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Wheelchair-bound flyer forces woman crew to wipe him after pooping | A wheelchair-bound flyer onboard Taiwanese airline EVA Air's flight, with an injured arm, made a woman flight attendant wipe him after using the toilet. The passenger also asked the female crew members to help him remove his underwear and threatened to relieve himself on the floor. He allegedly demanded them to clean him thrice and even asked to "go deeper". |
Couple defends Rafale deal in wedding card, PM Modi writes to them | Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to a Gujarat couple who defended the Rafale deal in their wedding card. "I noticed a unique feature of the marriage invitation card sent to the guests...This also inspires me to keep working harder for our country," PM Modi wrote in the letter. "Best wishes and blessings to the couple," he further wrote. |
US Supreme Court allows Trump's ban on transgenders in military | The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to enforce his policy of banning certain transgender people from the military. The court lifted injunctions issued against the policy while challenges continue in lower courts. Trump had announced in 2017 to ban transgender persons who require or have undergone gender transition from serving, citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption". |
Who are the nominees for Best Actor at Oscars 2019? | Bradley Cooper, who wrote, directed and acted in 'A Star Is Born', earned a nomination in the Best Actor category at the Oscars 2019. Rami Malek, who won the award for Best Actor in a Drama Film at the 2019 Golden Globes, is also nominated for his role in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Also among the nominees is Christian Bale for 'Vice'. |
Which films are nominated for Best Picture at Oscars 2019? | While Netflix's Roma has earned the streaming platform its first nomination in the Best Picture category at Oscars 2019, Black Panther has become the first superhero film to be nominated. Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman has landed the 61-year-old veteran filmmaker his first nomination in this category. Former US Vice President Dick Cheney's biopic Vice is also nominated. |
Who are the nominees for Best Actress at Oscars 2019? | Lady Gaga earned her first nomination in the Best Actress category for A Star Is Born at Oscars 2019. Roma's Yalitza Aparicio was also nominated, making her the fourth Latina actress to be shortlisted in this category. Seven-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close has earned her fourth nomination in this category for her performance in The Wife. |
2020 iPhone models could feature only OLED display: Report | US technology giant Apple could reportedly use only OLED display panels for its 2020 iPhone lineup. LCD display supplier Japan Display, which provided the LCD displays for the iPhone XR, is facing 'hardships' because of slow sales of the model, the report added. The 2019 successor of iPhone XR will be the last to feature LCD displays, it further said. |
Cong allowed only '15 paise of a rupee' to reach people: PM | PM Narendra Modi has said that despite Congress being aware that only "15% of a rupee reached masses" during its rule, the party did nothing to stop the corruption. "You must have heard an ex-Prime Minister talking of [this] corruption," he added. Notably, Rajiv Gandhi had once said only 15 paise of every rupee meant for welfare reached the people. |
Used car marketplace Truebil raises â¹100 cr Series B funding | Mumbai-based used car marketplace Truebil has raised â¹100 crore in a Series B funding round led by Tokyo-based investor Joe Hirao. Existing investors including Kalaari Capital, ShunWei Capital and Tekton Ventures also participated in the round. Founded in 2015 by former 'Housing.com' employees and former 'Fab.com' executive, Truebil sells certified used cars in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi. |
Musk's Boring Company fires 5 workers since unveiling 1st tunnel | Elon Musk-led tunnel digging startup The Boring Company has terminated five employees in just a month after unveiling its first test tunnel aimed to reduce above-ground traffic. Some of the fired employees had reportedly helped construct the tunnel. A spokesperson revealed the employees were fired for performance reasons, further adding the startup is planning to grow significantly in 2019. |
CAIT urges Suresh Prabhu to probe Amazon's 'More' deal | Traders' body CAIT has urged Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu to probe Amazon and Samara Capitalâs acquisition of billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla's supermarket chain 'More'. CAIT claims the deal circumvents the revised FDI Policy in e-commerce and wants a stay on the deal till the probe is conducted. This comes after the CCI approved the acquisition on Friday. |
Foot-long fossil identified as 100 million-year-old hagfish | Fossilised remains of a foot-long slimy sea creature have been identified as belonging to a 100 million-year-old hagfish, a creature with no jaws, eyes or true vertebrae. Researchers said the fossil, named Tethymyxine tapirostrum, suggests the last common ancestors of all vertebrates were more typically 'fish-like' than a squishy eel. It was reportedly unearthed around eight years ago in Lebanon. |
