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200 missing people reunited with families in U'khand in 2016 | Over 200 people, who were missing or languishing in asylums and other institutions, have been reunited with their families over the last year by the Uttarakhand government. Of these, thirty-eight were staying in asylums, most of whom had recovered from their mental illness. However, several relatives did not appear keen on taking their kin back, an official said. |
H'yana: Women angry over men's alcoholism attack liquor shop | Women angry over alcoholism among men at a village in Haryana's Sonepat district attacked a liquor shop and demanded it to be shifted out of the village. âEvery shop in the village is selling alcohol. Men in our families are selling our crop produce.... for liquor," a woman said. The women also roughed up some drunk men during the protest. |
Not able to meet Yogi over debt, man tries to immolate self | A man, facing a debt of â¹2.50 lakh, tried to immolate himself at the Gorakhnath temple premises in Gorakhpur on Sunday after security personnel did not permit him to meet Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. However, he was caught by the people and later detained at a police station. The man said he had taken the loan for medical treatment. |
20 vultures die after eating drug-infected cattle in Assam | As many as 20 vultures were found dead in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Saturday after they fed on cattle carcasses contaminated with antibiotics. Fifty-two other vultures were rescued and at least 45 of them were able to fly after treatment, officials said. Notably, the cattle in the area were earlier vaccinated following an outbreak of a bovine disease. |
HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri named in world's 30 Best CEOs list | HDFC Bank's Managing Director Aditya Puri has featured on the list of world's 30 best CEOs, published by American financial magazine Barron's. "Puri, 66, has transformed HDFC Bank from a start-up into one of the world's highest-quality banks," Barron's said. Notably, the list also features Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, among others. |
Starbucks staff gets apology note, â¹3,200 from rude customer | A Starbucks employee in the US received $50 (â¹3,200) and a handwritten apology card from his customer, who returned to apologise for her rude behaviour. Earlier, the customer, who ordered multiple drinks, had gotten frustrated when the barista informed her the business was out of drink carriers. In addition, he refused to take her trash due to health code violations. |
Get back private sector's animal spirit: Uday Kotak to govt | Kotak Mahindra's Uday Kotak has said BJP's win in the state polls is positive for economic reforms, and the government should focus on re-activating "animal spirits" of the private sector to invest. "[W]e just need to make sure that we are focused on growing the economy, getting the private sector's animal spirits back, and that will create jobs," Kotak said. |
Sushmita Sen, daughter dance to Ed Sheeran's 'Shape Of You' | Actress Sushmita Sen has shared a video on Instagram in which she and her younger daughter Alisah can be seen dancing to singer Ed Sheeran's song 'Shape Of You'. The two of them can be seen dancing by a pool. Sushmita's elder daughter Renee also features in the video, which shows different moments from Sushmita's vacation with both her daughters. |
I was told coming out as bisexual would end my career: Amber | Actress Amber Heard has said that many people told her that her career would end if she revealed that she identifies as bisexual. "It did impact my career, it was difficult... I was the only one working in this way," she added. Amber further said she never felt it was wrong to identify as bisexual. |
Arjun shares pic with mother on her 5th death anniversary | Actor Arjun Kapoor shared a childhood picture of himself and his sister Anshula with their late mother Mona Kapoor on her fifth death anniversary on Saturday. "Come back na, please," wrote Arjun while sharing the picture on Instagram. Arjun's mother was 48 when she passed away due to cancer on March 25, 2012. |
17 years since Di Canio scored flying tight-angled volley | Playing for West Ham United against Wimbledon on March 26, 2000, Italian striker Paolo Di Canio scored a flying right-footed volley from an acute angle, which is considered among the best strikes in Premier League history. Di Canio managed his jump perfectly to meet Trevor Sinclair's cross-field ball first-time to fire in the volley with the ball at hip height. |
Microsoft sued by 3 users for data loss due to Windows 10 | Three Microsoft users in the US have filed a lawsuit against the company claiming that its Windows 10 update damaged their computers and caused them to lose data. Calling Windows 10 a "defective product", the lawsuit claims that the operating system installed itself onto one of the complainant's computer without consent. Another complainant says Windows 10 left his computer non-functional. |
