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Mukesh Bansal quits Swiggy board over 'conflict of interest' | Mukesh Bansal, the Co-founder of health and fitness startup CureFit, has stepped down from food delivery startup Swiggy's board over a 'conflict of interest' as his own startup is looking to enter the food delivery space. Bansal had joined Swiggy's board six months ago. Also the Co-founder of Myntra, Bansal started CureFit with former Flipkart executive Ankit Nagori in 2016. |
Bihar CM unveils startup policy, announces â¹500 crore fund | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar released the state's startup policy at the Bihar Entrepreneurship Summit on Tuesday. "We have given the youth and entrepreneurs a revised startup policy, and set up a â¹500-crore fund to encourage and facilitate entrepreneurship," the Chief Minister said. Kumar also asked the shortlisting committee for the funding applications to be more communicative to ensure transparency. |
Cannibalism existed in Spain 10,000 years ago: Study | Spain-based archaeologists have found evidence of cannibalism existing around 10,000 years ago from human remains in caves near Valencia. The marks made with tools of stone, teeth, fire on the remains suggest man-eating behaviour among groups of hunters. The discovery raises questions over nourishment, ritual practices and the use of violence between prehistoric hunters of Spain, researchers said. |
Aadhaar may become the only identity card in future: Jaitley | Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said Aadhaar may become the only identity card in future, replacing all other types of identity cards like Voter ID and PAN. "Almost every tax-paying family has Aadhaar. Now 98% adults have Aadhaar and 108 crore Aadhaars have been issued," Jaitley added. This comes after Aadhaar was made compulsory for filing Income Tax returns. |
Justice Karnan to go on hunger strike in four cities | Calcutta HC Justice CS Karnan has announced that he will observe hunger strikes in Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Lucknow, demanding the restoration of his administrative and judicial work. "The agitation will also be on the demand for withdrawal of suo motu contempt proceedings against Justice Karnan and recall of warrant issued against him," his lawyer said. |
Germany to clear 50,000 gays convicted under Nazi-era law | The German government has approved a bill to overturn the convictions of 50,000 men sentenced for homosexuality under a Nazi-era law which remained in force after the Second World War. If the law is passed, about 5,000 men convicted under the old law, who are still alive, will receive a â¬3,000 compensation and â¬1,500 for each year spent in jail. |
Russian fights 2 store burglars; goes back to drinking beer | A video of a middle-aged Russian man fighting off two armed burglars who tried to rob a store while he was drinking his beer has emerged online. The robbers attempted to rob the store at gunpoint before the middle-aged man tackled the armed robber while enduring punches to the head from the other robber. |
May change Sidhu's ministry if he continues TV work: Singh | Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has said Navjot Singh Sidhu's ministry might have to be changed if he wants to continue working in TV. "If it's permissible then we have no issue. Otherwise, he has Culture Ministry and we may have to change his portfolio," Singh said. Sidhu earlier said there was no conflict of interest due to his TV work. |
Saif buys â¹25 crore flat for Kareena's mother Babita: Report | As per reports, Saif Ali Khan has bought an apartment in Mumbai, estimated to cost â¹25 crore, for his mother-in-law Babita Kapoor. Babita will reportedly be moving from her current flat in Union Park, a few buildings away from Karan Johar's home, to the new four bedroom apartment. Her new apartment will be close to her elder daughter Karisma's residence. |
Not sure if Kohli knows how to spell sorry: Cricket Aus Head | Cricket Australia Chief James Sutherland has mocked Virat Kohli, saying he is not sure if the latter knows how to spell 'sorry'. Sutherland was responding to a query on whether the Indian captain should apologise to Steve Smith for the DRS controversy. He added he hoped the players have "a bit of a laugh" at the end of the series. |
Kerala youth leader who criticised Rahul quits Congress | After criticising Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's leadership in the recent assembly elections, Kerala Youth Congress leader CR Mahesh resigned from the party on Wednesday. "It doesn't mean that I am eying another party. I am fed up with politics of groupism," he said. Following this announcement, Congress leadership suspended Mahesh from the party citing indiscipline. |
