Manchester City were made to fight for a 3-3 draw with Celtic in a Champions League thriller on Wednesday, while Atletico Madrid once again did for Bayern Munich. While City’s perfect start to the season was ended in Glasgow, their Premier League rivals Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory against[Read More…]
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Bansal suicide: Probe Amit Shah’s links with CBI says Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday called for a probe into the alleged links between the CBI and BJP chief Amit Shah. This comes after the suicide of tainted bureaucrat BK Bansal, as he in his suicide note had alleged that he was being threatened by the DIG who was backed by[Read More…]
Pakistan defence minister threatens to ‘nuke’ India
Pakistan is “ready” to use tactical devices against India, if it feels its safety is threatened. In a recent interview with a Pakistani TV channel SAMAA, Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that they won’t hesitate to annihilate India by these tactical weapons- a reference to nuclear weapons that Pakistan is[Read More…]
SAARC summit may be postponed as Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Bhutan pull out
A day after India announced its decision of not attending the 19th SAARC summit in Islamabad in November, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan have also pulled out of the summit. All the three countries blame Pakistan for the current atmosphere of terror and held that it was not fit for hosting[Read More…]
Union Cabinet approves ₹4.7k crore package for Hindustan Cables Limited closure
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the closure of Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL) and infusion of Rs 4,777.05 crore towards payment of salaries, offering early retirement schemes, conversion of loan into equity etc. “Union Cabinet under chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for closure of Hindustan[Read More…]
Bureaucrat BK Bansal’s suicide note claims CBI officers tortured, abused him and his family
Corporate Affairs ex-director general, BK Bansal who committed suicide on Tuesday along with his son has accused CBI officers of torturing him and his family. CBI has said that the officers named in the note will be investigated by the agency, reported NDTV. Bansal (60) and Yogesh (30) were found[Read More…]
Indore teen fatally stabbed by Facebook friend, who pretended to be a woman
Indore resident, Amit Yadav (24) made a fake Facebook account of a woman by the name of Atharva and befriended Priya Rawat (17). When Yadav revealed his true identity to Priya, she broke all ties with him. The enraged techie then reached Priya’s flat on Tuesday and attacked the girl[Read More…]
Pakistan film industry jittery over impending Bollywood ban
With the ties between India and Pakistan straining every day, businesses on both sides of the border get set to be affected. With reports claiming that actor Fawad Khan has gone back to Pakistan and does not wish to return, the film industry is bracing up for impact. Pakistan’s film[Read More…]
Online dating apps are the new target of cyber criminals: Report
A recent Norton Mobile Survey has revealed that online dating apps in India are at considerable risk from cyber threats including malware attacks, nuisance advertisements, cyber stalking, identity theft, and even revenge porn. The survey says that three out of five online daters (59%) have been victims of cyber threats on such[Read More…]
Lodha panel asks SC to remove BCCI top brass including the president
The Justice R M Lodha panel in its status report filed before the Supreme Court (SC) has sought the replacement of top brass of the BCCI with cricket administrators including its President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke. The panel said that the BCCI and its office bearers are not complying[Read More…]
Bye Bye Gurgaon, Namaste Gurugram
With the centre approving the name change on Wednesday, Gurgaon has now officially been rechristened as Gurugram. The announcement was made by Haryana chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar shortly after he presided over the first meeting of the state-level Swarna Jayanti (golden jubilee) celebrations committee in Panchkula. “From now on,[Read More…]
Pakistani Army holds war game exercise near Jaisalmer border
Pakistan Army has started its biggest core level joint war game exercise some 15-20 kilometres away from the international border adjoining Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The exercise started on September 22 and will continue till October 30 which will be partaken by 15,000 army and 300 air force personnel. As a result BSF[Read More…]
Who’s the next England football team manager?