Apple refuses to help family unlock dead 18-year-old's iPad | The family of an 18-year-old who died of cancer has claimed that technology major Apple has refused to assist them in unlocking an iPad containing his funeral wishes. The British family says that Apple initially asked for a death certificate and later demanded a court order, which a court is "unlikely" to grant since only one company is involved. |
UK asks WhatsApp to open encryption after London attack | UK Home Secretary has said that Facebook-owned WhatsApp should open its encryption to security services after it was revealed that shortly before launching the London parliament attack, the killer had used WhatsApp. "We need to make sure that organisations like WhatsApp don't provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other," she said. |
Bomb survivor who lost leg walks the runway at fashion show | Adrianne Haslet, a Boston Marathon bombing survivor who lost a leg in the attack walked the runway for designer Lesley Hampton at the Vancouver Fashion Week. Adrianne, a professional ballroom dancer, says she has not stopped dancing even after the attack. "I now have a whole new outlook on the possibilities of the future," wrote Adrianne in an Instagram post. |
India wins 73 medals at 2017 Special Olympics | India won 73 medals, including 37 gold, at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, held in Austria from March 14-25. The Indian contingent, known as the Special Olympics Bharat, also won 10 silver and 26 bronze medals in disciplines including alpine skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, among others. The event featured over 2,600 intellectually disabled athletes from 105 countries. |
Google Co-founders have a salary of $1 | Google Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin agreed to an annual salary of $1 during the second quarter of 2004. Page and Brin, who reportedly had a â¹98 lakh ($150,000) salary prior to the decision, stated that their primary compensation would come from stake in Google. Page, who turned 44 on Sunday, has a net worth of about $40 billion. |
Hot and cold water sound different when poured | Hot and cold water sound different when poured because of the difference in viscosity, the state of being thick due to internal friction. Cold water is more viscous than hot water, which means that its molecules cling to one another, making it relatively sticky. When water is heated, the water molecules begin to move around rapidly, making water runnier. |
World's first film studio was built in Thomas Edison's lab | 'Black Maria', which was built in 1893 on the grounds of American inventor Thomas Edison's laboratories in New Jersey, is known to be the world's first film studio. At the studio, Edison made short films for use in his Kinetoscope, a peep-show machine. The studio, which could revolve to face the Sun's direction, cost about â¹41,000 ($637.67) to build. |
India wins archery team gold at Asia Cup | India's men's archery team won a gold medal in the men's compound event at the 2017 Asia Cup Stage 2 in Bangkok on Saturday. The third-seeded trio of Shivansh Awasthi, Robert Singh Keithellakpam and Aman Saini edged out top-seeded Iran 231-230 in the final to emerge champions. Meanwhile, India's women's recurve team won the silver at the competition. |
âMicrosoft accused of exposing sensitive docs on its website | A security researcher has accused Microsoft of allowing anyone to search for users' sensitive files on its document sharing site 'Docs.com'. The researcher claimed users didn't realise that documents like password lists and credit card statements were published publicly by default. Microsoft pulled the search feature from its website later, but the files were still cached in Google search results. |
Startup fixes doorbell that accidentally sent data to China | Los Angeles-based startup Ring has issued a patch for its internet-connected doorbells that were accidentally sending data to China. Ring CTO Joshua Roth said that audio data of only 20 milliseconds was routed to Chinese internet giant Baidu's servers intermittently. A consulting firm hired to audit the device classified the issue as a "harmless bug" rather than a vulnerability. |
IBM files patent for drone that acts as a dog-sitter | Technology company IBM has filed a patent for a drone that can act like a pet-sitter or trainer when the owner is away. The proposed drone could feed, train, and prevent pets from damaging the house. It could also play with the pet using internet-connected toys and issue a "vocalised command" in the owner's voice if the pet misbehaves. |
Bentley takes 57.7 billion-pixel image of its car | Bentley has released a 57.7 billion-pixel image of luxury sports sedan Flying Spur W12 S taken from a camera suspended 264 metres up the Cayan Tower, one of Dubai's tallest buildings. NASA-derived technology was used for image, which took 48 hours and 1,825 frames to create. It can be zoomed-in till the letter 'B' is clearly visible on the car. |
Slaughterhouses with valid licence won't be touched: UP CM | Newly-appointed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday clarified that those slaughterhouses that are operating with a valid licence in the state would not be touched. "Those which are violating the orders of the NGT (National Green Tribunal) and playing with the health of the public would not be spared," Adityanath further asserted. |
