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Siraj posts India's 2nd-most expensive figures on debut | Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj created the record of bowling India's second-most expensive figures on debut after registering figures of 0/76 in the second India-Australia ODI on Tuesday. Incidentally, Siraj also has India's second-most expensive figures on T20I debut. In 2017, Siraj had given away 53 runs on his T20I debut for India against New Zealand in Rajkot. |
BJP following scorched-earth policy: Chidambaram | Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday accused the BJP government of following "a scorched-earth policy". The senior Congress leader added the BJP will spend money it does not have and it will leave a huge unpaid bill for the next government. "As I had said, more panic-driven measures are in the offing, but where is the money?" he tweeted. |
Congress leader Shivajirao Deshmukh passes away at 84 | Veteran Congress leader and former chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Shivajirao Deshmukh passed away on Monday aged 84. Deshmukh passed away in the Bombay Hospital, where he was admitted due to several health issues. Deshmukh was first elected as MLA in 1978 and had served as Revenue Minister in the Vasantdada Patil government. |
Best b'day gift if all BSP-SP candidates win in LS: Mayawati | On her 63rd birthday on Tuesday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati told party workers that the best birthday gift for her would be if all the BSP-Samajwadi Party candidates win in the Lok Sabha elections. Urging the workers of the two parties to forget their differences, Mayawati said, "Our alliance is giving sleepless nights to the BJP." |
Ex-police official, Kashmiri singer join National Conference | Former Deputy Inspector General Mushtaq Sadiq and Kashmiri singer Waheed Jeelani joined the ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah-led National Conference on Monday. Jeelani, who has been asked to handle the cultural affairs of the party, said, "The central government and previous state government have betrayed people related to art and culture." |
IIT-B's E-Cell to host its 14th edition of E-Summit on Jan 19-20 | E-Cell, IIT Bombay is set to host its 14th edition of the Entrepreneurship Summit on 19th and 20th January. The speaker lineup at the event consists of Shri Suresh Prabhu, Niranjan Hiranandani, Kris Gopalakrishnan and many more. Further, standup comedians, Kenny Sebastian and Biswa Kalyan Rath will be entertaining the audience at the Informal Nights of the E-Summit'19. n |
16 held in K'taka for duping aspirants with exam paper leak | The Central Crime Branch police on Monday arrested 16 people across Karnataka who allegedly cheated sub-inspector aspirants by promising to leak the question paper for the recruitment test. Several candidates exchanged money for the question paper but no paper was given to them, police said. A total of â¹41.2 lakh cash and â¹3 lakh in cheques were recovered from them. |
HC stays JNU order denying leave to faculty over attendance | The Delhi High Court on Monday stayed an order issued by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration which made it mandatory for the faculty to mark attendance, failing which no leave requests or proposals will be considered. A plea challenging the order was filed by professor Archana Prasad whose leave application was rejected on grounds of "not following attendance rules". |
Student kills instructor over suspicion of affair with mother | Vikas Kumar, an 18-year-old student of Industrial Training Institute in Haryana, allegedly murdered his 28-year-old instructor over suspicions that the latter had an affair with his mother. The deceased, Munish Kumar, was thrashed to death with sticks and his body was dumped in a canal. The police said they've taken Kumar on a three-day remand after producing him in court. |
90 MPs, activists write to PM Modi over MGNREGA fund crunch | Nearly 90 lawmakers and 160 other eminent citizens and activists have written an open letter to PM Narendra Modi raising concerns over fund crunch in rural employment scheme MGNREGA. The letter urges PM Modi to âmake the strengthening of MGNREGA an urgent priorityâ. Reportedly, over 99% of funds allocated to MGNREGA exhausted three months before the financial year ends. |
3 dead after kite string slits throats in Gujarat | At least three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed after their throat got slit by kite string during Uttarayan festivities in Gujarat, police said on Monday. While one of them died in the hospital, the other two died instantly. Several others were injured after falling off the roof while flying kites, an official added. |
YONO SBI celebrates the youth of India with 20 Under Twenty Awards | To commemorate a year of its digital banking app, YONO, State Bank of India is encouraging and celebrating the achievements of the youth of India with their 20 Under Twenty Awards. For the first time ever, YONO SBI has assembled an honor roll of the most impressive youngsters and it is your vote that will decide the 20 best candidates. |
