Port of Spain, Aug 10 (IANS) Indian captain Virat Kohli is just 19 runs away from overtaking Pakistan great Javed Miandad as the highest run-scorer against West Indies in ODI cricket. Miandad played his last ODI against the Windies in 1993 and so Kohli will be breaking a 26-year-old record[Read More…]
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Would love to be paired with all three Khans: Kirti Kulhari
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kirti Kulhari is constantly exploring the big screen as well as OTT platforms, says that although she does not believe that working with any of the Khans – Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman – is the only milestone for a Bollywood actor, she would[Read More…]
Students don traditional attire at IIT-B convocation (Lead)
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Ditching the ceremonial black robe and headgear, the students of IIT Bombay decided to go traditional with white kurta pyjama at their 57th convocation on Saturday. The institute conferred an honorary doctoral degree to Infosys Co-Founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani who is also an alumnus[Read More…]
Big B is involved in process of making KBC: Director
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been hosting “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC) for several seasons now. Beyond hosting duties, he is also fully involved in the process of making the game show, says its director Arun Sheshkumar. “He is fully involved in the process (of making the show).[Read More…]
Two Ryan International students swedge on Gurugram campus
Gurugram, Aug 10 (IANS) After two years, Ryan International School is back in the news, and for wrong reasons. This time, two students of class VIII had a violent fight on its campus at the upscale sector 31, here on Thursday. They were separated from harming each other by security[Read More…]
Typhoon leaves 18 dead, 1m evacuated in China (2nd Lead)
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and one million others evacuated from their homes as typhoon Lekima, the ninth one to hit China this year, slammed into the east coast of the country on Saturday, causing extensive damage and disrupting transport. According to Xinhua news agency,[Read More…]
33 killed in Myanmar landslide (Lead)
Yangon, Aug 10 (IANS) At least 33 people were killed in a landslide that buried several houses in a Myanmar town, officials said on Saturday. The tragedy occurred on Friday in the town of Paung, in Mon state, Efe news reported citing officials. The landslide was caused by heavy rains[Read More…]
Konkan Railway partially suspends services amid heavy rains
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) The Konkan Railway Corporation has suspended the services of one train besides partially cancelling two others along its route on Saturday due to heavy rains in Kerala. According to Konkan Railways spokesperson Baban Ghatge, the services of train number 16312 from Kochuveli in Kerala to Sri[Read More…]
Likee to pay you for brining friends on board
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In a bid to expand its user base, Likee, a short video platform from Singapore-based BIGO Technology, has launched a global referral programme including in India which offers the creators an opportunity to earn money by brining new users to the platform. Under the referral[Read More…]
Eat a snack at night shifts to stay alert, productive
By Bharat Upadhyay New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) If you are a night shift worker, eating at irregular hours is just par for the course, but it impacts the body. To limit this impact and maintain alertness and productivity, researchers say a light snack is better than a full meal.[Read More…]
60 killed in Tanzania oil tanker explosion (Lead)
Dar es Salaam, Aug 10 (IANS) At least 60 people were killed and 70 others wounded in an oil tanker explosion in the Tanzanian town of Morogoro on Saturday, the police said. Many of the people who were killed had gathered around the truck to get fuel, Morogoro Regional Police[Read More…]
NASA’s water-powered spacecraft orbit Earth
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) In a first, NASA has demonstrated the first coordinated manoeuvre between two tissue box-sized water-powered spacecraft in the low Earth orbit. The twin spacecraft were orbiting Earth about 9 km from one another, Universe Today reported on Friday. The two spacecraft established a radio frequency communication[Read More…]
Education a weapon to transform society: HRD Minister
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Education is a ‘weapon’ which can transform the life of students, their families and society, and IITs have an important role to play in the goal of establishing India as the world leader in education within the next five years, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’[Read More…]
Punjab’s Virasat-e-Khalsa museum enters Asia Book of Records
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Virasat-e-Khalsa, a pioneer museum in the Sikh holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, has entered the Asia Book of Records for receiving a record visitors, state Cultural Affairs and Tourism Minister Charanjit Channi said on Saturday. He said the museum would feature in the next[Read More…]
Delhi man arrested for giving triple talaq (LEAD)
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In another case of triple talaq in the national capital, days after Parliament passed a bill making it punishable offence, a 29-year-old woman has filed a police complaint alleging that her husband pronounced “Talaq” to her thrice and also sent it to her over Whatsapp,[Read More…]
Bank CD ratio in Tripura rises to 66% in 16 months: CM
Agartala, Aug 10 (IANS) The credit-deposit (CD) ratio of banks in Tripura increased by 18 per cent to 66 per cent from 48 per cent in the 16-month of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. However, it was still below the national average, said[Read More…]
Govt signs peace pact with Tripura terror outfit, 88 rebels to surrender
New Delhi/Agartala, Aug 10 (IANS) In a major development, a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) was signed in New Delhi on Saturday between the Central and Tripura governments and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) facilitating to surrender of 88 terrorists of the banned outfit, an official release said. After[Read More…]
Piyush Goyal leads Chief Ministerial delegation to Russia
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) A high-level delegation led by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is scheduled to embark on a four-day trip to Vladivostok city in Russia on Saturday. The delegation comprises Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana and Goa. The visiting delegation will[Read More…]
There’s classist divide between TV and film: Kritika Kamra
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Actress Kritika Kamra says the classist divide between film and television is still present in the industry. “In the industry, there is a classist divide between TV and films,” Kritika said, opening up about the struggle of transitioning from small screen to the big screen. “People[Read More…]
CWC to meet again, state units root for Rahul to lead party (Afternoon Lead)
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) After meeting for two hours, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday decided to meet again in the evening to choose a new Congress president even as it renewed its plea to Rahul Gandhi to take back his resignation from the post. Many of the[Read More…]
Thar Link Express running smoothly: Railway officials
Jaipur, Aug 10 (IANS) The Thar Link Express, which departed from Bhagat ki Kothi railway station near Jodhpur at 1 a.m. on Saturday, has left Munabao at 3.10 p.m. to reach Pakistan, confirmed Gopal Sharma, PRO, Jodhpur railway division. Earlier on Friday, Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Raees Ahmed had announced[Read More…]
Kareena’s video call moment with Taimur goes viral
Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) How does Kareena Kapoor Khan makes time for son Taimur while working? Through video calls! It is known that Taimur is enjoying his time in London, while Kareena shuffles between Mumbai and London, balancing work and home. Now, a video of Kareena doing a video call[Read More…]
Messi beats Ronaldo to UEFA’s Goal of Season award
Madrid, Aug 10 (IANS) Lionel Messi has been awarded UEFA’s Goal of the Season award for his free-kick against Liverpool at Camp Nou last season. The set-piece by Barcelona’s Argentine star from 30 yards out was his second goal of the match, reports Efe news agency. Messi’s second goal rounded[Read More…]
After backlash, Haryana CM says ‘daughters are our pride’ (Lead)
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Following sharp criticism from Rahul Gandhi and several women’s organisations to comments by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Kashmiri women, the Chief Minister clarified saying “daughters are our pride”. In a reply to Rahul Gandhi’s tweet, Khattar tweeted on Saturday: “Dear Rahul Gandhi ji,[Read More…]
Amit Shah to release book on Naidu’s 2 years in office
Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday will release a book here that chronicles two years in office of Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu. The function is being hosted by Union Minister of Environment Forests, Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar.[Read More…]