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SoftBank pushing for Snapdeal-Flipkart merger: Reports | Snapdeal's largest investor SoftBank is pushing for a possible merger between e-commerce majors Flipkart and Snapdeal next month, reports claim. SoftBank is likely to invest $1.5 billion in the merged firm for a 15% stake. SoftBank has reportedly drawn up three options for Snapdeal â merge with Flipkart, combine with Alibaba-led Paytm, or a write-down of SoftBank's investment to zero. |
Can't stop govt from linking bank accounts with Aadhaar: SC | The Supreme Court has said the government cannot be stopped from using Aadhaar for "non-benefit" purposes like filing of IT returns and opening of bank accounts. The apex court has however ruled that Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory for social welfare schemes. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Aadhaar would be mandatory for filing of I-T returns to curb tax evasion. |
World's most expensive cheese comes from donkey milk | Slobodan SimiÄ in Serbia makes cheese from the milk of Balkan donkeys, which is considered to be the world's most expensive cheese at about â¹70,000 per kilogram. The pule cheese, which reportedly takes 25 litres of fresh donkey milk to make one kilogram, is expensive as donkeys don't yield much milk and need to be milked three times a day. |
Lorde impersonator fools New Zealand partygoers | A university student fooled partygoers in Auckland, New Zealand into believing she was singer Lorde during her performance at a public library for an April Fool's Day prank. The 'No Lights No Lycra' party, which featured "total darkness," had promised a "super ultra special guest." After attendees tweeted about the "surprise" performance, it was revealed that Lorde was in London. |
We throw only pillows on flights: AIB to Sunil Grover | Comedy group AIB, in their latest episode of On Air With AIB, said that they throw only pillows and not 'chappals' on flights, while referring to the brawl between Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover. "Sunil Grover, if you are watching this and you want to work with a smart, funny comedy group...then please call us," said AIB's Ashish Shakya. |
Facebook removes 85% 'blasphemous content' on Pak's request | Facebook has removed 85% of blasphemous content from its social networking site after a request from the government of Pakistan, the country's Interior Ministry told the Islamabad High Court. This comes after Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui revealed that the court is considering whether social media websites in Pakistan, allegedly providing a platform to blasphemous content, should be banned or not. |
YouTube ad boycott may cost Google â¹4,880 crore in revenue | Analysts have said Google may lose up to â¹4,880 crore in revenue over brands withdrawing their ads from YouTube after they appeared next to extremist content like videos inciting terrorism. Major brands including Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, and McDonald's have boycotted Google. The ads help fund payments to people who post the videos, with every 1,000 clicks worth about â¹500. |
Air India cancels Shiv Sena MP Gaikwad's booking again | Air India has cancelled Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad's Mumbai-Delhi flight ticket booked for Wednesday. This comes after Gaikwad was banned from all flights of Air India and other carriers under Federation of Indian Airlines following an incident wherein he hit an AI staffer with his slippers. Gaikwad had refused to apologise and accused the staffer of being at fault. |
Digvijaya writes Rajiv Gandhi as Rahul Gandhi in a tweet | Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh mistakenly wrote 'Rajiv Gandhi Cabinet' as 'Rahul Gandhi Cabinet' in a tweet on March 27. "Rajkumari Ratna Singh ex-MP is the daughter of Raja Dinesh Singh ji who was a Cabinet Minister in Indira Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Cabinet," Singh tweeted. After being trolled by Twitter users, Singh deleted the post and published correct tweet. |
Tesla sued by employee over racial and sexual harassment | A 44-year-old black factory worker at Tesla's California-based plant has sued the Elon Musk-led company over alleged racial discrimination and sexual harassment. Filed by California Civil Rights Law Group on his behalf, the lawsuit claims, "They would call him the N-word throughout his workday, talk about the size of his penis and even placed a drill gun into his buttocks." |
S African anti-apartheid leader Ahmed Kathrada dies at 87 | South African anti-apartheid leader Ahmed Kathrada on Tuesday passed away in Johannesburg at the age of 87 following a short illness. Kathrada spent 26 years in jail, many of them alongside former President Nelson Mandela for acts of sabotage against South Africa's white minority government. He was also one of the most senior leaders to criticise President Jacob Zuma's presidency. |
Trump's son-in-law, aide to be questioned over Russian ties | White House has confirmed that President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. It comes after a Russian bank disclosed that its executives met Kushner last year. Notably, this is the first time a White House official will be questioned over the alleged interference. |