Depression needs expression, not suppression: PM Modi | Addressing the 30th edition of his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that depression needed expression and not suppression. "We are fortunate to have been raised in joint families, it ends any chance of...depression," he said. PM Modi also said it is good to share your feelings with others if feeling depressed. |
Environmentalist seeks FIR for 'attempt to murder' on Yamuna | Following Uttarakhand High Court order declaring rivers Ganga and Yamuna as living entities, an Agra-based environmentalist has asked the police to register a case against those guilty of "attempting to murder" the Yamuna. The man, identified as Brij Khandelwal, has blamed officials of various departments for "attempting to kill the river by slow poison". |
Boeing supplier fined â¹3cr on discrimination against Muslims | Boeing and Airbus Group's supplier Electroimpact has been fined $485,000 (over â¹3 crore) after an investigation alleged it had a discriminatory hiring policy. The investigation found that Electroimpact and its founder refused to hire Muslim applicants and "engaged in religious and/or national origin harassment". However, Electroimpact has said it did not conform to its founder's personal views. |
Heineken beer defends red star logo after Hungary ban threat | Dutch brewer Heineken has rejected accusations from Hungary that its red star is a communist symbol, stating brewers have used the logo since Middle-Ages. "[T]he red Heineken star has no political meaning whatsoever, and we use the same brand symbols across the world," it said. Notably, Hungary wants to outlaw symbols like the Nazi swastika or the communist red star. |
Ed Sheeran forgets lyrics during live performance | Singer Ed Sheeran forgot the lyrics of his new song 'What Do I Know?' from his latest album '÷' (Divide) during a live performance. He laughed off the mistake and continued singing. "Ed Sheeran's mistake was literally the cutest thing," reacted a Twitter user. Others said he seemed to be "rushing" during the performance. |
Leave this nautanki, grow a spine: Ahsaan to Sunil Grover | Comedian Ahsaan Qureshi has asked Sunil Grover to grow a spine and "leave this nautanki" over the latter's "don't act like God" comment to Kapil Sharma. Ahsaan said, "If you don't have the guts to speak because you think he won't take you again...that means he is your God." Ahsaan added that Kapil and Grover's fight can't be taken seriously. |
Swara Bhaskar writes open letter to sexism | Actress Swara Bhaskar read out an open letter written to sexism at a recent event. She started by saying how she met sexism the day she was born when her grandmother asked her father if the newborn baby girl was fair or dark. Describing sexism as a 'stalker', she added that it has followed her everywhere in her life. |
All DRS reviews taken in 4th Test have been unsuccessful | The fourth Test between India and Australia witnessed no DRS reviews till the second day's second session, after which the teams took a total of four reviews, all unsuccessful. Australia took three reviews in the second and third session, while India took one in the third session. |
Jadeja 3rd to post 500+ runs, 50+ wickets in one Test season | Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, on Sunday, became the third cricketer in Test cricket history to score over 500 runs and pick over 50 wickets in a single season of Test cricket. The feat was previously achieved by former Indian captain Kapil Dev in 1979-80 and former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson in 2008-09. |
Kashmiris in UAE organise IPL-like Kashmir Super League | Kashmiris in UAE organised an IPL-like T20 league called the Kashmir Super League, the second edition of which concluded recently. The league started in January with 14 teams consisting of 200 Kashmiri players, and was inaugurated by Indian cricketer Parvez Rasool. The teams were named after different regions in Kashmir and reportedly attracted sponsorship worth 10,000 dirhams (â¹1.8 lakh). |
Maxwell's broken bat to be exhibited at his junior club | Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell's bat, which was broken by an Umesh Yadav delivery in the Ranchi Test last week, will be displayed at the player's former club South Belgrave. Talking about the bat, with which he scored his maiden Test ton, Maxwell revealed he found it lying in his garage and put it in his kit since it "sounded good". |
Mid-air backheel assist sets up Ronaldo's long-range goal | Portugal national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a left-footed long-range effort after his teammate André Silva provided a mid-air backheel assist on an aerial long ball, in Portugal's 3-0 friendly win over Hungary on Sunday. The 32-year-old also scored a freekick from the side of the penalty box, claiming his 70th career goal for Portugal. |
India end Day 2 at 248/6, trail Australia by 52 runs | India ended day two of the Dharamsala Test against Australia at 248/6, trailing by 52 runs with KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara both scoring half-centuries. Spinner Nathan Lyon picked up four wickets, while pacers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood got a scalp each for Australia. Ravindra Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha remained unbeaten at 16 and 10 respectively at stumps. |
