and president.""",politics +1420,Chhath Puja should not be politicised: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal,"Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said, ""Chhath Puja is a very auspicious festival. It should not be politicised."" ""People should celebrate it but inside their house. Don't gather outside at...waterbodies,"" he added. This comes after Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta said, ""If Delhi government had taken the right measures people wouldn't have had problems celebrating Chhath Puja together.""",politics +1421,"Chhattisgarh CM meets Shah, discusses Naxalism and development","Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. He discussed various issues with the Union Minister such as increasing telecom facilities in Naxal-affected regions, deployment of two more CRPF battalions in Bastar and development of the state. ""Home Minister has assured immediate action,"" said Baghel after the meeting.",politics +1422,Clear attempt to target us: Cong after ex-Mayor held in B'luru riots case,"After the arrest of former Mayor R Sampath Raj over his alleged involvement in Bengaluru riots, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar said that there is a clear attempt to target the party. ""Where is (the evidence) that Congress is involved? There is a clear attempt to...bring a bad name to our party."" Shivakumar added.",politics +1423,"Love Govinda too much to face him, won't be able to control tears: Nephew Krushna","Comedian Krushna Abhishek, who had earlier refused to do an episode of 'The Kapil Sharma Show' featuring his uncle Govinda as guest, said, ""There are some differences between us, and I didn't want any of our issues to affect the show."" ""I love him too much to face him now...I wouldn't be able to stop my tears,"" he added. ",entertainment +1424,"I don't have Salman's number, want to tell him to give me work: Shardul Pandit","Following his eviction from Bigg Boss 14, television actor Shardul Pandit said, ""I did get the most elegant farewell on Bigg Boss but there is no work outside."" He added, ""I don't have Salman Khan's number but I would like to give him a message, 'I need work. If you've any position for an actor, please give me work'.""",entertainment +1425,It was shot in Oct 2019: Bingo after Sushant's fans allege ad mocks him,"After Ranveer Singh's Bingo ad mentioning 'photons' was criticised by Sushant Singh Rajput's fans for allegedly mocking the late actor, Bingo issued a clarification. ""The...advertisement was shot more than a year ago in October 2019. It's being aired this year because of delay in the launch of [products] due to...COVID-19,"" the statement read. #BoycottBingo trended on Twitter after the backlash.",entertainment +1426,You'll wet your pants when you face death: Khushbu to man saying she faked crash,"Actress-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar, who escaped unhurt after a tanker rammed into her car, replied to a cartoonist who claimed that she faked the car crash. ""Try faking an accident if you have the guts. The minute you see death in your face, I am sure you will wet your pants because you are not [as] courageous as me,"" she wrote.",entertainment +1427,"Need work, can smile also: Anupam Kher's stepson Sikandar while sharing pic","Actor Anupam Kher's stepson and actress Kirron Kher's son Sikandar Kher took to Instagram on Thursday to share a picture of himself and wrote that he is looking for ""work"". ""PS: Need work. Can smile also,"" the caption of the post read. The actor appeared in three web series this year.",entertainment +1428,World's most-followed TikTok star loses 1 mn followers over a video controversy,"America's 16-year-old dancer Charli D'Amelio, the most-followed person on TikTok, lost 1 million followers after she was criticised over a video posted on her family's YouTube channel. In the video, she appeared to be complaining about not hitting 100 million followers and fans accused her sister of being rude to a chef. Charli was called ""entitled"" and ""ungrateful"" in comments.",entertainment +1429,I guess my daughter wanted Imran to continue acting: Father-in-law,"Imran Khan's father-in-law Ranjev Malik, while speaking to Times of India about Imran quitting acting, said, ""Honestly, it's Imran's personal decision...But yes, Imran was always inclined towards direction."" Asked if his daughter, Imran's estranged wife Avantika, wanted Imran to continue with acting, Ranjev added, ""Yes, I guess, she did. [Because] Imran was doing well.""",entertainment +1430, I don't like being the centre of attention: Sonakshi,"Stating that she doesn't enjoy being the centre of attention, actress Sonakshi Sinha said she sometimes feels like a misfit in the film industry. ""I would rather...do my work...and come back home. I don't want to be...sole focus of every place I end up in. I...like to have my privacy, which is very difficult to keep in this industry."" + ",entertainment +1431,Shweta's daughter Palak to start shooting for debut film with Vivek,"Shweta Tiwari's daughter Palak Tiwari, who will make her acting debut with Vivek Oberoi starrer horror-thriller film 'Rosie: The Saffron Chapter', will start shooting for the upcoming movie from mid-December. ""We are going to shoot on the outskirts of Mumbai and Maharashtra. Palak is working hard for her role for the past two months,"" producer Prerna Arora said. ",entertainment +1432,Can prioritise my health if COVID-19 protocols are not followed: Shruti ,"Actress Shruti Haasan, who is reportedly shooting for her upcoming film 'Laabam', stated that as an actor, she can prioritise her health if COVID-19 protocols are not followed. ""COVID is a serious health risk everyone...I as a person and an actor have the right to prioritise my safety and health if protocols are not followed! Just saying,"" she wrote.",entertainment +1433,Quentin Tarantino to release novel version of 'Once Upon A Time...',"Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is turning his 2019 film 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' into a novel under a new deal he signed with publisher HarperCollins for two books. The books will mark Tarantino's first work of fiction in print and the novel is set to be published in the summer of 2021. + +",entertainment +1434,Looking forward to portrayal of Zimbabwe inning: Kapil on film '83',"Kapil Dev mentioned that he is looking forward to the portrayal of his inning, from the 1983 Cricket World Cup's India vs Zimbabwe match, in the upcoming Ranveer Singh starrer film '83'. ""You don't know...how they've come out with the movie or that episode of Zimbabwe inning...that's what I want to see,"" he said on Neha Dhupia's chat show #NoFilterNeha. ",entertainment +1435,My films seek to change people’s thinking for the better: Bhumi,"Actress Bhumi Pednekar said her films seek to change people's thinking through plotlines with strong messages. ""I think my films should entertain people, but at the same time, it does seek to leave audiences with a thought that will hopefully change their thinking for the better. Most of my films have had heavy social messaging,"" Bhumi said. ",entertainment +1436,Jolie always thinks about the cast: Ridloff on 'The Eternals' co-star,"Hollywood actress Lauren Ridloff spoke about her experience of working with her 'The Eternals' co-star Angelina Jolie, and said, ""She's always thinking about the cast."" Ridloff said that Jolie is both gentle and strong, and added, ""I was so grateful...to have her there with us...I feel like she really is very aware of what our needs might be."" ",entertainment +1437,It's sad: Director Alankrita on I&B Ministry regulating online films,"Alankrita Shrivastava, the director of 'Lipstick Under My Burkha', said that the central government's decision to bring digital audio-visual content on streaming platforms under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is ""sad"". ""I hope that it...doesn't affect streaming content. And we continue to make what we want...but it is sad and will obviously lead to more self-censorship,"" she said. ",entertainment +1438,Angelina Jolie to direct war photographer McCullin's biopic ,"Actress Angelina Jolie will direct war photographer Don McCullin's biopic, titled 'Unreasonable Behaviour', which will be produced by Tom Hardy and Dean Baker. The film is based on the British photojournalist's autobiography of the same name. ""I was drawn to his (McCullin)...absolute commitment to witnessing the truth of war, and...respect for those who suffer its consequences,"" Jolie said. ",entertainment +1439,I've a few stories that can take 'Tere Naam' ahead: Director Satish,"Director Satish Kaushik, while talking about the sequel of Salman Khan-starrer 'Tere Naam', said that he has a few stories that can take the film ahead. ""I have developed a concept, but haven't spoken to Salman yet,"" he added. The action-drama film, which released in 2003, also starred Bhumika Chawla, Sachin Khedekar and Ravi Kishan, among others.",entertainment +1440,Harvey Weinstein does not have COVID-19: Spokesman,"Harvey Weinstein, who's serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, doesn't have coronavirus, his spokesman Juda Engelmayer and health representative Craig Rothfeld said in a statement. This comes after a report claimed that the former film producer tested positive for the virus. The statement added that he's being closely monitored ""due to a plethora of underlying health issues"".",entertainment +1441,Manoj Bajpayee warns against fake Twitter account in his name,"Manoj Bajpayee on Thursday warned his fans about an imposter operating a fake Twitter account in his name. The actor shared a screenshot of the fake account using his name and picture and wrote, ""This [is] a fake account!!! Be aware!!!! @Twitter."" Earlier, actors including Sonu Sood and Raveena Tandon have also called out fake Twitter accounts in their name.",entertainment +1442,Soumitra was a true gentleman: Radhika on her 'Ahalya' co-star,"Mourning the demise of Soumitra Chatterjee, actress Radhika Apte recalled her experience of working with the late Bengali actor in the 2015 short film 'Ahalya' and called him a true gentleman. ""I'm...grateful that I got an opportunity to work alongside Soumitra sir...to be able to witness his craft as an actor, makes me feel very fortunate,"" she added.",entertainment +1443,Kangana begins action training for film 'Dhaakad'; shares pics,"Kangana Ranaut took to social media to share a series of pictures from her action rehearsals for the upcoming film 'Dhaakad'. ""Don't like to multitask, but in these times one needs to go back to the beginning. In those days I worked like a horse, so along with filming Thalaivi I started action rehearsals,"" she wrote in the caption.",entertainment +1444,Best gift I could ever receive: Sushmita on Renee's 'Suttabaazi' trailer,"Actress Sushmita Sen, who turned 45 on Thursday, shared the trailer of her daughter Renee Sen's short film 'Suttabaazi' on Instagram and wrote, ""The best gift I could've ever received from...my first love on my birthday!"" ""What a feeling to see my little Shona take brave steps towards her dreams,"" Sushmita added. The film will mark Renee's acting debut. ",entertainment +1445,"Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari screened for Mumbai Police, BMC officials","A special screening of Manoj Bajpayee, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Diljit Dosanjh's comedy film, 'Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari', was recently organised for Mumbai Police and BMC officials. Talking about the screening, Manoj said, ""It's a privilege to show the film to the saviours and...warriors of these times...They're our icons and deserve all love, care and attention from the entire society.""",entertainment +1446,I was Mr India in Bigg Boss 14 house: Shardul Pandit on eviction ,"Actor Shardul Pandit commented on getting evicted from 'Bigg Boss 14' and said, ""I was Mr India in the house. I may not have been visible, but I did manage to win hearts."" Speaking about the other contestants, he said, ""I am thankful that even after I was gone, a few of the housemates spoke about me and missed me."" ",entertainment +1447,"Salman's 'Radhe' to release in theatres on Eid 2021, not on OTT","The makers of Salman Khan's upcoming film 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai' have denied the rumours of the film's OTT release. ""The producers are clear, #Radhe will release in cinemas, eyes #Eid2021 release,"" film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted. 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai' was scheduled to release on Eid this year but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.",entertainment +1448,Mercedes-Benz India brings celebratory benefits with the E-Class,"Mercedes-Benz India has announced exclusive limited period benefits with the Mercedes-Benz E-Class aiming to let you celebrate luxury and intelligence. Enjoy the latest intuitive technology with Mercedes me connect and get the best-in-class experience for all your adventures, Mercedes-Benz India said.",automobile +1449,"This Diwali, drive home your favourite car : Revv Subscriptions","This festive season, Revv lets you drive home a new car at ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax and without the hassle of maintenance and service . It offers a choice from over 25+ variants, customisable ownership tenures of 1-36 months and delivers a fully sanitized car to your doorstep, ensuring complete safety for you and your family.",automobile +1450,"Musk gets $15bn richer in 2 hours, becomes world's 3rd richest: Bloomberg","Billionaire Elon Musk added $15 billion to his wealth in just two hours on Monday after his electric carmaker Tesla was named for inclusion in the S&P 500 index. Tesla's stock surged about 14% in extended trading, lifting Musk's fortune to $117.5 billion, making him the world's third-richest person, according to Bloomberg. His wealth has jumped $90 billion this year.",automobile +1451,Tesla car crash in US hurls burning battery cell into house and starts fire,"A speeding Tesla Model 3 car in the US hit a power pole, shearing it off its base upon impact. The impact was so severe it sent car parts and burning battery cells flying hundreds of feet from the crash site. A battery cell broke through the window of a house and landed on bed, setting the sheets on fire.",automobile +1452,Rare number plate 'O 10' from 1902 sells for ₹1.26 crore at auction in UK,"A rare number plate from 1902 was sold for £128,800 pounds (approximately ₹1.26 crore) at an auction in the UK. The number plate, first time on the market since 1902, was the only 10th number plate to be issued in Birmingham. The number plate was earlier used for cars including Austin A35s, Vauxhall Cavaliers, Cortinas, Peugeots and Jaguars. ",automobile +1453,"Suddenly, you're on road: Harley-Davidson dealer on company's India exit","Gaurav Gulati, the owner of a Delhi Harley-Davidson dealership, compared the company's sudden exit from India to a ""bad dream"", saying, ""You were sleeping on a plush bed in plush environment...and suddenly you were seen on the road."" The US-based company announced its exit from India in September. Harley-Davidson's dealers' association is looking at taking legal action against the company.",automobile +1454,Tesla to join S&P 500 as largest-ever new member,"Elon Musk's Tesla will join the S&P 500 index as one of the largest-ever new members, prior to the opening of trading on December 21, potentially in two tranches. ""It will generate one of the largest funding trades history,"" S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Tesla's stock market value of over $400 billion is larger than 95% of the index's companies.",automobile +1455,"Hyundai sued over EV fires, days after GM's recalls","Hyundai is facing a lawsuit over a string of battery fires in its electric vehicles (EVs), just as General Motors (GM) launched a recall of over 68,000 EVs with batteries from the same maker, LG Chem. The lawsuit could cost Hyundai and LG Chem around $540 million. Hyundai has recalled around 74,000 EVs after 16 fire incidents in two years.",automobile +1456,Will revive BSA as electric motorcycle brand in UK: Anand Mahindra,"Billionaire Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group said he plans to “resurrect the British motorbike industry” by reviving BSA as an electric motorcycle brand in the UK. The UK government also awarded the BSA Company a $6.1 million grant to develop electric bikes and create at least 255 jobs. In 2018, Mahindra had revived Czech motorcycle brand Jawa.",automobile +1457,Uber in talks to sell self-driving unit to Aurora: Reports,"Uber is in talks to sell its autonomous driving unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), to self-driving car startup Aurora, media reports said. Talks between the two firms have been going on since October and there is no certainty a deal could be reached, reports added. Uber is also considering taking stake in the new company if Aurora buys ATG.",automobile +1458,US self-driving delivery firm Nuro raises $500 million,US self-driving delivery company Nuro has raised $500 million in Series C round led by funds and accounts advised by T Rowe Price Associates. The round also saw participation from new investors including Fidelity Management & Research Company and Baillie Gifford. Nuro's existing investors like SoftBank and Greylock also participated in the funding.,automobile +1459,Will be first to mass produce level 3 self-driving cars: Honda,"Japan's Honda Motor Company on Wednesday said it will be the world's first automaker to mass produce level 3 autonomous cars. There are six levels of vehicle autonomy from 0-5, ranging from basic functions like cruise control to fully self-driving cars. Currently, level 2 cars that require an alert driver are running on public roads.",automobile +1460,"Walmart, Cruise to test grocery delivery in US via self-driving cars","Walmart and General Motors' autonomous vehicle company Cruise are teaming up to test grocery delivery in Arizona, US. The test will allow customers to place orders from their local Walmart store and have it delivered, contact-free, via one of Cruise's self-driving cars. The companies haven't provided details on the size of the fleet or customer area that will be served.",automobile +1461,Tesla opens its largest EV super-charging station in US,"Tesla has opened its largest Supercharger station with 56 charging points. The charging network is located between the Bay Area and Los Angeles, two of Tesla's biggest markets in the world, as per Electrek. Tesla has also built solar canopies for providing shade to the charging electric vehicles while also helping power the Supercharger station.",automobile +1462,"GM recalls over 68,000 Chevy Bolt EVs over battery fire concerns","US' General Motors has issued a recall for 68,667 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) after at least five battery fires were reported. The automaker has found common elements behind the fires, including their origins at an LG Chem plant and charge levels. GM added that it doesn't believe all recalled vehicles are affected, but that it's ""prudent"" to take action.",automobile +1463,Engineers hack EV charging to show cybersecurity vulnerabilities,"Southwest Research Institute engineers say they were able to interfere with the charging process of an EV by simulating a malicious attack under an automotive cybersecurity research initiative. They reverse-engineered the signals and circuits on an EV and a J1772 charger. They performed three manipulations- limiting the rate of charging, blocking battery charging and overcharging.",automobile +1464,Nissan considering 34% stake sale in Mitsubishi: Reports,"Nissan Motor may sell some or all of its 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors as it foresees struggling to recover from COVID-19-induced downturns, Bloomberg reported. Nissan could also possibly sell the stake to a Mitsubishi Group company. Nissan, which is 43% owned by Renault, last week cut its operating loss forecast for the year to March by 28%.",automobile +1465,Harley-Davidson's India dealers plan legal action against bike maker,Harley-Davidson's India dealers are considering legal action against the motorcycle company after it discontinued sales and manufacturing in India in September after a decade's presence. Dealers allege that compensation offered by Harley-Davidson isn't even 10% of the ₹5-8 crore investment they made in setting up showrooms. The company entered a distribution deal with Hero MotoCorp after its exit.,automobile +1466,Japan's Mitsubishi buys minority stake in TVS' logistics arm,"Japanese automotive manufacturer Mitsubishi has bought a minority stake in two-wheeler manufacturer TVS' logistics arm, TVS Supply Chain Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Mitsubishi's investment will help Tata Opportunities Fund secure a partial exit. ""Through...Mitsubishi Corporation, we aim to accelerate our growth in the years to come,"" said R Dinesh, Managing Director, TVS SCS.",automobile +1467,Mercedes-Benz's Berlin factory head to join Tesla's Gigafactory,"The head of Mercedes-Benz's engine factory in Berlin, Rene Reif has moved to Tesla to join the Musk-led company's new Gigafactory, said IG Metall, Germany's largest workers union. It added that the plant might possibly shut due to competition from Tesla. ""We see the defection...as betrayal. You can't build a future working with such soulless managers,"" said the union's head. ",automobile +1468,Nissan's $95 mn lawsuit against ex-chief Ghosn begins in Japan,"A civil court trial began in Japan's Yokohama on Friday against former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, where Nissan is seeking $95 million in damages. The automaker has sued Ghosn for the harm and financial losses incurred by the company due to his misconduct. Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 in Japan, fled to Lebanon while he was awaiting trial.",automobile +1469,Tesla's reliability ranking slips to 25 in US Consumer Reports survey,"Elon Musk-led Tesla's ranking has slipped to 25 out of the 26 brands in the US market rated in the Consumer Reports magazine's annual reliability study due to complaints over its Model Y crossover. Owners of the model have previously reported body-hardware and paint issues. Tesla's Model S sedan and Model X SUV were given the ""worse than average"" status.",automobile +1470,'Absolutely not' in talks to sell stake in Mitsubishi: Nissan COO,"Nissan Motor COO Ashwani Gupta has said Nissan is ""absolutely not"" in talks to sell its stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Earlier, a report had said that Nissan was considering selling its 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors due to COVID-19 effects. At November 16th's closing price in Tokyo, Nissan's stake in Mitsubishi Motors was worth $975.8 million, Reuters reported.",automobile +1471,"UK to ban sale of new diesel, petrol cars from 2030: Report","UK PM Boris Johnson is set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, reported Financial Times. The ban was first scheduled for 2040, which Johnson moved to 2035 in February and is now set to move the date five years ahead again. Petrol and diesel cars accounted for 73.6% of UK sales in 2020.",automobile +1472,"UK PM Johnson announces ban on sale of petrol, diesel cars by 2030","UK PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars in the country by 2030. The move is combined with $1.72 billion for new car charging infrastructure and $771 million in grants for buying electric cars. The ban is part of Johnson's ""green industrial revolution"" to tackle climate change and generate more jobs. ",automobile +1473,Moderna's early data shows its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective,"American biotechnology company Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial. Moderna's interim analysis was based on 95 infections among trial participants who received either a placebo or the vaccine. Among those, only five infections occurred in those who received the vaccine.",science +1474,SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on its first commercial crew flight for NASA,"Elon Musk-led SpaceX successfully launched four astronauts into space on its first commercial crew flight for NASA. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, will spend roughly six months on the International Space Station. In May, SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to ISS and brought them back to Earth in its Demo-2 mission.",science +1475,How does Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate compare to Pfizer's?,"Moderna's initial results of late-stage trial show its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective. Pfizer last week said its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective, citing an initial analysis of its late-stage trial. While Moderna's vaccine can be stored at normal fridge temperatures of 2-8°C for 30 days, Pfizer's vaccine can be stored at 2-8°C for five days.",science +1476,3 Australian kids develop COVID-19 antibodies without ever testing +ve: Study,"Three Australian children developed COVID-19 antibodies without testing positive despite close contact with infected parents, a study published in Nature Communications said. The study, led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute, raised the possibility that despite exposure, the children's immune systems allowed them to effectively stop the virus from replicating inside cells, researchers said.",science +1477,"Phase 2, 3 trials of Russian vaccine to be held at Kanpur medical college","The Phase 2 and Phase 3 human clinical trials of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will be conducted at Kanpur's Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College. The effect of the vaccine on volunteers will be studied for seven months after the vaccine is administered once, twice or thrice within an interval of 21 days, college principal RB Kamal told PTI.",science +1478,How effective are the top COVID-19 vaccines?,The makers of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has said that it has shown 95% effectiveness in the last-stage trials. American biotechnology company Moderna announced its vaccine was 94.5% effective based on interim data from late-stage clinical trial. The Oxford vaccine candidate triggered a robust immune response in adults aged 56-69 and over 70 according to phase 2 clinical trial results.,science +1479,Lockdowns reduced nitrogen dioxide concentrations by 20%: NASA,"In a recent study, NASA researchers found that COVID-19 related restrictions have reduced global nitrogen dioxide concentrations by nearly 20% since February. Nitrogen dioxide is a pollutant primarily produced by the combustion of fossil fuels used by industry and transportation. NASA used computer models to generate a simulation of COVID-free 2020 for comparison with actual ground observations.",science +1480,"Iconic 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope in Puerto Rico to be decommissioned","Arecibo Observatory's iconic 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope in Puerto Rico will be decommissioned, 57 years after serving as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary, solar system and geospace research. Engineering assessments found that damage to it cannot be stabilised without risk to construction workers and staff. Arecibo Observatory was the world's largest single radio dish till 2016.",science +1481,Who are the 4 astronauts on SpaceX's 1st commercial crew flight for NASA?,"The astronauts on SpaceX's first commercial crew flight for NASA include Shannon Walker, who holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Space Physics, and Victor Glover, who has in the past served as Legislative Fellow in US Senate. Astronaut Soichi Noguchi holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, while Michael Hopkins holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering.",science +1482,Human-to-human transmission of rare 'Chapare virus' in Bolivia confirmed,"Researchers with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered human-to-human transmission of a rare virus in Bolivia belonging to a family of viruses that can cause haemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola. Scientists said that in 2019, two patients transmitted the virus to three healthcare workers in Bolivia’s de facto capital, La Paz.",science +1483,"European rocket launch fails minutes after launch, loses both satellites"," A European space rocket failed minutes after taking off, losing both the satellites it was carrying, its operator Arianespace said on Tuesday. The Vega light launcher, which would've placed Spain's first satellite into orbit, malfunctioned approximately eight minutes after launching from a space centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The launcher slowed before it encountered an unidentified ""anomaly"".",science +1484,"Asteroid, twice the size of Taj Mahal, to pass Earth today","Asteroid 2020 ST1, which is twice the size of Taj Mahal, will pass Earth today, NASA's Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) said. The asteroid has a size of 175 metres and it will pass Earth at an estimated speed of 28,646 km/hour. Another asteroid, 2020 TB9 with a size of 30 metres, will also pass Earth today.",science +1485,"Sun sets for last time in 2020 in Alaskan town, won't rise until January 2021","The Sun rose and set for the last time in 2020 in the Alaskan town of Utqiagvik on Thursday and won't rise until January 2021. Located north of Arctic Circle, Utqiagvik entered its annual phase of darkness called 'polar night'. It occurs due to the tilt of Earth's axis, which makes none of the Sun's disc visible above the horizon.",science +1486,All the coronavirus in the world can fit in a teaspoon: Australian mathematician,"The total amount of COVID-19 infecting humans around the world would fit into little more than a teaspoon, Australian TV mathematician Matt Parker claimed. The microscopic size of coronavirus means its total volume is a minuscule 8 ml, he added. He further said even at the upper end of his estimates, all coronavirus would fit inside a shot glass.",science +1487,Scientists develop stretchable 'skin' sensor to give robots human sensation,"Cornell scientists have developed a new form of stretchable ""skin"" sensor that uses fiber optics to provide a sense of touch. This sensor could give soft robotic systems, or anyone using AR, the ability to feel tactile sensations like humans. Scientists designed a 3D-printed, Bluetooth-equipped glove, that is powered by a lithium battery, with a sensor running along each finger.",science +1488,Virgin Galactic delays test flight due to lockdown in New Mexico,"Virgin Galactic on Monday rescheduled its test spaceflight, that was set to launch between November 19 and 23 from New Mexico, due to revised COVID-19 guidelines issued by the US state's Health Department. A stay-at-home order till November 30 has been enacted in New Mexico due to increasing coronavirus cases. The space tourism firm hasn't announced a new test schedule.",science +1489,"US President-elect Joe Biden congratulates SpaceX, NASA on launch","US President-elect Joe Biden took to Twitter to congratulate SpaceX and NASA for launching the first commercial crew flight into space. ""It's a testament to power of science and what we can accomplish by harnessing our innovation, ingenuity, and determination,"" Biden wrote. This marks the second time in a decade that NASA astronauts were sent into space from American soil.",science +1490,SpaceX's Crew Dragon docks with the International Space Station,"SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts docked with the International Space Station (ISS), 27 hours after its launch. ""Docking confirmed – Crew Dragon has arrived at the (International) Space Station,"" SpaceX tweeted. The astronauts have joined the Expedition 64 crew at the ISS and will spend roughly six months there before returning to Earth.",science +1491,Astronauts take Baby Yoda toy to space in SpaceX's spaceship,"Astronauts on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship brought a Baby Yoda toy to act as their zero-g indicator on SpaceX Crew-1 mission. The astronauts launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in the Crew Dragon capsule for ISS on November 15. Earlier, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley had carried a stuffed dinosaur toy on board to ISS in May.",science +1492,Air pollution may affect mental health later in life: Study,"In a study of women aged 80 years and older, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, living in locations with higher exposure to air pollution was associated with increased depressive symptoms. Results also suggested that depressive symptoms might play a role in linking long-term air pollution exposure to memory decline more than 10 years after the exposure.",science +1493,IIT Kharagpur team makes food packaging material from cucumber peels,"IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed cellulose nanocrystals from cucumber peels that can be used to make food packaging materials. Researchers said the cellulose nanocrystals possess modifiable properties due to presence of abundant hydroxyl groups, which result in better biodegradability. Such nanocrystals can help produce packaging materials with low oxygen permeabilities.",science +1494,Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rises for first time in 4 months,"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon increased in October for the first time in four months, government data revealed. In October, deforestation rose 50% from the prior year to 836 square kilometres. Forest clearances were down 6% in the first ten months of 2020, compared to the same period a year ago, to 7,899 square kilometres, Brazil's INPE found.",science +1495,One of most remote islands to create 4th largest marine protection zone,"Tristan da Cunha, one of the most remote islands in the world, is creating a marine protection zone to safeguard endangered wildlife in an area of the South Atlantic. The sanctuary will be the fourth biggest ""no-take zone"" in the world. Fishing and other ""extractive activities"" will be banned from an area of 6.27 lakh square kilometres.",science +1496,1st launch hardware for Gaganyaan mission delivered by L&T,"Larsen & Toubro has delivered the first hardware, a booster segment, for the Gaganyaan launch vehicle to ISRO ahead of schedule. The segment was produced at L&T's Powai aerospace manufacturing facility in Mumbai. It has a diameter of 3.2 metres, weighs 5.5 tonnes and has a length of 8.5 metres.",science +1497,IIT-G team develops catalysts to convert industrial waste to valuable chemicals,"IIT-Guwahati scientists have developed efficient ""pincer"" catalytic systems to transform industrial wastes into valuable chemicals. The team said that tiny amounts of ""pincer catalysts"" repeatedly convert large amounts of industrial waste such as glycerol into lactic acid and hydrogen. Such catalysts also efficiently convert bioethanol, a low-energy-density fuel, into high-energy-density butanol.",science +1498,Twitter labels Trump's tweet accusing Democrats of trying to 'steal the election',"US President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to ""steal"" the election early Wednesday, saying his administration would ""never"" allow this to happen. Twitter immediately labelled the post with a warning saying, ""Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process.""",technology +1499,Artist tricks Google to show her work on searching 'the next American President',"US-based artist and former Google employee Gretchen Andrew tricked Google into showing her artwork when people search for 'the next American President'. According to Artnet, she did this by creating a network of web pages on sites like Quora, Yelp and Twitter. She then loaded these pages with addresses and images to trick search engines into showing her artwork first.",technology +1500,"After Shanghai, Ant Group's $37 bn IPO suspended in Hong Kong",Ant Group's $37 billion IPO was suspended in Hong Kong shortly after the Shanghai stock exchange suspended it. The IPO was set for November 5 and would have been the world's largest IPO. The suspensions follow a recent meeting of China's top financial regulators with Ant Group Founder Jack Ma and its top executives.,technology +1501,Ant Group's $37 billion IPO suspended by Shanghai stock exchange,"The Shanghai stock exchange said on Tuesday that it has suspended Ant Group's $37 billion IPO, which was initially set for Thursday. The Chinese exchange said that Ant Group has recently reported to China's securities regulator about the significant changes in the regulatory environment and this development might make Ant Group fall short of listing requirements on information disclosure.",technology +1502,YouTube bans accounts live-streaming fake US election results,"Several YouTube accounts live-streamed fake US election results to thousands of viewers even before any of the polls closed, before the site took the clips down as spam. Multiple channels showed the presidential elections maps with fake results and some even ran advertisements. YouTube said it will ""be vigilant with regards to election-related content in the lead-up and post-election period.""",technology +1503,Facebook labels US presidential candidates' posts with vote count warning,"Facebook has started adding labels to social media posts made by both the US presidential candidates explaining that the election vote counts were still ongoing. The notifications on Facebook and Instagram were added after US President Donald Trump made premature claims of victory. Earlier today, Twitter had labelled President Trump's tweet accusing the Democrats of trying to ""steal"" the election.",technology +1504,UK's contact-tracing app failed to alert thousands to self-isolate: Report,"A code-error in UK's official contact-tracing app NHS COVID-19 failed to alert thousands of users to self-isolate after coming into contact with people who were infected with coronavirus, The Guardian reported. The error was discovered last week when a new version of the app was created. Software engineers found the app had been relying on faulty math since the beginning.",technology +1505,Could get approvals for Starlink beta tests in Europe by next yr: Musk,"SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX could start receiving final approvals for Starlinks' beta testing in Europe early next year. Musk told a Twitter user that for the testing, SpaceX would require approvals from the nations individually as there is no EU-wide approval system. SpaceX will be sending out ""several thousand"" more beta invitations in the US this week.",technology +1506,"CAIT accuses Amazon of violating FDI, FEMA norms","The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has accused Amazon of violating norms of the FDI policy and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). It said Amazon's investments in Future Coupons, More Retail and Amazon India were in violation of the FEMA rules. CAIT wrote to Union Minister Piyush Goyal demanding ""immediate strict action"" against Amazon for violating the law.",technology +1507,WhatsApp redesigns storage management tool to help delete files in bulk,"WhatsApp has redesigned its storage management tool to allow users to identify and delete large files in bulk. The tool will group together files and media that have been forwarded many times as well as sort files by size in descending order. Users can access the tool from ""Storage and data"" by selecting the ""Manage storage"" option.",technology +1508,YouTube to end full-day ad reservations on its homepage,"YouTube will no longer allow reservations for full-day advertisements on its homepage, the company told CNBC. YouTube has come under the scrutiny of the Democratic National Committee after US President Donald Trump reserved banner ads on YouTube's homepage for days leading up to and including Election Day. Google said the change in policy was not connected to the presidential election.",technology +1509,China warns Jack Ma of curbs on Ant's expansion before IPO: Report,"China warned Jack Ma and Ant Group's executives that Ant Group will face new curbs on its expansion, Bloomberg reported. Ma and the executives were summoned to a joint meeting with China's top regulators before Ant's $34.5 billion IPO. They were reportedly told Ant would face increased scrutiny and be subject to restrictions on capital and leverage similar to banks.",technology +1510,"California voters classify Uber, Lyft drivers as contractors, not employees","Uber and Lyft have won the most expensive ballot contest, the Proposition 22 ballot measure, that classifies app-based ride-hailing and food delivery drivers' status as independent contractors. With more than 80% of the vote reported in California, 58% of voters supported the proposition that exempts Uber and Lyft from spending over $392 million each on employee-related expenses, Reuters reported.",technology +1511,Gaming billionaire to launch 'Half-Life'-inspired gnome into space to thank NZ,"Gabe Newell, the billionaire Co-founder of gaming company Valve which owns Steam, said he will launch a 'Half-Life'-inspired, titanium gnome into space to thank New Zealand for its hospitality during his stay there through the pandemic. The gnome's journey will be live-streamed and Newell will donate a dollar per viewer who watches it within 24 hours of the launch.",technology +1512,Microsoft to invest in Ant Group-backed Indonesia's Bukalapak,"Microsoft will be investing in Ant Group-backed Indonesia's e-commerce platform Bukalapak. Under the deal, Bukalapak will adopt Microsoft's cloud platform Azure and provide digital skills training for Bukalapak employees and their merchants. Microsoft and existing backers of Bukalapak have agreed to a $100 million investment at a valuation between $2.5-$3 billion, Bloomberg reported.",technology +1513,UK's security agency helps NHS fight cyber crime related to COVID-19,UK's security agency National Cyber Security Centre is stepping in to help state-run National Health Service (NHS) fight cyber attacks related to COVID-19. The agency's assessment of NHS uncovered 35 internet domains that could be exposed to malicious activity. It reported that 200 of the 723 incidents that required its intervention from September 2019-August 2020 were pandemic-related.,technology +1514,Intel acquires Israel-based machine learning startup ,"US technology major Intel has acquired Cnvrg.io, an Israel-based startup that operates a platform for data scientists to build and run machine learning models. Intel didn't disclose the financials but said, ""Cnvrg.io will be an independent Intel company and will continue to serve its...customers."" Last week, Intel acquired SigOpt, a startup working in machine learning and AI as well.",technology +1515,Lenovo records 53% jump in profit to $310 mn in Sept quarter,"Lenovo reported a 53% jump in its net profit for the July-September quarter to $310 million, whereas its revenue increased 7% to $14.5 billion. It set new records for group revenue, pre-tax income and net income, delivering year-on-year growth for the first time in six quarters. The company said it's continuing to benefit from remote working trend due to COVID-19.",technology +1516,"Twitter, FB suspend right-leaning accounts for US election misinformation","Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday suspended multiple recently created right-leaning accounts posting news about the US elections, while exhibiting ""covertly automated"" or ""inauthentic"" behaviour. The accounts gained traction in the run-up to the elections and engaged in amplifying fraudulent claims and false news. This comes after Facebook and Twitter set new rules to safeguard the US elections.",technology +1517,Apple adds iPhone 5c to its vintage products list,Apple has added iPhone 5c to its vintage products list as the product has not been sold in the last five to seven years. This means that the company will no longer provide support for iPhone 5c but the product will continue to receive hardware service as long as its parts are available. The iPhone 5c was launched in 2013.,technology +1518,"Turkey fines Facebook, Twitter for not complying with new law","Turkey has fined tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram $1.2 million for failing to appoint a local representative as per the new law. The companies could face future penalties if they do not act on the regulations, sources told Bloomberg. Russian social media platform, VKontakte, is the only platform that named a local representative before the deadline.",technology +1519,Alibaba's m-cap falls by $60 bn after Ant Group's IPO suspension,"Ant Group's IPO being held up in Shanghai and Hong Kong has caused a sell-off of Alibaba shares. Sister-company Alibaba's shares fell around 8% which resulted in a cut of $60 billion in market capitalisation in one day as reports of Ant's regulatory issues with China emerged. Ant Group spun out of Alibaba, which owns 33% in the fintech major. ",technology +1520,Digital payments industry to get a self-regulatory body: Report,"The Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and Payments Council of India (PCI) are reportedly in talks to set up a self-regulatory body for the digital payments industry. The body will operate under the Reserve Bank of India's newly issued Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) framework and it'll be responsible for framing as well as enforcing rules for the Payment System Operators, ET reported.",technology +1521,"Data of 10L Swedes accidentally shared with Google, Facebook: Folksam","Sweden-based insurance company Folksam on Tuesday said it accidentally leaked private data of around 10 lakh customers to tech companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft and LinkedIn. Folksam said it immediately stopped sharing the personal information and has requested it to be deleted. There's no indication that the information has been used by third parties in an improper manner, it added.",technology +1522,Hong Kong plans to regulate cryptocurrency trading platforms: SFC,"Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said it's proposing a regulatory regime under which cryptocurrency trading platforms will be required to apply for an SFC licence. SFC launched a regulatory framework specifically for cryptocurrency trading platforms last year, which was restricted to those platforms that traded an asset officially classed as a security or future.",technology +1523,Warner becomes first-ever batsman to score 500+ runs in 6 different IPL seasons,"SRH captain David Warner has become the first-ever batsman to score 500-plus runs in six different IPL seasons. With his unbeaten knock of 85 runs off 58 deliveries against MI, Warner took his run tally this season to 529 runs. He had scored 692, 641, 848, 562 and 528 runs in 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 IPL seasons, respectively.",sports +1524,My hamstring is absolutely fine: Rohit Sharma after loss vs SRH,"After the loss to SRH, MI captain Rohit Sharma told one of the commentators, who enquired about his hamstring injury, he was ""absolutely"" fine. ""I'm looking forward to playing few more games here and then see what happens,"" Rohit said. Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said Rohit was being monitored and once fit, he could join the team in Australia.",sports +1525,"Ruturaj reveals when he met Dhoni for 1st time, shares 'How it started' meme","CSK's Ruturaj Gaikwad shared 'How it started, How it's going' meme with photos with MS Dhoni. He revealed he met Dhoni in 2016 during his Ranji debut wherein he had fractured his finger. ""He himself came and asked me about how I am,"" he wrote. Ruturaj added Dhoni talked to him about life after his low scores in IPL 2020.",sports +1526,"Is IPL more important to Rohit than Team India, will BCCI take a call: Vengsarkar","Referring to Rohit Sharma playing for MI against SRH despite being declared unfit to tour Australia by Team India's physio, ex-India captain Dilip Vengsarkar said, ""It is intriguing."" He added, ""Is IPL more important to him than playing for India? Will BCCI take a call on this? Or is it that BCCI physio faltered in diagnosing his injury correctly?""",sports +1527,Which team has finished first on points table in IPL for the most number of times?,"MI finished the league stage of IPL 2020 on top of the points table. This was the second consecutive time that MI topped the table in IPL. MI have also finished first on the points table four times, the most by any team in IPL history. MI are followed by CSK and DC, who have finished first twice each.",sports +1528,Who will play whom in IPL 2020 playoffs?,Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals finished as top two teams on the IPL 2020 points table and will play the Qualifier 1 on Thursday. The winner will reach the final while the loser will play the winner of Friday's Eliminator between SunRisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The winner of the Qualifier 2 will qualify for the final.,sports +1529,Which teams have qualified for most consecutive playoffs/knockouts in IPL?,"SRH have become the third team to qualify for at least five consecutive playoffs/knockouts in IPL. CSK hold the record for qualifying for most consecutive playoffs/knockouts in IPL (eight, 2008 to 2015). CSK, who were banned in 2016 and 2017, also qualified for playoffs in 2018 and 2019. MI went past the league stage in six consecutive seasons (2010-2015).",sports +1530,Who top-scored for their teams in league stage of IPL 2020?,"KXIP captain KL Rahul ended the IPL 2020 league stage as the highest run-getter, with 670 runs. SRH captain David Warner top-scored for his franchise with 529 runs, while Shikhar Dhawan top-scored for DC with 525 runs. Devdutt Padikkal, playing in his debut IPL season, was the highest run-getter for RCB in the league stage, scoring 472 runs.",sports +1531,All teams finish league stage with at least 12 points for 1st time in IPL history,"IPL 2020 league stage ended with MI finishing as table toppers with 18 points, while RR finished last with 12 points. This is the first time that all teams finished the league stage with at least 12 points in IPL. The difference of six points between the top-placed team and the bottom-placed team is the lowest ever in IPL history.",sports +1532,"SRH beat MI by 10 wickets, qualify for IPL playoffs for 5th consecutive season","SRH chased down the target of 150 against MI in 17.1 overs without losing any wicket to qualify for the IPL 2020 playoffs. This is the fifth consecutive season that SRH have made it to the playoffs. SRH finished third on the points table. With SRH's win, KKR failed to make it to the playoffs.",sports +1533,Shane Watson played with bloodied knee in IPL 2019 final without telling anyone,"Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket today, played with a bloodied knee for CSK after injuring himself in the IPL 2019 final. Watson continued to bat without telling anyone and got six stitches after the match. He top-scored in the final against MI with 80(59). CSK lost the match by 1 run.",sports +1534,Why was Super Over used in Pakistan-Zimbabwe ODI despite it being a dead rubber?,"The tied Pakistan-Zimbabwe ODI was decided by Super Over despite the match being a dead rubber in the three-match series. Super Over was used as the series was a part of World Cup Super League through which teams will qualify for 2023 World Cup. The league's rules state that Super Overs will decide the tied matches since ""each point matters"".",sports +1535,If Rohit is fit to play in the IPL then why not for Team India: Sehwag,"Former India opener Virender Sehwag said if Rohit Sharma was fit enough to play for MI in the IPL then why isn't he part of the 32-member squad for tour of Australia. ""This is surprising and mismanagement from the BCCI,"" said Sehwag. Rohit took the field on Tuesday, despite BCCI President Sourav Ganguly saying that Rohit's injury was being monitored.",sports +1536,We can win three matches in a row to lift maiden IPL title: De Villiers ,"After RCB qualified for the playoffs despite four back-to-back defeats, AB de Villiers is confident that his team can win three consecutive matches for their first IPL triumph. ""Now, after four consecutive defeats, can we regain our winning momentum. Can we win the three matches that stand between us and a first IPL title? Yes, we can,"" De Villiers said.",sports +1537,We had nothing to lose with our backs against the wall: David Warner,"SRH captain David Warner said they had nothing to lose in the do-or-die match against MI. ""There is great resilience in the side...We looked back to 2016 when we had to win every game to win the title,"" Warner said. SRH will now play RCB in the Eliminator. ""Another do-or-die game. Hopefully, we can carry the momentum,"" Warner added.",sports +1538,Saliva ban not a major issue in white-ball cricket: Bumrah,"MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah said the ban on saliva for shining the ball isn't a major cause of worry for him while bowling with the white ball. ""The ball doesn't swing anyway a lot and the seam movement is also not much in the shortest format... It is a much bigger factor in the red ball format,"" Bumrah said.",sports +1539,Our worst performance in IPL 2020: Rohit after MI's 10-wicket loss,"Captain Rohit Sharma called MI's 10-wicket loss to SRH on Tuesday as the side's worst performance this season. ""Not the day we want to remember...We wanted to try a few things, it didn't go our way,"" Rohit said. ""We didn't play good cricket today (Tuesday),"" he added. With the win, SRH eliminated KKR and qualified for the playoffs.",sports +1540,Don't get many opportunities so give my 100% every time: Nadeem,"Spinner Shahbaz Nadeem said since he doesn't get selected in the SRH playing XI that often, therefore he always gives his 100% whenever he gets an opportunity. ""I am used to not getting so many games. When you get your chance, you give your 100 per cent,"" Nadeem said. He was named player of the match against MI.",sports +1541,Marlon Samuels announces retirement from all forms of cricket,"West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has retired from all forms of cricket. According to Cricket West Indies, Samuels had informed them about his retirement in June. He was in news recently for his online spat with Ben Stokes and Shane Warne. He is the only male cricketer to be player of the match in the finals of two ICC tournaments.",sports +1542,"No fitness issue, Hardik will be back for playoffs: Rohit Sharma","MI captain Rohit Sharma clarified that Hardik Pandya has no fitness problem and was only rested for their last league match against SRH. ""We just wanted to give him (Hardik) a break and give other guys some opportunities...I am sure he will be ready for the playoffs,"" Rohit said. MI will face DC in Qualifier 1 on November 5.",sports +1543,Sergio Ramos scores his 100th goal for Real Madrid,"Sergio Ramos netted his 100th goal for Real Madrid on Tuesday during their Champions League clash against Inter Milan. ""It is not every day you get your 100th goal and all the more so when you are a defender... Here's hoping I get many more,"" Ramos said. Ramos reached the landmark with Real Madrid's second goal in the 33rd minute",sports +1544,Maradona undergoes successful brain surgery for blood clot: Doctor,"Former Argentine footballer Diego Maradona underwent successful brain surgery in Buenos Aires in Argentina to remove a blood clot, according to his doctor. ""Diego coped well with the surgery. It's under control, there's a little drainage (of blood). He'll remain under observation,"" the doctor said. Maradona was hospitalised on Monday for a series of tests after he was feeling unwell.",sports +1545,Former wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi appointed New Zealand batting coach,"New Zealand Cricket appointed former wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi as their full-time batting coach. He played four tests, 81 ODIs and 30 T20Is for New Zealand between 2013 and 2017 but he started his international career with Australia, playing 4 ODIs and 3 T20Is in 2008. Ronchi was part of the New Zealand coaching staff at the 2019 ICC World Cup.",sports +1546,"England rest Archer, Stokes for ODI series against South Africa","The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has decided to rest Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran for the ODIs while announcing squads for the limited-overs tour of South Africa. The trio was part of the ongoing IPL 2020 in UAE. England will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against South Africa, starting November 27.",sports +1547,Legal teams ready to deploy if Trump tries to halt vote count: Biden campaign,"Joe Biden's campaign has said legal teams are ""ready to deploy"" if US President Donald Trump tries to halt vote count. Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon called Trump's move ""outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect"" after he alleged fraud in vote count. Trump has said that he'll move the US Supreme Court to ensure counting is stopped.",world +1548,"Grammy-winning singer Lizzo shares pic in just US flag, pens post on US election","Grammy-winning American singer Lizzo shared a picture wearing just half of an American flag-jumpsuit and penned a note on US elections. The outfit was designed by Rey Ortiz in collaboration with Lizzo's stylist, Marko Monroe. According to Marko, the portion of the jumpsuit printed with the flag represents the percentage of people who didn't vote in the previous presidential election.",world +1549,"US presidential candidate Kanye West accepts defeat, hints he'll run in 2024","Rapper Kanye West, who had announced that he was running for US Presidential elections, seemingly accepted his defeat. ""WELP,"" he wrote while sharing a picture of himself against an election map. ""KANYE 2024,"" he continued, suggesting a future presidential run. He also shared a video showing he voted for himself.",world +1550,Projected results of which US states are yet to be declared and who is leading?,"Projected election results of US states including Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Alaska are yet to be declared. In Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and Maine, Joe Biden is leading, whereas, Donald Trump is leading in remaining five states. Currently, Biden is leading Trump 224 to 213 in electoral vote count, according to Edison Research exit polls.",world +1551," McBride wins Delaware, to become 1st transgender US state senator","Democrat and transgender activist Sarah McBride has won the election for the Delaware state Senate. This would make McBride the country's first openly transgender state senator when sworn in. McBride defeated Republican Steve Washington to win the seat. Taking to Twitter, McBride wrote, ""I hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too.""",world +1552,Trump claims he has won the election despite counting still on,"Claiming that he has won the presidential election, US President Donald Trump said, ""I want to thank American people for their tremendous support."" ""The results have been phenomenal...Such a success. The citizens of this country have come out in record numbers to support us,"" he added. Counting of votes is underway in several states including Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.",world +1553,Twitter labels Trump's tweet accusing Democrats of trying to 'steal the election',"US President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to ""steal"" the election early Wednesday, saying his administration would ""never"" allow this to happen. Twitter immediately labelled the post with a warning saying, ""Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process.""",world +1554,"Biden projected to win Arizona, only the 2nd Democrat since 1948 to win the state","Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is projected to win Arizona, a state which US President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to The Associated Press. If Biden wins, he will be only the second Democrat since 1948 to win Arizona, a Republican stronghold. Joe Biden is also projected to win in Hawaii, according to Edison Research exit polls.",world +1555,"We'll be going to Supreme Court, want all voting to stop: Trump alleges fraud","US President Donald Trump on Wednesday alleged that fraud was underway with the vote count in the Presidential election. ""We'll be going to the US Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop,"" Trump added. ""We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election,"" Trump further said.",world +1556,A very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise my supporters: Trump,"US President Donald Trump has said that ""a very sad group of people"" is trying to disenfranchise millions of his supporters who voted for him. ""We were getting ready for a big celebration. We were winning everything, and all of a sudden that was just called off,"" Trump further said alleging fraud in the vote count.",world +1557,US food delivery driver walks away with food after taking pic to prove delivery,"A video has gone viral on the internet showing a food delivery driver walking away with the customer's food after taking a picture of the food in front of the customer's door. Taking a picture of the food delivery is a standard requirement for most delivery executives nowadays. According to the reports, the food order was made through DoorDash.",world +1558,Indian-American becomes 1st S Asian woman to be elected to NY State Assembly,"Indian-American lawyer Jenifer Rajkumar has become the first South Asian woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly. Rajkumar, a Democrat, defeated Republican Giovanni Perna to win the seat and will represent the 38th Assembly district of New York City in the New York State Assembly. Rajkumar is also a professor at the City University of New York.",world +1559,Italy imposes night-time curfew amid rising COVID-19 cases,Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signed new COVID-19 rules including a nationwide night-time curfew amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. The measure includes restricting people from entering or leaving the region's territory and closure of all non-essential business for at least two weeks. Italy has reported over 7.59 lakh COVID-19 cases so far. ,world +1560,US exits Paris climate agreement amid presidential elections,The United States has become the first country in the world to formally withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate accord for reigning in greenhouse emissions. US President Donald Trump had first announced his intention to withdraw in June 2017. Trump's Democratic challenger Joe Biden has vowed to immediately rejoin the agreement if he wins the ongoing presidential elections.,world +1561,Nearly 70% Muslims vote for Joe Biden in US election: Exit poll,"Nearly 70% of American-Muslims voted for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, while 17% voted for President Donald Trump, according to an exit poll by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Over one million Muslim voters turned out in ""record-breaking"" numbers this election, CAIR said. Of 844 registered Muslim voter households surveyed, 84% said they cast their ballot, it added.",world +1562,Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins second term in US Congress,"Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has won a second term in the US Congress, defeating John Cummings, a first-time Republican challenger. ""Serving NY-14 and fighting for working class families in Congress has been the greatest honour, privilege, & responsibility of my life,"" Cortez said on Twitter. Cummings had raised $10 million for his campaign while Cortez raised $17 million.",world +1563,South Korea approves single test for coronavirus and flu,"South Korean health officials have approved a new test that is designed to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples. The new test is an evolved version of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that is used to detect COVID-19. +The diagnosis will reduce the burden of medical workers, a senior Health Ministry official said. ",world +1564,South Korean military detains North Korean man crossing border,"South Korea's military on Wednesday detained a North Korean man after he crossed the heavily fortified inter-Korean border. The incident has led to an urgent search operation. ""An investigation is planned to find out details about the man, including how he had come down and whether he wished to defect,"" South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.",world +1565,Ethiopia orders military action after attack on troops in Tigray,"Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed ordered the military to carry out operations against the local government in Tigray region after accusing its ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), of attacking an army base. ""The last red line has been crossed with this morning's attacks,"" Ahmed's office said. Ethiopia's federal government declared a six-month state of emergency in the region.",world +1566,Niraj Antani becomes 1st Indian-American to be elected to Ohio Senate,"Niraj Antani, a Republican, has become the first Indian-American to be elected to the Ohio state Senate. ""I am truly grateful to have won the election for State Senator! I am so thankful for all of my voters, contributors, team, and supporters,"" the 29-year-old tweeted. Antani has defeated Democratic Party's Mark Fogel to be elected from Ohio Senate's 6th District.",world +1567," 2,000 Middle East militants fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh: Russia","Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that about 2,000 militants from the Middle East have joined the fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Lavrov added that Russian President Vladimir Putin had raised this issue with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone call last week. The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces erupted in September. ",world +1568,US approves $600 mn sale of 4 armed MQ-9 reaper drones to Taiwan,"The US has approved the sale of four MQ-9 Reaper drones worth up to $600 million to Taiwan. The sale supports Taiwan's ""continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability"", the State Department said in a statement. Last week, US had approved sale of Harpoon missile systems worth up to $2.37 billion to Taiwan. ",world +1569,All 4 Democratic Indian-Americans projected to get re-elected to US House,"Indian-American Democratic lawmakers Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi, dubbed as the ""Samosa Caucus"", are projected to be re-elected to the House of Representatives. Bera and Khanna are contesting from California, while Jayapal is contesting from Washington and Krishnamoorthi from Illinois. Democratic candidate Hiral Tipirneni is projected to win from Arizona.",world +1570,Slovenian PM congratulates Trump on poll win amid counting of votes,"Slovenian PM Janez Janša congratulated Donald Trump for his victory in the US Presidential election despite the counting of votes still being underway. Janša, leader of US First Lady Melania Trump's homeland, tweeted, ""It's pretty clear that American people have elected Donald Trump...for four more years."" Janša's tweeted came after Trump claimed he has won the election.",world +1571,"Onions pelted at Nitish Kumar during rally in Bihar, CM says 'throw more'","Onions were pelted at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during an election rally in Madhubani's Harlakhi on Tuesday. The video of the incident has also surfaced online, showing the CM saying ""throw more"", while his security guards try to shield him. This comes as the voting for the second phase of Assembly elections is underway.",politics +1572,Many voters find their names in dead persons' list in Bihar polls,"Voters in many constituencies during the second phase of Bihar Assembly elections complained about finding their names in the dead persons' list. A Kumhrar constituency voter, said it was surprising to see his mother's name in dead persons' list, adding, ""My mother is alive and...active."" ""My neighbour's father is no more but he has got his voter's slip,"" he added.",politics +1573,Voting begins for 94 seats in Phase 2 of Bihar Assembly Elections,"The voting for the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections across 94 constituencies began at 7 am on Tuesday. Over 2.85 crore voters are eligible to vote for nearly 1,500 candidates contesting for the seats. RJD leader and Grand Alliance's CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav is contesting from Raghopur against BJP's Satish Kumar, who has previously defeated former CM Rabri Devi.",politics +1574,People still punish Congress whenever there is a chance: PM Modi,"Addressing a rally on Tuesday in the wake of the Bihar polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ""The Congress does not even have a total of 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...The public still punishes them whenever there is a chance."" PM Modi added, ""Look at what condition the public has put Congress party in.""",politics +1575,No action against anyone for revenge: Sanjay Raut on Arnab's arrest,Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said that no action was taken against anyone for revenge since the formation of Thackeray government in Maharashtra. He said the police can take action if they have evidence against someone. This comes after Republic TV's Arnab Goswami was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer and his mother in 2018.,politics +1576,Tejashwi's critics will be 'khamoshed' on Nov 10: Shatrughan Sinha ,"Critics of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will be ""khamoshed"" (silenced) when Bihar election results are declared on November 10 as Grand Alliance is headed for a ""landslide"" win, Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha has said. Sinha also said that NDA made personal attacks against Yadav as they were ""totally rattled"" by Yadav's promise of providing 10 lakh jobs to Bihar's youth.",politics +1577,Girl arrives with grandmother on cycle to cast vote in Bihar polls,"A girl arrived at a polling booth in Patna on a cycle to cast her vote with her grandmother in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections on Tuesday. She said, ""I have come here with my grandmother. I will be voting for the first time. I hope we will have more employment opportunities for youth now."" ",politics +1578,Former Unnao MP Annu Tandon joins SP after quitting Congress,"After resigning from Congress, former MP from UP's Unnao Annu Tandon joined Samajwadi Party (SP). SP chief Akhilesh Yadav tweeted, ""Hearty greetings and welcome to...Annu Tandon on joining the Samajwadi Party!"" ""For several months there was a misalignment between the state leadership and me, which made it difficult to work,"" Annu wrote in her resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi.",politics +1579,"Timing of Jagan's letter suspect, but no consent for contempt: AG","Attorney-General KK Venugopal has declined consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his Principal Adviser Ajeya Kallam. Venugopal, however, said the ""timing"" of the Reddy's letter to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, containing allegations against Supreme Court judge NV Ramana and its public release could ""certainly said to be suspect"".",politics +1580,"Blatant misuse of state power against Republic TV, Arnab Goswami: Shah","Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday tweeted, ""Blatant misuse of state power against Republic TV & Arnab Goswami is an attack on individual freedom and the 4th pillar of democracy."" He added, ""This attack on free press must be and will be opposed."" He wrote, ""Congress and its allies have shamed democracy once again. It reminds us of the Emergency."" ",politics +1581,Assaulting Arnab Goswami is misuse of power: Piyush Goyal,"Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that assaulting Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami is an example of misuse of power. He tweeted, ""Strongly condemn this attack on freedom of press in Maharashtra. This fascist move is a sign of undeclared emergency."" This comes after Goswami was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer.",politics +1582,Man carries elderly father on his back to vote in Haryana bypolls,A man carried his elderly father on his back to a polling booth in Bhainswal Kalan in Sonipat district to help him cast his vote in the by-elections to the Haryana assembly constituency. Haryana is witnessing bypolls for the Baroda Assembly seat in Sonipat district. The bypoll has been necessitated following the demise of Congress MLA Sri Krishan Hooda. ,politics +1583,Why were Bihar's migrant workers ignored during lockdown: Tejashwi to PM,"RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav wrote to PM Narendra Modi, pointing out unfulfilled promises made by the PM ahead of 2015 elections. ""Hope that you won't forget the promises made to Biharis,"" he wrote. ""When you could operate flights for NRIs (during lockdown), why were Bihar's workers in various states ignored even as they walked miles back home?"" Yadav further wrote.",politics +1584,Voting for by-polls to 54 Assembly seats begins in 10 states,"Voting is underway for by-elections to 54 Assembly constituencies across 10 states, including 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh. Eight Assembly seats are up for polls in Gujarat, seven in Uttar Pradesh, two each in Odisha, Nagaland, Karnataka and Jharkhand, and one seat each in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Haryana. PM Narendra Modi has urged voters to vote in large numbers.",politics +1585,"Tejashwi, Rabri Devi cast their votes for Bihar Assembly polls","RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Rabri Devi cast their votes at a polling booth in Patna during the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday. Tejashwi said, ""I appeal to people to take part in this festival of democracy. I am confident people will bring change with the power of their vote.""",politics +1586,ITBP jawans help differently-abled voters cast votes in Bihar,"The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans deployed in Khagaria, Siwan and Saran districts helped differently-abled voters cast their votes at polling booths during the second phase of Bihar Assembly elections. Voting for 94 constituencies is taking place during the second phase of the polls. Over 2.85 crore voters are eligible to vote for nearly 1,500 candidates contesting for the seats. ",politics +1587,Action of Maha govt like Emergency: Javadekar after Arnab's arrest,"After Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted, ""This is an action of Maharashtra government just like the Emergency."" He added, ""This reminds us of the Emergency days when the press was treated like this."" He wrote, ""We condemn the attack on press freedom in Maharashtra.""",politics +1588,"Dynastic politics being defeated, democracy winning in Bihar: PM","At an election rally in Bihar's Forbesganj, PM Narendra Modi said that dynastic politics is being defeated in the state and democracy is winning. ""Extortion and extortionists are being defeated...development is winning,"" he added. ""Look at what condition the public has put Congress in...they do not even have a total of 100 MPs in the Parliament,"" the PM stated.",politics +1589,CPI(ML) condemns NIA raids on civil society activists,"The CPI(ML) Central Committee has condemned the NIA raids on civil society activists in Bengaluru, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. ""By using the NIA to crackdown on human rights defenders, humanitarian groups, journalists, and citizens, the Modi regime is seeking to ensure that there are no witnesses to its crimes against the people of J&K,"" the committee alleged.",politics +1590,Central agencies in a race to discredit state govt: Kerala CM ,"Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has said that central agencies are trying to discredit the state government and question decisions taken by it. ""Government officials have been summoned frequently and they are trying to sabotage some of the pet projects. We will not allow this,"" he stated. This came days after his former secretary was arrested in gold smuggling case.",politics +1591,E-voting allowed for COVID-19 affected officers in GHMC polls,"The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday decided to allow e-voting on pilot basis for polling officers, those in quarantine due to COVID-19 and senior citizens in the upcoming GHMC elections. The SEC discussed the technical issues involved with officials and requested them to give a demonstration on the software to be used for this purpose.",politics +1592,"BJP is trying to create trouble, provoke police: KT Rama Rao","Telangana minister KT Rama Rao has said, ""I have information that the BJP is trying to create trouble, provoke the police into resorting to lathi charge and even open fire to whip up a sympathy wave in its favour ahead of the byelection."" He added, ""The party can plunge to [despicable depths] for a fistful of voters.""",politics +1593,"Nitish will never become CM again, can give you in writing: Chirag","Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan said that Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar will never become the CM of Bihar again after November 10. ""You can get me to give you in writing,"" he added. ""People evicted big people from power because of their arrogance. The chief minister does not have any roadmap,"" Chirag further said.",politics +1594,Punjab CM to lead dharna of Cong MLAs at Rajghat on Wednesday,"Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has announced he will lead a 'dharna' of Congress MLAs at Rajghat on Wednesday to highlight the state's power crisis and critical essential supplies situation. Singh said Punjab has run out of coal, urea and DAP, and other essential supplies due to Railways' decision not to ply goods trains even after the farmers eased their blockade.",politics +1595,"Double yuvraj on one hand, double engine govt on the other: PM","Addressing a rally for the Bihar Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ""On one hand, there is progress ushered in by a government fired by a double engine. On the other hand, the double-double yuvraj (princes) are only fighting to save their thrones."" He added, ""What have the family parties given you? They only give tickets to family members.""",politics +1596,Maharashtra govt allows cinema halls to open with 50% capacity from tomorrow,"The Maharashtra government has allowed cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes to open with 50% of their seating capacity in areas outside containment zones from November 5. No eatables will be allowed inside the halls, the government said. It added that SOP will soon be issued by the Cultural Affairs Department and local authorities.",entertainment +1597,Kanye West votes for himself for president; shares video on Twitter,"Rapper Kanye West, who launched an independent presidential bid earlier this year, voted for himself in the 2020 presidential election. He tweeted that it was the first time he was voting in a presidential election and that it was for someone he ""truly"" trusted. He also shared a video of his ballot with the caption ""Keep believing Kanye 2020"" .",entertainment +1598,Complaint filed against Poonam for shooting 'porn' video on govt property in Goa,"The women's wing of Goa Forward Party filed a complaint against actress Poonam Pandey for shooting an alleged vulgar video at Chapoli Dam. ""The shooting of this porn video...has shocked the people of Canacona, famous for its culture,"" the complaint read. ""We are shocked how this video was shot at the government property and with whose permission,"" it further said.",entertainment +1599,"Singer Arjun Kanungo gets engaged to South African girlfriend Carla, shares pics","Singer Arjun Kanungo, known for his single 'Baaki Baatein Peene Baad', got engaged to his girlfriend, South African model Carla Dennis. Sharing pictures on Instagram, he wrote, ""I've wanted to ask her for so long. Couldn't wait any longer, so I did! #Engaged !!!"" ""I'm marrying the man of my wildest dreams!"" wrote Carla while sharing pictures on her profile.",entertainment +1600,"US presidential candidate Kanye West accepts defeat, hints he'll run in 2024","Rapper Kanye West, who had announced that he was running for US Presidential elections, seemingly accepted his defeat. ""WELP,"" he wrote while sharing a picture of himself against an election map. ""KANYE 2024,"" he continued, suggesting a future presidential run. He also shared a video showing he voted for himself.",entertainment +1601,"Karishma Prakash has resigned, she has nothing to do with Deepika now: KWAN","Deepika Padukone's former manager Karishma Prakash, who has been summoned by the NCB in a drug case, has resigned from her position at KWAN, which managed Deepika and other Bollywood celebrities. ""She now has nothing to do with KWAN or with any of...artists that the agency [represents] including Deepika,"" Vijay Subramaniam, Co-founder and CEO of KWAN, said in a statement. ",entertainment +1602,"Amala allowed to sue ex for sharing private pics, claiming they got married","The Madras High Court has allowed actress Amala Paul to file a defamation case against her ex-boyfriend Bhavninder Singh for posting their private pictures and claiming they got married in a secret marriage ceremony in March. The actress had denied getting married to the Mumbai-based singer and claimed that the photos, taken for professional work, had been misused.",entertainment +1603,"Grammy-winning singer Lizzo shares pic in just US flag, pens post on US election","Grammy-winning American singer Lizzo shared a picture wearing just half of an American flag-jumpsuit and penned a note on US elections. The outfit was designed by Rey Ortiz in collaboration with Lizzo's stylist, Marko Monroe. According to Marko, the portion of the jumpsuit printed with the flag represents the percentage of people who didn't vote in the previous presidential election.",entertainment +1604,Avantika shares post on abandonment amid reports of rift with husband Imran Khan,"Amid reports of rift with her husband Imran Khan, Avantika Malik shared a post on Instagram about abandonment and not being defined by a ""person's inability to love you"". ""I hope you don't abandon who you're even though they did...You don't neglect or question yourself even though they did. I hope you remember to love yourself better,"" the post read.",entertainment +1605,"Milind Soman runs nude on Goa beach on his 55th birthday, shares pic","Model-actor Milind Soman took to social media to share a picture of himself running nude on a Goa beach on his 55th birthday and captioned it, ""Happy Birthday to me. 55 and running!"" His wife Ankita Konwar, who clicked the photo, also shared a post wherein she wrote, ""Happy Birthday to the man who has my heart and soul."" ",entertainment +1606,"Was so nervous about interviewing SRK I forgot to wear my other shoe, says TV host","TV host and chef Maria Goretti has shared an old video of an interview with Shah Rukh Khan and wrote, ""I was nervous as hell, because I'm a huge @iamsrk fan, like...rest of the world."" ""I was so nervous, I forgot to put my other shoe on,"" she added. ""He was so kind and full of good manners,"" wrote Maria.",entertainment +1607,"Actor Faraaz Khan, who was battling for life after brain infection, dies at 50","Actor Faraaz Khan, who was battling for his life in a Bengaluru hospital after suffering seizures due to herpes infection in brain, has passed away aged 50. ""With a heavy heart I break the news that #FaraazKhan has left us for what I believe, is a better place,"" tweeted Pooja Bhatt. Faraaz had starred in films including 'Mehndi' and 'Fareb'.",entertainment +1608,"I love you but I love food too, will try again: Mira to Shahid on Karwa Chauth","Actor Shahid Kapoor's wife Mira Rajput Kapoor on Wednesday shared a message for Shahid on Instagram, that read, ""I love you but I love food too. To our forever threesome. Happy KC, Shahid Kapoor."" The message further read, ""Will try again next year and I wish you good health and happiness always."" The couple got married in July 2015.",entertainment +1609,'Brahmastra' team reunite in Mumbai for 10-day shoot,"Ayan Mukerji, director of 'Brahmastra', has kicked off a 10-day schedule in a Mumbai studio with actors Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna. Reportedly, two songs with Ranbir and Alia will be shot in January. ""It's a conscious decision to reserve the songs for next year...The team is optimistic that on-ground scenario will improve by then,"" reports stated.",entertainment +1610,Veteran Kannada actor HG Somashekar Rao dies aged 86,"Veteran Kannada actor HG Somashekar Rao passed away on Tuesday aged 86. Rao had acted in films like 'Accident', 'Mithileya Seeteyaru', 'Minchina Ota', 'Savithri', 'Harakeya Kuri', among others. ""I had the opportunity to work with Somashekar sir in 'Charlie', I learnt a lot from him...respectful salutations to the elderly who left us all today"" director Kiranraj K stated.",entertainment +1611,Rhea's lawyer releases statement ahead of hearing in Bombay HC,"Ahead of hearing on the petition over allegations by Rhea Chakraborty on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters in Bombay HC, actress' lawyer issued a statement. He claimed that Sushant's sisters obtained a ""fraudulent"" prescription for their brother from a doctor who is not a mental health expert. The lawyer added that five doctors had advised Sushant against using drugs.",entertainment +1612,"Was offered Munna's part in Mirzapur, I said I don't have dates: Ali","Actor Ali Fazal, who plays a character named Guddu Pandit in 'Mirzapur', has revealed that he was offered another part initially. ""I think it was Munna's part, which Divyendu has done,"" he said, adding, ""So I made an excuse. I said I don't have dates...something has come up, I left. Then I got a call back later saying...let's try this.""",entertainment +1613,"Vijay Raaz, arrested for allegedly molesting crew member, gets bail","Actor Vijay Raaz, who was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman crew member during the shooting of a film, has been granted bail. ""The court has said he has to appear before the investigation officer whenever needed,"" Atul Kulkarni, Additional SP, Gondia, Maharashtra, said. The incident happened during the shooting of film 'Sherni', which also stars Vidya Balan.",entertainment +1614,Didn't tell family about my kissing scene in LSD: Nushrratt,"Nushrratt Bharuccha has revealed that she didn't tell her family about her kissing scene in 2010 film 'LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha'. ""I knew...I had to do it but my family wouldn't let me,"" she added. ""So I didn't tell them or they would have been like 'no way you're doing this film'...Eventually, they did get to know,"" Nushrratt said.",entertainment +1615,There once was a lioness & a pack of wolves: Kangana on Javed's defamation case,"Kangana Ranaut has reacted to defamation case filed against her by Javed Akhtar. Retweeting the news shared by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, she wrote, ""Ek thi sherni...aur ek bhediyon ka jhund...(There once was a lioness...and a pack of wolves)."" Javed filed the case over allegations that he threatened her for speaking out about her alleged relationship with Hrithik Roshan.",entertainment +1616,How many throats will you choke: Kangana to Maha govt on Arnab's arrest,"Following Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami's arrest, Kangana Ranaut tweeted a ""message for the Maharashtra government"". ""How many houses will you break? How many throats will you choke, how many people's hair will your pull and how many voices will you silence?"" Kangana said. ""Why are Pappuro, Penguins and Sonia Sena so angry?"" Kangana wrote in another tweet.",entertainment +1617,Mom used to get her teeth taken out at vet: Chris on Civil Rights movies,"Actor and comedian Chris Rock said that movies based on the Civil Rights movement ""make racism look very fixable"". ""My mother used to get her teeth taken out at the vet...you weren't allowed to go to...dentist. No movie shows you that,"" Chris stated. ""The problem is they only show the back of the bus and the lunch counter,"" he added.",entertainment +1618,I'd like all my children to be in the acting profession: Saif,"Talking about his son Ibrahim Ali Khan's acting aspirations, actor Saif Ali Khan said he ""seems prepared for a career in acting"". ""I'd like all my children to be in this profession. It is the best place to work in,"" he added. ""I remember at 17-18 I was a mess. Acting saved me from self-destruction,"" Saif further said. ",entertainment +1619,"When I heard 'Golmaal 3' script, I realised it's like a paid holiday: Kunal","Talking about his film 'Golmaal 3', Kunal Kemmu said, ""When Rohit (Shetty) told me about this film, I said, 'There are...so many people...I'll get lost'."" He added, ""When I heard the script, I realised it's one of those franchises, for us it's just like a paid holiday."" Kunal further said he was nervous on the first day of the shoot.",entertainment +1620,Audi announces exclusive benefits on the Audi A6 powered by TFSI,"Audi has announced exclusive benefits on the Audi A6. It is powered by a 45 TFSI engine which churns 245 hp and goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds. It comes with 5 years Comprehensive Service Package, 2+3 years Extended Warranty, 2+3 years of Roadside Assistance, and 5% Rate of Interest for 5 years.",automobile +1621,Own a car without buying it: Revv Subscriptions,"Revv is offering your favourite car at ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax, without the hassle of maintenance, service and customisable ownership plans starting from a few hours up to 3 years. The car will be sanitized and delivered to your doorstep ensuring complete safety for you and your loved ones. ",automobile +1622,"Kia Motors launches sci-fi campaign, takes SUV Sonet to the 'future'","With an aim to make a disruptive campaign for the Kia Sonet, Kia Motors has launched a sci-fi campaign where it shows the Earth's forces, The Warrior & Sonet-The beast, in a battle against Nibiru's alien forces. Kia Sonet comes with advanced powertrain, BOSE Premium 7-speaker system with Sound Mood lights. Powered by UVO, Sonet also offers 57 connected features.",automobile +1623,Russian YouTuber burns down his Mercedes car out of frustration,Russian YouTuber Mikhail Litvin burned his Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S car in the middle of an empty field after facing constant issues with it. The car reportedly broke down several times after purchase in May 2019 and he sent the car to the dealer five times for repairs. Litvin claimed the dealer kept making excuses to not repair the vehicle.,automobile +1624,Harley-Davidson unveils its first-ever electric bicycle; shares pics,"Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson announced it's entering the e-bicycle market through a new company 'Serial 1 Cycle Company' and unveiled its first-ever electric bicycle. The company didn't provide any performance details or specifications of its e-bicycle. The name 'Serial 1' is a reference to 'Serial Number One', the nickname for Harley-Davidson's oldest known motorcycle built in 1903.",automobile +1625,Ate fast-food all week: Driver who helped set fastest production car record,"Oliver Webb, the 29-year-old British racing driver who helped SSC Tuatara set the Guinness World Record for the world's fastest production car, said, ""To go quick, in a straight line, it's all mental training, not physical. I ate fast-food all week."" The American hypercar clocked a record 508.73 km/h. Webb added that crosswinds prevented the car from realising its limit.",automobile +1626,"Musk gets 4th tranche of Tesla payout worth $3 bn, total at $11.8 bn","Tesla CEO Elon Musk received the fourth tranche of his payout from the electric vehicle maker worth $3 billion, bringing his aggregate to $11.8 billion. Tesla recently surpassed its performance targets for market value and adjusted earnings, which unlocked 8.44 million options for Musk. His payout deal could get him more than $50 billion if all goals are met.",automobile +1627,World's fastest production car record broken by SSC Tuatara at 508.73 kmph,"The SSC Tuatara hypercar made by SSC North America has broken the world's fastest production vehicle record by achieving an average speed of 316.11 mph (508.73 kmph). The record-breaking speed was achieved after two consecutive high-speed test runs of 301.07 mph (484.53 kmph) and 331.15 mph (532.93 kmph). The 1,750-horsepower hypercar's record-breaking drive took place on October 10 in Nevada.",automobile +1628,"Over 2 lakh e-vehicles being used in India, I myself use one: Javadekar","Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said, ""Over 2 lakh e-vehicles are used in India currently. E-vehicles are becoming popular...I myself use an e-vehicle."" He added, ""Pollution problem can't be solved in a day. (We) need continuous effort to tackle each contributing factor."" He also said, ""Wherever possible we should try to cycle or walk or use public transport.""",automobile +1629,Not competing with Musk's Tesla in Indian market: Tata Motors CEO,"Tata Motors MD & CEO Guenter Butschek said he's not worried about Elon Musk's company Tesla entering India and added, ""We're not competing with Tesla in the Indian market."" He said, ""If Tesla will be imported and sold in the Indian market, it may find customers. Is it about copying Tesla? From my point of view, it is a no.""",automobile +1630,"Hero MotoCorp sees highest monthly sales, sells over 8 lakh vehicles in Oct","Motorcycle and scooter manufacturer Hero MotoCorp witnessed its highest-ever monthly sales of 8,06,848 in October 2020. During the month, dispatches of motorcycles, including exports, increased 32.5% to 7,32,498 units while that of scooters rose 59.6% to 74,350 units. It recorded 34.77% year-on-year rise in domestic wholesales for October 2020 to 7,91,137 units against 5,86,988 in October 2019.",automobile +1631,Hero MotoCorp to sell Harley-Davidson bikes in India,"Pawan Munjal-led Hero Motocorp has signed a distribution deal with Harley-Davidson which will allow it to sell the US company's bikes in India and service them. As part of a licensing deal, Hero will also develop a range of motorcycles under the Harley-Davidson brand name. Harley had said it will stop sales and shut its manufacturing plant in India.",automobile +1632,"We are selling everything we make, no urgent need for GST cut: Maruti ","Maruti Suzuki Chairman RC Bhargava has said there is no immediate need to cut GST on cars as the company is selling everything it is making. ""At this point when there's no lack of demand...giving relief would be quite unnecessary,"" Bhargava said. He said the government needs to step in if there is a sustained decline in sales next year.",automobile +1633,Bajaj Auto records its highest-ever monthly sales in October 2020,"Bajaj Auto on Monday revealed it recorded its highest-ever monthly sales in October 2020 with 5,12,038 units of two-wheelers and commercial vehicles sold during the month. It sold 4,70,290 two-wheelers (including domestic sales and exports) and 41,748 commercial vehicles in October. In October 2019, the company sold a total of 4,63,208 two-wheelers and commercial vehicles.",automobile +1634,"Maharashtra invites Tesla, holds video call with its executives","Maharashtra has invited US electric-car maker Tesla, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering India next year. In a tweet on Thursday, state Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state. +",automobile +1635,GM's Cruise to test fully driverless cars in California this yr,"General Motors' Cruise has announced that it will begin testing its autonomous vehicles without a human backup by the end of the year in San Francisco, California. California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has previously given similar permits to Waymo and Amazon's Zoox. Alibaba-backed AutoX had also received permit to begin driverless testing on public roads in California.",automobile +1636,Telangana launches Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy,"Telangana has launched its 'Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy' which will be effective from 2020 to 2030. Under the policy, the government will offer a 100% exemption of road tax and registration fee for the first two lakh electric two-wheelers purchased and registered within Telangana. The exemption will be given to first 5,000 electric 4-wheeler private vehicles as well.",automobile +1637,Japan's Nidec to build $1.9 bn EV motor plant in Europe: Report,"Japan's electric motors-maker Nidec will spend $1.9 billion on a new plant in Serbia to build EV motors, the Nikkei reported. The plant will reach annual output between 2-3 lakh units by 2023. In 2022, Nidec will start producing EV drive motors in France and Poland, but the Serbian facility will become one of its largest production hubs in Europe.",automobile +1638,Tesla Full Self-Driving beta update to cut interventions by a third: Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote Tesla's new software update under its Full Self-Driving Beta programme could cut driver interventions by a third. Earlier, Tesla had started pushing the software update to owners with the early FSD beta access. Musk said the update addressed several issues and that many of the improvements consist of fixing ""silly bugs vs grand eureka moments"".",automobile +1639,China's AutoX to test self-driving vehicles in 4 more Chinese cities,"China's autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, which is backed by Alibaba, said it's preparing for tests in Beijing, western Chongqing and two other cities and will soon test its technology with FCA's Pacifica minivan. CEO Jianxiong Xiao said AutoX will also soon start testing driverless vehicles in China. AutoX had earlier received a permit for driverless testing in California.",automobile +1640,Tesla cancels its seven-day return policy: Report,"Tesla has removed its 'no questions asked', seven-day return policy, Electrek reported. The support page for the policy now redirects users to Tesla's general support page without any replacement policy. Sources told Electrek that dissatisfied buyers will now be referred to Tesla's service department if they wish to return a vehicle for any reason.",automobile +1641,Tesla is a chain of over a dozen startups: Elon Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his vehicle company should be thought of as a chain of ""roughly a dozen technology startups, many of which have little to no correlation with traditional automotive companies"". He said that he sees every ""major product line"" and ""big new plant"" as startups. He added that there are no plans to spin out any business.",automobile +1642,"Tesla to recall 30,000 imported Model S & Model X vehicles in China","Tesla is recalling around 30,000 imported Model S and Model X vehicles in China due to suspension problems. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in China said there are two different suspension defects, with some recalled vehicles potentially having both of them. The recall will not affect vehicles produced in the Shanghai facility which started operating earlier this year.",automobile +1643,Tesla sets revenue record in Q3 at $8.8 billion,"Elon Musk's Tesla on Wednesday reported its fifth consecutive profit, at $331 million in the September quarter (Q3), on a record revenue of $8.8 billion. Apart from automobile sales, the company also generated $397 million from selling regulatory pollution credits. It reaffirmed its target of completing 5,00,000 deliveries this year, but Musk added that it has become difficult.",automobile +1644,COVID-19 has pushed back India's luxury car market by 5-7 yrs: Audi,"Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon said COVID-19 has hit hard India's luxury car market, taking it back by five to seven years. He added that it will take around three years to reach 2014-2015 levels. Dhillon added ""even last year was a degrowth year"", with the top five luxury carmakers selling 35,500 units, down from 40,340 in 2018.",automobile +1645,NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of Moon,"NASA on Monday announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed there's water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth. +",science +1646,Russia pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial due to shortage of doses: Report,"Russia has temporarily stopped vaccinating new volunteers in its COVID-19 vaccine trial due to high demand and a shortage of doses, Reuters reported quoting a representative at the firm running the study. The vaccination of new participants was on hold at eight of the 25 Moscow clinics hosting the trial, staff told Reuters.",science +1647,Researchers 3D print working boat a third of the thickness of a hair,"Researchers at the Netherlands' Leiden University have 3D printed a little boat measuring 30 micrometres, about a third of the thickness of a hair. The researchers also printed spiral-shaped particles, which rotate along while they are propelled through the water. The 3D-printed boat is part of an exploration of microswimmers like bacteria and sperm.",science +1648,NASA spacecraft captures Jupiter's colourful electrical outbursts for 1st time,"NASA's Juno mission spacecraft has, for the first time, captured bright and extremely brief flashes of light formally known as 'transient luminous events' (TLEs) on Jupiter. The lightning phenomenon is known as a 'sprite' and Jupiter's hydrogen-rich atmosphere would likely make them appear blue, NASA said. Sprites are TLEs triggered by lightning discharges from thunderstorms far below.",science +1649,Earliest direct evidence of dairy farming found in Indus Valley Civilisation,A team of Indian and Canadian researchers have found the earliest direct evidence of dairy product processing. They found that dairy production began way back in third millennium BCE with Indus Civilisation's emergence. The researchers analysed absorbed lipid residues from fifty-nine ceramic sherds recovered from an agro-pastoral settlement that was occupied during the peak of the Indus period.,science +1650,Coral reef taller than Eiffel Tower found in Australia: Scientists,"Schmidt Ocean Institute has announced that scientists have discovered a detached coral reef, taller than the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building, in the Great Barrier Reef. The 500 metre-high reef is the first of its size to be discovered in over 120 years in the area. It adds to the seven other tall detached reefs in the area.",science +1651,'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits have started to release: Scientists,"An international team of scientists on board Russian research ship R/V Akademik Keldysh has found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean have started to release. The deposits are known as the 'sleeping giants of the carbon cycle'. The deposits are being released over a large area of the continental slope off the East Siberian coast, scientists said.",science +1652,Samples collected from asteroid sealed in a capsule for return to Earth in 2023,"Around 60 grams of material collected from the asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been sealed up in a protective re-entry capsule for return to Earth in 2023. The stowage process, originally scheduled to begin in early November, was expedited after images showed the spacecraft's collector head overflowing with the material.",science +1653,"Asteroid estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion observed through Hubble Telescope","A metallic asteroid worth approximately $10,000 quadrillion is orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, as per a new report from Planetary Science Journal. According to the Hubble Telescope data, Asteroid 16 Psyche has a diameter of about 140 miles and it is believed to be mostly made of iron and nickel. In 2022, NASA will send an unmanned spacecraft to Psyche.",science +1654,"NASA spots 'giant pumpkin' in space, shares pics to mark Halloween","NASA shared Hubble Space Telescope's snapshots showing the early stages of a collision between two galaxies that resemble a Halloween carved pumpkin jack-o'-lantern. Sharing a video, NASA wrote, ""Hubble Spots Giant Space 'Pumpkin'. Two glowing eyes, and a crooked, carved smile."" ""The entire view is nearly 109,000 light-years across, approximately the diameter of our Milky Way,"" it added.",science +1655,150 km-long iceberg on collision path with British territory,"A 150 km-long and 48 km-wide Antarctic iceberg is heading for the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia with concerns that it could disrupt its economy and its wildlife. A-68A, which is of the same size as South Georgia, was one of the largest icebergs on record when it calved. It split from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf in 2017.",science +1656,Scientists discover life-threatening inflammatory disease in men,"Scientists at the US' National Institutes of Health discovered a life-threatening inflammatory disease affecting men known as the VEXAS syndrome, which is caused by mutations in the UBA1 gene. They studied the genome sequences from more than 2,500 individuals with undiagnosed inflammatory diseases. VEXAS causes symptoms including blood clots in veins, recurrent fevers and pulmonary abnormalities.",science +1657,Remdesivir's use makes sense in some COVID-19 cases: Germany,"Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn, while discussing Germany's decision to purchase additional supplies of remdesivir for treating COVID-19, said its use ""makes sense in some situations"". He added that since its need had risen ""enormously"", Germany procured additional supplies of remdesivir. Germany has requested for around 5% of remdesivir's supply under a six-month EU supply deal with Gilead.",science +1658,IIT Roorkee makes biosensor to detect harmful detergent pollutant,"IIT Roorkee claims to have developed world's first specific reliable bacterial biosensor that detects the presence of environmental pollutant, Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate. It's highly specific for SDS and has minimal interference from other detergents, metals and inorganic ions present in the environment. It showed a satisfactory and reproducible recovery rate for SDS detection in real water samples.",science +1659,IISc and Indian Oil sign MoU for hydrogen generation technology,"Bengaluru's IISc and the Indian Oil Corporation signed an MoU to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology. The developed technology will be scaled up and demonstrated at Indian Oil's R&D Centre at Faridabad. Hydrogen generated from this demonstration plant will be used to power fuel cell buses as part of a ""bigger project"" being conceived by Indian Oil.",science +1660,"Researchers develop robot inspired by movements of cockroaches, lizards","Researchers at Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed an amphibious robot, inspired by the movements of cockroaches and basilisk lizard, that can swim and run on water at high speeds. The AmphiSTAR robot can attain speeds of 3.6 metre per second over grass, gravel and concrete and 1.5 metre per second while swimming or running on water.",science +1661,"NASA, SpaceX target Nov 14 for the first Crew Dragon launch","NASA and SpaceX have set November 14 as the latest launch date for the first operational flight of SpaceX's astronaut taxi Crew Dragon. As part of its Crew-1 mission, SpaceX will send four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA. The Crew-1 astronauts will join the ISS crew, adding to the amount of crew time available for research.",science +1662,Scientists rediscover chameleon species after 100 yrs in Madagascar,"An expedition led by the Munich State Zoological Collection tracked the rare Voeltzkow's chameleon in northwest Madagascar, after it was lost for over 100 years. Genetic studies have shown that the species is most closely related to Labord's chameleon. The team also discovered previously unknown females of the species, who, especially during pregnancy, put on an ""extremely magnificent colour"".",science +1663,Great fox-spider assumed extinct in Britain discovered after 27 yrs,"The great fox-spider, which was assumed to be extinct, was rediscovered at a Ministry of Defence training ground in Surrey, UK. It had only ever been found at three sites, in Dorset and Surrey, and had not been seen since 1993. Mike Waite from Surrey Wildlife Trust discovered the spider after two years of searching.",science +1664,US world's biggest generator of plastic waste: Study,"A study in which the University of Georgia participated said the US produces more plastic waste than any other nation. Researchers studied data from 2016 and said the US had the largest annual per capita plastic waste generation of the top plastic waste-generating countries. They added that, in 2016, it shipped over half of all plastics collected for recycling abroad.",science +1665,Scientists develop faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteria,"The University of Sheffield revealed scientists have developed a quicker way of detecting resistance in bacteria. The method uses nanotechnology to detect antibiotic resistance in approximately 45 minutes. This could improve people's ability to ""prescribe antibiotics correctly"" and ""reduce the misuse of antibiotic treatments"". The method doesn't require the bacteria to be immobilised.",science +1666,Warming of 2°C would release billions of tonnes of soil carbon: Study,"A University of Exeter-led study said global warming of 2°C would lead to about 230 billion tonnes of carbon being released from the world's soil. The estimated 230 billion tonnes of carbon released at 2°C warming (above pre-industrial levels) is more than four times China's total emissions. Global soils contain two-three times more carbon than the atmosphere, the study said.",science +1667,New black coral species found on Pacific Ocean seabed,"Three species of black coral have been discovered on the northern Pacific Ocean seabed. They were discovered on deep seamounts and ridges in the mineral-rich Prime Crust Zone, which stretches from the Mariana Trench to the Hawaiian islands. Daniel Wagner of Conservation International said the species are ""slow-growing and long-lived"" and ""also provide important habitat for many other species"".",science +1668,Release of Fukushima's water into sea can damage human DNA: Greenpeace,"The release of Fukushima nuclear plant's contaminated water into the sea can damage human DNA, according to a Greenpeace report. The group said the 1.23 million tonnes of treated water contains ""dangerous"" levels of radioactive isotope carbon-14. While it was earlier reported that Japan had decided to release the water, reports later said the government has put off the move.",science +1669,How will WhatsApp's 'disappearing messages' feature work?,"WhatsApp's soon-to-be-launched 'disappearing messages' feature will make new messages sent in individual or group chats disappear after seven days. Either user can turn disappearing messages on or off in individual chat, however, only admins can do so in groups. The option won't be enabled by default and users will have to opt for it by tapping on the contact's name.",technology +1670,"Future Group sets aside ₹1,000 cr for potential Amazon arbitration: Reports","Kishore Biyani's Future Group has reportedly set aside ₹1,000 crore as a safeguard measure to pay in damages if it loses against Amazon in a potential arbitration case, The Indian Express reported. This comes after Future Group's ₹24,713 crore-deal with Reliance ran into legal trouble after Amazon objected, claiming its ""contractual rights"" have been violated.",technology +1671,"Reliance's fibre-optic unit raises $1 bn from ADIA, PIF",Reliance Industries has announced that Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will each invest $507.2 million (₹37.8 billion) in the company's Digital Fibre Infrastructure Trust. The company had said in an exchange filing earlier this month that it was raising ₹397.1 billion through stake sales and borrowings for its fibre-optic business.,technology +1672,"Google, Apple, 44 others support challenge to block H-1B visa changes","Google, Apple and 44 other US firms and organisations filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging upcoming rule changes to H-1B visa eligibility. The lawsuit was recently filed by the US Chamber of Commerce along with others, including 12 organisations and universities. The rules will ""stifle the ability of American companies to hire and retain global talent"", Twitter said.",technology +1673,CRPF warns jawans of Facebook profile cloning for confidential info,"The CRPF has written to its jawans discussing the cloning of their Facebook profiles. ""Anti-social elements...are using Facebook profile cloning to target vulnerable users. This...is also being used to target security forces and extract confidential information,"" the CRPF wrote. In the last few months, some jawans have reportedly complained about people getting requests from their cloned profiles.",technology +1674,IISc and Indian Oil sign MoU for hydrogen generation technology,"Bengaluru's IISc and the Indian Oil Corporation signed an MoU to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology. The developed technology will be scaled up and demonstrated at Indian Oil's R&D Centre at Faridabad. Hydrogen generated from this demonstration plant will be used to power fuel cell buses as part of a ""bigger project"" being conceived by Indian Oil.",technology +1675,Will vigorously defend TikTok ban order: US,"The US Commerce Department on Sunday said it will comply with a US judge's ruling to stay a ban on TikTok in the country but will also ""vigorously defend"" its executive order. The judge on Friday had ruled that the government's threats about TikTok ""are phrased in the hypothetical"". TikTok US' deal with Oracle and Walmart is still in negotiations.",technology +1676,Apple asked to pay VirnetX $503 mn in security-patent trial in US,"A US jury has asked Apple to pay VirnetX around $503 million in royalties for VPN on Demand, the iOS feature that allows users access to virtual private networks. VirnetX had argued that both VPN on Demand and Apple's FaceTime features were using its inventions. It had told the jury that it was entitled to more than $700 million. ",technology +1677,Twitter unfreezes New York Post account after banning for Biden story,"Twitter said it has lifted a freeze it placed on New York Post's account after it published articles on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter. Twitter had said the stories violated its hacked materials policy and that it has now changed its policies. News Corp, New York Post's parent, said the moment was important for freedom of press. ",technology +1678,Disney builds robot with life-like human gaze,Disney's engineers have developed an interactive humanoid robot that is capable of human-like gaze behaviours. The robot is equipped with a chest-mounted sensor that allows it to identify and face the person it's interacting with. The robot has the ability to react realistically to external stimuli as well as to mimic rapid eye movements like humans while studying someone's face.,technology +1679,Breaking up firms like Google won't be necessary: EU antitrust head,"EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager in an interview said that splitting up large tech companies such as Google and Facebook will not be necessary. ""Up until now we haven't had any cases that could lead to such a move,"" Vestager said. She is due to announce new draft rules for the digital sector on December 2.",technology +1680,Will spare no effort in providing level-playing field in e-comm: Govt,"Union Minister Som Parkash assured the government will not spare any efforts in maintaining a level-playing field in e-commerce. He also added that violation of government policies ""will not be tolerated any more"". He was speaking at the event to launch the logo of the upcoming e-commerce portal 'BharatEMarket' of the traders' body CAIT.",technology +1681,Twitter's market value drops by $8.8 bn after posting quarterly report,"Twitter shares plunged 21%, erasing $8.8 billion in market value, after the social media platform reported that it added only one million new daily users in its third-quarter. The company reported fewer new users despite the return of live sports as well as the US presidential election campaign that was expected to drive people to the platform.",technology +1682,Reduced App Store commission could affect our financial condition: Apple,"Apple has warned its investors in a regulatory filing that a reduction or elimination in the rate of commission charged by the company on App Store downloads could adversely affect its financial results. The company reported a record revenue of $14.5 billion in its fourth-quarter from the Services segment, which includes fees generated by App Store.",technology +1683,Keep doing what you're doing: Google to staff amid antitrust case,"Google CEO Sundar Pichai in an email to staff asked them to continue doing what they are doing amid DOJ's antitrust case. ""Scrutiny is nothing new for Google, and we look forward to presenting our case,"" he added. Google's top lawyer Kent Walker wrote to the employees separately and said, ""It's important not to get distracted by this process.""",technology +1684,Justdial's Q2 net profit falls 38.5% y-o-y to ₹47.3 crore,"Justdial has reported a fall of 38.5% year-on-year in its net profit, which stood at ₹47.3 crore, in the September quarter. Its operating revenue witnessed a decline of 30.9% year-on-year and stood at ₹167.5 crore. Justdial also said that it completed the process of buying back equity shares worth ₹220 crore, which it had announced in July.",technology +1685,IIT Roorkee makes biosensor to detect harmful detergent pollutant,"IIT Roorkee claims to have developed world's first specific reliable bacterial biosensor that detects the presence of environmental pollutant, Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate. It's highly specific for SDS and has minimal interference from other detergents, metals and inorganic ions present in the environment. It showed a satisfactory and reproducible recovery rate for SDS detection in real water samples.",technology +1686,New iPhone 12 Pro feature to help blind users detect people nearby,"Apple's iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will have a 'People Detection' feature that would help blind users locate others around them. The feature emerged from Apple’s ARKit, which combined with distance measurements provided by the iPhone's Lidar units, will help the visually impaired detect people around. The feature will be available in iOS 14.2 soon.",technology +1687,UPI records over 2 bn transactions worth ₹3.86 lakh cr in Oct,"UPI registered 2.07 billion transactions worth ₹3.86 lakh crore in October, NPCI data showed. In September, the number of UPI transactions stood at 1.80 billion with the value of the transactions at ₹3.29 lakh crore. The number of transactions via UPI had crossed the one billion mark in October 2019 for the first time since its launch.",technology +1688,Google's initial response to antitrust lawsuit set for Nov 13,"After a status hearing on Friday, US Judge Amit Mehta has asked Google to tell the US Court by November 13 how it will respond to the federal antitrust lawsuit filed against it. The two sides should then make initial disclosures about potential witnesses and evidence that may be used at trial by November 20, Judge Mehta added.",technology +1689,Tesla Full Self-Driving beta update to cut interventions by a third: Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote Tesla's new software update under its Full Self-Driving Beta programme could cut driver interventions by a third. Earlier, Tesla had started pushing the software update to owners with the early FSD beta access. Musk said the update addressed several issues and that many of the improvements consist of fixing ""silly bugs vs grand eureka moments"".",technology +1690,49 countries join US plan to keep Chinese telcos out of 5G sector,"Nearly 49 countries have joined US' ""Clean Network"" initiative that aims to limit Chinese companies' access to sectors like cloud computing and 5G mobile networks, Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, Keith Krach said. The US has imposed restrictions on companies like Huawei, alleging that they're linked to the Chinese Communist Party and pose national-security risk.",technology +1691,"Facebook starts testing Dark Mode on iOS, Android apps: Report","Facebook has started testing the Dark Mode on iOS and Android apps, tech blogger Jane Manchun Wong tweeted. Wong also shared a video on Twitter, made in collaboration with Facebook, that shows how the Dark Mode looks like in the Facebook app. The feature can be enabled from the Settings & Privacy option for users who receive the update.",technology +1692,US says Iranian hackers successfully accessed voter information,"The US has said Iranian hackers behind threatening emails sent to many Americans earlier had successfully accessed voter data. The FBI and CISA partially confirmed the authenticity of a video sent to people as part of a disinformation campaign. The video, which was sent in a pro-Trump far-right group's name, purported to show hackers breaking into a voter registration system.",technology +1693,"Apple admits AirPods Pro issues, to replace faulty ones","Apple has acknowledged that ""a small percentage of AirPods Pro may experience sound issues"" such as ""crackling or static sounds"" and faulty Active Noise Cancellation. Apple said it will replace devices with confirmed issues for free and that affected units have been manufactured before October 2020. The company published an ""AirPods Pro Service Program"" support page for the issue.",technology +1694,Imagine this tweet 8-9 years ago: Pietersen criticises ECB over tweet on IPL 2020,"Reacting to ECB's tweet wishing luck to Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer for an IPL 2020 match, Kevin Pietersen took a dig at the board, tweeting, ""Just imagine...this tweet 8-9 years ago!"" He added, ""I'm so happy these guys are benefitting positively from IPL."" Notably, Pietersen had a spat with ECB over their reluctance in allowing him to play IPL.",sports +1695,It's time to hand this team over to the next generation: CSK captain MS Dhoni,"Following their last match of IPL 2020, CSK captain MS Dhoni said, ""It's time to hand the team over to the next generation."" He added, ""We need to slightly change our core group and look for next 10 years."" Dhoni further said, ""We will come back strong. That's what we are known for."" CSK won six matches in IPL 2020.",sports +1696,"CSK end their IPL 2020 campaign with 3rd win in a row, KXIP out of playoff race","CSK defeated KXIP by nine wickets in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to end their IPL 2020 campaign with three wins in a row. With the defeat, KXIP became the second team after CSK to be eliminated from the tournament. CSK moved to seventh position on the points table, while KKR, who have one game in hand, slipped to the bottom.",sports +1697,"#DefinitelyNot trends on Twitter after Dhoni's response, users turn it into memes","Minutes after MS Dhoni said that today's match will ""definitely not"" be his last IPL match, #DefinitelyNot started trending on Twitter. Sharing a picture of Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals tweeted, ""Will we give up without a fight? #DefinitelyNot."" Meanwhile, a fan tweeted, ""From 'Consider me as retired' to '#DefinitelyNot'...2020 has been full of surprises.""",sports +1698,Maybe they thought I am retiring: Dhoni on players taking jerseys from him,"Reacting to players taking jerseys from him throughout the IPL 2020, CSK captain MS Dhoni said, ""I had retired from international cricket. Maybe they thought I am retiring from the shortest format."" Dhoni had gifted his jersey to several players including Jos Buttler, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav and Nitish Rana among others.",sports +1699,Couldn't have been more plumb: Megan Schutt mocks Gayle for taking DRS,"Australia Women cricketer Megan Schutt trolled KXIP batsman Chris Gayle for taking DRS after he was given LBW out on the bowling of CSK's Imran Tahir today. ""Couldn’t have been more plumb...What a review,"" she wrote. Gayle got out for 12 runs off 19 deliveries in KXIP's defeat against CSK.",sports +1700,"KKR knock RR out of IPL 2020, jump to 4th position from 8th on points table","KKR defeated RR by 60 runs in Dubai on Sunday to jump from eighth position to fourth position on the IPL 2020 points table. With the defeat, RR crashed out of the IPL 2020 by finishing last on the points table. The remaining three playoff spots will be decided between KKR, RCB, DC and SRH.",sports +1701,The short run has come back to bite us very hard: Rahul on KXIP's elimination,"After KXIP failed to make it to IPL 2020 playoffs, captain KL Rahul said, ""A lot could've been different."" He added, ""The short run [decision in the first match], looking back at it, it has come back to bite us very hard."" During KXIP's match against DC, the umpire declared short run despite the batsman making it to the crease.",sports +1702,"IPL shares pic of Rohit and Pant, Yuvraj trolls them over their fitness","The IPL tweeted a picture of MI captain Rohit Sharma and DC wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant with the caption, ""Still waiting for that six-hitting competition between Pant and Ro!"" Trolling the duo over fitness, Yuvraj commented, ""Or competition of fat percentage on their cheeks."" Yuvraj further wrote, ""It's like Ro is saying to Pant tere gaal jyada motey hain ya mere?""",sports +1703,Dhoni ends IPL 2020 as his statistically worst IPL season ever,"CSK captain MS Dhoni ended his IPL 2020 campaign as statistically his worst IPL season ever, scoring 200 runs. He slammed seven sixes in the tournament, his fewest in an IPL season. Further, this is the first time he failed to hit a fifty in an IPL season. His batting average of 25 is his lowest in an IPL season.",sports +1704,Aleem Dar breaks record for standing in most number of ODIs as on-field umpire,"Pakistan's 52-year-old umpire Aleem Dar has broken the record for standing in the most number of ODIs as on-field umpire, achieving the feat by standing in his 210th match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe today. Dar surpassed South African Rudi Koertzen's record of officiating in most ODIs. Dar also holds the record of umpiring in most Test matches.",sports +1705,"Cyclist shares pic of his legs after 4-hour race in Spain, says 'They seem to hurt'","Cyclist Jose Joaquin Rojas took to Instagram to share picture of his legs after a race in Spain. Rojas said he is ""ready for stage 8 of the tour"" and added that after 4 hours of pedalling non-stop at high speed ""it seems like the legs are hurting"". ""Be careful with this exploding man,"" YouTuber David Cánovas Martínez commented.",sports +1706,Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice on return from coronavirus in Juventus win,"Cristiano Ronaldo scored three minutes after coming on as a substitute before converting a penalty to lead Juventus to a 4-1 Serie A victory against Spezia. The match was Ronaldo's first since recovering from coronavirus. Ronaldo shared pictures from the match on Instagram, writing, ""Happy to be back and help the team with two goals! Well done team.""",sports +1707,"Not thinking about opposition, want to keep momentum: Rohit on MI vs SRH","MI skipper Rohit Sharma has said that all the hard work paid off as his side qualified for the playoffs of the ongoing IPL season. ""Now, one hurdle has been crossed, another small little tournament to play for us...we have one more game...we don't want to think about the opposition, we just want to...keep the momentum going,"" he added. ",sports +1708,"Dear Shaw, try & not attempt impossible shots, keep Sehwag as your role model: Manjrekar","Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has advised 20-year-old DC batsman Prithvi Shaw to not attempt ""impossible shots simply because they are impossible to pull off"". ""Keep Sehwag as your role model, see how he only stuck to shots he had the ability/confidence to pull off,"" Manjrekar added. Shaw scored 219 runs in 11 matches this IPL season at an average of 19.90. ",sports +1709,Always been a Bangalore boy in the IPL: Virat ahead of match vs DC,"Ahead of RCB's match against DC on Monday to seal a spot in the playoffs, their Delhi-born captain Virat Kohli clarified that he will always be a 'Bangalore boy' in the IPL. ""(I have) never sort of drifted towards Delhi,"" Virat said. RCB have lost their last three matches and are now locked at 14 points with DC.",sports +1710,"Disappointed, we couldn't soak in the pressure: Rahul as KXIP knocked out of IPL","After KXIP were knocked out of the IPL following their defeat against CSK, skipper KL Rahul said his side couldn't ""soak in the pressure"" of the must-win match. ""Disappointed...we didn't have results going our way in the first-half...[but] really proud that we gave ourselves an opportunity to come into the top four...hopefully [we'll] come back stronger next year,"" he added. ",sports +1711,Our batsmen didn't take responsibility: Smith after loss to KKR,"RR captain Steve Smith blamed his batsmen for irresponsible batting after his side lost to KKR on Sunday, leading to their elimination from IPL 2020. ""Losing four in the Powerplay, it was always going to be tough from there... Our batters, the top four or five didn't take responsibility perhaps,"" Smith said. Chasing 192, RR were restricted to 131/9.",sports +1712,I’m getting out as soon as my blood is getting hot: Andre Russell ,"KKR all-rounder Andre Russell, who returned from an injury against RR on Sunday, attributed his poor run with the bat this season to his inability to convert starts. ""As soon as I start to sweat and my blood's getting hot, I'm ready to go, you know, I get out,"" Russell said. Against RR, Russell smashed three sixes for 11-ball 25.",sports +1713,Was aware of the net run rate but needed to win first: KKR's Morgan,"After the 60-run win against RR on Sunday, KKR captain Eoin Morgan said his side was more focussed on winning rather than the net run rate since a loss would have ended their campaign this season. ""Yes, I was aware of the numbers (about net run rate) but you need to first get yourself into a winning position,"" said Morgan.",sports +1714,"He told me to work on my off-side shots, it's showing now: Ishan on Dravid's advice","Talking about his performance in the IPL, MI batsman Ishan Kishan, who has scored 395 runs in 11 matches, said that he has been working on his off-side shots and it's showing in the tournament. ""[Playing on off-side] wasn't my strength initially, and I knew, even Rahul Dravid sir told me that I need to work on [it],"" he added. ",sports +1715,"Kohli, De Villiers not delivering to standards they've set for themselves: Aakash","Talking about RCB's five-wicket defeat against SRH on Saturday, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said that the ""game was all about Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers"". ""Kohli and AB are going to pay a huge price for their own success because they have set the yardstick very high and the two of them are not delivering to the standards,"" he stated. ",sports +1716,"Harris, Pucovski break Waugh brothers' Sheffield Shield record with 486-run stand",Victoria batsmen Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski have broken Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh's 30-year-old record for the highest partnership in Sheffield Shield history with their 486-run stand against South Australia. The Waugh brothers had stitched a 464-run partnership for New South Wales against Western Australia in 1990. Pucovski finished the innings with his career-best 255*(386).,sports +1717,Mercedes bag record 7th F1 constructors’ title as Hamilton wins at Imola,"Mercedes secured their record-breaking seventh consecutive constructors' title on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola in Italy. Hamilton beat his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by 5.7 seconds. ""What an incredible achievement for all of you. I am so proud of everybody and I am so grateful to be a part of it,"" Hamilton said. ",sports +1718,1966 World Cup winner and Man Utd legend Bobby Charlton diagnosed with dementia,"Ex-Manchester United midfielder Bobby Charlton, who lifted the 1966 World Cup with England, has been diagnosed with dementia. This comes days after the death of his former teammate Nobby Stiles. Charlton scored 249 goals for United and 49 goals for England. The 83-year-old has become the fifth player from the 1966 World Cup-winning team to have been diagnosed with dementia.",sports +1719,"18 Trump rallies led to over 30k COVID-19 cases, likely over 700 deaths: Study","About 18 election rallies by US President Donald Trump between June 20 and September 22 are estimated to have led to over 30,000 coronavirus cases and likely led to around 700 deaths, a study by Stanford University researchers stated. The communities in which Trump rallies took place paid a high price in terms of disease and death, the researchers said.",world +1720,"WHO chief in quarantine, says 'identified as contact of COVID-19 +ve person'","World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has tweeted, ""I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19."" ""I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days...and work from home,"" he added. ""This is how we will break chains of COVID-19 transmission,"" he further said.",world +1721,Obama shoots three pointer while on campaign trail for Biden; LeBron comments,"Former US President Barack Obama shared a video showing him shooting a three-pointer while on the campaign trail for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Obama made the shot just before leaving a gymnasium and said, ""That's what I do!"" Commenting on the video, basketball player LeBron James wrote, ""That's what you do huh?? Ok ok I see. All cash!""",world +1722,Pak's move on Gilgit-Baltistan intends to camouflage its illegal occupation: India,"India has rejected Pakistan's move of granting provisional-provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, adding that the attempt is ""intended to camouflage its (Pakistan's) illegal occupation"". Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said ""the area of so-called Gilgit-Baltistan"" is an integral part of India and Pakistan has no locus standi on territories illegally occupied by it.",world +1723,Story of 'Forest Man of India' included in curriculum of US schools,"The story of 'Forest Man of India', Jadav Payeng, has been included in curriculum of schools in Bristol in US' Connecticut. ""The students are studying about...Payeng as a part of their ecology lesson,"" Navamee Sharma, a teacher at a school in Bristol, said. Payeng from Assam began planting trees in his village in 1979 and single-handedly raised a 550-hectare forest.",world +1724,At least 10 dead as 2020's strongest typhoon hits Philippines,"At least 10 people died and three others were missing after Typhoon Goni, the world's strongest typhoon this year, hit the Philippines, a government report said. A lawmaker said that over 300 houses were buried under volcanic rocks and mudflows from Mayon Volcano in the Albay province in Bicol region. The dead and missing were all in Bicol, authorities said.",world +1725,Journo tweets about being racially targeted 3 times in an hour at US airport,"A woman journalist tweeted about being racially targeted three times in an hour at a US airport, saying, ""An older man...said to me 'Ni Hao. Ching Chong'. 'Ching Chong' is a racial slur."" ""Minutes later...a young man...asked me if I spoke English,"" Amara Walker wrote. ""I'm still shaken and utterly confused as to the sequence of events today,"" she added.",world +1726,6-year-old's 'ABC rap' about careers goes viral; Michelle Obama comments,"A 6-year-old boy's 'ABC rap' about careers has gone viral on social media, with former US First Lady Michelle Obama sharing the kid's video. ""This video put a smile on my face. I hope this gives us a moment to pause and think about our kids right now,"" she wrote. The 2.30-minute clip also features the child's father.",world +1727,China begins world's biggest census drive to count its population,"China on Sunday began the world's biggest exercise of counting population, which it does once in 10 years. About 70 lakh census takers began door-to-door survey for the seventh census in the country to account for China's population. The census collects data including name, ID number, gender, marital status, education, and profession of Chinese citizens, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.",world +1728,70-yr-old pulled out alive from debris of collapsed Turkey building after 33hrs,A 70-year-old man was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey after being buried for 33 hours following an earthquake which struck Turkey's Aegean coast and Greek islands. The man was rescued from one of 20 residential buildings destroyed in Izmir's Bayrakli district. Over 60 people have lost their lives in the country because of the earthquake.,world +1729,Man held after dumping human head in recycle bin in Spain; video surfaces,"A man was spotted dumping a human head in a recycling bin in Spain's Huelva and was arrested from a nearby flat, where the officers also discovered the body of the dead man. Police were alerted when the accused was seen carrying the head that was poking out of a bag, with some witnesses mistaking it as a Halloween joke.",world +1730,"Biden's son spent ₹15L on 'live cam' porn site, ₹8L in strip club: Reports","US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden reportedly spent $11,400 (over ₹8 lakh) in a single night at a strip club and $21,000 (over ₹15 lakh) on an adult 'live cam' porn website. ""Hunter's spending on porn sites is staggering. At one point his credit card was rejected...because it was maxed out,"" a report quoted a source.",world +1731,Aus marks 1st day of no domestic COVID-19 transmission since June 9,"Australia on Sunday marked the first day without a domestic transmission of coronavirus since June 9, Health Minister Greg Hunt said. ""Thank you to all of our amazing health and public health workers and above all else the Australian people,"" he tweeted. Victoria state, Australia's coronavirus hotspot, saw zero new daily infections and no deaths for the second straight day.",world +1732,"Trump didn't take pandemic seriously, focused on feeding his ego: Obama","Former US President Barack Obama said that President Donald Trump didn't take the pandemic seriously and accused Trump of focusing on ""feeding his ego"". Trump has treated ""the presidency as anything more than a reality show to give him the attention that he craves"", he added. ""Unfortunately, the rest of us have to live with the consequences,"" he further said.",world +1733,"Google, Apple, 44 others support challenge to block H-1B visa changes","Google, Apple and 44 other US firms and organisations filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging upcoming rule changes to H-1B visa eligibility. The lawsuit was recently filed by the US Chamber of Commerce along with others, including 12 organisations and universities. The rules will ""stifle the ability of American companies to hire and retain global talent"", Twitter said.",world +1734,Canada sword attacker not associated with any terror group: Police,"The man who carried out a sword attack in Canada's Quebec city that left two people dead and five others injured isn't associated with any terrorist group, Quebec Police Chief Robert Pigeon said. ""Everything leads us to believe he chose his victims at random,"" he added. The incident began on Saturday night, on Halloween, and ended after a three-hour manhunt.",world +1735,China can't rely on old model for economic development: Xi Jinping,"China's President Xi Jinping has said the country can no longer rely on its past economic development model of depending on global exports. He further said to ensure China's industrial and national security, they must build self-controlled and reliable domestic production. No disruption of industrial and supply chain at crucial moment is a key feature for economic power, Jinping added.",world +1736,Primary suspect in Charlie Hebdo attack trial tests COVID-19 +ve ,"The primary suspect in a trial over the attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's office in 2015 has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyers said. The trial of alleged accomplices to the attackers has been suspended until Wednesday. The resumption of the trial will depend on COVID-19 test results of other suspects, the presiding judge said.",world +1737,Will fight till Armenian forces leave disputed region: Azerbaijan,"Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said that he wanted to end the conflict in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions through negotiations as long as it ends with ethnic Armenian forces withdrawing from there. Otherwise, our troops will ""go to the end"", he added. ""We will continue by any means to restore our territorial integrity,"" he added. ",world +1738,US special forces rescue American kidnapped by armed men in Nigeria,"US special forces have rescued an American citizen who had been kidnapped by armed men in an operation in Nigeria, US President Donald Trump tweeted. ""Our Nation salutes the courageous soldiers...and celebrates the safe return of yet another American,"" he added. The US forces have suffered zero casualties during the operation but the kidnappers have ""suffered gravely"", Trump further said.",world +1739,Macau's gambling revenues fall 72.5% y-o-y in October,"Gambling revenue in Macau plunged 72.5% in October year-on-year due to the impact of COVID-19-induced travel restrictions. The figure, released by Macau’s government on Sunday for October stood at around $914 million, was in line with analyst expectations of a 72%-74% drop. Gambling revenues have dropped since February, with the last six months posting an over 90% drop.",world +1740,French Police make new arrests over Nice church attack,"French Police have arrested two more people in connection with a knife attack that left three people dead at a church in France's Nice. The police have arrested a total of six people in the case so far. The suspected attacker, a 21-year-old from Tunisia, is in a hospital in critical condition after being shot by police.",world +1741,China to begin work of Sichuan-Tibet Railway close to Arunachal,"China is set to start construction of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway between Ya'an in Sichuan province and Linzhi in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, the state-run China News reported. This comes after China Railway announced on Saturday the bidding results for the power supply project, and construction of two tunnels and a bridge of the Ya'an-Linzhi section.",world +1742,"Deaths from earthquake in Turkey, Greece rise to 60, over 900 injured","The death toll from Friday's earthquake in Turkey and Greece rose to 60, authorities said. Of these, 58 deaths were reported in Turkey, while the Turkish disaster management agency said that over 900 people were left injured in the country. A 70-year-old man was rescued from the rubble after midnight on Sunday around 34 hours after the earthquake struck.",world +1743,Protesters in Mexico burn Trump's effigy over US migration policies,"Protesters in Mexico burned effigies of President Donald Trump and an American border guard on the US border in protest of Trump's migration policies. The protesters also urged Americans to vote against Trump in the upcoming US Presidential election. ""[Democratic Nominee Joe] Biden has promised us a humanitarian migration reform, we'll be watching to ensure...promises are kept,"" an activist said.",world +1744,"TN Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, who tested COVID-19 +ve, dies at 72","Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, who had tested positive for coronavirus, has passed away at the age of 72. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit condoled the death of Doraikkannu. ""He handled Ministry of Agriculture with full dedication and engraved his strong mark. His untimely demise is an irreparable loss to the people of Tamil Nadu,"" Purohit said.",politics +1745,MP BJP candidate Imarti Devi barred from campaigning for one day,"The Election Commission has barred Madhya Pradesh BJP candidate Imarti Devi from campaigning in the state for one day on November 1 for violating the Model Code of Conduct. The EC had on Tuesday issued a notice to Imarti Devi for allegedly describing a political rival as ""insane"" and making remarks against women members of his family.",politics +1746,BJP worker found hanging from tree in WB; party alleges murder,"The body of 34-year-old BJP worker, Bijoy Shil, was found hanging from a tree in Nadia district of West Bengal on Sunday. The party's West Bengal unit alleged that it was a murder, adding, ""Same pattern in every murder by the goons...These political 'Murders' must stop."" This is said to be third such incident within a month.",politics +1747,Hate speeches by leaders not good for healthy democracy: Rajnath Singh,"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said elections shouldn't be fought and won by spreading hatred among people. Singh added that there should be no place for ""bitterness and acidic remarks"" in a healthy democracy. He also expressed confidence that NDA will win the Bihar elections and asserted that the exit of LJP won't impact the poll prospects of the ruling alliance.",politics +1748,Sedition case filed against Jharkhand BJP chief ahead of by-poll,"A sedition case was registered against Jharkhand BJP chief Deepak Prakash on Saturday for allegedly trying to destabilise the state government, police said. Prakash had said in a press conference that BJP will form the government in the state in the next two-three months. ""If the Hemant Soren government has guts, it must arrest me within 24 hours,"" Prakash said.",politics +1749,"Vote for the hand, vote for Cong: BJP's Scindia mistakenly appeals","In a slip of tongue, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday asked the people at a rally in Madhya Pradesh to ""press the button with the symbol of the hand and vote for Congress"" before correcting himself. Scindia was campaigning for BJP's Imarti Devi in Dabra ahead of the by-polls to 28 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh on November 3.",politics +1750,"JD(U), Congress workers clash in Bihar, 6 people injured","Janata Dal (United) and Congress workers clashed at Narayanpur village amid the ongoing Assembly elections in Bihar's Gopalganj district late at night on Saturday. Six people sustained injuries, including one person whose condition is stated to be critical following the clashes. The district administration deployed additional security forces in the area to maintain law and order situation.",politics +1751,Congress district president beaten up by 2 sisters over sexual harassment,"Congress' Jalaun district president Anuj Mishra was beaten up by two sisters on Sunday for allegedly sexually harassing them. A video of the incident went viral on social media. ""He was sexually harassing us for many days. We complained about him to UP Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu but no action was taken,"" the women said.",politics +1752,"Nitish may quit NDA, try to challenge PM Modi in 2024: Chirag Paswan","LJP chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday said Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was called ""palturam"" or turncoat due to his ""frequent acts of paltimaar"". Saying that Nitish had snapped ties with BJP and joined RJD earlier, Paswan added, ""He may once again try to form next government with (RJD-led) Grand Alliance...try to project himself as alternative to PM Modi in 2024.""",politics +1753,"Scindia offered me ₹50 cr, minister post for joining BJP: MP Cong leader","Former MP minister and Congress leader Umang Singhar on Saturday alleged he was offered ₹50 crore and a ministerial post by BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia to switch over to the saffron party. Scindia told him that he has ""no future"" in Congress party, Singhar claimed. ""I told Scindia ji I don't believe in politics of opportunism,"" said Singhar.",politics +1754,NDA ensured free grains for poor till Chhath Puja: PM at Bihar rally,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday while addressing a poll rally in Bihar said the NDA government has ensured free grains for the poor till Chhath Puja and the women shouldn't worry about celebrations. Whether the government of NDA is at Centre or in Bihar, the efforts have been as big as challenges faced by the government, PM Modi stated.",politics +1755,"Yes, I'm dog: Scindia claims Kamal Nath called him 'Kutta', Cong denies","BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday claimed that Congress leader Kamal Nath called him a ""dog"", which the Congress party has denied. Scindia said, ""Yes, Kamal Nath, I am a dog because I am a servant of the people...because a dog protects its owner."" He added, ""If someone brings corrupt and ill-intended policies then this dog will bite that person.""",politics +1756,No dengue deaths reported in Delhi this year: Kejriwal,"Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said there were no deaths due to dengue in the national capital this year. Under Delhi government's '10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute' campaign, the Chief Minister and government officials engaged with the citizens through social media, asking them to check for conditions in their houses which would encourage mosquito breeding, and eliminate them.",politics +1757,RJD wants 'jungle raj' to return: PM Modi at poll rally in Bihar,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised RJD while addressing election rally in Bihar's Motihari and said, ""If they come back, jungle raj will be back in the state."" PM Modi said, ""They think how can the lantern rule return, we think how can we light up your homes with LED bulbs. They only want the return of jungle raj.""",politics +1758,Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's hotel demolished in UP,"A hotel owned by gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's wife and sons in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district was demolished on Sunday. Ghazipur Sub-Divisional Magistrate said the map of Hotel Ghazal, which was constructed on the first floor, was not approved. ""Uttar Pradesh government is conspiring against my family members, including my brother Mukhtar Ansari,"" said Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari.",politics +1759,₹1 crore cash seized from relative of BJP Dubbak by-poll candidate,"An illegal money transfer racket was busted in Telangana on Sunday and ₹1 crore 'unaccounted' cash was seized from a relative of M Raghunandan Rao, BJP candidate for Dubbak by-poll. Acting on a tip, two people, including Rao's brother-in-law, were nabbed in Begumpet while they were transporting money, meant to be distributed to voters, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said.",politics +1760,"Sushant issue has not faded, CBI is investigating: Bihar CM Nitish","Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has not faded away due to the state Assembly elections. He said, ""The CBI is investigating the case. It is the CBI's duty, and everything is being done."" He added, ""CBI will probe the case, we are now busy in the elections.""",politics +1761,Delhi BJP asks Arvind Kejriwal to reduce COVID-19 testing price,"The BJP's Delhi unit on Friday requested CM Arvind Kejriwal to reduce the prices of the RT-PCR test being charged by private hospitals and laboratories. ""People of Delhi...are forced to pay almost four times more than the patients in NCR cities for COVID-19 testing,"" the party's spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said. Presently, the charges are capped at ₹2,400.",politics +1762,AAP rejects Punjab CM's appeal to meet President over farm laws,"Aam Aadmi Party has rejected Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's appeal to all MLAs to accompany him to meet President Ram Nath Kovind to request him to give his assent to the state's amended farm laws, calling it ""political drama"". AAP's Harpal Singh Cheema said there was no point in meeting the President as the Governor had not signed the bills.",politics +1763,"Akhilesh asks EC to deploy forces, says BJP misusing power for votes","Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has urged Election Commission to deploy security forces in sensitive places where by-polls will be held in Uttar Pradesh. He said, ""BJP ministers are camping in these areas. Basic Education Minister is asking teachers to get votes polled for BJP. They have threatened village heads and police."" He added, ""BJP doesn't shy from any malpractice.""",politics +1764,Won't be surprised if Tejashwi becomes Bihar CM: Shiv Sena MP Raut,"Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that he won't be surprised if Tejashwi Yadav goes on to become the Chief Minister of Bihar after the assembly elections. Raut said, ""A young man without any support, whose family members are in jail and CBI and IT Department is behind him, is challenging everyone in a state like Bihar.""",politics +1765,"MCDs have looted Delhi, hand them over to AAP: Saurabh Bharadwaj","Citing alleged financial crisis in the BJP-run Municipal Corporation departments in Delhi, AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the civic bodies have looted the Delhi people and they should be handed over to AAP. ""The AAP will put MCDs in the surplus budget,"" Bharadwaj added. He also said that inhuman behaviour of BJP has maligned the image of the city.",politics +1766,New farms laws will weaken nation's foundation: Rahul Gandhi,"Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the three new farm laws enacted by the Centre will ""weaken"" the foundation of the nation, and asked PM Narendra Modi to reconsider the laws. He added, ""If there are less number of mandis, then increase it, and if there are flaws in the MSP, then rectify it, but don't destroy the entire system.""",politics +1767,"Will continue fight against power bills, pollution: Delhi BJP chief","Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta on Saturday said that the party will continue its struggle against problems faced by citizens of Delhi, like 'huge' power bills and pollution. ""[BJP] workers served every poor and needy person of Delhi at the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi without any discrimination and politics during the lockdown,"" he said. ",politics +1768,BJP to conduct registration drive for graduate voters in Pune,"The BJP will conduct a registration drive for graduate voters in Pune on Sunday. ""Our target is to register 25,000 voters...The BJP is going to put up registration centres near housing societies for voters' comfort,"" BJP secretary Rajesh Pande said. BJP reportedly claimed to have registered over 40,000 voters by using various virtual platforms amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Pune.",politics +1769,"Big B recalls fighting real tiger, says 'You've no idea how strong a tiger is'","Amitabh Bachchan shared a picture from the shoot of his 1977 film 'Khoon Pasina' and wrote, ""Never realised when Costume Department gave me this jacket...I'd have to fight a real tiger!!"" ""You've no idea how strong a tiger is...An ordeal I shall never forget,"" he added. A scene in the film showed Bachchan fighting a tiger with his bare hands.",entertainment +1770,YouTuber Bhuvan Bam tests positive for coronavirus,"YouTuber Bhuvan Bam, who runs the popular YouTube channel 'BB Ki Vines', took to Instagram on Sunday to share the news that he has tested positive for coronavirus. ""Beetey kuch dino se tabiyat kharab chal rahi hai (I have been feeling unwell for a while). Test results have come and I am COVID-19 positive,"" the 26-year-old YouTuber wrote on Instagram.",entertainment +1771,KBC hijacked by communists: Agnihotri on question on burning 'Manusmriti',"Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri shared a clip from Kaun Banega Crorepati season 12 wherein host Amitabh Bachchan asked a question related to BR Ambedkar burning Manusmriti. ""KBC has been hijacked by [communists]. Innocent kids, learn this is how cultural wars are [won]. It's called coding,"" Agnihotri tweeted. Meanwhile, a journalist wrote that KBC and Bachchan are the new target for trolls.",entertainment +1772,Kajal performs 'Jeelakarra Bellam' ritual at her wedding ceremony,"Actress Kajal Aggarwal and businessman Gautam Kitchlu performed 'Jeelakarra Bellam' ritual at their wedding as tribute to their connections with South India. ""It signifies the union of bride and groom,"" Kajal wrote on Instagram. ""Jeelakarra (cumin) and bellam (jaggery) are made into thick paste and put on betel leaf. Bride and groom put it on each other's head,"" she added.",entertainment +1773,"McConaughey reveals where his 'Alright, Alright, Alright' dialogue came from","Matthew McConaughey has explained how he ad-libbed his famous 'Alright, alright, alright' line from 'Dazed and Confused' based on his character's motivations. ""There wasn't a word written for that...scene...I said, 'I'm in my 1970 Chevelle...Wooderson's about getting high...He's about rock and roll',"" McConaughey said. ""I heard 'Action' and I looked up, 'Aright, alright, alright!',"" he added. + +",entertainment +1774,Not against women working: Mukesh on 'MeToo began as women started working' remark,"Actor Mukesh Khanna, who was criticised for saying ""MeToo problem began after women stepped out to work"", has issued a clarification. ""I'm not against women working...Let me show you my full interview...from which this 'controversial statement' has been taken to malign me,"" he wrote while sharing a video. ""You can see...in this interview how I respect women,"" Mukesh added.",entertainment +1775,1st pic from Kajal Aggarwal & Gautam Kitchlu's reception surfaces,"The first picture from actress Kajal Aggarwal and her husband, entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu's wedding reception has surfaced online. While Kajal can be seen dressed in a golden outfit, Gautam is dressed in a black suit. The couple got married in a private ceremony in Mumbai on Friday. Earlier, Kajal took to Instagram to share pictures from their wedding ceremony.",entertainment +1776,Shahid & I were not even friends who hung out: Amrita on link-up rumours,"Amrita Rao, in an interview with Times of India, spoke about dealing with link-up rumours while working with Shahid Kapoor. ""Shahid was always in a relationship when I was his co-star...[We] have only been very good colleagues, we were not even friends who hung out with each other,"" she said. ""We've tremendous respect for each other as artists,"" added Amrita.",entertainment +1777,Men never molested women at home according to him: Sona on Mukesh's remark,"Singer Sona Mohapatra has criticised actor Mukesh Khanna's remark wherein he said that the ""MeToo problem began when women stepped out to work"". ""Men never ever molested or assaulted women and children inside homes according to this fellow who is best ignored. Tacky [mandbuddhi],"" she tweeted. ""The sad truth is there are...more such regressive mindsets around us everywhere,"" Sona added. ",entertainment +1778,"Actress Amrita Rao, RJ Anmol blessed with a baby boy","Actress Amrita Rao and her husband RJ Anmol have been blessed with a baby boy. The couple welcomed their first child on Sunday morning. ""Both the mother and baby are healthy and doing well. The family is ecstatic and both Amrita and RJ Anmol thank everyone for their wishes and blessings,"" their spokesperson said in a statement.",entertainment +1779,Can put Dhruv Rathee in jail for lying in video for which he got ₹60L: Kangana,"After YouTuber Dhruv Rathee responded to a Twitter user's claim that a ""major YouTuber"" was paid money to make a video on Kangana Ranaut, the actress tweeted, ""Of course this dimwit gets money...[for]...fake videos."" ""I can get him behind bars for lying about BMC notice for my house in his video for which he got paid ₹60 lakh,"" she added.",entertainment +1780,I want my films to reach as many people as possible: Kiara Advani,"Commenting on her film 'Laxmii' releasing on a digital platform instead of movie theatres due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kiara Advani said, ""As an actor, I just want my films to reach as many people as possible."" Stating that the film was made for a theatrical release, the actress said, ""We'll miss the community watching aspect.""",entertainment +1781,A bliss to see him shining: Sonu on travelling to Dubai with Sanjay,"Singer Sonu Nigam posted a picture on Instagram, in which he can be seen posing with Sanjay Dutt in a private jet, and wrote, ""Off to Dubai once again.... a bliss to see him (Sanjay) shining."" The actor, who recently announced his recovery from lung cancer, reportedly flew to Dubai to visit his wife and children. ",entertainment +1782,My primary job is to act and I love doing that: Saqib Saleem,"Saqib Saleem, who has worked in films as well as digital platforms, said he does not differentiate between the mediums and added, ""My primary job is to act...I love doing that...films and web aren't different for me."" Saqib has starred in web series 'Crackdown' and 'Rangbaaz' and will be next seen in Ranveer Singh starrer '83'.",entertainment +1783,Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda invests in EV startup Watts and Volts,"Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda said he has invested in Watts and Volts, a Hyderabad-based electric vehicle (EV) startup. Deverakonda made the announcement at the launch of the Telangana government's new Electric Vehicle Policy on Friday. ""We are working on electric cycles, bikes and scooties that will eliminate pollution,"" said Deverakonda, adding that the startup will begin operations in 2021. ",entertainment +1784,Shehnaaz Gill to return to Bigg Boss house for guest appearance ,"Bigg Boss season 14's latest promo has revealed that the reality show's former contestant Shehnaaz Gill will enter the Bigg Boss house in the upcoming episode as a guest. The promo video showed Shehnaaz interacting with host Salman Khan from inside the house. Posting the clip on Instagram, Shehnaaz wrote, ""Did you guys miss me yet?""",entertainment +1785,"Soumitra Chatterjee's haemoglobin count drops, given blood transfusion","Actor Soumitra Chatterjee was given a blood transfusion on Sunday after his haemoglobin count dropped. ""His bleeding... is not... controlled fully. His haemoglobin is fluctuating. We had to transfuse four units of blood... every passing day we may be losing ground,"" one of the attending doctors said. ""His organ functions are holding on... oxygen part is satisfactory,"" the doctor added. ",entertainment +1786,Joey King to star in upcoming 'The Princess' movie,"Hollywood actress Joey King, who featured in the 2018 film 'The Kissing Booth' and its sequel, will star in the upcoming film 'The Princess', Deadline reported. Reportedly, the film will be a combination of 'Rapunzel' and 'The Raid', and will release on a digital platform. According to reports, Joey is also in talks to join Brad Pitt in 'Bullet Train'.",entertainment +1787,"Suhana recreates Ariana's look from new album for Halloween, shares pic ","Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan recreated Ariana Grande's look from her new album 'Positions' for Halloween and posted the picture on Instagram stories. She paired a crop top with a skirt and also wore a black hairband to copy the Grammy-winner's hairstyle. ""Being Ariana every Halloween. Manifestation,"" she wrote in the caption. ",entertainment +1788,Celebrating 125 years of togetherness: Ayushmann on wedding anniversary,"On their 12th wedding anniversary, Ayushmann Khurrana shared a post for his wife Tahira Kashyap on Instagram and wrote, ""Celebrating 125 years of togetherness...because I know that I know you from centuries and time immemorial."" Alongside a picture of him and Tahira, he added, ""You're my companion, lover, personal stand-up comedian, life coach and above all my best friend."" ",entertainment +1789,Gigi shares 1st family pic with Zayn and their daughter ,"Gigi Hadid took to Instagram to share the first family photo with Zayn Malik and their daughter as the couple dressed up to celebrate Halloween 2020. The model covered her daughter's face with a Hulk GIF and captioned the picture, ""My first Halloween"". While Gigi dressed as a character from 'Metroid' video game, Zayn wore a Harry Potter inspired outfit. ",entertainment +1790,"See you up there, Sean: De Niro on Sean Connery's death","Actors Robert De Niro and Kevin Costner, who shared screen space with Sean Connery in 'The Untouchables', mourned the Hollywood star's death. ""He seemed much younger than 90; I expected and hoped he'd be with us much longer. See you up there, Sean,"" De Niro told Deadline. ""He was the biggest star that I ever worked with,"" Costner tweeted. ",entertainment +1791,I am nervous about the idea of motherhood: Amrita Rao,"Actress Amrita Rao, who entered the ninth month of her pregnancy in October, said the idea of motherhood makes her nervous. ""I am nervous about the idea of motherhood, but...when you see your baby's face the mother in you effortlessly awakens,"" she told Times of India. ""I'm looking forward to being a friend to this little wonder,"" she added.",entertainment +1792,"Sushant issue has not faded, CBI is investigating: Bihar CM Nitish","Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has not faded away due to the state Assembly elections. He said, ""The CBI is investigating the case. It is the CBI's duty, and everything is being done."" He added, ""CBI will probe the case, we are now busy in the elections.""",entertainment +1793,We want to see our fans in India and perform in person: BTS,"In a recent interview, the members of K-pop boy band BTS thanked their fans in India and said that they wish to perform in the country. ""Thank you for the love and support... we want to be there and see all the armies in India... we want to... say Namaste... and just give our voices in person,"" they told NDTV. ",entertainment +1794,BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé launched in India starting at ₹39.3 lakh,"The first-ever BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé was launched in India with progressive design and exhilarating driving dynamics, the company said. The 2 Series GC has a coupé roofline and frameless doors alongside BMW TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder engine exuding powerful 190 HP. BMW said the 2 Series GC is a combination of extroverted aesthetics and extravagant performance.",automobile +1795,"Maharashtra invites Tesla, holds video call with its executives","Maharashtra has invited US electric-car maker Tesla, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering India next year. In a tweet on Thursday, state Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state. +",automobile +1796,"Musk cuts Tesla Model S price to $69,420 after rival prices its car cheaper","Tesla CEO Elon Musk cut Tesla Model S price to $69,420 after rival Lucid Motors announced Lucid Air sedan will cost $77,400 minus $7,500 US tax credit (effective price to $69,900). Musk has cut Tesla Model S price twice in one week. The figures '69' and '420' in the $69,420 price tag are reportedly intentional by Musk as a joke.",automobile +1797,Foxconn aims to supply components for 10% of global EVs by 2027,"Apple supplier Foxconn aims to provide components or services for 10% of the world's electric vehicles (EVs) by between 2025 and 2027. Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way said the firm has been in talks with multiple car manufacturers for future cooperation. Foxconn is planning to launch its first solid-state battery for EVs in 2024, Liu said.",automobile +1798,NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of Moon,"NASA on Monday announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed there's water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth. +",science +1799,Remdesivir becomes first drug to be fully approved for COVID-19 by US,"The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead's antiviral drug remdesivir for treating patients hospitalised with COVID-19, making it the first and only drug approved for the disease in the US. Remdesivir was given to President Donald Trump this month when he was diagnosed with COVID-19. It was originally developed as a treatment for Ebola and Hepatitis C.",science +1800,Bharat Biotech's 'COVAXIN' gets approval for phase 3 trials in India,"Covaxin, the coronavirus vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech and ICMR, has received the approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct the third phase of clinical trials. The study would cover 28,500 participants aged 18 years and above across 10 states. The Serum Institute of India began phase 3 clinical trial of Oxford vaccine last month.",science +1801,Engineers create white paint that reflects 95.5% of sunlight,"Engineers from Purdue University developed a new white paint using calcium carbonate fillers which absorb almost no ultraviolet rays. It'd replace the need for air conditioning by absorbing nearly no solar energy and sending heat away from the building, researchers said. During testing, the acrylic remained 10°C below surrounding temperature at night and at least 1.7°C lower under direct sun.",science +1802,"5,000 insects released in Amsterdam to stop spread of Japanese knotweed","The Dutch government has released 5,000 Japanese leaf fleas in Amsterdam in an attempt to stop the spread of the invasive Japanese knotweed. Knotweed spreads rapidly and can cause damage to buildings, pipes and roads. Laboratory tests suggest the leaf fleas, known as Aphalara itadori, can kill young shoots and potentially stop the plant growing by sucking up its sap.",science +1803,"Astronaut votes from ISS, NASA shares pic of voting booth","NASA astronaut Kate Rubins cast her vote in the US Presidential election from the International Space Station (ISS). A photo shared by NASA Astronauts on Twitter showed Rubins in front of a handwritten sign that read ""ISS voting booth"". Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in space, had earlier said that ""it's critical to participate in our democracy"".",science +1804,OnePlus launches video titled 'Stop at Nothing' featuring Kalki Koechlin,"OnePlus has released a new video titled 'Stop at Nothing' featuring actress Kalki Koechlin. The video, shot on the newly-launched OnePlus 8T 5G, aims to bring focus on the mental aspect of smartphone usage with digital consciousness and overall digital well-being. The OnePlus 8T enables users to use their device with no limitations– to create, connect, and collaborate, OnePlus said.",technology +1805,Lawnmower robot in Germany messages owner as thief tries to steal it,"A lawnmower robot in Germany sent a message to its owner that it had flipped upside down while a thief tried to steal it. The owner spotted a thief with the robot tucked under his arm when he went outside to the lawn to check on the device. Caught in the act, the thief dropped the lawnmower robot and escaped.",technology +1806,Instagram temporarily removes 'Recent' tab from hashtag pages in US,"Instagram has temporarily removed the 'Recent' tab from hashtag pages in the US ahead of the upcoming elections. ""We are doing this to reduce the real-time spread of potentially harmful content that could pop up around the election,"" Instagram wrote. The 'Recent' tab is shown to users along with the 'Top' tab when they search by tags.",technology +1807,"Parliamentary panel questions Google, Paytm on China links: Reports","The joint parliamentary panel on the Personal Data Protection Bill asked Google and Paytm to explain their relationship with China, media reports said. The panel also provided the firms time to submit written responses on several issues including structure, data processing and protection, privacy and tax regimes. Google officials were also asked about the need for regulating the company.",technology +1808,Google Meet starts rolling out custom backgrounds to web users,"Google Meet has started rolling out the custom backgrounds feature to web users. The feature will allow users to use Google's ""hand-picked images"", which include abstract backgrounds, or upload their own image as backgrounds during meetings. As of now, the feature will work on ChromeOS and on the Chrome browser on Windows and Mac desktop devices.",technology +1809,Nokia shares fall 18% after CEO's 'will invest whatever it takes on 5G' remark,"Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia's shares fell almost 18% after CEO Pekka Lundmark said Nokia will ""invest whatever it takes to win in 5G"". The company on Thursday cut its full-year profit and margin forecasts. ""We expect to stabilise our financial performance in 2021 and deliver progressive improvement towards our long-term goal after that,"" Lundmark said.",technology +1810,Indian Army develops messaging application 'SAI',"Indian Army has developed a messaging application, the 'Secure Application for Internet' (SAI), that supports end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for Android platform over the internet. SAI will be utilised pan Army to facilitate secure messaging within the service. The application has been vetted by CERT-In empanelled auditor and the Army Cyber Group.",technology +1811,Policies used in India helped stop abuse before US polls: Zuckerberg,Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the policies that Facebook used during elections in countries like India and Indonesia have helped in stopping abuse ahead of US elections. Zuckerberg noted that the next week will be a test for Facebook in the US. He added Facebook is focused on issues like voter suppression and has worked with experts in the space.,technology +1812,Amazon expects to incur $4 billion in COVID-19-related costs in Q4,"Amazon is expecting to incur $4 billion in COVID-related costs in the fourth quarter. In its third-quarter earnings call, Amazon said it has recorded $7.5 billion in COVID-19-related costs this year. It also added that its operating income for the last three months of the year will be between $1 billion and $4.5 billion.",technology +1813,Alibaba-owned Lazada suffers data hack of 1.1 million accounts,"Personal information from 1.1 million RedMart user accounts was stolen from and sold online in a data breach. Alibaba-owned Singapore firm Lazada, which owns RedMart, said that personal information stolen included encrypted passwords and partial credit card numbers. ""This RedMart-only information is more than 18 months out of date and not linked to any Lazada database,"" a Lazada spokesperson said.",technology +1814,"Telegram launches multiple pinned texts, live location 2.0 feature",Telegram has launched multiple features which include multiple pinned messages and an updated live location feature. The multiple pinned messages feature will let users pin multiple messages in any chat and even view them together on a separate page. The live location 2.0 feature will alert friends who share their locations when they are close to each other.,technology +1815,US govt's order set to ban TikTok from November 12 gets blocked,"A US judge has blocked the US government's order that would have banned TikTok from operating from November 12. Three TikTok users had earlier filed a lawsuit saying the ban would hurt their businesses. In her ruling, the judge said the creators would ""lose the ability to engage with their millions of followers on TikTok, and the related brand sponsorships"".",technology +1816,Technical glitches improperly blocked Trump campaign ads: Facebook,"Facebook said technical glitches had disrupted the delivery of some ads from US President Donald Trump and Presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaigns. Facebook spotted ""unanticipated issues"" affecting the campaigns, including technical flaws that caused a number of ads to be ""paused improperly"". ""No ad was paused or rejected by a person, or because of any partisan consideration,"" Facebook said.",technology +1817,Alphabet's Q3 revenue up by 14% y-o-y to $46.2 billion,"Google-parent Alphabet has recorded a growth of 14% year-on-year in its third-quarter revenue from $40.5 billion recorded last year to $46.2 billion. The company's total advertising revenue stood at $37.1 billion, compared to $33.8 billion in 2019. Alphabet's both operating income and net income for the quarter stood at $11.2 billion.",technology +1818,"Amazon writes to SEBI, says Future Retail misleading public: Report ","Amazon has complained to the SEBI that its local partner Future Retail misled public shareholders by saying it was complying with its contractual obligations to the e-commerce firm, a report said. Amazon had alleged that Future Group's $3.4-billion asset sale to Reliance Industries violated a 2019 contract. In a letter, Amazon urged the SEBI not to approve the deal. ",technology +1819,"Facebook suspends political, new groups recommendations in US","Facebook has temporarily stopped recommendations for all political, social issue groups and any new groups to users ahead of the upcoming US presidential election. A Facebook spokesperson declined to say when the changes had been made or how long they would last. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had revealed the change during his Senate hearing on Wednesday.",technology +1820,Telangana launches Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy,"Telangana has launched its 'Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy' which will be effective from 2020 to 2030. Under the policy, the government will offer a 100% exemption of road tax and registration fee for the first two lakh electric two-wheelers purchased and registered within Telangana. The exemption will be given to first 5,000 electric 4-wheeler private vehicles as well.",technology +1821,France asks Twitter to suspend Ex-Malaysian PM Mahathir's account ,"France's Secretary for Digital Sector Cédric O has asked Twitter to suspend former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad's account following his tweets justifying a knife attack in Nice. ""If not, Twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder,"" he added. +Mahathir on Thursday had tweeted that ""Muslims have right to be angry & kill millions of French people"".",technology +1822,"AB de Villiers releases his latest music video; features Kohli, Chahal","South African cricketer AB de Villiers has released his new song 'The Flame'. He came up with the music video in collaboration with singer-songwriter Karen Zoid and Ndlovu Youth Choir. The video features cricketers including De Villiers' RCB teammates Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal and Dale Steyn. De Villiers thanked cricketers who feature in the video for ""leaving their comfort zones"".",sports +1823,I wouldn't have gone down that route: Shastri on Gavaskar's remark on Virat-Anushka,"Reacting to Sunil Gavaskar's remark that Virat Kohli just practised on Anushka Sharma's bowling in lockdown, Ravi Shastri said he wouldn't have made such a comment. ""I wouldn't have gone down that route,"" he added. Further, talking about Anushka saying she was being targeted, Shastri said, ""If she felt hurt, she has every right to say what she wants to.""",sports +1824,My name has been turned into a Hindi word: Ben Stokes to Jofra Archer,"During an interaction with his Rajasthan Royals teammate Jofra Archer, all-rounder Ben Stokes asked the fast bowler, ""What is your favourite Hindi word? Not sure you can say that."" In response, Archer said, ""No. I can't. I can't...Jaldi. You can say Ben Stokes as well."" Stokes replied, ""My name has been turned into a Hindi word as well.""",sports +1825,"What is the breakdown of Chris Gayle's 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket?","KXIP's Chris Gayle on Friday became the first-ever cricketer to smash 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket history. The 41-year-old has represented 26 teams in T20 cricket, playing a total of 410 matches. He has hit more than 100 sixes for three teams, RCB (263), Jamaica Tallawahs (124) and West Indies (105). Further, he has hit 84 sixes for KXIP.",sports +1826,"MI win an IPL match in Dubai for the first time, hand DC their 4th straight loss","Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by nine wickets on Saturday to register their first win in IPL in Dubai in six matches. The defeat is Delhi Capitals' fourth straight loss in IPL 2020. With the victory, Mumbai Indians are also assured of a top-two finish on the IPL 2020 points table. Ishan Kishan top-scored for Mumbai Indians with 72*(47).",sports +1827,Which bowler has dismissed Kohli the most number of times in IPL?,"SRH pacer Sandeep Sharma dismissed RCB captain Virat Kohli for 7(7) today. This was the seventh time Sandeep dismissed Kohli in IPL, the most number of times a bowler has dismissed Kohli in the tournament. Sandeep overtook Ashish Nehra, who had dismissed Kohli six times. Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan and Mohammad Shami have dismissed Kohli four times each.",sports +1828,"Umpire doesn't declare head-high delivery as no-ball in RCB-SRH match, criticised","RCB fast bowler Isuru Udana bowled a head-high delivery against SRH's Kane Williamson, which umpire failed to declare as no-ball. Several cricketers criticised the decision with Jimmy Neesham tweeting, ""No balls are head high now???"" Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh tweeted, ""I honestly can’t believe that was not given a no ball ! Like seriously!!!"" ""Wakey wakey,"" wrote Mitchell McClenaghan.",sports +1829,Gayle fined 10% of his match fee for throwing away his bat after getting out on 99,"KXIP batsman Chris Gayle has been fined 10% of his match fee for breaching IPL's Code of Conduct during his team's match against RR in Abu Dhabi. Gayle breached the code by throwing away his bat in frustration after getting out on 99. Gayle has admitted to the offence and has accepted the sanction, the IPL said in a statement.",sports +1830,Archer's old tweets go viral after he dismisses Gayle for 99 runs,"RR fast bowler Jofra Archer's old tweets have gone viral after he dismissed KXIP's Chris Gayle for 99 runs on Friday. ""I know if I was bowling I know he wasn't getting da 100,"" Archer's seven-year-old tweet read. Another viral tweet read, ""Cg don't hurt yourself boy."" The second tweet referred to Gayle throwing away his bat in frustration.",sports +1831,"Gayle is T20 cricket's Bradman, the greatest there has ever been: Sehwag","After KXIP batsman Chris Gayle became the first-ever cricketer to hit 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket, former India opener Virender Sehwag tweeted, ""He is T20 cricket's Bradman."" Sehwag added, ""Without a doubt, the greatest that there has ever been...Entertainment ka baap."" Gayle smashed eight sixes against RR on Friday, scoring 99 runs off 63 deliveries.",sports +1832,MI break record for playing the most number of T20 matches,"Mumbai Indians have broken the record for playing the most number of T20 matches, with the IPL 2020 match against Delhi Capitals being their 222nd T20 match. They overtook English county side Somerset, who have played 221 matches. English county side Hampshire are third on the list, having played 217 T20 matches.",sports +1833,"SRH chase down 121-run target in 14.1 overs vs RCB, stay alive in IPL 2020","SRH chased down the target of 121 in 14.1 overs against RCB to stay in contention for a playoff spot in IPL 2020. The victory was SRH's second in a row, while RCB lost their third straight match. Only MI have booked a playoff spot so far, while CSK are the only team who are out of the playoff race.",sports +1834,AI camera mistakes linesman's bald head for ball and follows it through match,"During a football match in Scotland, an artificial intelligence (AI) camera continuously tracked a linesman's bald head mistaking it for the ball. A video of the gaffe has gone viral on social media. The commentator had to repeatedly apologise as the camera kept on mistaking the linesman’s head for the ball.",sports +1835,"Players feeling pressure, we thought we might qualify easily: DC's Kaif","After they suffered their fourth straight defeat in IPL, DC's Assistant Coach Mohammad Kaif has said that the players are feeling ""a bit of pressure"". ""We didn't expect that it might come down to net run-rate, we thought we might qualify easily, now we've to fight it out,"" he added. DC had won seven of their nine initial matches. ",sports +1836,"Lots of flaws to be pointed, but we got to believe in ourselves: Iyer","After DC lost to MI and suffered their fourth straight defeat in IPL 2020 on Saturday, skipper Shreyas Iyer said that there are ""lots of flaws"" to be pointed out but they have got to believe in themselves and stay positive. ""We fell short of reading the wicket. We weren't upto the mark right from the start,"" Iyer added. ",sports +1837,We still need to do a bit: Smith as RR move to 5th in points table,"RR on Friday chased down KXIP's 186-run target and moved to the fifth spot in the IPL 2020 points table. ""Would have been nice to have a couple of wins in the middle. We still need to do a bit to make the playoffs...we need things to go our way,"" said RR skipper Steve Smith at the post-match conference. ",sports +1838,It was a horrible toss to lose: Rahul after defeat vs RR,"After RR chased down KXIP's 186-run target, skipper KL Rahul said that it was ""a horrible toss to lose"". ""It...