Man has record for being hit by car most times in 2 minutes | Dietmar Loeffler from Germany, who has been hit by a car eight times, holds the Guinness World Record for 'most times hit by a car in two minutes'. Loeffler managed eight full-frontal automobile hits on the sets of the German TV show of Guinness World Records in Cologne in November 2007. |
Woman rotates sword balanced on dagger to set record | A woman from the UK has set a Guinness World Record by rotating a sword balanced on a dagger placed inside her mouth. Daniella DâVille, who calls herself the 'Delicious Dangerous Daredevil Diva,' managed to break her own record for the 'most rotations of a sword balanced on a dagger in one minute' with 12 spins. |
Supermarket to pay â¹1,000 crore as fine for accounting fraud | UK's biggest retailer Tesco has agreed to pay a $162 million (â¹1,000 crore) fine plus compensation worth $100 million to settle an investigation over a 2014 accounting fraud. The settlements relate to Tesco admitting it overstated profits by $410 million. âI want to apologise to all those affected. What happened is a huge source of regret," CEO Dave Lewis said. |
Girls should hit back if touched inappropriately: Akshay | Actor Akshay Kumar has said that if a guy touches a girl inappropriately, she should not panic and hit back. He added, "Unfortunately, because of some dirty people, girls have to learn self-defence." Akshay further said that ideally, girls should be free to be anywhere and at any time. |
Proud of my relationship and the person I'm with: Taapsee | Actress Taapsee Pannu has said that she is extremely proud of her relationship status and the person she is with. "I'm in an extremely good state in my personal life," she added. Taapsee further said she does not want to talk about her relationship as people would then start talking about it more than the work she does. |
Love has no gender: Sapna Bhavnani on video with Bani J | Celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani, while reacting to the controversy over her video with VJ Bani J, said that love has no gender. "India when will we move forward... SooooooooonMuch attention for a KISS???... [P]eople fighting for world peace don't trend so much!!!," she wrote in a post. Sapna also wrote that they were actually not kissing in the video. |
At times I've let my emotions slip, I apologise: Steve Smith | Following Australia's loss in the fourth Test on Tuesday, Australian captain Steve Smith said, "At times, I have been in my own bubble and have let my emotions slip. I apologise for that". "I have been pretty intense throughout this series", Smith added. Smith was seen swearing after the third umpire overturned a Murali Vijay-catch on the third day. |
62 years since NZ scored the lowest ever Test total of 26 | New Zealand scored the lowest ever team total in Test cricket's history against England on March 28, 1955. Batting after trailing by 46 runs, New Zealand were dismissed for 26, with ten batsmen registering runs in single digits. Bert Sutcliffe was the highest scorer for NZ with his 11-run innings. Five Kiwi batsmen finished their innings without scoring a run. |
Steve Smith invited Indian team for a beer in dressing room | Following Australia's loss in the fourth Test on Tuesday, Australian captain Steve Smith offered the Indian captain Ajinkya Rahane and the Indian team to join them for a beer in the dressing room. The Australian skipper also criticised BCCI for releasing a commentary-free version of the verbal spat between India's Ravindra Jadeja and Australia's Matthew Wade. |
Ivory Coast-Senegal friendly abandoned over crowd disruption | An international friendly between Ivory Coast and Senegal had to be abandoned following a pitch invasion in Paris. Monday's international friendly at Stade Charléty in the French capital was called off in the closing stages when dozens of supporters entered the field. The match was officially abandoned at the score of 1-1. |
Pune Metro authority approves â¹800 crore budget | The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Monday approved a budget of nearly â¹800 crore for its various projects. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. A statement said that the allocation will benefit the Shivajinagar-Hinjawadi metro and Pune-Daund suburban railway projects, among others. |
Sports engagement platform Rooter raises funding from Intex | Sports engagement platform Rooter has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from electronics manufacturer Intex Technologies. Founded in 2016 by Piyush Kumar, Rooter connects, engages and helps sports fans interact with each other on a real-time basis during sports events. Earlier, the startup had also raised funds from Bollywood actor Boman Irani. |
India presented with Test mace, $1 million cheque by ICC | Team India was given the ICC Test mace and a $1 million cheque (â¹6.5 crore) by former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar for being the number one Test team. ICC awards the annual cash prize to the team holding the number one rank on April 1. The side to finish second will get $500,000 while the side finishing third will receive $200,000. |
