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ModriÄ beats Djokovic to win Balkan athlete of the year award | Croatia captain Luka ModriÄ was named Balkan Athlete of the Year on Thursday, becoming only the second footballer to clinch the award after ex-Bulgaria footballer Hristo Stoichkov in 1994. The 33-year-old received 75 points in the poll, beating Serbia's world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic, who topped the annual poll five times in a row between 2011 and 2015. |
YouTube posts creator's video without credit, says it 'forgot' | YouTube was criticised on Twitter after it posted a Christmas holiday video of a professional domino artist named Lily Hevesh without crediting her. "People rip off my work every day and it's honestly saddening to see this happen by YouTube itself," Hevesh said. YouTube later tweeted "Our mistake - we forgot to credit Lily Hevesh for this video!" |
Dowry also mutual agreement but made a crime: Irani on Triple Talaq | Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said, "People earlier claimed dowry was a mutual agreement between two agreeing parties, it was a civil matter. But the Parliament passed the law declaring it a criminal activity." Irani said this after opposition parties opposed the bill on Triple Talaq in Lok Sabha, saying it's a civil matter and therefore shouldn't be criminalised. |
8-year-old schoolgirl raped by classmate in Madhya Pradesh | An eight-year-old student of a private school in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal was allegedly raped by her classmate, police said on Thursday. According to the complaint filed by her parents, another unidentified boy was also involved in the crime. The incident took place near the girl's house on Tuesday and a special investigation team has been formed to probe the case. |
Police seizes 1,000 kg fake butter being sold in Amul packets | Police have seized 1,000 kilograms of adulterated butter being packed in Amul packaging for sale after raiding a factory at Maharashtra's Ghodbunder village. Five arrests were made from the factory during the raid which the police conducted after receiving information from a man. Reports said the spurious butter was usually sold to small eateries and nearby sandwich makers. |
71-year-old man sets off to cross Atlantic Ocean in a barrel | A 71-year-old Frenchman has started a journey across the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel-shaped orange capsule which contains a sleeping bunk, kitchen and storage. Jean-Jacques Savin hopes to reach the Caribbean in three months with the help of ocean currents alone. The capsule is made from resin-coated plywood and is built to resist waves. |
NZ captain Williamson names Sachin as his favourite cricketer | New Zealand cricket team captain Kane Williamson named ex-India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as his favourite cricketer. Williamson further revealed that he would have liked to bat alongside ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting. Williamson, who also said Australia's Glenn McGrath is the bowler he would have liked to face, has scored over 12,000 international runs so far. |
Not arithmetic, chemistry works in democracy: Tejashwi Yadav | RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, while taking a dig at the NDA government, said, "arithmetic does not always work, chemistry certainly does in a democracy". He added people have been fed up with the central and state policies and the impact will "spoil all their arithmetic". He said society's general perception is that law and order in Bihar has got "worse". |
Rahul should stop dreaming of becoming next PM: BJP Gen Secy | BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday said Congress President Rahul Gandhi should stop dreaming of becoming the next Prime Minister of the country. He added the people will again choose PM Narendra Modi as their PM. He also accused the TMC government in West Bengal of giving away doles to infiltrators to secure its vote bank. |
Kerala AI startup Tranzmeo raises pre-seed funding from HPCL | Kerala-based artificial intelligence startup Tranzmeo has secured an undisclosed pre-seed fund from Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) for its AI-powered product, T-connect OneView. The product works on anomaly detection and prediction and generates alarms to the concerned authorities, the startup said. Founded by Safil Sunny, Tranzmeo is a part of Nasscom's 10,000 Startups accelerator programme. |
Scientists developing new cancer treatment with immune cells | Scientists at Francis Crick Institute in London are developing a new method to treat cancer using immune cells. Scientists believe patients' immune systems can be enhanced to help fight off cancer tumours from within their bodies by transplanting immune cells from strangers. They intend to set up immune banks to store these cells which can then be delivered to clinics. |
30% leprosy cases wrongly diagnosed in Bihar in 2016: Study | A study conducted by an international group of researchers has revealed wrong diagnosis of the disease leprosy is prevalent in Bihar, adding that about 30% of cases diagnosed in 2016 were false positives. India has the world's highest burden of leprosy with around 60% reported cases per year. Further, 15-20% of India's new leprosy cases were reported in Bihar. |