Four of Corbett's tigers to get new home | The National Tiger Conservation Authority has asked the Uttarakhand Forest Department to speed up the ground work to relocate four tigers from the highly congested Corbett landscape to Rajaji National Park. Interestingly, this will mark the first time tigers will be relocated in India to a habitat already home to the animals. The Rajaji National Park has nearly 15 tigers. |
Food startup sued for making kiosks inaccessible to blind | San Francisco-based food startup Eatsa has been sued by a non-profit organisation for not making its high-tech tablet-equipped ordering kiosks accessible to blind people. The lawsuit argued that though the technology to make touchscreens usable for blind and low-vision customers is available, Eatsa neglected to add these features. It further stated that the negligence is a civil rights violation. |
Satellite images show Arctic lakes 'bubbling' with methane | Satellite images have shown that over 200 lakes in the Siberian Arctic region are 'bubbling' with methane gas, which is responsible for contributing towards the greenhouse effect. Russian researchers say that the lakes have craters or funnels on their floor that emit previously frozen methane gas. The lakes could be a threat to nearby extraction facilities, scientists believe. |
Gunmen barge into govt employee's house, set car on fire | Unidentified gunmen barged into a government employee's house in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district and set fire to a car belonging to one of his relatives, police said on Sunday. The official, Mohammad Subhan Bhat, who works in the Baramulla District Jail, was not present in his house when the incident took place on Saturday night. |
Government to make Aadhaar must for driving license: Reports | In order to check the cases of fraudulent driving licences, the Centre has reportedly planned to ask states to make Aadhaar identification mandatory for new licences and renewal of old licences. The new rule is likely to be implemented from October. The move comes after the government recently proposed making Aadhaar mandatory for filing Income Tax returns and PAN applications. |
Google Co-founder once suggested accepting goats as payment | Google Co-founder Larry Page is believed to have suggested accepting goats as a form of legitimate payment from those seeking to buy Google ads in Uzbekistan. When Google was introducing its ad system, Page reportedly suggested Google could take the local currency of countries, as a solution to help develop a payment infrastructure. Notably, Larry Page turned 44 on Sunday.n |
Indian Army has record for most people on a moving motorbike | The most people on one moving motorcycle is 56 and was achieved by the Indian Army Corps of Signals 'Daredevils' Display Team, according to the Guinness World Records. The men rode on a modified Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle for a distance of 1,100 metres. They established the record in Jabalpur in December 2013. |
High-tech toilet maker invites people to pee in new showroom | Japan's largest toilet maker Toto has opened a high-tech experiential showroom called 'Concept 190' in San Francisco, where it has invited people to pee and poo to experience its different toilet seats. On entering the bathroom, the lights turn on and the toilet seat lifts up automatically. During the demo, space sceneries are also projected on the bathroom walls. |
Censor Board orders Sony TV to not air 'The Danish Girl' | The Censor Board has asked Sony Pictures Network's channel Sony Le PLEX HD to cancel the broadcast of Oscar-winning film 'The Danish Girl'. The biographical film stars Eddie Redmayne in the leading role portraying Lili Elbe, one of the first known people to undergo sex reassignment surgery. The Board said the film's subject is unsuitable for children. |
Maha govt wants to increase height of Shivaji memorial | The Maharashtra government wants to increase the height of the Shivaji memorial from 192 metres to 210 metres, Shivaji memorial committee chairperson Vinayak Mete said. "We want the tallest structure for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj," Mete said. The decision was taken so the structure could be taller than a 208-metre Buddha statue being erected in China, according to reports. |
AAP claims receiving death threats from Jaitley's legal team | The AAP on Sunday claimed that they had received death threats from Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's legal team during court proceedings in the defamation suit filed against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. "Such death threats were given while the proceeding was going on...if this is the process of justice, it is shocking state of affairs," AAP leader Raghav Chadha said. |
Sonia, Rahul oppose Swamy's plea in National Herald case | Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Saturday opposed BJP MP Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking to summon witnesses in the National Herald case. The Congress leaders contended that Swamy's plea was "in the nature of a fishing and roving enquiry which is not permissible in law". Meanwhile, Swamy has sought more time to prepare the argument. |