World's largest dinosaur footprints found in Australia | Australia-based scientists have found the world's largest dinosaur footprints ever recorded among 21 kinds on a 25-km-long coastline now dubbed as "Australia's Jurassic Park". Up to 1.7-metre-long footprints believed to belong to long-necked sauropods existing 140 million years ago, were discovered. The four-legged sauropod is considered one of the largest dinosaurs to have lived on Earth. |
Modi said 'bhaiyon-behenon' 750 times in 440 speeches | An analysis of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 440 speeches since May 2014 shows that he has said 'bhaiyon-behenon' 750 times, 12.3 times more than 'mitron', which he used 61 times. The data also revealed that Modi uses 'deshwasiyon' (271 times), 'mahanubhav' (121 times) and 'saathiyon' (81 times) more frequently than 'mitron'. |
A German man is paid to taste water | German water expert Martin Riese works as a water sommelier and is paid to taste water for Patina Restaurant Group in California. Riese, who has been drinking water professionally since 2005, is known to be the only certified 'Water Sommelier' in America. He also organises water tastings and classes to teach people how to identify different kinds of water. |
Australian players are no longer friends, says Virat Kohli | Following India's win over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, skipper Virat Kohli has said he does not consider Australian cricketers his friends anymore. "I thought that was the case but it has changed for sure...in the heat of the battle, you want to be competitive but I have been proven wrong...you won't hear me say that ever again," Kohli said. |
Rahul first Indian in 34 yrs to score 6 fifties in a series | Opener KL Rahul is the first Indian batsman in 34 years to get six 50+ innings scores in a Test series. Rahul got his first fifty of the series in the opening Test at Pune, following it up with half-centuries in both innings at Bengaluru and Dharamsala. He finished as the third-highest run-getter of the series, scoring 393 runs. |
2 laptops with data of 37 lakh people stolen in Hong Kong | The Hong Kong electoral office has reported the theft of two laptops containing information of Hong Kong's 37 lakh registered voters. The devices were reportedly stolen from a locked room, which was a backup venue for election of Hong Kong's Chief Executive held over the weekend. The information stolen reportedly includes voter ID card numbers, addresses, and phone numbers. |
Facebook Messenger lets users share live location for 1 hour | Facebook Messenger has launched a "Live Location" feature that allows users to share their real-time location with a specific user or group of friends for 60 minutes while on the move. The feature will also show users how long it will take to reach the friend who shared their location. Google Maps also launched a similar feature last week. |
People are scared in Uttar Pradesh: Mamata Banerjee | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that people in Uttar Pradesh are afraid and many are scared about differences over caste, creed and religion. "We donât have to just say Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, but have to implement also," said Trinamool Congress supremo. "We need to safeguard our Constitution and allow it to guide," she added. |
Appointment of Lokpal not possible as of now: Centre to SC | Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has apprised the Supreme Court that Lokpal's appointment won't be possible as amendments pertaining to the definition of Leader of Opposition are pending in the Parliament. "The Lok Sabha has declined to accept Mallikarjun Kharge as the LoP," he stated. "Thereâs no intention to have an independent body like the Lokpal," senior Advocate Shanti Bhushan stated. |
Saturn's biggest moon believed to have electric particles | US-based researchers have suggested that particles covering the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, are "electrically charged". Simulations showed that when the wind blows at speeds of over 24 kmph, Titan's dust gets kicked up and gets frictionally charged. Moreover, granular materials were found to stick together and hold their electrostatic charges for weeks under low-gravity conditions. |
Mob hit us with bricks, knives: Nigerian attacked in UP | A Nigerian man, who was one of those attacked by a mob in UPâs Greater Noida on Monday, has revealed the mob hit him and other Nigerians with bricks, knives and rods. "We don't know why we were assaulted," he said. "We asked people around for help, but not one called the police. Even our college didn't help," he added. |
3,700 illegal immigrants detected in Odisha: Govt | Nearly 3,700 illegal immigrants have been identified in Odisha and some of them found to be involved in petty theft or illegal fishing, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday. "Illegal migrants, when detected, are dealt with as per provisions of the law which include measures to deport them in accordance with the Foreigners Act," he added. |
TN farmers stage protest by holding live mice in mouths | Tamil Nadu farmers on Tuesday staged a protest in Delhi by holding live mice in their mouths to demonstrate that they will have to feed on them if not provided drought-relief packages and loan waiver. A farmer also dressed up as a corpse, while others dressed in green clothes mourned his 'death' and blew shell trumpet to symbolise farmers' suicide. |