Pak PM's minorities comment like demon preaching Vedas: Ram Madhav | BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav has said Pakistan PM Imran Khan teaching India on how to deal with minorities is like a "demon preaching the Vedas". "There are less than 0.5% Hindus in Pakistan today...whereas the population of minorities in India is increasing," he added. Khan had said that he'll show PM Narendra Modi-led Indian government "how to treat minorities". |
Law will be misused: Asaduddin Owaisi on Triple Talaq Bill | AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday criticised Triple Talaq Bill which was passed in the Lok Sabha and said that the law will be misused. He added the law is meant to bring Muslim women on roads and will only make them weaker. He further said that this law aims to put Muslim men in jail. |
Don't interfere in deciding next Saudi King: Russia tells US | Russia has said that the US shouldn't try to influence the line of succession in Saudi Arabia, adding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has "every right" to succeed his father. "The Saudi people and leadership must decide such questions themselves," Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister said. Mohammed bin Salman was named heir to the Saudi throne in 2017. |
Indonesia reroutes flights around erupting Anak Krakatau volcano | Indonesia has rerouted all flights around the Anak Krakatau volcano and the alert level has been raised to the second-highest possible. Authorities have warned that the crater of Anak Krakatau remains fragile, which could cause another collapse and tsunami. This comes days after the eruption triggered a tsunami that killed over 420 people. |
Pakistan bars former President Zardari from leaving country | Pakistan announced on Thursday that it would place the name of former President Asif Ali Zardari on the Exit Control List (ECL), thereby barring him from leaving the country, over the ongoing money laundering probe against him. Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur are among those being probed for alleged money laundering through at least 29 fake accounts. |
Visa to buy British payments firm Earthport for $250 million | US-based payments group Visa has said it will buy UK-based Earthport for around $250 million. Earthport, whose shares have fallen over 26% this year, had earlier said "fundamental" change was required in its strategy. The British payments company, whose clients include Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Japan Post Bank, facilitates international transactions for banks and businesses. |
Indian Oil, ONGC, NTPC most profitable PSUs in FY18 | Indian Oil Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and NTPC emerged as the top three most profitable Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in 2017-18. The companies contributed 13.37%, 12.49% and 6.48% respectively to the total profit earned by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) during the period. BSNL, Air India and MTNL incurred the highest losses for the second consecutive year. |
Disregard of timelines under IBC a major concern: MCA Secy | Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas has said non-adherence to timelines and inordinate delay in admission of cases are major concerns under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). There is delay in admission even when the debt is well-established, he added. Srinivas further termed the law a "game changer" and said it has already impacted the behaviour of borrowers and lenders. |
April-November fiscal deficit touches 115% of FY19 target | India's fiscal deficit in the April-November period stood at â¹7.17 lakh crore or 114.8% of the budgeted target for the current financial year. The gap between the government's revenue and expenditure had stood at 112% in November last year. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has assured that government is on track to meet its fiscal deficit target of 3.3% of GDP. |
Lok Sabha passes bill to make instant Triple Talaq criminal offence | The Lok Sabha has passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, following a debate. The bill proposes to make the method of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice as "unconstitutional" and "arbitrary" and suggests a three-year jail term to husbands who follow the method. It will now be presented in Rajya Sabha. |
Nick Jonas had 'Om Priyankaya Namah' written on hand during Mehendi | A picture shared by Priyanka Chopra on her Instagram story reveals American singer Nick Jonas had 'Om Priyankaya Namah' written in Sanskrit on his hand during their Mehendi ceremony. The couple had a Christian wedding followed by a Hindu wedding earlier this month at Jodhpur's Umaid Bhawan Palace. They later held three receptions, one in Delhi and two in Mumbai. |
Virat Kohli asks Cheteshwar Pujara to take a 4th run, he refuses | During the 120th over of India's innings in the Melbourne Test on Thursday, captain Virat Kohli flicked a Pat Cummins delivery towards the deep midwicket and started running with partner Cheteshwar Pujara. Kohli wanted to come back for a fourth run when Pujara had just started running the third. Pujara refused to run for the fourth and appeared to smile. |
Aus commentator apologises after insulting debutant Mayank on air | Australian commentator Kerry O'Keeffe has apologised after insulting India debutant Mayank Agarwal and India's Ranji Trophy on air during the Melbourne Test. O'Keeffe had said that Mayank's highest first-class score of 304* had come against "railway canteen staff" and the bowlers included "chefs and waiters". "There was no way I was demeaning the standard, it was tongue-in-cheek," O'Keeffe said. |