Man jumps on Delhi Metro track, service disrupted on Blue Line | The service on Delhi Metro's Blue Line were temporarily disrupted on Tuesday after a man jumped onto the track between Rajiv Chowk and Noida City Centre. The man, who was taken to Lady Hardinge Medical College, reportedly attempted suicide. Earlier, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had said that service was temporarily disrupted on the Yellow Line. |
Hirani is man of integrity: Sharman on sexual harassment row | Reacting to the sexual harassment allegations against filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, Sharman Joshi tweeted, "Raju sir is a man of immense integrity, character, honour, compassion and truthfulness, all the virtues one would imagine are non-existent in people today." "I can imagine how demeaning it might be to even stand up for yourself in a situation such as this #IStandForRajuHirani," Sharman added. |
India crash out of Asian Cup after Bahrain score 91st-min penalty | Indian football team crashed out of Asian Cup 2019 after losing 0-1 to Bahrain in their last Group A match on Monday. Bahrain's Jamal Rashid scored the only goal by converting a penalty in the 91st minute. India, playing their fourth Asian Cup, had crashed out in the first round in their last two editions (1984 and 2011) as well. |
100% false: Dwayne criticises publication for 'fake' interview | Hollywood actor Dwayne Johnson, while sharing a video on Instagram, accused a British publication of presenting a fake interview which quoted him as criticising millennials, stating that the interview never happened. "Never said those words. 100% false. Criticising ain't my style," he wrote. "This generation looking for a reason to be offended," the publication had attributed the quote to him. |
Pandya-Rahul drama spoiled India's Test series victory: Gavaskar | Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has said suspension of Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul and the drama that it caused has taken the sheen off the huge achievement of India's first ever Test series victory in Australia. "Instead of Indian team basking in the glory of their superb efforts...they have been pushed into the background," he added. |
Kolkata prof said my figure is model-like, men would enjoy: Student | Jadavpur University professor Kanak Sarkar, who was criticised for his remarks on girls' virginity, had allegedly told a student her "figure is model like" and added she is "what men would enjoy". The student alleged this happened while she was giving a presentation in class. "My HOD, in front of a class of 52 students...reduced me to nothing," she added. |
No one sacked Anil Kumble as head coach: VVS Laxman | Ex-India batsman VVS Laxman, during an event, said that no one sacked Anil Kumble as head coach in 2017. "There was an issue as far as Kohli was concerned. He wasn't comfortable with Kumble's style...BCCI called the Cricket Advisory Committee to sort it out. We felt Anil did a fantastic job but the circumstances led him to resign," he added. |
BJP flies K'taka MLAs to Gurugram resort amid poaching fears | Karnataka BJP has flown over 100 MLAs to a resort in Gurugram amid allegations of poaching levelled by both BJP and the ruling Congress-JD(S). BJP MLA Shashikala Jolle said they had gathered there to prepare for general elections. Meanwhile, state minister DK Shivakumar alleged BJP had lured 3 Congress MLAs to a Mumbai hotel to destabilise their government. |
Delhi road caves in, takes car and auto with people inside | A portion of a road near Maujpur metro station in Delhi's Shahdara caved in on Monday, taking down a car and an autorickshaw. Two people in the car and one in the auto were rescued by the locals after they received minor injuries. The Public Works Department (PWD) was called after the incident to fix the road. |
Liquor seized from policeman's house, entire station staff replaced | After authorities recovered around 300 cartons of Indian made foreign liquor from the residence of the SHO of Bihar's Motipur police station, the entire staff at the police station was replaced. The SHO had been selling the liquor from his official residence and even the police station premises. Notably, the state of Bihar imposed a ban on liquor in 2016. |
1st woman to enter Sabarimala beaten by mother-in-law; hospitalised | Kanaka Durga, one of the two women who entered Kerala's Sabarimala and became the first to defy the temple's ban on women of menstrual age, was beaten up by her mother-in-law upon her return home. She sustained head injury and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital. "Her mother-in-law...was not in favour of Kanaka Durga entering Sabarimala," her friend said. |
Delhi court allows AgustaWestland middleman to call family | A court in Delhi on Monday allowed Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, to make phone calls to his family and lawyers. The court granted him 15 minutes in a week to make international calls. Michel had moved the court claiming that the jail authorities rejected his plea seeking the permission. |
Trump buys 300 burgers for football team visiting WH amid shutdown | US President Donald Trump bought 300 hamburgers, pizzas and french fries for the visiting Clemson Tigers, winners of the US college football championship. Trump paid for the food himself, as White House chefs are furloughed amid the partial government shutdown. Trump joked he nearly tasked First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Karen Pence with making salads for the players. |