US State Dept gets trolled over Russian protest tweet | The US Department of State has been trolled for calling the detention of protesters in Russia an "affront to democratic values". "Speaking of protesters, here's how US treats own citizens when they protest," a user tweeted sharing photos of police violently handling demonstrators. "@StateDept Did you ask @realDonaldTrump if it's okay for you to criticise his boss?" read another tweet. |
Mexican senator mocks Trump, climbs US-Mexico border fence | A Mexican lawmaker, Braulio Guerra, has shared a video of himself sitting on top of a fence that separates Mexico from the US in Tijuana, to show why he thinks President Donald Trump's border wall won't work. "It's completely unnecessary...it's absurd...to build a wall that costs $15 billion...look...how simple it is to climb," Guerra says in Spanish in the video. |
Italian travel agency offers mafia-themed tour | A travel agency in Sicily, Italy is offering mafia-themed tours, allowing people a chance to visit places related to the Sicilian Mafia. The travel agency, Easy Trapani, will let people visit the houses where mafia bosses have lived as part of its 'Anti-Mafia Mafia Tour'. The tour has been criticised by many, including Trapani Mayor Vito Damiano. |
Airtel sells 10.3% stake in tower unit to raise â¹6,100 crore | Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said that it has sold 10.3% stake in its tower company Bharti Infratel to a consortium of funds to raise over â¹6,190 crore. The consortium of funds includes private equity firm KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investments Board. âBharti Airtel will primarily use the proceeds from this sale to reduce its debt,â the company said. |
Two Indo-Americans face jail for â¹1,300 cr credit card fraud | Two Indian-Americans have been sentenced to over a year of imprisonment for a credit card fraud involving $200 million (â¹1,300 crore) in the US. The accused were indicted in 2013 for a scheme to fabricate 7,000 false identities to obtain tens of thousands of credit cards. They then used the cards, based on fake credit history, but didn't repay debts. |
Priyanka is the biggest int'l star we have today: Anupam | Actor Anupam Kher has said that actress Priyanka Chopra is the biggest international star we have today. He added, "I'm so proud to have someone from India who is on every magazine cover, on billboards, at every event and on every talk show." Lauding her work, Anupam further said that there's no comparison between his and Priyanka's achievements in Hollywood. |
Sylvester Stallone to star in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 | Actor Sylvester Stallone will feature in the upcoming film 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2'. The film's director James Gunn confirmed the news on Twitter and also revealed that actor Michael Rosenbaum will be seen in the film. The superhero film, which will also star actors Vin Diesel, Chris Pratt and Bradley Cooper, will release on May 5.n |
Will try to hit ton and celebrate with two swords: Jadeja | Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who scored a half-century and followed it up with his trademark sword celebration, said that next time he would try to score a century and celebrate with two bats as his swords. Speaking about his partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin, he said, "Ashwin and I maintain pressure from both ends...Hopefully, we can continue this outside India too." |
How quick was that, Bhuvneshwar asked Warner after bouncer | Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has revealed what he asked Australian opener David Warner during his spell in the Dharamsala Test on Monday. "When I walked out to bat, Pat Cummins bowled a bouncer and Warner asked me if that was quick. Then I bowled a bouncer to Warner and asked him how quick he thought that was," Bhuvneshwar said. |
Our best series win so far: Kohli on India's 2-1 win vs Aus | Speaking after India's 2-1 series win against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Tuesday, Indian captain Virat Kohli rated the win as the team's best series win so far. Kohli also praised Ajinkya Rahane's leadership and complimented the team's ability to sustain the performance throughout the season. "[It's] been a team season," Kohli added. |
Sehwag awards Smith 'Tubelight' in #ViruGhareluAwards | Virender Sehwag announced #ViruGhareluAwards on Twitter at the end of India's home season, awarding Australian captain Steve Smith a tubelight. Sehwag also gave titles to other cricketers, giving Wriddhiman Saha a 'channi', Peter Handscomb a 'Joon Kangi' and Umesh Yadav a 'Sansi'. Virat Kohli got a 'Holder', Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane a 'Desert Cooler' and Kuldeep Yadav an 'Exhaust'. |
Statue of King Tutankhamun's grandmother found in Egypt | A statue believed to be of Queen Tiye, grandmother of King Tutankhamun and wife of King Amenhotep III, has been discovered in Egypt. Archaeologists discovered it when they lifted up part of a statue of King Amenhotep III. The alabaster statue is considered the only one of its kind as other depictions of Queen Tiye have been made of quartzite. |