Kohli should behave with dignity, people can lip-read: Naseeruddin | Days after calling Team India captain Virat Kohli the "world's worst behaved player", actor Naseeruddin Shah said Kohli should "behave with dignity like his predecessors". "I admire his cricket but he should think of his on-field behaviour. People can lip-read in slow motion," Naseeruddin added. "His cricketing brilliance pales beside his arrogance and bad manners," Naseeruddin had earlier said. |
Arsenal's Ãzil gifts jersey to Kerala boy named after him for b'day | Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ãzil surprised Kerala-based fan Inzamam-ul-Haq by sending an Arsenal jersey for his son Mehd Ozil, who is named after him and will turn one on December 29. "I don't know how to express my happiness. This means a lot to us. You will always be in our prayers," Inzamam said in a video message for Ãzil. |
Foxconn may begin assembling top-end iPhones in India in 2019 | Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn will reportedly begin assembling top-end iPhones in India in 2019 at its plant in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur. Foxconn will invest â¹2,500 crore to expand the plant, including investment in iPhone production, Tamil Nadu Industries Minister MC Sampath said. Until now, Apple has only assembled SE and 6S models in India through Wistron's local unit in Bengaluru. |
20 Islamic nations banned Triple Talaq, why can't we: Law Minister | During a debate on Triple Talaq Bill in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "20 Islamic nations have banned Triple Talaq, then why can't a secular nation like India?" "I request this shouldn't be looked through the prism of politics," Prasad added. Meanwhile, the Opposition demanded the bill should be sent to joint parliamentary committee. |
Triple Talaq Bill's real purpose is to penalise Muslim men: Cong MP | Opposing the Triple Talaq Bill in its current form, Congress MP Sushmita Dev said, "The aim of the bill is not to empower Muslim women but to penalise Muslim men". "The bill must be sent to the appropriate committee, we have no right to play messiah," she added. The bill was taken up for discussion in Lok Sabha on Thursday. |
100 students hospitalised after eating food in K'taka hostel mess | Over 100 students were hospitalised from Karnataka's Chikkaballapur on Thursday due to food poisoning allegedly after eating food from their hostel mess. The doctors and officials suspect that the food which was served to the students may have gone bad, as a result of which all the students fell ill, District Health Officer Dr Ravi Shankar said. |
Several passengers fall ill after fire in Kolkata Metro, evacuated | Several passengers travelling in the Kolkata Metro fell ill and had to be evacuated after smoke filled the coach they were travelling in following a fire on the train on Thursday. The fire was reported from a metro train between Rabindra Sadan and Maidan stations. The fire was doused by Kolkata Metro staff through water from fire hydrants. |
Crane operator takes Christmas leave as 15 miners stuck for 2 weeks | Santosh Singh, supervisor of the 71-personnel team to rescue 15 Meghalaya miners trapped since December 13, has said that divers have not gone inside the pit since Monday as the crane operator had not turned up because of Christmas. Further, divers have reported foul smell from the mine and are awaiting stronger pumps, which would be delivered in 3-4 days. |
China's ex-deputy intel chief jailed for life over corruption | China's former deputy intelligence chief Ma Jian was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for taking bribes. Jian, the former Vice Minister of State Security, was also convicted of forcing others to trade and insider trading. He pleaded guilty in court and would not appeal, a court in the Liaoning province said. |
IndiGo worst performing airline for consumers: Parliamentary panel | A Parliamentary Standing Committee led by Derek O'Brien has said that India's largest airline IndiGo is the "worst-performing" carrier for consumers. "IndiGo has not responded despite many complaints. The airline is very rigid. Indigo even charges for 1-2 kg overweight of baggage," O'Brien said. The same committee had criticised IndiGo in January for "discourteous and rude behaviour" of its staff. |
HDFC Group overtakes Tata Group as India's largest business house | HDFC Group has overtaken Tata Group to become India's largest business house in terms of market value. The combined market capitalisation of five listed companies from HDFC Group stood at â¹10.4 lakh crore as of December 26, according to Bloomberg data. This was higher than the â¹10.38 lakh crore market value of 25 listed companies of the Tata Group. |
Nobody can ban 'Thackeray': Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut | Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who has written the story of the film 'Thackeray', has said nobody can ban the film. His comment came amid reports that the censor board has objected to certain scenes in the biopic of Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray. He said the film is a true story and "Balasaheb's life was an open book". |