Aryan is writing, directing, learning stuff for 4 years: SRK | Shah Rukh Khan, who had earlier revealed that his son Aryan Khan wants to become a director, said, "[Aryan] is writing, directing and learning stuff for four years." Shah Rukh added that his daughter Suhana Khan, who wants to act, also has to attend a four-year course in theatre. "I think both of them should study," the actor further said. |
No plans yet: Ankita Lokhande denies rumours of her marriage | Denying the rumours of her marriage, Ankita Lokhande said, "I can't say anything right now, but there are no plans, yet." "If it happens, I will let you know and invite you for the wedding," she added. Ankita, who will be seen in Kangana Ranaut's 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi', further said that she's focussing on her work these days. |
Chhetri equals Bhaichung Bhutia's record for most int'l caps | Veteran Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri, on Monday, equalled retired footballer Bhaichung Bhutia's record of most international appearances for India in the game against Bahrain in India's Group-A tie in the Asian Cup 2019. Chhetri, making his 107th appearance for India, had earlier scored a brace in India's Asian Cup 2019 opener where the team defeated Thailand 4-1. |
Facebook tests option to let users share events to Stories | Facebook announced it is testing an option that lets users share events on their Stories. On selecting the 'Share on your Story' option from an event's Facebook page, a tappable sticker which includes the event details, and lets friends respond that theyâre also âinterestedâ appears on a user's Story. The test has started in the US, Mexico and Brazil. |
US police use robot to deliver vape pen to resolve standoff | A six-hour-standoff between the police and a 40-year-old man in Novato, California was resolved by using a robot to deliver a vape pen. The man, identified as Juan Roman, allegedly took a gas can and threatened to set a convenience store alight. Suspecting the man may be armed, police began negotiations with him where he asked for a cigarette. |
Tejashwi's remarks on PM due to mental bankruptcy: UP BJP | After RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav accused PM Narendra Modi of "tricking" the public during a press conference in Lucknow, UP BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey responded, "The statements... are a result of his mental bankruptcy." Pandey added, "RJD has been uprooted in Bihar, hence in order to create some attraction among his supporters, he is making nonsensical remarks in UP." |
AAP MP files petition in SC for review of Rafale verdict | AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking review of the verdict wherein several pleas demanding a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the Rafale deal were dismissed. Claiming the judgment was based on "misinformation by the government", Singh asked the apex court to initiate contempt proceedings against officials responsible for it. |
BJP planning to end practice of elections: Kejriwal | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said, "BJP is...planning to amend the constitution and eventually abolish the practice of elections altogether." He added that BJP's rule was similar to Adolf Hitler's rule in Germany. Kejriwal made the statement after Amit Shah had recently said that if BJP wins in 2019, they will stay in power for another 50 years. |
China probe landing on Moon's far side fake, claims researcher | Researcher Scott C Waring in a blog post has claimed that China 'faked' Chang'e 4 probe's landing on the Moon's far side. He pointed out a 'stage prop white line' in a photo of the rover captured by the probe. "Thats right, someone mistakenly placed a line in front of the rover and forgot to erase it", Waring said. |
Mother of two ends life after gangrape accused get clean chit | A 35-year-old mother of two hanged herself from the roof of her residence in UP's Gonda district on Monday, a fortnight after two men she had accused of raping her and videotaping the act were given a clean chit by the local police and district crime branch. Following her suicide, Gonda Superintendent of Police RP Singh suspended both investigating officers. |
EC to set up Voter Awareness Forums to enlighten electorates | The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the setting up of Voter Awareness Forums (VAF) in ministries, government departments, non-government departments and other institutions to promote electoral awareness. The forums would generate awareness about the electoral process through activities like discussions and quizzes. VAF is part of the Electoral Literacy Club programme of ECI. |
Fish sale banned in Patna due to presence of excess formalin | The Bihar government on Monday imposed a 15-day ban on the business, sale, transportation and storage of all kinds of fish, dead or alive, in Patna. This comes after high levels of formalin and heavy metals were found in samples of fish. Excessive formalin and heavy metals can affect human kidney, lungs, eyes, bones and reduce immunity. |
Inox to add 850 screens, plans all-kids theatres | The country's second-largest multiplex chain Inox has said it will add around 850 screens across the country and introduce new formats in the coming years. The new formats include an all-kids theatre and its luxury multiplex screens, Insignia. The company currently operates 133 multiplexes and 542 screens in 67 cities. |