Islamic State kidnaps 200 children to use as human shields | The terror group Islamic State has kidnapped nearly 200 children in Iraq during a battle with the Iraqi forces in western Mosul to use them as human shields, the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights said. The militants are reportedly targeting women and children on the battlefield and open fire on them if they try to flee. |
India now holds series wins against all Test-playing nations | With the victory against Australia on Tuesday, India now simultaneously holds series wins against all Test-playing nations. India is the third team to accomplish the feat, with Australia having done it twice earlier and South Africa once. The 2-1 series win over Australia is Virat Kohli's ninth consecutive as captain, the longest streak by an Indian skipper. |
After UP, Jharkhand bans illegal slaughterhouses | Days after UP government ordered the closure of illegal slaughterhouses, the Jharkhand government on Monday ordered to ban all illegal slaughterhouses in the state within 72 hours. However, the Jharkhand government reportedly doesnât have any record of legal abattoirs in the state. The order came after Hindu Jagran Manch, Bajrang Dal and Jharkhand Gau Raksha Dal demanded the ban. |
Ola to launch electric cabs in select cities in three months | Homegrown ride-hailing startup Ola will be launching electric cabs in select cities in three months, Co-founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has said. The electric cabs will be launched by Ola on an experimental basis. This comes after Ola investor SoftBank Group's Chairman, Masayoshi Son, said in December that Ola may introduce a fleet of 1 million electric cars. |
Spain once held a national sleeping competition | Spain held its first national siesta championship in 2010 in a shopping mall in Madrid. The contest, held by National Association of Friends of the Siesta, aimed to revive the power-napping tradition. Participants were to sleep for 20 minutes, while their pulses were monitored. Points were awarded for how quickly participants fell asleep and the most original sleeping position. |
A restroom in China has 1,000 toilets spanning four storeys | A restroom located at the Yangren Jie amusement park in China spans four storeys and includes about 1,000 toilets. Often referred to as the 'world's largest public restroom', the building features a group of open-air stalls and entertainment options such as music and TV shows. The complex, inspired by ancient Egyptian art, is also called the 'Porcelain Palace'. |
First look of Shraddha, Arjun starrer 'Half Girlfriend' out | The first look of the Shraddha Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor starrer upcoming romantic comedy film 'Half Girlfriend' has been released. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Chetan Bhagat. Arjun will play the character 'Madhav Jha' while Shraddha will portray 'Riya Somani'. Directed by Mohit Suri, the film will release on May 19. |
I'm a little lost, don't know what future has for me: Sunil | Comedian Sunil Grover, in a note shared on Twitter to thank his fans for their love and support, said that he's feeling a little lost and doesn't know what the future holds for him. This comes after reports stated that Sunil is planning to quit 'The Kapil Sharma Show', following his brawl with comedian Kapil Sharma on a flight recently. |
Ashwin 1st in Test history to take 80+ wickets in a season | Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the first bowler in Test cricket history to take over 80 wickets in a single season of Test cricket. The 30-year-old, who has 82 scalps to his name, took 68% of his wickets against top-6 batsmen. The spinner averaged 24 against right-handers, four less than what he averaged against left-handed batsmen. |
Amazon hi-tech store glitches if over 20 people are in it | The test location of Amazon's Go, a store which detects items picked and charges customers through an app, reportedly breaks down if more than 20 people are in it. The technology has trouble following a large number of people with its cameras, sensors and algorithms, the report said. Amazon has been planning to publicly launch the store by March end. |
Uber's self-driving cars return to public roads after crash | Uber's self-driving cars have returned back to the public roads after Uber suspended testing of all such cars following a crash of one of its cars in Arizona. The Uber car had flipped on one of its sides after another car failed to give way to Uber's car. Uber is running self-driving car tests in Arizona, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. |
Flipkart fined â¹15,000 for selling faulty charger worth â¹259 | Flipkart has reportedly been directed by a consumer forum to pay a Hyderabad resident â¹15,000 for selling him a faulty mobile charger worth â¹259 that damaged his phone. The man claims the charger burnt the wires of his phone within 10 minutes of charging. Flipkart contended that it's a mediator between users and sellers, and not responsible for product quality. |
Menstruating womanâs body is impure: Kerala Congress leader | Kerala Congress leader MM Hassan has told a gathering that a menstruating woman's body is impure and she mustn't enter places of worship during this period. "Muslim women don't observe fast during menstruation," he said. His remark prompted a participant to ask him, "If it's blood that is impure, arenât you, me and others also part of that impurity". |