Chhapaak is about human spirit: Deepika on film on acid attack victim | Deepika Padukone, who'll be seen portraying acid attack victim Laxmi in 'Chhapaak', has said the upcoming film is about the "human spirit". "It's an important story to be told. Period...It's about bravery and triumph. Hopefully, we'll be able to bring about a social change," she added. Deepika further said there is a lot to learn from Laxmi's journey. |
Itâs a dream to play Test cricket for India: Yuzvendra Chahal | Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who has been included in India's squad for the upcoming limited-overs series against Australia and New Zealand, said, "It is a dream to play Test matches for India and I am working towards it." Chahal is representing Haryana in the ongoing Ranji Trophy, where he has taken 10 wickets in two matches so far. |
Railways develops AI robot 'USTAAD' to check for faults | Railways has developed an artificial intelligence-powered robot to check for faults in trains called USTAAD, which stands for 'Undergear Surveillance Through Artificial Intelligence Assisted Droid'. The robot examines parts of coaches in real time with an HD camera and transmits them over Wi-Fi. "The camera...can be rotated in any direction as per command given by the engineers," Railways said. |
Like dowry and sati, triple talaq must be penalised: Irani | During the discussion on Triple Talaq Bill in Lok Sabha, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said that like dowry and sati, triple talaq must be penalised. The minister added that many women in the country are still a victim of instant divorce. Irani said PM Modi brought this bill for "justice" and not for "politics". |
Fashion startup FabAlley's parent raises â¹60 cr led by SAIF | NCR-based High Street Essentials, the parent company of online fashion portals FabAlley and Indya, has raised around â¹60 crore in a Series B round of funding led by SAIF Partners. The investor's Managing Director Mukul Arora will join the startup's board. Founded in 2012 by Shivani Poddar and Tanvi Malik, FabAlley is a women-centric online-to-offline high-end fashion platform. |
Hole in space station drilled from inside, Russia confirms | Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, who examined the hole drilled in the International Space Station's Russian module has said, the opening was drilled from inside the spacecraft. Russian law enforcement agencies are yet to determine the cause of the hole, first discovered in August. Russian cosmonauts had conducted a nearly eight-hour-long spacewalk to examine the hole earlier this month. |
Talk about minorities from 'unsecular' Pak laughable: Naqvi | Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday hit back at Pakistan PM Imran Khan for his remarks on the treatment of minorities in India, saying, talking about minorities from an "unsecular country" is only laughable. Naqvi added all Indians are secure and Khan should worry about the people of Pakistan. He further said Indian minorities' religious rights are also safe. |
After France, Taiwan sees 'yellow vest' protests against taxes | Thousands of people in Taiwan took part in the 'yellow vest' protests on Thursday for the third time in a week demanding lower taxes and the fair handling of tax disputes. Demonstrators protested outside the Ministry of Finance in the capital Taipei. The protests in Taiwan follow the 'yellow vest' protests in France against rising taxes and government policies. |
Israel Parliament votes to dissolve government | Israel's Parliament, the Knesset, on Wednesday voted 102-2 to dissolve the government, triggering early general elections for April 9, 2019. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced earlier this week his decision to disband his coalition. Netanyahu would be contesting the polls amid allegations of corruption against him and his wife. |
Air traffic controllers can't work over 12 hrs a day: Draft rules | Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed to limit the working hours of air traffic controllers to 12 hours a day to tackle fatigue among employees. The total duty hours should not exceed 50 hours within six consecutive days, DGCA's draft norms added. The regulator has also proposed a cap of 200 working hours in 30 days. |
Probe of six firms linked to ICICI case at 'advanced stage' | The Corporate Affairs Ministry's inspection of the books of six companies linked to the ICICI Bank controversy is at an "advanced stage", a senior official said. The ministry had in April ordered an inspection of the companies after quid pro quo and conflict of interest allegations surfaced against the lender's former CEO Chanda Kochhar in the Videocon loan case. |
Umpire David Shepherd jumped up, down every time score struck 111 | Late English umpire David Shepherd would hop and skip on the cricket field every time the scoreboard read 111, 222, 333 and so on. Such a score, called a Nelson in cricket, is considered unlucky and it is believed that having no part of the body in contact with ground brings better luck. Shepherd was born on December 27, 1940. |
Sushmita shares video of her dancing with Salman at his b'day party | Sushmita Sen has shared a video on Instagram which shows her dancing with Salman Khan at his birthday party held last night. She wrote, "Happy Birthday to a man who never stopped celebrating 'Being Human'...Know that I will ALWAYS love you!!" Salman's party, held at his Panvel farmhouse, was attended by celebrities including Katrina Kaif, Malaika Arora and Iulia Vantur. |