My lions are hungry, don't go near them: Akhilesh to UP CM | Amid the crackdown on slaughterhouses, ex-UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has cautioned his successor Yogi Adityanath not to go near his lions as they would be hungry. The Akhilesh-led government had "imported" Gujarat lions for the Etawah Lion Safari project. Around â¹1 lakh is reportedly spent monthly on the upbringing of each pair of animals, which are currently being fed chicken. |
Tulsidas never accepted Akbar as ruler: Yogi Adityanath | UP CM Yogi Adityanath, while addressing a gathering in Gorakhpur on Sunday, said that Hindu poet Tulsidas never accepted Mughal emperor Akbar as ruler because he always considered Lord Ram as his ruler. He further said that though it is widely believed that Akbar was a generous ruler, he once tried to influence Tulsidas to change his faith. |
Nilekani, Helion Founder to set up â¹655 crore startup fund | Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani and Helion Venture Partners' Co-founder Sanjeev Aggarwal are reportedly setting up a venture capital fund with a corpus of â¹655 crore. The fund will focus on investing in mid-stage startups. The fund will primarily consist personal capital of both Nilekani and Aggarwal, and the rest will be pooled in by their friends and families. |
Uttarakhand leopards fed chickens due to shortage of beef | Leopards at Uttarakhand's Chidiyapur rescue centre, located on the outskirts of Haridwar, are being fed chickens due to the shortage of beef after the crackdown on illegal slaughterhouses in UP. As per Forest Department officials, the leopards need 6 kg of protein and fat rich meat. Being a Hindu pilgrimage centre, there are no slaughterhouses or meat shops in Haridwar. |
Can't be parasite on husband's earnings: Court tells woman | A Delhi court has told a woman, seeking enhancement in the monthly interim maintenance awarded to her in a domestic violence case, that she cannot be a parasite on her husband's earnings. The woman had sought enhancement of â¹19,500 in monthly interim maintenance. "The appellant herself is a well-educated lady...more qualified than her husband...she can earn herself," the court observed. |
1 killed, 14 injured as gunman open fires in a US nightclub | One person was killed and at least fourteen others were injured on Sunday after a gunman opened fire in a Cincinnati nightclub in Ohio, US, according to reports. The shooter is reportedly on the run after the incident at the Cameo Club. However, Cincinnati police have confirmed that they have launched a homicide investigation into the attack. |
Man sprays water from mouth for nearly 1 min, sets record | A 20-year-old from Ethiopia sprayed water from his mouth continuously for 56.36 seconds, setting the Guinness World Record for spraying water for the longest time. Medical student Kirubel Yilma, who drank numerous bottles of water before the attempt, said he can regurgitate water from his stomach. "I have the knowledge of how to use my muscles effectively," he added. |
Tesco to unlock all trolleys as it misses new coin deadline | UK-based supermarket chain Tesco will unlock one lakh of its coin-operated trolleys as it failed to convert them in time for the new £1 coins. It is feared this will encourage shoppers not to return trolleys as they won't have an incentive. Britain already witnessed a surge in the number of abandoned carts after the plastic bag tax was introduced. |
Contestants spend yr on TV show not knowing it was scrapped | The contestants of TV show Eden spent a year in Scotland's wilderness without knowing the channel took their show off air after only four episodes. Eden was billed as a social experiment wherein 23 strangers were tasked with building a community away from technology. The contestants returned to find Britain is leaving EU and there is a new Prime Minister. |
Reliance Industries to challenge SEBI's one year ban | Reliance Industries has termed the Securities and Exchange Board of India's order in the Reliance Petroleum case as "unjustifiable sanctions", saying it would move the Securities Appellate Tribunal to challenge the order. Notably, SEBI imposed a one-year ban on Reliance Industries for tradingâ in equity derivatives futures and options over a decade-long unfair trading practices case. |
Sandwich chain slammed for offering teen workers food as pay | Sandwich chain Pret A Manger has been forced to backtrack on a work experience scheme which would have offered 16-18 year olds free sandwiches instead of pay. This came after social media backlash, following which the company pledged to pay participants, instead of just giving them free food. It had launched the scheme for 500 UK teenagers amid staff shortages. |
Ali Asgar to quit The Kapil Sharma Show: Reports | According to reports, comedian Ali Asgar, who is one of the cast members in The Kapil Sharma Show, is set to quit the show following the brawl between Kapil and Sunil Grover. Kapil had reportedly misbehaved with Ali as well on the flight. Reports have added that Ali will be seen in a show named 'Trideviyaan' after quitting Kapil's show. |