[got]...very easy to bat later on. There was a lot of dew in the second half and that made it a bit tough for the bowlers to grip the ball,"" he stated. RR had won the toss and opted to field. ",sports +1839,All credit to the bowlers: David Warner after win against RCB,"SRH captain David Warner praised his bowlers and gave them the credit for their five-wicket win against RCB on Saturday. ""We are finding the right balance... To go for less than 20 in four overs, it's ridiculous,"" said Warner. This was the third successive occasion that SRH has restricted a team to a total below 135 runs in IPL 2020.",sports +1840,I won't be too sure: Sangakkara on DC qualifying for playoffs,"With DC at third position in the IPL points table ahead of their match against table-toppers MI on Saturday, ex-Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara said that he's ""worried"" about the team's chances to qualify for playoffs. ""In the last few games, their batting hasn't really looked as strong as it should've,"" he added. DC have lost their last three matches. ",sports +1841,Our batsmen weren't brave enough: Virat Kohli after losing to SRH ,"After the five-wicket loss against SRH, captain Virat Kohli said RCB weren't brave with the bat to put up enough runs to defend. ""It (a target of 121) was never enough... I thought we weren't brave enough with the bat throughout the innings,"" Kohli said. ""The situation is straightforward: win the last game and finish in top two,"" Kohli added.",sports +1842,World no. 2 Simona Halep tests positive for COVID-19,"World number two women's singles player Simona Halep on Saturday announced that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ""I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19. I am self-isolating at home and am recovering well from mild symptoms,"" she tweeted. The 29-year-old won the Wimbledon in 2019 and the French Open in 2018. ",sports +1843,Cristiano Ronaldo recovers from coronavirus after 19 days,"Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested negative for coronavirus after nearly three weeks, the club has announced. Ronaldo first tested positive on October 13 and had since been in quarantine at his home in Turin. He missed Juventus' draws with Crotone and Hellas Verona in Serie A and a loss to Barcelona in the Champions League group stage. ",sports +1844,"This isn't supposed to be our year, but it's working for us so far: Pollard","After MI defeated DC and registered their ninth win in IPL 2020 on Saturday, MI stand-in skipper Kieron Pollard said, ""This [2020] isn't supposed to be our year, but it's been working for us so far."" MI are the only team who have qualified for the playoffs so far and are currently at the top of the IPL points table. ",sports +1845,BCCI's medical team to assess Rohit Sharma's fitness on Sunday,"BCCI's medical team will reportedly assess India opener Rohit Sharma's fitness on Sunday and take a call whether he's fit enough to be part of the Australia series. This has come after reports claimed that Rohit has been training regularly with MI while nursing a hamstring injury, which he sustained against KXIP on October 18.",sports +1846,May Allah disfigure Macron's face: Ex-UFC lightweight champ Khabib,"Ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, a practising Muslim, criticised French President Emmanuel Macron for his remarks on Islam. ""May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature,"" wrote Khabib, posting an image of a boot print over Macron's face. Reacting to the beheading of a French teacher for showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, Macron had said, ""Islam is in crisis.""",sports +1847,"1,500 nurses die due to COVID-19, same as nurse death toll during WWI: ICN","At least 1,500 nurses have died from coronavirus, the same as the number of nurses who died during World War I, the International Council of Nurses said. The figure includes nurses from 44 countries and is known to be an underestimate of true death toll, ICN said. Its own analysis suggests about 10% of cases globally are among healthcare workers.",world +1848,US records world's biggest single-day COVID-19 spike as 1L test +ve,"United States on Friday recorded 1,00,233 coronavirus cases, marking the biggest one-day jump recorded by any country since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally. US' daily rise exceeded the 97,894 cases reported by India on a single day in September. The US is the worst-hit country in the world with over 90 lakh COVID-19 cases. ",world +1849,"Indians account for one-fourth of total PR granted by Canada in 2019, set record","Indian immigrants accounted for one-fourth of the total permanent residencies (PR) granted by Canada in 2019, setting a new record, according to Canada's annual report submitted in their parliament. Of the 3,41,180 permanent residents admitted last year, 85,593 were Indians. India was followed by China at 30,246, the Philippines at 27,818, Nigeria at 12,602 and Pakistan at 10,793.",world +1850,"Orthodox priest shot at church in France, gunman on the run: Reports","A Greek Orthodox priest is seriously injured after he was shot at a church in the French city of Lyon by an attacker who then escaped, reports said. The priest was fired on twice as he was closing the church, reports added. This comes days after a man beheaded a woman and killed two others in a church in Nice.",world +1851,Madame Tussauds in Berlin puts Trump's wax statue in dustbin,"Berlin's Madame Tussauds put its wax statue of US President Donald Trump into a dustbin, with the words ""Dump Trump Make America Great Again"" written on the front of it. It was surrounded by garbage bags and images of Trump's tweets, including ""I love Berlin"". The move is rather of a symbolic character ahead of US elections, the museum said. ",world +1852,Man escapes death twice as he avoids colliding cars & falling street lamp,"A pedestrian in Russia narrowly escaped death twice in an accident that involved two cars and a falling street lamp. The incident took place in the Russian city of Biysk. In a video of the incident that surfaced on social media, the man could be seen attempting to run as the two cars collided at an intersection.",world +1853,Tennis ball-sized hailstones hit Australia; residents share pics,"Australia's Queensland was hit by tennis ball-sized hailstones as storms lashed parts of Australia's east coast. Northern New South Wales has been warned to expect large hail, flash flooding and severe winds. ""Some of these storms are fast-moving...so people should consider whether they need to be outside or on the road at the moment,"" the Bureau of Meteorology warned.",world +1854,My remarks on France attacks taken out of context: Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir,"Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad said his comments on attacks in France had been taken out of context. ""I'm indeed disgusted with attempts to misrepresent and take out of context what I wrote on my blog,"" Mahathir said. ""Muslims have a right to be angry and kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past,"" Mahathir had tweeted.",world +1855,"Woman beggar who owns 5 buildings, has ₹1.4 cr in bank arrested in Egypt","A 57-year-old woman beggar, who owns five residential buildings and has 3 million Egyptian pounds (over ₹1.4 crore) in her bank account, has been arrested by Egyptian police. The woman has been identified as Nafisa. The woman claimed she couldn't walk due to paralysis, and begged for money in a wheelchair, however, she was found walking on foot by eyewitnesses.",world +1856,Husband of Africa's richest woman Isabel dos Santos dies in diving accident,"Sindika Dokolo, the husband of Africa's richest woman Isabel dos Santos, has died in a diving accident off the coast of Dubai. Sindika Dokolo, 48, married Isabel dos Santos in 2002 after they met as students at King's College in London. Cedric Mala, a friend, told The Times, ""The last outing was fatal. Doctors tried to resuscitate him without success.""",world +1857,Turkish woman buried alive under rubble after earthquake rescued after 17 hrs,"Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency shared a video of a woman who was rescued after being buried alive under rubble for 17 hours following the earthquake in Turkey on Friday. Rescue workers have pulled out at least 100 people so far. The earthquake has killed 26 people in Turkey and two on the Greek island of Samos, officials said.",world +1858,Slovakia begins testing all residents aged 10 & above for COVID-19,"Slovakia on Saturday began testing all its residents aged 10 and above, approximately 40 lakh people, for coronavirus. Those who test positive will have to undergo a 10-day quarantine. Around 20,000 medical staff plus soldiers have been deployed at 5,000 sites to administer the antigen swab tests. Prime Minister Igor Matovic said he hopes it will avert a strict lockdown.",world +1859,Int'l experts hold 1st meeting with China on COVID-19 origin: WHO,"WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that international experts held their first virtual meeting with Chinese counterparts on Friday to probe the animal origins of novel coronavirus. The UN will continue to establish origins of the virus ""to prevent future outbreaks"", he added. In July, the WHO had sent a team to China to lay the groundwork for the probe.",world +1860,May Allah disfigure Macron's face: Ex-UFC lightweight champ Khabib,"Ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, a practising Muslim, criticised French President Emmanuel Macron for his remarks on Islam. ""May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature,"" wrote Khabib, posting an image of a boot print over Macron's face. Reacting to the beheading of a French teacher for showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, Macron had said, ""Islam is in crisis.""",world +1861,Technical glitches improperly blocked Trump campaign ads: Facebook,"Facebook said technical glitches had disrupted the delivery of some ads from US President Donald Trump and Presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaigns. Facebook spotted ""unanticipated issues"" affecting the campaigns, including technical flaws that caused a number of ads to be ""paused improperly"". ""No ad was paused or rejected by a person, or because of any partisan consideration,"" Facebook said.",world +1862,US says Iranian hackers successfully accessed voter information,"The US has said Iranian hackers behind threatening emails sent to many Americans earlier had successfully accessed voter data. The FBI and CISA partially confirmed the authenticity of a video sent to people as part of a disinformation campaign. The video, which was sent in a pro-Trump far-right group's name, purported to show hackers breaking into a voter registration system.",world +1863,Stand by my statement: Pak MP on IAF pilot Abhinandan's release,"Pakistan MP Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday said that he stands by his statement in which he recounted why Pakistan released IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. Sadiq had claimed, ""Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said for God's sake let Abhinandan go, India's about to attack Pakistan at 9 pm."" Earlier, Information Minister Shibli Faraz said, ""Remarks by Ayaz Sadiq are beyond apology.""",world +1864,Understand shock but violence not justified: Macron on Prophet Mohammed cartoons,"French President Emmanuel Macron has said he can understand people could be shocked by Prophet Mohammed's caricatures, but he'll ""never accept that violence can be justified"". This comes after three people were killed at a church in Nice in an attack that Macron termed as ""Islamist terror"". Earlier, a teacher was beheaded after showing Prophet Mohammed's cartoons in a class.",world +1865,Russia to help Armenia if clashes with Azerbaijan reach its territory,"Russia has said that it will provide necessary assistance to Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ""if clashes take place directly on the territory of Armenia"". This comes after Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan formally asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin ""urgent"" consultations to provide security. On Friday, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed not to target civilians. ",world +1866,Will announce new government on Nov 2: New Zealand PM,"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be announcing her new government on Monday after signing a ""cooperation agreement"" with the Green party, one of Ardern government's coalition partners. Under the agreement, two ministers from the Green party will hold ministerial portfolios. Notably, Ardern doesn't need a coalition as she won the general election in October with a majority. ",world +1867,Be vigilant: France to its citizens around the world after attacks,"French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday asked French citizens around the world to be vigilant as ""there are threats everywhere"". He added that the government has instructed its embassies around the world to tighten security in the wake of recent attacks in Nice and Paris. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting with top ministers. ",world +1868,Linking religion to terrorism a mistake: Widodo on Macron's remarks,"Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday condemned the knife attack in France's Nice, however, he said that remarks by President Emmanuel Macron had ""insulted Islam"" and ""hurt the unity of Muslims everywhere"". ""Linking religion to acts of terrorism is a massive mistake,"" he added. Macron had termed the knife attack in which a woman was beheaded as ""Islamist terrorist attack"".",world +1869,Mexico picks first woman to coordinate fight against drug cartels,"Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has chosen a woman to lead the security ministry for the first time, making her in charge of coordinating the fight against drug cartels and other criminals. Rosa Icela Rodriguez currently oversees Mexico's ports. Her nomination comes days after former Mexican Defence Minister General Salvador Cienfuegos' arrest in the US on drug trafficking charges.",world +1870,UNSC defeats Russian resolution promoting women at peace tables,"The UN Security Council has defeated a Russian resolution to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a UN measure demanding equal participation for women in activities promoting global peace. What is needed is ""action"" and ""not more words"", Germany's UN Ambassador Christoph Heusgen said. Earlier, the head of UN Women said women still remain ""systematically excluded"" from talks to end conflicts.",world +1871,EC revokes Kamal Nath's star campaigner status over multiple violations,"The Election Commission on Friday revoked Congress leader Kamal Nath's star campaigner status over multiple Model Code of Conduct violations ahead of bypolls in the Madhya Pradesh. He had referred to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as ""mafia"" and ""milawat khor"". Earlier, the leader was issued a notice by EC for referring to BJP leader Imarti Devi as 'item'.",politics +1872,BJP's free COVID-19 vaccine promise in Bihar not a poll code violation: EC,"The Election Commission of India has said that the free COVID-19 vaccine promise made by BJP in the run-up to the Bihar Assembly elections is not a violation of the Model Code of Conduct. The EC was responding to activist Saket Gokhale, who alleged that the promise was discriminatory and misleading as India's vaccine policy hasn't been announced yet.",politics +1873,Pappu Yadav falls after stage collapses during rally in Bihar; video surfaces,"Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav fell down after the stage collapsed during his rally in Bihar's Muzaffarpur ahead of the voting in Phase 2 of the state Assembly elections. A video of the incident has also surfaced on social media, wherein his supporters could be seen helping him get up. Some people could be seen recording the incident.",politics +1874,He gave his wife CM post: Bihar CM mocks Lalu over women's welfare,"In a veiled jibe at RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday said, ""When he was sent to jail, he installed his wife (Rabri Devi) on the chair, but did nothing for the welfare of women otherwise."" Kumar added that the people of Bihar should not be ""misled"" by those who ""ignored"" women during their rule.",politics +1875,Star campaigner is not a post: Kamal Nath after EC removes status,"After the Election Commission revoked his star campaigner status over multiple Model Code of Conduct violations, Congress leader Kamal Nath responded, ""Star campaigner is neither a post nor a status. I do not want to comment on the EC's decision, will comment only after November 10."" Nath added, ""In the end, public matters the most and they know everything.""",politics +1876,Those who talk about taking China’s help should be arrested: Raut,"Addressing the media on Saturday, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut stated, ""Be it Farooq Abdullah or Mehbooba Mufti, if someone talks about taking China's help to challenge India's constitution, then they should be arrested and sent to Andaman for 10 years."" Raut further asked, ""How are they roaming free?"" ",politics +1877,"Surprised at Nath's behaviour, he refuses to apologise: Scindia","After the Election Commission revoked Congress leader Kamal Nath's star campaigner status over multiple Model Code of Conduct violations, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said, ""I'm surprised at Kamal Nath's behaviour."" Scindia added, ""Despite EC's action and the former Congress President asking him to apologise for his comments, he refuses to apologise."" ",politics +1878,Shiv Sena nominates Urmila for Maharashtra Legislative Council seat,"Shiv Sena has picked Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar for nomination to Maharashtra Legislative Council through Governor's quota. Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut has confirmed the same, saying that Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has spoken to Matondkar and she agreed to be nominated by the party. The MVA government is to send 12 names for nomination to state legislature's Upper House.",politics +1879,Is Cong to apologise for expecting soldiers' safety?: Tharoor on Pulwama,"Referring to Prakash Javadekar's demand for apology from Congress after a Pakistani minister said Pulwama terror attack was an achievement under PM Imran Khan, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, ""I'm trying to figure out what [Congress] is supposed to apologise for. For expecting government to keep our soldiers safe? For rallying around the flag rather than politicising a national tragedy?""",politics +1880,Cong must apologise: Javadekar after Pak Minister's Pulwama remark,"After Pakistan's Federal Minister said that Pulwama terror attack was an achievement under PM Imran Khan, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, ""Congress and others who talked of conspiracy theories must apologise to the country."" Earlier, on the anniversary of the Pulwama attack in February, Rahul Gandhi had asked, ""Who benefitted the most from the attack?""",politics +1881,Election Commission is a branch of BJP: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut,"After the Election Commission stated that BJP's promise of free coronavirus vaccination in its Bihar poll manifesto does not violate the model code of conduct, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, ""Election Commission of India is a branch of BJP."" Raut added, ""So you cannot expect anything else from them.""",politics +1882,"Bengal teen beaten to death by police as parents support us, claims BJP","After a 15-year-old boy died while in police custody in Bengal's Birbhum, BJP alleged that he was beaten to death as his parents were supporters of the saffron party. SP Shyam Singh said that the teenager ""went to the toilet and killed himself"" on Thursday night. BJP called for a 12-hour bandh on Saturday in Mallarpur over the death.",politics +1883," Mohan Bhagwat, Bhaiyyaji Joshi to attend RSS meet in Hyderabad","RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryavah Bhaiyyaji Joshi are attending the RSS Dakshina Madhya Kshetra meeting being held in Hyderabad on October 30 and 31. Some of the Akhil Bharatiya office bearers, residing in the area, and executive council members from Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will also be present in the meeting.",politics +1884,Cong will return to power in MP after Assembly by-polls: Kamal Nath,"Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath said that Congress will return to power in the state after the upcoming Assembly by-polls. ""People are aware that BJP, which came to power by trading people's mandate, has not been able to change anything in the last seven months,"" Nath said. MP will go to by-polls on November 3 in 28 Assembly constituencies.",politics +1885,BJP's plan of expanding in eastern India will end in Bihar: Pilot,"Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said that BJP's plan of forming governments in Eastern Indian states will be ended with the Assembly election in Bihar. ""We (Grand Alliance) will post a historic victory in Bihar Assembly elections and it is going to have its impact on the country's polity,"" Pilot said.",politics +1886,Youth should not shy away from joining politics: Manish Sisodia,"Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, while addressing students of Ashoka University in Haryana, said, ""If you want to be a part of the change, we should not shy away from joining politics. The youth...can impact policies and get involved in governance."" He added that students should understand that for a successful policy, the 'public bind' is essential.",politics +1887,"I was really, really suicidal; the pain was so consistent: Justin Bieber","Singer Justin Bieber has revealed that he had suicidal thoughts in the past in the new documentary 'Justin Bieber: Next Chapter'. ""[I was] like...is this pain ever going to go away? It was so consistent, the pain was so consistent,"" he stated. Bieber further said his faith in God gave him the ""overwhelming confidence"" to recover from the situation.",entertainment +1888,I wouldn't have gone down that route: Shastri on Gavaskar's remark on Virat-Anushka,"Reacting to Sunil Gavaskar's remark that Virat Kohli just practised on Anushka Sharma's bowling in lockdown, Ravi Shastri said he wouldn't have made such a comment. ""I wouldn't have gone down that route,"" he added. Further, talking about Anushka saying she was being targeted, Shastri said, ""If she felt hurt, she has every right to say what she wants to.""",entertainment +1889,Big B explains connection between Sean Connery's date of death & '007',"Amitabh Bachchan, mourning the demise of Sean Connery, the first actor to play 'James Bond', gave an explanation behind the connection between Connery's date of death and '007', the fictional spy's code number. ""What's the date today...31.10.20...Add up.. 3 +1 is 4, then [add] 1...then 0...then 2, so 4+1+2 =7...then 0...So 3+1+1+2 = 7 and two zeros...So 007!!"" Bachchan wrote. ",entertainment +1890,"Twitter user claims YouTuber given ₹65L for Sushant video, Dhruv Rathee replies","YouTuber Dhruv Rathee responded to a claim that a ""major YouTuber"" has ""been paid ₹65 lakh"" to make a video ""exposing role of Sushant Singh Rajput's family in his death"". ""Is this...fake news referring to me?...I'm not planning to make...[such] video,"" he tweeted. ""I...wish my sponsoring fees was ₹30 lakh per video, how rich would I be,"" Dhruv added. ",entertainment +1891,Shweta has taken my son Reyansh to an undisclosed location: Estranged husband,"TV actress Shweta Tiwari's estranged husband Abhinav Kohli has claimed his son Reyansh has been missing since Sunday. ""I don't know where he is. He was with me for 40 days. Shweta has taken him to an undisclosed location,"" he added. He further said, ""I personally went to her house also, but she is not meeting or taking my calls.""",entertainment +1892,I get messages asking me to sleep with or marry someone: Aditi Sanwal on casting couch,"Talking about casting couch, 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2' actress Aditi Sanwal said that she often receives vulgar messages from people claiming to be casting agents. ""Sometimes I receive messages asking me to sleep with or marry someone,"" she added. Aditi further said, ""I don’t even think such people are genuine, so I just block them."" ",entertainment +1893,"Sir Sean Connery, Oscar winner and 1st actor to play James Bond, dies at 90","Sir Sean Connery, the first actor to portray James Bond, has passed away aged 90. He had also won the Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in 1987 film 'The Untouchables'. Some of his popular films include 'Marnie', 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'The Man Who Would Be King' and 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'.",entertainment +1894,The failure of 'Mohenjo Daro' was heartbreaking: Pooja Hegde,"Pooja Hegde, who made her Bollywood debut with Hrithik Roshan-starrer 'Mohenjo Daro', said in an interview that its failure was heartbreaking. ""I held off signing Hindi films because I needed a sturdy second movie,"" she added. ""I built on...success of 'Housefull 4'...and here I am,"" said Pooja who'll be next seen in films like 'Cirkus' and 'Radhe Shyam'.",entertainment +1895,I took wrong decisions in my career: ‘Jab We Met’ actor Tarun Arora,"Actor Tarun Raj Arora, who took a break from Hindi films after featuring in 'Jab We Met', has said that he made some wrong decisions in his acting career. ""I had taken some wrong decisions...like Ghutan for Ramsay Brothers, and Hawas (2004). Those films didn't get a proper release...after Jab We Met, everything got...underground,"" he said.",entertainment +1896,There will never be a better Bond than you: Abhishek after Sean's death,"Following the demise of Sir Sean Connery, who was the first actor to portray James Bond on screen, Abhishek Bachchan tweeted, ""We've lost another legend today."" ""After watching 'Highlander', I hoped he'd remain immortal. He'll live on through his immense work. #RIP Sean Connery. There will never be a better Bond than you,"" he wrote with a folded hands emoji. ",entertainment +1897,He defined an era and a style: Craig on Connery's death,"Following the demise of Sir Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, who will play James Bond in his upcoming film 'No Time To Die', said, ""He (Connery) defined an era and a style."" Remembering Connery, who was the first actor to play Bond on screen, Craig added, ""He will continue to influence actors and filmmakers alike for years to come.""",entertainment +1898,"I married my confidante, companion, best friend, soulmate: Kajal","Actor Kajal Aggarwal, who got married to entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu on October 30, took to Instagram to share photos from her wedding and wrote, ""I married my confidante, companion, best friend and soulmate."" Commenting on getting married during the COVID-19 pandemic she wrote, ""We... followed covid protocols... we had to have a very small wedding, got all our guests tested.""",entertainment +1899,It's not an easy thing to deal with: Kumar Sanu on battling COVID-19,"Kumar Sanu, who has recovered from coronavirus, has said it's not an easy thing to deal with. ""I was anxious and scared...initially,"" he said, adding that the first few days were difficult because he was staying away from his family. ""I was worried given how [it] has taken...lives and the kind of damage it has done to others,"" Sanu said.",entertainment +1900,I may not have been number 1 actor in B'wood but I've no regrets: Parmeet,"Parmeet Sethi, who has starred in films like 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' and 'Dil Dhadakne Do', has said, ""I may not have been the number one actor, but I definitely have had the privilege of...doing different things on camera."" ""That's something which is hallmark of my career and I've no regrets,"" added Parmeet, who also directed 2010 film 'Badmaash Company'.",entertainment +1901,You will always remain my baby brother: Abhishek on Sikandar's b'day,"Abhishek Bachchan took to Instagram on Saturday to wish Sikandar Kher on his 40th birthday. Sharing a throwback picture, Abhishek wrote, ""I can't believe you've turned 40!!"" He added, ""You will always remain my baby brother. The bond we share is a gift that I cherish immensely. You're mad, crazy, irritating, disgusting, messy and I love you for all that.""",entertainment +1902,After pandemic I have lost a bit of my swag: Sudhir Mishra,"Commenting on the coronavirus lockdown, filmmaker Sudhir Mishra said, ""I see myself as much more frail after the pandemic...I've lost a bit of my swag."" Speaking about his father, who passed away in April, Sudhir said, ""When I saw myself terrified, holding my father in my arms... running towards an ICU, and...watching him die, that has done something."" ",entertainment +1903,I feel I've been welcomed with open arms in the industry: Pulkit,"On being asked if he had to struggle to find a place in Bollywood, Pulkit Samrat said, ""I got my first break on television from Ekta Kapoor. Then it was Kumar Mangat...who gave me...break in Bittoo Boss and then Fukrey happened."" He added, ""I feel I've been welcomed with open arms in the industry and [I'm] grateful for the same.""",entertainment +1904,"Saif, Arjun, Jacqueline, Yami head to Dalhousie to shoot 'Bhoot Police'","Actors Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam have left for Himachal Pradesh's Dalhousie to shoot the first schedule of their upcoming horror comedy film 'Bhoot Police'. They were spotted at Mumbai airport and took a private charter to head to the location. According to reports, the shooting will begin in November.",entertainment +1905,"Tiger, Tara's Heropanti 2 to be shot across 10 countries: Reports","Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria-starrer 'Heropanti 2' will be shot across the globe in over 10 countries, as per reports. The makers have zeroed in on London, New York, Moscow, Tokyo and Manila, and more cities will be added after the shooting begins, reports stated. The film will be directed by Ahmed Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. ",entertainment +1906,I was dropped out of films after 'Thugs...' flopped: Fatima,"Fatima Sana Shaikh has said she was dropped out of films after her film, 'Thugs of Hindostan', flopped. ""Thought my career was over,"" Fatima said, adding, ""I was getting offers but...not the kind...I wanted to do...so I held back. I decided that because it's been tough to be part of this industry and I wanted to be in...position to choose.""",entertainment +1907,"Anupam, Paresh, and Amitabh play varied roles, I get jealous: Farida ","Veteran actress Farida Jalal has said that she feels jealous when other actors get to play varied characters on screen while she gets typecast. ""Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, and Amitabh Bachchan...are playing villains, comedians, lawyers, doctors...I do get jealous at times,"" she said. ""It's...painful that they [filmmakers] can't think beyond certain roles for me,"" she added. ",entertainment +1908,It always disturbs me when people call me legend: Samuel L Jackson,"Samuel L Jackson, who was recently honoured with Legend of Cinema Award at SCAD Savannah Film Festival, has said being called a legend ""disturbs"" him. ""Legends are people who accomplish things that can't be accomplished by other people, or did something that's super extraordinary,"" he said, adding, ""I just persevered through hard work and doggedness to get where I am.""",entertainment +1909,Those making money here won't be called haram****: Kangana on 'max film units' in HP,"Kangana Ranaut on Saturday shared an article about Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam leaving for Himachal Pradesh to begin the shooting of 'Bhoot Police'. She tweeted, ""Himachal is hosting maximum film units from Mumbai at this point, Dev Bhumi belongs to every Indian and anyone making money from this state won't be called haram****.""",entertainment +1910,A film very close to my heart: Madhuri on 23 yrs of Dil To Pagal Hai,"Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Madhuri Dixit shared a post on the 23rd anniversary of her film, 'Dil to Pagal Hai', which also starred Shah Rukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. She wrote, ""#DilTohPagalHai is a film very close to my heart."" Madhuri added, ""It was a wonderful learning experience and working alongside @iamsrk @therealkarismakapoor, @akshaykumar is always memorable.""",entertainment +1911,OTT platforms filled the void that movie theatres left: Vijay Varma,"Speaking about the boom in viewership witnessed by digital platforms during the coronavirus pandemic, actor Vijay Varma noted that OTT platforms filled the void that movie theatres left. ""We knew the significance was always there but it was only restricted to certain kinds of audiences. With no access to movie theatres...OTTs filled that void,"" the 'Mirzapur' actor explained. ",entertainment +1912,"Maharashtra invites Tesla, holds video call with its executives","Maharashtra has invited US electric-car maker Tesla, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering India next year. In a tweet on Thursday, state Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state. +",automobile +1913,Hyundai mulls global recall of Kona EV over battery fire risk,"Hyundai is reviewing whether to expand a recall of its Kona EV globally following multiple reports of battery fires. It said it is investigating if Kona Electric with overseas specifications requires a safety recall, and that it will announce recalls regionally or by a country. However, Yonhap News Agency earlier reported Hyundai will recall 77,000 Kona EVs worldwide.",automobile +1914,Tesla to release 'Full Self-Driving' beta to careful drivers: Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla will be rolling out its 'Full Self-Driving' beta to a few customers on October 20. ""This will, at first, be limited to a small number of people who are expert and careful drivers,"" Musk said. However, he didn't elaborate on how Tesla would decide who to invite to the beta.",automobile +1915,Maruti Suzuki advises vendors to sell non-core businesses: Report,"Maruti Suzuki has reportedly advised its highly-leveraged component vendors and suppliers to sell some of its non-core businesses and increase promoter stakes to improve cash flow and ramp up production. Maruti has also asked suppliers to build sizeable inventories to prevent shortages, as per reports. In June, Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki had written to Indian parts suppliers on the same.",automobile +1916,NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of Moon,"NASA on Monday announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed there's water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth. +",science +1917,US' health protection agency updates definition of COVID-19 'close contact',"US' health protection agency CDC has updated its definition of 'close contact' of someone with coronavirus. According to the previous definition, close contact meant spending 15 minutes within 6 feet of an infected person. It's been changed to a total of 15 minutes or more, meaning multiple encounters that add up to 15 minutes over a 24-hour period also count.",science +1918,Scientists measure the shortest interval of time ever recorded,"Atomic physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt, the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin and DESY have measured that it takes 247 'zeptoseconds' for a photon to travel across a hydrogen molecule. It's the shortest time span that has been successfully measured to date. A zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second.",science +1919,PUBG Mobile to stop working for users in India from today,"PUBG Mobile announced that it is terminating service and access for users in India from today, two months after the government banned the game. PUBG Mobile had remained accessible for Indian users who already had it installed. Earlier, South Korea's PUBG Corp said it will no longer give China's Tencent Games the rights to publish the mobile game in India.",technology +1920,"Selena, Aniston ask Google CEO Pichai to stop disinformation on US elections","Singer Selena Gomez and actress Jennifer Aniston have accused Google of spreading disinformation on US elections and urged Google CEO Sundar Pichai to stop the same. Selena shared a message she wrote to Pichai on Instagram and the same was shared by Aniston. It said, ""Google is making millions of dollars putting ads on websites that spread disinformation about elections.""",technology +1921,Risk of civil unrest in days leading up to US election result: Zuckerberg,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned about the risk of civil unrest in the US as votes are tallied for presidential election. ""I'm worried that with our nation so divided, and results potentially taking days or weeks to be finalised, there's a risk of civil unrest...Given this, companies like ours need to go well beyond what we've done before,"" he said.",technology +1922,Car that can transform into a plane within 3 minutes completes test flight,"A car that can transform itself into a plane within three minutes flew 1,500 feet in the air over Slovakia as part of a test flight. The vehicle, AirCar, has been developed by Slovakian firm KleinVision which released the video of the test flight. The two-seat model weighs 1,100 kg and can carry an additional load of 200 kg/flight.",technology +1923,"ISRO must pay $1.2 billion to Bengaluru startup, rules US court","A US court has ordered ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation to pay $1.2 billion compensation to Bengaluru-based startup Devas Multimedia for cancelling a 2005 satellite deal. As per the agreement, Antrix agreed to build and operate two satellites and make available the space band spectrum, using which Devas would provide communication services in India. The deal was cancelled in 2011.",technology +1924,Apple loses $100 bn in value as iPhone sales fall due to late launch,"Apple shares fell over 5% in after-hours trade on Thursday, wiping $100 billion from its market value after it reported that iPhone sales dropped 21% in September quarter. iPhone sales fell on anticipation of the new models, which arrived a month later than usual this year. The delayed launch meant no opening-weekend iPhone sales are included in September quarter results.",technology +1925,Twitter tenders verbal apology for showing Leh and J&K as part of China,"Twitter representatives tendered a verbal apology before a joint parliamentary committee on personal data protection over the location tag in a live broadcast showing Leh and J&K as part of China. The panel showed strong displeasure over it and asked Twitter to tender a written apology. Earlier, the panel had said Twitter's explanation for the blunder was ""inadequate"".",technology +1926,Malaysia's ex-PM's tweet justifying beheadings in France deleted by Twitter,"Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's tweet justifying the recent beheading attacks in France has been deleted by Twitter. ""Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past,"" he had tweeted. Twitter removed the tweet by Mohamad for glorifying violence.",technology +1927,"TikTok, ByteDance file lawsuit against video sharing app Triller","TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have filed a lawsuit against Triller in a US federal court in response to a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Triller in July. ByteDance is requesting a court order that it, its products, and its users don't infringe the patent and that none of them are liable for damages or injunctive relief.",technology +1928,London gallery allows guests to view art show through robots,"The Saatchi Gallery in London is holding a private viewing of Philip Colbert's ""Lobsteropolis"" for people via remote-controlled telepresence robots on wheels. The robots navigate through the gallery, allowing guests to view Colbert's works on the cartoon lobster through cameras and a tablet. Colbert said that he wanted to stage the exhibition like ""a sci-fi vision of a possible future"".",technology +1929,How can Google be a neutral platform if it has control button: Lekhi,"BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi questioned Google's neutrality as a platform, after deposing the company's executives on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. ""Google itself has the control button to which...news will flash and which will be suppressed,"" Lekhi added. The Parliamentary panel reportedly also questioned Google if it was violating fundamental rights by controlling its users' choices.",technology +1930,Facebook employees get 3 days off to 'take a break': Report,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has given three days off to his employees worldwide as a reward for working through ""unprecedented challenges"" this year, CNBC reported. ""The idea here is to give as many people as possible a break,"" Zuckerberg wrote in an email. Facebook employees in the US have received the entire week of Thanksgiving off.",technology +1931,UPI developer NPCI plans to take digital payments to Myanmar: Report,"UPI developer NPCI's subsidiary NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has submitted a bid to the Central Bank of Myanmar to build Myanmar's proposed Real-Time Retail Payments System and a QR-code Generation and Repository System, the Economic Times reported. The bid, jointly submitted by NIPL and US-based fintech Euronet, could reportedly face competition from Visa and Mastercard.",technology +1932,"Parliamentary panel deposes Amazon, questions its revenue and taxes","Amazon's top executives were deposed before the Parliamentary panel on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. The committee, chaired by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, questioned Amazon on the amount of revenue it generated, the share of revenue it reinvested in India and the amount of tax it paid. The committee has also issued summons to Jio, Airtel, Ola and Uber.",technology +1933,Ant Group's Shanghai listing oversubscribed 872 times,"Ant Group's $17.2 billion Shanghai listing was oversubscribed 872 times, drawing $2.83 trillion in bids from investors. Alibaba-backed Ant Group has decided to exercise 15% overallotment option, increasing number of shares on offer to 1.92 billion from the initial 1.67 billion. The institutional order books for the Hong Kong listing were closed one day ahead of schedule due to oversubscription.",technology +1934,France asks Twitter to suspend Ex-Malaysian PM Mahathir's account ,"France's Secretary for Digital Sector Cédric O has asked Twitter to suspend former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad's account following his tweets justifying a knife attack in Nice. ""If not, Twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder,"" he added. +Mahathir on Thursday had tweeted that ""Muslims have right to be angry & kill millions of French people"".",technology +1935,"Muralitharan biopic director claims threat to life, asks Tamil Nadu CM for help","Tamil director Seenu Ramasamy has claimed he has been getting death threats after actor Vijay Sethupathi was asked to withdraw from Muttiah Muralitharan's biopic. He took to Twitter to request Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami for help, calling the matter ""urgent"". Vijay had opted out of film after Muralitharan said the film could cause harm to his career.",sports +1936,"Juhi Chawla prays for KKR during CSK's run chase, picture goes viral","Bollywood actress and Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) co-owner Juhi Chawla was spotted praying at the Dubai stadium on Thursday night during the final over of Chennai Super Kings' run chase. Pictures of her praying have gone viral on social media. However, CSK beat KKR by six wickets after successfully chasing down the target of 173 runs.",sports +1937,"Gayle throws his bat in frustration after getting out on 99, video surfaces","KXIP batsman Chris Gayle threw away his bat in frustration after getting out on 99 against RR on Friday. This is the first time in his T20 career that he got out on 99. ""To the guys who I promised a century today, I missed out but in my mind it's a century. I scored a hundred,"" he later said.",sports +1938,"RR chase down 186-run target in 17.3 overs, end KXIP's 5-match winning streak","Rajasthan Royals chased down the 186-run target against Kings XI Punjab to register their second consecutive win. With the victory, RR ended KXIP's five-match winning streak and jumped to the fifth position on the IPL 2020 points table. The match witnessed KXIP's Chris Gayle become the first batsman in T20 cricket to reach 1,000 sixes.",sports +1939,Which 5 Indian batsmen have hit six off the last ball to win a match in IPL history?,"CSK's Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday became the fifth Indian to slam a six off the last ball to win a match in IPL history. Jadeja slammed two sixes off the last two balls to help CSK chase down the 173-run target against KKR. Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Saurabh Tiwary and MS Dhoni are the other Indians to have done so.",sports +1940,"Jadeja slams 2 sixes off last 2 balls to help CSK beat KKR, MI qualify for playoffs","CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja smashed two sixes off the last two balls to help CSK chase down the target of 173 against KKR. The defeat is KKR's second in a row, while CSK, who are out of the playoffs race, registered their fifth victory. With KKR's defeat, MI became the first team to qualify for IPL 2020 playoffs.",sports +1941,"Dhoni gives tips to Varun after being dismissed twice by him in IPL, KKR shares video","CSK captain MS Dhoni was seen giving tips to KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy after their IPL 2020 match on Thursday. KKR shared a video of the duo with the caption, ""From admiring him from the stands at Chepauk, to now...Varun's fairytale continues!"" Varun dismissed Dhoni in both of their matches this season.",sports +1942,"Gayle becomes first cricketer in history to smash 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket","KXIP batsman Chris Gayle has become the first-ever batsman to smash 1,000 sixes in the history of T20 cricket, achieving the feat in his 402nd T20 innings today. Gayle reached 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket after smashing his seventh six in the match against RR. Gayle is followed by Kieron Pollard, who has hit 690 sixes in T20 cricket.",sports +1943,"He tried to strangle me with pillow in hotel, twisted my arms: Ex-girlfriend on Zverev","World number seven men's tennis player Alexander Zverev's ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova has accused the German tennis player of domestic violence. She said that Zverev strangled her with a pillow in a hotel room in New York last year and hit her head against the wall. ""He twisted my arms and...I was really afraid for my life,"" she further claimed.",sports +1944,2 Pak batsmen run towards same end & 1 dives to reach first; video goes viral,"During the 26th over of their innings in the first ODI against Zimbabwe, Pakistan batsmen Imam ul Haq and Haris Sohail ran towards the same end with Imam diving to reach first to avoid getting run-out. However, the wicketkeeper missed the throw. The square-leg fielder gathered the ball and threw it towards the bowler, who dislodged stumps at non-striker's end.",sports +1945,"Gambhir criticises Karthik for leaving KKR captaincy mid-IPL 2020, gives his example","Ex-KKR captain Gautam Gambhir has criticised Dinesh Karthik for leaving KKR captaincy mid-IPL 2020. ""It just shows the mindset. You left captaincy because you wanted to concentrate on batting...but then it hasn’t worked,"" he said. He added, ""When I was through a [bad] phase in 2014...I got three straight ducks...It was captaincy that helped me...get back into form.""",sports +1946,Ruturaj Gaikwad is a young superstar in the making: Watson,"Praising teammate Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK's Shane Watson said that the 23-year-old is a ""young superstar in the making"". ""He's so calm and composed at the crease. And the shots that he plays, not premeditating anything, wherever the ball is bowled, he takes the game on. It has been an absolute pleasure to be able to bat [with him],"" Watson stated. ",sports +1947,I'd rather be in bio-bubble playing cricket than sit at home: Stokes,"Talking about life in bio-bubble, RR all-rounder Ben Stokes said that it's ""challenging"" but he'd rather be in bio-bubble playing cricket than sit at home. ""Being away from the family, being in the same place for a long time, it can get a bit monotonous...[but]...it's a responsibility...as professional cricketers...to keep the game going on the TV screens,"" he added. ",sports +1948,3 defeats don't make us a bad team: DC's Ajinkya Rahane,"Talking about their three consecutive defeats, DC opener Ajinkya Rahane said that results were not as per what they wanted but ""this...happens in a tournament like IPL"". ""Losses don't make us a bad team. It's all about playing to our strength and backing each and every individual...We're really looking forward to playing against MI now and then RCB,"" he added. ",sports +1949,KXIP look different since Chris Gayle's inclusion: Graeme Swann,"Former England cricketer Graeme Swann has said that since the inclusion of Chris Gayle in the playing XI of the KXIP, the franchise has looked like a ""completely different"" team. KXIP have won five matches in a row after Gayle's inclusion after having lost six of their seven matches. Currently, KXIP are fourth in IPL points table with 12 points. ",sports +1950,KXIP on rise but it's not easy to win 6 matches in a row: Aakash,"Ahead of KXIP's match against RR on Friday, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said that the KL Rahul-led side, who have won five matches in a row, are on ""the rise"" and another win will bring them close to qualification. ""[It's] a fairytale story that we are seeing...[however] it's not easy to win six...consecutive matches as this is the IPL,"" he added. ",sports +1951,Doesn't feel like we're out of the tournament: CSK's Gaikwad,"After CSK defeated KKR on Thursday, batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad said that the atmosphere in their dressing room is ""pretty relaxed"" and it doesn't feel that they are out of the tournament. ""Hopefully, we finish the tournament with a win and continue the momentum next year,"" he added. With 10 points from 13 matches, CSK are out of the playoffs race. + ",sports +1952,"Nobby Stiles, World Cup winner with England in 1966, dies aged 78","Former Manchester United midfielder Nobby Stiles, who lifted the 1966 World Cup with England, died aged 78 after a long illness, his family has announced. Stiles had prostate cancer and advanced dementia. He earned 28 caps for England and made 395 appearances for Manchester United between 1960-71, scoring 19 times. Stiles also served as United's youth coach for four years.",sports +1953,Wasn't expecting it: Rahul on being named India vice-captain for Aus tour,"On being named India limited-overs vice-captain against Australia, KL Rahul said that though he wasn't ""expecting it"", it's a ""happy and proud moment"". ""I am ready for responsibility and challenge and I'll try to do my best for my team,"" he added. Rohit Sharma has not been included in any of Team India's squads for Australia tour over injury concerns.",sports +1954,Dhoni should play some super-competitive cricket before IPL 2021: Sangakkara,"Ex-Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said that CSK captain MS Dhoni, who has scored 200 runs in 13 matches, would be ""disappointed with his personal form"" this IPL season and should play ""some super-competitive cricket"" before IPL 2021. ""You can't have long gaps between your IPL seasons, not playing international cricket or not playing regional or first-class cricket,"" Sangakkara stated. ",sports +1955,Absolutely no chance: Steve Smith on playing in BBL 10,"Australia batsman Steve Smith has ruled out playing in the BBL 10, citing concerns over prolonged stay in bio-secure bubbles in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. ""I'll be honest with you, absolutely no chance,"" he stated when asked about his participation. Smith has been in bio-bubble since Australia's limited-overs tour of England in early September. ",sports +1956,7.0-magnitude quake in Aegean Sea felt in Turkey & Greece,"A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, the US Geological Survey said. Videos on social media showed collapsed buildings in Turkey as a result of the earthquake. Reports said the earthquake was also felt on the Greek island of Crete.",world +1957,Death toll from earthquake in Turkey and Greece rises to 19,"Nineteen people have been killed in Turkey and Greece after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday. Turkey's disaster management agency said 17 people died, while 709 people were injured. On the Greek island of Samos, two teenagers, a boy and a girl, were found dead in an area where a wall had collapsed.",world +1958,US rapper adopts dog thrown at him by woman during racist attack,"A rapper based in US' Chicago has adopted a dog that was thrown at him by a woman during a racist attack. ""First thing I did was pick up the dog, make sure she was ok, and took her with me,"" Abel Goshu said. ""I was sitting in my car, parked. The woman popped up out [of] nowhere,"" he added.",world +1959,Ant Man actor Paul Rudd gives cookies in rain to US voters in queue; video surfaces,"A video has gone viral on social media, showing 'Ant Man' actor Paul Rudd giving out cookies to people queued up outside a New York voting centre to participate in early voting amid rain. He also got pictures clicked with the voters while sporting an 'I Voted' sticker on his jacket. Several people praised the actor for his efforts.",world +1960,What is WHO's COVID-19 vaccine insurance scheme for poor countries?,A vaccine scheme co-led by WHO is setting up a compensation fund for people in 92 low-income countries who might suffer any side-effects from COVID-19 vaccines. It would pay a lump sum based on the severity of the harm to victims from side-effects. It would be funded with a levy on vaccines distributed to poor countries and from other sources.,world +1961,There's going to be a whole lot of pain: Fauci warns of COVID-19 spread in US,"Top US infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci has warned of ""unrelenting"" spread of coronavirus in the US, adding that the country is ""going in the wrong direction"". ""If things don't change...there’s going to be a whole lot of pain in this country with regard to additional cases and hospitalisations, and deaths,"" he warned.",world +1962,Police remove posters of French Prez pasted on Mumbai road by protestors,"Mumbai Police has removed the posters of French President Emmanuel Macron which were pasted by protestors on a road. Videos of people walking and cars driving on the posters have surfaced on social media. Protestors called Macron sinful after he termed the Nice knife attack in which a woman was beheaded in a church as an ""Islamist terrorist attack"".",world +1963,"Gamer's livestream captures moment earthquake hits Turkey, video viral","Footage from a Turkish gamer's livestream has gone viral after it captured the moment a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the coastal city of Izmir on Friday. In the footage, 22-year-old Arda Can Özel can be seen sprinting out of the room as he feels the ground beginning to shake. He later said he and his family survived the quake unharmed.",world +1964,Video shows the moment a building collapsed in Turkey during earthquake,"Witnesses have captured the moment a building fell in İzmir during a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Turkey's Aegean region on Friday. The nation's disaster agency said the quake occurred at 2.51pm at a depth of 10 miles. ""Our state has taken action with all its institutions starting from the moment of the earthquake to help those affected,"" Turkish President said.",world +1965,Paris sees 700-km traffic jams hours before second lockdown,"Paris region saw traffic jams with a combined length of around 700 kilometres on Thursday evening, just hours before France entered its second coronavirus lockdown. Traffic jams were also reported around the cities of Lyon and Bordeaux in the hours prior to the lockdown taking effect. Many Parisians left the city to spend lockdown in the countryside, French media reported.",world +1966,"1st doses of COVID-19 vaccines could be available in Dec, Jan: Fauci","Top US infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci said if everything goes well, the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be available to some high-risk Americans in late December or early January. ""The first interim look (at trial results) should be, we hope, within the next few weeks,"" he added. US has reported over 89 lakh COVID-19 cases so far. ",world +1967,Kenya joins global trial of Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine candidate,"Kenya Medical Research Institute has said that Kenya has joined the global clinical trial of Oxford University's vaccine candidate against coronavirus. The candidate, which was jointly developed with AstraZeneca, is already being evaluated in Britain, South Africa and Brazil. The trial in Kenya will initially involve 40 frontline workers while another 360 volunteers will join at a later stage.",world +1968,Policies used in India helped stop abuse before US polls: Zuckerberg,Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the policies that Facebook used during elections in countries like India and Indonesia have helped in stopping abuse ahead of US elections. Zuckerberg noted that the next week will be a test for Facebook in the US. He added Facebook is focused on issues like voter suppression and has worked with experts in the space.,world +1969,Walmart removes firearms from US store floors ahead of election,"Walmart has temporarily removed firearms and ammunition from the sales floors of its US stores as a precaution, citing isolated incidents of civil unrest in some areas. The move comes days ahead of the November 3 presidential election. In June, the retailer pulled the firearms from some stores amid protests over black man George Floyd's death in police custody.",world +1970,Remains of 59 bodies found in hidden graves in Mexico,"The remains of 59 bodies, mostly belonging to young people, have been discovered in hidden graves in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, national authorities said on Wednesday. Violence in Guanajuato has increased in recent months amid a raging turf war between rival drug cartels. The state reported over 2,250 homicides in the first eight months of this year. ",world +1971,"6 killed, millions without power as Hurricane Zeta hits US Gulf Coast",At least six people have been killed in the southeast of the United States after Hurricane Zeta hit the Gulf Coast on Wednesday. Over two million people were left without electricity on Thursday after the power lines snapped due to strong winds and heavy rain. Hurricane Zeta weakened into a tropical storm on Thursday and has moved northeast. ,world +1972,"1,119 military personnel killed in conflict so far: Nagorno-Karabakh","The defence ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Thursday said that 51 more casualties have taken its military death toll to 1,119. The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces began on September 27. Earlier, both nations had accused each other of killing civilians by shelling cities in and around the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.",world +1973,"US seizes Iranian missiles, sanctions 11 entities over Iran oil dealings",The US Justice Department on Thursday revealed that the country had seized Iranian missiles shipped to Yemen and sold 1.1 million barrels of previously seized Iranian oil that was bound for Venezuela. The announcement came on the same day that US Treasury Department and State Department imposed sanctions on 11 entities for buying and selling Iranian petrochemicals.,world +1974,Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz passes away at 72,"Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has passed away aged 72 after a long battle with lung cancer, the official Anadolu news agency reported. He died on Friday in an Istanbul hospital where he was receiving treatment. Yilmaz served as the prime minister three times in the 1990s and had also led the Motherland Party from 1991 to 2002. ",world +1975,"We're in war against Islamist ideology, more attacks likely: France","More attacks on the French soil are likely as France is engaged in a ""war against Islamist ideology"", the country's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. ""We are in a war against an enemy that is both inside and outside,"" he added. His comments came a day after a woman was beheaded in a knife attack at a church in Nice.",world +1976,Vote for President Trump is a vote for a better America: Melania ,"Speaking at her first joint rally with her husband Donald Trump this year, First Lady Melania Trump said ""a vote for President Trump is a vote for a better America."" ""We've a law and order president. Donald fights to protect and support all our people,"" she added. She further said that ""economy soared and unemployment shrank"" during his presidency. ",world +1977,"Armenia, Azerbaijan meet mediators in Geneva to resolve conflict","The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met international mediators in Geneva on Friday to resolve the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Three previous ceasefires, brokered by Russia and the US, have failed to halt the fighting that began on September 27. Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said he believed the principle of 'remedial secession' should be applied to Nagorno-Karabakh.",world +1978,"4 killed, 120 injured after 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey","Turkey's disaster management authority on Friday said that at least four people were killed and 120 injured after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean coast of the country. The death toll included one person who had drowned. Around six buildings collapsed in coastal city of Izmir, the interior ministry said. The earthquake was also felt in parts of Greece.",world +1979,Tanzanian Prez Magufuli wins re-election; opposition alleges fraud,"Tanzania's President John Magufuli has won re-election with a landslide victory that the opposition dismissed as a ""travesty"". The Election Commission said Magufuli received 12.5 million votes, while his main rival Tundu Lissu secured 1.9 million votes. Lissu rejected the presidential election results alleging ""widespread irregularities"" and called for peaceful protests against it. ",world +1980,France church attack suspect identified as 21-yr-old Tunisian man,"The man suspected of killing three people in a knife attack at a church in France's Nice on Thursday has been identified as a Tunisian migrant born in 1999. Chief anti-terrorist prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said he had arrived in France earlier this month. Tunisia opened an investigation into the suspicion that a Tunisian committed ""a terrorist crime"" outside national borders.",world +1981,Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel passes away at 92,"Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. He was admitted to Sterling Hospital in Ahmedabad following difficulty in breathing. Patel had tested positive for COVID-19 in September however he later tested negative. Patel served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1995 and from 1998 to 2001. + +",politics +1982,"Vijayvargiya's 'Chunnu-Munnu' remark for Nath, Digvijaya violated poll code: EC","The Election Commission on Friday said the ""Chunnu-Munnu"" remarks made by BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya against Congress' Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath were in violation of the poll code provisions ahead of bypolls in Madhya Pradesh. Vijayvargiya also called the two leaders traitors. EC advised him not to use ""any such word"" in his public utterances during the model code period.",politics +1983,"Project took 9 yrs, 2 govts, 8 chairmen: Gadkari to officials over delay","While inaugurating the new NHAI headquarters, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asked, ""How can I congratulate you when it took 9 years to finish the project?"" Gadkari said two governments and eight chairmen had passed through the organisation. Stating that the current chairman is unrelated to the delay, he requested ""photos of the great personalities"" responsible for it to be displayed. + +",politics +1984,"Keshubhai mentored me, I'm deeply pained: PM on ex-Guj CM's demise","Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took to Twitter to pay his condolences after the demise of former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel. He wrote, ""Keshubhai mentored and groomed many younger Karyakartas including me...I am deeply pained and saddened."" PM Modi added, ""He resisted the Emergency tooth and nail. Issues of farmer welfare were closest to his heart.""",politics +1985,WB Deputy Speaker Sukumar Hansda passes away; CM offers condolences,"West Bengal Assembly Deputy Speaker Sukumar Hansda died of cancer at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, a report said. Hansda was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year and was being treated for the last few months, Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee said. ""His relentless service for people shall always be remembered,"" CM Mamata Banerjee tweeted.",politics +1986,Centre has turned J&K into a big jail: Mehbooba Mufti,"PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the Central government is using all its powers to oppress Kashmiris and has turned J&K into a jail. The party leaders were arrested on Thursday morning after they tried to stage a protest against land laws issued by the Centre. ""They are not allowing anyone to talk. Their approach is communal,"" Mufti added.",politics +1987,Didn't think Bihar CM could stoop so low: Chirag on viral video,"Reacting to the viral video that showed him instructing a cameraman how to shoot his video in front of his late father Ram Vilas Paswan's portrait, LJP President Chirag Paswan said, ""Didn't think that (Bihar's) Chief Minister could stoop so low. It's surprising."" ""Do I need to prove Nitish Kumar how sad I am about my father's death,"" Chirag asked.",politics +1988,CPI(M) leader's son taken into custody by ED in B'luru drug case,"Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, was on Thursday taken into custody by the ED in Bengaluru for his links to an accused in the drug peddling cases. Bineesh has been questioned two times by the ED in relation to this case. His name surfaced when Anoop Mohammed, a native of Kochi, was held by NCB and questioned.",politics +1989,"Rahul Gandhi has no political 'aukaat' left, says RS Prasad","Addressing a rally in Bihar amid the Assembly elections on Wednesday, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, ""Rahul Gandhi has no political 'aukaat' left... Nobody takes him seriously."" Prasad made the statement after Rahul Gandhi said that ""It is a matter of worry that the PM’s effigy was being torched"" instead of Ravana's during Dussehra.",politics +1990,5 BSP MLAs withdraw support to party’s Rajya Sabha nominee,"Five BSP legislators have withdrawn their support to the party's official candidate, Ramji Gautam, for the Rajya Sabha elections. Aslam Raini, Aslam Chaudhary, Mujtaba Siddiqui, Hakim Lal Bind and Hargovind Bhargava informed the returning officers that their signatures as proposers for Gautam were forged. The by-election to 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 9.",politics +1991,Digvijaya told me to withdraw: SP bypoll candidate on alleged audio clip,"After a purported audio clip of MP Congress leader Digvijaya Singh allegedly asking SP's Gwalior bypoll candidate Roshan Mirza to withdraw his candidature went viral, Mirza said, ""Digvijaya Singh called me and told me to withdraw...He said he will give me the councillor's ticket."" However, Mirza added, ""I told him I will not withdraw and will contest the bypoll.""",politics +1992,Farooq Abdullah stopped from leaving house to offer prayers: NC,"The National Conference (NC) on Friday claimed that Jammu and Kashmir administration prevented its president Farooq Abdullah from leaving his residence to offer prayers at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi. The administration ""blocked"" Abdullah's residence, the party said. ""JKNC condemns this infringement of fundamental right to pray,"" it added.",politics +1993,FIR against Bihar minister for coming to vote in mask with BJP symbol,"An FIR has been lodged against Bihar's Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar for violating the model code of conduct, after he went to cast his vote in the state Assembly elections wearing a mask with the BJP's lotus symbol. Kumar said, ""I went to vote forgetting to remove the mask with the BJP symbol lotus. Soon after realising, I removed it.""",politics +1994,Everyone free to choose their party: Pilot as Scindia called 'traitor',"When asked about Congress leaders calling BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia a traitor, Congress' Sachin Pilot responded, ""I believe everyone is free to decide which party they want to be in."" Pilot added, ""The public ultimately decides who is wrong or right."" Scindia had quit the Congress to join the BJP earlier this year.",politics +1995,Yediyurappa won't be Karnataka CM after Bihar polls: Siddaramaiah,"Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Siddaramaiah said that BS Yediyurappa will not remain the Karnataka CM after the Bihar Assembly elections. ""I have accurate information from New Delhi...don't know if the BJP government will complete its term after Yediyurappa is made to resign,"" he added. ""In case the government cannot continue, we are ready to fight elections,"" Siddaramaiah further said.",politics +1996,"Rahul tweets seeking votes on polling day in Bihar, BJP complains to EC","The BJP has filed a complaint to Election Commission against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his tweet in which he asked for votes even as polling began for the Bihar Assembly Elections. ""This time for justice, employment, farmers-workers, your vote should be only for 'Mahagathbandhan',"" Gandhi tweeted. BJP sought legal action against him for violation of Model Code of Conduct. ",politics +1997,Mayawati suspends 7 MLAs for opposing BSP's Rajya Sabha nominee,"BSP chief Mayawati has suspended seven MLAs with immediate effect, citing their involvement in anti-party activities. The suspended MLAs include Chaudhary Aslam Ali, Hakim Lal Bind, Mohammad Mujtaba Siddiqui, Aslam Rainee, Sushma Patel, Hargovind Bhargava, and Bandana Singh. They had opposed the nomination of the party's official candidate Ramji Gautam for the elections to the Rajya Sabha. ",politics +1998,Don't want to react: Tejashwi on PM's 'Yuvraj of Jungle Raj' remark,"Commenting on PM Narendra Modi's 'Yuvraj of Jungle Raj' remark, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav said that he doesn't want to react to it and added that PM should have spoken on issues like poverty, farmers, unemployment. Tejashwi added, ""It is the world's biggest party (BJP), they are using 30 helicopters...if their PM talks like this, the public knows everything.""",politics +1999,Will even vote for BJP to defeat SP in future MLC polls: Mayawati,"BSP chief Mayawati has said her party will leave no stone unturned to ensure Samajwadi Party's defeat in future Member of Legislative Council elections in Uttar Pradesh. ""Even if we have to give our vote to a BJP candidate or any other party candidate, we'll do it,"" she added. SP is ""revealing its true anti-Dalit face once again"", Mayawati alleged.",politics +2000,US rapper adopts dog thrown at him by woman during racist attack,"A rapper based in US' Chicago has adopted a dog that was thrown at him by a woman during a racist attack. ""First thing I did was pick up the dog, make sure she was ok, and took her with me,"" Abel Goshu said. ""I was sitting in my car, parked. The woman popped up out [of] nowhere,"" he added.",entertainment +2001,I was molested at the age of 3: Fatima Sana Shaikh ,"Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh has revealed she was molested at the age of three. ""[That's] how deep sexism goes. It's a battle we fight on everyday basis. Every woman, every minority fights it everyday,"" she added. Fatima further said, ""I've faced people telling me...the only way to get a job is through sex. So that has also happened to me.""",entertainment +2002,"Kajal Aggarwal gets married to Gautam Kitchlu, first pic surfaces","Actress Kajal Aggarwal tied the knot with entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu in Mumbai on Friday. The first picture from their wedding ceremony has surfaced online, showing Kajal in a scarlet bridal ensemble styled with a pale pink embellished dupatta. Around 50 guests including friends and family members attended the wedding. ",entertainment +2003,Kajal Aggarwal shares pic with lehenga in background ahead of her wedding,"Actress Kajal Aggarwal, who is set to tie the knot with entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu today, took to Instagram to share a picture of herself with lehenga in the background. ""Calm before the storm #kajgautkitched,"" she captioned the picture. Commenting on the picture, actor Sonu Sood wrote, ""Congratulations buddy...party is due.""",entertainment +2004,Don't know about upbringing his mom gave him: Kumar Sanu on son's remark on Marathi,"Singer Kumar Sanu has apologised for his son Jaan's remark on Marathi language in 'Bigg Boss 14'. Jaan had reportedly asked fellow contestant Nikki Tamboli to not speak in Marathi as it irked him. ""Don't know about the upbringing his mother gave him...I fail to understand how Jaan could've said [it]. As a father I can only apologise,"" Sanu said.",entertainment +2005,"Mahesh's sister, nephew seek written apology, ₹90L in damages from Luviena","Mahesh Bhatt's sister Kumkum Saigal and her son, Sahil, have moved the Mumbai City Civil Court, seeking a permanent injunction against Luviena Lodh from making defamatory statements against them, a written apology and ₹90 lakh in damages. Luviena, in a video, had accused Mahesh and his family of harassing her. She also called Mahesh ""the biggest don of the industry"".",entertainment +2006,Will rectify scene: Mirzapur 2 makers apologise to author Surender Mohan Pathak,"The makers of 'Mirzapur 2' have apologised to author Surender Mohan Pathak who had accused them of depicting his book 'Dhabba' as ""sheer porno"" in the show. Excel Entertainment shared a statement on Twitter which was signed by the show's creator Puneet Krishna. ""We'd like to assure you that to rectify this situation...we'll blur...book-cover...or remove...VO within...3 weeks,"" the statement read. ",entertainment +2007,Ant Man actor Paul Rudd gives cookies in rain to US voters in queue; video surfaces,"A video has gone viral on social media, showing 'Ant Man' actor Paul Rudd giving out cookies to people queued up outside a New York voting centre to participate in early voting amid rain. He also got pictures clicked with the voters while sporting an 'I Voted' sticker on his jacket. Several people praised the actor for his efforts.",entertainment +2008,"I was told 'You would never be a heroine, you don't look like Deepika': Fatima","Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh recently opened up about facing rejections in the film industry. She said, ""I was told, 'You would never be a heroine. You don't look like Deepika, you don't look like Aishwarya'."" Fatima added, ""But there are opportunities now, there are films being made for people like me, who don't look like supermodels, who look normal, average.""",entertainment +2009,I can't do these gimmicks & fall in my own eyes: Sukhwinder on fake likes controversy,"Reacting to musicians and singers buying fake views and likes in exchange of money, singer Sukhwinder Singh said, ""The singing and the liveliness of the voice can’t be bought by any amount of money."" He added, ""In today’s time, there’s only one king, Sukhwinder Singh, who can’t do these harkatein (gimmicks) and fall in his own eyes,"" he added.",entertainment +2010,Had forgotten how to face camera: Ananya on resuming work after 6 months,"Talking about resuming work after six months, actress Ananya Panday, who's shooting for her upcoming film with Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi in Goa, said that she was a little nervous and afraid on the first day. She added that she had forgotten how to face the camera. ""But it was smooth sailing from day one,"" Ananya further said.",entertainment +2011,I love laughing at myself: Renuka on 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' memes ,"Reacting to the memes featuring her character's death scene from the 1994 film 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun', actress Renuka Shahane said she loves laughing at herself. ""I don't take the characters too seriously or feel offended if people use it in quirky ways,"" she added. She said the memes are keeping the scene alive in people's minds.",entertainment +2012,Whedon denies Fisher's claim that he altered 'Justice League' actor's skin tone,"'Justice League' director Joss Whedon has denied Ray Fisher's claim that the complexion of an actor of colour was digitally altered in the film. Joss' spokesperson said, ""The individual who offered this statement acknowledged that this was just something...he heard from someone else...when in fact simple research would prove...it was false."" Earlier, Ray had accused Joss of toxic on-set behaviour.",entertainment +2013,"Excited to work with Ishaan, Mrunal & Priyanshu: 'Pippa' director","Director Raja Krishna Menon has said he's very excited to work with Mrunal Thakur, Priyanshu Painyuli and Ishaan Khatter in the upcoming film 'Pippa'. ""With Mrunal and Priyanshu joining Ishaan, we've three of...most exciting young actors coming together,"" he added. ""I'm very excited to work with such extraordinary young talent and look forward to...energy they bring to 'Pippa',"" Raja said.",entertainment +2014,Tara Sutaria to team up with Tiger Shroff for 'Heropanti 2',"Actress Tara Sutaria will reunite with her 'Student of the Year 2' co-star Tiger Shroff for the second instalment of his action film 'Heropanti'. Announcing the news on social media, Tara wrote, ""Thank you Sajid sir, for believing in me...Heropanti 2, here we go."" The film will be directed by Ahmed Khan and shooting will reportedly begin in December.",entertainment +2015,My parents' achievements gave me a comfortable life: Sikandar Kher,"Speaking about the advantages of being a star kid in Bollywood, actor Sikandar Kher said, ""Whatever my parents (Kirron Kher and Anupam Kher) have achieved in their lives has given me a more comfortable life."" When asked about being compared to his parents, he said, ""Those things don't bother me...if I start worrying about that then I am finished.""",entertainment +2016,Actress Payal Ghosh tests negative for COVID-19,"Actress Payal Ghosh took to Twitter on Friday to announce that she has tested negative for coronavirus. ""Thank you, everyone, for all your love...stay safe & take care of yourself,"" she wrote. The actress took the test after she joined the Republican Party of India (A) in the presence of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, who tested positive for the virus.",entertainment +2017,Salman shot London Dreams concert scenes in spite of losing his dogs: Director,"Director Vipul Amrutlal Shah, while recalling the shooting of his 2009 film 'London Dreams', said, ""We'd two days of shooting sequences of musical concerts, one month apart from each other."" He added, ""Both...times, Salman (Khan) lost his dogs. In spite of losing dogs...he continued to shoot and after pack up at 6-7 am, he...completed the funeral...and reported back...at 4 pm.""",entertainment +2018,Don't need a man opposite Katrina in the superhero film: Director Ali,"Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar, who has collaborated with Katrina Kaif for a superhero film, has said there will be no male actor in the film. ""I don't need...man opposite Katrina in this film. She herself is...hero as well,"" he said. Ali added the film will be mounted on a huge scale and Katrina won't have a romantic track in it. ",entertainment +2019,Hope OTT platforms don’t think only stars bring in audiences: Rasika,"Actress Rasika Dugal, who has starred in web-series like 'Delhi Crime', 'Out of Love' and 'Mirzapur', said, ""I hope OTT platforms...don't start thinking that only stars bring in audiences."" She stated that the digital platforms are prioritising good content over chasing numbers. ""The competition is to generate more interesting content versus who can hit a certain number,"" she added. ",entertainment +2020,It's going to be scary: Kriti on resuming shoot amid COVID-19,"Actress Kriti Kharbanda has said she will soon start shooting for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, adding that it is going to be scary and difficult. ""But, recently when I took...flight to Delhi, it made me realise we need to move. We need to...learn to protect oneself,"" she added. She'll begin shooting for a film titled '14 Phere'.",entertainment +2021,Cinema-loving audience will always be there: Saqib on theatre vs OTT debate,"Saqib Saleem, while commenting on the debate over OTT vs theatres, said that both the platforms can co-exist very happily. ""There will be a lot of OTT work in the coming years but...cinema-loving audience will always be there,"" he added. ""There will always be films like 'Sooryavanshi', 'Baahubali', the big-ticket films you really want to go to...theatres for,"" Saqib said.",entertainment +2022,Deepa Mehta's 'Funny Boy' becomes Canada's official entry for Oscars,"Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's film 'Funny Boy' is Canada's official entry for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. If selected by the Academy, this will be the second time that the director will be competing for the award in the category. In 2007, Deepa's film 'Water' was Oscar-nominated in the International Feature Film category. ",entertainment +2023,Kept myself busy to stay sane: Shireen on battling COVID-19,"TV actress Shireen Mirza, while talking about dealing with coronavirus, said, ""It was absolute learning for me, from how to enjoy my own company to taking online make-up courses."" She added that she kept herself busy and occupied to stay sane. ""It was tiring being quarantined alone for so many days but I read a lot which helped,"" Shireen said.",entertainment +2024,I fear that there will soon be a khichdi on OTT medium: Saurabh,"Noting that various web platforms are coming up with online content, actor Saurabh Sachdeva said he fears that the constant flow of content might end up confusing the audiences. ""I'm just scared that it just doesn't become a khichdi...so much is happening online that it might create a situation of too much confusion,"" the 'Sacred Games 2' star said. ",entertainment +2025,"Maharashtra invites Tesla, holds video call with its executives","Maharashtra has invited US electric-car maker Tesla, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering India next year. In a tweet on Thursday, state Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state. +",automobile +2026,NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of Moon,"NASA on Monday announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed there's water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth. +",science +2027,"Giant manta ray weighing 750 kg caught by fisherman off Karnataka coast, pics surface","A fisherman who went for deep sea fishing in Mangaluru off Malpe port on Wednesday caught two giant manta rays weighing 750 kg and 250 kg. After Subhash Sailan returned to the shore, a crane was brought in to put the giant manta rays in a pick-up truck. Images and videos of the haul have gone viral on social media.",science +2028,"Evidence of 'lost' river that ran through Thar Desert 1,72,000 years ago found","Researchers have found evidence of a 'lost' river that ran through the central Thar Desert, near Bikaner, as early as 1,72,000 years ago. The findings published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews represent the oldest directly dated phase of river activity at Nal Quarry in the central Thar Desert. The river would've offered a lifeline to Paleolithic populations, researchers said.",science +2029,Scientists accidentally discover new organ in human throat,"While studying prostate cancer and examining a new combination of CT and PET scans, researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute discovered a new set of salivary glands, about 3.81 cm in length, in human throat. The new glands, named tubarial salivary glands, are believed to lubricate and moisten the area of the throat behind the nose and mouth.",science +2030,1st space station crew to launch during the pandemic return after 196 days,"NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner returned to Earth on Thursday after spending 196 days at the International Space Station. The crew launched to the space station on April 9, just weeks after WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. They landed back on the steppe of Kazakhstan, NASA said.",science +2031,Rare white sea turtle with leucism condition found; pics surface,Volunteers who were checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach found a rare white sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand. The town of Kiawah Island shared pictures of the rare turtle on its Facebook Page and informed the turtle has a genetic condition called leucism where animals have reduced pigmentation. The condition is described as extremely rare.,science +2032,50-year-old problem of biology solved by Artificial Intelligence,"DeepMind's AI system 'AlphaFold' has been recognised as a solution to ""protein folding"", a grand challenge in biology for over 50 years. DeepMind showed it can predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes, a complex process that is fundamental to understanding the biological machinery of life. AlphaFold can predict the shape of proteins within the width of an atom.",technology +2033,Microsoft Teams to stop working on Internet Explorer 11 from Nov 30,"Microsoft Teams will stop working on Internet Explorer 11 from today, November 30. Users will now need to download the Teams app or browse it on Microsoft Edge. Besides this, Microsoft 365 apps and services will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 by August 2021. Microsoft will also pull support for Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app on March 9.",technology +2034,Hope US won't erect barriers to cooperation: China on blacklist report,"China, in response to reports of US adding Chinese chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil producer CNOOC to a defence blacklist, said that it hoped US will not erect barriers and obstacles to cooperation. Reuters reported that President Donald Trump's administration is poised to add SMIC and CNOOC to a list of companies allegedly owned or controlled by Chinese military.",technology +2035,Global smartphone sales in Q3 falls 5.7% to 36.6 cr units: Gartner,"The global smartphone sales in the third quarter of 2020 fell by 5.7% year-on-year to 36.6 crore units, according to Gartner. Overall global mobile phone sales to end users totalled 40.1 crore units, a decline of 8.7% year-on-year. Samsung held the top position with a market share of 22%, followed by Huawei with 14.1%.",technology +2036,EU hoping Biden will clarify US position on digital tax: Report,"The European Union (EU) is hoping that US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration will clarify US position on digital taxation within two months of taking office, a French Finance Ministry source told Reuters. The bloc-wide tax would apply on digital services offered by companies such as Google and Amazon.",technology +2037,Parliamentary panel divided over key issues in Data Protection Bill: Report,"The members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee are divided over key issues in the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, such as the provision allowing government access to sensitive data of citizens without their consent and data localisation, ET reported. The panel, chaired by BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi, has held consultations with stakeholders like Facebook, Twitter, Google, Ola, Uber and Paytm.",technology +2038,"Google, Facebook sign French govt's 'Tech for Good' initiative","Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft President Brad Smith are among the 75 executives of technology companies to sign the French government's 'Tech for Good' initiative. The initiative seeks to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes. Amazon and Apple were absent from the list.",technology +2039,Facebook could soon face its 1st antitrust suit by US govt: Report,"Facebook could soon face the first antitrust action against it by the US government as federal and state authorities are preparing to file new lawsuits against Facebook and Google, WSJ reported. The authorities are probing if the firms abused their power in the internet economy and are readying as many as four cases by January-end.",technology +2040,"Canada plans digital tax on tech majors like Facebook, Google",Canada's Finance Department on Monday said it plans to impose a tax on corporations such as Facebook and Google that provide digital services from January 2022. It added that it expects to raise $2.6 billion in revenues over five years through the tax and that it will stay till a common approach among nations is agreed upon.,technology +2041,"Twitter's 'Audio Spaces' to include transcriptions, speaker controls: Report","Twitter's ""Audio Spaces"", that will allow users to gather in dedicated spaces for live conversations, will reportedly include the option to view transcriptions of the chat and the ability to manage who can speak at any time. According to tech analyst Jane Manchun Wong, conversations on ""Spaces"" will not be recorded and the feature will use Periscope for its backend.",technology +2042,US FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to step down on January 20,"US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that he will step down from his position on January 20. He will be leaving office on the same day as President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Previously, former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler had left office on 20th January 2017, the day President Donald Trump was sworn in.",technology +2043,Tokyo Stock Exchange CEO to resign over outage that halted trading for a day,"Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) President and CEO Koichiro Miyahara will step down to accept responsibility over a system failure last month that resulted in the first all-day stoppage of trading since the exchange switched to all-electronic trading in 1999. Akira Kiyota, the Group CEO of Japan Exchange Group that runs the TSE, will temporarily take over Miyahara's role.",technology +2044,"Bitcoin hits new high at over $19,860, surges over 150% in 2020","Cryptocurrency Bitcoin on Monday briefly surged to record a new all-time high at more than $19,860 after three years. Bitcoin's previous record of $19,665 was set in December 2017. The virtual currency fell as low as $3,136 within 12 months of hitting the previous record. The latest development pushes this year's Bitcoin surge to more than 150%.",technology +2045,Ant Group's IPO may not be revived before 2022: Report,"Jack Ma-owned Ant Group's initial public offering (IPO) may not be revived before 2022 as the company is still in the early stages of reviewing changes needed to appease the regulators, officials told Bloomberg. There's so much work needed and some rules are not yet spelled out, they added. Ant's $35-billion IPO was poised to become the largest IPO ever.",technology +2046,Italy fines Apple $12M for 'misleading' water-resistant iPhone ads,"Italy's antitrust body has fined Apple $12 million for ""aggressive and misleading"" commercial practices regarding iPhones. The regulator said Apple advertised that several iPhone models were water-resistant without clarifying they were only so under certain circumstances. It added that Apple's disclaimer of the models not being covered by warranty in case of damage from liquids tricked clients.",technology +2047,Theme park with interactive Mario Kart rollercoaster to open in Japan in Feb,"Universal Studios Japan announced its Nintendo theme park, Super Nintendo World, will be opening on February 4. The park will feature a Mario Kart rollercoaster set inside Bowser's castle. The ride will use AR and projection-mapping technology and let users compete against each other. Visitors will also be able to collect virtual coins while roaming around with a Switch console.",technology +2048,General Motors to not acquire 11% stake in Nikola,General Motors (GM) and Nikola on Monday announced a reworked deal that replaced their previous agreement under which GM would acquire 11% equity stake in the startup and produce the proposed electric pickup Badger. The companies have instead signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding which is subject to negotiation. Nikola was previously accused of fraud by a short seller.,technology +2049,Facebook buys customer service startup Kustomer for a reported $1 bn,"Facebook on Monday confirmed it has acquired Kustomer, a startup specialising in customer-service platforms and chatbots, for a reported sum of $1 billion. Kustomer was last valued at $710 million in a funding round roughly a year ago. Facebook-owned WhatsApp's COO Matt Idema said their aim with Kustomer is to ""give businesses access to best-in-class tools that deliver excellent service"".",technology +2050,Ex-Tesla factory worker to pay about ₹3 cr to settle case with Musk,"A former Tesla factory worker has agreed to pay the company around ₹3 crore ($400,000) after admitting to illegally telling reporters that the company will not reach CEO Elon Musk’s publicly stated goal of producing 5,000 Model 3s a week. Musk and the former employee Martin Tripp had also traded insults publicly after Tripp was fired because of his misconduct.",technology +2051,Global 5G subscriptions to rise to 22 crore by year end: Ericsson,Swedish telecom company Ericsson on Monday raised its global forecast for 5G mobile subscriptions from 19 crore to 22 crore by the end of 2020. Ericsson's Business Area Networks head Fredrik Jejdling said that nearly 100 crore people are expected to be in an area that would be covered by 5G by the end of the year.,technology +2052,"Bitcoin is gold 2.0, will soar to $500,000: Winklevoss twins","Cryptocurrency trade platform Gemini Co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss said they believe ""bitcoin is gold 2.0"" and that its price could soar to $500,000. Cameron added that bitcoin's 177% surge this year is due to an increasing number of investors realising that it is the best defence against inflation. The brothers remarked that bitcoin is an emergent store of value. ",technology +2053,"Trump loses 133,000 Twitter followers in 2 weeks, Biden gains 1.1 mn","President Donald Trump has lost 133,902 followers since November 17 while president-elect Joe Biden has gained around 1.15 million, according to Factbase. The website, which tracks Donald Trump's social media activities closely, has measured small declines for Trump for 11 days in a row now. Trump currently has 88.8 million followers, while Joe Biden has 20.2 million.",technology +2054,Biden urged by 33 advocacy groups to reject 'Big Tech' influence,"US President-elect Joe Biden has been urged by 33 antitrust, consumer advocacy and labour groups to reject the influence of 'Big Tech' companies on his administration. They've asked the administration to exclude executives and consultants working for or with companies such as Facebook, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Apple, arguing that their business practices hurt consumers and the US economy. ",technology +2055,Samsung may discontinue Galaxy Note smartphones next year: Reports,"South Korean tech giant Samsung may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note smartphone next year, reported Reuters. The company reportedly won't develop a new version of Note in 2021 and instead will focus on Galaxy S and its foldable phone range. Launched in 2011, Note helped Samsung overtake Apple as the largest smartphone maker for the first time that year.",technology +2056,Instagram 'Live Rooms' to let 4 users stream simultaneously in India,"Instagram on Tuesday said it has rolled out its 'Live Rooms' feature in India, which enables users to go live with up to three additional people. Earlier, users could go live with only one additional person. India is one of the first countries to roll it out broadly and the feature will be available to everyone soon, Instagram said.",technology +2057,"Anushka does shirshasana during pregnancy with Kohli's support, shares throwback pic","Anushka Sharma took to social media to share a throwback picture of herself doing shirshasana during her pregnancy with the support of her husband Virat Kohli. ""[I] used the wall for support and also my very able husband supporting my balance, to be extra safe,"" she wrote. She added, ""I'm so glad I could continue my practice through my pregnancy.""",sports +2058,It annoys the hell out of me: Ian Chappell urges ICC to ban 'switch hit',"Ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged ICC to ban 'switch hit' shot which Glenn Maxwell and David Warner recently played against India, saying, ""It annoys the hell out of me."" ""I'd prefer to see a contest rather than batting exhibitions,"" Chappell said. ""When...a batsman...completely become the opposite-handed batsman...[after the bowler has delivered]...then it's not fair,"" he added.",sports +2059,My little boy has asked me to wake him up whenever Kohli comes to bat: Vaughan,"Talking about Team India captain Virat Kohli's impact on children, ex-England captain Michael Vaughan said, ""My little boy...always asks me to wake him up when Kohli comes out to bat. As soon as Kohli gets out, he goes back inside to do something else."" He further said, ""Kohli is that powerful with the kids.""",sports +2060,It does feel nice: Babar Azam on comparison with Virat Kohli,"Pakistan captain Babar Azam said it feels nice to be compared to a very good player like Virat Kohli. ""Comparisons with big players also help you to set goals that match those of the big players,"" said Babar. Both Virat and Babar are the only two batsmen right now, who are in the ICC's top 10 rankings in all formats.",sports +2061,Dwayne Smith smashes six sixes in an over against his brother in T10 match,"Ex-West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith smashed six sixes in an over for Errol Holder Stars against his brother Kemar Smith in the final of the A&A Auto Parts Errol Holder Ten10 Classic tournament. CRB's Kemar was hit for six maximums in the first over of the match as their mother looked on. Later, Dwayne dismissed Kemar for a golden duck.",sports +2062,"It would be nicer if Warner gets injured for a long time, jokes KL Rahul","Reacting to Australia opener David Warner sustaining a groin injury in the second ODI, Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul joked, ""It would be nicer if he gets injured for a long time. He's one of their main batsmen."" He added, ""If his injury takes a long time, it would be good for our team.""",sports +2063,F1 driver who escaped burning car after 225-kmph crash shares video from hospital,"Formula One driver Romain Grosjean, whose car burst into flames and split into two after a 225-kmph crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, took to social media to share a video from hospital. ""Hello everyone, I just wanted to say I am ok, well, sort of ok,"" Grosjean said in the video showing his bandaged hands.",sports +2064,"Maradona's daughter breaks down as football team gives her ovation, video surfaces","Dalma Maradona, daughter of late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, broke down as Boca Juniors players gave her an ovation while paying tribute to her father during their game against Newell’s Old Boys. Dalma was sitting in her father's box at Bombonera Stadium, when Boca players went to the touchline and laid down a Maradona shirt after scoring a goal.",sports +2065,"If India win Test series vs Aus without Kohli, they can celebrate for a year: Clarke","Ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke has said India can celebrate for a year if they can beat Australia in the Test series without Virat Kohli. ""That will be an unbelievable win. I think that’s the way Indian players have to look at it. They've to believe they're good enough to take on and beat this Australian team,"" the 39-year-old added.",sports +2066,"I would love to see India, Pakistan play bilateral cricket again: ICC Chairman","ICC Chairman Greg Barclay has said that he would love ""nothing more"" than for India and Pakistan to be able to continue cricketing relations as they were previously. ""I’m also enough of a realist to understand that there are geo-political issues at play here,"" he further said. He added that ICC doesn't have the mandate to influence India-Pakistan ties.",sports +2067,"Warner's wife jokingly suggests sex reason behind his injury, says 'Sorry Australia'","During a radio show, Australia batsman David Warner's wife Candice jokingly suggested that sex was the reason behind David Warner's groin injury which he sustained in the second ODI against India. ""We only sort of reunited after four months apart...and everyone's like, 'What have you done to him?''' she said. She further said, ""Sorry, Australia!""",sports +2068,"Cricket Aus terrified of BCCI, breached contract for them: Channel 7","Amidst a contract battle, broadcaster Channel 7 has claimed that Cricket Australia (CA) is ""terrified"" of the BCCI. The channel has already taken the battle to court and has accused CA of not honouring their contract. The channel has problem with regards to change in the itinerary for the India tour, with the limited-overs matches being held before the Tests. ",sports +2069,What is 'halo' that saved F1 driver's life after 225-kmph crash that set his car on fire?,"F1 driver Romain Grosjean credited 'halo' safety device with saving his life after his car burst into flames and split into two following a 225-kmph crash. The 'halo' is a ring of titanium that sits above the car's cockpit to protect driver's head from flying debris. Weighing around nine kg, it's connected with the car's top with a bar.",sports +2070,F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton tests positive for coronavirus,"Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for coronavirus. His team said that he reported ""mild symptoms"" on Monday morning less than 24 hours after he claimed his 11th win of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix. He will miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix as he will be in quarantine.",sports +2071,Barcelona to be fined after Messi's tribute to Maradona: Reports,"Barcelona will reportedly pay a fine of $3,600 after Lionel Messi paid tribute to Diego Maradona on Sunday by celebrating in a Newell's Old Boys jersey. Messi took off Barcelona's blue-and-burgundy strip to reveal the red-and-black of Newell's after scoring a goal against Osasuna. But the touching tribute was against the rules of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.",sports +2072,Pak's Raza Hasan expelled from domestic cricket season for COVID-19 breach,"Pakistan spinner Raza Hasan was sent home from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy after he left the bio-bubble at a hotel without clearance. ""It is sad and unfortunate that despite several reminders...Raza Hasan decided to take matters in his hand and overstepped the line,"" said PCB. ""He has been expelled from the tournament and won't be allowed for remaining season,"" PCB added.",sports +2073,Jasprit Bumrah is Team India's only X-factor: Gambhir,"Former India opener Gautam Gambhir described Jasprit Bumrah as India's only X-factor in all three formats of the game. ""Yes, there is Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and all those guys but Jasprit Bumrah is just pure class,"" Gambhir said. ""I have always maintained that bowlers are the guys who win you games and Jasprit Bumrah is just world-class,"" he added.",sports +2074,Finch names 3 players who can replace David Warner in 3rd ODI,"Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has named Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Wade as the possible players who can replace injured David Warner as opener in the third ODI against India. ""Any team Warner is not a part of is going to be slightly weaker but we have got guys that can...really contribute heavily in that role,"" Finch added.",sports +2075,I can't understand why India didn't attempt short balls against Smith: Hogg,"Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg has criticised Team India's bowlers for not trying to get Steve Smith out by short-pitched bowling in the first two ODIs. ""India didn't attempt to bounce him out at any stage. They bowled on a good length or a little fuller. I can't understand that, because Smith's weakness is with the short ball,"" he stated. ",sports +2076,"Difference between India, Australia has been Hazlewood, Zampa: Tom Moody","Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody has said that the biggest difference between India and Australia in the ongoing series has been pacer Josh Hazlewood and spinner Adam Zampa. In the two ODIs, which Australia have won, Hazlewood has taken five wickets, while Zampa has picked six wickets. ""Zampa is the unsung hero of this whole thing,"" Moody further stated. ",sports +2077,Smith isn't that far away from Kohli: Gambhir on best ODI batsman ever,"Ex-India opener Gautam Gambhir has said that Australia batsman Steve Smith is not far behind Virat Kohli in the ""best ODI batsman in the world ever"" discussion. ""Getting...two back to back hundreds in 60 balls is no joke. Yes, Kohli will always have better numbers but look at the impact Smith has had in the last two games,"" he added. ",sports +2078,"Smith likes pace on bat, spin might be key to get him out: Harbhajan","Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that Virat Kohli should deploy a spin-heavy attack against Steve Smith. ""Yuzvendra Chahal...[and] maybe Kuldeep Yadav coming in...they [can] bowl 7-8 overs...when Smith comes in...he's someone who likes pace on the bat if you take that away...that might be the key point to get him out,"" Harbhajan stated. ",sports +2079,Really happy that Aus are coming up with a plan against me: Iyer,"India batsman Shreyas Iyer, who was dismissed for 2 runs in the first ODI and 38 runs in the second, has said that he's really happy that Australia are coming up with a plan against him. ""I feel overwhelmed and take it as a challenge. But I thrive under pressure and it motivates me to go against them,"" he added. ",sports +2080,"Had Rohit been in 2nd ODI, we'd have played in bolder fashion: Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that had opener Rohit Sharma played in the second ODI against Australia, which India lost, Virat Kohli-led side would have played in a ""bolder fashion"". ""The batting line-up left a lot to be desired...there were too many runs on the board...If you need to score more than 350, then you need Rohit,"" he added. ",sports +2081,Completely opposed to racism: Cavani apologises for racist post,"Manchester United footballer Edinson Cavani apologised and deleted a racist social media post, saying he is ""completely opposed to racism"". Cavani added, "" The last thing I wanted to do was cause offence to anyone...[I] deleted the message as soon as it was explained that it can be interpreted differently."" Cavani had used the term 'negrito' in his Instagram post.",sports +2082,"101-yr-old woman who lived through Spanish flu & WWII, survives COVID-19 thrice","A 101-year-old Italian woman who lived through the Spanish Flu and World War II, has survived coronavirus three times. Maria Orsingher had first tested positive in February and for the second time in September, during which she underwent treatment for 18 days at a hospital. She was asymptomatic when she tested positive for the third time.",world +2083,China underreported COVID-19 cases: Leaked documents,"China on February 10 officially reported 2,478 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but according to leaked documents from Hubei province accessed by CNN, the cases were underreported. Leaked documents showed that local authorities in Hubei listed a total of 5,918 newly detected cases on February 10. The documents also showed that China didn't disclose a December flu spike in Hubei.",world +2084,Kim Jong-un vaccinated against COVID-19; China supplied vaccine: Analyst,"A US analyst has said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and multiple other high-ranking officials within his family and leadership network have been vaccinated against coronavirus. Harry Kazianis, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources, further said the experimental coronavirus vaccine was supplied by China. Kazianis is a North Korea expert at the Center for the National Interest.",world +2085,The situation is concerning: Canada PM on farmers' protests in India,"Commenting on farmers' protests in India during an online event to mark Gurpurab, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said the ""situation is concerning"". ""We are all very worried about family and friends...Let me remind you, Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest,"" he said. Canada reached out to Indian authorities to highlight their concerns, Trudeau added.",world +2086,India had largest reductions in malaria cases in SE Asia in 20 yrs: WHO,"According to WHO's latest World Malaria Report, India made ""impressive gains"" with reductions of 18% and 20% in malaria cases and deaths respectively, over the last 2 years. India recorded the largest reductions in the cases in Southeast Asia from approximately 20 million to 5.6 million in 20 years from 2000-2019. Malaria cases reduced by 73% in the region.",world +2087,Canadian leaders making ill-informed comments about farmers' protests: India,"After Canadian PM Justin Trudeau called the farmers' protests ""concerning"", MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said some Canadian leaders have made ""ill-informed comments relating to farmers in India"". These are ""unwarranted especially when pertaining to internal affairs of a democratic country. It's also best that diplomatic conversations aren't misrepresented for political purposes"", he added.",world +2088,26/11 key accused Rana wanted 'top class' medal for the attacks: US,"The US government told a federal court that 26/11 key accused Tahawwur Rana wanted a ""top class"" medal for his role in Mumbai terror attacks. Rana, who has been declared a fugitive by India, also demanded the nine LeT attackers who were killed be given Pakistan's highest military honour. US government said this in support of Rana's extradition to India.",world +2089,"UK and Canada MPs support farmer protests in India, criticise govt","United Kingdom and Canada MPs have backed farmers' protest in India. UK MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi tweeted, ""It takes a special kind of people to feed those ordered to beat and suppress them."" Canada's MP Jack Harris tweeted, ""We're shocked to see the Indian government's suppression of farmers...Instead of using water cannons...government needs to engage in open dialogue with farmers.""",world +2090,26-year-old US Instagram influencer who went missing last week found dead,"The naked body of a 26-year-old Instagram influencer who went missing last week was found by the side of a Texas road. Alexis Sharkey's body had no visible signs of injury and her cause of death hadn't yet been determined. Her mother said she had an argument before she went missing, without naming the person she had the argument with.",world +2091,7-foot penis-shaped wooden sculpture goes missing from German town,"German police have opened an investigation into the disappearance of a large penis-shaped wooden sculpture from a town. The sculpture, which turned up several years ago, even appeared on Google Maps, where it was classified as a ""cultural monument"". Local newspaper Allgäuer Zeitung said the nearly 7-foot sculpture appeared to have been chopped down leaving behind a pile of sawdust.",world +2092,Donald Trump's coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas resigns,"US President Trump's special adviser on coronavirus pandemic Dr Scott Atlas resigned on Monday amid rising COVID-19 cases. In his resignation letter, Atlas said that he had worked hard to save lives and that he has always relied on science. Atlas, who was appointed in August, had earlier questioned the need for masks and other measures to control the outbreak.",world +2093,Mexico in bad shape: WHO chief Tedros as COVID-19 cases surge,"WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that ""Mexico is in bad shape"" with the pandemic, adding that the increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths is very ""worrisome"". He urged Mexican leaders to take COVID-19 seriously and set examples for its citizens. Mexico has reported over 10 lakh COVID-19 cases and 1,05,940 deaths, the fourth highest in the world.",world +2094,New Year parties banned in S Korea amid rising COVID-19 cases,"South Korean authorities have announced a ban on all New Year parties amid rising coronavirus cases in the country. The authorities have also directed the closure of public saunas and cafes. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said restrictions would be tightened on gatherings and activities seen as prone to virus transmission. The country has reported over 34,000 cases so far. ",world +2095,Pakistan's coronavirus cases exceed 4 lakh-mark,"Pakistan's total COVID-19 cases on Tuesday rose to 4,00,482 after 2,458 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said. The total COVID-19 death toll increased to 8,091 with 66 new deaths being reported during the same period, it added. Pakistan is currently dealing with the second wave of COVID-19 infections.",world +2096,Increase in trafficking of women due to pandemic: Nobel laureate,"The COVID-19 pandemic has increased human trafficking of women and gender-based violence, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad has said. ""As a result, women's health and safety are on the line"", she added. Murad, who was forced into sexual slavery by Islamic State fighters in Iraq, said that the lockdowns and curfews ""have had unintended consequences on women worldwide"".",world +2097,$35bn needed to help world's most vulnerable and fragile in 2021: UN,"The United Nations on Tuesday said that $35 billion was needed to help ""world's most vulnerable and fragile"" in 2021. COVID-19 has lead to a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance around the globe, the UN added. The money will help 160 million people across 56 countries, the UN further said.",world +2098,"Trump loses 133,000 Twitter followers in 2 weeks, Biden gains 1.1 mn","President Donald Trump has lost 133,902 followers since November 17 while president-elect Joe Biden has gained around 1.15 million, according to Factbase. The website, which tracks Donald Trump's social media activities closely, has measured small declines for Trump for 11 days in a row now. Trump currently has 88.8 million followers, while Joe Biden has 20.2 million.",world +2099,Opposition involved alongside Israel in scientist's killing: Iran official,"Top Iranian security official Ali Shamkhani on Monday said that Paris-based opposition group, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), was involved alongside Israel in the killing of the nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The NCRI in a statement rejected Shamkhani's accusations. NCRI is a bloc of opposition groups in exile that seek an end to Shi'ite Muslim clerical rule.",world +2100,Stop the madness: Tigrayan leader to Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed,"The leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region Debretsion Gebremichael on Monday urged PM Abiy Ahmed to ""stop the madness"" and withdraw troops from the region. Rejecting Ahmed's victory claims in Tigray's capital Mekelle, the Tigrayan leader said that the fighting is still ongoing ""on every front"". Gebremichael accused the Ethiopian army of carrying out a ''genocidal campaign'' against Tigray's people. ",world +2101,Deforestation surges to 12-year high in Brazil's Amazon rainforest ,"Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, official government data revealed. A total of 11,088 square kilometres of rainforest, which is seven times the size of London, was destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020. The destruction has been soaring since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019 and weakened environmental enforcement.",world +2102,We asked for help before Christchurch attacks: NZ Muslim group,"The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) in a report said the Muslim community knew it was vulnerable to an attack and had asked for help before the Christchurch mosque terror attacks. FIANZ also said the terror attacks highlighted ""systemic dysfunction"" as authorities didn't consider the threat of a terror attack on Muslim community in the country.",world +2103,Azeri army enters last district given up by Armenia after ceasefire,Azerbaijan Defence Ministry on Tuesday said its army has entered the final district given up by Armenia as part of a Russian-brokered peace deal to end the fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The ministry also released a video of army entering the Lachin district on December 1. The fighting between both the nations over the disputed region erupted in September. ,world +2104,Brexit trade talks still stuck as EU is being unfair: UK MP,"Michael Gove, a senior ally of UK PM Boris Johnson, on Tuesday, said that the Brexit trade talks are stuck because the European Union is being unfair. The MP added that ""EU still want us to be tied to their way of doing things"". Gove further said there was a chance that the trade talks may end without a deal.",world +2105,Biden names Indian-American Neera Tanden as chief of budget team,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday nominated Indian-American Neera Tanden as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who will be responsible for managing Biden administration's budget. Tanden, if confirmed by the US Senate, would be the first woman of colour and first Indian-American to lead the OMB. Some Republican senators have opposed Tanden's nomination. ",world +2106,China refuses to apologise for fake pic of Aus soldier murdering child,"China has refused to apologise after a government official posted a fake image of an Australian soldier murdering a child. ""Do they think that their merciless killing of Afghan civilians is justified but the condemnation of such ruthless brutality is not? Afghan lives matter!"" it added. Australian PM Scott Morrison had demanded an apology from China over the fake post.",world +2107,Haryana MLA quits as livestock board chief in support of farmers,"Extending his support to the protesting farmers, Haryana MLA Sombir Sangwan resigned as the Chairman of the State Livestock Development Board. Sangwan is an Independent MLA supporting the BJP-JJP coalition government in the state. ""Like the entire country, farmers from my constituency Dadri are also protesting against these (farm) laws,"" he said in a letter to CM Manohar Lal Khattar.",politics +2108,Raj MLA Kiran Maheshwari dies after testing positive for COVID-19,"BJP MLA from Rajsamand in Rajasthan, Kiran Maheshwari, passed away at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday while undergoing treatment after testing positive for COVID-19. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tweeted, ""Saddened to know of the untimely demise of BJP leader & Rajsamand MLA Kiran Maheshwari ji. My heartfelt condolences to her family members & supporters in this most difficult time.""",politics +2109,"CBI, Enforcement Directorate should be sent to borders: Shiv Sena","The Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation should be sent to tackle terrorists and infiltration on the borders, Shiv Sena said. ""At Delhi's border, our farmers are called terrorists while terrorists are entering Kashmir border and Ladakh. At such times, ED and CBI should be sent to the borders,"" Sena said in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana.",politics +2110,Ours is Mahatma Gandhi's Hindutva: Karnataka Congress chief,"Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar on Monday said his party believes in the Hindutva of Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda. ""We (Congress) will protect and safeguard the interest of everyone as said in our constitution,"" he added. ""India's tradition, culture is the wealth that belongs to all of us,"" Shivakumar further said.",politics +2111,"Shivraj Singh meets PM Modi, discusses COVID vaccine distribution","Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan met PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday. After the meeting, he tweeted, ""I discussed the status of COVID-19 infection with PM Modi and made him aware of the preparations being made in Madhya Pradesh for vaccination."" Chouhan also suggested a campaign to encourage youth to get vaccinated after the elderly when the vaccine is ready.",politics +2112,"Asaduddin Owaisi, G Kishan Reddy cast their votes for GHMC polls","AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has cast his vote for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections on Tuesday morning. He said, ""I appeal to the people of Hyderabad to cast their vote today to strengthen democracy."" Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy also cast his vote for GHMC polls in Hyderabad's Kachiguda.",politics +2113,"If I was violent, there would be many FIRs against me: Shehla's father","After Shehla Rashid claimed her father Abdul Rashid Shora was a wife-beater, Shora responded, ""If I am a violent person, surely there must be a string of FIRs against me? But there are not."" He added, ""I was restored to the right of habitation to my house in a day by a court order after the domestic violence complaint."" ",politics +2114,Won't give BJP ticket to Muslim candidate: K'taka Min on Belagavi bypoll,"Karnataka Rural Development Minister KS Eshwarappa on Saturday said BJP won't field any Muslim candidate for the bypoll to Belagavi Lok Sabha seat. ""We might give the party ticket to any community of Hindus...but definitely, it won't be given to Muslims,"" Eshwarappa added. The Belagavi LS seat fell vacant recently following the demise of Union MoS for Railways Suresh Angadi.",politics +2115,"We'll free Hyderabad from Nizam culture, create mini-India here: Amit Shah","Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday while campaigning for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections said, ""We're going to free Hyderabad from the Nawab, Nizam culture and create a mini-India here."" Saying that the Mayor of Hyderabad will be from BJP this time, Shah added, ""I want to thank people of Hyderabad for showing immense support to BJP.""",politics +2116,Devi Annapurna idol stolen 100 yrs ago is being brought back from Canada: PM,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Indians would feel proud to know that an ancient idol of Devi Annapurna is being brought back from Canada to India. PM Modi, in his radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', said, ""Almost 100 years ago in 1913, this idol was stolen from a temple in Varanasi and smuggled out of the country.""",politics +2117,28th rank state trying to teach 5th rank state: KCR on UP CM's visit,"Speaking on Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's campaign for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said the state, which is at 28th position in terms of per capita income, was trying to teach lessons to Telangana, which is at the fifth position. He added, ""Some divisive forces are entering Hyderabad and disturbing the peace.""",politics +2118,"Chandrababu Naidu, 12 others suspended for a day from AP Assembly","Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu and 12 other TDP members were suspended for a day after they stormed the podium stalling the proceedings on the first day of the winter session of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly. As per the reports, they were suspended for creating ruckus during a discussion on help to farmers worst affected due to Cyclone Nivar.",politics +2119,"Mamata told supporters to rape women, says WB BJP leader; complaint filed","A police complaint has been filed against West Bengal Mahila Morcha president Agnimitra Paul who claimed that CM Mamata Banerjee has asked her supporters to 'rape women for entertainment'. On November 24, Paul had said that CM told TMC workers and supporters to rape women because she 'failed to give them jobs'. The complaint was filed at Tamluk police station.",politics +2120,Urmila Matondkar joins Shiv Sena over a year after quitting Congress,"Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar on Tuesday joined Shiv Sena in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Matondkar contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North constituency on a Congress ticket and lost by a huge margin to sitting MP Gopal Shetty. She had quit Congress citing ""petty politics"" last September.",politics +2121,BJP will develop Hyderabad into a global IT hub: Amit Shah,"Union Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, while appealing to voters in Hyderabad to give BJP a chance, promised that the party would develop the city into a global IT hub by providing necessary civic infrastructure. ""The TRS and AIMIM, who rule GHMC, failed to develop proper infrastructure,"" he said. ""Where was KCR when half the city was flooded?"" he added.",politics +2122,"Farmers made positive contribution to GDP, rethink farm laws: Gehlot to PM","Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding him to reconsider the three new farm laws against which the farmers are protesting. Gehlot wrote that even when the GDP growth rate has been -7.5% in the financial year 2020-21, the agriculture sector has increased by 3.4%.",politics +2123,Massive cycle of religious conversion going on under guise of love: MP CM,"Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has alleged that a ""massive cycle"" of religious conversions is going on under the guise of love in the country. He claimed that the condition of such women's lives has gone from bad to worse making it necessary to stop marriages with wrong motives, done through incentives, pressure, fear and temptation.",politics +2124,Never called farmers' protest politically motivated: Amit Shah,"Union Minister Amit Shah, who arrived in Hyderabad on Sunday for a roadshow, said, ""I never called the farmers' protest politically motivated, neither am I calling it now."" He added, ""I would like to tell [the farmers] that the Central government is ready to discuss all their issues over a meeting called upon by the Agriculture Minister...on December 3.""",politics +2125,"BJP workers ransacked, occupied 3 TMC offices in West Bengal: TMC","TMC on Saturday alleged that BJP workers ransacked and occupied three of its party offices in West Bengal. ""While putting up BJP flags on our offices and throwing away the TMC flags...they said that the offices belong to the saffron party,"" TMC MLA Ranajit Mondal said. ""BJP does not believe in capturing other parties' offices,"" a BJP leader said.",politics +2126,Will take action against provocative speeches: Hyd CP on GHMC polls,"Hyderabad City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar, while speaking about security arrangements ahead of GHMC elections, said, ""Action will be taken against provocative speeches leading to communal disturbances."" ""Till now 48 cases of Model Code of Conduct violation have been registered out of which 11 cases are on people who have given provocative speeches,"" he added.",politics +2127,Shah's promise to free Hyd from Nizami culture is gimmick: Nizam's kin,"Mir Najaf Ali Khan, the grandson of Hyderabad's last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan, said that Amit Shah's promise to free Hyderabad from 'Nizami' culture is ""nothing more than a gimmick"". ""These politicians seek to malign my grandfather's name...belittle his immense contributions,"" he added. ""Under the Nizam in the 1940s, Hyderabad was better than most western countries,"" he stated.",politics +2128,"President Kovind, PM Modi extend greetings on Guru Nanak Jayanti","President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have extended greetings to nation on Guru Nanak Jayanti. PM Modi tweeted, ""I bow to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on his Parkash Purab. May his thoughts keep motivating us to serve society and ensure a better planet."" President Kovind urged citizens to emulate Guru Nanak Dev's teachings in their conduct.",politics +2129,"BJP rolls out red carpet for billionaires, digs roads for farmers: Priyanka","Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that the BJP rolls out a red carpet for their ""billionaire friends"" but has dug up roads as farmers are trying to enter Delhi. Priyanka added, ""You made laws against farmers...but if the farmers come...to raise their concerns, is it wrong?"" She was criticising the BJP-led central government amid the farmers' protest.",politics +2130,TMC will cease to exist in a month: BJP's Dilip Ghosh,"Targeting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over Suvendu Adhikari's resignation as state Transport Minister, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh said that ""in a month, the party itself will cease to exist"". ""MPs are leaving, MLAs are leaving, and ministers are leaving the party. What is left of such a party?"" Ghosh said on Saturday.",politics +2131,"Anushka does shirshasana during pregnancy with Kohli's support, shares throwback pic","Anushka Sharma took to social media to share a throwback picture of herself doing shirshasana during her pregnancy with the support of her husband Virat Kohli. ""[I] used the wall for support and also my very able husband supporting my balance, to be extra safe,"" she wrote. She added, ""I'm so glad I could continue my practice through my pregnancy.""",entertainment +2132,Himanshi shares Kangana's tweet on farmers' protest; reacts to her remarks,"Sharing a tweet by Kangana Ranaut on farmers' protest, former Bigg Boss contestant Himanshi Khurana wrote, ""Oh she's spokesperson now. Baat ko galt angle dena inse sikhe koi."" In her tweet, Kangana shared a link to an article on farmers' protest and wrote, ""Hopefully government won't allow anti national elements to take advantage and create another Shaheen Baag riots.""",entertainment +2133,Bharti's husband trolled for taking drugs after he posts pic; replies,"Bharti Singh's husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa was trolled for taking drugs after he posted a picture with the comedian on Instagram. Replying to a user who commented, ""Bharti aap konsa maal khati ho,"" he wrote, ""Jo tujhe nahi milta."" Another user said, ""You think what you've done is great???,"" to which he replied, ""Uncle soojaao.""",entertainment +2134,Easy to make it news but he's not 12 years younger to me: Gauahar on fiancé Zaid,"Reacting to reports that her fiancé Zaid Darbar is 12 years younger to her, Gauahar Khan said, ""It's very easy for people to make it a news. But it's wrong."" She added, ""Yes, he's a few years younger to me but 12 is not the number."" She stated, ""Passing comments that age gap can...[be]...a barrier in relationships is very easy.""",entertainment +2135,Chrissy tweets about struggling to produce enough breast milk for her kids,"American model Chrissy Teigen took to Twitter and wrote about struggling to produce enough breast milk for her kids. ""I remember pumping my A** OFF...because I didn't trust milk was going into their mouths...It drove me mad to the point I could only get an ounce,"" she said. ""'Normalize breastfeeding' is great. 'Normalize formula' is great, too!"" she further said.",entertainment +2136,"David was angry at Varun but vented on me, that was bit of an issue: Sara","Sara Ali Khan during virtual trailer launch event of 'Coolie No. 1' said that while shooting a song, director David Dhawan got angry at Varun but vented on her. ""That was bit of an issue, but it is all good,"" she added. ""He (Varun) was doing some costume business in the van...and it was delaying the shoot,"" she further said.",entertainment +2137,"I do some films for money, so that I can do good cinema for free: Siddiqui","During a recent interview, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui mentioned that he has done some films solely for money so that he can do ""good cinema"" for free. ""I did it for Manto, I didn't take any [money]. But for that three-four months process, I have to either do a film for money before or after it for a balance,"" he explained. ",entertainment +2138,Jacqueline joins Akshay and Kriti starrer 'Bachchan Pandey',"Actress Jacqueline Fernandez will share screen space with Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon in the upcoming Sajid Nadiadwala's film 'Bachchan Pandey'. ""Welcome on board Jacqueline for Bachchan Pandey!...6th January, 2021 shoot begins, just can't wait,"" Sajid's wife Warda Khan announced the news on Instagram. Reportedly, the film will star actor Arshad Warsi as Akshay's friend. ",entertainment +2139,I'll have as many kids as Hailey is wishing to push out: Justin,"During his latest appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Justin Bieber said, ""I'm going to have as many [children] as Hailey [Bieber] is wishing to push out."" The singer added that his wife is not ready for children yet and has other plans, Just Jared reported. ""Hailey...has some things she wants to accomplish...and...I think that's okay,"" he further said. ",entertainment +2140,I've been missing work: Sunny on resuming work post COVID-19 lockdown,"Actress Sunny Leone, who is currently shooting for her upcoming horror-comedy film 'Koka Kola', commented on resuming work post coronavirus lockdown and said that she missed working on sets. ""I have been waiting to be on a set for the longest time. I am so excited to face the camera because that is where I truly belong,"" she said. ",entertainment +2141,BJP planning to shift Bollywood from Mumbai to UP: Cong leader,"Maharashtra Congress' General Secretary and Spokesperson Sachin Sawant alleged that BJP is trying to shift Bollywood from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh. ""The Thackeray government should take steps to protect Bollywood from the conspiracy,"" he added. ""UP CM Yogi Adityanath is meeting industrialists and producers in Mumbai for investment in UP,"" Sawant further said.",entertainment +2142,I felt this is my kind of human being: Gauahar on fiancé Zaid,"Speaking about her fiancé Zaid Darbar, actress Gauahar Khan said, ""I was averse to the idea of being with anyone when I met him. Yet, I felt this was something different...I felt this is my kind of human being."" She further said, ""He can handle me, understand and take care of me, love me and be my best friend."" ",entertainment +2143,Would've loved my Bob Biswas look to come out as planned: Abhishek on leak,"After the pictures of his look from his upcoming film 'Bob Biswas' surfaced online, Abhishek Bachchan said, ""I would've loved for...look to come out the way Diya (Annapurna Ghosh, director) intended, during our marketing campaign."" However, he added that he's humbled by the praise coming his way. ""The reaction was an endorsement that we're doing something right,"" Abhishek said.",entertainment +2144,Horror tough as you've to convince audience who knows it isn't real: Bhumi,"Talking about her upcoming horror film 'Durgamati The Myth', Bhumi Pednekar said that she wanted to experience the horror genre. She added, ""Horror is a very tough genre because you've to be convincing to an audience who knows...what they are seeing is not real."" Bhumi further said, ""So, performances have to carry the film and deliver outstanding entertainment to audiences."" ",entertainment +2145,"Neena Gupta, Manoj Bajpayee, Sakshi Tanwar to team up for 'DIAL 100'","Actors Manoj Bajpayee, Neena Gupta and Sakshi Tanwar will share screen space in the upcoming thriller-drama titled 'DIAL 100', which will be directed by Rensil D'Silva. The actors took to their social media accounts to share the news. ""Excited to announce my next thriller drama #DIAL100...The drama and suspense has made me fall in love with it already,"" Manoj tweeted. ",entertainment +2146,Remo D'Souza reveals late Saroj Khan wanted him to make her biopic,"During a recent interview, choreographer-filmmaker Remo D'Souza mentioned that late choreographer Saroj Khan, who passed away in July, wanted him to make her biopic. ""We had a long conversation and she said, 'If someone were to make my biopic, you do it because you know the struggle as well as dance',"" Remo recalled. ",entertainment +2147,"I try to be a hands-on father, but it's complicated: Aamir Ali","Actor Aamir Ali, who was blessed with a daughter in 2019, said he tries to be a hands-on father, however, it gets complicated sometimes. ""Looking at her, carrying her gives me immense pleasure. Life has changed, life has become more peaceful...because of her,"" he said about his daughter Ayra, who he shares with his wife Sanjeeda Shaikh. ",entertainment +2148,I've been a circus performer for the past decade: Vir Das,"Stating that he enjoyed the coronavirus lockdown period, comedian Vir Das said, ""I've been a circus performer for the past decade, travelling seven months a year...So it's nice to have this pause."" Vir admitted that the lockdown is the best thing that could have happened to contain the virus and added, ""Central government and state ministers have done a...good job."" ",entertainment +2149,'Motichoor Chaknachoor' has scarred my daughter Athiya: Suniel,"Suniel Shetty recently opened up about his daughter Athiya's 2019 film 'Motichoor Chaknachoor', which was caught up in controversies. He said, ""Motichoor Chaknachoor has scarred her so much. She's so scared now that anything which comes from me she wants to think about it 25 times."" Last year, the producers sent a notice to Suniel for interfering with the film.",entertainment +2150,Father's pot of gold can't make you a star: Vikram on nepotism ,"Commenting on Bollywood's nepotism debate, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt said, ""Nothing can make you a star except for the audience...no amount of father's pot of gold can make you a star."" Stating that he is sick and tired of the debate, Vikram told Times Now, ""If you're talented, you will make it...if you're not, for God's sake, stop blaming nepotism."" ",entertainment +2151,I know they're going to do something: Lindsay on 'Mean Girls' sequel,"Commenting on a possible sequel to her 2004 film 'Mean Girls', actress Lindsay Lohan said on Dina Lohan's podcast, ""They're going to do something, but I...don't know...what yet. And it would be an honour to be a part of it."" Speaking about the recent virtual reunion with the film's cast, she said, ""It feels like we're all still good friends.""",entertainment +2152,"In 2021, knee replacement for the aged will be my priority: Sonu","During a recent interview, actor Sonu Sood said that in 2021, he wants to make knee-transplant surgery for the aged his priority. Stating that knee-replacement is one of the neglected areas of medical attention, the actor said, ""Your parents taught you to walk...now it's your turn to make sure they can walk...I want to optimize knee surgery for the aged."" ",entertainment +2153,Mumbai is one of the most extraordinary-looking cities in world: Nolan,"Filmmaker Christopher Nolan, who shot a sequence of 'Tenet' in Mumbai, has said the city is one of the most extraordinary-looking cities in the world ""in terms of its architecture, the amazing people and abundance of life on...streets"". ""It's...really remarkable place with this extraordinary history, so, to be able to take...audience there, it seemed a very exciting setting,"" he added. ",entertainment +2154,Peter Dinklage to star in 'The Toxic Avenger' reboot,"Hollywood actor Peter Dinklage, who played Tyrion Lannister in 'Game of Thrones', will star in the reboot of the 1984 film 'The Toxic Avenger', Variety reported. The original film follows the lead character Melvin, who becomes disfigured when he is pushed into toxic waste, as he assumes the name Toxie and becomes an underdog hero. +",entertainment +2155,Own a car without buying it : Revv Subscriptions,"You can now drive a new car every month as Revv provides the option to subscribe to your favourite car for 1-36 months with ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax and without the hassle of maintenance and service. The car will be sanitized and delivered to your doorstep ensuring complete safety for you and your loved ones.",automobile +2156,"Musk passes Gates as world's 2nd richest, gets $100bn richer in 2020","Tesla CEO Elon Musk passed Bill Gates to become the world's second-richest person after his net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion on Monday, according to Bloomberg. The 49-year-old has added $100.3 billion to his fortune this year. Gates, who has donated $27 billion to his foundation since 2006, has a net worth of $127.7 billion.",automobile +2157,"Musk gets $15bn richer in 2 hours, becomes world's 3rd richest: Bloomberg","Billionaire Elon Musk added $15 billion to his wealth in just two hours on Monday after his electric carmaker Tesla was named for inclusion in the S&P 500 index. Tesla's stock surged about 14% in extended trading, lifting Musk's fortune to $117.5 billion, making him the world's third-richest person, according to Bloomberg. His wealth has jumped $90 billion this year.",automobile +2158,"Suddenly, you're on road: Harley-Davidson dealer on company's India exit","Gaurav Gulati, the owner of a Delhi Harley-Davidson dealership, compared the company's sudden exit from India to a ""bad dream"", saying, ""You were sleeping on a plush bed in plush environment...and suddenly you were seen on the road."" The US-based company announced its exit from India in September. Harley-Davidson's dealers' association is looking at taking legal action against the company.",automobile +2159,Tesla's market value crosses $500 bn as shares surge six-fold this year,"Tesla Inc crossed $500 billion in market value on Tuesday as its share price surged six-fold this year. Tesla's shares rose as much as 3.9% to a record high of $542.35 in early trading. CEO Elon Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth so far this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.",automobile +2160,Rare number plate 'O 10' from 1902 sells for ₹1.26 crore at auction in UK,"A rare number plate from 1902 was sold for £128,800 pounds (approximately ₹1.26 crore) at an auction in the UK. The number plate, first time on the market since 1902, was the only 10th number plate to be issued in Birmingham. The number plate was earlier used for cars including Austin A35s, Vauxhall Cavaliers, Cortinas, Peugeots and Jaguars. ",automobile +2161,Tesla car crash in US hurls burning battery cell into house and starts fire,"A speeding Tesla Model 3 car in the US hit a power pole, shearing it off its base upon impact. The impact was so severe it sent car parts and burning battery cells flying hundreds of feet from the crash site. A battery cell broke through the window of a house and landed on bed, setting the sheets on fire.",automobile +2162,"Brand new Porsche hits SUV, crashes over wall and lands on another car in UK","A newly-purchased Porsche Taycan in the UK hit a parked SUV, crashed over a wall and landed on another car when its driver accidentally hit accelerator during an attempt to park the luxury car. The Porsche finally came to a halt between the wall and the parked car. The driver reportedly bought the Porsche just five days before the accident.",automobile +2163,"Govt to set up 69,000 EV charging points across India: Gadkari","Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government is planning to set up at least one e-charging kiosk at around 69,000 petrol pumps across the country to induce people to go for electric vehicles (EVs). Gadkari had asked industry stakeholders to work towards making India an EV hub by 2025. GST on EVs has been reduced to 5%.",automobile +2164,Skoda working on project to let self-driving car follow manned one,"Skoda and Technical University of Ostrava are collaborating on new technologies for assistance systems as part of their joint 'Follow the Vehicle' project. The project's principle is ""two cars, one driver"". It involves a lead vehicle driven by a human, determining route, speed, lane and other parameters, while a self-driving car follows it.",automobile +2165,Will revive BSA as electric motorcycle brand in UK: Anand Mahindra,"Billionaire Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group said he plans to “resurrect the British motorbike industry” by reviving BSA as an electric motorcycle brand in the UK. The UK government also awarded the BSA Company a $6.1 million grant to develop electric bikes and create at least 255 jobs. In 2018, Mahindra had revived Czech motorcycle brand Jawa.",automobile +2166,Battery-operated bikes to be included in Delhi's EV policy: Report,"Delhi's EV policy is being revised to include a segment on battery-operated bicycles and tricycles, HT reported. The government has drafted a proposal to offer monetary incentives on their purchase. The proposed revision includes cycles both in the passenger and cargo categories. In case of individual buyers, purchase incentive will be 25% of the MRP with a cap of ₹5,000.",automobile +2167,Tesla to join S&P 500 as largest-ever new member,"Elon Musk's Tesla will join the S&P 500 index as one of the largest-ever new members, prior to the opening of trading on December 21, potentially in two tranches. ""It will generate one of the largest funding trades history,"" S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Tesla's stock market value of over $400 billion is larger than 95% of the index's companies.",automobile +2168,"Hyundai sued over EV fires, days after GM's recalls","Hyundai is facing a lawsuit over a string of battery fires in its electric vehicles (EVs), just as General Motors (GM) launched a recall of over 68,000 EVs with batteries from the same maker, LG Chem. The lawsuit could cost Hyundai and LG Chem around $540 million. Hyundai has recalled around 74,000 EVs after 16 fire incidents in two years.",automobile +2169,General Motors to not acquire 11% stake in Nikola,General Motors (GM) and Nikola on Monday announced a reworked deal that replaced their previous agreement under which GM would acquire 11% equity stake in the startup and produce the proposed electric pickup Badger. The companies have instead signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding which is subject to negotiation. Nikola was previously accused of fraud by a short seller.,automobile +2170,US govt opens probe into 1.15L Tesla vehicles over suspension issue,"The US NHTSA opened an investigation into around 1.15 lakh Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. It said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles after receiving 43 complaints alleging failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. ""The complaints appear to indicate an increasing trend,"" NHTSA said.",automobile +2171,Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant as union strike continues,"Toyota Motor Corporation again halted operations at its car plant in Karnataka's Bidadi from Monday, as members of its workers' union continued a strike after the suspension of a worker wasn't withdrawn. Earlier, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) had declared a lockout at both its plants in Bidadi on November 10. The company said that the union had compromised COVID-19 guidelines. ",automobile +2172,"Hyundai, Kia agree to $210M US penalty for delay in vehicles' recall","Hyundai and Kia Motors have agreed to $140 million and $70 million civil penalties, respectively, after US auto safety regulators said they delayed recall of 1.6 million vehicles for engine issues. The settlement covers recall in 2015 and 2017 for manufacturing issues. Kia denied the allegations but agreed to settle the matter to ""avoid a protracted dispute with the government"".",automobile +2173,Japan must compensate ex-Nissan Chairman for arbitrary arrest: UN panel,"The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Monday ruled that Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's multiple arrests and detentions in Japan were ""arbitrary"" and urged Japanese government to pay compensation. Japan said the panel doesn't have an ""accurate understanding of the country's criminal justice system"". Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 in Japan, fled to Lebanon last year. ",automobile +2174,Tesla's reliability ranking slips to 25 in US Consumer Reports survey,"Elon Musk-led Tesla's ranking has slipped to 25 out of the 26 brands in the US market rated in the Consumer Reports magazine's annual reliability study due to complaints over its Model Y crossover. Owners of the model have previously reported body-hardware and paint issues. Tesla's Model S sedan and Model X SUV were given the ""worse than average"" status.",automobile +2175,"Jaguar Land Rover seeks US ban on Audi, other SUVs for patent infringement","Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has urged the US to impose an import ban on SUVs made by Volkswagen-owned brands such as Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini over allegations they infringe its Terrain Response patent. Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Tiguan and Audi Q8, Q7 and Q5 are some of the cars that JLR has requested to ban. ",automobile +2176,Nissan considering 34% stake sale in Mitsubishi: Reports,"Nissan Motor may sell some or all of its 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors as it foresees struggling to recover from COVID-19-induced downturns, Bloomberg reported. Nissan could also possibly sell the stake to a Mitsubishi Group company. Nissan, which is 43% owned by Renault, last week cut its operating loss forecast for the year to March by 28%.",automobile +2177,'Absolutely not' in talks to sell stake in Mitsubishi: Nissan COO,"Nissan Motor COO Ashwani Gupta has said Nissan is ""absolutely not"" in talks to sell its stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Earlier, a report had said that Nissan was considering selling its 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors due to COVID-19 effects. At November 16th's closing price in Tokyo, Nissan's stake in Mitsubishi Motors was worth $975.8 million, Reuters reported.",automobile +2178,"Harley-Davidson to continue bike sale, service in India from Jan","Harley-Davidson India said that its motorcycles, parts, accessories, general merchandise sales, after-sale services and warranty activities will continue from January 2021. ""We are working closely with Hero to ensure a smooth transition for our riders,"" the company's Asia Emerging Markets MD Sajeev Rajasekharan said. Harley entered a distribution deal with Hero MotoCorp after its India exit.",automobile +2179,"UK PM Johnson announces ban on sale of petrol, diesel cars by 2030","UK PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars in the country by 2030. The move is combined with $1.72 billion for new car charging infrastructure and $771 million in grants for buying electric cars. The ban is part of Johnson's ""green industrial revolution"" to tackle climate change and generate more jobs. ",automobile +2180,Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective 42 days after 1st dose,"A second interim analysis of clinical trial data showed that Sputnik V vaccine was 91.4% effective on day 28 after the first dose and above 95% effective 42 days after the first dose, its developers said on Tuesday. The new clinical trial data was based on 39 confirmed cases and 18,794 patients who got both shots. ",science +2181,"WHO says adults, kids must move more to stay fit in COVID-19 era","In its first guidance in a decade, the WHO said all adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week, that's even more vital for well-being in the COVID-19 era. One in four adults do not get enough physical activity, WHO said. Children and adolescents should limit time in front of electronic screens, it recommended.",science +2182,How did a dosing error lead to Oxford vaccine's 90% effectiveness?,"Oxford University's COVID-19 vaccine reached 90% efficacy by accident after some trial participants mistakenly got half dose in the first shot. Researchers administered the second, full dose booster shot at the scheduled time for these participants, who experienced milder side effects than expected. The efficacy was 62% in the group who received two full doses as per the original plan.",science +2183,50-year-old problem of biology solved by Artificial Intelligence,"DeepMind's AI system 'AlphaFold' has been recognised as a solution to ""protein folding"", a grand challenge in biology for over 50 years. DeepMind showed it can predict how proteins fold into 3D shapes, a complex process that is fundamental to understanding the biological machinery of life. AlphaFold can predict the shape of proteins within the width of an atom.",science +2184,"Indian, Russian satellites come within 224 m of each other; avoid collision","India's remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2F and Russia's Kanopus-V avoided collision after they came within 224 metres of each other, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said. ""We've been tracking the satellite for four days and it is about 420 metres from the Russian satellite. A manoeuvre will only be done when it comes around 150 metres,"" ISRO chairman K Sivan told TOI.",science +2185,British pianist surrounded by monkeys while playing to study their behaviour,"British pianist Paul Barton was surrounded by several monkeys while playing a piano in Thailand's Lopburi to study their behavioural responses to classical music. A picture is being widely shared online, showing the monkeys climbing Barton's shoulders and some sitting on the piano. ""I was surprised to...find they were actually eating the music as I was playing it,"" he said.",science +2186,Burj Khalifa-sized asteroid to move past Earth on November 29,"An asteroid, named 153201 (2000 WO107), would be moving past Earth on November 29, and will be closest to the planet at 10:38 am Indian Standard Time. The asteroid has a diameter of more than 500 m, and is over 800 m high – about the size of Burj Khalifa. It was discovered in the year 2000, as per NASA.",science +2187,"Astronaut shares his first video of Earth taken from space, it goes viral","NASA astronaut Victor Glover took to Twitter to share his first video of the Earth taken from space, which went viral. ""My first video from space! Looking at the Earth through the window of Dragon Resilience. The scale of detail and sensory inputs made this a breathtaking perspective!"" “Everything we know is on that little blue marble,"" a user commented.",science +2188,India has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate action targets: Javadekar,"Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday that India has practically achieved its pre-2020 climate action targets. ""For the big countries, this is an answer from India, that though not responsible for climate change, we are taking responsible actions to mitigate the challenge,"" he said. ""They must also commit to advance commitments of the Kyoto Protocol,"" Javadekar added.",science +2189,Animal species shaped like hot air balloon discovered in waters near Puerto Rico,"Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore (comb jelly), that is shaped like a hot air balloon, in the waters near Puerto Rico. Deep Discoverer, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), captured high-definition video of the new ctenophore species during an expedition in 2015. This is the first time NOAA scientists have identified a new species using only high-definition video.",science +2190,I mistook urine leaking from Russian probe for UFO: Astronaut Tim Peake,"British astronaut Tim Peake has revealed he thought he saw a UFO in space before he realised it was actually droplets of urine leaking from a Russian probe vehicle. ""What was happening was liquid leaking out, crystallising instantly and reflecting the light,"" he said. In 2015, Peake became the first British astronaut to join the International Space Station.",science +2191,What's the reason behind 'blue light' produced by tides spotted at Maha beaches?,Tides producing a fluorescent bluish glow have been spotted at some Maharashtra beaches over the last few days. The phenomenon called 'blue tide' occurs when luminescent marine life makes the sea appear a deep shade of blue and phytoplankton (microscopic marine plants) emit light through chemical reactions in proteins. Waves disturb these unicellular microorganisms and make them emit blue light.,science +2192,"Newly discovered frog species named after Bengaluru city, pic surfaces",A type of burrowing frog discovered outside its natural habitat has been named after Bengaluru city. A team of researchers have named the frog species 'Sphaerotheca Bengaluru' to highlight the gap in the documentation of amphibians from non-forested areas and the need for restoring frog habitats in Bengaluru. The frog was found in a barren tract of land near Rajankunte.,science +2193,Moderna says vaccine is 100% effective against severe COVID-19,"Moderna on Monday said the latest analysis showed that its vaccine was 100% effective at preventing severe disease from COVID-19. The pharma major added that its primary analysis which included 196 cases, found the vaccine to be 94.1% effective. The company now plans to request clearance for emergency use of the vaccine in the US and Europe.",science +2194,China launches mission to collect 1st Moon samples in over 40 yrs,"China has successfully launched a robotic spacecraft, Chang'e-5, to bring back rocks and debris from the Moon's surface. This is the first attempt by China to retrieve samples from an extraterrestrial body. It is also the first such attempt by any country in over 40 years. If successful, China would become the third nation to have retrieved lunar samples.",science +2195,"68 arrows as old as 6,000 yrs found at melting ice patch in Norway","Archaeologists have uncovered 68 ancient arrows, some dating back 6,000 years, from a melting ice patch in Norway. The arrows mark the earliest ice finds in Northern Europe, researchers said. The team found other artefacts, including remains of reindeer antlers and Iron Age scaring sticks used in reindeer hunting, at the Langfonne ice patch in the Jotunheimen Mountains.",science +2196,Russia plans to deploy its own space station after 2024,"Russia may deploy its own service orbital station, manned by two-four cosmonauts, after 2024, deputy head of Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Vladimir Solovyov was quoted as saying by the Scientific Russia website. He added that Russia should consider revising the terms of its participation in the ISS. Russia's Roscosmos has said it's open to extending its participation beyond 2024.",science +2197,Scotland to be world's 1st to test 100% green hydrogen to heat homes,"Scotland will soon start the world's first trials of 100% green hydrogen to replace natural gas for cooking and heating in 300 homes, the UK's energy regulator Ofgem announced. The houses in Fife city will be fitted with hydrogen heating systems, stoves and ovens to be used over four years. They will begin to receive green gas from 2022-end.",science +2198,China powers up its 1st domestically made nuclear reactor,"China has connected its first domestically developed nuclear reactor, the Hualong One, to the national grid. The reactor can generate 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year and cut carbon emissions by 8.16 million tons, China National Nuclear Corporation said. The Hualong One will be put into commercial use by the end of the year after undergoing tests.",science +2199,Darwin's notebooks lost for 20 yrs reported stolen from Cambridge University,"Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks that were thought to be missing for about 20 years are now believed to have been stolen from Cambridge University. The notebooks were removed from storage to be photographed after ""an internal request"" in November 2000. It was only during ""a routine check"" in January 2001 that it was discovered they were missing.",science +2200,World's largest list of known plant species made: German researchers,"Researchers at Leipzig University and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research have compiled the world's most comprehensive list of known plant species. It contains over 13 lakh names of vascular plants, extending the most important reference work to date by 20%. The researchers have also succeeded in clarifying names of over 1.8 lakh species that were unclear until now.",science +2201,"Earth 2,000 light-yrs closer to supermassive black hole than thought: NOAJ","A new map of the Milky Way puts Earth 2,000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole at galaxy's centre, Japan's NOAJ said. The map suggests the black hole is located 25,800 light-years from Earth, closer than the official value of 27,700 light-years. It also indicates that Earth is travelling at 227 kilometres/second as it orbits around the Galactic Center.",science +2202,23 medicinal plants of Karnataka on int'l union's endangered list,"Karnataka Biodiversity Board revealed that 23 rare medicinal plants in Karnataka have been listed as 'endangered' on International Union for Conservation of Nature's list. The medicinal plants in the list include sandalwood, wild clove and red sanders, among others. A study on the species listed increasing demand for herbal products and smuggling as some of the threats faced by them.",science +2203,Plastic pollution from nets threatens endangered Ganga dolphin: Study,"Plastic pollution from discarded fishing gear in Ganga river threatens the wildlife, including the endangered Ganga river dolphin, a study said. Researchers found high rates of fishing equipment being discarded in the river due to short gear lifespans and lack of appropriate disposal systems. A ZSL professor said they found a high proportion of fishing gear made of nylon 6.",science +2204,Scientists to test equipment in Cyprus before sending them to Mars,"Experts have discussed a research project to test space equipment in Cyprus before sending them to Mars to measure the age of its rocks. The government's Geological Survey Department and CSEO have discussed the objectives of the international space programme, the geological needs and the most suitable locations. Cyprus' Troodos mountain range has geological similarities with Mars, officials said.",science +2205,World's 2nd largest radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory collapses,"Arecibo Observatory's radio telescope in Puerto Rico, the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope, collapsed after instrument platform fell overnight. It served as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary and geospace research for 57 years. It was made up of a 1,000-foot-wide dish antenna built into a depression that reflects radio waves from space to a 900-tonne instrument platform.",technology +2206,Salesforce acquires workplace chat app Slack for $27.7 billion,"Salesforce on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy workplace communications app Slack for $27.7 billion, the biggest ever acquisition for the former. Slack will now be the new interface for Salesforce's Customer 360 platform. The deal, which is ""the most strategic combination in software history"" as per Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield, is expected to close in 2022.",technology +2207,"Musk denied 'Teslaquila' name by Mexico, the only country where tequila is made","Elon Musk's Tesla had applied to name their tequila 'Teslaquila' but named it 'Tesla Tequila' after Mexico denied the company permission for the name. 'Tequila' is a designation of origin, which means to call a drink tequila, it has to be produced in Mexico and follow certain rules. Tequila is only produced in Mexico's Jalisco state and in some municipalities.",technology +2208,Facebook has asked Biden admin about help with COVID-19 response: CEO,"Facebook has reached out to US President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration about ways it can help with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during a live-stream with Dr Anthony Fauci. ""We're already planning a push around authoritative information on vaccines,"" Zuckerberg said. Facebook, in October, banned ads that discouraged people from getting vaccines.",technology +2209,Facebook to pay UK publishers for their content from 2021,"Facebook, with the launch of its ""News"" tab in the UK starting January, 2021, will be paying publishers to feature their content on its platform. Facebook said it has partnered with the first group of publishers, including Conde Nast, Guardian Media Group and The Economist. It's expected to cost Facebook tens of millions of pounds annually, as per The Guardian.",technology +2210,"Facebook's Oversight Board's first 6 cases involve hate speech, nudity","Facebook's Oversight Board has announced its first six cases out of the 20,000 that were referred to it. Three of the selected cases involved content that was removed for violating the platform's hate speech policies, whereas, other cases violated adult nudity and violence and incitement policies. The board was created in response to criticism of Facebook's handling of problematic content.",technology +2211,"Reddit claims 52 mn daily active users, shares figure for first time","Social media network Reddit has revealed the number of daily active users for the first time, claiming it had 52 million active users on its platform in October 2020. Reddit COO Jen Wong told the Wall Street Journal that the figure marks a 44% rise from the previous year. The numbers were shared to accurately reflect Reddit's growth, Wong added.",technology +2212,"Philips moves HC, seeks ban on sale of Xiaomi phones violating patent","Philips has filed a case against Xiaomi India in the Delhi High Court accusing it of violating three of its patents. It has demanded a ban on the manufacturing and sales of all Xiaomi mobile phones that violate the patents. Xiaomi has been asked to maintain ₹1,000 crore in their bank accounts by the court till the next hearing date.",technology +2213,Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra renamed as Diem,"Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra has been rebranded as Diem in an effort to reinforce the organisation's independence and to gain regulatory approval. ""The original name was tied to an early iteration of the project that received a difficult reception from regulators,"" Diem Association CEO Stuart Levey told Reuters. Diem aims to initially launch a single dollar-backed digital coin, he added.",technology +2214,"Facebook, YouTube accused of censorship in Vietnam by Amnesty ","Amnesty International has accused Facebook and YouTube of being ""complicit"" in Vietnam's repression of online freedom of expression. ""Social media platforms are fast becoming human rights-free zones, where any peaceful dissent or criticism of the Vietnamese government is liable to be censored,"" it said. Out of 170 prisoners of conscience, 69 are imprisoned for online activism, Amnesty stated.",technology +2215,Electric cars will double global electricity demand: Tesla's Elon Musk,Electric car company Tesla's CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said global electricity consumption will double if the world moves to electric vehicles. He added that expanding the availability of sustainable energy is a major challenge as cars move from combustion engines to battery-driven electric motors. Musk remarked that it will take 20 years for cars to go fully electric. ,technology +2216,Bitcoin's lack of integrity may lead to failure: Trump's former economic aide,"US President Donald Trump's former Chief Economic Advisor and ex-President of Goldman Sachs Gary Cohn said that Bitcoin's lack of ""basic integrity of a real market"" may lead to its failure. ""Part of the integrity of a system is knowing who owns it...who has it and...why it's being transferred,"" Cohn said adding that the Bitcoin system has no transparency.",technology +2217,China drafts rules to limit collection of personal data by mobile apps,"The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has published draft rules seeking to restrict the collection of personal data by mobile apps. The guidelines cover 38 types of apps including online shopping, instant messaging and ride-hailing or sharing apps. The rules have included users' phone number, their location and destination under the scope of required information for ride-hailing apps.",technology +2218,Lala you're 100% right: Amir on Afridi's tweet after fight with 21-yr-old Afghan pacer,"After a video of him getting angry at Kandy Tuskers' 21-year-old Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq following his fight with Mohammad Amir went viral, Galle Gladiators captain Shahid Afridi posted a tweet with an advice to the youngster. Afridi said that his advice to Naveen-ul-Haq is to not indulge in abusive talk. Amir reacting to the tweet, saying, ""Lala you're 100% right."" ",sports +2219,"Cricket Australia criticises Channel 7 over statement on India series, thanks BCCI","After Channel 7 said Cricket Australia is terrified of BCCI amid a contract battle, the Australian board criticised the broadcaster. ""It's disappointing...Seven West Media has again chosen to use...media to talk our wonderful game down,"" CA interim CEO Nick Hockley said. He thanked ""friends at BCCI"" for going ahead with the tour ""in the most challenging environment sport has faced"".",sports +2220,"Female footballer refuses to pay tribute to Maradona, receives death threats","Paula Dapena, a footballer from a Spanish third division women's club, has received death threats online after refusing to take part in a minute's silence for late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. Dapena sat on the pitch with her back turned while her teammates lined up around her in memory of Maradona. Dapena had called Maradona ""rapist, paedophile and abuser"".",sports +2221,KKR & NZ pacer Lockie Ferguson develops fast bowling analytics app with brother,"New Zealand and KKR pacer Lockie Ferguson and his brother Mitch, a software developer, have developed an application called 'Machineroad' with which bowlers can measure their speeds on their smartphones. The app allows bowlers to record their training sessions while providing real-time feedback on lengths and bounce points. ""We’re trying to put [the analytics] in someone’s pocket,"" Lockie said.",sports +2222,"Afridi gets angry at 21-yr-old Afghan pacer over fight with Amir, video goes viral","Galle Gladiators captain Shahid Afridi got angry at Kandy Tuskers' 21-year-old Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq after the latter had a verbal spat with Mohammad Amir. While greeting the Afghan's team after their LPL match, Afridi was seen staring at Naveen-ul-Haq and angrily asking, ""Kya hua?"" Afridi later tweeted, ""My advice to...[him]...was simple, play the game and don't indulge in abusive talk.""",sports +2223,"29-yr-old Spanish tennis player banned for 8 years, fined ₹18 lakh for fixing matches","Spanish tennis player Enrique Lopez Perez has been banned for eight years for fixing matches at tournaments in 2017. The Tennis Integrity Unit said Lopez cannot play in or attend any officially recognised tournament while banned. He has also been handed a fine of $25,000 (around ₹18 lakh). The 29-year-old had reached a career-high singles ranking of 154 in 2018.",sports +2224,Rabada ruled out of ODI series against England due to injury,"South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada will be missing the ODI series against England after sustaining a groin injury. He has been released from the squad and also the bio-bubble since he is likely to take three weeks to recover. Cricket South Africa will be expecting to get Rabada fit before the Test series against Sri Lanka, starting later this month.",sports +2225,Cavani incident shows players need more education: Man Utd manager Solskjaer,"Talking about striker Edinson Cavani's social media post in which he used the term 'negrito', Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that the term is used in a ""different affection"" in Uruguay than in England. ""All players coming from different cultures should be educated and Edinson has learnt the hard way,"" he stated.",sports +2226,Maxwell is mini in IPL but becomes max when he plays for Aus: Aakash,"Talking about Glenn Maxwell's performance in the two ODIs against India, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said the Australia batsman is ""mini"" in IPL but becomes ""max"" when he plays international cricket. ""Indian [bowlers] need...to play with his ego because he is an egoistic player...India should try to get him out right from the outset,"" he added. ",sports +2227,It won't be easy for Pucovski against India: Shane Warne on Test series,"Ex-Australia spinner Shane Warne has said that Will Pucovski, who's likely to make his Test debut against India, will face some of the ""best bowlers"" in the Test series and it won't be easy for him. Pucovski scored consecutive double hundreds in Sheffield Shield this season and broke the record for the highest partnership in tournament's history with Marcus Harris. ",sports +2228,Practice wickets were completely different from the one in matches: Iyer,"On the two consecutive defeats against Australia, India batsman Shreyas Iyer said that the practice wicket was ""a very different wicket"" than from the one in the matches. ""We had just arrived from Dubai. In Dubai, there was not as much bounce as it is in Australia,"" he added. India lost the two ODIs by 66 and 51 runs respectively. ",sports +2229,"Play Natarajan in place of Saini, Kuldeep instead of Chahal in 3rd ODI: Aakash","Talking about the third India-Australia ODI, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has suggested India to play T Natarajan in place of Navdeep Saini and Kuldeep Yadav instead of Yuzvendra Chahal. Saini conceded 83 and 70 runs in the first two ODIs while Chahal went for 89 and 71. ""If Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami are both fit, please play them,"" he added.",sports +2230,Clinical trials of Sputnik V which Russia says is 92% effective begin in India,"Phase 2/3 clinical trials for Sputnik V, the first registered COVID-19 vaccine from Russia commenced in India today. Russian Direct Investment Fund and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories initiated the clinical trials of the vaccine, the Indian pharma company said. Last month, Russia had said Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to the first interim analysis.",world +2231,"2 killed, several injured as car drives into pedestrians in Germany",At least two people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday after a car ploughed through a pedestrian zone in a car incident in the German town of Trier. Police have asked the public to avoid the area as investigations into the incident are carried out. One person has been arrested and the car has been seized.,world +2232,70-yr-old woman accused of locking up son for 30 yrs at home held in Sweden,"A 70-year-old woman has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of holding her son captive at home for nearly 30 years. The now 41-year-old son of the woman was found by a relative on a blanket on the floor, undernourished, injured, and with almost no teeth. Reports said the mother pulled her son out of school when he was 12.",world +2233,South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service,"South Korea has passed a bill to amend the Military Service Act to allow some K-pop artists, including seven-member boy band BTS, to delay their compulsory military service until the age of 30. Around 20 months of military service is compulsory for all able-bodied men aged between 18 and 28. Earlier, exemptions were granted to high-profile classical musicians and athletes.",world +2234,COVID-19 vaccination drive in France to begin from April: Macron,"French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that the government aims to launch a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive between April and June next year. He added that a first vaccination drive would target the most fragile and exposed groups, followed by a second campaign for the rest of the population. France has reported over 22 lakh COVID-19 cases so far. ",world +2235,COVID-19 was in US weeks earlier than previously known: Study,"A study has suggested that coronavirus infections may have been present in the US in December 2019, much before the first American case emerged on January 19. The study has identified 106 COVID-19 infections from 7,389 blood samples collected from donors between December 13 and January 17. The study also suggests that COVID-19 was silently circulating worldwide earlier than known.",world +2236,"Facebook, YouTube accused of censorship in Vietnam by Amnesty ","Amnesty International has accused Facebook and YouTube of being ""complicit"" in Vietnam's repression of online freedom of expression. ""Social media platforms are fast becoming human rights-free zones, where any peaceful dissent or criticism of the Vietnamese government is liable to be censored,"" it said. Out of 170 prisoners of conscience, 69 are imprisoned for online activism, Amnesty stated.",world +2237,Iran advances bill to stop nuclear inspections after scientist’s killing,The Iranian Parliament has advanced a bill that would end UN inspections of its nuclear facilities in response to the assassination of the country's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The bill also requires Iran to boost its uranium enrichment. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has accused Israel of assassinating Fakhrizadeh near the country's capital Tehran last week.,world +2238,"France, NZ criticise China's fake pic of Aus soldier killing child","France and New Zealand have joined Australia in criticising China after a Chinese government spokesman posted a fake image of an Australian soldier murdering a child with the Afghan Flag in the background. The French government described the tweet as unworthy of diplomatic methods. New Zealand has directly raised its concerns with China over the image, PM Jacinda Ardern said.",world +2239,US offers ₹36.7 cr for info on China's violation of N Korea sanctions,"The US has accused China of ""flagrant violation"" of its obligation to enforce international sanctions on North Korea and offered rewards of up to ₹36.7 crore for information about sanctions evasions. The US said that it has observed ships carrying sanctioned goods from North Korea to China on 555 separate occasions over the past year.",world +2240,Withdraw govt troops from Tigray: Rebel leader to Ethiopian PM,"The leader of the rebel forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region, Debretsion Gebremichael, on Monday called on Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed to ""stop the madness"" and withdraw troops from the region. Gebremichael claimed that fighting continues on ""every front"" despite Abiy declaring victory last week. ""We are sure we'll win,"" Gebremichael, who leads the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said.",world +2241,Russia deploys S-300 missile systems on disputed islands near Japan,"Russia has deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defence systems on disputed Kuril Islands also claimed by Japan, the Russian Defence Ministry's Zvezda TV station said on Tuesday. The air defence ""heavy artillery"" has been deployed on Iturup, one of the four islands held by Russia. The dispute dates back to World War II.",world +2242,Compulsory nap time if I am made CM in 2022: Goa Forward Party leader,"Goa Forward Party leader Vijai Sardesai has stated that he will ensure a compulsory siesta hour anytime between 2 pm and 4 pm if made Chief Minister following the 2022 Assembly elections. Stating that Goa is associated with a chilled-out attitude, Sardesai added, ""Goans like to take it easy, which should not be mistaken for laziness.""",politics +2243,35.8% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in GHMC polls: T'gana EC,The Telangana State Election Commission has said that 35.8% of over 74 lakh voters voted till 5 pm in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls on Tuesday. The commission further said that the voter turnout was expected to touch 40%. The COVID-19 positive electors had been asked to cast their votes between 5 pm and 6 pm. ,politics +2244,Where has all the money of PM CARES Fund gone: WB CM Mamata,"West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked, ""Where has all the money of PM CARES Fund gone?"" Banerjee said her government would not work ""as per the whims and fancies"" of the BJP-led government at the Centre. ""The Centre is using agencies to bulldoze and threaten us...They (BJP) are not a political party but garbage of lies,"" she added.",politics +2245,Bharti shares post on 'being tested' after husband gets trolled for taking drugs ,"Comedian Bharti Singh shared a post with her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa with the caption, ""Sometimes we're tested not to show our weakness, but to discover our strength. My power, my strength, my love...One and only @haarshlimbachiyaa30."" This comes after Haarsh was trolled for taking drugs when he posted their picture on Instagram. Haarsh had also replied to some trolls.",entertainment +2246,"Hollywood actor Ellen Page comes out as transgender, changes name to Elliot","Canadian actor Ellen Page took to Twitter to announce that he is transgender. ""I want to share with you that I'm trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot,"" he wrote in a statement. ""Despite feeling profoundly happy...I am also scared. I am scared of the invasiveness, the hate, the ""jokes"" and of violence,"" the 33-year-old added.",entertainment +2247,"Sunny Deol tests COVID-19 +ve, says 'my health is fine'","Actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol has tested positive for coronavirus, he confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday. ""I am in isolation and my health is fine. I request that all of you who have come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get your test done,"" the 64-year-old wrote. ",entertainment +2248,"Kabir Singh music composers Sachet & Parampara get married, share 1st pics","Music composers and singers Sachet Tandon and Parampara Thakur, known for composing 'Bekhayali' and 'Mere Sohneya' in 'Kabir Singh', got married in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in Noida. Sharing the first pictures from their wedding, Sachet wrote, ""Thank you for staying by my side in the last 5 years."" The couple first met while auditioning for 'The Voice India'. ",entertainment +2249,"Udit Narayan's son Aditya marries longtime girlfriend Shweta, pics surface online",Singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan married his longtime girlfriend Shweta Agarwal in a ceremony held at Iskcon Temple in Mumbai on Tuesday. The couple twinned in their ivory gold attire at the wedding. Several photos and videos from the ceremony have gone viral on social media. The wedding was attended only by close friends and family amid COVID-19.,entertainment +2250,Bell Bottom casting director refutes rape accused Ayush's involvement with film,"Vaibhav Vishant, the casting director of Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Bell Bottom', has responded after some reports linked rape accused Ayush Tewari to the film. He clarified that Ayush has nothing to do with the film or its casting. Earlier, Mumbai Police registered an FIR against a casting director for allegedly raping a TV actress on the pretext of marriage.",entertainment +2251,"I've a lot of anger, I think it's really good as anger isn't temper: Salman","Talking about the difference between anger and temper, Salman Khan said, ""I've a lot of anger and I think anger is really good because anger isn't temper."" ""If you need to take a stand on something you need to have the anger,"" he added. ""Temper isn't okay, because for no rhyme or reason you're losing your cool,"" Salman further said.",entertainment +2252,OTT projects came into my life at the correct time: Jaideep Ahlawat,"Jaideep Ahlawat, when asked if OTT projects came into his life at the right time, said, ""It happened at...correct time."" ""If it was sooner or later, maybe it might not have had such...impact,"" added Jaideep, who was recently seen in show 'Paatal Lok'. ""Films, web have their own world...I hope they continue to run parallel for me,"" he further said.",entertainment +2253,South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service,"South Korea has passed a bill to amend the Military Service Act to allow some K-pop artists, including seven-member boy band BTS, to delay their compulsory military service until the age of 30. Around 20 months of military service is compulsory for all able-bodied men aged between 18 and 28. Earlier, exemptions were granted to high-profile classical musicians and athletes.",entertainment +2254,"My strength, my weakness: Priyanka shares pic with Nick on anniversary","Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Priyanka Chopra shared a picture of herself with singer-actor Nick Jonas on their second wedding anniversary. She wrote, ""Happy 2-year anniversary to the love of my life...My strength. My weakness. My all."" Nick also shared a few pictures with Priyanka from their wedding ceremony and wrote, ""Two years married to the most...inspiring and beautiful woman.""",entertainment +2255,She's an iconic star: Sara on comparisons with Karisma in Coolie No 1,"Sara Ali Khan, who'll reprise Karisma Kapoor's role in 'Coolie No 1', recently talked about comparisons with Karisma and said, ""She's an iconic star...I don't think I've even attempted to step into her shoes."" She added, ""I think instead of aping or trying to copy Karisma, which is impossible to do, we've tried to bring a freshness to the role.""",entertainment +2256,A silly day to remember in sadness: Walker's daughter on his death anniversary,"Hollywood actor Paul Walker's daughter Meadow Walker took to Instagram to share an old picture of herself with her late father on his seventh death anniversary. She wrote, ""A silly day to remember in sadness."" Meadow added, ""Today's a celebration of the love and happiness you brought to the world. Here's a photo of my best bud & I napping.""",entertainment +2257,Divya Bhatnagar's pneumonia has worsened due to COVID-19: Brother,"TV actress Divya Bhatnagar was suffering from pneumonia before she tested positive for coronavirus, her brother Devashish Bhatnagar told The Times of India. ""[It] has worsened owing to coronavirus...We want her to recover from pneumonia,"" he added. ""I'm meeting Divya wearing...PPE kit because I need to...cheer her up. She's conscious and tries to talk to me,"" Devashish further said.",entertainment +2258,Big B charges ₹21 cr for Prabhas and Deepika's next: Reports,"Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly charged ₹21 crore to be a part of Nag Ashwin's upcoming film, which will also star Prabhas and Deepika Padukone. ""[Amitabh] follows a variable fee structure depending on the script and appeal...His pattern of financial commitment is always to make sure that a small film doesn't go over budget due to his acting fees,"" reports added.",entertainment +2259,Undue importance given to her: Urmila Matondkar on Kangana Ranaut,"Urmila Matondkar, who joined Shiv Sena on Tuesday, said that she thinks Kangana Ranaut has been given undue importance. ""No need to give her that much importance...everybody has the right and freedom to criticise, she is free to do it,"" Urmila added. ""I wish to clear this that I never responded to her [Kangana] in my interview [earlier],"" she stated.",entertainment +2260,World's 2nd largest radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory collapses,"Arecibo Observatory's radio telescope in Puerto Rico, the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope, collapsed after instrument platform fell overnight. It served as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary and geospace research for 57 years. It was made up of a 1,000-foot-wide dish antenna built into a depression that reflects radio waves from space to a 900-tonne instrument platform.",science +2261,Telescope creates 'new atlas of universe' after mapping 30L galaxies in 300 hrs,"A telescope developed by Australian scientists broke the record after it mapped approximately 30 lakh galaxies in 300 hours to create a ""new atlas of the universe"", Australia's national science agency CSIRO said. The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) is a collection of 36 dish antennas which work together to take panoramic pictures of the sky.",science +2262,Rare 9-legged octopus found by fisherman in Japan; pic surfaces,"A rare nine-legged octopus was found by a fisherman in Japan earlier this month after he noticed it had an unusual number of legs as it was being boiled. Octopuses generally have the ability to regenerate legs that are cut off, and this octopus likely added another in the process of closing a wound on a leg, a researcher said.",science +2263,India's most affordable 5G smartphone moto g 5G launched: Motorola,"Motorola launched their latest 5G phone, moto g 5G that offers India's first ultra-fast Qualcomm®️ Snapdragon™ 750G 5G processor with 6GB RAM, the company mentioned, adding that at ₹20,999, it's India's most affordable 5G smartphone. It comes with 6.7"" HDR10 display, 48MP Triple Camera System, 5000mAh Battery, Stock Android™ Experience & more. Sale starts on December 7, exclusively on Flipkart.",technology +2264,"OnePlus, American Express join hands to bring offers for Indian buyers","OnePlus and American Express have joined hands in a long-term strategic partnership to provide customers with offers on purchase of OnePlus products in India. There'll be a 10% cashback on purchase of products with minimum price of ₹40,000 and 5% cashback on products less than ₹40,000. Offer valid on select American Express cards on OnePlus website and OnePlus store app.",technology +2265,"Flipkart partially spins off PhonePe, PhonePe raises $700 million","Walmart-owned Flipkart on Thursday announced a partial spin-off of PhonePe so it can access dedicated long-term capital over the next three to four years. PhonePe is raising $700 million funding from existing Flipkart investors led by Walmart, valuing PhonePe at $5.5 billion. Flipkart, which acquired PhonePe in 2016, will remain PhonePe's majority shareholder.",technology +2266,42 food delivery riders arrive with same order at same home due to app glitch,"As many as 42 food delivery riders arrived with the same order at the same address for a seven-year-old girl in the Philippines due to an app glitch. ""She made orders when internet connection was lagging. Then, an error occurred,"" a neighbour said. ""Since there was an error, she made another order. She repeated it several times,"" the neighbour added.",technology +2267,Tesla's stock could 'get crushed like soufflé under sledgehammer': Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk in an e-mail to his employees warned that the electric carmaker's stock could ""get crushed like soufflé under a sledgehammer"" if costs are not cut. ""When looking at our actual profitability, it is very low at around 1% for the past year,"" Musk wrote. Tesla shares are among the best performers in 2020, rising nearly 600%.",technology +2268,Which are the biggest acquisitions by Salesforce besides $27.7 bn Slack deal?,"American cloud-based software company Salesforce acquired Slack in a $27.7-billion deal in the biggest acquisition in its 21-year history. In 2019, Salesforce bought data visualisation company Tableau for $15.7 billion, and in 2018, it bought software maker MuleSoft for $6.5 billion. In 2016, Salesforce bought Demandware, a cloud-based provider of e-commerce services, for $2.8 billion.",technology +2269,"World's most-followed TikTok star, 16-yr-old Charli, makes first startup investment","America's 16-year-old dancer Charli D'Amelio, the world's most-followed TikTok star who crossed 100 million followers on the app, has made her first startup investment. She joined the $50 million Series B funding round of Step, a US-based banking service that focuses on teenagers. The funding was led by Coatue, with participation from celebrities like Justin Timberlake and The Chainsmokers.",technology +2270,"No such thing as rocket scientists, only rocket engineers: Elon Musk","Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a series of two tweets on Wednesday argued that there is ""no such thing as a rocket scientist"" and ""only rocket engineers"" are responsible for ""putting humans on the Moon"". He backed his argument, saying science is only about discovering what already exists, while engineering is about creating things that never existed.",technology +2271,India orders Wikipedia to delete map that shows Aksai Chin as part of China,"The government has ordered Wikipedia to take down a map that shows Aksai Chin as a part of China. The Wikipedia page, which shows the incorrect map, is on Bhutan-India relations. The government invoked section 69A of the Information Technology Act that empowers it to order intermediaries to block public access of any information.",technology +2272,Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea against surveillance systems,"The Delhi High Court has sought the central government's response on a petition that claims citizens' right to privacy was being endangered by its surveillance systems. The petition contends that Centre's CMS, NETRA and NATGRID projects allow law enforcement agencies to intercept and monitor all telecommunications in bulk. The plea has been filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation.",technology +2273,Apple sued for $217M in EU for 'planned' slowing down of iPhones,"Apple is facing lawsuits in European countries seeking $217 million for the ""planned"" slowing down of older iPhone 6 devices. ""Apple pushed updates to mask problems with the battery, knowing it would slow down phones,"" Els Bruggeman, Euroconsumers' head of policy and enforcement claimed. A similar lawsuit was filed in US where Apple agreed to pay $113 million in settlement.",technology +2274,Google illegally spied on workers before firing them: US labour board,US' National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint on Wednesday accusing Google of illegally surveilling and questioning workers who were fired for protesting against its policies and attempting to organise a union. NLRB also found Google's policies for accessing documents and its tactics for investigating employees unlawful. Google said it was confident it acted legally.,technology +2275,"Twitter expands hate speech rules to cover race, nationality ","Twitter on Wednesday expanded its policy to prohibit hateful speech that ""dehumanises people on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin."" The social media platform backed the move citing research linking dehumanising language to offline violence. It last expanded the policy in March to include language that dehumanises on the basis of age, disability, or disease.",technology +2276,Microsoft tweaks 'Productivity Score' feature after criticism,"Microsoft has responded to the criticism of its Productivity Score tool, which several users alleged was enabling workplace surveillance. It said it will remove individual user names from the tool entirely and modify the user interface to ""make it clearer that Productivity Score is a measure of organisational adoption of technology and not individual user behavior.""",technology +2277,Apple announces 15 apps as App Store Best of 2020 winners,"Apple on Wednesday named 15 apps as its App Store Best of 2020 winners, that were ""celebrated for their positive cultural impact...and importance"". Exercise app Wakeout! won the iPhone App of the Year title while Genshin Impact was the iPhone Game of the Year. Disney+ and Zoom won the Apple TV and iPad App of the Year titles respectively.",technology +2278,"Late ex-CEO of Zappos used to offer new, unhappy employees $2,000 to quit","Late former CEO of Zappos Tony Hsieh, who passed away on Friday, created a workplace policy called ""The Offer"" wherein he'd pay new employees up to $2,000 to quit the company. This was intended to filter out employees who weren't committed to or passionate about Zappos. The bonus would be paid in addition to their salary for five-week training period. ",technology +2279,China's Huawei part of govt's working groups for 5G rollout,"The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has included China's Huawei in the working groups constituted for the rollout of 5G in India. Huawei will be responsible, along with other members, for conducting a study on the 5G rollout for healthcare, transport and fintech sectors. There've been speculations about the inclusion of Chinese companies for 5G trials in India.",technology +2280,Pinterest execs sued over toxic work culture by shareholders,"Shareholders have sued Pinterest's top executives, including CEO Ben Silbermann, for perpetuating a toxic work culture that has hurt its reputation, The Verge reported. The lawsuit alleges the CEO marginalised women who challenged ""Pinterest's White, male leadership clique"". The executives failed to address widespread claims of race and gender discrimination when presented with evidence, it added.",technology +2281,SC stays CCI probe on Flipkart's alleged abuse of dominant position,"The Supreme Court stayed a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that allowed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to probe Flipkart for alleged abuse of dominance. Representing Flipkart, Senior Advocate Harish Salve said his client is not the biggest player and can’t operate independently of competitive forces. SC said the probe would jeopardise Flipkart's business interests.",technology +2282,Fairly confident about landing humans on Mars by 2026: Elon Musk,"Elon Musk has said he's ""fairly confident"" about human beings landing on Mars ""in about six years from now"". ""If we get lucky maybe four years. We want to try to send an uncrewed vehicle there (Mars) in two years,"" SpaceX CEO told Axel Springer. Musk suggested he could make his own trip to Mars in two to three years.",technology +2283,Amazon is a threat to fashion industry: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower,"Christopher Wylie, who exposed the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook data scandal, believes that Amazon is one of the biggest collective threats to the fashion industry. He added that Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos ""will be the next Anna Wintour (the Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue)."" Wylie had exposed the misuse of data by Cambridge Analytica during the 2016 US presidential election.",technology +2284,MIT researchers create system that designs custom robots based on terrains,"Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have created a system called RoboGrammar that designs robots based on materials available and the terrain that needs to be navigated. Despite the variety of tasks robots are used for, they tend to be similar in design, the paper's lead author Allan Zhao said, adding RoboGrammar could be used to come up with inventive designs.",technology +2285,Musk's SpaceX to fly remote-controlled cars to the Moon for a race,"Elon Musk-led space exploration company SpaceX is set to fly two remote-controlled vehicles to the Moon aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in October 2021 for a race organised by Moon Mark and aerospace company Lunar Outpost. The vehicles will be designed in collaboration with Frank Stephenson, known for his work with McLaren and Ferrari among others.",technology +2286,WeChat blocks Aus PM's post criticising fake photo of soldier,The Chinese social media platform WeChat has blocked a message by Australian PM Scott Morrison criticising a fake image of an Australian soldier murdering a child posted by a Chinese government spokesman. A note claimed that the content had violated regulations. The move comes amid a diplomatic dispute between Australia and China over the image.,technology +2287,India end their 7-match losing streak as Australia lose ODI in Canberra for 1st time,India defeated Australia by 13 runs in the third ODI in Canberra on Wednesday to end their seven-match losing streak in international cricket across all formats. This is the first time that Australia have lost an ODI in Canberra. Hardik Pandya top-scored for India in the match with 92*(76). The three-match Australia-India T20I series will begin on Friday.,sports +2288,"Fan who proposed to girlfriend in ODI reveals they met because of mail, shares pic","Dipen Mandaliya, the India fan who proposed to his Australian girlfriend Rosilie Wimbush in the stands during the second Australia-India ODI in Sydney, revealed he met her for the first time due to a mail. He said when he moved to his Melbourne apartment in 2018, he had received mails meant for Rosilie and met her to return the mails. ",sports +2289,Online betting firms advertise during Ind-Aus ODIs live stream despite ban,"Advertisements of online sports betting firms Betway and Dafabet were shown during the live streaming of India-Australia ODI series. Since online sports betting is prohibited in India except in Sikkim, it can't be advertised according to the Advertising Standards Council of India guidelines. BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said they can't do anything about it since they don't have telecast rights.",sports +2290,"Rohit finishes 2020 with highest ODI score for India, streak continues for 8th year","Rohit Sharma has hit highest yearly individual ODI score for India each time for eight years. His 119(128) against Australia in January is highest ODI score by an Indian this year, while his 159(138) was India's best in 2019. Rohit's 209(158), 264(173), 150(133), 171*(163), 208*(153) and 162(137) were India's highest scores in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively.",sports +2291,"Coded messages sent to England captain from balcony by analyst, pics surface","During the third South Africa-England T20I, England analyst Nathan Leamon sent coded information to England captain Eoin Morgan from the team balcony. Leamon placed a series of numbers and letters like '4E' and '2C' on clipboards to suggest Morgan on how to impact the game. England and Wales Cricket Board said the signals were ""intended as a live informational resource"".",sports +2292,"Sanjay Manjrekar gets trolled after Pandya, Jadeja share 150-run partnership","Sanjay Manjrekar, who said Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja wouldn't be in his ODI team, was trolled after the duo shared an unbeaten 150-run partnership against Australia. ""If Manjrekar comments on whole squad...every batsman will play well,"" a fan tweeted. Another wrote, ""Today Manjrekar got a befitting reply. Irony was he was the commentator when the two got going.""",sports +2293,"The Great Khali joins farmers' protest, says 'Govt has messed with wrong people'","Former WWE wrestler The Great Khali joined the farmers' protest at Delhi border on Tuesday and urged everyone to support the farmers. In a video shared on Instagram, he urged the government to roll back the farm laws. ""Government has messed with the wrong people. It will be tough for them,"" he added.",sports +2294,"Ajay Jadeja trolls Ravindra over ice pack on shoulder, says 'Ice should be in glass'","While interacting with Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja following his match-winning performance against Australia in the third ODI, Ajay Jadeja enquired about the ice pack on his shoulder, saying, ""I am worried."" Ajay jokingly added, ""Ice should be in glass,"" to which Ravindra responded, ""Actually, it's night here. You are right ice should be in glass.""",sports +2295,"Take hands out of pockets, you're playing for India not a club: Yuvraj on Gill's pic","After Australia-India ODI series concluded, Shubman Gill took to Instagram to share pictures from the third ODI. ""Great feeling representing my country,"" he wrote. Reacting to a picture wherein Gill can be seen standing on the field with his hands in pockets, Yuvraj jokingly wrote, ""Take your hands out of pockets, you're playing for India not a club.""",sports +2296,I will remember it forever: Australia debutant Green on KL Rahul's gesture,"Australia debutant Cameron Green has admitted he was ""taken back"" by the warmth shown by India wicketkeeper KL Rahul during the third ODI. ""He asked me whether I was nervous or not and I just replied saying 'Yeah...little bit nervous.' He was like ‘Yeah, go well youngster’ type of thing,"" Green said. ""I'll remember it forever,"" he added.",sports +2297,"I saw death coming, told myself I had to get out for my children: F1 driver on crash","F1 driver Romain Grosjean, whose car burst into flames and split into two after a 225-kmph crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, has said that he really saw death coming. ""I told myself that I had to get out for my children. I put my hands in the fire, so I clearly felt it burning on the chassis,"" he added.",sports +2298,"David Beckham digitally aged to look 70-year-old in malaria campaign, pics surface","Ex-England football captain David Beckham has been digitally aged to look 70-year-old in a new campaign against malaria. The campaign's clip presented Beckham in an ""imagined future"" where malaria had been wiped out as he declared ""our world has changed"" as a result. Beckham said as a father of four, fight to eradicate the disease was something he took personally. ",sports +2299,"Manjrekar praises Pandya after getting trolled over his remark on him, Jadeja","Sanjay Manjrekar, who was trolled for saying he has a problem with players like Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya in ODIs, praised Hardik after the duo shared a 150-run partnership. ""India have found...pure number six batsman. Who knows he might start going up the order,"" he said. ""Was skeptical about Hardik the pure batsman in 50-over cricket...Not anymore,"" he tweeted.",sports +2300,"Harbhajan asks whether Indians seriously need COVID-19 vaccine, gets trolled","Spinner Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter and asked whether Indians ""seriously"" need coronavirus vaccine as India's recovery rate without a vaccine is 93.6%. Users trolled him with one writing, ""If there was 5% chance that a plane will crash...will you board it?"" Another wrote, ""If everyone in Indian cricket team has an MoM award, then India should win all matches.""",sports +2301,Only one person heard sound in entire ground: Kohli as Gill urges him to take DRS,"On the last ball of Australia's 13th over in third ODI, pacer Shardul Thakur's delivery missed Moises Henriques' bat and was collected by wicketkeeper KL Rahul. Shubman Gill tried to convince Virat Kohli to take DRS, saying, ""I convincingly heard sound of bat clipping the ball,"" to which Kohli replied, ""Only one person heard the sound in the entire ground.""",sports +2302,"Latest ICC rankings for T20I batsmen released, Malan creates history with 915 points","The ICC on Wednesday released the latest rankings for T20I batsmen, with England's Dawid Malan topping the batting charts. The 33-year-old has created history by reaching 915 points, the highest ever rating points achieved by a batsman in T20I cricket. Meanwhile, Team India captain Virat Kohli dropped to the number nine position in the rankings.",sports +2303,World has officially gone nuts: Vaughan on analyst sending signals to Morgan ,"Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan took to Twitter to react to England analyst Nathan Leamon sending coded information to England captain Eoin Morgan from the team balcony during the third South Africa-England T20I. ""Signals sent from an analyst on a balcony to the captain on the pitch !!!! The world has officially gone nuts !!! #SAvENG #OnOn,"" Vaughan tweeted.",sports +2304,Dhoni said many runs can be scored if match is taken to end overs: Jadeja,"After his match-winning knock against Australia, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said Dhoni had advised him to take matches deep until the last five overs when lot of runs can be scored. On Wednesday, Jadeja and Hardik Pandya scored 110 runs in last 10 overs to help India post 302/5. India were struggling at 152/5 when Jadeja came out to bat.",sports +2305,Shahid Afridi to return home from LPL due to personal emergency,"Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is leading Galle Gladiators in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be returning to Pakistan to attend a ""personal emergency"". ""I will return to join back my team at LPL immediately after the situation is handled,"" Afridi tweeted. Earlier, he had missed his flight to Sri Lanka which delayed his participation in the tournament.",sports +2306,Michael Schumacher's son Mick to race for Haas in 2021 F1 season,"Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, will be racing for Haas in the next Formula One season. The 21-year-old German signed a multi-year agreement and will partner Russian Nikita Mazepin. ""The prospect of being on the Formula One grid next year makes me incredibly happy...I'm simply speechless,"" said Mick. He is currently leading the Formula Two championship.",sports +2307,Stephanie Frappart becomes the first woman referee in Champions League,"On Wednesday, Stephanie Frappart of France became the first female referee in a Champions League match when she officiated at the Juventus-Dynamo Kyiv tie. The 36-year-old made her debut in the French league in April 2019. Since then she has refereed two Europa League matches and has taken charge of 18 matches in the Spanish league.",sports +2308,Hardik and Jadeja score record sixth wicket ODI stand in Australia,"India all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja put on highest ODI partnership for the sixth wicket or lower on Australian soil on Wednesday. The duo stitched 150 runs for the sixth wicket against Australia in the third and final ODI. In the process, they also produced the highest sixth-wicket stand for India against Australia, breaking a 21-year-old record.",sports +2309,"Kohli, Dhoni in Yahoo's list of most-searched personalities of 2020","Ex-India captain MS Dhoni and his successor Virat Kohli are among the top-20 most-searched personalities this year, according to Yahoo. While Dhoni finished 11th, Virat grabbed the 19th spot. Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who passed away in June, took the top spot. The duo are also the most searched cricketers from December 2015 to December 2019, as per SEMrush study.",sports +2310,Watching Kane Williamson bat is therapeutic: Wasim Jaffer,"Former India opener Wasim Jaffer said watching New Zealand captain Kane Williamson bat is ""therapeutic"". Jaffer took to Twitter to praise Williamson for his unbeaten 97-run knock on Day 1 of the first Test against West Indies. Williamson put on a 154-run stand with Tom Latham for the second wicket after New Zealand lost debutant Will Young early.",sports +2311,"Jadeja, Hardik can be huge assets for Team India in Aus: Sourav Ganguly","BCCI President Sourav Ganguly praised Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja after their match-winning partnership against Australia in the third ODI. ""Jadeja and Pandya can be huge assets to this team in the long run...plays at difficult positions,"" Ganguly tweeted. He also mentioned that despite the ODI series loss, Wednesday's win might ""turn things around as it's a long tour"".",sports +2312,Finland to give free COVID-19 vaccine to all its residents,"Finland's Health Ministry has said that COVID-19 vaccines would be free to its residents and the vaccination will begin early next year. ""Finland's goal is to protect the entire population with a licensed vaccine,"" the ministry added. Medical personnel, patients of hospitals, nursing homes and senior citizens will be prioritised with initial doses, the ministry further said.",world +2313,More than 1 lakh people already vaccinated against COVID-19: Russia ,"Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that more than one lakh people have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country. He made the statement while presenting the Sputnik V vaccine to the United Nations over a video link. Russia became the first country to register the world's first COVID-19 vaccine in August, which the country says is 92% effective.",world +2314,There won't be enough vaccines to prevent rise in cases for 3-6 months: WHO,"""We are not going to have sufficient vaccinations in place to prevent a surge in (coronavirus) cases for three to six months,"" WHO's Dr Mike Ryan said. He called on people to maintain social distancing and follow other measures to prevent spread of COVID-19. His statement comes as UK became the first country to approve Pfizer's vaccine for widespread use.",world +2315,41 test positive for COVID-19 after attending sex convention in US,"Forty-one people have tested positive for coronavirus after attending a swingers convention in New Orleans, US. The multi-day convention called 'Naughty in N'awlins' saw about 250 people gather in the city in mid-November, a lot less than 2,000 attendees it saw in 2019. ""If I could go back in time, I would not produce this event again,"" the organiser said.",world +2316,India asks UN members to condemn attacks on all religions,"India on Wednesday called out UN member states for selective condemnation of attacks on Abrahamic religions, leaving religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. ""As long as such selectivity exists, the world can never truly foster a culture of peace,"" Indian diplomat Ashish Sharma said at UNGA. He called on the UN Alliance of Civilizations to speak for all.",world +2317,"20 kids in Spain sprout hair like werewolves on taking wrong medicine, pics surface","Twenty children in Spain sprouted hair all over their bodies like werewolves after they were mistakenly given hair restorer instead of medicine for stomach upsets. The mix-up happened after mislabeled syrups were delivered to pharmacies, where chemists used it to treat reflux. Pictures showing the hair-covered skin of the young children have now gone viral on social media.",world +2318,Namibia puts up 170 elephants on sale as their population rises in the country,"Namibia has put 170 'high value' wild elephants up for sale due to drought and an increase in elephant numbers, the Southern African country's environmental ministry has said. An advertisement said an increase in incidents of human-elephant conflict motivated the sale of the elephants. Namibia would auction the animals to anyone in Namibia or abroad who could meet the criteria.",world +2319,New metal monolith appears atop a mountain in California ,"A new metal monolith has appeared atop a mountain in the US state of California, days after similar structures that were found in Utah state and Romania disappeared. ""The three-sided obelisk appeared to be made of stainless steel, 10-foot tall and 18 inches wide,"" a local newspaper said. It reported that it might be possible to push the monolith over.",world +2320,Cannabis removed from list of most dangerous drugs by United Nations,"The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs has voted to remove cannabis from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs. Cannabis was earlier in the same category as heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, methadone and morphine. The vote came on the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation to make research into the medical use of cannabis easier. ",world +2321,Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif declared 'proclaimed offender' by High Court,"Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday was declared a ""proclaimed offender"" by the Islamabad High Court. Sharif had failed to appear before the court despite repeated summons in connection with two corruption cases. Sharif has been in London since November last year after he was granted permission to go abroad for four weeks for medical treatment.",world +2322,Vote recount fight about ensuring US has faith in elections: Trump,"US President Donald Trump said that his fight for recounting of votes is to ensure that ""Americans can have faith in this election, and in all future elections"". Trump alleged that the ""corrupt mail-in balloting scheme that Democrats systematically put into place"" allowed votes to be altered. Several election officials have said there was no evidence of massive voters fraud.",world +2323,Coronavirus pandemic is a rebuke from nature: Prince Harry,"Britain's Prince Harry described the coronavirus pandemic as a rebuke from ""Mother Nature"" for mistreating the environment. ""We take so much from her (Mother Nature) and we rarely give a lot back,"" he added. Prince Harry urged individuals to take responsibility for the environment and called for people to become ""doers"" rather than just talk about climate issues.",world +2324,COVID-19 patients take university entrance exam at hospitals in S Korea,"As many as 35 coronavirus patients took the university entrance exam at designated hospitals in South Korea on Thursday. Besides, 404 test-takers in self-quarantine answered the exam at special venues. Nearly 5 lakh students answered the highly competitive exam, reportedly deemed a life-defining event for high school seniors to win a degree that could help land a better job.",world +2325,Ex-French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing dies of COVID-19 at 94,"Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing has died at the age of 94 after contracting coronavirus, his family said on Wednesday. He died at his family home in central France. Giscard, who served as France's leader from 1974 to 1981, is credited for legalising abortion, allowing divorce by mutual consent and lowering the voting age to 18 from 21.",world +2326,Germany extends partial lockdown until Jan 10 to combat COVID-19,"German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said that the government will extend partial lockdown in the country until January 10 to combat the spread of coronavirus. She added that the infection rates in the country are still far too high and need to come down faster. On Wednesday, Germany reported 487 new deaths, marking the highest daily rise in fatalities. ",world +2327,Struggle isn't over: UK PM Johnson post COVID-19 vaccine approval,"Following the approval of Pfizer/BioNTech developed COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use, UK PM Boris Johnson said that people shouldn't ""fall into the naive belief that the struggle is over"". He added that even though the vaccine has been approved there're still ""immense logistical challenges"". The UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. ",world +2328,Israeli lawmakers pass preliminary bill to dissolve parliament,"The Israeli parliament has passed a preliminary bill to dissolve itself, with Israel likely to head for its fourth election in less than two years. The move comes amid a crisis in the ruling coalition led by PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Benny Gantz. The legislation will need to pass three future parliamentary votes to become law, Reuters reported. ",world +2329,Iran passes law to stop nuclear inspections after scientist’s killing,"Iran's Guardian Council watchdog body has passed a new law to stop UN inspections of its nuclear facilities. The law would require the government to resume enriching uranium to 20%, beyond 3.67% limit agreed under 2015 nuclear deal, if sanctions are not eased in two months. This comes after the killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last week. ",world +2330,"UN, Ethiopia sign deal for humanitarian access to Tigray amid conflict","United Nations on Wednesday said that it has signed a deal with the Ethiopian government to provide humanitarian aid in the northern Tigray region amid the ongoing conflict with rebel forces. The aid will be provided to every single person who needs it without any distinction, the UN added. According to reports, the conflict has displaced over 10 lakh people.",world +2331,Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail on fraud charge,"Hong Kong media Tycoon Jimmy Lai was denied bail on Thursday on a fraud charge. Lai, founder of Next Digital, and two other Next Digital executives were charged with fraud over accusations that they violated lease terms by misusing the office space for other purposes. Lai was earlier arrested in August under suspicion of breaching Hong Kong's national security law.",world +2332,"Looking to resume Iran, Venezuela oil imports under Biden: Oil Minister","Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said India would like to diversify its oil imports and resume supplies from Iran and Venezuela, after US President-elect Joe Biden comes into power. India was a key buyer of Iranian and Venezuelan oil before President Trump imposed sanctions on the two countries, which have blocked up to 3% of the world's supply.",world +2333,No way to address climate emergency without US leadership: UN Chief,"UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that ""there's no way to address the climate emergency in the world without US leadership."" The 2015 Paris climate accord wouldn't have been possible without the leadership of then US President Barack Obama, he added. US formally withdrew from the climate accord on November 4, a decision announced by US President Donald Trump in 2017.",world +2334,"2,783 soldiers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Azerbaijan","Azerbaijan on Thursday said that 2,783 of its soldiers were killed during its conflict with Armenia in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict began on September 27 and ended on November 10 when a Russian-brokered peace deal came into effect. Armenia is yet to disclose its death toll but an official claimed that 2,317 Armenian soldiers had been killed.",world +2335,Our ties with Nepal will not affect any third party: China,"A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said that its ""friendly cooperation"" with Nepal will not impact any third party. The relationship between China and Nepal is ""beneficial to the Chinese and Nepalese people"", she told reporters while answering a question about Defence Minister Wei Fenghe's visit to Nepal. During his visit, Wei offered Nepal firm support to safeguard its sovereignty.",world +2336,US bans cotton imports from Chinese producer over 'slave labour',"US on Wednesday banned imports of cotton products from a Chinese state-owned firm, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, saying the firm uses 'slave labour' of detained Uighur Muslims. President Donald Trump will not tolerate human rights abuses taking place in China, US Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said. He called ""Made in China"" a warning label.",world +2337,"He added spice to our lives, sad day for country: Puri on MDH owner's demise","Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said the passing away of MDH's owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati is a sad day for the country. Puri tweeted, ""He added spice to our lives & was a part of every Indian household."" Congress leader Rajeev Shukla tweeted, ""From a lane in Chandni Chowk he spread his wings to every corner of the world.""",politics +2338,"China, Pak trying to destabilise India in name of farmers: Minister","Discussing the farmers' protests, Haryana Minister Jai Parkash Dalal on Thursday said, ""In the name of farmers... Foreign powers like China, Pakistan, and other enemy nations are trying to destabilise the country."" He added, ""Bihar recently witnessed elections... Since the introduction of these laws, people have given tremendous support to PM Narendra Modi. Are they not farmers?""",politics +2339,Should farmers come with plough and oxen?: AAP on VK Singh's remark,"The AAP has asked Union Minister VK Singh if the farmers protesting in Delhi should have come with ""plough and oxen"" to appear like farmers. Singh had said that when he looks at the photographs of protests, a lot of people do not look like farmers. He alleged that Opposition and people who take commission were involved in the protests. ",politics +2340,Never met such inspiring and lively soul: Sisodia on MDH owner's demise,"Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia took to Twitter after the demise of MDH's owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati on Thursday. Sisodia wrote, ""India's most inspiring entrepreneur, MDH owner Dharm Pal Mahashay passed away this morning. I've never met such an inspiring and lively soul."" Kejriwal tweeted, ""He dedicated his life for the society. God bless his soul.""",politics +2341,Asked Shah to resolve issue with farmers as it affects Punjab's economy: CM,"Following his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the farmers' protests, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said, ""I reiterated my opposition...and requested him to resolve the issue as it affects the economy of my state and security of the nation."" Singh added, ""The discussion is going on between farmers and the Centre. There is nothing for me to resolve.""",politics +2342,Govt must call Parliament session to discuss farmer issues and vaccine: NCP,"Maharashtra minister and NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik on Thursday said that the Centre should call the winter session of the Parliament to discuss the issues of farmers and COVID-19 vaccine. He said, ""Health Secretary says that they never said that the vaccine would be administered to everyone. Will it be free of cost? There are questions.""",politics +2343,TRS brought down voter turnout at GHMC polls to its advantage: BJP,"Union Minister of State, G Kishan Reddy, alleged the TRS government used the State Election Commission to bring down the voter turnout in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections to its advantage. Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that CM K Chandrashekar Rao created an environment so that people do not come out to cast their votes.",politics +2344,Bar Council of Delhi writes to PM Modi to repeal farm laws,"The Bar Council of Delhi has written to PM Narendra Modi, urging him to repeal the farm laws. The council said these laws are ""detrimental"" to the lawyer community. ""The mindset behind move...to oust the jurisdiction of civil courts and transfer of power to bureaucrats...to decide disputes between the traders and the farmers will lead to corruption,"" the letter said.",politics +2345,How can he do low-level politics?: Delhi CM on Punjab CM over farm laws,"After Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh accused the Delhi government of 'double standards' for notifying one of the three farm laws, CM Arvind Kejriwal said, ""How can he do such low-level politics in this fragile situation?"" He added, ""Are you doing it for friendship with BJP or are you under pressure as ED has filed a case against your family?""",politics +2346,PM Modi lauded party workers for their work in GHMC polls: T'gana BJP,"PM Narendra Modi has lauded the party workers for their hard work put in for the recently concluded Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls, according to Telangana BJP President Bandi Sanjay Kumar. ""PM advised the Telangana BJP workers to move ahead with the same spirit,"" Kumar said. He added that PM Modi also enquired about the attacks on party cadres. ",politics +2347,Do elderly women in farmer protests look like Khalistanis?: SAD chief,"Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said that there are elderly women in the farmers' protests. He added, ""Do they look like Khalistanis? It is a way of calling farmers of the country as anti-nationals."" Badal further said, ""Does BJP or anybody else have the right to declare anybody as anti-national?""",politics +2348,"BJP, NCP both seek credit for Pune's Bhama Askhed project","After the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) claimed to have completed the work on Bhama Askhed dam project, both BJP and NCP have sought credit for the project. ""During BJP's tenure, the party had approved funds from the standing committee for this project,"" BJP's city unit president said. ""Project was approved by the Congress and NCP,"" NCP MLA Sunil Tingre responded. ",politics +2349,"Punjab, WB also have film cities, will Yogi visit them too?: Raut","Following a meeting between Akshay Kumar and UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut said, ""It's not easy to shift Mumbai's film city to another place."" Raut added, ""There are film cities in WB and Punjab too. Will Yogi Ji also visit these places and talk to directors/ artists or is he going to do so only in Mumbai?""",politics +2350,We were welcomed open-heartedly by people of Bollywood: UP minister,"After UP CM Yogi Adityanath met Akshay Kumar in Mumbai, UP Minister SN Singh said, ""We were welcomed open-heartedly by Bollywood people."" Claiming Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray ""lost his sleep"" after the visit, Singh added, ""Shiv Sena...should first rectify their culture with Bollywood. If they want to keep something, they should keep it, no one wants to take it away.""",politics +2351,Had to wear friend's pyjama at wedding as mine tore during varmala: Aditya,"Singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan, who got married to Shweta Agarwal on Tuesday, revealed that he had to wear his friend's pyjama during the wedding ceremony. ""Mine tore while I was being lifted to put the garland on Shweta. So I had to wear his for the pheras. Luckily my friend and I are of similar build,"" he added.",entertainment +2352,Rajinikanth to launch party in Jan & contest TN 2021 Assembly Elections,"Rajinikanth said today he would launch his political party in January. ""In the upcoming Assembly Elections, we will win with the huge support of the people, and set up an honest, open, corruption-free, spiritual politics that does not adhere to any particular caste or religion,"" he wrote in a post.",entertainment +2353,Kangana blocks Himanshi after criticism for tweet on farmers' protest,"Former Bigg Boss contestant Himanshi Khurana has been blocked on Twitter by Kangana Ranaut, after Himanshi criticised her comments on the ongoing farmers' protest. Himanshi took to Instagram Story to share a screenshot of the 'You are blocked from following @KanganaTeam' message. Previously, Himanshi had accused Kangana of putting a false spin on the protests.",entertainment +2354,"1st pic from Aditya & Shweta's reception surfaces, comedian Bharti attends","The first picture from singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan and his newly-wed wife Shweta Agarwal's wedding reception has surfaced online. Among those who attended the wedding reception included Govinda with wife Sunita and children Tina and Yashvardhan, and comedian Bharti Singh with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa. Aditya and Shweta got married at Iskcon Temple in Mumbai on Tuesday. + +",entertainment +2355,"Every time I visit India, I'm struck by how unbelievably visual it is: Nolan","Commenting on shooting his films in India, director Christopher Nolan said that every time he visits India, he is struck by how ""unbelievably visual"" it is. ""I had shot a couple of days in Jodhpur on 'The Dark Knight Rises'...always wanted to go back...shoot a substantial sequence,"" he added. ""I had the opportunity to do that on 'Tenet',"" Nolan stated.",entertainment +2356,Diljit calls Kangana 'blind' for misidentifying woman as 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi',"Singer Diljit Dosanjh has criticised Kangana Ranaut after she misidentified an elderly woman named Mahinder Kaur, who took part in farmers' protest, and wrote in a now-deleted tweet that she's 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano who's ""available for ₹100"". Sharing Kaur's interview, Diljit wrote, ""One shouldn't be so blind."" Kangana deleted the tweet after social media users called her out.",entertainment +2357,How many a**es have you licked: Diljit to Kangana after she calls him 'Johar's pet',"Diljit Dosanjh responded to Kangana Ranaut after she called him ""chamcha"" and ""Karan Johar's pet"" following his criticism over her now-deleted tweet wherein she misidentified a woman from farmers' protest. ""Are you a pet of everyone you've worked with?"" he wrote. ""How many a**es have you licked for work? I don't struggle in Bollywood...They approach me for work,"" Diljit added.",entertainment +2358,Actor & Gangs of Wasseypur writer Zeishan booked for cheating producer of ₹1.5cr,"The Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against actor and writer Zeishan Quadri. A co-producer had filed a complaint against him for allegedly cheating him of ₹1.5 crore, which the producer claimed he and another friend had invested in a web series that Quadri was supposedly making. Quadri co-wrote and starred in Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur'.",entertainment +2359,Adityanath wants to hijack B'wood: Sena leader on film city plan in UP,"Commenting on Yogi Adityanath's plan to build a film city in Uttar Pradesh, Shiv Sena leader G Radhakrishnan said that UP CM wants to hijack Bollywood. He alleged that Yogi came to Mumbai in a ""big chartered flight to take the film city away from its original place"". Notably, Adityanath met Bollywood personalities to talk about the proposed film city.",entertainment +2360,Tenet has some of the first-ever aerial shots of Mumbai in a film: Nolan,"Director Christopher Nolan said that 'Tenet' has some of the first-ever aerial shots of Mumbai in a film. ""It was really fun to collaborate with the local crews...learn about how they make films,"" he added. ""There are some really interesting things we were able to capture...in challenging conditions because it was monsoon season...when it rained it really rained,"" Nolan stated.",entertainment +2361,Jackky Bhagnani to launch Kriti Sanon's sister Nupur Sanon: Reports,"Producers Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh are reportedly planning to launch Kriti Sanon's sister Nupur Sanon in their upcoming project. Nupur, who appeared in B Praak's track 'Filhall', will reportedly begin shooting for the untitled project next year. ""The project is really interesting and offers an ideal debut for Nupur Sanon,"" reports stated.",entertainment +2362,Intensity in characters made it a memorable one: Ajay on 15 yrs of 'Apaharan',"Taking to Instagram, Ajay Devgn wrote about his film 'Apaharan', which completed 15 years of release on Wednesday. Sharing a video from the film, he wrote, ""The cast, the plot, the intensity in characters made this movie a memorable one...Celebrating #15YearsOfApaharan."" Directed by Prakash Jha, the action-drama film also starred Nana Patekar and Bipasha Basu. ",entertainment +2363,Was late in calling David: Shakti on not being part of Coolie No 1 remake,"Actor Shakti Kapoor, who played Goverdhan in Govinda's 'Coolie No 1', has said he wanted to be a part of the upcoming film as well. ""I called up (David Dhawan, director) to say I want to be in 'Coolie No 1' but it was too late,"" Shakti said, adding, ""I would've done any role for David and I always will.""",entertainment +2364,Rapists deserve capital punishment: 'Delhi Crime' actress Shefali Shah,"On being asked if she supports capital punishment for rapists, 'Delhi Crime' actress Shefali Shah said that they deserve what they do to others. She added that the International Emmy Award-winning series is the story of a woman. ""It talks about a woman, her pain, agony...it tells the story of another woman who fought for justice,"" Shefali stated.",entertainment +2365,"Money can make you wealthy, not healthy: Zoa on battling COVID-19","Actress Zoa Morani, who recovered from coronavirus in April, has said the virus taught her that health is happiness. ""The idiom 'health is wealth' is so true...I mean, money can make you wealthy...not healthy,"" Zoa said, adding, ""A major shift has happened in me...I think within everyone. I don't think earlier we extensively talked about...importance of...immunity that we're doing today.""",entertainment +2366,"Rahul Roy is out of danger, shifted from ICU: Brother-in-law Romeer","Actor Rahul Roy's brother-in-law Romeer Sen told ETimes that 'Aashiqui' actor is out of danger and has been shifted from the ICU. The 52-year-old actor is admitted at Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital where he is undergoing treatment after suffering brain stroke while shooting in Kargil for 'LAC- Live the Battle'. ""The doctors have started Rahul's speech and physical therapy,"" Sen added.",entertainment +2367,'Mad Max: Fury Road' actor Hugh Keays-Byrne passes away aged 73,"Actor Hugh Keays-Byrne, known for films like 'Mad Max', 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Stone' and TV series 'Farscape', passed away aged 73. ""It's amazing you were able to play an evil warlord so well cause you were such a...beautiful soul,"" actress Charlize Theron tweeted. ""He cared about...preserving the environment long before these issues became fashionable,"" filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith said.",entertainment +2368,"Got audition call for Tenet, thought it was a prank: Dimple","Actress Dimple Kapadia has said she couldn't believe when she got the audition call for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet'. The actress added that she thought it was a prank call. ""Why would...Nolan want me for his film? I'm nowhere on the radar. I told my nephew, 'Koi meri taang kheench raha hoga. Don't get your hopes too high',"" Dimple further said.",entertainment +2369,Lucky that recreated versions I've been part of never got hatred: Jubin,"Singer Jubin Nautiyal, who has sung recreated numbers like 'The Humma Song' and 'Pehla Nasha Once Again', has said he's lucky that all the recreated versions he has been a part of have never got any negativity or hatred from the listeners. He added people didn't criticise the songs because he approached every recreation as ""the fan of the song"". ",entertainment +2370,'Zero' didn't show the trauma & tragedy of a dwarf: Actor Lilliput,"Actor Lilliput, who was recently seen in 'Mirzapur 2', has said Shah Rukh Khan's 2018 film 'Zero' didn't show the trauma and tragedy of a dwarf. ""Anushka Sharma played a woman with...far more tragic story than him (Shah Rukh)...She couldn't speak or walk,"" he added. ""He was the one jumping around...what problem does he have? Even...script was weird,"" said Lilliput.",entertainment +2371,"I quit smoking & drinking, I'm improving my life spiritually: Rahul Mahajan","Former Bigg Boss contestant and TV personality Rahul Mahajan, on being asked what is keeping him away from the public eye, said that his health and personal life are keeping him busy. He added that he has quit alcohol and cigarettes. ""I am into healthy food, workout, improving my life spiritually, physically, mentally, personal relationships,"" Rahul further said.",entertainment +2372,"'Commando 3' actress Angira Dhar joins Big B, Ajay's 'Mayday'","Actress Angira Dhar, who starred in films like 'Commando 3' and 'Love Per Square Foot', has been roped in for an upcoming film, 'Mayday', which also stars Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan and Rakul Preet Singh. Angira will essay the role of a lawyer in the thriller-drama. ""[It's] going to be one hell of a ride,"" she said in a statement.",entertainment +2373,Sanjay Dutt isn't a controlling actor: Torbaaz co-star Rahul Dev,"Talking about working with Sanjay Dutt in the upcoming action-drama 'Torbaaz', actor Rahul Dev said, ""Sanjay is a very giving actor. He's not one of them who would snatch the moment."" Rahul, who also worked with Sanjay in films like 'Sarhad Paar' and 'Kidnap', further said, ""He's a great co-actor to build a scene with, he's not a controlling actor.""",entertainment +2374,Kiara had to totally transform for her role in 'Indoo ki Jawani': Director,"Abir Sengupta, the director of Kiara Advani's upcoming film 'Indoo Ki Jawani', has revealed that the actress had to completely transform herself from a ""proper South Bombay girl"" to a desi Ghaziabad girl for the film. ""I realised...it's going to be tough. But the way she has put in her hard work, it came very easy and smooth,"" he added. ",entertainment +2375,Tesla would consider buying a legacy automaker on friendly terms: Musk,"Tesla would consider leveraging the company's $554 billion market capitalisation to buy a legacy automaker, CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with Axel Springer. ""We're definitely not going to launch a hostile takeover,"" Musk said. ""If somebody said, 'Hey, we think it would be a good idea to merge with Tesla,' we certainly could have that conversation,"" he added.",automobile +2376,Volkswagen CEO reveals they began 'Mission T' to catch up with Tesla,"Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, in a blog post, revealed he organised a three-day workshop nicknamed 'Mission T' to discuss how they could ""catch up with Tesla"". He added that they brought 31 senior executives from Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche together amid the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss how they could further their Project Artemis to take on Tesla. ",automobile +2377,"No such thing as rocket scientists, only rocket engineers: Elon Musk","Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a series of two tweets on Wednesday argued that there is ""no such thing as a rocket scientist"" and ""only rocket engineers"" are responsible for ""putting humans on the Moon"". He backed his argument, saying science is only about discovering what already exists, while engineering is about creating things that never existed.",science +2378,China spacecraft lands on Moon to bring back lunar rocks for 1st time since 1970s,"A Chinese spacecraft sent to Moon to bring back the first lunar samples in decades has successfully landed. The Chang'e-5 spacecraft landed on Moon on Tuesday, reported state media agency. If the return journey is successful, China will be only the third country to have retrieved samples from Moon, following US and Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s.",science +2379,81-yr-old midnight snapper found in Australia becomes oldest tropical reef fish,"An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world. The discovery was made as part of a new study to find out how changing ocean temperatures might affect the biology of these fish, and others like them.",science +2380,US family welcomes baby born from embryo frozen for 27 years,"A US family revealed they welcomed a baby girl in late October this year from an embryo that was frozen in October 1992 and remained frozen until February this year. In February, Tina and Ben Gibson of Tennessee adopted the embryo. The National Embryo Donation Center claims it set the record for the longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth.",science +2381,Fairly confident about landing humans on Mars by 2026: Elon Musk,"Elon Musk has said he's ""fairly confident"" about human beings landing on Mars ""in about six years from now"". ""If we get lucky maybe four years. We want to try to send an uncrewed vehicle there (Mars) in two years,"" SpaceX CEO told Axel Springer. Musk suggested he could make his own trip to Mars in two to three years.",science +2382,"Bezos-led Blue Origin onboards former NASA, Pentagon officials",Jeff Bezos-founded space agency Blue Origin has onboarded former Pentagon and NASA officials for its new advisory board. Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Kari Bingen and former directors of NASA's research centres Dr Charles Elachi and Todd May are part of the seven-member board. Bingen held the second-highest ranking civilian intelligence job at the Pentagon.,science +2383,Vulture rescue centre to be established in Hyderabad,"Under the Ministry of Environment and Forest's Action Plan for Vulture Conservation (APVC) 2020-25, Hyderabad will be among the four cities to establish a vulture rescue centre. The centres will be established 5 km from the breeding centres such that veterinary expertise of these centres could be utilised for treatment of sick and injured birds, according to the APVC document.",science +2384,15-yr-old Indian-American inventor Gitanjali TIME's first-ever 'Kid of the Year',"Indian-American inventor Gitanjali Rao has been named TIME Magazine's first-ever 'Kid of the Year' after being selected from over 5,000 nominees. Actress Angelina Jolie interviewed Rao, where she talked about how she used technology against issues ranging from contaminated water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying. Her AI-based service 'Kindly' can detect cyberbullying at an early stage.",technology +2385,IBM says hackers targetting COVID-19 vaccine supply process,"Information technology company IBM issued a warning and said it has uncovered a ""global phishing campaign"" against companies involved in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. IBM said it detected a group of hackers impersonating an executive at Haier Biomedical trying to gather information about the cold chain via emails. US federal agency CISA has reposted the report.",technology +2386,Google is allowing socially-distanced outdoor meetings on campus,"Google has started allowing employees to hold socially-distanced outdoor meetings on its campuses. Known as ""onsite off-sites"", it's an attempt to bring aboard new hires and collaborate on important projects offline, a company spokesperson told CNBC. Earlier, CEO Sundar Pichai, in an interview with TIME, said that Google's future wouldn't be 100% remote but it'd involve hybrid models of work.",technology +2387,iPhone 12 users reportedly facing battery drainage issues,"Over thousands of users on Apple's community forum are reporting issues with the battery life of their iPhone 12 devices. ""I'm noticing that the iPhone 12 Pro is draining when idle with almost no background activity at a rate of 4%,"" a user initially claimed. Others reported 20-40% battery loss despite turning off background app activity, as per 9to5 Mac.",technology +2388,SBI's mobile banking app YONO suffers system outage,"SBI's mobile banking app YONO suffered a system outage on Thursday, following which the bank issued an official statement on Twitter. ""Steps are being taken for the restoration of uninterrupted service,"" it said, asking users to switch to OnlineSBI or YONO Lite for their needs. Earlier today, RBI temporarily halted HDFC from issuing new credit cards citing repeated system outages.",technology +2389,Offices post COVID-19 to become spaces where staff book desks: AWS CEO,"Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy expects office buildings to evolve into 'hot offices', in the post-pandemic world, where employees can decide which day to come in and reserve a desk. In an interview with CNBC, he said that most people would adopt a hybrid model of work instead of working from office 100% of the time.",technology +2390,"Kane Williamson embraces Kemar Roach who lost his father before Test, pic goes viral","A picture of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson embracing West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach, who lost his father ahead of the Hamilton Test, has gone viral on social media. Reacting to the picture, a fan wrote, ""I have never seen such a civilised and sympathetic and loveable cricketer in the history of cricket.""",sports +2391,I don't have an answer: Manjrekar as fan asks why Kohli is unable to score hundreds,"A Team India fan took to Twitter to ask cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar why Virat Kohli is unable to convert his starts into hundreds since 2019. The fan added, ""We cannot say that he is not timing the ball well.. so what is actually going wrong?"" Responding to him, Manjrekar said, ""Good question. So good that I don't have an answer.""",sports +2392,Everyone questioned when I picked T Natarajan for KXIP for ₹3 crore: Sehwag,Virender Sehwag has revealed that everyone questioned his decision after he bought T Natarajan for ₹3 crore in 2017 IPL auctions. He added that the move had been questioned because Natarajan had not even played domestic cricket then. He further said he had seen Natarajan's videos after which he decided to buy him as KXIP needed a death bowler.,sports +2393,BCCI to discuss adding 2 new teams to IPL in annual general meeting,"The BCCI will discuss adding two teams to IPL from 2021, according to the agenda of the governing body's annual general meeting scheduled to take place on December 24. During the AGM, the BCCI will also discuss its stand on the possible inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. IPL 2021 will take place in April-May. ",sports +2394,Fans troll pitch being used in NZ-WI Test match after pics go viral,"Several pictures of the green-top pitch being used for the first New Zealand-West Indies Test in Hamilton have gone viral on social media. Reacting to it, a fan wrote, ""Looks like the groundsmen forgot to make the pitch."" Meanwhile, other tweets read, ""I wish my lawn looked like that pitch"" and ""That might be the greenest pitch I've ever seen.""",sports +2395,3 former US Presidents volunteer to take coronavirus vaccine publicly,"Former US Presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton have volunteered to take shots of COVID-19 vaccine, when it is approved, to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety. ""I may end up taking it on TV...just so that people know that I trust this science, and what I don't trust is getting COVID,"" Obama said.",world +2396,Millionaire books helicopter ride to eat burgers at outlet 725 km away,"A Russian millionaire on vacation in Crimea booked a helicopter ride to eat burgers at the nearest McDonald's outlet which was 725 kilometres away. ""My girlfriend and I were tired of organic food,"" Viktor Martynov said. According to a report, his order at the outlet cost around £49 (over ₹4,800) and the two-way ride cost around £2,000 (nearly ₹2 lakh).",world +2397,Men remove metal monolith from US mountain and replace it with cross,"A metal monolith that appeared atop a mountain in the US state of California has been removed by a group of men. A video of the men surfaced online, in which they can be heard chanting ""America First"" and ""Christ is King"". The group replaced the metal monolith with a wooden cross.",world +2398,"US official says UK 'rushed' Covid-19 vaccine approval, apologises","Top US infectious diseases scientist Anthony Fauci has apologised for saying that the UK ""rushed"" to clear the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. Fauci added the UK did not review the vaccine ""as carefully"" as US health regulators. ""I do have great faith in both the scientific community and the regulatory community in the UK,"" Fauci later said.",world +2399,Pak to offer free COVID-19 vaccine to all its residents,"Pakistan will provide the coronavirus vaccine free of cost to its residents and start vaccination drive by April next year, Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Nausheen Hamid said. The vaccine will be given to frontline health workers and people over the age of 60 in the first phase, she added. COVID-19 has infected over 4 lakh people in Pakistan.",world +2400,Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 15 lakh-mark,"The death toll from coronavirus across the world rose to over 15 lakh, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker. The US has reported the highest coronavirus deaths globally at over 2.7 lakh, followed by Brazil at 1,75,270 and India at 1,38,648, tracker showed. More than 10,000 people have died on average every day in the last week, the Reuters reported.",world +2401,Iran's coronavirus cases exceed 10 lakh-mark,"The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran rose to 10,03,494 on Thursday after 13,922 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 49,348 after 358 more deaths were reported during the same period, it added. Iran is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the Middle East.",world +2402,I have asked Fauci to stay on and join my COVID-19 team: Biden,US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said he has asked the government's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci to remain in his post and join his coronavirus team after he takes office on January 20. Biden has also asked Fauci to serve as his Chief Medical Adviser. Fauci is currently the Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.,world +2403,Hafiz Saeed-led JuD spokesman gets 15-yr jail for terror financing,"An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Wednesday sentenced Yahya Mujahid, spokesperson of Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), to 15 years in jail in a terror-financing case. Mujahid was awarded 32 years of imprisonment in two terror-financing cases in November. Saeed was also sentenced to 10-year imprisonment in an illegal funding case last month.",world +2404,China's fertility rate falls below warning level: Chinese Minister,"Chinese Minister of Civil Affairs Li Jiheng has said China's fertility rate has fallen below the warning line and population growth has entered a critical turning point. Li's comments come amid demographers warning that China's population will start to decline in the next few years. Improving family planning policy is one of the solutions to the ageing population, Li added.",world +2405,End Trump administration's rogue regime: Iran FM Zarif to Biden,"Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has asked US President-elect Joe Biden to end the Trump administration's ""rogue regime"" and lift sanctions targeting Iran's oil and financial sectors. Zarif added that Iran would not renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal. ""The deal was about give and take, it wasn't about one side asking and the other side giving,"" he further said. ",world +2406,US VP-elect Kamala Harris names Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff,US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday named Tina Flournoy to be her White House chief of staff. Flournoy has served as chief of staff to former US President Bill Clinton since 2013. Harris's longtime aide Rohini Kosoglu will serve as the domestic policy adviser and Nancy McEldowney will advise her on national security.,world +2407,France to investigate 76 mosques suspected of 'separatism',"France will investigate 76 mosques suspected of fomenting Islamist ideology as part of its action against ""separatism"", Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said. Where suspicions are confirmed, the mosque will be closed down, he added. The action comes after several Islamist attacks in France recently, including the beheading of a teacher who had shown his class caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.",world +2408,Large explosion at UK water treatment site causes multiple casualties,"A large explosion at a water treatment site in Avonmouth, UK has caused multiple casualties, a spokeswoman for Avon Fire and Rescue Service said. The police have declared it a major incident. The explosion is believed to have occurred in one of the chemical tanks at Wessex Water's Bristol water recycling centre, the police said.",world +2409,Japan's oldest zoo unveils first elephant born there in 138 years,"Japan's oldest zoo, Ueno Zoological Gardens, has unveiled the first baby elephant to be born there since its founding 138 years ago. The zoo is holding an online poll to choose a name for the baby from shortlisted candidates. The male calf was born to a pair of elephants gifted to Japan by Thailand in 2002.",world +2410,Almost half of Yemen's population in acute food insecurity: UN,"Around 13.5 million or 45% of Yemen's population is facing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis. The number is likely to increase to 54% of the population by mid-2021. Conflict is the principal driver of food insecurity in Yemen leading to widespread displacement and access constraints, IPC analysis said.",world +2411,Bangladesh govt forces Rohingya refugees to relocate to remote island,"Thousands of Rohingya refugees have been forced by Bangladesh government to relocate to a remote island of Bhasan Char in Bay of Bengal, refugees and humanitarian workers said. This comes despite the government asserting it would not force refugees to relocate. Over 1,600 refugees set sail on Friday from Chittagong port to island of Bhasan Char, a naval official added. ",world +2412,China greatest threat to freedom worldwide since WWII: US Intel chief,"US National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe has said China is the ""greatest threat to democracy and freedom"" worldwide since World War Two. He also said China was growing its dominance by stealing US' intellectual property, replicating it and then replacing US firms in the market. Beijing intends to dominate US and the world ""economically, militarily and technologically"", Ratcliffe added.",world +2413,"Sanjay Raut admitted to Lilavati Hospital, to undergo angioplasty","Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai and was scheduled to undergo angioplasty, according to his brother Sunil Raut. Raut underwent angioplasty in November 2019 for the first time amid negotiations for government formation in Maharashtra after the state Assembly polls.",politics +2414,BJP forms 117-member election management team for 2021 WB polls,"For the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls, BJP has formed a 117-member election management team. The team has been divided into 31 units. ""While some cells comprise multiple state leaders, including MPs and MLAs, and have a party veteran in-charge and co-in charge of them, a few cells have just one state leader,"" said a BJP leader.",politics +2415,Rahul lacks consistency needed to be accepted as country's leader: Pawar,"Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that Congress' Rahul Gandhi seems to lack the consistency needed to be accepted as country's leader. Commenting on former US President Barack Obama's description of Rahul in his memoir 'A Promised Land' as ""a student eager to impress the teacher"", Pawar stated, ""I think Obama crossed the limit.""",politics +2416,"I used to have immense respect for Kangana, I was wrong: Mika on her tweet","After Kangana Ranaut misidentified an elderly woman named Mahinder Kaur, who took part in farmers' protest, and said that she's 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano, Mika Singh tweeted, ""Shame on you"". ""I used to have immense respect for Kangana...I now think I was wrong, Kangana being a woman you should show the old lady some respect,"" Mika said.",entertainment +2417,I don't believe in starving myself or doing crash diets: Mrunal,"Actress Mrunal Thakur, who has worked with actors like John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor, said she learned about holistic fitness from her co-stars and added, ""I don't believe in starving myself or doing crash diets."" She further said, ""I eat everything. I swear by yoga and MMA. I work out every day, regardless of how busy I am.""",entertainment +2418,Bharti shares old pics with Haarsh Limbachiyaa on 3rd anniversary,"Comedian Bharti Singh took to Instagram on Thursday to share some old pictures of herself with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa on their third wedding anniversary. She wrote, ""Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day. Happy anniversary my love #lovelife #powercouple #strongertogether."" +",entertainment +2419,Interesting to play demon king: Saif on playing Lankesh in 'Adipurush',"Actor Saif Ali Khan, who will play Lankesh in the action-drama film 'Adipurush', spoke about playing the antagonist in the upcoming movie and said, ""It's interesting to play a demon king."" Commenting on his character, he added, ""We'll make him humane...justify his abduction of Sita...the war with Ram as revenge for what was done to his sister Surpanakha by Lakshman."" ",entertainment +2420,I haven't ever had Botox to this day: Jennifer Lopez,"Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez, who will launch her skincare line 'JLo Beauty' on January 1, 2021, revealed that she never got Botox. ""I don't have anything against people doing that, it's just not my thing. I'm more about a natural approach to skincare...I don't want to...go to the needles at some point,"" she said during a Zoom call via Page Six.",entertainment +2421,There's lot of scrutiny in today's day and age as a movie star: Sara,"When asked what is the most challenging part of being an actor, actress Sara Ali Khan said, ""The one thing that's both an advantage and disadvantage...is that there is a lot of scrutiny in today's day and age."" Commenting on facing criticism online, she said, ""Under the guise of anonymity, you don't know who your critics are."" ",entertainment +2422,Makers were initially sceptical to cast me in homosexuality themed film: Zareen,"Actress Zareen Khan has revealed that the makers of the film 'Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele', based on the theme of homosexuality, were initially sceptical about casting her because of her image as a glamorous actress. ""I...had to convince them to give me an opportunity because the story...is really beautiful and I wanted to be...part of it,"" Zareen added.",entertainment +2423,"Actor Shiv Kumar Verma on ventilator, CINTAA seeks help from Akshay, Big B","Actor Shiv Kumar Verma, who starred in 'Halla Bol', is on ventilator due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cine & TV Artistes' Association (CINTAA) tweeted. Amit Behl of CINTAA said that they've transferred ₹50,000 for his help. CINTAA shared the bank details of Shiv on Twitter and sought financial help from many celebrities, including Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. +",entertainment +2424,Kelly's husband seeks $436K in support amid divorce proceedings: Reports,"American singer Kelly Clarkson's estranged husband Brandon Blackstock has asked for $436,000 per month in child and spousal support amid the ongoing divorce proceedings, E! Online reported. The amount of support was reportedly cited in court documents filed on November 30. The singer filed for divorce from her husband in June after nearly seven years of marriage. ",entertainment +2425,Kangana's tweets portray farmers protest as anti-national: DSGMC chief,"Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa has sent a legal notice to actress Kangana Ranaut for her tweet on 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi' Bilkis Bano and saying that she is a woman ""available for ₹100"". ""Her tweets portray farmers protest as anti-national,"" Sirsa said. Kangana ""misidentified"" an old woman at the ongoing farmers' protest as Bilkis Bano.",entertainment +2426,"Usually, you'll see male actors do a film like this: Bhumi on Durgamati","Bhumi Pednekar has said she feels her upcoming horror film, 'Durgamati The Myth', is a game-changing film for her. ""It's...rare opportunity for an actress to get to play such...part. Usually, you'll...see male actors do a film like this where the canvas is so big, it's high on drama,"" she added. ""Never imagined myself getting to do these things,"" Bhumi said.",entertainment +2427,"Like Hrithik, Ibrahim should just explode on screen: Saif","Speaking about his elder son Ibrahim Ali Khan becoming an actor, Saif Ali Khan said, ""Like Hrithik Roshan, he should just explode on the screen."" The actor further told Mumbai Mirror, ""There will be comparisons with me, he can't avoid that, but he's still growing, developing his own personality, so it's best to be seen less for now.""",entertainment +2428,Learnt a lot about humanity by doing 'Black' and 'Hichki': Rani,"On World Disability Day, actress Rani Mukerji said that she learnt a lot about humanity by doing ""outstanding, sensitive films"" like 'Black' and 'Hichki'. ""I think these films contributed to making me a better human being,"" she added. ""I hope these films managed to spark the right conversations in society about...need to treat everyone as an equal,"" Rani further said.",entertainment +2429,Actors can't be on set and be paranoid about COVID-19: Dia,"Actress Dia Mirza, who's shooting for a series amid the coronavirus pandemic, has said when she decided to resume work, she made sure that there were protocols in place to ensure the highest level of safety. ""But after a while, you've to let go...You can't be on...set and be paranoid about the fact that you might contract (coronavirus),"" she added.",entertainment +2430,Javed Akhtar records statement in defamation case against Kangana,"The Metropolitan Magistrate court, Andheri, on Thursday recorded Javed Akhtar's statement in connection with defamation complaint he has filed against Kangana Ranaut. He recorded his statement through his lawyer before the magistrate for verification of the complaint. He filed the complaint over allegations that he threatened her for speaking out about her alleged relationship with Hrithik Roshan.",entertainment +2431,Going to therapy should be like going to gym: Mallika on mental health,"Speaking about focusing on mental health, actress-comedian Mallika Dua said, ""More than big bad incidents, it is the everyday incidents that have a huge effect on one's mind. Going to therapy should be like going to the gym."" She further added, ""I had never known as much anxiety before I joined the entertainment world.""",entertainment +2432,South Korea foils N Korean attempts to hack COVID-19 vaccine makers,"South Korea's intelligence agency has foiled North Korea's attempts to hack into its companies developing COVID-19 vaccines. A member of the parliamentary intelligence committee said there was no damage from the hacking attempts. Earlier this month, Microsoft had said that hackers working for Russian and North Korean governments tried to break into the networks of seven pharmaceutical companies. ",technology +2433,"FC Kohli, known as 'Father of Indian software industry', passes away at 96","Faqir Chand Kohli, the founding CEO of TCS who was often called the 'Father of the Indian software industry', passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday. He was actively involved in the decision to bring IBM to India as part of Tata-IBM in 1991. A Padma Bhushan awardee, he also served as chairman of NASSCOM in the 1990s.",technology +2434,"Who was FC Kohli, 'father of Indian IT industry' who passed away at 96?","Faqir Chand Kohli, the founding CEO of TCS who was called the 'father of Indian IT/software industry', was born and raised in Peshawar. He received a bachelor's in electrical engineering from Canada's Queen's University and a master's degree from MIT. In 1951, he joined Tata Electric Companies (now Tata Power) and in 1968, he was tasked with running TCS. ",technology +2435,What are the new guidelines issued for companies like Ola and Uber?,"Cab aggregators like Ola and Uber should pay at least 80% of the ride fare to drivers, new guidelines stated. 'Surge price' is capped at 1.5 times the base fare while the cancellation fee for both riders and drivers is set at 10% of the total fare, not exceeding ₹100. The base fare will be for at least 3 km.",technology +2436,"Google India FY20 revenue rises 35% to ₹5,594 cr, profit rises 24%","Google India has reported a rise of nearly 35% year-on-year in its revenue for the financial year 2019-20 to ₹5,594 crore. Its net profit for the period was higher by about 24% at over ₹586 crore as compared to approximately ₹472 crore in the financial year 2018-19. Google India also saw its total expenses rise 30.4% to over ₹4,455 crore.",technology +2437,Foxconn to move iPad production out of China for first time: Report,"Apple supplier Foxconn is reportedly moving the manufacturing of iPad and MacBook to Vietnam from China at Apple's request to minimise the impact of a Sino-US trade war, Reuters reported. This will mark the first time for iPads to be assembled out of China. Foxconn issued a statement declining to comment on the matter ""for reasons of commercial sensitivity"".",technology +2438,India can create $1 tn economic value using digital tech by 2025: Kant,"NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, while addressing a virtual event organised by FICCI on Thursday, said that India can create $1 trillion of economic value using digital technology by 2025. ""Digital infrastructure has become indispensable to the functioning of society,"" Kant said, adding that it has emerged as more significant infrastructure as compared to necessities such as power and road. ",technology +2439,Microsoft criticised for enabling 'workplace surveillance' with its tool,"Microsoft has received criticism for enabling ""workplace surveillance"" through its ""Productivity Score"" tool that lets managers use Microsoft 365 to monitor and track employees' activities at an individual level, including the number of days an employee has been sending emails or using the chat. An Austrian researcher Wolfie Christl raised the alarm about the feature calling it ""problematic"".",technology +2440,"UK's Test and Trace system wrongly tells 1,300 people they have COVID-19","Over 1,300 people in Britain were wrongly informed that they were COVID-19-positive after a laboratory error at the government's NHS Test and Trace system. Authorities said the error was an ""isolated incident"" and was being investigated. They added that ""swift action"" was taken to notify those affected and that they have been asked to take another test.",technology +2441,US startup develops remote-controlled electric carts to deliver goods,"US-based startup Tortoise recently unveiled its remote-controlled electric delivery carts that can be used to deliver goods and groceries to consumers within a 4.8-km radius. The cart can carry a load of 68 kg and can travel at a maximum speed of about 11 kmph. Tortoise, in partnership with Self Point, is currently offering the product in Los Angeles, US.",technology +2442,Bezos called upon to support 4L seafarers stranded on merchant vessels,"Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been called upon to support nearly four lakh seafarers who are stranded on board merchant vessels due to COVID-19 restrictions. In an open letter to Bezos, shipping industry associations urged him to exert pressure on incoming Biden administration to recognise seafarers as ""key workers"" because ""governments will not...prioritise them for immigration and travel purposes"". ",technology +2443,FC Kohli will be remembered for contributions to world of IT: PM Modi,"Condoling the demise of the founding CEO of TCS FC Kohli, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, he'll be ""remembered for his pioneering contributions to the world of IT."" ""He was at the forefront of institutionalising a culture of innovation and excellence in the tech industry,"" PM Modi added. The 'father of Indian software industry' passed away aged 96 on Thursday.",technology +2444,"New UK tech regulator to set new code to govern Google, Facebook","A new tech regulator will work to govern tech giants, like Google, Facebook, in the UK to ensure consumers and small businesses are not disadvantaged. UK's CMA will get a dedicated Digital Markets Unit, which will enforce a new code of practice for the firms. The unit could be given powers to suspend, block and reverse decisions of tech giants.",technology +2445,Facebook AI error bans ads for struggling businesses amid COVID-19,Facebook AI incorrectly banned ad accounts of several struggling businesses that are using Facebook for ads to drive sales amid COVID-19. A US-based woman who sells honey suffered a loss of ₹3.7 lakh after Facebook suspended her ad account for policy violations. A Canadian woman also reported that her account was blocked over violations and later restored without explanation.,technology +2446,Suspected N Korean hackers target drugmaker AstraZeneca: Report,"Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, Reuters reported. The hackers posed as recruiters on networking site LinkedIn and WhatsApp to approach AstraZeneca staff with fake job offers. The victims were sent documents purporting to be job descriptions that were laced with malicious code.",technology +2447,Instagram briefly blocks '#sikh' amid farmers' protests: Reports,"Instagram blocked hashtag '#sikh' on its platform amid the ongoing farmers' protests, some users have complained on Twitter. Initially, on searching for the hashtag, Instagram reportedly showed an error that read, ""To make sure only...most relevant posts are shown, we've hidden some posts that may be private or low quality."" However, Instagram later started showing some posts with '#sikh'.",technology +2448,Google Photos adds new collage designs under 'Recent Highlights',"Google Photos has introduced new collage designs that will show up in 'Recent Highlights'. Under 'Recent Highlights', multiple photos taken on the same day or from the same occasion are clubbed together in a collage. Currently, Google Photos has a standard and simple collage. A new collage on Google Photos shows a blackboard-style design with chalked borders.",technology +2449,Data of 16 mn Brazil COVID-19 patients including Prez Bolsonaro leaked,"Personal and health data of more than 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients was exposed online after a hospital worker uploaded a spreadsheet with access credentials to two government medical databases on GitHub this month. Data such as medical histories, passwords and other sensitive information belonging to Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and several ministers was also reportedly included. ",technology +2450,"Alibaba, Tencent put talks with Baidu to buy iQIYI stake on hold: Report","Alibaba and Tencent have put their individual discussions with Baidu for acquiring a controlling stake in video streaming service iQIYI on hold, Reuters reported. The discussions have been stalled over a $20-billion valuation demanded by Baidu, and have little chances of resuming. Tencent believes the company is worth about half of what Baidu wants, sources told Reuters.",technology +2451,Xbox bug that could have let hackers link usernames with users' emails fixed,Microsoft has patched a bug in the Xbox website that could have allowed hackers to link Xbox gamer tags (usernames) with users' email addresses. A security researcher who reported the bug to Microsoft told ZDNet the bug was located on enforcement.xbox.com where users view strikes against their profile. The bug allowed the researcher to view emails of other users.,technology +2452,Hyd airport introduces India's first IoT-enabled Smart Trolleys,"GMR-led Hyderabad International Airport has introduced the Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled Smart Baggage Trolleys, becoming India's first airport to use this technology for tracking baggage trolleys for passengers in real-time across the airport. It will also help tackle the theft of trolleys. ""[The system] is compatible on mobile, desktop and laptop making it user-friendly,"" a statement said.",technology +2453,US govt opens probe into 1.15L Tesla vehicles over suspension issue,"The US NHTSA opened an investigation into around 1.15 lakh Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. It said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles after receiving 43 complaints alleging failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. ""The complaints appear to indicate an increasing trend,"" NHTSA said.",technology +2454,No Google-Fitbit merger unless human rights remedies ensured: Amnesty to EU,"Amnesty International wrote to EU saying the Google and Fitbit merger must not proceed unless the firms show they have taken adequate account of human rights risks. It said they must show they have implemented strong safeguards that prevent and mitigate the risks in future. Amnesty added Google's business model ""incentivises"" it to ""continuously seek more data on more people"". ",technology +2455,Facebook's Libra could launch in Jan in limited format: Report,"Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency could launch as early as January 2021 but in a more limited format than previously proposed, FT reported. The Libra Association plans to launch a single digital coin backed by the dollar. Earlier, after regulators had expressed their concerns, the association had decided to modify its original plans and create ""stablecoins"" backed by individual currencies.",technology +2456,Battery-operated bikes to be included in Delhi's EV policy: Report,"Delhi's EV policy is being revised to include a segment on battery-operated bicycles and tricycles, HT reported. The government has drafted a proposal to offer monetary incentives on their purchase. The proposed revision includes cycles both in the passenger and cargo categories. In case of individual buyers, purchase incentive will be 25% of the MRP with a cap of ₹5,000.",technology +2457,"Warner does 'Butta Bomma' dance on field during India ODI, video goes viral","A video of Australia opener David Warner doing the 'Butta Bomma' dance on the boundary line while fielding in the ODI against India in Sydney has gone viral. Reacting to the video, Armaan Malik, who has sung 'Butta Bomma', tweeted, ""Hahahahah David Warner is epic!!"" Earlier, David Warner's Instagram video dancing on 'Butta Bomma' with his wife had gone viral.",sports +2458,I have been axed twice before as well by BCCI for my tweets: Manjrekar,"On being asked how he handled being removed from the BCCI commentary panel earlier this year, Sanjay Manjrekar said, ""Not many people know that I have been removed twice before as well. It was for something that I had tweeted."" He added, ""It is not easy, of course, but in many ways, I have become thick-skinned about such things.""",sports +2459,"Waiting for when I will return, my son was 15-day-old when I left: Hardik Pandya","Following the first Australia-India ODI, all-rounder Hardik Pandya said, ""I'm missing my family. I am waiting for when I will return."" He added, ""My son was just 15-day-old when I left [for IPL] and he will be four-month-old when I will go back."" ""A lot of things have changed but for better,"" he added talking about birth of his son.",sports +2460,"India take over 4 hours to bowl 50 overs vs Australia, fined 20% of match fee",Team India players have been fined 20% of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the first ODI in Sydney on Friday. India took more than four hours to complete their quota of 50 overs. Virat Kohli's side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.,sports +2461,Teenager claiming to be Maradona's lovechild demands his body be dug up for DNA test,"Santiago Lara, a 19-year-old boy who claims to be late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona's love child, has demanded Maradona's body be dug up for DNA test to prove his case. Santiago instructed his lawyer to make the appeal less than 24 hours after Maradona was buried. A written request with a family court in La Plata has been lodged.",sports +2462,"World War II bombs found at training ground of football team in Italy, pic surfaces","Serie A side AS Roma has revealed that the Italian army's bomb squad was called to their training ground after World War II explosive devices were discovered at their facility. Around 20 bombs were found by a technician who was beginning the groundwork for a new pitch. The devices were safely and successfully removed by the Army, Roma said.",sports +2463,Owner of Maradona's 'Hand of God' jersey looking to sell it for ₹15 crore,"David Amerman of Goldin Auctions has said the owner of Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' jersey is looking to sell it for $2 million (around ₹15 crore). The shirt is owned by ex-England player Steve Hodge, who got it from Maradona after the 1986 World Cup match in which his attempted back pass led to the 'Hand of God' goal.",sports +2464,NZ record their 3rd highest T20I total as Phillips smashes fastest ton for team,"New Zealand recorded their third highest T20I total after putting up 238/3 against West Indies in the second T20I in Mount Maunganui. Batting at number four, Glenn Phillips smashed a hundred off 46 balls, the fastest T20I hundred by a New Zealand player. The previous record for fastest hundred by a New Zealand was held by Colin Munro (47 balls).",sports +2465,I have a problem with Jadeja kind of players in white-ball cricket: Manjrekar,"Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has said that he doesn't have a problem with Ravindra Jadeja but he has a problem with his kind of cricketers in white-ball cricket. ""Even Hardik Pandya will not be in my team. They add illusionary value to the team,"" he added. He further said, ""I have always rated Jadeja highly in the Test format.""",sports +2466,"He got me pregnant, beat me up: Ex-classmate accuses Babar of sexually abusing her","Pakistan captain Babar Azam's former classmate has accused him of sexually and financially abusing her for 10 years. ""He promised to marry me, he got me pregnant. He beat me up and threatened me and used me,"" the woman said. The woman threatened to set herself on fire in front of Pakistan Cricket Board if she failed to get justice.",sports +2467,"All Blacks pay tribute to Maradona ahead of haka war dance, video viral","Ahead of their ritual pre-match haka war dance against Argentina, All Blacks (New Zealand rugby team) laid down a black jersey adorned with 'Maradona 10' in a tribute to the late football legend. ""I never ever get tired of watching the All Blacks’ haka. The tribute to Maradona is icing,"" a fan tweeted. ""Really emotional seeing that,"" wrote another.",sports +2468,There is one sitting at home: Hardik Pandya on India looking for another all-rounder,"Addressing India's want for another all-rounder following the first Australia-India ODI, Hardik Pandya said, ""Maybe we should look in...Pandya family only. There's one sitting at home."" He was referring to his brother Krunal, who wasn't selected in any of the Team India squads for Australia tour. Hardik added that he doesn't want to risk injury by rushing back to bowling.",sports +2469,"Harry Kane shares video playing cricket, jokingly asks Kohli for an IPL spot","England football team captain Harry Kane took to Twitter to share a video of himself playing cricket. ""Got a match-winning T20 knock in me I reckon. Any places going for RCB in the IPL next season @imVkohli??"" he jokingly asked. Responding to him, Kohli wrote, ""Haha good skills mate. Maybe we can get you in as a counter attacking batsman.""",sports +2470,"Hotel room where Maradona stayed during Kerala visit turned into museum, pics surface","The hotel suite where late Diego Maradona stayed during his visit to Kerala in 2012 has been converted into a museum in his memory. Maradona stayed in room number 309 at Kannur's Blue Nile Hotel during his visit eight years ago. ""All objects used by the football legend back then are kept here in his memory,"" an official said.",sports +2471,Wrestler Narsingh Yadav tests COVID-19 +ve at national camp after Diwali break,"Wrestler Narsingh Yadav along with wrestler Gurpreet Singh and physiotherapist Vishal Rai has tested positive for coronavirus after rejoining the national camp at Sonepat after the Diwali break. All three are reported to be asymptomatic and have been moved to a hospital as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, a month-long training camp has been sanctioned for Bajrang Punia in the US. ",sports +2472,"India played good cricket, but in patches: Harbhajan on India's ODI loss vs Aus","On India's loss to Australia in the first ODI by 66 runs, veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said that Virat Kohli-led Indian team ""played some good cricket but in patches"". ""The fielding was a bit sloppy, lot of misfields, lot of missed catches,"" he added. ""Apart from Mohammad Shami everyone had an off day,"" he further said. ",sports +2473,Kohli himself might have to bowl: Tom Moody on India's 6th bowling option,"Talking about the India-Australia series, former Australia cricketer Tom Moody said that India captain Virat Kohli might himself have to bowl ""a few of his little mediums"" as the sixth bowler. ""Australia have got all their bowling options sorted. They've got experience in those bowling options at [Aaron] Finch's disposal,"" he added. Currently, all-rounder Hardik Pandya isn't fit to bowl. ",sports +2474,Saha is your best wicketkeeper-batsman in Tests: Parthiv Patel,"Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel called Wriddhiman Saha India's best wicketkeeper-batsman in Tests. ""There is no comparison with anyone...Saha is your guy as long as he is fit,"" Parthiv said. ""As long as he is there, he should be keeping for India in Tests, whether you are playing abroad or India,"" he added. Parthiv last played for India in January 2018.",sports +2475,"Body language was disappointing, lack of all-round options affecting balance: Kohli","Talking about the defeat against Australia, India captain Virat Kohli said the body language of the team ""wasn't great"" after around 25 overs. ""It was a disappointing part...If you don't take your chances...they'll hurt you,"" he added. On Hardik Pandya not being fit to bowl, Kohli added that the lack of all-round options is affecting the team's balance.",sports +2476,"If Hardik is unfit, where is 6th bowling option: Gambhir","After India suffered defeat to Australia in the first ODI, former India opener Gautam Gambhir asked, ""If Hardik Pandya is not fit [to bowl], where is the sixth bowling option."" ""It's only Vijay Shankar that I can think of but does he have the same impact batting at number five or six...I have my doubts,"" he added.",sports +2477,Sydney Thunder win Women's Big Bash League for the second time,"Sydney Thunder beat Melbourne Stars by seven wickets on Saturday to lift the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) title for the second time. Opting to bat, Melbourne Stars could only manage 86/9 in their 20 overs as Sydney Thunder reached their target with 38 balls to spare. Pacer Shabnim Ismail was named the Player of the Match in the final.",sports +2478,Don't see them winning WC with this formation: Vaughan on Team India,"Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has said that he doesn't see the current formation of Team India winning the World Cup. ""Biggest concern for me, if I was a selector...would be lack of 6th bowling option...They need at least six or seven bowlers...and the lack of depth in current batting line-up,"" he added. ",sports +2479,Team India needs a player like Dhoni: Holding on ODI loss to Aus,"Former West Indies pacer Michael Holding has said that Team India needs a player like former India captain MS Dhoni in the middle while chasing big totals. ""Dhoni used to take control of the chase...India need a player like him...not just his skills but [the] strength of character,"" he stated. ""India will struggle with the loss of Dhoni,"" he added. ",sports +2480,Dhoni used to play that kind of role: Manjrekar on Pandya's 90 off 76,"Talking about Hardik Pandya's knock of 90 runs off 76 balls against Australia while batting at number six, cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar said that the ex-captain MS Dhoni used to play that kind of role. ""There was clarity and there was sense in the way he batted...He is actually an impressive product to look at,"" he added. ",sports +2481,"If Rohit doesn't play in Tests, I'd go for Shaw as 2nd opener: Manjrekar","Talking about the upcoming India-Australia Test series, commentator Sanjay Manjrekar said that if Rohit Sharma doesn't play then Prithvi Shaw should play as the second opener with Mayank Agarwal. ""If Shaw shows the poor form as he did in the IPL, then Shubman Gill can be looked at,"" he added. The four-Test series will begin on December 17. ",sports +2482,Calling an election unfair does not make it so: Court tells Trump,"A US court on Friday rejected an attempt by President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of Pennsylvania. ""Calling an election unfair does not make it so,"" a three-judge panel told the Trump campaign. ""Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here,"" the panel said.",world +2483,Recount demanded by Trump increases Biden's margin,"A recount in Wisconsin demanded by US President Donald Trump's election campaign increased President-elect Joe Biden's margin. After the recount in Milwaukee County, Biden had a net gain of 132 votes. Biden gained 257 votes to Trump's 125. Trump's campaign demanded recounts in two of Wisconsin's most populous and Democratic-leaning counties, after losing Wisconsin to Biden by over 20,000 votes.",world +2484,More people died from suicide in Oct than from COVID-19 in all of 2020 in Japan,"Japanese government statistics show that suicide claimed more lives in October in the country than COVID-19 has over the entire year to date. The number of Japanese suicides rose to over 2,100 in October, according to Japan's National Police Agency. Japan is one of the few major economies to disclose timely suicide data.",world +2485,American singer arrives in Pakistan to relocate world's loneliest elephant,"American singer Cher arrived in Pakistan to send off Kaavan, dubbed the world's loneliest elephant, before he is moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia on Sunday from Islamabad Zoo. The singer, who for years lobbied for his relocation and is helping pay for his move, met PM Imran Khan on Friday. Kaavan has been at the zoo for 35 years.",world +2486,Ex-Pak PM Benazir Bhutto's daughter gets engaged; shares picture,"Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, the daughter of former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and late Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, on Friday got engaged to Mahmood Choudhry. ""Very sentimental & emotional day. So grateful for everyone's love & prayers,"" she tweeted. Bakhtawar's brother Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, who had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, greeted the guests via video.",world +2487,"Wife's ₹4,300cr Infosys stake not declared by Sunak in official register: Report","UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak did not declare the ₹4,300-crore stake in Infosys held by his wife Akshata Murthy, the daughter of Narayana Murthy, in the official register of ministers' interests, The Guardian reported. Sunak is required to declare his family's financial interests which could conflict with his public duty. Infosys has held contracts with government ministries, The Guardian added.",world +2488,Remember that name: Israeli PM had warned about slain Iranian scientist,"Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had warned the world about top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh who was assassinated on Friday. ""Remember that name,"" Netanyahu had said about Fakhrizadeh in 2018 accusing Iran of continuing to seek nuclear weapons. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there are ""serious indications"" of an Israeli role in Fakhrizadeh's assassination.",world +2489,Visitors track down metal monolith found in middle of US desert,Several visitors tracked down the metal monolith planted deep in a US desert despite the government not sharing its coordinates. One of them was 33-year-old David Surber who found the structure after a Reddit user shared the coordinates by tracking the helicopter's flight path. The 12ft high object was discovered by a helicopter crew counting bighorn sheep in the region.,world +2490,Influencer tricks elderly men into eating soap covered in chocolate; apologises,"A Colombian social media influencer has apologised after he tricked elderly and homeless men into eating soap bars covered in chocolate. ""In reference to the joke we recently made that caused a negative reaction from the public, I sincerely apologise to the people involved and to the community,"" Milton Domínguez wrote on Instagram.",world +2491,Keep piles of cash at home as I have no account due to US sanctions: HK leader,"Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that she keeps ""piles of cash"" at home because she has no bank account after the US imposed sanctions on her. ""I'm using cash for all the things...the government is paying me cash for my salary,"" she added. The sanctions were put after China introduced a new national security law in Hong Kong. ",world +2492,Woman gifts AK-47 to groom on wedding in Pak as people cheer; video viral,"A video has gone viral on social media, showing a groom in Pakistan getting an AK-47 rifle as a wedding gift from a woman who's reported to be his mother-in-law. The video shows the woman giving the rifle to the groom amid cheers from the crowd. ""That's the reason why Pakistan is the epicentre of terror,"" a Twitter user reacted.",world +2493,Canada PM's office releases statement on call with leader even before it happens,"Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's office mistakenly released a statement about a phone call between Trudeau and opposition leader Erin O'Toole even before the two had their conversation. Trudeau ""raised concerns around COVID-19 misinformation being promoted by Conservative Members of Parliament"", the statement read. A readout after the call didn't mention Trudeau criticising Erin over misinformation.",world +2494,Trump's fraud allegations 'farcical': Ex-head of election security,"Calling US President Donald Trump's fraud allegations ""farcical"", former head of US election security Chris Krebs said that allegations of voting machines being manipulated by foreign countries were baseless. Americans should have 100% confidence in their vote, Krebs added. Krebs was fired by Trump for saying that the November 3 election was the most secure in American history.",world +2495,Joe Biden will be a president who represents the best in us: Harris,"US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday said that Joe Biden will be a president who ""represents the best in us [America]"" and will be a leader who's respected around the world. She added that Biden would be ""a commander in chief who'll respect our troops and keep our country safe"". Biden is set to take office on January 20. ",world +2496,Highly speculative to say COVID-19 did not emerge in China: WHO,"World Health Organisation's top emergency expert Mike Ryan has said, ""It's highly speculative for us [WHO] to say that the disease did not emerge in China."" The first case of coronavirus was identified in a food market in Wuhan in December last year. Meanwhile, Chinese state media reported that the virus existed abroad before it was discovered in Wuhan.",world +2497,10 COVID-19 vaccines likely by 2021 summer: Global pharma group head ,"Global pharmaceutical industry group head, Thomas Cueni, has said ten COVID-19 vaccines could be available by next summer if they get regulatory approval. The inventors will require patent protection as the vaccines need rigorous scientific scrutiny, he added. Almost all member companies have committed to ""not-for-profit"" or socially responsible pricing during the pandemic, Cueni further said.",world +2498,"UK's Test and Trace system wrongly tells 1,300 people they have COVID-19","Over 1,300 people in Britain were wrongly informed that they were COVID-19-positive after a laboratory error at the government's NHS Test and Trace system. Authorities said the error was an ""isolated incident"" and was being investigated. They added that ""swift action"" was taken to notify those affected and that they have been asked to take another test.",world +2499,Data of 16 mn Brazil COVID-19 patients including Prez Bolsonaro leaked,"Personal and health data of more than 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients was exposed online after a hospital worker uploaded a spreadsheet with access credentials to two government medical databases on GitHub this month. Data such as medical histories, passwords and other sensitive information belonging to Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro and several ministers was also reportedly included. ",world +2500,"PM Modi speaks to UK PM, discusses COVID-19 vaccine development","Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that he had an ""excellent discussion"" with UK PM Boris Johnson on the ties between both the nations for the next decade. The leaders discussed COVID-19 challenges and reviewed ""promising cooperation"" between the countries in COVID-19 vaccine development, a press release said. Johnson reiterated that the year 2021 is important for UK-India ties.",world +2501,Thailand's pro-democracy protesters warn of possible military coup,"Thailand's pro-democracy protesters on Friday warned of a possible military coup amid the ongoing anti-government protests in the country. ""A coup cannot be achieved again as long as we come out and seize every intersection across the country,"" a protest leader said. The country's Army Chief Narongphan Jittkaewtae rejected the coup rumours saying that chances were ""less than zero"".",world +2502,"US sanctions Chinese, Russian firms over Iran missile programme","US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday announced sanctions on four Chinese and Russian firms for supporting Iran's missile programme that he said remains a ""significant proliferation concern"". ""We'll use all sanctions tools to prevent Iran from advancing missile capabilities,"" he added. The companies would be subjected to restrictions on US government aid and their exports for two years.",world +2503,"Iranian Prez accuses Israel of killing scientist, says 'will respond'","President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused Israel of killing Iran's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near the country's capital Tehran. ""Iran will surely respond to the martyrdom of our scientist at the proper time,"" Rouhani said. The assassination shows ""our enemies' despair and the depth of their hatred...His martyrdom will not slow down our achievements,"" he added.",world +2504,At least 7 killed in suicide bombing at ice cream parlour in Somalia,"At least seven people were killed and 10 others were injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up in an ice cream parlour in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday, police said. Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack. This comes hours after US Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller visited Mogadishu to meet US military personnel and envoy.",world +2505,Video of police beating Black man shameful for France: Prez Macron,"France President Emmanuel Macron has said the video showing three Paris police officers beating up black music producer Michel Zecler was ""shameful"" for the country. Calling it unacceptable, Macron said France should never ""let hatred or racism prosper"". He added that the government would come up with proposals to restore public confidence in police. The three officers have been suspended. ",world +2506,China to charge 12 anti-govt protesters caught fleeing Hong Kong,"China on Friday announced that they would formally charge 12 anti-government protesters who were caught fleeing Hong Kong in a speedboat three months ago. The 12 accused are being charged with illegally crossing and organising an illicit border crossing, China said. The individuals, who have been detained since August 23, could face up to seven years in prison if convicted. ",world +2507,Will leave politics if there's any trouble on MSP: Haryana CM to Punjab CM,"Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar told Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh that he'll ""leave politics if there'll be any trouble on the MSP"" and urged him to ""stop inciting innocent farmers"". ""You're only tweeting and running away from talks, Why?"" asked Khattar. Earlier, Singh condemned Haryana government's ""forcible attempts"" to prevent farmers from marching to Delhi against the farm laws. ",politics +2508,Don't compel me to come after you: Maharashtra CM to Opposition,"Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has said he doesn't want to resort to vindictive politics. Asked how he felt when his family was targeted in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, Thackeray said, ""Those who have families, children should look in mirror once. Don't compel us to take that step. If I go after you...I don't want to stoop to that level.""",politics +2509,Depriving liberty even for one day is one too many: SC on Goswami's plea,"Stating that the Bombay High Court had ""abdicated"" its responsibility while dealing with Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami's plea, the Supreme Court said, ""Deprivation of liberty even for a single day is one day too many."" It added, ""Our courts must ensure that they continue to remain the first line of defence against the deprivation of the liberty of citizens.""",politics +2510,BJP shares 'propaganda vs reality' video after Rahul's tweet on farmers' protest,"BJP's Amit Malviya took to Twitter to post a ""propaganda vs reality"" video after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi posted a picture from farmers' protest. ""Rahul Gandhi must be the most discredited opposition leader India has seen in a long long time,"" Malviya wrote along with the video captioned 'Police didn't even touch the farmer'.",politics +2511,Has Tejashwi forgotten who made him Deputy CM?: Bihar CM in Assembly,"Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday reportedly lost his temper in the Assembly after opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav made allegations against him during his hour-long speech. ""I've been listening to his (Tejashwi's) diatribe simply because he is the son of a friend whom I treat like a brother,"" said Nitish, adding, ""Has he forgotten who made him the deputy CM?""",politics +2512,"Stop threatening, show governance instead: Fadnavis to Maharashtra CM","Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has asked current CM Uddhav Thackeray to stop 'threatening' opposition and ""show governance instead"". This comes after CM told opposition leaders to not force him to 'go after them' by playing vindictive politics. Criticising state government over COVID-19 situation, Fadnavis said, ""It's by God's grace that second wave hasn't reached Maharashtra yet.""",politics +2513,"PM should implement '1 country, 1 treatment': Priyanka on farmers' protest","Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday criticised central government over efforts to stop protesters marching against farm laws from entering Delhi. Priyanka said that the government is 'suppressing the voice of farmers' by using water cannons on protesters and digging up roads. ""PM who's concerned about one country, one election, should also apply one country, one treatment,"" she said.",politics +2514,West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari resigns from post,"Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday resigned from the post of the state Transport Minister. Adhikari, who is an MLA from Nandigram in East Midnapore, had resigned from the post of chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commission on Thursday night. This comes ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled to be held next year.",politics +2515,"If Pakistanis live in Hyd, sack your Secunderabad MP: Owaisi to BJP",Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi asked BJP that if Pakistanis and Rohingyas live in Hyderabad then the Minister of State for Home Affairs and Secunderabad BJP MP G Kishan Reddy should be sacked. This comes after Telangana BJP Chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that surgical strikes will be carried out in Hyderabad to remove pro-Pakistan elements and Rohingyas.,politics +2516,BJP releases manifesto for Hyderabad civic body elections,"Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday released the BJP manifesto for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls. ""Corporation will...ensure no one will have to run to any private hospital for the [COVID-19] vaccine,"" Fadnavis said. He added that planned development for the city and free travel for women are some of the important steps promised in the manifesto.",politics +2517,BJP MP Tejasvi Surya booked for trespassing at Hyd's Osmania University,"Hyderabad Police have registered a case against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on charges of criminal trespass at Osmania University. Surya and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) workers, who were scheduled to pay tribute to Telangana movement martyrs, allegedly broke through police barriers at the entrance. According to the university's complaint, there was no prior permission taken for the event.",politics +2518,AAP spends more on advertisements than healthcare: Congress,"Congress' National Spokesperson Pawan Khera has accused the AAP-led Delhi government of spending more on advertisements than the healthcare facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ""Very unfortunate that people of Delhi are suffering the consequences of mistakes committed by the Delhi government,"" Khera said. He added that it is appalling that AAP has only spent 25% of the health budget.",politics +2519,BJP MLA files FIR against Lalu Yadav over call to allegedly poach him,BJP MLA Lalan Paswan has filed an FIR against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for an alleged attempt to offer him a ministerial berth in return for helping the opposition defeat the NDA candidate for Assembly Speaker's post. Former Deputy CM of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi had alleged that Prasad made telephone calls from judicial custody in Jharkhand. ,politics +2520,BJP President holds roadshow in Hyd ahead of GHMC polls,"BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda held a roadshow on November 27 in Hyderabad, ahead of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections. ""After winning the assembly by-elections, BJP now eyes to win the GHMC upcoming elections...After a two-kilometre-long roadshow, Nadda will address a meeting with a group of intellectuals,"" an official statement had earlier said.",politics +2521,Congress ends up opposing country while opposing PM Modi: JP Nadda,"Stating that the Congress stands with the ""Gupkar Gang"" in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP chief JP Nadda on Friday said, ""The Congress ends up opposing the country while opposing (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi ji."" Nadda added, ""In Jammu and Kashmir, NC President Farooq Abdullah said that he would seek China's help to restore Article 370."" ",politics +2522,Voting for TRS is same as voting for AIMIM: BJP spokesperson,"Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra said that voting for the TRS is same as voting for the AIMIM. Patra stated that both TRS and AIMIM are contesting to win the ""family and friend municipal corporation private limited"". ""The BJP is contesting the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) polls with an aim to develop Hyderabad,"" he said.",politics +2523,BJP should stop blame game and help curb pollution: Delhi minister,"After BJP said the Delhi government was making a ""false"" claim of having distributed the Pusa bio-decomposer among farmers, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai accused BJP of undermining efforts to curb pollution. He added, ""They're just seen playing a blame game...The bio-decomposer solution was sprayed on 2,000 acres of land across Delhi."" He asked BJP to contribute towards curbing pollution.",politics +2524,Shiv Sena left Hindutva but ours hasn't changed: BJP's Fadnavis,"Addressing reporters on Saturday, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said, ""Our Hindutva has not changed. The Shiv Sena has left Hindutva. How can they forget what their allies said on (Hindutva ideologue Veer) Savarkar?"" Fadnavis added, ""They are with the Congress, which backs the Gupkar Declaration that talks of restoring Article 370 with China's aid."" ",politics +2525,"I stand by farmers, will march to Delhi if invited: West Bengal CM","West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said, ""I...will always stand by [the farmers]. If their rally marches to Delhi and if I am invited then I will most definitely join."" She added, ""The Central government wants to capture all the fundamental rights of every citizen...For BJP it's like one nation, one party and one leader, no one else exists.""",politics +2526,We welcome farmers to Delhi & stand with them in this battle: AAP,"After the protesting farmers were allowed to enter Delhi through Tikri border, the Aam Aadmi Party said that they welcome farmers and stand with them ""in this battle"". ""We will take full care of the farmers and make all necessary arrangements for them,"" AAP tweeted. The party added that CM Arvind Kejriwal is personally monitoring arrangements being made in Burari.",politics +2527,Was forewarned by experts about possibility of a pandemic: Jude Law,"Actor Jude Law has revealed he was forewarned by scientific experts about the possibility of a pandemic when he worked in the 2011 film 'Contagion', which focused on the spread of a contagious virus. ""When...we heard about what was...happening in China, what fast became apparent around the world, it rang alarm bells. Unfortunately, I wasn't hugely surprised,"" he told GQ.",entertainment +2528,"Warner does 'Butta Bomma' dance on field during India ODI, video goes viral","A video of Australia opener David Warner doing the 'Butta Bomma' dance on the boundary line while fielding in the ODI against India in Sydney has gone viral. Reacting to the video, Armaan Malik, who has sung 'Butta Bomma', tweeted, ""Hahahahah David Warner is epic!!"" Earlier, David Warner's Instagram video dancing on 'Butta Bomma' with his wife had gone viral.",entertainment +2529,"TV actress Divya Bhatnagar put on ventilator, tests positive for COVID-19","'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' actress Divya Bhatnagar is critical and has been put on ventilator, her mother revealed. ""Divya had temperature since the last six days. She was feeling very uneasy. We checked her oxygen levels, they had dropped to 71. The reports have just come and she has tested positive for COVID-19,"" Divya's mother told ETimes TV.",entertainment +2530,Kangana shares 'fake pic' of Shaheen Bagh Dadi at farmers' protest,"Kangana Ranaut has deleted a tweet, wherein she quoted another Twitter user and claimed that 82-year-old Bilkis Bano, also known as 'Shaheen Bagh Dadi', was present at the farmers' protests and was available in ₹100. She was called out by users for sharing the ""fake"" news. ""Kangana is using her position to pull down...those who aren't privileged,"" a user tweeted.",entertainment +2531,Wajid Khan's wife reveals she was harassed by his family to convert to Islam,"Late music composer Wajid Khan's wife Kamalrukh Khan has alleged she was harassed by Wajid's family to convert to Islam. ""My dignity...didn't permit me to bend backwards for him and his family, by converting to Islam,"" she wrote. ""The result-being outcast from my husband's family, scare tactics to make me convert included taking me to court seeking divorce,"" added Kamalrukh. ",entertainment +2532,Kriti to play Sita in Saif and Prabhas starrer 'Adipurush': Reports,"Kriti Sanon has been roped in to play Sita in the upcoming film 'Adipurush', which will feature Prabhas as Ram and Saif Ali Khan as the antagonist Lankesh, Mumbai Mirror reported. The storyline of the film will reportedly revolve around the triumph of good over evil. Director Om Raut's upcoming film is scheduled to release on August 11, 2022.",entertainment +2533,"If I don’t work, my unit won't get paid: Mrunal on shooting amid COVID-19","Actress Mrunal Thakur commented on shooting amid the coronavirus pandemic and said, ""I know that if I don't work, my unit will not get paid. It's a collective moral responsibility."" The actress, who will start shooting for the final schedule of her upcoming Shahid Kapoor starrer film 'Jersey' in Chandigarh, admitted that she is scared of working during the pandemic. ",entertainment +2534,"Shaheer, Ruchikaa share first pictures after court marriage","Shaheer Sheikh and Ruchikaa Kapoor have shared first pictures from their court wedding on social media. In the pictures, Shaheer can be seen in white kurta-pyjama and sunglasses, and Ruchikaa in light blue salwar kameez. ""Off on an adventure called Forever...#HappilyEverAfter #ForeverPerson,"" Ruchikaa wrote with a heart emoji on Instagram.",entertainment +2535,I want to try something in hardcore action: Ananya Panday,"Ananya Panday, on being asked about her dream role, said that she wants to try something in hardcore action. Talking about her upcoming projects, she said, ""I'm so excited about the variety I'm getting! [I] cannot wait to share everything with my fans!"" Ananya will share screen space with Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi in Shakun Batra's untitled film.",entertainment +2536,Ego has never been a problem for me: Abhishek Bachchan,"Abhishek Bachchan has said ego has never been a problem for him. ""I don't allow that to come into my work,"" said Abhishek, who has worked in multi-starrer films like 'Ludo' and 'Players'. ""I've been around for 20 years, learnt a lot of things...Things like ego are only going to destroy your work...not going to get you anywhere,"" he said.",entertainment +2537,"CBI, NCB and ED have done a fair job in Sushant's case: Suman","Shekhar Suman, while talking about Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, tweeted, ""I think...the three departments, CBI (Central Bureau Of Investigation), NCB (Narcotics Control Bureau) and ED (Enforcement Directorate) have done a fair job of interrogation, investigation and arrest."" He added, ""I guess because of...lack of any evidence they're helpless. So we've to...wait and see if they get lucky.""",entertainment +2538,Idea is to discuss terrorism with a human angle: Director on Torbaaz,"Talking about his upcoming action-drama film 'Torbaaz', director Girish Malik said, ""I really like bringing forth stories and characters that people have never imagined."" ""The idea is to show a story of hope and also to discuss terrorism with a human angle,"" he added. ""'Torbaaz' will surely leave an impact on the viewers,"" Girish further said. ",entertainment +2539,'Kal Ho...' made me laugh & cry in a heartbeat: Preity on film's 17 yrs,"Actress Preity Zinta on Saturday took to Instagram to share a post on the 17th anniversary of her film 'Kal Ho Naa Ho', which also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. ""A movie that made me laugh and cry in a heartbeat,"" she wrote, adding, ""An experience that went beyond words...This was probably one of my best-written films.""",entertainment +2540,To have babies in our family after so long is such a blessing: Hema,"Hema Malini, whose daughter Ahana Deol gave birth to twin girls on Thursday, has said, ""To have babies in our family after so long is such a blessing."" ""After my daughters...were born there was a...long gap when there were no babies around us,"" she added. ""When [they]...got married...my husband Dharamji (Dharmendra) and I prayed to be grandparents,"" Hema said.",entertainment +2541,"Digital platforms give an actor a lot of space, opportunities: Namit","Speaking about his experience of working on digital platforms, actor Namit Das said, ""It gives an actor a lot of space and actor like me has got many opportunities to be a part of different kinds of stories."" Namit added that this would have been difficult when the options were limited to films or television. ",entertainment +2542,"When I was getting married, people told me my career is over: Genelia","Speaking about taking a break from movies after marriage, Genelia Deshmukh said, ""I had people telling me...your career is done...but I was clear that it isn't going to stop me from marrying."" Genelia will next feature in the film 'It's My Life', which will release on television on November 29. The film, starring Harman Baweja, was shot back in 2007.",entertainment +2543,Kangana reacts after Mumbai Mayor calls her 'do takke ke log',"Kangana Ranaut has reacted to a video wherein Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar called the actress ""do takke ke log"" after the Bombay High Court quashed BMC's demolition notice to Kangana. She tweeted, ""The amount of...cases, abuses, insults...I faced from Maharashtra government in these few months make Bollywood mafia and people like Aditya Pancholi and Hrithik Roshan seem like kind souls.""",entertainment +2544,I know actors who buy followers to show off their popularity: Sharad Malhotra,"Actor Sharad Malhotra has said buying followers on social media isn't just restricted to the music industry. He added that he knows some actors who do the same to show off their popularity. ""They want to hit...million mark soonest possible. I'm no one to pass judgements here, but I personally don't believe this is the right approach,"" Sharad further said.",entertainment +2545,Chef Vikas' directorial The Last Color to release in India on Dec 11,"Chef Vikas Khanna's directorial debut 'The Last Color' will release in theatres in India on December 11. The film, which portrays the lives of widows in Varanasi, stars Neena Gupta. Talking about the release, Khanna said, ""Having travelled the whole world and taken the film onto the global stage, it indeed feels overwhelming to bring the film to its roots."" +",entertainment +2546,I'm against censorship on digital platforms: Sumeet,"Speaking about the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting regulating streaming platforms, actor Sumeet Vyas stated that he stands against censorship. ""This is a very undemocratic move...we do have a right to information and the freedom to speech,"" he said. While he opposed censorship, Sumeet added, ""I...support...rating process. Series and films...on OTT should be rated according to age.""",entertainment +2547,"I've done a lot of bad films, I'm grateful I still get work: Rahul","Speaking about his acting career, 'Aashiqui' star Rahul Roy said, ""I have done a lot of bad films and I've accepted them...I am grateful that I still get work."" The actor, who will next star in the film 'Sayonee', added, ""A lot of people didn't want to take me...but they will...see that I have completely revolutionized my way of working."" ",entertainment +2548,Don’t know if people will risk their lives to visit theatres: Vikram,"Speaking about films releasing in theatres amid the coronavirus pandemic, filmmaker Vikram Bhatt said, ""It's wonderful that theatres are opening...but...it's going to be a long wait to start audiences to come and watch films like they used to."" He further said, ""I don't know how many people will be willing to risk their lives to watch a movie."" ",entertainment +2549,The new 'Coolie No 1' has its own journey: Varun Dhawan,"On being asked what aspects of the original 'Coolie No 1' will the new film retain, Varun Dhawan said, ""Screenplay of original...was outstanding, which was written by Rumi Jaffery, Kader Khan."" He added, ""We've tried to keep that intact but the new film continues its own journey as well."" Directed by David Dhawan, the film also stars Sara Ali Khan. ",entertainment +2550,Sunny Singh approached to play Laxman in 'Adipurush': Reports,"Actor Sunny Singh has reportedly been approached to play the role of Laxman in Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan-starrer 'Adipurush'. The 3D action-drama will see Prabhas essaying the role of Lord Ram and Saif playing the antagonist Lankesh. The film, which will be directed by Om Raut, is scheduled to hit the theatres on August 11, 2022.",entertainment +2551,Arshad joins Akshay and Kriti starrer 'Bachchan Pandey': Reports,"Actor Arshad Warsi has been roped in to play Akshay Kumar's friend in the upcoming film 'Bachchan Pandey', Mumbai Mirror reported. While Akshay and Arshad have never worked together in a film before, they have been part of the 'Jolly LLB' franchise. The production of the film, which will also star Kriti Sanon, will reportedly start in January 2021.",entertainment +2552,Tesla opens its largest EV super-charging station in US,"Tesla has opened its largest Supercharger station with 56 charging points. The charging network is located between the Bay Area and Los Angeles, two of Tesla's biggest markets in the world, as per Electrek. Tesla has also built solar canopies for providing shade to the charging electric vehicles while also helping power the Supercharger station.",automobile +2553,"UK to ban sale of new diesel, petrol cars from 2030: Report","UK PM Boris Johnson is set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, reported Financial Times. The ban was first scheduled for 2040, which Johnson moved to 2035 in February and is now set to move the date five years ahead again. Petrol and diesel cars accounted for 73.6% of UK sales in 2020.",automobile +2554,India only G20 nation on track to meet Paris climate deal's 2°C goal: Report,"India is the only G20 nation that’s on track to meet a goal of the Paris climate agreement of capping temperatures well below 2°C before the end of the century, a report by Climate Transparency said. India could be a global leader if it didn’t build new coal-fired power and phased out use of coal by 2040, it added.",science +2555,What makes new mushroom species discovered in Meghalaya forests glow bright green?,"A bright green light-emitting variety of mushroom named Roridomyces phyllostachydis has been discovered in forests of Meghalaya. The luminescence comes from the enzyme, luciferase. ""Light emits when luciferans is catalysed by luciferase in presence of oxygen...Several unstable intermediate products are released as excess energy that makes them visible as light,"" a researcher said.",science +2556,"India plans to launch ₹4,000 cr deep ocean mission in 3-4 months","India plans to launch over ₹4,000 cr deep ocean mission to explore minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater world, in the next three to four months. A Ministry of Earth Sciences secretary said approvals are being obtained for the ""futuristic and game-changing"" mission. He added that the mission will include developing technologies for different deep ocean initiatives.",science +2557,"US, Europe, SpaceX launch Sentinel-6 satellite to track rising sea levels","US' NASA and the European Space Agency have partnered with Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, designed to gauge rising levels for over 90% of Earth's oceans. The satellite will help improve weather forecasts and navigation courses for ships by tracking current changes. A twin satellite, Sentinel-6B will launch in 2025 to complete the network.",science +2558,"SpaceX Dragon is best: Astronaut who's also flown on US, Russian spacecraft","Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi from NASA's 'Crew-1' mission with SpaceX, who has now been aboard three kinds of spacecraft, said SpaceX's Crew Dragon is the ""best"". Noguchi flew aboard US Space Shuttle in 2005 and Russian Soyuz spaceship in 2009. ""It's really fun to ride, and two days in Dragon is really remarkable memories,"" Noguchi said after docking with ISS.",science +2559,Oldest known man-made nanostructures found in Tamil Nadu: Scientists,"Scientists, including those from VIT, discovered the oldest known man-made nano-materials in the ""unique black coatings"" of ancient pottery shards in Tamil Nadu. The coatings are made of carbon nanotubes which allowed the layer to last over 2,600 years, researchers said. They added the oldest known nanostructures in human-made artefacts until now were from the eighth or ninth century AD.",science +2560,Netherlands kills 1.9L chickens over 'highly-contagious bird flu strain',"Dutch authorities have culled around 1.9 lakh chickens after a bird flu outbreak on at least two poultry farms. In both the cases ""a highly-contagious strain of the H5 variant"" was suspected, the agriculture ministry said. There were no other poultry farms within a one-kilometre radius of the outbreaks. ",science +2561,"Remains of 'man & his slave' who died 2,000 yrs ago found in Italy","Archaeologists have discovered well-preserved remains of a possibly rich man and his slave scalded to death by Mount Vesuvius' eruption nearly 2,000 years ago in Italy. The remains were found in a layer of grey ash at least 2 metres deep. Researchers said one of the men was estimated to be 18-25-years-old, while the other 30-40-years-old.",science +2562,People don't care whether this looks like an alien invasion: BioVYZR inventor,"Yezin Al-Qaysi, the Canadian inventor of the roughly ₹28,000 ($379) COVID-19 helmet BioVYZR, said some thought his invention is ""ridiculous"" while some said they didn't care ""whether this looks like an alien invasion"". Al-Qaysi said he invented the air purifier-fit helmet because he believes masks have limitations. ""It feels like you're standing under an umbrella,"" he said about the experience.",technology +2563,Rohit needs to captain India if Virat is not there: Michael Clarke,"Ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke said Rohit Sharma needs to lead the side in the Test series after Virat Kohli flies back. ""If I was picking the Indian team before they came to Australia and knew that Virat was going to go home after the first Test, I would have picked Rohit Sharma...his [Rohit's] captaincy and leadership is outstanding,"" Clarke said.",sports +2564,"KL Rahul jokes around with Finch after he gets hit on stomach, video viral","Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul joked around with Australia captain Aaron Finch after the latter was hit on the stomach by a full-toss delivery by fast bowler Navdeep Saini. In a video that has gone viral, Rahul can be seen checking on Finch by touching his stomach. ""This series is too friendly,"" a commentator was heard saying.",sports +2565,I've lost my sense of smell: Aakash trolls himself as India fail to take wicket,"Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra, who had predicted that India will take a wicket with the new ball against Australia in the second ODI, trolled himself after India failed to break through. ""A wicket with the new ball....you can almost smell it in Mumbai,"" Chopra had earlier tweeted. Commenting on it, he wrote, ""I think I’ve lost my sense of smell.""",sports +2566,Virat Kohli becomes 9th out of 231 Indian cricketers to play 250 ODIs,"Team India captain Virat Kohli has become the ninth Indian cricketer to play 250 ODIs, achieving the feat in the second ODI against Australia in Sydney on Sunday. A total of 231 Indian cricketers have played ODI cricket. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for playing most ODIs among Indians (463). Kohli had made his ODI debut in 2008.",sports +2567,"Tiger's sister replies to man asking if she underwent plastic surgery, shares chat","Actor Tiger Shroff's sister Krishna Shroff took to Instagram Story to share a screenshot of her reply to a man who sent her a message and asked her if she has undergone plastic surgery. ""It's makeup. It's called overlining the lips. You guys have been with b***hes that look different the night before you wake up with them,"" she said. ",entertainment +2568,Vidya's team's car stopped from entering forest as she 'rejected' minister's invite,"Vehicles of production team of Vidya Balan's upcoming film were allegedly stopped from entering a Madhya Pradesh forest for shooting. This was after she reportedly rejected Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Vijay Shah's dinner invitation. Commenting on reports, Shah said, ""I was there on request from those who took permission for shoot and requested me for dinner. I said not possible.""",entertainment +2569,"Hacker selling access to email accounts of CEOs, CFOs for as less as ₹7,400","A hacker is selling passwords for email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives at companies across the world, according to a report on ZDNet. ""The data is being sold on a closed-access underground forum for Russian-speaking hackers named Exploit.in,"" the report said. Access to the accounts is being sold for prices ranging from $100 to $1,500 (₹7,400 to ₹1.1 lakh).",technology +2570,"Who is Masetti, engineer praised by PM Modi for teaching Vedanta in Brazil?","PM Narendra Modi during 'Mann Ki Baat' address praised Jonas Masetti, a Brazilian who worked for his stock market company after completing mechanical engineering. Also known as 'Vishvanath', Masetti teaches Vedanta and Geeta to people in Brazil and runs an institution named Vishva Vidya. He studied Vedanta Philosophy in India, staying at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Coimbatore for four years.",technology +2571,Man dressed as Amazon staff steals packages from people's porches in US,"The Richmond Police in the US has released a picture of the man who has been stealing packages from people's front porches, dressed as an Amazon delivery driver. The man walks up to people's homes with a dummy box in hand and swaps them with parcels that are already present. After picking up packages, he leaves in a blue car.",technology +2572,Case for immediate rollout of 5G in India compelling: Qualcomm,"Qualcomm India and SAARC President Rajen Vagadia said the case for the immediate rollout of 5G in India is ""compelling"" and ""it's no longer a choice, but a prerequisite for the country’s growth and development"". He added that the government can trigger growth of the telecom space by releasing spectrum, including 5G, in adequate quantity and at affordable prices.",technology +2573,US maintains ban on phone calls during flights,"US' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has killed a proposal to allow in-flight voice calls via mobile phones after the proposition drew ""strong opposition"". The proposal ""fail[s] to address significant safety and national security concerns,"" according to US pilots and flight attendants. The FCC made the proposal in 2013 to allow mobile telephone conversations above 10,000 feet. ",technology +2574,US internet entrepreneur and ex-Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh dies at 46,"Former CEO of online fashion retailer Zappos Tony Hsieh has died aged 46 after a house fire in Connecticut, US. Hsieh was reportedly visiting family, having recently retired after 20 years leading Zappos, which was acquired by Amazon for more than $1 billion in 2009. Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft in 1998 for $265 million.",technology +2575,Amazon Web Services outage was triggered by capacity upgrade,"Amazon's cloud computing network, Amazon Web Services' (AWS) major outage on Wednesday was triggered by an effort to upgrade capacity, the company said. ""The trigger, though not root cause, for the event was a relatively small addition of capacity,"" it said. The outage impacted Bezos-owned The Washington Post, video-streaming service Roku, Flickr and the New York subway, among others.",technology +2576,Warner-Finch equals Sachin-Sehwag's ODI record of 12 first-wicket century stands,Australia's Aaron Finch and David Warner equalled Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar's record of 12 first-wicket century stands in ODIs. The duo reached the milestone against India in the 2nd ODI on Sunday and went on to put on an opening stand of 142 runs. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar lead the list with 21 first-wicket century stands in ODIs. ,sports +2577,Indian fan proposes to Australian girlfriend in stands as Maxwell claps from field,"After the 20th over of India's innings in the second ODI against Australia, a Team India fan proposed to his Australian girlfriend in the stands. In a video that went viral, the fan can be seen going down on one knee and proposing to the girl, who nodded in affirmative. Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was seen clapping from the field.",sports +2578,"Russell's pic wearing KKR gloves in Lankan Premier League surfaces, league trolled","A picture of West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell wearing KKR gloves while batting for Colombo Kings against Galle Gladiators in Lankan Premier League has surfaced online. Several fans trolled the league, with one of them writing, ""It seems gloves quality in IPL is very high."" Meanwhile, another fan wrote, ""LPL budget must be low; can’t provide gloves I guess."" +",sports +2579,"Australia record their highest ODI total vs India, break record set in last match","With their top five batsmen registering scores of 50-plus each, Australia put up a total of 389/4 against India in the second ODI today. With this, Australia recorded their highest ODI total against India, breaking the record they set in the first ODI on Friday after putting up a total of 374/6. On Friday, Australia had broken their 17-year-old record. ",sports +2580,Top 5 batsmen score 50+ runs for a team in an ODI for 2nd time in history,"Australia's top five batsmen (David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell) scored fifty-plus runs against India in the second ODI on Sunday. This is the second instance of each of the top five batsmen scoring fifty-plus runs in an ODI innings. Australia's top five batsmen had scored 50+ runs against India in Jaipur ODI in 2013.",sports +2581,Steve Smith smashes hundred off 62 deliveries for 2 ODIs in a row,"Australia batsman Steve Smith smashed a hundred off 62 deliveries against India in the second ODI after having scored a hundred in as many deliveries in the first ODI. With this, he became the first Australian since David Warner in 2016 to score back-to-back ODI hundreds. Smith also became the fourth cricketer to smash three consecutive ODI tons against India.",sports +2582,"Maradona had almost nothing left in his bank account, he died poor: Friend","Argentine football legend Diego Maradona had almost nothing left in his bank account and he died poor, friend Luis Ventura said. ""Maradona's wealth was squandered because of his pierced hands and largely stolen in order to trick him...All they had to do was ask and he gave,"" he added. ""He never had over €100 in his pocket,"" Maradona's lawyer said.",sports +2583,Definitely in race for Tokyo Olympics: 2012 Olympics bronze medallist Nehwal,"Shuttler Saina Nehwal, who currently ranks 22nd in BWF's Tokyo Olympics qualification rankings, has said that she's ""definitely in the race"" for Tokyo Olympics. ""Before [Tokyo]...I've to get back to my rhythm and win against the players who're in top-20,"" she added. ""What will I do sitting at home. This is my life, this is my job,"" she further said. ",sports +2584,Better than fighting for c'ships: Mike Tyson on his return for charity bout,"On his return to the ring after 15 years, former American boxer Mike Tyson said fighting in matches to raise money for charities was ""better than fighting for championships"". On Saturday, 54-year-old Tyson fought eight two-minute rounds against 51-year-old Roy Jones Junior in an exhibition match in Los Angeles. ""We're humanitarians now...We've got to do this again,"" Tyson said.",sports +2585,"Feel for Virat, selectors missed a trick: Kaif on absence of sixth bowler","Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif said he understood captain Virat Kohli's situation after BCCI selectors missed a trick while selecting the ODI squad against Australia. ""No amount of chopping or changing will give Virat Kohli the sixth bowling option...A pace bowling all-rounder who doesn't bowl, a long tail, no part-time bowler in top order or on the bench,"" tweeted Kaif.",sports +2586,Host New Zealand beat West Indies by 72 runs in 2nd T20I,"New Zealand defeated West Indies by 72 runs in the second T20I on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Put into bat, New Zealand scored 238/3, courtesy Glenn Phillips' maiden T20I century (51-ball 108). Phillips reached his ton in 46 balls, fastest by a Kiwi batsman. In reply, West Indies managed 166/9 in 20 overs.",sports +2587,Kohli 3rd Indian batsman to score 2000 ODI runs against Australia,"Scoring 89 off 87 balls in the second ODI against Australia on Sunday, India captain Virat Kohli became the third Indian and fifth overall batsman to complete 2000 ODI runs against Australia. Kohli achieved the feat in his 40th innings. Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma are the other two Indian batsmen who have amassed 2000 ODI runs against Australia. ",sports +2588,"Olympic-bound Sable breaks national half marathon record, run it in less than 61 minutes","Tokyo Olympics-bound 26-year-old Avinash Sable has become the first Indian to run a half marathon (21.09 km) under sixty-one minutes. Sable, who finished 10th overall at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, clocked 1:00:30 seconds with the next Indian runner Srinu Bugatha clocking 1:04:16 seconds. The earlier national half marathon record was 1:03:46 seconds in the name of Kalidas Hirave. ",sports +2589,Which are world's most expensive cities to live in during COVID-19 pandemic?,"According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, COVID-19 pandemic has changed the cost of living in about 130 cities around the world. In 2020, Hong Kong remained the most expensive city to live in, but was joined by Zurich and Paris on the top spot. Singapore dropped to the 4th spot, followed by Tel Aviv and Osaka sharing the 5th spot.",world +2590,Woman who had COVID-19 gives birth to baby with antibodies: Reports,"A Singapore woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, the Straits Times reported. ""My doctor suspects I have transferred my COVID-19 antibodies to him during my pregnancy,"" Celine Ng-Chan told the paper. Ng-Chan had been mildly ill from the disease.",world +2591,Total fire ban issued after parts of Aus witness hottest Nov night on record,"A total fire ban has been issued after parts of Australia witnessed the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday. While Sydney CBD surpassed 40°C, parts of western New South Wales, South Australia and northern Victoria saw temperatures nearing 45°C. The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a five or six-day heatwave for some regions.",world +2592,Coin removed from man's nose after being stuck for over 50 years,"A coin has been removed from a Russian man's nose after being stuck for over 50 years. The man was six years old when he put the coin up his right nostril. Doctors said rhinoliths – stones in the nasal cavity – had formed around the coin, constricting the man's ability to breathe.",world +2593,US maintains ban on phone calls during flights,"US' Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has killed a proposal to allow in-flight voice calls via mobile phones after the proposition drew ""strong opposition"". The proposal ""fail[s] to address significant safety and national security concerns,"" according to US pilots and flight attendants. The FCC made the proposal in 2013 to allow mobile telephone conversations above 10,000 feet. ",world +2594,Car bomb blast kills at least 30 Afghan security force personnel,"A car bomb blast in Afghanistan's central province of Ghazni has killed at least 30 Afghan security force members and injured 24 others on Sunday, officials said. The blast targeted a compound of the public protection force, a wing of the Afghan security forces, local officials said. Civilian residences around the compound were also damaged in the blast, they added.",world +2595,'Shameless' becomes India's entry for Oscar in short film category,"Filmmaker Keith Gomes' short film 'Shameless' has been selected as India's official entry at the 93rd Oscars in the Live Action Short Film category. The film was released last year and it starred Sayani Gupta and Hussain Dalal. ""I make films with little funding from family and friends, everyone comes together with loads of love and passion,"" Gomes said.",entertainment +2596,"If 10,000 people say boycott that, 20,000 people watch it: Rohit Saraf","Speaking about people demanding the boycott of various films and web-series on social media, actor Rohit Suresh Saraf said, ""If there are 10,000 people saying boycott that, there are another 20,000 people watching it."" Stating that there is an audience for everything, Rohit added, ""There will be one person who wants to watch what you have made...I think that is...important.""",entertainment +2597,Life without you is so basic: Alia on sister Shaheen's birthday,"Actress Alia Bhatt shared a poem on Instagram to mark her sister Shaheen Bhatt's 32nd birthday on Saturday. ""Life without you is just so basic, also who would look after my arms and leggies? I know we're technically sisters, but I believe you're my soul mate too,"" she wrote alongside a series of pictures featuring the two sisters. ",entertainment +2598,I've learned a lot about love while dating Shawn: Camila Cabello," +Singer Camila Cabello took to Instagram to talk about her relationship with Shawn Mendes and mentioned that she learned a lot about love while dating him. ""It's not as simple as it looks in pictures...sometimes, it's messy and uncomfortable and ugly...but there's nothing like the...force that is love,"" she wrote alongside a photo of them kissing. ",entertainment +2599,Gwyneth Paltrow's 1999 Oscar win didn't make sense: Glenn Close,"During a recent interview, Hollywood star Glenn Close said that actress Gwyneth Paltrow's 1999 Oscar win for 'Shakespeare in Love' didn't make sense. ""I remember the year Gwyneth Paltrow won over that incredible actress [Fernanda Montenegro] who was in Central Station. I thought, 'What?' It doesn't make sense,"" she said on ABC News. ",entertainment +2600,Dior features Depp as face of cologne following 'wife beater' ruling,"While Warner Bros fired Johnny Depp from the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise following the recent 'wife beater' court ruling, luxury fashion label Dior is continuing to feature the Hollywood actor as the face of the brand's Sauvage cologne. Earlier this week, an advertisement for the cologne, featuring Depp playing guitar, appeared on British TV, Page Six reported. +",entertainment +2601,I crave for experiences I can grow with: Ishaan on choosing scripts,"Talking about how he chooses movie scripts, Ishaan Khatter said that he is mostly driven by instinct and added, ""I want to work with certain people and I crave for experiences I can grow with."" The actor, who will next star in the horror-comedy film 'Phone Bhoot', told Times of India, ""Comedy is one of the hardest things to crack."" +",entertainment +2602,AutoX becomes first company in China to deploy fully driverless RoboTaxis,"Alibaba-backed AutoX has received government approval to deploy a fleet of 25 fully driverless cars on the streets of Shenzhen, China. This will mark the first time that autonomous driving cars will be tested in China without any accompanying safety drivers or remote operators. However, the ""RoboTaxis"" will not be open to the public yet, AutoX spokesperson told TechCrunch.",technology +2603,Trump govt sues Facebook for favouring immigrants over US workers ,"Trump administration on Thursday sued Facebook for discriminating against the US workers by favouring immigrant applicants to fill over 2,600 high-paying jobs. Facebook ""channelled"" jobs to temporary visa holders by avoiding advertising on its careers website and reserving jobs, the lawsuit alleged. The lawsuit follows a two-year investigation by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.",technology +2604,China did human testing to create biologically enhanced soldiers: US intel chief,"China has conducted ""human testing"" on members of its army ""in hopes of developing soldiers with biologically enhanced capabilities"", the US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said. ""There are no ethical boundaries to Beijing's pursuit of power,"" he added. US-based think tanks have reported that China is giving increasing importance to biotechnology in its military strategy.",world +2605,Dead man banned from his own funeral after body arrives on chair,"A deceased man was banned from his own funeral after his body was brought to a church on a chair and not in a coffin. Che Lewis, 29, died after being shot at his home in the town of Diego Martin in Trinidad and Tobago. Videos show Che's body dressed in white trousers and a pink blazer and tie.",world +2606,Cobbler makes size-75 winter boots to keep people apart amid COVID-19,"A Romanian cobbler has come up with long-nosed winter boots to keep people apart during COVID-19. Each pair of the size-75 boots costs €150. Romania, which has reported 4,92,211 coronavirus cases since late-February and 11,876 deaths, has made wearing a mask mandatory in all public spaces and imposed a curfew to cope with the second wave.",world +2607,Will ask all Americans to wear masks for 100 days: Joe Biden,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said that he will ask Americans to wear masks for first 100 days of his presidency to curb the spread of coronavirus. He added that there would be a ""significant reduction"" in the COVID-19 cases if everyone wore masks. US is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 1.4 crore COVID-19 cases.",world +2608,Trump govt sues Facebook for favouring immigrants over US workers ,"Trump administration on Thursday sued Facebook for discriminating against the US workers by favouring immigrant applicants to fill over 2,600 high-paying jobs. Facebook ""channelled"" jobs to temporary visa holders by avoiding advertising on its careers website and reserving jobs, the lawsuit alleged. The lawsuit follows a two-year investigation by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.",world +2609,Alyssa Farah resigns as White House Communications Director ,"Alyssa Farah resigned as the White House Communications Director after serving over three years in the Donald Trump administration. ""I am deeply proud of the incredible things we were able to accomplish to make our country stronger, safer and more secure,"" she tweeted announcing her resignation. Before this, Farah served as the Press Secretary to Vice President and Defence Secretary.",world +2610,Initial trends show BJP leading in 85 out of 150 seats in GHMC polls,"The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took an early lead in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections on Friday, leading in 85 of the 150 seats, as per initial trends, according to ETV. The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is leading in 29 seats, while Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM is ahead in 17, and the Congress in two.",politics +2611,Refugees from Pakistan dance after casting votes in DDC polls in J&K,"A video shows some people who came from Pakistan as refugees dancing and celebrating after voting in the third phase of District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. One of the voters said, ""This is the first time in over 70 years that we're voting in local body polls. We're happy to participate in the democratic process.""",politics +2612,'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' writer Abhishek Makwana dies by suicide,"Abhishek Makwana, one of the writers of 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', has died by suicide. He was found hanging in his Mumbai flat on November 27 and his suicide note mentioned financial troubles. Makwana's family claimed that he was a victim of cyber fraud and blackmail. The family also claimed to have been receiving threatening phone calls from people.",entertainment +2613,'Scam 1992' changed my life completely: Pratik Gandhi,"During a recent interview, actor Pratik Gandhi stated that the crime-drama web series 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story' has changed his life. Speaking about choosing his upcoming projects, Pratik said, ""There are interesting projects coming my way...The biggest challenge, however, is that earlier I had to select from one or two projects, now it is between 8-10 projects.""",entertainment +2614,"Family, friends criticised my choice: Sharman on 5 yrs of 'Hate Story 3'","As Sharman Joshi's 2015 thriller-romance film 'Hate Story 3' completed five years, the actor recalled signing the film and said, ""A lot of people criticised my choice at that point in time, including my family and close friends. ""He further said, ""I had the guts at the time...I wanted to show a different aspect of my personality to my audience."" ",entertainment +2615,2020 helped me value the small things in life: Sonu Sood,"Sonu Sood said the year 2020 helped him value the small things in life and added, ""We often forget to spend...quality time with our loved ones."" The actor, who helped migrant workers during the coronavirus pandemic, further said, ""This year has...been a lot about self-contemplation...learned a lot about myself. I have been...inspired by frontline workers during the pandemic.""",entertainment +2616,Scientists reverse biological clock to restore vision in old mice,"Researchers at Harvard Medical School restored vision in old mice by reprogramming cells to a younger age in which they are better able to repair damaged tissues. By resetting the cells' ageing clock, vision loss in mice with a condition mimicking human glaucoma was also reversed. ""We hope to treat glaucoma in human patients in two years,"" a researcher said.",science +2617,Facebook to remove false COVID-19 vaccines' claims on its platforms,"Facebook will be removing false claims about COVID-19 that have been debunked by public health experts from Facebook and Instagram. It said it would remove claims like ""COVID-19 vaccines contain microchips"" or anything else that isn't on the official vaccine ingredient list. Facebook added that it will regularly update the claims it removes based on guidance from public health authorities.",technology +2618,YouTube to warn Android users before they post offensive comments,"YouTube has launched a feature that will warn users when their comments may be offensive to others, giving them the option to ""reflect before posting"". The feature will only remind the users so that they can edit their comments. However, it won't stop the users from posting the comments. As of now, the feature is available to Android users.",technology +2619,US blacklists chipmaker SMIC over alleged ties to Chinese military,"The US has added Chinese chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies. The government has designated two more companies as owned or controlled by the Chinese military. Earlier, China had said it firmly opposed the politicisation of ""relevant Chinese companies"" following a report on the blacklisting of the firms.",technology +2620,Concussion substitute Chahal takes 3 wickets as India defeat Australia in first T20I,"India defeated Australia by 11 runs in the first T20I in Canberra on Friday to take their unbeaten run in T20I cricket to 10 matches. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who was not named in India's playing XI, replaced Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute and registered bowling figures of 4-0-25-3, while debutant T Natarajan also took 3 wickets. ",sports +2621,"I really didn't know what misogynistic meant, how can I dislike women: Pandya","Reacting to being called a 'misogynist' following 'Koffee With Karan' controversy, Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya said, ""I really didn’t know what 'misogynistic' meant...I laughed thinking it was some word being used to make fun of me."" He added, ""How can I dislike women? Mom, sister, sister-in-law, Natasa...they’re all women. I adore them. My home is all about women.""",sports +2622,SA-England ODI postponed an hour before start as SA player tests COVID-19 positive,England Cricket Board and Cricket South Africa have announced the postponement of the first ODI of the three-match series to Sunday. The ODI has been postponed just one hour before scheduled start today in Cape Town. This comes after a player from South Africa tested positive for COVID-19 after the teams' last round of scheduled testing performed on Thursday.,sports +2623,Pak denied training rights in NZ after 8 squad members test COVID-19 +ve ,New Zealand's Ministry of Health on Friday withdrew Pakistan cricket team's exemption to train during managed isolation in Christchurch. This comes after eight members of the 53-strong Pakistan squad tested positive for coronavirus since arriving in New Zealand. The Pakistan squad was also warned for breaching bio-security regulations last week.,sports +2624,"Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb tests COVID-19 +ve in Australia hotel, hospitalised",Afghanistan's 19-year-old spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been hospitalised after testing COVID-19 positive at Voco Hotel in Surfers Paradise in Australia's Queensland. Mujeeb had travelled to Australia from Kabul last week to be a part of Brisbane Heat for this year's BBL. He reported symptoms during his mandatory quarantine period this week.,sports +2625,"Jadeja gets hit on helmet in last over, Chahal replaces him as concussion substitute","Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was hit on the helmet in the final over of India's innings in the first T20I against Australia in Canberra on Friday. Yuzvendra Chahal has replaced him as a concussion substitute in Australia's innings. Jadeja is currently being assessed by the BCCI medical team, the BCCI said.",sports +2626,"Langer seemingly objects to Jadeja's concussion substitution, Jaffer trolls him","Australia head coach Justin Langer seemingly objected to Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal replacing Ravindra Jadeja as a concussion substitute in the first T20I. Langer was seen having an animated conversation with match referee David Boon. After Chahal took two wickets in his first two overs, Wasim Jaffer trolled Langer by sharing a meme from 'Munna Bhai MBBS'.",sports +2627,"Hats off to him: Gambhir on Kohli becoming fastest to hit 12,000 ODI runs","Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has praised Virat Kohli for becoming the fastest player to cross the 12,000 ODI-run mark, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record by 58 innings. ""Hats off to Kohli,"" he stated. Kohli, who is also the fastest batsman to reach 8,000, 9,000, 10,000 and 11,000 ODI runs, took 242 innings to reach the milestone. ",sports +2628,"India are playing timidly, lacking aggressive approach: Vaughan","Talking about Team India's performance in the ongoing Australia tour, ex-England captain Michael Vaughan said that the Virat Kohli-led side is playing ""timidly"". ""It's a little bit back the innings when [India] play consistently. They've got enough talent to go out for it a little bit early and a bit harder,"" he added. India lost the three-match ODI series 1-2. ",sports +2629,"Impossible to monitor change of grip, stance: Taufel on banning switch hit","Former ICC Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel has said that it's ""impossible"" for the on-field umpire to monitor the batsman for change in grip or stance for the 'switch hit' shot. It comes after ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell urged ICC to ban 'switch hit' shot, stating, ""I'd prefer to see a contest rather than batting exhibitions.""",sports +2630,"Australia will win the T20I series as well, predicts Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has predicted that Australia will win the three-match T20I series against India. ""If Australia win the first match, they will win the series 100%. If India wins the first match, then 60% I still feel that Australia will win the series,"" he added. Australia elected to field in the first T20I. India lost the ODI series 1-2. ",sports +2631,Can be damaging to our ties: India to Canada High Commission after Trudeau's remarks,"India summoned Canadian High Commissioner over comments on farmers' protest by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and some Cabinet Ministers. Calling it ""unacceptable interference"" in India's internal affairs, MEA told the envoy, ""Such actions, if continued, would have a seriously damaging impact on India-Canada ties."" It also asked to refrain from pronouncements that ""legitimise extremist activism"".",world +2632,Monitoring Brahmaputra river amid reports of Chinese construction: India,"India is ""carefully monitoring all developments"" on the Brahmaputra river after reports said China was looking to build a hydropower project on it, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said. ""The government has consistently conveyed its...concerns to the Chinese authorities,"" he added. India has urged them to ensure interests of downstream states ""aren't harmed"" by upstream areas, he further said.",world +2633,Man named Adolf Hitler Uunona wins election in Namibia,"A Namibian politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona said he has no plans for world domination after winning a local election. ""It was a completely normal name for me as a child. It wasn't until I was growing up that I realised: This man wanted to subjugate the whole world. I've nothing to do with any of these things,"" Uunona added.",world +2634,Trump's lawyer farts during voter fraud hearing; video goes viral,"US President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani farted during a voter fraud hearing in Michigan, a video of which has gone viral on social media. The incident took place when Giuliani was responding to a claim that federal prosecutors had no evidence of election fraud. ""Check out the side-eye from the girl seated next to him,"" a Twitter user reacted.",world +2635,Trump helped Mexico get COVID-19 vaccine: President Obrador ,"Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said that US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence helped the country get COVID-19 vaccine. Mexico, on Wednesday, signed a deal with American drugmaker Pfizer to acquire 34.4 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine. Obrador said that Mexico will distribute the vaccine only after US regulators approve it.",world +2636,US House passes legislation to promote Mahatma Gandhi's legacy,"The US House of Representatives has passed a legislation to establish an exchange initiative with India to study the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act was written by US Congressman John Lewis, who died in July. ""This legislation honours the long standing relationship between the US and...India,"" Congressman Eliot Engel said. ",world +2637,US should stop abusing the concept of national security: China,China on Friday asked US to stop abusing the concept of national security after the Trump administration blacklisted Chinese chipmaker SMIC and state-owned offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC. China added that it firmly opposes the US' deliberate oppression of its companies. The US has designated a total of 35 companies as being owned or controlled by the Chinese military. ,world +2638,We will veto a bad Brexit trade deal: France Minister,"French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said that France would veto potential Brexit trade deal if a ""good agreement cannot be reached"". He added that there's a chance that the talks between the UK and the European Union (EU) may end without a trade deal. Britain and EU are seeking a deal before UK's post-Brexit transition period ends in December.",world +2639,'World's loneliest elephant' won't live prisoner's life: US Singer,"American singer Cher, who campaigned for years for relocation of the 'world's loneliest elephant' Kaavan, said his life is now ""going to be the life of an elephant"" and not a ""prisoner"". The 36-year-old elephant who spent 35 years in Pakistan's Marghazar Zoo, was moved to a Cambodian wildlife sanctuary on Tuesday. Cher had written songs pressing for Kaavan's release.",world +2640,Morrison overreacted to fake photo of soldier: Chinese official,"China's senior diplomat in Australia Wang Xining said PM Scott Morrison ""overreacted"" to the fake picture of an Australian soldier murdering a child, posted by a Chinese government official on Twitter. People wondered why he strongly opposed an artwork by a normal Chinese artist, Wang added. Earlier, Morrison had described the tweet as ""outrageous"" and demanded an apology from China.",world +2641,Congress defeats BJP to win Nagpur Graduate constituency in MLC polls,"Congress candidate Abhijit Wanjarri on Friday won the Nagpur division Graduate constituency in Maharashtra Legislative Council elections. Wanjarri defeated the opposition party BJP's candidate to secure the seat. BJP fought on 6 seats that went to polls on December 1, while the Congress contested on three seats.",politics +2642,Cong seeks Satyendar Jain’s removal over Delhi's 9k COVID-19 deaths,"Delhi Congress President Anil Chaudhary on Thursday said that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal should remove Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain from his post. He demanded Jain's resignation citing that Delhi has recorded over 9,000 deaths due to COVID-19. Chaudhary said that Delhi Congress leaders and workers on Thursday protested at nearly 75 places across the city against the Delhi government.",politics +2643,"I really didn't know what misogynistic meant, how can I dislike women: Pandya","Reacting to being called a 'misogynist' following 'Koffee With Karan' controversy, Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya said, ""I really didn’t know what 'misogynistic' meant...I laughed thinking it was some word being used to make fun of me."" He added, ""How can I dislike women? Mom, sister, sister-in-law, Natasa...they’re all women. I adore them. My home is all about women.""",entertainment +2644,Ananya Panday would be apt to play Poo from K3G: Kareena,"During the latest episode of Kareena Kapoor Khan's talk show 'What Women Want', Kareena told Ananya Panday, ""If Poo was made now, I think you would be apt to play that role."" She said this after Ananya showed her a jacket inspired by Kareena's character Poo from 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham'. ""That's the biggest compliment ever for me,"" Ananya replied. + +",entertainment +2645,"Nothing is happening, sad for all of us: Arshad on 'Munna Bhai 3'","Talking about the third instalment of the 'Munna Bhai' franchise, Arshad Warsi said, ""Nothing is happening."" He added, ""I think you should all go...to Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Raju's (Rajkumar Hirani) house and threaten them to start fast."" Arshad further said, ""It's been a bit too long...Raju is busy with other things...I don't think so. Sad for all of us.""",entertainment +2646,I'm okay with it: Bhumi on comparisons with Anushka Shetty in Durgamati,"Actress Bhumi Pednekar, when asked if she's ready for the comparisons with Anushka Shetty in her upcoming film 'Durgamati The Myth', said, ""Of course. 100%."" She added that it is natural for comparisons to happen and she's ""absolutely okay and comfortable with it"". Directed by G Ashok, 'Durgamati The Myth' is the Hindi remake of Anushka's Telugu film 'Bhaagamathie'.",entertainment +2647,Have to make it my own: Mads on replacing Depp in 'Fantastic Beasts 3',"Actor Mads Mikkelsen, who has replaced Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald in the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise, said that there is going to be a link between his and Depp's portrayal of the character. ""I...have to make it my own. But...we have to find...some bridges, so it doesn't completely detach from what he's already masterfully achieved,"" the actor added.",entertainment +2648,Hrithik Roshan to star in 'War' director's 'Fighter': Reports,"Hrithik Roshan will reportedly star in filmmaker Siddharth Anand's upcoming aerial action-thriller 'Fighter'. Siddharth and his team of writers developed a screenplay of 'Fighter' in the lockdown under the supervision of Hrithik, as per reports. Siddharth, who previously worked with Hrithik in films like 'Bang Bang' and 'War', is currently shooting for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Pathan'.",entertainment +2649,"If content on digital platforms is censored, it will be sad: Manoj","Commenting on the possibility of content on digital platforms getting censored, actor Manoj Bajpayee said, ""If at all, that happens, it will be sad. It will curtail the wings of filmmakers."" He further said, ""If it is a story requirement, then it needs to. I think makers should get the liberty to self-censor as restrictions would hurt everyone."" + +",entertainment +2650,My fans are just a bunch of people who really want to say good things: Vijay,"Actor Vijay Varma recently spoke about the love he gets from his followers on social media and said, ""I probably have...best fans or followers on social media."" He added, ""You can barely find anyone writing anything remotely offensive. It's just a bunch of people who really want to say good things, share love, humour and so on and so forth.""",entertainment +2651,Anil Kapoor refutes reports of testing positive for COVID-19,"Taking to Twitter on Friday, Anil Kapoor dismissed the reports that he tested positive for coronavirus while shooting for his film, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo'. ""In the interest of putting any rumours to rest, I've tested negative for COVID-19,"" he wrote. The reports also stated that co-actors Varun Dhawan, Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested positive for the virus. ",entertainment +2652,Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine helps antibodies last for 3 months: Study,"Moderna's coronavirus vaccine causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that endure for at least three months, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers studied the immune response of 34 adult participants from the first stage of a clinical trial. The vaccine, mRNA-1273, is administered in two injections given 28 days apart.",science +2653,Chinese scientists claim to have achieved quantum supremacy,"Chinese scientists have claimed to have achieved quantum supremacy, building a quantum computer capable of carrying out certain calculations 100 trillion times faster than existing supercomputers. The breakthrough was achieved by manipulating photons, particles of light. The computer could process 10 billion times faster than Google's quantum computer unveiled last year, the researchers claimed.",technology +2654,IIT Kharagpur team develops AI tool to inspect quality of MSME goods,IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed a portable AI-based device for automatic inspection of goods manufactured by Indian MSMEs. The portable device will click pictures of products when set up on a batch of goods and send the feed to the AI-based software for quality control. The team has filed a patent for the system.,technology +2655,"Twitter turns off threaded replies, shuts prototype app 'twttr'",Twitter is rolling back its threaded conversation layout that was launched earlier this year after it didn't receive positive feedback. It also confirmed it is shutting down the 'twttr' prototype app for now and recommended that its users switch to the main app. Twitter launched 'twttr' last year to test out new features before launching them on the main app. ,technology +2656,Amazon destroying jobs & climate in France: French activists,"Activists in France are protesting against Amazon's expansion in the country claiming it's ""destroying jobs and climate in France"". ""It plans to massively expand...with dozens of warehouses already built and more to come. We demand a freeze,"" ANV-COP21 spokeswoman said. Activists piled up giant cardboard delivery boxes outside the finance ministry and hung a banner on the ministry's building.",technology +2657,Chinese professor pleads guilty to lying to FBI in Huawei theft case,"A Chinese professor accused of stealing technology to benefit Huawei pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Bo Mao, who was a visiting professor at the University of Texas, was arrested last year in August. He was accused of entering into an agreement with CNEX Labs to use its circuit board for research and sharing the proprietary information with Huawei.",technology +2658,Google researcher alleges she was fired for criticising firm in an email,"Timnit Gebru, a co-leader of Google's Ethical AI team has alleged Google fired her for her email to colleagues criticising Google. In the email, Gebru discussed gender diversity at Google and how she was asked to retract a research paper. Gebru said she later received an email saying her email reflected behaviour ""inconsistent with the expectations of a Google manager"".",technology +2659,"Neesham trolls Williamson over celebration after scoring double century, shares pic","New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham took to Twitter to troll Kane Williamson over his celebration after scoring double century against West Indies in first Test. Posting a picture wherein Williamson can be seen raising both his hands with a ""serious"" face, Neesham wrote, ""'Sorry guys...I didn’t really want to do that but it’s my job so I kinda had to'.""",sports +2660,Jadeja smashes highest T20I score for India batting at no. 7 or below,"India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Friday set the record for registering the highest score by an Indian batsman batting at number seven or below in T20Is. The 31-year-old scored an unbeaten 44 off 23 deliveries against Australia in first T20I. The previous record was set by MS Dhoni in 2012, when he scored 38(18) batting at number seven against England.",sports +2661,"Referee approved it, why is there so much noise about it: Gavaskar on concussion sub","Sunil Gavaskar has said that he doesn't understand why there is so much noise around Yuzvendra Chahal replacing Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute in first T20I. ""The match referee is an Australian. He is former Australia cricketer David Boon. He had no objection,"" Gavaskar said. Gavaskar added that anyone who goes out with the bat is an all-rounder for him.",sports +2662,"After winning gold in chess olympiad, Indian team asked to pay customs duty","Srinath Narayanan, Vice Captain of the Indian chess team that won gold at FIDE Online Chess Olympiad, revealed he paid ₹6,300 in customs duty to receive the medals. Srinath said he was asked for the medals' chemical composition. ""(Medals) reached from Russia to India in three days, but took over a week to reach from Bangalore to Chennai,"" he tweeted.",sports +2663,When should a team doctor run out for on-field assessment for concussion as per ICC?,"Several former players questioned Ravindra Jadeja not being assessed immediately after being hit on the head in the first T20I against Australia. As per ICC, a team doctor/physio should run out for an on-field assessment if called by the umpire or players. They can also assess the player at the end of the over in case the player resumes play.",sports +2664,"Pujara victim of racism at Yorkshire, was called 'Steve' by players: Ex-staff member","Ex-employee of county side Yorkshire Taj Butt has suggested that India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was a victim of racism at the club. ""They called every person of colour 'Steve'. Even Pujara...was called Steve because they couldn't pronounce his name,"" he said. This comes amid ongoing investigations into ex-England U-19 captain Azeem Rafiq's allegations of ""institutional racism"" at Yorkshire.",sports +2665,Australia question if Chahal was 'like-for-like' concussion substitute for Jadeja,"Australia have questioned whether Yuzvendra Chahal was a 'like-for-like' concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja in Canberra T20I. ""Jadeja was more of an all-rounder and he'd done his batting. Chahal is (pure) bowler,"" Moises Henriques said. He added, ""We aren't talking about decision to make replacement. Only thing we're saying is there should be a like-for-like replacement.""",sports +2666,Jadeja ruled out of remaining T20Is against Australia due to concussion,"Team India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the remaining T20Is against Australia after sustaining a concussion while batting in the first T20I in Canberra. ""Jadeja remains under observation and will be taken for further scans if required based on the assessment on Saturday morning,"" the BCCI said. Fast bowler Shardul Thakur has been named as his replacement.",sports +2667,Got to know 10-15 mins before our bowling that I'll play: Chahal,"Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who replaced Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute in the first T20I against Australia, was named Man of the Match for registering bowling figures of 4-0-25-3. Talking in the post-match conference, Chahal revealed that he got to know 10-15 minutes before Australia's innings that he'll play. ""I've played so many games and was mentally fit,"" he added. ",sports +2668,"Rahul equals Kohli, Finch, Babar's record, becomes joint-fastest to 1,500 T20I runs","Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul equaled Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and Aaron Finch's record to become the joint-fastest player to score 1,500 runs in T20Is. Rahul achieved the feat during his 51-run knock off 40 balls in the first T20I of the three-match series against Australia. All four players reached this landmark in their respective 39th T20I innings.",sports +2669,"Concussion replacements strange thing, it worked for us: Kohli","After India defended their 161-run total in the first T20I against Australia with Yuzvendra Chahal, who replaced Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute, picking 3 wickets, skipper Virat Kohli said that the concussion replacements ""are a strange thing"", but today, it worked for Team India. ""In Australia, you need to play hard and show intensity till the end,"" he added. ",sports +2670,Physio not coming out when Jadeja was hit breach of protocol: Manjrekar,"Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has said that Team India physio's absence on the ground to check on Ravindra Jadeja after the all-rounder was hit on the head during India's innings was a breach of protocol. ""[Team] India support staff should have come out. And then it [substitution] would have looked a little more credible,"" he added. ",sports +2671,"Bollywood lacks spine, should stand with their community: Vijender on farmers' protest","Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against the recently passed agricultural bills by the government, boxer Vijender Singh has criticised Bollywood for not supporting the farmers. ""When the oil prices were hitting the roof back in 2014, celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, were extremely critical of the then government...and now...they are nowhere to be found,"" he said. ",sports +2672,Joe Biden officially secures enough electors to become US President,"Joe Biden officially secured enough electors to become US President after Secretary of State of California Alex Padilla formally approved Biden's win in the state. Biden's tally of pledged electors has reached 279. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to become US President. In November, Donald Trump's administration cleared the way for Biden to transition to the White House.",world +2673,Bahrain 2nd country to approve emergency use of Pfizer's vaccine,"After the UK, Bahrain has approved the emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, the state media reported on Friday. The approval follows thorough analysis and reviews undertaken by National Health Regulatory Authority, the kingdom said. In November, Bahrain approved a Chinese vaccine made by Sinopharm, and has vaccinated some 6,000 people with it.",world +2674,WHO chief volunteers to take COVID-19 vaccine on camera,"WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday volunteered to take a coronavirus vaccine on camera to help promote public confidence. ""It's a good idea...I think it's very good that they already have shown their commitment. They can influence,"" he said about three former US Presidents volunteering to take the vaccine publicly. ",world +2675,World can start to dream about end of the pandemic: WHO on vaccine results,"WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that positive results from COVID-19 vaccine trials mean the world ""can begin to dream about the end of the pandemic"". However, he said the WHO is concerned there is a growing perception that the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Tedros said rich nations must not ""trample"" the poor ""in the stampede for vaccines.""",world +2676,"China becomes second nation to plant flag on the Moon, releases picture","China has become the second country in history to put its flag on the moon, more than 50 years after the US first planted its flag. China's National Space Administration released images of the flag taken by a camera on the Chang'e-5 space probe before it left the Moon with rock samples on Thursday.",world +2677,"Reporter asks Trudeau about India's reaction to his comments, he repeats stance","When a reporter asked Canadian PM Justin Trudeau about India's reaction to his comments on farmers' protest, he said, ""Canada will always stand up for the right to peaceful protests anywhere around the world."" On whether his comments would damage ties with India, Trudeau again repeated his stance. India summoned the Canadian envoy and warned of damage to bilateral ties. ",world +2678,36 British MPs write to UK govt in support of farmers' protest in India,"Thirty-six UK Members of Parliament have written to the country's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab seeking an intervention of the government on the farmers' issue in India. Citing that the new farm laws are being described as ""death warrant"", the MPs said, ""This is an issue of particular concern to Sikhs in the UK and those linked to Punjab.""",world +2679,"Farmers have right to protest peacefully, authorities should let them do so: UN ","Speaking about the farmers protesting against the farm laws in India, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said that people have a right to demonstrate peacefully and authorities need to let them do so. ""We want to see people have a voice in their lives,"" Dujarric added at his daily briefing.",world +2680,Divers find Nazis' code machine used to send messages during WWII,"German divers have found an Enigma encryption machine which was used by the Nazis to send coded messages during World War II. The machine found in the Baltic Sea has been handed over to a museum for restoration. Officials said that restoration, including a thorough desalination process after seven decades in the Baltic seabed, ""will take about a year"".",world +2681,YouTuber arrested as pregnant girlfriend dies during livestream,"Russian YouTuber Stas Reeflay has been arrested and faces 15 years in prison after his girlfriend died during a livestream as he made her stand outside in freezing cold. Near-naked Valentina 'Valya' Grigoryeva died of hypothermia, according to reports. In an earlier livestream, 28-year-old Valentina had revealed that she was pregnant.",world +2682,Pak woman gets ₹11 crore life insurance claims on fake death certificate,"Pakistani authorities have launched an investigation after a woman fraudulently got herself declared dead and claimed two life insurance policies worth $1.5 million (over ₹11 crore). Seema Kharbay travelled to the US in 2008 and 2009, and bought the insurance policies in her name. In 2011, she bribed some Pakistani officials and a doctor and got a death certificate issued.",world +2683,"Travellers with COVID-19 history can skip quarantine, testing from Dec 10 in Iceland","Iceland has announced that starting December 10, travellers who have already recovered from COVID-19, will be exempted from the current border measures of quarantine and testing to contain the virus. Travellers can either submit at least 14-day-old positive PCR test report or get an antibody test done at a European lab or from an epidemiologist on arrival in the country.",world +2684,Coronavirus vaccination in US will not be mandatory: Biden,US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said that coronavirus vaccination in the country would not be mandatory when one becomes available. Biden added that he's willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine in public to prove it's safe and effective. The US is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 1.4 crore COVID-19 cases and over 2.7 lakh deaths.,world +2685,WHO hopes to have 500 mn COVID-19 vaccine doses by March: Scientist,"WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said they hope to have 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for distribution by March 2021 through its global COVAX plan. The goal is to get at least 2 billion doses by end of 2021, which will vaccinate 20% of the populations of countries part of COVAX, she added. WHO's COVAX programme includes 189 countries.",world +2686,Moscow begins mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot,"Moscow on Saturday began distributing the Sputnik V shot through 70 clinics, marking Russia's first mass vaccination against COVID-19. The city's COVID-19 task force said the vaccine will first be administered to medical workers, teachers and social workers as they are at high risk of exposure to the infection. The Sputnik V vaccine is administered in two injections.",world +2687,18 killed after carbon monoxide leak in China coal mine,"At least 18 miners were killed after carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in southwestern China, the state media reported. One person has been rescued from the mine in Chongqing Municipality, it added. Sixteen workers were killed in September at another mine in Chongqing due to excessive levels of carbon monoxide after a conveyor belt caught fire.",world +2688,Post-Brexit trade talks paused due to 'significant divergences',"Post-Brexit trade talks between UK and European Union have been halted due to ""significant divergences"". British and EU negotiators said the conditions for a deal have not been met even after a week of negotiations in London. UK PM Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the ""state of play"" on Saturday, they added. ",world +2689,Violence level in Afghanistan unacceptably high: Mike Pompeo,"US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said that violence level in Afghanistan is ""unacceptably high"" and could threaten ongoing peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. He added that the US has asked both the rival parties to ""stand back"". The Afghan government and Taliban negotiators, on Wednesday, agreed on the rules for the peace talks.",world +2690,13-year-old killed by Israeli forces during protest: Palestine,"A 13-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a clash in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday. The teen, Ali Nasr Abu Aliya, was shot during a protest against Israeli settlements at a village near Ramallah. UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov condemned the shooting and asked Israel to investigate the ""unacceptable incident"". ",world +2691,Pak on brink of bankruptcy under Imran Khan govt: Oppn alliance,"Leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of 11 opposition parties, said the wrong policies of the Imran Khan-led government had pushed the country to the brink of bankruptcy. Unemployment has made people's lives miserable in the country, the leaders added. They further said Imran Khan has proved to be the most incompetent PM in the country's history. ",world +2692,No gigantic inaugural parade due to coronavirus pandemic: Biden,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said ""there will probably not be a gigantic inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue"" due to coronavirus pandemic this year. ""My guess is there'll still be a platform ceremony but I don't know how it's all going to work out,"" he added. Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20.",world +2693,"US ends China-funded exchange programmes, calls them 'propaganda tools'","The US State Department on Friday said that it has terminated five programmes, disguised as ""cultural exchanges"", with China. The five programmes were fully funded and operated by the Chinese government as ""soft power propaganda tools"", it added. The department further said that the United States welcomes the reciprocal and fair exchange programmes instead of these ""one-way"" programmes.",world +2694,"Armenia, Azerbaijan reach agreement to exchange all war prisoners","Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to exchange all war prisoners captured during Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The agreement would not only apply to those who were detained during the recent fighting, but also to those who were detained earlier, he added. Azerbaijan had detained around 60 Karabakh servicemen and 40 civilians, as per an official.",world +2695,'Cruel' Trump belongs in prison after he leaves White House: Niece,"US President Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump has said that her ""criminal, cruel and traitorous"" uncle belongs in prison after he leaves the White House. ""I think it would be a tragedy if Donald and everybody who's enabled him and committed crimes with him is not held accountable,"" she added. Mary is the daughter of Trump's elder brother Fred Jr.",world +2696,Trump orders withdrawal of most US troops from Somalia,"US President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of most American soldiers from Somalia by early 2021, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday. Nearly 700 US soldiers are currently deployed in Somalia, helping local forces battle al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab. Earlier, Trump had ordered withdrawal of thousands of US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by January 15, 2021.",world +2697,"TRS wins 55 seats, BJP 48 and AIMIM 44 in GHMC polls","The results for 149 of 150 seats of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have been declared, with TRS winning 55 seats, BJP recording a victory in 48 seats and AIMIM in 44 seats. Congress managed to win two seats in the polls. At least 76 seats are required by a party or an alliance of parties to secure a majority.",politics +2698,Telangana Cong chief N Uttam Reddy quits amid counting for GHMC polls,"Amid counting for the GHMC polls on Friday, Telangana Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy resigned from the post. ""I have requested the AICC to take up the process of selection of new President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee immediately,"" said Reddy in a press statement. This came after Congress won two seats in the GHMC polls on Friday.",politics +2699,Those in touch with opposition parties free to quit TMC: Mamata,"During an online meeting with top TMC leaders on Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a warning against ""anti-party activities"" and stated that TMC leaders in touch with opposition parties were free to quit her party. She added, ""Those who are quitting, they may pray for my death but they cannot wish more than that.""",politics +2700,"TRS takes the lead in GHMC polls by winning 46 seats, BJP wins 32 seats","With the counting of votes for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections underway, the ruling TRS has taken a lead by winning 46 seats. AIMIM has won 41 seats so far, while the BJP has won 32 seats so far in the polls. Over 1,100 candidates contested in the polls conducted for 150 divisions.",politics +2701,3rd phase of J&K DDC polls witnesses 50.53% voter turnout,"The third phase of District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday witnessed a 50.53% voter turnout, State Election Commissioner KK Sharma said. ""Polling has been by-and-large peaceful in...33 constituencies of DDC including 16 in Kashmir division and 17 in Jammu,"" he said. In Jammu division, Reasi district recorded the highest percentage of voter turnout at 75.20%.",politics +2702,Bengal CM calls for 3-day protest in Kolkata against farm laws,"West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday called for a three-day protest on December 8, 9 and 10 in Kolkata, in support of farmers protesting against the three farm laws across the country. ""The central government must withdraw the anti-farmer bills. If they do not do so immediately we will agitate throughout the state and the country,"" she said.",politics +2703,He is behaving like a BJP CM: Sisodia on Punjab CM over farm laws,"Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Friday said, ""Captain Amarinder Singh met BJP leaders yesterday and is now defending BJP. The Punjab CM is behaving like a BJP CM."" He further said, ""He is saying that the farmers' agitation is a danger to national security. He is speaking on the lines of BJP.""",politics +2704,Where is the BJP storm?: Asaduddin Owaisi on GHMC election results,"Following GHMC election results, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that there is no ""BJP storm"". ""Where is the storm?...they said they would conduct a surgical strike in the old city...they couldn't do anything in my area,"" he said. ""We contested in 51 seats and won 44. Think what would have happened, had AIMIM contested in 80 seats,"" Owaisi added.",politics +2705,AAP MP seeks Parliament’s special session to repeal 3 farm laws,"Amid the ongoing farmers' protest, AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that he has sought a special session of Parliament to repeal the Centre's three farm laws. ""The Centre is maintaining a stubborn stance against farmers and their demands,"" he said. He added that if the government's intentions were clear, the issue would have been resolved in minutes.",politics +2706,Ananya copies Khloe Kardashian's line for 'Fabulous Lives...'; trolled,"Social media users trolled Ananya Panday for copying a line spoken by Khloe Kardashian on her reality show 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians'. In an episode of the 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives', Ananya revealed how her parents used the term ""f**k"" so often that she thought it was her name. Khloe said the same thing about her mother.",entertainment +2707,"Dharmendra gets trolled for deleting tweet on farmers' protest, issues clarification","Veteran actor Dharmendra on Thursday urged the government to resolve the farmers' issues soon, citing the rising coronavirus cases in Delhi. He, however, deleted his tweet. After a user pointed out that he deleted the tweet, Dharmendra clarified, ""I felt saddened by comments like these. You can abuse me to your heart's content, I am happy that you are happy.""",entertainment +2708,"SRK shouldn't have done 'Zero', what is there to act when playing a dwarf: Lilliput","Veteran actor Lilliput has said Shah Rukh Khan shouldn't have done 'Zero', adding, ""Don't know how someone so intelligent, successful...they too make mistakes."" He added, ""What's there to act when playing a dwarf? How'll you convince someone that you are a dwarf? When you are so famous."" He further said, ""You didn’t show the trauma and tragedy of a dwarf.""",entertainment +2709,Social media user asks others to bully Bieber's wife; singer reacts,"After a social media user asked others to bully Justin Bieber's wife Hailey during an Instagram Live session, the singer said, ""This sad excuse of a human just encouraged people on video to literally go after my wife...It is not right."" ""So we need to f**king bombard that s*** with Jelena and how Selena is better,"" the user had said.",entertainment +2710,Akshay Kumar shares 'Tenet' director Christopher Nolan's handwritten note for Dimple,"Actor Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to share the handwritten note 'Tenet' director Christopher Nolan wrote for Dimple Kapadia. ""Here’s my proud son-in-law moment...Had I been in her place, I wouldn’t have been able to move in awe but having watched her working her magic in #Tenet, I couldn’t be more happy and proud of Ma,"" Akshay tweeted.",entertainment +2711,"Fire breaks out at Fatima's house, actress thanks fire department for prompt response","A fire broke out at actress Fatima Sana Shaikh's house in Mumbai. The actress took to Instagram Stories to thank the officials of fire department for their prompt response. Sharing a picture, Fatima wrote, ""A small fire broke at my place...and in a panic state...I called the fire department...they were here in no time. And took care of the situation.""",entertainment +2712,A moment that created a paradigm shift: Dia on winning Miss Asia Pacific,"Talking about winning Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000, Dia Mirza said, ""It's a moment that created...paradigm shift in my life."" ""It's interesting for a person who never participated in any form of competition because that was not...background of my education,"" she added. ""I remember thinking...I'm not here to compete with others but to be...best version of myself,"" said Dia.",entertainment +2713,I had five years of fear of getting rejected by Camila: Shawn,"Singer Shawn Mendes revealed that he was in love with girlfriend Camila Cabello for five years before the two started dating. ""It takes a lot of courage to tell the woman that you love, that you love her. I had five years of fear of getting rejected by her that...stopped me from doing it every time,"" he told Access Hollywood.",entertainment +2714,Shilpa Shukla to join Pankaj in season 2 of 'Criminal Justice',"Shilpa Shukla will star opposite actor Pankaj Tripathi in the second season of the crime-thriller web series 'Criminal Justice'. The actress will play the role of Ishani Nath, a woman who is capable of defending herself, Shilpa shared on Instagram. In addition to Pankaj, the first season featured Vikrant Massey, Jackie Shroff, Anupriya Goenka and Mita Vashisht.",entertainment +2715,"2020 brings a smile to my face, it was highly productive: Sharib","Actor Sharib Hashmi, whose film 'Darbaan' released on December 4, said the year 2020 has been a very productive year on the work front and added, ""Looking back, 2020...brings a big smile to my face."" Commenting on the projects he starred in, Sharib said, ""God has been kind to me...I chose the right projects and the right characters to portray.""",entertainment +2716,"Neena, Kalki to team up for international film 'Goldfish'","Indian actresses Neena Gupta and Kalki Koechlin will collaborate for an international film titled 'Goldfish', which will focus on creating awareness about mental health. The actors will play mother and daughter in the movie which will be directed by Pushan Kripalani. ""Neenaji...is an amazing actor, I love her and looking forward to working with her,"" Kalki said about the project. +",entertainment +2717,People trying to make a fuss about it: Madhurima on controversies around B'wood,"Talking about how she coped with all the negativity around the entertainment industry in recent months, actress Madhurima Tuli said she was keeping herself busy with the things she loves. ""Right now people are...trying to make a fuss about it...if you give them what they want...it'll grow bigger...so we might as well not pay any importance to it,"" she added.",entertainment +2718,"'Golmaal 5' might happen, that depends on Rohit Shetty: Arshad","Actor Arshad Warsi, who has starred in all four 'Golmaal' films, commented on the possibility of working in the fifth sequel to the franchise and said, ""Golmaal might happen. That depends on Rohit (Shetty)."" He further said, ""One day, we'll get a call from his (Rohit) office for the narration...and that's how we'll know it's happening."" +",entertainment +2719,I'm in need of money: Vikas Gupta on saying yes to Bigg Boss 14," +Former Bigg Boss contestant Vikas Gupta, while talking about participating in the season 14, said, ""Last two years have been difficult. I need money."" Talking about his role in the show, Vikas said he's not participating as a challenger. ""There is a twist, that's the reason why I am going...But, yes, I will be competing in the finale,"" he added.",entertainment +2720,Funny seeing Sara on screen because for me she's still a little girl: Saif,"Saif Ali Khan, on being asked if he has watched the trailer of his daughter Sara Ali Khan's upcoming film 'Coolie No 1', said, ""No, I haven't, but she showed me some...songs and it was evident she was having fun."" He added, ""It's funny seeing Sara on screen because, for me, she's still...little girl, but of course, she's...grown up now.""",entertainment +2721,Women are getting powerful roles in B'wood now: Mahie Gill,"Actress Mahie Gill has said women are getting powerful roles in the Hindi film industry now. ""Look at Vidya Balan, the kind of work...she's doing is fantastic,"" she said. However, Mahie added that the industry still has a long way to go. ""In West...women get meaty roles even when they're past 60, 70. We haven't gotten there yet,"" she said.",entertainment +2722,My bio on dating app would be 'only looking for love': Kiara,"Actress Kiara Advani revealed that she has never joined a dating application, but if she ever did so, her bio would read, ""only looking for love"". Kiara shared that she researched various dating applications after she signed the film 'Indoo Ki Jawaani'. ""It's quite cool everybody is very straightforward on a dating app...their intentions are clear,"" she added. ",entertainment +2723,I think of myself as a guy who does not do stereotypical stuff: Vivek,"Speaking about doing web series 'Inside Edge' for a streaming platform, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi said, ""I have never shied away from taking risks...I...think of myself as a guy who does not do the stereotypical stuff."" Commenting on his upcoming horror-thriller film 'Rosie: The Saffron Chapter', the actor said the story of the movie will be like an urban legend. ",entertainment +2724,Apne 2 will be my special tribute to 3 generations of Deols: Director,"Anil Sharma, director of Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol's 'Apne 2', has said Sunny's son Karan Deol will also star in the film. ""This is going to be my special tribute to three generations of...Deol family,"" he added. Talking about the film, Anil said, ""The sequel will carry forward the story of the same family as Apne in 2007.""",entertainment +2725,Kiara to star in 'Karram Kurram' based on Lijjat Papad story: Reports,"Actress Kiara Advani will reportedly star in producer Ashutosh Gowariker's upcoming film 'Karram Kurram', based on the success story of fast-moving consumer goods chain Lijjat Papad. In the film, Kiara will reportedly play the role of the woman who started the co-operative organisation with other housewives. The film will be directed by Glenn Baretto and Ankush Mohla. ",entertainment +2726,You expand your audience: Arshad defends regional films' Hindi remakes,"Actor Arshad Warsi, who will star in 'Durgamati: The Myth', a remake of Telugu film 'Bhaagamathie', defended Hindi remakes of regional films and stated that they attract new audiences to a story. ""With this, a lot more people will realise what 'Bhaagamathie' is...A whole lot of people must not have seen it because they don't understand the language,"" he added. + +",entertainment +2727,I hate vulgar and double-meaning type of comedy: Paresh Rawal,"Actor Paresh Rawal, who will feature in 'Coolie No 1', said he hates vulgar comedy and stated that his upcoming film is a ""family entertainer"". ""These days, you can't tell when a nude scene might show up in a movie, or if there's going to be bad language...I hate double-meaning type of comedy,"" Paresh further said. ",entertainment +2728,Bhumi Pednekar is the female version of Aamir Khan: Arshad Warsi,"Sharing his experience of working with Bhumi Pednekar in 'Durgamati The Myth', Arshad Warsi said that she's a hardworking girl. ""I once called her and said, 'You're...female version of Aamir Khan.' She doesn't stop until she gets it right,"" he added. ""It's a difficult film to do for...female or any actor...She's gone through...hell and done a great job,"" said Arshad.",entertainment +2729,I'm not mentally strong enough to be on social media: Daniel,"Explaining the reasons why he might never join social media, 'Harry Potter' actor Daniel Radcliffe said he is not mentally strong enough to be on it. ""I...know that if I did, you all would be waking up to stories like, 'Dan Radcliffe gets into [a] fight with random person on Twitter',"" he said on First We Feast's 'Hot Ones'.",entertainment +2730,"Bollywood lacks spine, should stand with their community: Vijender on farmers' protest","Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against the recently passed agricultural bills by the government, boxer Vijender Singh has criticised Bollywood for not supporting the farmers. ""When the oil prices were hitting the roof back in 2014, celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, were extremely critical of the then government...and now...they are nowhere to be found,"" he said. ",entertainment +2731,Delhi govt launches forum to discuss electric vehicle policy,"Delhi government on Friday launched the 'Delhi EV Forum', a common platform for multiple stakeholders to hold discussions on the government's electric vehicle (EV) policy. ""Delhi EV Forum will be the first such forum in India...The first meeting will be held virtually on December 18,"" Delhi DDC Vice Chairperson said. The policy's objective is to combat air pollution in Delhi.",automobile +2732,Workers of Toyota unit near B'luru to continue strike over workload,"Factory workers at Toyota Kirloskar Private Limited's Bidadi unit, located near Bengaluru, announced that they will continue their ongoing strike over increased workload, among other concerns. They said that they don't get time to drink water or use the washroom. The unit has been in a lockout since November 10, after 41 workers were suspended for allegedly questioning the management.",automobile +2733,Chinese scientists claim to have achieved quantum supremacy,"Chinese scientists have claimed to have achieved quantum supremacy, building a quantum computer capable of carrying out certain calculations 100 trillion times faster than existing supercomputers. The breakthrough was achieved by manipulating photons, particles of light. The computer could process 10 billion times faster than Google's quantum computer unveiled last year, the researchers claimed.",science +2734,"Jeff Bezos shares video of rocket engine, says 'this will take 1st woman to moon'","Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who also founded aerospace company Blue Origin, has shared a video of testing of BE-7 rocket engine. ""This is the engine that will take the first woman to the surface of the Moon,"" he wrote on Instagram. The video shared by him shows colourful flames coming out of the engine during the test.",science +2735,NASA to pay company $1 to collect rocks from moon,"US space agency NASA is paying Colorado-based Lunar Outpost $1 (nearly ₹74) to collect a small sample of rocks from the moon. It's among four firms awarded contracts to collect samples for a total of $25,001 (over ₹18.4 lakh). Companies will provide imagery to NASA of the collection and the collected material, along with data that identifies the collection location.",science +2736,"Astronaut harvests first-ever radishes grown in space, NASA shares pic","NASA astronaut and flight engineer Kate Rubins harvested the first-ever radish crop grown on the International Space Station. She wrapped in foil each of the 20 radish plants, placing them in cold storage to be returned to Earth in 2021. The space-grown radishes will be compared to the radishes grown at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.",science +2737,NASA shares 'how it started vs how it's going' pics of Stingray Nebula,"NASA has shared 'how it started vs how it's going' pictures of Stingray Nebula captured 20 years apart by its Hubble Space Telescope. NASA said the images ""show the nebula's changing shape and a dramatic loss of brightness."" In a blog shared by NASA, researchers said the nebula's central star SAO 244567 is cooling, which is leading to the changes.",science +2738,"China becomes second nation to plant flag on the Moon, releases picture","China has become the second country in history to put its flag on the moon, more than 50 years after the US first planted its flag. China's National Space Administration released images of the flag taken by a camera on the Chang'e-5 space probe before it left the Moon with rock samples on Thursday.",science +2739,ISRO to help IIT Madras-incubated Agnikul test its small rocket,"IIT Madras-incubated startup Agnikul Cosmos has signed a non-disclosure agreement with the space department that will let it access ISRO's technical expertise to build its rocket. ISRO said it would help Agnikul test and qualify its small rocket that can launch 100-kilogram satellites into low earth orbit. Agnikul's product, Agnibaan, is designed to carry up to 100 kilograms of payload.",science +2740,China powers up its nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' for 1st time,"China has successfully powered up its ""artificial sun"" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported. The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device. It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius, People's Daily reported.",science +2741,Great Barrier Reef in 'critical' state due to climate change: IUCN,"The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, has been assessed as having a ""critical"" outlook by the IUCN for the first time. It is among the 83 natural World Heritage sites now threatened by climate change. The IUCN Outlook builds on previous reports from 2014-2017 to track the conservation of the world's 252 natural World Heritage sites.",science +2742,Never-before-seen particle found in blood of septic patients: Study,"La Jolla Institute for Immunology researchers have discovered that people with sepsis have ""never-before-seen"" particles called 'ENDS' in their blood. They showed that these particles break off of immune cells and change their shape as they course through the body. Compared with healthy subjects, the researchers showed that ENDS are around 100-fold more detectable in septic patients.",science +2743,Union Cabinet decides to launch PM-WANI for public WiFi service,"Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday announced that the Cabinet has decided to launch PM-WANI (WiFi Access Network Interface) that will provide public WiFi service through Public Data Offices. ""There'll be no requirement of license, registration or fee for the Public Data Office,"" Prasad added. He further said the PM has taken personal initiative to ensure nation's digital empowerment.",technology +2744,Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs' 22-yr-old daughter makes her modelling debut,"Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs' youngest daughter Eve Jobs has made her modelling debut by posing for Glossier, a New York-based skincare and beauty products company. The 22-year-old is currently studying at Stanford University and also ranks among the top horse riders in the world. Bill Gates' 24-year-old daughter Jennifer Gates commented on Eve's pictures, ""Obsessed w (with) this collab.""",technology +2745,"Apple's ₹59,900 headphones mocked online, people compare its case to a bra","Apple's ₹59,900 headphones 'AirPods Max' were mocked by people on social media, with many comparing its case to a bra. Some people mocked Apple over the headphones' price, with one tweeting, ""The only thing 'Max' about the new AirPods Max is the price."" A tweet also read, ""Sorry, I can't hear you. My AirPods Max automatically mute poor people.""",technology +2746,Sleeping snakes stall Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory's construction,Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has been ordered by a German court to suspend clearing of a forest at the proposed Gigafactory site after environmentalists said that further deforestation could endanger hibernating smooth snakes. Environmental activists are also concerned about risk to sand lizards by the construction. Tesla had plans to begin manufacturing at the factory by July 2021.,technology +2747,SpaceX's Mars rocket test aborted 1 second before liftoff,"A key test of SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocket, which is expected to carry humans to the Moon and Mars, was automatically aborted one second before liftoff on Tuesday. The test would have launched the Starship 12.5 km (41,000 feet) from Earth into the space, for the first time ever, before attempting to land the vehicle near the launch site.",technology +2748,Mobile browser that runs on-device AI to personalise search results launched,"Berlin-based Xayn on Tuesday launched a search engine app for iOS and Android, which it claims offers personalised search results to users as well as protects their privacy. According to Xayn, the app runs on-device AI models that learn locally without uploading the users' personal data. ""Nothing is sent to our servers; we don't store anything,"" CEO Leif-Nissen Lundbaek said.",technology +2749,US cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked by a nation,"US cybersecurity firm FireEye said it was recently hit by a ""state-sponsored attack"" carried out by a ""highly sophisticated threat actor"". FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia concluded the attack was done by ""a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities"". The attack is being looked into by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Microsoft, whose initial analysis has supported FireEye's conclusion.",technology +2750,Google's 'Look to Speak' feature lets users pick phrases with eyes,"Google's new accessibility feature, ""Look to Speak"", allows users to use their eyes to select phrases from a list and have them spoken aloud. Users can simply look left, right or up to navigate and select phrases from a customisable list. The feature uses a device's front-facing camera to detect where the user is looking.",technology +2751,"After self-driving unit, Uber sells off air taxi business Elevate","Uber's air taxi enterprise, Uber Elevate has been acquired by Toyota Motor-backed Joby Aviation. Uber will invest $75 million in Joby as part of the deal and will also allow it to use Uber's app to offer air taxi rides when the company starts offering services. The deal comes days after Uber sold off its self-driving unit to Aurora. ",technology +2752,Indian tech firms received $38B during COVID-19: Amitabh Kant,"NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that Indian tech companies have witnessed over $38 billion investment in the last five to six months while the world was reeling under the impact of COVID-19. While speaking at the TiE Global Summit, he added that India is currently home to 34 unicorn startups and 52 soonicorns (soon to be unicorns).",technology +2753,"Google, Facebook, Amazon face PIL in HC seeking financial regulation","A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a detailed legal framework for regulating fintech companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon. The petition claims that unregulated operation of such companies in financial sector can lead to financial crisis. The High Court has issued notice to RBI, SEBI, NPCI and IRDAI seeking their stand on the plea.",technology +2754,OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei raises $7 mn for new unannounced startup,"OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei, who resigned from the company in October, has raised $7 million in seed funding for his new startup. High-profile investors including iPod inventor Tony Fadell, YouTuber Casey Neistat and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman funded the round. Pei didn't reveal his new venture, but said the capital will be used to set up an office in London.",technology +2755," Facebook to face antitrust suit over WhatsApp, Instagram deals in US: Report","Facebook could face its first antitrust lawsuit in the US over its acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram, The Guardian reported. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing whether Facebook abused its market power and acquired the apps before they could become a competition. Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014.",technology +2756,Apple could block apps that won't ask for users' permit before tracking,"Apple has threatened to remove apps from its store if they don't comply with an upcoming feature that will make apps ask for users' permit for tracking them. Some technology firms, including Facebook, have criticised the feature. ""When invasive tracking is your business model, you tend not to welcome transparency and customer choice,"" Apple's SVP of Software Engineering said. +",technology +2757,Govt plans new probe body for e-commerce firms in draft policy,"The government may set up an investigation body to “holistically inquire” and initiate action against violations by e-commerce firms such as Amazon and Flipkart, according to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade's (DPIIT) new e-commerce policy. It also proposes audits of data storage and restricting cross-border data flow of transactions taking place in India.",technology +2758,"UK regulator proposes customised rules for Google, Facebook","Britain's competition watchdog proposed that a new, legally binding code of conduct, tailored to each firm like Google and Facebook, should be set up. The CMA said the code should be backed up by penalties that could extend to fines of up to 10% of turnover. The code will be enforced by CMA's DMU to be set up in April.",technology +2759,"Elon Musk confirms move to Texas, criticises California ","Elon Musk on Tuesday confirmed he has moved to Texas. He criticised his former home state California, saying Tesla and SpaceX were the only automobile and aerospace companies left there, with others choosing to move out. In May, Musk had threatened to move Tesla out of California during a disagreement with local health officials on COVID-19 restrictions.",technology +2760,Amazon India's largest seller's supplies hit after GST registration suspension,"Cloudtail India, the largest seller on Amazon India, suffered a major supply disruption after its GST registration was suspended in Haryana, which is its warehousing hub. The suspension was revoked after 20 hours, leading to confusion among vendors and ultimately a 1-2 day delay for inbound shipments. No specific reason for the suspension was stated.",technology +2761,WhatsApp rolls out 'carts' for in-app shopping,Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out 'carts' globally to help users shop from businesses with a single message. The new feature will work in tandem with the 'catalogs' feature that allows users to see the goods and services offered by a firm. WhatsApp claims 175 million people message a business account on its platform every day.,technology +2762,Meditation app Calm raises $75 million at $2 billion valuation,"Meditation app Calm on Tuesday said that it has raised $75 million in Series C funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round, which values the company at $2 billion, also saw participation from Goldman Sachs, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures. Co-founders and co-CEOs Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew founded Calm in 2012. ",technology +2763,App that uses fingernails pic to detect iron deficiency launched,"US-based Sanguina has launched an app, AnemoCheck, on Google Play Store that uses pictures of fingernails to detect an iron deficiency. The app measures haemoglobin levels by analysing the colour of a person's fingernail beds in a picture. AnemoCheck's developer said it is the only type of app-based system that has the potential to ""replace a common blood test"".",technology +2764,Germany blocks China's takeover of tech firm over security issues: Report,"Germany has blocked the takeover of satellite and radar technology firm IMST by China-controlled missile maker CASIC's subsidiary due to national security concerns, Reuters cited a government document saying. Berlin believes IMST's know-how is crucial for national security. The document also said that IMST's expertise is also needed for the construction of critical infrastructure in the future.",technology +2765,"Drug cartels shifting to cryptocurrency to launder money: US, Mexico","US and Mexican authorities said the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to launder money is particularly increasing among Mexican and Colombian drug gangs. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it is an “emerging"" trend because of the anonymity and speed of transactions. “It is believed the use of virtual currency will only increase in the future,"" it added.",technology +2766,Amazon looking to invest ₹740 cr in India's Apollo Pharmacy: Report,"Amazon is planning to potentially invest nearly $100 million (approx ₹740 crore) in one of India's largest branded pharmacy chains, Apollo Pharmacy, The Economic Times reported. Amazon forayed into the Indian medicine space with its online pharmacy in August. Earlier this year, Reliance bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds and reports of Tata's acquisition of 1mg also emerged.",technology +2767,India lose a T20I for the 1st time in a year as Aus end their 11-match unbeaten run,"Australia defeated India by 12 runs in the third T20I in Sydney on Tuesday as India clinched the three-match series 2-1. This is India's first defeat in a T20I match since December 8, 2019. India were on an 11-match unbeaten streak in T20I cricket. Team India captain Virat Kohli top-scored in the match with 85 runs off 61 balls.",sports +2768,"Pandya gives away his Man of the Series trophy to Natarajan, says 'You deserve it'","India all-rounder Hardik Pandya gave away his Man of the Series trophy to fast bowler T Natarajan after the T20I series against Australia concluded today. Pandya took to Instagram and wrote, ""Natarajan, you were outstanding...To perform brilliantly in difficult conditions on your India debut speaks volumes of your talent and hardwork...You deserve Man of the Series from my side bhai!""",sports +2769,"Parthiv Patel retires from all forms of cricket at 35 after 18-yr career, shares note","Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket aged 35, ending his 18-year-long playing career. Sharing a farewell note on social media, Parthiv wrote, ""I feel at peace having played the game in its truest tenets."" Parthiv had made his international debut aged 17 and went on to represent India in 65 international matches.",sports +2770,Despite series loss I couldn’t be any happier for Natarajan: Warner,"Australia's David Warner said 'he couldn't be any happier' for his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate T Natarajan even though Australia lost the T20I series against India. ""From being on the tour as a net bowler to debuting ODI/T20I for India what an achievement buddy well done,"" Warner said. ""Such a nice guy and just loves the game so much,"" Warner added.",sports +2771,14 out of 15 cricketers part of India's 2003 World Cup squad have retired,"Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, becoming the 14th cricketer part of Team India's 2003 World Cup squad to hang up his boots. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is the only member of the 2003 World Cup squad who is still an active cricketer. Harbhajan had pulled out of IPL 2020 due to personal reasons. ",sports +2772,"Maxwell was more serious about his golf during IPL, was there for enjoyment: Sehwag","Talking about Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who hit 16 sixes against India in the limited-over series and had failed to hit even one six in IPL 2020, Virender Sehwag said, ""He was more serious about his golf than cricket during IPL."" He added, ""He was there only for enjoyment. He did everything except score runs in IPL.""",sports +2773,"Kohli argues with umpires as they deny DRS over replay on big screen, video surfaces","During Australia's 11th over in third T20I, Virat Kohli called for DRS after there was half-an-appeal for LBW against Matthew Wade. The third umpire started with the process but then bailed out after Wade complained that replay was already shown on the big screen. The umpires then disallowed the review and Kohli was involved in a verbal spat with them.",sports +2774,Most mistakes made in a 20-second window: Neesham on DRS controversy in 3rd T20I,"Reacting to the DRS controversy in the third T20I wherein India were denied a DRS for being late after the batsman complained about TV replay being played on big screen, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham tweeted, ""That's gotta be the most mistakes made in a 20-second window in all cricket."" Neesham, however, deleted the tweet later.",sports +2775,"Virat Kohli's lookalike spotted in stands during 3rd T20I, pics go viral","During the seventh over of Australia's innings in the third T20I, the big screen displayed a section of crowd wherein Virat Kohli's lookalike was spotted. After showing the doppelganger, the camera panned to Kohli, who was seemingly looking at the big screen. Several fans made memes and jokes after videos and pictures of the lookalike went viral.",sports +2776,Ben Stokes' father Ged passes away aged 65 after year-long battle with brain cancer,"Ged Stokes, former New Zealand rugby league international and father of England all-rounder Ben Stokes, has passed away aged 65 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Ged's former rugby league club Workington Town announced the news. ""Ged is written into the rich fabric of Town history and will be greatly missed,"" they wrote.",sports +2777,Virat Kohli clarifies why he wasn't allowed to take DRS against Wade in 3rd T20I ,"While talking about umpires not allowing him to take DRS against an LBW appeal against Matthew Wade, Team India captain clarified that it was a mistake from the production side. ""We were still discussing...and within 15 seconds the replay was on big screen,"" Kohli said. ""We decided to take DRS but the umpire said nothing can be done,"" he added.",sports +2778,David Warner ruled out of first Test against India,"Australia opener David Warner won't be playing the first Test against India, starting December 17, due to groin injury. ""Right now I feel I am short of being able to play at peak fitness and another 10 days will make a difference,"" Warner said. Other opener Will Pucovski is also doubtful for the first Test due to a concussion scare.",sports +2779,There's a drop in concentration levels: Azharuddin on India's fielding,"Talking about Team India's fielding in Australia, ex-India captain Mohammed Azharuddin said that there's a ""drop in concentration levels"" of players. Responding to KL Rahul's ""difficult to spot the ball with the crowd...after a long time"" statement, Azharuddin stated, ""You don't do fielding practice in front of a large crowd. Do you? But yet players have taken catches during matches.""",sports +2780,Captains need batsmen who are also able to bowl: Suresh Raina,"Ex-India cricketer Suresh Raina said it is important for captains to have batsmen who can chip in as part-time bowlers. ""[It] just slows the proceedings before your best bowler is back in the attack,"" Raina said. ""Sachin paaji bowled, Viru bhai took a lot of wickets. Yuvi paaji helped us win the World Cup with the momentum,"" Raina added.",sports +2781,Concussion scare for Pucovski after Tyagi hits helmet during warm-up match,"Will Pucovski suffered concussion during the last day of the warm-up match between Australia A and India A on Tuesday. Pucovski immediately fell to his knees after he was hit on the helmet by a delivery from Kartik Tyagi. He stayed down for over a minute before he was attended by medical team doctor and was taken off the field. +",sports +2782,Can't have review after replays are on big screen: Aakash on denied DRS,"Cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the decision to deny DRS to India for the LBW appeal against Matthew Wade during the third T20I was ""right"". ""Can't have the review after the replays are on the big screen,"" he stated. However, Aakash also raised the question of whether the replay was played earlier than it should have been. ",sports +2783,"If Natarajan can be consistent, it'll be great heading into WC next year: Kohli","India skipper Virat Kohli has praised 29-year-old pacer T Natarajan for his performance in the three-match T20I series against Australia. ""In absence of Bumrah and Shami, Natarajan has been the guy who stood up and delivered...if he can be consistent it will be a great thing for us heading into the T20 WC next year,"" Kohli stated. ",sports +2784,India will have to score a lot of runs to win Tests in Australia: Gavaskar,"Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar has said that India will have to score a lot of runs in Australia if they want to repeat their series win from 2018-19. ""We all talk about the fact that you need to take 20 wickets to win matches. But, unless you also score runs along with it, you don't win matches,"" he stated. ",sports +2785,Vaughan calls India's fielding 'atrocious' in 3rd T20I vs Australia,"Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan called India's fielding in the third T20I against Australia ""atrocious"". Earlier, former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin had said that there's a ""drop in the concentration levels"" of Team India players. In the third T20I, India failed to chase down Australia's 186-run total and lost the match by 12 runs. India won the series 2-1. ",sports +2786,Champions League game suspended after players walk off over alleged racism,"The Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir was postponed on Tuesday after players left the field after Basaksehir assistant coach accused fourth match official of racial abuse. According to the television footage, the fourth official was allegedly heard telling the referee, ""Go and give it (the red card) to the Black one...go verify, the Black one over there.""",sports +2787,How can Real Madrid still qualify for Rd of 16 in Champions League?,"A win against Borussia Monchengladbach in their final Champions League Group B match would ensure Real Madrid enter the next round. A draw for the Spanish champions would mean that Internazionale would need to beat or draw against Shakhtar Donetsk for Real Madrid to progress. Meanwhile, a loss for Real Madrid would end their campaign this season in the competition.",sports +2788,Pucovski ruled out of 2nd warm-up match after being hit on helmet,Australia's Will Pucovski has been ruled out of the second warm-up match between Australia A and India A after the 22-year-old was hit on the helmet by a delivery from Kartik Tyagi on the last day of first warm-up match. Pucovski suffered a concussion and stayed down for over a minute after being hit. The match ended in a draw.,sports +2789,When Hardik got going we thought we could pull it off: Kohli on 3rd T20I," +After Australia defeated India by 12 runs in the third T20I, India captain Virat Kohli said that when Hardik Pandya came out to bat and started scoring, he thought India could pull off the chase. ""A partnership of 30-odd would've made it easier for Hardik,"" he added. Pandya scored 20 off 13 balls including two sixes and one four. ",sports +2790,"Haven't seen my child for 4 months, would like to spend time with family now: Hardik","India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has ruled out chances of him having an extended stay in Australia for the Test series, stating that he hasn't seen his child for over four months and would like to spend time with his family now. Hardik was named Man of the Series for his performance throughout the T20I series. ",sports +2791,Manchester United exit Champions League after loss against RB Leipzig,"A 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig in the Group H encounter on Tuesday knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League. Due to the loss, United finished third in Group H with nine points from six matches while Leipzig and PSG progressed to Round of 16. United needed at least a draw against Leipzig to progress to the knockout stages.",sports +2792,"2 people suffer side effects of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in UK, warning issued","UK regulators have issued a warning that people who have a history of significant allergic reactions should not currently receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This comes after two NHS staff members who had the jab on Tuesday showed allergic reactions to the vaccine. The UK began vaccinating care home and hospital patients and NHS staff, among others from Tuesday.",world +2793,Singapore's 'cruise to nowhere' turns back after passenger tests Covid-19 +ve,"A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise to nowhere' from Singapore tested coronavirus positive, forcing around 2,000 guests to be quarantined in their cabins and the ship to return to dock. The ship returned a day before the end of its planned four-day sailing. Singapore started the trips that make no stops and sail in waters just off the city-state.",world +2794,No point in dying now: 91-yr-old UK man after receiving vaccine in viral interview,"An interview of a 91-year-old man who was one among the first to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in the UK on Tuesday has gone viral. ""Well, there's no point in dying now when I've lived this long,"" 91-year-old Martin Kenyon told a CNN reporter. He also said, ""I hope that I'm not going to have the bloody bug now.""",world +2795,Only India can make vaccines for all countries: Australian Ambassador,"Australia's Ambassador to India Barry O'Farrell has visited Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad where COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is being developed. He said, ""There're many vaccines being produced in countries around the world, but there's only one country that has the manufacturing capacity to produce sufficient quantities to satisfy the demands of citizens in every country and that's India.""",world +2796,Woman held after journo researching dark web uncovers her plot to kill parents,"An Australian woman was arrested for allegedly using the dark web to hire a contract killer to murder her parents for financial gains, following a tip-off from a British journalist working for the BBC. The journalist, who was researching the dark web for an investigative series, found evidence that a person had paid online for the murder of two people.",world +2797,"Pak marketing Hindu, Christian women as 'forced brides’ in China: US","Pakistan is marketing Hindu and Christian women as ""concubines"" and ""forced brides"" to China, said Sam Brownback, top US diplomat for religious freedom. He said it was happening ""because there's not effective support and there's discrimination against religious minorities"". The US has designated Pakistan as a country of particular concern under the International Religious Freedom Act.",world +2798,144 floors of UAE towers demolished using explosives in 10 sec; video surfaces,"As many as 144 floors of Mina Plaza towers in UAE's Abu Dhabi were successfully demolished in 10 seconds last month. The demolition of 165-metre-high tower, which was part of the plaza, has set a Guinness World Record of 'tallest building demolished using explosives (controlled demolition)'. In the tower, there were over 3000 delay detonators activating 915 kg of explosives.",world +2799,She may have to pay dearly: Kim Yo-jong as S Korea Min questions zero-virus claim,"After South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said it was hard to believe North Korea's 'zero-coronavirus case' claim, Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong said, ""We'll never forget her words and she might have to pay dearly for it."" ""It can be seen...that she's too eager to further chill the frozen relations between North and South Korea,"" she added.",world +2800,Pak opp'n lawmakers from 11 parties to resign to force govt to hold fresh polls,Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has announced that all opposition lawmakers will resign en masse from the parliament by December 31. The 11-party opposition alliance said they will be resigning in order to force the PM Imran Khan-led government to call for early snap elections. This comes ahead of the opposition's next anti-government rally on December 13.,world +2801,Trump signs order prioritising COVID-19 vaccine for Americans,"US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prioritises Americans' access to COVID-19 vaccines before the country potentially begins helping other nations. ""If necessary...we'll invoke the Defence Production Act,"" he added. The act allows a president to force private manufacturers to ramp up production and give the federal government priority on any order it places.",world +2802,Moldovan PM Ion Chicu tests positive for coronavirus,"Moldova's PM Ion Chicu has tested positive for coronavirus, his adviser Boris Harea said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. ""The Prime Minister will run the government remotely,"" Harea added. On Monday, Chicu had attended a work meeting with the outgoing President Igor Dodon and the parliamentary speaker Zinaida Greceanii. The country has reported over 1.1 lakh COVID-19 cases.",world +2803,Coronavirus cases in US exceed 1.5 crore-mark; deaths cross 2.8 lakh,"The total number of coronavirus cases in the US has exceeded 1.5 crore, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker, meaning one in 22 Americans has tested positive for the virus. The country has reported over 2.8 lakh deaths from coronavirus. Over the past week, the US has reported an average of 2,237 daily coronavirus deaths, the tracker showed.",world +2804,Will take the first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Israel: Netanyahu,"As Israel received its first batch of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that he'll take the first shot to demonstrate his faith in the vaccine. Netanyahu added that he expects the vaccine to get the necessary approvals in the next few days. The shipment was the first of 80 lakh doses ordered from Pfizer Inc.",world +2805,Biden pledges 100mn COVID-19 vaccines in 1st 100 days of presidency,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged to distribute 100 million coronavirus vaccines during the first 100 days of his presidency. ""I'm absolutely convinced that in 100 days, we can change the course of the disease and change life in America for the better,"" he added. Biden made these comments while formally introducing his team of health care advisers. ",world +2806,Chinese firm's COVID-19 vaccine is 86% effective: UAE,"A COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm is 86% effective, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials, said on Wednesday. The analysis shows 100% effectiveness in preventing moderate and severe cases of the disease, it added. It also shows no serious safety concerns, the UAE further said.",world +2807,US cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked by a nation,"US cybersecurity firm FireEye said it was recently hit by a ""state-sponsored attack"" carried out by a ""highly sophisticated threat actor"". FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia concluded the attack was done by ""a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities"". The attack is being looked into by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Microsoft, whose initial analysis has supported FireEye's conclusion.",world +2808,US arms sales to India rose to $3.4 bn in 2020 from $6.2 mn in 2019,"India's weapons procurement from the US rose to $3.4 billion in 2020 from $6.2 million in 2019, according to Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). According to the Historical Sales Book, India purchased weapons worth $12.8 billion under Foreign Military Sales category from the US between 1950 and 2020. The US sold weapons worth $50.8 billion to other countries in 2020.",world +2809,China uses big data to select Uighur Muslims for detention: HRW,"China is using a big data programme for policing in the Xinjiang region that arbitrarily selects Uighur Muslims for possible detention, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said. China's brutal repression of its Muslim minority is being turbocharged by technology, it added. HRW has made the assessment based on a leaked list of over 2,000 detainees from Xinjiang's Aksu prefecture.",world +2810,5 dead after rescue helicopter crashes in French Alps,"Five people were killed and one was critically injured in a helicopter crash in the French Alps on Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron tweeted. The aircraft, carrying out a training rescue mission, went down from an altitude of 1,800 metres in Savoie. Three helicopters that were dispatched on a rescue mission were unable to reach the accident site due to fog.",world +2811,Detained Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail,"A Hong Kong court on Wednesday denied bail to pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who was arrested last week. Chow was appealing against her 10-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to her role in a siege of police headquarters during anti-government protests in June last year. Chow, along with activists Joshua Wong and Ivan Lam, was sentenced on December 2. ",world +2812,Russia signs deal to set up naval base in Sudan for at least 25 yrs,"Russia has signed a deal with Sudan to set up a navy base in the African nation for at least 25 years. The deal is being considered a part of Russia's efforts to expand its global reach. According to the deal, Russia would provide Sudan with weapons and military equipment in exchange for the set up on Sudan's Red Sea.",world +2813,"US Army fires, suspends 14 soldiers over violence at Fort Hood base","US Army fired or suspended 14 soldiers at the Fort Hood base in Texas over a pattern of violence there, including murder, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Tuesday. An independent investigation also found a command structure that was ""permissive"" of sexual assaults and sexual harassment. An investigation was launched following the killing of soldier Vanessa Guillen this year.",world +2814,US Supreme Court rejects bid to nullify Biden's Pennsylvania win,US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by Republicans to nullify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania. The rejection came without explanation and with no noted dissents. It is the first time the Supreme Court has weighed in on efforts by President Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn Biden's victory. Pennsylvania certified Biden as the winner last month. ,world +2815,Some of those involved in nuclear scientist's killing held: Iran,"Iran has arrested some of the people involved in last month's assassination of the country's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, state media, citing an official, reported. However, the official declined to provide any further details on the detentions. The official alleged that Israel carried out the assassination with the help of the US.",world +2816,US sanctions blocking Iran's COVID-19 vaccine purchase: Official,"Iranian officials alleged that US' ""inhumane sanctions"" were blocking Iran's COVID-19 vaccine purchase. Iranian efforts to buy a vaccine through the COVAX alliance, jointly managed by Gavi, have been hampered due to money transfer issues arising due to the sanctions, central bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said. However, Gavi said there's no ""legal barrier"" to Iran getting vaccines through COVAX.",world +2817,"BJP ahead of Congress with 1,916 seats in Rajasthan panchayat polls","The BJP is ahead in zila and panchayat elections in Rajasthan, winning 1,916 seats in the panchayat elections and 353 seats in zila parishad elections. Meanwhile, Congress has won 1,782 seats in panchayat polls and 252 in zila parishad. BJP President JP Nadda thanked the ""people of state's rural areas, farmers and women for their faith in BJP"".",politics +2818,Akhilesh Yadav detained in Lucknow after he stages dharna against farm laws,"Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been detained after he sat on a dharna against the new farm laws. Yadav, who was to take part in a 'Kissan Yatra' on Monday, staged the protest outside his Lucknow residence after police sealed a road near the Samajwadi Party office ahead of his Kannauj rally.",politics +2819,BJP leader and Bihar's ex-Dy CM Sushil Modi elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed,BJP leader and Bihar's ex-Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi has been elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed. He was nominated for the bypoll seat last month as it fell vacant after the demise of LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan. The election was scheduled for December 14 but he was declared elected unopposed on the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers.,politics +2820,Cong MPs from Punjab demand Parliament session over farmers' issue,"Congress MPs from Punjab are holding a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding to convene the winter session of the Parliament to discuss the farmers' issue. MPs held placards reading, ""Repeal farm laws"" and ""Call winter session"". Congress leader Manish Tewari said, ""Anti-farmer laws should be reconsidered and withdrawn. The government is avoiding the session. It's against democracy.""",politics +2821,Shameful double standards: RS Prasad on opp'n support to farmers' protest,"Union Minister RS Prasad has accused opposition parties who are supporting farmers' protest of ""shameful double standards"", claiming they once supported what are now key provisions of agriculture laws. Rahul Gandhi asked Congress-ruled states to delist fruits and vegetables from APMC for direct sale in open market and NCP's Sharad Pawar supported private sector's participation in farming, he said.",politics +2822,"Kolkata Press Club demands apology from TMC MP, she says 'don't waste time'","The Kolkata Press Club has stated that it is ""extremely concerned"" and demanded an apology from TMC MP Mahua Moitra after she reportedly called journalists ""two paisa press"" in an internal TMC meeting. Following this, Moitra asked the press club ""not to waste their time"" and added that the press ""should maybe look at their abysmally falling standards of members"".",politics +2823,Opp'n parties to meet Prez after deciding stand on farm laws: Pawar,NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said leaders from different political parties will discuss and take a collective stand on farm laws before meeting President Ram Nath Kovind. Opposition parties are expected to meet Kovind on Wednesday to raise their concerns about the three laws. Pawar's NCP is among parties that have backed Tuesday's 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers' unions.,politics +2824,Haryana CM cancels visit as venue vandalised in farmers' support: Report,"Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar had to cancel a programme scheduled for Tuesday in Padha village after some villagers vandalised the venue last night, said the sarpanch. The sarpanch added, ""Some people gathered in the sports complex and burnt the effigy of the CM and...dismantled the helipad."" Several villagers said the venue was vandalised in support of the farmers' protests. ",politics +2825,Tell the difference between kothmir & methi: Gujarat CM to Rahul,"Criticising the Congress for backing the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani asked Rahul Gandhi to tell him ""the difference between kothmir and methi."" Rupani added, ""When the people of this country have discarded them, Congress and opposition parties are out to do agitation in the name of farmers and mislead the people.""",politics +2826,Tweeting from Maldives?: AAP as Gambhir mocks Delhi CM's house arrest,"After BJP MP Gautam Gambhir mocked Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after he said he was put under house arrest by Delhi Police, AAP replied, ""Are you tweeting this from Maldives?"" The party also shared a picture of Gambhir purportedly from a vacation. The East Delhi MP had last week posted a vacation picture of his family on Instagram.",politics +2827,1st phase polling begins for 395 local bodies in 5 Kerala districts,"The voting for the first phase of Kerala local body polls began at 7 am on Tuesday. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. According to the state election commission, there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.",politics +2828,"Meeting with Shah positive, govt to come up with proposal: Farmer leader","Bhartiya Kisan Union's Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has said that the meeting between Home Minister Amit Shah and farmer leaders on Tuesday evening was positive. He said, ""The government will give a proposal to farmer leaders which will be discussed."" However, he added, ""We want withdrawal of the three farm bills but the government wants amendments in the bills.""",politics +2829,Bhim Army chief detained while on his way to join Bharat Bandh protest,"Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday said he'd been detained at his house by UP Police since morning. Azad was reportedly detained while on his way to join Bharat Bandh protest. ""India has again gone back into the Emergency era today. Our providers, the farmers need us, but the police under the Yogi government have detained me,"" said Azad.",politics +2830,Actor-politician Vijayashanti joins BJP nearly a week after quitting Cong,"Actor-turned-politician Vijayashanti, who quit the Congress last week, joined the BJP on Monday. The development comes after she met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Sunday. Vijayashanti began her political career with BJP but later joined TRS party and then became a part of Congress in 2014 before the formation of Telangana state.",politics +2831,Farmers' protest against farm laws enters 12th day at Haryana-Delhi border,Farmers on Monday continued to camp at the Singhu border between Haryana and Delhi to protest against the farm laws. Their protest against the central government's farm laws entered 12th day today. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other ministers of Delhi government will reportedly visit the Singhu border today to see the arrangements made by the UT government for farmers.,politics +2832,Voting begins for Jammu and Kashmir DDC polls phase 4,"The voting for the fourth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in 34 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir is underway. Over seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 249 candidates today. The by-polls to 50 vacant Sarpanch seats and 216 vacant Panch seats falling within these DDC constituencies will also be conducted in this phase, officials said.",politics +2833,'Gupkar Gang' never gave you right to vote: Smriti to refugees in J&K,"Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday criticised the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) saying that the ""Gupkar Gang"" has never given the right to vote to refugees from Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi understood that the people who chose Hindustan over Pakistan should get the right to go and vote, Irani said while addressing a public gathering in J&K.",politics +2834,SAD gives free diesel to Punjab farmers going to Delhi protests,"The workers of Shiromani Akali Dal are providing free diesel at a petrol pump at Delhi-Amritsar national highway in Punjab to farmers heading to Delhi to join the agitation against the Centre's farm laws on Wednesday. SAD worker Gursharan Singh said, ""We are doing this with the help of the local youth and our NRI friends.""",politics +2835,"SC bars construction, demolition or tree felling at Central Vista project","The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure with the manner in which the central government is proceeding with construction work under the Central Vista project. The court said no construction, demolition or felling of trees shall take place at the site till it decides on the pleas challenging the project. It, however, allowed Centre to lay the project's foundation stone.",politics +2836,Centre should accept farmers' demands without delay: Gopal Rai,"Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday, while speaking about the new farm laws, said, ""Centre should not delay accepting the demands of the farmers and resolve the deadlock on priority basis."" ""Farmers have been shivering in the cold for the past 11 days...I have requested the...[Centre] that they...bring in a law for MSP (minimum support price),"" he added.",politics +2837,Don't need to get a certificate of patriotism from BJP: Owaisi,"AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who was asked to prove his patriotism on a news channel, said, ""I'm not keen on getting a certificate of patriotism from [BJP]."" He said, ""I keep their certificate under my shoe. I'm loyal to India and will always remain so."" ""India's Constitution grants me freedom of expression...You can't force anyone to do anything,"" he added.",politics +2838,Sonia Gandhi to not celebrate birthday due to farmers' protests,"Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has decided to not celebrate her birthday on December 9 due to the ongoing farmers' agitation against farm bills and COVID-19 situation across the country, ANI reported. Farmers from several states have been agitating against the Centre's new farm laws in the national capital for nearly two weeks. They have also called for 'Bharat Bandh' today.",politics +2839,May God bless you with a long life: PM to Sonia on her birthday,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on the occasion of her 74th birthday, tweeting, ""May God bless her with a long and healthy life."" Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also tweeted, ""Birthday greetings to the President of the Indian National Congress party Smt Sonia Gandhi Ji. May you be blessed with good health and long life.""",politics +2840,BJP chief Nadda to begin his two-day visit to West Bengal tomorrow,"BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda will begin his two-day visit to West Bengal on Wednesday. ""He will...do a community outreach programme on BJP's mission of Aar Noi Anyay (No More Injustice) in the Bhabanipur assembly seat,"" a BJP statement said. ""He will also pray at the Kalighat Kali Temple and will interact with members of the slum community,"" it added.",politics +2841,"TRS, AIMIM have deep friendship: BJP MP on Hyd civic polls","Commenting on recently concluded Hyderabad civic polls, Telangana's Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri said, ""We will wait and watch what TRS government will do after emerging as the single largest party."" ""All [we] know...TRS and AIMIM have a deep friendship and they are also in the government,"" he added. ""TRS has more than 30 ex-officio votes in its favour,"" Dharmapuri stated.",politics +2842,"Tamil TV actress VJ Chitra found dead at hotel aged 29, suicide suspected","Television actress and host VJ Chitra, who rose to fame with her role in the Tamil soap opera 'Pandian Stores', was found dead at a hotel room in Chennai's outskirts on Wednesday. She was 29 and is suspected to have died by suicide. Police is ascertaining the cause of her death and her body has been sent for autopsy.",entertainment +2843,Deepika's statue featured in Athens Airport's 'authentic smiles' exhibition,"Athens International Airport recently held an exhibition featuring 'authentic smiles' of people around the world and actress Deepika Padukone's statue was also featured in the exhibition. Underneath the statue's picture, it read, ""Indian Bollywood Actress smiles at Athens International Airport. Grey Marble, 2020 AD."" Pictures of the statue have been shared by Deepika's fan pages on social media.",entertainment +2844,Sonu Sood mortgages 8 properties to raise ₹10 crore for the needy: Report,"Sonu Sood has mortgaged eight properties in Mumbai, in an effort to raise ₹10 crore for the needy, reported Money Control. The properties reportedly include two shops and six flats. As per the documents, a registration fee of ₹5 lakh was paid to raise the loan, said Money Control. The properties are jointly owned by Sood and his wife Sonali. + + +",entertainment +2845,Why didn't he think before speaking: Mukesh on Saif's apology for comments on Ravana,"After Saif Ali Khan apologised for his comment that his upcoming film Adipurush ""humanises Ravana and will justify his motives over Sita's abduction"", Mukesh Khanna said, ""Filmmakers are still using movies to attack our religion."" He added, ""Why didn't he think before speaking?"" Mukesh added, ""Shoot the arrow, throw the bomb, punch someone and then say sorry...We don't approve.""",entertainment +2846,"Felt like throwing Sushant out of house after argument, later he said sorry: Nitish","Actor Nitish Bharadwaj, while recalling working with Sushant Singh Rajput in 'Kedarnath', revealed they once had an altercation during rehearsal and he ""felt like throwing Sushant out of the house"". ""Eventually, we gave the shot and...he came and hugged me [and] he was like 'Sorry sir',"" Nitish added. ""These are all creative altercations...Later he had sent me chocolates,"" said Nitish.",entertainment +2847,12 Indian celebrities feature in Forbes Asia's 100 digital stars list,"Twelve Indian celebrities have made it to Forbes' list of 'Asia-Pacific's Most Influential Celebrities on Social Media'. It includes Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Madhuri Dixit, Shreya Ghoshal and Neha Kakkar. Pakistan's Mahira Khan and Australia's Margot Robbie also featured in the list.",entertainment +2848,So low? It cost me ₹10.5cr: Aditya on reports of buying apartment for ₹4cr,"Singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan, while reacting to reports that said he bought an apartment in Mumbai for ₹4 crore, said, ""So little? They wrote the market price too low."" ""It actually cost me ₹10.5 crore. I've been working since I was a child,"" he added. Aditya will be moving into the apartment with his wife Shweta Agarwal. ",entertainment +2849,"Kriti Sanon tests positive for COVID-19, had recently returned from Chandigarh","Actress Kriti Sanon on Wednesday confirmed that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ""There's...nothing to worry as I'm feeling fine and have quarantined myself as per BMC and my doctor's advice. So I'm gonna ride this tide, rest it out and resume work soon,"" she wrote. The actress had recently returned from Chandigarh, where she was shooting for a film. ",entertainment +2850,"Anil Kapoor wears IAF uniform inaccurately & abuses in AK vs AK, IAF objects","The Twitter handle of Indian Air Force has shared a clip from the upcoming film 'AK vs AK', wherein Anil Kapoor can be heard abusing. ""The IAF uniform...is inaccurately donned & the language...is inappropriate. This doesn't conform to...behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India. The related scenes need to be withdrawn,"" IAF wrote. ",entertainment +2851,5 kg 'Malana cream' hash worth ₹2.5cr seized as accused in Sushant case held,"NCB has arrested an absconding accused in drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death and seized 5 kg 'Malana cream' hash worth ₹2.5 crore during raids in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday. The NCB official claimed it is the ""biggest seizure"" of drugs in the case linked to Rajput's death. The accused has been identified as Regel Mahakal. + +",entertainment +2852,Rahul Roy gets discharged from hospital after recovering from brain stroke,"Actor Rahul Roy was discharged on Tuesday from Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital where he was getting treated after suffering a brain stroke. ""He just has trouble speaking certain words...therapist will come home every day to work with him,"" 'LAC- Live the Battle' director Nitin Kumar Gupta said. ""The doctors were ready to release him on Monday....the paperwork took time,"" Gupta added.",entertainment +2853,Charge of drug trafficking not applicable against Rhea's brother: Court,"The special NDPS court that granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik stated that the charge of financing illicit drug trafficking does not apply to him. Section 27A of NDPS Act was invoked on Showik and a person can get a maximum punishment of 20 years if found guilty. ""No drugs were obtained from him,"" the court stated.",entertainment +2854,CBI not acting responsibly: Plea in SC over Sushant's death probe,"A plea regarding Sushant Singh Rajput's death moved the Supreme Court and claimed that CBI is not acting responsibly. ""This court passed an order for CBI inquiry on August 19...eager family members, fans...yet to get a solace regarding the exact reason of his death,"" the plea stated. ""Unnecessary delay...is bringing bad name to the administration of justice,"" it added.",entertainment +2855,Not upset with the delay in the release of '83': Director Kabir,"'83' director Kabir Khan, on being asked if he's upset with the delay in the release of the film due to the coronavirus pandemic, said, ""No."" Adding that it's a ""rare"" and ""once in a lifetime"" story, Kabir said, ""We were sure that for '83', every cinema hall will become...stadium...So, I don't want to rob myself and...audience of that experience.""",entertainment +2856,Ahana's newborn twins are biggest gifts for my b'day: Dharmendra,"Dharmendra, who turned 85 years old on December 8, has said his daughter Ahana Deol's newborn twins, Astraia and Adea, are the biggest gifts for his birthday. ""And I got...gift in advance,"" he added. Ahana's twins were born on November 26. Talking about how he celebrated his birthday, Dharmendra said, ""I don't celebrate my birthday these days after...mother passed away.""",entertainment +2857,It breaks you a little bit: Kriti Kharbanda on negativity around B'wood,"Actress Kriti Kharbanda has said she was affected by all the negativity around the film industry in recent months. ""It breaks you a little bit because you're hearing all this and there's just so much negativity thrown around you,"" she added. ""But I think that was the battle, the idea is to not give in to negativity,"" Kriti further said.",entertainment +2858,"Deepika, Kriti, John, Abhishek join Akshay in Housefull 5: Reports","Several actors from the previous 'Housefull' films, including Deepika Padukone, Kriti Sanon, John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and Jacqueline Fernandez, will join Akshay Kumar for the fifth instalment of the franchise, as per reports. ""It is being envisioned on a huge scale,"" reports added. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is reportedly planning to shoot the film in the IMAX format. ",entertainment +2859,I've made it a point to just bring new talent: Dil Bechara director,"'Dil Bechara' director Mukesh Chhabra has said he has gone back to casting and has decided to bring new talent in the entertainment industry. ""It doesn't matter if I've to fight for their casting with...director, producer,"" he added. ""You'll get to see...many new actors in...coming months. There will be new faces in 'Delhi Crime Season 2', '83',"" Mukesh said. ",entertainment +2860,'Durgamati' is much better than 'Bhaagamathie': Jisshu on comparisons,"Actor Jisshu Sengupta, who'll be next seen in 'Durgamati The Myth', a remake of Telugu film 'Bhaagamathie', has said there are some changes in the Bhumi Pednekar-starrer film which makes it ""much better"" than 'Bhaagamathie'. ""You need to watch the film, after watching it, they (people) will understand,"" he added. Directed by G Ashok, the film also stars Arshad Warsi.",entertainment +2861,'Jersey' makers defer shooting in Chandigarh amid farmers' protest,The makers of Shahid Kapoor's upcoming film 'Jersey' deferred a shooting schedule in Chandigarh amid farmers' protest and flew to Dehradun. The team of 'Jersey' had plans to shoot parts of the film in Chandigarh and head to Kasauli and Dehradun to shoot a few other scenes. 'Jersey' is a remake of a Telugu film and also stars Mrunal Thakur.,entertainment +2862,Happy that producers took bold step: Director on 'Indoo...' theatrical release,"Talking about the theatrical release of his upcoming comedy film 'Indoo Ki Jawani', director Abir Sengupta said he's happy that the producers have taken a bold step to release the film in theatres amid the coronavirus pandemic. ""[I'm] very excited because this is my first Hindi film and I always wanted to see it on the big screen,"" he added. ",entertainment +2863,"Late actor Chirranjeevi Sarja's wife, son test COVID-19 positive","Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, late Kannada actor Chirranjeevi Sarja's wife Meghana Raj shared a statement, confirming that she, her son and her parents have tested positive for coronavirus. ""I urge Chiru and my fans to not fret and assuring you guys that we're all doing fine and are currently under treatment...We as...family...will come out of it victorious,"" she added.",entertainment +2864,Not looking for praises like 'devoted wife': Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu,"Ahead of Dilip Kumar's 98th birthday on Friday, his wife Saira Banu said that she is not looking for praises to be called a ""devoted wife"". ""Just to...cuddle him is the world's best thing that's happening to me. I adore him...he is my breath itself,"" she added. Saira added that she takes Dilip's care ""out of love and not duress"".",entertainment +2865,"After Varun, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo' co-star Maniesh Paul tests COVID-19 +ve","After Varun Dhawan, Maniesh Paul has confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Both the actors were shooting for their upcoming film, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo', in Chandigarh. Maniesh took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the news and wrote, ""It's very mild...nothing to worry...will bounce back soon...we all need to be extra careful...don't let the guard down...thanks for the...wishes.""",entertainment +2866,I don’t think nepotism has survived: Filmmaker Subhash Ghai,"Subhash Ghai, known for making films like 'Ram Lakhan', 'Pardes', 'Taal' and others, said that he doesn't think that nepotism has survived. ""Instead, it's been replaced by a system of merit, that sees the best and most deserving person assigned any given job/role,"" he added. ""Indian film industry has...some of the most talented people in the world,"" Ghai stated.",entertainment +2867,Tesla asked to give ₹1 cr to used car buyer for hiding damage in China,Tesla was ordered by a Chinese court to pay over ₹1 crore to the buyer of a used Model S car after concluding it concealed structural damage on the vehicle it sold on its official website. It was reportedly discovered part of the vehicle had been cut and welded back together. Tesla will appeal the ruling to a higher court.,automobile +2868,Baidu becomes 1st to get fully driverless road tests permit in Beijing,"Baidu has become the first to receive permits by the Beijing transportation authorities for five of its vehicles to conduct fully driverless road tests. It plans to remove safety drivers from test vehicles after gradually reducing human intervention. However, a remote safety operator will still be able to take control in an emergency via Baidu's 5G Remote Driving Service.",automobile +2869,US startup claims to have made 1st 'no charging' solar EV,"US-based Aptera Motors has introduced the ""first solar electric vehicle"" that requires ""no charging"" for most daily use and has a range of up to over 1,600 kilometres per full charge. Every Aptera is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 17,702 kilometres per year in most regions. Liquid-cooled electric motors propel Aptera from 0-100 kilometres/hour in 3.5 seconds.",automobile +2870,Tesla reveals women comprise 17% of its total US leadership roles,"Tesla revealed in its first-ever US diversity report that women comprise 17% of the company's leadership roles and 21% of the overall workforce. It added that Black people make up 4% of its US leadership roles and 10% of its total workforce. ""While women are historically underrepresented...we recognise we have work to do in this area,"" Tesla said.",automobile +2871,Tesla to raise $5 billion as market cap crosses $600 billion,"Elon Musk-led Tesla on Tuesday announced that it will be raising $5 billion, marking its second capital raise in the last three months. The additional shares will be sold ""from time to time"" and ""at-the-market"" prices. Its shares are up nearly 670% this year with its market capitalisation crossing $600 billion. Tesla will join S&P 500 index later this month.",automobile +2872,Before and after pics show collapse of world's 2nd largest radio telescope,Space tech company Maxar has shared before and after satellite images of the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico which collapsed recently. It had suffered damages due to tropical winds in August following which one of the suspension cables snapped last month. A decision to dismantle the structure had been taken before it collapsed.,science +2873,Pygmy possum found on Australian island after fears of wipeout by bushfires,"A little pygmy possum has been found on Kangaroo Island for the first time since bushfires destroyed most of their habitat last year. The spotting comes after it was feared that the pygmy, one of the smallest possums in the world, were wiped out from the South Australian island. The tiny mammals are smaller than an adult's thumb.",science +2874,Samples of asteroid 300 mn km from Earth arrive in Japan after 6-yr mission,"Samples of an asteroid 300 million km from Earth arrived in Japan on Tuesday after a six-year space mission. The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2, launched in 2014, took four years to reach the asteroid Ryugu and the mission ended with the landing of the spacecraft's sample return capsule near Woomera, Australia on Sunday.",science +2875,Int'l Space Station shares pics of full moon taken from '250 miles above Earth',"The International Space Station on Sunday shared pictures of the full moon taken from space. ""The full Moon occurs once a month and is a spectacular sight viewed from 250 miles above Earth,"" the space station captioned the pictures. Several people reacted to the pictures on Twitter, with a user saying, ""That is a sensational picture.""",science +2876,"World's largest solar telescope releases its first pic of 10,000-mile wide sunspot","The world's largest solar telescope captured its first image of a 10,000-mile wide sunspot on January 28. The image shows the dark centre of the sunspot, with a temperature of over 7,500 degrees Fahrenheit despite being cooler than the surrounding area. The sunspot is formed by a convergence of intense magnetic fields and hot gas boiling up from below. ",science +2877,Aliens exist; they're in contact with US & Israel: Israel's ex-space security chief,"Aliens are real and secretly in contact with America and Israel but are keeping their existence quiet because ""humanity isn't ready"", said Haim Eshed, who headed Israel's space security programme for nearly 30 years. The 87-year-old further claimed there’s a ""Galactic Federation"" of aliens and their cooperation with the US includes a secret underground base on Mars.",science +2878,Saliva-like droplets sprayed in stadium to study how fans spread aerosols,"Scientists have sprayed fine droplets, made to resemble saliva, over empty stands at the Netherlands' largest football stadium to model how a football crowd might spread aerosols through the air. Scientists aim to find out more about the behaviour of airborne particles, which could spread the coronavirus within a crowd and thus be able to remove them from the air.",science +2879,Silver coin to celebrate David Bowie's career launched into space,"UK's The Royal Mint on Monday launched a one ounce silver proof coin to celebrate the English singer-songwriter David Bowie's ""intergalactic legacy and career"". The coin orbited the Earth's atmosphere for 45 minutes before safely descending. ""In recognition of Bowie's first hit single Space Oddity, we felt it was fitting to send his coin into space,"" Mint said.",science +2880,IISc team working on COVID-19 detection via artificial intelligence,"Researchers at IISc, Bengaluru, are working on rapid identification of COVID-19 biomarkers in blood plasma using Raman spectroscopy and AI. They said, using AI and deep learning, the detection will be rapid and automated and won't require any extraction procedure. An IISc professor said Raman spectroscopy has found numerous applications in biomedicine, especially in disease diagnosis.",science +2881,Nobel Prize winner develops COVID-19 test that uses phone camera,"UC Berkeley and Gladstone Institutes' scientists claim to have developed a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera and provides positive or negative results in 15-30 minutes. It also gives an estimate of number of virus particles in a sample. One of the researchers, Jennifer Doudna, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for co-discovering CRISPR-Cas genome editing.",science +2882,SpaceX's Mars rocket test aborted 1 second before liftoff,"A key test of SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocket, which is expected to carry humans to the Moon and Mars, was automatically aborted one second before liftoff on Tuesday. The test would have launched the Starship 12.5 km (41,000 feet) from Earth into the space, for the first time ever, before attempting to land the vehicle near the launch site.",science +2883,Self-driving drone with 70% reusable system for launching satellites unveiled,"US-based startup Aevum has unveiled a fully self-driving drone, Ravn X, designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every three hours. Aevum claims Ravn X is the world's largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) by mass. It added that 70% of Ravn X's system is reusable and it aims for 95% reusability in future.",science +2884,SpaceX launches updated Dragon cargo ship to the ISS for 1st time,SpaceX has launched the first flight of the updated cargo version of Dragon spacecraft to the ISS with NASA's cargo. This version is capable of carrying about 20% more volume than the previous one and has double the amount of powered locker cargo capability. It has been designed for up to five flights to and from the ISS.,science +2885,ISRO's PSLV rocket to launch spacetech startup Pixxel's satellite,Bengaluru-based spacetech startup Pixxel has signed a pact with government-owned NewSpace India (NSIL) to help the startup launch its Earth-imaging satellite on Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket in 2021. This is the first private earth-observation mission in India. Pixxel was founded in 2019 and last raised $5 million in August.,science +2886,SpaceX has launched 40 mice to the ISS for research,"SpaceX's successfully launched Dragon capsule is carrying 6,400 pound (about 2,900 kg) supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), including 4,400 pound of research (1,995 kg). It's carrying 40 mice that'll be used to study the impact that living on ISS can have on astronauts' bones and eyes. It's also carrying a festive meal of roast turkey and shortbread biscuits.",science +2887,Japan's spacecraft sends capsule with asteroid samples towards Earth,"Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully separated a capsule and sent it towards Earth to deliver samples from asteroid Ryugu. Hayabusa2 left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres away, a year ago. The capsule is now descending to land in a remote, sparsely populated area of Woomera, Australia. Hayabusa2 spacecraft had launched six years ago from Earth.",science +2888,India's first human space flight mission to be delayed due to COVID-19: ISRO,"ISRO chairperson K Sivan said that Gaganyaan, India's first human space flight mission, ""will be delayed because of COVID-19"". India's first manned mission was scheduled for December 2021 ahead of PM Modi's deadline. The PM had said that an Indian astronaut will be sent to space before India celebrates its 75th year of Independence in 2022.",science +2889,Japan's capsule carrying asteroid rocks lands after 6-yr long mission,"Japan's capsule from the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft, carrying the samples of dust from asteroid Ryugu, landed in Australia. The Japanese space agency JAXA found the capsule in a desert near Woomera and retrieved it. The spacecraft had launched in 2014 and took four years to reach the asteroid before gathering samples and heading back to Earth in November 2019.",science +2890,Last November was the hottest on record: EU,"Last November was the hottest November on record as Europe had its warmest fall, EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said. It was 0.8°C warmer than the 30-year average of 1981-2010 and more than 0.1°C hotter than the previous record. Satellite images analysed by C3S also showed that Arctic sea ice extent was the second-lowest for November on record.",science +2891,Japan's greenhouse emissions fell 2.7% to record low in FY 2019-20,Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.7% to a record low in the financial year 2019-20. The drop was Japan's sixth straight annual drop. Emissions dropped to 1.213 billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent from 1.247 billion tonnes the previous year. The levels recorded are the lowest since comparable data became available in the financial year 1990-91.,science +2892,California's 2018 wildfires caused $150 billion in damages: Study,"California's 2018 wildfires caused economic losses of nearly $150 billion, about 0.7% of US' GDP that year, a study in which University of California participated said. Researchers found that direct capital impact accounted for $27.7 billion, while $32.2 billion came from the health effects of air pollution. They added disruption of economic supply chains indirectly caused $88.6 billion in losses.",science +2893,Deforestation in Amazon destroyed area bigger than Spain in 18 yrs: Study,"Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out 8% of the world's biggest rainforest, a study by RAISG said. An atlas of the region showed that 5.13 lakh square kilometres of the rainforest has been lost since 2000. The highest loss of 49,240 square kilometres was recorded in 2003.",science +2894,Method to harvest drinking water from air developed: IIT Guwahati,"IIT Guwahati researchers claim to have made novel materials that can harvest water from humid air. They mimicked the pitcher plant, an insect-eating plant with a slippery surface and used the concept of chemically patterned Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces. The team produced a patterned hydrophilic SLIP by spraying sponge-like porous polymeric material on top of a simple A4 printer paper.",science +2895,What were the most searched topics by Indians on Google in 2020?,"Google in its 'Year in Search' 2020 rankings revealed that top search term for Indians was 'Indian Premier League', followed by 'coronavirus'. Joe Biden, Arnab Goswami and Kanika Kapoor were the top three searched personalities. Food shelters, COVID-19 tests and crackers featured in the top 'Near me' searches, while 'How to' make paneer, dalgona coffee and increase immunity also trended.",technology +2896,WhatsApp calls Apple's data privacy labels 'anti-competitive',"Following Apple's announcement that all third-party apps on its App Store would require detailed information on privacy, a WhatsApp spokesperson has called the move ""anti-competitive"". They alleged that the updated policy would not apply to iMessage as it comes pre-installed on Apple devices. This may give WhatsApp a competitive disadvantage compared to iMessage, the spokesperson told Axios.",technology +2897,Apple moves self-driving car unit under exec who oversees Siri: Report,"Apple has moved its self-driving car unit under the leadership of John Giannandrea, Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, who also oversees the development of Apple's virtual assistant Siri, Bloomberg reported. Apple began working on its autonomous car project, known as Titan, in 2014. CEO Tim Cook in 2017 called autonomous systems ""mother of all AI projects"". ",technology +2898,Startup aims to launch electric air taxis in Singapore by 2023,"German startup Volocopter is set to host the world's first electric air taxi service in Singapore by 2023. Volocopter said that it is committed to start its operations within three years once it completes flight trials, evaluation and certification in collaboration with the city-state. It has already started issuing tickets for a 15-minute trip that will cost €300 (approximately ₹27,000).",technology +2899,OneWeb will provide global satellite broadband by 2022: Sunil Mittal,"Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said that the recently acquired satellite startup OneWeb will provide satellite broadband to ""every square inch of this world"" by May-June of 2022. Bharti, along with the UK government, acquired OneWeb for $1 billion in November. It competes with Elon Musk-led SpaceX and Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper.",technology +2900,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",technology +2901,Shastri told me over drinks Yadav might be India's 3rd pacer in Tests: Chappell,"Talking about the upcoming Australia-India Test series, ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell said that India will miss Ishant Sharma's height and the steep bounce he is able to generate on Australian tracks. Chappell further said, ""I was having a drink with Ravi Shastri the other day and he told me probably Umesh Yadav will get the nod as the third pacer.""",sports +2902,F1 driver apologises for groping model-friend in car and sharing video online,"Russia's 21-year-old driver Nikita Mazepin, who'll race for Haas in Formula One next year, has apologised after sharing a video on Instagram of himself groping his model-friend in a car. ""I'm sorry for the offence I've rightly caused and the embarrassment I've brought to Haas F1 Team,"" he wrote. Mazepin's model-friend defended him, saying, ""Nothing in...video was serious at all.""",sports +2903,"India ruled 1 over short of target in 3rd T20I, players fined 20% of match fee",Team India players have been fined 20% of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the third T20I on Tuesday. The sanctions were imposed by the match referee David Boon who ruled Virat Kohli-led side to be one over short of the target. India players were also fined 20% of match fee in the first ODI.,sports +2904,"Umpire gets hit on head by spider cam during 3rd Australia-India T20I, video viral","A video of umpire Gerard Abood getting hit on his head by spider cam during the third Australia-India T20I has gone viral on social media. Cricket Australia took to Twitter to share the video, writing, ""So that's why Gerard Abood wears the helmet!"" Reacting to the video, a fan wrote, ""Yellow card for spider cam.""",sports +2905,"It was a pleasure to captain him, he has always been a team man: Ganguly on Parthiv","Issuing a statement after wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said, ""Parthiv has been a brilliant ambassador for Indian cricket. He has always been a team man."" He added, ""It was a pleasure to captain him when he made his international debut at the age of 17.""",sports +2906,Great to see him exhibiting qualities of a leader: Laxman on Pandya,"Reacting to Hardik Pandya giving away his Man of the Series trophy to T Natarajan, who played his first-ever T20I series for India, former India batsman VVS Laxman said, ""Excellent gesture."" He added, ""Great to see him exhibiting qualities of a leader."" He further said, ""Also feel very happy for Natarajan...I've no doubt Nattu will continue to work hard.""",sports +2907,Stokes shares pics of his 'folded middle finger' gesture as tribute to his late father,"England all-rounder Ben Stokes took to Instagram to share pictures of his 'folded middle finger' gesture to pay tribute to his father Ged, who died aged 65 due to brain cancer. ""In different places now me and you Ged but knowing you’ll always have this smile on your face makes me smile every time I think of you,"" Ben wrote.",sports +2908,"Latest T20I rankings for batsmen released, 2 Indians in top 10","The ICC today released the latest rankings for T20I batsmen. England's Dawid Malan is ranked number one, followed by Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul jumped one spot to enter into top three, while captain Virat Kohli jumped one spot to be ranked eighth. Australia captain Aaron Finch dropped one spot to be ranked fourth.",sports +2909,Just can't believe the day has come: Parthiv's wife shares note on his retirement,"After wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, his wife Avni took to Twitter to share a note. ""Dear husband...I just can't believe the day has come,"" she wrote. She added, ""I know how hard it's to say goodbye to cricket. Even for us...Looking forward to spend more weekends and holidays we both have dreamed of.""",sports +2910,Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to have differential pricing: CEO,"Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla said the company will have differential pricing on its COVID-19 vaccine for different countries. ""We are having a tier-based pricing. It is one price for the developed world based on their GDP and a lower price for the middle-income countries,"" he said. ""In low-income countries like Africa, we're giving it on a no-profit basis,"" he added.",world +2911,Indo-China ties at most difficult phase in last 30-40 yrs: S Jaishankar,"External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is at the ""most difficult phase"" of its relationship with China in last 30-40 years. China brought ""tens of thousands of soldiers in full military preparation"" to the LAC in Ladakh and gave ""five differing explanations"" for it, he added. ""Naturally, the relationship would be profoundly disturbed by this,"" he further said. ",world +2912,UK PM confuses farmers' protest with Indo-Pak dispute; video surfaces,"UK PM Boris Johnson confused farmers' protest in India with Indo-Pakistan dispute in the parliament. After Opposition lawmaker Tanmanjeet Singh asked Johnson if he could convey to PM Narendra Modi the UK's ""heartfelt anxieties"" over the issue, he said, ""We've serious concerns about what's happening between India and Pakistan but these are pre-eminently matters for those two governments to settle.""",world +2913,Trump says it's 'terrific' 15% Americans got COVID-19 as 'it's powerful vaccine',"US President Donald Trump said it's ""terrific"" that nearly 15% of Americans contracted coronavirus since the outbreak began in the US, describing infections as a ""very powerful vaccine in itself"" while apparently referring to herd immunity. The US President further told reporters at a White House coronavirus vaccine event on Tuesday that ""the vaccine was our goal"".",world +2914,China detained Uighur Muslims for being born after 1980s: Human Rights Watch,"China detained Uighur Muslims for reasons including ""switching off their phone repeatedly"", ""generally acting suspiciously"" and being ""born after the 1980s"", leaked documents obtained by Human Rights Watch revealed. Having ""unstable thoughts"" were also considered as suspicious behaviour by officials. They were also detained for travelling to ""sensitive"" nations, including Saudi Arabia, HRW said.",world +2915,COVID-19 was in Italy months earlier than previously known: Report,"COVID-19 was circulating in Italy as early as the end of November 2019, months before the first known case was reported in February, according to a report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A separate study published in June had indicated that coronavirus was present in sewage systems in Milan and Turin as early as December.",world +2916,9 out of 10 in poor nations to miss out on COVID-19 vaccine in 2021: Campaigners,"Nearly 70 low-income countries won't be able to vaccinate nine out of 10 people against COVID-19 next year unless the governments take urgent action, the People's Vaccine Alliance warned. Rich nations have bought enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations three times over, the group said. The alliance is a group of campaigning organisations, including Amnesty International and Oxfam. ",world +2917,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",world +2918,China uses big data to select Uighur Muslims for detention: HRW,"China is using a big data programme for policing in the Xinjiang region that arbitrarily selects Uighur Muslims for possible detention, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said. The data is compiled from activities on personal phones, including call logs and the duration of the calls. China's brutal repression of its Muslim minority is being turbocharged by technology, HRW added.",world +2919,2 oil wells set ablaze using explosives in terrorist attack: Iraq,"Two oil wells in an oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze using explosives in a ""terrorist attack"", the Oil Ministry said. Technical teams isolated the two burning wells and the overall production from the field wasn't affected, two sources said. The production from the two wells that were targeted didn't exceed 2,000 barrels per day (bpd), the ministry added.",world +2920,Rich nations failing to fund poor countries' climate fight: UN chief,"UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that rich countries are failing to provide financial assistance to poor nations to cope with the effects of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He added that poor countries were supposed to receive $100 billion in financial assistance from public and private sources this year. ""In 2020 this will not happen,"" Guterres further said.",world +2921,Scotland would vote to stay part of UK if asked again: PM Johnson,"British PM Boris Johnson said that he believes Scotland would vote to remain a part of the United Kingdom (UK) if there was another independence referendum in the future. Over 55% of voters in Scotland had voted for the country to remain a part of the UK in the 2014 referendum. ""I believe that was the right decision,"" Johnson added.",world +2922,Anti-extremism bill is law of freedom: French PM Jean Castex,"French Prime Minister Jean Castex has defended the anti-extremism bill aimed at combatting radical Islamism as the ""law of freedom"". ""This bill is not a text aimed against religions or against the Muslim religion in particular...it is a law of emancipation against religious fundamentalism,"" Castex added. He further said the bill was needed after numerous attacks against France's principles.",world +2923,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",politics +2924,"Bihar student names Sunny Leone & Emraan Hashmi as parents on admit card, probe on","Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University has ordered an inquiry after a 20-year-old student's admit card allegedly mentioned actors Sunny Leone and Emraan Hashmi as his parents. The admit card of the BA second-year student, who studies at Dhanraj Mahto Degree College, had gone viral on social media. ""I swear he ain’t mine,"" actor Emraan Hashmi wrote reacting to the news.",entertainment +2925,"Ad shows Sanjana slapping male actor, Pooja Bedi says it promotes domestic abuse","Pooja Bedi, while criticising an advertisement featuring Sanjana Sanghi for allegedly promoting domestic violence against men, tweeted, ""Absolutely HORRIFIED to watch this."" ""Domestic violence against men is NOT acceptable. What if a man was slapping a woman in this [advertisement]? This should NEVER CLEAR an advertising board!"" she added. The ad shows Sanjana slapping the male actor eight times.",entertainment +2926,"Anil apologises as IAF objects to wearing uniform inaccurately, abusing in 'AK vs AK'","Actor Anil Kapoor apologised to the Indian Air Force (IAF) after the IAF objected to his upcoming film AK vs AK's trailer and said the IAF uniform was inaccurately donned and the language used by him was inappropriate. ""I would like to sincerely offer my humble apologies for unintentionally hurting anyone's sentiments...I truly apologise,"" the actor said in a video.",entertainment +2927,"For 3.5 yrs, I was struggling to get work: Ranveer on his B'wood career","Ranveer Singh, whose debut film 'Band Baaja Baaraat' on Thursday marked 10 years of its release, said that for almost three and a half years, he was struggling to get work. ""I was 21 when I started trying my luck...at 24, it worked out for me in a spectacular fashion,"" he added. ""I almost debuted...in 'Patiala House',"" Ranveer further said.",entertainment +2928,Parineeti shares tweet of 1st film announcement as she completes 9yrs in B'wood,"Actress Parineeti Chopra, who made her debut with 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl', on Wednesday completed nine years in the film industry. Taking to social media, the actress shared the old tweets of her first film announcement. ""HOW IT STARTED. 9 years...Thank you,"" she captioned the post. Parineeti will be next seen in 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar' and 'Saina'.",entertainment +2929,There are restrictions but it's not bad: Aparshakti on shooting amid COVID-19,"Actor Aparshakti Khurana, while sharing his experience of shooting amid the coronavirus pandemic, said, ""There are restrictions but touchwood it's not bad."" He added, ""The first couple of days, it's kind of new for everyone on set. The pace wasn't there, but after that, now everyone is in...bio bubble and trying to keep it like that. Things are...fine so far.""",entertainment +2930,Kiara Advani in talks to star in Hrithik's 'Krrish 4': Reports,"Kiara Advani is reportedly in talks to star in 'Krrish 4', which will also feature Hrithik Roshan. ""Kriti Sanon was in contention for...main role, her date diary was completely blocked with as many as five films she had already signed up,"" reports said. ""Currently, the Roshans are discussing the modalities with Kiara and then take the final call,"" reports added.",entertainment +2931,"I really liked 'Scam 1992', would've loved to be part of it: Sumeet","Actor Sumeet Vyas has said he really liked Hansal Mehta's web show 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story', adding, ""I would've loved to be a part of [it]."" Calling it a ""fantastic show"", Sumeet jokingly said, ""I was so mad at Hansal...for not auditioning me."" He further said, ""It's...well made with a clean narrative. Everybody has done a fabulous job.""",entertainment +2932,Happy that I got to entertain audience during COVID-19: Sanya on 2 OTT releases,"Actress Sanya Malhotra, while talking about the OTT release of 'Shakuntala Devi' and 'Ludo', said she's very happy that she got to entertain the audience during the coronavirus pandemic. ""I was grateful that during this time also people could see my movies and maybe could distract themselves with whatever is going on in the world right now,"" she added. ",entertainment +2933,We shot for 'Durgamati' at real haunted places: Jisshu,"Actor Jisshu Sengupta, while talking about his upcoming horror film 'Durgamati: The Myth', said, ""The places where we were shooting, most of it were real locations which were haunted."" He added, ""Most of the sequences were at night and I used to tell my team to always be around. You know after hearing those stories, you feel spooky.""",entertainment +2934,You're younger & thinner than me: Farah shares pics with Shirish on anniversary,"Farah Khan and her husband, Shirish Kunder, celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Farah took to Instagram to share a few pictures of herself with Shirish and wrote, ""Might as well embarrass the husband today."" She added, ""Happy 16th anniversary...you're younger than me, prettier/thinner than me...and sometimes wiser than me too...I'll only say such things once a year.""",entertainment +2935,Apple moves self-driving car unit under exec who oversees Siri: Report,"Apple has moved its self-driving car unit under the leadership of John Giannandrea, Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, who also oversees the development of Apple's virtual assistant Siri, Bloomberg reported. Apple began working on its autonomous car project, known as Titan, in 2014. CEO Tim Cook in 2017 called autonomous systems ""mother of all AI projects"". ",automobile +2936,4 volunteers who got Pfizer vaccine developed temporary facial paralysis: US FDA,"Four trial participants who received the Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine developed Bell's palsy, a form of temporary facial paralysis, according to the US' Food and Drug Administration (FDA). No members of the placebo group experienced similar adverse effects. There were no ""meaningful imbalances"" in serious health complications between the two groups, the FDA said in a report.",science +2937,"Emissions hit new high, world heading for temperature rise of 3°C: UN report","Greenhouse gas emissions reached a new high last year, putting the world on track for an average temperature rise of 3°C this century, a UN report said. This is far beyond Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C. Emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2019 hit a new record of 59.1 gigatonnes.",science +2938,7 of top 10 killers pre-COVID-19 were non-communicable diseases: WHO,"Non-communicable diseases accounted for seven of the top 10 causes of death before the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO), citing data from 2000 to 2019, said. Heart disease has been world's biggest cause of death for the last 20 years, it added. In 2019, people were living for over six years longer than in 2000, it further said.",science +2939,Russian cosmonauts to receive Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine,"Russian space agency Roscosmos has said that Russian cosmonauts ""will be among the first to be vaccinated"" against COVID-19 with the Sputnik V vaccine but insisted that it will be done on a voluntary basis only. The vaccine will play an important role in ensuring the safety of Russia's space program, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation said.",science +2940,"Get the Mi 10T Pro for just ₹36,999: Mi India","Mi India has announced a limited time offer of a flat ₹3,000 discount on its latest flagship Mi 10T series. The Mi 10T Pro sports the revolutionary 108MP camera and the flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset along with 144Hz Intelligent AdaptiveSync Display. Customers can avail the offer on purchases made through ICICI Bank cards and get the smartphone starting at ₹32,999.",technology +2941,"Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data stolen in Europe","Some documents related to the development of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine were ""unlawfully accessed"" in a cyberattack on the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The companies said that they believe no personal data of trial participants have been compromised and that no BioNTech or Pfizer systems have been breached in connection with the incident.",technology +2942,"US govt, 48 states sue Facebook, seek WhatsApp, Instagram break up","The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 state attorneys general on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Facebook, revolving around acquiring rivals Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014. The lawsuits accuse Facebook of abusing dominance, creating monopoly and crushing smaller competitors. They also seek a ""divestiture of assets"", which means breaking Instagram and WhatsApp away from Facebook.",technology +2943,"Amazon, Google fined €135 mn by France for placing cookies without consent","France's data protection agency CNIL has fined Google €100 million (nearly ₹892 crore) and Amazon €35 million (over ₹312 crore) for placing online advertising trackers called cookies on users' devices without seeking their consent. The tech companies were given a three-month notice to make changes to the information they provided to the users or face additional daily fines of €100,000. +",technology +2944,Google CEO apologises for handling of AI expert Timnit Gebru's exit,"Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday apologised to employees about the controversial exit of renowned AI researcher Timnit Gebru from the company. ""We need to accept responsibility...that a prominent Black, female leader with immense talent left Google unhappily,"" he wrote. Gebru alleges she was fired over her academic paper that attacks technology used by Google products.",technology +2945,"Facebook India's FY20 profit doubles to ₹135 cr, revenue up 43%","Facebook India's revenues grew to about ₹1,277.3 crore in FY20, up 43% from the previous year, while its net profit rose about 107% to ₹135.7 crore, as per regulatory documents. In comparison, Google India's profit went up only 23.9% and revenue 34.8%. Facebook said India is an important market and it will continue to invest in the country's operations.",technology +2946,SpaceX's space rocket Starship explodes on landing after test flight,"Elon Musk-led SpaceX's space rocket Starship SN8 exploded on landing after what it termed a successful nearly seven-minute flight. This was the highest and most elaborate test yet for the rocket, which intends to fly people to Mars by 2026. Musk, who earlier said that there's a two-in-three chance of a crash, congratulated his team for collecting the required data.",technology +2947,"First-ever Power Surge taken in BBL, video of umpire's signal shared","During the first match of BBL 2020-21, Hobart Hurricanes took the first-ever Power Surge in 14th over. BBL took to Twitter to share a video of the umpire signalling Power Surge, writing, ""When the umpire is doing backstroke, strap yourself in for some hitting."" Power Surge is a two-over batting powerplay, which can be taken after the 10th over.",sports +2948,I posted video on his Instagram: Model-friend defends F1 driver who groped her in car,"Model Andrea D’lVal has defended her Formula One driver-friend Nikita Mazepin after a video shared on latter's Instagram account showed him groping Andrea in a car. She wrote, ""I posted this video on his story as an internal joke...I'm truly sorry. I can give you my word he's really a good person and he'd never do anything to hurt me.""",sports +2949,Found Rahane's captaincy to be fabulous: Ian Chappell,"Former Australia captain Ian Chappell praised Ajinkya Rahane's leadership ahead of the Test series against Australia. ""I saw him captain in one Test against Australia (in Dharamshala in March 2017) and found his captaincy to be fabulous. He was really an aggressive captain,"" Ian said. Rahane will lead in the Test series as Virat returns home after the first Test.",sports +2950,"Paolo Rossi, who won 1982 FIFA World Cup with Italy, dies at 64","Ex-Italian footballer Paolo Rossi, who guided his national team to victory in the 1982 World Cup died at the age of 64. The news of Rossi's death was first reported by Italian media on Thursday, later his wife confirmed it on Instagram. Rossi scored six goals in the 1982 edition after he almost missed the tournament due to a ban.",sports +2951,Rohit should lead India at the 2021 T20 World Cup: Parthiv Patel,"Former India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel said Rohit Sharma should be leading Team India in the shortest format ahead of the T20 World Cup in 2021. ""Rohit Sharma has shown us how to build a team. He has shown us how to win a tournament. I think there is no harm in giving him the captaincy in one format,"" Parthiv said.",sports +2952,"Referees, PSG, Basaksehir players take knee as Champions League game resumes","Players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir took a knee together with the match officials before their Champions League game resumed on Wednesday. The match was called off on Tuesday after players from both sides left the field, alleging that the fourth official racially abused Basaksehir assistant coach. Earlier, players warmed up wearing T-shirts with 'No To Racism' message.",sports +2953,"Wear diapers, avoid using bathroom to reduce COVID-19 risk: China to cabin crew","China’s aviation regulator CAAC has recommended cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk coronavirus destinations to wear disposable diapers and avoid using the bathroom to reduce the risk of infection. CAAC also recommended the cabin crew wear medical protective masks and disposable shoe covers, among others. The last three rows should be designated as an emergency quarantine area, CAAC said.",world +2954,Those getting Sputnik V vaccine shot should give up alcohol for 2 months: Official,"A health official, Anna Popova, in Russia has warned that anyone getting vaccinated against COVID-19 with Sputnik V vaccine should give up alcohol for almost two months. Popova said that people should stop drinking alcohol at least two weeks before getting the first of two injections and then they should continue to abstain for a further 42 days.",world +2955,Canada approves use of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine,"After the UK and Bahrain, Canada has approved the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use. Regulator Health Canada said the vaccine was approved ""after a thorough, independent review of the evidence"". The country's Saskatchewan province is expected to receive enough doses to vaccinate 1,950 health workers by Tuesday. Canada will receive up to 2,49,000 doses of the vaccine this month. ",world +2956,What is top-secret Russian 'Doomsday Plane' that was raided by thieves?,"A top-secret military aircraft known as the 'Doomsday Plane', which was recently raided by thieves, is designed to carry top officials in the event of a nuclear attack. The Ilyushin Il-80 plane can take off from any civil or military airfield, according to state media. It has a powerful engine, modern communication facilities and can remain airborne for several days.",world +2957,Israel to begin COVID-19 vaccinations from December 27: Netanyahu,"Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the country would begin coronavirus vaccinations from December 27. ""Israel is ready to make 60,000 vaccinations per day,"" he added. Those vaccinated would be given green passports by health authorities to allow them to move freely, Netanyahu further said. Israel had received its first batch of Pfizer/ BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. ",world +2958,"US reports its highest rise in daily COVID-19 deaths at 3,124","The US on Wednesday reported 3,124 deaths from coronavirus, the highest rise in daily deaths from the virus so far in the country, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. With this, the nationwide death toll from coronavirus crossed 2.8 lakh in the US. The US is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 1.5 crore COVID-19 cases. ",world +2959,Will take coronavirus vaccine publicly: UN chief Guterres ,"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he would take the coronavirus vaccine publicly once it becomes available adding that it was his ""moral obligation"". ""Each one of us being vaccinated provides a service to the whole community because we are no longer spreading"", he added. Earlier, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had volunteered to take the COVID-19 vaccine on camera.",world +2960,"Spain cuts value-added tax on coronavirus tests, vaccines ","Spanish government on Wednesday announced that coronavirus vaccines and tests will be exempted from value-added tax (VAT) until the end of 2022, following European Union guidelines issued on Monday. The COVID-19 vaccines will not go on sale through commercial distribution channels, it added. Meanwhile, the country's Health Minister Salvador Illa said that they would begin vaccination in January. + +",world +2961,US-led West attempting to undermine our ties with India: Russia,"Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the US-led West of trying to ""undermine"" its close and privileged ties with India. He also alleged that the US is putting ""tough pressure"" on India to undermine Indo-Russian cooperation in the military and technical area. He further accused the West of engaging India in ""anti-China games"" through the Quad and Indo-Pacific construct.",world +2962,Xi Jinping wants to make China the number one power abroad: Pompeo,"US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Chinese President Xi Jinping ""wants total control at home, and to make China the number one power abroad"". ""He's manipulating international organisations for Beijing's benefit,"" Pompeo added. He further said that the Chinese communists have used their wealth to build a high-tech repressive state like the world has never seen.",world +2963,Female journalist killed by gunmen in Afghanistan,"Gunmen shot and killed a female television journalist and her driver in Afghanistan on Thursday, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said. ""She (Malalai Maiwand) was on the way to office when the incident happened,"" he added. In addition to working as a TV and radio presenter, Maiwand was also a women's rights activist.",world +2964,US attorney’s office is investigating my tax affairs: Hunter Biden ,"US President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Wednesday said US attorney's office in Delaware is investigating his ""tax affairs"". Hunter said he took the case ""very seriously"" but was confident an ""objective review"" would demonstrate that he handled his affairs ""legally and appropriately"". Biden's transition team in a statement said that the president-elect was ""deeply proud of his son"".",world +2965,Ghana Prez Akufo-Addo wins re-election; opposition calls it 'flawed',"Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has won a second term in office with over 51% of the votes, the election commission announced on Wednesday. Calling the election ""flawed"", his main challenger, ex-President Mahama's party said it would appeal the results. ""Now is the time, irrespective of political affiliations, to unite, join hands and stand shoulder to shoulder,"" Akufo-Addo said after winning.",world +2966,"EU, UK leaders set Sunday deadline to decide on post-Brexit deal","Following a meeting on Wednesday, UK PM Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to take a ""firm decision"" on the post-Brexit deal by Sunday. ""Very large gaps remain"" and it's unclear whether these can be bridged, UK government spokesperson said. Both sides are seeking a deal before UK's post-Brexit transition period ends in December.",world +2967,"Bricks hurled at BJP chief Nadda's convoy in Bengal, several injured","Bricks were hurled at the car convoy of BJP National President JP Nadda in West Bengal on Thursday. Protesters hurled stones at the vehicles of BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Deepanjan Guha in Diamond Harbour. BJP leader Anupam Hazra claimed that many party workers were injured, adding that it was a pre-planned attack and the police were helping the protesters. ",politics +2968,"China, Pak behind farmers' protests: Union Minister Raosaheb Danve","Union Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Patil Danve on Wednesday claimed that the ongoing farmers' agitation against the Centre's farm laws had the backing of China and Pakistan. He said, ""The farmers' agitation that is taking place in Delhi is not that of farmers."" He added that earlier Muslims were misled over CAA and NRC.",politics +2969,Armed forces being used to rig J&K DDC polls: Ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti,"Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that armed forces were being used to rig the District Development Council (DDC) polls and ""favour a particular party"". Her comments came as polling for the fifth phase was underway. Security forces have cordoned Matribugh in Shopian and ""aren't allowing people to come out to vote"" claiming presence of militants, Mufti said.",politics +2970,Conduct surgical strike on China and Pak: Raut on Danve's remarks,"Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that if a Union Minister has information that China and Pakistan have a hand behind the farmers' agitation, then the Defence Minister should immediately conduct a surgical strike on them. This comes a day after Union Minister Raosaheb Danve claimed that China and Pakistan have a hand behind the farmers' protests.",politics +2971,"Rahul's brain stroke was due to negligence, his siblings will share facts: Family","Rahul Roy's brother-in-law Romeer Sen revealed to Mumbai Mirror that Rahul, who's recovering from brain stroke, has been shifted to another hospital. He further blamed Rahul's stroke on ""sheer negligence"". ""Rahul...didn't stay back in Kargil after his shoot to enjoy the cold. All this will be cleared by him soon...All facts...will be furnished by his siblings...with proof,"" Romeer stated.",entertainment +2972,Sonu Sood tops 50 Asian Celebrities in The World 2020 list by UK newspaper,"Sonu Sood has topped the '50 Asian Celebrities In The World' 2020 list, by UK-based 'Eastern Eye' newspaper. The list is based on ""those who did good work, made a positive impact, broke boundaries [and] shattered glass ceilings."" ""As the pandemic broke, I realised it was my duty to help my countrymen...I won't stop till my last breath,"" said Sood.",entertainment +2973,Cameras under the gate now? Saif as photographers slide cameras under building gate,"A video of actor Saif Ali Khan and his wife, actress Kareena Kapoor shows the actor reacting to photographers sliding cameras under the gate of a building they were coming out from. ""The cameras are under the gate now?"" he said to which Kareena can be heard responding, ""Yeah I know."" The couple recently returned to Mumbai from Himachal Pradesh.",entertainment +2974,Divya Bhatnagar's brother releases chats where she said husband beat her with belt,"Late TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's brother Dev has released chats wherein Divya wrote that her husband Gagan used to beat her with a belt and broke her finger multiple times. ""I wish I could tell her...it's okay to take stand for yourself,"" wrote Dev. Divya, who was on ventilator and later tested COVID-19 positive, passed away on Monday.",entertainment +2975,"Neetu Kapoor confirms she tested COVID-19 +ve, says she is 'feeling better'","Actress Neetu Kapoor on Thursday confirmed that she has tested COVID-19 positive. ""All safety measures are being followed and I'm thankful to the authorities for all their help and quick response. I am in self-quarantine, taking medication on my doctor's advice and feeling better,"" she added. Neetu was in Chandigarh shooting for a film when she was diagnosed with COVID-19.",entertainment +2976,"B'wood hairstylist arrested by NCB after 16 cocaine packets seized, pic surfaces","Bollywood hairstylist Suraj Godambe is among two people arrested by the NCB from Andheri West in a drugs case. The agency has seized sixteen packets of cocaine and drug proceeds amounting to ₹56,000. Net weight of cocaine in all sixteen packets was found to be 11 grams. The accused have been remanded to NCB custody till December 16. ",entertainment +2977,"Pak values Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor's Peshawar houses at ₹80.5L, ₹1.5 cr",Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has evaluated actor Dilip Kumar's four Marla and Raj Kapoor's six Marla ancestral houses in Peshawar at ₹80.56 lakh and ₹1.5 crore respectively. A Marla is considered as equal to 272.25 square feet. The archaeology department has asked the provincial government to release over ₹2 crore for the purchase of both the buildings.,entertainment +2978,"Akshay Kumar, Rana Daggubati to launch influencer-led startup Socialswag","Actors Akshay Kumar and Rana Daggubati on Wednesday announced the launch of their new influencer-led online marketplace called ​Socialswag. The platform will enable users to connect with celebrities and influencers through classes, live chats and personal interactions among others. “This is a very fast growing space,"" said Daggubati. The platform is set to be launched in February 2021.",entertainment +2979,"Big B, Rhea among Google's most searched personalities of 2020 in India","Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rhea Chakraborty, Ankita Lokhande, Kangana Ranaut and singer Kanika Kapoor are among the most searched personalities in India on Google this year. While Kanika took the third spot, Amitabh, Rhea, Ankita and Kangana grabbed the fifth, seventh, ninth and tenth positions respectively. The most searched personality in India in 2020 was US President-elect Joe Biden. ",entertainment +2980,"Finally feels like this is my time, may it never pass: Pankaj Tripathi","Commenting on receiving recognition due to his work, Pankaj Tripathi said, ""It finally feels like this is my time and may it never pass."" ""There was a time when work was few and far in between. I would crave to be in front of the camera,"" he added. ""I want to give audience one memorable film after another,"" Pankaj stated.",entertainment +2981,Marathi music director Narendra Bhide dies of cardiac arrest at 47,"Marathi music director Narendra Bhide died of a heart attack on Thursday morning at his Pune residence at the age of 47. Calling Bhide's demise an ""irreparable loss in the music field"", singer Kailash Kher tweeted, ""God should grant salvation to the departed soul."" Bhide composed music for films like 'Deool Band' (2015), 'Bioscope' (2015), 'Mulshi Pattern' (2018), among others.",entertainment +2982,"Facebook says some users facing issues with Messenger, Instagram","Facebook said on Thursday some users were facing issues while sending messages on Messenger, Instagram and its office collaboration service Workplace. ""We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible,"" a Facebook spokesperson said. According to Downdetector, more than 1,800 people reported issues with Messenger, whereas 350 people reported issues with Instagram.",technology +2983,"Google to show COVID-19 vaccine information, locations on Search",Google on Thursday launched a new Search feature that will display a list of authorised vaccines for coronavirus in users' location and information on each vaccine to users in an effort to counter misinformation. The feature will be first introduced in the UK and will be rolled out to other countries as local health authorities begin authorising vaccines.,technology +2984,Czech search engine seeks $417 mn from Google over competition claims,"The Czech Republic's web search platform Seznam is seeking 9.072 billion crowns ($417 million) in damages from Google alleging it restricted competition. A Google spokesperson said they haven't yet received the claim and added that Google does not unfairly favour its own services. Users are not locked in and competition is just one click away on the internet, Google said.",technology +2985,"Flipkart, PhonePe have room for other investors: Walmart CEO","Flipkart and PhonePe have room for other investors and could raise money in several ways, including stock market listings, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. He added that their plan to IPO has not changed. Walmart on Thursday also announced that it will triple its exports of India-made goods to $10 billion each year by 2027.",technology +2986,Facebook calls antitrust lawsuits in US 'revisionist history',"Facebook has responded to the antitrust lawsuits filed by the US government by calling them ""revisionist history"". They stood by for years while Facebook invested billions of dollars in growing Instagram and WhatsApp and now it has announced that no sale will ever be final, Facebook said. The FTC approved Facebook's acquisition of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014.",technology +2987,Verify if e-tailers show 'country of origin' on products: HC to Centre,"The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to verify and inform the court whether e-commerce firms such as Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart are displaying the ""country of origin"" on products sold on their platforms. This comes in response to a PIL which alleged these firms were flouting the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 and Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020.",technology +2988,AT&T to sell anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.175 bn,"AT&T has announced that it will be selling its anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony's Funimation for $1.175 billion. As per the announcement, Crunchyroll, which started out in 2006, has 90 million registered users across over 200 countries. With the acquisition, the companies aim ""to broaden distribution for their content partners and expand fan-centric offerings for consumers"".",technology +2989,Siemens providing driverless train solutions for Bengaluru Metro,"Technology major Siemens on Thursday said that it is providing driverless train solutions for Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. ""The advanced signalling and telecommunication systems will be the basis for a safe and efficient mass transit system, which will enhance passenger experience,"" an official said. The technology will be for phase 2 of the Bengaluru Metro, a company statement said.",technology +2990,Bezos congratulates Elon Musk's SpaceX on Starship rocket launch,"Amazon Founder and world's richest person Jeff Bezos took to Instagram to congratulate Elon Musk-led SpaceX for the launch of their Starship rocket on Thursday. ""Anybody who knows how hard this stuff is is impressed by today's...test,"" Bezos, who's also the Founder of space exploration company Blue Origin, wrote. The Starship rocket exploded on landing after a seven-minute flight.",technology +2991,US Senator introduces bill that would let victims sue porn websites,"Following a New York Times column which accused Pornhub of hosting non-consensual videos of underage girls, a bill was introduced by US lawmakers led by Senator Josh Hawley that would allow victims of sex trafficking and sexual assault to sue websites hosting illegal content depicting them. Earlier, Pornhub announced it'll no longer allow downloading of videos from its platform.",technology +2992,"Latest rankings for ODI batsmen released, Pandya breaks into top 50 for 1st time","The ICC today released the latest rankings for ODI batsmen. India captain Virat Kohli has consolidated his top spot with 870 points, while Rohit Sharma, who missed the limited-over series against Australia, is second with 842 points. Hardik Pandya has broken into the top 50 for the first time and is ranked 49th with a career-best of 553 points.",sports +2993,"35-year-old woman falls into volcanic vent in US, escapes with dislocated shoulder","While skiing with her husband on Oregon's Mount Hood, 35-year-old Caroline Sundbaum fell into a snow-covered fumarole, which is a vent in the side of a volcano that emits steam and gases. A bystander who saw Sundbaum’s fall rushed to help rescue her, using a rope he was carrying to pull her out. She escaped with a dislocated shoulder.",sports +2994,"Fielder 'flies like Superman' to save 6 in BBL match, video goes viral","Sydney Sixers' Jordan Silk saved a shot by Hobart Hurricanes' Colin Ingram from going for a six at deep midwicket boundary in a BBL match. Silk dived full length to collect the ball. He caught the ball with his right hand and flicked it back into play a millisecond before falling. Commentator Adam Gilchrist reacted saying, ""He flew like Superman.""",sports +2995,Dravid had already kept in 73 ODIs: More reveals why MSD was picked in Team India,"Former BCCI selector Kiran More has revealed the circumstances in which MS Dhoni was picked for Team India for the first time. More revealed that they selected Dhoni to give Rahul Dravid some respite. ""Rahul Dravid had already kept in 73 ODIs, so we were looking for a wicketkeeper-batsman who could whack the ball,"" he added.",sports +2996,"Dates for England's India tour announced, world's largest stadium to host all 5 T20Is","The BCCI and ECB on Thursday announced the fixtures for Team India's home series against England. Motera, the largest cricket stadium in the world, will host all the five T20I matches from March 12 to March 20 next year. It will also host two Tests, including a Day-Night match in February. The ODI series will be held in Pune.",sports +2997,Parthiv Patel joins Mumbai Indians as a talent scout a day after retirement,"Parthiv Patel, the former India and Gujarat wicketkeeper, on Thursday joined IPL defending champions Mumbai Indians as a talent scout. Parthiv, who featured in 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and two T20Is for India, had announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending his 18-year playing career. MI owner Akash Ambani said that he was delighted to have Parthiv joining the franchise.",sports +2998,Ahmedabad to host Day-Night Test and all 5 T20Is vs England: Jay Shah,"BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Thursday said the renovated Motera stadium in Ahmedabad will host +two Tests against England, including a Day-Night Test, starting February 24. Shah also confirmed that the five T20Is against England will also be played at the same venue. Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly revealed England will play four Tests, three ODIs, five T20Is in India.",sports +2999,"Babar Azam's ex-classmate, who accused him of rape, alleges murder attempt","Pakistan captain Babar Azam's ex-classmate, who had accused the cricketer of sexually and financially abusing her for 10 years, has filed a police complaint alleging a murder attempt. She claimed armed men opened fire at her vehicle. ""My life is in danger. I've been receiving death threats for days,"" she said and asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan to provide protection.",sports +3000,This should not be happening in cricket: Sunil Gavaskar on 'coded messages',"Reacting to England analyst Nathan Leamon sending coded information to England captain from the team balcony during a T20I against South Africa, ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar said, ""This should not be happening in cricket."" He added, ""If I was the captain...I'd say...if you want to send a message...then send the 12th man across with a bottle of water or anything.""",sports +3001,"First-ever Power Surge taken in BBL, video of umpire's signal shared","During the first match of BBL 2020-21, Hobart Hurricanes took the first-ever Power Surge after the 14th over. BBL took to Twitter to share a video of the umpire signalling Power Surge, writing, ""When the umpire is doing backstroke, strap yourself in for some hitting."" Power Surge is a two-over batting powerplay, which can be taken after the 10th over.",sports +3002,"I enjoy highlights of twin tons in 1998 vs Aus, 98 vs Pak in 2003 WC: Sachin","Sachin Tendulkar said he always enjoy watching highlights of the two matches against Australia in Sharjah in 1998 where he scored back-to-back centuries and 2003 World Cup match against Pakistan. After smashing 143 against Australia in the first of the two matches, Sachin scored 134 to win the final. Against Pakistan, Sachin hit 98 as India won by six wickets.",sports +3003,Journalist held over Wuhan reporting has feeding tube inserted: Lawyer,"A Chinese citizen journalist detained after reporting on the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has had a feeding tube forcibly inserted and her arms restrained to stop her pulling it out, her lawyer claimed. ""In addition to headache, dizziness and stomach pain, there was also pain in (Zhang Zhan's) mouth and throat,"" her lawyer added.",world +3004,Aus vaccine trial scrapped as participants returned false +ve HIV test results,"The University of Queensland and pharmaceutical company CSL have abandoned the clinical trial of their COVID-19 vaccine after several participants returned false positive HIV test results. CSL said the vaccine was safe and was proving effective, but that significant changes would be needed to HIV testing procedures in the healthcare setting to accommodate the rollout of the vaccine.",world +3005,S Korea builds hospital beds in shipping containers amid 3rd COVID-19 wave,"South Korea is building hospital beds in shipping containers amid concerns about an acute shortage of hospital beds during the third coronavirus wave. ""We're in a critical situation where our anti-virus efforts and medical system's capacity could reach their limits before long,"" South Korean Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said as he vowed to mobilise all available resources.",world +3006,"35-year-old woman falls into volcanic vent in US, escapes with dislocated shoulder","While skiing with her husband on Oregon's Mount Hood, 35-year-old Caroline Sundbaum fell into a snow-covered fumarole, which is a vent in the side of a volcano that emits steam and gases. A bystander who saw Sundbaum’s fall rushed to help rescue her, using a rope he was carrying to pull her out. She escaped with a dislocated shoulder.",world +3007,UK PM's office clarifies after he confuses farmers' protest with Indo-Pak dispute,"After UK PM Boris Johnson confused farmers' protest in India with Indo-Pakistan dispute in the parliament, his office said, ""The Prime Minister clearly misheard the question."" ""The Foreign Office is following the issue of protests in India closely,"" his office added. ""We've serious concerns about what's happening between India and Pakistan,"" Johnson had said.",world +3008,"Joe Biden, Kamala Harris named TIME's 2020 Person of the Year","US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named TIME's 2020 Person of the Year. ""For changing American story, for showing that forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world, Biden and Harris are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year,"" TIME editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote.",world +3009,"Israel, Morocco agree to normalise ties in Trump-brokered deal","US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties, calling it ""a massive breakthrough for peace in the Middle East"". He also said the US has recognised Morocco's sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara. ""Morocco recognised the US in 1777. It's thus fitting we recognise their sovereignty over Western Sahara,"" he added.",world +3010,Lebanon's PM charged over Beirut explosion that killed 200 people,Lebanon's investigating judge has charged caretaker PM Hassan Diab with negligence over the Beirut port explosion that killed nearly 200 people in August. Former finance minister Ali Khalil and former public works ministers Ghazi Zeaiter and Youssef Fenianos have also been charged. The explosion was caused by the ignition of a large stockpile of ammonium nitrate stored at the port.,world +3011,US flies bombers to Middle East as warning to Iran,"The US flew two B-52H bombers from Louisiana to the Middle East as part of an effort to deter Iran from any aggressive actions. ""Potential adversaries should understand that no nation on earth is more ready and capable of rapidly deploying additional combat power in the face of any aggression,"" General Kenneth F McKenzie Jr, Commander, CENTCOM, said.",world +3012,Banksy confirms 'Aachoo!!' painting on England's steepest street is his work,"Street artist Banksy has confirmed he is behind the artwork showing an older woman sneezing and her dentures flying into the air. The painting entitled ""Aachoo!!"" has been made on the side of a house on Vale Street, England's steepest residential street. ""It's going to get interesting for whoever owns the house I suppose,"" a resident said.",world +3013,Two metal monoliths appear in Poland; pics surface,"Two metal monoliths, similar to those that have appeared in the US, Romania and the UK, have now appeared in Poland. The first, standing at around 9-feet tall, was spotted in the city of Kielce at the site of a former quarry turned into a nature reserve. The second was found on the banks of the Vistula river in Warsaw.",world +3014,EU could ban UK travellers from Jan 1 under COVID-19 rules: Reports,"UK travellers could be banned from entering the European Union from January 1 under the coronavirus restrictions after the Brexit transition period ends on December 31, reports said. Only eight countries are exempt from rules that prohibit non-essential visitors from outside the EU. A European Commission spokesman said there were no plans to add the UK to the list.",world +3015,Avoid actions that complicate region's situation: Rajnath at ASEAN meet,"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on members of ASEAN and its dialogue partners ""to exercise self-restraint"" and avoid actions that complicate the situation, in a veiled reference to China. His comments came amid the India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh. Singh said, ""threats to the rules-based order, maritime security, cyber-related crimes and terrorism"" remain challenges for ASEAN.",world +3016,"If opp'n wants to move a no-confidence motion, they should: Pak PM",Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said that if the opposition wants to move a no-confidence motion against the government then they should do it. Khan criticised Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) call for all opposition lawmakers to resign en masse from the parliament by December 31. PDM wants to force the government to call for early snap elections by resigning.,world +3017,27 crore people globally face starvation: World Food Programme,"Some 27 crore people worldwide are ""marching toward starvation"", David Beasley, Executive Director of UN's World Food Programme, said while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on the agency's behalf. Beasley claimed wars, climate change and the pandemic are responsible for it. ""Failure to address their needs will cause a hunger pandemic which will dwarf the impact of COVID-19,"" he added. ",world +3018,World still in state of complete denial: Greta on climate crisis,"Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has said the world is failing to tackle climate crisis and is still in a ""state of complete denial"". She added that the world is ""speeding in wrong direction"", with leaders giving only distant promises. ""Leaders should be telling the truth that we're facing an emergency and we're not doing nearly enough,"" she further said.",world +3019,It's time to get rid of Imran Khan's govt once and for all: Maryam,"Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's daughter and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said it's time to get rid of PM Imran Khan's government ""once and for all"". She alleged that Khan's government is against the common people, while Nawaz Sharif fights for the people. She urged citizens to support PML-N and the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). ",world +3020,Russia to join naval drills with NATO members for 1st time in 10 yrs,"Russia on Thursday said that its navy will take part in AMAN-2021 anti-piracy drills off the coast of Pakistan in February 2021 along with the navies of 30 other countries, including NATO members. It will be the first time in 10 years that Russian vessels will take part in exercises alongside NATO ships, the TASS news agency reported. ",world +3021,"Iran, Afghanistan inaugurate their first railway link","Iran and Afghanistan inaugurated the first railway link between the two countries. The 140-kilometre line running from Iran's Khaf city into western Afghanistan will eventually be expanded by 85 kilometres to reach the Afghan city of Herat. Reportedly, Iran hopes to transform itself into a regional transport hub, allowing landlocked Asian countries to transport goods to its ports.",world +3022,UK and Singapore sign free trade agreement to replace EU deal,"The UK has signed a free trade agreement with Singapore, its latest agreement globally as it prepares to end its transition out of the European Union (EU) on December 31. Under the agreement, companies from both countries will continue to enjoy the same benefits on about $23 billion worth of goods and services they receive under an existing EU-Singapore deal.",world +3023,COVID-19 scare on ‘cruise to nowhere’ a false alarm: Singapore,"Singapore's health ministry said on Thursday that the passenger who was tested aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise to nowhere' from Singapore, forcing the ship to return to dock, was a false alarm. The ministry added that the 1,700 guests who were earlier asked to quarantine will no longer have to do so. Royal Caribbean's 'cruise-to-nowhere' from Singapore resumed last week.",world +3024,Slain Sikh police officer Dhaliwal was a hero: US Senator Ted Cruz,"US Senator Ted Cruz has praised slain Sikh police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was gunned down in the line of duty last year, and called him a hero. Dhaliwal was deeply committed to his faith, his family and to serving others with compassion, Cruz said. US Senate recently passed legislation to name a post office in Houston after him.",world +3025,"Founder of Johns Hopkins University owned slaves, says varsity","Johns Hopkins, the founder of the university and hospital that bear his name, was a slaveholder during the mid-1800s, Ronald Daniels, president of the Maryland-based university, said. According to census records, Hopkins owned multiple slaves between 1840s and 1850s. This is in contrast with the longstanding narrative that Hopkins was an early abolitionist, the university tweeted on Thursday.",world +3026,Thailand protesters call for UN action against royal defamation laws,"Thailand protesters on Thursday demonstrated in Bangkok calling for the UN to take action against the country's royal defamation laws. ""Article 112 is an outdated law...It prevents people from expressing their opinion freely and the government has used it to destroy its opponents,"" a protest leader said. Thursday's protests coincided with Thailand's Constitution Day and UN Human Rights Day.",world +3027,UK imposes sanctions on ex-Pak policeman for human rights violation,"The UK has imposed sanctions on a former senior police officer in Karachi, Anwar Ahmad Khan, and 9 other individuals from Russia, Venezuela and The Gambia for human rights violations. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Khan was responsible for ""aggressive practices"" in which police killed over 400 people. The violators will be subjected to travel bans and asset freezes.",world +3028,6 arrested for trespassing and forceful entry into Sisodia's house,"Delhi Police on Thursday said that six people were arrested for allegedly trespassing and forcefully entering into Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence. AAP leader Atishi alleged that Home Minister Amit Shah sent ""BJP goons with protection of Delhi Police"" to Sisodia's residence in his absence. She tweeted, ""This is a Black Day in Delhi's political history.""",politics +3029,NCP dismisses reports of Sharad Pawar replacing Sonia as UPA chief,"The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday dismissed reports of party chief Sharad Pawar replacing Congress President Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). ""The reports appearing in the media seem to have been planted with vested interest to divert the attention from the ongoing farmers' agitation,"" NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said.",politics +3030,"Bangladeshis settling in Bengal, natives being driven out: Nadda","BJP president JP Nadda, who is on a two-day tour of West Bengal, said on Thursday, ""People from Bangladesh are coming here and settling, while the natives of West Bengal are being driven out of the state by the TMC."" ""One of the most corrupt governments is being run here. It's a government of 'chaal chor' (rice thieves),"" Nadda added.",politics +3031,Bengal govt will have to answer: Shah on attack on Nadda’s convoy,"Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, while reacting to the alleged attack on the convoy of BJP chief JP Nadda in West Bengal, said, ""Bengal government will have to answer to the...people of the state for this sponsored violence."" ""However much we condemn this incident, it is less. The central government is taking this attack very seriously,"" Shah added.",politics +3032,"BJP workers attack one another, blame TMC: Mamata on attack on Nadda","West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has alleged that BJP workers are attacking fellow activists and ""blaming it on the Trinamool Congress"". ""At times Home Minister is here, other times Chadda, Nadda, Fadda, Bhadda is here...they create a drama and claim they got thrashed,"" she added. Her comments came after BJP President JP Nadda's convoy was attacked in West Bengal.",politics +3033,Was rushed to hospital with severe pain after I lost 11 kg for a film: Clooney,"Actor George Clooney has revealed he was rushed to the hospital with excruciating stomach pains after he lost 11 kg to play the survivor of a global catastrophe in 'The Midnight Sky'. ""I think I was trying too hard to lose...weight quickly and probably wasn't taking care of myself,"" said the 59-year-old. He further revealed he was diagnosed with pancreatitis. +",entertainment +3034,Dadlani's heart bleeds for Rhea but he was silent when women accused Anu Malik: Sona,"Sona Mohapatra has criticised Vishal Dadlani for not speaking against #MeToo accused Anu Malik and questioned his sense of justice after Dadlani shared a tweet wherein he talked about Rhea Chakraborty's alleged media trial. Sona tweeted, ""Dadlani's heart bleeds for Rhea...None of this justice bent came into play for Vishal when endless women called out his #IndianIdol colleague Anu Malik.""",entertainment +3035,I did not get any work in the last 8 months: Mika Singh,"Singer Mika Singh has revealed he didn't get any work in the last eight months. ""I am sure there are a lot of people like me,"" he added. ""A lot of people are getting bored including me, sitting at home through the lockdown months,"" Mika further said, while stating that people haven't watched films in theatres for a long time.",entertainment +3036,Dutt's daughter responds after being asked to comment on his past drug addiction,"Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala replied to an Instagram user who asked her to comment on her father's past drug addiction as a psychotherapist. ""Addiction is a chronic disease characterised by drug...use that's compulsive,"" she wrote. ""He'll always be in recovery...Even though he's not using anymore. I'm proud of my father for...seeking help...There's nothing...to be ashamed about,"" she added.",entertainment +3037,"When I heard I was gay, I thought 'this is how rumours start': Neelam","Actress Neelam Kothari, who appeared in the web series 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives', said in an interview with Mashable India that she once heard from someone that she's gay. ""When I heard...this I was like 'Okay, this is how rumours start, out of nowhere',"" she added. ""It wasn't written about but I got to hear about it,"" said Neelam. ",entertainment +3038,"Was sexualised as a child, it took away from my own sexuality: Portman","Natalie Portman opened up about her experience of being sexualised by older men as a child actress. ""I think [it] took away from my own sexuality...It made me afraid,"" she added. ""When I was in my teens I was like, 'I don't want to have any...make-out scenes'. I'd start choosing parts that were less sexy,"" the Oscar winner stated.",entertainment +3039,I'm getting larger than life and real-life hero roles: Sonu Sood ,"Sonu Sood, who has been helping people amid the coronavirus pandemic, has said the kind of roles coming his way have changed. ""They are larger than life and real-life hero roles. Things that I've done in real life, they're trying to put that in my scripts too,"" he added. ""I've to make sure that I live up to...expectations,"" said Sonu.",entertainment +3040,Neetu is asymptomatic: Randhir on her COVID-19 diagnosis,"Giving an update about Neetu Kapoor, who tested positive for coronavirus, brother-in-law Randhir Kapoor said that she is asymptomatic and recovering well. ""Neetu has quarantined herself at home,"" he added. Neetu was shooting for an upcoming film, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo', in Chandigarh. Her co-stars, Varun Dhawan and Maniesh Paul, also tested positive for the virus. ",entertainment +3041,I'm only one left to meet this visual genius: Akshay as Twinkle interviews Nolan,"Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Akshay Kumar shared a video of his wife, author Twinkle Khanna, interviewing 'Tenet' director Christopher Nolan. He wrote, ""First my mom-in-law (Dimple Kapadia) worked with #ChristopherNolan and now the wife gets to interview him...seems like I'm the only one left in the family yet to meet the visual genius! Watch this interview while I sulk."" ",entertainment +3042,"Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for COVID-19, says 'I'm feeling fine'","American comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres took to social media to share that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ""Fortunately, I'm feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me has been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines. Please stay healthy and safe. Love, Ellen,"" she wrote on Instagram. ",entertainment +3043,OTT has been a turning point in my career: Vikrant Massey,"Talking about OTT platforms, actor Vikrant Massey said, ""It has been a massive change."" The actor, who has worked in web shows like 'Criminal Justice' and 'Mirzapur', added, ""In a lot of ways OTT has been a turning point in my career."" ""I'm really thankful that I did things that I did and it worked out,"" Vikrant further said.",entertainment +3044,We shouldn't expect too much from its box office: Kiara on 'Indoo Ki...',"Ahead of the release of her film 'Indoo Ki Jawani', Kiara Advani said box office pressure isn't playing on her mind. She added, ""We need to be practical and not expect too much from its box office."" ""The world isn't operating the way it did pre-pandemic...I hope people watch the film wherever they're comfortable, theatres or on...OTT [later],"" said Kiara.",entertainment +3045,"No rivalry between Ishaan & me, he's like my brother: Siddhant","Siddhant Chaturvedi, who'll share screen space with Ishaan Khatter in the upcoming horror-comedy film 'Phone Bhoot', has said there's no rivalry between him and Ishaan. ""He's like my brother,"" he added. ""There's competition, but it's very healthy. If he knows something, he'll help me with it and vice versa. The relationship we share comprises friendship and brotherhood,"" Siddhant further said.",entertainment +3046,I may have imbibed a lot from Guddu: Ali on his 'Mirzapur' character,"Commenting on portraying the character of Guddu Pandit in the first and second seasons of the web series 'Mirzapur', actor Ali Fazal said, ""I may have imbibed a lot from Guddu."" He further said, ""Mirzapur season two was more interesting in terms of empathy. You realise sometimes you need to lose something to understand what it is to really lose.""",entertainment +3047,Nick shoots a cameo for his wife Priyanka's 'Text For You': Reports,"Singer Nick Jonas has reportedly shot a cameo for his wife Priyanka Chopra's upcoming film 'Text For You'. Nick shot an argument scene in a yellow taxi alongside Priyanka in London on Tuesday, Daily Mail reported. The upcoming movie is an English remake of the German-language film 'SMS für Dich' and it will also feature actor Sam Heughan. + + +",entertainment +3048,"When people say you've lost weight, I get depressed: Cyrus Broacha","Commenting on his physical transformation and weight loss, comedian Cyrus Broacha said, ""It's a wrong assumption that we go to the gym to lose weight. When people say you have lost weight, I get depressed."" He further said, ""I love lifting weights. I have no interest in losing weight ever; I want to be as strong and big as possible."" ",entertainment +3049,Affleck to star in Clooney's 'Tender Bar' adaptation: Reports,"Hollywood actor Ben Affleck will star in the film adaptation of J R Moehringer's 'The Tender Bar: A Memoir', which will be directed by George Clooney, Deadline reported. Moehringer's memoir is about growing up in Long Island, seeking out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar. Ben and George previously collaborated for the 2012 movie 'Argo'. +",entertainment +3050,"After row on Taimur's name, we've not thought about it: Kareena on 2nd baby name","During the latest episode of talk show 'What Women Want', Kareena Kapoor spoke about naming her second child and revealed that she and her husband Saif Ali Khan have not thought about it yet. She said, ""After the whole name controversy of Taimur, both Saif and me haven't...thought about it. We're...going to leave it last minute and then...spring a surprise.""",entertainment +3051,My husband doesn't want to come in front of the world: Rakhi Sawant,"Rakhi Sawant recently spoke about her husband and said, ""My husband doesn't want to come in front of the world."" ""It has been more than a year he hasn't come here, he's in the UK. My marriage has...turned into a big tragedy,"" she added. Further, Rakhi said that she's bankrupt and is still shouldering the responsibility of her family.",entertainment +3052,"Ranveer completes 10 yrs in B'wood, visits hall to mark the occasion","Actor Ranveer Singh on Thursday completed 10 years in the Hindi film industry and marked the occasion by visiting a cinema hall. Sharing a picture on Instagram, he wrote, ""To commemorate my 10-year milestone in the movies...it was only fitting that I return to the sacred chamber of dreams. It was marvellous."" Ranveer made his debut with 'Band Baaja Baaraat'.",entertainment +3053,I do it for my own amusement: Ranveer on his fashion choices,"Commenting on his ""whimsical"" fashion choices, Ranveer Singh said, ""I do it for my own amusement...playing 'dress-up' is fun for me. I am always attracted to original, distinctive and unique expression."" He also mentioned that he decided to be authentic with his choices and be true to himself after his ""life-altering"" back injury during the shooting of his film 'Lootera'. ",entertainment +3054,"Abhishek's 'Bob Biswas' wraps shoot, SRK thanks team","The shooting of Abhishek Bachchan and Chitrangda Singh's 'Bob Biswas', produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, is complete, the makers announced on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Shah Rukh wrote, ""Thank you all for being so professional and getting the job done...in these testing times."" Directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh, 'Bob Biswas' is a spin-off of 2012 film 'Kahaani'.",entertainment +3055,Delhi Health Minister thanks SRK for donating Remdesivir injections,"Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday thanked Shah Rukh Khan for donating 500 Remdesivir injections. ""We're extremely thankful to...@iamsrk, @MeerFoundation for donating 500...injections at a time when it was needed the most. We're much obliged for...support extended by you during the time of crisis,"" he tweeted. Remdesivir injections are used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.",entertainment +3056,Aus vaccine trial scrapped as participants returned false +ve HIV test results,"The University of Queensland and pharmaceutical company CSL have abandoned the clinical trial of their COVID-19 vaccine after several participants returned false positive HIV test results. CSL said the vaccine was safe and was proving effective, but that significant changes would be needed to HIV testing procedures in the healthcare setting to accommodate the rollout of the vaccine.",science +3057,Indian-American Raja Chari among 18 astronauts selected for next moon missions,"Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari is among the 18 astronauts selected to begin training for upcoming Artemis missions to the moon, NASA announced on Wednesday. The first woman and the next man on the moon will come from this group of 18 astronauts. ""Proud to be part of the team working to take humans to the moon to stay,"" Chari tweeted.",science +3058,Not in favour of recommending such games: Top child rights body on PUBG relaunch,"National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said that the body isn't in favour of recommending games like PUBG in India. NCPCR said it won't be appropriate to relaunch PUBG until legislations are in place for such online games, PTI quoted officials as saying. PUBG has sought permission from the government to relaunch in India.",technology +3059,"Bumrah smashes 1st ever fifty of his career, video of guard of honour goes viral","Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah today smashed the first-ever fifty of his playing career. The 27-year-old hit an unbeaten 55 off 57 deliveries in a practice match against Australia A. Prior to this, his highest score was 42*, which he had scored in a List A match. A video of his teammates giving him guard of honour has gone viral.",sports +3060,Kohli is the most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time: Greg Chappell,"Former Team India head coach Greg Chappell has said that Virat Kohli is the most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time. He added, ""Kohli embodies the new India. As the premier player and captain of the world’s pre-eminent cricket power, he feels an abiding responsibility to the wider game."" Chappell stated, ""Kohli does not believe in passive resistance.""",sports +3061,"When Pandya starts bowling, he'll be crucial part of Test team: Sehwag","Ex-India opener Virender Sehwag has said that all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has played 11 Tests so far, will be a ""crucial"" part of the Test team when he starts bowling. ""Imagine if Pandya starts scoring...quick runs at number six or seven in Tests, India will be in a good position to win...matches,"" he added. ",sports +3062,Cummins ready for it: Clarke on Aus Test captain Paine's successor,"Ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke said that pacer Pat Cummins ""is ready"" to captain the Australian Test team after current skipper Tim Paine. ""I love that they've given him the full-time vice-captaincy...right now...Painey is doing a great job. So, that gives Cummins the opportunity to learn,"" he added. Ray Lindwall was the last pacer to captain Australia in a Test. ",sports +3063,Mink mass graves in Denmark might contaminate groundwater: Study,A study commissioned by Denmark's Environmental Protection Agency states that decomposing mink buried in dirt pits following a nationwide cull might contaminate groundwater. Danish government ordered a cull of some 1.7 crore mink in November after hundreds of farms suffered outbreaks of coronavirus. Authorities buried some of the mink in pits in a military area under two metres of soil.,world +3064,Indian-origin man who sheltered Floyd protesters named in TIME's 'Heroes' list,"Rahul Dubey, an Indian-origin man who provided shelter at his home during a curfew to around 70 people protesting against George Floyd's death in Washington, D.C. has been named among the 'Heroes of 2020' by TIME magazine. ""It's what was needed,"" Dubey told TIME, adding that the move to open his house's door was driven by instinct.",world +3065,"Sanofi, GSK delay COVID-19 vaccine due to low response in elderly","France's Sanofi and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have said that their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine won't be ready until the last quarter of 2021. The vaccine's trial showed a ""low immune response in older adults likely due to an insufficient concentration of the antigen"", Sanofi added. The companies are planning to launch a Phase 2b study in February 2021.",world +3066,Advisory panel to US FDA endorses emergency use of Pfizer vaccine,"An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration has endorsed emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for mass vaccinations. The panel concluded that the shot appears safe and effective against COVID-19 in people aged 16 and above. If the FDA grants approval, the US will be the third country to authorise the use of the vaccine.",world +3067,S'pore approves COVID-19 test that would use saliva from inside throat,Singapore's Health Sciences Authority has approved a coronavirus test kit that would use saliva from deep within the throat. The kit designed by Advanced MedTech Holdings will require people to draw out saliva from deep within their throat and spit into a specimen bottle for the test. The new tests will be used in Singapore's Changi Airport in 2021. ,world +3068,Saudi Arabia becomes 2nd Gulf country to approve Pfizer's vaccine,"After Bahrain, Saudi Arabia has become the second Gulf country to approve the use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, the state media reported on Thursday. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said it would analyse each vaccine shipment to ensure quality standards before using it. The country has reported over 3.5 lakh COVID-19 cases.",world +3069,Hong Kong activist Tony Chung convicted of insulting China's flag,"Hong Kong activist Tony Chung has been convicted of insulting China's national flag and taking part in an unlawful assembly, offences that carry a maximum of three and five years respectively. Chung was found guilty of throwing the Chinese flag on the ground during a clash outside Hong Kong's legislature in May 2019. He'll be sentenced on December 29.",world +3070,Bhutan parliament votes to decriminalise homosexuality,"Bhutan's parliament on Thursday voted to decriminalise homosexuality by amending a law which penalised it as ""unnatural sex"". Sixty-three out of the 69 lawmakers voted in favour of the amendments. However, the changes still need to be approved by the Bhutan King to become law. It's a victory for the LGBT+ community, activist Tashi Tsheten said.",world +3071,Bharatiya Tribal Party withdraws support to Gehlot-led Raj govt: Party leader,"Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) has withdrawn its support to the Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan, party leader Chhotubhai Vasava announced on Friday. Two MLAs of the party had supported the Congress government during the trust vote earlier this year. This comes after BJP won more seats than Congress in the recent Zila and Panchayat polls in the state.",politics +3072,"Husband didn't touch me once after wedding, forced open marriage: Divya in chats","TV actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee has shared screenshots of late actress Divya Bhatnagar's chats wherein she said her husband Gagan didn't ""touch her once after their wedding and had no relationship with her"". ""He forced me into open marriage one month after...marriage,"" she had said. Divya's brother earlier shared chats of Divya saying Gagan used to beat her with a belt.",entertainment +3073,My kids got messages telling them to kill themselves: Kanika on COVID-19 controversy,"Singer Kanika Kapoor, speaking about controversy around her COVID-19 diagnosis, told Times of India, ""When I travelled to Lucknow, there was no...quarantine rule. We had two family gatherings...I didn't host any of them."" ""It was traumatic for my...kids who were in London...They were getting...messages, and some of them were downright nasty, even telling them to kill themselves,"" she added.",entertainment +3074,Kapil Sharma runs for 30 mins straight at 16 kph: Trainer on his weight loss,"Kapil Sharma's fitness trainer Yogesh Bhateja, speaking about the comedian's weight loss journey, revealed, ""We started in May...Kapil Sharma had a spinal injury a couple of years ago...I helped him strengthen his glutes."" ""We had to work on his functionality in...safer manner,"" Bhateja added. ""Now he can do anything...Kapil runs for 30 minutes straight at 16 kph,"" he stated.",entertainment +3075,"3 yrs of us & very soon, 3 of us: Anushka shares pic with Kohli on anniversary","Actress Anushka Sharma took to social media to share a picture with her husband, Team India captain Virat Kohli on the occasion of their third wedding anniversary today. ""Three years of us & very soon, three of us. Miss you,"" she wrote in the caption. The couple is expecting their first child in January.",entertainment +3076,Chadwick's Black Panther character won't be recast for sequel: Marvel,"Chadwick Boseman's character T'Challa will not be recast in 'Black Panther' sequel post the Hollywood actor's death, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said. ""His portrayal of T'Challa the Black Panther...transcends any iteration of the character in any other medium from Marvel's past, and it's for that reason that we won't recast the character,"" Kevin said during Disney's Investor Day event. +",entertainment +3077,We need to change the depiction of genders in films: Bhumi,"Actress Bhumi Pednekar believes that there is a need to change the way gender is depicted in films. ""Women are not supposed to be whitewashed, we have desires, we have ambition, and we have physical needs...Similarly, we must alter the way men are shown in films...This narrative, 'mard ko dard nahi hota' needs to change,"" she added. ",entertainment +3078,Mom has tested COVID-19 negative: Neetu Kapoor's daughter,"Actress Neetu Kapoor has tested negative for coronavirus, daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni shared on Friday. Sharing a selfie with her mother on Instagram, Riddhima wrote, ""Thank you for...your good wishes & prayers - My mother has tested Covid negative today."" Neetu on Thursday had shared a statement wherein she revealed that she tested positive for the virus earlier this week.",entertainment +3079,"I'm not involved with Hera Pheri 3, I'm not interested: Priyadarshan","Filmmaker Priyadarshan, who directed the first 'Hera Pheri' film, denied speculations about directing the third film in the franchise, which will reportedly star Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty. ""I'm not involved with Hera Pheri 3...I'm not interested. A lot of people think I made Part 2 as well, but that too wasn't my film,"" he told Mumbai Mirror. ",entertainment +3080,Porn star jokes she could post nudes on Insta as she 'performed sex acts on CEO',"Porn star Kendra Sunderland's Instagram account has been removed after she claimed she was allowed to post nudes on the platform as she ""performed sex acts on Instagram's CEO"". ""This person has no connection to executives at our company, and claims that she received preferential treatment are baseless,"" Instagram's parent company Facebook said. Her verified account had 2.2 million followers.",technology +3081,Satellite pics show remains of SpaceX's rocket prototype after explosion,Satellite images showed the remains of Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Starship rocket prototype that crash-landed and exploded on Wednesday during a test launch. The 16-storey prototype of the Starship spaceship travelled more than five minutes upward in the air before crash landing at the SpaceX's launch site in Texas. Satellite images showed Starship nosecone lying beside the remains of the spaceship.,technology +3082,Twitter launches feature to let iOS users share tweets on Snapchat,"Twitter has launched a new feature on its mobile app that will allow users to share tweets directly to Snapchat as stickers. Users on the iOS platform can now post tweets on stories, or send them as individual messages on Snapchat by tapping on the share icon, Twitter said. It plans to roll out the feature soon for Android users.",technology +3083,Hyundai to buy 80% stake in SoftBank's robot maker Boston Dynamics,"Hyundai Motor will buy an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics in a deal that values the firm at $1.1 billion. Hyundai's Chairman Euisun Chung will own a 20% stake in Boston Dynamics, while Hyundai Motor and its affiliates will hold a combined 60% stake. Google had bought Boston Dynamic in 2013 and sold it to SoftBank in 2017.",technology +3084,Zoom Founder Eric Yuan named TIME's 2020 Businessperson of the Year,"Zoom Founder Eric Yuan has been named TIME's 2020 Businessperson of the Year. Talking about Yuan's video-conferencing platform Zoom's rise through 2020, TIME said it was being used in ""all sorts of unexpected places"". ""Zoom became a verb and a prefix, a defining syllable of a socially distant era,"" TIME wrote.",technology +3085,Lawsuit against Trump's social media executive order dismissed,The lawsuit filed by the CDT group asking to declare President Donald Trump's social media executive order invalid has been dismissed. A judge ruled the group had no standing to oppose the order because it was not directed at it. The order was passed against the provision that protects internet companies against lawsuits prompted by material posted on their websites.,technology +3086,K'taka govt won't ask IT firms to open offices: Deputy CM ,Karnataka Deputy CM CN Ashwathnarayan said the government will not ask IT companies to open their offices and the employees will continue to work remotely due to prevailing COVID-19 situation. The government was asked in the assembly to put pressure on the companies to open offices. Ashwathnarayan said the firms will take a call when the time is right.,technology +3087,Twitter acquires screen-sharing social app Squad,"Twitter has acquired the screen-sharing social app Squad. Squad's Co-founders, CEO Esther Crawford and CTO Ethan Sutin, and the rest of the team will be coming aboard inside Twitter's design, engineering and product departments. Squad app, which allows users to share their screens on mobile or desktop and simultaneously video chat, will shut down on December 12.",technology +3088,Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to discuss investment in EV components,"Tesla will send delegations to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles. Government officials and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have discussed investment opportunities in Indonesia over a call. Indonesia earlier pointed out it has the ""biggest"" nickel reserves. Musk plans to offer a ""giant contract for a long period of time"".",technology +3089,"Malware campaign adding extensions in Chrome, Firefox: Microsoft","Google Chrome, Firefox and other browsers are affected by an ongoing malware campaign that is designed to inject ads into search results and add malicious browser extensions, Microsoft reported. Dubbed Adrozek, the malware family has been at scale since at least May. Its attacks peaked in August with the threat being noticed on more than 30,000 devices every day.",technology +3090,Facebook traces 'OceanLotus' hackers to IT firm in Vietnam,"Facebook has traced hacking group 'OceanLotus' to Vietnamese IT firm CyberOne Group. The group has been accused of spying on political dissidents, businesses and foreign officials on behalf of the government. Facebook said the hackers used its platforms to carry out a range of cyberattacks. It claimed it found evidence linking CyberOne's page to accounts used in the hacking campaign.",technology +3091,Staff doesn't need to be vaccinated before returning to office: Facebook CEO,Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees during an all-hands meeting that they will not be required to get vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine to return to the office. Facebook has pointed out that vast majority of its corporate staff have been working from home since the 2020-beginning. It expects the vaccines will be widely available before it opens US offices.,technology +3092,Groundsmen were once awarded 'Man of the Match' in a Test match,"Groundsman Chris Scott and his staff were awarded Man of the Match for their efforts to make play happen during a rain-affected Test match between New Zealand and South Africa, which ended on December 12, 2000. They had ensured that 190.5 overs of play were possible despite the first, third and fourth days' play being abandoned without a ball bowled.",sports +3093,"American football coach punches an under-9 player twice, video goes viral","A video of an under-9s American football coach punching a child twice while trying to discipline him has gone viral. In the video, the child can be seen falling on the ground with the second punch and breaking into tears. ""If that were my kid I’d run on the field and beat his ass,"" MMA fighter Rampage Jackson tweeted.",sports +3094,"Siraj drops his bat & runs to check on Aussie bowler hit on head, video goes viral","Team India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj dropped his bat and immediately rushed to check on Australia A's Cameron Green, who was hit on the head by the ball from a Jasprit Bumrah straight drive during a practice match. Sharing the video of the incident, Australian journalist Chloe-Amanda Bailey tweeted, ""How is this for sportsmanship?""",sports +3095,"Rohit fit to join Team India, call on playing Tests vs Aus after quarantine: BCCI","The BCCI on Saturday said that Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the NCA and is now ""clinically fit"". ""He will be reassessed by the Team India medical team post his quarantine [in Australia] to establish his fitness status and a call on his participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken accordingly,"" the BCCI added.",sports +3096,Saddened by my father's statements: Yuvraj on Yograj's 'Hindus are traitors' remark,"Ex-India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to respond to his father Yograj's statement wherein he said, ""Hindus are traitors"". Yuvraj wrote, ""As a proud Indian...I'm indeed saddened and upset by statements made by Mr Yograj Singh."" He added, ""I wish to clarify...his remarks have been made in an individual capacity and my ideologies aren't the same in any manner.""",sports +3097,"Those five days, I only heard Summer of '69: Sachin on Test in which he scored 241*","Talking about the 2004 Sydney Test wherein he scored 241*, Sachin Tendulkar said during the Test, he only heard Bryan Adams' Summer of '69. He added, ""I put that song on loop. Whether we were travelling to ground, in the dressing room, before...walking out to bat, lunch time, tea time, after the match, returning...to hotel...it was only Summer of '69.""",sports +3098,Who is going to be our Pujara from last time: Dravid on India-Australia Test series,"Rahul Dravid has said India will have to find someone who can amass 500-odd runs in upcoming Test series against Australia like Cheteshwar Pujara did the last time around. ""Who's going to be our Pujara from last time...Either it's going to be Pujara himself, it can't be Kohli because he's not going to be there for whole series,"" he added.",sports +3099,"WI's Gabriel caught saying 'F**k you' to teammate for dropping catch, video viral","West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was caught saying ""F**k you"" to Darren Bravo for dropping a catch on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday. Reacting to the video, a fan tweeted, ""He sneezed...I heard, 'ha chew'."" Meanwhile, another fan wrote, ""There goes the match fee...brutal.""",sports +3100,"F1 car bursts into flames during practice session, driver helps put out fire himself","Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen's car burst into flames during the second practice session in Abu Dhabi on Friday. As Kimi parked up, his engineer was heard saying, ""You've a big fire, get the hell out of there quick."" Later, he was seen instructing marshals where to spray to put out the fire before taking hold of an extinguisher himself.",sports +3101,"Bumrah shares pic from his 1st ever 50-run innings, says 'Try one new thing per day'","Team India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took to Twitter to share a picture from his career's first ever 50-run innings, which he scored against Australia A in a practice match. ""Try one new thing per day, they said,"" he captioned the picture. Bumrah top-scored for India in the innings with an unbeaten 55 off 57 balls.",sports +3102,"Troll calls Shikhar Dhawan 'ugly' and 'sh*t player' on Instagram, cricketer responds","Team India batsman Shikhar Dhawan took to Instagram to share a picture of himself with Yuzvendra Chahal and Deepak Chahar from a flight. Commenting on the picture, a user wrote, ""Tatti shakal...Tatti game play (You are ugly and a sh*t player)."" Dhawan responded, ""Yes...Your family members were also saying this about you.""",sports +3103,"Nothing was going my way, pressure was real: Andre Russell on IPL 2020","KKR all-rounder Andre Russell, who scored 117 runs in 10 matches in IPL 2020, has revealed he tried changing his technique and stance to score runs but nothing worked in the tournament. Russell further said that living in a bio-bubble was like a prison. ""You can close your eyes...go to the bathroom, but there's nowhere else to go,"" he added. ",sports +3104,Gabbard introduces bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports,"US lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that would stop the federal funding of schools if they permit transgender girls and women and non-binary people to compete in women's sports. Gabbard said the bill ensures ""equality & a level playing field for girls & women competing in sports"". Transgender activists termed the bill as ""transphobic"".",sports +3105,Keeping Smith out from captaincy due to sandpaper incident not understandable: Vaughan,"Former England captain Michael Vaughan has said that keeping Steve Smith out of the Australia captaincy role due to the sandpaper scandal is not understandable. ""Australia are overthinking it...they are looking at what happened a few years ago...everyone has moved on from the ball-tampering incident...If there is an opportunity in ODIs or Tests, then Smith [should captain] Australia,"" he added.",sports +3106,"Natarajan was picked as net bowler, he turned opportunity into golden one: Shastri","Team India head coach Ravi Shastri said that pacer T Natarajan was picked as a net bowler for the Australia tour and the 29-year-old got an opportunity which he turned into a golden one. ""He's got a long journey ahead of him,"" he added. Natarajan debuted in the third ODI and then featured in the T20I series, picking 6 wickets. ",sports +3107,"Till the time Bumrah, Shami are there, India can rock Aus top order: Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that till the time Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami lead the team's pace attack, India will have the ability to rock Australia's top order in the upcoming Test series. ""As they say, fast bowlers hunt in pairs. So, your pair is already ready,"" he added. First Test will begin at Adelaide on December 17. ",sports +3108,I'm happy I don't have to bowl to Steve Smith: Cummins on India Tests,"Talking about the upcoming four-Test series against India, Australia pacer Pat Cummins said that he's happy for the fact that he doesn't have to bowl to his teammate Steve Smith. On being asked about bowling to India skipper Virat Kohli in the first Test, Cummins said that he looks forward to rivalries on the field. ",sports +3109,Green ruled out of practice match after being hit on head while bowling,"Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has been substituted out of the second practice match between India A and Australia A with a concussion after being hit on the head while bowling. The 21-year-old was likely to debut against India in the first Test, starting December 17. Australia's Will Pucovski had suffered a concussion in the first practice match. ",sports +3110,I'd pay to watch KL Rahul play: Brian Lara on his current favourite player ,"On being asked to name his favourite player in international cricket at the moment, former West Indies captain Brian Lara named India's KL Rahul. ""He is someone I'd pay to watch to bat,"" said Lara. ""In the world Jofra Archer is excellent, Nicholas Pooran is there but I just love watching Rahul, especially in T20s,"" added Lara.",sports +3111,37-yr-old Shaun Marsh in contention for opening role in Test series vs India,"On being asked about the possibility of 37-year-old Shaun Marsh opening for Australia in the Test series against India, head coach Justin Langer said, ""You never discriminate against age."" Marsh, who last played a Test in January 2019, has scored three hundreds in his last four games for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield this season. ",sports +3112,I expect something exceptional from Kohli in 1st Test: Greg Chappell,"Former Team India head coach Greg Chappell has said that he expects ""something exceptional"" from Team India captain Virat Kohli in the first Test against Australia. ""It's a shame for this contest that Kohli will go home...after the Adelaide Test...Kohli is an intensely driven man. He will want his team to reiterate their supremacy,"" Greg added. ",sports +3113,"Shaw, Agarwal might open in the first Test against Australia: Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Prithvi Shaw might open along with Mayank Agarwal in the first Test match against Australia. ""KL Rahul was not played [in second practice match] which means that he is probably not in the Indian team's thinking at the moment,"" Chopra added. ""Shaw will be Agarwal's partner...because he's sent ahead of Shubman Gill,"" he stated.",sports +3114,₹2.5cr painting forgotten at German airport by businessman found in dumpster,"A painting by French surrealist Yves Tanguy, which is worth around ₹2.5 crore, has been recovered from a dumpster near a German airport after a businessman forgot it at a check-in counter before boarding a flight to Tel Aviv. The man's nephew had then travelled to the airport and took the police's help to find the missing painting.",world +3115,US FDA authorises Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use,"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA said the vaccine, which was shown to be 95% effective in preventing the disease in a late-stage trial, can be given to people aged 16 and older. ""It will save millions of lives,"" US President Donald Trump said.",world +3116,Which are the world’s 10 most 'magnetic' cities?,"According to Global Power City Index (GPCI), London has been ranked the world’s most “magnetic” city for ninth consecutive year. GPCI defines a city’s ‘magnetism’ as its overall power to attract creative individuals and enterprises. New York has been ranked second, Tokyo third, Paris fourth, Singapore fifth and Amsterdam sixth. This is followed by Berlin, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai.",world +3117,Instagram star 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' jailed for 10 years in Iran,"Iranian Instagram star Fatemeh Khishvand, better known by her Instagram name Sahar Tabar, has been jailed for 10 years, her lawyer has said. She was charged with corruption of young people and disrespect for the Islamic Republic. Fatemeh shot to prominence after posting photos in which she resembled what has been described as a zombie version of Angelina Jolie.",world +3118,Builder fined record ₹5.8 crore for destroying bat roost in London,"A building firm that carried out demolition work at a site known to be inhabited by bats has been handed a £600,000 (₹5.8 crore) fine, the largest ever issued by a court for a wildlife crime, according to police. Bellway admitted destroying a breeding site in south-east London, in 2018, where soprano pipistrelle bats had been documented the previous year.",world +3119,Coded message from US' 'Zodiac Killer' cracked after 51 years,"Experts have cracked one of the coded messages sent 51 years ago by 'Zodiac Killer' who targeted northern California communities in the 1960s and 70s. The message was allegedly sent by the still unidentified serial killer in November 1969 to a newspaper. ""I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me...,"" the message reads.",world +3120,Mexico approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use,"Mexico on Friday became the first Latin American country to approve the emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. The authorisation was granted after 24-member committee voted unanimously to approve its use, a statement read. The country is expected to receive the first batch of the vaccine this month. Mexico has reported over 12 lakh COVID-19 cases so far.",world +3121,Need to solve manufacturing challenge: BioNTech CEO as vaccine gets US nod,"BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin has said that the company and its partner Pfizer need to solve the challenge of manufacturing after their COVID-19 vaccine was authorised for use by the US. +""We are dealing with that question - how to produce more doses,"" Sahin added. The US regulator FDA's emergency use authorisation is the ""most important milestone"", he further said.",world +3122,US SC rejects Trump-backed lawsuit to overturn election results,"The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump in Texas to overturn the outcome of the November 3 presidential election. Trump said, ""The Supreme Court really let us down. No wisdom, no courage!"" President-elect Joe Biden secured 306 electoral votes against Trump's 232 after all 50 states and the District of Columbia certified their results. ",world +3123,Any vaccine adverse effects up to national agencies to review: WHO,"The WHO has said that any adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines are up to national agencies to review. The organisation was responding to questions on Britain's regulatory agency warning people with a history of anaphylaxis to avoid the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. ""One vaccine may not be suitable for particular individuals, but you may well find another vaccine is,"" WHO added.",world +3124,Brazil at 'tail end' of COVID-19: Prez Bolsonaro amid rising cases,"Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has said that the country is at the ""tail end"" of the pandemic. ""Compared to other countries in the world, our government was the best, or one of the best, in handling it,"" he added. Brazil is the third-worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 67 lakh cases. ",world +3125,"1bn COVID-19 vaccine doses secured for low, middle income nations: WHO","World Health Organization on Friday announced that nearly 1 billion doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines have been secured for low and middle-income countries through its global COVAX plan. WHO would make decisions on emergency use authorisation of the vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca in coming weeks, Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said. WHO's COVAX programme includes 189 nations.",world +3126,8 nations accuse N Korea of using COVID-19 to crack down on rights,"Eight countries have accused North Korea of using COVID-19 pandemic to ""crack down further on human rights"" at a virtual UN Security Council meeting organised by Germany. ""The situation of human rights in the DPRK is appalling and gets worse by the day,"" a statement said. This comes amid reports of increased executions in North Korea related to the pandemic.",world +3127,Gabbard introduces bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports,"US lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that would stop the federal funding of schools if they permit transgender girls and women and non-binary people to compete in women's sports. Gabbard said the bill ensures ""equality & a level playing field for girls & women competing in sports"". Transgender activists termed the bill as ""transphobic"".",world +3128,Lawsuit against Trump's social media executive order dismissed,The lawsuit filed by the CDT group asking to declare President Donald Trump's social media executive order invalid has been dismissed. A judge ruled the group had no standing to oppose the order because it was not directed at it. The order was passed against the provision that protects internet companies against lawsuits prompted by material posted on their websites.,world +3129,We pursue an independent foreign policy: India on Russia's comments,"Responding to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments that US-led West was attempting to undermine its relations with New Delhi, India said, ""Our relations with Russia stand on their own merits."" ""India has always pursued an independent foreign policy based on its national interest. India's relationship with each country is independent of its relations with third countries,"" it added.",world +3130,US proposes $1 billion weapons sale to Morocco after Israel deal,"The Trump administration on Friday sent a formal notification to Congress proposing a potential arms sale worth up to $1 billion to Morocco. This comes a day after Morocco agreed to normalise its relations with Israel in a US-brokered deal. According to reports, the deal includes the sale of four MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones along with laser-guided munitions. ",world +3131,"Erdogan attends Azerbaijan's victory parade, calls for new govt in Armenia","Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended a military parade celebrating Azerbaijan's victory in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and renewed his calls for a new administration in Armenia. He said that Turkey could reopen its borders with Armenia if it takes steps towards regional peace. Under a Russia-brokered peace deal, Azerbaijan held on to the areas that it seized during the fighting.",world +3132,Islamabad extends ban on protests amid opposition rallies in Pak,"Islamabad on Friday extended the ban on protests and all kinds of gatherings of five or more people for two months. This comes amid anti-government protests by the 11-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Authorities said the ban was extended knowing that certain segments of society are planning to organise unlawful assemblies that can disrupt peace and tranquillity.",world +3133,"At least 10 rockets hit Kabul, 2 land near airport","One person was killed and two others were wounded after multiple rockets struck Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday. The interior ministry spokesperson said that at least 10 rockets were fired from the Lab-e-Jar neighbourhood out of which two landed near Kabul airport. The attack comes less than a month after 23 rockets hit Kabul on November 21, killing eight people.",world +3134,Austria's top court overturns headscarf ban in primary schools,"Austrian Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a ban on wearing headscarves in primary schools. The court said the law targeted the Islamic headscarf and breached rights on religious freedom in the country. The court further said that the ban, which came into effect last year, could lead to the marginalisation of Muslim girls.",world +3135,"No-deal Brexit very, very likely: UK PM Boris Johnson","UK PM Boris Johnson has said that it looks ""very, very likely"" that the country will leave the European Union without a deal but it ""will be wonderful for the UK"". He added that talks were snagged on fishing rights and business competition rules. Earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a no-deal was the most probable outcome.",world +3136,"Woman drives car into BLM protesters in Manhattan, several injured","Several people were injured after a woman drove her car into protesters participating in the Black Lives Matter demonstration in Manhattan, New York City, on Friday. A video showed the stopped BMW sedan suddenly accelerating and knocking aside the protesters who were blocking it. The woman driving the car has been taken into custody, the New York City Police said. ",world +3137,Iran journalist who inspired 2017 nationwide protests executed,"Iranian authorities on Saturday executed journalist Ruhollah Zam over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017. A court had sentenced Zam to death in June after he was found guilty of ""corruption on earth"", one of the country's most serious offences. Zam had been living in exile in France but was arrested in October last year.",world +3138,China detains Bloomberg employee for allegedly endangering national security,"A Chinese national working for Bloomberg News has been detained on ""suspicion of engaging in criminal activities that jeopardise national security"", Chinese authorities said. Haze Fan had last spoken to one of her editors on Monday before being taken away from her apartment, Bloomberg said. The case is under investigation and her ""legitimate rights"" have been ensured, Chinese authorities added.",world +3139,Sonia was unable to handle party affairs after I became Prez: Mukherjee in book,"The late Pranab Mukherjee wrote in his memoir that Congress' leadership lost political focus after he became India's President, ""While Sonia Gandhi was unable to handle the affairs of the party, Dr (Manmohan) Singh's prolonged absence from the House put an end to any personal contact with other MPs,"" he wrote. Mukherjee added Singh was ""preoccupied with saving the coalition"".",politics +3140,Nadda accompanied by BJP leader involved in 55 criminal cases: TMC MP,"Commenting on the attack on BJP National President JP Nadda's convoy in West Bengal on Thursday, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee said that Nadda was accompanied by ""criminal and armed men"" of BJP. ""BJP leader Rakesh Singh was in a convoy...he has 55 criminal cases against him,"" Banerjee added. Singh made ""provocative"" gestures at the crowd, he stated.",politics +3141,BJP-ruled MCDs hiked 11 taxes in past 3 days: AAP's Durgesh Pathak,"Senior AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Thursday alleged that Delhi's three municipal corporations (MCD), ruled by BJP, have increased around 11 different taxes over the past three days. Pathak added that AAP will soon start a campaign to apprise people about these ""inhumane acts"". However, North MCD Mayor said the civic bodies haven't hiked any taxes, owing to the pandemic.",politics +3142,'Fan' actress Shikha Malhotra suffers paralysis after stroke; pic surfaces,"'Fan' actress Shikha Malhotra has suffered a stroke, leaving her paralysed on one side. Her publicist Ashwani Shukla shared a picture on Instagram and said she is currently admitted in Mumbai's Cooper Hospital, and is doing better. Ashwani told The Indian Express that after Malhotra recovered from coronavirus in October, her low sugar level had been causing her health issues.",entertainment +3143,"He knowingly gave me an STD, tried to strangle me: Singer sues actor LaBeouf","British singer FKA twigs on Friday filed a lawsuit against actor Shia LaBeouf, accusing him of physical and emotional abuse during their year-long relationship. She also accused LaBeouf of knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The lawsuit said that on one occasion in February 2019, the actor slammed her against a car and tried to strangle her.",entertainment +3144,"Late actress Divya's husband posts her videos, denies Devoleena's claims","Late TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's husband Gagan Gabru, who has been accused of domestic violence by the actress' family and actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee, has denied their claims by posting videos on Instagram. He said that Devoleena was ""trying to gain publicity"" by mocking Divya's death. In one of the videos, Divya is seen dancing with Gagan.",entertainment +3145,'The Dirty Picture' actress Arya Banerjee found dead at her apartment,"'The Dirty Picture' actress Arya Banerjee was found dead at her apartment in Kolkata on Friday. Forensic experts found she was bleeding from her nose and had vomited. ""Like every day her maid had come to work and when she didn't get any response, she alerted her neighbours and the police were informed,"" a senior police officer said.",entertainment +3146,Porn star jokes she could post nudes on Insta as she 'performed sex acts on CEO',"Porn star Kendra Sunderland's Instagram account has been removed after she claimed she was allowed to post nudes on the platform as she ""performed sex acts on Instagram's CEO"". ""This person has no connection to executives at our company, and claims that she received preferential treatment are baseless,"" Instagram's parent company Facebook said. Her verified account had 2.2 million followers.",entertainment +3147,Harrison Ford returns as Indiana Jones for the fifth instalment,"Hollywood actor Harrison Ford will reprise his lead role for a fifth ""Indiana Jones"" movie, Disney confirmed. ""At the helm is James Mangold, director of Ford v Ferrari, and Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character's journey,"" Disney tweeted. The movie would be produced by Lucasfilm and will release in July 2022. ",entertainment +3148,I prefer to do less work but good work: Mahie Gill,"Actress Mahie Gill commented on selectively choosing acting projects and said, ""I'm a very satisfied person...I prefer to do less work but good work."" The actress, who stars in 'Durgamati: The Myth', mentioned that after her film 'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster' she started getting similar roles and added, ""I felt that if I do the same things, everything will finish."" ",entertainment +3149,Beauty norms for actresses are changing slowly: Shikha Talsania,"Actress Shikha Talsania, who will share screen space with Sara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan in the upcoming film 'Coolie No 1', noted that the beauty norms for actresses in the film industry are gradually changing. ""I don't think it is changing very quickly. But there is definitely more acceptance and inclusiveness now. Which I think is great,"" she explained. ",entertainment +3150,Shraddha Kapoor's brother Siddhanth tests positive for COVID-19,"Actress Shraddha Kapoor's brother, actor Siddhanth Kapoor, has tested positive for coronavirus. The actor, who's currently in Goa, told ETimes, ""Around Sunday I lost my sense of taste. I felt that I should get myself tested and the test result has come positive."" He added, ""I've quarantined myself here. I'm sure that I will be okay in a few days.""",entertainment +3151,I'm still dealing with it: Trishala on coping with boyfriend's death,"Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala Dutt, during a QnA session on Instagram, responded to a fan who asked how she coped with the death of her boyfriend. Trishala wrote, ""I'm still dealing with it, but I've gotten a lot of help...