I waited for 8-9 months to be part of Kapil Sharma's show: Bharti | Comedian Bharti Singh has revealed she waited for around 8-9 months to be part of Kapil Sharma's show, which is set to go on air on December 29. "In between, even I thought that he might not do it...but I had decided that unless he tells me that he isn't going to do it...I would wait for him," she added. |
US explorer completes 1st-ever solo, unaided Antarctica trek | American explorer Colin O'Brady took 54 days to walk 1,500 kilometres across Antarctica, dragging a 170-kg sled, to become the first person to complete a solo, unaided trek of the continent. The 33-year-old said he completed the last stretch of the journey in one continuous 32-hour push. Earlier, a 55-year-old British explorer died while attempting similar trek in 2016. |
Indian startups raised more money than firms through IPOs in 2018 | Indian startups raised $6.55 billion (around â¹44,940 crore) in venture capital funding in 2018 through 697 deals in 2018, according to VCCEdge data. In comparison, around 25 Indian companies that floated IPOs together raised $4.97 billion (around â¹34,117 crores) from the investors. Bandhan Bank was the biggest IPO of 2018 which raised around â¹4,473 crore, the data said. |
Let Mumbai be open all night on New Year: Aaditya Thackeray | In a letter to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena youth wing chief Aaditya Thackeray has requested that cities including Mumbai be allowed to remain open all night for New Year celebrations. Adding that citizens should be given "space and time to unwind after hours of work", Thackeray said, "What is legal during the day, cannot be illegal at night." |
Jaitley lauds NIA 'for cracking dangerous terrorist module' | Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday lauded the National Investigation Agency (NIA) "for cracking dangerous terrorist module", adding, "Would this...have been possible without interception of electronic communications?" The NIA conducted searches at 17 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and busted an ISIS-inspired terror module which planned to target politicians and VIPs in serial blasts. |
17-year-old girl's rape by uncle revealed after she delivers baby | A 17-year-old girl's rape by her uncle came to light after she was taken to a Maharashtra hospital for stomach ache and delivered a baby in her seventh month. The accused, who is on the run, had been sexually assaulting the victim from May and threatened to kill her if she narrated the incident to anyone, the police said. |
Disabled man saves pregnant woman's life by donating blood | A differently-abled Odisha man helped save a pregnant woman's life, who was in urgent need of blood transfusion due to haemoglobin deficiency. On learning about the requirement of B+ blood, "the 28-year-old divyang youth rushed to the hospital without any second thought and donated blood", locals said. He had donated blood several times at the District Headquarters Hospital, they added. |
Man who lost brother to kidney failure saved by mother's kidney | A visually impaired 29-year-old man, whose both kidneys stopped working, was saved after he received a kidney from his mother earlier this month in Maharashtra. The man was born with Senior Loken Syndrome, a genetic condition that resulted in kidney failure and visual impairment. Around a decade ago, he had lost his elder brother to the same condition. |
Kids forced to stand naked outside school for coming late in Andhra | A private school in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor punished six students who came late by forcing them to stand naked outside the school building. Pictures and videos of the punished students also surfaced online, wherein they could be seen standing naked with both of their hands raised. Meanwhile, a complaint has been lodged against the school and a probe is underway. |
Donor attempts suicide after pregnant woman given his HIV+ blood | After a pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu got infected with HIV following blood transfusion, the 19-year-old boy who donated blood to her attempted suicide on Wednesday. The donor was unaware of his condition when he donated the blood and tried to kill himself in guilt, reports claimed. Police said while the boy's condition was stable, he's still under observation. |
FIR filed against Unnao rape survivor over alleged forgery | An FIR has been filed against the girl, who alleged she was raped by Unnao MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, and her family members for allegedly forging documents as proof that she was a minor. The order came from a court based on a petition by Haripal Singh, whose wife and son are accused in an FIR related to the rape. |
Former Miss India Earth Hasleen gets married to boyfriend Amber Rana | Model and former Miss India Earth Hasleen Kaur got married to her Delhi-based boyfriend Amber Rana in a traditional Sikh ceremony. The official wedding ceremony began on December 21 with a mehendi and cocktail function. Hasleen, who had participated in the Miss India pageant in 2011, had earlier shared pictures from her Mehendi ceremony on Instagram. |
