A woman in the Saudi capital detained on Monday for not wearing a veil in public and taking a picture of herself without cover and posting it on Twitter. Fawaz al-Maiman, the police spokesman did not name the woman. But, several websites identified her as Malak al-Shehri. She attracts huge[Read More…]
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Lionel Messi meets Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi who became viral star
Murtaza Ahmadi’s dream of meeting his idol finally came true. The Afghan boy had become an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi’s famous number 10 has met his hero. A photograph of six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi wearing the shirt made from a striped blue plastic bag went[Read More…]
India ranks 4th among ‘Most Vacation-Deprived Country’: Report
India is ranked as the fourth most vacation-deprived country globally, as 63% take fewer days of the vacations than they get, according to a report. “After Spain (68%), UAE (68%), Malaysia (67%) and South Korea (64%), India is ranked as the fourth most vacation deprived country globally,” according to Expedia[Read More…]
Demonetisation: BJP to distribute one laddoo to each family for standing in queues
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently linked the move of demonetisation to a Hindu ‘yagna’ or sacrifice. “I salute the people of India for wholeheartedly participating in this ongoing Yagna against corruption, terrorism and black money,” he had said. Now, BJP leaders in Delhi have decided to offer a laddoo to[Read More…]
Kerala Film Festival: 11 arrested for not standing during national anthem
Eleven people, including two women, were arrested on Monday by Kerala Police at the ongoing International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram for not standing when the national anthem was played before the movie screening. Six people, including a woman, remained seated when the national anthem was playing before[Read More…]
Poll sop? UP Govt approves 7th Pay Commission; 24 lakh employees to benefit
Ahead of the upcoming polls next year, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet under the leadership of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday approved the recommendations of the seventh pay commission. As per new salary structure after the big decision few months before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, entry salary that is[Read More…]
Reserve Bank official arrested in Bengaluru for money laundering
An Reserve Bank of India (RBI) official was arrested on Tuesday in Bengaluru for allegedly helping convert banned notes. Eight men have also been arrested in a series of raids in which crores in new notes have been found. K Micheal, a senior special assistant with the RBI Bengaluru, has[Read More…]
Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara Ali Khan to make Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik Roshan?
The news of Saif Ali Khan’s daughter Sara Ali Khan making debut with every other new project surfaces every day. From ‘SOTY 2’ to an adaptation of ‘Fault In Our Stars’ opposite Ishaan Khattar, Sara has been linked to several other projects. However, all these seem to be just rumors[Read More…]
Cyclone Vardah leaves behind a trail of destruction: Here are 10 key developments
The city is restoring itself back as flights have been resumed and power has been restored in Chennai on Tuesday after Cyclone Vardah battered the Tamil Nadu coast on Monday. The natural disaster has killed around 10 people so far and forced thousands to flee their homes. Although the cyclone[Read More…]
UEFA Champions League last 16: Arsenal v Bayern Munich; City v Monaco
Arsene Wengers’ Arsenal will face Bayern Munich, Leicester City will play Sevilla and Manchester City are up against Monaco in the Champions League last 16. The Gunners have played the German champions four times in the previous five campaigns and finished behind them in the group stage last season. The[Read More…]
We are a ‘bunch of computer g33kz addicted to crime and drugz’: Legion
Legion, an unknown hacker group responsible for twitter accounting of prominent persons such as Rahul Gandhi, Ravish Kumar, Vijay Mallya, claimed to have the access of sansad.nic.in a domain which is largely used by the government employees in India. “Next is a dump of sansad.nic.in emails Which is – quite big It[Read More…]
Cristiano Ronaldo pips Lionel Messi to win Ballon d’Or 2016
Cristiano Ronaldo beat rival Lionel Messi to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or award for a fourth time. The 31-year-old is now one behind Barcelona’s Messi, who took the honour for a fifth time last year. Atletico Madrid’s French forward Antoine Griezmann finished third in the vote. Ronaldo helped Real Madrid[Read More…]
Antonio Guterres sworn in as new UN secretary-general