(and still getting help for it)."" She added, ""I spend time with my friends...family...and I'm doing a lot of soul searching.""",entertainment +3152,Marvel's Chris Evans to voice Buzz Lightyear in new Pixar movie,"Chris Evans will voice Buzz Lightyear's character in the upcoming Pixar film 'Lightyear', the studio announced on Twitter. The film will explore the life of the 'Toy Story' character, which was earlier voiced by Tim Allen. ""This isn't Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on,"" Chris explained. ",entertainment +3153,Salman to shoot a cameo for Aamir's 'Laal Singh Chaddha': Reports,"Salman Khan will reportedly shoot a cameo for Aamir Khan's upcoming film 'Laal Singh Chaddha'. ""Salman's track revisits Prem from the Maine Pyar Kiya days and he has allotted...one day to Aamir to shoot for his cameo in the film,"" reports stated. Shah Rukh Khan also shot a cameo for the comedy-drama film in Delhi in October, as per reports.",entertainment +3154,Choreographer Punit Pathak ties the knot with Nidhi Moony Singh,"Choreographer-actor Punit J Pathak tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Nidhi Moony Singh in Lonavala on Friday. The wedding was attended by their family members and friends, including Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Yashaswini Dayama. Sharing the videos from their wedding on Instagram, Bharti wrote, ""Congratulations my favourite couple #happylife #married.""",entertainment +3155,Vikrant Massey to star in Hindi remake of Malayalam film 'Forensic',"Actor Vikrant Massey will star in the Hindi remake of the Malayalam thriller film, 'Forensic', which released earlier this year. He will essay the role of a meticulous forensic officer, portrayed by Tovino Thomas in the original. Talking about the film, Vikrant said, ""It's an intelligent film that keeps you on tenterhooks. At the same time, it's an out-and-out entertainer.""",entertainment +3156,It was 1st time I attempted a light-hearted film: Hansal on Chhalaang,"Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, while talking about his film 'Chhalaang', said, ""It was the first time I attempted a light-hearted film."" He added, ""Chhalaang had a lot of humour with a social message...It was a sweet little film, in a time like this unprecedented crisis, just what the doctor ordered."" The film starred Rajkummar Rao, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. +",entertainment +3157,Aamir's son Junaid to play a journalist in his debut film: Reports,"Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan will reportedly play the role of a journalist and social reformer, from the pre-independence era, in his upcoming debut film. Junaid will share screen space with 'Arjun Reddy' fame Shalini Pandey in Yash Raj Films' untitled periodic drama, which will be directed by filmmaker Siddharth P Malhotra, Mid-Day reported. +",entertainment +3158,Taking strength from you: Deverakonda as specially-abled fan makes his portrait,"Actor Vijay Deverakonda on Friday reacted to a video wherein a specially-abled girl can be seen sketching his portrait with her mouth. ""Sending you lots of love Swapnika. And taking strength and inspiration from you. Thank you,"" Vijay tweeted with a heart emoji. Reacting to the girl's video, a user wrote, ""This is beautiful. God bless you.""",entertainment +3159,I'm more successful than most people with a fat bank balance: Arshad,"When asked if he feels he could have seen better success at the professional front, actor Arshad Warsi said, ""I'm extremely successful. I am way more successful than most people who have a very fat bank balance,"" he added. He also mentioned that he feels he's underutilised as an actor and wants to do more films like 'Durgamati' and 'Ishqiya'.",entertainment +3160,Christian Bale to play villain in Marvel's 'Thor: Love and Thunder',"The upcoming Chris Hemsworth-starrer 'Thor: Love and Thunder' will feature Oscar winner actor Christian Bale as the main antagonist, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed during Disney's Investor Day event. Christian will play Gorr the God Butcher in the fourth instalment of the 'Thor' franchise, which is being directed by filmmaker Taika Waititi.",entertainment +3161,Amy Adams to reprise her role as Princess Giselle in 'Enchanted' sequel,"Hollywood actress Amy Adams will reprise her role as Princess Giselle in the sequel of the 2007 film 'Enchanted' and the announcement was made at Disney's Investor Day event. Amy will return to play the role in the sequel titled 'Disenchanted', which will release on Disney's streaming platform. The first film also starred James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey. + +",entertainment +3162,There was a time when I didn't believe in myself: Ridhi Dogra,"Speaking about dealing with self-doubt, actress Ridhi Dogra said, ""There was a time when I didn't believe in myself. Every creative person goes through this. You get those tendencies, thoughts, 'Am I good enough, should I be an actor?'"" She further said, ""I tried to do different things, like advertisements and plays...that was the time acting was not happening.""",entertainment +3163,"For cops, their battlefield is everyday life: Rani on 1yr of 'Mardaani 2'","Speaking about her film 'Mardaani 2' completing one year, actress Rani Mukerji, who played the role of SP Shivani Roy in the movie, said, ""For cops, their battlefield is everyday life."" Speaking about the reaction she received from female officers across India, Rani said that the officers connected with Shivani's character and felt the film correctly portrayed their lives. ",entertainment +3164,"Arjun Rampal, Sunny Leone to star in 'The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon'","Arjun Rampal, Sunny Leone and Digangana Suryavanshi will star in an upcoming period war drama film, 'The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon'. The film will feature Arjun as a Mahar warrior and Sunny as a spy, director Ramesh Thete said. Talking about the film, Arjun said, ""I'd always wanted to do...period film especially a historical one. So, when...Ramesh...approached me...I immediately agreed."" +",entertainment +3165,"Sorry, it slipped my mind: Shawn Mendes on misgendering Sam Smith","Singer Shawn Mendes apologised after using the wrong pronoun for Sam Smith while introducing the pop singer-songwriter during the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert. ""I'm so sorry for referring to you as a ""he""...It...slipped my mind. Won't happen again. Sending you so much love!"" he wrote on Instagram. Smith identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they, them and theirs.",entertainment +3166,Film industry is not open to newer and different casting: Nushrratt,"Actress Nushrratt Bharuccha, who has starred in various romantic-comedy films, said she wants to explore other genres as well but is not getting the opportunity. ""I feel we are not open to newer, different casting...they are not trusting actors as much as they should, I want to do other things too. Why don't you trust me?"" she added. ",entertainment +3167,Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to discuss investment in EV components,"Tesla will send delegations to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles. Government officials and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have discussed investment opportunities in Indonesia over a call. Indonesia earlier pointed out it has the ""biggest"" nickel reserves. Musk plans to offer a ""giant contract for a long period of time"".",automobile +3168,Five genes linked to most severe form of COVID-19 found,"Scientists in the UK have identified five genes that are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19. The genes partially explain why some people become extremely sick with COVID-19, while others are not affected, according to their study. ""Our results immediately highlight which drugs should be at the top of the list for clinical testing,"" a scientist said.",science +3169,India's 1st mRNA vaccine candidate gets DCGI nod for human trials,"India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval to initiate Phase 1 and 2 human clinical trials from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals developed the COVID-19 vaccine candidate, HGCO19, in collaboration with US-based HDT Bio. The vaccine demonstrated ""safety and immunogenicity"" in rodent and non-human primate models, Gennova said.",science +3170,AstraZeneca to test combining Oxford vaccine with Sputnik V vaccine,"AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine with Oxford University, said it would investigate combining its vaccine with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. ""Being able to combine different vaccines may be helpful to improve protection and/or to improve vaccine accessibility,"" AstraZeneca said. A 'mix and match' trial between AstraZeneca and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines was announced earlier.",science +3171,"Humanity will face 60°C temperatures in 2050s, warns WEF","As many as two billion people will face 60°C temperatures for more than a tenth of the year in the 2050s, the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned citing a book. Up to 140 million people are expected to be displaced by 2050 because of food and water insecurity as well as extreme weather, it further said quoting the World Bank.",science +3172,Human-made objects to outweigh living things by the end of 2020: Study,"Scientists have said that the weight of human-made objects will likely exceed that of living things by the end of the year. In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, scientists compared the overall living biomass on Earth, estimated to be around 1.1 teratonnes, to human-made mass. ""We find that Earth is exactly at the crossover point,"" they said. + +",science +3173,"IUCN lists 31 species as 'Extinct', European Bison sees recovery","The IUCN released an update of its Red List of Threatened Species which moved 31 species into the 'Extinct' category. However, the European Bison has moved from 'Vulnerable' to 'Near Threatened' category. Besides this, all of the world's freshwater dolphin species are now listed as threatened on the list. The lost shark has entered the 'Critically Endangered' (Possibly Extinct) category.",science +3174,India not historically responsible for climate change: Javadekar,"Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said India is not historically responsible for climate change but is taking steps to reduce emissions. He said India is the only G20 nation to be in compliance with the Paris Agreement. India has already achieved 21% of its target of reducing emissions intensity of GDP by 33%-35% by 2030, he added.",science +3175,"OnePlus announces Education Benefits programme for students, teachers","OnePlus has announced a new Education Benefits programme for students and teachers in India. Under the programme, OnePlus has said that it'll provide exclusive offers and discounts to students and teachers in the country. Partnering with 760 universities and 38,498 colleges, it's offering an instant discount of ₹1,000 for students and teachers on purchase of OnePlus smartphone or smart TV.",technology +3176,World's most-followed TikTok star loses 1 mn followers over a video controversy,"America's 16-year-old dancer Charli D'Amelio, the most-followed person on TikTok, lost 1 million followers after she was criticised over a video posted on her family's YouTube channel. In the video, she appeared to be complaining about not hitting 100 million followers and fans accused her sister of being rude to a chef. Charli was called ""entitled"" and ""ungrateful"" in comments.",technology +3177,"Iconic 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope in Puerto Rico to be decommissioned","Arecibo Observatory's iconic 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope in Puerto Rico will be decommissioned, 57 years after serving as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary, solar system and geospace research. Engineering assessments found that damage to it cannot be stabilised without risk to construction workers and staff. Arecibo Observatory was the world's largest single radio dish till 2016.",technology +3178,Apple to pay $113 million to US states for slowing down older iPhones,"Apple will pay $113 million to 33 US states and the District of Columbia over allegations of slowing down older iPhones. Apple in 2016 updated software on iPhone 6, 7 and SE to slow them down. While Apple claims it was to prevent unintended shutdowns due to ageing batteries, states contended it was to force users to buy new iPhones.",technology +3179,"Most common passwords of 2020 revealed, 'iloveyou', '123456' on the list","Password manager NordPass published its list of the 200 most common passwords of 2020, detailing how many times a password has been exposed, used, and how much time it would take to crack it. The list is topped by '123456', followed by '123456789', 'picture1', 'password' and '12345678'. Passwords like 'iloveyou', 'qwerty', 'abc123', 'unknown' and 'pokemon' also featured on the list. +",technology +3180,Vatican asks Instagram to explain how Pope's account 'liked' bikini model's photo,"The Vatican has said it is seeking explanations from Instagram after Pope Francis’ official account 'liked' a photo of a 27-year-old bikini model, Natalia Garibotto. ""We can exclude that the ‘like’ came from the Holy See,"" a Vatican spokesperson told the Guardian. A team of people manages the Pope’s various social media accounts.",technology +3181,Musk a Tesla rally away from dethroning Gates as 2nd richest man: Bloomberg,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk is just one rally of Tesla shares away from dethroning Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates as the world's second-richest person, Bloomberg reported. Musk's current net worth is $120 billion compared to $128 billion net worth of Bill Gates. Musk became $7.6 billion richer on Tuesday and added another $10 billion to his wealth on Wednesday.",technology +3182,India ranks 2nd in global ransom payouts for cyberattacks: Survey,"Indian firms were the worst hit by cyberattacks among Asia-Pacific nations and stood second globally in ransom payouts, as per a survey. While 74% organisations in India suffered cyberattacks, 34% paid between $1 million-$2.5 million as ransom to hackers. The survey added that Indian firms are threatened by cyberattacks originating from China and Pakistan due to rising geopolitical tensions.",technology +3183,"Facebook uses 'Centra' tool to monitor, track its users: US Senator","US Senator Josh Hawley, during Facebook and Twitter CEOs' Senate Committee hearing, alleged that Facebook uses internal tools such as 'Centra' to ""monitor users' accounts"" as well as to ""track"" Facebook ""users across the internet"". Facebook does have tools that help ""platform and community integrity work"", CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, denying being familiar with any tool named 'Centra'.",technology +3184,I&B Ministry to decide if online gambling sites can advertise on TV,The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has started consulting various stakeholders to decide whether sites that promote online gambling should be allowed to broadcast advertisements on TV channels. The step was taken after a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to restrict gaming websites that allegedly facilitate online gambling and carry advertisements.,technology +3185,"Fortnite to return to iPhones in near future, say Epic Games & NVIDIA","Epic Games and NVIDIA on Thursday said they are working together to bring 'Fortnite' back on Apple's iPhones in the ""near future"". The video game will return as part of NVIDIA's streaming game service GeForce NOW, through iPhone's Safari web browser. Apple and Epic Games have been in a legal fight since August over the former's App Store policies.",technology +3186,Amazon firing manufacturing staff working on drone project: Report,"Amazon is reportedly laying off dozens of research and development and manufacturing staff working on the delivery drone project called ""Amazon Prime Air"" and turning to external manufacturers. It has reached tentative deals with Spain and Austria's aerospace companies to manufacture component parts for its drones, FT reported. Amazon plans to use electric drones to deliver packages under 2.3 kg.",technology +3187,Google removes 5 unauthorised fintech apps from Play store,"Google has removed five digital lending applications that were unauthorised by any financial regulator from the Play Store, reported The Times of India. The apps were OkCash, Go Cash, Flip Cash, ECash and Snapit Loan. These apps were downloaded several lakh times, offered short-term credit at very high-interest rates and even harassed and abused users in some cases.",technology +3188,Material made from fruits that creates energy wins sustainability award,"A material created from rotting fruits and vegetables that generates renewable energy by absorbing UV light from the sun has received the first James Dyson's sustainability award. The ""AuREUS"" system uses scientific principles behind the northern lights. The ""Blue Box"", a low-cost biomedical device that can be used to detect breast cancer at home, has been declared the International Winner.",technology +3189,Google to test end-to-end encryption on Android Messages,"Google on Thursday said that it will be rolling out end-to-end encryption on Android Messages for beta users starting with one-on-one Rich Communication Services (RCS) conversations. ""Encryption ensures that no one...can read the content of your messages,"" Google said. The RCS, which provides modern chat-like features to Messages, has been rolled out to global users, the company said.",technology +3190,Japanese firms to start experimenting with digital yen in 2021,"Over 30 Japanese firms will begin experimenting with a common, private digital currency next year in an effort to promote digitalisation, Japan Inc said on Thursday. The group's chairman Hiromi Yamaoka, former executive of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), said, ""We don't want to create another silo-type platform...we want to...create a framework that can make various platforms mutually compatible.""",technology +3191,Ola to introduce its first electric scooter in Jan: Report,"Ola Electric will be launching its first electric scooter in January 2021, PTI reported. The electric scooter, initially to be manufactured at a facility in the Netherlands, will be sold in India as well as Europe. Earlier, Ola Electric had acquired Amsterdam-based Etergo for an undisclosed amount. It's also looking at setting up a manufacturing facility in India.",technology +3192,Epic Games Founder compares fight with Apple to civil rights struggle,"'Fortnite' maker Epic Games' billionaire CEO Tim Sweeney said his company's legal battle with Apple over its in-app commission was like ""civil rights fights"". Sweeney said opposing Apple's rules was right ""because to go along with them would be collusion to maintain the status quo."" ""This is essentially an act of civil disobedience by Epic,"" he added.",technology +3193,Stop risking our lives: 200 Facebook moderators in open letter to CEO,"Over 200 content moderators at Facebook have written an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking him to ""stop needlessly risking [their] lives"". The moderators have been allegedly forced to join the office as Facebook's AI-based content moderator ""wasn't up to the job"". They have demanded work from home to be maximised and full-time employee benefits be offered to them.",technology +3194,Canada's accusations of China being cybercrime threat groundless: China,"Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that Canada's accusations of China being a cybercrime threat are ""groundless"". The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of Canada, in its second national cyber threat assessment, also named Russia, Iran and North Korea as major threats. It said that it feared foreign actors could try to disrupt power supplies.",technology +3195,Financial impact is immaterial: Epic Games CEO on reduced App Store fee,"Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that the ""financial impact"" of Apple's decision to reduce App Store commission for small businesses to 15% is ""immaterial"" to the company's revenue. Small businesses account for less than 5% of its revenue, he said. Apple hopes to ""maintain the monopoly"" by giving ""special...terms to tech titans like Amazon"" and small developers, Sweeney said.",technology +3196,Vietnam threatens to ban Facebook over censorship requests: Report,"Vietnam has threatened to ban Facebook if it does not comply with government's requests to censor more local political content on its platform, Reuters reported. A Facebook official told Reuters that the government has asked Facebook to ban critical posts, a request which Facebook denied. The government has said Facebook should stop spreading information that ""infringes upon state interests"".",technology +3197,Twitter slows worldwide 'Fleets' launch due to performance issues,"Twitter on Wednesday said it will slow down the rollout of disappearing tweets, called 'Fleets', a day after launching the feature worldwide. Twitter's support team said it took the step in order to fix performance and stability issues with the feature. Twitter on Tuesday launched “Fleets” worldwide after having tested the feature in Brazil, Italy, India and South Korea.",technology +3198,Facebook sues man who extracted data of 1 lakh Instagram profiles,"Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a Turkish man who scraped data from over 1 lakh Instagram accounts to create a network of clone sites. He published users' data on the sites that allowed people to view users' pictures, videos and stories, among other things, by entering their username. Facebook had earlier sent cease and desist letters to the man.",technology +3199,US firm creates app to translate cat's meow,"A US-based software engineering firm has created an app that records the sounds of cats and attempts to identify its meaning. The MeowTalk app currently has 13 phrases, including ""Feed me"" and ""Leave me alone"". The company eventually aims to develop a smart-collar that would translate the cat's meow to a human voice speaking through the collar.",technology +3200,"Nehra names his IPL Team of 2020, chooses Suryakumar over Kohli for no. 3","Ex-India pacer Ashish Nehra has named his IPL Team of 2020, with KL Rahul and David Warner as openers. Nehra mentioned he is choosing Suryakumar Yadav over Virat Kohli at number three as he scored ""impact runs"". Other players include AB de Villiers, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Jofra Archer, Rashid Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin/Mohammad Shami.",sports +3201,"If Kohli has his baby here, we can claim his offspring as Australian, jokes Border","Talking about Virat Kohli taking paternity leave for the birth of their first child, ex-Australia captain Allan Border joked, ""We were thinking he might think about having his newborn...here because we can claim his offspring as Australian."" Border added, ""The one thing that is in Australia’s favour is Virat Kohli playing only the first Test.""",sports +3202,I am absolutely alive and fine: Pak superfan Chacha Cricket on rumours of his death,"Pakistan cricket team superfan Chacha Cricket aka Sufi Abdul Jalil shared a video on Twitter to rubbish rumours of his death on social media. ""Whoever posted my picture on Facebook and spread this fake news [of my death], may Allah give him Hidayat (guidance) as well,"" he said in the video.",sports +3203,Karachi Kings players to get an apartment each for winning PSL 2020,Karachi Kings owner Salman Iqbal has announced that each player of the team will get an apartment for winning the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020. The players will get apartments in Salman's real estate development project called ARY Laguna. Karachi Kings defeated Lahore Qalandars to win PSL for the first time.,sports +3204,Whole world would be looking at Rohit as captain and batsman in Australia: Akhtar,"Ex-Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said whole world would be looking at Rohit Sharma as captain and batsman in Test series against Australia. ""Australia will be his best chance to prove himself as captain. He should grab it with both hands,"" Akhtar added. He further said, ""If he does well...then there should be a debate about split captaincy.""",sports +3205,Kapil Dev reveals how he proposed to his wife in a car in Mumbai,"Kapil Dev, in a recent episode of #NoFilterNeha, revealed he proposed to his wife Romi in a car in Mumbai. Kapil said he saw a ""big hoarding"" of an advertisement featuring him and told Romi to take a photo to show to their children. ""Romi then asked, 'Are you proposing?' I told her, ""What does it sound like?"" Kapil added.",sports +3206,Cycle mechanic thought I was my sister's servant due to my looks at 14: Kapil Dev,"Kapil Dev, in an episode of #NoFilterNeha, revealed that once a cycle mechanic mistook him as his sister's servant due to his looks when he was 14. Kapil said he had gone to the mechanic with his sister after her cycle got punctured. ""The mechanic said to my sister, 'You can go. Leave your servant here',"" Kapil added.",sports +3207,I could see boredom on Kohli's face during IPL: Akhtar on split captaincy talks,"Ex-Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said if Virat Kohli is feeling fatigued, he should think about giving captaincy to Rohit Sharma in one of the formats. ""I could see the boredom on his face during the IPL, maybe it was because of the bio-bubble situation,"" Akhtar added. He further said, ""Rohit has been ready for captaincy for a while.""",sports +3208,"Chahal shares video of himself batting in nets in Australia, gets trolled","Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took to Instagram to share a video of himself batting in the nets in Australia, writing, ""Adding up scores this time."" Several cricketers, including Rashid Khan and Dale Steyn, trolled Chahal. Rashid wrote, ""Nice but brother, we are better off as bowlers."" Steyn commented, ""Facing fast off spin?""",sports +3209,Gayle should be in playing XI from game one in IPL 2021: KXIP co-owner Wadia,"Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia has said that Chris Gayle should feature in playing XI from game one in the next IPL. ""Gayle demonstrated [in IPL 2020] that he should play every game next season,"" Wadia added. Gayle featured in seven of KXIP's 14 matches in IPL 2020 and scored 288 runs.",sports +3210,South Africa cricketer tests COVID-19 positive ahead of Eng series,"One South Africa cricketer tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the limited-overs series against England, confirmed Cricket South Africa (CSA). Two players who were in close contact are under self-isolation as precautionary measure. ""All three players have been placed in immediate isolation in Cape Town,"" CSA said. Meanwhile, CSA won't replace the two players under isolation for the series.",sports +3211,Our middle child wants to be Virat Kohli: David Warner's wife Candice,"Australian cricketer David Warner's wife Candice recently revealed that their middle child, four-year-old Indi Rae, is a Virat Kohli fan and likes to play as him whenever their family plays backyard cricket at home. ""She wants to be Kohli. She is the rebel,"" Candice added. Candice stated that David maintains his ""competitive spirit"" even when he’s playing with his daughters.",sports +3212,"AB de Villiers becomes father for the third time, shares pic of newborn daughter","Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers took to Instagram to reveal that he and his wife Danielle have become parents for the third time. Sharing a picture, De Villiers wrote, ""On 11-11-2020, we welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world...Yente de Villiers, you are the perfect addition to our family."" The duo have two sons together.",sports +3213,"ICC alters WTC points system due to pandemic, India dethroned from top spot ","The ICC today announced that the ICC World Test Championship points system has been amended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams will now be ranked in order of percentage of points earned. With the update, Australia went past India to claim the first position on the points table. Australia has earned 82.2% points, while India has earned 75%.",sports +3214,Mohamed Salah again tests positive for COVID-19,"Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah again tested positive for coronavirus, the Egyptian Football Association announced. He had previously tested positive last Friday. With this development, Salah could be missing Liverpool's next two matches. ""I'd like to thank everyone for the supportive messages and well wishes. I'm confident I'll be back on the field soon,"" Salah wrote on Twitter.",sports +3215,Virat's absence gives KL Rahul an opportunity to step up: Harbhajan,India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes KL Rahul has an opportunity to step up and perform well with the bat in the Test series against Australia as captain Virat Kohli will return after the first Test. Rahul will be making a comeback to the Test side after a year. Virat and actor-wife Anushka are expecting their first child in January 2021.,sports +3216,Aus should produce pace-friendly wickets for India: Shoaib Akhtar,"Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said Australia should prepare fast and bouncy wickets to assist their pace attack against India during the upcoming tour. ""It takes two-three innings to control that forward trigger movement in foreign conditions...It will be interesting to see how the pitches will be. The Aussies will come hard at India that is for sure,"" Akhtar said.",sports +3217,India have good chance of beating Australia: Ramiz Raja,"Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja said India have a ""very good chance"" of beating Australia in the Test series since the hosts won't prepare pacer-friendly pitches to ensure full five-day Tests. ""I think India has the batting line-up to tame Australia and plus the Indian bowling has improved a lot and they have a very good attack now,"" Ramiz added.",sports +3218,Chris Gayle won't play for us in LPL this year: Kandy Tuskers,Kandy Tuskers announced on Twitter on Wednesday that West Indies batsman Chris Gayle won't be playing for them in the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Gayle was in the Kandy franchise along with former India cricketers Irfan Pathan and Munaf Patel. The LPL will begin from November 26 with the final scheduled on December 16.,sports +3219,Cricketers might skip overseas tours due to quarantine: Hazlewood,"Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood said amid the pandemic cricketers might end up pulling out of overseas tours to avoid the quarantine period. ""These two weeks are the hardest coming back from an overseas tour,"" said Hazlewood. ""I think bubble life is a lot easier than quarantine. There is a few things you can get out to do,"" the pacer added.",sports +3220,Rahane should retain his own captaincy style in Australia: Harbhajan,"Veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh said Ajinkya Rahane should maintain his distinctive style of captaincy instead of imitating Virat Kohli while leading Team India against Australia in the last three Tests. ""That is not necessary, that is not Ajinkya Rahane's style, so he should know how to get the best out of the team while retaining his style,"" Harbhajan said.",sports +3221,"Wriddhiman Saha back at the nets, BCCI shares batting video","Team India wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, was seen batting in the nets in a video uploaded on Twitter by BCCI. In the video, Saha was seen hitting the ball right out of the middle of the bat while taking throwdowns. Playing for SRH, Saha had injured himself in the recently-concluded IPL 2020.",sports +3222,"Ishant bowls full tilt at NCA, aims for full fitness ahead of Aus Test","Eyeing to regain full fitness ahead of the Australia Test series, Ishant Sharma bowled full tilt at the NCA on Wednesday. In a video uploaded on Twitter, Ishant can be seen bowling from his full run-up in the presence of NCA director Rahul Dravid and chief selector Sunil Joshi. Ishant was ruled out of IPL 2020 due to muscle tear.",sports +3223,Tired of being blamed for every problem at Barcelona: Messi,"Barcelona forward Lionel Messi told Spanish media that he is tired of being blamed for every problem in the club. This comes after his teammate Antoine Griezmann's former agent accused him of making life difficult for the French striker at the La Liga club. Earlier in the year, Messi tried to leave Barcelona but eventually decided to stay back.",sports +3224,"Continue with Burns as Test opener, don't disturb winning combo: Ponting","Ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he would request coach Justin Langer to continue with Joe Burns as one of the Test openers against India instead of Will Pucovski and not disturb the winning combination. ""Burns hasn't done much wrong...I always say you don't want to be making too many changes if you don't need to,"" Ponting said.",sports +3225,How effective are the top COVID-19 vaccines?,The makers of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has said that it has shown 95% effectiveness in the last-stage trials. American biotechnology company Moderna announced its vaccine was 94.5% effective based on interim data from late-stage clinical trial. The Oxford vaccine candidate triggered a robust immune response in adults aged 56-69 and over 70 according to phase 2 clinical trial results.,world +3226,One person dies from COVID-19 every 17 seconds in Europe: WHO,"One person is dying from coronavirus every 17 seconds in Europe, the regional head of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Hans Kluge, has said. He said this after new COVID-19 cases slowed down last week across Europe to 1.8 million cases, compared with 2 million the week before last. ""It's a small signal, but it's a signal nevertheless,"" Kluge stated.",world +3227,Next round of talks between India-China on LAC standoff soon: MEA,"The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said there would soon be another round of talks between India and China with the aim of complete disengagement and full restoration of peace and tranquillity along the LAC. Earlier, in reference to the India-China standoff, the MEA had stated, ""When we have something to share, we will share.""",world +3228,"$500,000 reward announced for info on suspicious death of Indian-Fijian nurse","The Government of New South Wales has announced a $500,000 reward for information over the 2014 suspicious death of a 39-year-old Indian-Fijian nurse in Sydney's south-west. Monika Chetty was found alive in bushland in January 2014, five to ten days after she had been doused in acid. Despite medical treatment, she passed away in hospital on January 31, 2014.",world +3229,Trump's lawyer uses same tissue to blow nose and wipe face; video viral,"A video has gone viral on social media, showing US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani blowing his nose into a tissue or handkerchief and then reusing it to wipe his lips and face during a press conference. Earlier, a video of black liquid streaming down Giuliani's face was also widely shared on social media.",world +3230,They should be careful or their eyes will be plucked out: China warns 'Five Eyes',"China has warned the 'Five Eyes' group to stay out of its affairs after they accused it of carrying out a campaign to silence critics in Hong Kong. ""They should be careful or their eyes will be plucked out,"" China warned US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. China had imposed new rules that disqualified opposition legislators in Hong Kong.",world +3231,Man's lie caused South Australia lockdown where 1 per family can go out,South Australia's lockdown where only one person from a household is allowed to leave home was caused by a man's lie to contact tracers. The man said he was a customer at a pizza shop when in fact he worked several shifts there with another COVID-19-infected worker. Authorities assumed he caught a highly contagious strain during a very short exposure.,world +3232,Black liquid runs down the face of Trump's lawyer during press conference,"A black liquid started streaming down the face of US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani during a press conference as he started sweating. The 76-year-old failed to notice the unknown liquid, which many social media users assumed to be hair dye, dripping down to his jaw. He repeated unsubstantiated claims that voter fraud led to Joe Biden's victory.",world +3233,China's COVID-19 vaccine administered to 10L under emergency use,"A COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has been administered to about 10 lakh people under the government's emergency use scheme, Chairman Liu Jingzhen said. No serious adverse reaction has been reported from those who received the vaccine, he added. Only a few people have reported mild COVID-19 symptoms so far, he further said.",world +3234,Trump’s vaccine team has no plans to brief Biden’s team: US Senator,"US President Donald Trump's COVID-19 vaccine distribution team hasn't ""briefed anyone on President-elect Biden's team and have no plans to do so"", Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said following a White House conference call on Thursday. ""This is potentially catastrophic,"" he added. Trump team's unwillingness risks Biden's team not being ready to implement COVID-19 plan on day one, Murphy said.",world +3235,Trump sending damaging message to world by not conceding defeat: Biden,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said that President Donald Trump is sending ""incredibly damaging message"" to the rest of world about how democracy functions by not conceding defeat. ""I just think it is totally irresponsible,"" he added. Trump has filed lawsuits in multiple states alleging election fraud and claimed that he's the rightful winner of the November 3 election. ",world +3236,"Pfizer, Moderna's vaccine development speed didn't compromise safety: Fauci","America's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Thursday said the data of the two coronavirus vaccines being tested by Pfizer and Moderna was ""solid"". He added that the speed of the process didn't compromise the ""safety nor did it compromise scientific integrity"". Moderna said that its vaccine is 94.5% effective, while Pfizer said that its vaccine is 95% effective.",world +3237,"Biden confirmed as Georgia winner, 1st Democrat to win state since 1996","US President-elect Joe Biden has been confirmed as the winner in Georgia after a manual recount of all the ballots cast there. This makes Biden the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state since former President Bill Clinton in 1996. Georgia had announced a recount as Biden had a narrow lead of over 14,000 votes over President Donald Trump.",world +3238,Italy to begin Pfizer coronavirus vaccination in January: Official,"Italy will receive 3.4 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in January through the European Union's purchase programme, Italy's special commissioner for the virus emergency Domenico Arcuri said on Thursday. The doses will be enough to vaccinate 1.6 million in Italy, he added. Elderly and individuals with the most risk of exposure will be prioritised for vaccination, he said. ",world +3239,US will rejoin WHO; China needs to play by the rules: Joe Biden,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said his administration will rejoin the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the first day of his presidency. He added that one of the main reasons for rejoining is to make sure that China ""plays by the rules"". In July, the Trump administration had given the UN a formal one-year notice to quit the WHO.",world +3240,Trump should concede defeat and not be embarrassing: Czech Prez,"US President Donald Trump should be reasonable and concede defeat in the 2020 presidential election, Czech President Miloš Zeman said on Thursday. Trump should ""not to be embarrassing"" and allow President-elect Joe Biden to take office, he added. Trump has alleged voter fraud in the election and filed several lawsuits to contest the result.",world +3241,"WHO, EU chiefs urge G20 leaders to provide funds to fight COVID-19","G20 leaders must help close a funding gap of $4.5 billion to fight COVID-19, a letter from the World Health Organization and European Commission heads said. The letter was sent ahead of the virtual G20 summit in Riyadh. G20 leaders must commit ""a proportion of future stimulus"" spending on the tools, aimed at securing supplies for lower-income countries, it added.",world +3242,Republicans defending Trump's voter fraud claims are intimidated: Obama,"Former US President Barack Obama has said that Republicans are defending President Donald Trump's ""bogus"" voter fraud claims, ""not because they actually believe it, but because they feel intimidated by it"". ""I'm less surprised by Trump doing this, he has shown only a flimsy relationship to the truth,"" Obama added. Trump has refused to concede defeat in the presidential election.",world +3243,"India, Luxembourg sign 3 agreements during the 1st summit in 20 yrs","India and Luxembourg signed three agreements on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel held the first summit in 20 years. Two agreements were signed by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange with SBI and the India International Exchange, while the third was between Luxinnovation and Invest India. PM Modi urged further strengthening of economic relations.",world +3244,Brexit talks suspended after EU official tests +ve for COVID-19,"Post-Brexit trade talks between the European Union (EU) and UK chief negotiators Michel Barnier and David Frost have been suspended for a ""short period"" after an EU official tested positive for coronavirus. ""The teams will continue their work in full respect of guidelines,"" Barnier said. Both sides are seeking a trade deal before UK's post-Brexit transition period ends in December.",world +3245,2.3 mn children in Tigray need humanitarian assistance: UNICEF,"The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has left some 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance, UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore said. Some 12,000 children living in camps and registration centres are at risk, she added. Fore further said that every effort should be made to ensure that children are ""protected from recruitment and use in the conflict"".",world +3246,Mexico's Senate approves cannabis legalisation bill in landslide vote,"Mexico's Senate on Thursday voted 82-18 in favour of a bill to legalise adult-use of marijuana. The legislation would allow adults to carry up to 28 grams of marijuana and grow up to four plants at home. If enacted, Mexico will become the third country to legalise adult-use of marijuana, following Canada in 2018 and Uruguay in 2013.",world +3247,"5 injured in knife attack in Germany, suspect arrested: Police","Five people have been injured after they were stabbed in a knife attack in the western German city of Oberhausen, a police spokesman said. The suspect sustained some injuries and has been taken into custody, he added. The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, but the police said the incident appeared to be a family dispute.",world +3248,Azeri army enters first territory ceded by Armenia after ceasefire,"Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry on Friday said its army has entered Aghdam district, an area ceded by Armenia as part of a Russian-brokered peace deal to end the fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. This will be followed by the handover of Kalbajar district and Lachin district by December. The fighting between both countries over the disputed region had erupted in September.",world +3249,Trump has left US more divided than ever: Republican leader Khalsa,"Indian-American Republican leader Gurinder Singh Khalsa said President Donald Trump has left US more divided than he has ever seen. ""I don't think he's morally or ethically fit to be president, especially the leader of the free world,"" he added. The historic election turnout means that people are ""hungry to change the status quo on both sides"", Khalsa further said.",world +3250,Bihar Minister quits 3 days after taking oath amid corruption allegations,"Bihar Education Minister Mewa Lal Choudhary has resigned from the post three days after taking oath amid allegations of corruption against him. This comes after opposition party RJD questioned the BJP-led NDA over the appointment of corruption-accused Choudhary as the minister. Earlier, an old video also surfaced online, wherein Choudhary could be seen singing the National Anthem incorrectly.",politics +3251,Ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn in as pro-tem Speaker of Bihar Assembly,"Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi has been sworn in as the pro-tem Speaker of the state Assembly. Manjhi, a multiple-term MLA and founding president of the Hindustani Awam Morcha, was administered oath of office by Governor Phagu Chauhan. ""He (Manjhi) has been appointed for the period November 23-24, 2020, until a new Speaker is elected,"" Raj Bhavan said.",politics +3252,"Haryana Minister Anil Vij administered trial dose of COVAXIN, video surfaces","Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij was administered a trial dose of COVAXIN at a hospital in Ambala on Friday, a video of which has surfaced online. Vij had earlier offered to be the first volunteer for COVAXIN's 3rd phase trials and had later said he would be administered the dose under the supervision of an expert team of doctors. ",politics +3253,Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary gets additional charge of education dept,"Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary has been given additional charge of the education department, following the resignation of Mewa Lal Choudhary over corruption allegations. Ashok Choudhary was earlier given charge of building construction, social welfare and minority affairs departments in the Nitish Kumar-led state government. They were sworn in to the state Cabinet on November 16.",politics +3254,Who has been assigned what portfolio in the Bihar Cabinet?,"Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will handle Home, Vigilance, Cabinet Secretariat, Election and other departments that haven't been allotted yet. Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad has been given Finance, Environment and Forest Department, among others. Deputy CM Renu Devi will be handling Panchayati Raj, Backward Classes and EBC Welfare, and Industries Department.",politics +3255,Goa's former Governor Mridula Sinha passes away at 77,"Goa's former Governor and senior BJP leader Mridula Sinha passed away on Wednesday at the age of 77. She passed away days before her 78th birthday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled her death and tweeted, ""Smt. Mridula Sinha Ji will be remembered for her efforts towards public service.""",politics +3256,NCP leader Eknath Khadse tests positive for COVID-19,"NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse on Thursday tweeted that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He added, ""I am leaving for Mumbai for further treatment. I am confident of getting better, thanks to all your positive wishes. I will be at your service soon."" Earlier this week, his daughter Rohini had stated that she had contracted coronavirus.",politics +3257,CCD Founder's son Amartya engaged to DK Shivakumar's daughter Aisshwarya,"Late Café Coffee Day Founder VG Siddhartha's eldest son Amartya Hegde got engaged to Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar's daughter Aisshwarya on Thursday. The event held in Bengaluru was attended by family and close friends of both the families. The couple is slated to get married in February. Aisshwarya manages Global Academy of Technology, an engineering college founded by Shivakumar.",politics +3258,Speaking without doing anything isn't introspection: Adhir on Sibal's remark,"After Congress leader Kapil Sibal said in an interview the party needs to introspect, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, ""Speaking without doing anything doesn't mean introspection."" Chowdhury added, ""He seems to be very concerned about the Congress party and the need for introspection. But we didn't see his face in elections in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, or Gujarat."" ",politics +3259,Change 'Karachi Sweets' to something in Marathi: Sena leader to shop owner,"A video that shows Shiv Sena leader Nitin Nandgaonkar allegedly asking the owner of 'Karachi Sweets' in Mumbai to change the name of the shop has gone viral. In the video, Nandgaonkar purportedly says, ""You have to do it, we are giving you time. Change 'Karachi' to something in Marathi.""",politics +3260,"Congress' AK Antony, his wife contract COVID-19, admitted to AIIMS","Senior Congress leader AK Antony and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus, their son Anil K Antony has tweeted. ""My dad...and mom...have been admitted at AIIMS, Delhi. Their conditions are stable. Do keep us in your thoughts and prayers,"" the tweet read. As per reports, AK Antony was in quarantine after his wife was found to be COVID-19 positive.",politics +3261,"Cong, Gupkar Gang want to take J&K back to era of terror: Amit Shah","Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday criticised Congress and People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, saying that they ""want to take J&K back to the era of terror and turmoil"". Saying that Congress and ""Gupkar Gang"" are ""being rejected by the people"", Shah added, ""They want to take away rights of Dalits, women, tribals that we've ensured by removing Article 370.""",politics +3262,Congress not a part of Gupkar Alliance: Surjewala on Amit Shah's remarks,"Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Tuesday criticised Home Minister Amit Shah after the latter asked party chief Sonia Gandhi to clear Congress' stand on support for People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. Saying that Congress is not a part of Gupkar Alliance, Surjewala said, ""Lying, spreading fraud and creating new illusions have become the way of the Modi government.""",politics +3263,"Police resort to baton-charge as TMC, BJP workers clash in WB","The West Bengal police resorted to baton-charge after BJP and TMC workers clashed in Cooch Behar on Thursday. Earlier, the BJP had called for a 12-hour bandh in Cooch Behar after a 55-year-old party worker was allegedly beaten to death. A BJP worker said, ""Our workers are constantly being killed by the TMC goons.""",politics +3264,"BJP protests against Delhi govt's handling of pollution, COVID-19","Former Union Minister and BJP leader Vijay Goel on Thursday led a protest against Delhi government's handling of COVID-19 and air pollution in the national capital. ""This is a drama to stop engine at red light as Kejriwal has failed in checking the pollution and COVID-19,"" Goel said. The protesters also raised slogans demanding CM Arvind Kejriwal's resignation. ",politics +3265,JanaSena Party to contest Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation polls,"Actor Pawan Kalyan's JanaSena Party (JSP) is set to contest Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections. ""Party leaders and committee in Hyderabad have been asked to get ready to contest the elections after holding several rounds of meetings over the issue,"" Pawan said. GHMC elections are scheduled to be held on December 1 and 150 divisions will go on polls.",politics +3266,Flood relief distribution deferred till Hyd civic-body poll results,"The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) has directed the state government to defer the process of flood relief distribution in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits till the declaration of civic-body election results. The decision has been taken because of the Model Code of Conduct, which has come into effect. Distribution of flood relief is likely to influence electors, SEC said. ",politics +3267,BJP using 'Gupkar Gang' euphemism to project us as anti-nationals: Mehbooba,"Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti said that the BJP is ""using 'Gupkar Gang' euphemism to project us as anti-nationals"". This comes after Home Minister Amit Shah said the 'Gupkar Gang' was going global and ""they want foreign forces to intervene"" in J&K. ""BJPs stale tactic of dividing India by projecting themselves as saviours...is far too predictable now,"" Mufti added. ",politics +3268,Doctors advise Sonia to shift out of Delhi due to pollution: Reports,"Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be flying out of Delhi after doctors advised her to shift due to the city's heavy pollution that has aggravated her chest infection, according to reports. A senior party functionary said that doctors have advised her to shift to a warmer place till the air quality in Delhi improves. ",politics +3269,"Congress to contest BMC polls alone, no need for alliance with Sena: Leader","Congress leader Ravi Raja on Thursday announced that the party will contest the 2022 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections alone. ""No need for an alliance with Shiv Sena,"" Raja said. Congress party in 2019 had joined the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance to form the government in Maharashtra.",politics +3270,CAQM doesn't have office space for Chairperson or staff: AAP,"The AAP on Thursday said that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) set up by the Centre to monitor Delhi's pollution situation neither has an office space for the Chairperson nor the staff. ""I want to request the Central government that you should immediately provide office space to the air quality commission...to run day-to-day works,"" AAP spokesperson Atishi said.",politics +3271,Giving statements to media is loss to the party: Tariq Anwar on Sibal,"After Congress leader Kapil Sibal criticised the party's performance in Bihar Assembly polls, General Secretary Tariq Anwar said, ""If he is giving a statement in the media, it will only be a loss to the party."" He added, ""If the party lacks something and he wants to give a suggestion, he should meet the party high command and president.""",politics +3272,Chhath Puja should not be politicised: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal,"Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said, ""Chhath Puja is a very auspicious festival. It should not be politicised."" ""People should celebrate it but inside their house. Don't gather outside at...waterbodies,"" he added. This comes after Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta said, ""If Delhi government had taken the right measures people wouldn't have had problems celebrating Chhath Puja together.""",politics +3273,"Chhattisgarh CM meets Shah, discusses Naxalism and development","Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. He discussed various issues with the Union Minister such as increasing telecom facilities in Naxal-affected regions, deployment of two more CRPF battalions in Bastar and development of the state. ""Home Minister has assured immediate action,"" said Baghel after the meeting.",politics +3274,Clear attempt to target us: Cong after ex-Mayor held in B'luru riots case,"After the arrest of former Mayor R Sampath Raj over his alleged involvement in Bengaluru riots, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar said that there is a clear attempt to target the party. ""Where is (the evidence) that Congress is involved? There is a clear attempt to...bring a bad name to our party."" Shivakumar added.",politics +3275,"Love Govinda too much to face him, won't be able to control tears: Nephew Krushna","Comedian Krushna Abhishek, who had earlier refused to do an episode of 'The Kapil Sharma Show' featuring his uncle Govinda as guest, said, ""There are some differences between us, and I didn't want any of our issues to affect the show."" ""I love him too much to face him now...I wouldn't be able to stop my tears,"" he added. ",entertainment +3276,"I don't have Salman's number, want to tell him to give me work: Shardul Pandit","Following his eviction from Bigg Boss 14, television actor Shardul Pandit said, ""I did get the most elegant farewell on Bigg Boss but there is no work outside."" He added, ""I don't have Salman Khan's number but I would like to give him a message, 'I need work. If you've any position for an actor, please give me work'.""",entertainment +3277,It was shot in Oct 2019: Bingo after Sushant's fans allege ad mocks him,"After Ranveer Singh's Bingo ad mentioning 'photons' was criticised by Sushant Singh Rajput's fans for allegedly mocking the late actor, Bingo issued a clarification. ""The...advertisement was shot more than a year ago in October 2019. It's being aired this year because of delay in the launch of [products] due to...COVID-19,"" the statement read. #BoycottBingo trended on Twitter after the backlash.",entertainment +3278,You'll wet your pants when you face death: Khushbu to man saying she faked crash,"Actress-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar, who escaped unhurt after a tanker rammed into her car, replied to a cartoonist who claimed that she faked the car crash. ""Try faking an accident if you have the guts. The minute you see death in your face, I am sure you will wet your pants because you are not [as] courageous as me,"" she wrote.",entertainment +3279,"Need work, can smile also: Anupam Kher's stepson Sikandar while sharing pic","Actor Anupam Kher's stepson and actress Kirron Kher's son Sikandar Kher took to Instagram on Thursday to share a picture of himself and wrote that he is looking for ""work"". ""PS: Need work. Can smile also,"" the caption of the post read. The actor appeared in three web series this year.",entertainment +3280,World's most-followed TikTok star loses 1 mn followers over a video controversy,"America's 16-year-old dancer Charli D'Amelio, the most-followed person on TikTok, lost 1 million followers after she was criticised over a video posted on her family's YouTube channel. In the video, she appeared to be complaining about not hitting 100 million followers and fans accused her sister of being rude to a chef. Charli was called ""entitled"" and ""ungrateful"" in comments.",entertainment +3281,I guess my daughter wanted Imran to continue acting: Father-in-law,"Imran Khan's father-in-law Ranjev Malik, while speaking to Times of India about Imran quitting acting, said, ""Honestly, it's Imran's personal decision...But yes, Imran was always inclined towards direction."" Asked if his daughter, Imran's estranged wife Avantika, wanted Imran to continue with acting, Ranjev added, ""Yes, I guess, she did. [Because] Imran was doing well.""",entertainment +3282, I don't like being the centre of attention: Sonakshi,"Stating that she doesn't enjoy being the centre of attention, actress Sonakshi Sinha said she sometimes feels like a misfit in the film industry. ""I would rather...do my work...and come back home. I don't want to be...sole focus of every place I end up in. I...like to have my privacy, which is very difficult to keep in this industry."" + ",entertainment +3283,Shweta's daughter Palak to start shooting for debut film with Vivek,"Shweta Tiwari's daughter Palak Tiwari, who will make her acting debut with Vivek Oberoi starrer horror-thriller film 'Rosie: The Saffron Chapter', will start shooting for the upcoming movie from mid-December. ""We are going to shoot on the outskirts of Mumbai and Maharashtra. Palak is working hard for her role for the past two months,"" producer Prerna Arora said. ",entertainment +3284,Can prioritise my health if COVID-19 protocols are not followed: Shruti ,"Actress Shruti Haasan, who is reportedly shooting for her upcoming film 'Laabam', stated that as an actor, she can prioritise her health if COVID-19 protocols are not followed. ""COVID is a serious health risk everyone...I as a person and an actor have the right to prioritise my safety and health if protocols are not followed! Just saying,"" she wrote.",entertainment +3285,Quentin Tarantino to release novel version of 'Once Upon A Time...',"Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is turning his 2019 film 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' into a novel under a new deal he signed with publisher HarperCollins for two books. The books will mark Tarantino's first work of fiction in print and the novel is set to be published in the summer of 2021. + +",entertainment +3286,Looking forward to portrayal of Zimbabwe inning: Kapil on film '83',"Kapil Dev mentioned that he is looking forward to the portrayal of his inning, from the 1983 Cricket World Cup's India vs Zimbabwe match, in the upcoming Ranveer Singh starrer film '83'. ""You don't know...how they've come out with the movie or that episode of Zimbabwe inning...that's what I want to see,"" he said on Neha Dhupia's chat show #NoFilterNeha. ",entertainment +3287,My films seek to change people’s thinking for the better: Bhumi,"Actress Bhumi Pednekar said her films seek to change people's thinking through plotlines with strong messages. ""I think my films should entertain people, but at the same time, it does seek to leave audiences with a thought that will hopefully change their thinking for the better. Most of my films have had heavy social messaging,"" Bhumi said. ",entertainment +3288,Jolie always thinks about the cast: Ridloff on 'The Eternals' co-star,"Hollywood actress Lauren Ridloff spoke about her experience of working with her 'The Eternals' co-star Angelina Jolie, and said, ""She's always thinking about the cast."" Ridloff said that Jolie is both gentle and strong, and added, ""I was so grateful...to have her there with us...I feel like she really is very aware of what our needs might be."" ",entertainment +3289,It's sad: Director Alankrita on I&B Ministry regulating online films,"Alankrita Shrivastava, the director of 'Lipstick Under My Burkha', said that the central government's decision to bring digital audio-visual content on streaming platforms under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is ""sad"". ""I hope that it...doesn't affect streaming content. And we continue to make what we want...but it is sad and will obviously lead to more self-censorship,"" she said. ",entertainment +3290,Angelina Jolie to direct war photographer McCullin's biopic ,"Actress Angelina Jolie will direct war photographer Don McCullin's biopic, titled 'Unreasonable Behaviour', which will be produced by Tom Hardy and Dean Baker. The film is based on the British photojournalist's autobiography of the same name. ""I was drawn to his (McCullin)...absolute commitment to witnessing the truth of war, and...respect for those who suffer its consequences,"" Jolie said. ",entertainment +3291,I've a few stories that can take 'Tere Naam' ahead: Director Satish,"Director Satish Kaushik, while talking about the sequel of Salman Khan-starrer 'Tere Naam', said that he has a few stories that can take the film ahead. ""I have developed a concept, but haven't spoken to Salman yet,"" he added. The action-drama film, which released in 2003, also starred Bhumika Chawla, Sachin Khedekar and Ravi Kishan, among others.",entertainment +3292,Harvey Weinstein does not have COVID-19: Spokesman,"Harvey Weinstein, who's serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, doesn't have coronavirus, his spokesman Juda Engelmayer and health representative Craig Rothfeld said in a statement. This comes after a report claimed that the former film producer tested positive for the virus. The statement added that he's being closely monitored ""due to a plethora of underlying health issues"".",entertainment +3293,Manoj Bajpayee warns against fake Twitter account in his name,"Manoj Bajpayee on Thursday warned his fans about an imposter operating a fake Twitter account in his name. The actor shared a screenshot of the fake account using his name and picture and wrote, ""This [is] a fake account!!! Be aware!!!! @Twitter."" Earlier, actors including Sonu Sood and Raveena Tandon have also called out fake Twitter accounts in their name.",entertainment +3294,Soumitra was a true gentleman: Radhika on her 'Ahalya' co-star,"Mourning the demise of Soumitra Chatterjee, actress Radhika Apte recalled her experience of working with the late Bengali actor in the 2015 short film 'Ahalya' and called him a true gentleman. ""I'm...grateful that I got an opportunity to work alongside Soumitra sir...to be able to witness his craft as an actor, makes me feel very fortunate,"" she added.",entertainment +3295,Kangana begins action training for film 'Dhaakad'; shares pics,"Kangana Ranaut took to social media to share a series of pictures from her action rehearsals for the upcoming film 'Dhaakad'. ""Don't like to multitask, but in these times one needs to go back to the beginning. In those days I worked like a horse, so along with filming Thalaivi I started action rehearsals,"" she wrote in the caption.",entertainment +3296,Best gift I could ever receive: Sushmita on Renee's 'Suttabaazi' trailer,"Actress Sushmita Sen, who turned 45 on Thursday, shared the trailer of her daughter Renee Sen's short film 'Suttabaazi' on Instagram and wrote, ""The best gift I could've ever received from...my first love on my birthday!"" ""What a feeling to see my little Shona take brave steps towards her dreams,"" Sushmita added. The film will mark Renee's acting debut. ",entertainment +3297,"Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari screened for Mumbai Police, BMC officials","A special screening of Manoj Bajpayee, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Diljit Dosanjh's comedy film, 'Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari', was recently organised for Mumbai Police and BMC officials. Talking about the screening, Manoj said, ""It's a privilege to show the film to the saviours and...warriors of these times...They're our icons and deserve all love, care and attention from the entire society.""",entertainment +3298,I was Mr India in Bigg Boss 14 house: Shardul Pandit on eviction ,"Actor Shardul Pandit commented on getting evicted from 'Bigg Boss 14' and said, ""I was Mr India in the house. I may not have been visible, but I did manage to win hearts."" Speaking about the other contestants, he said, ""I am thankful that even after I was gone, a few of the housemates spoke about me and missed me."" ",entertainment +3299,"Salman's 'Radhe' to release in theatres on Eid 2021, not on OTT","The makers of Salman Khan's upcoming film 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai' have denied the rumours of the film's OTT release. ""The producers are clear, #Radhe will release in cinemas, eyes #Eid2021 release,"" film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted. 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai' was scheduled to release on Eid this year but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.",entertainment +3300,Mercedes-Benz India brings celebratory benefits with the E-Class,"Mercedes-Benz India has announced exclusive limited period benefits with the Mercedes-Benz E-Class aiming to let you celebrate luxury and intelligence. Enjoy the latest intuitive technology with Mercedes me connect and get the best-in-class experience for all your adventures, Mercedes-Benz India said.",automobile +3301,"This Diwali, drive home your favourite car : Revv Subscriptions","This festive season, Revv lets you drive home a new car at ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax and without the hassle of maintenance and service . It offers a choice from over 25+ variants, customisable ownership tenures of 1-36 months and delivers a fully sanitized car to your doorstep, ensuring complete safety for you and your family.",automobile +3302,Uber in talks to sell self-driving unit to Aurora: Reports,"Uber is in talks to sell its autonomous driving unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), to self-driving car startup Aurora, media reports said. Talks between the two firms have been going on since October and there is no certainty a deal could be reached, reports added. Uber is also considering taking stake in the new company if Aurora buys ATG.",automobile +3303,US self-driving delivery firm Nuro raises $500 million,US self-driving delivery company Nuro has raised $500 million in Series C round led by funds and accounts advised by T Rowe Price Associates. The round also saw participation from new investors including Fidelity Management & Research Company and Baillie Gifford. Nuro's existing investors like SoftBank and Greylock also participated in the funding.,automobile +3304,Will be first to mass produce level 3 self-driving cars: Honda,"Japan's Honda Motor Company on Wednesday said it will be the world's first automaker to mass produce level 3 autonomous cars. There are six levels of vehicle autonomy from 0-5, ranging from basic functions like cruise control to fully self-driving cars. Currently, level 2 cars that require an alert driver are running on public roads.",automobile +3305,"Walmart, Cruise to test grocery delivery in US via self-driving cars","Walmart and General Motors' autonomous vehicle company Cruise are teaming up to test grocery delivery in Arizona, US. The test will allow customers to place orders from their local Walmart store and have it delivered, contact-free, via one of Cruise's self-driving cars. The companies haven't provided details on the size of the fleet or customer area that will be served.",automobile +3306,"GM recalls over 68,000 Chevy Bolt EVs over battery fire concerns","US' General Motors has issued a recall for 68,667 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles (EVs) after at least five battery fires were reported. The automaker has found common elements behind the fires, including their origins at an LG Chem plant and charge levels. GM added that it doesn't believe all recalled vehicles are affected, but that it's ""prudent"" to take action.",automobile +3307,Engineers hack EV charging to show cybersecurity vulnerabilities,"Southwest Research Institute engineers say they were able to interfere with the charging process of an EV by simulating a malicious attack under an automotive cybersecurity research initiative. They reverse-engineered the signals and circuits on an EV and a J1772 charger. They performed three manipulations- limiting the rate of charging, blocking battery charging and overcharging.",automobile +3308,Harley-Davidson's India dealers plan legal action against bike maker,Harley-Davidson's India dealers are considering legal action against the motorcycle company after it discontinued sales and manufacturing in India in September after a decade's presence. Dealers allege that compensation offered by Harley-Davidson isn't even 10% of the ₹5-8 crore investment they made in setting up showrooms. The company entered a distribution deal with Hero MotoCorp after its exit.,automobile +3309,Japan's Mitsubishi buys minority stake in TVS' logistics arm,"Japanese automotive manufacturer Mitsubishi has bought a minority stake in two-wheeler manufacturer TVS' logistics arm, TVS Supply Chain Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Mitsubishi's investment will help Tata Opportunities Fund secure a partial exit. ""Through...Mitsubishi Corporation, we aim to accelerate our growth in the years to come,"" said R Dinesh, Managing Director, TVS SCS.",automobile +3310,Mercedes-Benz's Berlin factory head to join Tesla's Gigafactory,"The head of Mercedes-Benz's engine factory in Berlin, Rene Reif has moved to Tesla to join the Musk-led company's new Gigafactory, said IG Metall, Germany's largest workers union. It added that the plant might possibly shut due to competition from Tesla. ""We see the defection...as betrayal. You can't build a future working with such soulless managers,"" said the union's head. ",automobile +3311,Nissan's $95 mn lawsuit against ex-chief Ghosn begins in Japan,"A civil court trial began in Japan's Yokohama on Friday against former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, where Nissan is seeking $95 million in damages. The automaker has sued Ghosn for the harm and financial losses incurred by the company due to his misconduct. Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 in Japan, fled to Lebanon while he was awaiting trial.",automobile +3312,Moderna's early data shows its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective,"American biotechnology company Moderna on Monday announced its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial. Moderna's interim analysis was based on 95 infections among trial participants who received either a placebo or the vaccine. Among those, only five infections occurred in those who received the vaccine.",science +3313,SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on its first commercial crew flight for NASA,"Elon Musk-led SpaceX successfully launched four astronauts into space on its first commercial crew flight for NASA. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, will spend roughly six months on the International Space Station. In May, SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to ISS and brought them back to Earth in its Demo-2 mission.",science +3314,How does Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate compare to Pfizer's?,"Moderna's initial results of late-stage trial show its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective. Pfizer last week said its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective, citing an initial analysis of its late-stage trial. While Moderna's vaccine can be stored at normal fridge temperatures of 2-8°C for 30 days, Pfizer's vaccine can be stored at 2-8°C for five days.",science +3315,3 Australian kids develop COVID-19 antibodies without ever testing +ve: Study,"Three Australian children developed COVID-19 antibodies without testing positive despite close contact with infected parents, a study published in Nature Communications said. The study, led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute, raised the possibility that despite exposure, the children's immune systems allowed them to effectively stop the virus from replicating inside cells, researchers said.",science +3316,"Phase 2, 3 trials of Russian vaccine to be held at Kanpur medical college","The Phase 2 and Phase 3 human clinical trials of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will be conducted at Kanpur's Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College. The effect of the vaccine on volunteers will be studied for seven months after the vaccine is administered once, twice or thrice within an interval of 21 days, college principal RB Kamal told PTI.",science +3317,How effective are the top COVID-19 vaccines?,The makers of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine has said that it has shown 95% effectiveness in the last-stage trials. American biotechnology company Moderna announced its vaccine was 94.5% effective based on interim data from late-stage clinical trial. The Oxford vaccine candidate triggered a robust immune response in adults aged 56-69 and over 70 according to phase 2 clinical trial results.,science +3318,Lockdowns reduced nitrogen dioxide concentrations by 20%: NASA,"In a recent study, NASA researchers found that COVID-19 related restrictions have reduced global nitrogen dioxide concentrations by nearly 20% since February. Nitrogen dioxide is a pollutant primarily produced by the combustion of fossil fuels used by industry and transportation. NASA used computer models to generate a simulation of COVID-free 2020 for comparison with actual ground observations.",science +3319,"Iconic 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope in Puerto Rico to be decommissioned","Arecibo Observatory's iconic 1,000-foot-wide radio telescope in Puerto Rico will be decommissioned, 57 years after serving as a resource for radio astronomy, planetary, solar system and geospace research. Engineering assessments found that damage to it cannot be stabilised without risk to construction workers and staff. Arecibo Observatory was the world's largest single radio dish till 2016.",science +3320,Who are the 4 astronauts on SpaceX's 1st commercial crew flight for NASA?,"The astronauts on SpaceX's first commercial crew flight for NASA include Shannon Walker, who holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Space Physics, and Victor Glover, who has in the past served as Legislative Fellow in US Senate. Astronaut Soichi Noguchi holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, while Michael Hopkins holds a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering.",science +3321,Human-to-human transmission of rare 'Chapare virus' in Bolivia confirmed,"Researchers with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered human-to-human transmission of a rare virus in Bolivia belonging to a family of viruses that can cause haemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola. Scientists said that in 2019, two patients transmitted the virus to three healthcare workers in Bolivia’s de facto capital, La Paz.",science +3322,"European rocket launch fails minutes after launch, loses both satellites"," A European space rocket failed minutes after taking off, losing both the satellites it was carrying, its operator Arianespace said on Tuesday. The Vega light launcher, which would've placed Spain's first satellite into orbit, malfunctioned approximately eight minutes after launching from a space centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The launcher slowed before it encountered an unidentified ""anomaly"".",science +3323,"Asteroid, twice the size of Taj Mahal, to pass Earth today","Asteroid 2020 ST1, which is twice the size of Taj Mahal, will pass Earth today, NASA's Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) said. The asteroid has a size of 175 metres and it will pass Earth at an estimated speed of 28,646 km/hour. Another asteroid, 2020 TB9 with a size of 30 metres, will also pass Earth today.",science +3324,"Sun sets for last time in 2020 in Alaskan town, won't rise until January 2021","The Sun rose and set for the last time in 2020 in the Alaskan town of Utqiagvik on Thursday and won't rise until January 2021. Located north of Arctic Circle, Utqiagvik entered its annual phase of darkness called 'polar night'. It occurs due to the tilt of Earth's axis, which makes none of the Sun's disc visible above the horizon.",science +3325,All the coronavirus in the world can fit in a teaspoon: Australian mathematician,"The total amount of COVID-19 infecting humans around the world would fit into little more than a teaspoon, Australian TV mathematician Matt Parker claimed. The microscopic size of coronavirus means its total volume is a minuscule 8 ml, he added. He further said even at the upper end of his estimates, all coronavirus would fit inside a shot glass.",science +3326,Scientists develop stretchable 'skin' sensor to give robots human sensation,"Cornell scientists have developed a new form of stretchable ""skin"" sensor that uses fiber optics to provide a sense of touch. This sensor could give soft robotic systems, or anyone using AR, the ability to feel tactile sensations like humans. Scientists designed a 3D-printed, Bluetooth-equipped glove, that is powered by a lithium battery, with a sensor running along each finger.",science +3327,Virgin Galactic delays test flight due to lockdown in New Mexico,"Virgin Galactic on Monday rescheduled its test spaceflight, that was set to launch between November 19 and 23 from New Mexico, due to revised COVID-19 guidelines issued by the US state's Health Department. A stay-at-home order till November 30 has been enacted in New Mexico due to increasing coronavirus cases. The space tourism firm hasn't announced a new test schedule.",science +3328,"US President-elect Joe Biden congratulates SpaceX, NASA on launch","US President-elect Joe Biden took to Twitter to congratulate SpaceX and NASA for launching the first commercial crew flight into space. ""It's a testament to power of science and what we can accomplish by harnessing our innovation, ingenuity, and determination,"" Biden wrote. This marks the second time in a decade that NASA astronauts were sent into space from American soil.",science +3329,SpaceX's Crew Dragon docks with the International Space Station,"SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts docked with the International Space Station (ISS), 27 hours after its launch. ""Docking confirmed – Crew Dragon has arrived at the (International) Space Station,"" SpaceX tweeted. The astronauts have joined the Expedition 64 crew at the ISS and will spend roughly six months there before returning to Earth.",science +3330,Astronauts take Baby Yoda toy to space in SpaceX's spaceship,"Astronauts on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship brought a Baby Yoda toy to act as their zero-g indicator on SpaceX Crew-1 mission. The astronauts launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in the Crew Dragon capsule for ISS on November 15. Earlier, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley had carried a stuffed dinosaur toy on board to ISS in May.",science +3331,Air pollution may affect mental health later in life: Study,"In a study of women aged 80 years and older, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, living in locations with higher exposure to air pollution was associated with increased depressive symptoms. Results also suggested that depressive symptoms might play a role in linking long-term air pollution exposure to memory decline more than 10 years after the exposure.",science +3332,IIT Kharagpur team makes food packaging material from cucumber peels,"IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed cellulose nanocrystals from cucumber peels that can be used to make food packaging materials. Researchers said the cellulose nanocrystals possess modifiable properties due to presence of abundant hydroxyl groups, which result in better biodegradability. Such nanocrystals can help produce packaging materials with low oxygen permeabilities.",science +3333,Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rises for first time in 4 months,"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon increased in October for the first time in four months, government data revealed. In October, deforestation rose 50% from the prior year to 836 square kilometres. Forest clearances were down 6% in the first ten months of 2020, compared to the same period a year ago, to 7,899 square kilometres, Brazil's INPE found.",science +3334,One of most remote islands to create 4th largest marine protection zone,"Tristan da Cunha, one of the most remote islands in the world, is creating a marine protection zone to safeguard endangered wildlife in an area of the South Atlantic. The sanctuary will be the fourth biggest ""no-take zone"" in the world. Fishing and other ""extractive activities"" will be banned from an area of 6.27 lakh square kilometres.",science +3335,1st launch hardware for Gaganyaan mission delivered by L&T,"Larsen & Toubro has delivered the first hardware, a booster segment, for the Gaganyaan launch vehicle to ISRO ahead of schedule. The segment was produced at L&T's Powai aerospace manufacturing facility in Mumbai. It has a diameter of 3.2 metres, weighs 5.5 tonnes and has a length of 8.5 metres.",science +3336,IIT-G team develops catalysts to convert industrial waste to valuable chemicals,"IIT-Guwahati scientists have developed efficient ""pincer"" catalytic systems to transform industrial wastes into valuable chemicals. The team said that tiny amounts of ""pincer catalysts"" repeatedly convert large amounts of industrial waste such as glycerol into lactic acid and hydrogen. Such catalysts also efficiently convert bioethanol, a low-energy-density fuel, into high-energy-density butanol.",science +3337,Twitter labels Trump's tweet accusing Democrats of trying to 'steal the election',"US President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to ""steal"" the election early Wednesday, saying his administration would ""never"" allow this to happen. Twitter immediately labelled the post with a warning saying, ""Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process.""",technology +3338,Artist tricks Google to show her work on searching 'the next American President',"US-based artist and former Google employee Gretchen Andrew tricked Google into showing her artwork when people search for 'the next American President'. According to Artnet, she did this by creating a network of web pages on sites like Quora, Yelp and Twitter. She then loaded these pages with addresses and images to trick search engines into showing her artwork first.",technology +3339,"After Shanghai, Ant Group's $37 bn IPO suspended in Hong Kong",Ant Group's $37 billion IPO was suspended in Hong Kong shortly after the Shanghai stock exchange suspended it. The IPO was set for November 5 and would have been the world's largest IPO. The suspensions follow a recent meeting of China's top financial regulators with Ant Group Founder Jack Ma and its top executives.,technology +3340,Ant Group's $37 billion IPO suspended by Shanghai stock exchange,"The Shanghai stock exchange said on Tuesday that it has suspended Ant Group's $37 billion IPO, which was initially set for Thursday. The Chinese exchange said that Ant Group has recently reported to China's securities regulator about the significant changes in the regulatory environment and this development might make Ant Group fall short of listing requirements on information disclosure.",technology +3341,YouTube bans accounts live-streaming fake US election results,"Several YouTube accounts live-streamed fake US election results to thousands of viewers even before any of the polls closed, before the site took the clips down as spam. Multiple channels showed the presidential elections maps with fake results and some even ran advertisements. YouTube said it will ""be vigilant with regards to election-related content in the lead-up and post-election period.""",technology +3342,Facebook labels US presidential candidates' posts with vote count warning,"Facebook has started adding labels to social media posts made by both the US presidential candidates explaining that the election vote counts were still ongoing. The notifications on Facebook and Instagram were added after US President Donald Trump made premature claims of victory. Earlier today, Twitter had labelled President Trump's tweet accusing the Democrats of trying to ""steal"" the election.",technology +3343,UK's contact-tracing app failed to alert thousands to self-isolate: Report,"A code-error in UK's official contact-tracing app NHS COVID-19 failed to alert thousands of users to self-isolate after coming into contact with people who were infected with coronavirus, The Guardian reported. The error was discovered last week when a new version of the app was created. Software engineers found the app had been relying on faulty math since the beginning.",technology +3344,Could get approvals for Starlink beta tests in Europe by next yr: Musk,"SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX could start receiving final approvals for Starlinks' beta testing in Europe early next year. Musk told a Twitter user that for the testing, SpaceX would require approvals from the nations individually as there is no EU-wide approval system. SpaceX will be sending out ""several thousand"" more beta invitations in the US this week.",technology +3345,"CAIT accuses Amazon of violating FDI, FEMA norms","The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has accused Amazon of violating norms of the FDI policy and the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). It said Amazon's investments in Future Coupons, More Retail and Amazon India were in violation of the FEMA rules. CAIT wrote to Union Minister Piyush Goyal demanding ""immediate strict action"" against Amazon for violating the law.",technology +3346,WhatsApp redesigns storage management tool to help delete files in bulk,"WhatsApp has redesigned its storage management tool to allow users to identify and delete large files in bulk. The tool will group together files and media that have been forwarded many times as well as sort files by size in descending order. Users can access the tool from ""Storage and data"" by selecting the ""Manage storage"" option.",technology +3347,YouTube to end full-day ad reservations on its homepage,"YouTube will no longer allow reservations for full-day advertisements on its homepage, the company told CNBC. YouTube has come under the scrutiny of the Democratic National Committee after US President Donald Trump reserved banner ads on YouTube's homepage for days leading up to and including Election Day. Google said the change in policy was not connected to the presidential election.",technology +3348,China warns Jack Ma of curbs on Ant's expansion before IPO: Report,"China warned Jack Ma and Ant Group's executives that Ant Group will face new curbs on its expansion, Bloomberg reported. Ma and the executives were summoned to a joint meeting with China's top regulators before Ant's $34.5 billion IPO. They were reportedly told Ant would face increased scrutiny and be subject to restrictions on capital and leverage similar to banks.",technology +3349,"California voters classify Uber, Lyft drivers as contractors, not employees","Uber and Lyft have won the most expensive ballot contest, the Proposition 22 ballot measure, that classifies app-based ride-hailing and food delivery drivers' status as independent contractors. With more than 80% of the vote reported in California, 58% of voters supported the proposition that exempts Uber and Lyft from spending over $392 million each on employee-related expenses, Reuters reported.",technology +3350,Gaming billionaire to launch 'Half-Life'-inspired gnome into space to thank NZ,"Gabe Newell, the billionaire Co-founder of gaming company Valve which owns Steam, said he will launch a 'Half-Life'-inspired, titanium gnome into space to thank New Zealand for its hospitality during his stay there through the pandemic. The gnome's journey will be live-streamed and Newell will donate a dollar per viewer who watches it within 24 hours of the launch.",technology +3351,Microsoft to invest in Ant Group-backed Indonesia's Bukalapak,"Microsoft will be investing in Ant Group-backed Indonesia's e-commerce platform Bukalapak. Under the deal, Bukalapak will adopt Microsoft's cloud platform Azure and provide digital skills training for Bukalapak employees and their merchants. Microsoft and existing backers of Bukalapak have agreed to a $100 million investment at a valuation between $2.5-$3 billion, Bloomberg reported.",technology +3352,UK's security agency helps NHS fight cyber crime related to COVID-19,UK's security agency National Cyber Security Centre is stepping in to help state-run National Health Service (NHS) fight cyber attacks related to COVID-19. The agency's assessment of NHS uncovered 35 internet domains that could be exposed to malicious activity. It reported that 200 of the 723 incidents that required its intervention from September 2019-August 2020 were pandemic-related.,technology +3353,Intel acquires Israel-based machine learning startup ,"US technology major Intel has acquired Cnvrg.io, an Israel-based startup that operates a platform for data scientists to build and run machine learning models. Intel didn't disclose the financials but said, ""Cnvrg.io will be an independent Intel company and will continue to serve its...customers."" Last week, Intel acquired SigOpt, a startup working in machine learning and AI as well.",technology +3354,Lenovo records 53% jump in profit to $310 mn in Sept quarter,"Lenovo reported a 53% jump in its net profit for the July-September quarter to $310 million, whereas its revenue increased 7% to $14.5 billion. It set new records for group revenue, pre-tax income and net income, delivering year-on-year growth for the first time in six quarters. The company said it's continuing to benefit from remote working trend due to COVID-19.",technology +3355,"Twitter, FB suspend right-leaning accounts for US election misinformation","Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday suspended multiple recently created right-leaning accounts posting news about the US elections, while exhibiting ""covertly automated"" or ""inauthentic"" behaviour. The accounts gained traction in the run-up to the elections and engaged in amplifying fraudulent claims and false news. This comes after Facebook and Twitter set new rules to safeguard the US elections.",technology +3356,Apple adds iPhone 5c to its vintage products list,Apple has added iPhone 5c to its vintage products list as the product has not been sold in the last five to seven years. This means that the company will no longer provide support for iPhone 5c but the product will continue to receive hardware service as long as its parts are available. The iPhone 5c was launched in 2013.,technology +3357,"Turkey fines Facebook, Twitter for not complying with new law","Turkey has fined tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram $1.2 million for failing to appoint a local representative as per the new law. The companies could face future penalties if they do not act on the regulations, sources told Bloomberg. Russian social media platform, VKontakte, is the only platform that named a local representative before the deadline.",technology +3358,Alibaba's m-cap falls by $60 bn after Ant Group's IPO suspension,"Ant Group's IPO being held up in Shanghai and Hong Kong has caused a sell-off of Alibaba shares. Sister-company Alibaba's shares fell around 8% which resulted in a cut of $60 billion in market capitalisation in one day as reports of Ant's regulatory issues with China emerged. Ant Group spun out of Alibaba, which owns 33% in the fintech major. ",technology +3359,Digital payments industry to get a self-regulatory body: Report,"The Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and Payments Council of India (PCI) are reportedly in talks to set up a self-regulatory body for the digital payments industry. The body will operate under the Reserve Bank of India's newly issued Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) framework and it'll be responsible for framing as well as enforcing rules for the Payment System Operators, ET reported.",technology +3360,"Data of 10L Swedes accidentally shared with Google, Facebook: Folksam","Sweden-based insurance company Folksam on Tuesday said it accidentally leaked private data of around 10 lakh customers to tech companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft and LinkedIn. Folksam said it immediately stopped sharing the personal information and has requested it to be deleted. There's no indication that the information has been used by third parties in an improper manner, it added.",technology +3361,Hong Kong plans to regulate cryptocurrency trading platforms: SFC,"Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said it's proposing a regulatory regime under which cryptocurrency trading platforms will be required to apply for an SFC licence. SFC launched a regulatory framework specifically for cryptocurrency trading platforms last year, which was restricted to those platforms that traded an asset officially classed as a security or future.",technology +3362,Warner becomes first-ever batsman to score 500+ runs in 6 different IPL seasons,"SRH captain David Warner has become the first-ever batsman to score 500-plus runs in six different IPL seasons. With his unbeaten knock of 85 runs off 58 deliveries against MI, Warner took his run tally this season to 529 runs. He had scored 692, 641, 848, 562 and 528 runs in 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 IPL seasons, respectively.",sports +3363,My hamstring is absolutely fine: Rohit Sharma after loss vs SRH,"After the loss to SRH, MI captain Rohit Sharma told one of the commentators, who enquired about his hamstring injury, he was ""absolutely"" fine. ""I'm looking forward to playing few more games here and then see what happens,"" Rohit said. Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said Rohit was being monitored and once fit, he could join the team in Australia.",sports +3364,"Ruturaj reveals when he met Dhoni for 1st time, shares 'How it started' meme","CSK's Ruturaj Gaikwad shared 'How it started, How it's going' meme with photos with MS Dhoni. He revealed he met Dhoni in 2016 during his Ranji debut wherein he had fractured his finger. ""He himself came and asked me about how I am,"" he wrote. Ruturaj added Dhoni talked to him about life after his low scores in IPL 2020.",sports +3365,"Is IPL more important to Rohit than Team India, will BCCI take a call: Vengsarkar","Referring to Rohit Sharma playing for MI against SRH despite being declared unfit to tour Australia by Team India's physio, ex-India captain Dilip Vengsarkar said, ""It is intriguing."" He added, ""Is IPL more important to him than playing for India? Will BCCI take a call on this? Or is it that BCCI physio faltered in diagnosing his injury correctly?""",sports +3366,Which team has finished first on points table in IPL for the most number of times?,"MI finished the league stage of IPL 2020 on top of the points table. This was the second consecutive time that MI topped the table in IPL. MI have also finished first on the points table four times, the most by any team in IPL history. MI are followed by CSK and DC, who have finished first twice each.",sports +3367,Who will play whom in IPL 2020 playoffs?,Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals finished as top two teams on the IPL 2020 points table and will play the Qualifier 1 on Thursday. The winner will reach the final while the loser will play the winner of Friday's Eliminator between SunRisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The winner of the Qualifier 2 will qualify for the final.,sports +3368,Which teams have qualified for most consecutive playoffs/knockouts in IPL?,"SRH have become the third team to qualify for at least five consecutive playoffs/knockouts in IPL. CSK hold the record for qualifying for most consecutive playoffs/knockouts in IPL (eight, 2008 to 2015). CSK, who were banned in 2016 and 2017, also qualified for playoffs in 2018 and 2019. MI went past the league stage in six consecutive seasons (2010-2015).",sports +3369,Who top-scored for their teams in league stage of IPL 2020?,"KXIP captain KL Rahul ended the IPL 2020 league stage as the highest run-getter, with 670 runs. SRH captain David Warner top-scored for his franchise with 529 runs, while Shikhar Dhawan top-scored for DC with 525 runs. Devdutt Padikkal, playing in his debut IPL season, was the highest run-getter for RCB in the league stage, scoring 472 runs.",sports +3370,All teams finish league stage with at least 12 points for 1st time in IPL history,"IPL 2020 league stage ended with MI finishing as table toppers with 18 points, while RR finished last with 12 points. This is the first time that all teams finished the league stage with at least 12 points in IPL. The difference of six points between the top-placed team and the bottom-placed team is the lowest ever in IPL history.",sports +3371,"SRH beat MI by 10 wickets, qualify for IPL playoffs for 5th consecutive season","SRH chased down the target of 150 against MI in 17.1 overs without losing any wicket to qualify for the IPL 2020 playoffs. This is the fifth consecutive season that SRH have made it to the playoffs. SRH finished third on the points table. With SRH's win, KKR failed to make it to the playoffs.",sports +3372,Shane Watson played with bloodied knee in IPL 2019 final without telling anyone,"Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket today, played with a bloodied knee for CSK after injuring himself in the IPL 2019 final. Watson continued to bat without telling anyone and got six stitches after the match. He top-scored in the final against MI with 80(59). CSK lost the match by 1 run.",sports +3373,Why was Super Over used in Pakistan-Zimbabwe ODI despite it being a dead rubber?,"The tied Pakistan-Zimbabwe ODI was decided by Super Over despite the match being a dead rubber in the three-match series. Super Over was used as the series was a part of World Cup Super League through which teams will qualify for 2023 World Cup. The league's rules state that Super Overs will decide the tied matches since ""each point matters"".",sports +3374,If Rohit is fit to play in the IPL then why not for Team India: Sehwag,"Former India opener Virender Sehwag said if Rohit Sharma was fit enough to play for MI in the IPL then why isn't he part of the 32-member squad for tour of Australia. ""This is surprising and mismanagement from the BCCI,"" said Sehwag. Rohit took the field on Tuesday, despite BCCI President Sourav Ganguly saying that Rohit's injury was being monitored.",sports +3375,We can win three matches in a row to lift maiden IPL title: De Villiers ,"After RCB qualified for the playoffs despite four back-to-back defeats, AB de Villiers is confident that his team can win three consecutive matches for their first IPL triumph. ""Now, after four consecutive defeats, can we regain our winning momentum. Can we win the three matches that stand between us and a first IPL title? Yes, we can,"" De Villiers said.",sports +3376,We had nothing to lose with our backs against the wall: David Warner,"SRH captain David Warner said they had nothing to lose in the do-or-die match against MI. ""There is great resilience in the side...We looked back to 2016 when we had to win every game to win the title,"" Warner said. SRH will now play RCB in the Eliminator. ""Another do-or-die game. Hopefully, we can carry the momentum,"" Warner added.",sports +3377,Saliva ban not a major issue in white-ball cricket: Bumrah,"MI pacer Jasprit Bumrah said the ban on saliva for shining the ball isn't a major cause of worry for him while bowling with the white ball. ""The ball doesn't swing anyway a lot and the seam movement is also not much in the shortest format... It is a much bigger factor in the red ball format,"" Bumrah said.",sports +3378,Our worst performance in IPL 2020: Rohit after MI's 10-wicket loss,"Captain Rohit Sharma called MI's 10-wicket loss to SRH on Tuesday as the side's worst performance this season. ""Not the day we want to remember...We wanted to try a few things, it didn't go our way,"" Rohit said. ""We didn't play good cricket today (Tuesday),"" he added. With the win, SRH eliminated KKR and qualified for the playoffs.",sports +3379,Don't get many opportunities so give my 100% every time: Nadeem,"Spinner Shahbaz Nadeem said since he doesn't get selected in the SRH playing XI that often, therefore he always gives his 100% whenever he gets an opportunity. ""I am used to not getting so many games. When you get your chance, you give your 100 per cent,"" Nadeem said. He was named player of the match against MI.",sports +3380,Marlon Samuels announces retirement from all forms of cricket,"West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has retired from all forms of cricket. According to Cricket West Indies, Samuels had informed them about his retirement in June. He was in news recently for his online spat with Ben Stokes and Shane Warne. He is the only male cricketer to be player of the match in the finals of two ICC tournaments.",sports +3381,"No fitness issue, Hardik will be back for playoffs: Rohit Sharma","MI captain Rohit Sharma clarified that Hardik Pandya has no fitness problem and was only rested for their last league match against SRH. ""We just wanted to give him (Hardik) a break and give other guys some opportunities...I am sure he will be ready for the playoffs,"" Rohit said. MI will face DC in Qualifier 1 on November 5.",sports +3382,Sergio Ramos scores his 100th goal for Real Madrid,"Sergio Ramos netted his 100th goal for Real Madrid on Tuesday during their Champions League clash against Inter Milan. ""It is not every day you get your 100th goal and all the more so when you are a defender... Here's hoping I get many more,"" Ramos said. Ramos reached the landmark with Real Madrid's second goal in the 33rd minute",sports +3383,Maradona undergoes successful brain surgery for blood clot: Doctor,"Former Argentine footballer Diego Maradona underwent successful brain surgery in Buenos Aires in Argentina to remove a blood clot, according to his doctor. ""Diego coped well with the surgery. It's under control, there's a little drainage (of blood). He'll remain under observation,"" the doctor said. Maradona was hospitalised on Monday for a series of tests after he was feeling unwell.",sports +3384,Former wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi appointed New Zealand batting coach,"New Zealand Cricket appointed former wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi as their full-time batting coach. He played four tests, 81 ODIs and 30 T20Is for New Zealand between 2013 and 2017 but he started his international career with Australia, playing 4 ODIs and 3 T20Is in 2008. Ronchi was part of the New Zealand coaching staff at the 2019 ICC World Cup.",sports +3385,"England rest Archer, Stokes for ODI series against South Africa","The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has decided to rest Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes and Sam Curran for the ODIs while announcing squads for the limited-overs tour of South Africa. The trio was part of the ongoing IPL 2020 in UAE. England will play three T20Is and as many ODIs against South Africa, starting November 27.",sports +3386,Legal teams ready to deploy if Trump tries to halt vote count: Biden campaign,"Joe Biden's campaign has said legal teams are ""ready to deploy"" if US President Donald Trump tries to halt vote count. Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon called Trump's move ""outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect"" after he alleged fraud in vote count. Trump has said that he'll move the US Supreme Court to ensure counting is stopped.",world +3387,"Grammy-winning singer Lizzo shares pic in just US flag, pens post on US election","Grammy-winning American singer Lizzo shared a picture wearing just half of an American flag-jumpsuit and penned a note on US elections. The outfit was designed by Rey Ortiz in collaboration with Lizzo's stylist, Marko Monroe. According to Marko, the portion of the jumpsuit printed with the flag represents the percentage of people who didn't vote in the previous presidential election.",world +3388,"US presidential candidate Kanye West accepts defeat, hints he'll run in 2024","Rapper Kanye West, who had announced that he was running for US Presidential elections, seemingly accepted his defeat. ""WELP,"" he wrote while sharing a picture of himself against an election map. ""KANYE 2024,"" he continued, suggesting a future presidential run. He also shared a video showing he voted for himself.",world +3389,Projected results of which US states are yet to be declared and who is leading?,"Projected election results of US states including Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin, Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia and Alaska are yet to be declared. In Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and Maine, Joe Biden is leading, whereas, Donald Trump is leading in remaining five states. Currently, Biden is leading Trump 224 to 213 in electoral vote count, according to Edison Research exit polls.",world +3390," McBride wins Delaware, to become 1st transgender US state senator","Democrat and transgender activist Sarah McBride has won the election for the Delaware state Senate. This would make McBride the country's first openly transgender state senator when sworn in. McBride defeated Republican Steve Washington to win the seat. Taking to Twitter, McBride wrote, ""I hope tonight shows an LGBTQ kid that our democracy is big enough for them, too.""",world +3391,Trump claims he has won the election despite counting still on,"Claiming that he has won the presidential election, US President Donald Trump said, ""I want to thank American people for their tremendous support."" ""The results have been phenomenal...Such a success. The citizens of this country have come out in record numbers to support us,"" he added. Counting of votes is underway in several states including Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.",world +3392,Twitter labels Trump's tweet accusing Democrats of trying to 'steal the election',"US President Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to ""steal"" the election early Wednesday, saying his administration would ""never"" allow this to happen. Twitter immediately labelled the post with a warning saying, ""Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process.""",world +3393,"Biden projected to win Arizona, only the 2nd Democrat since 1948 to win the state","Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is projected to win Arizona, a state which US President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to The Associated Press. If Biden wins, he will be only the second Democrat since 1948 to win Arizona, a Republican stronghold. Joe Biden is also projected to win in Hawaii, according to Edison Research exit polls.",world +3394,"We'll be going to Supreme Court, want all voting to stop: Trump alleges fraud","US President Donald Trump on Wednesday alleged that fraud was underway with the vote count in the Presidential election. ""We'll be going to the US Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop,"" Trump added. ""We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election,"" Trump further said.",world +3395,A very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise my supporters: Trump,"US President Donald Trump has said that ""a very sad group of people"" is trying to disenfranchise millions of his supporters who voted for him. ""We were getting ready for a big celebration. We were winning everything, and all of a sudden that was just called off,"" Trump further said alleging fraud in the vote count.",world +3396,US food delivery driver walks away with food after taking pic to prove delivery,"A video has gone viral on the internet showing a food delivery driver walking away with the customer's food after taking a picture of the food in front of the customer's door. Taking a picture of the food delivery is a standard requirement for most delivery executives nowadays. According to the reports, the food order was made through DoorDash.",world +3397,Indian-American becomes 1st S Asian woman to be elected to NY State Assembly,"Indian-American lawyer Jenifer Rajkumar has become the first South Asian woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly. Rajkumar, a Democrat, defeated Republican Giovanni Perna to win the seat and will represent the 38th Assembly district of New York City in the New York State Assembly. Rajkumar is also a professor at the City University of New York.",world +3398,Italy imposes night-time curfew amid rising COVID-19 cases,Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has signed new COVID-19 rules including a nationwide night-time curfew amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. The measure includes restricting people from entering or leaving the region's territory and closure of all non-essential business for at least two weeks. Italy has reported over 7.59 lakh COVID-19 cases so far. ,world +3399,US exits Paris climate agreement amid presidential elections,The United States has become the first country in the world to formally withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate accord for reigning in greenhouse emissions. US President Donald Trump had first announced his intention to withdraw in June 2017. Trump's Democratic challenger Joe Biden has vowed to immediately rejoin the agreement if he wins the ongoing presidential elections.,world +3400,Nearly 70% Muslims vote for Joe Biden in US election: Exit poll,"Nearly 70% of American-Muslims voted for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, while 17% voted for President Donald Trump, according to an exit poll by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Over one million Muslim voters turned out in ""record-breaking"" numbers this election, CAIR said. Of 844 registered Muslim voter households surveyed, 84% said they cast their ballot, it added.",world +3401,Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins second term in US Congress,"Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has won a second term in the US Congress, defeating John Cummings, a first-time Republican challenger. ""Serving NY-14 and fighting for working class families in Congress has been the greatest honour, privilege, & responsibility of my life,"" Cortez said on Twitter. Cummings had raised $10 million for his campaign while Cortez raised $17 million.",world +3402,South Korea approves single test for coronavirus and flu,"South Korean health officials have approved a new test that is designed to detect both COVID-19 and seasonal influenza from the same samples. The new test is an evolved version of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that is used to detect COVID-19. +The diagnosis will reduce the burden of medical workers, a senior Health Ministry official said. ",world +3403,South Korean military detains North Korean man crossing border,"South Korea's military on Wednesday detained a North Korean man after he crossed the heavily fortified inter-Korean border. The incident has led to an urgent search operation. ""An investigation is planned to find out details about the man, including how he had come down and whether he wished to defect,"" South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.",world +3404,Ethiopia orders military action after attack on troops in Tigray,"Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed ordered the military to carry out operations against the local government in Tigray region after accusing its ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), of attacking an army base. ""The last red line has been crossed with this morning's attacks,"" Ahmed's office said. Ethiopia's federal government declared a six-month state of emergency in the region.",world +3405,Niraj Antani becomes 1st Indian-American to be elected to Ohio Senate,"Niraj Antani, a Republican, has become the first Indian-American to be elected to the Ohio state Senate. ""I am truly grateful to have won the election for State Senator! I am so thankful for all of my voters, contributors, team, and supporters,"" the 29-year-old tweeted. Antani has defeated Democratic Party's Mark Fogel to be elected from Ohio Senate's 6th District.",world +3406," 2,000 Middle East militants fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh: Russia","Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that about 2,000 militants from the Middle East have joined the fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Lavrov added that Russian President Vladimir Putin had raised this issue with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone call last week. The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces erupted in September. ",world +3407,US approves $600 mn sale of 4 armed MQ-9 reaper drones to Taiwan,"The US has approved the sale of four MQ-9 Reaper drones worth up to $600 million to Taiwan. The sale supports Taiwan's ""continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability"", the State Department said in a statement. Last week, US had approved sale of Harpoon missile systems worth up to $2.37 billion to Taiwan. ",world +3408,All 4 Democratic Indian-Americans projected to get re-elected to US House,"Indian-American Democratic lawmakers Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi, dubbed as the ""Samosa Caucus"", are projected to be re-elected to the House of Representatives. Bera and Khanna are contesting from California, while Jayapal is contesting from Washington and Krishnamoorthi from Illinois. Democratic candidate Hiral Tipirneni is projected to win from Arizona.",world +3409,Slovenian PM congratulates Trump on poll win amid counting of votes,"Slovenian PM Janez Janša congratulated Donald Trump for his victory in the US Presidential election despite the counting of votes still being underway. Janša, leader of US First Lady Melania Trump's homeland, tweeted, ""It's pretty clear that American people have elected Donald Trump...for four more years."" Janša's tweeted came after Trump claimed he has won the election.",world +3410,"Onions pelted at Nitish Kumar during rally in Bihar, CM says 'throw more'","Onions were pelted at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during an election rally in Madhubani's Harlakhi on Tuesday. The video of the incident has also surfaced online, showing the CM saying ""throw more"", while his security guards try to shield him. This comes as the voting for the second phase of Assembly elections is underway.",politics +3411,Many voters find their names in dead persons' list in Bihar polls,"Voters in many constituencies during the second phase of Bihar Assembly elections complained about finding their names in the dead persons' list. A Kumhrar constituency voter, said it was surprising to see his mother's name in dead persons' list, adding, ""My mother is alive and...active."" ""My neighbour's father is no more but he has got his voter's slip,"" he added.",politics +3412,Voting begins for 94 seats in Phase 2 of Bihar Assembly Elections,"The voting for the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections across 94 constituencies began at 7 am on Tuesday. Over 2.85 crore voters are eligible to vote for nearly 1,500 candidates contesting for the seats. RJD leader and Grand Alliance's CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav is contesting from Raghopur against BJP's Satish Kumar, who has previously defeated former CM Rabri Devi.",politics +3413,People still punish Congress whenever there is a chance: PM Modi,"Addressing a rally on Tuesday in the wake of the Bihar polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ""The Congress does not even have a total of 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...The public still punishes them whenever there is a chance."" PM Modi added, ""Look at what condition the public has put Congress party in.""",politics +3414,No action against anyone for revenge: Sanjay Raut on Arnab's arrest,Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said that no action was taken against anyone for revenge since the formation of Thackeray government in Maharashtra. He said the police can take action if they have evidence against someone. This comes after Republic TV's Arnab Goswami was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer and his mother in 2018.,politics +3415,Tejashwi's critics will be 'khamoshed' on Nov 10: Shatrughan Sinha ,"Critics of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will be ""khamoshed"" (silenced) when Bihar election results are declared on November 10 as Grand Alliance is headed for a ""landslide"" win, Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha has said. Sinha also said that NDA made personal attacks against Yadav as they were ""totally rattled"" by Yadav's promise of providing 10 lakh jobs to Bihar's youth.",politics +3416,Girl arrives with grandmother on cycle to cast vote in Bihar polls,"A girl arrived at a polling booth in Patna on a cycle to cast her vote with her grandmother in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections on Tuesday. She said, ""I have come here with my grandmother. I will be voting for the first time. I hope we will have more employment opportunities for youth now."" ",politics +3417,Former Unnao MP Annu Tandon joins SP after quitting Congress,"After resigning from Congress, former MP from UP's Unnao Annu Tandon joined Samajwadi Party (SP). SP chief Akhilesh Yadav tweeted, ""Hearty greetings and welcome to...Annu Tandon on joining the Samajwadi Party!"" ""For several months there was a misalignment between the state leadership and me, which made it difficult to work,"" Annu wrote in her resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi.",politics +3418,"Timing of Jagan's letter suspect, but no consent for contempt: AG","Attorney-General KK Venugopal has declined consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his Principal Adviser Ajeya Kallam. Venugopal, however, said the ""timing"" of the Reddy's letter to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, containing allegations against Supreme Court judge NV Ramana and its public release could ""certainly said to be suspect"".",politics +3419,"Blatant misuse of state power against Republic TV, Arnab Goswami: Shah","Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday tweeted, ""Blatant misuse of state power against Republic TV & Arnab Goswami is an attack on individual freedom and the 4th pillar of democracy."" He added, ""This attack on free press must be and will be opposed."" He wrote, ""Congress and its allies have shamed democracy once again. It reminds us of the Emergency."" ",politics +3420,Assaulting Arnab Goswami is misuse of power: Piyush Goyal,"Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that assaulting Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami is an example of misuse of power. He tweeted, ""Strongly condemn this attack on freedom of press in Maharashtra. This fascist move is a sign of undeclared emergency."" This comes after Goswami was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer.",politics +3421,Man carries elderly father on his back to vote in Haryana bypolls,A man carried his elderly father on his back to a polling booth in Bhainswal Kalan in Sonipat district to help him cast his vote in the by-elections to the Haryana assembly constituency. Haryana is witnessing bypolls for the Baroda Assembly seat in Sonipat district. The bypoll has been necessitated following the demise of Congress MLA Sri Krishan Hooda. ,politics +3422,Why were Bihar's migrant workers ignored during lockdown: Tejashwi to PM,"RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav wrote to PM Narendra Modi, pointing out unfulfilled promises made by the PM ahead of 2015 elections. ""Hope that you won't forget the promises made to Biharis,"" he wrote. ""When you could operate flights for NRIs (during lockdown), why were Bihar's workers in various states ignored even as they walked miles back home?"" Yadav further wrote.",politics +3423,Voting for by-polls to 54 Assembly seats begins in 10 states,"Voting is underway for by-elections to 54 Assembly constituencies across 10 states, including 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh. Eight Assembly seats are up for polls in Gujarat, seven in Uttar Pradesh, two each in Odisha, Nagaland, Karnataka and Jharkhand, and one seat each in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Haryana. PM Narendra Modi has urged voters to vote in large numbers.",politics +3424,"Tejashwi, Rabri Devi cast their votes for Bihar Assembly polls","RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Rabri Devi cast their votes at a polling booth in Patna during the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday. Tejashwi said, ""I appeal to people to take part in this festival of democracy. I am confident people will bring change with the power of their vote.""",politics +3425,ITBP jawans help differently-abled voters cast votes in Bihar,"The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans deployed in Khagaria, Siwan and Saran districts helped differently-abled voters cast their votes at polling booths during the second phase of Bihar Assembly elections. Voting for 94 constituencies is taking place during the second phase of the polls. Over 2.85 crore voters are eligible to vote for nearly 1,500 candidates contesting for the seats. ",politics +3426,Action of Maha govt like Emergency: Javadekar after Arnab's arrest,"After Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of an interior designer, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted, ""This is an action of Maharashtra government just like the Emergency."" He added, ""This reminds us of the Emergency days when the press was treated like this."" He wrote, ""We condemn the attack on press freedom in Maharashtra.""",politics +3427,"Dynastic politics being defeated, democracy winning in Bihar: PM","At an election rally in Bihar's Forbesganj, PM Narendra Modi said that dynastic politics is being defeated in the state and democracy is winning. ""Extortion and extortionists are being defeated...development is winning,"" he added. ""Look at what condition the public has put Congress in...they do not even have a total of 100 MPs in the Parliament,"" the PM stated.",politics +3428,CPI(ML) condemns NIA raids on civil society activists,"The CPI(ML) Central Committee has condemned the NIA raids on civil society activists in Bengaluru, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. ""By using the NIA to crackdown on human rights defenders, humanitarian groups, journalists, and citizens, the Modi regime is seeking to ensure that there are no witnesses to its crimes against the people of J&K,"" the committee alleged.",politics +3429,Central agencies in a race to discredit state govt: Kerala CM ,"Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has said that central agencies are trying to discredit the state government and question decisions taken by it. ""Government officials have been summoned frequently and they are trying to sabotage some of the pet projects. We will not allow this,"" he stated. This came days after his former secretary was arrested in gold smuggling case.",politics +3430,E-voting allowed for COVID-19 affected officers in GHMC polls,"The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday decided to allow e-voting on pilot basis for polling officers, those in quarantine due to COVID-19 and senior citizens in the upcoming GHMC elections. The SEC discussed the technical issues involved with officials and requested them to give a demonstration on the software to be used for this purpose.",politics +3431,"BJP is trying to create trouble, provoke police: KT Rama Rao","Telangana minister KT Rama Rao has said, ""I have information that the BJP is trying to create trouble, provoke the police into resorting to lathi charge and even open fire to whip up a sympathy wave in its favour ahead of the byelection."" He added, ""The party can plunge to [despicable depths] for a fistful of voters.""",politics +3432,"Nitish will never become CM again, can give you in writing: Chirag","Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan said that Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar will never become the CM of Bihar again after November 10. ""You can get me to give you in writing,"" he added. ""People evicted big people from power because of their arrogance. The chief minister does not have any roadmap,"" Chirag further said.",politics +3433,Punjab CM to lead dharna of Cong MLAs at Rajghat on Wednesday,"Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has announced he will lead a 'dharna' of Congress MLAs at Rajghat on Wednesday to highlight the state's power crisis and critical essential supplies situation. Singh said Punjab has run out of coal, urea and DAP, and other essential supplies due to Railways' decision not to ply goods trains even after the farmers eased their blockade.",politics +3434,"Double yuvraj on one hand, double engine govt on the other: PM","Addressing a rally for the Bihar Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ""On one hand, there is progress ushered in by a government fired by a double engine. On the other hand, the double-double yuvraj (princes) are only fighting to save their thrones."" He added, ""What have the family parties given you? They only give tickets to family members.""",politics +3435,Maharashtra govt allows cinema halls to open with 50% capacity from tomorrow,"The Maharashtra government has allowed cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes to open with 50% of their seating capacity in areas outside containment zones from November 5. No eatables will be allowed inside the halls, the government said. It added that SOP will soon be issued by the Cultural Affairs Department and local authorities.",entertainment +3436,Kanye West votes for himself for president; shares video on Twitter,"Rapper Kanye West, who launched an independent presidential bid earlier this year, voted for himself in the 2020 presidential election. He tweeted that it was the first time he was voting in a presidential election and that it was for someone he ""truly"" trusted. He also shared a video of his ballot with the caption ""Keep believing Kanye 2020"" .",entertainment +3437,Complaint filed against Poonam for shooting 'porn' video on govt property in Goa,"The women's wing of Goa Forward Party filed a complaint against actress Poonam Pandey for shooting an alleged vulgar video at Chapoli Dam. ""The shooting of this porn video...has shocked the people of Canacona, famous for its culture,"" the complaint read. ""We are shocked how this video was shot at the government property and with whose permission,"" it further said.",entertainment +3438,"Singer Arjun Kanungo gets engaged to South African girlfriend Carla, shares pics","Singer Arjun Kanungo, known for his single 'Baaki Baatein Peene Baad', got engaged to his girlfriend, South African model Carla Dennis. Sharing pictures on Instagram, he wrote, ""I've wanted to ask her for so long. Couldn't wait any longer, so I did! #Engaged !!!"" ""I'm marrying the man of my wildest dreams!"" wrote Carla while sharing pictures on her profile.",entertainment +3439,"US presidential candidate Kanye West accepts defeat, hints he'll run in 2024","Rapper Kanye West, who had announced that he was running for US Presidential elections, seemingly accepted his defeat. ""WELP,"" he wrote while sharing a picture of himself against an election map. ""KANYE 2024,"" he continued, suggesting a future presidential run. He also shared a video showing he voted for himself.",entertainment +3440,"Karishma Prakash has resigned, she has nothing to do with Deepika now: KWAN","Deepika Padukone's former manager Karishma Prakash, who has been summoned by the NCB in a drug case, has resigned from her position at KWAN, which managed Deepika and other Bollywood celebrities. ""She now has nothing to do with KWAN or with any of...artists that the agency [represents] including Deepika,"" Vijay Subramaniam, Co-founder and CEO of KWAN, said in a statement. ",entertainment +3441,"Amala allowed to sue ex for sharing private pics, claiming they got married","The Madras High Court has allowed actress Amala Paul to file a defamation case against her ex-boyfriend Bhavninder Singh for posting their private pictures and claiming they got married in a secret marriage ceremony in March. The actress had denied getting married to the Mumbai-based singer and claimed that the photos, taken for professional work, had been misused.",entertainment +3442,"Grammy-winning singer Lizzo shares pic in just US flag, pens post on US election","Grammy-winning American singer Lizzo shared a picture wearing just half of an American flag-jumpsuit and penned a note on US elections. The outfit was designed by Rey Ortiz in collaboration with Lizzo's stylist, Marko Monroe. According to Marko, the portion of the jumpsuit printed with the flag represents the percentage of people who didn't vote in the previous presidential election.",entertainment +3443,Avantika shares post on abandonment amid reports of rift with husband Imran Khan,"Amid reports of rift with her husband Imran Khan, Avantika Malik shared a post on Instagram about abandonment and not being defined by a ""person's inability to love you"". ""I hope you don't abandon who you're even though they did...You don't neglect or question yourself even though they did. I hope you remember to love yourself better,"" the post read.",entertainment +3444,"Milind Soman runs nude on Goa beach on his 55th birthday, shares pic","Model-actor Milind Soman took to social media to share a picture of himself running nude on a Goa beach on his 55th birthday and captioned it, ""Happy Birthday to me. 55 and running!"" His wife Ankita Konwar, who clicked the photo, also shared a post wherein she wrote, ""Happy Birthday to the man who has my heart and soul."" ",entertainment +3445,"Was so nervous about interviewing SRK I forgot to wear my other shoe, says TV host","TV host and chef Maria Goretti has shared an old video of an interview with Shah Rukh Khan and wrote, ""I was nervous as hell, because I'm a huge @iamsrk fan, like...rest of the world."" ""I was so nervous, I forgot to put my other shoe on,"" she added. ""He was so kind and full of good manners,"" wrote Maria.",entertainment +3446,"Actor Faraaz Khan, who was battling for life after brain infection, dies at 50","Actor Faraaz Khan, who was battling for his life in a Bengaluru hospital after suffering seizures due to herpes infection in brain, has passed away aged 50. ""With a heavy heart I break the news that #FaraazKhan has left us for what I believe, is a better place,"" tweeted Pooja Bhatt. Faraaz had starred in films including 'Mehndi' and 'Fareb'.",entertainment +3447,"I love you but I love food too, will try again: Mira to Shahid on Karwa Chauth","Actor Shahid Kapoor's wife Mira Rajput Kapoor on Wednesday shared a message for Shahid on Instagram, that read, ""I love you but I love food too. To our forever threesome. Happy KC, Shahid Kapoor."" The message further read, ""Will try again next year and I wish you good health and happiness always."" The couple got married in July 2015.",entertainment +3448,'Brahmastra' team reunite in Mumbai for 10-day shoot,"Ayan Mukerji, director of 'Brahmastra', has kicked off a 10-day schedule in a Mumbai studio with actors Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna. Reportedly, two songs with Ranbir and Alia will be shot in January. ""It's a conscious decision to reserve the songs for next year...The team is optimistic that on-ground scenario will improve by then,"" reports stated.",entertainment +3449,Veteran Kannada actor HG Somashekar Rao dies aged 86,"Veteran Kannada actor HG Somashekar Rao passed away on Tuesday aged 86. Rao had acted in films like 'Accident', 'Mithileya Seeteyaru', 'Minchina Ota', 'Savithri', 'Harakeya Kuri', among others. ""I had the opportunity to work with Somashekar sir in 'Charlie', I learnt a lot from him...respectful salutations to the elderly who left us all today"" director Kiranraj K stated.",entertainment +3450,Rhea's lawyer releases statement ahead of hearing in Bombay HC,"Ahead of hearing on the petition over allegations by Rhea Chakraborty on late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters in Bombay HC, actress' lawyer issued a statement. He claimed that Sushant's sisters obtained a ""fraudulent"" prescription for their brother from a doctor who is not a mental health expert. The lawyer added that five doctors had advised Sushant against using drugs.",entertainment +3451,"Was offered Munna's part in Mirzapur, I said I don't have dates: Ali","Actor Ali Fazal, who plays a character named Guddu Pandit in 'Mirzapur', has revealed that he was offered another part initially. ""I think it was Munna's part, which Divyendu has done,"" he said, adding, ""So I made an excuse. I said I don't have dates...something has come up, I left. Then I got a call back later saying...let's try this.""",entertainment +3452,"Vijay Raaz, arrested for allegedly molesting crew member, gets bail","Actor Vijay Raaz, who was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman crew member during the shooting of a film, has been granted bail. ""The court has said he has to appear before the investigation officer whenever needed,"" Atul Kulkarni, Additional SP, Gondia, Maharashtra, said. The incident happened during the shooting of film 'Sherni', which also stars Vidya Balan.",entertainment +3453,Didn't tell family about my kissing scene in LSD: Nushrratt,"Nushrratt Bharuccha has revealed that she didn't tell her family about her kissing scene in 2010 film 'LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha'. ""I knew...I had to do it but my family wouldn't let me,"" she added. ""So I didn't tell them or they would have been like 'no way you're doing this film'...Eventually, they did get to know,"" Nushrratt said.",entertainment +3454,There once was a lioness & a pack of wolves: Kangana on Javed's defamation case,"Kangana Ranaut has reacted to defamation case filed against her by Javed Akhtar. Retweeting the news shared by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, she wrote, ""Ek thi sherni...aur ek bhediyon ka jhund...(There once was a lioness...and a pack of wolves)."" Javed filed the case over allegations that he threatened her for speaking out about her alleged relationship with Hrithik Roshan.",entertainment +3455,How many throats will you choke: Kangana to Maha govt on Arnab's arrest,"Following Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami's arrest, Kangana Ranaut tweeted a ""message for the Maharashtra government"". ""How many houses will you break? How many throats will you choke, how many people's hair will your pull and how many voices will you silence?"" Kangana said. ""Why are Pappuro, Penguins and Sonia Sena so angry?"" Kangana wrote in another tweet.",entertainment +3456,Mom used to get her teeth taken out at vet: Chris on Civil Rights movies,"Actor and comedian Chris Rock said that movies based on the Civil Rights movement ""make racism look very fixable"". ""My mother used to get her teeth taken out at the vet...you weren't allowed to go to...dentist. No movie shows you that,"" Chris stated. ""The problem is they only show the back of the bus and the lunch counter,"" he added.",entertainment +3457,I'd like all my children to be in the acting profession: Saif,"Talking about his son Ibrahim Ali Khan's acting aspirations, actor Saif Ali Khan said he ""seems prepared for a career in acting"". ""I'd like all my children to be in this profession. It is the best place to work in,"" he added. ""I remember at 17-18 I was a mess. Acting saved me from self-destruction,"" Saif further said. ",entertainment +3458,"When I heard 'Golmaal 3' script, I realised it's like a paid holiday: Kunal","Talking about his film 'Golmaal 3', Kunal Kemmu said, ""When Rohit (Shetty) told me about this film, I said, 'There are...so many people...I'll get lost'."" He added, ""When I heard the script, I realised it's one of those franchises, for us it's just like a paid holiday."" Kunal further said he was nervous on the first day of the shoot.",entertainment +3459,Audi announces exclusive benefits on the Audi A6 powered by TFSI,"Audi has announced exclusive benefits on the Audi A6. It is powered by a 45 TFSI engine which churns 245 hp and goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.8 seconds. It comes with 5 years Comprehensive Service Package, 2+3 years Extended Warranty, 2+3 years of Roadside Assistance, and 5% Rate of Interest for 5 years.",automobile +3460,Own a car without buying it: Revv Subscriptions,"Revv is offering your favourite car at ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax, without the hassle of maintenance, service and customisable ownership plans starting from a few hours up to 3 years. The car will be sanitized and delivered to your doorstep ensuring complete safety for you and your loved ones. ",automobile +3461,"Kia Motors launches sci-fi campaign, takes SUV Sonet to the 'future'","With an aim to make a disruptive campaign for the Kia Sonet, Kia Motors has launched a sci-fi campaign where it shows the Earth's forces, The Warrior & Sonet-The beast, in a battle against Nibiru's alien forces. Kia Sonet comes with advanced powertrain, BOSE Premium 7-speaker system with Sound Mood lights. Powered by UVO, Sonet also offers 57 connected features.",automobile +3462,Russian YouTuber burns down his Mercedes car out of frustration,Russian YouTuber Mikhail Litvin burned his Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S car in the middle of an empty field after facing constant issues with it. The car reportedly broke down several times after purchase in May 2019 and he sent the car to the dealer five times for repairs. Litvin claimed the dealer kept making excuses to not repair the vehicle.,automobile +3463,Harley-Davidson unveils its first-ever electric bicycle; shares pics,"Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson announced it's entering the e-bicycle market through a new company 'Serial 1 Cycle Company' and unveiled its first-ever electric bicycle. The company didn't provide any performance details or specifications of its e-bicycle. The name 'Serial 1' is a reference to 'Serial Number One', the nickname for Harley-Davidson's oldest known motorcycle built in 1903.",automobile +3464,Ate fast-food all week: Driver who helped set fastest production car record,"Oliver Webb, the 29-year-old British racing driver who helped SSC Tuatara set the Guinness World Record for the world's fastest production car, said, ""To go quick, in a straight line, it's all mental training, not physical. I ate fast-food all week."" The American hypercar clocked a record 508.73 km/h. Webb added that crosswinds prevented the car from realising its limit.",automobile +3465,"Musk gets 4th tranche of Tesla payout worth $3 bn, total at $11.8 bn","Tesla CEO Elon Musk received the fourth tranche of his payout from the electric vehicle maker worth $3 billion, bringing his aggregate to $11.8 billion. Tesla recently surpassed its performance targets for market value and adjusted earnings, which unlocked 8.44 million options for Musk. His payout deal could get him more than $50 billion if all goals are met.",automobile +3466,World's fastest production car record broken by SSC Tuatara at 508.73 kmph,"The SSC Tuatara hypercar made by SSC North America has broken the world's fastest production vehicle record by achieving an average speed of 316.11 mph (508.73 kmph). The record-breaking speed was achieved after two consecutive high-speed test runs of 301.07 mph (484.53 kmph) and 331.15 mph (532.93 kmph). The 1,750-horsepower hypercar's record-breaking drive took place on October 10 in Nevada.",automobile +3467,"Over 2 lakh e-vehicles being used in India, I myself use one: Javadekar","Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said, ""Over 2 lakh e-vehicles are used in India currently. E-vehicles are becoming popular...I myself use an e-vehicle."" He added, ""Pollution problem can't be solved in a day. (We) need continuous effort to tackle each contributing factor."" He also said, ""Wherever possible we should try to cycle or walk or use public transport.""",automobile +3468,Not competing with Musk's Tesla in Indian market: Tata Motors CEO,"Tata Motors MD & CEO Guenter Butschek said he's not worried about Elon Musk's company Tesla entering India and added, ""We're not competing with Tesla in the Indian market."" He said, ""If Tesla will be imported and sold in the Indian market, it may find customers. Is it about copying Tesla? From my point of view, it is a no.""",automobile +3469,"Hero MotoCorp sees highest monthly sales, sells over 8 lakh vehicles in Oct","Motorcycle and scooter manufacturer Hero MotoCorp witnessed its highest-ever monthly sales of 8,06,848 in October 2020. During the month, dispatches of motorcycles, including exports, increased 32.5% to 7,32,498 units while that of scooters rose 59.6% to 74,350 units. It recorded 34.77% year-on-year rise in domestic wholesales for October 2020 to 7,91,137 units against 5,86,988 in October 2019.",automobile +3470,Hero MotoCorp to sell Harley-Davidson bikes in India,"Pawan Munjal-led Hero Motocorp has signed a distribution deal with Harley-Davidson which will allow it to sell the US company's bikes in India and service them. As part of a licensing deal, Hero will also develop a range of motorcycles under the Harley-Davidson brand name. Harley had said it will stop sales and shut its manufacturing plant in India.",automobile +3471,"We are selling everything we make, no urgent need for GST cut: Maruti ","Maruti Suzuki Chairman RC Bhargava has said there is no immediate need to cut GST on cars as the company is selling everything it is making. ""At this point when there's no lack of demand...giving relief would be quite unnecessary,"" Bhargava said. He said the government needs to step in if there is a sustained decline in sales next year.",automobile +3472,Bajaj Auto records its highest-ever monthly sales in October 2020,"Bajaj Auto on Monday revealed it recorded its highest-ever monthly sales in October 2020 with 5,12,038 units of two-wheelers and commercial vehicles sold during the month. It sold 4,70,290 two-wheelers (including domestic sales and exports) and 41,748 commercial vehicles in October. In October 2019, the company sold a total of 4,63,208 two-wheelers and commercial vehicles.",automobile +3473,"Maharashtra invites Tesla, holds video call with its executives","Maharashtra has invited US electric-car maker Tesla, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering India next year. In a tweet on Thursday, state Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state. +",automobile +3474,GM's Cruise to test fully driverless cars in California this yr,"General Motors' Cruise has announced that it will begin testing its autonomous vehicles without a human backup by the end of the year in San Francisco, California. California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has previously given similar permits to Waymo and Amazon's Zoox. Alibaba-backed AutoX had also received permit to begin driverless testing on public roads in California.",automobile +3475,Telangana launches Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy,"Telangana has launched its 'Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy' which will be effective from 2020 to 2030. Under the policy, the government will offer a 100% exemption of road tax and registration fee for the first two lakh electric two-wheelers purchased and registered within Telangana. The exemption will be given to first 5,000 electric 4-wheeler private vehicles as well.",automobile +3476,Japan's Nidec to build $1.9 bn EV motor plant in Europe: Report,"Japan's electric motors-maker Nidec will spend $1.9 billion on a new plant in Serbia to build EV motors, the Nikkei reported. The plant will reach annual output between 2-3 lakh units by 2023. In 2022, Nidec will start producing EV drive motors in France and Poland, but the Serbian facility will become one of its largest production hubs in Europe.",automobile +3477,Tesla Full Self-Driving beta update to cut interventions by a third: Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote Tesla's new software update under its Full Self-Driving Beta programme could cut driver interventions by a third. Earlier, Tesla had started pushing the software update to owners with the early FSD beta access. Musk said the update addressed several issues and that many of the improvements consist of fixing ""silly bugs vs grand eureka moments"".",automobile +3478,China's AutoX to test self-driving vehicles in 4 more Chinese cities,"China's autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, which is backed by Alibaba, said it's preparing for tests in Beijing, western Chongqing and two other cities and will soon test its technology with FCA's Pacifica minivan. CEO Jianxiong Xiao said AutoX will also soon start testing driverless vehicles in China. AutoX had earlier received a permit for driverless testing in California.",automobile +3479,Tesla cancels its seven-day return policy: Report,"Tesla has removed its 'no questions asked', seven-day return policy, Electrek reported. The support page for the policy now redirects users to Tesla's general support page without any replacement policy. Sources told Electrek that dissatisfied buyers will now be referred to Tesla's service department if they wish to return a vehicle for any reason.",automobile +3480,Tesla is a chain of over a dozen startups: Elon Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his vehicle company should be thought of as a chain of ""roughly a dozen technology startups, many of which have little to no correlation with traditional automotive companies"". He said that he sees every ""major product line"" and ""big new plant"" as startups. He added that there are no plans to spin out any business.",automobile +3481,"Tesla to recall 30,000 imported Model S & Model X vehicles in China","Tesla is recalling around 30,000 imported Model S and Model X vehicles in China due to suspension problems. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in China said there are two different suspension defects, with some recalled vehicles potentially having both of them. The recall will not affect vehicles produced in the Shanghai facility which started operating earlier this year.",automobile +3482,Tesla sets revenue record in Q3 at $8.8 billion,"Elon Musk's Tesla on Wednesday reported its fifth consecutive profit, at $331 million in the September quarter (Q3), on a record revenue of $8.8 billion. Apart from automobile sales, the company also generated $397 million from selling regulatory pollution credits. It reaffirmed its target of completing 5,00,000 deliveries this year, but Musk added that it has become difficult.",automobile +3483,COVID-19 has pushed back India's luxury car market by 5-7 yrs: Audi,"Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon said COVID-19 has hit hard India's luxury car market, taking it back by five to seven years. He added that it will take around three years to reach 2014-2015 levels. Dhillon added ""even last year was a degrowth year"", with the top five luxury carmakers selling 35,500 units, down from 40,340 in 2018.",automobile +3484,NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of Moon,"NASA on Monday announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed there's water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth. +",science +3485,Russia pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial due to shortage of doses: Report,"Russia has temporarily stopped vaccinating new volunteers in its COVID-19 vaccine trial due to high demand and a shortage of doses, Reuters reported quoting a representative at the firm running the study. The vaccination of new participants was on hold at eight of the 25 Moscow clinics hosting the trial, staff told Reuters.",science +3486,Researchers 3D print working boat a third of the thickness of a hair,"Researchers at the Netherlands' Leiden University have 3D printed a little boat measuring 30 micrometres, about a third of the thickness of a hair. The researchers also printed spiral-shaped particles, which rotate along while they are propelled through the water. The 3D-printed boat is part of an exploration of microswimmers like bacteria and sperm.",science +3487,NASA spacecraft captures Jupiter's colourful electrical outbursts for 1st time,"NASA's Juno mission spacecraft has, for the first time, captured bright and extremely brief flashes of light formally known as 'transient luminous events' (TLEs) on Jupiter. The lightning phenomenon is known as a 'sprite' and Jupiter's hydrogen-rich atmosphere would likely make them appear blue, NASA said. Sprites are TLEs triggered by lightning discharges from thunderstorms far below.",science +3488,Earliest direct evidence of dairy farming found in Indus Valley Civilisation,A team of Indian and Canadian researchers have found the earliest direct evidence of dairy product processing. They found that dairy production began way back in third millennium BCE with Indus Civilisation's emergence. The researchers analysed absorbed lipid residues from fifty-nine ceramic sherds recovered from an agro-pastoral settlement that was occupied during the peak of the Indus period.,science +3489,Coral reef taller than Eiffel Tower found in Australia: Scientists,"Schmidt Ocean Institute has announced that scientists have discovered a detached coral reef, taller than the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building, in the Great Barrier Reef. The 500 metre-high reef is the first of its size to be discovered in over 120 years in the area. It adds to the seven other tall detached reefs in the area.",science +3490,'Sleeping giant' Arctic methane deposits have started to release: Scientists,"An international team of scientists on board Russian research ship R/V Akademik Keldysh has found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean have started to release. The deposits are known as the 'sleeping giants of the carbon cycle'. The deposits are being released over a large area of the continental slope off the East Siberian coast, scientists said.",science +3491,Samples collected from asteroid sealed in a capsule for return to Earth in 2023,"Around 60 grams of material collected from the asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been sealed up in a protective re-entry capsule for return to Earth in 2023. The stowage process, originally scheduled to begin in early November, was expedited after images showed the spacecraft's collector head overflowing with the material.",science +3492,"Asteroid estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion observed through Hubble Telescope","A metallic asteroid worth approximately $10,000 quadrillion is orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, as per a new report from Planetary Science Journal. According to the Hubble Telescope data, Asteroid 16 Psyche has a diameter of about 140 miles and it is believed to be mostly made of iron and nickel. In 2022, NASA will send an unmanned spacecraft to Psyche.",science +3493,"NASA spots 'giant pumpkin' in space, shares pics to mark Halloween","NASA shared Hubble Space Telescope's snapshots showing the early stages of a collision between two galaxies that resemble a Halloween carved pumpkin jack-o'-lantern. Sharing a video, NASA wrote, ""Hubble Spots Giant Space 'Pumpkin'. Two glowing eyes, and a crooked, carved smile."" ""The entire view is nearly 109,000 light-years across, approximately the diameter of our Milky Way,"" it added.",science +3494,150 km-long iceberg on collision path with British territory,"A 150 km-long and 48 km-wide Antarctic iceberg is heading for the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia with concerns that it could disrupt its economy and its wildlife. A-68A, which is of the same size as South Georgia, was one of the largest icebergs on record when it calved. It split from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf in 2017.",science +3495,Scientists discover life-threatening inflammatory disease in men,"Scientists at the US' National Institutes of Health discovered a life-threatening inflammatory disease affecting men known as the VEXAS syndrome, which is caused by mutations in the UBA1 gene. They studied the genome sequences from more than 2,500 individuals with undiagnosed inflammatory diseases. VEXAS causes symptoms including blood clots in veins, recurrent fevers and pulmonary abnormalities.",science +3496,Remdesivir's use makes sense in some COVID-19 cases: Germany,"Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn, while discussing Germany's decision to purchase additional supplies of remdesivir for treating COVID-19, said its use ""makes sense in some situations"". He added that since its need had risen ""enormously"", Germany procured additional supplies of remdesivir. Germany has requested for around 5% of remdesivir's supply under a six-month EU supply deal with Gilead.",science +3497,IIT Roorkee makes biosensor to detect harmful detergent pollutant,"IIT Roorkee claims to have developed world's first specific reliable bacterial biosensor that detects the presence of environmental pollutant, Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate. It's highly specific for SDS and has minimal interference from other detergents, metals and inorganic ions present in the environment. It showed a satisfactory and reproducible recovery rate for SDS detection in real water samples.",science +3498,IISc and Indian Oil sign MoU for hydrogen generation technology,"Bengaluru's IISc and the Indian Oil Corporation signed an MoU to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology. The developed technology will be scaled up and demonstrated at Indian Oil's R&D Centre at Faridabad. Hydrogen generated from this demonstration plant will be used to power fuel cell buses as part of a ""bigger project"" being conceived by Indian Oil.",science +3499,"Researchers develop robot inspired by movements of cockroaches, lizards","Researchers at Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed an amphibious robot, inspired by the movements of cockroaches and basilisk lizard, that can swim and run on water at high speeds. The AmphiSTAR robot can attain speeds of 3.6 metre per second over grass, gravel and concrete and 1.5 metre per second while swimming or running on water.",science +3500,"NASA, SpaceX target Nov 14 for the first Crew Dragon launch","NASA and SpaceX have set November 14 as the latest launch date for the first operational flight of SpaceX's astronaut taxi Crew Dragon. As part of its Crew-1 mission, SpaceX will send four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA. The Crew-1 astronauts will join the ISS crew, adding to the amount of crew time available for research.",science +3501,Scientists rediscover chameleon species after 100 yrs in Madagascar,"An expedition led by the Munich State Zoological Collection tracked the rare Voeltzkow's chameleon in northwest Madagascar, after it was lost for over 100 years. Genetic studies have shown that the species is most closely related to Labord's chameleon. The team also discovered previously unknown females of the species, who, especially during pregnancy, put on an ""extremely magnificent colour"".",science +3502,Great fox-spider assumed extinct in Britain discovered after 27 yrs,"The great fox-spider, which was assumed to be extinct, was rediscovered at a Ministry of Defence training ground in Surrey, UK. It had only ever been found at three sites, in Dorset and Surrey, and had not been seen since 1993. Mike Waite from Surrey Wildlife Trust discovered the spider after two years of searching.",science +3503,US world's biggest generator of plastic waste: Study,"A study in which the University of Georgia participated said the US produces more plastic waste than any other nation. Researchers studied data from 2016 and said the US had the largest annual per capita plastic waste generation of the top plastic waste-generating countries. They added that, in 2016, it shipped over half of all plastics collected for recycling abroad.",science +3504,Scientists develop faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteria,"The University of Sheffield revealed scientists have developed a quicker way of detecting resistance in bacteria. The method uses nanotechnology to detect antibiotic resistance in approximately 45 minutes. This could improve people's ability to ""prescribe antibiotics correctly"" and ""reduce the misuse of antibiotic treatments"". The method doesn't require the bacteria to be immobilised.",science +3505,Warming of 2°C would release billions of tonnes of soil carbon: Study,"A University of Exeter-led study said global warming of 2°C would lead to about 230 billion tonnes of carbon being released from the world's soil. The estimated 230 billion tonnes of carbon released at 2°C warming (above pre-industrial levels) is more than four times China's total emissions. Global soils contain two-three times more carbon than the atmosphere, the study said.",science +3506,New black coral species found on Pacific Ocean seabed,"Three species of black coral have been discovered on the northern Pacific Ocean seabed. They were discovered on deep seamounts and ridges in the mineral-rich Prime Crust Zone, which stretches from the Mariana Trench to the Hawaiian islands. Daniel Wagner of Conservation International said the species are ""slow-growing and long-lived"" and ""also provide important habitat for many other species"".",science +3507,Release of Fukushima's water into sea can damage human DNA: Greenpeace,"The release of Fukushima nuclear plant's contaminated water into the sea can damage human DNA, according to a Greenpeace report. The group said the 1.23 million tonnes of treated water contains ""dangerous"" levels of radioactive isotope carbon-14. While it was earlier reported that Japan had decided to release the water, reports later said the government has put off the move.",science +3508,How will WhatsApp's 'disappearing messages' feature work?,"WhatsApp's soon-to-be-launched 'disappearing messages' feature will make new messages sent in individual or group chats disappear after seven days. Either user can turn disappearing messages on or off in individual chat, however, only admins can do so in groups. The option won't be enabled by default and users will have to opt for it by tapping on the contact's name.",technology +3509,"Future Group sets aside ₹1,000 cr for potential Amazon arbitration: Reports","Kishore Biyani's Future Group has reportedly set aside ₹1,000 crore as a safeguard measure to pay in damages if it loses against Amazon in a potential arbitration case, The Indian Express reported. This comes after Future Group's ₹24,713 crore-deal with Reliance ran into legal trouble after Amazon objected, claiming its ""contractual rights"" have been violated.",technology +3510,"Reliance's fibre-optic unit raises $1 bn from ADIA, PIF",Reliance Industries has announced that Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will each invest $507.2 million (₹37.8 billion) in the company's Digital Fibre Infrastructure Trust. The company had said in an exchange filing earlier this month that it was raising ₹397.1 billion through stake sales and borrowings for its fibre-optic business.,technology +3511,"Google, Apple, 44 others support challenge to block H-1B visa changes","Google, Apple and 44 other US firms and organisations filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging upcoming rule changes to H-1B visa eligibility. The lawsuit was recently filed by the US Chamber of Commerce along with others, including 12 organisations and universities. The rules will ""stifle the ability of American companies to hire and retain global talent"", Twitter said.",technology +3512,CRPF warns jawans of Facebook profile cloning for confidential info,"The CRPF has written to its jawans discussing the cloning of their Facebook profiles. ""Anti-social elements...are using Facebook profile cloning to target vulnerable users. This...is also being used to target security forces and extract confidential information,"" the CRPF wrote. In the last few months, some jawans have reportedly complained about people getting requests from their cloned profiles.",technology +3513,IISc and Indian Oil sign MoU for hydrogen generation technology,"Bengaluru's IISc and the Indian Oil Corporation signed an MoU to develop and demonstrate biomass gasification-based hydrogen generation technology. The developed technology will be scaled up and demonstrated at Indian Oil's R&D Centre at Faridabad. Hydrogen generated from this demonstration plant will be used to power fuel cell buses as part of a ""bigger project"" being conceived by Indian Oil.",technology +3514,Will vigorously defend TikTok ban order: US,"The US Commerce Department on Sunday said it will comply with a US judge's ruling to stay a ban on TikTok in the country but will also ""vigorously defend"" its executive order. The judge on Friday had ruled that the government's threats about TikTok ""are phrased in the hypothetical"". TikTok US' deal with Oracle and Walmart is still in negotiations.",technology +3515,Apple asked to pay VirnetX $503 mn in security-patent trial in US,"A US jury has asked Apple to pay VirnetX around $503 million in royalties for VPN on Demand, the iOS feature that allows users access to virtual private networks. VirnetX had argued that both VPN on Demand and Apple's FaceTime features were using its inventions. It had told the jury that it was entitled to more than $700 million. ",technology +3516,Twitter unfreezes New York Post account after banning for Biden story,"Twitter said it has lifted a freeze it placed on New York Post's account after it published articles on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter. Twitter had said the stories violated its hacked materials policy and that it has now changed its policies. News Corp, New York Post's parent, said the moment was important for freedom of press. ",technology +3517,Disney builds robot with life-like human gaze,Disney's engineers have developed an interactive humanoid robot that is capable of human-like gaze behaviours. The robot is equipped with a chest-mounted sensor that allows it to identify and face the person it's interacting with. The robot has the ability to react realistically to external stimuli as well as to mimic rapid eye movements like humans while studying someone's face.,technology +3518,Breaking up firms like Google won't be necessary: EU antitrust head,"EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager in an interview said that splitting up large tech companies such as Google and Facebook will not be necessary. ""Up until now we haven't had any cases that could lead to such a move,"" Vestager said. She is due to announce new draft rules for the digital sector on December 2.",technology +3519,Will spare no effort in providing level-playing field in e-comm: Govt,"Union Minister Som Parkash assured the government will not spare any efforts in maintaining a level-playing field in e-commerce. He also added that violation of government policies ""will not be tolerated any more"". He was speaking at the event to launch the logo of the upcoming e-commerce portal 'BharatEMarket' of the traders' body CAIT.",technology +3520,Twitter's market value drops by $8.8 bn after posting quarterly report,"Twitter shares plunged 21%, erasing $8.8 billion in market value, after the social media platform reported that it added only one million new daily users in its third-quarter. The company reported fewer new users despite the return of live sports as well as the US presidential election campaign that was expected to drive people to the platform.",technology +3521,Reduced App Store commission could affect our financial condition: Apple,"Apple has warned its investors in a regulatory filing that a reduction or elimination in the rate of commission charged by the company on App Store downloads could adversely affect its financial results. The company reported a record revenue of $14.5 billion in its fourth-quarter from the Services segment, which includes fees generated by App Store.",technology +3522,Keep doing what you're doing: Google to staff amid antitrust case,"Google CEO Sundar Pichai in an email to staff asked them to continue doing what they are doing amid DOJ's antitrust case. ""Scrutiny is nothing new for Google, and we look forward to presenting our case,"" he added. Google's top lawyer Kent Walker wrote to the employees separately and said, ""It's important not to get distracted by this process.""",technology +3523,Justdial's Q2 net profit falls 38.5% y-o-y to ₹47.3 crore,"Justdial has reported a fall of 38.5% year-on-year in its net profit, which stood at ₹47.3 crore, in the September quarter. Its operating revenue witnessed a decline of 30.9% year-on-year and stood at ₹167.5 crore. Justdial also said that it completed the process of buying back equity shares worth ₹220 crore, which it had announced in July.",technology +3524,IIT Roorkee makes biosensor to detect harmful detergent pollutant,"IIT Roorkee claims to have developed world's first specific reliable bacterial biosensor that detects the presence of environmental pollutant, Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate. It's highly specific for SDS and has minimal interference from other detergents, metals and inorganic ions present in the environment. It showed a satisfactory and reproducible recovery rate for SDS detection in real water samples.",technology +3525,New iPhone 12 Pro feature to help blind users detect people nearby,"Apple's iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will have a 'People Detection' feature that would help blind users locate others around them. The feature emerged from Apple’s ARKit, which combined with distance measurements provided by the iPhone's Lidar units, will help the visually impaired detect people around. The feature will be available in iOS 14.2 soon.",technology +3526,UPI records over 2 bn transactions worth ₹3.86 lakh cr in Oct,"UPI registered 2.07 billion transactions worth ₹3.86 lakh crore in October, NPCI data showed. In September, the number of UPI transactions stood at 1.80 billion with the value of the transactions at ₹3.29 lakh crore. The number of transactions via UPI had crossed the one billion mark in October 2019 for the first time since its launch.",technology +3527,Google's initial response to antitrust lawsuit set for Nov 13,"After a status hearing on Friday, US Judge Amit Mehta has asked Google to tell the US Court by November 13 how it will respond to the federal antitrust lawsuit filed against it. The two sides should then make initial disclosures about potential witnesses and evidence that may be used at trial by November 20, Judge Mehta added.",technology +3528,Tesla Full Self-Driving beta update to cut interventions by a third: Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote Tesla's new software update under its Full Self-Driving Beta programme could cut driver interventions by a third. Earlier, Tesla had started pushing the software update to owners with the early FSD beta access. Musk said the update addressed several issues and that many of the improvements consist of fixing ""silly bugs vs grand eureka moments"".",technology +3529,49 countries join US plan to keep Chinese telcos out of 5G sector,"Nearly 49 countries have joined US' ""Clean Network"" initiative that aims to limit Chinese companies' access to sectors like cloud computing and 5G mobile networks, Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, Keith Krach said. The US has imposed restrictions on companies like Huawei, alleging that they're linked to the Chinese Communist Party and pose national-security risk.",technology +3530,"Facebook starts testing Dark Mode on iOS, Android apps: Report","Facebook has started testing the Dark Mode on iOS and Android apps, tech blogger Jane Manchun Wong tweeted. Wong also shared a video on Twitter, made in collaboration with Facebook, that shows how the Dark Mode looks like in the Facebook app. The feature can be enabled from the Settings & Privacy option for users who receive the update.",technology +3531,US says Iranian hackers successfully accessed voter information,"The US has said Iranian hackers behind threatening emails sent to many Americans earlier had successfully accessed voter data. The FBI and CISA partially confirmed the authenticity of a video sent to people as part of a disinformation campaign. The video, which was sent in a pro-Trump far-right group's name, purported to show hackers breaking into a voter registration system.",technology +3532,"Apple admits AirPods Pro issues, to replace faulty ones","Apple has acknowledged that ""a small percentage of AirPods Pro may experience sound issues"" such as ""crackling or static sounds"" and faulty Active Noise Cancellation. Apple said it will replace devices with confirmed issues for free and that affected units have been manufactured before October 2020. The company published an ""AirPods Pro Service Program"" support page for the issue.",technology +3533,Imagine this tweet 8-9 years ago: Pietersen criticises ECB over tweet on IPL 2020,"Reacting to ECB's tweet wishing luck to Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer for an IPL 2020 match, Kevin Pietersen took a dig at the board, tweeting, ""Just imagine...this tweet 8-9 years ago!"" He added, ""I'm so happy these guys are benefitting positively from IPL."" Notably, Pietersen had a spat with ECB over their reluctance in allowing him to play IPL.",sports +3534,It's time to hand this team over to the next generation: CSK captain MS Dhoni,"Following their last match of IPL 2020, CSK captain MS Dhoni said, ""It's time to hand the team over to the next generation."" He added, ""We need to slightly change our core group and look for next 10 years."" Dhoni further said, ""We will come back strong. That's what we are known for."" CSK won six matches in IPL 2020.",sports +3535,"CSK end their IPL 2020 campaign with 3rd win in a row, KXIP out of playoff race","CSK defeated KXIP by nine wickets in Abu Dhabi on Sunday to end their IPL 2020 campaign with three wins in a row. With the defeat, KXIP became the second team after CSK to be eliminated from the tournament. CSK moved to seventh position on the points table, while KKR, who have one game in hand, slipped to the bottom.",sports +3536,"#DefinitelyNot trends on Twitter after Dhoni's response, users turn it into memes","Minutes after MS Dhoni said that today's match will ""definitely not"" be his last IPL match, #DefinitelyNot started trending on Twitter. Sharing a picture of Sanju Samson, Rajasthan Royals tweeted, ""Will we give up without a fight? #DefinitelyNot."" Meanwhile, a fan tweeted, ""From 'Consider me as retired' to '#DefinitelyNot'...2020 has been full of surprises.""",sports +3537,Maybe they thought I am retiring: Dhoni on players taking jerseys from him,"Reacting to players taking jerseys from him throughout the IPL 2020, CSK captain MS Dhoni said, ""I had retired from international cricket. Maybe they thought I am retiring from the shortest format."" Dhoni had gifted his jersey to several players including Jos Buttler, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav and Nitish Rana among others.",sports +3538,Couldn't have been more plumb: Megan Schutt mocks Gayle for taking DRS,"Australia Women cricketer Megan Schutt trolled KXIP batsman Chris Gayle for taking DRS after he was given LBW out on the bowling of CSK's Imran Tahir today. ""Couldn’t have been more plumb...What a review,"" she wrote. Gayle got out for 12 runs off 19 deliveries in KXIP's defeat against CSK.",sports +3539,"KKR knock RR out of IPL 2020, jump to 4th position from 8th on points table","KKR defeated RR by 60 runs in Dubai on Sunday to jump from eighth position to fourth position on the IPL 2020 points table. With the defeat, RR crashed out of the IPL 2020 by finishing last on the points table. The remaining three playoff spots will be decided between KKR, RCB, DC and SRH.",sports +3540,The short run has come back to bite us very hard: Rahul on KXIP's elimination,"After KXIP failed to make it to IPL 2020 playoffs, captain KL Rahul said, ""A lot could've been different."" He added, ""The short run [decision in the first match], looking back at it, it has come back to bite us very hard."" During KXIP's match against DC, the umpire declared short run despite the batsman making it to the crease.",sports +3541,"IPL shares pic of Rohit and Pant, Yuvraj trolls them over their fitness","The IPL tweeted a picture of MI captain Rohit Sharma and DC wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant with the caption, ""Still waiting for that six-hitting competition between Pant and Ro!"" Trolling the duo over fitness, Yuvraj commented, ""Or competition of fat percentage on their cheeks."" Yuvraj further wrote, ""It's like Ro is saying to Pant tere gaal jyada motey hain ya mere?""",sports +3542,Dhoni ends IPL 2020 as his statistically worst IPL season ever,"CSK captain MS Dhoni ended his IPL 2020 campaign as statistically his worst IPL season ever, scoring 200 runs. He slammed seven sixes in the tournament, his fewest in an IPL season. Further, this is the first time he failed to hit a fifty in an IPL season. His batting average of 25 is his lowest in an IPL season.",sports +3543,Aleem Dar breaks record for standing in most number of ODIs as on-field umpire,"Pakistan's 52-year-old umpire Aleem Dar has broken the record for standing in the most number of ODIs as on-field umpire, achieving the feat by standing in his 210th match between Pakistan and Zimbabwe today. Dar surpassed South African Rudi Koertzen's record of officiating in most ODIs. Dar also holds the record of umpiring in most Test matches.",sports +3544,"Cyclist shares pic of his legs after 4-hour race in Spain, says 'They seem to hurt'","Cyclist Jose Joaquin Rojas took to Instagram to share picture of his legs after a race in Spain. Rojas said he is ""ready for stage 8 of the tour"" and added that after 4 hours of pedalling non-stop at high speed ""it seems like the legs are hurting"". ""Be careful with this exploding man,"" YouTuber David Cánovas Martínez commented.",sports +3545,Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice on return from coronavirus in Juventus win,"Cristiano Ronaldo scored three minutes after coming on as a substitute before converting a penalty to lead Juventus to a 4-1 Serie A victory against Spezia. The match was Ronaldo's first since recovering from coronavirus. Ronaldo shared pictures from the match on Instagram, writing, ""Happy to be back and help the team with two goals! Well done team.""",sports +3546,"Not thinking about opposition, want to keep momentum: Rohit on MI vs SRH","MI skipper Rohit Sharma has said that all the hard work paid off as his side qualified for the playoffs of the ongoing IPL season. ""Now, one hurdle has been crossed, another small little tournament to play for us...we have one more game...we don't want to think about the opposition, we just want to...keep the momentum going,"" he added. ",sports +3547,"Dear Shaw, try & not attempt impossible shots, keep Sehwag as your role model: Manjrekar","Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has advised 20-year-old DC batsman Prithvi Shaw to not attempt ""impossible shots simply because they are impossible to pull off"". ""Keep Sehwag as your role model, see how he only stuck to shots he had the ability/confidence to pull off,"" Manjrekar added. Shaw scored 219 runs in 11 matches this IPL season at an average of 19.90. ",sports +3548,Always been a Bangalore boy in the IPL: Virat ahead of match vs DC,"Ahead of RCB's match against DC on Monday to seal a spot in the playoffs, their Delhi-born captain Virat Kohli clarified that he will always be a 'Bangalore boy' in the IPL. ""(I have) never sort of drifted towards Delhi,"" Virat said. RCB have lost their last three matches and are now locked at 14 points with DC.",sports +3549,"Disappointed, we couldn't soak in the pressure: Rahul as KXIP knocked out of IPL","After KXIP were knocked out of the IPL following their defeat against CSK, skipper KL Rahul said his side couldn't ""soak in the pressure"" of the must-win match. ""Disappointed...we didn't have results going our way in the first-half...