School building collapses in U'khand after heavy rainfall | A school, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, in Uttarakhand's Chamoli collapsed on Tuesday after heavy rainfall in the region. No casualties were reported as the state government had declared a holiday for schools on January 22. This came after the India Meteorological Department on Monday issued rain and hailstorm warning for several areas in Uttarakhand. |
27 killed in fire after bus-oil tanker collision in Pakistan | At least 27 people were killed in a fire after a bus collided with an oil tanker in Pakistan on Monday, officials said. Flames engulfed the bus and the tanker and trapped those inside the two vehicles. The bus was travelling to Balochistan's Panjgur from Karachi when it collided with the tanker coming from the opposite direction. |
Indian-origin man jailed for hoax bomb call at ex-S'pore PM's house | A 61-year-old Indian-origin man has been jailed for four months in Singapore over a 2004 hoax call about a bomb at the house of first Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Ganesan Singaravel drank alcohol till early morning and then made the hoax call to the police. He pleaded guilty to an offence under the Telecommunications Act. |
Titan considering internal, external candidates to replace MD | Tata Group's Titan is considering external and internal candidates in a formal search to find a successor to long-time Managing Director (MD) Bhaskar Bhat. The external candidates could include those from other Tata Group companies, Bhat said. Bhat, who has helmed the jewellery and watch retailer for over 16 years, is set to retire by the end of 2019. |
Non-filers will have 21 days to file I-T returns: CBDT | The CBDT on Tuesday said it has identified several people who had undertaken high-value transactions in FY18 but had still not filed their tax returns. It said these people could do so now and file their Income Tax Returns within 21 days. The 21-day time period will be from the date of receiving intimation regarding non-filing of tax returns.n |
MasterCard fined $648 million for high EU card fees | The European Commission has said it fined MasterCard nearly $648 million for imposing rules that may have artificially raised card payment costs in the region. The global payments company unfairly prevented retailers from seeking cheaper rates from banks outside the EU country where they are based, it added. MasterCard was, however, granted 10% fine reduction for cooperating with investigation.nn |
Man flies from Hong Kong to support PewDiePie outside T-Series office | A YouTuber named Davide Biale flew from Hong Kong to Delhi to sing a song to support PewDiePie outside the T-Series office in Uttar Pradesh's Noida. Davide is supporting YouTube channel PewDiePie in the race with T-Series to remain the world's most subscribed YouTube channel. "I am doing my best to try to save PewDiePie," Davide said. |
'Fiji Water Girl' lands TV cameo after photobombing Golden Globes | A model who became a viral sensation after photo bombing celebrities while carrying a tray of Fiji Water on the Golden Globes red carpet has landed a cameo on American TV show 'The Bold and the Beautiful'. Kelleth Cuthbert, also known as 'Fiji Water Girl', posted a picture on Instagram from the TV show's set, thanking the cast and crew. |
I quit drinking in October 2018 for 18 yrs for my son: Anne Hathaway | Hollywood's 36-year-old actress Anne Hathaway has revealed that she quit drinking alcohol in October last year for 18 years because she doesn't want to drink around her two-year-old son. "One day I dropped him off at school...I was hungover...I didn't love that one," the actress said. "I'm going to stop drinking while my son is in my house," she added. |
NZ women cricketers earn less than commentators in T20 tournament | New Zealand women cricketers were paid lesser than commentators in Super Smash T20 tournament. In a tweet, ex-New Zealand men's team wicketkeeper Peter McGlashan revealed commentator Mitchell McClenaghan earned $575 for the final, while Wellington Blaze's all-rounder Sophie Devine got just $55. He further revealed that Wellington Blaze, who won the tournament, were given just a trophy. |
Pogba takes pic with couple as apology, they didn't know who he was | World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba took a picture with an Australian couple as apology for disturbing them on train by making noise while playing UNO with his Manchester United teammates. The couple didn't know who Pogba was and thought he was offering to click their picture. "We kept saying, 'No...it's OK don't need one'," the couple told their son later. |
Let us not overreact please: Rahul Dravid on Pandya-KL Rahul row | Reacting to Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul being suspended for their comments on women on 'Koffee with Karan', ex-India captain Rahul Dravid said the case shouldn't be taken too far as this hasn't happened for the first time. "Let us not overreact please," he added. "People forget in the past also incidents have happened," Dravid further said. |
31 Rohingyas stuck on B'desh border handed over to Tripura Police | The Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday handed over a group of 31 Rohingya Muslims, stranded on the border after they were denied entry into Bangladesh, to the Tripura Police. The group of Rohingyas had reportedly come from Jammu and Kashmir. They have been arrested on charges of entering India illegally, the Tripura Police said. |