The England Football team manager’s job certainly has to be one of the worst in the world. Underperforming superstars, slow legacy players on high salaries, demanding fans and an unrelenting media pressure, but it was none of the above that led to the sacking of Sam Allardyce on Tuesday, after[Read More…]
Veiled dig! Race to White House is real, not reality TV: Hillary
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton took a dig at Donald Trump saying the race to the White House is real business and not “reality TV”. “This is not reality TV. This is real. It’s as real as it gets. So we’re going to get the economy working for everybody, not[Read More…]
Cornered? Declare Pakistan a terror state: Bangladesh tells UN
Pushing calls towards global isolation of Pakistan, Bangladesh has said the United Nations should declare Pakistan a “terrorist state” underlining India’s argument that Islamabad should be isolated in the global community as a nation that exports terror to rest of world. “For the first time in the history of SAARC,[Read More…]
UP horror: Minor girl gang-raped in Lucknow, parents held hostage
In a horrific act, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Lucknow by five men who took turns between assaulting her and holding her parents hostage to prevent them from intervening. The girl has said she was assaulted early on Tuesday in the capital of Uttar Pradesh. Medical tests are[Read More…]
After India, now Bangladesh & Bhutan pull out of SAARC Summit in Pak
In yet another setback for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan on Wednesday pulled out of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Summit in Islamabad. Bangladesh said it was unable to participate in the summit because of “growing interference in internal affairs of Bangladesh by one country”. News reports[Read More…]
UEFA Champions League: Leicester win, Dortmund draw with Real Madrid
Leicester are en route to the next stage of the UEFA Champions League after their home win on Tuesday night with Islam Slimani’s goal edging Porto 1-0. The Premier League champions have now two from two to start life in Europe. Meanwhile, Tottenham prevailed 1-0 at CSKA Moscow, while Borussia[Read More…]
Alarming: 75% of casualties due to air pollution in India, says WHO
Majority of deaths in India is not caused by diseases but due to air pollution. Air pollution is killing nearly 8,00,000 people annually in the South East Asian Region with India alone accounting for over 75% of the casualties caused by cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer, according to a new[Read More…]
After 67 days & 1 match in charge, England manager Sam Allardyce quits
Sam Allardyce has quit his post as England manager by mutual agreement with the Football Association after one match and 67 days in charge. It follows a newspaper investigation claiming he offered advice on how to “get around” rules on player transfers. Allardyce, 61, is also alleged to have used[Read More…]
Relocated tiger leaves Udaipur zoo officials in tizzy as he understands only Tamil
It is not only humans who are migrating from one corner of the country to the other and trying to cope with new atmosphere, struggling to understand the different language. Rama, a 5-year-old male ‘Tamil tiger’ is facing same sort of problem in Udaipur, Rajasthan after he was brought here under[Read More…]
This woman was caught carrying dead husband’s intestines
Customs officers at an Austrian airport were left shocked after pulling over a suspicious looking passenger and discovered she was carrying her dead husband’s intestines. The woman who was travelling from Morocco to Graz airport in Austria was carrying body parts of her dead husband, said officials. She had kept[Read More…]
Kerala politicians bludgeon stray dogs to death, parade with the bodies
In a shocking incident, members of the Youth Front (Mani) on Monday killed around 10 stray dogs in Kottayam, to protests against rising menace of street dogs in the city. The members were from the youth wing of the Kerala Congress group and they battered the dogs, tied a few[Read More…]
5 powerful quotes by Bhagat Singh which are still relevant today
The nation celebrates the birthday of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on Tuesday. Singh, a revolutionary socialist, played a crucial role during the Indian freedom struggle. Bhagat Singh with his other companions Rajguru, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sukhdev and Jai Gopal took revenge for the assassination of Lala Lajpat Rai. On April 8,[Read More…]
Pakistan describes Sushma Swaraj’s speech at UN as ‘litany of falsehoods’
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi has described Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s address to the UN as a ‘litany of falsehoods’ and ‘a travesty of facts and history’. She added that Jammu and Kashmir “never was and can never be an integral part of India. Maleeha[Read More…]