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was sworn in Monday as the ninth secretary general of the United Nations. The former UN refugee chief will take over duties from Ban Ki-moon on January 1. Guterres laid out three priorities for change during his five-year term: work for peace, support sustainable[Read More…]
Lufthansa flight diverted to New York’s JFK Airport due to bomb threat
A Lufthansa flight headed to Germany from Texas was diverted to a New York City airport on Monday night after a bomb threat, authorities said. Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said Lufthansa Flight 441 was heading from Houston, Texas, to Frankfurt, Germany, last night when a threat was called in[Read More…]
Ratan Tata trying to save British Steel at the cost of Tata Steel: Nusli Wadia
Nusli Wadia criticized Ratan Tata for ‘destroying’ the tradition built by JRD Tata and working to protect British Steel in a letter to Tata Steel shareholders. Wadia also claimed that Tata Steel was set up by Tata Group founder Jamshetji Tata to fight British Steel. “Ratan Tata is trying to[Read More…]
Vardah disrupts Chennai: Kills 6, causes huge destruction
At least six people had been killed as Cyclone Vardah howled through Chennai between 1pm and 2.30pm on Monday. Most of the deaths, including that of a 3-year-old boy took place due to incidents of wall collapse. Chennai was on its knees, fighting road blocks triggered by thousands of uprooted[Read More…]
UK to cut student visas by half: Report
The UK government is finalising plans to cut annual student visa figures by nearly half, from the current 300,000 to 170,000, a media report said on Monday amid a sharp fall in students coming to the country from outside Europe including India. Some university chiefs are also warning that many[Read More…]
Rs 2000 notes to be phased out in 4-5 years, says S Gurumurthy
Here is a bad news for people thinking of hoarding the new Rs 2000 currency notes. At a time when the opposition is attacking the government for introducing the Rs 2000 currency notes after demonetisation, a view has emerged that the new high denomination note may not have a long[Read More…]
Mumbai dentist stabs wife, sits beside her body for 3 hours
A dentist from Mumbai’s Matunga area stabbed his 36-year-old wife to death following an argument over finances on Sunday. According to reports, to make matters worse, Umesh Babole then sat by the body for three hours before calling the police to inform them of his crime. On Sunday morning, Umesh[Read More…]
Facebook adds option to report fake news
Complaints about fake news have been dominating in the cyber world since Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in the US presidential elections. Many researchers, politicians and activists have attributed Hillary’s failure to the fake news article that flooded in social media websites, especially Facebook. Finally, Facebook had decided to[Read More…]
Cashless in bad weather and poor network; how will India manage?
A month after demonetisation, one thing is becoming increasingly clear — the note ban has made little or no dent in the fortunes of the rich. Only the poor and hardworking have suffered. Small businesses are grappling to stay afloat while thousands look at losing their livelihood come the New[Read More…]
Third edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale starts on Monday
Third edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, a 108-day-long festival of contemporary art, commenced from December 12. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the third edition on Monday evening. Biennale will feature performances and production of 97 artists from 31 countries. “Forming the pupil of the eye” is the theme for[Read More…]
Six machine, Yuvraj Singh turns 35 today
Hero of India’s 2011 World Cup winning campaign and star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh turned 35 on Monday. Yuvraj was not only instrumental in helping India win the inaugural World T20 trophy in 2007, but was the man of the tournament in 2011 World Cup which India won. The southpaw has[Read More…]
Celebrity Break-Ups of 2016 that is too hard to digest
The year 2016 was also the year of break ups and divorces for the celebrity couples all over the world. As the year passed on, we have heard many celebrity pairs including actor Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar and Adhuna, Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora[Read More…]
Three youths beaten up in Chennai for not standing during the national anthem
Days after the Supreme Court directed cinema halls across the country to play national anthem in theatres, a youth and two students were allegedly beaten up in a theatre in Chennai for not standing up during the national anthem. According to The Hindu, a case have been registered against seven[Read More…]