Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was detained by immigration officers at the Los Angeles airport on Thursday evening. Taking to Twitter, he wrote that he fully understands and respects security, but to be “detained at US immigration every…time really really sucks.” However, the good news? He caught some “really nice[Read More…]
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Is India prepared for Rio Olympics 2016?
Unlike other countries’ athletes and players participating in the Rio Olympics 2016, our Indian players don’t just have to compete with world’s finest Olympians; they also have to bear the bureaucracy in sports. Since the onset of Rio Olympics 2016, India has been grappling with its bureaucratic structure’s incapability to[Read More…]
This typo in your Potter book can fetch you £20,000!
Whip out your of dog- eared copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone novel as it can make you richer by £20,000! Surprised? Even we are, because as reported by The Sun, an easily missable typo in the first edition of the novel is expected to fetch up to[Read More…]
Pathankot hero’s house to be demolished in Bengaluru
Karnataka’s Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is undertaking a demolition drive and razing houses for encroachment on storm water drains in the city. The house of NSG commando Niranjan Kumar, who was killed during the Pathankot terrorist attack in January, is also in its demolition list. His family is calling[Read More…]
And the most-bizarre statement of the week goes to Donald Trump… Again! Here’s why:
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stoked controversy once again by saying US President Barack Obama “founded” the Islamic State. During a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Trump said the terrorist organisation is “honouring Obama” as “he’s the founder of ISIS”. He repeated, “He founded ISIS,” as though we didn’t hear[Read More…]
Delhi turned a blind eye to hit-and-run victim, left to bleed to death
On Wednesday, an e-rickshaw driver was hit by a speeding tempo and left to bleed to death. Captured on a CCTV camera, no one stopped to help 40-year-old Matibool, barring a thief who paused to steal his mobile phone. Several people are seen walking by and even examining him, but[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 5 round up
On the 5th day of Olympics, Indian archers Bombayla Devi Laishram and Deepika Kumari advanced to the women’s individual pre-quarterfinals. In round 64, Bombayla Devi Laishram registered a win by 6-2 against Austria’s Laurence Baldauff. Later, she defeated Taipei’s Lin Shih-Chia—a silver medalist at 2015 World Archery Championships by margin[Read More…]
Irom Sharmila: Fought for 16 years, homeless now
Irom Sharmila, who ended her 16-year-long fast yesterday, is struggling to find a shelter in Manipur. The 44-year-old activist had announced that she will try a different approach to fight Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) by contesting elections in Manipur polls. After breaking her fast on Tuesday outside the[Read More…]
Ebix CEO Robin Raina rings opening bell at the Bombay Stock Exchange
Robin Raina, CEO of Ebix, Inc. rang the opening bell of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday, underlining the company’s expansion plans in the Indian market. BSE Managing Director and CEO Ashish Kumar Chauhan felicitated Raina with a BSE memento to mark this occasion, as Raina lit the welcome[Read More…]
Love in Rio: Watch this epic Olympic proposal!
Brazil’s rugby team didn’t win a medal, but the match on Wednesday turned out to be a memorable one for each person present in the stadium. Brazilian rugby player Isadora Cerullo had the surprise of her life when her girlfriend Brazilian stadium manager Marjorie Enya grabbed the microphone and proposed[Read More…]
Narendra Modi is all over Rakhi Sawant’s dress!
Known for her penchant for staying in news and inviting controversies right, left and centre, India’s controversy queen- Rakhi Sawant has again grabbed eyeballs. Appearing in a dress plastered with Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s pictures, she declared her love for the PM in the most unconventional manner. She was attending[Read More…]
Watch these Indian women shatter false standards of beauty in a kickass manner!