Dwayne Johnson chokes up in emotional video message for fan | Actor Dwayne Johnson choked up while sharing a video message for a 13-year-old terminally-ill fan from Hawaii, US. "I wish we could hang out and talk like your wish was... [Y]ou're... one of the most amazing kids... I've ever spoken to," said Dwayne. "You are stronger than I will ever be... You inspire every single person around you," he added. |
'Baahubali 2' edit room monitored by CCTV cameras: Reports | According to reports, the editing room of upcoming film 'Baahubali 2' is being monitored by CCTV cameras to guard the film against any form of piracy and digital leaks. Only seven people are reportedly allowed to access the editing room. Crew members are also put through a strict checking procedure before they are allowed to exit the premises, reports added. |
Jordan used to bet â¹2 cr on a single golf putt: Ex-teammate | Basketball player Michael Jordan's former USA teammate Charles Barkley has said the former used to bet amounts like $300,000 (almost â¹2 crore) on a single golf putt during games. "We'd be playing golf with certain people, for a couple hundred dollars a hole...He's like, 'Pick that up, Charles,'...I'm like, 'How much is that putt for?' He's like, '$300,000'," added Barkley. |
Ferrari's Vettel wins season opener at Australian Grand Prix | Ferrari's Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel began the Formula One season with a win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finished the race in the second and third places respectively. The win, which was Vettel's 43rd career win, was his first Australian Grand Prix win since he last won it in 2011. |
Fans vote to name US soccer team 'Footy McFooty Face' | Fans are voting in an online poll to choose the name of a San Diego team in USA's Major League Soccer, with 'Footy McFooty Face' leading the poll. McFooty has garnered over 6,300 votes, while San Diego Surf is second with almost 1,500 votes. Polling is on till March 31, with top 10 names being sent for review. |
Long live the wrist spinners, tweets Warne on Kuldeep | Following India's debutant spinner Kuldeep Yadav's four-wicket haul in the Dharamsala Test against Australia, Shane Warne tweeted, "Long live the wrist spinners." Kuldeep had called Warne his idol crediting him for his first international wicket, that of David Warner on a 'flipper' taught to him by Warne. Warne added he was "aways happy to help young spinners". |
Pujara records most runs by an Indian in a Test season | Cheteshwar Pujara has recorded most runs by an Indian in one Test season, going past Gautam Gambhir's 1,269 runs in 2008-09, during the Dharamsala Test against Australia on Sunday. Pujara is now second on the overall list, going past former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden, and only behind ex-Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting, who leads the list with 1,483 runs in 2005-06. |
Uber suspends all self-driving car tests after crash | Uber on Saturday suspended all of its self-driving car tests on public streets after one of its self-driving cars crashed in Arizona. No serious injuries were caused in the accident where another car failed to give way to Uber's car, making it flip on its side. The tests will remain suspended until the investigation into the crash is completed. |
Union against keeping banks open on all days till April 1 | The All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) is protesting against RBI's decision to keep banks open on all holidays till April 1 to facilitate tax collection. "There are four working days between March 25-31, which is more than enough," the union said. It further stated the bank employees won't be able to celebrate Navaratri, Ugadi, Gudi Padwa and other festivals. |
WB tops list of maximum human trafficking cases: Officials | Out of the total 8,132 human trafficking cases registered across the country in 2016, West Bengal reported the most with 3,576 cases, followed by Rajasthan with 1,422 cases, according to government officials. The two states were followed by Gujarat with 548 cases and Maharashtra with 517 cases. Delhi's data has improved in comparison with its data in 2015. |
What are the new rules under the Finance Bill? | The Finance Bill 2017, which has been passed by the Lok Sabha, comes with a number of amendments, including imposing a limit of â¹2 lakh on cash transactions. The Bill also makes Aadhaar mandatory for filing Income Tax returns and for getting a PAN. Further, the Bill enables Income Tax officers to raid homes without providing any reason. |
Wearable for dating alerts users when they are stared at | Four designers have together created a wearable for dating purposes called 'Ripple' that alerts users whenever they are being stared at by someone. To be worn on the shoulders, the wearable vibrates when staring is detected via a pair of onboard cameras. If the attraction is mutual, the tentacles on the wearable move in reaction to the other person's gaze. |
I promised to break limbs of those who kill cows: BJP MLA | BJP MLA Vikram Saini from Khatauli in UPâs Muzaffarnagar has said he had promised to break limbs of those who disrespect and kill cows. He further reportedly said he'll break limbs of even those who don't feel proud while saying Vande Mataram. Notably, Saini was accused of making an inflammatory speech during the Muzaffarnagar riot and was sent to jail. |