Loyola College apologises for offensive paintings on Hindu symbols | The Loyola College in Chennai has issued an apology after a controversy over some paintings at an exhibition in its campus, which BJP and other outfits termed as desecration of Hindu symbols. The outfits said the paintings had portrayed the 'trishul', a symbol of Hinduism, and 'Bharat Mata', in an inappropriate manner. The two-day exhibition concluded on Sunday. |
EC asks police to arrest 'cyber expert' over claim of EVM hacking | The Election Commission of India has written to Delhi Police requesting them to lodge an FIR and investigate self-claimed cyber expert Syed Shuja, who alleged electronic voting machines were hacked in 2014 General elections. ECI said Shuja violated the IPC by spreading rumours which create panic. Shuja, at a London event, claimed EVMs used by ECI can be tampered with. |
Pak shares draft agreement on Kartarpur corridor with India | Pakistan on Monday said that it has shared a draft agreement on the Kartarpur corridor with India. Pakistan also invited India to send a delegation to Islamabad to negotiate and finalise the agreement. The draft agreement aims to facilitate the travel of Sikh Indian pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. |
Muslim man-Hindu woman's marriage irregular, but child legitimate: SC | Citing Muslim law, the Supreme Court has said the marriage of a Muslim man with a Hindu woman "is neither a valid nor a void marriage, but is merely an irregular marriage". "Any child born out of such wedlock is entitled to claim a share in his father's property," the bench said. The court was hearing a property dispute case. |
US billionaire buys â¹870 crore London house near Buckingham Palace | US billionaire Ken Griffin, the founder of $28-billion Citadel hedge fund, has purchased 3 Carlton Gardens, a 200-year-old home near Buckingham Palace in central London. The 50-year-old, who has an estimated $8.8 billion fortune, paid about £95 million (â¹870 crore) for the property. The 20,000 square-foot house is opposite the UK foreign secretary's official residence. |
IndiGo flight returns to Lucknow after 'high vibration' in engine | An IndiGo flight returned to Lucknow shortly after it took off after the pilot observed "high vibration" in one of its engines, the airline said. The aircraft is currently at Lucknow and being inspected by the technical team. IndiGo was forced to ground its Airbus A320neo aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines on several occasions due to engine-related issues. |
Egyptian TV host jailed for 1 year for interviewing a gay man | Egyptian TV host Mohamed al-Gheiti has been sentenced to one year in prison for interviewing a gay man last year. Al-Gheiti, who has spoken out against homosexuality in the past, was accused of promoting homosexuality and contempt of religion. He was also fined around â¹12,000 and will be placed under surveillance for one year after finishing his prison time. |
#MeToo allegations need to be investigated: Ajay Devgn | While speaking about the #MeToo movement, actor Ajay Devgn said that allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct must be "investigated". "While most of the accounts are possibly real, some might have taken advantage of the gaining momentum," he explained. The actor further said that it's important to be "responsible" as false allegations take away from the purpose of the movement. |
People said directing 'Manikarnika' is like suicide: Kangana | Speaking about her upcoming film 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi', Kangana Ranaut revealed, "When...I had to direct 'Manikarnika', a lot of people said, '...This is like committing suicide'." "I donât think from my head. I think from my heart. My film needed me," the actress said, explaining her decision to co-direct the film. The film will release on January 25. |
I hate doing roles in my comfort zone: Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Speaking about his film choices, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui said, "I hate doing roles in my comfort zone." "I want to be a versatile actor. Now I look up to only new, different and challenging roles for me," the actor added. Nawazuddin further said he is "fortunate" to get his due as an actor after years of struggle. |
Artificial Intelligence predicts next shot with Aus Open data | Queensland University of Technology researchers have made an AI-based system that can predict the placement of the next shot in tennis by analysing 2012 Australian Open data. Researchers analysed about 8,800 shots by tennis players Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to structure the system. Researchers said the system was least accurate in its prediction of Roger Federer's shots. |
China drone giant DJI unearths fraud that could cost it $150mn | China's DJI has unearthed cases of fraud involving its employees that may trigger losses of nearly $150 million for the world's largest consumer drone maker. An internal investigation found employees had "inflated the cost of parts and materials for certain products for personal financial gain", the company said. DJI has reportedly fired 29 employees in connection with the fraud. |
Tej Pratap invites BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha to join RJD | After BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha attended the 'United India Rally', RJD leader and son of ex-Bihar CM Lalu Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, invited Sinha to join RJD. "I talk to Sinha from time to time...I've also been to his...Mumbai home," he added. Criticising GST and demonetisation at the rally, Sinha had said he will continue to "show mirror" to BJP. |