Tesla's rival startup Faraday Future cancels new factory | Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker Tesla's rival Faraday Future has cancelled its plan to build an assembly facility in the US. Faraday had already secured a negotiating agreement with the city council regarding the site to construct the factory. This comes after Faraday had to stop the construction of $1 billion facility in Nevada last year due to cash crunch. |
Event Horizon Telescope to take the first black hole photo | A virtual telescope created with an array of radio telescopes located around the globe is set to image Milky Way's largest known black hole. It is named 'Event Horizon Telescope' after black hole's boundary 'event horizon', through which even light cannot escape. Based on Einstein's theory, scientists expect to see a crescent of light surrounding a black blob. |
Army officers misuse jawans, harass who speak out: Bhushan | Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday said "Army officers misuse jawans for housework, harass those who speak out till they commit suicide and charge journalist who exposed it under the Official Secrets Act". His remark came after a journalist was booked under sections of the Official Secrets Act after she carried out a sting against Sahayak system in the Army. |
Can Muslims in J&K be considered minority, SC asks Centre | The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government to decide whether Muslims in the state can be treated as the minority. "This is a very important issue. You both sit together and take a stand on it," the court said. A PIL has alleged minority benefits are being enjoyed by majority Muslims in the state. |
UAE police install cardboard police car to deter speeding | UAE police installed the cardboard cutout of a police car on a highway in Umm al-Quwain to deter drivers from speeding, according to reports. The fake police car was in place for a few days before it was removed. Indian sales engineer Mohamed Rihan said, "When I passed by I was surprised to find a car-shaped board... with blinking lights." |
Ice-cream maker Vadilal joins HUL in case against Amul's ad | Ice-cream makers Vadilal and Pabraiâs Fresh & Naturelle are joining Hindustan Unilever, which owns the Kwality Wallâs brand, in its case against Amul's latest ice-cream TV commercial. HUL has sought removal of Amul's ad, stating that it is misleading and makes factually incorrect statements. Notably, Amul's ad says, "Eat real ice-cream and not vanaspati-based frozen desserts." |
Sorry to disappoint people but I'm not pregnant: Bipasha | Actress Bipasha Basu, while denying reports that she is expecting her first child with husband Karan Singh Grover, said that the curiosity is "sweet and a tad annoying". "I am sorry to disappoint the people who are so eager for this to happen," she tweeted. Bipasha further said whenever they plan to have a baby, they will share the news. |
Disha Patani stalked by male fan in Delhi | Actress Disha Patani was stalked by a male fan when she was in Delhi for a brand shoot recently. The man reportedly reached Disha's hotel on two consecutive days to meet her and also kept following her to the sets. "I am relieved that the episode is over... It was an unpleasant experience," said Disha. |
500-year-old Ming Dynasty mummies unearthed in China | A tomb containing mummies, believed to be 500 years old and from the Ming Dynasty, has been unearthed by a construction crew in China. The mummies are said to be the remains of the grandchild of Gu Zuo, a Ming Dynasty official, and his wife. Two crystal coffins and a tombstone were also unearthed at the site in Henan province. |
Vijay edges ball, remains not out as Aussies didn't appeal | During the Dharamsala Test against Australia on Tuesday, Indian opener Murali Vijay edged the ball and got caught behind, but remained not out because the Australians did not appeal. During the 12th over of India's second innings, Vijay got some glove on a Pat Cummins delivery which was caught by Matthew Wade. Nobody appealed, but UltraEdge showed a nick. |
Umesh Yadav is the find of the season for India: Ganguly | Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly claims that pacer Umesh Yadav is the Indian cricket team's find of the season, after having picked up 17 wickets in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. "To see an Australia team on the back foot against fast bowling is a great sign", Ganguly said about Umesh's performance in the series. |
True champs let their game do the talking, tweets Gambhir | Reacting to India winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Tuesday, cricketer Gautam Gambhir tweeted, "True champions let their game do all the talking! Congratulations #TeamIndia on sealing a deserved series win!". "*Aus media trying excuses* Pitch?- enough already... Kohli?- not playing... DRS?- we f**ked up too... BCCI?- lol... Dalai lama?- YES! China happy too", tweeted another user. |
Bluetooth speaker that can be used as a frisbee made | A US-based toy company has made Bluetooth speakers which can also be used to play frisbee. Priced at about â¹1,600, the flying disc can sync with a phone, tablet or computer to play music. The waterproof speakers also have buttons to let users control volume, skip songs, and pause or play the music. |