[but] really proud that we gave ourselves an opportunity to come into the top four...hopefully [we'll] come back stronger next year,"" he added. ",sports +3550,Our batsmen didn't take responsibility: Smith after loss to KKR,"RR captain Steve Smith blamed his batsmen for irresponsible batting after his side lost to KKR on Sunday, leading to their elimination from IPL 2020. ""Losing four in the Powerplay, it was always going to be tough from there... Our batters, the top four or five didn't take responsibility perhaps,"" Smith said. Chasing 192, RR were restricted to 131/9.",sports +3551,I’m getting out as soon as my blood is getting hot: Andre Russell ,"KKR all-rounder Andre Russell, who returned from an injury against RR on Sunday, attributed his poor run with the bat this season to his inability to convert starts. ""As soon as I start to sweat and my blood's getting hot, I'm ready to go, you know, I get out,"" Russell said. Against RR, Russell smashed three sixes for 11-ball 25.",sports +3552,Was aware of the net run rate but needed to win first: KKR's Morgan,"After the 60-run win against RR on Sunday, KKR captain Eoin Morgan said his side was more focussed on winning rather than the net run rate since a loss would have ended their campaign this season. ""Yes, I was aware of the numbers (about net run rate) but you need to first get yourself into a winning position,"" said Morgan.",sports +3553,"He told me to work on my off-side shots, it's showing now: Ishan on Dravid's advice","Talking about his performance in the IPL, MI batsman Ishan Kishan, who has scored 395 runs in 11 matches, said that he has been working on his off-side shots and it's showing in the tournament. ""[Playing on off-side] wasn't my strength initially, and I knew, even Rahul Dravid sir told me that I need to work on [it],"" he added. ",sports +3554,"Kohli, De Villiers not delivering to standards they've set for themselves: Aakash","Talking about RCB's five-wicket defeat against SRH on Saturday, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said that the ""game was all about Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers"". ""Kohli and AB are going to pay a huge price for their own success because they have set the yardstick very high and the two of them are not delivering to the standards,"" he stated. ",sports +3555,"Harris, Pucovski break Waugh brothers' Sheffield Shield record with 486-run stand",Victoria batsmen Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski have broken Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh's 30-year-old record for the highest partnership in Sheffield Shield history with their 486-run stand against South Australia. The Waugh brothers had stitched a 464-run partnership for New South Wales against Western Australia in 1990. Pucovski finished the innings with his career-best 255*(386).,sports +3556,Mercedes bag record 7th F1 constructors’ title as Hamilton wins at Imola,"Mercedes secured their record-breaking seventh consecutive constructors' title on Sunday as Lewis Hamilton won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola in Italy. Hamilton beat his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by 5.7 seconds. ""What an incredible achievement for all of you. I am so proud of everybody and I am so grateful to be a part of it,"" Hamilton said. ",sports +3557,1966 World Cup winner and Man Utd legend Bobby Charlton diagnosed with dementia,"Ex-Manchester United midfielder Bobby Charlton, who lifted the 1966 World Cup with England, has been diagnosed with dementia. This comes days after the death of his former teammate Nobby Stiles. Charlton scored 249 goals for United and 49 goals for England. The 83-year-old has become the fifth player from the 1966 World Cup-winning team to have been diagnosed with dementia.",sports +3558,"18 Trump rallies led to over 30k COVID-19 cases, likely over 700 deaths: Study","About 18 election rallies by US President Donald Trump between June 20 and September 22 are estimated to have led to over 30,000 coronavirus cases and likely led to around 700 deaths, a study by Stanford University researchers stated. The communities in which Trump rallies took place paid a high price in terms of disease and death, the researchers said.",world +3559,"WHO chief in quarantine, says 'identified as contact of COVID-19 +ve person'","World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has tweeted, ""I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19."" ""I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days...and work from home,"" he added. ""This is how we will break chains of COVID-19 transmission,"" he further said.",world +3560,Obama shoots three pointer while on campaign trail for Biden; LeBron comments,"Former US President Barack Obama shared a video showing him shooting a three-pointer while on the campaign trail for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Obama made the shot just before leaving a gymnasium and said, ""That's what I do!"" Commenting on the video, basketball player LeBron James wrote, ""That's what you do huh?? Ok ok I see. All cash!""",world +3561,Pak's move on Gilgit-Baltistan intends to camouflage its illegal occupation: India,"India has rejected Pakistan's move of granting provisional-provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan, adding that the attempt is ""intended to camouflage its (Pakistan's) illegal occupation"". Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said ""the area of so-called Gilgit-Baltistan"" is an integral part of India and Pakistan has no locus standi on territories illegally occupied by it.",world +3562,Story of 'Forest Man of India' included in curriculum of US schools,"The story of 'Forest Man of India', Jadav Payeng, has been included in curriculum of schools in Bristol in US' Connecticut. ""The students are studying about...Payeng as a part of their ecology lesson,"" Navamee Sharma, a teacher at a school in Bristol, said. Payeng from Assam began planting trees in his village in 1979 and single-handedly raised a 550-hectare forest.",world +3563,At least 10 dead as 2020's strongest typhoon hits Philippines,"At least 10 people died and three others were missing after Typhoon Goni, the world's strongest typhoon this year, hit the Philippines, a government report said. A lawmaker said that over 300 houses were buried under volcanic rocks and mudflows from Mayon Volcano in the Albay province in Bicol region. The dead and missing were all in Bicol, authorities said.",world +3564,Journo tweets about being racially targeted 3 times in an hour at US airport,"A woman journalist tweeted about being racially targeted three times in an hour at a US airport, saying, ""An older man...said to me 'Ni Hao. Ching Chong'. 'Ching Chong' is a racial slur."" ""Minutes later...a young man...asked me if I spoke English,"" Amara Walker wrote. ""I'm still shaken and utterly confused as to the sequence of events today,"" she added.",world +3565,6-year-old's 'ABC rap' about careers goes viral; Michelle Obama comments,"A 6-year-old boy's 'ABC rap' about careers has gone viral on social media, with former US First Lady Michelle Obama sharing the kid's video. ""This video put a smile on my face. I hope this gives us a moment to pause and think about our kids right now,"" she wrote. The 2.30-minute clip also features the child's father.",world +3566,China begins world's biggest census drive to count its population,"China on Sunday began the world's biggest exercise of counting population, which it does once in 10 years. About 70 lakh census takers began door-to-door survey for the seventh census in the country to account for China's population. The census collects data including name, ID number, gender, marital status, education, and profession of Chinese citizens, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.",world +3567,70-yr-old pulled out alive from debris of collapsed Turkey building after 33hrs,A 70-year-old man was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey after being buried for 33 hours following an earthquake which struck Turkey's Aegean coast and Greek islands. The man was rescued from one of 20 residential buildings destroyed in Izmir's Bayrakli district. Over 60 people have lost their lives in the country because of the earthquake.,world +3568,Man held after dumping human head in recycle bin in Spain; video surfaces,"A man was spotted dumping a human head in a recycling bin in Spain's Huelva and was arrested from a nearby flat, where the officers also discovered the body of the dead man. Police were alerted when the accused was seen carrying the head that was poking out of a bag, with some witnesses mistaking it as a Halloween joke.",world +3569,"Biden's son spent ₹15L on 'live cam' porn site, ₹8L in strip club: Reports","US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden reportedly spent $11,400 (over ₹8 lakh) in a single night at a strip club and $21,000 (over ₹15 lakh) on an adult 'live cam' porn website. ""Hunter's spending on porn sites is staggering. At one point his credit card was rejected...because it was maxed out,"" a report quoted a source.",world +3570,Aus marks 1st day of no domestic COVID-19 transmission since June 9,"Australia on Sunday marked the first day without a domestic transmission of coronavirus since June 9, Health Minister Greg Hunt said. ""Thank you to all of our amazing health and public health workers and above all else the Australian people,"" he tweeted. Victoria state, Australia's coronavirus hotspot, saw zero new daily infections and no deaths for the second straight day.",world +3571,"Trump didn't take pandemic seriously, focused on feeding his ego: Obama","Former US President Barack Obama said that President Donald Trump didn't take the pandemic seriously and accused Trump of focusing on ""feeding his ego"". Trump has treated ""the presidency as anything more than a reality show to give him the attention that he craves"", he added. ""Unfortunately, the rest of us have to live with the consequences,"" he further said.",world +3572,"Google, Apple, 44 others support challenge to block H-1B visa changes","Google, Apple and 44 other US firms and organisations filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging upcoming rule changes to H-1B visa eligibility. The lawsuit was recently filed by the US Chamber of Commerce along with others, including 12 organisations and universities. The rules will ""stifle the ability of American companies to hire and retain global talent"", Twitter said.",world +3573,Canada sword attacker not associated with any terror group: Police,"The man who carried out a sword attack in Canada's Quebec city that left two people dead and five others injured isn't associated with any terrorist group, Quebec Police Chief Robert Pigeon said. ""Everything leads us to believe he chose his victims at random,"" he added. The incident began on Saturday night, on Halloween, and ended after a three-hour manhunt.",world +3574,China can't rely on old model for economic development: Xi Jinping,"China's President Xi Jinping has said the country can no longer rely on its past economic development model of depending on global exports. He further said to ensure China's industrial and national security, they must build self-controlled and reliable domestic production. No disruption of industrial and supply chain at crucial moment is a key feature for economic power, Jinping added.",world +3575,Primary suspect in Charlie Hebdo attack trial tests COVID-19 +ve ,"The primary suspect in a trial over the attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's office in 2015 has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyers said. The trial of alleged accomplices to the attackers has been suspended until Wednesday. The resumption of the trial will depend on COVID-19 test results of other suspects, the presiding judge said.",world +3576,Will fight till Armenian forces leave disputed region: Azerbaijan,"Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said that he wanted to end the conflict in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions through negotiations as long as it ends with ethnic Armenian forces withdrawing from there. Otherwise, our troops will ""go to the end"", he added. ""We will continue by any means to restore our territorial integrity,"" he added. ",world +3577,US special forces rescue American kidnapped by armed men in Nigeria,"US special forces have rescued an American citizen who had been kidnapped by armed men in an operation in Nigeria, US President Donald Trump tweeted. ""Our Nation salutes the courageous soldiers...and celebrates the safe return of yet another American,"" he added. The US forces have suffered zero casualties during the operation but the kidnappers have ""suffered gravely"", Trump further said.",world +3578,Macau's gambling revenues fall 72.5% y-o-y in October,"Gambling revenue in Macau plunged 72.5% in October year-on-year due to the impact of COVID-19-induced travel restrictions. The figure, released by Macau’s government on Sunday for October stood at around $914 million, was in line with analyst expectations of a 72%-74% drop. Gambling revenues have dropped since February, with the last six months posting an over 90% drop.",world +3579,French Police make new arrests over Nice church attack,"French Police have arrested two more people in connection with a knife attack that left three people dead at a church in France's Nice. The police have arrested a total of six people in the case so far. The suspected attacker, a 21-year-old from Tunisia, is in a hospital in critical condition after being shot by police.",world +3580,China to begin work of Sichuan-Tibet Railway close to Arunachal,"China is set to start construction of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway between Ya'an in Sichuan province and Linzhi in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh, the state-run China News reported. This comes after China Railway announced on Saturday the bidding results for the power supply project, and construction of two tunnels and a bridge of the Ya'an-Linzhi section.",world +3581,"Deaths from earthquake in Turkey, Greece rise to 60, over 900 injured","The death toll from Friday's earthquake in Turkey and Greece rose to 60, authorities said. Of these, 58 deaths were reported in Turkey, while the Turkish disaster management agency said that over 900 people were left injured in the country. A 70-year-old man was rescued from the rubble after midnight on Sunday around 34 hours after the earthquake struck.",world +3582,Protesters in Mexico burn Trump's effigy over US migration policies,"Protesters in Mexico burned effigies of President Donald Trump and an American border guard on the US border in protest of Trump's migration policies. The protesters also urged Americans to vote against Trump in the upcoming US Presidential election. ""[Democratic Nominee Joe] Biden has promised us a humanitarian migration reform, we'll be watching to ensure...promises are kept,"" an activist said.",world +3583,"TN Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, who tested COVID-19 +ve, dies at 72","Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, who had tested positive for coronavirus, has passed away at the age of 72. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit condoled the death of Doraikkannu. ""He handled Ministry of Agriculture with full dedication and engraved his strong mark. His untimely demise is an irreparable loss to the people of Tamil Nadu,"" Purohit said.",politics +3584,MP BJP candidate Imarti Devi barred from campaigning for one day,"The Election Commission has barred Madhya Pradesh BJP candidate Imarti Devi from campaigning in the state for one day on November 1 for violating the Model Code of Conduct. The EC had on Tuesday issued a notice to Imarti Devi for allegedly describing a political rival as ""insane"" and making remarks against women members of his family.",politics +3585,BJP worker found hanging from tree in WB; party alleges murder,"The body of 34-year-old BJP worker, Bijoy Shil, was found hanging from a tree in Nadia district of West Bengal on Sunday. The party's West Bengal unit alleged that it was a murder, adding, ""Same pattern in every murder by the goons...These political 'Murders' must stop."" This is said to be third such incident within a month.",politics +3586,Hate speeches by leaders not good for healthy democracy: Rajnath Singh,"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said elections shouldn't be fought and won by spreading hatred among people. Singh added that there should be no place for ""bitterness and acidic remarks"" in a healthy democracy. He also expressed confidence that NDA will win the Bihar elections and asserted that the exit of LJP won't impact the poll prospects of the ruling alliance.",politics +3587,Sedition case filed against Jharkhand BJP chief ahead of by-poll,"A sedition case was registered against Jharkhand BJP chief Deepak Prakash on Saturday for allegedly trying to destabilise the state government, police said. Prakash had said in a press conference that BJP will form the government in the state in the next two-three months. ""If the Hemant Soren government has guts, it must arrest me within 24 hours,"" Prakash said.",politics +3588,"Vote for the hand, vote for Cong: BJP's Scindia mistakenly appeals","In a slip of tongue, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday asked the people at a rally in Madhya Pradesh to ""press the button with the symbol of the hand and vote for Congress"" before correcting himself. Scindia was campaigning for BJP's Imarti Devi in Dabra ahead of the by-polls to 28 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh on November 3.",politics +3589,"JD(U), Congress workers clash in Bihar, 6 people injured","Janata Dal (United) and Congress workers clashed at Narayanpur village amid the ongoing Assembly elections in Bihar's Gopalganj district late at night on Saturday. Six people sustained injuries, including one person whose condition is stated to be critical following the clashes. The district administration deployed additional security forces in the area to maintain law and order situation.",politics +3590,Congress district president beaten up by 2 sisters over sexual harassment,"Congress' Jalaun district president Anuj Mishra was beaten up by two sisters on Sunday for allegedly sexually harassing them. A video of the incident went viral on social media. ""He was sexually harassing us for many days. We complained about him to UP Congress leader Ajay Kumar Lallu but no action was taken,"" the women said.",politics +3591,"Nitish may quit NDA, try to challenge PM Modi in 2024: Chirag Paswan","LJP chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday said Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was called ""palturam"" or turncoat due to his ""frequent acts of paltimaar"". Saying that Nitish had snapped ties with BJP and joined RJD earlier, Paswan added, ""He may once again try to form next government with (RJD-led) Grand Alliance...try to project himself as alternative to PM Modi in 2024.""",politics +3592,"Scindia offered me ₹50 cr, minister post for joining BJP: MP Cong leader","Former MP minister and Congress leader Umang Singhar on Saturday alleged he was offered ₹50 crore and a ministerial post by BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia to switch over to the saffron party. Scindia told him that he has ""no future"" in Congress party, Singhar claimed. ""I told Scindia ji I don't believe in politics of opportunism,"" said Singhar.",politics +3593,NDA ensured free grains for poor till Chhath Puja: PM at Bihar rally,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday while addressing a poll rally in Bihar said the NDA government has ensured free grains for the poor till Chhath Puja and the women shouldn't worry about celebrations. Whether the government of NDA is at Centre or in Bihar, the efforts have been as big as challenges faced by the government, PM Modi stated.",politics +3594,"Yes, I'm dog: Scindia claims Kamal Nath called him 'Kutta', Cong denies","BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday claimed that Congress leader Kamal Nath called him a ""dog"", which the Congress party has denied. Scindia said, ""Yes, Kamal Nath, I am a dog because I am a servant of the people...because a dog protects its owner."" He added, ""If someone brings corrupt and ill-intended policies then this dog will bite that person.""",politics +3595,No dengue deaths reported in Delhi this year: Kejriwal,"Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said there were no deaths due to dengue in the national capital this year. Under Delhi government's '10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute' campaign, the Chief Minister and government officials engaged with the citizens through social media, asking them to check for conditions in their houses which would encourage mosquito breeding, and eliminate them.",politics +3596,RJD wants 'jungle raj' to return: PM Modi at poll rally in Bihar,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised RJD while addressing election rally in Bihar's Motihari and said, ""If they come back, jungle raj will be back in the state."" PM Modi said, ""They think how can the lantern rule return, we think how can we light up your homes with LED bulbs. They only want the return of jungle raj.""",politics +3597,Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's hotel demolished in UP,"A hotel owned by gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's wife and sons in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district was demolished on Sunday. Ghazipur Sub-Divisional Magistrate said the map of Hotel Ghazal, which was constructed on the first floor, was not approved. ""Uttar Pradesh government is conspiring against my family members, including my brother Mukhtar Ansari,"" said Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari.",politics +3598,₹1 crore cash seized from relative of BJP Dubbak by-poll candidate,"An illegal money transfer racket was busted in Telangana on Sunday and ₹1 crore 'unaccounted' cash was seized from a relative of M Raghunandan Rao, BJP candidate for Dubbak by-poll. Acting on a tip, two people, including Rao's brother-in-law, were nabbed in Begumpet while they were transporting money, meant to be distributed to voters, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said.",politics +3599,"Sushant issue has not faded, CBI is investigating: Bihar CM Nitish","Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has not faded away due to the state Assembly elections. He said, ""The CBI is investigating the case. It is the CBI's duty, and everything is being done."" He added, ""CBI will probe the case, we are now busy in the elections.""",politics +3600,Delhi BJP asks Arvind Kejriwal to reduce COVID-19 testing price,"The BJP's Delhi unit on Friday requested CM Arvind Kejriwal to reduce the prices of the RT-PCR test being charged by private hospitals and laboratories. ""People of Delhi...are forced to pay almost four times more than the patients in NCR cities for COVID-19 testing,"" the party's spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said. Presently, the charges are capped at ₹2,400.",politics +3601,AAP rejects Punjab CM's appeal to meet President over farm laws,"Aam Aadmi Party has rejected Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's appeal to all MLAs to accompany him to meet President Ram Nath Kovind to request him to give his assent to the state's amended farm laws, calling it ""political drama"". AAP's Harpal Singh Cheema said there was no point in meeting the President as the Governor had not signed the bills.",politics +3602,"Akhilesh asks EC to deploy forces, says BJP misusing power for votes","Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has urged Election Commission to deploy security forces in sensitive places where by-polls will be held in Uttar Pradesh. He said, ""BJP ministers are camping in these areas. Basic Education Minister is asking teachers to get votes polled for BJP. They have threatened village heads and police."" He added, ""BJP doesn't shy from any malpractice.""",politics +3603,Won't be surprised if Tejashwi becomes Bihar CM: Shiv Sena MP Raut,"Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that he won't be surprised if Tejashwi Yadav goes on to become the Chief Minister of Bihar after the assembly elections. Raut said, ""A young man without any support, whose family members are in jail and CBI and IT Department is behind him, is challenging everyone in a state like Bihar.""",politics +3604,"MCDs have looted Delhi, hand them over to AAP: Saurabh Bharadwaj","Citing alleged financial crisis in the BJP-run Municipal Corporation departments in Delhi, AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the civic bodies have looted the Delhi people and they should be handed over to AAP. ""The AAP will put MCDs in the surplus budget,"" Bharadwaj added. He also said that inhuman behaviour of BJP has maligned the image of the city.",politics +3605,New farms laws will weaken nation's foundation: Rahul Gandhi,"Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the three new farm laws enacted by the Centre will ""weaken"" the foundation of the nation, and asked PM Narendra Modi to reconsider the laws. He added, ""If there are less number of mandis, then increase it, and if there are flaws in the MSP, then rectify it, but don't destroy the entire system.""",politics +3606,"Will continue fight against power bills, pollution: Delhi BJP chief","Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta on Saturday said that the party will continue its struggle against problems faced by citizens of Delhi, like 'huge' power bills and pollution. ""[BJP] workers served every poor and needy person of Delhi at the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi without any discrimination and politics during the lockdown,"" he said. ",politics +3607,BJP to conduct registration drive for graduate voters in Pune,"The BJP will conduct a registration drive for graduate voters in Pune on Sunday. ""Our target is to register 25,000 voters...The BJP is going to put up registration centres near housing societies for voters' comfort,"" BJP secretary Rajesh Pande said. BJP reportedly claimed to have registered over 40,000 voters by using various virtual platforms amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Pune.",politics +3608,"Big B recalls fighting real tiger, says 'You've no idea how strong a tiger is'","Amitabh Bachchan shared a picture from the shoot of his 1977 film 'Khoon Pasina' and wrote, ""Never realised when Costume Department gave me this jacket...I'd have to fight a real tiger!!"" ""You've no idea how strong a tiger is...An ordeal I shall never forget,"" he added. A scene in the film showed Bachchan fighting a tiger with his bare hands.",entertainment +3609,YouTuber Bhuvan Bam tests positive for coronavirus,"YouTuber Bhuvan Bam, who runs the popular YouTube channel 'BB Ki Vines', took to Instagram on Sunday to share the news that he has tested positive for coronavirus. ""Beetey kuch dino se tabiyat kharab chal rahi hai (I have been feeling unwell for a while). Test results have come and I am COVID-19 positive,"" the 26-year-old YouTuber wrote on Instagram.",entertainment +3610,KBC hijacked by communists: Agnihotri on question on burning 'Manusmriti',"Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri shared a clip from Kaun Banega Crorepati season 12 wherein host Amitabh Bachchan asked a question related to BR Ambedkar burning Manusmriti. ""KBC has been hijacked by [communists]. Innocent kids, learn this is how cultural wars are [won]. It's called coding,"" Agnihotri tweeted. Meanwhile, a journalist wrote that KBC and Bachchan are the new target for trolls.",entertainment +3611,Kajal performs 'Jeelakarra Bellam' ritual at her wedding ceremony,"Actress Kajal Aggarwal and businessman Gautam Kitchlu performed 'Jeelakarra Bellam' ritual at their wedding as tribute to their connections with South India. ""It signifies the union of bride and groom,"" Kajal wrote on Instagram. ""Jeelakarra (cumin) and bellam (jaggery) are made into thick paste and put on betel leaf. Bride and groom put it on each other's head,"" she added.",entertainment +3612,"McConaughey reveals where his 'Alright, Alright, Alright' dialogue came from","Matthew McConaughey has explained how he ad-libbed his famous 'Alright, alright, alright' line from 'Dazed and Confused' based on his character's motivations. ""There wasn't a word written for that...scene...I said, 'I'm in my 1970 Chevelle...Wooderson's about getting high...He's about rock and roll',"" McConaughey said. ""I heard 'Action' and I looked up, 'Aright, alright, alright!',"" he added. + +",entertainment +3613,Not against women working: Mukesh on 'MeToo began as women started working' remark,"Actor Mukesh Khanna, who was criticised for saying ""MeToo problem began after women stepped out to work"", has issued a clarification. ""I'm not against women working...Let me show you my full interview...from which this 'controversial statement' has been taken to malign me,"" he wrote while sharing a video. ""You can see...in this interview how I respect women,"" Mukesh added.",entertainment +3614,1st pic from Kajal Aggarwal & Gautam Kitchlu's reception surfaces,"The first picture from actress Kajal Aggarwal and her husband, entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu's wedding reception has surfaced online. While Kajal can be seen dressed in a golden outfit, Gautam is dressed in a black suit. The couple got married in a private ceremony in Mumbai on Friday. Earlier, Kajal took to Instagram to share pictures from their wedding ceremony.",entertainment +3615,Shahid & I were not even friends who hung out: Amrita on link-up rumours,"Amrita Rao, in an interview with Times of India, spoke about dealing with link-up rumours while working with Shahid Kapoor. ""Shahid was always in a relationship when I was his co-star...[We] have only been very good colleagues, we were not even friends who hung out with each other,"" she said. ""We've tremendous respect for each other as artists,"" added Amrita.",entertainment +3616,Men never molested women at home according to him: Sona on Mukesh's remark,"Singer Sona Mohapatra has criticised actor Mukesh Khanna's remark wherein he said that the ""MeToo problem began when women stepped out to work"". ""Men never ever molested or assaulted women and children inside homes according to this fellow who is best ignored. Tacky [mandbuddhi],"" she tweeted. ""The sad truth is there are...more such regressive mindsets around us everywhere,"" Sona added. ",entertainment +3617,"Actress Amrita Rao, RJ Anmol blessed with a baby boy","Actress Amrita Rao and her husband RJ Anmol have been blessed with a baby boy. The couple welcomed their first child on Sunday morning. ""Both the mother and baby are healthy and doing well. The family is ecstatic and both Amrita and RJ Anmol thank everyone for their wishes and blessings,"" their spokesperson said in a statement.",entertainment +3618,Can put Dhruv Rathee in jail for lying in video for which he got ₹60L: Kangana,"After YouTuber Dhruv Rathee responded to a Twitter user's claim that a ""major YouTuber"" was paid money to make a video on Kangana Ranaut, the actress tweeted, ""Of course this dimwit gets money...[for]...fake videos."" ""I can get him behind bars for lying about BMC notice for my house in his video for which he got paid ₹60 lakh,"" she added.",entertainment +3619,I want my films to reach as many people as possible: Kiara Advani,"Commenting on her film 'Laxmii' releasing on a digital platform instead of movie theatres due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kiara Advani said, ""As an actor, I just want my films to reach as many people as possible."" Stating that the film was made for a theatrical release, the actress said, ""We'll miss the community watching aspect.""",entertainment +3620,A bliss to see him shining: Sonu on travelling to Dubai with Sanjay,"Singer Sonu Nigam posted a picture on Instagram, in which he can be seen posing with Sanjay Dutt in a private jet, and wrote, ""Off to Dubai once again.... a bliss to see him (Sanjay) shining."" The actor, who recently announced his recovery from lung cancer, reportedly flew to Dubai to visit his wife and children. ",entertainment +3621,My primary job is to act and I love doing that: Saqib Saleem,"Saqib Saleem, who has worked in films as well as digital platforms, said he does not differentiate between the mediums and added, ""My primary job is to act...I love doing that...films and web aren't different for me."" Saqib has starred in web series 'Crackdown' and 'Rangbaaz' and will be next seen in Ranveer Singh starrer '83'.",entertainment +3622,Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda invests in EV startup Watts and Volts,"Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda said he has invested in Watts and Volts, a Hyderabad-based electric vehicle (EV) startup. Deverakonda made the announcement at the launch of the Telangana government's new Electric Vehicle Policy on Friday. ""We are working on electric cycles, bikes and scooties that will eliminate pollution,"" said Deverakonda, adding that the startup will begin operations in 2021. ",entertainment +3623,Shehnaaz Gill to return to Bigg Boss house for guest appearance ,"Bigg Boss season 14's latest promo has revealed that the reality show's former contestant Shehnaaz Gill will enter the Bigg Boss house in the upcoming episode as a guest. The promo video showed Shehnaaz interacting with host Salman Khan from inside the house. Posting the clip on Instagram, Shehnaaz wrote, ""Did you guys miss me yet?""",entertainment +3624,"Soumitra Chatterjee's haemoglobin count drops, given blood transfusion","Actor Soumitra Chatterjee was given a blood transfusion on Sunday after his haemoglobin count dropped. ""His bleeding... is not... controlled fully. His haemoglobin is fluctuating. We had to transfuse four units of blood... every passing day we may be losing ground,"" one of the attending doctors said. ""His organ functions are holding on... oxygen part is satisfactory,"" the doctor added. ",entertainment +3625,Joey King to star in upcoming 'The Princess' movie,"Hollywood actress Joey King, who featured in the 2018 film 'The Kissing Booth' and its sequel, will star in the upcoming film 'The Princess', Deadline reported. Reportedly, the film will be a combination of 'Rapunzel' and 'The Raid', and will release on a digital platform. According to reports, Joey is also in talks to join Brad Pitt in 'Bullet Train'.",entertainment +3626,"Suhana recreates Ariana's look from new album for Halloween, shares pic ","Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan recreated Ariana Grande's look from her new album 'Positions' for Halloween and posted the picture on Instagram stories. She paired a crop top with a skirt and also wore a black hairband to copy the Grammy-winner's hairstyle. ""Being Ariana every Halloween. Manifestation,"" she wrote in the caption. ",entertainment +3627,Celebrating 125 years of togetherness: Ayushmann on wedding anniversary,"On their 12th wedding anniversary, Ayushmann Khurrana shared a post for his wife Tahira Kashyap on Instagram and wrote, ""Celebrating 125 years of togetherness...because I know that I know you from centuries and time immemorial."" Alongside a picture of him and Tahira, he added, ""You're my companion, lover, personal stand-up comedian, life coach and above all my best friend."" ",entertainment +3628,Gigi shares 1st family pic with Zayn and their daughter ,"Gigi Hadid took to Instagram to share the first family photo with Zayn Malik and their daughter as the couple dressed up to celebrate Halloween 2020. The model covered her daughter's face with a Hulk GIF and captioned the picture, ""My first Halloween"". While Gigi dressed as a character from 'Metroid' video game, Zayn wore a Harry Potter inspired outfit. ",entertainment +3629,"See you up there, Sean: De Niro on Sean Connery's death","Actors Robert De Niro and Kevin Costner, who shared screen space with Sean Connery in 'The Untouchables', mourned the Hollywood star's death. ""He seemed much younger than 90; I expected and hoped he'd be with us much longer. See you up there, Sean,"" De Niro told Deadline. ""He was the biggest star that I ever worked with,"" Costner tweeted. ",entertainment +3630,I am nervous about the idea of motherhood: Amrita Rao,"Actress Amrita Rao, who entered the ninth month of her pregnancy in October, said the idea of motherhood makes her nervous. ""I am nervous about the idea of motherhood, but...when you see your baby's face the mother in you effortlessly awakens,"" she told Times of India. ""I'm looking forward to being a friend to this little wonder,"" she added.",entertainment +3631,"Sushant issue has not faded, CBI is investigating: Bihar CM Nitish","Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the death case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has not faded away due to the state Assembly elections. He said, ""The CBI is investigating the case. It is the CBI's duty, and everything is being done."" He added, ""CBI will probe the case, we are now busy in the elections.""",entertainment +3632,We want to see our fans in India and perform in person: BTS,"In a recent interview, the members of K-pop boy band BTS thanked their fans in India and said that they wish to perform in the country. ""Thank you for the love and support... we want to be there and see all the armies in India... we want to... say Namaste... and just give our voices in person,"" they told NDTV. ",entertainment +3633,BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé launched in India starting at ₹39.3 lakh,"The first-ever BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé was launched in India with progressive design and exhilarating driving dynamics, the company said. The 2 Series GC has a coupé roofline and frameless doors alongside BMW TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder engine exuding powerful 190 HP. BMW said the 2 Series GC is a combination of extroverted aesthetics and extravagant performance.",automobile +3634,"Maharashtra invites Tesla, holds video call with its executives","Maharashtra has invited US electric-car maker Tesla, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering India next year. In a tweet on Thursday, state Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state. +",automobile +3635,"Musk cuts Tesla Model S price to $69,420 after rival prices its car cheaper","Tesla CEO Elon Musk cut Tesla Model S price to $69,420 after rival Lucid Motors announced Lucid Air sedan will cost $77,400 minus $7,500 US tax credit (effective price to $69,900). Musk has cut Tesla Model S price twice in one week. The figures '69' and '420' in the $69,420 price tag are reportedly intentional by Musk as a joke.",automobile +3636,Foxconn aims to supply components for 10% of global EVs by 2027,"Apple supplier Foxconn aims to provide components or services for 10% of the world's electric vehicles (EVs) by between 2025 and 2027. Foxconn Chairman Liu Young-way said the firm has been in talks with multiple car manufacturers for future cooperation. Foxconn is planning to launch its first solid-state battery for EVs in 2024, Liu said.",automobile +3637,NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of Moon,"NASA on Monday announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed there's water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth. +",science +3638,Remdesivir becomes first drug to be fully approved for COVID-19 by US,"The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead's antiviral drug remdesivir for treating patients hospitalised with COVID-19, making it the first and only drug approved for the disease in the US. Remdesivir was given to President Donald Trump this month when he was diagnosed with COVID-19. It was originally developed as a treatment for Ebola and Hepatitis C.",science +3639,Bharat Biotech's 'COVAXIN' gets approval for phase 3 trials in India,"Covaxin, the coronavirus vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech and ICMR, has received the approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct the third phase of clinical trials. The study would cover 28,500 participants aged 18 years and above across 10 states. The Serum Institute of India began phase 3 clinical trial of Oxford vaccine last month.",science +3640,Engineers create white paint that reflects 95.5% of sunlight,"Engineers from Purdue University developed a new white paint using calcium carbonate fillers which absorb almost no ultraviolet rays. It'd replace the need for air conditioning by absorbing nearly no solar energy and sending heat away from the building, researchers said. During testing, the acrylic remained 10°C below surrounding temperature at night and at least 1.7°C lower under direct sun.",science +3641,"5,000 insects released in Amsterdam to stop spread of Japanese knotweed","The Dutch government has released 5,000 Japanese leaf fleas in Amsterdam in an attempt to stop the spread of the invasive Japanese knotweed. Knotweed spreads rapidly and can cause damage to buildings, pipes and roads. Laboratory tests suggest the leaf fleas, known as Aphalara itadori, can kill young shoots and potentially stop the plant growing by sucking up its sap.",science +3642,"Astronaut votes from ISS, NASA shares pic of voting booth","NASA astronaut Kate Rubins cast her vote in the US Presidential election from the International Space Station (ISS). A photo shared by NASA Astronauts on Twitter showed Rubins in front of a handwritten sign that read ""ISS voting booth"". Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA in space, had earlier said that ""it's critical to participate in our democracy"".",science +3643,OnePlus launches video titled 'Stop at Nothing' featuring Kalki Koechlin,"OnePlus has released a new video titled 'Stop at Nothing' featuring actress Kalki Koechlin. The video, shot on the newly-launched OnePlus 8T 5G, aims to bring focus on the mental aspect of smartphone usage with digital consciousness and overall digital well-being. The OnePlus 8T enables users to use their device with no limitations– to create, connect, and collaborate, OnePlus said.",technology +3644,Lawnmower robot in Germany messages owner as thief tries to steal it,"A lawnmower robot in Germany sent a message to its owner that it had flipped upside down while a thief tried to steal it. The owner spotted a thief with the robot tucked under his arm when he went outside to the lawn to check on the device. Caught in the act, the thief dropped the lawnmower robot and escaped.",technology +3645,Instagram temporarily removes 'Recent' tab from hashtag pages in US,"Instagram has temporarily removed the 'Recent' tab from hashtag pages in the US ahead of the upcoming elections. ""We are doing this to reduce the real-time spread of potentially harmful content that could pop up around the election,"" Instagram wrote. The 'Recent' tab is shown to users along with the 'Top' tab when they search by tags.",technology +3646,"Parliamentary panel questions Google, Paytm on China links: Reports","The joint parliamentary panel on the Personal Data Protection Bill asked Google and Paytm to explain their relationship with China, media reports said. The panel also provided the firms time to submit written responses on several issues including structure, data processing and protection, privacy and tax regimes. Google officials were also asked about the need for regulating the company.",technology +3647,Google Meet starts rolling out custom backgrounds to web users,"Google Meet has started rolling out the custom backgrounds feature to web users. The feature will allow users to use Google's ""hand-picked images"", which include abstract backgrounds, or upload their own image as backgrounds during meetings. As of now, the feature will work on ChromeOS and on the Chrome browser on Windows and Mac desktop devices.",technology +3648,Nokia shares fall 18% after CEO's 'will invest whatever it takes on 5G' remark,"Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia's shares fell almost 18% after CEO Pekka Lundmark said Nokia will ""invest whatever it takes to win in 5G"". The company on Thursday cut its full-year profit and margin forecasts. ""We expect to stabilise our financial performance in 2021 and deliver progressive improvement towards our long-term goal after that,"" Lundmark said.",technology +3649,Indian Army develops messaging application 'SAI',"Indian Army has developed a messaging application, the 'Secure Application for Internet' (SAI), that supports end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for Android platform over the internet. SAI will be utilised pan Army to facilitate secure messaging within the service. The application has been vetted by CERT-In empanelled auditor and the Army Cyber Group.",technology +3650,Policies used in India helped stop abuse before US polls: Zuckerberg,Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the policies that Facebook used during elections in countries like India and Indonesia have helped in stopping abuse ahead of US elections. Zuckerberg noted that the next week will be a test for Facebook in the US. He added Facebook is focused on issues like voter suppression and has worked with experts in the space.,technology +3651,Amazon expects to incur $4 billion in COVID-19-related costs in Q4,"Amazon is expecting to incur $4 billion in COVID-related costs in the fourth quarter. In its third-quarter earnings call, Amazon said it has recorded $7.5 billion in COVID-19-related costs this year. It also added that its operating income for the last three months of the year will be between $1 billion and $4.5 billion.",technology +3652,Alibaba-owned Lazada suffers data hack of 1.1 million accounts,"Personal information from 1.1 million RedMart user accounts was stolen from and sold online in a data breach. Alibaba-owned Singapore firm Lazada, which owns RedMart, said that personal information stolen included encrypted passwords and partial credit card numbers. ""This RedMart-only information is more than 18 months out of date and not linked to any Lazada database,"" a Lazada spokesperson said.",technology +3653,"Telegram launches multiple pinned texts, live location 2.0 feature",Telegram has launched multiple features which include multiple pinned messages and an updated live location feature. The multiple pinned messages feature will let users pin multiple messages in any chat and even view them together on a separate page. The live location 2.0 feature will alert friends who share their locations when they are close to each other.,technology +3654,US govt's order set to ban TikTok from November 12 gets blocked,"A US judge has blocked the US government's order that would have banned TikTok from operating from November 12. Three TikTok users had earlier filed a lawsuit saying the ban would hurt their businesses. In her ruling, the judge said the creators would ""lose the ability to engage with their millions of followers on TikTok, and the related brand sponsorships"".",technology +3655,Technical glitches improperly blocked Trump campaign ads: Facebook,"Facebook said technical glitches had disrupted the delivery of some ads from US President Donald Trump and Presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaigns. Facebook spotted ""unanticipated issues"" affecting the campaigns, including technical flaws that caused a number of ads to be ""paused improperly"". ""No ad was paused or rejected by a person, or because of any partisan consideration,"" Facebook said.",technology +3656,Alphabet's Q3 revenue up by 14% y-o-y to $46.2 billion,"Google-parent Alphabet has recorded a growth of 14% year-on-year in its third-quarter revenue from $40.5 billion recorded last year to $46.2 billion. The company's total advertising revenue stood at $37.1 billion, compared to $33.8 billion in 2019. Alphabet's both operating income and net income for the quarter stood at $11.2 billion.",technology +3657,"Amazon writes to SEBI, says Future Retail misleading public: Report ","Amazon has complained to the SEBI that its local partner Future Retail misled public shareholders by saying it was complying with its contractual obligations to the e-commerce firm, a report said. Amazon had alleged that Future Group's $3.4-billion asset sale to Reliance Industries violated a 2019 contract. In a letter, Amazon urged the SEBI not to approve the deal. ",technology +3658,"Facebook suspends political, new groups recommendations in US","Facebook has temporarily stopped recommendations for all political, social issue groups and any new groups to users ahead of the upcoming US presidential election. A Facebook spokesperson declined to say when the changes had been made or how long they would last. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had revealed the change during his Senate hearing on Wednesday.",technology +3659,Telangana launches Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy,"Telangana has launched its 'Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy' which will be effective from 2020 to 2030. Under the policy, the government will offer a 100% exemption of road tax and registration fee for the first two lakh electric two-wheelers purchased and registered within Telangana. The exemption will be given to first 5,000 electric 4-wheeler private vehicles as well.",technology +3660,France asks Twitter to suspend Ex-Malaysian PM Mahathir's account ,"France's Secretary for Digital Sector Cédric O has asked Twitter to suspend former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad's account following his tweets justifying a knife attack in Nice. ""If not, Twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder,"" he added. +Mahathir on Thursday had tweeted that ""Muslims have right to be angry & kill millions of French people"".",technology +3661,"AB de Villiers releases his latest music video; features Kohli, Chahal","South African cricketer AB de Villiers has released his new song 'The Flame'. He came up with the music video in collaboration with singer-songwriter Karen Zoid and Ndlovu Youth Choir. The video features cricketers including De Villiers' RCB teammates Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal and Dale Steyn. De Villiers thanked cricketers who feature in the video for ""leaving their comfort zones"".",sports +3662,I wouldn't have gone down that route: Shastri on Gavaskar's remark on Virat-Anushka,"Reacting to Sunil Gavaskar's remark that Virat Kohli just practised on Anushka Sharma's bowling in lockdown, Ravi Shastri said he wouldn't have made such a comment. ""I wouldn't have gone down that route,"" he added. Further, talking about Anushka saying she was being targeted, Shastri said, ""If she felt hurt, she has every right to say what she wants to.""",sports +3663,My name has been turned into a Hindi word: Ben Stokes to Jofra Archer,"During an interaction with his Rajasthan Royals teammate Jofra Archer, all-rounder Ben Stokes asked the fast bowler, ""What is your favourite Hindi word? Not sure you can say that."" In response, Archer said, ""No. I can't. I can't...Jaldi. You can say Ben Stokes as well."" Stokes replied, ""My name has been turned into a Hindi word as well.""",sports +3664,"What is the breakdown of Chris Gayle's 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket?","KXIP's Chris Gayle on Friday became the first-ever cricketer to smash 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket history. The 41-year-old has represented 26 teams in T20 cricket, playing a total of 410 matches. He has hit more than 100 sixes for three teams, RCB (263), Jamaica Tallawahs (124) and West Indies (105). Further, he has hit 84 sixes for KXIP.",sports +3665,"MI win an IPL match in Dubai for the first time, hand DC their 4th straight loss","Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by nine wickets on Saturday to register their first win in IPL in Dubai in six matches. The defeat is Delhi Capitals' fourth straight loss in IPL 2020. With the victory, Mumbai Indians are also assured of a top-two finish on the IPL 2020 points table. Ishan Kishan top-scored for Mumbai Indians with 72*(47).",sports +3666,Which bowler has dismissed Kohli the most number of times in IPL?,"SRH pacer Sandeep Sharma dismissed RCB captain Virat Kohli for 7(7) today. This was the seventh time Sandeep dismissed Kohli in IPL, the most number of times a bowler has dismissed Kohli in the tournament. Sandeep overtook Ashish Nehra, who had dismissed Kohli six times. Dhawal Kulkarni, Mitchell McClenaghan and Mohammad Shami have dismissed Kohli four times each.",sports +3667,"Umpire doesn't declare head-high delivery as no-ball in RCB-SRH match, criticised","RCB fast bowler Isuru Udana bowled a head-high delivery against SRH's Kane Williamson, which umpire failed to declare as no-ball. Several cricketers criticised the decision with Jimmy Neesham tweeting, ""No balls are head high now???"" Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh tweeted, ""I honestly can’t believe that was not given a no ball ! Like seriously!!!"" ""Wakey wakey,"" wrote Mitchell McClenaghan.",sports +3668,Gayle fined 10% of his match fee for throwing away his bat after getting out on 99,"KXIP batsman Chris Gayle has been fined 10% of his match fee for breaching IPL's Code of Conduct during his team's match against RR in Abu Dhabi. Gayle breached the code by throwing away his bat in frustration after getting out on 99. Gayle has admitted to the offence and has accepted the sanction, the IPL said in a statement.",sports +3669,Archer's old tweets go viral after he dismisses Gayle for 99 runs,"RR fast bowler Jofra Archer's old tweets have gone viral after he dismissed KXIP's Chris Gayle for 99 runs on Friday. ""I know if I was bowling I know he wasn't getting da 100,"" Archer's seven-year-old tweet read. Another viral tweet read, ""Cg don't hurt yourself boy."" The second tweet referred to Gayle throwing away his bat in frustration.",sports +3670,"Gayle is T20 cricket's Bradman, the greatest there has ever been: Sehwag","After KXIP batsman Chris Gayle became the first-ever cricketer to hit 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket, former India opener Virender Sehwag tweeted, ""He is T20 cricket's Bradman."" Sehwag added, ""Without a doubt, the greatest that there has ever been...Entertainment ka baap."" Gayle smashed eight sixes against RR on Friday, scoring 99 runs off 63 deliveries.",sports +3671,MI break record for playing the most number of T20 matches,"Mumbai Indians have broken the record for playing the most number of T20 matches, with the IPL 2020 match against Delhi Capitals being their 222nd T20 match. They overtook English county side Somerset, who have played 221 matches. English county side Hampshire are third on the list, having played 217 T20 matches.",sports +3672,"SRH chase down 121-run target in 14.1 overs vs RCB, stay alive in IPL 2020","SRH chased down the target of 121 in 14.1 overs against RCB to stay in contention for a playoff spot in IPL 2020. The victory was SRH's second in a row, while RCB lost their third straight match. Only MI have booked a playoff spot so far, while CSK are the only team who are out of the playoff race.",sports +3673,AI camera mistakes linesman's bald head for ball and follows it through match,"During a football match in Scotland, an artificial intelligence (AI) camera continuously tracked a linesman's bald head mistaking it for the ball. A video of the gaffe has gone viral on social media. The commentator had to repeatedly apologise as the camera kept on mistaking the linesman’s head for the ball.",sports +3674,"Players feeling pressure, we thought we might qualify easily: DC's Kaif","After they suffered their fourth straight defeat in IPL, DC's Assistant Coach Mohammad Kaif has said that the players are feeling ""a bit of pressure"". ""We didn't expect that it might come down to net run-rate, we thought we might qualify easily, now we've to fight it out,"" he added. DC had won seven of their nine initial matches. ",sports +3675,"Lots of flaws to be pointed, but we got to believe in ourselves: Iyer","After DC lost to MI and suffered their fourth straight defeat in IPL 2020 on Saturday, skipper Shreyas Iyer said that there are ""lots of flaws"" to be pointed out but they have got to believe in themselves and stay positive. ""We fell short of reading the wicket. We weren't upto the mark right from the start,"" Iyer added. ",sports +3676,We still need to do a bit: Smith as RR move to 5th in points table,"RR on Friday chased down KXIP's 186-run target and moved to the fifth spot in the IPL 2020 points table. ""Would have been nice to have a couple of wins in the middle. We still need to do a bit to make the playoffs...we need things to go our way,"" said RR skipper Steve Smith at the post-match conference. ",sports +3677,It was a horrible toss to lose: Rahul after defeat vs RR,"After RR chased down KXIP's 186-run target, skipper KL Rahul said that it was ""a horrible toss to lose"". ""It...[got]...very easy to bat later on. There was a lot of dew in the second half and that made it a bit tough for the bowlers to grip the ball,"" he stated. RR had won the toss and opted to field. ",sports +3678,All credit to the bowlers: David Warner after win against RCB,"SRH captain David Warner praised his bowlers and gave them the credit for their five-wicket win against RCB on Saturday. ""We are finding the right balance... To go for less than 20 in four overs, it's ridiculous,"" said Warner. This was the third successive occasion that SRH has restricted a team to a total below 135 runs in IPL 2020.",sports +3679,I won't be too sure: Sangakkara on DC qualifying for playoffs,"With DC at third position in the IPL points table ahead of their match against table-toppers MI on Saturday, ex-Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara said that he's ""worried"" about the team's chances to qualify for playoffs. ""In the last few games, their batting hasn't really looked as strong as it should've,"" he added. DC have lost their last three matches. ",sports +3680,Our batsmen weren't brave enough: Virat Kohli after losing to SRH ,"After the five-wicket loss against SRH, captain Virat Kohli said RCB weren't brave with the bat to put up enough runs to defend. ""It (a target of 121) was never enough... I thought we weren't brave enough with the bat throughout the innings,"" Kohli said. ""The situation is straightforward: win the last game and finish in top two,"" Kohli added.",sports +3681,World no. 2 Simona Halep tests positive for COVID-19,"World number two women's singles player Simona Halep on Saturday announced that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ""I wanted to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19. I am self-isolating at home and am recovering well from mild symptoms,"" she tweeted. The 29-year-old won the Wimbledon in 2019 and the French Open in 2018. ",sports +3682,Cristiano Ronaldo recovers from coronavirus after 19 days,"Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested negative for coronavirus after nearly three weeks, the club has announced. Ronaldo first tested positive on October 13 and had since been in quarantine at his home in Turin. He missed Juventus' draws with Crotone and Hellas Verona in Serie A and a loss to Barcelona in the Champions League group stage. ",sports +3683,"This isn't supposed to be our year, but it's working for us so far: Pollard","After MI defeated DC and registered their ninth win in IPL 2020 on Saturday, MI stand-in skipper Kieron Pollard said, ""This [2020] isn't supposed to be our year, but it's been working for us so far."" MI are the only team who have qualified for the playoffs so far and are currently at the top of the IPL points table. ",sports +3684,BCCI's medical team to assess Rohit Sharma's fitness on Sunday,"BCCI's medical team will reportedly assess India opener Rohit Sharma's fitness on Sunday and take a call whether he's fit enough to be part of the Australia series. This has come after reports claimed that Rohit has been training regularly with MI while nursing a hamstring injury, which he sustained against KXIP on October 18.",sports +3685,May Allah disfigure Macron's face: Ex-UFC lightweight champ Khabib,"Ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, a practising Muslim, criticised French President Emmanuel Macron for his remarks on Islam. ""May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature,"" wrote Khabib, posting an image of a boot print over Macron's face. Reacting to the beheading of a French teacher for showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, Macron had said, ""Islam is in crisis.""",sports +3686,"1,500 nurses die due to COVID-19, same as nurse death toll during WWI: ICN","At least 1,500 nurses have died from coronavirus, the same as the number of nurses who died during World War I, the International Council of Nurses said. The figure includes nurses from 44 countries and is known to be an underestimate of true death toll, ICN said. Its own analysis suggests about 10% of cases globally are among healthcare workers.",world +3687,US records world's biggest single-day COVID-19 spike as 1L test +ve,"United States on Friday recorded 1,00,233 coronavirus cases, marking the biggest one-day jump recorded by any country since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally. US' daily rise exceeded the 97,894 cases reported by India on a single day in September. The US is the worst-hit country in the world with over 90 lakh COVID-19 cases. ",world +3688,"Indians account for one-fourth of total PR granted by Canada in 2019, set record","Indian immigrants accounted for one-fourth of the total permanent residencies (PR) granted by Canada in 2019, setting a new record, according to Canada's annual report submitted in their parliament. Of the 3,41,180 permanent residents admitted last year, 85,593 were Indians. India was followed by China at 30,246, the Philippines at 27,818, Nigeria at 12,602 and Pakistan at 10,793.",world +3689,"Orthodox priest shot at church in France, gunman on the run: Reports","A Greek Orthodox priest is seriously injured after he was shot at a church in the French city of Lyon by an attacker who then escaped, reports said. The priest was fired on twice as he was closing the church, reports added. This comes days after a man beheaded a woman and killed two others in a church in Nice.",world +3690,Madame Tussauds in Berlin puts Trump's wax statue in dustbin,"Berlin's Madame Tussauds put its wax statue of US President Donald Trump into a dustbin, with the words ""Dump Trump Make America Great Again"" written on the front of it. It was surrounded by garbage bags and images of Trump's tweets, including ""I love Berlin"". The move is rather of a symbolic character ahead of US elections, the museum said. ",world +3691,Man escapes death twice as he avoids colliding cars & falling street lamp,"A pedestrian in Russia narrowly escaped death twice in an accident that involved two cars and a falling street lamp. The incident took place in the Russian city of Biysk. In a video of the incident that surfaced on social media, the man could be seen attempting to run as the two cars collided at an intersection.",world +3692,Tennis ball-sized hailstones hit Australia; residents share pics,"Australia's Queensland was hit by tennis ball-sized hailstones as storms lashed parts of Australia's east coast. Northern New South Wales has been warned to expect large hail, flash flooding and severe winds. ""Some of these storms are fast-moving...so people should consider whether they need to be outside or on the road at the moment,"" the Bureau of Meteorology warned.",world +3693,My remarks on France attacks taken out of context: Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir,"Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad said his comments on attacks in France had been taken out of context. ""I'm indeed disgusted with attempts to misrepresent and take out of context what I wrote on my blog,"" Mahathir said. ""Muslims have a right to be angry and kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past,"" Mahathir had tweeted.",world +3694,"Woman beggar who owns 5 buildings, has ₹1.4 cr in bank arrested in Egypt","A 57-year-old woman beggar, who owns five residential buildings and has 3 million Egyptian pounds (over ₹1.4 crore) in her bank account, has been arrested by Egyptian police. The woman has been identified as Nafisa. The woman claimed she couldn't walk due to paralysis, and begged for money in a wheelchair, however, she was found walking on foot by eyewitnesses.",world +3695,Husband of Africa's richest woman Isabel dos Santos dies in diving accident,"Sindika Dokolo, the husband of Africa's richest woman Isabel dos Santos, has died in a diving accident off the coast of Dubai. Sindika Dokolo, 48, married Isabel dos Santos in 2002 after they met as students at King's College in London. Cedric Mala, a friend, told The Times, ""The last outing was fatal. Doctors tried to resuscitate him without success.""",world +3696,Turkish woman buried alive under rubble after earthquake rescued after 17 hrs,"Turkey's disaster and emergency management agency shared a video of a woman who was rescued after being buried alive under rubble for 17 hours following the earthquake in Turkey on Friday. Rescue workers have pulled out at least 100 people so far. The earthquake has killed 26 people in Turkey and two on the Greek island of Samos, officials said.",world +3697,Slovakia begins testing all residents aged 10 & above for COVID-19,"Slovakia on Saturday began testing all its residents aged 10 and above, approximately 40 lakh people, for coronavirus. Those who test positive will have to undergo a 10-day quarantine. Around 20,000 medical staff plus soldiers have been deployed at 5,000 sites to administer the antigen swab tests. Prime Minister Igor Matovic said he hopes it will avert a strict lockdown.",world +3698,Int'l experts hold 1st meeting with China on COVID-19 origin: WHO,"WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that international experts held their first virtual meeting with Chinese counterparts on Friday to probe the animal origins of novel coronavirus. The UN will continue to establish origins of the virus ""to prevent future outbreaks"", he added. In July, the WHO had sent a team to China to lay the groundwork for the probe.",world +3699,May Allah disfigure Macron's face: Ex-UFC lightweight champ Khabib,"Ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, a practising Muslim, criticised French President Emmanuel Macron for his remarks on Islam. ""May the Almighty disfigure the face of this creature,"" wrote Khabib, posting an image of a boot print over Macron's face. Reacting to the beheading of a French teacher for showing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, Macron had said, ""Islam is in crisis.""",world +3700,Technical glitches improperly blocked Trump campaign ads: Facebook,"Facebook said technical glitches had disrupted the delivery of some ads from US President Donald Trump and Presidential candidate Joe Biden's campaigns. Facebook spotted ""unanticipated issues"" affecting the campaigns, including technical flaws that caused a number of ads to be ""paused improperly"". ""No ad was paused or rejected by a person, or because of any partisan consideration,"" Facebook said.",world +3701,US says Iranian hackers successfully accessed voter information,"The US has said Iranian hackers behind threatening emails sent to many Americans earlier had successfully accessed voter data. The FBI and CISA partially confirmed the authenticity of a video sent to people as part of a disinformation campaign. The video, which was sent in a pro-Trump far-right group's name, purported to show hackers breaking into a voter registration system.",world +3702,Stand by my statement: Pak MP on IAF pilot Abhinandan's release,"Pakistan MP Ayaz Sadiq on Saturday said that he stands by his statement in which he recounted why Pakistan released IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. Sadiq had claimed, ""Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said for God's sake let Abhinandan go, India's about to attack Pakistan at 9 pm."" Earlier, Information Minister Shibli Faraz said, ""Remarks by Ayaz Sadiq are beyond apology.""",world +3703,Understand shock but violence not justified: Macron on Prophet Mohammed cartoons,"French President Emmanuel Macron has said he can understand people could be shocked by Prophet Mohammed's caricatures, but he'll ""never accept that violence can be justified"". This comes after three people were killed at a church in Nice in an attack that Macron termed as ""Islamist terror"". Earlier, a teacher was beheaded after showing Prophet Mohammed's cartoons in a class.",world +3704,Russia to help Armenia if clashes with Azerbaijan reach its territory,"Russia has said that it will provide necessary assistance to Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ""if clashes take place directly on the territory of Armenia"". This comes after Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan formally asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin ""urgent"" consultations to provide security. On Friday, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed not to target civilians. ",world +3705,Will announce new government on Nov 2: New Zealand PM,"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be announcing her new government on Monday after signing a ""cooperation agreement"" with the Green party, one of Ardern government's coalition partners. Under the agreement, two ministers from the Green party will hold ministerial portfolios. Notably, Ardern doesn't need a coalition as she won the general election in October with a majority. ",world +3706,Be vigilant: France to its citizens around the world after attacks,"French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday asked French citizens around the world to be vigilant as ""there are threats everywhere"". He added that the government has instructed its embassies around the world to tighten security in the wake of recent attacks in Nice and Paris. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting with top ministers. ",world +3707,Linking religion to terrorism a mistake: Widodo on Macron's remarks,"Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday condemned the knife attack in France's Nice, however, he said that remarks by President Emmanuel Macron had ""insulted Islam"" and ""hurt the unity of Muslims everywhere"". ""Linking religion to acts of terrorism is a massive mistake,"" he added. Macron had termed the knife attack in which a woman was beheaded as ""Islamist terrorist attack"".",world +3708,Mexico picks first woman to coordinate fight against drug cartels,"Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has chosen a woman to lead the security ministry for the first time, making her in charge of coordinating the fight against drug cartels and other criminals. Rosa Icela Rodriguez currently oversees Mexico's ports. Her nomination comes days after former Mexican Defence Minister General Salvador Cienfuegos' arrest in the US on drug trafficking charges.",world +3709,UNSC defeats Russian resolution promoting women at peace tables,"The UN Security Council has defeated a Russian resolution to commemorate the 20th anniversary of a UN measure demanding equal participation for women in activities promoting global peace. What is needed is ""action"" and ""not more words"", Germany's UN Ambassador Christoph Heusgen said. Earlier, the head of UN Women said women still remain ""systematically excluded"" from talks to end conflicts.",world +3710,EC revokes Kamal Nath's star campaigner status over multiple violations,"The Election Commission on Friday revoked Congress leader Kamal Nath's star campaigner status over multiple Model Code of Conduct violations ahead of bypolls in the Madhya Pradesh. He had referred to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan as ""mafia"" and ""milawat khor"". Earlier, the leader was issued a notice by EC for referring to BJP leader Imarti Devi as 'item'.",politics +3711,BJP's free COVID-19 vaccine promise in Bihar not a poll code violation: EC,"The Election Commission of India has said that the free COVID-19 vaccine promise made by BJP in the run-up to the Bihar Assembly elections is not a violation of the Model Code of Conduct. The EC was responding to activist Saket Gokhale, who alleged that the promise was discriminatory and misleading as India's vaccine policy hasn't been announced yet.",politics +3712,Pappu Yadav falls after stage collapses during rally in Bihar; video surfaces,"Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav fell down after the stage collapsed during his rally in Bihar's Muzaffarpur ahead of the voting in Phase 2 of the state Assembly elections. A video of the incident has also surfaced on social media, wherein his supporters could be seen helping him get up. Some people could be seen recording the incident.",politics +3713,He gave his wife CM post: Bihar CM mocks Lalu over women's welfare,"In a veiled jibe at RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday said, ""When he was sent to jail, he installed his wife (Rabri Devi) on the chair, but did nothing for the welfare of women otherwise."" Kumar added that the people of Bihar should not be ""misled"" by those who ""ignored"" women during their rule.",politics +3714,Star campaigner is not a post: Kamal Nath after EC removes status,"After the Election Commission revoked his star campaigner status over multiple Model Code of Conduct violations, Congress leader Kamal Nath responded, ""Star campaigner is neither a post nor a status. I do not want to comment on the EC's decision, will comment only after November 10."" Nath added, ""In the end, public matters the most and they know everything.""",politics +3715,Those who talk about taking China’s help should be arrested: Raut,"Addressing the media on Saturday, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut stated, ""Be it Farooq Abdullah or Mehbooba Mufti, if someone talks about taking China's help to challenge India's constitution, then they should be arrested and sent to Andaman for 10 years."" Raut further asked, ""How are they roaming free?"" ",politics +3716,"Surprised at Nath's behaviour, he refuses to apologise: Scindia","After the Election Commission revoked Congress leader Kamal Nath's star campaigner status over multiple Model Code of Conduct violations, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said, ""I'm surprised at Kamal Nath's behaviour."" Scindia added, ""Despite EC's action and the former Congress President asking him to apologise for his comments, he refuses to apologise."" ",politics +3717,Shiv Sena nominates Urmila for Maharashtra Legislative Council seat,"Shiv Sena has picked Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar for nomination to Maharashtra Legislative Council through Governor's quota. Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut has confirmed the same, saying that Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has spoken to Matondkar and she agreed to be nominated by the party. The MVA government is to send 12 names for nomination to state legislature's Upper House.",politics +3718,Is Cong to apologise for expecting soldiers' safety?: Tharoor on Pulwama,"Referring to Prakash Javadekar's demand for apology from Congress after a Pakistani minister said Pulwama terror attack was an achievement under PM Imran Khan, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, ""I'm trying to figure out what [Congress] is supposed to apologise for. For expecting government to keep our soldiers safe? For rallying around the flag rather than politicising a national tragedy?""",politics +3719,Cong must apologise: Javadekar after Pak Minister's Pulwama remark,"After Pakistan's Federal Minister said that Pulwama terror attack was an achievement under PM Imran Khan, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, ""Congress and others who talked of conspiracy theories must apologise to the country."" Earlier, on the anniversary of the Pulwama attack in February, Rahul Gandhi had asked, ""Who benefitted the most from the attack?""",politics +3720,Election Commission is a branch of BJP: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut,"After the Election Commission stated that BJP's promise of free coronavirus vaccination in its Bihar poll manifesto does not violate the model code of conduct, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, ""Election Commission of India is a branch of BJP."" Raut added, ""So you cannot expect anything else from them.""",politics +3721,"Bengal teen beaten to death by police as parents support us, claims BJP","After a 15-year-old boy died while in police custody in Bengal's Birbhum, BJP alleged that he was beaten to death as his parents were supporters of the saffron party. SP Shyam Singh said that the teenager ""went to the toilet and killed himself"" on Thursday night. BJP called for a 12-hour bandh on Saturday in Mallarpur over the death.",politics +3722," Mohan Bhagwat, Bhaiyyaji Joshi to attend RSS meet in Hyderabad","RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and Sarkaryavah Bhaiyyaji Joshi are attending the RSS Dakshina Madhya Kshetra meeting being held in Hyderabad on October 30 and 31. Some of the Akhil Bharatiya office bearers, residing in the area, and executive council members from Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will also be present in the meeting.",politics +3723,Cong will return to power in MP after Assembly by-polls: Kamal Nath,"Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath said that Congress will return to power in the state after the upcoming Assembly by-polls. ""People are aware that BJP, which came to power by trading people's mandate, has not been able to change anything in the last seven months,"" Nath said. MP will go to by-polls on November 3 in 28 Assembly constituencies.",politics +3724,BJP's plan of expanding in eastern India will end in Bihar: Pilot,"Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said that BJP's plan of forming governments in Eastern Indian states will be ended with the Assembly election in Bihar. ""We (Grand Alliance) will post a historic victory in Bihar Assembly elections and it is going to have its impact on the country's polity,"" Pilot said.",politics +3725,Youth should not shy away from joining politics: Manish Sisodia,"Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, while addressing students of Ashoka University in Haryana, said, ""If you want to be a part of the change, we should not shy away from joining politics. The youth...can impact policies and get involved in governance."" He added that students should understand that for a successful policy, the 'public bind' is essential.",politics +3726,"I was really, really suicidal; the pain was so consistent: Justin Bieber","Singer Justin Bieber has revealed that he had suicidal thoughts in the past in the new documentary 'Justin Bieber: Next Chapter'. ""[I was] like...is this pain ever going to go away? It was so consistent, the pain was so consistent,"" he stated. Bieber further said his faith in God gave him the ""overwhelming confidence"" to recover from the situation.",entertainment +3727,I wouldn't have gone down that route: Shastri on Gavaskar's remark on Virat-Anushka,"Reacting to Sunil Gavaskar's remark that Virat Kohli just practised on Anushka Sharma's bowling in lockdown, Ravi Shastri said he wouldn't have made such a comment. ""I wouldn't have gone down that route,"" he added. Further, talking about Anushka saying she was being targeted, Shastri said, ""If she felt hurt, she has every right to say what she wants to.""",entertainment +3728,Big B explains connection between Sean Connery's date of death & '007',"Amitabh Bachchan, mourning the demise of Sean Connery, the first actor to play 'James Bond', gave an explanation behind the connection between Connery's date of death and '007', the fictional spy's code number. ""What's the date today...31.10.20...Add up.. 3 +1 is 4, then [add] 1...then 0...then 2, so 4+1+2 =7...then 0...So 3+1+1+2 = 7 and two zeros...So 007!!"" Bachchan wrote. ",entertainment +3729,"Twitter user claims YouTuber given ₹65L for Sushant video, Dhruv Rathee replies","YouTuber Dhruv Rathee responded to a claim that a ""major YouTuber"" has ""been paid ₹65 lakh"" to make a video ""exposing role of Sushant Singh Rajput's family in his death"". ""Is this...fake news referring to me?...I'm not planning to make...[such] video,"" he tweeted. ""I...wish my sponsoring fees was ₹30 lakh per video, how rich would I be,"" Dhruv added. ",entertainment +3730,Shweta has taken my son Reyansh to an undisclosed location: Estranged husband,"TV actress Shweta Tiwari's estranged husband Abhinav Kohli has claimed his son Reyansh has been missing since Sunday. ""I don't know where he is. He was with me for 40 days. Shweta has taken him to an undisclosed location,"" he added. He further said, ""I personally went to her house also, but she is not meeting or taking my calls.""",entertainment +3731,I get messages asking me to sleep with or marry someone: Aditi Sanwal on casting couch,"Talking about casting couch, 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2' actress Aditi Sanwal said that she often receives vulgar messages from people claiming to be casting agents. ""Sometimes I receive messages asking me to sleep with or marry someone,"" she added. Aditi further said, ""I don’t even think such people are genuine, so I just block them."" ",entertainment +3732,"Sir Sean Connery, Oscar winner and 1st actor to play James Bond, dies at 90","Sir Sean Connery, the first actor to portray James Bond, has passed away aged 90. He had also won the Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category for his role in 1987 film 'The Untouchables'. Some of his popular films include 'Marnie', 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'The Man Who Would Be King' and 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'.",entertainment +3733,The failure of 'Mohenjo Daro' was heartbreaking: Pooja Hegde,"Pooja Hegde, who made her Bollywood debut with Hrithik Roshan-starrer 'Mohenjo Daro', said in an interview that its failure was heartbreaking. ""I held off signing Hindi films because I needed a sturdy second movie,"" she added. ""I built on...success of 'Housefull 4'...and here I am,"" said Pooja who'll be next seen in films like 'Cirkus' and 'Radhe Shyam'.",entertainment +3734,I took wrong decisions in my career: ‘Jab We Met’ actor Tarun Arora,"Actor Tarun Raj Arora, who took a break from Hindi films after featuring in 'Jab We Met', has said that he made some wrong decisions in his acting career. ""I had taken some wrong decisions...like Ghutan for Ramsay Brothers, and Hawas (2004). Those films didn't get a proper release...after Jab We Met, everything got...underground,"" he said.",entertainment +3735,There will never be a better Bond than you: Abhishek after Sean's death,"Following the demise of Sir Sean Connery, who was the first actor to portray James Bond on screen, Abhishek Bachchan tweeted, ""We've lost another legend today."" ""After watching 'Highlander', I hoped he'd remain immortal. He'll live on through his immense work. #RIP Sean Connery. There will never be a better Bond than you,"" he wrote with a folded hands emoji. ",entertainment +3736,He defined an era and a style: Craig on Connery's death,"Following the demise of Sir Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, who will play James Bond in his upcoming film 'No Time To Die', said, ""He (Connery) defined an era and a style."" Remembering Connery, who was the first actor to play Bond on screen, Craig added, ""He will continue to influence actors and filmmakers alike for years to come.""",entertainment +3737,"I married my confidante, companion, best friend, soulmate: Kajal","Actor Kajal Aggarwal, who got married to entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu on October 30, took to Instagram to share photos from her wedding and wrote, ""I married my confidante, companion, best friend and soulmate."" Commenting on getting married during the COVID-19 pandemic she wrote, ""We... followed covid protocols... we had to have a very small wedding, got all our guests tested.""",entertainment +3738,It's not an easy thing to deal with: Kumar Sanu on battling COVID-19,"Kumar Sanu, who has recovered from coronavirus, has said it's not an easy thing to deal with. ""I was anxious and scared...initially,"" he said, adding that the first few days were difficult because he was staying away from his family. ""I was worried given how [it] has taken...lives and the kind of damage it has done to others,"" Sanu said.",entertainment +3739,I may not have been number 1 actor in B'wood but I've no regrets: Parmeet,"Parmeet Sethi, who has starred in films like 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' and 'Dil Dhadakne Do', has said, ""I may not have been the number one actor, but I definitely have had the privilege of...doing different things on camera."" ""That's something which is hallmark of my career and I've no regrets,"" added Parmeet, who also directed 2010 film 'Badmaash Company'.",entertainment +3740,You will always remain my baby brother: Abhishek on Sikandar's b'day,"Abhishek Bachchan took to Instagram on Saturday to wish Sikandar Kher on his 40th birthday. Sharing a throwback picture, Abhishek wrote, ""I can't believe you've turned 40!!"" He added, ""You will always remain my baby brother. The bond we share is a gift that I cherish immensely. You're mad, crazy, irritating, disgusting, messy and I love you for all that.""",entertainment +3741,After pandemic I have lost a bit of my swag: Sudhir Mishra,"Commenting on the coronavirus lockdown, filmmaker Sudhir Mishra said, ""I see myself as much more frail after the pandemic...I've lost a bit of my swag."" Speaking about his father, who passed away in April, Sudhir said, ""When I saw myself terrified, holding my father in my arms... running towards an ICU, and...watching him die, that has done something."" ",entertainment +3742,I feel I've been welcomed with open arms in the industry: Pulkit,"On being asked if he had to struggle to find a place in Bollywood, Pulkit Samrat said, ""I got my first break on television from Ekta Kapoor. Then it was Kumar Mangat...who gave me...break in Bittoo Boss and then Fukrey happened."" He added, ""I feel I've been welcomed with open arms in the industry and [I'm] grateful for the same.""",entertainment +3743,"Saif, Arjun, Jacqueline, Yami head to Dalhousie to shoot 'Bhoot Police'","Actors Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam have left for Himachal Pradesh's Dalhousie to shoot the first schedule of their upcoming horror comedy film 'Bhoot Police'. They were spotted at Mumbai airport and took a private charter to head to the location. According to reports, the shooting will begin in November.",entertainment +3744,"Tiger, Tara's Heropanti 2 to be shot across 10 countries: Reports","Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria-starrer 'Heropanti 2' will be shot across the globe in over 10 countries, as per reports. The makers have zeroed in on London, New York, Moscow, Tokyo and Manila, and more cities will be added after the shooting begins, reports stated. The film will be directed by Ahmed Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. ",entertainment +3745,I was dropped out of films after 'Thugs...' flopped: Fatima,"Fatima Sana Shaikh has said she was dropped out of films after her film, 'Thugs of Hindostan', flopped. ""Thought my career was over,"" Fatima said, adding, ""I was getting offers but...not the kind...I wanted to do...so I held back. I decided that because it's been tough to be part of this industry and I wanted to be in...position to choose.""",entertainment +3746,"Anupam, Paresh, and Amitabh play varied roles, I get jealous: Farida ","Veteran actress Farida Jalal has said that she feels jealous when other actors get to play varied characters on screen while she gets typecast. ""Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, and Amitabh Bachchan...are playing villains, comedians, lawyers, doctors...I do get jealous at times,"" she said. ""It's...painful that they [filmmakers] can't think beyond certain roles for me,"" she added. ",entertainment +3747,It always disturbs me when people call me legend: Samuel L Jackson,"Samuel L Jackson, who was recently honoured with Legend of Cinema Award at SCAD Savannah Film Festival, has said being called a legend ""disturbs"" him. ""Legends are people who accomplish things that can't be accomplished by other people, or did something that's super extraordinary,"" he said, adding, ""I just persevered through hard work and doggedness to get where I am.""",entertainment +3748,Those making money here won't be called haram****: Kangana on 'max film units' in HP,"Kangana Ranaut on Saturday shared an article about Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam leaving for Himachal Pradesh to begin the shooting of 'Bhoot Police'. She tweeted, ""Himachal is hosting maximum film units from Mumbai at this point, Dev Bhumi belongs to every Indian and anyone making money from this state won't be called haram****.""",entertainment +3749,A film very close to my heart: Madhuri on 23 yrs of Dil To Pagal Hai,"Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Madhuri Dixit shared a post on the 23rd anniversary of her film, 'Dil to Pagal Hai', which also starred Shah Rukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Akshay Kumar. She wrote, ""#DilTohPagalHai is a film very close to my heart."" Madhuri added, ""It was a wonderful learning experience and working alongside @iamsrk @therealkarismakapoor, @akshaykumar is always memorable.""",entertainment +3750,OTT platforms filled the void that movie theatres left: Vijay Varma,"Speaking about the boom in viewership witnessed by digital platforms during the coronavirus pandemic, actor Vijay Varma noted that OTT platforms filled the void that movie theatres left. ""We knew the significance was always there but it was only restricted to certain kinds of audiences. With no access to movie theatres...OTTs filled that void,"" the 'Mirzapur' actor explained. ",entertainment +3751,"Maharashtra invites Tesla, holds video call with its executives","Maharashtra has invited US electric-car maker Tesla, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering India next year. In a tweet on Thursday, state Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state. +",automobile +3752,Hyundai mulls global recall of Kona EV over battery fire risk,"Hyundai is reviewing whether to expand a recall of its Kona EV globally following multiple reports of battery fires. It said it is investigating if Kona Electric with overseas specifications requires a safety recall, and that it will announce recalls regionally or by a country. However, Yonhap News Agency earlier reported Hyundai will recall 77,000 Kona EVs worldwide.",automobile +3753,Tesla to release 'Full Self-Driving' beta to careful drivers: Musk,"Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla will be rolling out its 'Full Self-Driving' beta to a few customers on October 20. ""This will, at first, be limited to a small number of people who are expert and careful drivers,"" Musk said. However, he didn't elaborate on how Tesla would decide who to invite to the beta.",automobile +3754,Maruti Suzuki advises vendors to sell non-core businesses: Report,"Maruti Suzuki has reportedly advised its highly-leveraged component vendors and suppliers to sell some of its non-core businesses and increase promoter stakes to improve cash flow and ramp up production. Maruti has also asked suppliers to build sizeable inventories to prevent shortages, as per reports. In June, Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki had written to Indian parts suppliers on the same.",automobile +3755,NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of Moon,"NASA on Monday announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed there's water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth. +",science +3756,US' health protection agency updates definition of COVID-19 'close contact',"US' health protection agency CDC has updated its definition of 'close contact' of someone with coronavirus. According to the previous definition, close contact meant spending 15 minutes within 6 feet of an infected person. It's been changed to a total of 15 minutes or more, meaning multiple encounters that add up to 15 minutes over a 24-hour period also count.",science +3757,Scientists measure the shortest interval of time ever recorded,"Atomic physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt, the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin and DESY have measured that it takes 247 'zeptoseconds' for a photon to travel across a hydrogen molecule. It's the shortest time span that has been successfully measured to date. A zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second.",science +3758,PUBG Mobile to stop working for users in India from today,"PUBG Mobile announced that it is terminating service and access for users in India from today, two months after the government banned the game. PUBG Mobile had remained accessible for Indian users who already had it installed. Earlier, South Korea's PUBG Corp said it will no longer give China's Tencent Games the rights to publish the mobile game in India.",technology +3759,"Selena, Aniston ask Google CEO Pichai to stop disinformation on US elections","Singer Selena Gomez and actress Jennifer Aniston have accused Google of spreading disinformation on US elections and urged Google CEO Sundar Pichai to stop the same. Selena shared a message she wrote to Pichai on Instagram and the same was shared by Aniston. It said, ""Google is making millions of dollars putting ads on websites that spread disinformation about elections.""",technology +3760,Risk of civil unrest in days leading up to US election result: Zuckerberg,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned about the risk of civil unrest in the US as votes are tallied for presidential election. ""I'm worried that with our nation so divided, and results potentially taking days or weeks to be finalised, there's a risk of civil unrest...Given this, companies like ours need to go well beyond what we've done before,"" he said.",technology +3761,Car that can transform into a plane within 3 minutes completes test flight,"A car that can transform itself into a plane within three minutes flew 1,500 feet in the air over Slovakia as part of a test flight. The vehicle, AirCar, has been developed by Slovakian firm KleinVision which released the video of the test flight. The two-seat model weighs 1,100 kg and can carry an additional load of 200 kg/flight.",technology +3762,"ISRO must pay $1.2 billion to Bengaluru startup, rules US court","A US court has ordered ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation to pay $1.2 billion compensation to Bengaluru-based startup Devas Multimedia for cancelling a 2005 satellite deal. As per the agreement, Antrix agreed to build and operate two satellites and make available the space band spectrum, using which Devas would provide communication services in India. The deal was cancelled in 2011.",technology +3763,Apple loses $100 bn in value as iPhone sales fall due to late launch,"Apple shares fell over 5% in after-hours trade on Thursday, wiping $100 billion from its market value after it reported that iPhone sales dropped 21% in September quarter. iPhone sales fell on anticipation of the new models, which arrived a month later than usual this year. The delayed launch meant no opening-weekend iPhone sales are included in September quarter results.",technology +3764,Twitter tenders verbal apology for showing Leh and J&K as part of China,"Twitter representatives tendered a verbal apology before a joint parliamentary committee on personal data protection over the location tag in a live broadcast showing Leh and J&K as part of China. The panel showed strong displeasure over it and asked Twitter to tender a written apology. Earlier, the panel had said Twitter's explanation for the blunder was ""inadequate"".",technology +3765,Malaysia's ex-PM's tweet justifying beheadings in France deleted by Twitter,"Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's tweet justifying the recent beheading attacks in France has been deleted by Twitter. ""Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past,"" he had tweeted. Twitter removed the tweet by Mohamad for glorifying violence.",technology +3766,"TikTok, ByteDance file lawsuit against video sharing app Triller","TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have filed a lawsuit against Triller in a US federal court in response to a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Triller in July. ByteDance is requesting a court order that it, its products, and its users don't infringe the patent and that none of them are liable for damages or injunctive relief.",technology +3767,London gallery allows guests to view art show through robots,"The Saatchi Gallery in London is holding a private viewing of Philip Colbert's ""Lobsteropolis"" for people via remote-controlled telepresence robots on wheels. The robots navigate through the gallery, allowing guests to view Colbert's works on the cartoon lobster through cameras and a tablet. Colbert said that he wanted to stage the exhibition like ""a sci-fi vision of a possible future"".",technology +3768,How can Google be a neutral platform if it has control button: Lekhi,"BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi questioned Google's neutrality as a platform, after deposing the company's executives on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. ""Google itself has the control button to which...news will flash and which will be suppressed,"" Lekhi added. The Parliamentary panel reportedly also questioned Google if it was violating fundamental rights by controlling its users' choices.",technology +3769,Facebook employees get 3 days off to 'take a break': Report,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has given three days off to his employees worldwide as a reward for working through ""unprecedented challenges"" this year, CNBC reported. ""The idea here is to give as many people as possible a break,"" Zuckerberg wrote in an email. Facebook employees in the US have received the entire week of Thanksgiving off.",technology +3770,UPI developer NPCI plans to take digital payments to Myanmar: Report,"UPI developer NPCI's subsidiary NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has submitted a bid to the Central Bank of Myanmar to build Myanmar's proposed Real-Time Retail Payments System and a QR-code Generation and Repository System, the Economic Times reported. The bid, jointly submitted by NIPL and US-based fintech Euronet, could reportedly face competition from Visa and Mastercard.",technology +3771,"Parliamentary panel deposes Amazon, questions its revenue and taxes","Amazon's top executives were deposed before the Parliamentary panel on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. The committee, chaired by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, questioned Amazon on the amount of revenue it generated, the share of revenue it reinvested in India and the amount of tax it paid. The committee has also issued summons to Jio, Airtel, Ola and Uber.",technology +3772,Ant Group's Shanghai listing oversubscribed 872 times,"Ant Group's $17.2 billion Shanghai listing was oversubscribed 872 times, drawing $2.83 trillion in bids from investors. Alibaba-backed Ant Group has decided to exercise 15% overallotment option, increasing number of shares on offer to 1.92 billion from the initial 1.67 billion. The institutional order books for the Hong Kong listing were closed one day ahead of schedule due to oversubscription.",technology +3773,France asks Twitter to suspend Ex-Malaysian PM Mahathir's account ,"France's Secretary for Digital Sector Cédric O has asked Twitter to suspend former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad's account following his tweets justifying a knife attack in Nice. ""If not, Twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder,"" he added. +Mahathir on Thursday had tweeted that ""Muslims have right to be angry & kill millions of French people"".",technology +3774,"Muralitharan biopic director claims threat to life, asks Tamil Nadu CM for help","Tamil director Seenu Ramasamy has claimed he has been getting death threats after actor Vijay Sethupathi was asked to withdraw from Muttiah Muralitharan's biopic. He took to Twitter to request Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami for help, calling the matter ""urgent"". Vijay had opted out of film after Muralitharan said the film could cause harm to his career.",sports +3775,"Juhi Chawla prays for KKR during CSK's run chase, picture goes viral","Bollywood actress and Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) co-owner Juhi Chawla was spotted praying at the Dubai stadium on Thursday night during the final over of Chennai Super Kings' run chase. Pictures of her praying have gone viral on social media. However, CSK beat KKR by six wickets after successfully chasing down the target of 173 runs.",sports +3776,"Gayle throws his bat in frustration after getting out on 99, video surfaces","KXIP batsman Chris Gayle threw away his bat in frustration after getting out on 99 against RR on Friday. This is the first time in his T20 career that he got out on 99. ""To the guys who I promised a century today, I missed out but in my mind it's a century. I scored a hundred,"" he later said.",sports +3777,"RR chase down 186-run target in 17.3 overs, end KXIP's 5-match winning streak","Rajasthan Royals chased down the 186-run target against Kings XI Punjab to register their second consecutive win. With the victory, RR ended KXIP's five-match winning streak and jumped to the fifth position on the IPL 2020 points table. The match witnessed KXIP's Chris Gayle become the first batsman in T20 cricket to reach 1,000 sixes.",sports +3778,Which 5 Indian batsmen have hit six off the last ball to win a match in IPL history?,"CSK's Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday became the fifth Indian to slam a six off the last ball to win a match in IPL history. Jadeja slammed two sixes off the last two balls to help CSK chase down the 173-run target against KKR. Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Saurabh Tiwary and MS Dhoni are the other Indians to have done so.",sports +3779,"Jadeja slams 2 sixes off last 2 balls to help CSK beat KKR, MI qualify for playoffs","CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja smashed two sixes off the last two balls to help CSK chase down the target of 173 against KKR. The defeat is KKR's second in a row, while CSK, who are out of the playoffs race, registered their fifth victory. With KKR's defeat, MI became the first team to qualify for IPL 2020 playoffs.",sports +3780,"Dhoni gives tips to Varun after being dismissed twice by him in IPL, KKR shares video","CSK captain MS Dhoni was seen giving tips to KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy after their IPL 2020 match on Thursday. KKR shared a video of the duo with the caption, ""From admiring him from the stands at Chepauk, to now...Varun's fairytale continues!"" Varun dismissed Dhoni in both of their matches this season.",sports +3781,"Gayle becomes first cricketer in history to smash 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket","KXIP batsman Chris Gayle has become the first-ever batsman to smash 1,000 sixes in the history of T20 cricket, achieving the feat in his 402nd T20 innings today. Gayle reached 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket after smashing his seventh six in the match against RR. Gayle is followed by Kieron Pollard, who has hit 690 sixes in T20 cricket.",sports +3782,"He tried to strangle me with pillow in hotel, twisted my arms: Ex-girlfriend on Zverev","World number seven men's tennis player Alexander Zverev's ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova has accused the German tennis player of domestic violence. She said that Zverev strangled her with a pillow in a hotel room in New York last year and hit her head against the wall. ""He twisted my arms and...I was really afraid for my life,"" she further claimed.",sports +3783,2 Pak batsmen run towards same end & 1 dives to reach first; video goes viral,"During the 26th over of their innings in the first ODI against Zimbabwe, Pakistan batsmen Imam ul Haq and Haris Sohail ran towards the same end with Imam diving to reach first to avoid getting run-out. However, the wicketkeeper missed the throw. The square-leg fielder gathered the ball and threw it towards the bowler, who dislodged stumps at non-striker's end.",sports +3784,"Gambhir criticises Karthik for leaving KKR captaincy mid-IPL 2020, gives his example","Ex-KKR captain Gautam Gambhir has criticised Dinesh Karthik for leaving KKR captaincy mid-IPL 2020. ""It just shows the mindset. You left captaincy because you wanted to concentrate on batting...but then it hasn’t worked,"" he said. He added, ""When I was through a [bad] phase in 2014...I got three straight ducks...It was captaincy that helped me...get back into form.""",sports +3785,Ruturaj Gaikwad is a young superstar in the making: Watson,"Praising teammate Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK's Shane Watson said that the 23-year-old is a ""young superstar in the making"". ""He's so calm and composed at the crease. And the shots that he plays, not premeditating anything, wherever the ball is bowled, he takes the game on. It has been an absolute pleasure to be able to bat [with him],"" Watson stated. ",sports +3786,I'd rather be in bio-bubble playing cricket than sit at home: Stokes,"Talking about life in bio-bubble, RR all-rounder Ben Stokes said that it's ""challenging"" but he'd rather be in bio-bubble playing cricket than sit at home. ""Being away from the family, being in the same place for a long time, it can get a bit monotonous...[but]...it's a responsibility...as professional cricketers...to keep the game going on the TV screens,"" he added. ",sports +3787,3 defeats don't make us a bad team: DC's Ajinkya Rahane,"Talking about their three consecutive defeats, DC opener Ajinkya Rahane said that results were not as per what they wanted but ""this...happens in a tournament like IPL"". ""Losses don't make us a bad team. It's all about playing to our strength and backing each and every individual...We're really looking forward to playing against MI now and then RCB,"" he added. ",sports +3788,KXIP look different since Chris Gayle's inclusion: Graeme Swann,"Former England cricketer Graeme Swann has said that since the inclusion of Chris Gayle in the playing XI of the KXIP, the franchise has looked like a ""completely different"" team. KXIP have won five matches in a row after Gayle's inclusion after having lost six of their seven matches. Currently, KXIP are fourth in IPL points table with 12 points. ",sports +3789,KXIP on rise but it's not easy to win 6 matches in a row: Aakash,"Ahead of KXIP's match against RR on Friday, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said that the KL Rahul-led side, who have won five matches in a row, are on ""the rise"" and another win will bring them close to qualification. ""[It's] a fairytale story that we are seeing...[however] it's not easy to win six...consecutive matches as this is the IPL,"" he added. ",sports +3790,Doesn't feel like we're out of the tournament: CSK's Gaikwad,"After CSK defeated KKR on Thursday, batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad said that the atmosphere in their dressing room is ""pretty relaxed"" and it doesn't feel that they are out of the tournament. ""Hopefully, we finish the tournament with a win and continue the momentum next year,"" he added. With 10 points from 13 matches, CSK are out of the playoffs race. + ",sports +3791,"Nobby Stiles, World Cup winner with England in 1966, dies aged 78","Former Manchester United midfielder Nobby Stiles, who lifted the 1966 World Cup with England, died aged 78 after a long illness, his family has announced. Stiles had prostate cancer and advanced dementia. He earned 28 caps for England and made 395 appearances for Manchester United between 1960-71, scoring 19 times. Stiles also served as United's youth coach for four years.",sports +3792,Wasn't expecting it: Rahul on being named India vice-captain for Aus tour,"On being named India limited-overs vice-captain against Australia, KL Rahul said that though he wasn't ""expecting it"", it's a ""happy and proud moment"". ""I am ready for responsibility and challenge and I'll try to do my best for my team,"" he added. Rohit Sharma has not been included in any of Team India's squads for Australia tour over injury concerns.",sports +3793,Dhoni should play some super-competitive cricket before IPL 2021: Sangakkara,"Ex-Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said that CSK captain MS Dhoni, who has scored 200 runs in 13 matches, would be ""disappointed with his personal form"" this IPL season and should play ""some super-competitive cricket"" before IPL 2021. ""You can't have long gaps between your IPL seasons, not playing international cricket or not playing regional or first-class cricket,"" Sangakkara stated. ",sports +3794,Absolutely no chance: Steve Smith on playing in BBL 10,"Australia batsman Steve Smith has ruled out playing in the BBL 10, citing concerns over prolonged stay in bio-secure bubbles in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. ""I'll be honest with you, absolutely no chance,"" he stated when asked about his participation. Smith has been in bio-bubble since Australia's limited-overs tour of England in early September. ",sports +3795,7.0-magnitude quake in Aegean Sea felt in Turkey & Greece,"A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Turkey and Greece, the US Geological Survey said. Videos on social media showed collapsed buildings in Turkey as a result of the earthquake. Reports said the earthquake was also felt on the Greek island of Crete.",world +3796,Death toll from earthquake in Turkey and Greece rises to 19,"Nineteen people have been killed in Turkey and Greece after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday. Turkey's disaster management agency said 17 people died, while 709 people were injured. On the Greek island of Samos, two teenagers, a boy and a girl, were found dead in an area where a wall had collapsed.",world +3797,US rapper adopts dog thrown at him by woman during racist attack,"A rapper based in US' Chicago has adopted a dog that was thrown at him by a woman during a racist attack. ""First thing I did was pick up the dog, make sure she was ok, and took her with me,"" Abel Goshu said. ""I was sitting in my car, parked. The woman popped up out [of] nowhere,"" he added.",world +3798,Ant Man actor Paul Rudd gives cookies in rain to US voters in queue; video surfaces,"A video has gone viral on social media, showing 'Ant Man' actor Paul Rudd giving out cookies to people queued up outside a New York voting centre to participate in early voting amid rain. He also got pictures clicked with the voters while sporting an 'I Voted' sticker on his jacket. Several people praised the actor for his efforts.",world +3799,What is WHO's COVID-19 vaccine insurance scheme for poor countries?,A vaccine scheme co-led by WHO is setting up a compensation fund for people in 92 low-income countries who might suffer any side-effects from COVID-19 vaccines. It would pay a lump sum based on the severity of the harm to victims from side-effects. It would be funded with a levy on vaccines distributed to poor countries and from other sources.,world +3800,There's going to be a whole lot of pain: Fauci warns of COVID-19 spread in US,"Top US infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci has warned of ""unrelenting"" spread of coronavirus in the US, adding that the country is ""going in the wrong direction"". ""If things don't change...there’s going to be a whole lot of pain in this country with regard to additional cases and hospitalisations, and deaths,"" he warned.",world +3801,Police remove posters of French Prez pasted on Mumbai road by protestors,"Mumbai Police has removed the posters of French President Emmanuel Macron which were pasted by protestors on a road. Videos of people walking and cars driving on the posters have surfaced on social media. Protestors called Macron sinful after he termed the Nice knife attack in which a woman was beheaded in a church as an ""Islamist terrorist attack"".",world +3802,"Gamer's livestream captures moment earthquake hits Turkey, video viral","Footage from a Turkish gamer's livestream has gone viral after it captured the moment a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the coastal city of Izmir on Friday. In the footage, 22-year-old Arda Can Özel can be seen sprinting out of the room as he feels the ground beginning to shake. He later said he and his family survived the quake unharmed.",world +3803,Video shows the moment a building collapsed in Turkey during earthquake,"Witnesses have captured the moment a building fell in İzmir during a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Turkey's Aegean region on Friday. The nation's disaster agency said the quake occurred at 2.51pm at a depth of 10 miles. ""Our state has taken action with all its institutions starting from the moment of the earthquake to help those affected,"" Turkish President said.",world +3804,Paris sees 700-km traffic jams hours before second lockdown,"Paris region saw traffic jams with a combined length of around 700 kilometres on Thursday evening, just hours before France entered its second coronavirus lockdown. Traffic jams were also reported around the cities of Lyon and Bordeaux in the hours prior to the lockdown taking effect. Many Parisians left the city to spend lockdown in the countryside, French media reported.",world +3805,"1st doses of COVID-19 vaccines could be available in Dec, Jan: Fauci","Top US infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci said if everything goes well, the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be available to some high-risk Americans in late December or early January. ""The first interim look (at trial results) should be, we hope, within the next few weeks,"" he added. US has reported over 89 lakh COVID-19 cases so far. ",world +3806,Kenya joins global trial of Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine candidate,"Kenya Medical Research Institute has said that Kenya has joined the global clinical trial of Oxford University's vaccine candidate against coronavirus. The candidate, which was jointly developed with AstraZeneca, is already being evaluated in Britain, South Africa and Brazil. The trial in Kenya will initially involve 40 frontline workers while another 360 volunteers will join at a later stage.",world +3807,Policies used in India helped stop abuse before US polls: Zuckerberg,Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the policies that Facebook used during elections in countries like India and Indonesia have helped in stopping abuse ahead of US elections. Zuckerberg noted that the next week will be a test for Facebook in the US. He added Facebook is focused on issues like voter suppression and has worked with experts in the space.,world +3808,Walmart removes firearms from US store floors ahead of election,"Walmart has temporarily removed firearms and ammunition from the sales floors of its US stores as a precaution, citing isolated incidents of civil unrest in some areas. The move comes days ahead of the November 3 presidential election. In June, the retailer pulled the firearms from some stores amid protests over black man George Floyd's death in police custody.",world +3809,Remains of 59 bodies found in hidden graves in Mexico,"The remains of 59 bodies, mostly belonging to young people, have been discovered in hidden graves in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, national authorities said on Wednesday. Violence in Guanajuato has increased in recent months amid a raging turf war between rival drug cartels. The state reported over 2,250 homicides in the first eight months of this year. ",world +3810,"6 killed, millions without power as Hurricane Zeta hits US Gulf Coast",At least six people have been killed in the southeast of the United States after Hurricane Zeta hit the Gulf Coast on Wednesday. Over two million people were left without electricity on Thursday after the power lines snapped due to strong winds and heavy rain. Hurricane Zeta weakened into a tropical storm on Thursday and has moved northeast. ,world +3811,"1,119 military personnel killed in conflict so far: Nagorno-Karabakh","The defence ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Thursday said that 51 more casualties have taken its military death toll to 1,119. The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces began on September 27. Earlier, both nations had accused each other of killing civilians by shelling cities in and around the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.",world +3812,"US seizes Iranian missiles, sanctions 11 entities over Iran oil dealings",The US Justice Department on Thursday revealed that the country had seized Iranian missiles shipped to Yemen and sold 1.1 million barrels of previously seized Iranian oil that was bound for Venezuela. The announcement came on the same day that US Treasury Department and State Department imposed sanctions on 11 entities for buying and selling Iranian petrochemicals.,world +3813,Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz passes away at 72,"Former Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has passed away aged 72 after a long battle with lung cancer, the official Anadolu news agency reported. He died on Friday in an Istanbul hospital where he was receiving treatment. Yilmaz served as the prime minister three times in the 1990s and had also led the Motherland Party from 1991 to 2002. ",world +3814,"We're in war against Islamist ideology, more attacks likely: France","More attacks on the French soil are likely as France is engaged in a ""war against Islamist ideology"", the country's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. ""We are in a war against an enemy that is both inside and outside,"" he added. His comments came a day after a woman was beheaded in a knife attack at a church in Nice.",world +3815,Vote for President Trump is a vote for a better America: Melania ,"Speaking at her first joint rally with her husband Donald Trump this year, First Lady Melania Trump said ""a vote for President Trump is a vote for a better America."" ""We've a law and order president. Donald fights to protect and support all our people,"" she added. She further said that ""economy soared and unemployment shrank"" during his presidency. ",world +3816,"Armenia, Azerbaijan meet mediators in Geneva to resolve conflict","The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met international mediators in Geneva on Friday to resolve the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Three previous ceasefires, brokered by Russia and the US, have failed to halt the fighting that began on September 27. Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said he believed the principle of 'remedial secession' should be applied to Nagorno-Karabakh.",world +3817,"4 killed, 120 injured after 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey","Turkey's disaster management authority on Friday said that at least four people were killed and 120 injured after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Aegean coast of the country. The death toll included one person who had drowned. Around six buildings collapsed in coastal city of Izmir, the interior ministry said. The earthquake was also felt in parts of Greece.",world +3818,Tanzanian Prez Magufuli wins re-election; opposition alleges fraud,"Tanzania's President John Magufuli has won re-election with a landslide victory that the opposition dismissed as a ""travesty"". The Election Commission said Magufuli received 12.5 million votes, while his main rival Tundu Lissu secured 1.9 million votes. Lissu rejected the presidential election results alleging ""widespread irregularities"" and called for peaceful protests against it. ",world +3819,France church attack suspect identified as 21-yr-old Tunisian man,"The man suspected of killing three people in a knife attack at a church in France's Nice on Thursday has been identified as a Tunisian migrant born in 1999. Chief anti-terrorist prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said he had arrived in France earlier this month. Tunisia opened an investigation into the suspicion that a Tunisian committed ""a terrorist crime"" outside national borders.",world +3820,Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel passes away at 92,"Former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. He was admitted to Sterling Hospital in Ahmedabad following difficulty in breathing. Patel had tested positive for COVID-19 in September however he later tested negative. Patel served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1995 and from 1998 to 2001. + +",politics +3821,"Vijayvargiya's 'Chunnu-Munnu' remark for Nath, Digvijaya violated poll code: EC","The Election Commission on Friday said the ""Chunnu-Munnu"" remarks made by BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya against Congress' Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath were in violation of the poll code provisions ahead of bypolls in Madhya Pradesh. Vijayvargiya also called the two leaders traitors. EC advised him not to use ""any such word"" in his public utterances during the model code period.",politics +3822,"Project took 9 yrs, 2 govts, 8 chairmen: Gadkari to officials over delay","While inaugurating the new NHAI headquarters, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asked, ""How can I congratulate you when it took 9 years to finish the project?"" Gadkari said two governments and eight chairmen had passed through the organisation. Stating that the current chairman is unrelated to the delay, he requested ""photos of the great personalities"" responsible for it to be displayed. + +",politics +3823,"Keshubhai mentored me, I'm deeply pained: PM on ex-Guj CM's demise","Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took to Twitter to pay his condolences after the demise of former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel. He wrote, ""Keshubhai mentored and groomed many younger Karyakartas including me...I am deeply pained and saddened."" PM Modi added, ""He resisted the Emergency tooth and nail. Issues of farmer welfare were closest to his heart.""",politics +3824,WB Deputy Speaker Sukumar Hansda passes away; CM offers condolences,"West Bengal Assembly Deputy Speaker Sukumar Hansda died of cancer at a private hospital in Kolkata on Thursday, a report said. Hansda was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year and was being treated for the last few months, Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee said. ""His relentless service for people shall always be remembered,"" CM Mamata Banerjee tweeted.",politics +3825,Centre has turned J&K into a big jail: Mehbooba Mufti,"PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the Central government is using all its powers to oppress Kashmiris and has turned J&K into a jail. The party leaders were arrested on Thursday morning after they tried to stage a protest against land laws issued by the Centre. ""They are not allowing anyone to talk. Their approach is communal,"" Mufti added.",politics +3826,Didn't think Bihar CM could stoop so low: Chirag on viral video,"Reacting to the viral video that showed him instructing a cameraman how to shoot his video in front of his late father Ram Vilas Paswan's portrait, LJP President Chirag Paswan said, ""Didn't think that (Bihar's) Chief Minister could stoop so low. It's surprising."" ""Do I need to prove Nitish Kumar how sad I am about my father's death,"" Chirag asked.",politics +3827,CPI(M) leader's son taken into custody by ED in B'luru drug case,"Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, was on Thursday taken into custody by the ED in Bengaluru for his links to an accused in the drug peddling cases. Bineesh has been questioned two times by the ED in relation to this case. His name surfaced when Anoop Mohammed, a native of Kochi, was held by NCB and questioned.",politics +3828,"Rahul Gandhi has no political 'aukaat' left, says RS Prasad","Addressing a rally in Bihar amid the Assembly elections on Wednesday, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, ""Rahul Gandhi has no political 'aukaat' left... Nobody takes him seriously."" Prasad made the statement after Rahul Gandhi said that ""It is a matter of worry that the PM’s effigy was being torched"" instead of Ravana's during Dussehra.",politics +3829,5 BSP MLAs withdraw support to party’s Rajya Sabha nominee,"Five BSP legislators have withdrawn their support to the party's official candidate, Ramji Gautam, for the Rajya Sabha elections. Aslam Raini, Aslam Chaudhary, Mujtaba Siddiqui, Hakim Lal Bind and Hargovind Bhargava informed the returning officers that their signatures as proposers for Gautam were forged. The by-election to 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh will be held on November 9.",politics +3830,Digvijaya told me to withdraw: SP bypoll candidate on alleged audio clip,"After a purported audio clip of MP Congress leader Digvijaya Singh allegedly asking SP's Gwalior bypoll candidate Roshan Mirza to withdraw his candidature went viral, Mirza said, ""Digvijaya Singh called me and told me to withdraw...He said he will give me the councillor's ticket."" However, Mirza added, ""I told him I will not withdraw and will contest the bypoll.""",politics +3831,Farooq Abdullah stopped from leaving house to offer prayers: NC,"The National Conference (NC) on Friday claimed that Jammu and Kashmir administration prevented its president Farooq Abdullah from leaving his residence to offer prayers at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi. The administration ""blocked"" Abdullah's residence, the party said. ""JKNC condemns this infringement of fundamental right to pray,"" it added.",politics +3832,FIR against Bihar minister for coming to vote in mask with BJP symbol,"An FIR has been lodged against Bihar's Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar for violating the model code of conduct, after he went to cast his vote in the state Assembly elections wearing a mask with the BJP's lotus symbol. Kumar said, ""I went to vote forgetting to remove the mask with the BJP symbol lotus. Soon after realising, I removed it.""",politics +3833,Everyone free to choose their party: Pilot as Scindia called 'traitor',"When asked about Congress leaders calling BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia a traitor, Congress' Sachin Pilot responded, ""I believe everyone is free to decide which party they want to be in."" Pilot added, ""The public ultimately decides who is wrong or right."" Scindia had quit the Congress to join the BJP earlier this year.",politics +3834,Yediyurappa won't be Karnataka CM after Bihar polls: Siddaramaiah,"Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Siddaramaiah said that BS Yediyurappa will not remain the Karnataka CM after the Bihar Assembly elections. ""I have accurate information from New Delhi...don't know if the BJP government will complete its term after Yediyurappa is made to resign,"" he added. ""In case the government cannot continue, we are ready to fight elections,"" Siddaramaiah further said.",politics +3835,"Rahul tweets seeking votes on polling day in Bihar, BJP complains to EC","The BJP has filed a complaint to Election Commission against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his tweet in which he asked for votes even as polling began for the Bihar Assembly Elections. ""This time for justice, employment, farmers-workers, your vote should be only for 'Mahagathbandhan',"" Gandhi tweeted. BJP sought legal action against him for violation of Model Code of Conduct. ",politics +3836,Mayawati suspends 7 MLAs for opposing BSP's Rajya Sabha nominee,"BSP chief Mayawati has suspended seven MLAs with immediate effect, citing their involvement in anti-party activities. The suspended MLAs include Chaudhary Aslam Ali, Hakim Lal Bind, Mohammad Mujtaba Siddiqui, Aslam Rainee, Sushma Patel, Hargovind Bhargava, and Bandana Singh. They had opposed the nomination of the party's official candidate Ramji Gautam for the elections to the Rajya Sabha. ",politics +3837,Don't want to react: Tejashwi on PM's 'Yuvraj of Jungle Raj' remark,"Commenting on PM Narendra Modi's 'Yuvraj of Jungle Raj' remark, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav said that he doesn't want to react to it and added that PM should have spoken on issues like poverty, farmers, unemployment. Tejashwi added, ""It is the world's biggest party (BJP), they are using 30 helicopters...if their PM talks like this, the public knows everything.""",politics +3838,Will even vote for BJP to defeat SP in future MLC polls: Mayawati,"BSP chief Mayawati has said her party will leave no stone unturned to ensure Samajwadi Party's defeat in future Member of Legislative Council elections in Uttar Pradesh. ""Even if we have to give our vote to a BJP candidate or any other party candidate, we'll do it,"" she added. SP is ""revealing its true anti-Dalit face once again"", Mayawati alleged.",politics +3839,US rapper adopts dog thrown at him by woman during racist attack,"A rapper based in US' Chicago has adopted a dog that was thrown at him by a woman during a racist attack. ""First thing I did was pick up the dog, make sure she was ok, and took her with me,"" Abel Goshu said. ""I was sitting in my car, parked. The woman popped up out [of] nowhere,"" he added.",entertainment +3840,I was molested at the age of 3: Fatima Sana Shaikh ,"Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh has revealed she was molested at the age of three. ""[That's] how deep sexism goes. It's a battle we fight on everyday basis. Every woman, every minority fights it everyday,"" she added. Fatima further said, ""I've faced people telling me...the only way to get a job is through sex. So that has also happened to me.""",entertainment +3841,"Kajal Aggarwal gets married to Gautam Kitchlu, first pic surfaces","Actress Kajal Aggarwal tied the knot with entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu in Mumbai on Friday. The first picture from their wedding ceremony has surfaced online, showing Kajal in a scarlet bridal ensemble styled with a pale pink embellished dupatta. Around 50 guests including friends and family members attended the wedding. ",entertainment +3842,Kajal Aggarwal shares pic with lehenga in background ahead of her wedding,"Actress Kajal Aggarwal, who is set to tie the knot with entrepreneur Gautam Kitchlu today, took to Instagram to share a picture of herself with lehenga in the background. ""Calm before the storm #kajgautkitched,"" she captioned the picture. Commenting on the picture, actor Sonu Sood wrote, ""Congratulations buddy...party is due.""",entertainment +3843,Don't know about upbringing his mom gave him: Kumar Sanu on son's remark on Marathi,"Singer Kumar Sanu has apologised for his son Jaan's remark on Marathi language in 'Bigg Boss 14'. Jaan had reportedly asked fellow contestant Nikki Tamboli to not speak in Marathi as it irked him. ""Don't know about the upbringing his mother gave him...I fail to understand how Jaan could've said [it]. As a father I can only apologise,"" Sanu said.",entertainment +3844,"Mahesh's sister, nephew seek written apology, ₹90L in damages from Luviena","Mahesh Bhatt's sister Kumkum Saigal and her son, Sahil, have moved the Mumbai City Civil Court, seeking a permanent injunction against Luviena Lodh from making defamatory statements against them, a written apology and ₹90 lakh in damages. Luviena, in a video, had accused Mahesh and his family of harassing her. She also called Mahesh ""the biggest don of the industry"".",entertainment +3845,Will rectify scene: Mirzapur 2 makers apologise to author Surender Mohan Pathak,"The makers of 'Mirzapur 2' have apologised to author Surender Mohan Pathak who had accused them of depicting his book 'Dhabba' as ""sheer porno"" in the show. Excel Entertainment shared a statement on Twitter which was signed by the show's creator Puneet Krishna. ""We'd like to assure you that to rectify this situation...we'll blur...book-cover...or remove...VO within...3 weeks,"" the statement read. ",entertainment +3846,Ant Man actor Paul Rudd gives cookies in rain to US voters in queue; video surfaces,"A video has gone viral on social media, showing 'Ant Man' actor Paul Rudd giving out cookies to people queued up outside a New York voting centre to participate in early voting amid rain. He also got pictures clicked with the voters while sporting an 'I Voted' sticker on his jacket. Several people praised the actor for his efforts.",entertainment +3847,"I was told 'You would never be a heroine, you don't look like Deepika': Fatima","Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh recently opened up about facing rejections in the film industry. She said, ""I was told, 'You would never be a heroine. You don't look like Deepika, you don't look like Aishwarya'."" Fatima added, ""But there are opportunities now, there are films being made for people like me, who don't look like supermodels, who look normal, average.""",entertainment +3848,I can't do these gimmicks & fall in my own eyes: Sukhwinder on fake likes controversy,"Reacting to musicians and singers buying fake views and likes in exchange of money, singer Sukhwinder Singh said, ""The singing and the liveliness of the voice can’t be bought by any amount of money."" He added, ""In today’s time, there’s only one king, Sukhwinder Singh, who can’t do these harkatein (gimmicks) and fall in his own eyes,"" he added.",entertainment +3849,Had forgotten how to face camera: Ananya on resuming work after 6 months,"Talking about resuming work after six months, actress Ananya Panday, who's shooting for her upcoming film with Deepika Padukone and Siddhant Chaturvedi in Goa, said that she was a little nervous and afraid on the first day. She added that she had forgotten how to face the camera. ""But it was smooth sailing from day one,"" Ananya further said.",entertainment +3850,I love laughing at myself: Renuka on 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' memes ,"Reacting to the memes featuring her character's death scene from the 1994 film 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun', actress Renuka Shahane said she loves laughing at herself. ""I don't take the characters too seriously or feel offended if people use it in quirky ways,"" she added. She said the memes are keeping the scene alive in people's minds.",entertainment +3851,Whedon denies Fisher's claim that he altered 'Justice League' actor's skin tone,"'Justice League' director Joss Whedon has denied Ray Fisher's claim that the complexion of an actor of colour was digitally altered in the film. Joss' spokesperson said, ""The individual who offered this statement acknowledged that this was just something...he heard from someone else...when in fact simple research would prove...it was false."" Earlier, Ray had accused Joss of toxic on-set behaviour.",entertainment +3852,"Excited to work with Ishaan, Mrunal & Priyanshu: 'Pippa' director","Director Raja Krishna Menon has said he's very excited to work with Mrunal Thakur, Priyanshu Painyuli and Ishaan Khatter in the upcoming film 'Pippa'. ""With Mrunal and Priyanshu joining Ishaan, we've three of...most exciting young actors coming together,"" he added. ""I'm very excited to work with such extraordinary young talent and look forward to...energy they bring to 'Pippa',"" Raja said.",entertainment +3853,Tara Sutaria to team up with Tiger Shroff for 'Heropanti 2',"Actress Tara Sutaria will reunite with her 'Student of the Year 2' co-star Tiger Shroff for the second instalment of his action film 'Heropanti'. Announcing the news on social media, Tara wrote, ""Thank you Sajid sir, for believing in me...Heropanti 2, here we go."" The film will be directed by Ahmed Khan and shooting will reportedly begin in December.",entertainment +3854,My parents' achievements gave me a comfortable life: Sikandar Kher,"Speaking about the advantages of being a star kid in Bollywood, actor Sikandar Kher said, ""Whatever my parents (Kirron Kher and Anupam Kher) have achieved in their lives has given me a more comfortable life."" When asked about being compared to his parents, he said, ""Those things don't bother me...if I start worrying about that then I am finished.""",entertainment +3855,Actress Payal Ghosh tests negative for COVID-19,"Actress Payal Ghosh took to Twitter on Friday to announce that she has tested negative for coronavirus. ""Thank you, everyone, for all your love...stay safe & take care of yourself,"" she wrote. The actress took the test after she joined the Republican Party of India (A) in the presence of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, who tested positive for the virus.",entertainment +3856,Salman shot London Dreams concert scenes in spite of losing his dogs: Director,"Director Vipul Amrutlal Shah, while recalling the shooting of his 2009 film 'London Dreams', said, ""We'd two days of shooting sequences of musical concerts, one month apart from each other."" He added, ""Both...times, Salman (Khan) lost his dogs. In spite of losing dogs...he continued to shoot and after pack up at 6-7 am, he...completed the funeral...and reported back...at 4 pm.""",entertainment +3857,Don't need a man opposite Katrina in the superhero film: Director Ali,"Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar, who has collaborated with Katrina Kaif for a superhero film, has said there will be no male actor in the film. ""I don't need...man opposite Katrina in this film. She herself is...hero as well,"" he said. Ali added the film will be mounted on a huge scale and Katrina won't have a romantic track in it. ",entertainment +3858,Hope OTT platforms don’t think only stars bring in audiences: Rasika,"Actress Rasika Dugal, who has starred in web-series like 'Delhi Crime', 'Out of Love' and 'Mirzapur', said, ""I hope OTT platforms...don't start thinking that only stars bring in audiences."" She stated that the digital platforms are prioritising good content over chasing numbers. ""The competition is to generate more interesting content versus who can hit a certain number,"" she added. ",entertainment +3859,It's going to be scary: Kriti on resuming shoot amid COVID-19,"Actress Kriti Kharbanda has said she will soon start shooting for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, adding that it is going to be scary and difficult. ""But, recently when I took...flight to Delhi, it made me realise we need to move. We need to...learn to protect oneself,"" she added. She'll begin shooting for a film titled '14 Phere'.",entertainment +3860,Cinema-loving audience will always be there: Saqib on theatre vs OTT debate,"Saqib Saleem, while commenting on the debate over OTT vs theatres, said that both the platforms can co-exist very happily. ""There will be a lot of OTT work in the coming years but...cinema-loving audience will always be there,"" he added. ""There will always be films like 'Sooryavanshi', 'Baahubali', the big-ticket films you really want to go to...theatres for,"" Saqib said.",entertainment +3861,Deepa Mehta's 'Funny Boy' becomes Canada's official entry for Oscars,"Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's film 'Funny Boy' is Canada's official entry for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. If selected by the Academy, this will be the second time that the director will be competing for the award in the category. In 2007, Deepa's film 'Water' was Oscar-nominated in the International Feature Film category. ",entertainment +3862,Kept myself busy to stay sane: Shireen on battling COVID-19,"TV actress Shireen Mirza, while talking about dealing with coronavirus, said, ""It was absolute learning for me, from how to enjoy my own company to taking online make-up courses."" She added that she kept herself busy and occupied to stay sane. ""It was tiring being quarantined alone for so many days but I read a lot which helped,"" Shireen said.",entertainment +3863,I fear that there will soon be a khichdi on OTT medium: Saurabh,"Noting that various web platforms are coming up with online content, actor Saurabh Sachdeva said he fears that the constant flow of content might end up confusing the audiences. ""I'm just scared that it just doesn't become a khichdi...so much is happening online that it might create a situation of too much confusion,"" the 'Sacred Games 2' star said. ",entertainment +3864,"Maharashtra invites Tesla, holds video call with its executives","Maharashtra has invited US electric-car maker Tesla, weeks after its Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk suggested entering India next year. In a tweet on Thursday, state Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state. +",automobile +3865,NASA announces discovery of water on sunlit surface of Moon,"NASA on Monday announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed there's water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth. +",science +3866,"Giant manta ray weighing 750 kg caught by fisherman off Karnataka coast, pics surface","A fisherman who went for deep sea fishing in Mangaluru off Malpe port on Wednesday caught two giant manta rays weighing 750 kg and 250 kg. After Subhash Sailan returned to the shore, a crane was brought in to put the giant manta rays in a pick-up truck. Images and videos of the haul have gone viral on social media.",science +3867,"Evidence of 'lost' river that ran through Thar Desert 1,72,000 years ago found","Researchers have found evidence of a 'lost' river that ran through the central Thar Desert, near Bikaner, as early as 1,72,000 years ago. The findings published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews represent the oldest directly dated phase of river activity at Nal Quarry in the central Thar Desert. The river would've offered a lifeline to Paleolithic populations, researchers said.",science +3868,Scientists accidentally discover new organ in human throat,"While studying prostate cancer and examining a new combination of CT and PET scans, researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute discovered a new set of salivary glands, about 3.81 cm in length, in human throat. The new glands, named tubarial salivary glands, are believed to lubricate and moisten the area of the throat behind the nose and mouth.",science +3869,1st space station crew to launch during the pandemic return after 196 days,"NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner returned to Earth on Thursday after spending 196 days at the International Space Station. The crew launched to the space station on April 9, just weeks after WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. They landed back on the steppe of Kazakhstan, NASA said.",science +3870,Rare white sea turtle with leucism condition found; pics surface,Volunteers who were checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach found a rare white sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand. The town of Kiawah Island shared pictures of the rare turtle on its Facebook Page and informed the turtle has a genetic condition called leucism where animals have reduced pigmentation. The condition is described as extremely rare.,science +3871,"2 crore Gionee mobiles were secretly planted with malware, says China court","Two crore mobiles made by Chinese company Gionee were intentionally inflicted with Trojan Horse via an app between December 2018 and October 2019, according to a Chinese court's verdict. The app became a tool to profit from users through unsolicited ads and other illegitimate means. Gionee's subsidiary Shenzhen Zhipu implanted the malware through an update of 'Story Lock Screen' app. ",technology +3872,Musk's Boring Company shares a glimpse of Las Vegas loop station,"The Boring Company shared a short clip on Twitter showing one of the underground stations that the company is building as part of its Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) loop. In September, Founder Elon Musk said the first operational tunnel under Vegas was almost complete. ""Tunnels under cities with self-driving electric cars will feel like warp drive,"" he had added.",technology +3873,"1,500 Google employees demand answer over researcher's alleged firing","Over 1,500 Google employees have signed a petition against AI researcher Timnit Gebru's alleged firing and demanded an explanation for censorship of Gebru's research paper. Gebru was allegedly fired after she sent an email to her colleagues discussing the censorship by Google. The petition said Gebru has faced ""defensiveness, racism, gaslighting, research censorship, and now a retaliatory firing"".",technology +3874,Apple CEO Tim Cook adds his pronouns to his Twitter bio,"Apple CEO Tim Cook has recently added his gender pronouns ""he/him"" to his Twitter bio. Adding pronouns as an introduction is widely seen as a way of creating an inclusive environment for transgenders. Another senior Apple executive, Greg Joswiak also added pronouns recently. Cook came out as gay in 2014, becoming one of the first major CEOs to do so. ",technology +3875,"Twitter allows physical security key support for iPhones, Android devices","Twitter has rolled out hardware security key support for iPhones and Android devices, enabling users with a security key on their account to use it to log in from their mobiles. Hardware security keys support was first announced in 2018, with the aim of ""allowing users to add a physical security barrier instead of two-factor authentication options,"" reported TechCrunch.",technology +3876,Many accounts engaged with China's tweet on Aus soldier fake: Report,"Israeli firm Cyabra claimed that 57.5% of 1,344 profiles it analysed, that engaged with China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian's tweet on Australian soldier, were fake. It found ""evidence of a largely orchestrated disinformation campaign"" to amplify its message. An ASPI researcher also claimed she had noticed ""unusual behaviour"" by Twitter accounts retweeting or liking the post. +",technology +3877,Banks need experienced chief risk officers to handle cybercrime: Deloitte,"The Indian banking industry needs to hire experienced chief risk officers to deal with cybercrimes, Deloitte said in a report. The sector witnessed increased cyberattacks as it accelerated efforts to ensure digital banking and remote access to employees during the pandemic, it added. Rising cyber threats after COVID-19 pose serious concerns for Indian banks and the RBI, it further said.",technology +3878,Take strict action against Amazon for causing misery to traders: CAIT to ED,"Traders' body CAIT has written to the ED seeking ""strict action"" against Amazon, claiming that it has caused ""misery"" to small traders by resorting to predatory pricing. It has provided ED with all the ""necessary details"" to prove that Amazon has ""brazenly"" violated India's laws. It has also raised questions on how Amazon has been ""carrying on multi-brand retail trading"".",technology +3879,JD.com to be 1st online portal to accept China's digital currency,"Chinese e-commerce company JD.com said it will become the country's first virtual platform to accept Beijing's digital currency. JD Digits will accept digital yuan as payment for some products on its online mall, as part of an experimental giveaway of digital yuan to citizens of Suzhou. Digital vouchers worth 20 million yuan in total will be distributed to selected residents.",technology +3880,Sick of talking about Microsoft: Slack CEO if competition forced Salesforce deal,"Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield in an interview discussing the idea that competition from Microsoft forced the Salesforce deal said he is ""sick of talking about Microsoft"". He added that the narrative will eventually be ""dispelled"". Butterfield also believes that he will become one of Salesforce's presidents after it buys Slack for $27.7 billion.",technology +3881,NITI Aayog suggests regulating online fantasy sports platforms,"NITI Aayog has released a draft paper to discuss uniform national regulation and setting operating standards for online fantasy sports platforms (OFSP) in India. The think-tank suggests OFSPs to abide by all Indian laws, offer only skill-predominant formats among several other reforms. Fantasy gaming is currently a state subject, which means rules and regulations differ from state to state.",technology +3882,Tesla asked to give ₹1 cr to used car buyer for hiding damage in China,Tesla was ordered by a Chinese court to pay over ₹1 crore to the buyer of a used Model S car after concluding it concealed structural damage on the vehicle it sold on its official website. It was reportedly discovered part of the vehicle had been cut and welded back together. Tesla will appeal the ruling to a higher court.,technology +3883,"WhatsApp testing voice, video calls feature on desktop app: Report","WhatsApp is testing the ability to make video and voice calls via its desktop app, as per a tweet by The Guardian's Alex Hern. Hern shared an image on Twitter that shows both the video call icon and the voice call icon inside a chat on the desktop app. Both the icons had the ""beta"" tag on them.",technology +3884,Tesla reveals women comprise 17% of its total US leadership roles,"Tesla revealed in its first-ever US diversity report that women comprise 17% of the company's leadership roles and 21% of the overall workforce. It added that Black people make up 4% of its US leadership roles and 10% of its total workforce. ""While women are historically underrepresented...we recognise we have work to do in this area,"" Tesla said.",technology +3885,"US labour board accuses Amazon of threatening, illegally firing worker","US' National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Amazon for firing former warehouse worker Courtney Bowden after she advocated for sick pay for part-time workers. Amazon fired her claiming she had gotten into an altercation with a coworker, which Bowden has denied. The e-commerce major has been criticised for providing unsafe working conditions and monitoring unionising activities.",technology +3886,Activision sues Netflix over alleged poaching of its ex-exec in US,"Activision Blizzard has sued Netflix in the US alleging Netflix engaged in ""unlawfully poaching"" company executives, including its former finance chief, Spencer Neumann. ""Netflix has a...practice of unlawfully inducing employees of...competitors to breach their fixed-term contracts,"" Activision said. It has accused Netflix of unfair competition and intentional interference, among other things.",technology +3887,₹2.46 cr robot that can cook meals from scratch created by UK company,"A London-based robotics company Moley Robotics has created the Moley Kitchen robot that can cook meals from scratch and clean up afterwards. The robot has two robotic arms with fully articulated ""hands"" that can retrieve ingredients from smart fridge and use the sink to fill pans. It has been developed with the assistance of BBC MasterChef's 2011 winner Tim Anderson.",technology +3888,IISc team working on COVID-19 detection via artificial intelligence,"Researchers at IISc, Bengaluru, are working on rapid identification of COVID-19 biomarkers in blood plasma using Raman spectroscopy and AI. They said, using AI and deep learning, the detection will be rapid and automated and won't require any extraction procedure. An IISc professor said Raman spectroscopy has found numerous applications in biomedicine, especially in disease diagnosis.",technology +3889,UAE target of cyberattacks after forming ties with Israel: Official,"The UAE was the target of cyberattacks after establishing formal ties with Israel, the country's cybersecurity head Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti said. He added that the financial sector was targeted but did not elaborate. He didn't specify if the attacks were successful or provide details on who the perpetrators were.",technology +3890,Mastercard to investigate child abuse allegations against Pornhub,"Mastercard is investigating allegations against Pornhub with its parent MindGeek's bank, following a New York Times column which said that videos posted on the site ""depict child abuse and nonconsensual violence"". ""I don't see why...credit card companies should bolster a company that monetises sexual assaults on children or unconscious women,"" the column read. Pornhub has denied the allegations.",technology +3891,Self-driving drone with 70% reusable system for launching satellites unveiled,"US-based startup Aevum has unveiled a fully self-driving drone, Ravn X, designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every three hours. Aevum claims Ravn X is the world's largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) by mass. It added that 70% of Ravn X's system is reusable and it aims for 95% reusability in future.",technology +3892,I will probably go into space in 2-3 years: Elon Musk,"In an interview, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he himself would probably go into space in ""two or three years"" and that he expects to see the first human on Mars in six years. Musk said Mars is not a Plan B, and rather part of his ambition to make mankind ""a multi-planet species and a spacefaring civilisation.""",technology +3893,Apple to replace some iPhone 11 displays having touch issues,Apple has admitted that some iPhone 11 displays may stop responding to touch due to an issue with the display module and has offered free replacement. Affected devices were manufactured between November 2019-May 2020. Apple has asked owners with affected displays to check their phone's serial number on the support page to see if they are eligible for free replacement.,technology +3894,We're going to have more vaccines than we can possibly use: Elon Musk,"In a recent interview, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said, ""We're going to have so many (COVID-19) vaccines, we won't know what to do with them. More...than we can possibly use."" Musk has earlier been criticised for saying ""the coronavirus panic is dumb"" and even claiming the US will see ""close to zero new cases"" by April 2020.",technology +3895,Elon Musk plans to move to Texas to save billions in tax: Reports,"Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is reportedly planning to leave California and shift to Texas, a state with no income tax, which would result in him saving billions of dollars. In May, Musk said he was selling his houses and listed his California properties too. Last month, Musk overtook Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world. ",technology +3896,"India defeat Australia in last over, win their 5th consecutive T20I series","India chased down the target of 195 against Australia in the last over in the second T20I in Sydney to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. With this, India registered their fifth consecutive T20I series victory. Further, India also extended their unbeaten run in T20I cricket to 11 matches.",sports +3897,Kohli becomes first Indian captain to win T20I series in all SENA countries,"After clinching the T20I series against Australia today, Virat Kohli became the first Team India captain to win a T20I series in all the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries. Kohli-led India had won a T20I series in New Zealand earlier this year, while they had registered a 2-1 series win in England two years ago.",sports +3898,Basketball jersey Obama wore 41 years ago in school sells for ₹1.4 crore,"A basketball jersey worn by former US President Barack Obama in 1979 during his senior year at Punahou School in Hawaii sold for $192,000 (₹1.4 crore) at auction, Julien’s Auctions said. It added that it is the highest amount ever for a high-school jersey sold at auction. The white mesh jersey features the number 23.",sports +3899,Will send him a text tonight: Kohli as video of his 6 with ABD-like shot goes viral,"A video of India captain Virat Kohli hitting a six off Australia pacer Andrew Tye with an AB de Villiers-like scoop shot in the second T20I went viral. In the post-match presentation, Kohli said, ""It was a bit of funny moment, I surprised myself there."" He added, ""I'll send ABD a text tonight and see what he thinks of it.""",sports +3900,34-yr-old ex-Brazilian boxer arrested for allegedly killing her 61-yr-old husband,"Former Brazilian professional boxer Viviane Obenauf has been arrested for allegedly killing her 61-year-old Swiss husband with a ""blunt object"" in their apartment in Switzerland. The unnamed businessman died of ""massive injuries"" from a ""sustained violent assault” in an attack that led to a drone reportedly being flown over the flat. The police also raided 34-year-old Obenauf's gym.",sports +3901,"I'm proud we won T20I series without established players like Rohit, Bumrah: Kohli","After taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Australia, India captain Virat Kohli said, ""I am very proud of this team."" He added, ""The fact that we didn't have Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, our established white-ball players and we still did well makes me happy."" Bumrah was rested, while Rohit wasn't included in T20I squad.",sports +3902,I am not Dhoni: Wade heard saying on stump mic after missed stumping,"Australia stand-in captain and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade was heard saying 'I am not Dhoni, not quick enough like Dhoni' on stump mic after a narrow stumping miss in the second T20I. Team India batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who was on the striker's end, was seen acknowledging Wade's statement with a nod. This happened in the ninth over of India's innings.",sports +3903,Umpires should call dead ball if a batsman tries to play a switch hit: Ian Chappell,"Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has said that the umpires should call the ball dead if a batsman tries to play a switch hit. He added, ""The square-leg umpire is already paying close attention to the batsman's feet...If a batsman changes the order of his feet, then the square-leg umpire ought to simply declare the ball dead.""",sports +3904,"Wade gives up thinking Kohli took catch & gets run-out after catch drop, video viral","Australia's Matthew Wade got run-out after Virat Kohli dropped his catch in second T20I's eighth over. Wade got a leading edge off Washington Sundar and the ball flew towards cover. Wade charged for a run but gave up midway thinking Kohli took the catch. However, Kohli dropped it and threw the ball to KL Rahul, who effected the dismissal. ",sports +3905,"Steyn gets angry at fan for suggesting normal haircut, calls him 'Mr ugly mustache'","South African fast bowler Dale Steyn got angry at an Indian fan during a Twitter question-answer session after the latter suggested him to get a normal haircut. Responding to the fan, who said long locks don't suit him, Steyn wrote, ""How about I worry about my appearance and you worry about yours Mr ugly mustache.""",sports +3906,SA-Eng 1st ODI called off again after hotel staff tests COVID-19 positive,"The first ODI between South Africa and England in Paarl on Sunday was cancelled after two hotel staff, where the visitors were staying, tested COVID-19 positive. The start of the match was initially delayed after the tests returned positive, but the match was eventually suspended. The match was rescheduled to Sunday after a South Africa cricketer tested positive for coronavirus.",sports +3907,Video of a child crying in stands during Australia-India T20I goes viral,"A video of a child crying in the stands during Australia-India T20I in Sydney has gone viral on social media. In the video, a Team India fan can be seen holding the boy as the camera panned over the spectators, who can be seen cheering. ""Cricket's not everyone's cup of tea,"" Cricket Australia wrote sharing the video.",sports +3908,"Jehan Daruvala creates history, becomes first Indian to win Formula 2 race","Carlin driver Jehan Daruvala on Sunday created history when he became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race during the Sakhir Grand Prix. The 22-year-old emerged on top after a long battle with Dan Ticktum, eventually winning by a 2.9-second margin. Further, Michael Schumacher's son Mick Schumacher won the Formula 2 championship with 215 points.",sports +3909,"Shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy test COVID-19 positive","Indian men's badminton players including former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy tested positive for COVID-19. Both players are asymptomatic and are currently in self-isolation. Apart from the duo, shuttlers RMV Gurusaidutt and Pranaav Jerry Chopra have also tested positive for coronavirus. Meanwhile, Kashyap's wife Saina Nehwal has tested negative.",sports +3910,"Not surprised Shreyas was dropped, it's Team India's culture now: Kaif","Ex-India batsman Mohammad Kaif said that he was not surprised when Shreyas Iyer was dropped in the first T20I against Australia. ""Iyer had two or three bad innings in the ODI, so they didn't play [him]...This is the culture of the team [now]...This is the sort of thinking of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri...players are also understanding that,"" he stated. ",sports +3911,Gill should play in middle order as Kohli's replacement in last 3 Tests: Aakash,"Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said Shubman Gill should be picked over KL Rahul to bat at number four in place of Virat Kohli in the last three Australia Tests. ""If you're looking to bat someone in the middle order...Shubman should get the nod ahead of Rahul...if there's a spot as an opener...then [it should be] Rahul,"" he stated. ",sports +3912,Time for Pandya to establish in finishing role and play match-winning knocks: Kohli,"Talking about Hardik Pandya's unbeaten 42-run knock off 22 balls, skipper Virat Kohli said it's time for him to establish in finishing role and play match-winning knocks for the team. ""The reason for Hardik to come into our team in 2016 was pure ability...he plays with all his heart and he certainly got that competitive nature about him,"" Kohli added.",sports +3913,Aus must be frustrated but fair on India to use concussion sub: Gambhir,"On Yuzvendra Chahal replacing Ravindra Jadeja in Canberra T20I as concussion substitute, ex-India opener Gautam Gambhir has said that it was fair on India to use the concussion rule. ""I understand that Australia must be frustrated...[but] If there's a concussion, and there is a concussion rule, why not use it...India used it to the best of their advantage,"" he added. ",sports +3914,"Top 4 runners break half marathon's world record, Kenyan runner sets new record","Kenyan runner Kibiwott Kandie on Sunday smashed the half marathon's world record, clocking 57:32 at the Valencia Half Marathon. Notably, all top four men ran under the previous world best, with Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda finishing second in 57:37, Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto third in 57:49 and Kenyan Alexander Mutiso taking fourth place in 57:59. The previous world record was 58:01. ",sports +3915,"Kohli best player I've ever seen, his shots today were extraordinary: Langer","Australia coach Justin Langer has praised Virat Kohli, saying that the India skipper is the best player he has ever seen. ""Some of the shots he played today were extraordinary,"" he added. Chasing the 195-run target, Kohli scored 40 off 24 balls including two fours and two sixes. India scored 14 off the last over to win the match.",sports +3916,"I thought Natarajan should be Man of the Match, he had a good game: Pandya","India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was named Man of the Match for his unbeaten 42-run knock off 22 balls in the second T20I, has said that pacer T Natarajan had a ""really good"" game and he should've been Man of the Match. Natarajan gave 20 runs in his four overs and dismissed D'Arcy Short and Moises Henriques in the match.",sports +3917,Not being able to train in NZ has affected our players: Misbah,"Pakistan head coach and ex-captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that not being able to train in New Zealand has affected their players. ""Top professional athletes require a certain environment to prepare so that they can perform,"" he added. The Pakistan cricket team has been denied the right to train while in managed isolation after their eight members tested positive for COVID-19.",sports +3918,Pollard will always be my inspiration: Hardik after last-over win vs Aus,"After guiding India to a last-over win against Australia in the 2nd T20I, all-rounder Hardik Pandya said he always draws his inspiration from his Mumbai Indians teammate Kieron Pollard. Hardik said, ""Pollard has done it many times for his country and franchise."" Hardik scored an unbeaten 22-ball 42, including two last-over sixes to help India take an unassailable 2-0 lead.",sports +3919,"Ritu Phogat remains undefeated, wins her fourth MMA bout on the trot","Ritu Phogat on Friday notched up her fourth consecutive MMA win to take her career record to 4-0. She defeated Jomary Torres of Philippines via Technical Knock Out in the ONE Championship atomweight (52.2kg) match. This was Ritu's second MMA bout in just over a month. Earlier, she had fought against Cambodia's Nou Srey Pov on October 30.",sports +3920,Captaining Australia was fun until Hardik came out: Matthew Wade,"Speaking at the post-match conference after India chased down the 195-run target, Australia stand-in captain Matthew Wade said that captaining was fun until Hardik Pandya came out to bat. ""When you have a player like Hardik who comes out and finishes, he can take anything off the last 5-6 overs,"" Wade added. India needed 37 runs off last three overs. ",sports +3921,Basketball jersey Obama wore 41 years ago in school sells for ₹1.4 crore,"A basketball jersey worn by former US President Barack Obama in 1979 during his senior year at Punahou School in Hawaii sold for $192,000 (₹1.4 crore) at auction, Julien’s Auctions said. It added that it is the highest amount ever for a high-school jersey sold at auction. The white mesh jersey features the number 23.",world +3922,'Thundersnow' wakes up people with loud explosion-like noise in Edinburgh,"Residents of Scotland's capital Edinburgh contacted emergency services when they were woken in the early hours of Friday by noises similar to loud explosions, that also set off their car alarms. Police explained that it was caused by the phenomenon known as 'thundersnow'. It happens when thunderstorms form in wintry conditions, giving rise to heavy downpours of snow, they added.",world +3923,Mystery illness in US diplomats likely due to 'directed' radio frequency: US report,"Mystery illness suffered by diplomats stationed in the US embassies in Havana and elsewhere is likely due to ""directed, pulsed radio frequency energy"", a US government report said on Saturday. Diplomats in some postings have complained of nausea, headache, dizziness and other unexplained symptoms. The report marks the first time the US has officially offered an explanation for the illness.",world +3924,Man mistakenly orders inflatable Grinch that's bigger than his house for daughter,"A 49-year-old UK man mistakenly ordered a 35-foot-tall inflatable Grinch online for his daughter ahead of Christmas. The man paid around ₹50,000 for the inflatable Grinch, which was bigger than his house. After several families visited him on seeing the Grinch outside his house, the man started a donation drive for a care home asking the families to make donations.",world +3925,Anti-LGBT lawmaker seen with semi-naked man during online parliamentary meeting,"A Lithuanian MP known for his stand against LGBT rights was spotted with a semi-naked man after he turned his camera on by accident during an online parliamentary meeting. ""The question is why are they half-naked during working hours. Of course, you could say it's a person's private life, but he is connected to a parliament meeting,"" an official said.",world +3926,Massive fire guts New York church housing iconic Liberty Bell; pics surface,"A church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's iconic Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city's earliest days was gutted by a massive fire. The Reverend, Jacqueline J Lewis, said, ""We are gutted like our building is gutted; our hearts are crushed like our doors are crushed."" The church was built 128 years ago. ",world +3927,"Woman offers to donate her eggs to help father, ex-boyfriend have a baby","A 21-year old woman from UK's Manchester has offered to donate her eggs to help her father and ex-boyfriend have a baby. Saffron's father Barrie Drewitt-Barlow is one of UK's first gay dads. Barrie welcomed his first daughter via surrogacy with his partner Scott Hutchison, who had previously dated Saffron, in September this year.",world +3928,Security guard dies after falling while changing poster at Bengaluru theatre,"A security guard allegedly fell to his death at a Bengaluru movie theatre while he was changing a poster. According to the police, the incident happened on Sunday around 8:15 am. ""Owner of the theatre said that changing poster was not the job of the man. We will investigate the matter,"" said the police.",world +3929,He risked his entire presidency: Biden on Obama's decision to kill Laden,"While talking to CNN about the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, US President-elect Joe Biden said, ""Barack Obama risked his entire presidency on making the call."" ""It took real...courage to make that decision,"" Biden added. Biden had advised Obama to wait to order the raid, however, he later advised the then US President to follow his instinct.",world +3930,"Italian man walks 450 km in lockdown after argument with wife; fined ₹36,000","A 48-year-old Italian man was fined €400 (nearly ₹36,000) after he walked 450 kilometres amid the coronavirus lockdown in an attempt to calm himself after arguing with his wife. The man left Como and walked about 65 kilometres a day and reached Fano, a beach resort on the Adriatic coast. The police conducting a search for coronavirus rule-breakers caught him.",world +3931,18-yr-old freezes to death after spending a week in car at -50°C in Russia,"A Russian teenager froze to death in his car in Yakutia region after getting lost while driving, however, the 18-year-old's friend survived. According to the region's investigative committee, the temperature in the area at night is around -50°C. The two had started driving from Yakutsk to Magadan on November 28 and were not found until December 5.",world +3932,US reports nearly 2.3 lakh coronavirus cases on Saturday,"The US on Saturday reported its highest rise in daily coronavirus cases at nearly 2.3 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. The death toll from coronavirus rose by 2,607 on the same day, the data showed. The US is the worst coronavirus-hit country with nearly 1.46 crore coronavirus cases and over 2.81 lakh COVID-19 deaths.",world +3933,COVID-19 could push 20.7 cr more people into extreme poverty: UNDP,"The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said that severe long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could push an additional 20.7 crore people into extreme poverty. The total number of people living in extreme poverty could rise to over 100 crore by 2030, it added. However, UNDP has suggested that investing in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could reverse the trend.",world +3934,S Jaishankar pulls out of Canada-led COVID-19 meeting: Reports,"External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has reportedly pulled out of a Canada-chaired global COVID-19 meeting scheduled to be held virtually on December 7, citing ""scheduling issues"". This comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's remarks on farmers' protest. However, government sources said the decision wasn't ""an action to convey India's displeasure,"" The Indian Express reported.",world +3935,"Italy's COVID-19 death toll rises to 2nd-highest in Europe at 60,078","Italy on Sunday became the second country in Europe and the sixth country globally to report over 60,000 deaths from coronavirus. Italy reported 564 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 60,078, the country's Health Ministry said. A few days ago, the UK became the first European country to report over 60,000 coronavirus deaths.",world +3936,UAE target of cyberattacks after forming ties with Israel: Official,"The UAE was the target of cyberattacks after establishing formal ties with Israel, the country's cybersecurity head Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti said. He added that the financial sector was targeted but did not elaborate. He didn't specify if the attacks were successful or provide details on who the perpetrators were.",world +3937,Many accounts engaged with China's tweet on Aus soldier fake: Report,"Israeli firm Cyabra claimed that 57.5% of 1,344 profiles it analysed, that engaged with China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian's tweet on Australian soldier, were fake. It found ""evidence of a largely orchestrated disinformation campaign"" to amplify its message. An ASPI researcher also claimed she had noticed ""unusual behaviour"" by Twitter accounts retweeting or liking the post. +",world +3938,Israel is putting Palestinians in concentration camps: Saudi Prince,"Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal, during a security summit in Bahrain, said Israel has ""incarcerated (Palestinians) in concentration camps under the flimsiest of security accusations"". He claimed that Palestinians in custody have no recourse to justice. ""They're demolishing homes as they wish...they assassinate whomever they want,"" Prince Turki, who led Saudi intelligence for over two decades, added.",world +3939,Death toll from coal mine accident in China rises to 23,"The death toll from an accident due to excessive levels of carbon monoxide in a coal mine in China's Chongqing municipality rose to 23, the state media reported. One survivor had been rescued after more than 30 hours of search and rescue efforts, it added. The accident occurred when the workers were dismantling underground equipment, it further said.",world +3940,"Japan, France, US plan their 1st joint military drills in May: Report","Japan, the US and France will hold joint military drills on land and sea for the first time in May next year, a Japanese newspaper reported. The exercises will be conducted on one of Japan's uninhabited outlying islands, it added. The joint exercises aim to counter China, which claims Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea, the newspaper further said.",world +3941,Ex-Iranian VP sentenced to 2 yrs in jail for leaking classified info,"Former Iranian Vice President Shahindokht Mowlaverdi has been sentenced to two years in prison for leaking classified information to foreign parties, state media reports said. ""It's a preliminary verdict...There is a 20-day window for reconsideration and I'll certainly appeal,"" she said. Separately, Mowlaverdi was given another six months in prison for ""propaganda"" against Iran's ruling system.",world +3942,"Chinese court tells Dutch collector to return 1,000-yr-old Buddha statue","A Chinese court has asked a Dutch art collector to return an over 1,000-year-old relic that was stolen from a temple in Fujian's Sanming city in 1995. The relic, a Buddha statue contains the mummified remains of a Buddhist monk. The collector claims he bought the statue in Hong Kong in 1996 but denied that it was the stolen relic.",world +3943,7 Pak COVID-19 patients die after hospital runs out of oxygen supply ,"Seven coronavirus patients at the Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan died after oxygen supply at the hospital ran out, officials said on Sunday. A hospital spokesman said the vendor, who is responsible for resupplying oxygen, failed to arrive on time. The hospital receives its oxygen cylinders from a vendor in Rawalpindi, a city about 190 kilometres away, he added.",world +3944,US must consult Gulf states on reviving Iran nuclear deal: S Arabia,"The Gulf states must be consulted if a US nuclear agreement with Iran is revived, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said. It's the only path towards a sustainable agreement, he added. Earlier, US President-elect Joe Biden had said, ""If Iran returns to strict compliance with the nuclear deal, the US would rejoin the agreement.""",world +3945,Aus' Fraser Island residents told to leave as bushfire approaches,"Residents of coastal township Happy Valley on Australia's UNESCO World Heritage-listed Fraser Island were told to evacuate on Sunday as a bushfire approached it. ""Leaving immediately is the safest option, as it will soon be too dangerous to drive,"" the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said. The bushfires were sparked by an illegal campfire in October.",world +3946,CAA likely to be implemented from January: Vijayvargiya in Bengal,"BJP's National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Saturday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is likely to be implemented from January next year, as the Centre is keen to grant citizenship to the large refugee population in West Bengal. TMC leader and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim said that the BJP is trying to fool the people of West Bengal.",politics +3947,BJP making renewed attempts to topple my government: Rajasthan CM,"Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Saturday alleged that BJP was making renewed attempts to topple his government, nearly four months after Congress fought rebellion by former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Gehlot said Home Minister Amit Shah, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP MP Zafar Islam had met Congress MLAs and assured them of toppling the government four months ago.",politics +3948,"Didn't ignore protocol, got admitted 30 min after testing COVID +ve: Vij","A day after testing positive for COVID-19, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Sunday tweeted that he did not ignore any COVID-19 protocol and took admission at a hospital after half an hour of testing positive. He took to Twitter to refute a newspaper report that stated he did not follow protocols and kept meeting people despite being coronavirus positive.",politics +3949,Would've remained CM if I allied with BJP: Ex-K'taka CM Kumaraswamy,"Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that he would have remained the Chief Minister of the state if not for his party's alliance with Congress. He said if he had continued to maintain good relations with the BJP instead of falling into ""the Congress trap"" in 2018, he would have finished the full term.",politics +3950,Fatherly advice: NCP on Sharad Pawar's 'consistency' remark on Rahul,"After NCP chief Sharad Pawar said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi appeared to lack ""consistency"" needed to be accepted as the country's leader, NCP spokesperson said the remarks should be considered ""fatherly advice of a veteran leader"". NCP's Mahesh Tapase further said that Pawar had criticised former US President Barack Obama for his comments on Rahul in his book.",politics +3951,Kerala CM asks Centre not to name RGCB after RSS ideologue Golwalkar,"Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, urging him to reconsider the decision to name the new campus of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram after RSS ideologue Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar. Pinarayi wrote that the campus should instead be named after some eminent Indian scientist of international repute.",politics +3952,"Owaisi & KCR eat biryani together, fought polls together: Reddy","Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao eat biryani together and they fought GHMC elections together. ""People showed support and gave blessings to BJP with 48 seats."" ""Neither Owaisi nor KCR...can stop BJP from forming government in 2023,"" Reddy added.",politics +3953,BJP didn't ascertain strength of Cong-NCP-Sena: Fadnavis on MLC polls,"Speaking on the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) poll result, former CM Devendra Fadnavis said that it is evident that the BJP did not correctly ascertain the combined strength of NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena. ""At least the BJP won one seat. But the Shiv Sena, which has CM Uddhav Thackeray leading the government, drew an absolute blank,"" he further said. ",politics +3954,"Several injured as BJP, TMC supporters clash in West Bengal","Several people were injured and some houses were ransacked in a clash that took place between TMC and BJP supporters in West Bengal on Saturday, police said. Both sides hurled bombs at each other and a police contingent has been sent to bring the situation under control, police said. ""Local TMC leaders are behind the attack,"" a BJP leader alleged.",politics +3955,No West Bengal govt employee should be used in 2021 polls: BJP to ECI,"BJP has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls with the help of central government employees and not involve any West Bengal government employee. ""There is no end to the demands of the BJP...Someday they may demand that state elections be held with the help of Interpol,"" a TMC leader said.",politics +3956,CM refuses to admit Delhi's poor AQI is due to internal causes: Cong,"Delhi Congress leader Haroon Yusuf on Saturday said, ""Despite no stubble burning, air pollution stays in very poor category in Delhi due to internal causes which [Delhi CM Arvind] Kejriwal has refused to admit."" Congress had created a clean Delhi which became ""heavily polluted under AAP rule"", he claimed. Yusuf called Kejriwal's 'Red light on, Gaadi off' campaign ""meaningless"".",politics +3957,Saif withdraws statement on his film Adipurush 'justifying Sita's abduction' ,"After facing criticism, Saif Ali Khan has retracted his comment about portraying 'Raavan' in a ""humane"" manner in the film 'Adipurush'. ""I'd like to sincerely apologise...Lord Ram has always been the symbol of Righteousness & Heroism. 'Adipurush' is about celebrating...victory of good over evil,"" he stated. Saif earlier said 'Adipurush' will ""justify Sita's abduction and the war with Lord Ram"".",entertainment +3958,"Salma Agha's daughter gets rape threats on Insta, female student from Hyd booked","Yesteryear actress Salma Agha's daughter Zara Khan registered a case with Mumbai Police after she received rape threats on Instagram. Police learnt that the accused is a 23-year-old female MBA student from Hyderabad, who has been booked under various sections. The accused had created a fake account on Instagram. ""During probe, we learnt that she's mentally unstable,"" said an official.",entertainment +3959,My wife is Russian and she has converted to Hinduism: Rahul Mahajan,"Former Bigg Boss contestant and TV personality Rahul Mahajan, in an interview with ETimes, revealed that his wife Natalya Ilina Mahajan, who is Russian, has converted to Hinduism. ""I always tell her that husband and wife's relationship should be like Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. I teach her Gita and we read a lot of mythological stuff together,"" he added. ",entertainment +3960,"Divya Bhatnagar dies after battling for life on ventilator, had COVID-19","TV actress Divya Bhatnagar, who was on ventilator after her oxygen levels dropped and later tested positive for coronavirus, has passed away. Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee took to Instagram and wrote, ""I know today you must be in a better place and free from all the sorrows, pains, sadness."" Divya had starred in the show 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'.",entertainment +3961,"Aditya, Shweta were in a live-in relationship for 10 years: Udit ","Speaking about his son Aditya Narayan getting married during the coronavirus pandemic, singer Udit Narayan said, ""My son and Shweta were in a live-in relationship for ten years...it was time for them to make it official."" The singer stated that he wanted his son's wedding to be a lavish affair and wanted Aditya to wait until the pandemic was over. ",entertainment +3962,"Parents of ex-employee of SRK's firm, who died after car accident, to get ₹90L ","A motor accident claims tribunal has ordered a car owner and insurance company to pay over ₹90 lakh to parents of Charu Khandal, ex-employee of Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, who died five years after a 2012 accident. It left her bedridden with 90% permanent disability. Khandal, then 28, who worked as an animator, had suffered spinal cord injuries. +",entertainment +3963,Rahul Roy's 1st video from hospital as he recovers from brain stroke surfaces,"Actor Rahul Roy, who recently suffered a brain stroke is currently being treated in Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital. In a video shared by Times of India, the actor, who is recovering, can be seen smiling and waving at the camera. He suffered a brain stroke in Kargil where he was shooting for his film and was airlifted from Kargil to Mumbai. ",entertainment +3964,"Lost a role because I look too good, colour of my skin is a disadvantage: Dia","Dia Mirza has said the way she looks has been a disadvantage for her in acting profession many times, while adding, ""I have...not been cast in a part because I look too good."" ""Because of the colour of my skin I'm at a disadvantage...I'm acutely aware of the fact that darker complexioned women have it hard as well,"" she added. ",entertainment +3965,"Fardeen's pics after weight loss surface online, fans say 'What a transformation'","Pictures of actor Fardeen Khan after his weight loss have surfaced online. Bollywood photographer Manav Manglani shared the pictures with the caption, ""Back in good shape #FardeenKhan snapped post meeting at #MukeshChhabra office in Mumbai."" ""What a great transformation,"" a user wrote while another comment read, ""Happy to see him fit again."" Fardeen had earlier reacted to trolls body-shaming him.",entertainment +3966,Sona says her new video got comments doubting MeToo claims over 'vulgar clothes',"Singer Sona Mohapatra said she received comments on her latest video saying she ""possibly lied about her #MeToo call-outs"" considering she ""wears such vulgar clothes"". She added the comments also said she's ""possibly the kind of woman who likes men to misbehave with her."" Sharing screenshots, Sona tweeted, ""The chaps don't even make sense in the way they write.""",entertainment +3967," My daughter is a gift, but sleep is a challenge: Katy Perry","Speaking about life after giving birth to her daughter Daisy Dove, singer Katy Perry said, ""My daughter...is such a gift, but there is sometimes a challenge concerning sleep, no matter how much support you have."" During the virtual Meditate America event, she added, ""Where am I going to get those six hours that I used to get?"" ",entertainment +3968,We're exploring opportunities: Mukesh on Fardeen's comeback plan,"A day after Fardeen Khan was seen visiting casting director and filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra, the latter confirmed that the actor is planning a comeback. ""We are exploring opportunities. He is back [and he is] looking good,"" Mukesh told The Times Of India. Fardeen made his film debut with 1998's 'Prem Aggan' and was last seen in 2010's 'Dulha Mil Gaya'.",entertainment +3969,She is a phenomenon: Priyanka on Gal Gadot's 'Wonder Woman 1984',"Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas took to Instagram stories to comment on Gal Gadot's film 'Wonder Woman 1984', which will release on December 25, and wrote, ""She is a phenomenon! Just like the woman playing her! Get it Gal Gadot."" Sharing the poster of Gal's upcoming film, Priyanka wrote, ""This looks amazing."" Gal reposted Priyanka's story and wrote, ""Love you queen"". ",entertainment +3970,People want to watch movies in the theatres: Manoj Bajpayee ,"During a recent interview, actor Manoj Bajpayee noted that the performance of his film 'Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari', following its recent theatrical release, is proof that people want to watch movies in theatres. Further speaking about working with actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh in the film, Manoj said, ""He is a very simple person and his sense of humour is terrific."" ",entertainment +3971,Ate and cherished every morsel without worrying: Shreyas on weight gain,"Actor Shreyas Talpade commented on gaining weight for his upcoming film 'Love You Shankar', and said, ""Director Rajiv S Ruia wanted me to put on 15 kilos...I ate and cherished every morsel without worrying about anything."" He further added, ""When I put on 10 kilos...saw the look of appreciation on the face of the director...I knew I had nailed it.""",entertainment +3972,Wanted to dispel myths with 'Delhi Crime': Richie Mehta,"Indo-Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta, whose web series 'Delhi Crime' won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards last month, said he wanted to dispel myths with his show. ""A lot of people around the world started to define India based on crimes like this, and that made me very uncomfortable,"" he explained. + + +",entertainment +3973,Television has become regressive: Mona Singh,"Actress Mona Singh, who will next be seen in Aamir Khan-starrer 'Laal Singh Chaddha' and the upcoming web series 'Black Widows', said television has become regressive. ""TV has a long run with shows being on air for more than five years, and OTT has small visibility. But TV has become regressive, and OTT has good content,"" she said. + +",entertainment +3974,Letitia deletes social media accounts amid anti-vaccine video criticism,"'Black Panther' actress Letitia Wright deleted her social media accounts following the criticism she received after posting a video that questioned the legitimacy of the coronavirus vaccine. She recently tweeted the link of a video, titled 'COVID-19 VACCINE, SHOULD WE TAKE IT?', for which she faced criticism. ''If you...ask questions...you get cancelled, '' she had reacted to the backlash. +",entertainment +3975,I'm quite happy with how 2020 turned out for me: Shweta,"During a recent interview, Shweta Tripathi Sharma said, ""I'm quite happy with how 2020 turned out for me, personally and professionally."" The actress, who recently featured in the second season of 'Mirzapur', also mentioned that in 2020, she learned to be grateful for what she has and added, ""Big wins are great, but it's also important to celebrate small wins.""",entertainment +3976,Classics shouldn't be touched: Saira on reports of Dilip's 'Shakti' remake,"Commenting on reports of Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar starrer 'Shakti' getting a remake, Dilip's wife and veteran actress Saira Banu said, ""What! Is it really happening? Such classics shouldn't be touched at all."" She told ETimes, ""How can you have people standing in for Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan who have so much of an aura and grace?""",entertainment +3977,Their fears need to be allayed: Priyanka on farmers' protests,"Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the recently passed agricultural bills by the government, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas extended her support to the protestors. ""Our farmers are India's Food Soldiers. Their fears need to be allayed. Their hopes need to be met. As a thriving democracy, we must ensure that this crisis is resolved sooner than later,"" she tweeted. ",entertainment +3978,2020 has been a special year: Nawazuddin Siddiqui,"Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui mentioned that the year 2020 was special because he got to play two ""completely contrasting"" characters, Jatil Yadav in 'Raat Akeli Hai' and Ayyan Mani in 'Serious Men'. ""They represented distinct ideologies and mannerisms, which make them stand apart. I am thankful for all the love and appreciation from our audiences,"" he added. ",entertainment +3979,"Hannah Montana wasn't a character, it's me: Miley Cyrus ","Speaking about her Disney series Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus said, ""Hannah...was not a character...it's me. I've had to...come to terms with that and not be third-person about it."" Speaking about how the show's success took a toll on her, she said, ""Hannah was...larger than me. I felt like I was never going to amount to the success of Hannah Montana."" ",entertainment +3980,Taiwan man forced to sell PlayStation 5 after wife realises it's not an air purifier,"A Taiwan man who lied to his wife that his PlayStation 5 was an air purifier was forced to sell the gaming console after his wife caught his lie. He sold his PlayStation 5 console to a man named Jin Wu at a discounted price. After buying the console, Jin Wu took to social media to share the man's story.",technology +3981,Global economy has lost over $1 trillion to cybercrime: McAfee,"Cybersecurity firm McAfee in its survey on Monday said growing cybercrime incidents cost the world economy over $1 trillion. This figure is more than 1% of global GDP and is up more than 50% from $600 billion in 2018. Two-thirds of surveyed companies reported cyber incidents in 2019, with the average cost per incident pegged at over $500,000.",technology +3982,Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak starts his second company after 45 years,"Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak has started another company almost 45 years after he began Apple with Steve Jobs in April 1976. His new venture 'Efforce' is a marketplace for corporate or industrial building owners to have ""green"" projects funded. It aims to use cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to make it cheaper and easier for companies to fund 'green' projects.",technology +3983,Apple files patent for light-absorbent Matte Black finish for devices,"Apple has filed a patent in the US that suggests it's working on a Matte Black finish that can be deployed across its devices such as iPhones and Macs among others. The finish will include randomly distributed light-absorbing features, according to the patent. The finish can be used on metals including aluminium and titanium, which are part of Apple devices.",technology +3984,Social media should not be curbed for healthy democracy: Venugopal,"Attorney General KK Venugopal in an interview with NDTV said open discussions on social media shouldn't be curbed in order to maintain a ""healthy democracy"". ""The Supreme Court normally does not react to criticism unless lines are crossed,"" he said. Recently, the AG had allowed contempt action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his allegedly derogatory tweets against the CJI.",technology +3985,CEOs are now the new CIOs due to digital transformation: Dell MD,"Dell Technologies India Managing Director Alok Ohrie said CEOs have become the new CIOs (Chief Information Officer), owing to the digital transformation businesses have had to fast-track this year. He said 94% of businesses in India have fast-tracked transformation and many changes were at 20-25x the pace, quoting surveys. ""It's important to...view technology as a force of good,"" he added.",technology +3986,Nokia to lead 6G wireless network project for the EU,"Nokia is leading a project called Hexa-X, funded by the European Union (EU), that'll help initiate a new generation of mobile technology called 6G. Companies like Ericsson, Intel, Siemens and a few universities are part of the project too. Nokia is also a part of US' 6G research and development group called Next G Alliance along with Apple and Google.",technology +3987,US startup claims to have made 1st 'no charging' solar EV,"US-based Aptera Motors has introduced the ""first solar electric vehicle"" that requires ""no charging"" for most daily use and has a range of up to over 1,600 kilometres per full charge. Every Aptera is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 17,702 kilometres per year in most regions. Liquid-cooled electric motors propel Aptera from 0-100 kilometres/hour in 3.5 seconds.",technology +3988,Chahal joins Bumrah to become India's highest wicket-taker in T20I,"India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal equalled Jasprit Bumrah's record of taking 59 T20I wickets to become India's joint highest wicket-taker in the format. Chahal reached the landmark on Sunday against Australia with the wicket of Steve Smith. While Chahal achieved the feat in 44 matches, Bumrah took 50 matches. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is next in the list with 41 wickets.",sports +3989,Hardik Pandya better finisher than Andre Russell: Harbhajan Singh,"Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh believes Hardik Pandya has become a better finisher than West Indian Andre Russell. This comes after he hit two sixes in the last over of the match to beat Australia in the 2nd T20I. ""He [Pandya] is hitting sixes at will...It's good to see him taking up responsibility and finishing off the game,"" said Harbhajan.",sports +3990,"India will have strong lineup in WC with Natarajan, Bumrah, Bhuvi: Sehwag","Ex-India opener Virender Sehwag said that India will have a strong bowling lineup at the T20 World Cup next year if T Natarajan plays with Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. ""Natarajan's execution is very good, whether it is the yorker, slower one or length ball,"" Sehwag added. In the two T20Is, Natarajan has picked five wickets while giving 50 runs.",sports +3991,"HBO animated show mocks 7-year-old UK Prince George, criticised","HBO animated show 'The Prince' has been criticised after it mocked seven-year-old UK Prince George. A clip shows Prince George's character saying, ""Be kind to your servants. They're doing their best, even though lunch ******* sucked today."" A Disney Studio producer said, ""Some things should be off-limits. It's morally wrong to use a child to get cheap laughs.""",world +3992,"60,000 koalas were killed or harmed in Australian bushfires: WWF","More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated. ""That is a devastating number for a species that was already sliding towards extinction in Eastern Australia. We cannot afford to lose koalas on our watch,"" the WWF said.",world +3993,What is WW1 trench fever that has been identified in a man in Canada?,"A disease transmitted by body lice that plagued soldiers during World War 1 (WW1) has been identified in a former homeless man in Canada. Trench fever is caused by the bacterium Bartonella quintana and is spread by the faeces of body lice. Symptoms of trench fever include recurring fever, pain in the shins and back, headaches and dizziness.",world +3994,Trump's personal lawyer Rudy W Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus,"US President Donald Trump has said that his personal lawyer Rudy W Giuliani tested COVID-19 positive. Referring to coronavirus as ""China Virus"", he added, ""[Giuliani] by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC...has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of USA."" Meanwhile, Giuliani said, ""I'm getting great care and feeling good.""",world +3995,Thousands protest in London in support of farmers protesting in India,"Thousands of people on Sunday protested in London in support of protests by farmers in India against Centre's agriculture laws. Indian officials are coordinating with local authorities to address issues such as how the gathering of thousands could take place without permission, an Indian High Commission spokesperson said. The gathering was led by anti-India separatists, the spokesperson added.",world +3996,Shows to what extent one can go for publicity: Suresh on Anil-Anurag's 'fake feud',"Comedian Suresh Menon has criticised the Twitter spat between actor Anil Kapoor and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap ahead of the trailer launch of their film 'AK vs AK' and called it staged. ""The fake Anil Kapoor vs Anurag Kashyap Twitter war, just shows to what extent people can go for #publicity...The truth is good content doesn't need such publicity,"" he tweeted. ",entertainment +3997,I am just a living body without you: Divya Bhatnagar's brother after her death,"TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's brother Dev took to Instagram to mourn her demise. Sharing a picture, he wrote, ""I'm just a living body without you. Who will make up for your absence?"" ""I can't even type the goodbye words...How will I spend the rest of my life now?"" he added. Divya, who had tested COVID-19 positive, was put on ventilator.",entertainment +3998,"Varun Dhawan confirms he has COVID-19, says 'I could've been more careful'","Actor Varun Dhawan on Monday confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus. Sharing a screenshot of his video call with friends, Varun wrote, ""VITAMIN FRIENDS...As I returned to work in the pandemic era I've contracted COVID-19."" ""All precautions were taken...but still nothing is certain in life...So please be extra careful I believe I could've been more careful,"" he added. ",entertainment +3999,"Ad says 'Would you accept dancer as daughter-in-law?', police officer criticises it","UP Police officer Rahul Srivastav took to Twitter to share an advertisement of a TV serial which read, ""Would you accept a dancer as your daughter-in-law?"" Criticising it, he wrote, ""A flippant advert of...TV serial, 'profaning' a 'sacred' art form."" He added, ""Dance as a gracious art form needs to be celebrated rather than demoralised. This is plain 'regressive'.""",entertainment +4000,"HBO animated show mocks 7-year-old UK Prince George, criticised","HBO animated show 'The Prince' has been criticised after it mocked seven-year-old UK Prince George. A clip shows Prince George's character saying, ""Be kind to your servants. They're doing their best, even though lunch ******* sucked today."" A Disney Studio producer said, ""Some things should be off-limits. It's morally wrong to use a child to get cheap laughs.""",entertainment +4001,Walking is the best way for me to metabolise fat: Rebel Wilson,"During an Instagram live session, Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson revealed that walking was the exercise that helped her lose weight. ""I do have access to really amazing personal trainers. But...the majority of exercise I've done this year has just been me going out for a walk. Walking is the best way for me...to metabolise fat,"" she said. ",entertainment +4002,I keep challenging myself because after a while the magic fades: Rahman,"Stating that the only way to fight boredom is reinvention, music composer AR Rahman added, ""I keep challenging myself because after a while, the magic fades and the brain becomes numb."" He further said, ""We have to find ways to stand out in order to break the monotony."" Rahman also noted it's natural for humans to get bored. ",entertainment +4003,I thank my trolls for keeping me relevant: Swara Bhasker,"During a recent interview, Swara Bhasker jokingly stated that she does not have to spend money to stay in the news and said, ""I've to thank my trolls for keeping me relevant at all times."" When asked how she deals with the trolls, she replied, ""Why should I live in constant fear of what...will be written on my wall?"" + + +",entertainment +4004,Akshay to play double role in upcoming sci-fi film: Reports,"Akshay Kumar is reportedly collaborating with 'Mission Mangal' director Jagan Shakti for a science-fiction film, in which the actor will play a double role. The upcoming film will reportedly go on floors by the end of 2021 and will release in 2022. Akshay's earlier films like 'Aflatoon', 'Jai Kishen' and 'Rowdy Rathore' also featured him in a double role. ",entertainment +4005,Please don't come between farmers and government: Sunny Deol,"Bollywood actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol commented on the ongoing farmers' protest and urged people to not interfere between the government and the farmers. ""I request the whole world...Do not come between them. Many people want to take advantage of the situation...They aren't thinking of farmers. They may have their own agenda,"" the actor added. ",entertainment +4006,Veteran Bengali actor Monu Mukherjee passes away at 90,"Veteran Bengali actor Monu Mukherjee, who featured in Satyajit Ray's 'Joi Baba Felunath' and 'Ganashatru', passed away on Sunday following a cardiac arrest, at the age of 90. ""We conferred on him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tele-Samman Awards 2015. My condolences to his family, colleagues and admirers,"" West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tweeted following his demise. + +",entertainment +4007," With farmers suffering and pandemic, won't celebrate birthday: Dharmendra","Actor Dharmendra, who will turn 85 on December 8, said that he does not wish to celebrate his birthday this year as people are suffering. ""This year has been quite sad with the farmers suffering and the ongoing pandemic, it doesn't make one feel happy,"" he said. Dharmendra also mentioned that he stopped enjoying birthdays after his mother passed away. ",entertainment +4008,People should ask themselves if phones own them: Elon Musk,"Tesla and SpaceX Founder Elon Musk in response to Mathias Döpfner's question, whether machines will serve mankind in the future or vice versa, said, ""When I look at everyone on their phone all the time, I wonder, who is the master of who?"" People think they own the phone but they should ask themselves if phone owns them, he added.",technology +4009,Nobel Prize winner develops COVID-19 test that uses phone camera,"UC Berkeley and Gladstone Institutes' scientists claim to have developed a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera and provides positive or negative results in 15-30 minutes. It also gives an estimate of number of virus particles in a sample. One of the researchers, Jennifer Doudna, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for co-discovering CRISPR-Cas genome editing.",technology +4010,No plans of Fortnite World Cup 2021 due to COVID-19: Epic Games,"Epic Games has announced that it will not be organising in-person events in 2021, including a Fortnite World Cup, due to COVID-19. However, Epic will continue to provide online competitions throughout 2021. Earlier this year, Epic had cancelled the Fortnite World Cup saying it hoped to be able to ""put on some form of Fortnite World Cup in 2021"".",technology +4011,Japan to fund AI matchmaking systems to fight falling birth rate,"Japan is funding sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems to fight country's falling birth rate, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said. As per government data, number of marriages fell by 2,00,000 in Japan between 2000 and 2019. The latest funding will allow access to systems that pair people with potential partners irrespective of the age and income conditions imposed by the participants.",technology +4012,Suryakumar will never leave India to play for another country: Kaneria criticises PCB,"Ex-Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has criticised PCB after 24-year-old batsman Sami Aslam moved to USA after being ignored for national selection by the board. ""Injustice has been done,"" Kaneria said. He added, ""India’s Suryakumar Yadav got an offer from Scott Styris to play for New Zealand, but his franchise stood by him...BCCI stood by him, so he'll never leave India.""",sports +4013,"Mayweather, who has never lost a boxing match, to fight YouTuber Logan Paul","Floyd Mayweather will return to the boxing ring in February for an exhibition bout against YouTuber Logan Paul, the undefeated former world champion announced. Mayweather, who has an unbeaten record of 50-0, last fought professionally in 2017 when he defeated Conor McGregor, who was making his boxing debut. Paul had lost his only boxing match till date to YouTuber KSI.",sports +4014,"Ajay Jadeja says 'I am worried about the baby' after Kohli drops catch, criticised","While talking about Virat Kohli dropping a catch in the second T20I against Australia, Ajay Jadeja told the Sony Ten Network, ""I am not worried about the Indian team but the baby arriving."" Criticising Jadeja, a fan tagged BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and tweeted, ""Don't you think it is wrong to constantly drag players and their personal lives?""",sports +4015,His form important as he'll be captain after 1st Test: Aakash on Rahane's 117*,"After Ajinkya Rahane scored an unbeaten 117 off 242 balls in the first practice match against Australia A, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said that Rahane's form is important for India for the Tests against Australia. ""[It's important]...one as a batsman and the other as a captain...If the captain does not have personal form, then his confidence is down,"" he added. ",sports +4016,"Nation standing with protesting farmers: Wrestlers Sushil Kumar, Vinesh Phogat","Wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Vinesh Phogat have expressed solidarity with the farmers protesting against the farm laws. While Vinesh said that farmers want respect for their hard work, Sushil stated that the entire nation is standing with the farmers and their demands need to be heard by the government. Farmers have called for Bharat Bandh on December 8. ",sports +4017,"After Dhoni, Kohli, Pandya can be the next global superstar in cricket: Vaughan","Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan has said that India all-rounder Hardik Pandya can be the next global superstar in cricket after MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. ""Pandya has to look at the next three years...the next T20 WC being in India...the IPL being in India, the 50-over World Cup is in India in 2023...He's got a great opportunity,"" Vaughan added. ",sports +4018,Williamson shares 2nd spot with Virat in Test rankings after double ton,New Zealand captain Kane Williamson climbed two places in the ICC Test batting rankings to join his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli at the number two spot. Williamson gained 74 points in the rankings after scoring career-best 251 against West Indies in the first Test in Hamilton. Australia's Steve Smith continues to lead the rankings with 911 points.,sports +4019,"Dhawan surpasses Dhoni, becomes India's 3rd highest run-scorer in T20Is","Playing in the second T20I against Australia, India opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 52 runs off 36 balls. During his knock, Dhawan surpassed MS Dhoni to become India's third-highest run-scorer in T20Is. The 35-year-old has now scored 1,641 runs in 63 T20Is at an average of 28.29. Former India captain Dhoni retired with 1,617 runs from 98 T20Is.",sports +4020,There's a process we need to go through: Langer on Smith becoming Aus captain again,"On Matthew Wade being appointed Australia's stand-in captain in Aaron Finch's absence, coach Justin Langer said that the team would go through a ""process"" before Steve Smith is named captain. Smith's 24-month captaincy ban over the sandpaper scandal ended in March this year. ""Smith doing all the right things to show leadership without a title at the moment,"" Langer added. ",sports +4021,"Microsoft, Paytm CEOs among top investors in US' T20 league: Report","Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen are reportedly among the top investors at the US' T20 cricket league, Major League Cricket (MLC). They ""have invested their individual stakes at the MLC entity level and currently do not hold allegiances or interests in any of the city-based franchises"", Cricbuzz reported.",sports +4022,Hardik needs to keep getting better: Virat Kohli,"Captain Virat Kohli said Hardik Pandya is now playing the finisher's role for Team India and thus he needs to keep getting better. ""He [Pandya] realises that this is his time, the next four-five years, to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere,"" Virat said. Hardik scored 22-ball 42 in the 2nd T20I against Australia.",sports +4023,Fire at Russian fireworks factory sends thousands of rockets into sky; video surfaces,"A fireworks factory in Russia caught fire, setting off multiple explosions and sending thousands of rockets into the night sky. A video of the incident has also surfaced online showing several firefighters trying to control the situation amid non-stop fireworks. Over 400 firefighters had arrived at the spot to control the blaze, according to reports.",world +4024,Japan to fund AI matchmaking systems to fight falling birth rate,"Japan is funding sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems to fight country's falling birth rate, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said. As per government data, number of marriages fell by 2,00,000 in Japan between 2000 and 2019. The latest funding will allow access to systems that pair people with potential partners irrespective of the age and income conditions imposed by the participants.",world +4025,14 Indians return home after being released by rebels in Yemen,"Fourteen Indian seamen who were in the custody of Houthi rebels in Yemen since February returned home after being released, the Indian Embassy in Djibouti said in a statement. The seamen were stranded in Yemen after their ship sank in the Gulf of Aden, it added. The stranded Indians had lost their passports, other documents and belongings, it further said.",world +4026,"6 killed after attacking Indonesian Police with guns, samurai sword","Six people were killed during a shootout after they attacked a police vehicle with firearms, sickles and a samurai sword, Indonesian Police said on Monday. The deceased were supporters of hard-line Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab. The shootout occurred after the police vehicle was ""boxed in"" by two vehicles of the cleric's supporters, who later attacked it, Jakarta Police chief said.",world +4027,Satellite-controlled machine gun used to kill scientist: Iran,"A satellite-controlled machine gun with ""artificial intelligence"" was used in last month's assassination of Iran's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the deputy commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. The gun fired 13 shots at Fakhrizadeh and managed to target him with such accuracy that his wife, sitting just inches away from him, escaped injury, he added.",world +4028,China dismisses charge of carrying out 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy,"Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng dismissed charges that China is carrying out ""Wolf Warrior"" diplomacy and claimed it's only defending its interest. Le claimed use of such a term was part of efforts to prevent China from fighting back. The term reportedly denotes a change in the style of Chinese diplomacy from a low-key one to an aggressive one.",world +4029,"Rahul Roy, who is recovering from brain stroke, shares his pics from hospital","Actor Rahul Roy, who's recovering from brain stroke at Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital, has shared pictures from the hospital and wrote he ""will be back soon"". He also shared a video and captioned it, ""Thanks to...my friends, family and fans...for pouring so much of love and prayers for me."" Rahul was airlifted from Kargil, where he was shooting for a film. ",entertainment +4030,"John Cena shares Ranveer Singh's photo, actor comments 'Kuch bhi' ","WWE wrestler John Cena took to Instagram on Sunday to share a picture of actor Ranveer Singh with a fan without any caption. The photo is the same that the actor had shared himself on Instagram in March. Commenting on John Cena's post, Ranveer wrote, ""Kuch bhi"" with a laughing emoji. ",entertainment +4031,The pain is intolerable: Devoleena on Divya Bhatnagar's demise,"Television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee took to Instagram to mourn the demise of her actress-friend Divya Bhatnagar. ""I know life was too hard on you...the pain is intolerable, but I know today you must be in a better place...free from all the sorrows, pains, sadness, cheats, lies,"" Devoleena wrote. Divya was put on ventilator and had tested positive for coronavirus. ",entertainment +4032,"Tannaz Irani tests COVID-19 positive, says 'praying I don't infect anyone’","Actress Tannaz Irani took to social media to share that she tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and thanked her husband Bhakhtyar Irani for being supportive. ""Positive me tested corona positive today. I'm praying that...I don't infect anyone. Bhakhtyar thank you for being so cool and supportive and warm and understanding! Love you,"" she wrote alongside a picture of herself. +",entertainment +4033,Aubrey reveals Kristen contracted COVID-19 during 'Happiest Season' filming,"Actress Aubrey Plaza revealed that her 'Happiest Season' co-star Kristen Stewart contracted coronavirus while shooting for their movie. ""COVID-19 was on our set, Kristen got sick. Well, we didn't know...It was the last week of February...I think a bunch of people on our set got sick. I didn't, thank God,"" she said on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'. ",entertainment +4034,His direction helps actors thrive: Deepika on working with Shakun Batra,"Deepika Padukone, who is currently shooting with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday for director Shakun Batra's untitled film, said, ""It's fantastic to work with someone like Shakun who is just so brilliant."" Further speaking about the filmmaker she said, ""The whole process of the way he directs...is something that helps us actors really thrive...I really couldn't have asked for more."" + + +",entertainment +4035,What is 'Co-WIN' digital platform govt has made for COVID-19 vaccine delivery?,The government has announced a 'Co-WIN' digital platform and a free app to monitor the COVID-19 vaccination process and recording vaccine data. The app will provide self-registration facility for vaccination and also send real-time data of the temperature of the cold-storages to the main server. An administrator module will let administrators in vaccination process create vaccination sessions.,technology +4036,Which were the 5 most tweeted about Hindi films of 2020?,"Twitter has released 2020's most tweeted about Hindi movies list. Sushant Singh Rajput's last film 'Dil Bechara', which also marked Sanjana Sanghi's debut, was the most tweeted about Hindi film of the year, followed by Deepika Padukone's 'Chhapaak'. Ajay Devgn's 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior', Taapsee Pannu's 'Thappad' and Janhvi Kapoor's 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' are also among top 5.",technology +4037,India-specific 5G standard is an existential threat: Airtel CEO,"Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal said that the idea to develop an India-specific 5G standard is an existential threat and will lock the country out of global ecosystem. ""We would let our citizens down if we allow that to happen,"" he said. Citing an example, he said, ""CDMA was better technology, but GSM won because it was more accepted technology.""",technology +4038,Who were the most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020?,"Twitter has released the list of the most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020. US President Donald Trump was the most tweeted about person, followed by US President-elect Joe Biden. The top 10 also included NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away in January this year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the seventh-most tweeted about person in 2020.",technology +4039,"Apple launches over-ear headphones 'AirPods Max' costing ₹59,900","Apple on Tuesday launched its first-ever over the ear headphones called 'AirPods Max', which will cost ₹59,900 in India. The AirPods Max feature high-fidelity audio, adaptive EQ, active noise cancellation, access to Siri, spatial audio, and offer up to 20 hours of playback on a single charge. The headphones are available to order starting today, with availability beginning December 15.",technology +4040,Before and after pics show collapse of world's 2nd largest radio telescope,Space tech company Maxar has shared before and after satellite images of the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico which collapsed recently. It had suffered damages due to tropical winds in August following which one of the suspension cables snapped last month. A decision to dismantle the structure had been taken before it collapsed.,technology +4041,Which were the world's most retweeted and most liked tweets of 2020?,"The tweet announcing actor Chadwick Boseman's death was 2020's most retweeted tweet and the most liked of all time. BTS member Jungkook singing 'Never Not' was 2020's second most retweeted tweet, followed by a tweet showing headline 'Two deadly viruses are killing Americans: COVID-19 and Racism'. Obama's tweet mourning NBA legend Kobe Bryant's death became the second most-liked tweet globally.",technology +4042,Mobile technology to be used for COVID-19 vaccination drive: PM Modi,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking at the India Mobile Congress, said that mobile technology will be used for ""one of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drives"". He added that mobile technology has enabled benefits worth billions of dollars to reach the deserving as well as helped the poor during the pandemic.",technology +4043,"Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news publishers for content","Australia has finalised plans to make internet giants such as Facebook and Google pay media outlets for news content, in what Treasurer Josh Frydenberg describes as a ""world first"" move. Internet firms can negotiate a deal with local publishers to fix a price for content, failing which a government-appointed arbitrator will decide for them, added Frydenberg.",technology +4044,FDI welcome but govt equally keen on India's security: Ravi Shankar,"Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that foreign direct investments (FDIs) and foreign innovations are welcome, but the government is equally keen on India's safety and security. Digital technologies have to be safe so that ""vested interests, extremists may not abuse it"", he added. Prasad further said that the government is keen that India must be 5G ready.",technology +4045,People should study India right now: Gates on UPI system's implementation,"Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates, while speaking at the Singapore Fintech Festival, praised India's UPI system and said people should study India right now apart from China. ""Things are really exploding there and innovation around that system is phenomenal,"" he added. Gates said his foundation is working with other countries to roll out open-source technologies modelled on India's implementation.",technology +4046,Baidu becomes 1st to get fully driverless road tests permit in Beijing,"Baidu has become the first to receive permits by the Beijing transportation authorities for five of its vehicles to conduct fully driverless road tests. It plans to remove safety drivers from test vehicles after gradually reducing human intervention. However, a remote safety operator will still be able to take control in an emergency via Baidu's 5G Remote Driving Service.",technology +4047,Internet connection back to normal post $34M ransomware attack: Foxconn,"Apple supplier Foxconn has said the internet connection in its facility in the Americas has gradually returned to normal after it was attacked by ransomware. Earlier, Foxconn's facility in Mexico was attacked by ransomware and attackers demanded $34 million to be paid in bitcoin. Foxconn said an upgrade in information security level was completed in its affected facility.",technology +4048,Zuckerberg threatened to stop UK investment over 'anti-tech' attitude,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg threatened to hold back investments in the UK over the government's ""anti-tech"" attitude in a 2018 meeting with UK's then digital minister Matt Hancock, documents obtained by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed. Zuckerberg said UK was an ""obvious territory...to invest in"" but he would consider ""looking elsewhere"" if the government didn't soften its stance.",technology +4049,Twitter users complain of 'Promoted Tweets' flooding timelines,"Some users on Twitter are complaining about seeing an increased frequency of ""Promoted Tweets"" on their timelines, with some witnessing up to four such tweets in a row. Twitter, in a statement to TechCrunch, clarified that it isn't a glitch. It is intentionally flooding the timeline with more ads to make use of the surplus ad inventory at year-end.",technology +4050,Nokia starts production of 5G equipment in India,"Nokia on Tuesday announced that it has started the production of 5G equipment in India. The equipment is being produced at the company's Chennai facility and is being shipped to countries that are in advanced stages of deploying the next-generation technology, Nokia said. The company claimed to have invested over ₹600 crore since 2008 to develop the Chennai facility.",technology +4051,Kohli's post announcing Anushka's pregnancy most liked tweet in India in 2020,"Team India captain Virat Kohli's post from August announcing his wife, actress Anushka Sharma's pregnancy is the most liked tweet in India in 2020, with over 6.4 lakh likes. Actor Amitabh Bachchan's tweet from July confirming he was COVID-19 positive is the most quoted tweet of 2020. The most retweeted tweet is actor Vijay's selfie with fans from February.",sports +4052,"Cricket 19 video game censors Niroshan Dickwella's name, pic surfaces","Cricket 19 video game has censored Sri Lankan cricketer Niroshan Dickwella's name from the platform. His name appears as 'N D-Censored' in the game. Renowned cricket writer Jarrod Kimber took to Twitter to share a picture from the game. Reacting to it, a user wrote, ""What nonsense."" Another user jokingly wrote, ""Lol...if parents didn't censor, who are they to?""",sports +4053,Bala Devi becomes first Indian woman footballer to score in Europe,"India footballer Bala Devi on Sunday became the first Indian woman to score in a professional European football league. Coming off the bench, Bala scored in the 85th minute against Motherwell as her side Rangers FC won the match 9-0. She was also the first Indian woman to sign a professional contract in a top-tier European club in January 2020.",sports +4054,All rules are applicable to everyone else other than Kohli: Sehwag on team changes,"Criticising ""frequent"" changes made in Team India by captain Virat Kohli, former India opener Virender Sehwag said, ""All the rules are applicable to everyone else other than Kohli, no rule is applicable to him."" He added, ""Neither his batting order is changed nor is he left out or given break when he is out of form. So, that is wrong.”",sports +4055,"Samson wasting chances, needs to learn from Virat how to build innings: Kaif","Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif asked Sanju Samson to take singles and doubles to consolidate his innings like Virat Kohli instead of wasting opportunities with the bat. ""He (Samson) should take the example from Virat Kohli in the middle. You can hit the sixes but he needs to learn from Virat Kohli on how to build an innings,"" said Kaif.",sports +4056,"The game has evolved, can't ban the switch-hit: Ganguly","Former India captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly contradicted former Australia captain Ian Chappell and said there is no reason for the switch-hit to be banned. ""The game has moved on, so I don't see we can take away this popular stroke from the modern-day batsmen,"" Ganguly said. Earlier, Chappell had said the switch-hit is unfair to the bowlers.",sports +4057,Cricket South Africa's bio-bubble didn't appear to be bio-secure: Ashley Giles,"England's director of cricket Ashley Giles questioned Cricket South Africa's bio-secure bubble that wasn't effective enough to keep infections away. ""We were coming into a bio-secure environment and from very early on it appeared it wasn't bio-secure,"" Giles said. On Monday, England tour of South Africa became the first bilateral series to be suspended since resumption of cricket in July. ",sports +4058,"Kuldeep, Jadeja not the same bowlers without Dhoni: Kiran More","Ex-wicketkeeper-batsman Kiran More has said that former India captain MS Dhoni used to constantly give advice to bowlers and now that he is not there behind the wickets, spinners are no longer the same bowlers. In the ODI series against Australia, while Chahal conceded 160 runs in two matches, Jadeja went for 185 runs in three. ",sports +4059,Immune barrier from vaccines against COVID-19 still far off: WHO,"WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris has said that vaccines are a great tool but the ""effect of the vaccine in providing some kind of immune barrier is still far off"". She added that public health measures are needed to prevent an uptick in COVID-19 cases. On Tuesday, UK began administering the first doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to its citizens.",world +4060,US election was like that of a 'third world country': Trump,"US President Donald Trump compared presidential election in the US to that of a ""third world country"", reiterating his claims about voter fraud. ""It was a rigged election...I think the case has been made, and now we find out what we can do about it. You'll see a lot of big things happening the next couple of days,"" Trump said.",world +4061,I feel it's my duty: Indian-origin man who received COVID-19 vaccine in UK,"Indian-origin man Hari Shukla, an 87-year-old retired race relations expert, on Tuesday became one among the first people to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in the UK. ""I am delighted to be doing my bit by having the vaccine. I feel it is my duty to do so,"" he said. His 83-year-old wife Ranjan also received the jab.",world +4062,4 lions test positive for COVID-19 at a zoo in Spain,"Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday. It is said to be only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus. Three female lions and a male lion were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of coronavirus.",world +4063,Who were the most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020?,"Twitter has released the list of the most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020. US President Donald Trump was the most tweeted about person, followed by US President-elect Joe Biden. The top 10 also included NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away in January this year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the seventh-most tweeted about person in 2020.",world +4064,Punjab-born Raj Chouhan elected Speaker in Canada's British Columbia,"Punjab-born Raj Chouhan has been elected Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, becoming the first person of South Asian heritage to hold the Speakership in the British Columbia legislature or any other Canadian parliamentary jurisdiction. Chouhan, five-time MLA from Burnaby-Edmonds, immigrated to Canada in 1973. He had served as Deputy Speaker in the previous legislature.",world +4065,How has Mount Everest's height varied over the years?,"In 1954, the Survey of India had estimated Mount Everest’s height to be 8,848 metres (29,028 feet) which was widely accepted. An Italian survey in 1987 determined 8,872 metres as its height. In 1999, an American survey estimated Mount Everest’s height to be 8,850 metres. A Chinese measurement in 2005 estimated that Mount Everest’s height was 8,844.43 metres.",world +4066,"Thieves break into Russia's 'doomsday plane', steal equipment: Report","Thieves broke into Russia's Ilyushin Il-80 'doomsday plane' and stole 39 units of electronic equipment and five radio station boards, news agency Interfax reported citing a source. The plane was undergoing routine maintenance in Taganrog. Experts say Il-80s are designed to be used as airborne command posts for Russian officials, including the president, in the event of a nuclear conflict.",world +4067,Pfizer vaccine data meets expectations for emergency use approval: US FDA,"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine's efficacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorisation. The USFDA will meet on Thursday to make a formal decision on approving the vaccine for emergency use in the country. Last week, the UK became the first country to approve the vaccine for widespread use.",world +4068,Thailand deploys surveillance drones on border to curb COVID-19 spread,Thailand has deployed drones and ultraviolet cameras on its border for surveillance after dozens of new coronavirus cases were found linked to a town in neighbouring Myanmar. Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered officials to erect barricades along the porous border to stop illegal crossings and curb the spread of COVID-19. Myanmar has seen a spike in coronavirus cases recently.,world +4069,Doctor who treated UK PM for COVID-19 himself tests +ve for virus,"Dr Nick Hart, one of the doctors who treated UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the leader contracted coronavirus has himself tested positive for the virus, according to London's Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. Hart is currently in isolation after his diagnosis, it added. Johnson's fiancée Carrie Symonds had credited Hart and Dr Nick Price for saving the PM's life.",world +4070,"Understand concern over fast vaccine development, didn't cut corners: Pfizer","Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that he understood concerns around the speed at which COVID-19 vaccines had been produced, but insisted that his company ""didn't cut any corners"". There is always scepticism over vaccines but in this case, it is worse because the products are developed ""very fast"" and ""it has been severely politicised, particularly in the US"", he added.",world +4071,Zuckerberg threatened to stop UK investment over 'anti-tech' attitude,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg threatened to hold back investments in the UK over the government's ""anti-tech"" attitude in a 2018 meeting with UK's then digital minister Matt Hancock, documents obtained by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed. Zuckerberg said UK was an ""obvious territory...to invest in"" but he would consider ""looking elsewhere"" if the government didn't soften its stance.",world +4072,India donates ₹22 cr to complete Palestine-India Techno Park,"India on Tuesday donated the fourth and final tranche of over ₹22 crore to complete the construction of Palestine-India Techno Park. India has in total donated over ₹88 crore towards building the project in the Palestinian city of Ramallah. The project is almost in its final stage and likely to be inaugurated in February or March of 2021, officials said.",world +4073,800 Indian peacekeepers awarded medals for their service in S Sudan,"More than 800 Indian peacekeepers, including a sole woman officer, have been awarded medals for their service for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The Indian battalion in Upper Nile State provides veterinary services to local communities. The peacekeepers have treated thousands of animals and trained 226 Community Animal Health Workers despite the harsh conditions, UNMISS said.",world +4074,China cancels plan to jointly launch commemorative stamps with India,China's State Post Bureau has cancelled its plan to jointly launch commemorative stamps with India. The two countries were to launch a stamp commemorating 2020 as the 70th year of bilateral relations and a special stamp showing the Mogao Caves from China's Gansu province. This comes amid a LAC standoff between India and China in eastern Ladakh.,world +4075,Turkey orders arrest of 304 military personnel over alleged coup ties,"Turkey has ordered the arrest of 304 military personnel over alleged links to the failed coup in 2016, state-run media reported on Tuesday. According to reports, personnel had links to cleric Fethullah Gülen, whom Turkey blames for leading the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Tens of thousands of people have been jailed since the 2016 coup attempt.",world +4076,"Trade deal with EU looking very, very difficult at the moment: UK","The conclusion of a Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU) is ""looking very, very difficult at the moment"", British PM Boris Johnson said. There might come a moment when the UK would have to acknowledge that it was time to go for a no-deal Brexit, he added. Johnson is due to visit Brussels soon for trade deal talks.",world +4077,France to build new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier,"France will build a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that'll replace its Charles de Gaulle carrier by 2038, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The new carrier will be about 70,000 tonnes and 300 metres long. Macron framed the decision to use nuclear reactors to propel the warship as part of France's climate strategy, stressing its lower emissions compared to diesel fuel.",world +4078,Melania reveals new WH tennis pavilion weeks before Biden takes oath as Prez,"US First Lady Melania Trump has announced the completion of the new White House tennis pavilion which ""will function as both a place of leisure and gathering for future First Families"". ""Preserving this historic landmark is vital,"" Melania Trump said. Her announcement came weeks before the Trump family hands over the White House to President-elect Joe Biden in January 2021. ",world +4079,"China is the principal military, economic threat in Asia: US","China is the principal military and economic threat in Asia, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said. China accounts for 210 out of 539 anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders imposed by the US, he added. China also makes up a ""good portion"" of the entity list that restricts companies' access to US suppliers for national security reasons, he further said.",world +4080,Some rebel fighters in Tigray region not yet defeated: Ethiopia,"Ethiopia on Tuesday said there were some rebel fighters in Tigray who had not been defeated yet. Last month, Ethiopian PM had declared the operation against the rebels complete. Separately, Ethiopia said a UN team visiting the region was shot at by soldiers after they tried to pass through a checkpoint without stopping while driving to an unauthorised area.",world +4081,Putin signs law giving Russian constitution precedence over int'l law,"Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing precedence of the Russian constitution over international agreements and decisions of international bodies in cases when they conflict with the constitution. However, the country said that it remains fully committed to the international law. Human rights advocates raised concerns that the new law could erode rights and freedoms in Russia.",world +4082,China vows countermeasures against US sanctions over Hong Kong,"China on Tuesday said it would take firm countermeasures against US sanctions on 14 Chinese officials over their alleged role in the disqualification of four pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers. China added that it strongly condemns US' ""crazy, vile behaviour"". On Monday, US had imposed sanctions on 14 officials of a committee that spearheaded the new security law in Hong Kong.",world +4083,Hundreds protest in Armenia after PM ignores deadline to step down,"Hundreds protested in Armenia on Tuesday after PM Nikol Pashinyan ignored a deadline set by the opposition to step down over a ceasefire deal struck with Azerbaijan last month. Some of the protesters chanted ""Nikol, traitor"" and ""Armenia without Nikol"". Pashinyan has accepted responsibility for the outcome of the conflict with Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.",world +4084,Found a note in which Divya stated that Gagan tortures her: Brother,"Late TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's brother Devashish Bhatnagar has revealed that Divya's husband Gagan had started torturing her physically and mentally soon after their marriage. ""She had written a note on November 7, in which she stated...Gagan tortures and abuses her. We found the note in her cupboard yesterday. She had...approached...police and filed...NC on November 16 against him,"" he added. ",entertainment +4085,Which were the 5 most tweeted about Hindi films of 2020?,"Twitter has released 2020's most tweeted about Hindi movies list. Sushant Singh Rajput's last film 'Dil Bechara', which also marked Sanjana Sanghi's debut, was the most tweeted about Hindi film of the year, followed by Deepika Padukone's 'Chhapaak'. Ajay Devgn's 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior', Taapsee Pannu's 'Thappad' and Janhvi Kapoor's 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' are also among top 5.",entertainment +4086,"Kept marriage secret for 4 yrs, Parmeet's parents didn't approve of me: Archana","Actress Archana Puran Singh has revealed that after her wedding to Parmeet Sethi, they kept their marriage a secret for four years. On 'The Kapil Sharma Show', Archana revealed how his parents did not approve of her as she was an actress. The couple got married in 1992 and have two sons.",entertainment +4087,"When I'm with Salman, I feel like Wajid has come: Sajid on late brother","While remembering his late brother Wajid Khan, music composer Sajid Khan said, ""Sometimes, when I jam with Salman (Khan), I feel like Wajid has come."" The 'Dabangg' composer added, ""The guy that was ten times better than me is no more...I'll keep trying to give good music and when I feel I can't, I'll...go on a vacation."" ",entertainment +4088,"Excited to indulge in 2 different worlds: Ishaan on Pippa, Phone Bhoot","Ishaan Khatter, who'll be next seen in 'Pippa' and 'Phone Bhoot', has said he's excited to indulge in two ""very different worlds"". ""The film is based on...Bangladesh Liberation War. It's a different world altogether for me,"" he said while talking about 'Pippa'. ""As an audience, I love...horror-comedy genre because...plot gets twisted every now and then,"" Ishaan said about 'Phone Bhoot'.",entertainment +4089,We need to be careful: Madhuri on people stepping out amid COVID-19,"Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene urged people to take proper precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic by not stepping out unless necessary. ""People are sitting at home for five-six months...they're anxious for not being able to step out and socialise. But remember we all need to be very careful...It's not just about protecting yourself but also about others,"" she said.",entertainment +4090,'Wonder Woman 1984' was the hardest movie I ever got to shoot: Gal,"Actress Gal Gadot has said that her upcoming film 'Wonder Woman 1984' has been the toughest acting job of her career. ""Most of the stuff you see in the film is real people doing the real thing...be it the facial expressions, weight, movement...It was the hardest movie I ever got to shoot by far,"" she said at a press conference. +",entertainment +4091,He gave a shot in less than 15 seconds: Gautam on working with Salman,"Speaking about his experience of working with Salman Khan for their upcoming film 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai', television actor Gautam Gulati shared an incident that left him ""stunned"". ""Myself and Prabhudeva were standing and looking at his shot, it was so difficult. But...he managed to give that shot in just lesser than 15 seconds,"" Gautam shared. ",entertainment +4092,There aren't so much drugs in B'wood as it's being claimed to be: Sukhwinder,"Commenting on Bollywood's alleged drug links, singer Sukhwinder Singh said, ""There aren't so much drugs in the film industry as it's being claimed to be."" He added, ""If there were drugs to that extent, then they wouldn't even have been able to even go to shoot!"" ""A lot of people are trying to convert it into a tamasha,"" said Sukhwinder.",entertainment +4093,"Robert pays tribute to Chadwick, says 'His energy was undeniable'","Late actor Chadwick Boseman was honoured with the Hero for the Ages Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special and his Marvel co-star Robert Downey Jr paid tribute to the 'Black Panther' actor. ""His energy and intensity was undeniable. There was something different and special about Chadwick,"" Robert said.",entertainment +4094,"Divya's family planning to file case against husband, alleges torture","Following actress Divya Bhatnagar's demise, her brother Dev Bhatnagar stated that her family is planning on filing a case against Gagan, Divya's estranged husband. ""Gagan started torturing Divya physically and mentally...after their marriage. She had written a note on November 7, in which she...stated that Gagan tortures and abuses her. We found the note in her cupboard yesterday,"" he said. ",entertainment +4095,I cry alone as I remember my mother on my birthday: Dharmendra,"Veteran actor Dharmendra, who turned 85 on Tuesday, said he does not celebrate his birthday because his mother is no longer with him. ""When the one who gave me happiness is no longer with me, how do I celebrate? I just perform the rituals and cry alone while remembering my mother,"" he told The Times of India.",entertainment +4096,"Movie business is like women, you don't understand them: Arshad","Calling box office numbers a ""scam"", actor Arshad Warsi said, ""There are films I just can't stand that do well and there are films...I just love that don't see the light of day. It's hard for me to understand."" He added, ""I think...movie business is like women; you don't understand them...I don't know how it functions, how does it work."" ",entertainment +4097,"Rules are different for Big B, he has directors calling him sir: Sharmila","Sharmila Tagore recently spoke about her absence from the films and said that it happens to all the actresses beyond a certain age in Bollywood. ""Even Madhuri Dixit who's...younger hasn't done anything much,"" the 76-year-old actress added. ""Whereas...rules are different for Mr (Amitabh) Bachchan. He has directors like Shoojit Sircar calling him 'Sir' and writing roles for him,"" she said.",entertainment +4098,Anurag Kashyap and Ajay Bahl team up for 'Ugly' sequel,"Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Ajay Bahl are teaming up for the sequel of the 2013 film 'Ugly'. Speaking about the project, Ajay shared that he will direct the film, while Anurag will produce it. ""I...went to Anurag with the script, a thriller which is dark and yet illuminated by a sense of immediacy and relevance. Anurag loved it,"" Ajay said. ",entertainment +4099,Being back on set felt tiring: Kirti on shooting after lockdown,"Talking about resuming work after the coronavirus-induced lockdown, actress Kirti Kulhari said, ""Everyone had gotten used to not working for months so being back on the set, it felt longer and tiring."" ""What happened on the first day of shoot...was that after five-six hours of shooting, I felt so tired as if I had shot for 24 hours,"" she added.",entertainment +4100,My dad calls her daughter-in-law: Shawn on relationship with Camila,"Singer Shawn Mendes recently revealed that his father refers to his girlfriend Camila as 'daughter-in-law'. ""My dad is never very serious about things, but he would always bug me and be like, 'How's my daughter-in-law doing?'"" he said on Zach Sang Show. ""Obviously your parents don't know, but when you know you know,"" he added.",entertainment +4101,Surround yourself with people who challenge you: Selena Gomez,"During a recent interview, singer-actor Selena Gomez said, ""It's...important to surround yourself with people who are the ones that are challenging you, the ones that are believing in you."" Recalling the initial days of her career, Selena said, ""I was younger, I had so many reasons to not pick myself up and just keep going.""",entertainment +4102,Called Sohail Khan & requested him to put me in Bigg Boss 14: Rakhi,"Talking about participating in Bigg Boss 14, season 1 contestant Rakhi Sawant said she agreed to be part of the show again because her career ""had gone completely downhill"". Rakhi added she requested Salman Khan's brother Sohail Khan to put her in the show again. ""I told, 'I don't want to get into depression...want to work in television...films',"" she said.",entertainment +4103,"2 crore Gionee mobiles were secretly planted with malware, says China court","Two crore mobiles made by Chinese company Gionee were intentionally inflicted with Trojan Horse via an app between December 2018 and October 2019, according to a Chinese court's verdict. The app became a tool to profit from users through unsolicited ads and other illegitimate means. Gionee's subsidiary Shenzhen Zhipu implanted the malware through an update of 'Story Lock Screen' app. ",technology +4104,Musk's Boring Company shares a glimpse of Las Vegas loop station,"The Boring Company shared a short clip on Twitter showing one of the underground stations that the company is building as part of its Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) loop. In September, Founder Elon Musk said the first operational tunnel under Vegas was almost complete. ""Tunnels under cities with self-driving electric cars will feel like warp drive,"" he had added.",technology +4105,"1,500 Google employees demand answer over researcher's alleged firing","Over 1,500 Google employees have signed a petition against AI researcher Timnit Gebru's alleged firing and demanded an explanation for censorship of Gebru's research paper. Gebru was allegedly fired after she sent an email to her colleagues discussing the censorship by Google. The petition said Gebru has faced ""defensiveness, racism, gaslighting, research censorship, and now a retaliatory firing"".",technology +4106,Apple CEO Tim Cook adds his pronouns to his Twitter bio,"Apple CEO Tim Cook has recently added his gender pronouns ""he/him"" to his Twitter bio. Adding pronouns as an introduction is widely seen as a way of creating an inclusive environment for transgenders. Another senior Apple executive, Greg Joswiak also added pronouns recently. Cook came out as gay in 2014, becoming one of the first major CEOs to do so. ",technology +4107,"Twitter allows physical security key support for iPhones, Android devices","Twitter has rolled out hardware security key support for iPhones and Android devices, enabling users with a security key on their account to use it to log in from their mobiles. Hardware security keys support was first announced in 2018, with the aim of ""allowing users to add a physical security barrier instead of two-factor authentication options,"" reported TechCrunch.",technology +4108,Many accounts engaged with China's tweet on Aus soldier fake: Report,"Israeli firm Cyabra claimed that 57.5% of 1,344 profiles it analysed, that engaged with China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian's tweet on Australian soldier, were fake. It found ""evidence of a largely orchestrated disinformation campaign"" to amplify its message. An ASPI researcher also claimed she had noticed ""unusual behaviour"" by Twitter accounts retweeting or liking the post. +",technology +4109,Banks need experienced chief risk officers to handle cybercrime: Deloitte,"The Indian banking industry needs to hire experienced chief risk officers to deal with cybercrimes, Deloitte said in a report. The sector witnessed increased cyberattacks as it accelerated efforts to ensure digital banking and remote access to employees during the pandemic, it added. Rising cyber threats after COVID-19 pose serious concerns for Indian banks and the RBI, it further said.",technology +4110,Take strict action against Amazon for causing misery to traders: CAIT to ED,"Traders' body CAIT has written to the ED seeking ""strict action"" against Amazon, claiming that it has caused ""misery"" to small traders by resorting to predatory pricing. It has provided ED with all the ""necessary details"" to prove that Amazon has ""brazenly"" violated India's laws. It has also raised questions on how Amazon has been ""carrying on multi-brand retail trading"".",technology +4111,JD.com to be 1st online portal to accept China's digital currency,"Chinese e-commerce company JD.com said it will become the country's first virtual platform to accept Beijing's digital currency. JD Digits will accept digital yuan as payment for some products on its online mall, as part of an experimental giveaway of digital yuan to citizens of Suzhou. Digital vouchers worth 20 million yuan in total will be distributed to selected residents.",technology +4112,Sick of talking about Microsoft: Slack CEO if competition forced Salesforce deal,"Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield in an interview discussing the idea that competition from Microsoft forced the Salesforce deal said he is ""sick of talking about Microsoft"". He added that the narrative will eventually be ""dispelled"". Butterfield also believes that he will become one of Salesforce's presidents after it buys Slack for $27.7 billion.",technology +4113,NITI Aayog suggests regulating online fantasy sports platforms,"NITI Aayog has released a draft paper to discuss uniform national regulation and setting operating standards for online fantasy sports platforms (OFSP) in India. The think-tank suggests OFSPs to abide by all Indian laws, offer only skill-predominant formats among several other reforms. Fantasy gaming is currently a state subject, which means rules and regulations differ from state to state.",technology +4114,Tesla asked to give ₹1 cr to used car buyer for hiding damage in China,Tesla was ordered by a Chinese court to pay over ₹1 crore to the buyer of a used Model S car after concluding it concealed structural damage on the vehicle it sold on its official website. It was reportedly discovered part of the vehicle had been cut and welded back together. Tesla will appeal the ruling to a higher court.,technology +4115,"WhatsApp testing voice, video calls feature on desktop app: Report","WhatsApp is testing the ability to make video and voice calls via its desktop app, as per a tweet by The Guardian's Alex Hern. Hern shared an image on Twitter that shows both the video call icon and the voice call icon inside a chat on the desktop app. Both the icons had the ""beta"" tag on them.",technology +4116,Tesla reveals women comprise 17% of its total US leadership roles,"Tesla revealed in its first-ever US diversity report that women comprise 17% of the company's leadership roles and 21% of the overall workforce. It added that Black people make up 4% of its US leadership roles and 10% of its total workforce. ""While women are historically underrepresented...we recognise we have work to do in this area,"" Tesla said.",technology +4117,"US labour board accuses Amazon of threatening, illegally firing worker","US' National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Amazon for firing former warehouse worker Courtney Bowden after she advocated for sick pay for part-time workers. Amazon fired her claiming she had gotten into an altercation with a coworker, which Bowden has denied. The e-commerce major has been criticised for providing unsafe working conditions and monitoring unionising activities.",technology +4118,Activision sues Netflix over alleged poaching of its ex-exec in US,"Activision Blizzard has sued Netflix in the US alleging Netflix engaged in ""unlawfully poaching"" company executives, including its former finance chief, Spencer Neumann. ""Netflix has a...practice of unlawfully inducing employees of...competitors to breach their fixed-term contracts,"" Activision said. It has accused Netflix of unfair competition and intentional interference, among other things.",technology +4119,₹2.46 cr robot that can cook meals from scratch created by UK company,"A London-based robotics company Moley Robotics has created the Moley Kitchen robot that can cook meals from scratch and clean up afterwards. The robot has two robotic arms with fully articulated ""hands"" that can retrieve ingredients from smart fridge and use the sink to fill pans. It has been developed with the assistance of BBC MasterChef's 2011 winner Tim Anderson.",technology +4120,IISc team working on COVID-19 detection via artificial intelligence,"Researchers at IISc, Bengaluru, are working on rapid identification of COVID-19 biomarkers in blood plasma using Raman spectroscopy and AI. They said, using AI and deep learning, the detection will be rapid and automated and won't require any extraction procedure. An IISc professor said Raman spectroscopy has found numerous applications in biomedicine, especially in disease diagnosis.",technology +4121,UAE target of cyberattacks after forming ties with Israel: Official,"The UAE was the target of cyberattacks after establishing formal ties with Israel, the country's cybersecurity head Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti said. He added that the financial sector was targeted but did not elaborate. He didn't specify if the attacks were successful or provide details on who the perpetrators were.",technology +4122,Mastercard to investigate child abuse allegations against Pornhub,"Mastercard is investigating allegations against Pornhub with its parent MindGeek's bank, following a New York Times column which said that videos posted on the site ""depict child abuse and nonconsensual violence"". ""I don't see why...credit card companies should bolster a company that monetises sexual assaults on children or unconscious women,"" the column read. Pornhub has denied the allegations.",technology +4123,Self-driving drone with 70% reusable system for launching satellites unveiled,"US-based startup Aevum has unveiled a fully self-driving drone, Ravn X, designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every three hours. Aevum claims Ravn X is the world's largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) by mass. It added that 70% of Ravn X's system is reusable and it aims for 95% reusability in future.",technology +4124,I will probably go into space in 2-3 years: Elon Musk,"In an interview, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he himself would probably go into space in ""two or three years"" and that he expects to see the first human on Mars in six years. Musk said Mars is not a Plan B, and rather part of his ambition to make mankind ""a multi-planet species and a spacefaring civilisation.""",technology +4125,Apple to replace some iPhone 11 displays having touch issues,Apple has admitted that some iPhone 11 displays may stop responding to touch due to an issue with the display module and has offered free replacement. Affected devices were manufactured between November 2019-May 2020. Apple has asked owners with affected displays to check their phone's serial number on the support page to see if they are eligible for free replacement.,technology +4126,We're going to have more vaccines than we can possibly use: Elon Musk,"In a recent interview, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said, ""We're going to have so many (COVID-19) vaccines, we won't know what to do with them. More...than we can possibly use."" Musk has earlier been criticised for saying ""the coronavirus panic is dumb"" and even claiming the US will see ""close to zero new cases"" by April 2020.",technology +4127,Elon Musk plans to move to Texas to save billions in tax: Reports,"Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is reportedly planning to leave California and shift to Texas, a state with no income tax, which would result in him saving billions of dollars. In May, Musk said he was selling his houses and listed his California properties too. Last month, Musk overtook Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world. ",technology +4128,"India defeat Australia in last over, win their 5th consecutive T20I series","India chased down the target of 195 against Australia in the last over in the second T20I in Sydney to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. With this, India registered their fifth consecutive T20I series victory. Further, India also extended their unbeaten run in T20I cricket to 11 matches.",sports +4129,Kohli becomes first Indian captain to win T20I series in all SENA countries,"After clinching the T20I series against Australia today, Virat Kohli became the first Team India captain to win a T20I series in all the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries. Kohli-led India had won a T20I series in New Zealand earlier this year, while they had registered a 2-1 series win in England two years ago.",sports +4130,Basketball jersey Obama wore 41 years ago in school sells for ₹1.4 crore,"A basketball jersey worn by former US President Barack Obama in 1979 during his senior year at Punahou School in Hawaii sold for $192,000 (₹1.4 crore) at auction, Julien’s Auctions said. It added that it is the highest amount ever for a high-school jersey sold at auction. The white mesh jersey features the number 23.",sports +4131,Will send him a text tonight: Kohli as video of his 6 with ABD-like shot goes viral,"A video of India captain Virat Kohli hitting a six off Australia pacer Andrew Tye with an AB de Villiers-like scoop shot in the second T20I went viral. In the post-match presentation, Kohli said, ""It was a bit of funny moment, I surprised myself there."" He added, ""I'll send ABD a text tonight and see what he thinks of it.""",sports +4132,34-yr-old ex-Brazilian boxer arrested for allegedly killing her 61-yr-old husband,"Former Brazilian professional boxer Viviane Obenauf has been arrested for allegedly killing her 61-year-old Swiss husband with a ""blunt object"" in their apartment in Switzerland. The unnamed businessman died of ""massive injuries"" from a ""sustained violent assault” in an attack that led to a drone reportedly being flown over the flat. The police also raided 34-year-old Obenauf's gym.",sports +4133,"I'm proud we won T20I series without established players like Rohit, Bumrah: Kohli","After taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Australia, India captain Virat Kohli said, ""I am very proud of this team."" He added, ""The fact that we didn't have Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, our established white-ball players and we still did well makes me happy."" Bumrah was rested, while Rohit wasn't included in T20I squad.",sports +4134,I am not Dhoni: Wade heard saying on stump mic after missed stumping,"Australia stand-in captain and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade was heard saying 'I am not Dhoni, not quick enough like Dhoni' on stump mic after a narrow stumping miss in the second T20I. Team India batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who was on the striker's end, was seen acknowledging Wade's statement with a nod. This happened in the ninth over of India's innings.",sports +4135,Umpires should call dead ball if a batsman tries to play a switch hit: Ian Chappell,"Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has said that the umpires should call the ball dead if a batsman tries to play a switch hit. He added, ""The square-leg umpire is already paying close attention to the batsman's feet...If a batsman changes the order of his feet, then the square-leg umpire ought to simply declare the ball dead.""",sports +4136,"Wade gives up thinking Kohli took catch & gets run-out after catch drop, video viral","Australia's Matthew Wade got run-out after Virat Kohli dropped his catch in second T20I's eighth over. Wade got a leading edge off Washington Sundar and the ball flew towards cover. Wade charged for a run but gave up midway thinking Kohli took the catch. However, Kohli dropped it and threw the ball to KL Rahul, who effected the dismissal. ",sports +4137,"Steyn gets angry at fan for suggesting normal haircut, calls him 'Mr ugly mustache'","South African fast bowler Dale Steyn got angry at an Indian fan during a Twitter question-answer session after the latter suggested him to get a normal haircut. Responding to the fan, who said long locks don't suit him, Steyn wrote, ""How about I worry about my appearance and you worry about yours Mr ugly mustache.""",sports +4138,SA-Eng 1st ODI called off again after hotel staff tests COVID-19 positive,"The first ODI between South Africa and England in Paarl on Sunday was cancelled after two hotel staff, where the visitors were staying, tested COVID-19 positive. The start of the match was initially delayed after the tests returned positive, but the match was eventually suspended. The match was rescheduled to Sunday after a South Africa cricketer tested positive for coronavirus.",sports +4139,Video of a child crying in stands during Australia-India T20I goes viral,"A video of a child crying in the stands during Australia-India T20I in Sydney has gone viral on social media. In the video, a Team India fan can be seen holding the boy as the camera panned over the spectators, who can be seen cheering. ""Cricket's not everyone's cup of tea,"" Cricket Australia wrote sharing the video.",sports +4140,"Jehan Daruvala creates history, becomes first Indian to win Formula 2 race","Carlin driver Jehan Daruvala on Sunday created history when he became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race during the Sakhir Grand Prix. The 22-year-old emerged on top after a long battle with Dan Ticktum, eventually winning by a 2.9-second margin. Further, Michael Schumacher's son Mick Schumacher won the Formula 2 championship with 215 points.",sports +4141,"Shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy test COVID-19 positive","Indian men's badminton players including former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy tested positive for COVID-19. Both players are asymptomatic and are currently in self-isolation. Apart from the duo, shuttlers RMV Gurusaidutt and Pranaav Jerry Chopra have also tested positive for coronavirus. Meanwhile, Kashyap's wife Saina Nehwal has tested negative.",sports +4142,"Not surprised Shreyas was dropped, it's Team India's culture now: Kaif","Ex-India batsman Mohammad Kaif said that he was not surprised when Shreyas Iyer was dropped in the first T20I against Australia. ""Iyer had two or three bad innings in the ODI, so they didn't play [him]...This is the culture of the team [now]...This is the sort of thinking of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri...players are also understanding that,"" he stated. ",sports +4143,Gill should play in middle order as Kohli's replacement in last 3 Tests: Aakash,"Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said Shubman Gill should be picked over KL Rahul to bat at number four in place of Virat Kohli in the last three Australia Tests. ""If you're looking to bat someone in the middle order...Shubman should get the nod ahead of Rahul...if there's a spot as an opener...then [it should be] Rahul,"" he stated. ",sports +4144,Time for Pandya to establish in finishing role and play match-winning knocks: Kohli,"Talking about Hardik Pandya's unbeaten 42-run knock off 22 balls, skipper Virat Kohli said it's time for him to establish in finishing role and play match-winning knocks for the team. ""The reason for Hardik to come into our team in 2016 was pure ability...he plays with all his heart and he certainly got that competitive nature about him,"" Kohli added.",sports +4145,Aus must be frustrated but fair on India to use concussion sub: Gambhir,"On Yuzvendra Chahal replacing Ravindra Jadeja in Canberra T20I as concussion substitute, ex-India opener Gautam Gambhir has said that it was fair on India to use the concussion rule. ""I understand that Australia must be frustrated...[but] If there's a concussion, and there is a concussion rule, why not use it...India used it to the best of their advantage,"" he added. ",sports +4146,"Top 4 runners break half marathon's world record, Kenyan runner sets new record","Kenyan runner Kibiwott Kandie on Sunday smashed the half marathon's world record, clocking 57:32 at the Valencia Half Marathon. Notably, all top four men ran under the previous world best, with Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda finishing second in 57:37, Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto third in 57:49 and Kenyan Alexander Mutiso taking fourth place in 57:59. The previous world record was 58:01. ",sports +4147,"Kohli best player I've ever seen, his shots today were extraordinary: Langer","Australia coach Justin Langer has praised Virat Kohli, saying that the India skipper is the best player he has ever seen. ""Some of the shots he played today were extraordinary,"" he added. Chasing the 195-run target, Kohli scored 40 off 24 balls including two fours and two sixes. India scored 14 off the last over to win the match.",sports +4148,"I thought Natarajan should be Man of the Match, he had a good game: Pandya","India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was named Man of the Match for his unbeaten 42-run knock off 22 balls in the second T20I, has said that pacer T Natarajan had a ""really good"" game and he should've been Man of the Match. Natarajan gave 20 runs in his four overs and dismissed D'Arcy Short and Moises Henriques in the match.",sports +4149,Not being able to train in NZ has affected our players: Misbah,"Pakistan head coach and ex-captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that not being able to train in New Zealand has affected their players. ""Top professional athletes require a certain environment to prepare so that they can perform,"" he added. The Pakistan cricket team has been denied the right to train while in managed isolation after their eight members tested positive for COVID-19.",sports +4150,Pollard will always be my inspiration: Hardik after last-over win vs Aus,"After guiding India to a last-over win against Australia in the 2nd T20I, all-rounder Hardik Pandya said he always draws his inspiration from his Mumbai Indians teammate Kieron Pollard. Hardik said, ""Pollard has done it many times for his country and franchise."" Hardik scored an unbeaten 22-ball 42, including two last-over sixes to help India take an unassailable 2-0 lead.",sports +4151,"Ritu Phogat remains undefeated, wins her fourth MMA bout on the trot","Ritu Phogat on Friday notched up her fourth consecutive MMA win to take her career record to 4-0. She defeated Jomary Torres of Philippines via Technical Knock Out in the ONE Championship atomweight (52.2kg) match. This was Ritu's second MMA bout in just over a month. Earlier, she had fought against Cambodia's Nou Srey Pov on October 30.",sports +4152,Captaining Australia was fun until Hardik came out: Matthew Wade,"Speaking at the post-match conference after India chased down the 195-run target, Australia stand-in captain Matthew Wade said that captaining was fun until Hardik Pandya came out to bat. ""When you have a player like Hardik who comes out and finishes, he can take anything off the last 5-6 overs,"" Wade added. India needed 37 runs off last three overs. ",sports +4153,Basketball jersey Obama wore 41 years ago in school sells for ₹1.4 crore,"A basketball jersey worn by former US President Barack Obama in 1979 during his senior year at Punahou School in Hawaii sold for $192,000 (₹1.4 crore) at auction, Julien’s Auctions said. It added that it is the highest amount ever for a high-school jersey sold at auction. The white mesh jersey features the number 23.",world +4154,'Thundersnow' wakes up people with loud explosion-like noise in Edinburgh,"Residents of Scotland's capital Edinburgh contacted emergency services when they were woken in the early hours of Friday by noises similar to loud explosions, that also set off their car alarms. Police explained that it was caused by the phenomenon known as 'thundersnow'. It happens when thunderstorms form in wintry conditions, giving rise to heavy downpours of snow, they added.",world +4155,Mystery illness in US diplomats likely due to 'directed' radio frequency: US report,"Mystery illness suffered by diplomats stationed in the US embassies in Havana and elsewhere is likely due to ""directed, pulsed radio frequency energy"", a US government report said on Saturday. Diplomats in some postings have complained of nausea, headache, dizziness and other unexplained symptoms. The report marks the first time the US has officially offered an explanation for the illness.",world +4156,Man mistakenly orders inflatable Grinch that's bigger than his house for daughter,"A 49-year-old UK man mistakenly ordered a 35-foot-tall inflatable Grinch online for his daughter ahead of Christmas. The man paid around ₹50,000 for the inflatable Grinch, which was bigger than his house. After several families visited him on seeing the Grinch outside his house, the man started a donation drive for a care home asking the families to make donations.",world +4157,Anti-LGBT lawmaker seen with semi-naked man during online parliamentary meeting,"A Lithuanian MP known for his stand against LGBT rights was spotted with a semi-naked man after he turned his camera on by accident during an online parliamentary meeting. ""The question is why are they half-naked during working hours. Of course, you could say it's a person's private life, but he is connected to a parliament meeting,"" an official said.",world +4158,Massive fire guts New York church housing iconic Liberty Bell; pics surface,"A church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's iconic Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city's earliest days was gutted by a massive fire. The Reverend, Jacqueline J Lewis, said, ""We are gutted like our building is gutted; our hearts are crushed like our doors are crushed."" The church was built 128 years ago. ",world +4159,"Woman offers to donate her eggs to help father, ex-boyfriend have a baby","A 21-year old woman from UK's Manchester has offered to donate her eggs to help her father and ex-boyfriend have a baby. Saffron's father Barrie Drewitt-Barlow is one of UK's first gay dads. Barrie welcomed his first daughter via surrogacy with his partner Scott Hutchison, who had previously dated Saffron, in September this year.",world +4160,Security guard dies after falling while changing poster at Bengaluru theatre,"A security guard allegedly fell to his death at a Bengaluru movie theatre while he was changing a poster. According to the police, the incident happened on Sunday around 8:15 am. ""Owner of the theatre said that changing poster was not the job of the man. We will investigate the matter,"" said the police.",world +4161,He risked his entire presidency: Biden on Obama's decision to kill Laden,"While talking to CNN about the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, US President-elect Joe Biden said, ""Barack Obama risked his entire presidency on making the call."" ""It took real...courage to make that decision,"" Biden added. Biden had advised Obama to wait to order the raid, however, he later advised the then US President to follow his instinct.",world +4162,"Italian man walks 450 km in lockdown after argument with wife; fined ₹36,000","A 48-year-old Italian man was fined €400 (nearly ₹36,000) after he walked 450 kilometres amid the coronavirus lockdown in an attempt to calm himself after arguing with his wife. The man left Como and walked about 65 kilometres a day and reached Fano, a beach resort on the Adriatic coast. The police conducting a search for coronavirus rule-breakers caught him.",world +4163,18-yr-old freezes to death after spending a week in car at -50°C in Russia,"A Russian teenager froze to death in his car in Yakutia region after getting lost while driving, however, the 18-year-old's friend survived. According to the region's investigative committee, the temperature in the area at night is around -50°C. The two had started driving from Yakutsk to Magadan on November 28 and were not found until December 5.",world +4164,US reports nearly 2.3 lakh coronavirus cases on Saturday,"The US on Saturday reported its highest rise in daily coronavirus cases at nearly 2.3 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. The death toll from coronavirus rose by 2,607 on the same day, the data showed. The US is the worst coronavirus-hit country with nearly 1.46 crore coronavirus cases and over 2.81 lakh COVID-19 deaths.",world +4165,COVID-19 could push 20.7 cr more people into extreme poverty: UNDP,"The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said that severe long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could push an additional 20.7 crore people into extreme poverty. The total number of people living in extreme poverty could rise to over 100 crore by 2030, it added. However, UNDP has suggested that investing in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could reverse the trend.",world +4166,S Jaishankar pulls out of Canada-led COVID-19 meeting: Reports,"External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has reportedly pulled out of a Canada-chaired global COVID-19 meeting scheduled to be held virtually on December 7, citing ""scheduling issues"". This comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's remarks on farmers' protest. However, government sources said the decision wasn't ""an action to convey India's displeasure,"" The Indian Express reported.",world +4167,"Italy's COVID-19 death toll rises to 2nd-highest in Europe at 60,078","Italy on Sunday became the second country in Europe and the sixth country globally to report over 60,000 deaths from coronavirus. Italy reported 564 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 60,078, the country's Health Ministry said. A few days ago, the UK became the first European country to report over 60,000 coronavirus deaths.",world +4168,UAE target of cyberattacks after forming ties with Israel: Official,"The UAE was the target of cyberattacks after establishing formal ties with Israel, the country's cybersecurity head Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti said. He added that the financial sector was targeted but did not elaborate. He didn't specify if the attacks were successful or provide details on who the perpetrators were.",world +4169,Many accounts engaged with China's tweet on Aus soldier fake: Report,"Israeli firm Cyabra claimed that 57.5% of 1,344 profiles it analysed, that engaged with China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian's tweet on Australian soldier, were fake. It found ""evidence of a largely orchestrated disinformation campaign"" to amplify its message. An ASPI researcher also claimed she had noticed ""unusual behaviour"" by Twitter accounts retweeting or liking the post. +",world +4170,Israel is putting Palestinians in concentration camps: Saudi Prince,"Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal, during a security summit in Bahrain, said Israel has ""incarcerated (Palestinians) in concentration camps under the flimsiest of security accusations"". He claimed that Palestinians in custody have no recourse to justice. ""They're demolishing homes as they wish...they assassinate whomever they want,"" Prince Turki, who led Saudi intelligence for over two decades, added.",world +4171,Death toll from coal mine accident in China rises to 23,"The death toll from an accident due to excessive levels of carbon monoxide in a coal mine in China's Chongqing municipality rose to 23, the state media reported. One survivor had been rescued after more than 30 hours of search and rescue efforts, it added. The accident occurred when the workers were dismantling underground equipment, it further said.",world +4172,"Japan, France, US plan their 1st joint military drills in May: Report","Japan, the US and France will hold joint military drills on land and sea for the first time in May next year, a Japanese newspaper reported. The exercises will be conducted on one of Japan's uninhabited outlying islands, it added. The joint exercises aim to counter China, which claims Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea, the newspaper further said.",world +4173,Ex-Iranian VP sentenced to 2 yrs in jail for leaking classified info,"Former Iranian Vice President Shahindokht Mowlaverdi has been sentenced to two years in prison for leaking classified information to foreign parties, state media reports said. ""It's a preliminary verdict...There is a 20-day window for reconsideration and I'll certainly appeal,"" she said. Separately, Mowlaverdi was given another six months in prison for ""propaganda"" against Iran's ruling system.",world +4174,"Chinese court tells Dutch collector to return 1,000-yr-old Buddha statue","A Chinese court has asked a Dutch art collector to return an over 1,000-year-old relic that was stolen from a temple in Fujian's Sanming city in 1995. The relic, a Buddha statue contains the mummified remains of a Buddhist monk. The collector claims he bought the statue in Hong Kong in 1996 but denied that it was the stolen relic.",world +4175,7 Pak COVID-19 patients die after hospital runs out of oxygen supply ,"Seven coronavirus patients at the Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan died after oxygen supply at the hospital ran out, officials said on Sunday. A hospital spokesman said the vendor, who is responsible for resupplying oxygen, failed to arrive on time. The hospital receives its oxygen cylinders from a vendor in Rawalpindi, a city about 190 kilometres away, he added.",world +4176,US must consult Gulf states on reviving Iran nuclear deal: S Arabia,"The Gulf states must be consulted if a US nuclear agreement with Iran is revived, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said. It's the only path towards a sustainable agreement, he added. Earlier, US President-elect Joe Biden had said, ""If Iran returns to strict compliance with the nuclear deal, the US would rejoin the agreement.""",world +4177,Aus' Fraser Island residents told to leave as bushfire approaches,"Residents of coastal township Happy Valley on Australia's UNESCO World Heritage-listed Fraser Island were told to evacuate on Sunday as a bushfire approached it. ""Leaving immediately is the safest option, as it will soon be too dangerous to drive,"" the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said. The bushfires were sparked by an illegal campfire in October.",world +4178,"TRS wins 55 seats, BJP 48 and AIMIM 44 in GHMC polls","The results for 149 of 150 seats of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have been declared, with TRS winning 55 seats, BJP recording a victory in 48 seats and AIMIM in 44 seats. Congress managed to win two seats in the polls. At least 76 seats are required by a party or an alliance of parties to secure a majority.",politics +4179,CAA likely to be implemented from January: Vijayvargiya in Bengal,"BJP's National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Saturday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is likely to be implemented from January next year, as the Centre is keen to grant citizenship to the large refugee population in West Bengal. TMC leader and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim said that the BJP is trying to fool the people of West Bengal.",politics +4180,BJP making renewed attempts to topple my government: Rajasthan CM,"Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Saturday alleged that BJP was making renewed attempts to topple his government, nearly four months after Congress fought rebellion by former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Gehlot said Home Minister Amit Shah, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP MP Zafar Islam had met Congress MLAs and assured them of toppling the government four months ago.",politics +4181,"Didn't ignore protocol, got admitted 30 min after testing COVID +ve: Vij","A day after testing positive for COVID-19, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Sunday tweeted that he did not ignore any COVID-19 protocol and took admission at a hospital after half an hour of testing positive. He took to Twitter to refute a newspaper report that stated he did not follow protocols and kept meeting people despite being coronavirus positive.",politics +4182,Would've remained CM if I allied with BJP: Ex-K'taka CM Kumaraswamy,"Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that he would have remained the Chief Minister of the state if not for his party's alliance with Congress. He said if he had continued to maintain good relations with the BJP instead of falling into ""the Congress trap"" in 2018, he would have finished the full term.",politics +4183,Fatherly advice: NCP on Sharad Pawar's 'consistency' remark on Rahul,"After NCP chief Sharad Pawar said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi appeared to lack ""consistency"" needed to be accepted as the country's leader, NCP spokesperson said the remarks should be considered ""fatherly advice of a veteran leader"". NCP's Mahesh Tapase further said that Pawar had criticised former US President Barack Obama for his comments on Rahul in his book.",politics +4184,Voting begins for Jammu and Kashmir DDC polls phase 4,"The voting for the fourth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in 34 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir is underway. Over seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 249 candidates today. The by-polls to 50 vacant Sarpanch seats and 216 vacant Panch seats falling within these DDC constituencies will also be conducted in this phase, officials said.",politics +4185,'Gupkar Gang' never gave you right to vote: Smriti to refugees in J&K,"Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday criticised the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) saying that the ""Gupkar Gang"" has never given the right to vote to refugees from Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi understood that the people who chose Hindustan over Pakistan should get the right to go and vote, Irani said while addressing a public gathering in J&K.",politics +4186,Telangana Cong chief N Uttam Reddy quits amid counting for GHMC polls,"Amid counting for the GHMC polls on Friday, Telangana Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy resigned from the post. ""I have requested the AICC to take up the process of selection of new President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee immediately,"" said Reddy in a press statement. This came after Congress won two seats in the GHMC polls on Friday.",politics +4187,"TRS takes the lead in GHMC polls by winning 46 seats, BJP wins 32 seats","With the counting of votes for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections underway, the ruling TRS has taken a lead by winning 46 seats. AIMIM has won 41 seats so far, while the BJP has won 32 seats so far in the polls. Over 1,100 candidates contested in the polls conducted for 150 divisions.",politics +4188,Farmers' protest against farm laws enters 12th day at Haryana-Delhi border,Farmers on Monday continued to camp at the Singhu border between Haryana and Delhi to protest against the farm laws. Their protest against the central government's farm laws entered 12th day today. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other ministers of Delhi government will reportedly visit the Singhu border today to see the arrangements made by the UT government for farmers.,politics +4189,Kerala CM asks Centre not to name RGCB after RSS ideologue Golwalkar,"Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, urging him to reconsider the decision to name the new campus of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram after RSS ideologue Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar. Pinarayi wrote that the campus should instead be named after some eminent Indian scientist of international repute.",politics +4190,Those in touch with opposition parties free to quit TMC: Mamata,"During an online meeting with top TMC leaders on Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a warning against ""anti-party activities"" and stated that TMC leaders in touch with opposition parties were free to quit her party. She added, ""Those who are quitting, they may pray for my death but they cannot wish more than that.""",politics +4191,Cong seeks Satyendar Jain’s removal over Delhi's 9k COVID-19 deaths,"Delhi Congress President Anil Chaudhary on Thursday said that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal should remove Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain from his post. He demanded Jain's resignation citing that Delhi has recorded over 9,000 deaths due to COVID-19. Chaudhary said that Delhi Congress leaders and workers on Thursday protested at nearly 75 places across the city against the Delhi government.",politics +4192,"Owaisi & KCR eat biryani together, fought polls together: Reddy","Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and TRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao eat biryani together and they fought GHMC elections together. ""People showed support and gave blessings to BJP with 48 seats."" ""Neither Owaisi nor KCR...can stop BJP from forming government in 2023,"" Reddy added.",politics +4193,BJP didn't ascertain strength of Cong-NCP-Sena: Fadnavis on MLC polls,"Speaking on the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) poll result, former CM Devendra Fadnavis said that it is evident that the BJP did not correctly ascertain the combined strength of NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena. ""At least the BJP won one seat. But the Shiv Sena, which has CM Uddhav Thackeray leading the government, drew an absolute blank,"" he further said. ",politics +4194,Bengal CM calls for 3-day protest in Kolkata against farm laws,"West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday called for a three-day protest on December 8, 9 and 10 in Kolkata, in support of farmers protesting against the three farm laws across the country. ""The central government must withdraw the anti-farmer bills. If they do not do so immediately we will agitate throughout the state and the country,"" she said.",politics +4195,3rd phase of J&K DDC polls witnesses 50.53% voter turnout,"The third phase of District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday witnessed a 50.53% voter turnout, State Election Commissioner KK Sharma said. ""Polling has been by-and-large peaceful in...33 constituencies of DDC including 16 in Kashmir division and 17 in Jammu,"" he said. In Jammu division, Reasi district recorded the highest percentage of voter turnout at 75.20%.",politics +4196,Where is the BJP storm?: Asaduddin Owaisi on GHMC election results,"Following GHMC election results, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that there is no ""BJP storm"". ""Where is the storm?...they said they would conduct a surgical strike in the old city...they couldn't do anything in my area,"" he said. ""We contested in 51 seats and won 44. Think what would have happened, had AIMIM contested in 80 seats,"" Owaisi added.",politics +4197,"Several injured as BJP, TMC supporters clash in West Bengal","Several people were injured and some houses were ransacked in a clash that took place between TMC and BJP supporters in West Bengal on Saturday, police said. Both sides hurled bombs at each other and a police contingent has been sent to bring the situation under control, police said. ""Local TMC leaders are behind the attack,"" a BJP leader alleged.",politics +4198,Don't need to get a certificate of patriotism from BJP: Owaisi,"AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who was asked to prove his patriotism on a news channel, said, ""I'm not keen on getting a certificate of patriotism from [BJP]."" He said, ""I keep their certificate under my shoe. I'm loyal to India and will always remain so."" ""India's Constitution grants me freedom of expression...You can't force anyone to do anything,"" he added.",politics +4199,No West Bengal govt employee should be used in 2021 polls: BJP to ECI,"BJP has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls with the help of central government employees and not involve any West Bengal government employee. ""There is no end to the demands of the BJP...Someday they may demand that state elections be held with the help of Interpol,"" a TMC leader said.",politics +4200,AAP MP seeks Parliament’s special session to repeal 3 farm laws,"Amid the ongoing farmers' protest, AAP MP Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that he has sought a special session of Parliament to repeal the Centre's three farm laws. ""The Centre is maintaining a stubborn stance against farmers and their demands,"" he said. He added that if the government's intentions were clear, the issue would have been resolved in minutes.",politics +4201,He is behaving like a BJP CM: Sisodia on Punjab CM over farm laws,"Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Friday said, ""Captain Amarinder Singh met BJP leaders yesterday and is now defending BJP. The Punjab CM is behaving like a BJP CM."" He further said, ""He is saying that the farmers' agitation is a danger to national security. He is speaking on the lines of BJP.""",politics +4202,CM refuses to admit Delhi's poor AQI is due to internal causes: Cong,"Delhi Congress leader Haroon Yusuf on Saturday said, ""Despite no stubble burning, air pollution stays in very poor category in Delhi due to internal causes which [Delhi CM Arvind] Kejriwal has refused to admit."" Congress had created a clean Delhi which became ""heavily polluted under AAP rule"", he claimed. Yusuf called Kejriwal's 'Red light on, Gaadi off' campaign ""meaningless"".",politics +4203,Saif withdraws statement on his film Adipurush 'justifying Sita's abduction' ,"After facing criticism, Saif Ali Khan has retracted his comment about portraying 'Raavan' in a ""humane"" manner in the film 'Adipurush'. ""I'd like to sincerely apologise...Lord Ram has always been the symbol of Righteousness & Heroism. 'Adipurush' is about celebrating...victory of good over evil,"" he stated. Saif earlier said 'Adipurush' will ""justify Sita's abduction and the war with Lord Ram"".",entertainment +4204,"Salma Agha's daughter gets rape threats on Insta, female student from Hyd booked","Yesteryear actress Salma Agha's daughter Zara Khan registered a case with Mumbai Police after she received rape threats on Instagram. Police learnt that the accused is a 23-year-old female MBA student from Hyderabad, who has been booked under various sections. The accused had created a fake account on Instagram. ""During probe, we learnt that she's mentally unstable,"" said an official.",entertainment +4205,My wife is Russian and she has converted to Hinduism: Rahul Mahajan,"Former Bigg Boss contestant and TV personality Rahul Mahajan, in an interview with ETimes, revealed that his wife Natalya Ilina Mahajan, who is Russian, has converted to Hinduism. ""I always tell her that husband and wife's relationship should be like Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. I teach her Gita and we read a lot of mythological stuff together,"" he added. ",entertainment +4206,"Divya Bhatnagar dies after battling for life on ventilator, had COVID-19","TV actress Divya Bhatnagar, who was on ventilator after her oxygen levels dropped and later tested positive for coronavirus, has passed away. Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee took to Instagram and wrote, ""I know today you must be in a better place and free from all the sorrows, pains, sadness."" Divya had starred in the show 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'.",entertainment +4207,"Aditya, Shweta were in a live-in relationship for 10 years: Udit ","Speaking about his son Aditya Narayan getting married during the coronavirus pandemic, singer Udit Narayan said, ""My son and Shweta were in a live-in relationship for ten years...it was time for them to make it official."" The singer stated that he wanted his son's wedding to be a lavish affair and wanted Aditya to wait until the pandemic was over. ",entertainment +4208,"Parents of ex-employee of SRK's firm, who died after car accident, to get ₹90L ","A motor accident claims tribunal has ordered a car owner and insurance company to pay over ₹90 lakh to parents of Charu Khandal, ex-employee of Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, who died five years after a 2012 accident. It left her bedridden with 90% permanent disability. Khandal, then 28, who worked as an animator, had suffered spinal cord injuries. +",entertainment +4209,Rahul Roy's 1st video from hospital as he recovers from brain stroke surfaces,"Actor Rahul Roy, who recently suffered a brain stroke is currently being treated in Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital. In a video shared by Times of India, the actor, who is recovering, can be seen smiling and waving at the camera. He suffered a brain stroke in Kargil where he was shooting for his film and was airlifted from Kargil to Mumbai. ",entertainment +4210,"Lost a role because I look too good, colour of my skin is a disadvantage: Dia","Dia Mirza has said the way she looks has been a disadvantage for her in acting profession many times, while adding, ""I have...not been cast in a part because I look too good."" ""Because of the colour of my skin I'm at a disadvantage...I'm acutely aware of the fact that darker complexioned women have it hard as well,"" she added. ",entertainment +4211,"Fardeen's pics after weight loss surface online, fans say 'What a transformation'","Pictures of actor Fardeen Khan after his weight loss have surfaced online. Bollywood photographer Manav Manglani shared the pictures with the caption, ""Back in good shape #FardeenKhan snapped post meeting at #MukeshChhabra office in Mumbai."" ""What a great transformation,"" a user wrote while another comment read, ""Happy to see him fit again."" Fardeen had earlier reacted to trolls body-shaming him.",entertainment +4212,Sona says her new video got comments doubting MeToo claims over 'vulgar clothes',"Singer Sona Mohapatra said she received comments on her latest video saying she ""possibly lied about her #MeToo call-outs"" considering she ""wears such vulgar clothes"". She added the comments also said she's ""possibly the kind of woman who likes men to misbehave with her."" Sharing screenshots, Sona tweeted, ""The chaps don't even make sense in the way they write.""",entertainment +4213," My daughter is a gift, but sleep is a challenge: Katy Perry","Speaking about life after giving birth to her daughter Daisy Dove, singer Katy Perry said, ""My daughter...is such a gift, but there is sometimes a challenge concerning sleep, no matter how much support you have."" During the virtual Meditate America event, she added, ""Where am I going to get those six hours that I used to get?"" ",entertainment +4214,We're exploring opportunities: Mukesh on Fardeen's comeback plan,"A day after Fardeen Khan was seen visiting casting director and filmmaker Mukesh Chhabra, the latter confirmed that the actor is planning a comeback. ""We are exploring opportunities. He is back [and he is] looking good,"" Mukesh told The Times Of India. Fardeen made his film debut with 1998's 'Prem Aggan' and was last seen in 2010's 'Dulha Mil Gaya'.",entertainment +4215,She is a phenomenon: Priyanka on Gal Gadot's 'Wonder Woman 1984',"Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas took to Instagram stories to comment on Gal Gadot's film 'Wonder Woman 1984', which will release on December 25, and wrote, ""She is a phenomenon! Just like the woman playing her! Get it Gal Gadot."" Sharing the poster of Gal's upcoming film, Priyanka wrote, ""This looks amazing."" Gal reposted Priyanka's story and wrote, ""Love you queen"". ",entertainment +4216,People want to watch movies in the theatres: Manoj Bajpayee ,"During a recent interview, actor Manoj Bajpayee noted that the performance of his film 'Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari', following its recent theatrical release, is proof that people want to watch movies in theatres. Further speaking about working with actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh in the film, Manoj said, ""He is a very simple person and his sense of humour is terrific."" ",entertainment +4217,Ate and cherished every morsel without worrying: Shreyas on weight gain,"Actor Shreyas Talpade commented on gaining weight for his upcoming film 'Love You Shankar', and said, ""Director Rajiv S Ruia wanted me to put on 15 kilos...I ate and cherished every morsel without worrying about anything."" He further added, ""When I put on 10 kilos...saw the look of appreciation on the face of the director...I knew I had nailed it.""",entertainment +4218,Wanted to dispel myths with 'Delhi Crime': Richie Mehta,"Indo-Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta, whose web series 'Delhi Crime' won the Best Drama Series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards last month, said he wanted to dispel myths with his show. ""A lot of people around the world started to define India based on crimes like this, and that made me very uncomfortable,"" he explained. + + +",entertainment +4219,Television has become regressive: Mona Singh,"Actress Mona Singh, who will next be seen in Aamir Khan-starrer 'Laal Singh Chaddha' and the upcoming web series 'Black Widows', said television has become regressive. ""TV has a long run with shows being on air for more than five years, and OTT has small visibility. But TV has become regressive, and OTT has good content,"" she said. + +",entertainment +4220,Letitia deletes social media accounts amid anti-vaccine video criticism,"'Black Panther' actress Letitia Wright deleted her social media accounts following the criticism she received after posting a video that questioned the legitimacy of the coronavirus vaccine. She recently tweeted the link of a video, titled 'COVID-19 VACCINE, SHOULD WE TAKE IT?', for which she faced criticism. ''If you...ask questions...you get cancelled, '' she had reacted to the backlash. +",entertainment +4221,I'm quite happy with how 2020 turned out for me: Shweta,"During a recent interview, Shweta Tripathi Sharma said, ""I'm quite happy with how 2020 turned out for me, personally and professionally."" The actress, who recently featured in the second season of 'Mirzapur', also mentioned that in 2020, she learned to be grateful for what she has and added, ""Big wins are great, but it's also important to celebrate small wins.""",entertainment +4222,Classics shouldn't be touched: Saira on reports of Dilip's 'Shakti' remake,"Commenting on reports of Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar starrer 'Shakti' getting a remake, Dilip's wife and veteran actress Saira Banu said, ""What! Is it really happening? Such classics shouldn't be touched at all."" She told ETimes, ""How can you have people standing in for Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan who have so much of an aura and grace?""",entertainment +4223,Their fears need to be allayed: Priyanka on farmers' protests,"Amid the ongoing farmers' protest against the recently passed agricultural bills by the government, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas extended her support to the protestors. ""Our farmers are India's Food Soldiers. Their fears need to be allayed. Their hopes need to be met. As a thriving democracy, we must ensure that this crisis is resolved sooner than later,"" she tweeted. ",entertainment +4224,2020 has been a special year: Nawazuddin Siddiqui,"Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui mentioned that the year 2020 was special because he got to play two ""completely contrasting"" characters, Jatil Yadav in 'Raat Akeli Hai' and Ayyan Mani in 'Serious Men'. ""They represented distinct ideologies and mannerisms, which make them stand apart. I am thankful for all the love and appreciation from our audiences,"" he added. ",entertainment +4225,"Hannah Montana wasn't a character, it's me: Miley Cyrus ","Speaking about her Disney series Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus said, ""Hannah...was not a character...it's me. I've had to...come to terms with that and not be third-person about it."" Speaking about how the show's success took a toll on her, she said, ""Hannah was...larger than me. I felt like I was never going to amount to the success of Hannah Montana."" ",entertainment +4226,Own a car without buying it : Revv Subscriptions,"You can now drive a new car every month as Revv provides the option to subscribe to your favourite car for 1-36 months with ₹0 down payment, ₹0 road tax and without the hassle of maintenance and service. The car will be sanitized and delivered to your doorstep ensuring complete safety for you and your loved ones.",automobile +4227,"Musk passes Gates as world's 2nd richest, gets $100bn richer in 2020","Tesla CEO Elon Musk passed Bill Gates to become the world's second-richest person after his net worth soared $7.2 billion to $127.9 billion on Monday, according to Bloomberg. The 49-year-old has added $100.3 billion to his fortune this year. Gates, who has donated $27 billion to his foundation since 2006, has a net worth of $127.7 billion.",automobile +4228,Tesla car crash in US hurls burning battery cell into house and starts fire,"A speeding Tesla Model 3 car in the US hit a power pole, shearing it off its base upon impact. The impact was so severe it sent car parts and burning battery cells flying hundreds of feet from the crash site. A battery cell broke through the window of a house and landed on bed, setting the sheets on fire.",automobile +4229,Tesla's market value crosses $500 bn as shares surge six-fold this year,"Tesla Inc crossed $500 billion in market value on Tuesday as its share price surged six-fold this year. Tesla's shares rose as much as 3.9% to a record high of $542.35 in early trading. CEO Elon Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth so far this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.",automobile +4230,"Suddenly, you're on road: Harley-Davidson dealer on company's India exit","Gaurav Gulati, the owner of a Delhi Harley-Davidson dealership, compared the company's sudden exit from India to a ""bad dream"", saying, ""You were sleeping on a plush bed in plush environment...and suddenly you were seen on the road."" The US-based company announced its exit from India in September. Harley-Davidson's dealers' association is looking at taking legal action against the company.",automobile +4231,"Brand new Porsche hits SUV, crashes over wall and lands on another car in UK","A newly-purchased Porsche Taycan in the UK hit a parked SUV, crashed over a wall and landed on another car when its driver accidentally hit accelerator during an attempt to park the luxury car. The Porsche finally came to a halt between the wall and the parked car. The driver reportedly bought the Porsche just five days before the accident.",automobile +4232,Will revive BSA as electric motorcycle brand in UK: Anand Mahindra,"Billionaire Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group said he plans to “resurrect the British motorbike industry” by reviving BSA as an electric motorcycle brand in the UK. The UK government also awarded the BSA Company a $6.1 million grant to develop electric bikes and create at least 255 jobs. In 2018, Mahindra had revived Czech motorcycle brand Jawa.",automobile +4233,US govt opens probe into 1.15L Tesla vehicles over suspension issue,"The US NHTSA opened an investigation into around 1.15 lakh Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue. It said it was opening a preliminary evaluation into 2015-2017 Model S and 2016-2017 Model X vehicles after receiving 43 complaints alleging failure of the left or right front suspension fore links. ""The complaints appear to indicate an increasing trend,"" NHTSA said.",automobile +4234,General Motors to not acquire 11% stake in Nikola,General Motors (GM) and Nikola on Monday announced a reworked deal that replaced their previous agreement under which GM would acquire 11% equity stake in the startup and produce the proposed electric pickup Badger. The companies have instead signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding which is subject to negotiation. Nikola was previously accused of fraud by a short seller.,automobile +4235,Tesla reveals women comprise 17% of its total US leadership roles,"Tesla revealed in its first-ever US diversity report that women comprise 17% of the company's leadership roles and 21% of the overall workforce. It added that Black people make up 4% of its US leadership roles and 10% of its total workforce. ""While women are historically underrepresented...we recognise we have work to do in this area,"" Tesla said.",automobile +4236,Skoda working on project to let self-driving car follow manned one,"Skoda and Technical University of Ostrava are collaborating on new technologies for assistance systems as part of their joint 'Follow the Vehicle' project. The project's principle is ""two cars, one driver"". It involves a lead vehicle driven by a human, determining route, speed, lane and other parameters, while a self-driving car follows it.",automobile +4237,Tesla asked to give ₹1 cr to used car buyer for hiding damage in China,Tesla was ordered by a Chinese court to pay over ₹1 crore to the buyer of a used Model S car after concluding it concealed structural damage on the vehicle it sold on its official website. It was reportedly discovered part of the vehicle had been cut and welded back together. Tesla will appeal the ruling to a higher court.,automobile +4238,Battery-operated bikes to be included in Delhi's EV policy: Report,"Delhi's EV policy is being revised to include a segment on battery-operated bicycles and tricycles, HT reported. The government has drafted a proposal to offer monetary incentives on their purchase. The proposed revision includes cycles both in the passenger and cargo categories. In case of individual buyers, purchase incentive will be 25% of the MRP with a cap of ₹5,000.",automobile +4239,"Govt to set up 69,000 EV charging points across India: Gadkari","Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government is planning to set up at least one e-charging kiosk at around 69,000 petrol pumps across the country to induce people to go for electric vehicles (EVs). Gadkari had asked industry stakeholders to work towards making India an EV hub by 2025. GST on EVs has been reduced to 5%.",automobile +4240,Tesla's reliability ranking slips to 25 in US Consumer Reports survey,"Elon Musk-led Tesla's ranking has slipped to 25 out of the 26 brands in the US market rated in the Consumer Reports magazine's annual reliability study due to complaints over its Model Y crossover. Owners of the model have previously reported body-hardware and paint issues. Tesla's Model S sedan and Model X SUV were given the ""worse than average"" status.",automobile +4241,"UK PM Johnson announces ban on sale of petrol, diesel cars by 2030","UK PM Boris Johnson on Tuesday announced a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars in the country by 2030. The move is combined with $1.72 billion for new car charging infrastructure and $771 million in grants for buying electric cars. The ban is part of Johnson's ""green industrial revolution"" to tackle climate change and generate more jobs. ",automobile +4242,"Hyundai, Kia agree to $210M US penalty for delay in vehicles' recall","Hyundai and Kia Motors have agreed to $140 million and $70 million civil penalties, respectively, after US auto safety regulators said they delayed recall of 1.6 million vehicles for engine issues. The settlement covers recall in 2015 and 2017 for manufacturing issues. Kia denied the allegations but agreed to settle the matter to ""avoid a protracted dispute with the government"".",automobile +4243,Tesla would consider buying a legacy automaker on friendly terms: Musk,"Tesla would consider leveraging the company's $554 billion market capitalisation to buy a legacy automaker, CEO Elon Musk said in an interview with Axel Springer. ""We're definitely not going to launch a hostile takeover,"" Musk said. ""If somebody said, 'Hey, we think it would be a good idea to merge with Tesla,' we certainly could have that conversation,"" he added.",automobile +4244,Workers of Toyota unit near B'luru to continue strike over workload,"Factory workers at Toyota Kirloskar Private Limited's Bidadi unit, located near Bengaluru, announced that they will continue their ongoing strike over increased workload, among other concerns. They said that they don't get time to drink water or use the washroom. The unit has been in a lockout since November 10, after 41 workers were suspended for allegedly questioning the management.",automobile +4245,Volkswagen CEO reveals they began 'Mission T' to catch up with Tesla,"Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, in a blog post, revealed he organised a three-day workshop nicknamed 'Mission T' to discuss how they could ""catch up with Tesla"". He added that they brought 31 senior executives from Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche together amid the COVID-19 pandemic to discuss how they could further their Project Artemis to take on Tesla. ",automobile +4246,"Jaguar Land Rover seeks US ban on Audi, other SUVs for patent infringement","Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has urged the US to impose an import ban on SUVs made by Volkswagen-owned brands such as Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini over allegations they infringe its Terrain Response patent. Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Tiguan and Audi Q8, Q7 and Q5 are some of the cars that JLR has requested to ban. ",automobile +4247,"Harley-Davidson to continue bike sale, service in India from Jan","Harley-Davidson India said that its motorcycles, parts, accessories, general merchandise sales, after-sale services and warranty activities will continue from January 2021. ""We are working closely with Hero to ensure a smooth transition for our riders,"" the company's Asia Emerging Markets MD Sajeev Rajasekharan said. Harley entered a distribution deal with Hero MotoCorp after its India exit.",automobile +4248,Toyota halts operations at Karnataka plant as union strike continues,"Toyota Motor Corporation again halted operations at its car plant in Karnataka's Bidadi from Monday, as members of its workers' union continued a strike after the suspension of a worker wasn't withdrawn. Earlier, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) had declared a lockout at both its plants in Bidadi on November 10. The company said that the union had compromised COVID-19 guidelines. ",automobile +4249,Delhi govt launches forum to discuss electric vehicle policy,"Delhi government on Friday launched the 'Delhi EV Forum', a common platform for multiple stakeholders to hold discussions on the government's electric vehicle (EV) policy. ""Delhi EV Forum will be the first such forum in India...The first meeting will be held virtually on December 18,"" Delhi DDC Vice Chairperson said. The policy's objective is to combat air pollution in Delhi.",automobile +4250,Japan must compensate ex-Nissan Chairman for arbitrary arrest: UN panel,"The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Monday ruled that Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's multiple arrests and detentions in Japan were ""arbitrary"" and urged Japanese government to pay compensation. Japan said the panel doesn't have an ""accurate understanding of the country's criminal justice system"". Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 in Japan, fled to Lebanon last year. ",automobile +4251,Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine helps antibodies last for 3 months: Study,"Moderna's coronavirus vaccine causes the human immune system to produce potent antibodies that endure for at least three months, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers studied the immune response of 34 adult participants from the first stage of a clinical trial. The vaccine, mRNA-1273, is administered in two injections given 28 days apart.",science +4252,Chinese scientists claim to have achieved quantum supremacy,"Chinese scientists have claimed to have achieved quantum supremacy, building a quantum computer capable of carrying out certain calculations 100 trillion times faster than existing supercomputers. The breakthrough was achieved by manipulating photons, particles of light. The computer could process 10 billion times faster than Google's quantum computer unveiled last year, the researchers claimed.",science +4253,Int'l Space Station shares pics of full moon taken from '250 miles above Earth',"The International Space Station on Sunday shared pictures of the full moon taken from space. ""The full Moon occurs once a month and is a spectacular sight viewed from 250 miles above Earth,"" the space station captioned the pictures. Several people reacted to the pictures on Twitter, with a user saying, ""That is a sensational picture.""",science +4254,NASA to pay company $1 to collect rocks from moon,"US space agency NASA is paying Colorado-based Lunar Outpost $1 (nearly ₹74) to collect a small sample of rocks from the moon. It's among four firms awarded contracts to collect samples for a total of $25,001 (over ₹18.4 lakh). Companies will provide imagery to NASA of the collection and the collected material, along with data that identifies the collection location.",science +4255,"World's largest solar telescope releases its first pic of 10,000-mile wide sunspot","The world's largest solar telescope captured its first image of a 10,000-mile wide sunspot on January 28. The image shows the dark centre of the sunspot, with a temperature of over 7,500 degrees Fahrenheit despite being cooler than the surrounding area. The sunspot is formed by a convergence of intense magnetic fields and hot gas boiling up from below. ",science +4256,"Astronaut harvests first-ever radishes grown in space, NASA shares pic","NASA astronaut and flight engineer Kate Rubins harvested the first-ever radish crop grown on the International Space Station. She wrapped in foil each of the 20 radish plants, placing them in cold storage to be returned to Earth in 2021. The space-grown radishes will be compared to the radishes grown at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.",science +4257,"Jeff Bezos shares video of rocket engine, says 'this will take 1st woman to moon'","Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who also founded aerospace company Blue Origin, has shared a video of testing of BE-7 rocket engine. ""This is the engine that will take the first woman to the surface of the Moon,"" he wrote on Instagram. The video shared by him shows colourful flames coming out of the engine during the test.",science +4258,NASA shares 'how it started vs how it's going' pics of Stingray Nebula,"NASA has shared 'how it started vs how it's going' pictures of Stingray Nebula captured 20 years apart by its Hubble Space Telescope. NASA said the images ""show the nebula's changing shape and a dramatic loss of brightness."" In a blog shared by NASA, researchers said the nebula's central star SAO 244567 is cooling, which is leading to the changes.",science +4259,US family welcomes baby born from embryo frozen for 27 years,"A US family revealed they welcomed a baby girl in late October this year from an embryo that was frozen in October 1992 and remained frozen until February this year. In February, Tina and Ben Gibson of Tennessee adopted the embryo. The National Embryo Donation Center claims it set the record for the longest-frozen embryo to ever come to birth.",science +4260,Scientists reverse biological clock to restore vision in old mice,"Researchers at Harvard Medical School restored vision in old mice by reprogramming cells to a younger age in which they are better able to repair damaged tissues. By resetting the cells' ageing clock, vision loss in mice with a condition mimicking human glaucoma was also reversed. ""We hope to treat glaucoma in human patients in two years,"" a researcher said.",science +4261,"China becomes second nation to plant flag on the Moon, releases picture","China has become the second country in history to put its flag on the moon, more than 50 years after the US first planted its flag. China's National Space Administration released images of the flag taken by a camera on the Chang'e-5 space probe before it left the Moon with rock samples on Thursday.",science +4262,81-yr-old midnight snapper found in Australia becomes oldest tropical reef fish,"An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world. The discovery was made as part of a new study to find out how changing ocean temperatures might affect the biology of these fish, and others like them.",science +4263,Fairly confident about landing humans on Mars by 2026: Elon Musk,"Elon Musk has said he's ""fairly confident"" about human beings landing on Mars ""in about six years from now"". ""If we get lucky maybe four years. We want to try to send an uncrewed vehicle there (Mars) in two years,"" SpaceX CEO told Axel Springer. Musk suggested he could make his own trip to Mars in two to three years.",science +4264,IISc team working on COVID-19 detection via artificial intelligence,"Researchers at IISc, Bengaluru, are working on rapid identification of COVID-19 biomarkers in blood plasma using Raman spectroscopy and AI. They said, using AI and deep learning, the detection will be rapid and automated and won't require any extraction procedure. An IISc professor said Raman spectroscopy has found numerous applications in biomedicine, especially in disease diagnosis.",science +4265,Self-driving drone with 70% reusable system for launching satellites unveiled,"US-based startup Aevum has unveiled a fully self-driving drone, Ravn X, designed to deliver satellites to space as fast as every three hours. Aevum claims Ravn X is the world's largest Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) by mass. It added that 70% of Ravn X's system is reusable and it aims for 95% reusability in future.",science +4266,ISRO's PSLV rocket to launch spacetech startup Pixxel's satellite,Bengaluru-based spacetech startup Pixxel has signed a pact with government-owned NewSpace India (NSIL) to help the startup launch its Earth-imaging satellite on Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket in 2021. This is the first private earth-observation mission in India. Pixxel was founded in 2019 and last raised $5 million in August.,science +4267,SpaceX launches updated Dragon cargo ship to the ISS for 1st time,SpaceX has launched the first flight of the updated cargo version of Dragon spacecraft to the ISS with NASA's cargo. This version is capable of carrying about 20% more volume than the previous one and has double the amount of powered locker cargo capability. It has been designed for up to five flights to and from the ISS.,science +4268,ISRO to help IIT Madras-incubated Agnikul test its small rocket,"IIT Madras-incubated startup Agnikul Cosmos has signed a non-disclosure agreement with the space department that will let it access ISRO's technical expertise to build its rocket. ISRO said it would help Agnikul test and qualify its small rocket that can launch 100-kilogram satellites into low earth orbit. Agnikul's product, Agnibaan, is designed to carry up to 100 kilograms of payload.",science +4269,"Bezos-led Blue Origin onboards former NASA, Pentagon officials",Jeff Bezos-founded space agency Blue Origin has onboarded former Pentagon and NASA officials for its new advisory board. Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Kari Bingen and former directors of NASA's research centres Dr Charles Elachi and Todd May are part of the seven-member board. Bingen held the second-highest ranking civilian intelligence job at the Pentagon.,science +4270,Japan's spacecraft sends capsule with asteroid samples towards Earth,"Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully separated a capsule and sent it towards Earth to deliver samples from asteroid Ryugu. Hayabusa2 left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres away, a year ago. The capsule is now descending to land in a remote, sparsely populated area of Woomera, Australia. Hayabusa2 spacecraft had launched six years ago from Earth.",science +4271,China powers up its nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' for 1st time,"China has successfully powered up its ""artificial sun"" nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported. The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device. It uses a powerful magnetic field to fuse hot plasma and can reach temperatures of over 150 million degrees Celsius, People's Daily reported.",science +4272,Vulture rescue centre to be established in Hyderabad,"Under the Ministry of Environment and Forest's Action Plan for Vulture Conservation (APVC) 2020-25, Hyderabad will be among the four cities to establish a vulture rescue centre. The centres will be established 5 km from the breeding centres such that veterinary expertise of these centres could be utilised for treatment of sick and injured birds, according to the APVC document.",science +4273,Japan's capsule carrying asteroid rocks lands after 6-yr long mission,"Japan's capsule from the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft, carrying the samples of dust from asteroid Ryugu, landed in Australia. The Japanese space agency JAXA found the capsule in a desert near Woomera and retrieved it. The spacecraft had launched in 2014 and took four years to reach the asteroid before gathering samples and heading back to Earth in November 2019.",science +4274,Great Barrier Reef in 'critical' state due to climate change: IUCN,"The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, has been assessed as having a ""critical"" outlook by the IUCN for the first time. It is among the 83 natural World Heritage sites now threatened by climate change. The IUCN Outlook builds on previous reports from 2014-2017 to track the conservation of the world's 252 natural World Heritage sites.",science +4275,Never-before-seen particle found in blood of septic patients: Study,"La Jolla Institute for Immunology researchers have discovered that people with sepsis have ""never-before-seen"" particles called 'ENDS' in their blood. They showed that these particles break off of immune cells and change their shape as they course through the body. Compared with healthy subjects, the researchers showed that ENDS are around 100-fold more detectable in septic patients.",science +4276,Taiwan man forced to sell PlayStation 5 after wife realises it's not an air purifier,"A Taiwan man who lied to his wife that his PlayStation 5 was an air purifier was forced to sell the gaming console after his wife caught his lie. He sold his PlayStation 5 console to a man named Jin Wu at a discounted price. After buying the console, Jin Wu took to social media to share the man's story.",technology +4277,Global economy has lost over $1 trillion to cybercrime: McAfee,"Cybersecurity firm McAfee in its survey on Monday said growing cybercrime incidents cost the world economy over $1 trillion. This figure is more than 1% of global GDP and is up more than 50% from $600 billion in 2018. Two-thirds of surveyed companies reported cyber incidents in 2019, with the average cost per incident pegged at over $500,000.",technology +4278,Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak starts his second company after 45 years,"Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak has started another company almost 45 years after he began Apple with Steve Jobs in April 1976. His new venture 'Efforce' is a marketplace for corporate or industrial building owners to have ""green"" projects funded. It aims to use cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to make it cheaper and easier for companies to fund 'green' projects.",technology +4279,Apple files patent for light-absorbent Matte Black finish for devices,"Apple has filed a patent in the US that suggests it's working on a Matte Black finish that can be deployed across its devices such as iPhones and Macs among others. The finish will include randomly distributed light-absorbing features, according to the patent. The finish can be used on metals including aluminium and titanium, which are part of Apple devices.",technology +4280,Social media should not be curbed for healthy democracy: Venugopal,"Attorney General KK Venugopal in an interview with NDTV said open discussions on social media shouldn't be curbed in order to maintain a ""healthy democracy"". ""The Supreme Court normally does not react to criticism unless lines are crossed,"" he said. Recently, the AG had allowed contempt action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his allegedly derogatory tweets against the CJI.",technology +4281,CEOs are now the new CIOs due to digital transformation: Dell MD,"Dell Technologies India Managing Director Alok Ohrie said CEOs have become the new CIOs (Chief Information Officer), owing to the digital transformation businesses have had to fast-track this year. He said 94% of businesses in India have fast-tracked transformation and many changes were at 20-25x the pace, quoting surveys. ""It's important to...view technology as a force of good,"" he added.",technology +4282,Nokia to lead 6G wireless network project for the EU,"Nokia is leading a project called Hexa-X, funded by the European Union (EU), that'll help initiate a new generation of mobile technology called 6G. Companies like Ericsson, Intel, Siemens and a few universities are part of the project too. Nokia is also a part of US' 6G research and development group called Next G Alliance along with Apple and Google.",technology +4283,US startup claims to have made 1st 'no charging' solar EV,"US-based Aptera Motors has introduced the ""first solar electric vehicle"" that requires ""no charging"" for most daily use and has a range of up to over 1,600 kilometres per full charge. Every Aptera is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 17,702 kilometres per year in most regions. Liquid-cooled electric motors propel Aptera from 0-100 kilometres/hour in 3.5 seconds.",technology +4284,Chahal joins Bumrah to become India's highest wicket-taker in T20I,"India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal equalled Jasprit Bumrah's record of taking 59 T20I wickets to become India's joint highest wicket-taker in the format. Chahal reached the landmark on Sunday against Australia with the wicket of Steve Smith. While Chahal achieved the feat in 44 matches, Bumrah took 50 matches. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is next in the list with 41 wickets.",sports +4285,Hardik Pandya better finisher than Andre Russell: Harbhajan Singh,"Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh believes Hardik Pandya has become a better finisher than West Indian Andre Russell. This comes after he hit two sixes in the last over of the match to beat Australia in the 2nd T20I. ""He [Pandya] is hitting sixes at will...It's good to see him taking up responsibility and finishing off the game,"" said Harbhajan.",sports +4286,"India will have strong lineup in WC with Natarajan, Bumrah, Bhuvi: Sehwag","Ex-India opener Virender Sehwag said that India will have a strong bowling lineup at the T20 World Cup next year if T Natarajan plays with Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. ""Natarajan's execution is very good, whether it is the yorker, slower one or length ball,"" Sehwag added. In the two T20Is, Natarajan has picked five wickets while giving 50 runs.",sports +4287,"HBO animated show mocks 7-year-old UK Prince George, criticised","HBO animated show 'The Prince' has been criticised after it mocked seven-year-old UK Prince George. A clip shows Prince George's character saying, ""Be kind to your servants. They're doing their best, even though lunch ******* sucked today."" A Disney Studio producer said, ""Some things should be off-limits. It's morally wrong to use a child to get cheap laughs.""",world +4288,"60,000 koalas were killed or harmed in Australian bushfires: WWF","More than 60,000 koalas were killed, injured or displaced in Australian bushfires last summer, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has estimated. ""That is a devastating number for a species that was already sliding towards extinction in Eastern Australia. We cannot afford to lose koalas on our watch,"" the WWF said.",world +4289,What is WW1 trench fever that has been identified in a man in Canada?,"A disease transmitted by body lice that plagued soldiers during World War 1 (WW1) has been identified in a former homeless man in Canada. Trench fever is caused by the bacterium Bartonella quintana and is spread by the faeces of body lice. Symptoms of trench fever include recurring fever, pain in the shins and back, headaches and dizziness.",world +4290,Trump's personal lawyer Rudy W Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus,"US President Donald Trump has said that his personal lawyer Rudy W Giuliani tested COVID-19 positive. Referring to coronavirus as ""China Virus"", he added, ""[Giuliani] by far the greatest mayor in the history of NYC...has been working tirelessly exposing the most corrupt election (by far!) in the history of USA."" Meanwhile, Giuliani said, ""I'm getting great care and feeling good.""",world +4291,Thousands protest in London in support of farmers protesting in India,"Thousands of people on Sunday protested in London in support of protests by farmers in India against Centre's agriculture laws. Indian officials are coordinating with local authorities to address issues such as how the gathering of thousands could take place without permission, an Indian High Commission spokesperson said. The gathering was led by anti-India separatists, the spokesperson added.",world +4292,Akhilesh Yadav detained in Lucknow after he stages dharna against farm laws,"Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been detained after he sat on a dharna against the new farm laws. Yadav, who was to take part in a 'Kissan Yatra' on Monday, staged the protest outside his Lucknow residence after police sealed a road near the Samajwadi Party office ahead of his Kannauj rally.",politics +4293,Cong MPs from Punjab demand Parliament session over farmers' issue,"Congress MPs from Punjab are holding a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding to convene the winter session of the Parliament to discuss the farmers' issue. MPs held placards reading, ""Repeal farm laws"" and ""Call winter session"". Congress leader Manish Tewari said, ""Anti-farmer laws should be reconsidered and withdrawn. The government is avoiding the session. It's against democracy.""",politics +4294,"SC bars construction, demolition or tree felling at Central Vista project","The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure with the manner in which the central government is proceeding with construction work under the Central Vista project. The court said no construction, demolition or felling of trees shall take place at the site till it decides on the pleas challenging the project. It, however, allowed Centre to lay the project's foundation stone.",politics +4295,Shows to what extent one can go for publicity: Suresh on Anil-Anurag's 'fake feud',"Comedian Suresh Menon has criticised the Twitter spat between actor Anil Kapoor and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap ahead of the trailer launch of their film 'AK vs AK' and called it staged. ""The fake Anil Kapoor vs Anurag Kashyap Twitter war, just shows to what extent people can go for #publicity...The truth is good content doesn't need such publicity,"" he tweeted. ",entertainment +4296,I am just a living body without you: Divya Bhatnagar's brother after her death,"TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's brother Dev took to Instagram to mourn her demise. Sharing a picture, he wrote, ""I'm just a living body without you. Who will make up for your absence?"" ""I can't even type the goodbye words...How will I spend the rest of my life now?"" he added. Divya, who had tested COVID-19 positive, was put on ventilator.",entertainment +4297,"Varun Dhawan confirms he has COVID-19, says 'I could've been more careful'","Actor Varun Dhawan on Monday confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus. Sharing a screenshot of his video call with friends, Varun wrote, ""VITAMIN FRIENDS...As I returned to work in the pandemic era I've contracted COVID-19."" ""All precautions were taken...but still nothing is certain in life...So please be extra careful I believe I could've been more careful,"" he added. ",entertainment +4298,"Ad says 'Would you accept dancer as daughter-in-law?', police officer criticises it","UP Police officer Rahul Srivastav took to Twitter to share an advertisement of a TV serial which read, ""Would you accept a dancer as your daughter-in-law?"" Criticising it, he wrote, ""A flippant advert of...TV serial, 'profaning' a 'sacred' art form."" He added, ""Dance as a gracious art form needs to be celebrated rather than demoralised. This is plain 'regressive'.""",entertainment +4299,"HBO animated show mocks 7-year-old UK Prince George, criticised","HBO animated show 'The Prince' has been criticised after it mocked seven-year-old UK Prince George. A clip shows Prince George's character saying, ""Be kind to your servants. They're doing their best, even though lunch ******* sucked today."" A Disney Studio producer said, ""Some things should be off-limits. It's morally wrong to use a child to get cheap laughs.""",entertainment +4300,Walking is the best way for me to metabolise fat: Rebel Wilson,"During an Instagram live session, Hollywood actress Rebel Wilson revealed that walking was the exercise that helped her lose weight. ""I do have access to really amazing personal trainers. But...the majority of exercise I've done this year has just been me going out for a walk. Walking is the best way for me...to metabolise fat,"" she said. ",entertainment +4301,I keep challenging myself because after a while the magic fades: Rahman,"Stating that the only way to fight boredom is reinvention, music composer AR Rahman added, ""I keep challenging myself because after a while, the magic fades and the brain becomes numb."" He further said, ""We have to find ways to stand out in order to break the monotony."" Rahman also noted it's natural for humans to get bored. ",entertainment +4302,I thank my trolls for keeping me relevant: Swara Bhasker,"During a recent interview, Swara Bhasker jokingly stated that she does not have to spend money to stay in the news and said, ""I've to thank my trolls for keeping me relevant at all times."" When asked how she deals with the trolls, she replied, ""Why should I live in constant fear of what...will be written on my wall?"" + + +",entertainment +4303,Akshay to play double role in upcoming sci-fi film: Reports,"Akshay Kumar is reportedly collaborating with 'Mission Mangal' director Jagan Shakti for a science-fiction film, in which the actor will play a double role. The upcoming film will reportedly go on floors by the end of 2021 and will release in 2022. Akshay's earlier films like 'Aflatoon', 'Jai Kishen' and 'Rowdy Rathore' also featured him in a double role. ",entertainment +4304,Please don't come between farmers and government: Sunny Deol,"Bollywood actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol commented on the ongoing farmers' protest and urged people to not interfere between the government and the farmers. ""I request the whole world...Do not come between them. Many people want to take advantage of the situation...They aren't thinking of farmers. They may have their own agenda,"" the actor added. ",entertainment +4305,Veteran Bengali actor Monu Mukherjee passes away at 90,"Veteran Bengali actor Monu Mukherjee, who featured in Satyajit Ray's 'Joi Baba Felunath' and 'Ganashatru', passed away on Sunday following a cardiac arrest, at the age of 90. ""We conferred on him the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tele-Samman Awards 2015. My condolences to his family, colleagues and admirers,"" West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tweeted following his demise. + +",entertainment +4306," With farmers suffering and pandemic, won't celebrate birthday: Dharmendra","Actor Dharmendra, who will turn 85 on December 8, said that he does not wish to celebrate his birthday this year as people are suffering. ""This year has been quite sad with the farmers suffering and the ongoing pandemic, it doesn't make one feel happy,"" he said. Dharmendra also mentioned that he stopped enjoying birthdays after his mother passed away. ",entertainment +4307,US startup claims to have made 1st 'no charging' solar EV,"US-based Aptera Motors has introduced the ""first solar electric vehicle"" that requires ""no charging"" for most daily use and has a range of up to over 1,600 kilometres per full charge. Every Aptera is designed to harvest enough sunlight to travel over 17,702 kilometres per year in most regions. Liquid-cooled electric motors propel Aptera from 0-100 kilometres/hour in 3.5 seconds.",automobile +4308,India's first human space flight mission to be delayed due to COVID-19: ISRO,"ISRO chairperson K Sivan said that Gaganyaan, India's first human space flight mission, ""will be delayed because of COVID-19"". India's first manned mission was scheduled for December 2021 ahead of PM Modi's deadline. The PM had said that an Indian astronaut will be sent to space before India celebrates its 75th year of Independence in 2022.",science +4309,People should ask themselves if phones own them: Elon Musk,"Tesla and SpaceX Founder Elon Musk in response to Mathias Döpfner's question, whether machines will serve mankind in the future or vice versa, said, ""When I look at everyone on their phone all the time, I wonder, who is the master of who?"" People think they own the phone but they should ask themselves if phone owns them, he added.",technology +4310,Nobel Prize winner develops COVID-19 test that uses phone camera,"UC Berkeley and Gladstone Institutes' scientists claim to have developed a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera and provides positive or negative results in 15-30 minutes. It also gives an estimate of number of virus particles in a sample. One of the researchers, Jennifer Doudna, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for co-discovering CRISPR-Cas genome editing.",technology +4311,No plans of Fortnite World Cup 2021 due to COVID-19: Epic Games,"Epic Games has announced that it will not be organising in-person events in 2021, including a Fortnite World Cup, due to COVID-19. However, Epic will continue to provide online competitions throughout 2021. Earlier this year, Epic had cancelled the Fortnite World Cup saying it hoped to be able to ""put on some form of Fortnite World Cup in 2021"".",technology +4312,Japan to fund AI matchmaking systems to fight falling birth rate,"Japan is funding sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems to fight country's falling birth rate, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said. As per government data, number of marriages fell by 2,00,000 in Japan between 2000 and 2019. The latest funding will allow access to systems that pair people with potential partners irrespective of the age and income conditions imposed by the participants.",technology +4313,Suryakumar will never leave India to play for another country: Kaneria criticises PCB,"Ex-Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has criticised PCB after 24-year-old batsman Sami Aslam moved to USA after being ignored for national selection by the board. ""Injustice has been done,"" Kaneria said. He added, ""India’s Suryakumar Yadav got an offer from Scott Styris to play for New Zealand, but his franchise stood by him...BCCI stood by him, so he'll never leave India.""",sports +4314,"Mayweather, who has never lost a boxing match, to fight YouTuber Logan Paul","Floyd Mayweather will return to the boxing ring in February for an exhibition bout against YouTuber Logan Paul, the undefeated former world champion announced. Mayweather, who has an unbeaten record of 50-0, last fought professionally in 2017 when he defeated Conor McGregor, who was making his boxing debut. Paul had lost his only boxing match till date to YouTuber KSI.",sports +4315,"Ajay Jadeja says 'I am worried about the baby' after Kohli drops catch, criticised","While talking about Virat Kohli dropping a catch in the second T20I against Australia, Ajay Jadeja told the Sony Ten Network, ""I am not worried about the Indian team but the baby arriving."" Criticising Jadeja, a fan tagged BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and tweeted, ""Don't you think it is wrong to constantly drag players and their personal lives?""",sports +4316,His form important as he'll be captain after 1st Test: Aakash on Rahane's 117*,"After Ajinkya Rahane scored an unbeaten 117 off 242 balls in the first practice match against Australia A, cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra said that Rahane's form is important for India for the Tests against Australia. ""[It's important]...one as a batsman and the other as a captain...If the captain does not have personal form, then his confidence is down,"" he added. ",sports +4317,"Nation standing with protesting farmers: Wrestlers Sushil Kumar, Vinesh Phogat","Wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Vinesh Phogat have expressed solidarity with the farmers protesting against the farm laws. While Vinesh said that farmers want respect for their hard work, Sushil stated that the entire nation is standing with the farmers and their demands need to be heard by the government. Farmers have called for Bharat Bandh on December 8. ",sports +4318,"After Dhoni, Kohli, Pandya can be the next global superstar in cricket: Vaughan","Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan has said that India all-rounder Hardik Pandya can be the next global superstar in cricket after MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. ""Pandya has to look at the next three years...the next T20 WC being in India...the IPL being in India, the 50-over World Cup is in India in 2023...He's got a great opportunity,"" Vaughan added. ",sports +4319,Williamson shares 2nd spot with Virat in Test rankings after double ton,New Zealand captain Kane Williamson climbed two places in the ICC Test batting rankings to join his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli at the number two spot. Williamson gained 74 points in the rankings after scoring career-best 251 against West Indies in the first Test in Hamilton. Australia's Steve Smith continues to lead the rankings with 911 points.,sports +4320,"Dhawan surpasses Dhoni, becomes India's 3rd highest run-scorer in T20Is","Playing in the second T20I against Australia, India opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 52 runs off 36 balls. During his knock, Dhawan surpassed MS Dhoni to become India's third-highest run-scorer in T20Is. The 35-year-old has now scored 1,641 runs in 63 T20Is at an average of 28.29. Former India captain Dhoni retired with 1,617 runs from 98 T20Is.",sports +4321,There's a process we need to go through: Langer on Smith becoming Aus captain again,"On Matthew Wade being appointed Australia's stand-in captain in Aaron Finch's absence, coach Justin Langer said that the team would go through a ""process"" before Steve Smith is named captain. Smith's 24-month captaincy ban over the sandpaper scandal ended in March this year. ""Smith doing all the right things to show leadership without a title at the moment,"" Langer added. ",sports +4322,"Microsoft, Paytm CEOs among top investors in US' T20 league: Report","Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen are reportedly among the top investors at the US' T20 cricket league, Major League Cricket (MLC). They ""have invested their individual stakes at the MLC entity level and currently do not hold allegiances or interests in any of the city-based franchises"", Cricbuzz reported.",sports +4323,Hardik needs to keep getting better: Virat Kohli,"Captain Virat Kohli said Hardik Pandya is now playing the finisher's role for Team India and thus he needs to keep getting better. ""He [Pandya] realises that this is his time, the next four-five years, to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere,"" Virat said. Hardik scored 22-ball 42 in the 2nd T20I against Australia.",sports +4324,Fire at Russian fireworks factory sends thousands of rockets into sky; video surfaces,"A fireworks factory in Russia caught fire, setting off multiple explosions and sending thousands of rockets into the night sky. A video of the incident has also surfaced online showing several firefighters trying to control the situation amid non-stop fireworks. Over 400 firefighters had arrived at the spot to control the blaze, according to reports.",world +4325,Japan to fund AI matchmaking systems to fight falling birth rate,"Japan is funding sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems to fight country's falling birth rate, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said. As per government data, number of marriages fell by 2,00,000 in Japan between 2000 and 2019. The latest funding will allow access to systems that pair people with potential partners irrespective of the age and income conditions imposed by the participants.",world +4326,14 Indians return home after being released by rebels in Yemen,"Fourteen Indian seamen who were in the custody of Houthi rebels in Yemen since February returned home after being released, the Indian Embassy in Djibouti said in a statement. The seamen were stranded in Yemen after their ship sank in the Gulf of Aden, it added. The stranded Indians had lost their passports, other documents and belongings, it further said.",world +4327,"6 killed after attacking Indonesian Police with guns, samurai sword","Six people were killed during a shootout after they attacked a police vehicle with firearms, sickles and a samurai sword, Indonesian Police said on Monday. The deceased were supporters of hard-line Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab. The shootout occurred after the police vehicle was ""boxed in"" by two vehicles of the cleric's supporters, who later attacked it, Jakarta Police chief said.",world +4328,Satellite-controlled machine gun used to kill scientist: Iran,"A satellite-controlled machine gun with ""artificial intelligence"" was used in last month's assassination of Iran's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the deputy commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. The gun fired 13 shots at Fakhrizadeh and managed to target him with such accuracy that his wife, sitting just inches away from him, escaped injury, he added.",world +4329,China dismisses charge of carrying out 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy,"Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng dismissed charges that China is carrying out ""Wolf Warrior"" diplomacy and claimed it's only defending its interest. Le claimed use of such a term was part of efforts to prevent China from fighting back. The term reportedly denotes a change in the style of Chinese diplomacy from a low-key one to an aggressive one.",world +4330,BJP leader and Bihar's ex-Dy CM Sushil Modi elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed,BJP leader and Bihar's ex-Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi has been elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed. He was nominated for the bypoll seat last month as it fell vacant after the demise of LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan. The election was scheduled for December 14 but he was declared elected unopposed on the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers.,politics +4331,Actor-politician Vijayashanti joins BJP nearly a week after quitting Cong,"Actor-turned-politician Vijayashanti, who quit the Congress last week, joined the BJP on Monday. The development comes after she met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Sunday. Vijayashanti began her political career with BJP but later joined TRS party and then became a part of Congress in 2014 before the formation of Telangana state.",politics +4332,Shameful double standards: RS Prasad on opp'n support to farmers' protest,"Union Minister RS Prasad has accused opposition parties who are supporting farmers' protest of ""shameful double standards"", claiming they once supported what are now key provisions of agriculture laws. Rahul Gandhi asked Congress-ruled states to delist fruits and vegetables from APMC for direct sale in open market and NCP's Sharad Pawar supported private sector's participation in farming, he said.",politics +4333,"Rahul Roy, who is recovering from brain stroke, shares his pics from hospital","Actor Rahul Roy, who's recovering from brain stroke at Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital, has shared pictures from the hospital and wrote he ""will be back soon"". He also shared a video and captioned it, ""Thanks to...my friends, family and fans...for pouring so much of love and prayers for me."" Rahul was airlifted from Kargil, where he was shooting for a film. ",entertainment +4334,"John Cena shares Ranveer Singh's photo, actor comments 'Kuch bhi' ","WWE wrestler John Cena took to Instagram on Sunday to share a picture of actor Ranveer Singh with a fan without any caption. The photo is the same that the actor had shared himself on Instagram in March. Commenting on John Cena's post, Ranveer wrote, ""Kuch bhi"" with a laughing emoji. ",entertainment +4335,The pain is intolerable: Devoleena on Divya Bhatnagar's demise,"Television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee took to Instagram to mourn the demise of her actress-friend Divya Bhatnagar. ""I know life was too hard on you...the pain is intolerable, but I know today you must be in a better place...free from all the sorrows, pains, sadness, cheats, lies,"" Devoleena wrote. Divya was put on ventilator and had tested positive for coronavirus. ",entertainment +4336,"Tannaz Irani tests COVID-19 positive, says 'praying I don't infect anyone’","Actress Tannaz Irani took to social media to share that she tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday and thanked her husband Bhakhtyar Irani for being supportive. ""Positive me tested corona positive today. I'm praying that...I don't infect anyone. Bhakhtyar thank you for being so cool and supportive and warm and understanding! Love you,"" she wrote alongside a picture of herself. +",entertainment +4337,Aubrey reveals Kristen contracted COVID-19 during 'Happiest Season' filming,"Actress Aubrey Plaza revealed that her 'Happiest Season' co-star Kristen Stewart contracted coronavirus while shooting for their movie. ""COVID-19 was on our set, Kristen got sick. Well, we didn't know...It was the last week of February...I think a bunch of people on our set got sick. I didn't, thank God,"" she said on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'. ",entertainment +4338,His direction helps actors thrive: Deepika on working with Shakun Batra,"Deepika Padukone, who is currently shooting with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday for director Shakun Batra's untitled film, said, ""It's fantastic to work with someone like Shakun who is just so brilliant."" Further speaking about the filmmaker she said, ""The whole process of the way he directs...is something that helps us actors really thrive...I really couldn't have asked for more."" + + +",entertainment +4339,Nobel Prize winner develops COVID-19 test that uses phone camera,"UC Berkeley and Gladstone Institutes' scientists claim to have developed a CRISPR-based COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses a smartphone camera and provides positive or negative results in 15-30 minutes. It also gives an estimate of number of virus particles in a sample. One of the researchers, Jennifer Doudna, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for co-discovering CRISPR-Cas genome editing.",science +4340,Last November was the hottest on record: EU,"Last November was the hottest November on record as Europe had its warmest fall, EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said. It was 0.8°C warmer than the 30-year average of 1981-2010 and more than 0.1°C hotter than the previous record. Satellite images analysed by C3S also showed that Arctic sea ice extent was the second-lowest for November on record.",science +4341,What is 'Co-WIN' digital platform govt has made for COVID-19 vaccine delivery?,The government has announced a 'Co-WIN' digital platform and a free app to monitor the COVID-19 vaccination process and recording vaccine data. The app will provide self-registration facility for vaccination and also send real-time data of the temperature of the cold-storages to the main server. An administrator module will let administrators in vaccination process create vaccination sessions.,technology +4342,Which were the 5 most tweeted about Hindi films of 2020?,"Twitter has released 2020's most tweeted about Hindi movies list. Sushant Singh Rajput's last film 'Dil Bechara', which also marked Sanjana Sanghi's debut, was the most tweeted about Hindi film of the year, followed by Deepika Padukone's 'Chhapaak'. Ajay Devgn's 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior', Taapsee Pannu's 'Thappad' and Janhvi Kapoor's 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' are also among top 5.",technology +4343,India-specific 5G standard is an existential threat: Airtel CEO,"Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal said that the idea to develop an India-specific 5G standard is an existential threat and will lock the country out of global ecosystem. ""We would let our citizens down if we allow that to happen,"" he said. Citing an example, he said, ""CDMA was better technology, but GSM won because it was more accepted technology.""",technology +4344,Who were the most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020?,"Twitter has released the list of the most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020. US President Donald Trump was the most tweeted about person, followed by US President-elect Joe Biden. The top 10 also included NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away in January this year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the seventh-most tweeted about person in 2020.",technology +4345,"Apple launches over-ear headphones 'AirPods Max' costing ₹59,900","Apple on Tuesday launched its first-ever over the ear headphones called 'AirPods Max', which will cost ₹59,900 in India. The AirPods Max feature high-fidelity audio, adaptive EQ, active noise cancellation, access to Siri, spatial audio, and offer up to 20 hours of playback on a single charge. The headphones are available to order starting today, with availability beginning December 15.",technology +4346,Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs' 22-yr-old daughter makes her modelling debut,"Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs' youngest daughter Eve Jobs has made her modelling debut by posing for Glossier, a New York-based skincare and beauty products company. The 22-year-old is currently studying at Stanford University and also ranks among the top horse riders in the world. Bill Gates' 24-year-old daughter Jennifer Gates commented on Eve's pictures, ""Obsessed w (with) this collab.""",technology +4347,Before and after pics show collapse of world's 2nd largest radio telescope,Space tech company Maxar has shared before and after satellite images of the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico which collapsed recently. It had suffered damages due to tropical winds in August following which one of the suspension cables snapped last month. A decision to dismantle the structure had been taken before it collapsed.,technology +4348,Which were the world's most retweeted and most liked tweets of 2020?,"The tweet announcing actor Chadwick Boseman's death was 2020's most retweeted tweet and the most liked of all time. BTS member Jungkook singing 'Never Not' was 2020's second most retweeted tweet, followed by a tweet showing headline 'Two deadly viruses are killing Americans: COVID-19 and Racism'. Obama's tweet mourning NBA legend Kobe Bryant's death became the second most-liked tweet globally.",technology +4349,Mobile technology to be used for COVID-19 vaccination drive: PM Modi,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking at the India Mobile Congress, said that mobile technology will be used for ""one of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drives"". He added that mobile technology has enabled benefits worth billions of dollars to reach the deserving as well as helped the poor during the pandemic.",technology +4350,App that uses fingernails pic to detect iron deficiency launched,"US-based Sanguina has launched an app, AnemoCheck, on Google Play Store that uses pictures of fingernails to detect an iron deficiency. The app measures haemoglobin levels by analysing the colour of a person's fingernail beds in a picture. AnemoCheck's developer said it is the only type of app-based system that has the potential to ""replace a common blood test"".",technology +4351,"Australia to make Facebook, Google pay news publishers for content","Australia has finalised plans to make internet giants such as Facebook and Google pay media outlets for news content, in what Treasurer Josh Frydenberg describes as a ""world first"" move. Internet firms can negotiate a deal with local publishers to fix a price for content, failing which a government-appointed arbitrator will decide for them, added Frydenberg.",technology +4352,Google's 'Look to Speak' feature lets users pick phrases with eyes,"Google's new accessibility feature, ""Look to Speak"", allows users to use their eyes to select phrases from a list and have them spoken aloud. Users can simply look left, right or up to navigate and select phrases from a customisable list. The feature uses a device's front-facing camera to detect where the user is looking.",technology +4353,FDI welcome but govt equally keen on India's security: Ravi Shankar,"Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that foreign direct investments (FDIs) and foreign innovations are welcome, but the government is equally keen on India's safety and security. Digital technologies have to be safe so that ""vested interests, extremists may not abuse it"", he added. Prasad further said that the government is keen that India must be 5G ready.",technology +4354,Meditation app Calm raises $75 million at $2 billion valuation,"Meditation app Calm on Tuesday said that it has raised $75 million in Series C funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The round, which values the company at $2 billion, also saw participation from Goldman Sachs, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures. Co-founders and co-CEOs Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew founded Calm in 2012. ",technology +4355,Germany blocks China's takeover of tech firm over security issues: Report,"Germany has blocked the takeover of satellite and radar technology firm IMST by China-controlled missile maker CASIC's subsidiary due to national security concerns, Reuters cited a government document saying. Berlin believes IMST's know-how is crucial for national security. The document also said that IMST's expertise is also needed for the construction of critical infrastructure in the future.",technology +4356,People should study India right now: Gates on UPI system's implementation,"Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates, while speaking at the Singapore Fintech Festival, praised India's UPI system and said people should study India right now apart from China. ""Things are really exploding there and innovation around that system is phenomenal,"" he added. Gates said his foundation is working with other countries to roll out open-source technologies modelled on India's implementation.",technology +4357,"UK regulator proposes customised rules for Google, Facebook","Britain's competition watchdog proposed that a new, legally binding code of conduct, tailored to each firm like Google and Facebook, should be set up. The CMA said the code should be backed up by penalties that could extend to fines of up to 10% of turnover. The code will be enforced by CMA's DMU to be set up in April.",technology +4358,Baidu becomes 1st to get fully driverless road tests permit in Beijing,"Baidu has become the first to receive permits by the Beijing transportation authorities for five of its vehicles to conduct fully driverless road tests. It plans to remove safety drivers from test vehicles after gradually reducing human intervention. However, a remote safety operator will still be able to take control in an emergency via Baidu's 5G Remote Driving Service.",technology +4359,Internet connection back to normal post $34M ransomware attack: Foxconn,"Apple supplier Foxconn has said the internet connection in its facility in the Americas has gradually returned to normal after it was attacked by ransomware. Earlier, Foxconn's facility in Mexico was attacked by ransomware and attackers demanded $34 million to be paid in bitcoin. Foxconn said an upgrade in information security level was completed in its affected facility.",technology +4360,Zuckerberg threatened to stop UK investment over 'anti-tech' attitude,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg threatened to hold back investments in the UK over the government's ""anti-tech"" attitude in a 2018 meeting with UK's then digital minister Matt Hancock, documents obtained by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed. Zuckerberg said UK was an ""obvious territory...to invest in"" but he would consider ""looking elsewhere"" if the government didn't soften its stance.",technology +4361,Mobile browser that runs on-device AI to personalise search results launched,"Berlin-based Xayn on Tuesday launched a search engine app for iOS and Android, which it claims offers personalised search results to users as well as protects their privacy. According to Xayn, the app runs on-device AI models that learn locally without uploading the users' personal data. ""Nothing is sent to our servers; we don't store anything,"" CEO Leif-Nissen Lundbaek said.",technology +4362,Twitter users complain of 'Promoted Tweets' flooding timelines,"Some users on Twitter are complaining about seeing an increased frequency of ""Promoted Tweets"" on their timelines, with some witnessing up to four such tweets in a row. Twitter, in a statement to TechCrunch, clarified that it isn't a glitch. It is intentionally flooding the timeline with more ads to make use of the surplus ad inventory at year-end.",technology +4363,Nokia starts production of 5G equipment in India,"Nokia on Tuesday announced that it has started the production of 5G equipment in India. The equipment is being produced at the company's Chennai facility and is being shipped to countries that are in advanced stages of deploying the next-generation technology, Nokia said. The company claimed to have invested over ₹600 crore since 2008 to develop the Chennai facility.",technology +4364,Apple could block apps that won't ask for users' permit before tracking,"Apple has threatened to remove apps from its store if they don't comply with an upcoming feature that will make apps ask for users' permit for tracking them. Some technology firms, including Facebook, have criticised the feature. ""When invasive tracking is your business model, you tend not to welcome transparency and customer choice,"" Apple's SVP of Software Engineering said. +",technology +4365,India lose a T20I for the 1st time in a year as Aus end their 11-match unbeaten run,"Australia defeated India by 12 runs in the third T20I in Sydney on Tuesday as India clinched the three-match series 2-1. This is India's first defeat in a T20I match since December 8, 2019. India were on an 11-match unbeaten streak in T20I cricket. Team India captain Virat Kohli top-scored in the match with 85 runs off 61 balls.",sports +4366,Kohli's post announcing Anushka's pregnancy most liked tweet in India in 2020,"Team India captain Virat Kohli's post from August announcing his wife, actress Anushka Sharma's pregnancy is the most liked tweet in India in 2020, with over 6.4 lakh likes. Actor Amitabh Bachchan's tweet from July confirming he was COVID-19 positive is the most quoted tweet of 2020. The most retweeted tweet is actor Vijay's selfie with fans from February.",sports +4367,"Cricket 19 video game censors Niroshan Dickwella's name, pic surfaces","Cricket 19 video game has censored Sri Lankan cricketer Niroshan Dickwella's name from the platform. His name appears as 'N D-Censored' in the game. Renowned cricket writer Jarrod Kimber took to Twitter to share a picture from the game. Reacting to it, a user wrote, ""What nonsense."" Another user jokingly wrote, ""Lol...if parents didn't censor, who are they to?""",sports +4368,"Pandya gives away his Man of the Series trophy to Natarajan, says 'You deserve it'","India all-rounder Hardik Pandya gave away his Man of the Series trophy to fast bowler T Natarajan after the T20I series against Australia concluded today. Pandya took to Instagram and wrote, ""Natarajan, you were outstanding...To perform brilliantly in difficult conditions on your India debut speaks volumes of your talent and hardwork...You deserve Man of the Series from my side bhai!""",sports +4369,"Maxwell was more serious about his golf during IPL, was there for enjoyment: Sehwag","Talking about Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who hit 16 sixes against India in the limited-over series and had failed to hit even one six in IPL 2020, Virender Sehwag said, ""He was more serious about his golf than cricket during IPL."" He added, ""He was there only for enjoyment. He did everything except score runs in IPL.""",sports +4370,Bala Devi becomes first Indian woman footballer to score in Europe,"India footballer Bala Devi on Sunday became the first Indian woman to score in a professional European football league. Coming off the bench, Bala scored in the 85th minute against Motherwell as her side Rangers FC won the match 9-0. She was also the first Indian woman to sign a professional contract in a top-tier European club in January 2020.",sports +4371,All rules are applicable to everyone else other than Kohli: Sehwag on team changes,"Criticising ""frequent"" changes made in Team India by captain Virat Kohli, former India opener Virender Sehwag said, ""All the rules are applicable to everyone else other than Kohli, no rule is applicable to him."" He added, ""Neither his batting order is changed nor is he left out or given break when he is out of form. So, that is wrong.”",sports +4372,"Virat Kohli's lookalike spotted in stands during 3rd T20I, pics go viral","During the seventh over of Australia's innings in the third T20I, the big screen displayed a section of crowd wherein Virat Kohli's lookalike was spotted. After showing the doppelganger, the camera panned to Kohli, who was seemingly looking at the big screen. Several fans made memes and jokes after videos and pictures of the lookalike went viral.",sports +4373,Ben Stokes' father Ged passes away aged 65 after year-long battle with brain cancer,"Ged Stokes, former New Zealand rugby league international and father of England all-rounder Ben Stokes, has passed away aged 65 after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Ged's former rugby league club Workington Town announced the news. ""Ged is written into the rich fabric of Town history and will be greatly missed,"" they wrote.",sports +4374,"Kohli argues with umpires as they deny DRS over replay on big screen, video surfaces","During Australia's 11th over in third T20I, Virat Kohli called for DRS after there was half-an-appeal for LBW against Matthew Wade. The third umpire started with the process but then bailed out after Wade complained that replay was already shown on the big screen. The umpires then disallowed the review and Kohli was involved in a verbal spat with them.",sports +4375,Most mistakes made in a 20-second window: Neesham on DRS controversy in 3rd T20I,"Reacting to the DRS controversy in the third T20I wherein India were denied a DRS for being late after the batsman complained about TV replay being played on big screen, New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham tweeted, ""That's gotta be the most mistakes made in a 20-second window in all cricket."" Neesham, however, deleted the tweet later.",sports +4376,Virat Kohli clarifies why he wasn't allowed to take DRS against Wade in 3rd T20I ,"While talking about umpires not allowing him to take DRS against an LBW appeal against Matthew Wade, Team India captain clarified that it was a mistake from the production side. ""We were still discussing...and within 15 seconds the replay was on big screen,"" Kohli said. ""We decided to take DRS but the umpire said nothing can be done,"" he added.",sports +4377,Concussion scare for Pucovski after Tyagi hits helmet during warm-up match,"Will Pucovski suffered concussion during the last day of the warm-up match between Australia A and India A on Tuesday. Pucovski immediately fell to his knees after he was hit on the helmet by a delivery from Kartik Tyagi. He stayed down for over a minute before he was attended by medical team doctor and was taken off the field. +",sports +4378,India will have to score a lot of runs to win Tests in Australia: Gavaskar,"Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar has said that India will have to score a lot of runs in Australia if they want to repeat their series win from 2018-19. ""We all talk about the fact that you need to take 20 wickets to win matches. But, unless you also score runs along with it, you don't win matches,"" he stated. ",sports +4379,"Haven't seen my child for 4 months, would like to spend time with family now: Hardik","India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has ruled out chances of him having an extended stay in Australia for the Test series, stating that he hasn't seen his child for over four months and would like to spend time with his family now. Hardik was named Man of the Series for his performance throughout the T20I series. ",sports +4380,When Hardik got going we thought we could pull it off: Kohli on 3rd T20I," +After Australia defeated India by 12 runs in the third T20I, India captain Virat Kohli said that when Hardik Pandya came out to bat and started scoring, he thought India could pull off the chase. ""A partnership of 30-odd would've made it easier for Hardik,"" he added. Pandya scored 20 off 13 balls including two sixes and one four. ",sports +4381,There's a drop in concentration levels: Azharuddin on India's fielding,"Talking about Team India's fielding in Australia, ex-India captain Mohammed Azharuddin said that there's a ""drop in concentration levels"" of players. Responding to KL Rahul's ""difficult to spot the ball with the crowd...after a long time"" statement, Azharuddin stated, ""You don't do fielding practice in front of a large crowd. Do you? But yet players have taken catches during matches.""",sports +4382,"Samson wasting chances, needs to learn from Virat how to build innings: Kaif","Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif asked Sanju Samson to take singles and doubles to consolidate his innings like Virat Kohli instead of wasting opportunities with the bat. ""He (Samson) should take the example from Virat Kohli in the middle. You can hit the sixes but he needs to learn from Virat Kohli on how to build an innings,"" said Kaif.",sports +4383,Pucovski ruled out of 2nd warm-up match after being hit on helmet,Australia's Will Pucovski has been ruled out of the second warm-up match between Australia A and India A after the 22-year-old was hit on the helmet by a delivery from Kartik Tyagi on the last day of first warm-up match. Pucovski suffered a concussion and stayed down for over a minute after being hit. The match ended in a draw.,sports +4384,Vaughan calls India's fielding 'atrocious' in 3rd T20I vs Australia,"Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan called India's fielding in the third T20I against Australia ""atrocious"". Earlier, former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin had said that there's a ""drop in the concentration levels"" of Team India players. In the third T20I, India failed to chase down Australia's 186-run total and lost the match by 12 runs. India won the series 2-1. ",sports +4385,Can't have review after replays are on big screen: Aakash on denied DRS,"Cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the decision to deny DRS to India for the LBW appeal against Matthew Wade during the third T20I was ""right"". ""Can't have the review after the replays are on the big screen,"" he stated. However, Aakash also raised the question of whether the replay was played earlier than it should have been. ",sports +4386,"If Natarajan can be consistent, it'll be great heading into WC next year: Kohli","India skipper Virat Kohli has praised 29-year-old pacer T Natarajan for his performance in the three-match T20I series against Australia. ""In absence of Bumrah and Shami, Natarajan has been the guy who stood up and delivered...if he can be consistent it will be a great thing for us heading into the T20 WC next year,"" Kohli stated. ",sports +4387,"The game has evolved, can't ban the switch-hit: Ganguly","Former India captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly contradicted former Australia captain Ian Chappell and said there is no reason for the switch-hit to be banned. ""The game has moved on, so I don't see we can take away this popular stroke from the modern-day batsmen,"" Ganguly said. Earlier, Chappell had said the switch-hit is unfair to the bowlers.",sports +4388,Cricket South Africa's bio-bubble didn't appear to be bio-secure: Ashley Giles,"England's director of cricket Ashley Giles questioned Cricket South Africa's bio-secure bubble that wasn't effective enough to keep infections away. ""We were coming into a bio-secure environment and from very early on it appeared it wasn't bio-secure,"" Giles said. On Monday, England tour of South Africa became the first bilateral series to be suspended since resumption of cricket in July. ",sports +4389,"Kuldeep, Jadeja not the same bowlers without Dhoni: Kiran More","Ex-wicketkeeper-batsman Kiran More has said that former India captain MS Dhoni used to constantly give advice to bowlers and now that he is not there behind the wickets, spinners are no longer the same bowlers. In the ODI series against Australia, while Chahal conceded 160 runs in two matches, Jadeja went for 185 runs in three. ",sports +4390,Immune barrier from vaccines against COVID-19 still far off: WHO,"WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris has said that vaccines are a great tool but the ""effect of the vaccine in providing some kind of immune barrier is still far off"". She added that public health measures are needed to prevent an uptick in COVID-19 cases. On Tuesday, UK began administering the first doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to its citizens.",world +4391,US election was like that of a 'third world country': Trump,"US President Donald Trump compared presidential election in the US to that of a ""third world country"", reiterating his claims about voter fraud. ""It was a rigged election...I think the case has been made, and now we find out what we can do about it. You'll see a lot of big things happening the next couple of days,"" Trump said.",world +4392,I feel it's my duty: Indian-origin man who received COVID-19 vaccine in UK,"Indian-origin man Hari Shukla, an 87-year-old retired race relations expert, on Tuesday became one among the first people to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in the UK. ""I am delighted to be doing my bit by having the vaccine. I feel it is my duty to do so,"" he said. His 83-year-old wife Ranjan also received the jab.",world +4393,4 lions test positive for COVID-19 at a zoo in Spain,"Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday. It is said to be only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus. Three female lions and a male lion were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of coronavirus.",world +4394,Who were the most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020?,"Twitter has released the list of the most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020. US President Donald Trump was the most tweeted about person, followed by US President-elect Joe Biden. The top 10 also included NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away in January this year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the seventh-most tweeted about person in 2020.",world +4395,Punjab-born Raj Chouhan elected Speaker in Canada's British Columbia,"Punjab-born Raj Chouhan has been elected Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, becoming the first person of South Asian heritage to hold the Speakership in the British Columbia legislature or any other Canadian parliamentary jurisdiction. Chouhan, five-time MLA from Burnaby-Edmonds, immigrated to Canada in 1973. He had served as Deputy Speaker in the previous legislature.",world +4396,How has Mount Everest's height varied over the years?,"In 1954, the Survey of India had estimated Mount Everest’s height to be 8,848 metres (29,028 feet) which was widely accepted. An Italian survey in 1987 determined 8,872 metres as its height. In 1999, an American survey estimated Mount Everest’s height to be 8,850 metres. A Chinese measurement in 2005 estimated that Mount Everest’s height was 8,844.43 metres.",world +4397,"Thieves break into Russia's 'doomsday plane', steal equipment: Report","Thieves broke into Russia's Ilyushin Il-80 'doomsday plane' and stole 39 units of electronic equipment and five radio station boards, news agency Interfax reported citing a source. The plane was undergoing routine maintenance in Taganrog. Experts say Il-80s are designed to be used as airborne command posts for Russian officials, including the president, in the event of a nuclear conflict.",world +4398,Pfizer vaccine data meets expectations for emergency use approval: US FDA,"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine's efficacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorisation. The USFDA will meet on Thursday to make a formal decision on approving the vaccine for emergency use in the country. Last week, the UK became the first country to approve the vaccine for widespread use.",world +4399,Thailand deploys surveillance drones on border to curb COVID-19 spread,Thailand has deployed drones and ultraviolet cameras on its border for surveillance after dozens of new coronavirus cases were found linked to a town in neighbouring Myanmar. Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered officials to erect barricades along the porous border to stop illegal crossings and curb the spread of COVID-19. Myanmar has seen a spike in coronavirus cases recently.,world +4400,Doctor who treated UK PM for COVID-19 himself tests +ve for virus,"Dr Nick Hart, one of the doctors who treated UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the leader contracted coronavirus has himself tested positive for the virus, according to London's Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. Hart is currently in isolation after his diagnosis, it added. Johnson's fiancée Carrie Symonds had credited Hart and Dr Nick Price for saving the PM's life.",world +4401,"Understand concern over fast vaccine development, didn't cut corners: Pfizer","Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that he understood concerns around the speed at which COVID-19 vaccines had been produced, but insisted that his company ""didn't cut any corners"". There is always scepticism over vaccines but in this case, it is worse because the products are developed ""very fast"" and ""it has been severely politicised, particularly in the US"", he added.",world +4402,Zuckerberg threatened to stop UK investment over 'anti-tech' attitude,"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg threatened to hold back investments in the UK over the government's ""anti-tech"" attitude in a 2018 meeting with UK's then digital minister Matt Hancock, documents obtained by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealed. Zuckerberg said UK was an ""obvious territory...to invest in"" but he would consider ""looking elsewhere"" if the government didn't soften its stance.",world +4403,India donates ₹22 cr to complete Palestine-India Techno Park,"India on Tuesday donated the fourth and final tranche of over ₹22 crore to complete the construction of Palestine-India Techno Park. India has in total donated over ₹88 crore towards building the project in the Palestinian city of Ramallah. The project is almost in its final stage and likely to be inaugurated in February or March of 2021, officials said.",world +4404,800 Indian peacekeepers awarded medals for their service in S Sudan,"More than 800 Indian peacekeepers, including a sole woman officer, have been awarded medals for their service for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The Indian battalion in Upper Nile State provides veterinary services to local communities. The peacekeepers have treated thousands of animals and trained 226 Community Animal Health Workers despite the harsh conditions, UNMISS said.",world +4405,China cancels plan to jointly launch commemorative stamps with India,China's State Post Bureau has cancelled its plan to jointly launch commemorative stamps with India. The two countries were to launch a stamp commemorating 2020 as the 70th year of bilateral relations and a special stamp showing the Mogao Caves from China's Gansu province. This comes amid a LAC standoff between India and China in eastern Ladakh.,world +4406,Turkey orders arrest of 304 military personnel over alleged coup ties,"Turkey has ordered the arrest of 304 military personnel over alleged links to the failed coup in 2016, state-run media reported on Tuesday. According to reports, personnel had links to cleric Fethullah Gülen, whom Turkey blames for leading the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Tens of thousands of people have been jailed since the 2016 coup attempt.",world +4407,"Trade deal with EU looking very, very difficult at the moment: UK","The conclusion of a Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU) is ""looking very, very difficult at the moment"", British PM Boris Johnson said. There might come a moment when the UK would have to acknowledge that it was time to go for a no-deal Brexit, he added. Johnson is due to visit Brussels soon for trade deal talks.",world +4408,France to build new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier,"France will build a new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that'll replace its Charles de Gaulle carrier by 2038, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The new carrier will be about 70,000 tonnes and 300 metres long. Macron framed the decision to use nuclear reactors to propel the warship as part of France's climate strategy, stressing its lower emissions compared to diesel fuel.",world +4409,Melania reveals new WH tennis pavilion weeks before Biden takes oath as Prez,"US First Lady Melania Trump has announced the completion of the new White House tennis pavilion which ""will function as both a place of leisure and gathering for future First Families"". ""Preserving this historic landmark is vital,"" Melania Trump said. Her announcement came weeks before the Trump family hands over the White House to President-elect Joe Biden in January 2021. ",world +4410,"China is the principal military, economic threat in Asia: US","China is the principal military and economic threat in Asia, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said. China accounts for 210 out of 539 anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders imposed by the US, he added. China also makes up a ""good portion"" of the entity list that restricts companies' access to US suppliers for national security reasons, he further said.",world +4411,Some rebel fighters in Tigray region not yet defeated: Ethiopia,"Ethiopia on Tuesday said there were some rebel fighters in Tigray who had not been defeated yet. Last month, Ethiopian PM had declared the operation against the rebels complete. Separately, Ethiopia said a UN team visiting the region was shot at by soldiers after they tried to pass through a checkpoint without stopping while driving to an unauthorised area.",world +4412,Putin signs law giving Russian constitution precedence over int'l law,"Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing precedence of the Russian constitution over international agreements and decisions of international bodies in cases when they conflict with the constitution. However, the country said that it remains fully committed to the international law. Human rights advocates raised concerns that the new law could erode rights and freedoms in Russia.",world +4413,China vows countermeasures against US sanctions over Hong Kong,"China on Tuesday said it would take firm countermeasures against US sanctions on 14 Chinese officials over their alleged role in the disqualification of four pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers. China added that it strongly condemns US' ""crazy, vile behaviour"". On Monday, US had imposed sanctions on 14 officials of a committee that spearheaded the new security law in Hong Kong.",world +4414,Hundreds protest in Armenia after PM ignores deadline to step down,"Hundreds protested in Armenia on Tuesday after PM Nikol Pashinyan ignored a deadline set by the opposition to step down over a ceasefire deal struck with Azerbaijan last month. Some of the protesters chanted ""Nikol, traitor"" and ""Armenia without Nikol"". Pashinyan has accepted responsibility for the outcome of the conflict with Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.",world +4415,Tweeting from Maldives?: AAP as Gambhir mocks Delhi CM's house arrest,"After BJP MP Gautam Gambhir mocked Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal after he said he was put under house arrest by Delhi Police, AAP replied, ""Are you tweeting this from Maldives?"" The party also shared a picture of Gambhir purportedly from a vacation. The East Delhi MP had last week posted a vacation picture of his family on Instagram.",politics +4416,Bhim Army chief detained while on his way to join Bharat Bandh protest,"Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday said he'd been detained at his house by UP Police since morning. Azad was reportedly detained while on his way to join Bharat Bandh protest. ""India has again gone back into the Emergency era today. Our providers, the farmers need us, but the police under the Yogi government have detained me,"" said Azad.",politics +4417,Haryana CM cancels visit as venue vandalised in farmers' support: Report,"Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar had to cancel a programme scheduled for Tuesday in Padha village after some villagers vandalised the venue last night, said the sarpanch. The sarpanch added, ""Some people gathered in the sports complex and burnt the effigy of the CM and...dismantled the helipad."" Several villagers said the venue was vandalised in support of the farmers' protests. ",politics +4418,"Kolkata Press Club demands apology from TMC MP, she says 'don't waste time'","The Kolkata Press Club has stated that it is ""extremely concerned"" and demanded an apology from TMC MP Mahua Moitra after she reportedly called journalists ""two paisa press"" in an internal TMC meeting. Following this, Moitra asked the press club ""not to waste their time"" and added that the press ""should maybe look at their abysmally falling standards of members"".",politics +4419,Opp'n parties to meet Prez after deciding stand on farm laws: Pawar,NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said leaders from different political parties will discuss and take a collective stand on farm laws before meeting President Ram Nath Kovind. Opposition parties are expected to meet Kovind on Wednesday to raise their concerns about the three laws. Pawar's NCP is among parties that have backed Tuesday's 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers' unions.,politics +4420,Tell the difference between kothmir & methi: Gujarat CM to Rahul,"Criticising the Congress for backing the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani asked Rahul Gandhi to tell him ""the difference between kothmir and methi."" Rupani added, ""When the people of this country have discarded them, Congress and opposition parties are out to do agitation in the name of farmers and mislead the people.""",politics +4421,1st phase polling begins for 395 local bodies in 5 Kerala districts,"The voting for the first phase of Kerala local body polls began at 7 am on Tuesday. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki districts. According to the state election commission, there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.",politics +4422,BJP chief Nadda to begin his two-day visit to West Bengal tomorrow,"BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda will begin his two-day visit to West Bengal on Wednesday. ""He will...do a community outreach programme on BJP's mission of Aar Noi Anyay (No More Injustice) in the Bhabanipur assembly seat,"" a BJP statement said. ""He will also pray at the Kalighat Kali Temple and will interact with members of the slum community,"" it added.",politics +4423,Centre should accept farmers' demands without delay: Gopal Rai,"Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday, while speaking about the new farm laws, said, ""Centre should not delay accepting the demands of the farmers and resolve the deadlock on priority basis."" ""Farmers have been shivering in the cold for the past 11 days...I have requested the...[Centre] that they...bring in a law for MSP (minimum support price),"" he added.",politics +4424,"TRS, AIMIM have deep friendship: BJP MP on Hyd civic polls","Commenting on recently concluded Hyderabad civic polls, Telangana's Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri said, ""We will wait and watch what TRS government will do after emerging as the single largest party."" ""All [we] know...TRS and AIMIM have a deep friendship and they are also in the government,"" he added. ""TRS has more than 30 ex-officio votes in its favour,"" Dharmapuri stated.",politics +4425,Sonia Gandhi to not celebrate birthday due to farmers' protests,"Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has decided to not celebrate her birthday on December 9 due to the ongoing farmers' agitation against farm bills and COVID-19 situation across the country, ANI reported. Farmers from several states have been agitating against the Centre's new farm laws in the national capital for nearly two weeks. They have also called for 'Bharat Bandh' today.",politics +4426,Found a note in which Divya stated that Gagan tortures her: Brother,"Late TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's brother Devashish Bhatnagar has revealed that Divya's husband Gagan had started torturing her physically and mentally soon after their marriage. ""She had written a note on November 7, in which she stated...Gagan tortures and abuses her. We found the note in her cupboard yesterday. She had...approached...police and filed...NC on November 16 against him,"" he added. ",entertainment +4427,Which were the 5 most tweeted about Hindi films of 2020?,"Twitter has released 2020's most tweeted about Hindi movies list. Sushant Singh Rajput's last film 'Dil Bechara', which also marked Sanjana Sanghi's debut, was the most tweeted about Hindi film of the year, followed by Deepika Padukone's 'Chhapaak'. Ajay Devgn's 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior', Taapsee Pannu's 'Thappad' and Janhvi Kapoor's 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl' are also among top 5.",entertainment +4428,"Kept marriage secret for 4 yrs, Parmeet's parents didn't approve of me: Archana","Actress Archana Puran Singh has revealed that after her wedding to Parmeet Sethi, they kept their marriage a secret for four years. On 'The Kapil Sharma Show', Archana revealed how his parents did not approve of her as she was an actress. The couple got married in 1992 and have two sons.",entertainment +4429,Why didn't he think before speaking: Mukesh on Saif's apology for comments on Ravana,"After Saif Ali Khan apologised for his comment that his upcoming film Adipurush ""humanises Ravana and will justify his motives over Sita's abduction"", Mukesh Khanna said, ""Filmmakers are still using movies to attack our religion."" He added, ""Why didn't he think before speaking?"" Mukesh added, ""Shoot the arrow, throw the bomb, punch someone and then say sorry...We don't approve.""",entertainment +4430,12 Indian celebrities feature in Forbes Asia's 100 digital stars list,"Twelve Indian celebrities have made it to Forbes' list of 'Asia-Pacific's Most Influential Celebrities on Social Media'. It includes Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Madhuri Dixit, Shreya Ghoshal and Neha Kakkar. Pakistan's Mahira Khan and Australia's Margot Robbie also featured in the list.",entertainment +4431,'Durgamati' is much better than 'Bhaagamathie': Jisshu on comparisons,"Actor Jisshu Sengupta, who'll be next seen in 'Durgamati The Myth', a remake of Telugu film 'Bhaagamathie', has said there are some changes in the Bhumi Pednekar-starrer film which makes it ""much better"" than 'Bhaagamathie'. ""You need to watch the film, after watching it, they (people) will understand,"" he added. Directed by G Ashok, the film also stars Arshad Warsi.",entertainment +4432,"When I'm with Salman, I feel like Wajid has come: Sajid on late brother","While remembering his late brother Wajid Khan, music composer Sajid Khan said, ""Sometimes, when I jam with Salman (Khan), I feel like Wajid has come."" The 'Dabangg' composer added, ""The guy that was ten times better than me is no more...I'll keep trying to give good music and when I feel I can't, I'll...go on a vacation."" ",entertainment +4433,"Excited to indulge in 2 different worlds: Ishaan on Pippa, Phone Bhoot","Ishaan Khatter, who'll be next seen in 'Pippa' and 'Phone Bhoot', has said he's excited to indulge in two ""very different worlds"". ""The film is based on...Bangladesh Liberation War. It's a different world altogether for me,"" he said while talking about 'Pippa'. ""As an audience, I love...horror-comedy genre because...plot gets twisted every now and then,"" Ishaan said about 'Phone Bhoot'.",entertainment +4434,We need to be careful: Madhuri on people stepping out amid COVID-19,"Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene urged people to take proper precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic by not stepping out unless necessary. ""People are sitting at home for five-six months...they're anxious for not being able to step out and socialise. But remember we all need to be very careful...It's not just about protecting yourself but also about others,"" she said.",entertainment +4435,'Wonder Woman 1984' was the hardest movie I ever got to shoot: Gal,"Actress Gal Gadot has said that her upcoming film 'Wonder Woman 1984' has been the toughest acting job of her career. ""Most of the stuff you see in the film is real people doing the real thing...be it the facial expressions, weight, movement...It was the hardest movie I ever got to shoot by far,"" she said at a press conference. +",entertainment +4436,He gave a shot in less than 15 seconds: Gautam on working with Salman,"Speaking about his experience of working with Salman Khan for their upcoming film 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai', television actor Gautam Gulati shared an incident that left him ""stunned"". ""Myself and Prabhudeva were standing and looking at his shot, it was so difficult. But...he managed to give that shot in just lesser than 15 seconds,"" Gautam shared. ",entertainment +4437,There aren't so much drugs in B'wood as it's being claimed to be: Sukhwinder,"Commenting on Bollywood's alleged drug links, singer Sukhwinder Singh said, ""There aren't so much drugs in the film industry as it's being claimed to be."" He added, ""If there were drugs to that extent, then they wouldn't even have been able to even go to shoot!"" ""A lot of people are trying to convert it into a tamasha,"" said Sukhwinder.",entertainment +4438,"Robert pays tribute to Chadwick, says 'His energy was undeniable'","Late actor Chadwick Boseman was honoured with the Hero for the Ages Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special and his Marvel co-star Robert Downey Jr paid tribute to the 'Black Panther' actor. ""His energy and intensity was undeniable. There was something different and special about Chadwick,"" Robert said.",entertainment +4439,"Divya's family planning to file case against husband, alleges torture","Following actress Divya Bhatnagar's demise, her brother Dev Bhatnagar stated that her family is planning on filing a case against Gagan, Divya's estranged husband. ""Gagan started torturing Divya physically and mentally...after their marriage. She had written a note on November 7, in which she...stated that Gagan tortures and abuses her. We found the note in her cupboard yesterday,"" he said. ",entertainment +4440,I cry alone as I remember my mother on my birthday: Dharmendra,"Veteran actor Dharmendra, who turned 85 on Tuesday, said he does not celebrate his birthday because his mother is no longer with him. ""When the one who gave me happiness is no longer with me, how do I celebrate? I just perform the rituals and cry alone while remembering my mother,"" he told The Times of India.",entertainment +4441,"Movie business is like women, you don't understand them: Arshad","Calling box office numbers a ""scam"", actor Arshad Warsi said, ""There are films I just can't stand that do well and there are films...I just love that don't see the light of day. It's hard for me to understand."" He added, ""I think...movie business is like women; you don't understand them...I don't know how it functions, how does it work."" ",entertainment +4442,"Late actor Chirranjeevi Sarja's wife, son test COVID-19 positive","Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, late Kannada actor Chirranjeevi Sarja's wife Meghana Raj shared a statement, confirming that she, her son and her parents have tested positive for coronavirus. ""I urge Chiru and my fans to not fret and assuring you guys that we're all doing fine and are currently under treatment...We as...family...will come out of it victorious,"" she added.",entertainment +4443,"Rules are different for Big B, he has directors calling him sir: Sharmila","Sharmila Tagore recently spoke about her absence from the films and said that it happens to all the actresses beyond a certain age in Bollywood. ""Even Madhuri Dixit who's...younger hasn't done anything much,"" the 76-year-old actress added. ""Whereas...rules are different for Mr (Amitabh) Bachchan. He has directors like Shoojit Sircar calling him 'Sir' and writing roles for him,"" she said.",entertainment +4444,Anurag Kashyap and Ajay Bahl team up for 'Ugly' sequel,"Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Ajay Bahl are teaming up for the sequel of the 2013 film 'Ugly'. Speaking about the project, Ajay shared that he will direct the film, while Anurag will produce it. ""I...went to Anurag with the script, a thriller which is dark and yet illuminated by a sense of immediacy and relevance. Anurag loved it,"" Ajay said. ",entertainment +4445,Being back on set felt tiring: Kirti on shooting after lockdown,"Talking about resuming work after the coronavirus-induced lockdown, actress Kirti Kulhari said, ""Everyone had gotten used to not working for months so being back on the set, it felt longer and tiring."" ""What happened on the first day of shoot...was that after five-six hours of shooting, I felt so tired as if I had shot for 24 hours,"" she added.",entertainment +4446,My dad calls her daughter-in-law: Shawn on relationship with Camila,"Singer Shawn Mendes recently revealed that his father refers to his girlfriend Camila as 'daughter-in-law'. ""My dad is never very serious about things, but he would always bug me and be like, 'How's my daughter-in-law doing?'"" he said on Zach Sang Show. ""Obviously your parents don't know, but when you know you know,"" he added.",entertainment +4447,Surround yourself with people who challenge you: Selena Gomez,"During a recent interview, singer-actor Selena Gomez said, ""It's...important to surround yourself with people who are the ones that are challenging you, the ones that are believing in you."" Recalling the initial days of her career, Selena said, ""I was younger, I had so many reasons to not pick myself up and just keep going.""",entertainment +4448,"After Varun, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo' co-star Maniesh Paul tests COVID-19 +ve","After Varun Dhawan, Maniesh Paul has confirmed that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Both the actors were shooting for their upcoming film, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo', in Chandigarh. Maniesh took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the news and wrote, ""It's very mild...nothing to worry...will bounce back soon...we all need to be extra careful...don't let the guard down...thanks for the...wishes.""",entertainment +4449,It breaks you a little bit: Kriti Kharbanda on negativity around B'wood,"Actress Kriti Kharbanda has said she was affected by all the negativity around the film industry in recent months. ""It breaks you a little bit because you're hearing all this and there's just so much negativity thrown around you,"" she added. ""But I think that was the battle, the idea is to not give in to negativity,"" Kriti further said.",entertainment +4450,Called Sohail Khan & requested him to put me in Bigg Boss 14: Rakhi,"Talking about participating in Bigg Boss 14, season 1 contestant Rakhi Sawant said she agreed to be part of the show again because her career ""had gone completely downhill"". Rakhi added she requested Salman Khan's brother Sohail Khan to put her in the show again. ""I told, 'I don't want to get into depression...want to work in television...films',"" she said.",entertainment +4451,Baidu becomes 1st to get fully driverless road tests permit in Beijing,"Baidu has become the first to receive permits by the Beijing transportation authorities for five of its vehicles to conduct fully driverless road tests. It plans to remove safety drivers from test vehicles after gradually reducing human intervention. However, a remote safety operator will still be able to take control in an emergency via Baidu's 5G Remote Driving Service.",automobile +4452,Tesla to raise $5 billion as market cap crosses $600 billion,"Elon Musk-led Tesla on Tuesday announced that it will be raising $5 billion, marking its second capital raise in the last three months. The additional shares will be sold ""from time to time"" and ""at-the-market"" prices. Its shares are up nearly 670% this year with its market capitalisation crossing $600 billion. Tesla will join S&P 500 index later this month.",automobile +4453,Before and after pics show collapse of world's 2nd largest radio telescope,Space tech company Maxar has shared before and after satellite images of the world's second-largest single-dish radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico which collapsed recently. It had suffered damages due to tropical winds in August following which one of the suspension cables snapped last month. A decision to dismantle the structure had been taken before it collapsed.,science +4454,Pygmy possum found on Australian island after fears of wipeout by bushfires,"A little pygmy possum has been found on Kangaroo Island for the first time since bushfires destroyed most of their habitat last year. The spotting comes after it was feared that the pygmy, one of the smallest possums in the world, were wiped out from the South Australian island. The tiny mammals are smaller than an adult's thumb.",science +4455,Samples of asteroid 300 mn km from Earth arrive in Japan after 6-yr mission,"Samples of an asteroid 300 million km from Earth arrived in Japan on Tuesday after a six-year space mission. The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2, launched in 2014, took four years to reach the asteroid Ryugu and the mission ended with the landing of the spacecraft's sample return capsule near Woomera, Australia on Sunday.",science +4456,Aliens exist; they're in contact with US & Israel: Israel's ex-space security chief,"Aliens are real and secretly in contact with America and Israel but are keeping their existence quiet because ""humanity isn't ready"", said Haim Eshed, who headed Israel's space security programme for nearly 30 years. The 87-year-old further claimed there’s a ""Galactic Federation"" of aliens and their cooperation with the US includes a secret underground base on Mars.",science +4457,Saliva-like droplets sprayed in stadium to study how fans spread aerosols,"Scientists have sprayed fine droplets, made to resemble saliva, over empty stands at the Netherlands' largest football stadium to model how a football crowd might spread aerosols through the air. Scientists aim to find out more about the behaviour of airborne particles, which could spread the coronavirus within a crowd and thus be able to remove them from the air.",science +4458,Silver coin to celebrate David Bowie's career launched into space,"UK's The Royal Mint on Monday launched a one ounce silver proof coin to celebrate the English singer-songwriter David Bowie's ""intergalactic legacy and career"". The coin orbited the Earth's atmosphere for 45 minutes before safely descending. ""In recognition of Bowie's first hit single Space Oddity, we felt it was fitting to send his coin into space,"" Mint said.",science +4459,SpaceX has launched 40 mice to the ISS for research,"SpaceX's successfully launched Dragon capsule is carrying 6,400 pound (about 2,900 kg) supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), including 4,400 pound of research (1,995 kg). It's carrying 40 mice that'll be used to study the impact that living on ISS can have on astronauts' bones and eyes. It's also carrying a festive meal of roast turkey and shortbread biscuits.",science +4460,Method to harvest drinking water from air developed: IIT Guwahati,"IIT Guwahati researchers claim to have made novel materials that can harvest water from humid air. They mimicked the pitcher plant, an insect-eating plant with a slippery surface and used the concept of chemically patterned Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces. The team produced a patterned hydrophilic SLIP by spraying sponge-like porous polymeric material on top of a simple A4 printer paper.",science +4461,Deforestation in Amazon destroyed area bigger than Spain in 18 yrs: Study,"Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out 8% of the world's biggest rainforest, a study by RAISG said. An atlas of the region showed that 5.13 lakh square kilometres of the rainforest has been lost since 2000. The highest loss of 49,240 square kilometres was recorded in 2003.",science +4462,Japan's greenhouse emissions fell 2.7% to record low in FY 2019-20,Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.7% to a record low in the financial year 2019-20. The drop was Japan's sixth straight annual drop. Emissions dropped to 1.213 billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent from 1.247 billion tonnes the previous year. The levels recorded are the lowest since comparable data became available in the financial year 1990-91.,science +4463,California's 2018 wildfires caused $150 billion in damages: Study,"California's 2018 wildfires caused economic losses of nearly $150 billion, about 0.7% of US' GDP that year, a study in which University of California participated said. Researchers found that direct capital impact accounted for $27.7 billion, while $32.2 billion came from the health effects of air pollution. They added disruption of economic supply chains indirectly caused $88.6 billion in losses.",science +4464,Union Cabinet decides to launch PM-WANI for public WiFi service,"Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday announced that the Cabinet has decided to launch PM-WANI (WiFi Access Network Interface) that will provide public WiFi service through Public Data Offices. ""There'll be no requirement of license, registration or fee for the Public Data Office,"" Prasad added. He further said the PM has taken personal initiative to ensure nation's digital empowerment.",technology +4465,"Apple's ₹59,900 headphones mocked online, people compare its case to a bra","Apple's ₹59,900 headphones 'AirPods Max' were mocked by people on social media, with many comparing its case to a bra. Some people mocked Apple over the headphones' price, with one tweeting, ""The only thing 'Max' about the new AirPods Max is the price."" A tweet also read, ""Sorry, I can't hear you. My AirPods Max automatically mute poor people.""",technology +4466,Sleeping snakes stall Tesla's Berlin Gigafactory's construction,Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla has been ordered by a German court to suspend clearing of a forest at the proposed Gigafactory site after environmentalists said that further deforestation could endanger hibernating smooth snakes. Environmental activists are also concerned about risk to sand lizards by the construction. Tesla had plans to begin manufacturing at the factory by July 2021.,technology +4467,SpaceX's Mars rocket test aborted 1 second before liftoff,"A key test of SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocket, which is expected to carry humans to the Moon and Mars, was automatically aborted one second before liftoff on Tuesday. The test would have launched the Starship 12.5 km (41,000 feet) from Earth into the space, for the first time ever, before attempting to land the vehicle near the launch site.",technology +4468,US cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked by a nation,"US cybersecurity firm FireEye said it was recently hit by a ""state-sponsored attack"" carried out by a ""highly sophisticated threat actor"". FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia concluded the attack was done by ""a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities"". The attack is being looked into by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Microsoft, whose initial analysis has supported FireEye's conclusion.",technology +4469,"After self-driving unit, Uber sells off air taxi business Elevate","Uber's air taxi enterprise, Uber Elevate has been acquired by Toyota Motor-backed Joby Aviation. Uber will invest $75 million in Joby as part of the deal and will also allow it to use Uber's app to offer air taxi rides when the company starts offering services. The deal comes days after Uber sold off its self-driving unit to Aurora. ",technology +4470,Indian tech firms received $38B during COVID-19: Amitabh Kant,"NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that Indian tech companies have witnessed over $38 billion investment in the last five to six months while the world was reeling under the impact of COVID-19. While speaking at the TiE Global Summit, he added that India is currently home to 34 unicorn startups and 52 soonicorns (soon to be unicorns).",technology +4471,"Google, Facebook, Amazon face PIL in HC seeking financial regulation","A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a detailed legal framework for regulating fintech companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon. The petition claims that unregulated operation of such companies in financial sector can lead to financial crisis. The High Court has issued notice to RBI, SEBI, NPCI and IRDAI seeking their stand on the plea.",technology +4472,OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei raises $7 mn for new unannounced startup,"OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei, who resigned from the company in October, has raised $7 million in seed funding for his new startup. High-profile investors including iPod inventor Tony Fadell, YouTuber Casey Neistat and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman funded the round. Pei didn't reveal his new venture, but said the capital will be used to set up an office in London.",technology +4473," Facebook to face antitrust suit over WhatsApp, Instagram deals in US: Report","Facebook could face its first antitrust lawsuit in the US over its acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram, The Guardian reported. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing whether Facebook abused its market power and acquired the apps before they could become a competition. Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012 and WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014.",technology +4474,Govt plans new probe body for e-commerce firms in draft policy,"The government may set up an investigation body to “holistically inquire” and initiate action against violations by e-commerce firms such as Amazon and Flipkart, according to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade's (DPIIT) new e-commerce policy. It also proposes audits of data storage and restricting cross-border data flow of transactions taking place in India.",technology +4475,"Elon Musk confirms move to Texas, criticises California ","Elon Musk on Tuesday confirmed he has moved to Texas. He criticised his former home state California, saying Tesla and SpaceX were the only automobile and aerospace companies left there, with others choosing to move out. In May, Musk had threatened to move Tesla out of California during a disagreement with local health officials on COVID-19 restrictions.",technology +4476,Amazon India's largest seller's supplies hit after GST registration suspension,"Cloudtail India, the largest seller on Amazon India, suffered a major supply disruption after its GST registration was suspended in Haryana, which is its warehousing hub. The suspension was revoked after 20 hours, leading to confusion among vendors and ultimately a 1-2 day delay for inbound shipments. No specific reason for the suspension was stated.",technology +4477,WhatsApp rolls out 'carts' for in-app shopping,Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out 'carts' globally to help users shop from businesses with a single message. The new feature will work in tandem with the 'catalogs' feature that allows users to see the goods and services offered by a firm. WhatsApp claims 175 million people message a business account on its platform every day.,technology +4478,"Drug cartels shifting to cryptocurrency to launder money: US, Mexico","US and Mexican authorities said the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to launder money is particularly increasing among Mexican and Colombian drug gangs. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it is an “emerging"" trend because of the anonymity and speed of transactions. “It is believed the use of virtual currency will only increase in the future,"" it added.",technology +4479,Amazon looking to invest ₹740 cr in India's Apollo Pharmacy: Report,"Amazon is planning to potentially invest nearly $100 million (approx ₹740 crore) in one of India's largest branded pharmacy chains, Apollo Pharmacy, The Economic Times reported. Amazon forayed into the Indian medicine space with its online pharmacy in August. Earlier this year, Reliance bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds and reports of Tata's acquisition of 1mg also emerged.",technology +4480,"Parthiv Patel retires from all forms of cricket at 35 after 18-yr career, shares note","Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket aged 35, ending his 18-year-long playing career. Sharing a farewell note on social media, Parthiv wrote, ""I feel at peace having played the game in its truest tenets."" Parthiv had made his international debut aged 17 and went on to represent India in 65 international matches.",sports +4481,Despite series loss I couldn’t be any happier for Natarajan: Warner,"Australia's David Warner said 'he couldn't be any happier' for his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate T Natarajan even though Australia lost the T20I series against India. ""From being on the tour as a net bowler to debuting ODI/T20I for India what an achievement buddy well done,"" Warner said. ""Such a nice guy and just loves the game so much,"" Warner added.",sports +4482,14 out of 15 cricketers part of India's 2003 World Cup squad have retired,"Wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, becoming the 14th cricketer part of Team India's 2003 World Cup squad to hang up his boots. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is the only member of the 2003 World Cup squad who is still an active cricketer. Harbhajan had pulled out of IPL 2020 due to personal reasons. ",sports +4483,David Warner ruled out of first Test against India,"Australia opener David Warner won't be playing the first Test against India, starting December 17, due to groin injury. ""Right now I feel I am short of being able to play at peak fitness and another 10 days will make a difference,"" Warner said. Other opener Will Pucovski is also doubtful for the first Test due to a concussion scare.",sports +4484,Captains need batsmen who are also able to bowl: Suresh Raina,"Ex-India cricketer Suresh Raina said it is important for captains to have batsmen who can chip in as part-time bowlers. ""[It] just slows the proceedings before your best bowler is back in the attack,"" Raina said. ""Sachin paaji bowled, Viru bhai took a lot of wickets. Yuvi paaji helped us win the World Cup with the momentum,"" Raina added.",sports +4485,Champions League game suspended after players walk off over alleged racism,"The Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Basaksehir was postponed on Tuesday after players left the field after Basaksehir assistant coach accused fourth match official of racial abuse. According to the television footage, the fourth official was allegedly heard telling the referee, ""Go and give it (the red card) to the Black one...go verify, the Black one over there.""",sports +4486,How can Real Madrid still qualify for Rd of 16 in Champions League?,"A win against Borussia Monchengladbach in their final Champions League Group B match would ensure Real Madrid enter the next round. A draw for the Spanish champions would mean that Internazionale would need to beat or draw against Shakhtar Donetsk for Real Madrid to progress. Meanwhile, a loss for Real Madrid would end their campaign this season in the competition.",sports +4487,Manchester United exit Champions League after loss against RB Leipzig,"A 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig in the Group H encounter on Tuesday knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League. Due to the loss, United finished third in Group H with nine points from six matches while Leipzig and PSG progressed to Round of 16. United needed at least a draw against Leipzig to progress to the knockout stages.",sports +4488,"2 people suffer side effects of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in UK, warning issued","UK regulators have issued a warning that people who have a history of significant allergic reactions should not currently receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This comes after two NHS staff members who had the jab on Tuesday showed allergic reactions to the vaccine. The UK began vaccinating care home and hospital patients and NHS staff, among others from Tuesday.",world +4489,Singapore's 'cruise to nowhere' turns back after passenger tests Covid-19 +ve,"A passenger aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise to nowhere' from Singapore tested coronavirus positive, forcing around 2,000 guests to be quarantined in their cabins and the ship to return to dock. The ship returned a day before the end of its planned four-day sailing. Singapore started the trips that make no stops and sail in waters just off the city-state.",world +4490,No point in dying now: 91-yr-old UK man after receiving vaccine in viral interview,"An interview of a 91-year-old man who was one among the first to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in the UK on Tuesday has gone viral. ""Well, there's no point in dying now when I've lived this long,"" 91-year-old Martin Kenyon told a CNN reporter. He also said, ""I hope that I'm not going to have the bloody bug now.""",world +4491,Only India can make vaccines for all countries: Australian Ambassador,"Australia's Ambassador to India Barry O'Farrell has visited Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad where COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is being developed. He said, ""There're many vaccines being produced in countries around the world, but there's only one country that has the manufacturing capacity to produce sufficient quantities to satisfy the demands of citizens in every country and that's India.""",world +4492,Woman held after journo researching dark web uncovers her plot to kill parents,"An Australian woman was arrested for allegedly using the dark web to hire a contract killer to murder her parents for financial gains, following a tip-off from a British journalist working for the BBC. The journalist, who was researching the dark web for an investigative series, found evidence that a person had paid online for the murder of two people.",world +4493,"Pak marketing Hindu, Christian women as 'forced brides’ in China: US","Pakistan is marketing Hindu and Christian women as ""concubines"" and ""forced brides"" to China, said Sam Brownback, top US diplomat for religious freedom. He said it was happening ""because there's not effective support and there's discrimination against religious minorities"". The US has designated Pakistan as a country of particular concern under the International Religious Freedom Act.",world +4494,144 floors of UAE towers demolished using explosives in 10 sec; video surfaces,"As many as 144 floors of Mina Plaza towers in UAE's Abu Dhabi were successfully demolished in 10 seconds last month. The demolition of 165-metre-high tower, which was part of the plaza, has set a Guinness World Record of 'tallest building demolished using explosives (controlled demolition)'. In the tower, there were over 3000 delay detonators activating 915 kg of explosives.",world +4495,She may have to pay dearly: Kim Yo-jong as S Korea Min questions zero-virus claim,"After South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said it was hard to believe North Korea's 'zero-coronavirus case' claim, Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong said, ""We'll never forget her words and she might have to pay dearly for it."" ""It can be seen...that she's too eager to further chill the frozen relations between North and South Korea,"" she added.",world +4496,Pak opp'n lawmakers from 11 parties to resign to force govt to hold fresh polls,Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has announced that all opposition lawmakers will resign en masse from the parliament by December 31. The 11-party opposition alliance said they will be resigning in order to force the PM Imran Khan-led government to call for early snap elections. This comes ahead of the opposition's next anti-government rally on December 13.,world +4497,Trump signs order prioritising COVID-19 vaccine for Americans,"US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prioritises Americans' access to COVID-19 vaccines before the country potentially begins helping other nations. ""If necessary...we'll invoke the Defence Production Act,"" he added. The act allows a president to force private manufacturers to ramp up production and give the federal government priority on any order it places.",world +4498,Moldovan PM Ion Chicu tests positive for coronavirus,"Moldova's PM Ion Chicu has tested positive for coronavirus, his adviser Boris Harea said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. ""The Prime Minister will run the government remotely,"" Harea added. On Monday, Chicu had attended a work meeting with the outgoing President Igor Dodon and the parliamentary speaker Zinaida Greceanii. The country has reported over 1.1 lakh COVID-19 cases.",world +4499,Coronavirus cases in US exceed 1.5 crore-mark; deaths cross 2.8 lakh,"The total number of coronavirus cases in the US has exceeded 1.5 crore, according to Johns Hopkins University tracker, meaning one in 22 Americans has tested positive for the virus. The country has reported over 2.8 lakh deaths from coronavirus. Over the past week, the US has reported an average of 2,237 daily coronavirus deaths, the tracker showed.",world +4500,Will take the first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for Israel: Netanyahu,"As Israel received its first batch of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that he'll take the first shot to demonstrate his faith in the vaccine. Netanyahu added that he expects the vaccine to get the necessary approvals in the next few days. The shipment was the first of 80 lakh doses ordered from Pfizer Inc.",world +4501,Biden pledges 100mn COVID-19 vaccines in 1st 100 days of presidency,"US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged to distribute 100 million coronavirus vaccines during the first 100 days of his presidency. ""I'm absolutely convinced that in 100 days, we can change the course of the disease and change life in America for the better,"" he added. Biden made these comments while formally introducing his team of health care advisers. ",world +4502,Chinese firm's COVID-19 vaccine is 86% effective: UAE,"A COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm is 86% effective, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials, said on Wednesday. The analysis shows 100% effectiveness in preventing moderate and severe cases of the disease, it added. It also shows no serious safety concerns, the UAE further said.",world +4503,US cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hacked by a nation,"US cybersecurity firm FireEye said it was recently hit by a ""state-sponsored attack"" carried out by a ""highly sophisticated threat actor"". FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia concluded the attack was done by ""a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities"". The attack is being looked into by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Microsoft, whose initial analysis has supported FireEye's conclusion.",world +4504,US arms sales to India rose to $3.4 bn in 2020 from $6.2 mn in 2019,"India's weapons procurement from the US rose to $3.4 billion in 2020 from $6.2 million in 2019, according to Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). According to the Historical Sales Book, India purchased weapons worth $12.8 billion under Foreign Military Sales category from the US between 1950 and 2020. The US sold weapons worth $50.8 billion to other countries in 2020.",world +4505,China uses big data to select Uighur Muslims for detention: HRW,"China is using a big data programme for policing in the Xinjiang region that arbitrarily selects Uighur Muslims for possible detention, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said. China's brutal repression of its Muslim minority is being turbocharged by technology, it added. HRW has made the assessment based on a leaked list of over 2,000 detainees from Xinjiang's Aksu prefecture.",world +4506,5 dead after rescue helicopter crashes in French Alps,"Five people were killed and one was critically injured in a helicopter crash in the French Alps on Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron tweeted. The aircraft, carrying out a training rescue mission, went down from an altitude of 1,800 metres in Savoie. Three helicopters that were dispatched on a rescue mission were unable to reach the accident site due to fog.",world +4507,Detained Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow denied bail,"A Hong Kong court on Wednesday denied bail to pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who was arrested last week. Chow was appealing against her 10-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to her role in a siege of police headquarters during anti-government protests in June last year. Chow, along with activists Joshua Wong and Ivan Lam, was sentenced on December 2. ",world +4508,Russia signs deal to set up naval base in Sudan for at least 25 yrs,"Russia has signed a deal with Sudan to set up a navy base in the African nation for at least 25 years. The deal is being considered a part of Russia's efforts to expand its global reach. According to the deal, Russia would provide Sudan with weapons and military equipment in exchange for the set up on Sudan's Red Sea.",world +4509,"US Army fires, suspends 14 soldiers over violence at Fort Hood base","US Army fired or suspended 14 soldiers at the Fort Hood base in Texas over a pattern of violence there, including murder, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said on Tuesday. An independent investigation also found a command structure that was ""permissive"" of sexual assaults and sexual harassment. An investigation was launched following the killing of soldier Vanessa Guillen this year.",world +4510,US Supreme Court rejects bid to nullify Biden's Pennsylvania win,US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by Republicans to nullify President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania. The rejection came without explanation and with no noted dissents. It is the first time the Supreme Court has weighed in on efforts by President Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn Biden's victory. Pennsylvania certified Biden as the winner last month. ,world +4511,Some of those involved in nuclear scientist's killing held: Iran,"Iran has arrested some of the people involved in last month's assassination of the country's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, state media, citing an official, reported. However, the official declined to provide any further details on the detentions. The official alleged that Israel carried out the assassination with the help of the US.",world +4512,US sanctions blocking Iran's COVID-19 vaccine purchase: Official,"Iranian officials alleged that US' ""inhumane sanctions"" were blocking Iran's COVID-19 vaccine purchase. Iranian efforts to buy a vaccine through the COVAX alliance, jointly managed by Gavi, have been hampered due to money transfer issues arising due to the sanctions, central bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said. However, Gavi said there's no ""legal barrier"" to Iran getting vaccines through COVAX.",world +4513,"BJP ahead of Congress with 1,916 seats in Rajasthan panchayat polls","The BJP is ahead in zila and panchayat elections in Rajasthan, winning 1,916 seats in the panchayat elections and 353 seats in zila parishad elections. Meanwhile, Congress has won 1,782 seats in panchayat polls and 252 in zila parishad. BJP President JP Nadda thanked the ""people of state's rural areas, farmers and women for their faith in BJP"".",politics +4514,"Meeting with Shah positive, govt to come up with proposal: Farmer leader","Bhartiya Kisan Union's Spokesperson Rakesh Tikait has said that the meeting between Home Minister Amit Shah and farmer leaders on Tuesday evening was positive. He said, ""The government will give a proposal to farmer leaders which will be discussed."" However, he added, ""We want withdrawal of the three farm bills but the government wants amendments in the bills.""",politics +4515,SAD gives free diesel to Punjab farmers going to Delhi protests,"The workers of Shiromani Akali Dal are providing free diesel at a petrol pump at Delhi-Amritsar national highway in Punjab to farmers heading to Delhi to join the agitation against the Centre's farm laws on Wednesday. SAD worker Gursharan Singh said, ""We are doing this with the help of the local youth and our NRI friends.""",politics +4516,May God bless you with a long life: PM to Sonia on her birthday,"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on the occasion of her 74th birthday, tweeting, ""May God bless her with a long and healthy life."" Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also tweeted, ""Birthday greetings to the President of the Indian National Congress party Smt Sonia Gandhi Ji. May you be blessed with good health and long life.""",politics +4517,"Tamil TV actress VJ Chitra found dead at hotel aged 29, suicide suspected","Television actress and host VJ Chitra, who rose to fame with her role in the Tamil soap opera 'Pandian Stores', was found dead at a hotel room in Chennai's outskirts on Wednesday. She was 29 and is suspected to have died by suicide. Police is ascertaining the cause of her death and her body has been sent for autopsy.",entertainment +4518,Deepika's statue featured in Athens Airport's 'authentic smiles' exhibition,"Athens International Airport recently held an exhibition featuring 'authentic smiles' of people around the world and actress Deepika Padukone's statue was also featured in the exhibition. Underneath the statue's picture, it read, ""Indian Bollywood Actress smiles at Athens International Airport. Grey Marble, 2020 AD."" Pictures of the statue have been shared by Deepika's fan pages on social media.",entertainment +4519,Sonu Sood mortgages 8 properties to raise ₹10 crore for the needy: Report,"Sonu Sood has mortgaged eight properties in Mumbai, in an effort to raise ₹10 crore for the needy, reported Money Control. The properties reportedly include two shops and six flats. As per the documents, a registration fee of ₹5 lakh was paid to raise the loan, said Money Control. The properties are jointly owned by Sood and his wife Sonali. + + +",entertainment +4520,"Felt like throwing Sushant out of house after argument, later he said sorry: Nitish","Actor Nitish Bharadwaj, while recalling working with Sushant Singh Rajput in 'Kedarnath', revealed they once had an altercation during rehearsal and he ""felt like throwing Sushant out of the house"". ""Eventually, we gave the shot and...he came and hugged me [and] he was like 'Sorry sir',"" Nitish added. ""These are all creative altercations...Later he had sent me chocolates,"" said Nitish.",entertainment +4521,So low? It cost me ₹10.5cr: Aditya on reports of buying apartment for ₹4cr,"Singer Udit Narayan's son Aditya Narayan, while reacting to reports that said he bought an apartment in Mumbai for ₹4 crore, said, ""So little? They wrote the market price too low."" ""It actually cost me ₹10.5 crore. I've been working since I was a child,"" he added. Aditya will be moving into the apartment with his wife Shweta Agarwal. ",entertainment +4522,"Kriti Sanon tests positive for COVID-19, had recently returned from Chandigarh","Actress Kriti Sanon on Wednesday confirmed that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ""There's...nothing to worry as I'm feeling fine and have quarantined myself as per BMC and my doctor's advice. So I'm gonna ride this tide, rest it out and resume work soon,"" she wrote. The actress had recently returned from Chandigarh, where she was shooting for a film. ",entertainment +4523,"Anil Kapoor wears IAF uniform inaccurately & abuses in AK vs AK, IAF objects","The Twitter handle of Indian Air Force has shared a clip from the upcoming film 'AK vs AK', wherein Anil Kapoor can be heard abusing. ""The IAF uniform...is inaccurately donned & the language...is inappropriate. This doesn't conform to...behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India. The related scenes need to be withdrawn,"" IAF wrote. ",entertainment +4524,5 kg 'Malana cream' hash worth ₹2.5cr seized as accused in Sushant case held,"NCB has arrested an absconding accused in drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput's death and seized 5 kg 'Malana cream' hash worth ₹2.5 crore during raids in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday. The NCB official claimed it is the ""biggest seizure"" of drugs in the case linked to Rajput's death. The accused has been identified as Regel Mahakal. + +",entertainment +4525,Rahul Roy gets discharged from hospital after recovering from brain stroke,"Actor Rahul Roy was discharged on Tuesday from Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital where he was getting treated after suffering a brain stroke. ""He just has trouble speaking certain words...therapist will come home every day to work with him,"" 'LAC- Live the Battle' director Nitin Kumar Gupta said. ""The doctors were ready to release him on Monday....the paperwork took time,"" Gupta added.",entertainment +4526,Charge of drug trafficking not applicable against Rhea's brother: Court,"The special NDPS court that granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik stated that the charge of financing illicit drug trafficking does not apply to him. Section 27A of NDPS Act was invoked on Showik and a person can get a maximum punishment of 20 years if found guilty. ""No drugs were obtained from him,"" the court stated.",entertainment +4527,CBI not acting responsibly: Plea in SC over Sushant's death probe,"A plea regarding Sushant Singh Rajput's death moved the Supreme Court and claimed that CBI is not acting responsibly. ""This court passed an order for CBI inquiry on August 19...eager family members, fans...yet to get a solace regarding the exact reason of his death,"" the plea stated. ""Unnecessary delay...is bringing bad name to the administration of justice,"" it added.",entertainment +4528,Not upset with the delay in the release of '83': Director Kabir,"'83' director Kabir Khan, on being asked if he's upset with the delay in the release of the film due to the coronavirus pandemic, said, ""No."" Adding that it's a ""rare"" and ""once in a lifetime"" story, Kabir said, ""We were sure that for '83', every cinema hall will become...stadium...So, I don't want to rob myself and...audience of that experience.""",entertainment +4529,Ahana's newborn twins are biggest gifts for my b'day: Dharmendra,"Dharmendra, who turned 85 years old on December 8, has said his daughter Ahana Deol's newborn twins, Astraia and Adea, are the biggest gifts for his birthday. ""And I got...gift in advance,"" he added. Ahana's twins were born on November 26. Talking about how he celebrated his birthday, Dharmendra said, ""I don't celebrate my birthday these days after...mother passed away.""",entertainment +4530,"Deepika, Kriti, John, Abhishek join Akshay in Housefull 5: Reports","Several actors from the previous 'Housefull' films, including Deepika Padukone, Kriti Sanon, John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and Jacqueline Fernandez, will join Akshay Kumar for the fifth instalment of the franchise, as per reports. ""It is being envisioned on a huge scale,"" reports added. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is reportedly planning to shoot the film in the IMAX format. ",entertainment +4531,I've made it a point to just bring new talent: Dil Bechara director,"'Dil Bechara' director Mukesh Chhabra has said he has gone back to casting and has decided to bring new talent in the entertainment industry. ""It doesn't matter if I've to fight for their casting with...director, producer,"" he added. ""You'll get to see...many new actors in...coming months. There will be new faces in 'Delhi Crime Season 2', '83',"" Mukesh said. ",entertainment +4532,'Jersey' makers defer shooting in Chandigarh amid farmers' protest,The makers of Shahid Kapoor's upcoming film 'Jersey' deferred a shooting schedule in Chandigarh amid farmers' protest and flew to Dehradun. The team of 'Jersey' had plans to shoot parts of the film in Chandigarh and head to Kasauli and Dehradun to shoot a few other scenes. 'Jersey' is a remake of a Telugu film and also stars Mrunal Thakur.,entertainment +4533,Happy that producers took bold step: Director on 'Indoo...' theatrical release,"Talking about the theatrical release of his upcoming comedy film 'Indoo Ki Jawani', director Abir Sengupta said he's happy that the producers have taken a bold step to release the film in theatres amid the coronavirus pandemic. ""[I'm] very excited because this is my first Hindi film and I always wanted to see it on the big screen,"" he added. ",entertainment +4534,Not looking for praises like 'devoted wife': Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu,"Ahead of Dilip Kumar's 98th birthday on Friday, his wife Saira Banu said that she is not looking for praises to be called a ""devoted wife"". ""Just to...cuddle him is the world's best thing that's happening to me. I adore him...he is my breath itself,"" she added. Saira added that she takes Dilip's care ""out of love and not duress"".",entertainment +4535,I don’t think nepotism has survived: Filmmaker Subhash Ghai,"Subhash Ghai, known for making films like 'Ram Lakhan', 'Pardes', 'Taal' and others, said that he doesn't think that nepotism has survived. ""Instead, it's been replaced by a system of merit, that sees the best and most deserving person assigned any given job/role,"" he added. ""Indian film industry has...some of the most talented people in the world,"" Ghai stated.",entertainment +4536,SpaceX's Mars rocket test aborted 1 second before liftoff,"A key test of SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocket, which is expected to carry humans to the Moon and Mars, was automatically aborted one second before liftoff on Tuesday. The test would have launched the Starship 12.5 km (41,000 feet) from Earth into the space, for the first time ever, before attempting to land the vehicle near the launch site.",science +4537,What were the most searched topics by Indians on Google in 2020?,"Google in its 'Year in Search' 2020 rankings revealed that top search term for Indians was 'Indian Premier League', followed by 'coronavirus'. Joe Biden, Arnab Goswami and Kanika Kapoor were the top three searched personalities. Food shelters, COVID-19 tests and crackers featured in the top 'Near me' searches, while 'How to' make paneer, dalgona coffee and increase immunity also trended.",technology +4538,WhatsApp calls Apple's data privacy labels 'anti-competitive',"Following Apple's announcement that all third-party apps on its App Store would require detailed information on privacy, a WhatsApp spokesperson has called the move ""anti-competitive"". They alleged that the updated policy would not apply to iMessage as it comes pre-installed on Apple devices. This may give WhatsApp a competitive disadvantage compared to iMessage, the spokesperson told Axios.",technology +4539,Apple moves self-driving car unit under exec who oversees Siri: Report,"Apple has moved its self-driving car unit under the leadership of John Giannandrea, Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, who also oversees the development of Apple's virtual assistant Siri, Bloomberg reported. Apple began working on its autonomous car project, known as Titan, in 2014. CEO Tim Cook in 2017 called autonomous systems ""mother of all AI projects"". ",technology +4540,Startup aims to launch electric air taxis in Singapore by 2023,"German startup Volocopter is set to host the world's first electric air taxi service in Singapore by 2023. Volocopter said that it is committed to start its operations within three years once it completes flight trials, evaluation and certification in collaboration with the city-state. It has already started issuing tickets for a 15-minute trip that will cost €300 (approximately ₹27,000).",technology +4541,OneWeb will provide global satellite broadband by 2022: Sunil Mittal,"Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said that the recently acquired satellite startup OneWeb will provide satellite broadband to ""every square inch of this world"" by May-June of 2022. Bharti, along with the UK government, acquired OneWeb for $1 billion in November. It competes with Elon Musk-led SpaceX and Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper.",technology +4542,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",technology +4543,Shastri told me over drinks Yadav might be India's 3rd pacer in Tests: Chappell,"Talking about the upcoming Australia-India Test series, ex-Australia captain Ian Chappell said that India will miss Ishant Sharma's height and the steep bounce he is able to generate on Australian tracks. Chappell further said, ""I was having a drink with Ravi Shastri the other day and he told me probably Umesh Yadav will get the nod as the third pacer.""",sports +4544,F1 driver apologises for groping model-friend in car and sharing video online,"Russia's 21-year-old driver Nikita Mazepin, who'll race for Haas in Formula One next year, has apologised after sharing a video on Instagram of himself groping his model-friend in a car. ""I'm sorry for the offence I've rightly caused and the embarrassment I've brought to Haas F1 Team,"" he wrote. Mazepin's model-friend defended him, saying, ""Nothing in...video was serious at all.""",sports +4545,"India ruled 1 over short of target in 3rd T20I, players fined 20% of match fee",Team India players have been fined 20% of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the third T20I on Tuesday. The sanctions were imposed by the match referee David Boon who ruled Virat Kohli-led side to be one over short of the target. India players were also fined 20% of match fee in the first ODI.,sports +4546,"Umpire gets hit on head by spider cam during 3rd Australia-India T20I, video viral","A video of umpire Gerard Abood getting hit on his head by spider cam during the third Australia-India T20I has gone viral on social media. Cricket Australia took to Twitter to share the video, writing, ""So that's why Gerard Abood wears the helmet!"" Reacting to the video, a fan wrote, ""Yellow card for spider cam.""",sports +4547,"It was a pleasure to captain him, he has always been a team man: Ganguly on Parthiv","Issuing a statement after wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said, ""Parthiv has been a brilliant ambassador for Indian cricket. He has always been a team man."" He added, ""It was a pleasure to captain him when he made his international debut at the age of 17.""",sports +4548,Great to see him exhibiting qualities of a leader: Laxman on Pandya,"Reacting to Hardik Pandya giving away his Man of the Series trophy to T Natarajan, who played his first-ever T20I series for India, former India batsman VVS Laxman said, ""Excellent gesture."" He added, ""Great to see him exhibiting qualities of a leader."" He further said, ""Also feel very happy for Natarajan...I've no doubt Nattu will continue to work hard.""",sports +4549,Stokes shares pics of his 'folded middle finger' gesture as tribute to his late father,"England all-rounder Ben Stokes took to Instagram to share pictures of his 'folded middle finger' gesture to pay tribute to his father Ged, who died aged 65 due to brain cancer. ""In different places now me and you Ged but knowing you’ll always have this smile on your face makes me smile every time I think of you,"" Ben wrote.",sports +4550,"Latest T20I rankings for batsmen released, 2 Indians in top 10","The ICC today released the latest rankings for T20I batsmen. England's Dawid Malan is ranked number one, followed by Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Team India wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul jumped one spot to enter into top three, while captain Virat Kohli jumped one spot to be ranked eighth. Australia captain Aaron Finch dropped one spot to be ranked fourth.",sports +4551,Just can't believe the day has come: Parthiv's wife shares note on his retirement,"After wicketkeeper-batsman Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, his wife Avni took to Twitter to share a note. ""Dear husband...I just can't believe the day has come,"" she wrote. She added, ""I know how hard it's to say goodbye to cricket. Even for us...Looking forward to spend more weekends and holidays we both have dreamed of.""",sports +4552,Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to have differential pricing: CEO,"Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla said the company will have differential pricing on its COVID-19 vaccine for different countries. ""We are having a tier-based pricing. It is one price for the developed world based on their GDP and a lower price for the middle-income countries,"" he said. ""In low-income countries like Africa, we're giving it on a no-profit basis,"" he added.",world +4553,Indo-China ties at most difficult phase in last 30-40 yrs: S Jaishankar,"External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is at the ""most difficult phase"" of its relationship with China in last 30-40 years. China brought ""tens of thousands of soldiers in full military preparation"" to the LAC in Ladakh and gave ""five differing explanations"" for it, he added. ""Naturally, the relationship would be profoundly disturbed by this,"" he further said. ",world +4554,UK PM confuses farmers' protest with Indo-Pak dispute; video surfaces,"UK PM Boris Johnson confused farmers' protest in India with Indo-Pakistan dispute in the parliament. After Opposition lawmaker Tanmanjeet Singh asked Johnson if he could convey to PM Narendra Modi the UK's ""heartfelt anxieties"" over the issue, he said, ""We've serious concerns about what's happening between India and Pakistan but these are pre-eminently matters for those two governments to settle.""",world +4555,Trump says it's 'terrific' 15% Americans got COVID-19 as 'it's powerful vaccine',"US President Donald Trump said it's ""terrific"" that nearly 15% of Americans contracted coronavirus since the outbreak began in the US, describing infections as a ""very powerful vaccine in itself"" while apparently referring to herd immunity. The US President further told reporters at a White House coronavirus vaccine event on Tuesday that ""the vaccine was our goal"".",world +4556,China detained Uighur Muslims for being born after 1980s: Human Rights Watch,"China detained Uighur Muslims for reasons including ""switching off their phone repeatedly"", ""generally acting suspiciously"" and being ""born after the 1980s"", leaked documents obtained by Human Rights Watch revealed. Having ""unstable thoughts"" were also considered as suspicious behaviour by officials. They were also detained for travelling to ""sensitive"" nations, including Saudi Arabia, HRW said.",world +4557,COVID-19 was in Italy months earlier than previously known: Report,"COVID-19 was circulating in Italy as early as the end of November 2019, months before the first known case was reported in February, according to a report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A separate study published in June had indicated that coronavirus was present in sewage systems in Milan and Turin as early as December.",world +4558,9 out of 10 in poor nations to miss out on COVID-19 vaccine in 2021: Campaigners,"Nearly 70 low-income countries won't be able to vaccinate nine out of 10 people against COVID-19 next year unless the governments take urgent action, the People's Vaccine Alliance warned. Rich nations have bought enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations three times over, the group said. The alliance is a group of campaigning organisations, including Amnesty International and Oxfam. ",world +4559,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",world +4560,China uses big data to select Uighur Muslims for detention: HRW,"China is using a big data programme for policing in the Xinjiang region that arbitrarily selects Uighur Muslims for possible detention, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said. The data is compiled from activities on personal phones, including call logs and the duration of the calls. China's brutal repression of its Muslim minority is being turbocharged by technology, HRW added.",world +4561,2 oil wells set ablaze using explosives in terrorist attack: Iraq,"Two oil wells in an oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze using explosives in a ""terrorist attack"", the Oil Ministry said. Technical teams isolated the two burning wells and the overall production from the field wasn't affected, two sources said. The production from the two wells that were targeted didn't exceed 2,000 barrels per day (bpd), the ministry added.",world +4562,Rich nations failing to fund poor countries' climate fight: UN chief,"UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that rich countries are failing to provide financial assistance to poor nations to cope with the effects of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He added that poor countries were supposed to receive $100 billion in financial assistance from public and private sources this year. ""In 2020 this will not happen,"" Guterres further said.",world +4563,Scotland would vote to stay part of UK if asked again: PM Johnson,"British PM Boris Johnson said that he believes Scotland would vote to remain a part of the United Kingdom (UK) if there was another independence referendum in the future. Over 55% of voters in Scotland had voted for the country to remain a part of the UK in the 2014 referendum. ""I believe that was the right decision,"" Johnson added.",world +4564,Anti-extremism bill is law of freedom: French PM Jean Castex,"French Prime Minister Jean Castex has defended the anti-extremism bill aimed at combatting radical Islamism as the ""law of freedom"". ""This bill is not a text aimed against religions or against the Muslim religion in particular...it is a law of emancipation against religious fundamentalism,"" Castex added. He further said the bill was needed after numerous attacks against France's principles.",world +4565,"Trump supporter made fake Twitter accounts, raised $7K for LGBT campaign","A 21-year-old man who created fake accounts on Twitter and impersonated US President Donald Trump's family members was reportedly able to raise $7,384 for a non-existent ""Gay Voices for Trump"" campaign. A parody account run by Josh Hall even prompted President Trump to retweet an article falsely claiming that his sister, Elizabeth Trump Grau, had joined Twitter to support him.",politics +4566,"Bihar student names Sunny Leone & Emraan Hashmi as parents on admit card, probe on","Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University has ordered an inquiry after a 20-year-old student's admit card allegedly mentioned actors Sunny Leone and Emraan Hashmi as his parents. The admit card of the BA second-year student, who studies at Dhanraj Mahto Degree College, had gone viral on social media. ""I swear he ain’t mine,"" actor Emraan Hashmi wrote reacting to the news.",entertainment +4567,"Ad shows Sanjana slapping male actor, Pooja Bedi says it promotes domestic abuse","Pooja Bedi, while criticising an advertisement featuring Sanjana Sanghi for allegedly promoting domestic violence against men, tweeted, ""Absolutely HORRIFIED to watch this."" ""Domestic violence against men is NOT acceptable. What if a man was slapping a woman in this [advertisement]? This should NEVER CLEAR an advertising board!"" she added. The ad shows Sanjana slapping the male actor eight times.",entertainment +4568,"Anil apologises as IAF objects to wearing uniform inaccurately, abusing in 'AK vs AK'","Actor Anil Kapoor apologised to the Indian Air Force (IAF) after the IAF objected to his upcoming film AK vs AK's trailer and said the IAF uniform was inaccurately donned and the language used by him was inappropriate. ""I would like to sincerely offer my humble apologies for unintentionally hurting anyone's sentiments...I truly apologise,"" the actor said in a video.",entertainment +4569,"For 3.5 yrs, I was struggling to get work: Ranveer on his B'wood career","Ranveer Singh, whose debut film 'Band Baaja Baaraat' on Thursday marked 10 years of its release, said that for almost three and a half years, he was struggling to get work. ""I was 21 when I started trying my luck...at 24, it worked out for me in a spectacular fashion,"" he added. ""I almost debuted...in 'Patiala House',"" Ranveer further said.",entertainment +4570,Parineeti shares tweet of 1st film announcement as she completes 9yrs in B'wood,"Actress Parineeti Chopra, who made her debut with 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl', on Wednesday completed nine years in the film industry. Taking to social media, the actress shared the old tweets of her first film announcement. ""HOW IT STARTED. 9 years...Thank you,"" she captioned the post. Parineeti will be next seen in 'Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar' and 'Saina'.",entertainment +4571,There are restrictions but it's not bad: Aparshakti on shooting amid COVID-19,"Actor Aparshakti Khurana, while sharing his experience of shooting amid the coronavirus pandemic, said, ""There are restrictions but touchwood it's not bad."" He added, ""The first couple of days, it's kind of new for everyone on set. The pace wasn't there, but after that, now everyone is in...bio bubble and trying to keep it like that. Things are...fine so far.""",entertainment +4572,Kiara Advani in talks to star in Hrithik's 'Krrish 4': Reports,"Kiara Advani is reportedly in talks to star in 'Krrish 4', which will also feature Hrithik Roshan. ""Kriti Sanon was in contention for...main role, her date diary was completely blocked with as many as five films she had already signed up,"" reports said. ""Currently, the Roshans are discussing the modalities with Kiara and then take the final call,"" reports added.",entertainment +4573,"I really liked 'Scam 1992', would've loved to be part of it: Sumeet","Actor Sumeet Vyas has said he really liked Hansal Mehta's web show 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story', adding, ""I would've loved to be a part of [it]."" Calling it a ""fantastic show"", Sumeet jokingly said, ""I was so mad at Hansal...for not auditioning me."" He further said, ""It's...well made with a clean narrative. Everybody has done a fabulous job.""",entertainment +4574,Happy that I got to entertain audience during COVID-19: Sanya on 2 OTT releases,"Actress Sanya Malhotra, while talking about the OTT release of 'Shakuntala Devi' and 'Ludo', said she's very happy that she got to entertain the audience during the coronavirus pandemic. ""I was grateful that during this time also people could see my movies and maybe could distract themselves with whatever is going on in the world right now,"" she added. ",entertainment +4575,We shot for 'Durgamati' at real haunted places: Jisshu,"Actor Jisshu Sengupta, while talking about his upcoming horror film 'Durgamati: The Myth', said, ""The places where we were shooting, most of it were real locations which were haunted."" He added, ""Most of the sequences were at night and I used to tell my team to always be around. You know after hearing those stories, you feel spooky.""",entertainment +4576,You're younger & thinner than me: Farah shares pics with Shirish on anniversary,"Farah Khan and her husband, Shirish Kunder, celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. Farah took to Instagram to share a few pictures of herself with Shirish and wrote, ""Might as well embarrass the husband today."" She added, ""Happy 16th anniversary...you're younger than me, prettier/thinner than me...and sometimes wiser than me too...I'll only say such things once a year.""",entertainment +4577,Apple moves self-driving car unit under exec who oversees Siri: Report,"Apple has moved its self-driving car unit under the leadership of John Giannandrea, Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy, who also oversees the development of Apple's virtual assistant Siri, Bloomberg reported. Apple began working on its autonomous car project, known as Titan, in 2014. CEO Tim Cook in 2017 called autonomous systems ""mother of all AI projects"". ",automobile +4578,4 volunteers who got Pfizer vaccine developed temporary facial paralysis: US FDA,"Four trial participants who received the Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine developed Bell's palsy, a form of temporary facial paralysis, according to the US' Food and Drug Administration (FDA). No members of the placebo group experienced similar adverse effects. There were no ""meaningful imbalances"" in serious health complications between the two groups, the FDA said in a report.",science +4579,"Emissions hit new high, world heading for temperature rise of 3°C: UN report","Greenhouse gas emissions reached a new high last year, putting the world on track for an average temperature rise of 3°C this century, a UN report said. This is far beyond Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C. Emissions of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2019 hit a new record of 59.1 gigatonnes.",science +4580,7 of top 10 killers pre-COVID-19 were non-communicable diseases: WHO,"Non-communicable diseases accounted for seven of the top 10 causes of death before the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO), citing data from 2000 to 2019, said. Heart disease has been world's biggest cause of death for the last 20 years, it added. In 2019, people were living for over six years longer than in 2000, it further said.",science +4581,Russian cosmonauts to receive Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine,"Russian space agency Roscosmos has said that Russian cosmonauts ""will be among the first to be vaccinated"" against COVID-19 with the Sputnik V vaccine but insisted that it will be done on a voluntary basis only. The vaccine will play an important role in ensuring the safety of Russia's space program, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation said.",science +4582,"Get the Mi 10T Pro for just ₹36,999: Mi India","Mi India has announced a limited time offer of a flat ₹3,000 discount on its latest flagship Mi 10T series. The Mi 10T Pro sports the revolutionary 108MP camera and the flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset along with 144Hz Intelligent AdaptiveSync Display. Customers can avail the offer on purchases made through ICICI Bank cards and get the smartphone starting at ₹32,999.",technology +4583,"Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data stolen in Europe","Some documents related to the development of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine were ""unlawfully accessed"" in a cyberattack on the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The companies said that they believe no personal data of trial participants have been compromised and that no BioNTech or Pfizer systems have been breached in connection with the incident.",technology +4584,"US govt, 48 states sue Facebook, seek WhatsApp, Instagram break up","The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 state attorneys general on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Facebook, revolving around acquiring rivals Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014. The lawsuits accuse Facebook of abusing dominance, creating monopoly and crushing smaller competitors. They also seek a ""divestiture of assets"", which means breaking Instagram and WhatsApp away from Facebook.",technology +4585,"Amazon, Google fined €135 mn by France for placing cookies without consent","France's data protection agency CNIL has fined Google €100 million (nearly ₹892 crore) and Amazon €35 million (over ₹312 crore) for placing online advertising trackers called cookies on users' devices without seeking their consent. The tech companies were given a three-month notice to make changes to the information they provided to the users or face additional daily fines of €100,000. +",technology +4586,Google CEO apologises for handling of AI expert Timnit Gebru's exit,"Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday apologised to employees about the controversial exit of renowned AI researcher Timnit Gebru from the company. ""We need to accept responsibility...that a prominent Black, female leader with immense talent left Google unhappily,"" he wrote. Gebru alleges she was fired over her academic paper that attacks technology used by Google products.",technology +4587,"Facebook India's FY20 profit doubles to ₹135 cr, revenue up 43%","Facebook India's revenues grew to about ₹1,277.3 crore in FY20, up 43% from the previous year, while its net profit rose about 107% to ₹135.7 crore, as per regulatory documents. In comparison, Google India's profit went up only 23.9% and revenue 34.8%. Facebook said India is an important market and it will continue to invest in the country's operations.",technology +4588,SpaceX's space rocket Starship explodes on landing after test flight,"Elon Musk-led SpaceX's space rocket Starship SN8 exploded on landing after what it termed a successful nearly seven-minute flight. This was the highest and most elaborate test yet for the rocket, which intends to fly people to Mars by 2026. Musk, who earlier said that there's a two-in-three chance of a crash, congratulated his team for collecting the required data.",technology +4589,"First-ever Power Surge taken in BBL, video of umpire's signal shared","During the first match of BBL 2020-21, Hobart Hurricanes took the first-ever Power Surge in 14th over. BBL took to Twitter to share a video of the umpire signalling Power Surge, writing, ""When the umpire is doing backstroke, strap yourself in for some hitting."" Power Surge is a two-over batting powerplay, which can be taken after the 10th over.",sports +4590,I posted video on his Instagram: Model-friend defends F1 driver who groped her in car,"Model Andrea D’lVal has defended her Formula One driver-friend Nikita Mazepin after a video shared on latter's Instagram account showed him groping Andrea in a car. She wrote, ""I posted this video on his story as an internal joke...I'm truly sorry. I can give you my word he's really a good person and he'd never do anything to hurt me.""",sports +4591,Found Rahane's captaincy to be fabulous: Ian Chappell,"Former Australia captain Ian Chappell praised Ajinkya Rahane's leadership ahead of the Test series against Australia. ""I saw him captain in one Test against Australia (in Dharamshala in March 2017) and found his captaincy to be fabulous. He was really an aggressive captain,"" Ian said. Rahane will lead in the Test series as Virat returns home after the first Test.",sports +4592,"Paolo Rossi, who won 1982 FIFA World Cup with Italy, dies at 64","Ex-Italian footballer Paolo Rossi, who guided his national team to victory in the 1982 World Cup died at the age of 64. The news of Rossi's death was first reported by Italian media on Thursday, later his wife confirmed it on Instagram. Rossi scored six goals in the 1982 edition after he almost missed the tournament due to a ban.",sports +4593,Rohit should lead India at the 2021 T20 World Cup: Parthiv Patel,"Former India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel said Rohit Sharma should be leading Team India in the shortest format ahead of the T20 World Cup in 2021. ""Rohit Sharma has shown us how to build a team. He has shown us how to win a tournament. I think there is no harm in giving him the captaincy in one format,"" Parthiv said.",sports +4594,"Referees, PSG, Basaksehir players take knee as Champions League game resumes","Players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir took a knee together with the match officials before their Champions League game resumed on Wednesday. The match was called off on Tuesday after players from both sides left the field, alleging that the fourth official racially abused Basaksehir assistant coach. Earlier, players warmed up wearing T-shirts with 'No To Racism' message.",sports +4595,"Wear diapers, avoid using bathroom to reduce COVID-19 risk: China to cabin crew","China’s aviation regulator CAAC has recommended cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk coronavirus destinations to wear disposable diapers and avoid using the bathroom to reduce the risk of infection. CAAC also recommended the cabin crew wear medical protective masks and disposable shoe covers, among others. The last three rows should be designated as an emergency quarantine area, CAAC said.",world +4596,Those getting Sputnik V vaccine shot should give up alcohol for 2 months: Official,"A health official, Anna Popova, in Russia has warned that anyone getting vaccinated against COVID-19 with Sputnik V vaccine should give up alcohol for almost two months. Popova said that people should stop drinking alcohol at least two weeks before getting the first of two injections and then they should continue to abstain for a further 42 days.",world +4597,Canada approves use of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine,"After the UK and Bahrain, Canada has approved the Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use. Regulator Health Canada said the vaccine was approved ""after a thorough, independent review of the evidence"". The country's Saskatchewan province is expected to receive enough doses to vaccinate 1,950 health workers by Tuesday. Canada will receive up to 2,49,000 doses of the vaccine this month. ",world +4598,What is top-secret Russian 'Doomsday Plane' that was raided by thieves?,"A top-secret military aircraft known as the 'Doomsday Plane', which was recently raided by thieves, is designed to carry top officials in the event of a nuclear attack. The Ilyushin Il-80 plane can take off from any civil or military airfield, according to state media. It has a powerful engine, modern communication facilities and can remain airborne for several days.",world +4599,Israel to begin COVID-19 vaccinations from December 27: Netanyahu,"Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the country would begin coronavirus vaccinations from December 27. ""Israel is ready to make 60,000 vaccinations per day,"" he added. Those vaccinated would be given green passports by health authorities to allow them to move freely, Netanyahu further said. Israel had received its first batch of Pfizer/ BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. ",world +4600,"US reports its highest rise in daily COVID-19 deaths at 3,124","The US on Wednesday reported 3,124 deaths from coronavirus, the highest rise in daily deaths from the virus so far in the country, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. With this, the nationwide death toll from coronavirus crossed 2.8 lakh in the US. The US is the worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 1.5 crore COVID-19 cases. ",world +4601,Will take coronavirus vaccine publicly: UN chief Guterres ,"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he would take the coronavirus vaccine publicly once it becomes available adding that it was his ""moral obligation"". ""Each one of us being vaccinated provides a service to the whole community because we are no longer spreading"", he added. Earlier, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had volunteered to take the COVID-19 vaccine on camera.",world +4602,"Spain cuts value-added tax on coronavirus tests, vaccines ","Spanish government on Wednesday announced that coronavirus vaccines and tests will be exempted from value-added tax (VAT) until the end of 2022, following European Union guidelines issued on Monday. The COVID-19 vaccines will not go on sale through commercial distribution channels, it added. Meanwhile, the country's Health Minister Salvador Illa said that they would begin vaccination in January. + +",world +4603,US-led West attempting to undermine our ties with India: Russia,"Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the US-led West of trying to ""undermine"" its close and privileged ties with India. He also alleged that the US is putting ""tough pressure"" on India to undermine Indo-Russian cooperation in the military and technical area. He further accused the West of engaging India in ""anti-China games"" through the Quad and Indo-Pacific construct.",world +4604,Xi Jinping wants to make China the number one power abroad: Pompeo,"US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the Chinese President Xi Jinping ""wants total control at home, and to make China the number one power abroad"". ""He's manipulating international organisations for Beijing's benefit,"" Pompeo added. He further said that the Chinese communists have used their wealth to build a high-tech repressive state like the world has never seen.",world +4605,Female journalist killed by gunmen in Afghanistan,"Gunmen shot and killed a female television journalist and her driver in Afghanistan on Thursday, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said. ""She (Malalai Maiwand) was on the way to office when the incident happened,"" he added. In addition to working as a TV and radio presenter, Maiwand was also a women's rights activist.",world +4606,US attorney’s office is investigating my tax affairs: Hunter Biden ,"US President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Wednesday said US attorney's office in Delaware is investigating his ""tax affairs"". Hunter said he took the case ""very seriously"" but was confident an ""objective review"" would demonstrate that he handled his affairs ""legally and appropriately"". Biden's transition team in a statement said that the president-elect was ""deeply proud of his son"".",world +4607,Ghana Prez Akufo-Addo wins re-election; opposition calls it 'flawed',"Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has won a second term in office with over 51% of the votes, the election commission announced on Wednesday. Calling the election ""flawed"", his main challenger, ex-President Mahama's party said it would appeal the results. ""Now is the time, irrespective of political affiliations, to unite, join hands and stand shoulder to shoulder,"" Akufo-Addo said after winning.",world +4608,"EU, UK leaders set Sunday deadline to decide on post-Brexit deal","Following a meeting on Wednesday, UK PM Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to take a ""firm decision"" on the post-Brexit deal by Sunday. ""Very large gaps remain"" and it's unclear whether these can be bridged, UK government spokesperson said. Both sides are seeking a deal before UK's post-Brexit transition period ends in December.",world +4609,"Bricks hurled at BJP chief Nadda's convoy in Bengal, several injured","Bricks were hurled at the car convoy of BJP National President JP Nadda in West Bengal on Thursday. Protesters hurled stones at the vehicles of BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Deepanjan Guha in Diamond Harbour. BJP leader Anupam Hazra claimed that many party workers were injured, adding that it was a pre-planned attack and the police were helping the protesters. ",politics +4610,"China, Pak behind farmers' protests: Union Minister Raosaheb Danve","Union Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Patil Danve on Wednesday claimed that the ongoing farmers' agitation against the Centre's farm laws had the backing of China and Pakistan. He said, ""The farmers' agitation that is taking place in Delhi is not that of farmers."" He added that earlier Muslims were misled over CAA and NRC.",politics +4611,Armed forces being used to rig J&K DDC polls: Ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti,"Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that armed forces were being used to rig the District Development Council (DDC) polls and ""favour a particular party"". Her comments came as polling for the fifth phase was underway. Security forces have cordoned Matribugh in Shopian and ""aren't allowing people to come out to vote"" claiming presence of militants, Mufti said.",politics +4612,Conduct surgical strike on China and Pak: Raut on Danve's remarks,"Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that if a Union Minister has information that China and Pakistan have a hand behind the farmers' agitation, then the Defence Minister should immediately conduct a surgical strike on them. This comes a day after Union Minister Raosaheb Danve claimed that China and Pakistan have a hand behind the farmers' protests.",politics +4613,"Rahul's brain stroke was due to negligence, his siblings will share facts: Family","Rahul Roy's brother-in-law Romeer Sen revealed to Mumbai Mirror that Rahul, who's recovering from brain stroke, has been shifted to another hospital. He further blamed Rahul's stroke on ""sheer negligence"". ""Rahul...didn't stay back in Kargil after his shoot to enjoy the cold. All this will be cleared by him soon...All facts...will be furnished by his siblings...with proof,"" Romeer stated.",entertainment +4614,Sonu Sood tops 50 Asian Celebrities in The World 2020 list by UK newspaper,"Sonu Sood has topped the '50 Asian Celebrities In The World' 2020 list, by UK-based 'Eastern Eye' newspaper. The list is based on ""those who did good work, made a positive impact, broke boundaries [and] shattered glass ceilings."" ""As the pandemic broke, I realised it was my duty to help my countrymen...I won't stop till my last breath,"" said Sood.",entertainment +4615,Cameras under the gate now? Saif as photographers slide cameras under building gate,"A video of actor Saif Ali Khan and his wife, actress Kareena Kapoor shows the actor reacting to photographers sliding cameras under the gate of a building they were coming out from. ""The cameras are under the gate now?"" he said to which Kareena can be heard responding, ""Yeah I know."" The couple recently returned to Mumbai from Himachal Pradesh.",entertainment +4616,Divya Bhatnagar's brother releases chats where she said husband beat her with belt,"Late TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's brother Dev has released chats wherein Divya wrote that her husband Gagan used to beat her with a belt and broke her finger multiple times. ""I wish I could tell her...it's okay to take stand for yourself,"" wrote Dev. Divya, who was on ventilator and later tested COVID-19 positive, passed away on Monday.",entertainment +4617,"Neetu Kapoor confirms she tested COVID-19 +ve, says she is 'feeling better'","Actress Neetu Kapoor on Thursday confirmed that she has tested COVID-19 positive. ""All safety measures are being followed and I'm thankful to the authorities for all their help and quick response. I am in self-quarantine, taking medication on my doctor's advice and feeling better,"" she added. Neetu was in Chandigarh shooting for a film when she was diagnosed with COVID-19.",entertainment +4618,"B'wood hairstylist arrested by NCB after 16 cocaine packets seized, pic surfaces","Bollywood hairstylist Suraj Godambe is among two people arrested by the NCB from Andheri West in a drugs case. The agency has seized sixteen packets of cocaine and drug proceeds amounting to ₹56,000. Net weight of cocaine in all sixteen packets was found to be 11 grams. The accused have been remanded to NCB custody till December 16. ",entertainment +4619,"Pak values Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor's Peshawar houses at ₹80.5L, ₹1.5 cr",Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has evaluated actor Dilip Kumar's four Marla and Raj Kapoor's six Marla ancestral houses in Peshawar at ₹80.56 lakh and ₹1.5 crore respectively. A Marla is considered as equal to 272.25 square feet. The archaeology department has asked the provincial government to release over ₹2 crore for the purchase of both the buildings.,entertainment +4620,"Akshay Kumar, Rana Daggubati to launch influencer-led startup Socialswag","Actors Akshay Kumar and Rana Daggubati on Wednesday announced the launch of their new influencer-led online marketplace called ​Socialswag. The platform will enable users to connect with celebrities and influencers through classes, live chats and personal interactions among others. “This is a very fast growing space,"" said Daggubati. The platform is set to be launched in February 2021.",entertainment +4621,"Big B, Rhea among Google's most searched personalities of 2020 in India","Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rhea Chakraborty, Ankita Lokhande, Kangana Ranaut and singer Kanika Kapoor are among the most searched personalities in India on Google this year. While Kanika took the third spot, Amitabh, Rhea, Ankita and Kangana grabbed the fifth, seventh, ninth and tenth positions respectively. The most searched personality in India in 2020 was US President-elect Joe Biden. ",entertainment +4622,"Finally feels like this is my time, may it never pass: Pankaj Tripathi","Commenting on receiving recognition due to his work, Pankaj Tripathi said, ""It finally feels like this is my time and may it never pass."" ""There was a time when work was few and far in between. I would crave to be in front of the camera,"" he added. ""I want to give audience one memorable film after another,"" Pankaj stated.",entertainment +4623,Marathi music director Narendra Bhide dies of cardiac arrest at 47,"Marathi music director Narendra Bhide died of a heart attack on Thursday morning at his Pune residence at the age of 47. Calling Bhide's demise an ""irreparable loss in the music field"", singer Kailash Kher tweeted, ""God should grant salvation to the departed soul."" Bhide composed music for films like 'Deool Band' (2015), 'Bioscope' (2015), 'Mulshi Pattern' (2018), among others.",entertainment +4624,"Facebook says some users facing issues with Messenger, Instagram","Facebook said on Thursday some users were facing issues while sending messages on Messenger, Instagram and its office collaboration service Workplace. ""We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible,"" a Facebook spokesperson said. According to Downdetector, more than 1,800 people reported issues with Messenger, whereas 350 people reported issues with Instagram.",technology +4625,"Google to show COVID-19 vaccine information, locations on Search",Google on Thursday launched a new Search feature that will display a list of authorised vaccines for coronavirus in users' location and information on each vaccine to users in an effort to counter misinformation. The feature will be first introduced in the UK and will be rolled out to other countries as local health authorities begin authorising vaccines.,technology +4626,Czech search engine seeks $417 mn from Google over competition claims,"The Czech Republic's web search platform Seznam is seeking 9.072 billion crowns ($417 million) in damages from Google alleging it restricted competition. A Google spokesperson said they haven't yet received the claim and added that Google does not unfairly favour its own services. Users are not locked in and competition is just one click away on the internet, Google said.",technology +4627,"Flipkart, PhonePe have room for other investors: Walmart CEO","Flipkart and PhonePe have room for other investors and could raise money in several ways, including stock market listings, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. He added that their plan to IPO has not changed. Walmart on Thursday also announced that it will triple its exports of India-made goods to $10 billion each year by 2027.",technology +4628,Facebook calls antitrust lawsuits in US 'revisionist history',"Facebook has responded to the antitrust lawsuits filed by the US government by calling them ""revisionist history"". They stood by for years while Facebook invested billions of dollars in growing Instagram and WhatsApp and now it has announced that no sale will ever be final, Facebook said. The FTC approved Facebook's acquisition of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014.",technology +4629,Verify if e-tailers show 'country of origin' on products: HC to Centre,"The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to verify and inform the court whether e-commerce firms such as Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart are displaying the ""country of origin"" on products sold on their platforms. This comes in response to a PIL which alleged these firms were flouting the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 and Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020.",technology +4630,AT&T to sell anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.175 bn,"AT&T has announced that it will be selling its anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony's Funimation for $1.175 billion. As per the announcement, Crunchyroll, which started out in 2006, has 90 million registered users across over 200 countries. With the acquisition, the companies aim ""to broaden distribution for their content partners and expand fan-centric offerings for consumers"".",technology +4631,Siemens providing driverless train solutions for Bengaluru Metro,"Technology major Siemens on Thursday said that it is providing driverless train solutions for Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. ""The advanced signalling and telecommunication systems will be the basis for a safe and efficient mass transit system, which will enhance passenger experience,"" an official said. The technology will be for phase 2 of the Bengaluru Metro, a company statement said.",technology +4632,Bezos congratulates Elon Musk's SpaceX on Starship rocket launch,"Amazon Founder and world's richest person Jeff Bezos took to Instagram to congratulate Elon Musk-led SpaceX for the launch of their Starship rocket on Thursday. ""Anybody who knows how hard this stuff is is impressed by today's...test,"" Bezos, who's also the Founder of space exploration company Blue Origin, wrote. The Starship rocket exploded on landing after a seven-minute flight.",technology +4633,US Senator introduces bill that would let victims sue porn websites,"Following a New York Times column which accused Pornhub of hosting non-consensual videos of underage girls, a bill was introduced by US lawmakers led by Senator Josh Hawley that would allow victims of sex trafficking and sexual assault to sue websites hosting illegal content depicting them. Earlier, Pornhub announced it'll no longer allow downloading of videos from its platform.",technology +4634,"Latest rankings for ODI batsmen released, Pandya breaks into top 50 for 1st time","The ICC today released the latest rankings for ODI batsmen. India captain Virat Kohli has consolidated his top spot with 870 points, while Rohit Sharma, who missed the limited-over series against Australia, is second with 842 points. Hardik Pandya has broken into the top 50 for the first time and is ranked 49th with a career-best of 553 points.",sports +4635,"35-year-old woman falls into volcanic vent in US, escapes with dislocated shoulder","While skiing with her husband on Oregon's Mount Hood, 35-year-old Caroline Sundbaum fell into a snow-covered fumarole, which is a vent in the side of a volcano that emits steam and gases. A bystander who saw Sundbaum’s fall rushed to help rescue her, using a rope he was carrying to pull her out. She escaped with a dislocated shoulder.",sports +4636,"Fielder 'flies like Superman' to save 6 in BBL match, video goes viral","Sydney Sixers' Jordan Silk saved a shot by Hobart Hurricanes' Colin Ingram from going for a six at deep midwicket boundary in a BBL match. Silk dived full length to collect the ball. He caught the ball with his right hand and flicked it back into play a millisecond before falling. Commentator Adam Gilchrist reacted saying, ""He flew like Superman.""",sports +4637,Dravid had already kept in 73 ODIs: More reveals why MSD was picked in Team India,"Former BCCI selector Kiran More has revealed the circumstances in which MS Dhoni was picked for Team India for the first time. More revealed that they selected Dhoni to give Rahul Dravid some respite. ""Rahul Dravid had already kept in 73 ODIs, so we were looking for a wicketkeeper-batsman who could whack the ball,"" he added.",sports +4638,"Dates for England's India tour announced, world's largest stadium to host all 5 T20Is","The BCCI and ECB on Thursday announced the fixtures for Team India's home series against England. Motera, the largest cricket stadium in the world, will host all the five T20I matches from March 12 to March 20 next year. It will also host two Tests, including a Day-Night match in February. The ODI series will be held in Pune.",sports +4639,Parthiv Patel joins Mumbai Indians as a talent scout a day after retirement,"Parthiv Patel, the former India and Gujarat wicketkeeper, on Thursday joined IPL defending champions Mumbai Indians as a talent scout. Parthiv, who featured in 25 Tests, 38 ODIs and two T20Is for India, had announced his retirement on Wednesday, ending his 18-year playing career. MI owner Akash Ambani said that he was delighted to have Parthiv joining the franchise.",sports +4640,Ahmedabad to host Day-Night Test and all 5 T20Is vs England: Jay Shah,"BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Thursday said the renovated Motera stadium in Ahmedabad will host +two Tests against England, including a Day-Night Test, starting February 24. Shah also confirmed that the five T20Is against England will also be played at the same venue. Earlier, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly revealed England will play four Tests, three ODIs, five T20Is in India.",sports +4641,"Babar Azam's ex-classmate, who accused him of rape, alleges murder attempt","Pakistan captain Babar Azam's ex-classmate, who had accused the cricketer of sexually and financially abusing her for 10 years, has filed a police complaint alleging a murder attempt. She claimed armed men opened fire at her vehicle. ""My life is in danger. I've been receiving death threats for days,"" she said and asked Pakistan PM Imran Khan to provide protection.",sports +4642,This should not be happening in cricket: Sunil Gavaskar on 'coded messages',"Reacting to England analyst Nathan Leamon sending coded information to England captain from the team balcony during a T20I against South Africa, ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar said, ""This should not be happening in cricket."" He added, ""If I was the captain...I'd say...if you want to send a message...then send the 12th man across with a bottle of water or anything.""",sports +4643,"First-ever Power Surge taken in BBL, video of umpire's signal shared","During the first match of BBL 2020-21, Hobart Hurricanes took the first-ever Power Surge after the 14th over. BBL took to Twitter to share a video of the umpire signalling Power Surge, writing, ""When the umpire is doing backstroke, strap yourself in for some hitting."" Power Surge is a two-over batting powerplay, which can be taken after the 10th over.",sports +4644,"I enjoy highlights of twin tons in 1998 vs Aus, 98 vs Pak in 2003 WC: Sachin","Sachin Tendulkar said he always enjoy watching highlights of the two matches against Australia in Sharjah in 1998 where he scored back-to-back centuries and 2003 World Cup match against Pakistan. After smashing 143 against Australia in the first of the two matches, Sachin scored 134 to win the final. Against Pakistan, Sachin hit 98 as India won by six wickets.",sports +4645,Journalist held over Wuhan reporting has feeding tube inserted: Lawyer,"A Chinese citizen journalist detained after reporting on the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has had a feeding tube forcibly inserted and her arms restrained to stop her pulling it out, her lawyer claimed. ""In addition to headache, dizziness and stomach pain, there was also pain in (Zhang Zhan's) mouth and throat,"" her lawyer added.",world +4646,Aus vaccine trial scrapped as participants returned false +ve HIV test results,"The University of Queensland and pharmaceutical company CSL have abandoned the clinical trial of their COVID-19 vaccine after several participants returned false positive HIV test results. CSL said the vaccine was safe and was proving effective, but that significant changes would be needed to HIV testing procedures in the healthcare setting to accommodate the rollout of the vaccine.",world +4647,S Korea builds hospital beds in shipping containers amid 3rd COVID-19 wave,"South Korea is building hospital beds in shipping containers amid concerns about an acute shortage of hospital beds during the third coronavirus wave. ""We're in a critical situation where our anti-virus efforts and medical system's capacity could reach their limits before long,"" South Korean Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said as he vowed to mobilise all available resources.",world +4648,"35-year-old woman falls into volcanic vent in US, escapes with dislocated shoulder","While skiing with her husband on Oregon's Mount Hood, 35-year-old Caroline Sundbaum fell into a snow-covered fumarole, which is a vent in the side of a volcano that emits steam and gases. A bystander who saw Sundbaum’s fall rushed to help rescue her, using a rope he was carrying to pull her out. She escaped with a dislocated shoulder.",world +4649,UK PM's office clarifies after he confuses farmers' protest with Indo-Pak dispute,"After UK PM Boris Johnson confused farmers' protest in India with Indo-Pakistan dispute in the parliament, his office said, ""The Prime Minister clearly misheard the question."" ""The Foreign Office is following the issue of protests in India closely,"" his office added. ""We've serious concerns about what's happening between India and Pakistan,"" Johnson had said.",world +4650,"Joe Biden, Kamala Harris named TIME's 2020 Person of the Year","US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named TIME's 2020 Person of the Year. ""For changing American story, for showing that forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world, Biden and Harris are TIME's 2020 Person of the Year,"" TIME editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote.",world +4651,"Israel, Morocco agree to normalise ties in Trump-brokered deal","US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties, calling it ""a massive breakthrough for peace in the Middle East"". He also said the US has recognised Morocco's sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara. ""Morocco recognised the US in 1777. It's thus fitting we recognise their sovereignty over Western Sahara,"" he added.",world +4652,Lebanon's PM charged over Beirut explosion that killed 200 people,Lebanon's investigating judge has charged caretaker PM Hassan Diab with negligence over the Beirut port explosion that killed nearly 200 people in August. Former finance minister Ali Khalil and former public works ministers Ghazi Zeaiter and Youssef Fenianos have also been charged. The explosion was caused by the ignition of a large stockpile of ammonium nitrate stored at the port.,world +4653,US flies bombers to Middle East as warning to Iran,"The US flew two B-52H bombers from Louisiana to the Middle East as part of an effort to deter Iran from any aggressive actions. ""Potential adversaries should understand that no nation on earth is more ready and capable of rapidly deploying additional combat power in the face of any aggression,"" General Kenneth F McKenzie Jr, Commander, CENTCOM, said.",world +4654,Banksy confirms 'Aachoo!!' painting on England's steepest street is his work,"Street artist Banksy has confirmed he is behind the artwork showing an older woman sneezing and her dentures flying into the air. The painting entitled ""Aachoo!!"" has been made on the side of a house on Vale Street, England's steepest residential street. ""It's going to get interesting for whoever owns the house I suppose,"" a resident said.",world +4655,Two metal monoliths appear in Poland; pics surface,"Two metal monoliths, similar to those that have appeared in the US, Romania and the UK, have now appeared in Poland. The first, standing at around 9-feet tall, was spotted in the city of Kielce at the site of a former quarry turned into a nature reserve. The second was found on the banks of the Vistula river in Warsaw.",world +4656,EU could ban UK travellers from Jan 1 under COVID-19 rules: Reports,"UK travellers could be banned from entering the European Union from January 1 under the coronavirus restrictions after the Brexit transition period ends on December 31, reports said. Only eight countries are exempt from rules that prohibit non-essential visitors from outside the EU. A European Commission spokesman said there were no plans to add the UK to the list.",world +4657,Avoid actions that complicate region's situation: Rajnath at ASEAN meet,"Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on members of ASEAN and its dialogue partners ""to exercise self-restraint"" and avoid actions that complicate the situation, in a veiled reference to China. His comments came amid the India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh. Singh said, ""threats to the rules-based order, maritime security, cyber-related crimes and terrorism"" remain challenges for ASEAN.",world +4658,"If opp'n wants to move a no-confidence motion, they should: Pak PM",Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said that if the opposition wants to move a no-confidence motion against the government then they should do it. Khan criticised Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) call for all opposition lawmakers to resign en masse from the parliament by December 31. PDM wants to force the government to call for early snap elections by resigning.,world +4659,27 crore people globally face starvation: World Food Programme,"Some 27 crore people worldwide are ""marching toward starvation"", David Beasley, Executive Director of UN's World Food Programme, said while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize on the agency's behalf. Beasley claimed wars, climate change and the pandemic are responsible for it. ""Failure to address their needs will cause a hunger pandemic which will dwarf the impact of COVID-19,"" he added. ",world +4660,World still in state of complete denial: Greta on climate crisis,"Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has said the world is failing to tackle climate crisis and is still in a ""state of complete denial"". She added that the world is ""speeding in wrong direction"", with leaders giving only distant promises. ""Leaders should be telling the truth that we're facing an emergency and we're not doing nearly enough,"" she further said.",world +4661,It's time to get rid of Imran Khan's govt once and for all: Maryam,"Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's daughter and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said it's time to get rid of PM Imran Khan's government ""once and for all"". She alleged that Khan's government is against the common people, while Nawaz Sharif fights for the people. She urged citizens to support PML-N and the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). ",world +4662,Russia to join naval drills with NATO members for 1st time in 10 yrs,"Russia on Thursday said that its navy will take part in AMAN-2021 anti-piracy drills off the coast of Pakistan in February 2021 along with the navies of 30 other countries, including NATO members. It will be the first time in 10 years that Russian vessels will take part in exercises alongside NATO ships, the TASS news agency reported. ",world +4663,"Iran, Afghanistan inaugurate their first railway link","Iran and Afghanistan inaugurated the first railway link between the two countries. The 140-kilometre line running from Iran's Khaf city into western Afghanistan will eventually be expanded by 85 kilometres to reach the Afghan city of Herat. Reportedly, Iran hopes to transform itself into a regional transport hub, allowing landlocked Asian countries to transport goods to its ports.",world +4664,UK and Singapore sign free trade agreement to replace EU deal,"The UK has signed a free trade agreement with Singapore, its latest agreement globally as it prepares to end its transition out of the European Union (EU) on December 31. Under the agreement, companies from both countries will continue to enjoy the same benefits on about $23 billion worth of goods and services they receive under an existing EU-Singapore deal.",world +4665,COVID-19 scare on ‘cruise to nowhere’ a false alarm: Singapore,"Singapore's health ministry said on Thursday that the passenger who was tested aboard a Royal Caribbean 'cruise to nowhere' from Singapore, forcing the ship to return to dock, was a false alarm. The ministry added that the 1,700 guests who were earlier asked to quarantine will no longer have to do so. Royal Caribbean's 'cruise-to-nowhere' from Singapore resumed last week.",world +4666,Slain Sikh police officer Dhaliwal was a hero: US Senator Ted Cruz,"US Senator Ted Cruz has praised slain Sikh police officer Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was gunned down in the line of duty last year, and called him a hero. Dhaliwal was deeply committed to his faith, his family and to serving others with compassion, Cruz said. US Senate recently passed legislation to name a post office in Houston after him.",world +4667,"Founder of Johns Hopkins University owned slaves, says varsity","Johns Hopkins, the founder of the university and hospital that bear his name, was a slaveholder during the mid-1800s, Ronald Daniels, president of the Maryland-based university, said. According to census records, Hopkins owned multiple slaves between 1840s and 1850s. This is in contrast with the longstanding narrative that Hopkins was an early abolitionist, the university tweeted on Thursday.",world +4668,Thailand protesters call for UN action against royal defamation laws,"Thailand protesters on Thursday demonstrated in Bangkok calling for the UN to take action against the country's royal defamation laws. ""Article 112 is an outdated law...It prevents people from expressing their opinion freely and the government has used it to destroy its opponents,"" a protest leader said. Thursday's protests coincided with Thailand's Constitution Day and UN Human Rights Day.",world +4669,UK imposes sanctions on ex-Pak policeman for human rights violation,"The UK has imposed sanctions on a former senior police officer in Karachi, Anwar Ahmad Khan, and 9 other individuals from Russia, Venezuela and The Gambia for human rights violations. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Khan was responsible for ""aggressive practices"" in which police killed over 400 people. The violators will be subjected to travel bans and asset freezes.",world +4670,6 arrested for trespassing and forceful entry into Sisodia's house,"Delhi Police on Thursday said that six people were arrested for allegedly trespassing and forcefully entering into Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence. AAP leader Atishi alleged that Home Minister Amit Shah sent ""BJP goons with protection of Delhi Police"" to Sisodia's residence in his absence. She tweeted, ""This is a Black Day in Delhi's political history.""",politics +4671,NCP dismisses reports of Sharad Pawar replacing Sonia as UPA chief,"The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday dismissed reports of party chief Sharad Pawar replacing Congress President Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). ""The reports appearing in the media seem to have been planted with vested interest to divert the attention from the ongoing farmers' agitation,"" NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said.",politics +4672,"Bangladeshis settling in Bengal, natives being driven out: Nadda","BJP president JP Nadda, who is on a two-day tour of West Bengal, said on Thursday, ""People from Bangladesh are coming here and settling, while the natives of West Bengal are being driven out of the state by the TMC."" ""One of the most corrupt governments is being run here. It's a government of 'chaal chor' (rice thieves),"" Nadda added.",politics +4673,Bengal govt will have to answer: Shah on attack on Nadda’s convoy,"Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, while reacting to the alleged attack on the convoy of BJP chief JP Nadda in West Bengal, said, ""Bengal government will have to answer to the...people of the state for this sponsored violence."" ""However much we condemn this incident, it is less. The central government is taking this attack very seriously,"" Shah added.",politics +4674,"BJP workers attack one another, blame TMC: Mamata on attack on Nadda","West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has alleged that BJP workers are attacking fellow activists and ""blaming it on the Trinamool Congress"". ""At times Home Minister is here, other times Chadda, Nadda, Fadda, Bhadda is here...they create a drama and claim they got thrashed,"" she added. Her comments came after BJP President JP Nadda's convoy was attacked in West Bengal.",politics +4675,Was rushed to hospital with severe pain after I lost 11 kg for a film: Clooney,"Actor George Clooney has revealed he was rushed to the hospital with excruciating stomach pains after he lost 11 kg to play the survivor of a global catastrophe in 'The Midnight Sky'. ""I think I was trying too hard to lose...weight quickly and probably wasn't taking care of myself,"" said the 59-year-old. He further revealed he was diagnosed with pancreatitis. +",entertainment +4676,Dadlani's heart bleeds for Rhea but he was silent when women accused Anu Malik: Sona,"Sona Mohapatra has criticised Vishal Dadlani for not speaking against #MeToo accused Anu Malik and questioned his sense of justice after Dadlani shared a tweet wherein he talked about Rhea Chakraborty's alleged media trial. Sona tweeted, ""Dadlani's heart bleeds for Rhea...None of this justice bent came into play for Vishal when endless women called out his #IndianIdol colleague Anu Malik.""",entertainment +4677,I did not get any work in the last 8 months: Mika Singh,"Singer Mika Singh has revealed he didn't get any work in the last eight months. ""I am sure there are a lot of people like me,"" he added. ""A lot of people are getting bored including me, sitting at home through the lockdown months,"" Mika further said, while stating that people haven't watched films in theatres for a long time.",entertainment +4678,Dutt's daughter responds after being asked to comment on his past drug addiction,"Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala replied to an Instagram user who asked her to comment on her father's past drug addiction as a psychotherapist. ""Addiction is a chronic disease characterised by drug...use that's compulsive,"" she wrote. ""He'll always be in recovery...Even though he's not using anymore. I'm proud of my father for...seeking help...There's nothing...to be ashamed about,"" she added.",entertainment +4679,"When I heard I was gay, I thought 'this is how rumours start': Neelam","Actress Neelam Kothari, who appeared in the web series 'Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives', said in an interview with Mashable India that she once heard from someone that she's gay. ""When I heard...this I was like 'Okay, this is how rumours start, out of nowhere',"" she added. ""It wasn't written about but I got to hear about it,"" said Neelam. ",entertainment +4680,"Was sexualised as a child, it took away from my own sexuality: Portman","Natalie Portman opened up about her experience of being sexualised by older men as a child actress. ""I think [it] took away from my own sexuality...It made me afraid,"" she added. ""When I was in my teens I was like, 'I don't want to have any...make-out scenes'. I'd start choosing parts that were less sexy,"" the Oscar winner stated.",entertainment +4681,I'm getting larger than life and real-life hero roles: Sonu Sood ,"Sonu Sood, who has been helping people amid the coronavirus pandemic, has said the kind of roles coming his way have changed. ""They are larger than life and real-life hero roles. Things that I've done in real life, they're trying to put that in my scripts too,"" he added. ""I've to make sure that I live up to...expectations,"" said Sonu.",entertainment +4682,Neetu is asymptomatic: Randhir on her COVID-19 diagnosis,"Giving an update about Neetu Kapoor, who tested positive for coronavirus, brother-in-law Randhir Kapoor said that she is asymptomatic and recovering well. ""Neetu has quarantined herself at home,"" he added. Neetu was shooting for an upcoming film, 'Jug Jugg Jeeyo', in Chandigarh. Her co-stars, Varun Dhawan and Maniesh Paul, also tested positive for the virus. ",entertainment +4683,I'm only one left to meet this visual genius: Akshay as Twinkle interviews Nolan,"Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Akshay Kumar shared a video of his wife, author Twinkle Khanna, interviewing 'Tenet' director Christopher Nolan. He wrote, ""First my mom-in-law (Dimple Kapadia) worked with #ChristopherNolan and now the wife gets to interview him...seems like I'm the only one left in the family yet to meet the visual genius! Watch this interview while I sulk."" ",entertainment +4684,"Ellen DeGeneres tests positive for COVID-19, says 'I'm feeling fine'","American comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres took to social media to share that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ""Fortunately, I'm feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close contact with me has been notified, and I am following all proper CDC guidelines. Please stay healthy and safe. Love, Ellen,"" she wrote on Instagram. ",entertainment +4685,OTT has been a turning point in my career: Vikrant Massey,"Talking about OTT platforms, actor Vikrant Massey said, ""It has been a massive change."" The actor, who has worked in web shows like 'Criminal Justice' and 'Mirzapur', added, ""In a lot of ways OTT has been a turning point in my career."" ""I'm really thankful that I did things that I did and it worked out,"" Vikrant further said.",entertainment +4686,We shouldn't expect too much from its box office: Kiara on 'Indoo Ki...',"Ahead of the release of her film 'Indoo Ki Jawani', Kiara Advani said box office pressure isn't playing on her mind. She added, ""We need to be practical and not expect too much from its box office."" ""The world isn't operating the way it did pre-pandemic...I hope people watch the film wherever they're comfortable, theatres or on...OTT [later],"" said Kiara.",entertainment +4687,"No rivalry between Ishaan & me, he's like my brother: Siddhant","Siddhant Chaturvedi, who'll share screen space with Ishaan Khatter in the upcoming horror-comedy film 'Phone Bhoot', has said there's no rivalry between him and Ishaan. ""He's like my brother,"" he added. ""There's competition, but it's very healthy. If he knows something, he'll help me with it and vice versa. The relationship we share comprises friendship and brotherhood,"" Siddhant further said.",entertainment +4688,I may have imbibed a lot from Guddu: Ali on his 'Mirzapur' character,"Commenting on portraying the character of Guddu Pandit in the first and second seasons of the web series 'Mirzapur', actor Ali Fazal said, ""I may have imbibed a lot from Guddu."" He further said, ""Mirzapur season two was more interesting in terms of empathy. You realise sometimes you need to lose something to understand what it is to really lose.""",entertainment +4689,Nick shoots a cameo for his wife Priyanka's 'Text For You': Reports,"Singer Nick Jonas has reportedly shot a cameo for his wife Priyanka Chopra's upcoming film 'Text For You'. Nick shot an argument scene in a yellow taxi alongside Priyanka in London on Tuesday, Daily Mail reported. The upcoming movie is an English remake of the German-language film 'SMS für Dich' and it will also feature actor Sam Heughan. + + +",entertainment +4690,"When people say you've lost weight, I get depressed: Cyrus Broacha","Commenting on his physical transformation and weight loss, comedian Cyrus Broacha said, ""It's a wrong assumption that we go to the gym to lose weight. When people say you have lost weight, I get depressed."" He further said, ""I love lifting weights. I have no interest in losing weight ever; I want to be as strong and big as possible."" ",entertainment +4691,Affleck to star in Clooney's 'Tender Bar' adaptation: Reports,"Hollywood actor Ben Affleck will star in the film adaptation of J R Moehringer's 'The Tender Bar: A Memoir', which will be directed by George Clooney, Deadline reported. Moehringer's memoir is about growing up in Long Island, seeking out father figures among the patrons at his uncle's bar. Ben and George previously collaborated for the 2012 movie 'Argo'. +",entertainment +4692,"After row on Taimur's name, we've not thought about it: Kareena on 2nd baby name","During the latest episode of talk show 'What Women Want', Kareena Kapoor spoke about naming her second child and revealed that she and her husband Saif Ali Khan have not thought about it yet. She said, ""After the whole name controversy of Taimur, both Saif and me haven't...thought about it. We're...going to leave it last minute and then...spring a surprise.""",entertainment +4693,My husband doesn't want to come in front of the world: Rakhi Sawant,"Rakhi Sawant recently spoke about her husband and said, ""My husband doesn't want to come in front of the world."" ""It has been more than a year he hasn't come here, he's in the UK. My marriage has...turned into a big tragedy,"" she added. Further, Rakhi said that she's bankrupt and is still shouldering the responsibility of her family.",entertainment +4694,"Ranveer completes 10 yrs in B'wood, visits hall to mark the occasion","Actor Ranveer Singh on Thursday completed 10 years in the Hindi film industry and marked the occasion by visiting a cinema hall. Sharing a picture on Instagram, he wrote, ""To commemorate my 10-year milestone in the movies...it was only fitting that I return to the sacred chamber of dreams. It was marvellous."" Ranveer made his debut with 'Band Baaja Baaraat'.",entertainment +4695,I do it for my own amusement: Ranveer on his fashion choices,"Commenting on his ""whimsical"" fashion choices, Ranveer Singh said, ""I do it for my own amusement...playing 'dress-up' is fun for me. I am always attracted to original, distinctive and unique expression."" He also mentioned that he decided to be authentic with his choices and be true to himself after his ""life-altering"" back injury during the shooting of his film 'Lootera'. ",entertainment +4696,"Abhishek's 'Bob Biswas' wraps shoot, SRK thanks team","The shooting of Abhishek Bachchan and Chitrangda Singh's 'Bob Biswas', produced by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, is complete, the makers announced on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Shah Rukh wrote, ""Thank you all for being so professional and getting the job done...in these testing times."" Directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh, 'Bob Biswas' is a spin-off of 2012 film 'Kahaani'.",entertainment +4697,Delhi Health Minister thanks SRK for donating Remdesivir injections,"Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday thanked Shah Rukh Khan for donating 500 Remdesivir injections. ""We're extremely thankful to...@iamsrk, @MeerFoundation for donating 500...injections at a time when it was needed the most. We're much obliged for...support extended by you during the time of crisis,"" he tweeted. Remdesivir injections are used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.",entertainment +4698,Aus vaccine trial scrapped as participants returned false +ve HIV test results,"The University of Queensland and pharmaceutical company CSL have abandoned the clinical trial of their COVID-19 vaccine after several participants returned false positive HIV test results. CSL said the vaccine was safe and was proving effective, but that significant changes would be needed to HIV testing procedures in the healthcare setting to accommodate the rollout of the vaccine.",science +4699,Indian-American Raja Chari among 18 astronauts selected for next moon missions,"Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari is among the 18 astronauts selected to begin training for upcoming Artemis missions to the moon, NASA announced on Wednesday. The first woman and the next man on the moon will come from this group of 18 astronauts. ""Proud to be part of the team working to take humans to the moon to stay,"" Chari tweeted.",science +4700,Not in favour of recommending such games: Top child rights body on PUBG relaunch,"National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said that the body isn't in favour of recommending games like PUBG in India. NCPCR said it won't be appropriate to relaunch PUBG until legislations are in place for such online games, PTI quoted officials as saying. PUBG has sought permission from the government to relaunch in India.",technology +4701,"Bumrah smashes 1st ever fifty of his career, video of guard of honour goes viral","Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah today smashed the first-ever fifty of his playing career. The 27-year-old hit an unbeaten 55 off 57 deliveries in a practice match against Australia A. Prior to this, his highest score was 42*, which he had scored in a List A match. A video of his teammates giving him guard of honour has gone viral.",sports +4702,Kohli is the most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time: Greg Chappell,"Former Team India head coach Greg Chappell has said that Virat Kohli is the most Australian non-Australian cricketer of all time. He added, ""Kohli embodies the new India. As the premier player and captain of the world’s pre-eminent cricket power, he feels an abiding responsibility to the wider game."" Chappell stated, ""Kohli does not believe in passive resistance.""",sports +4703,"When Pandya starts bowling, he'll be crucial part of Test team: Sehwag","Ex-India opener Virender Sehwag has said that all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has played 11 Tests so far, will be a ""crucial"" part of the Test team when he starts bowling. ""Imagine if Pandya starts scoring...quick runs at number six or seven in Tests, India will be in a good position to win...matches,"" he added. ",sports +4704,Cummins ready for it: Clarke on Aus Test captain Paine's successor,"Ex-Australia captain Michael Clarke said that pacer Pat Cummins ""is ready"" to captain the Australian Test team after current skipper Tim Paine. ""I love that they've given him the full-time vice-captaincy...right now...Painey is doing a great job. So, that gives Cummins the opportunity to learn,"" he added. Ray Lindwall was the last pacer to captain Australia in a Test. ",sports +4705,Mink mass graves in Denmark might contaminate groundwater: Study,A study commissioned by Denmark's Environmental Protection Agency states that decomposing mink buried in dirt pits following a nationwide cull might contaminate groundwater. Danish government ordered a cull of some 1.7 crore mink in November after hundreds of farms suffered outbreaks of coronavirus. Authorities buried some of the mink in pits in a military area under two metres of soil.,world +4706,Indian-origin man who sheltered Floyd protesters named in TIME's 'Heroes' list,"Rahul Dubey, an Indian-origin man who provided shelter at his home during a curfew to around 70 people protesting against George Floyd's death in Washington, D.C. has been named among the 'Heroes of 2020' by TIME magazine. ""It's what was needed,"" Dubey told TIME, adding that the move to open his house's door was driven by instinct.",world +4707,"Sanofi, GSK delay COVID-19 vaccine due to low response in elderly","France's Sanofi and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have said that their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine won't be ready until the last quarter of 2021. The vaccine's trial showed a ""low immune response in older adults likely due to an insufficient concentration of the antigen"", Sanofi added. The companies are planning to launch a Phase 2b study in February 2021.",world +4708,Advisory panel to US FDA endorses emergency use of Pfizer vaccine,"An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration has endorsed emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for mass vaccinations. The panel concluded that the shot appears safe and effective against COVID-19 in people aged 16 and above. If the FDA grants approval, the US will be the third country to authorise the use of the vaccine.",world +4709,S'pore approves COVID-19 test that would use saliva from inside throat,Singapore's Health Sciences Authority has approved a coronavirus test kit that would use saliva from deep within the throat. The kit designed by Advanced MedTech Holdings will require people to draw out saliva from deep within their throat and spit into a specimen bottle for the test. The new tests will be used in Singapore's Changi Airport in 2021. ,world +4710,Saudi Arabia becomes 2nd Gulf country to approve Pfizer's vaccine,"After Bahrain, Saudi Arabia has become the second Gulf country to approve the use of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and German partner BioNTech, the state media reported on Thursday. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said it would analyse each vaccine shipment to ensure quality standards before using it. The country has reported over 3.5 lakh COVID-19 cases.",world +4711,Hong Kong activist Tony Chung convicted of insulting China's flag,"Hong Kong activist Tony Chung has been convicted of insulting China's national flag and taking part in an unlawful assembly, offences that carry a maximum of three and five years respectively. Chung was found guilty of throwing the Chinese flag on the ground during a clash outside Hong Kong's legislature in May 2019. He'll be sentenced on December 29.",world +4712,Bhutan parliament votes to decriminalise homosexuality,"Bhutan's parliament on Thursday voted to decriminalise homosexuality by amending a law which penalised it as ""unnatural sex"". Sixty-three out of the 69 lawmakers voted in favour of the amendments. However, the changes still need to be approved by the Bhutan King to become law. It's a victory for the LGBT+ community, activist Tashi Tsheten said.",world +4713,Bharatiya Tribal Party withdraws support to Gehlot-led Raj govt: Party leader,"Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) has withdrawn its support to the Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan, party leader Chhotubhai Vasava announced on Friday. Two MLAs of the party had supported the Congress government during the trust vote earlier this year. This comes after BJP won more seats than Congress in the recent Zila and Panchayat polls in the state.",politics +4714,"Husband didn't touch me once after wedding, forced open marriage: Divya in chats","TV actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee has shared screenshots of late actress Divya Bhatnagar's chats wherein she said her husband Gagan didn't ""touch her once after their wedding and had no relationship with her"". ""He forced me into open marriage one month after...marriage,"" she had said. Divya's brother earlier shared chats of Divya saying Gagan used to beat her with a belt.",entertainment +4715,My kids got messages telling them to kill themselves: Kanika on COVID-19 controversy,"Singer Kanika Kapoor, speaking about controversy around her COVID-19 diagnosis, told Times of India, ""When I travelled to Lucknow, there was no...quarantine rule. We had two family gatherings...I didn't host any of them."" ""It was traumatic for my...kids who were in London...They were getting...messages, and some of them were downright nasty, even telling them to kill themselves,"" she added.",entertainment +4716,Kapil Sharma runs for 30 mins straight at 16 kph: Trainer on his weight loss,"Kapil Sharma's fitness trainer Yogesh Bhateja, speaking about the comedian's weight loss journey, revealed, ""We started in May...Kapil Sharma had a spinal injury a couple of years ago...I helped him strengthen his glutes."" ""We had to work on his functionality in...safer manner,"" Bhateja added. ""Now he can do anything...Kapil runs for 30 minutes straight at 16 kph,"" he stated.",entertainment +4717,"3 yrs of us & very soon, 3 of us: Anushka shares pic with Kohli on anniversary","Actress Anushka Sharma took to social media to share a picture with her husband, Team India captain Virat Kohli on the occasion of their third wedding anniversary today. ""Three years of us & very soon, three of us. Miss you,"" she wrote in the caption. The couple is expecting their first child in January.",entertainment +4718,Chadwick's Black Panther character won't be recast for sequel: Marvel,"Chadwick Boseman's character T'Challa will not be recast in 'Black Panther' sequel post the Hollywood actor's death, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said. ""His portrayal of T'Challa the Black Panther...transcends any iteration of the character in any other medium from Marvel's past, and it's for that reason that we won't recast the character,"" Kevin said during Disney's Investor Day event. +",entertainment +4719,We need to change the depiction of genders in films: Bhumi,"Actress Bhumi Pednekar believes that there is a need to change the way gender is depicted in films. ""Women are not supposed to be whitewashed, we have desires, we have ambition, and we have physical needs...Similarly, we must alter the way men are shown in films...This narrative, 'mard ko dard nahi hota' needs to change,"" she added. ",entertainment +4720,Mom has tested COVID-19 negative: Neetu Kapoor's daughter,"Actress Neetu Kapoor has tested negative for coronavirus, daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni shared on Friday. Sharing a selfie with her mother on Instagram, Riddhima wrote, ""Thank you for...your good wishes & prayers - My mother has tested Covid negative today."" Neetu on Thursday had shared a statement wherein she revealed that she tested positive for the virus earlier this week.",entertainment +4721,"I'm not involved with Hera Pheri 3, I'm not interested: Priyadarshan","Filmmaker Priyadarshan, who directed the first 'Hera Pheri' film, denied speculations about directing the third film in the franchise, which will reportedly star Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Suniel Shetty. ""I'm not involved with Hera Pheri 3...I'm not interested. A lot of people think I made Part 2 as well, but that too wasn't my film,"" he told Mumbai Mirror. ",entertainment +4722,Porn star jokes she could post nudes on Insta as she 'performed sex acts on CEO',"Porn star Kendra Sunderland's Instagram account has been removed after she claimed she was allowed to post nudes on the platform as she ""performed sex acts on Instagram's CEO"". ""This person has no connection to executives at our company, and claims that she received preferential treatment are baseless,"" Instagram's parent company Facebook said. Her verified account had 2.2 million followers.",technology +4723,Satellite pics show remains of SpaceX's rocket prototype after explosion,Satellite images showed the remains of Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Starship rocket prototype that crash-landed and exploded on Wednesday during a test launch. The 16-storey prototype of the Starship spaceship travelled more than five minutes upward in the air before crash landing at the SpaceX's launch site in Texas. Satellite images showed Starship nosecone lying beside the remains of the spaceship.,technology +4724,Twitter launches feature to let iOS users share tweets on Snapchat,"Twitter has launched a new feature on its mobile app that will allow users to share tweets directly to Snapchat as stickers. Users on the iOS platform can now post tweets on stories, or send them as individual messages on Snapchat by tapping on the share icon, Twitter said. It plans to roll out the feature soon for Android users.",technology +4725,Hyundai to buy 80% stake in SoftBank's robot maker Boston Dynamics,"Hyundai Motor will buy an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics in a deal that values the firm at $1.1 billion. Hyundai's Chairman Euisun Chung will own a 20% stake in Boston Dynamics, while Hyundai Motor and its affiliates will hold a combined 60% stake. Google had bought Boston Dynamic in 2013 and sold it to SoftBank in 2017.",technology +4726,Zoom Founder Eric Yuan named TIME's 2020 Businessperson of the Year,"Zoom Founder Eric Yuan has been named TIME's 2020 Businessperson of the Year. Talking about Yuan's video-conferencing platform Zoom's rise through 2020, TIME said it was being used in ""all sorts of unexpected places"". ""Zoom became a verb and a prefix, a defining syllable of a socially distant era,"" TIME wrote.",technology +4727,Lawsuit against Trump's social media executive order dismissed,The lawsuit filed by the CDT group asking to declare President Donald Trump's social media executive order invalid has been dismissed. A judge ruled the group had no standing to oppose the order because it was not directed at it. The order was passed against the provision that protects internet companies against lawsuits prompted by material posted on their websites.,technology +4728,K'taka govt won't ask IT firms to open offices: Deputy CM ,Karnataka Deputy CM CN Ashwathnarayan said the government will not ask IT companies to open their offices and the employees will continue to work remotely due to prevailing COVID-19 situation. The government was asked in the assembly to put pressure on the companies to open offices. Ashwathnarayan said the firms will take a call when the time is right.,technology +4729,Twitter acquires screen-sharing social app Squad,"Twitter has acquired the screen-sharing social app Squad. Squad's Co-founders, CEO Esther Crawford and CTO Ethan Sutin, and the rest of the team will be coming aboard inside Twitter's design, engineering and product departments. Squad app, which allows users to share their screens on mobile or desktop and simultaneously video chat, will shut down on December 12.",technology +4730,Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to discuss investment in EV components,"Tesla will send delegations to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles. Government officials and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have discussed investment opportunities in Indonesia over a call. Indonesia earlier pointed out it has the ""biggest"" nickel reserves. Musk plans to offer a ""giant contract for a long period of time"".",technology +4731,"Malware campaign adding extensions in Chrome, Firefox: Microsoft","Google Chrome, Firefox and other browsers are affected by an ongoing malware campaign that is designed to inject ads into search results and add malicious browser extensions, Microsoft reported. Dubbed Adrozek, the malware family has been at scale since at least May. Its attacks peaked in August with the threat being noticed on more than 30,000 devices every day.",technology +4732,Facebook traces 'OceanLotus' hackers to IT firm in Vietnam,"Facebook has traced hacking group 'OceanLotus' to Vietnamese IT firm CyberOne Group. The group has been accused of spying on political dissidents, businesses and foreign officials on behalf of the government. Facebook said the hackers used its platforms to carry out a range of cyberattacks. It claimed it found evidence linking CyberOne's page to accounts used in the hacking campaign.",technology +4733,Staff doesn't need to be vaccinated before returning to office: Facebook CEO,Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees during an all-hands meeting that they will not be required to get vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine to return to the office. Facebook has pointed out that vast majority of its corporate staff have been working from home since the 2020-beginning. It expects the vaccines will be widely available before it opens US offices.,technology +4734,Groundsmen were once awarded 'Man of the Match' in a Test match,"Groundsman Chris Scott and his staff were awarded Man of the Match for their efforts to make play happen during a rain-affected Test match between New Zealand and South Africa, which ended on December 12, 2000. They had ensured that 190.5 overs of play were possible despite the first, third and fourth days' play being abandoned without a ball bowled.",sports +4735,"American football coach punches an under-9 player twice, video goes viral","A video of an under-9s American football coach punching a child twice while trying to discipline him has gone viral. In the video, the child can be seen falling on the ground with the second punch and breaking into tears. ""If that were my kid I’d run on the field and beat his ass,"" MMA fighter Rampage Jackson tweeted.",sports +4736,"Siraj drops his bat & runs to check on Aussie bowler hit on head, video goes viral","Team India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj dropped his bat and immediately rushed to check on Australia A's Cameron Green, who was hit on the head by the ball from a Jasprit Bumrah straight drive during a practice match. Sharing the video of the incident, Australian journalist Chloe-Amanda Bailey tweeted, ""How is this for sportsmanship?""",sports +4737,"Rohit fit to join Team India, call on playing Tests vs Aus after quarantine: BCCI","The BCCI on Saturday said that Rohit Sharma has completed his rehabilitation process at the NCA and is now ""clinically fit"". ""He will be reassessed by the Team India medical team post his quarantine [in Australia] to establish his fitness status and a call on his participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be taken accordingly,"" the BCCI added.",sports +4738,Saddened by my father's statements: Yuvraj on Yograj's 'Hindus are traitors' remark,"Ex-India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to respond to his father Yograj's statement wherein he said, ""Hindus are traitors"". Yuvraj wrote, ""As a proud Indian...I'm indeed saddened and upset by statements made by Mr Yograj Singh."" He added, ""I wish to clarify...his remarks have been made in an individual capacity and my ideologies aren't the same in any manner.""",sports +4739,"Those five days, I only heard Summer of '69: Sachin on Test in which he scored 241*","Talking about the 2004 Sydney Test wherein he scored 241*, Sachin Tendulkar said during the Test, he only heard Bryan Adams' Summer of '69. He added, ""I put that song on loop. Whether we were travelling to ground, in the dressing room, before...walking out to bat, lunch time, tea time, after the match, returning...to hotel...it was only Summer of '69.""",sports +4740,Who is going to be our Pujara from last time: Dravid on India-Australia Test series,"Rahul Dravid has said India will have to find someone who can amass 500-odd runs in upcoming Test series against Australia like Cheteshwar Pujara did the last time around. ""Who's going to be our Pujara from last time...Either it's going to be Pujara himself, it can't be Kohli because he's not going to be there for whole series,"" he added.",sports +4741,"WI's Gabriel caught saying 'F**k you' to teammate for dropping catch, video viral","West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel was caught saying ""F**k you"" to Darren Bravo for dropping a catch on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday. Reacting to the video, a fan tweeted, ""He sneezed...I heard, 'ha chew'."" Meanwhile, another fan wrote, ""There goes the match fee...brutal.""",sports +4742,"F1 car bursts into flames during practice session, driver helps put out fire himself","Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen's car burst into flames during the second practice session in Abu Dhabi on Friday. As Kimi parked up, his engineer was heard saying, ""You've a big fire, get the hell out of there quick."" Later, he was seen instructing marshals where to spray to put out the fire before taking hold of an extinguisher himself.",sports +4743,"Bumrah shares pic from his 1st ever 50-run innings, says 'Try one new thing per day'","Team India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took to Twitter to share a picture from his career's first ever 50-run innings, which he scored against Australia A in a practice match. ""Try one new thing per day, they said,"" he captioned the picture. Bumrah top-scored for India in the innings with an unbeaten 55 off 57 balls.",sports +4744,"Troll calls Shikhar Dhawan 'ugly' and 'sh*t player' on Instagram, cricketer responds","Team India batsman Shikhar Dhawan took to Instagram to share a picture of himself with Yuzvendra Chahal and Deepak Chahar from a flight. Commenting on the picture, a user wrote, ""Tatti shakal...Tatti game play (You are ugly and a sh*t player)."" Dhawan responded, ""Yes...Your family members were also saying this about you.""",sports +4745,"Nothing was going my way, pressure was real: Andre Russell on IPL 2020","KKR all-rounder Andre Russell, who scored 117 runs in 10 matches in IPL 2020, has revealed he tried changing his technique and stance to score runs but nothing worked in the tournament. Russell further said that living in a bio-bubble was like a prison. ""You can close your eyes...go to the bathroom, but there's nowhere else to go,"" he added. ",sports +4746,Gabbard introduces bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports,"US lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that would stop the federal funding of schools if they permit transgender girls and women and non-binary people to compete in women's sports. Gabbard said the bill ensures ""equality & a level playing field for girls & women competing in sports"". Transgender activists termed the bill as ""transphobic"".",sports +4747,Keeping Smith out from captaincy due to sandpaper incident not understandable: Vaughan,"Former England captain Michael Vaughan has said that keeping Steve Smith out of the Australia captaincy role due to the sandpaper scandal is not understandable. ""Australia are overthinking it...they are looking at what happened a few years ago...everyone has moved on from the ball-tampering incident...If there is an opportunity in ODIs or Tests, then Smith [should captain] Australia,"" he added.",sports +4748,"Natarajan was picked as net bowler, he turned opportunity into golden one: Shastri","Team India head coach Ravi Shastri said that pacer T Natarajan was picked as a net bowler for the Australia tour and the 29-year-old got an opportunity which he turned into a golden one. ""He's got a long journey ahead of him,"" he added. Natarajan debuted in the third ODI and then featured in the T20I series, picking 6 wickets. ",sports +4749,"Till the time Bumrah, Shami are there, India can rock Aus top order: Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that till the time Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami lead the team's pace attack, India will have the ability to rock Australia's top order in the upcoming Test series. ""As they say, fast bowlers hunt in pairs. So, your pair is already ready,"" he added. First Test will begin at Adelaide on December 17. ",sports +4750,I'm happy I don't have to bowl to Steve Smith: Cummins on India Tests,"Talking about the upcoming four-Test series against India, Australia pacer Pat Cummins said that he's happy for the fact that he doesn't have to bowl to his teammate Steve Smith. On being asked about bowling to India skipper Virat Kohli in the first Test, Cummins said that he looks forward to rivalries on the field. ",sports +4751,Green ruled out of practice match after being hit on head while bowling,"Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has been substituted out of the second practice match between India A and Australia A with a concussion after being hit on the head while bowling. The 21-year-old was likely to debut against India in the first Test, starting December 17. Australia's Will Pucovski had suffered a concussion in the first practice match. ",sports +4752,I'd pay to watch KL Rahul play: Brian Lara on his current favourite player ,"On being asked to name his favourite player in international cricket at the moment, former West Indies captain Brian Lara named India's KL Rahul. ""He is someone I'd pay to watch to bat,"" said Lara. ""In the world Jofra Archer is excellent, Nicholas Pooran is there but I just love watching Rahul, especially in T20s,"" added Lara.",sports +4753,37-yr-old Shaun Marsh in contention for opening role in Test series vs India,"On being asked about the possibility of 37-year-old Shaun Marsh opening for Australia in the Test series against India, head coach Justin Langer said, ""You never discriminate against age."" Marsh, who last played a Test in January 2019, has scored three hundreds in his last four games for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield this season. ",sports +4754,I expect something exceptional from Kohli in 1st Test: Greg Chappell,"Former Team India head coach Greg Chappell has said that he expects ""something exceptional"" from Team India captain Virat Kohli in the first Test against Australia. ""It's a shame for this contest that Kohli will go home...after the Adelaide Test...Kohli is an intensely driven man. He will want his team to reiterate their supremacy,"" Greg added. ",sports +4755,"Shaw, Agarwal might open in the first Test against Australia: Aakash","Cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Prithvi Shaw might open along with Mayank Agarwal in the first Test match against Australia. ""KL Rahul was not played [in second practice match] which means that he is probably not in the Indian team's thinking at the moment,"" Chopra added. ""Shaw will be Agarwal's partner...because he's sent ahead of Shubman Gill,"" he stated.",sports +4756,₹2.5cr painting forgotten at German airport by businessman found in dumpster,"A painting by French surrealist Yves Tanguy, which is worth around ₹2.5 crore, has been recovered from a dumpster near a German airport after a businessman forgot it at a check-in counter before boarding a flight to Tel Aviv. The man's nephew had then travelled to the airport and took the police's help to find the missing painting.",world +4757,US FDA authorises Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use,"The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA said the vaccine, which was shown to be 95% effective in preventing the disease in a late-stage trial, can be given to people aged 16 and older. ""It will save millions of lives,"" US President Donald Trump said.",world +4758,Which are the world’s 10 most 'magnetic' cities?,"According to Global Power City Index (GPCI), London has been ranked the world’s most “magnetic” city for ninth consecutive year. GPCI defines a city’s ‘magnetism’ as its overall power to attract creative individuals and enterprises. New York has been ranked second, Tokyo third, Paris fourth, Singapore fifth and Amsterdam sixth. This is followed by Berlin, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai.",world +4759,Instagram star 'Zombie Angelina Jolie' jailed for 10 years in Iran,"Iranian Instagram star Fatemeh Khishvand, better known by her Instagram name Sahar Tabar, has been jailed for 10 years, her lawyer has said. She was charged with corruption of young people and disrespect for the Islamic Republic. Fatemeh shot to prominence after posting photos in which she resembled what has been described as a zombie version of Angelina Jolie.",world +4760,Builder fined record ₹5.8 crore for destroying bat roost in London,"A building firm that carried out demolition work at a site known to be inhabited by bats has been handed a £600,000 (₹5.8 crore) fine, the largest ever issued by a court for a wildlife crime, according to police. Bellway admitted destroying a breeding site in south-east London, in 2018, where soprano pipistrelle bats had been documented the previous year.",world +4761,Coded message from US' 'Zodiac Killer' cracked after 51 years,"Experts have cracked one of the coded messages sent 51 years ago by 'Zodiac Killer' who targeted northern California communities in the 1960s and 70s. The message was allegedly sent by the still unidentified serial killer in November 1969 to a newspaper. ""I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me...,"" the message reads.",world +4762,Mexico approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use,"Mexico on Friday became the first Latin American country to approve the emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine. The authorisation was granted after 24-member committee voted unanimously to approve its use, a statement read. The country is expected to receive the first batch of the vaccine this month. Mexico has reported over 12 lakh COVID-19 cases so far.",world +4763,Need to solve manufacturing challenge: BioNTech CEO as vaccine gets US nod,"BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin has said that the company and its partner Pfizer need to solve the challenge of manufacturing after their COVID-19 vaccine was authorised for use by the US. +""We are dealing with that question - how to produce more doses,"" Sahin added. The US regulator FDA's emergency use authorisation is the ""most important milestone"", he further said.",world +4764,US SC rejects Trump-backed lawsuit to overturn election results,"The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump in Texas to overturn the outcome of the November 3 presidential election. Trump said, ""The Supreme Court really let us down. No wisdom, no courage!"" President-elect Joe Biden secured 306 electoral votes against Trump's 232 after all 50 states and the District of Columbia certified their results. ",world +4765,Any vaccine adverse effects up to national agencies to review: WHO,"The WHO has said that any adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines are up to national agencies to review. The organisation was responding to questions on Britain's regulatory agency warning people with a history of anaphylaxis to avoid the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. ""One vaccine may not be suitable for particular individuals, but you may well find another vaccine is,"" WHO added.",world +4766,Brazil at 'tail end' of COVID-19: Prez Bolsonaro amid rising cases,"Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has said that the country is at the ""tail end"" of the pandemic. ""Compared to other countries in the world, our government was the best, or one of the best, in handling it,"" he added. Brazil is the third-worst coronavirus-hit country in the world with over 67 lakh cases. ",world +4767,"1bn COVID-19 vaccine doses secured for low, middle income nations: WHO","World Health Organization on Friday announced that nearly 1 billion doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines have been secured for low and middle-income countries through its global COVAX plan. WHO would make decisions on emergency use authorisation of the vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca in coming weeks, Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said. WHO's COVAX programme includes 189 nations.",world +4768,8 nations accuse N Korea of using COVID-19 to crack down on rights,"Eight countries have accused North Korea of using COVID-19 pandemic to ""crack down further on human rights"" at a virtual UN Security Council meeting organised by Germany. ""The situation of human rights in the DPRK is appalling and gets worse by the day,"" a statement said. This comes amid reports of increased executions in North Korea related to the pandemic.",world +4769,Gabbard introduces bill to ban trans athletes from women's sports,"US lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that would stop the federal funding of schools if they permit transgender girls and women and non-binary people to compete in women's sports. Gabbard said the bill ensures ""equality & a level playing field for girls & women competing in sports"". Transgender activists termed the bill as ""transphobic"".",world +4770,Lawsuit against Trump's social media executive order dismissed,The lawsuit filed by the CDT group asking to declare President Donald Trump's social media executive order invalid has been dismissed. A judge ruled the group had no standing to oppose the order because it was not directed at it. The order was passed against the provision that protects internet companies against lawsuits prompted by material posted on their websites.,world +4771,We pursue an independent foreign policy: India on Russia's comments,"Responding to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's comments that US-led West was attempting to undermine its relations with New Delhi, India said, ""Our relations with Russia stand on their own merits."" ""India has always pursued an independent foreign policy based on its national interest. India's relationship with each country is independent of its relations with third countries,"" it added.",world +4772,US proposes $1 billion weapons sale to Morocco after Israel deal,"The Trump administration on Friday sent a formal notification to Congress proposing a potential arms sale worth up to $1 billion to Morocco. This comes a day after Morocco agreed to normalise its relations with Israel in a US-brokered deal. According to reports, the deal includes the sale of four MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones along with laser-guided munitions. ",world +4773,"Erdogan attends Azerbaijan's victory parade, calls for new govt in Armenia","Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended a military parade celebrating Azerbaijan's victory in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and renewed his calls for a new administration in Armenia. He said that Turkey could reopen its borders with Armenia if it takes steps towards regional peace. Under a Russia-brokered peace deal, Azerbaijan held on to the areas that it seized during the fighting.",world +4774,Islamabad extends ban on protests amid opposition rallies in Pak,"Islamabad on Friday extended the ban on protests and all kinds of gatherings of five or more people for two months. This comes amid anti-government protests by the 11-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Authorities said the ban was extended knowing that certain segments of society are planning to organise unlawful assemblies that can disrupt peace and tranquillity.",world +4775,"At least 10 rockets hit Kabul, 2 land near airport","One person was killed and two others were wounded after multiple rockets struck Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday. The interior ministry spokesperson said that at least 10 rockets were fired from the Lab-e-Jar neighbourhood out of which two landed near Kabul airport. The attack comes less than a month after 23 rockets hit Kabul on November 21, killing eight people.",world +4776,Austria's top court overturns headscarf ban in primary schools,"Austrian Constitutional Court on Friday overturned a ban on wearing headscarves in primary schools. The court said the law targeted the Islamic headscarf and breached rights on religious freedom in the country. The court further said that the ban, which came into effect last year, could lead to the marginalisation of Muslim girls.",world +4777,"No-deal Brexit very, very likely: UK PM Boris Johnson","UK PM Boris Johnson has said that it looks ""very, very likely"" that the country will leave the European Union without a deal but it ""will be wonderful for the UK"". He added that talks were snagged on fishing rights and business competition rules. Earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said a no-deal was the most probable outcome.",world +4778,"Woman drives car into BLM protesters in Manhattan, several injured","Several people were injured after a woman drove her car into protesters participating in the Black Lives Matter demonstration in Manhattan, New York City, on Friday. A video showed the stopped BMW sedan suddenly accelerating and knocking aside the protesters who were blocking it. The woman driving the car has been taken into custody, the New York City Police said. ",world +4779,Iran journalist who inspired 2017 nationwide protests executed,"Iranian authorities on Saturday executed journalist Ruhollah Zam over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017. A court had sentenced Zam to death in June after he was found guilty of ""corruption on earth"", one of the country's most serious offences. Zam had been living in exile in France but was arrested in October last year.",world +4780,China detains Bloomberg employee for allegedly endangering national security,"A Chinese national working for Bloomberg News has been detained on ""suspicion of engaging in criminal activities that jeopardise national security"", Chinese authorities said. Haze Fan had last spoken to one of her editors on Monday before being taken away from her apartment, Bloomberg said. The case is under investigation and her ""legitimate rights"" have been ensured, Chinese authorities added.",world +4781,Sonia was unable to handle party affairs after I became Prez: Mukherjee in book,"The late Pranab Mukherjee wrote in his memoir that Congress' leadership lost political focus after he became India's President, ""While Sonia Gandhi was unable to handle the affairs of the party, Dr (Manmohan) Singh's prolonged absence from the House put an end to any personal contact with other MPs,"" he wrote. Mukherjee added Singh was ""preoccupied with saving the coalition"".",politics +4782,Nadda accompanied by BJP leader involved in 55 criminal cases: TMC MP,"Commenting on the attack on BJP National President JP Nadda's convoy in West Bengal on Thursday, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee said that Nadda was accompanied by ""criminal and armed men"" of BJP. ""BJP leader Rakesh Singh was in a convoy...he has 55 criminal cases against him,"" Banerjee added. Singh made ""provocative"" gestures at the crowd, he stated.",politics +4783,BJP-ruled MCDs hiked 11 taxes in past 3 days: AAP's Durgesh Pathak,"Senior AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Thursday alleged that Delhi's three municipal corporations (MCD), ruled by BJP, have increased around 11 different taxes over the past three days. Pathak added that AAP will soon start a campaign to apprise people about these ""inhumane acts"". However, North MCD Mayor said the civic bodies haven't hiked any taxes, owing to the pandemic.",politics +4784,'Fan' actress Shikha Malhotra suffers paralysis after stroke; pic surfaces,"'Fan' actress Shikha Malhotra has suffered a stroke, leaving her paralysed on one side. Her publicist Ashwani Shukla shared a picture on Instagram and said she is currently admitted in Mumbai's Cooper Hospital, and is doing better. Ashwani told The Indian Express that after Malhotra recovered from coronavirus in October, her low sugar level had been causing her health issues.",entertainment +4785,"He knowingly gave me an STD, tried to strangle me: Singer sues actor LaBeouf","British singer FKA twigs on Friday filed a lawsuit against actor Shia LaBeouf, accusing him of physical and emotional abuse during their year-long relationship. She also accused LaBeouf of knowingly giving her a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The lawsuit said that on one occasion in February 2019, the actor slammed her against a car and tried to strangle her.",entertainment +4786,"Late actress Divya's husband posts her videos, denies Devoleena's claims","Late TV actress Divya Bhatnagar's husband Gagan Gabru, who has been accused of domestic violence by the actress' family and actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee, has denied their claims by posting videos on Instagram. He said that Devoleena was ""trying to gain publicity"" by mocking Divya's death. In one of the videos, Divya is seen dancing with Gagan.",entertainment +4787,'The Dirty Picture' actress Arya Banerjee found dead at her apartment,"'The Dirty Picture' actress Arya Banerjee was found dead at her apartment in Kolkata on Friday. Forensic experts found she was bleeding from her nose and had vomited. ""Like every day her maid had come to work and when she didn't get any response, she alerted her neighbours and the police were informed,"" a senior police officer said.",entertainment +4788,Porn star jokes she could post nudes on Insta as she 'performed sex acts on CEO',"Porn star Kendra Sunderland's Instagram account has been removed after she claimed she was allowed to post nudes on the platform as she ""performed sex acts on Instagram's CEO"". ""This person has no connection to executives at our company, and claims that she received preferential treatment are baseless,"" Instagram's parent company Facebook said. Her verified account had 2.2 million followers.",entertainment +4789,Harrison Ford returns as Indiana Jones for the fifth instalment,"Hollywood actor Harrison Ford will reprise his lead role for a fifth ""Indiana Jones"" movie, Disney confirmed. ""At the helm is James Mangold, director of Ford v Ferrari, and Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character's journey,"" Disney tweeted. The movie would be produced by Lucasfilm and will release in July 2022. ",entertainment +4790,I prefer to do less work but good work: Mahie Gill,"Actress Mahie Gill commented on selectively choosing acting projects and said, ""I'm a very satisfied person...I prefer to do less work but good work."" The actress, who stars in 'Durgamati: The Myth', mentioned that after her film 'Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster' she started getting similar roles and added, ""I felt that if I do the same things, everything will finish."" ",entertainment +4791,Beauty norms for actresses are changing slowly: Shikha Talsania,"Actress Shikha Talsania, who will share screen space with Sara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan in the upcoming film 'Coolie No 1', noted that the beauty norms for actresses in the film industry are gradually changing. ""I don't think it is changing very quickly. But there is definitely more acceptance and inclusiveness now. Which I think is great,"" she explained. ",entertainment +4792,Shraddha Kapoor's brother Siddhanth tests positive for COVID-19,"Actress Shraddha Kapoor's brother, actor Siddhanth Kapoor, has tested positive for coronavirus. The actor, who's currently in Goa, told ETimes, ""Around Sunday I lost my sense of taste. I felt that I should get myself tested and the test result has come positive."" He added, ""I've quarantined myself here. I'm sure that I will be okay in a few days.""",entertainment +4793,I'm still dealing with it: Trishala on coping with boyfriend's death,"Sanjay Dutt's daughter Trishala Dutt, during a QnA session on Instagram, responded to a fan who asked how she coped with the death of her boyfriend. Trishala wrote, ""I'm still dealing with it, but I've gotten a lot of help...(and still getting help for it)."" She added, ""I spend time with my friends...family...and I'm doing a lot of soul searching.""",entertainment +4794,Marvel's Chris Evans to voice Buzz Lightyear in new Pixar movie,"Chris Evans will voice Buzz Lightyear's character in the upcoming Pixar film 'Lightyear', the studio announced on Twitter. The film will explore the life of the 'Toy Story' character, which was earlier voiced by Tim Allen. ""This isn't Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on,"" Chris explained. ",entertainment +4795,Salman to shoot a cameo for Aamir's 'Laal Singh Chaddha': Reports,"Salman Khan will reportedly shoot a cameo for Aamir Khan's upcoming film 'Laal Singh Chaddha'. ""Salman's track revisits Prem from the Maine Pyar Kiya days and he has allotted...one day to Aamir to shoot for his cameo in the film,"" reports stated. Shah Rukh Khan also shot a cameo for the comedy-drama film in Delhi in October, as per reports.",entertainment +4796,Choreographer Punit Pathak ties the knot with Nidhi Moony Singh,"Choreographer-actor Punit J Pathak tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Nidhi Moony Singh in Lonavala on Friday. The wedding was attended by their family members and friends, including Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa and Yashaswini Dayama. Sharing the videos from their wedding on Instagram, Bharti wrote, ""Congratulations my favourite couple #happylife #married.""",entertainment +4797,Vikrant Massey to star in Hindi remake of Malayalam film 'Forensic',"Actor Vikrant Massey will star in the Hindi remake of the Malayalam thriller film, 'Forensic', which released earlier this year. He will essay the role of a meticulous forensic officer, portrayed by Tovino Thomas in the original. Talking about the film, Vikrant said, ""It's an intelligent film that keeps you on tenterhooks. At the same time, it's an out-and-out entertainer.""",entertainment +4798,It was 1st time I attempted a light-hearted film: Hansal on Chhalaang,"Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, while talking about his film 'Chhalaang', said, ""It was the first time I attempted a light-hearted film."" He added, ""Chhalaang had a lot of humour with a social message...It was a sweet little film, in a time like this unprecedented crisis, just what the doctor ordered."" The film starred Rajkummar Rao, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. +",entertainment +4799,Aamir's son Junaid to play a journalist in his debut film: Reports,"Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan will reportedly play the role of a journalist and social reformer, from the pre-independence era, in his upcoming debut film. Junaid will share screen space with 'Arjun Reddy' fame Shalini Pandey in Yash Raj Films' untitled periodic drama, which will be directed by filmmaker Siddharth P Malhotra, Mid-Day reported. +",entertainment +4800,Taking strength from you: Deverakonda as specially-abled fan makes his portrait,"Actor Vijay Deverakonda on Friday reacted to a video wherein a specially-abled girl can be seen sketching his portrait with her mouth. ""Sending you lots of love Swapnika. And taking strength and inspiration from you. Thank you,"" Vijay tweeted with a heart emoji. Reacting to the girl's video, a user wrote, ""This is beautiful. God bless you.""",entertainment +4801,I'm more successful than most people with a fat bank balance: Arshad,"When asked if he feels he could have seen better success at the professional front, actor Arshad Warsi said, ""I'm extremely successful. I am way more successful than most people who have a very fat bank balance,"" he added. He also mentioned that he feels he's underutilised as an actor and wants to do more films like 'Durgamati' and 'Ishqiya'.",entertainment +4802,Christian Bale to play villain in Marvel's 'Thor: Love and Thunder',"The upcoming Chris Hemsworth-starrer 'Thor: Love and Thunder' will feature Oscar winner actor Christian Bale as the main antagonist, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed during Disney's Investor Day event. Christian will play Gorr the God Butcher in the fourth instalment of the 'Thor' franchise, which is being directed by filmmaker Taika Waititi.",entertainment +4803,Amy Adams to reprise her role as Princess Giselle in 'Enchanted' sequel,"Hollywood actress Amy Adams will reprise her role as Princess Giselle in the sequel of the 2007 film 'Enchanted' and the announcement was made at Disney's Investor Day event. Amy will return to play the role in the sequel titled 'Disenchanted', which will release on Disney's streaming platform. The first film also starred James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey. + +",entertainment +4804,There was a time when I didn't believe in myself: Ridhi Dogra,"Speaking about dealing with self-doubt, actress Ridhi Dogra said, ""There was a time when I didn't believe in myself. Every creative person goes through this. You get those tendencies, thoughts, 'Am I good enough, should I be an actor?'"" She further said, ""I tried to do different things, like advertisements and plays...that was the time acting was not happening.""",entertainment +4805,"For cops, their battlefield is everyday life: Rani on 1yr of 'Mardaani 2'","Speaking about her film 'Mardaani 2' completing one year, actress Rani Mukerji, who played the role of SP Shivani Roy in the movie, said, ""For cops, their battlefield is everyday life."" Speaking about the reaction she received from female officers across India, Rani said that the officers connected with Shivani's character and felt the film correctly portrayed their lives. ",entertainment +4806,"Arjun Rampal, Sunny Leone to star in 'The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon'","Arjun Rampal, Sunny Leone and Digangana Suryavanshi will star in an upcoming period war drama film, 'The Battle Of Bhima Koregaon'. The film will feature Arjun as a Mahar warrior and Sunny as a spy, director Ramesh Thete said. Talking about the film, Arjun said, ""I'd always wanted to do...period film especially a historical one. So, when...Ramesh...approached me...I immediately agreed."" +",entertainment +4807,"Sorry, it slipped my mind: Shawn Mendes on misgendering Sam Smith","Singer Shawn Mendes apologised after using the wrong pronoun for Sam Smith while introducing the pop singer-songwriter during the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert. ""I'm so sorry for referring to you as a ""he""...It...slipped my mind. Won't happen again. Sending you so much love!"" he wrote on Instagram. Smith identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they, them and theirs.",entertainment +4808,Film industry is not open to newer and different casting: Nushrratt,"Actress Nushrratt Bharuccha, who has starred in various romantic-comedy films, said she wants to explore other genres as well but is not getting the opportunity. ""I feel we are not open to newer, different casting...they are not trusting actors as much as they should, I want to do other things too. Why don't you trust me?"" she added. ",entertainment +4809,Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to discuss investment in EV components,"Tesla will send delegations to Indonesia next month to discuss potential investment in a supply chain for its electric vehicles. Government officials and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have discussed investment opportunities in Indonesia over a call. Indonesia earlier pointed out it has the ""biggest"" nickel reserves. Musk plans to offer a ""giant contract for a long period of time"".",automobile +4810,Five genes linked to most severe form of COVID-19 found,"Scientists in the UK have identified five genes that are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19. The genes partially explain why some people become extremely sick with COVID-19, while others are not affected, according to their study. ""Our results immediately highlight which drugs should be at the top of the list for clinical testing,"" a scientist said.",science +4811,India's 1st mRNA vaccine candidate gets DCGI nod for human trials,"India's first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval to initiate Phase 1 and 2 human clinical trials from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals developed the COVID-19 vaccine candidate, HGCO19, in collaboration with US-based HDT Bio. The vaccine demonstrated ""safety and immunogenicity"" in rodent and non-human primate models, Gennova said.",science +4812,AstraZeneca to test combining Oxford vaccine with Sputnik V vaccine,"AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine with Oxford University, said it would investigate combining its vaccine with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. ""Being able to combine different vaccines may be helpful to improve protection and/or to improve vaccine accessibility,"" AstraZeneca said. A 'mix and match' trial between AstraZeneca and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines was announced earlier.",science +4813,"Humanity will face 60°C temperatures in 2050s, warns WEF","As many as two billion people will face 60°C temperatures for more than a tenth of the year in the 2050s, the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned citing a book. Up to 140 million people are expected to be displaced by 2050 because of food and water insecurity as well as extreme weather, it further said quoting the World Bank.",science +4814,Human-made objects to outweigh living things by the end of 2020: Study,"Scientists have said that the weight of human-made objects will likely exceed that of living things by the end of the year. In a study published in the scientific journal Nature, scientists compared the overall living biomass on Earth, estimated to be around 1.1 teratonnes, to human-made mass. ""We find that Earth is exactly at the crossover point,"" they said. + +",science +4815,"IUCN lists 31 species as 'Extinct', European Bison sees recovery","The IUCN released an update of its Red List of Threatened Species which moved 31 species into the 'Extinct' category. However, the European Bison has moved from 'Vulnerable' to 'Near Threatened' category. Besides this, all of the world's freshwater dolphin species are now listed as threatened on the list. The lost shark has entered the 'Critically Endangered' (Possibly Extinct) category.",science +4816,India not historically responsible for climate change: Javadekar,"Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said India is not historically responsible for climate change but is taking steps to reduce emissions. He said India is the only G20 nation to be in compliance with the Paris Agreement. India has already achieved 21% of its target of reducing emissions intensity of GDP by 33%-35% by 2030, he added.",science