US food delivery startup Munchery, which raised $125mn, shuts down | US-based food delivery startup Munchery, which has raised a total of about $125 million in funding, has announced it is ceasing its operations effective immediately. Earlier, the startup had closed operations in US cities including New York and Seattle, cutting 30% of its workforce, in May 2018. Founded in 2011, Munchery counted Menlo Ventures and Sherpa Capital among investors. |
102 one-horned rhinos killed since 2008, 209 poachers held: RTI | As many as 102 one-horned rhinoceros have been poached and killed in the country since 2008, Ministry of Environment and Forests revealed in an RTI reply. Around 209 poachers have been arrested since 2008 for the crime, the reply stated. The maximum number of killings of one-horned rhinoceros, 84, have been reported in Assam. |
Pune girl forced to keep âgod-givenâ dreadlocks for 3yrs | An incident of a 12-year-old Pune girl maintaining dreadlocks in her hair for three years has surfaced. Going by a popular belief, the girl's family thought the naturally formed dreadlocks were 'god-given' and prohibited her from cutting them, causing her health to deteriorate. After knowing about the girl's condition, an NGO reached out to her family and cut the locks. |
Pravin Togadia to launch new political party on February 9 | Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad President Pravin Togadia on Tuesday said he will launch a new political party on February 9 in New Delhi. Talking about who the "prominent members" of his party will be, the former working president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) added, "Don't ask who all are in touch [with me]...Better ask, who isn't." |
Minor girl raped in MP school; main accused, 2 teachers held | A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man at her school in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh on Sunday. The incident happened when the main accused allegedly lured her to a room in the school while two teachers locked the room's door from outside. The main accused and the two teachers have been arrested. |
US still seeking Huawei CFO's extradition, says Canada envoy | Canada's ambassador to US David MacNaughton said the US has indicated it will pursue Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's formal extradition from Canada. Meng, the daughter of the Chinese telecoms giant's founder Ren Zhengfei, was arrested on US' request last month over allegations of bank fraud related to sanctions against Iran. The deadline for filing the extradition request is January 30. |
Roma, The Favourite lead Oscars 2019 nominations with 10 each | Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón's Roma and Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite have received 10 Oscars 2019 nominations each, including those for Best Picture and Production Design. Further, Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born and Adam McKay's Vice have been nominated for eight Oscars each. Black Panther, which received seven nominations, became the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture. |
Karisma gave 15 retakes for 'Le Gayi' song due to me: Shahid Kapoor | Actor Shahid Kapoor, who was a background dancer in the song 'Le Gayi' from 'Dil To Pagal Hai' featuring Karisma Kapoor, revealed that the actress had to give 15 retakes because of him. "One guy was slightly offbeat...with really big hair...that was me," said Shahid. "My hair used to settle down half a beat after I settled down," he added. |
World no. 2 Nadal 4th man to reach 30 Grand Slam semi-finals | World number two Rafael Nadal defeated America's Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of Australian Open 2019 on Tuesday. With this, the 32-year-old became the fourth man to reach 30 Grand Slam semi-finals, after Roger Federer (43), Novak Djokovic (33) and Jimmy Connors (31). Nadal will next face 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas, who knocked Federer out in the round-of-16. |
Plane carrying Argentine footballer joining new team goes missing | A small passenger plane carrying 28-year-old Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala from France's Nantes to Wales' Cardiff vanished over the English Channel on Monday evening, according to the French civil aviation authority. Sala was set to train with his new team Cardiff City on Tuesday morning, after having signed from Ligue 1 club Nantes for a reported £15 million on Saturday. |
Tokyo Metro offers early commuters free food to help ease congestion | In order to help ease passenger flow during rush hours, the Tokyo Metro service is offering free food coupons to early morning passengers on Tozai Line to convince more people to travel at different timings. Launched on Monday, the offer will continue on weekdays until February 1. During 7:50 am to 8:50 am, over 76,000 passengers use the Tozai Line. |
Brother of IPS officer among 3 terrorists killed in J&K encounter | Shamsul Haq, brother of an IPS officer, was among three terrorists killed on Tuesday in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian after security forces busted their hide-out. "I remember the efforts that were made by his (Haq's) brother...and J&K Police to bring him back to mainstream but he met a sad end today," former J&K DGP SP Vaid tweeted. |
