If curfew and shut down were not enough, the valley faces another problem- burning of schools. A total of 19 schools have been burned till now and over the past three-and-a-half months, at least one school in each of Kashmir Valley’s 10 districts have either been burnt or suffered damages[Read More…]
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Government mulling to change law on Censor Board: M Venkaiah Naidu
In a welcome move, the government is planning to make changes in the six decades-old cinematography law to tone up the functioning of the censor board, which has been at the centre of many controversies. Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu says he is examining the recommendations made by[Read More…]
Apple gears up to launch new MacBooks and iMac
Apple is gearing up to launch three new MacBooks- 13inch MacBook Pro, 15 inch MacBook Pro, 13inch MacBook-at its Cupertino head quarters on October 27 10 am PDT(10:30 pm IST). The new Retina MacBook Pro is expected to include a Touch ID-an OLED function row above the keyboard and[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh school under fire for distributing bags marked with caste
In what comes across as a case of racial profiling, a government college in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh has come under attack for distributing bags which say “SC/ ST scheme” to students. About 250 of the 600 undergraduate and post-graduate SC/ST students of Rajiv Gandhi Government PG College in Mandsaur have received these[Read More…]
CM Jayalalithaa very well, will return home soon: AIADMK
Party supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, hospitalised in Chennai since last month, is “very well” and would return home soon, AIADMK said on Thursday. “She is very well. God is by her side. She will come home soon,” party spokesperson CR Saraswathy said. She said the prayers[Read More…]
NATO deploys forces on Russia border, Britain-US send support
In what is being considered as NATO’s biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War, Britain promised to deploy fighter jets to Romania next year along with United States’ commitment of supplying troops, tanks and artillery to Poland. The other ally nations including Germany and Canada have also[Read More…]
Kashmir: One BSF constable killed in ceasefire violation, six civilians injured
A BSF constable on Thursday was killed and six civilians were injured as Pakistan violated ceasefire in RS Pura and Arnia sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. The constable, identified as Jitender Kumar from Bihar, sustained a splinter injury during mortar shelling from across the border. Till now, up to 30[Read More…]
Abdul Basit summoned after Pakistan High Commission staffer booked for ‘spying’
Just In: Another Jodhpur-based man has been detained by the Rajasthan Police in the case of espionage and spying, Shoaib, the arrested man, is now set to be brought to Delhi. Shoaib had come in contact with Maulana around one-and-a-half year back, who lured the latter to join him in[Read More…]
EFL Cup: Mata scores as Mourinho’s United wins Manchester battle
Juan Mata scored the solitary goal to win a tight Manchester derby as United knocked out EFL Cup holders City to reach the quarter-finals. The Spaniard pounced to drive low into the corner from Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s pull-back as United set up a home tie with West Ham. Paul Pogba had[Read More…]
Ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry hits out at Tata top brass, questions several projects
A day after the Tata Sons board dismissed Cyrus Mistry as chairman, he hit back with a vengeance at the board in general and his predecessor and interim replacement Ratan Tata in particular. In the letter, Mistry clearly detailed the failed strategies, questionable transactions and authoritarianism inside India’s largest conglomerate.[Read More…]
60-yr-old stabs wife to death in car after argument in south Delhi
An argument bewteen a husband and wife in south Delhi on Wednesday turned tragic. 60-year-old Mukesh Monga’s argument with his wife inside their car had a gruesome end. Monga allegedly took out a knife, stabbed her repeatedly, slashed her neck and even tried to behead her before running away. Manju[Read More…]
Iceland’s women employees leave work at 2.38pm to protest gender pay gap
Several thousand of female employees across Iceland walked out of workplaces at 2.38pm on Monday to protest against earning less than men. Iceland is the best country in the world for gender equality, yet women still earn on average 14 to 18 per cent less than their male colleagues. According[Read More…]
Vijay Mallya discloses India assets, has ₹16,440 cash in hand