IndiGo launches gym for police personnel in Nagaland | IndiGo on Monday launched a gym for police personnel in Dimapur, Nagaland. The gym, part of IndiGo's FitToFly programme, is equipped with multi-purpose machines and treadmills. IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh said, "Setting up gyms for police personnel is an important move to encourage them to start making choices to live a healthier life by choosing to be holistically fit." |
British man walks from Kanyakumari to Kolkata for charity | British national Patrick Baddeley raised nearly â¹10 lakh for charity by walking over 2,500 kilometres from Kanyakumari to Kolkata. Baddeley started in October, crossing Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to reach Kolkata. He said, "I first went to India as a long-haired student in 1973. Thus began a love affair that has continued to this day." |
India defeat Australia to win Border-Gavaskar Trophy | India defeated Australia by 8 wickets in the fourth Test at Dharamsala on Tuesday to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1. Australia had set India a target of 106, with three Indian bowlers picking up three-wicket hauls. Dharamsala Test is the first win for Ajinkya Rahane as India's captain, who was leading India for the first time in Virat Kohli's absence. |
Elon Musk launches Artificial Intelligence startup Neuralink | Elon Musk, the Founder of aerospace startup SpaceX and Co-founder of Tesla, has launched an Artificial Intelligence startup 'Neuralink', The Wall Street Journal reports. Neuralink will create devices that can be implanted in the human brains to help them keep up with machines. In February, Musk had launched 'The Boring Company', a startup that digs tunnels to avoid traffic. |
Trump congratulates PM Modi for Assembly poll victories | US President Donald Trump on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate him on BJP's recent Assembly election victories. The BJP won elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand outright and formed the governments in Goa and Manipur by forming an alliance with other parties. This was the third publicly known phone conversation between Modi and Trump. |
Trained dogs sniff, detect breast cancer with 100% accuracy | A pair of German Shepherds became 100% accurate in spotting breast cancer with just six months of training, France-based scientists said. The dogs could sniff out cancer from a piece of cloth which had touched the breast of a woman with a tumour. Notably, samples from 31 cancer patients were mixed with samples from three women with no cancer. |
Android Co-founder shows his smartphone startup's 1st device | Android Co-founder Andy Rubin on Monday showed his smartphone startup's first device, which looks like a bezel-less smartphone. Bezel-less smartphones are supposed to have an edge-to-edge display where bezel, the border surrounding the smartphone's display at the edges, does not exist. This comes after SoftBank cancelled $100 million funding to Rubin's startup 'Essential'. |
Our dress code is absolutely not sexist: US airline | United Airlines on Monday said its dress code for pass riders is "absolutely not" sexist after it was slammed for preventing teenage girls in leggings from boarding a flight. It said the dress code, which also bars miniskirts, was for pass riders who are representatives and must be "well-groomed". United Airlines added, "To our regular customers, your leggings are welcome." |
Sena proposes RSS chief Bhagwat for President of India post | The Shiv Sena on Monday suggested that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat should be taken into consideration as the next President of India. "If the dream of a Hindu Rashtra (nation) has to be fulfilled, then Bhagwat should be made the President," Sena leader Sanjay Raut said. Presidential elections are due in July as President Pranab Mukherjee completes his tenure. |
HC orders arrest of man who claimed to be Jaya's 'real son' | Following his claim to be former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's "real son", the Madras High Court on Monday ordered the arrest of Erode resident J Krishnamurthy. He was charged with attempting to cheat the court and forging documents. The man had claimed that he was the only son of Jayalalithaa and that she wanted to introduce him to the public. |
Hindus are one of the largest consumers of meat: SP | The Samajwadi Party has alleged Hindus are one of the largest consumers of meat while accusing the ruling BJP of doing politics of appeasement in UP. "Navaratri has begun and small meat shops will see a drastic 80% fall of its customers and we all know why. Muslims don't celebrate Navaratri, only Hindus do," said SP leader Naresh Agrawal. |
NASA picks 10 SmallSat missions to explore the Solar System | NASA has selected 10 studies to investigate Venus, Earth's moon, asteroids, Mars and outer planets using small satellites. Small satellites or CubeSats weighing less than 180 kgs and measuring 10x10x10 cubic cms would be launched into respective orbits as auxiliary payloads to reduce costs. The study would focus on the evolution, composition and atmospheric variabilities of the planetary bodies. |
