Chetan Bhagat’s latest book has broken all records in Amazon’s pre-order history, his latest fiction “One Indian Girl” is now the leading title on pre-orders, the site has ever witnessed. “Launched under the exclusive online partnership between Amazon and Rupa Publishing, the pre-orders went live on Amazon at 2 pm on Friday[Read More…]
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Arsenal fan wears club shirt wins bronze at Rio Olympics
Following the success of his compatriot, Kuwati shooter Abdullah al-Rashidi won a bronze medal in the men’s skeet while wearing an Arsenal t-shirt. His choice of attire grabbed eye balls, as he is competing under IOC’s flag due to Kuwait’ ban at Rio Olympics 2016. Kuwaiti athletes have been forced to[Read More…]
Trans Woman raped, burned and thrown on street in Turkey
In a horrific incident, the charred body of a young transgender missing since last week has been found by the side of a road in Istanbul, Turkey. This shocking crime is the latest in a series of hate crimes in Turkey and has sparked international outrage. Sex worker Hande Kader[Read More…]
Eight year old repays loan taken by his dead mother
At a time when cases related to judicial delays and logjams paint a macabre picture of Indian Judiciary, this Bihar Lok Adalat stands out for its humane gesture. A local court in Bihar waived off a decade old loan taken by a woman whose eight-year-old son came to repay it[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 14 round up
On day 14 at Rio, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu settled for a silver medal after losing the final match against Spain’s Carolina Marin in the women’s singles event. The World No. 1 champion Carolina Marin won final match by 19-21, 21-12, 21-15. With this Sindhu’s Olympic gold quest ended. She[Read More…]
Did junior PC just body-shame her friend? Watch the video!
“Practice what you preach” should be the new mantra of our Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra. Earlier known for her “unconventional plump body type” and breaking the “body image” along with Vidya Balan and Sonakshi Sinha, Chopra on various occasions has spoken at length about being okay with one’s body type.[Read More…]
WB Congress posts controversial Tweet on Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary
Congress’ West Bengal unit made a faux pas on Twitter this morning, by tweeting a controversial statement by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Marking his birth anniversary, the verified handle on Saturday morning tweeted the quote, “When a big tree falls, the ground shakes”. Rajiv’s 1984 statement was perceived as[Read More…]
Good news for Centre as 11 more states line up to ratify GST
At least 11 states are lining up special legislative sessions to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill. This is good news for the Union government, which is looking to implement the new tax regime by April 1, 2017. A minimum of 16 states need to pass GST before[Read More…]
Online-Offline: The alcohol story of Kerala
Onam will be a dry day after-all! Booze lovers in Kerala faced a major disappointment on Thursday as the government after giving high promises of ‘online alcohol’ in morning, withdrew the proposal in evening. Soon after tipplers in Kerala rejoiced the announcement made by Consumerfed chairman M. Mehboob which spoke[Read More…]
Ryan Lochte lied about being robbed: Brazil Police
Ryan Lochte sparked international outrage when he claimed that he and three other US Olympic Swimmers were robbed at gunpoint in Rio. Turns out that not only was he lying, but was also covering up for his drunken brawl where the team vandalized a gas station’s bathroom and then had[Read More…]
No “Horn-OK-Please” in this city of India
In a complete contrast to Delhi where people honk for no reason at all, Aizawl has been declared as a “Honk-Free city.” Giving people another reason to run to the hills, this beautiful capital of Mizoram is absolute paradise as captured by a shot film made by debut filmmakers of[Read More…]
World Photography Day: Here are 10 photographs that changed the world
There are a number of photographs which have changed the course of history, but let’s check out some of the most powerful of them on World Photography Day!
Watch: Coldplay just released a new video “A Head Full Of Dreams”
Coldplay has released the official music video for their song “A Head Full Of Dreams”, which is the fourth single of their latest album. Directed by James Marcus Haney, the video is filmed with vintage styled effect.