Woman reports husband missing, arrested 4 days later for his murder | A 24-year-old Gurugram woman named Sweety, who registered an FIR on January 17 saying her husband had gone missing, was arrested along with six others four days later for his murder. Sweety suspected her husband had an extra-marital affair and feared he may transfer his property to the other woman. She allegedly offered â¹16 lakh to get her husband killed. |
US and China ageing rapidly, India getting younger: Swaraj | Addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Monday, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said that while countries like the US, Japan and China are rapidly ageing, India is getting younger. India will have the world's largest working population by 2022 and this demographic prospective offers it an "unprecedented edge" that will help in building a "New Young India" by 2022, she added. |
1,900 gifts received by PM Modi to be auctioned to clean Ganga | The government will auction about 1,900 gifts received by PM Narendra Modi and the funds raised will be used for the project to clean river Ganga. The items that would be auctioned include paintings, sculptures, shawls, jackets and traditional musical instruments. The physical auction would be held on January 27 and 28 and e-auction from January 29-30 for remaining items. |
4-yr-old sees dadâs murder, tells family who thought it was suicide | The body of a 31-year-old man, who was thought to have committed suicide on Saturday, was brought back to Uttar Pradesh's Noida before his last rites after his four-year-old daughter told the family that she witnessed his murder. The girl said two men came to their house, assaulted her father and hanged him on the terrace with a dupatta. |
In-laws of woman who entered Sabarimala refuse her entry in house | Kanakadurga, one of the two women who entered the Sabarimala temple, has been shifted to a government-run home after her in-laws refused her entry in their house. Kanakadurga was hospitalised recently after she was allegedly assaulted by her mother-in-law. "I was told her husband locked the house and shifted...to avoid her," the woman who accompanied her to the temple said. |
Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif's heart 'larger than normal', says hospital | Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif underwent a medical examination at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, following which the hospital said that Sharif's heart is "larger than normal" citing his echocardiogram report. The 69-year-old former PM is serving a seven-year jail sentence in Lahore. He was sentenced to jail on December 24 in connection with the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case. |
British PM unveils Brexit 'Plan B' after original deal rejected | British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday unveiled her Brexit 'Plan B' after the original deal was rejected by the Parliament last week. May ruled out a second Brexit referendum and claimed that it is impossible for the government to rule out no-deal Brexit. The plan will be put to vote by the Parliament on January 29. |
180-year-old Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe may be put up for sale | Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe, the maker of $10,000-plus Calatrava watches, may be put up for sale, analysts at German investment bank Berenberg said citing industry talk. The 180-year-old watchmaker could fetch $8 billion to $10 billion, the analysts wrote. Patek Philippe has been owned by the Stern family since 1932, and Thierry Stern became the company's President in 2009. |
Need to go to France, Spain, Germany for tennis events: Karti to SC | Karti Chidambaram has sought permission from the Supreme Court to travel to France, Spain, Germany and the UK over the next few months in connection with various tennis tournaments. Karti said his company makes organisational and logistical arrangements for various ATP and WTA tennis tournaments in Europe. He is an accused in the INX Media and Aircel-Maxis money laundering cases. |
China's economy grows 6.6% last year, slowest in 28 years | Amid the trade war with the US, China's GDP expanded at 6.6% in 2018, the slowest annual pace since 1990. Reacting to this, US President Donald Trump tweeted, "Makes so much sense for China to finally do a Real Deal, and stop playing around!" The Chinese economy grew 6.4% in the fourth-quarter, the weakest quarterly rate since the financial crisis. |
Wasn't paid for track in 'Gully Boy': Music Producer Sajeel | Hip-hop music producer Sajeel Kapoor said the makers of the upcoming film 'Gully Boy' used his song 'Mere Gully Mein', without paying him. "I wasnât even aware of the fact that the song was going to be used," Sajeel, who originally produced the song featuring rappers Naezy and Divine, said. The film's makers released the track on Tuesday. |
Kangana as Rani Lakshmi Bai was why I did Manikarnika: Prasoon | CBFC chairman and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi, who wrote the dialogues and lyrics for the upcoming Kangana Ranaut starrer 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi', revealed, "Kangana as Rani Lakshmi Bai was [a] key reason to do the film." "She has the inherent emotion and talent required to play this role," he added. The film is scheduled to release on January 25. |
Apple employees donated $125 mn to global charities in 2018 | Apple announced its employees donated over $125 million to help non-profit organisations worldwide in 2018 as part of its 'Giving' programme. As per the programme, the company matches funds for every hour an employee does volunteer work or for every dollar they donate. The eight-year-old programme has raised over $365 million for non-profit organisations till date, Apple said. |