Patanjali Ayurved revenues fall 10% to â¹8,135 crore in 2017-18 | Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved witnessed a 10% decline in revenues to â¹8,135 crore in 2017-18, compared to â¹9,030 crore the previous year. According to provisional data sourced by CARE Ratings, Patanjali's profit fell 56% to â¹529 crore. The revenue decline was mainly due to Patanjali's inability to timely adapt to the GST regime and develop infrastructure and supply chain, CARE said. |
We are targeting $100 billion FDI in next 2 years: Suresh Prabhu | Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu has said India aims to receive $100 billion in foreign direct investments (FDI) in the next two years. "We have identified companies, sectors and countries and now we're going for road shows to attract investors," Prabhu said. India's FDI inflows rose to $60.97 billion in 2017-18, from $60.22 billion in 2016-17. |
IIT Roorkee makes system to alert people a min before quake | Scientists at IIT Roorkee have claimed to develop a warning system that alerts people up to a minute before an earthquake strikes. It consists of a network of sensors that detect seismic waves travelling through the Earth's layers after a quake and activates on detecting tremors higher than 6.0 magnitude. The system is already deployed in some areas of Uttarakhand. |
PM Modi to kick-off 2019 polls campaign on Jan 6 in Kerala | Kerala BJP President PS Sreedharan Pillai on Thursday said PM Narendra Modi will arrive in Kerala's Pathanamthitta on January 6 to kick-off the campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He added that the PM will arrive in Pathanamthitta district from Andhra Pradesh. The BJP has just one legislator in the 140-member Kerala Assembly. |
Worked with PM for yrs, what happened is past: BJP UP poll chief | Newly-appointed BJP Uttar Pradesh election in-charge Gordhan Zadafia on Thursday said, "Touched by responsibility given by PM (Narendra Modi) to me. I have worked with him for almost three decades." Zadafia, who was dropped as Gujarat's Minister of State for Home after 2002 riots, added, "What happened earlier is past...personal egos should be kept aside for sake of the nation." |
Ahead of 2019 polls, BJP appoints in-charges for 17 states | Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday appointed in-charges for 17 states. BJP General Secretaries Bhupender Yadav and Anil Jain were given charge of Bihar and Chhattisgarh respectively, while party leaders Mahendra Singh and OP Mathur were given charge of Assam and Gujarat. Some states have also been assigned co-incharges. |
Bicycle sharing startup Mobycy enters e-scooter sharing | Gurugram-based dockless bicycle sharing startup Mobycy has added e-bike and e-scooter sharing to its business. The one-year-old startup has already piloted 100 in-house designed electric scooters in Gurugram with plans to extend to the rest of the National Capital Region, Co-founder Akash Gupta said. Like the bicycles, the e-scooters can be unlocked by scanning a QR code via an app. |
Telangana, Andhra to have separate High Courts from Jan 1 | Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will have separate High Courts from January 1, 2019. President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday issued orders stating that Andhra Pradesh will have a separate HC which will function from Amravati, the capital of the state. Since the bifurcation of the state on June 2, 2014, Andhra and Telangana have had a common HC at Hyderabad. |
Media body protests against AIUDF head for abusing journalist | The United Television Media Association (UTMA) held protests in Guwahati on Thursday against All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal after he abused a journalist and threatened to break his head. The incident had happened after the journalist posed a query regarding election alliances. The protesters were seen sitting with a black band over their mouth. |
8 UP policemen suspended after man allegedly dies in custody | Eight policemen, including the Station House Officer of Dhanaura police station in UP's Amroha, were suspended for "dereliction of duty" after a Dalit man allegedly died in custody. The district police denied the claim, stating that the man was unwell and was rushed to the hospital, where he died. They said he was arrested in a case of theft. |
11 trekkers rescued by ITBP, police in Uttarakhand | The Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Pithoragarh police, revenue and forest officers on Wednesday rescued 11 trekkers from Uttarakhand's Munsiyari tehsil after they got lost following heavy snowfall, officials said. The trekkers, who are reported to be in good health, had managed to inform the police control room of the situation. Following this, an 18-member team undertook the rescue operation. |
Russia successfully tests new hypersonic nuclear missile | Russia on Wednesday successfully tested the new hypersonic missile system Avangard, which is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads. Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the successful launch and said that the new missile system will be deployed in 2019. Putin had earlier said the missile could hit almost any point in the world and evade a US-built missile shield. |
Govt has prepared revival plan for Air India: Union Minister | Union Minister Jayant Sinha has said the government has prepared a revival plan for cash-strapped Air India. The plan includes transfer of non-core debt and assets to a Special Purpose Vehicle and differentiated business strategies for each of the carrier's core businesses. Till date, Air India has realised an amount of â¹410 crore through sale of non-core assets, Sinha added. |