Growing up listening to ‘Chubby cheeks, Dimpled chin’ we all have believed in achieving impossible standards of beauty. Watching Hindi movies and daily soaps have reaffirmed our ideas of an ‘ideal beauty,’ well-behaved, fair skinned, smiling through each tragedy of life we have often been told that sitting with legs[Read More…]
BJP Jharkhand chief Tala Marandi quits amid internal ‘unrest’
Jharkhand BJP chief Tala Marandi resigned on Wednesday, highly-placed sources tell Newsd. BJP president Amit Shah had summoned Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das and Tala to New Delhi following internal issues in the state unit. It was during this meeting that Tala quit. Newsd had earlier reported that Marandi’s son, Munna Marandi, married a 11-year-old minor.[Read More…]
How Tamil Nadu MPs always manage to stick their heads out in Parliament
In the middle of a serious discussion between parliamentarians on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, who would have thought All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP A Navaneethakrishnan would slice the tension with a song! We’re not surprised that Navaneethakrishnan began, and ended, his speech[Read More…]
Heavy rainfall declared in 6 states; NDRF alerted and on standby
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains and issued a red alert in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha and Rajasthan at different times for the next two days. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are on standby in these states. Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are expected to receive heavy[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 4 round up
On the fourth day at Rio village Indian Olympians made a comeback as the men’s hockey team defeated Argentina by a 2-1. After being crushed by Germany on Monday, Indian men’s hockey team made a splendid return by winning the third match against Argentina. On Monday, India had lost the[Read More…]
A whole village in Bihar fined for drinking alcohol!
An entire village in Bihar has been fined for consuming alcohol. A collective fine was imposed on all the 50 households of the village in Islampur block following recovery of liquor bottles. CM Nitish Kumar has made Bihar a dry state like Modiji’s Gujarat. After the stringent liquor prohibition was[Read More…]
“Is your meeting more important than school?,” school boy writes to PM Modi
Devansh Jain, a Class VIII student of Vidhyakunj International School from Khandwa was upset when he learned that he was going to miss school because his school bus was to be used for Narendra Modi’s rally in Alirajpur district. Anguished over the incident the boy wrote a letter to Prime[Read More…]
India loves Kashmir, says PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minster Narendra Modi said India loves the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and some people are misled into believing otherwise. He said the Centre will cooperate in giving the people the state what they want to improve their livelihoods. Further, he stated that the Centre wants to develop the[Read More…]
Irom Chanu Sharmila tastes honey to break her 16-year-long fast
Irom Sharmila broke her 16 year long fast on Tuesday by tasting honey. Sharmila, who announced that she will contest election in the upcoming Manipur polls, appeared before the court for her release from judicial custody. The court has granted her bail with a bond on Rs 10,000. In 2000,[Read More…]
Kashmir CRPF top-cop compares pellet guns to “wife beating”
Central Reserve Police Force DG Durga Prasad, who finds himself embroiled in a lot of controversies after the usage of pellet guns in Kashmir has again courted controversy by a scathingly misogynist remark. On being interviewed by a Dainik Bhaskar correspondent about the use of pellet guns on protestors in Kashmir,[Read More…]
Don’t lose hope; here’s a list of athletes we can still count on at Rio
Even though India has not opened its medal account at the Rio Olympics and we have already witnessed the fall of some big athletes and teams, here’s a list of some other athletes we can count on. Dipa Karmakar: Dipa has risen to global fame after she executed the ‘Vault[Read More…]
‘It’s been fantastic’; Raghuram Rajan bids adieu to the RBI
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday described the experience as fantastic, saying he is leaving the office knowing the central bank did something. While addressing the media following his last monetary policy meeting, Rajan said he enjoyed every minute of his tenure and hopes he has added[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 3 round up
The third day at Rio Olympics did not go well for India as the men’s Hockey team lost their second match to Germany by 1-2 in the last 3.1 seconds before the match ended. The team that had scored a close 3-2 win against Ireland, could not repeat their performance against Germany. Separately, Indian[Read More…]
Ex-Arunachal Pradesh CM Kalikho Pul allegedly commits suicide
Former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Kalikho Pul passed away on Tuesday morning. He was allegedly found hanging at his residence this morning. The Congress rebel served as chief minister of the state from February 19, 2016, to July 13, 2016. Party president Sonia Gandhi has expressed shock at the[Read More…]