What about online Romeos who troll, abuse? asks Congress | Reacting to the anti-Romeo squads formed in Uttar Pradesh, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday asked, "What about online Romeos who troll and abuse for opposing their viewpoint". "Any task force for them (online Romeos)?" he tweeted. Notably, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has directed the officials to lay down clear guidelines for anti-Romeo squads. |
Development for all, appeasement of none in UP: Adityanath | Addressing a gathering at Gorakhpur for the first time after assuming CM's office, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said there'll be development for everyone and appeasement of none in UP. "Our government will make sure the last man of society is taken care of," he said. He also urged his supporters to never take law into their hands. |
Bugatti launches limited-edition bicycle at â¹25.5 lakh | French carmaker Bugatti has launched a limited-edition bicycle with luxury bikemaker PG priced at over â¹25.5 lakh. The bicycle, which weighs less than 5 kg, has a shock absorption bar and aerodynamic tubing. The company also notes that the bike "is a piece of sports equipment which is not intended to be used on public roads." |
Elon Musk jokes about Tesla car models forming word 'S3X' | Electric vehicle maker Tesla's Co-founder Elon Musk recently joked about the company's different car model names, Model S, Model 3 and Model X, collectively forming the word 'S3X'. Musk's initial plan was to form the word 'SEXY' with Tesla cars' model names. However, Tesla's Model E was renamed to Model 3 after Ford sued Tesla to block Model E trademark. |
Yepme employees allege salary delays, forced resignations | A group of six Yepme employees has approached Gurugram's labour commissioner alleging salary delays and forced resignations. The employees claimed their salaries haven't been paid for the last three months and they have been asked to resign without any prior notice. They further alleged the employees who quit Yepme in past six months are yet to get their final settlements. |
Genital mutilation woman's choice: Dawoodi Bohra leader | Syedna Taher Fakruddin, who claims to be religious leader of Dawoodi Bohra community, has said the choice of going for female genital mutilation should be left to the woman only after she becomes an adult. "While the Sharia law has a provision for female genital mutilation, it shouldn't be performed on a woman until she becomes an adult," he stated. |
B'desh founder Mujibur Rahman's statue anti-Islam: ABMYF | The All Bengal Minority Youth Federation (ABMYF) has demanded the removal of Bangladesh's founder Mujibur Rahman's statue from the government-run Baker hostel in Kolkata, calling it "anti-Islamic". "Since the hostel has a mosque in its premises, such a statue could not be allowed," said ABMYF. The statue was installed by the then Left government in 1998.n |
Wastage of food is unfortunate: PM on 'Mann Ki Baat' | Addressing the 30th edition of his radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi said that "wastage of food is unfortunate" and "several youngsters are using technology to prevent it". Further speaking on Swachh Bharat, Modi said, "People of India are getting angry as far as dirt is concerned and this is a welcome sign." |
Senegal Islamic TV channel accidentally broadcasts porn | A Senegal-based Islamic channel, which generally broadcasts religious programmes including prayer sessions, played half an hour of a porn film on Monday afternoon. Following this, the media watchdog of the West African country demanded the privately run Touba TV channel to explain the "unacceptable mistake". Meanwhile, Touba TV called the incident "a criminal act by people with a hidden agenda." |
Teacher to attempt half marathon world record in viola dress | Alistair Rutherford, a music teacher from Birmingham, is attempting to break the Guinness world record for fastest half marathon run while dressed as a musical instrument. Alistair is dressing up as a viola and will compete in the Liverpool half marathon on April 2 to raise money for the poor in Johannesburg. His custom-made costume is produced from lightweight foam. |
Himesh signs 5-yr-old reality show contestant for a song | Music composer Himesh Reshammiya has signed a five-year-old reality show contestant Jayash Kumar for a song. He added, "After hearing him reciting the Hanuman Chalisa on stage, I felt he could be the next big singer in the industry." Previously, Himesh has signed reality show contestants like Palak Muchhal and Vinit Singh to sing for Bollywood films. |
Will shift my film release to avoid clash with Aamir's: Dutt | Actor Sanjay Dutt has said that he wants to change the release date of his comeback film 'Bhoomi' to avoid a clash with Aamir Khan's film 'Secret Superstar'. "Aamir is a dear friend and I wouldn't want my comeback film to be pitted against his. In this industry, we should all make an effort to help each other," said Sanjay. |
In Pictures: Earth Hour 2017 | A photo gallery showcases pictures of cities, including New Delhi and Gurgaon, submerged in darkness during Earth Hour 2017 on Saturday. Several landmarks, including the Vilnius Cathedral in Lithuania and Eiffel Tower in Paris, had turned off their lights. Earth Hour is an annual environmental event which encourages people to turn off non-essential lights for an hour. |