HDFC Bank Custom-fit car loan helps customers fund their dream car | HDFC Bank car loans help customers fund their dream vehicle. With its Custom-fit car loan, customers can now purchase a bigger car at the EMI of a smaller one. The loan features two unique and flexible EMI options, namely, Step Up EMI (gradually increasing EMIs) and Balloon EMI (low EMIs for the whole tenure, one lump sum at the end). |
IIT Bombay graduate Subramaniam named FedEx Express President, CEO | Indian-American Rajesh Subramaniam, an IIT Bombay graduate from Thiruvananthapuram, has been named as the President and Chief Executive Officer of US courier delivery giant FedEx Express. Subramaniam, who has been working with FedEx for more than 27 years, will assume his new role on January 1, 2019. He earned his Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University. |
Someone shoot me: Irani jokes after Janhvi Kapoor calls her 'aunty' | Union Minister Smriti Irani took to Instagram to share a Boomerang video featuring her with actress Janhvi Kapoor and revealed that Janhvi ended up calling her 'aunty'. "'The someone shoot me' moment - When #jahnvikapoor sweetly apologises for continuously calling you aunty & you say 'koi baat nahi beta'," Irani wrote. She added, "Aaj kal ke bachche #auntykiskobola." |
My first salary was â¹75, Salman Khan had once revealed | Salman Khan, who turned 53 today, had earlier revealed his first salary was â¹75. "I was dancing behind in some show in Taj hotel. One of my friends was dancing there...he took me...for fun." "It went up to â¹750 for Campa Cola...Then it was â¹1,500 for the longest time. Then I got â¹31,000 for 'Maine Pyar Kiya'," he had added. |
Scary: Siddharth on âUthao lungi bajao pungiâ dialogue in Thackeray | Actor Siddharth has criticised the Marathi trailer of 'Thackeray', a biopic on Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He tweeted, "Nawazuddin has repeated 'Uthao lungi bajao pungi'...in the film...Hate speech against South Indians...Scary stuff!" "Conveniently un-subtitled #Marathi trailer of #Thackeray. So much hate sold with...heroism," Siddharth wrote in another tweet. |
If Rohit hits six, I'll support Mumbai Indians: Paine teases Rohit | During India's first innings in the Melbourne Test, Australia wicketkeeper-captain Tim Paine taunted Rohit Sharma by saying, "There is a toss-up between [Rajasthan] Royals and [Mumbai] Indians for me. If Rohit hits a six here...I'm changing to Mumbai." Paine said this while Rohit, who captains Mumbai Indians, and Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane, were batting together in the 139th over. |
Pujara slams ton as India declare at 443/7, Aus end Day 2 at 8/0 | Australia ended the second day of the Melbourne Test at 8/0 on Thursday, trailing India by 435 runs in the first innings. Earlier in the day, Cheteshwar Pujara slammed his second hundred of the series as India declared at 443/7. Each of India's top seven batsmen faced 50-plus balls in an away Test innings for the second time in history. |
2 Navy personnel die as door at Kochi naval base collapses | Two Indian Navy personnel succumbed to their injuries after the door of a helicopter storage and maintenance facility fell on them at the Kochi naval base on Thursday. Initial reports suggest that the collapse of the hangar door was a result of weakened structural integrity. A court of inquiry has been ordered into the matter. |
15 Meghalaya miners trapped for 2 weeks, pumps to take 4 more days | A Coal India official has said that moving big pumps to the Meghalaya mine, where 15 miners are trapped since December 13, would take another 3-4 days. Further, a diver reported a foul smell from the mine, likely due to decomposed bodies. The 71-personnel-strong rescue team was able to reach 30 feet of the 70 feet water with available pumps. |
Lawyer slaps judge after losing father's case, attempts suicide | A government lawyer allegedly slapped a Nagpur district court judge on Wednesday after the latter delivered a judgment against his father in a land dispute case, said the police. Eyewitnesses said the accused, Dipesh Parate, tried to commit suicide but security personnel caught him and handed him over to the local police before he attempted to jump off the building. |
AIIMS doctor jumps to death after fight with wife in Delhi | A 34-year-old doctor working at AIIMS Delhi allegedly jumped to death from the balcony of his house in Gautam Nagar on Tuesday after a fight with his wife. Manish Sharma was reportedly in an inebriated state and had consumed sleeping pills before the incident. Police said there are eyewitnesses who saw him jump and they suspect no foul play. |
HC notice to govt on 'caste-based' recruitment of Prez's Bodyguard | The Delhi High Court has sent a notice to Centre and Army chief, seeking their response to a petition alleging that only three castesâ Jats, Rajputs and Jat Sikhsâ are considered for recruitment of President's Bodyguard. The petitioner said he belonged to the Ahir/Yadav caste and fulfilled all the criteria for eligibility except caste, and sought recruitment for the post. |
Indian-origin policeman working overtime on Christmas killed in US | Hours after celebrating Christmas with his family, a 33-year-old Indian-origin police officer was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in California while "working overtime". Corporal Ronil Singh had served for over seven years and is survived by his wife Anamika and a five-month-old son. Capitol flags in California will be flown at half-staff in Singh's honour, the Governor's office said. |
