Indian services activity contracted in November dragged demand lower after dmonetisation , a private survey showed on Monday. The Nikkei India Services Business Activity Index slumped to 46.7 in November from October’s 54.5, data compiled by IHS Markit show. This is the first contraction since June 2015 and the sharpest[Read More…]
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Nashik shame! Teen gangraped in Maharashtra; 5 students detained
In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by five minor students and a collegian at Ashwin Nagar in Nashik in September, police said on Monday. The victim was taken to a row house by a collegian. Her cold drink was spiked to render her unconscious, after which[Read More…]
Liverpool throw away 2-goal lead, lose to Bournemouth, United held
Liverpool’s knack of grinding out results dealt a huge blow on Sunday. Bournemouth completed one of the comebacks of the season to beat Liverpool for the first time in a sensational Premier League game. The Cherries battled back from 2-0 down at half-time and 3-1 behind with 15 minutes to[Read More…]
Australians rally against proposed $1 bn loan to Adani
Hundreds of people rallied in Melbourne on Monday against the Adani group’s plan to dig a massive coalmine in Queensland province and government’s plan to grand $1 billion loan to Adani for a rail line. The protestors depicted Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as a puppet controlled by Indian mining[Read More…]
These smartphones will not support WhatsApp in 2017
WhatsApp had announced the discontinuation of its services for older smartphones by the end of 2016, earlier this year. In a technology upgrade, WhatsApp planned to phase out compatibility with older phones as they plan to focus on the mobile platforms that vast majority of people use. “While these mobile[Read More…]
PM Narendra Modi wins Reader’s poll for TIME Person of the Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the online reader’s poll for TIME Person of the Year, beating out other world leaders, artists and politicians as the most influential figure in 2016 among people who voted. The magazine’s editors decide the final Person of the Year, but poll results provide a[Read More…]
Pregnant dancer shot dead by drunk man in celebratory firing in Punjab
In a tragic incident, a 25-year-old woman was killed in celebratory firing during a wedding in Punjab’s Bathinda on Saturday evening, the police said. Kulwinder Kaur, who was pregnant, was shot in the stomach while performing on stage. She died on the spot. Kulwinder’s husband Harjinder Singh, however, claimed Billa,[Read More…]
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key resigns
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday announced that he was resigning after eight years as a leader. Key, who had been expected to contest general election next year, said that he wanted to leave while on top of his game. Key said he had made sacrifice personal sacrifice[Read More…]
Human race is facing most dangerous time in history: Stephen Hawking
Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has warned that the human race today is facing the most dangerous times in its history. The 74 year old Cambridge professor said the world is facing huge environmental and technological challenges and need to unite to protect the humanity. We face awesome environmental challenges:[Read More…]
Silence and inaction against terrorism will embolden terrorists: PM Modi at Heart of Asia conference
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called “resolute action” not just against forces of terrorism but also against those who support, shelter, train and finance them, saying silence and inaction will only embolden terrorists and their masters. Saying the growing arc of terrorism is posing a gravest threat to the region, he[Read More…]
‘I am Fidel’: Cubans bid final farewell to Fidel Castro
Hundreds of thousands of Cubans have bid a final farewell to their late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the city of Santiago de Cuba where his ashes will be finally laid to rest. Football legend Diego Maradona joined the funeral of his “second father,” declaring “I feel Cuban. People with[Read More…]
Syrian army retakes 60% of east Aleppo
Syrian army advanced overnight deeper into rebel-held east Aleppo where it now controls more than half of the former rebel stronghold after a fierce assault that has sparked an international outcry. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled eastern neighbourhoods of the city since the assault in mid-November. The government[Read More…]
32 dead in China coal mine blast
At least 32 people died in an explosion at a coal mine in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The explosion took place on Saturday at Baoma Mining Co Ltd in Yuanbaoshan district in the city of Chifeng, Xinhua news agency reported. According to the report, there were a total[Read More…]
Jan Dhan money must go to poor, says PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he is working on a formula on how to send the corrupt to jail, who deposited their money in Jan Dhan accounts of poor after demonetisation and ensure this money goes to the poor households. Responding to criticism over long queues outside banks[Read More…]
French mayor to prepare DNA database to tackle dog’s excrement and keep the city clean
With an aim to tackle dogs’ poop that remains a key problem in most French cities and towns as the owners let their pets to foul pavements, a controversial new DNA database will be prepared. The database will help trace the owner of the dogs who foul the pavement. Robert[Read More…]
Arun Jaitley knew about demonetisation in advance: Piyush Goyal
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday dispelled rumours that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was unaware of demonetisation. He said that he knew it and kept it as secret despite being “very friendly and open”. “When the bombshell (demonetisation) came… Every body wanted to know how Mr Jaitley could keep the[Read More…]
Weird! Stray cattle banned from producing more than 3 kg dung per day
In a rather strange order, a municipality in Gujarat has banned stray cattle from producing more than three kilograms of dung per day (for calves the cap has been put at one kilogram a day). Also, the owners of cattle who defecate more than 3 kgs a day will be[Read More…]
A disquiet border and a vulnerable state
The empty chest thumping indulged by the Modi Government has resulted in a disquiet border and made our national security more vulnerable. While condemning the frequent terror attacks on our officers and soldiers, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, in his recent speech to the Congress Parliamentary meeting, highlighted the[Read More…]
Delhi: Police to book five men for raping American woman in a five-star hotel
Five men including a tourist guide will be booked for allegedly gang-raping an American woman at a five-star hotel in Delhi in March this year. The decision to register an FIR was taken after the police went through a complaint filed on behalf of the woman. The police have already[Read More…]
Exclusive! People shower new Rs. 2000 notes at folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi’s show
When you think getting access to the new ₹2000 is tough, think again. When the whole nation is reeling under severe cash crunch, the new notes are flying high, like literally, at a programme organised by a famous Gujarati folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi. In a video that Newsd accessed, a[Read More…]
Breaths around brushstrokes
Which child has not got a kick out of getting the hurriedly-done, slightly disproportionate and perhaps doodled portrait right? It could be the portrait of a leader or a popular actor. There is something about portraits that gets children hooked. I was enchanted too. It also helped that we had[Read More…]
Fog engulfs northern India; disrupts over 100 trains and several flights
After the dense fog engulfed the national capital, more than 80 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by several hours with 40 trains being rescheduled. Besides, 13 trains, including Shatabdi, were cancelled owing to foggy weather conditions in the northern region, said a senior railway official. Numerous flights were also affected due[Read More…]
Reliance Jio may have to pay Rs 500 fine for using PM Modi’s picture in ads
Reliance Jio may have to pay ₹500 as fine for using Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picture in print and electronic advertisements without the permission. The law that controls prevention of an incorrect use of emblems and names of 1950 provides for this minor penalty for violating norms. Minister of state[Read More…]
Jet Airways offers to pay passengers to deplane as influential family ‘Hijacks’
In a shameful act, Jet Airways flight on Friday deplane five passengers to accommodate the members of ‘influential’ wedding party, who showed up late to the airport. As per reported by filtercopy, a wedding party consisting of 80 people was on their way Mumbai to Bhopal in Jet Airways flight[Read More…]
‘Narendra Modi app’ hacked; 7 million user data under threat?
Raising questions over the cyber security of country, a 22-year-old Mumbai-based hacker claimed that he hacked the Narendra Modi app. According to YourStory, Javed Khatri a mobile app developer from Mumbai, mailed to the portal on Dec 1 saying that he had hacked the app. “I am able to access[Read More…]