Sahitya Akademi winners not eligible to return awards: HC | The Delhi High Court on Monday said that Sahitya Akademi winners were not eligible to return their awards as they were awarded after considerable deliberations. In 2015, several writers, poets and artists had returned their awards protesting against "intolerance and communalism" in the country. A petition was moved in the court demanding punitive action against those who returned their awards. |
Big fish use loopholes to escape law: Bihar judge | Speaking about the limitations of law in dealing with drug racket kingpins, Muzaffarpur's District and Sessions Judge Harendra Nath Tiwari said, "The big sharks get away all the time due to loopholes in the law." "Only small peddlers are caught. These peddlers never disclose the name of their patrons. So, we fail to sentence kingpins," the judge added. |
Kerala CM orders probe into minister's obscene audio clip | The Kerala government on Monday decided to order a judicial probe into the circumstances leading to the resignation of Transport Minister AK Saseendran. The minister had resigned on Sunday after an audio clip emerged showing him allegedly having a lewd conversation with a woman on the phone. However, Saseendran has claimed innocence in the matter. |
Air India staff's statements recorded in Shiv Sena MP row | The Delhi Police on Monday recorded the statements of 15 Air India crew members, including the 60-year-old duty officer who was allegedly assaulted by Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad with a slipper. A senior police officer said CCTV footage of the incident was also obtained. Meanwhile, the Parliament discussed the flying ban several major airlines have imposed on Gaikwad. |
Char Dham pilgrims will have to take alcohol test beforehand | The Uttarakhand government has decided to conduct multiple alcohol tests for pilgrims visiting Char Dham, which includes a pilgrimage to Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines. The pilgrims will also be issued exclusive photo identity cards, which they will have to keep with them throughout the yatra. However, no such restriction will be placed on pilgrims staying at hotels. |
Nigerians thrashed by mob in Greater Noida, MEA seeks report | On Monday, a Nigerian girl was allegedly abducted and several other Africans were beaten up by a mob in Greater Noida after which Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj sought report from the UP government. The locals have accused Africans living in the area of giving drugs to a student who died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday. |
Internet users in India to reach 730 million by 2020: Govt | Referring to National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and Akamai, the Telecom Ministry on Monday said that Internet users in India will reach 730 million by 2020. Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha further said that as per information received from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, there were 391.50 million Internet subscribers in India as of December 31, 2016. |
Aadhaar eliminated 4.4L ghost students getting mid day meals | The linking of Aadhaar with Mid Day Meal schemes has helped the government eliminate 4.4 lakh 'ghost students' registered in Jharkhand, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh. The non-existent students were being shown on the books to acquire more funds from the government's allocation. Under the scheme, the government provides free lunch to students of class I to VIII on working days. |
Manu's flood was real, Saraswati river existed: Experts | As per Indian experts, Manu's flood, which is believed to be a myth, had actually happened and Saraswati river also existed and nurtured human settlements of the Harappan civilisation. As stated in Hindu mythology, Manu was the Earth's first king and the ancestor of all the kings of India. In that era, a great flood had destroyed everything on Earth. |
Spanish court to probe 'state terrorism' by Syrian Prez | A Spanish court will investigate allegations that nine members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security forces committed 'state terrorism' by murdering a truck driver who disappeared in Damascus four years ago. The case has been filed by the victim's sister, who is a Spanish citizen. Notably, this is the first criminal complaint accepted against Assad's regime by a European court. |
Over 76,000 dominoes toppled to set Guinness record | The Guinness World Record for the 'most dominoes toppled in a circle field' was set with 76,017 dominoes at an event in Michigan, United States. Achieved by the 'Incredible Science Machine' team, the feat was part of a larger display lasting over 20 minutes. Eighteen builders, from countries including Austria and Germany, spent 10 days constructing the display. |
Bachchan trolls Brad Hodge over comments on Virat Kohli | Actor Amitabh Bachchan took a dig at former Australian cricketer Brad Hodge for his comments on Virat Kohli. Hodge had said Kohli missed the Dharamsala Test against Australia since the IPL was to start next week. Bachchan slammed Hodge saying Kohli sat out of the Test to show that the team was capable of winning even without him. |
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