Policeman kidnapped for opposing man abusing in front of his house | A police constable in Gurugram was kidnapped from his residence on Wednesday afternoon for allegedly objecting to a man abusing in front of his house. The constable was, however, rescued hours after being abducted. A CCTV footage of the incident shows some men kidnapping the constable and putting him into a car, while no onlooker came to help him. |
Trump visits Iraq on first trip to war zone as US President | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday visited American troops at the Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, making it his first visit to a war zone since he assumed office in January last year. Trump was accompanied by his wife Melania and other senior officials. The US President also made a return stopover at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. |
Ramdev's Patanjali cancels relaunch of Kimbho app: Reports | Baba Ramdev's Patanjali has reportedly dropped plans of relaunching its messaging app 'Kimbho'. The company made two unsuccessful attempts to launch the app in May and August after facing security-related challenges. "We wanted to launch a technically sound application which could promise water-tight security and privacy. However, we're not satisfied with the work done," Patanjali CEO and MD said. |
Samsung files patent for transformable drone: Reports | US Patent and Trademark Office reportedly published a patent filed by Samsung for a transformable drone earlier this year. Samsung is planning to add joystick-like controls to the drone and may launch it as a 'next-generation accessory' for its Galaxy smartphones, reports claimed. The drone also consists of a compass, barometer, gyroscope, ultrasonic, light, temperature, and ultraviolet sensors. |
AAP to launch 'Bhajpa Bhagao, Bhagwan Bachao Yatra' in UP | The AAP will undertake a statewide "Bhajpa Bhagao, Bhagwan Bachao Yatra" in Uttar Pradesh starting January 12, party leader Sanjay Singh announced on Wednesday. Singh also criticised the BJP, claiming the state government has served notices to 176 temples and is trying to give a "caste certificate" to Lord Hanuman. |
Bihar Assembly disqualifies MLA convicted of raping minor | MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, who was recently awarded life imprisonment by a special court for the rape of a minor girl in 2016, has been disqualified from the Bihar Assembly. Yadav, who was earlier suspended by the RJD, was also fined â¹50,000 by the court. He was disqualified by the Assembly with effect from December 15, when he was convicted. |
With what face is PM Modi coming to Andhra, asks CM Naidu | Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his upcoming visit to Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu asked, "I am unable to understand with what face is PM Modi coming to Andhra Pradesh? Is he coming to see whether we are dead or alive?" He also accused the Centre of refusing to provide funds for loan waivers to farmers. |
Thank Cong for keeping SP MLA out of MP cabinet: Akhilesh | Reacting to the exclusion of the lone Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA from the Madhya Pradesh cabinet, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "We thank Congress... By doing so, they have cleared the path of our party." Yadav also lauded Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao for "striving hard to bring the regional players together on a common platform". |
Nissan asks staff to not contact fired Chairman Carlos Ghosn | Japanese carmaker Nissan has asked its staff to avoid contact with ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn and former director Greg Kelly. They are currently facing probe for allegedly under-reporting Ghosn's compensation by $80 million in 2011-2018. The automaker also directed staff to report any attempted contact to the company's legal department. |
AAP's free Wi-Fi project to cost â¹566 crore: PWD | The Public Works Department (PWD) has said the estimated cost for the Aam Aadmi Party's free Wi-Fi project across Delhi would be â¹566 crore. It added the cost is inclusive of the installation, running and maintenance of the Wi-Fi facilities. The facility will be available within a 100-metre radius from the point where it would be created, a report said. |
35 students, on way to PM's Himachal rally, injured in accident | At least 35 students from a computer centre in Himachal Pradesh were injured on Thursday when a private bus skidded off the road in Kangra district, officials said. Five students are reported to be critically injured, while several others have sustained fractures and minor injuries. The students were on their way to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Dharamshala. |
Canadian held for living illegally in Vrindavan for 24 years | A 55-year-old Canadian national named Rayan Adward Glad Stone was arrested for allegedly using forged documents to live in Vrindavan for 24 years, UP police said on Wednesday. Stone presented a forged document to the police that was prepared by an advocate and showed Haryana as his other address. He was interrogated by the Intelligence Bureau and Local Intelligence Unit. |
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