9 contenders for PM post at Opposition rally: Amit Shah | BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said there were nine Prime Ministerial candidates at the United India Rally held in Kolkata on Saturday. "5-25 leaders can't...defeat PM Narendra Modi. He is...supported by 100 crore people," he added. "The [opposition's] gathbandhan is about...self-interest. They didn't even chant 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' in the rally," Shah further said. |
Paytm Mall hit by cashbacks, to cut down B2C business: Report | Paytm's e-commerce unit Paytm Mall has been affected by its cashback service and is "very close" to scaling down its B2C (business-to-consumer) business, as per a report. "Its key backers, Alibaba and SoftBank have realised that cashback-driven commerce is going nowhere," sources were quoted saying. The report added Paytm Mall has now decided to focus on B2B (business-to-business) service. |
Missing boat with Indian migrants may be headed to NZ: Police | In a case of suspected human trafficking, a missing fishing boat carrying 100-200 Indian migrants may be headed to New Zealand, the Kerala Police has said. The group reportedly left the coast of Kerala from Munambam on January 12. The investigation began after authorities found over 70 abandoned bags near the area. |
Trump defends students in controversial confrontation video | US President Donald Trump defended high school students who appeared to confront a Native American man in a viral video. The "students were treated unfairly with early judgements proving out to be false - smeared by media", Trump tweeted. Other videos showed a group of black protestors hurling slurs at the students, before their encounter with the Native American man. |
Ex-Swiss banker convicted for selling secret tax data to Germany | A Swiss court has convicted a former UBS banker of economic espionage for selling information about wealthy German tax evaders to German authorities. The 45-year-old has been accused of illegally collecting the bank's data between 2005 and 2012 and selling it for about $1.3 million. A fine of around $125,300 and a 40-month prison sentence have been imposed on him. |
SBI to sell 26% stake in payment services arm to Hitachi | The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has said Hitachi Payment Services has agreed to pick up 26% stake in its card acceptance and digital payment platform SBI Payment Services. The state-run lender's shareholding in its payments arm will reduce to 74% after the transaction is completed. The financials of the deal were not disclosed. |
Govt revives plan to change fiscal year to Jan-Dec: Reports | The government has reportedly revived plans to change the fiscal year to January-December from the April-March period. This is expected to help the government include monsoon forecast in Budget projections, thereby ensuring better allocation of resources to agricultural sector. India has been following the April-March fiscal year since 1867, in line with what the British government had followed. |
NCLT approves merger of Tata Teleservices with Bharti Airtel | Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has said the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved its merger with loss-making telecom firm Tata Teleservices. As part of the agreement, the Sunil Mittal-led company will absorb Tata consumer mobile business operations in 19 telecom circles. It will also assume a small portion of the unpaid spectrum liability of Tata towards the telecom department. |
Singer Chris Brown arrested in Paris on suspicion of rape | Grammy-winning 29-year-old singer-songwriter Chris Brown has been arrested in Paris on suspicion of rape. The arrest comes reportedly after a 24-year-old woman accused Brown of raping her on the evening of January 15 at a hotel in Paris. The woman reportedly alleged that Brown had invited her to a hotel and attacked her when they were alone together. |
Ronaldo accepts â¹150-cr fine, 2-yr suspended jail term for tax fraud | Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted a 23-month suspended jail sentence and a £16.5-million (over â¹150-crore) fine over tax fraud. Ronaldo was accused of defrauding the Spanish authorities of £12.9 million in unpaid taxes between 2011 and 2014, when he was a Real Madrid player. Ronaldo won't serve any time in jail as he has no previous criminal record. |
20-yr-old who knocked Federer out reaches his 1st Aus Open semis | Greece's 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas, who knocked Roger Federer out in the fourth round, defeated Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals on Tuesday to reach Australian Open semi-finals for the first time. The world number 15 won with a scoreline of 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-2). With this, Tsitsipas became the youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since Novak Djokovic at 2007 US Open. |
Atal Seva Kendra in Raj again named to Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra | Congress-led Rajasthan government on Monday announced that it has decided to reverse name of Atal Seva Kendra, help centres at village panchayat level, to Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra, which was its original name. "We wanted to name it Rajiv Gandhi Atal Seva Kendra but on High Court's order it will be named Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra," CM Ashok Gehlot said. |