Beleagured liquor baron Vijay Mallya has disclosed to the Supreme Court that he had Rs 16,440 as cash in hand as of March 31, 2016. His bank deposits in India totalled Rs 12.6 crore, which was under attachment by the Income Tax Department, it noted. Mallya also stated he had[Read More…]
National Geographic’s iconic ‘Afghan girl’ caught in Pakistan for identity fraud
The famous ‘Afghan girl’ immortalized through celebrated National Geographic magazine cover as a green-eyed 12-year-old girl was arrested on Wednesday from Pakistan for forging identity papers. The historic image of Sharbat Gula was taken in a Pakistan refugee camp by photographer Steve McCurry and it went on to become the[Read More…]
Miracle baby! Newborn ‘born twice’ after surgery outside of womb
A baby girl from Lewisville, Texas, has been “born” twice after she was taken out of her mother’s womb for 20 minutes for life-saving surgery. At 16 weeks pregnant, Margaret Hawkins Boemer discovered her daughter, Lynlee Hope, had a tumour on her spine. The mass, known as a sacrococcygeal teratoma,[Read More…]
Shocked at unprecedented removal: Cyrus Mistry
Cyrus Mistry has written to Tata board members on his abrupt removal as the Chairman of the Tata Group on Monday saying that he is “shocked” by how he was ousted and that the “board has not covered itself with glory” and he was not given “a chance to defend myself.” Mistry[Read More…]
Paul Beatty wins Man Booker Prize for ‘The Sellout’
Paul Betty became the first American writer to win the Man Booker Prize for the Sellout, a stinging satire on US racial politics that judges drawn comparison to Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift. Historian Amanda Forman, who chaired this year’s judging panel, called it a “novel for our times”, particularly[Read More…]
Tragic! School principal hangs self after harassment by male colleague
A 36-year-old school principal killed herself after alleged harassment by a male colleague in Puppalguda in Ranga Reddy district on the outskirts of Hyderabad. According to reports, the victim Srilatha was being stalked for a long time by the accused R Sridhar. While Srilatha was the principal (Education), Sridhar was[Read More…]
Bellary mining case: Relief for BS Yeddyurappa
Former Karantaka chief minister and current BJP state unit President BS Yeddyurappa has been acquitted along with fellow accused in the Bellary illegal mining case. A special CBI court in Bengaluru on Wednesday acquitted the BJP strongman along with his two sons and son-in-law along with some JSW Steel affiliates[Read More…]
Flipkart CFO Sanjay Baweja resigns
Flipkart Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Baweja has put in his papers after a two-year stint, marking the latest high level exit at the Bengaluru based e-commerce company. “Flipkart CFO Sanjay Baweja has quit. The company has started searching for his replacement. Baweja will continue to work with company till December[Read More…]
EFL Cup: Liverpool beat Spurs, reach quarters; Arsenal also progress
Daniel Sturridge kept his scoring record intact in the League Cup as he struck twice as Liverpool overcame Tottenham to reach the EFL Cup quarter-finals and extend their unbeaten run to 10 matches. The Reds’ striker was an unused substitute in Saturday’s win over West Brom but needed less than[Read More…]
Volkswagen gets final nod for $14.7 billion Dieselgate settlement
US-based owners of Volkswagen vehicles affected by the manufacturer’s infamous emissions scandal will now be able to sell their cars back to dealerships, after the company was granted final approval on its proposed $14.7 billion compensation deal. US District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco signed off on Volkswagen’s (VW)[Read More…]
Yamuna Riverfront Development Project to be launched next week
The Yamuna Riverfront Development Project will finally see light of the day as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch the ‘concrete-free’ project’s first phase on November 2. Amounting to ₹200 crore, this project will began from June next year and a five-kilometre-long stretch from upstream Wazirabad, a North Delhi[Read More…]
President’s salary to witness a three-fold increase
The Union Home Ministry has prepared a proposal for increasing the salaries of President and Vice-President of the country. This decision comes after the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission”s recommendations which has created an anomalous situation in which the salary of the President is ₹1 lakh less than that[Read More…]
PhD student found dead in hostel room in JNU
A PhD student was found dead under mysterious circumstances from his hostel in Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday night. A resident of Manipur, JR Philemon Chiru as reported by police had locked himself in his hostel for the past three days and when other students complained of a foul smell[Read More…]