Don't want to delete memories: Shahid on dating Kareena, Priyanka | Shahid Kapoor, on being asked which of his ex's memories he'd like to delete, Kareena Kapoor or Priyanka Chopra, said, "I wouldn't want to delete...[them]. It's taught me a lot." "Kareena's is longer and Priyanka's is shorter. I think the man...I'm today is because of all the experiences that I've had," he added during his appearance on 'Koffee With Karan'. |
Ranveer & I worked for identity, why'd we change surnames? Deepika | Actress Deepika Padukone, on being asked if she and her husband Ranveer Singh would change their surnames after marriage, said, "I've worked extremely hard to create my own identity and so has he. So, my question is, 'Why would [we] have to do that?'" "It's a conversation Ranveer and I've never even had...Maybe because it's not important," she added. |
Good company, no one to talk to: Bhosle on pic of people with phones | Singer Asha Bhosle shared a picture of herself sitting with four men including singer Sudesh Bhosle, who were busy with their phones and captioned it, "Such good company but still, no one to talk to." "Thank you Alexander Graham Bell," the singer said. "Seeing such scenario, I am forced to endorse the views dramatised in Rajinikanth's 2.0," a person responded. |
Pandya, Rahul tender unconditional apologies for comments on women | All-rounder Hardik Pandya and batsman KL Rahul, who have been suspended pending inquiry, today tendered unconditional apologies to BCCI for their comments on women on Koffee with Karan. Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai has said that the board should correct the duo but not end their careers. Meanwhile, BCCI's 10 state units have demanded a Special General Meeting. |
Batsman's bat gets stuck in ground while taking 1 run, gets run-out | Adelaide Strikers' Billy Stanlake got run-out after his bat got stuck in the ground near the crease and slipped out of his hand while running for a single in the 18th over against Sydney Thunder in BBL. Stanlake was dismissed for 1(1) as his feet were in the air when Thunder's wicketkeeper Jay Lenton dislodged the bails. |
Watson's 5-year-old son enters ground, takes his father's autograph | Sydney Thunder all-rounder Shane Watson's five-year-old son William entered the ground and took his father's autograph during the Sydney-based side's BBL match against Adelaide Strikers. Watson, who retired from international cricket in 2016, signed his son's cap before giving another autograph on his shirt and hugging him. "A moment to remember for Shane Watson and his son Will!" BBL tweeted. |
Mumbai Police troll Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul with 'gentleman' tweet | Taking a dig at cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul, who have been suspended pending inquiry for their remarks on women on Koffee with Karan, Mumbai Police tweeted, "A 'Gentleman' is a Gentleman, always and everywhere." It also shared a graphic which read, "How to be a great player? On field: Maximum Score, Off field: Maximum respect for women." |
Father-son duo who ate at 5-star hotels for free arrested in Mumbai | Mumbai-based 57-year-old Suhas Nerlekar and his 32-year-old son Swapnil Nerlekar, who used to eat at 5-star hotels for free, were arrested on Saturday. They used to introduce themselves as businessmen, book rooms in 5-star hotels, have meals and leave without paying the bill or even collecting the room's key. They were arrested after a hotel's staff member alerted the police. |
Canada air traffic controllers send pizzas to unpaid US counterparts | Canadian air traffic controllers have bought hundreds of pizzas for their American counterparts, who haven't received their salaries due to the partial US government shutdown. Around 10,000 air traffic controllers in the US have been working without pay since the shutdown was imposed on December 22. Notably, the ongoing government shutdown is the longest in US history. |
Woman drinks wine from Pringles box, drives cart; banned by Walmart | A woman was banned by Walmart for life after she drank wine from a Pringles chips box and rode an electric shopping cart at its Texas store's parking lot. The staff reported her to police and said she was in the parking lot for hours. Police found her at a restaurant and informed that she had been banned from Walmart. |
Raoâs appointment as interim CBI director challenged in SC | A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court on Monday against M Nageswara Rao's appointment as interim Director of the CBI. The petitioners claim that there is a lack of transparency in the appointment of the CBI Director which prevents any public scrutiny of the appointment process. It said that Rao's appointment was "illegal, arbitrary and mala fide". |
Andy Murray to get his own statue at Wimbledon | Wimbledon is planning to honour two-time Wimbledon champion and former world number one Andy Murray with a statue at the All England Club. The three-time Grand Slam champion had announced on Friday that he is calling time on his career because of a hip injury. The club had unveiled a statue of three-time Wimbledon champion Fred Perry in 1984. |