Man submits fake death certificate to evade trial for raping minor | A 31-year-old man accused of raping a four-year-old girl in Mumbai in 2015, submitted a fake death certificate in 2018 to evade trial. The police went to the accused's hometown in Uttar Pradesh to verify his claim and produced him in court on Monday after re-arresting him. Separate case of presenting false documents in court to be lodged against him. |
US couple lies on road to watch lunar eclipse, police run over them | A police officer in the US state of Florida ran over two people lying on an "extremely dark" road to watch the Super Blood Wolf Moon lunar eclipse. The couple was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries after the incident. The officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the incident. |
Iran ready to eliminate Israel from Earth: Iran Air Force chief | The head of Iran's Air Force Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has warned the country is ready to "confront and eliminate Israel from the Earth". His statement comes after Israel launched air raids on Iranian targets inside Syria. "Our future generations are learning required know-how for the promised day to destroy Israel," he added. |
China records its lowest birth rate in 60 years | China recorded its lowest birth rate last year in nearly 60 years, data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. The birth rate in 2018 was 10.94 per thousand, with over 1.5 crore babies born in the same year. The decline comes despite China ending its one-child policy in 2016 to allow couples to have two children. |
Taliban attack on Afghan security base kills over 120 | Over 120 security personnel were killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in Afghanistan on Monday, an official in Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said. Attackers rammed a captured military Humvee packed with explosives into a National Directorate of Security training centre in Maidan Wardak province. Two gunmen also entered the campus and opened fire before they were shot down. |
My public relations dept forced me: Huawei Founder on interviews | On being asked why he opened up to the media recently, telecom equipment maker Huawei's Founder Ren Zhengfei said his public relations department forced him. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said that before last week, the 74-year-old had had less than 10 interviews since founding Huawei in 1987. Referring to some countries restricting Huawei, Ren said, "It would be their loss." |
Budget has nothing useful, never seen one in 28 years: Rajiv Bajaj | Bajaj Auto MD Rajiv Bajaj on Monday said that Budgets don't have anything worthwhile in them and he hasn't seen one in the last 28 years he has been at Bajaj. He added that there are people who inform him about major policy changes "through WhatsApp" anyway. He said he'd rather work on a product than watch the Budget presentation. |
Twelve 2009 Davos attendees, including Ambani, now richer by $175 bn | The combined wealth of twelve top 2009 Davos World Economic Forum attendees, including Mukesh Ambani, has increased by $175 billion, according to Bloomberg. Ambani added $27.8 billion, while Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates added $55.6 billion and $43.7 billion respectively. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch saw his wealth rise $15.1 billion and Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell added $17.2 billion. |
If script is good, I'll definitely work with Sushant: Ankita | Ankita Lokhande, while talking about working with her ex-boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, said, "As an actor, I have no choice. If the script is good I will definitely work with him." Recently, Sushant had praised Ankita's look in her upcoming debut film 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'. "It looks absolutely great, Ankita," Sushant had commented on her picture on Instagram. |
Ryan Reynolds skips surgery to promote 'Deadpool 2' in China | Actor Ryan Reynolds cancelled surgery for an arm injury to promote his film 'Deadpool 2' in Beijing, ahead of its theatrical release in China. The actor, who injured his left arm while shooting for the film, said, "This was more important. I was not going to miss coming to China." The film first released in several countries in May 2018. |
Shah Rukh's son Aryan Khan's Facebook account gets hacked | Facebook account of Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan has been hacked. Aryan took to his Instagram story and wrote, "Facebook hacked, please ignore anything from it." Aryan is in California pursuing his education in filmmaking. Earlier, Twitter accounts of celebrities like Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Boney Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan were also hacked. |
Rani was unable to articulate herself on #MeToo: Kangana | Responding to Rani Mukerji's stance on #MeToo movement where Rani had said women should be strong enough to say back off, Kangana Ranaut said, "Maybe Rani was not able to articulate herself." Kangana added it's sad to see a woman being "bullied" and "trolled" for the cause of women's empowerment. "[Rani] is the epitome of women's empowerment," she further said. |