#JusticeforSushant: Faculty resigns as pressure mounts on Amity
Just In: In the Sushant Rohilla suicide case, an Amity University officials have confirmed the resignation of Isheeta Rutabhasini and BP Sehgal, the two people who were allegedly harassing Sushant for attendance. Also read:Amity Student Suicide: Faculty sent on “forced leave” as students protest Sushant Rohilla, a student of ALS,[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 13 round up
On day 13th at Rio, PV Sindhu stormed into the finals of women’s singles by defeating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara at Rio Olympics. Sindhu won the semi-final match in straight sets 21-19 21-10. With this she became the Indian to qualify for the Badminton finals at Olympics. Sindhu’s historic win did[Read More…]
Now ‘Request a ride’ with Uber’s latest feature!
In what comes as a good news to all those rely on app-based taxi service, Uber has rolled out a ‘Request a Ride for Others,’ feature specifically meant for regular users to help those who don’t have the app installed or an account registered. This is the second India-specific feature[Read More…]
Watch this minister’s security thrash a man for being two minutes late!
In another incident which highlights the gross misuse of power by those in position, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma’s security personnel were caught on camera as they thrashed the guards of a housing society. Their crime apparently was to cause ‘a minute delay’ as they took ‘too long’ to open the[Read More…]
Gujarat’s Dalit community is escalating their stir, will hold mega rally in Delhi
The Dalit community in Gujarat is planning to hold a massive protest in New Delhi’s Ramlila grounds ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament. Hoping to escalate their state-wide stir to a national level, the community is demanding equality, and protesting violence and atrocities against Dalits. From August till December,[Read More…]
Kashmir unrest: 1.3 million pellet guns used in 32 days
It’s been more than a month since Kashmir reamains paralysed by a wave of protests erupted in the wake of killing of Burhan Wani, the Hizbul Mujaheedin commander. Hundreds have been injured and according to an official data, 66 people have died in clashes between security forces and protestors. The[Read More…]
Who failed India at Rio? Narsingh Yadav or his ‘compatriots’?
Indian wrestler Narsingh Yadav has been banned for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) for failing dope tests. Yadav, who hails from Haryana, was given a clean chit by the National Anti-Doping Agency despite testing positive for anabolic steroids last month. Narsingh Yadav, who was due[Read More…]
Treating the Baloch as second-class citizens can worsen the insurgency even if New Delhi never uses “B” word again
A fresh wave of anti-Indianism has erupted in Pakistan following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statements on Balochistan. Former dictator General Pervez Musharraf said in a television interview that Modi was “crazy”. He condemned the Baloch leaders who had thanked Modi for expressing concern over the state of human rights[Read More…]
Rio: Sindhu wins semi-finals, assures silver
India’s PV Sindhu defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the semi-finals of the badminton women’s singles event at the Rio Olympics on Thursday. Sindhu has assured the silver for India. Now she will fight against Spain’s Carolina Marin for the Gold. Sindhu defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara by 21-19, 21-10. She now[Read More…]
PM Modi applauds BJP MPs for taking part in ‘Tiranga Yatra’
Tiranga Yatra, the massive week-long people contact programme envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being carried out successfully by BJP MPs across the country. PM Modi on Thursday took Twitter to thank some of his party MPs for taking part in the Yatra with much fervour. Modi mentioned on[Read More…]
289 tweets per hour and 6,943 tweets a day—Islamophobia’s on the rise
Every day in the month of July, close to 7,000 Islamophobic tweets in English were generated globally, according to a study conducted by the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media in Demos, a think-tank. This is compared to the 2,500 generated in April. A surge against Muslims particularly occurred[Read More…]
This image of a five-year-old captures the horror of Syria
In what has emerged as the most haunting picture of Syrian conflict, a confused boy of five sits quietly in the back of an ambulance as he tries to comprehend the magnitude of disaster that has destroyed his home. This image captures the absolute horror that continues to ravage Aleppo, each[Read More…]