David Beckham's fashion brand posts $13.8-mn loss for 2017 | Fashion brand Trinity Brands UK, the parent company of Kent & Curwen which is co-owned by retired English footballer David Beckham, reported a loss of $13.8 million for 2017. Beckham became a business partner in the fashion line in 2015. This comes weeks after his wife Victoria Beckham's fashion label posted a loss of $13.1 million during the period. |
Main aa raha hun: De Villiers to visit Pak to play in PSL | Former South African international cricketer AB de Villiers announced that he is set to visit Pakistan after 11 years to play in the Pakistan Super League. De Villiers also posted a video for his fans saying, "Main Lahore aa raha hun (I am coming)." De Villiers was signed by Lahore Qalandars to play in the PSL 2019. |
They will learn: Ex-umpire Simon Taufel on Pandya, Rahul | Umpire Simon Taufel, who won five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards, spoke about KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, saying, "They too will learn." "[W]e all make mistakes from time to time. We all learn as we go," Taufel added. Pandya and Rahul were earlier banned and called back to India from Australia midway during the team's tour. |
Broad to reveal new action after watching Sir Hadlee's videos | England pacer Stuart Broad is set to reveal a new bowling action inspired by watching Sir Richard Hadlee's videos. Broad, who went past Hadlee's record to reach the joint fifth place in the all-time list of leading Test wicket-takers among pacers with 433 scalps, went through YouTube footage to make technical changes to his bowling action. |
It is Cong which can challenge and defeat BJP: Sachin Pilot | Rajasthan's Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Monday said that it is Congress which can challenge and defeat BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He also asserted that UPA will form the government in 2019 under Congress leadership. Pilot further said regional and national parties need to work together to fight powers "destroying" democratic institutions of the country. |
Maha govt committed to double farmers' income by 2022: CM | Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday reaffirmed that the state government is committed to double farmers' income by 2022. Interacting with farmers of the state through video conferencing, he added, the PM's Crop Insurance Scheme will benefit "only the farmers and not private companies". "We are implementing various schemes of the central and state governments for farmers," he said. |
Congress leader CP Joshi to be Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly | Senior Congress leader CP Joshi will soon become the speaker of the 15th Rajasthan Assembly, reports said on Monday. The election of the new speaker will be held on January 16. Governor Kalyan Singh will administer the oath of office on the same day, reports added. Joshi has been elected from the Nathdwara Assembly constituency. |
Jailed ex-Nissan chief allowed to bathe twice a week: Wife | Ousted Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's wife has in a letter to Human Rights Watch claimed that Ghosn is "browbeaten" in jail and allowed to take bath only twice or thrice a week. He is confined to an unheated cell and being denied daily medication, she added. The 64-year-old, who has been detained over financial misconduct allegations, recently developed a fever. |
Scooter rental startup Vogo raises â¹63 crore in funding | Scooter rental startup Vogo has raised nearly â¹63 crore ($8.87 million) as part of its ongoing Series B funding round, as per filings. The funding was raised from investors Kalaari Capital, Stellaris Venture Partners, Matrix Partners and Hero MotoCorp Chairman Pawan Munjal's family office. The startup was founded in 2016 by Anand Ayyadurai, Sanchit Mittal and Padmanabhan B. |
Fields Medal-winning mathematician passes away aged 89 | Sir Michael Atiyah, a British mathematician who received the 1966 Fields Medal, also known as the 'Nobel for Mathematics,' passed away at the age of 89 on January 11. Atiyah was best known for his co-development of a branch of mathematics called topological K-theory and the Atiyah-Singer index theorem. Atiyah was also the President of the Royal Society from 1990-1995. |
Urgent navigation model fix release delayed over US shutdown | The release of the updated World Magnetic Model has been postponed from January 15 to January 30 due to the US government shutdown. The model describes the Earth's magnetic fields and is extensively used by navigational tools. Navigation model updates for ships and planes in the Arctic region were made necessary due to the Earth's rapidly shifting north magnetic pole. |
Kashmir a challenge due to Pak's destabilising acts: Rajnath | Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said Kashmir is still a challenge due to "destabilising activities" by Pakistan. He added there has been a remarkable improvement in the country's internal security in the last four years. He further said the Army, the CRPF, the J&K police and Intelligence Bureau are acting in better coordination, resulting in "elimination of terrorists". |
ICICI Bank appoints former SBI MD B Sriram as director | Private lender ICICI Bank on Monday appointed former State Bank of India (SBI) Managing Director (MD) B Sriram on its board as an independent director. Sriram has also worked at IDBI Bank, from where he retired as the MD in September 2018. ICICI Bank also announced the appointment of management consultant Rama Bijapurkar as an independent director on its board. |