Playing dark roles has become a thing for actresses: Tabu | Tabu, who played dark characters in films like 'Maachis', 'Haider' and 'AndhaDhun', said, "Playing dark characters has become a thing now for female actors. When I was doing it, no one else was." "It was not that I was trying to break the glass ceiling. Ye sab bas hota gaya and female characters ke liye base banta gaya," she added. |
Got many films because of 'serial kisser' tag: Emraan Hashmi | Speaking about the 'serial kisser' tag given to him, Emraan Hashmi said, "I got many hit films in my career because of the...tag." "I got a fair bit of acceptance from it," he added. Emraan further said the tag became a hindrance in his career after a while, as he was offered the "same" sort of role in various films. |
Youth-run organisation leaked 4L intern applications: Researcher | Youth-run international organisation AIESEC exposed around four lakh intern applications on a server without a password, security researcher Bob Diachenko said. The leaked data included the affected applicant's name, date of birth, email and gender. AIESEC's global vice president of information management confirmed the leak but said that no more than 40 users had been affected by it. |
Google to reveal political ad-spend for 2019 Lok Sabha polls | Google on Tuesday announced its updated election ads policy to reveal data about the advertisers along with the money spent on the ads in India for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The policy update requires "pre-certificate" issued by the Election Commission of India or anyone authorised by it, for each ad. Advertisers' identities will also be verified, Google said. |
IIT alumni's agritech startup AgNext gets funding from Kalaari | Punjab-based agritech startup AgNext Technologies has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from investor Kalaari Capital. The startup has reportedly raised a total of $4 million (â¹28 crore) in the last 12 months with the latest funding. Founded by IIT-Kharagpur alumni, the startup collects data across the agriculture and food value chain to help growers and food processors improve productivity. |
Google, FB asked to remove fake info on food quality: Report | The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has reportedly asked social media platforms like Google and Facebook to remove fake content and information about food quality. The move came after FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal complained to IT Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney about it, the report said. FSSAI had also come out with new food quality standards earlier this month. |
Baby products startup FirstCry raises $150 mn from SoftBank | Pune-based baby products startup FirstCry has raised nearly $150 million in the first tranche of larger funding from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, regulatory filings revealed. The startup is set to raise over $396 million in two tranches, filings further stated. The entire funding round may reportedly value FirstCry between $975 million and $1.09 billion, potentially turning it into a unicorn. |
11 dead, 25 injured as truck overturns in Odisha | As many as 11 people were killed and over 25 injured after a truck overturned in Odisha's Kandhamal on Tuesday. The injured have been shifted to hospitals in Berhampur and Brahmanigaon. Following the incident, state CM Naveen Patnaik announced compensation of â¹2 lakh each to the family of those killed in the incident and free medical treatment to the injured. |
Madrasas promote ISIS ideology, shut them: Shia body to PM | Stating that madrasas promote ISIS ideology, Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chief Waseem Rizvi wrote to PM Narendra Modi, asking him to shut down primary-level madrasas in the country. "We've seen...children are the first targets when it comes to plotting terrorist activities...If madrasas aren't shut, in 15 years, over half the Muslim population will be supporting ISIS," Rizvi wrote. |
Tiger eats tigress; MP National Park calls it rarest of rare | A tigress was allegedly killed and eaten by a tiger in Madhya Pradesh's Kanha National Park. The incident came to light after officials found a felineâs skull and partially eaten paw. Stating that cannibalism is "not uncommon" among animals, the reserve's field director K Krishnamurthy said that the incident is "surprising" and falls in the 'rarest of rare' categories. |
Prabhat to sell dairy business to French firm for â¹1,700 cr | Mumbai-based Prabhat Dairy on Monday said it will sell its flagship dairy business to French dairy products giant Lactalis for â¹1,700 crore. Lactalis' Indian subsidiary Tirumala Milk Products will buy Prabhat's milk business as well as its subsidiary Sunfresh Agro Industries. Milk-processing contributed up to 98.24% of Prabhat Dairy's consolidated revenue. |
Honor View20, worldâs first 48MP camera phone to launch on Jan 29 | Honor is set to launch its new flagship smartphone Honor View20 on January 29. It is the world's first smartphone to feature a 48-megapixel rear camera, along with secondary TOF sensor and comes with an in-display selfie snapper. It also features a punch-hole design wherein the front camera is embedded in the screen, extending the display area to 91%. |
Kohli first player to win all three top ICC awards in single year | Virat Kohli has become the first player to win all three major annual ICC awards in a single year for his performances in 2018. Kohli was named Men's Test Player of the Year for the first time, while he also won Cricketer and ODI Player of Year awards. He was also named captain of Test and ODI teams of 2018. |
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