Amputee man adopts amputee dog | An amputee in the US has adopted an amputee dog. Bob Padilla, who lost his leg to diabetes, has adopted a two-year-old dog named Minmi. Padilla and his wife, who recently lost their dog, heard that an anonymous donor who paid for Minmi's treatment wanted an amputee to adopt her. Padilla said, "what bigger sign could you get than that?" |
Dhawan posts ton, Kulkarni takes hat-trick in India B's win | India B's Shikhar Dhawan scored a ton while pacer Dhawal Kulkarni bagged a hat-trick in India B's 23-run win over India A in the Deodhar Trophy. Dhawan's 128(122) helped India B reach 327/8 in 50 overs. Kulkarni dismissed Shardul Thakur off the 47th over's last ball before dismissing Deepak Hooda and Siddarth Kaul off the 49th over's first two balls. |
I didnât think Sachin will become this big: Richard Hadlee | Former New Zealand all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee has said he did not foresee Sachin Tendulkar doing well when they played against each other towards the end of Hadlee's career. "In 1990, Sachin was just a kid. He scored an impressive 80 as far as I remember...back then I didn't think he'd become as big as he eventually did," said Hadlee. |
Bhogle takes a dig at Aus media over Kohli, pitch comments | Commentator Harsha Bhogle took a dig at Australian media who have been criticising Indian pitches and Virat Kohli since the start of Australia's tour. Bhogle listed positives from the Dharamsala Test and mocked Aussie media saying "wonder what the tabloids will search for now" to criticise about the Test. Australian newspapers had also accused Indian curators of "pitch doctoring". |
20-yr-old scores 70pts breaking Jordan's record, still loses | NBA player Devin Booker scored 70 points out of his team Phoenix Suns' total of 120 in their match against Boston Celtics on Friday. The 20-year-old became the sixth player in NBA history to score 70 points in a game, also beating Michael Jordan's personal best individual score of 69 points. Booker's previous best was 39, which he reached thrice. |
Pilot to face trial in unnatural sex case: Delhi HC | A private airline's pilot will go on trial for allegedly having unnatural sex with a former air hostess of the carrier, the Delhi High Court said while absolving him of rape charges. According to the woman, the pilot approached her months after she quit. The court said there was no occasion for him to establish physical relations using his position. |
Tiger crushed to death by earthmover used to trap it | A tiger in Uttarakhand died after being crushed by a JCB machine (earthmover), a committee has said. It said the National Tiger Conservation Authority-approved standard operation procedure, which does not include using earthmovers to trap tigers, was not followed. The tiger had killed two people, following which forest department officials tranquilised and tried to capture it with an earthmover. |
4 ex-bank officials booked for cheating bank of â¹209 crore | The CBI on Saturday booked four former officials of Syndicate Bank and six others for cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy and causing â¹209 crore loss to the state-run bank. The accused had availed home loans and credit from Syndicate Bank on the basis of forged and fabricated documents. These funds were fraudulently transferred to the companies owned by the accused persons. |
Supreme Court to go paperless in 6 months: CJI | Chief Justice JS Khehar has said the Supreme Court will go paperless in six to seven months in a bid to save funds and make the judiciary eco-friendly. He further said the apex court will collect all the records electronically from the lower courts and the high courts so that there is no need to file hard copies. |
At least 3 killed, 30 injured in blast in Bangladesh | At least three people were killed, including a policeman, while 30 others were wounded on Saturday evening in two explosions in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The explosions were targetted at people and police officials who were witnessing an over 30-hour-long gunfight between extremists and commandos. Earlier on Friday, a man had blown himself up in front of a checkpoint near Dhaka Airport. |
Why has Reliance been barred from trading in futures? | Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) was barred from trading in futures market for a year over stake sale in Reliance Petroleum (RPL). In 2007, RIL sold 4.1% stake in RPL, but shares were first 'short-sold' in futures market to avoid a fall in RPL stocks. Short sale means selling shares with plans to buy them back later at lower prices. |
Was stopped from entering my own studio at Times Now: Arnab | TV news anchor Arnab Goswami has said he was told he could not do the programme two days before leaving Times Now. "18th November was my last day, I was not allowed to enter my own studio," Goswami added. "When you build an institution and are not allowed to enter your own studio, you feel sad," the journalist further said. |
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