State-run banks directed to bring down govt equity to 52% | The Finance Ministry has asked public sector banks to gradually reduce the government's equity to 52%, in a bid to align with "the best corporate practices". Banks have permission to implement the move as and when the market condition allows, the ministry said. Dilution of government stake will help banks to meet 25% public float norms of market regulator SEBI. |
DMart shares fall 11% after posting slow profit growth in Q3 | Shares of DMart-parent Avenue Supermarts on Monday plunged as much as 11.65%. This comes after the supermarket chain reported a 2.1% rise in its net profit in the quarter ended December, its slowest profit growth in eight quarters. During the quarter, Avenue Supermarts posted a profit of â¹257.11 crore as compared to â¹251.77 crore in the year-ago period. |
Myntra and Jabong's CEO Ananth Narayanan resigns | Flipkart-owned fashion subsidiaries Myntra and Jabong's CEO Ananth Narayanan has resigned from his position in the first big exit after Flipkart Co-founder Binny Bansal resigned as Flipkart Group CEO two months ago. Amar Nagaram, who was moved to Myntra from Flipkart, has been named as Head of Myntra and Jabong. Nagaram will report to Kalyan Krishnamurthy, the CEO of Flipkart. |
Consumer retail inflation falls to 18-month-low of 2.19% in December | India's consumer retail inflation fell to an 18-month low of 2.19% in December 2018 as compared to 2.33% in November 2018, largely due to lower food prices. Earlier on Monday, the data showed that India's wholesale price inflation eased to an eight-month low at 3.8% in December. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das had earlier said that inflation remained within RBI's target. |
Optical illusion of animal hiding behind vertical lines goes viral | An optical illusion of a cat's image behind vertical black and white lines, shared by a New Zealand-based nanotech engineer Michelle Dickinson has gone viral on social media. "You can only see this optical illusion if you shake your head," Dickinson tweeted. "You can also see it if you shake your screen," a person commented on the optical illusion. |
Chris Pratt gets engaged to Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter | 'Avengers' actor Chris Pratt took to Instagram to reveal that he got engaged to his girlfriend, Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter author Katherine Schwarzenegger and shared the first picture. He captioned the photo, "So happy you said yes! I'm thrilled to be marrying you. Proud to live boldly in faith with you. Here we go!" The couple reportedly met through Schwarzenegger's mother. |
Ex-world no. 1 Murray crashes out of Aus Open after 5-set thriller | Former world number one and three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray crashed out of the Australian Open 2019 in the first round on Monday. The five-time Australian Open runner-up lost 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(7-5), 7-6(7-4), 2-6 to world number 24 Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain. The 31-year-old had been plagued by a hip injury for more than 18 months. |
Is Sitharaman giving clean chit to Pakistan? Chidambaram | Responding to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's claims that no terror attack took place since BJP came to power, Congress leader P Chidambaram said, "Is the Defence Minister giving Pakistan a clean chit?" He added, "Will the Defence Minister pick up Indiaâs map and locate Pathankot and Uri?" He further said that the "truth was the opposite". |
Will you buy drink with broken seal? Bengal prof on girls' virginity | Kanak Sarkar, a professor from West Bengal's Jadavpur University has been criticised for his remarks on virginity in a now-deleted Facebook post. His post read, "Are you willing to buy...broken seal while purchasing a bottle of cold drink or a packet of biscuits?" Defending his post, Sarkar later said, "I've not said anything wrong...There's freedom of expression and speech." |
Class 8 girl raped 8 months ago gives birth in hostel bathroom | A Class 8 student delivered a baby in a tribal residential school's hostel bathroom in Odisha's Kandhamal district on Sunday, eight months after she was raped, police said. Authorities dismissed six hostel employees for their failure to report the matter. Police said the girl was allegedly raped by a 23-year-old in her village when she had gone home during vacations. |
Ananya Panday to star in Pati Patni Aur Woh remake: Reports | Ananya Panday will star in the remake of Sanjeev Kumar and Vidya Sinha starrer 1978 film 'Pati Patni Aur Woh', suggested reports. She will reportedly essay the role that was portrayed by Ranjeeta Kaur in the original film which deals with the extramarital affair of a boss and his secretary. Earlier, reports said Kartik Aaryan will star in the film. |
Anil Kapoor to do cameo in Sonam's 'The Zoya Factor': Report | Anil Kapoor will be doing a cameo in daughter Sonam Kapoor's upcoming film 'The Zoya Factor', as per reports. Sonam's uncle and Anil's brother Sanjay Kapoor will reportedly play the role of Sonam's father in the film. Also starring South Indian actor Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role opposite Sonam, the film will be directed by Abhishek Sharma. |
India's sole singles player in Aus Open 2019 loses in 1st round | India's sole singles player in the Australian Open 2019 Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashed out of the tournament in the first round on Monday. World number 39 American Frances Tiafoe beat the Indian qualifier in a match that lasted an hour and 52 minutes. This was the 109th-ranked Indian tennis player's maiden Grand Slam appearance. |
South Africa beat Pak by 107 runs to complete 3-0 clean sweep | South Africa beat Pakistan by 107 runs in the 3rd Test to complete a 3-0 clean sweep of the Test series on Monday. Pakistan have now lost by a 0-3 scoreline in their last two Test series in South Africa. Wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock was named Man of the Match while Duanne Olivier was adjudged Man of the Series. |
UK braille technology firm creates e-reader for blind users | British company Bristol Braille Technology has created a braille e-reader named Canute 360 for blind users. The e-reader displays nine lines of text at a time and refreshes to the next lines on pressing the forward button. Further, the e-reader reportedly supports the download of any text that has been translated into braille format. |
Investigation says app Just Eat selling food with allergens in UK | Various eateries listed in the UK-headquartered food delivery app Just Eat have been found to sell food that could cause allergic reactions by BBC Panorama reporters. The investigation also found that over 100 listed eateries had received a hygiene rating of zero from Food Standards Agency. A restaurant failed to provide basic, legally required allergen information, when asked by reporters. |
Burn politicians instigating Hindu-Muslim violence: BJP ally | BJP ally Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party's (SBSP) President OP Rajbhar on Sunday said, "Burn the politician who tries to make you fight on the basis of religion." "Did any big politician die in Hindu-Muslim violence? Why don't they die?" he added. Earlier, Rajbhar had said that SBSP will pull out of NDA if BJP doesn't want to continue the alliance. |
Alliance will run till Akhilesh kneels before Mayawati: SP MLA | Talking about the Samajwadi Party(SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) alliance, SP MLA Hariom Yadav on Sunday said, "This gathbandhan will run only till our president (Akhilesh Yadav)...kneels down before [Mayawati]." He added, "The alliance will not work in Firozabad. It will not be a success here." On January 12, BSP and SP announced that they will fight 2019 Lok Sabha elections together. |
Chargesheet in sedition case politically motivated: Kanhaiya | Former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday said that the chargesheet filed against him in February 2016 sedition case is "politically motivated". He also criticised the police for filing the chargesheet after 3 years, ahead of the 2019 elections. He said he wants the charges to be framed and demanded a speedy trial in the case. |
Cong shouldnât treat JD(S) as third-grade citizen: K'taka CM | Talking about seat sharing in the Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that Congress should not treat JD(S) as "third-grade citizens". "There should be give and take policy,â he added. The JD(S) has demanded 12 out of 28 seats for the Lok Sabha polls, to which the Congress has expressed its reservations. |
Mining issue could affect BJP in Goa LS polls: GFP chief | Goa Forward Party (GFP) chief Vijai Sardesai on Monday said if Goa's mining crisis isn't solved before Lok Sabha elections, then people will "react" towards the BJP in the polls. He added if the regional aspirations of the people aren't met then they won't support the party. "Mining is the backbone of the (Goa) economy. It should start," he said. |
It's a disgrace: Roscosmos chief on NASA cancelling US visit | Russian space agency Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin has said, "It is a disgrace" that NASA cancelled his planned visit to the US. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine had reportedly said the invitation was rescinded at the request of US senators. Rogozin is under US sanctions over his support for his countryâs 2014 annexation of Ukraineâs Crimea region. |
3 workers killed after being run over by train in Maha | At least three workers were killed on Sunday after being run over by the Mumbai-bound Tejas Express in Maharashtra's Raigad district, police said. The workers, who were working on a track near Jite railway station, were crossing the tracks and apparently did not see the approaching train, police added. The bodies have been sent to a hospital for post-mortem. |
Drugs worth â¹5.78 crore seized in Manipur by Assam Rifles | Assam Rifles troopers have arrested one alleged smuggler reportedly carrying 1,44,000 party drugs popularly known as WY (World is Yours) tablets and 732 grams of brown sugar worth â¹5.78 crore in Manipur. The tablets were contained in 720 pouches weighing 15 kg, the Assam Rifles (South) PRO said. The seized narcotics and the suspect were handed over to DRI, Imphal. |
Police determined to ensure incident-free Kumbh: UP DGP | Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh on Monday said the state police is determined to ensure incident-free Kumbh which begins on Tuesday at Prayagraj. He added that this Kumbh will witness the use of "innovative technologies" for security. He further said a modern integrated command-and-control centre has been set up for 24-hour monitoring through 1,200 CCTV cameras. |
Wholesale inflation falls to 8-month low of 3.8% in December | Wholesale inflation in the country fell to an eight-month low of 3.8% in the month of December as compared to 4.64% in November. The rate of wholesale inflation fell during the month due to easing prices of food articles, especially fruits and vegetables. Fuel and power inflation reduced to 8.38%, nearly half of 16.28% in November. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Philip Kotler award | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award in New Delhi. The award focuses on the triple-bottom-line of 'people, profit and planet'. According to the award citation, PM Modi was selected for his "outstanding leadership for the nation". The Prime Minister's Office said that it will be offered annually to the leader of a nation. |
I can't give an open-and-shut stand on Sabarimala: Rahul | Speaking on the Sabarimala issue, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said, "I cannot give you an open-and-shut position.â He added that his stand on the issue has changed and now he sees validity in both the arguments of protecting tradition and women's rights. Earlier, Rahul contradicted the Kerala Congress' stand by stating that he supported women's entry into the temple. |
Jet Airways rises 17% post reports of Chairman stepping down | Shares of Jet Airways on Monday rallied as much as 17% amid reports that Founder and Chairman Naresh Goyal was likely to step down from the cash-strapped airline's board. Goyal would trim his 51% stake to 20-25%, reports added. Etihad, the airline's second-largest shareholder, may raise its stake to 49% from the 24% it currently owns, reports further said. |
Flipkart Co-founder Sachin Bansal invests â¹150 crore in Ola | Flipkart Co-founder Sachin Bansal has invested nearly â¹150 crore ($21 million) in ride-hailing startup Ola in Series J funding round. He was issued 70,588 Series J preference shares at â¹21,250 per share, as per documents filed with the Registrar of Companies. Reports claimed Bansal has finalised an investment of up to $100 million in Ola, his largest personal investment. |
Pic of egg beats Kylie Jennerâs record of most liked Instagram pic | The picture of an egg has become the most liked photo on Instagram with over 20 million likes, beating the previous record of 18 million held by Kylie Jenner's picture of her daughter Stormi. Responding to this, Kylie has shared a video which shows her cracking an egg on a road. "Take that little egg," she captioned the video. |
Will return fee: Singer of BJP campaign song over citizenship bill | Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, who sang 'Axomor Ananda Sarbananda' for BJP's 2016 campaign for Assam Assembly elections, has offered to refund his remuneration in protest against the BJP-led Centre's Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Garg also asked CM Sarbananda Sonowal to return the votes he got "using my voice". The bill was passed in Lok Sabha last week. |
French ethical hacker claims data on PM Modi's website compromised | Robert Baptiste, a French security expert and ethical hacker, today tweeted that "an anonymous source" has full access to database of PM Narendra Modi's website. Baptiste added that he would start a security audit after PM Modi contacts him in private. He later claimed that 'narendramodi.in' team got in touch with him and they will take appropriate measures. |
Nobel winner says blacks & whites have different IQs, loses honours | Nobel laureate James Watson, who helped discover DNA structure, has been stripped off three honorary titles by his former laboratory over claims: "genetics is behind different IQs of blacks and whites". The 90-year-old scientist's remarks are "reckless...unsupported by science", the US lab said. Watson had apologised for similar remarks in 2007 but later sold his Nobel Prize medal in protest. |
Over 15 dead puppies found in disposable bags in Kolkata | Around 15-17 dead puppies were found tied up in three disposable bags in a parking lot at Kolkata's NRS Medical College and Hospital on Sunday. Along with the puppies, an adult dog who was bleeding profusely was also found tied up in a bag. The puppies were reportedly beaten and poisoned. |
2nd black box from Indonesian plane that crashed into sea found | The second black box from the Lion Air flight which crashed off the coast of Jakarta on October 29, 2018, has been recovered. All 189 people on board died when Flight JT610 crashed into the sea shortly after taking off for its journey to Pangkal Pinang. Officials said human remains were found near where the black box was discovered. |
Accenture's 59-yr-old CEO steps down after 8 yrs over health reasons | Consulting major Accenture's 59-year-old Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pierre Nanterme has stepped down from his position citing health reasons. Nanterme, who held the CEO position since 2011 and also served as Chairman, said in July 2016 that he had surgery for colon cancer. Accenture's Chief Financial Officer David Rowland has been named the interim CEO. |