Madhya Pradesh assembly adjourned over Geography book row | Madhya Pradesh assembly was adjourned for the day on Wednesday following uproar over a college geography textbook describing Gond tribal group as cow-slayers and beef-eaters. The issue was raised by Congress' Leader of Opposition Ajay Singh, stating it was highly objectionable and amounted to an insult to the Gond tribals. Singh also demanded a statement from CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. |
India open to ties in terror-free environment: Prez to Pak | On the eve of Pakistan's National Day, President Pranab Mukherjee said India is committed to building ties with Pakistan in an environment free from terror and violence, in his message to his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain. President Mukherjee, on behalf of the Indian government and people, also extended greetings to Hussain on the occasion. |
Is this a school, Lok Sabha Speaker asks noisy MPs | Asking the MPs to remain silent and bring order in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday said, "What is happening? Is this a school?" Noisy scenes erupted immediately in the House after PM Narendra Modi left at the end of the Question Hour. The Lok Sabha had witnessed complete order during the first hour of business. |
Congolese warlord sentenced over witness bribing at ICC | Former Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and warlord, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has been sentenced by International Criminal Court (ICC) to a year in jail for bribing witnesses during an earlier war crimes trial. Bemba, who was also fined â¬300,000 (over â¹2 crore), is already serving an 18-year sentence for war crimes committed by his troops. |
UK database to record 'zombie' effect of designer drugs | The UK has created a national database listing the 'zombie' effects of illegal psychoactive drugs for doctors to swiftly detect any new kinds of synthetic narcotics and to keep them updated with the relevant treatments. This comes amid concerns over the use of psychoactive substances which are reportedly cheaper than drugs such as heroin, but physically and psychologically more addictive. |
Time-lapse videos show growth of Chinese cities in 30 years | Time-lapse videos show the growth of Chinese cities including Shenzhen and Zhongshan, which three decades ago were barely on the map. In 1985, the population of Shenzhen was 1,75,000, which rose to over 1 crore in 2015, a 6,100% increase. Meanwhile, Zhongshan had over 3 lakh people in 1985, and it rose to over 37 lakh in 2015, up 1,200%. |
US girl sexually assaulted as 40 watched on Facebook Live | A 15-year-old girl in Chicago, US was sexually assaulted by around five men on Facebook Live, and none of the 40 people who watched the live video reported the attack. The incident came to light after the girl's mother approached the police with snapshots of the assault. The girl, who had been missing since Sunday, was reunited with her family. |
Video: Young girl steals Pope Francis's skullcap | A video of a young girl has emerged in which she steals Pope Francis's skullcap, known as 'zucchetto', as he bent down to give her a kiss on the cheek. The girl had flown to Italy from the US with her parents to spend some time with her godfather, who took them to the Vatican for the Pope's general audience. |
UN asks UK to suspend work at Hinkley Point nuclear plant | The UN has asked the UK to suspend work at the Hinkley Point nuclear plant over the government's failure to consult its European neighbours about its environmental impacts. Notably, Chinese nuclear firm CGN agreed to fund one-third of the French utility firm EDF-led project that costs £18 billion, if it is allowed to develop its own reactor in the UK. |
US-led airstrike on ISIS stronghold in Syria kills 33 | Over 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition air strike on a school used as a centre for displaced people in a town held by ISIS in Syria's northern province of Raqqa, reports said. The US-led coalition has been bombing ISIS since 2014 and is backing a major offensive to defeat the group in its self-declared headquarters of Raqqa. |
UGC directs varsities to include photo, Aadhaar in degrees | The UGC has directed all universities and educational institutions to include the students' photograph and Aadhaar number in degrees and certificates awarded by them. "Having security features in the mark sheets and certificates issued by varsities are useful for verification and curbing duplication," the directive said. The move also aims to ensure uniformity and transparency across the country. |
D-Mart employees make â¹2,800 crore from company's IPO | Around 2,000 employees of supermarket chain D-Mart, who together own 7% share in the company, made a total of â¹2,800 crore when the company's stock doubled at close on Tuesday. The surge in the stock valued D-Mart at more than â¹40,000 crore. This valuation was more than thrice the market capitalisation of D-Mart's biggest rival Future Retail. |
New trailer of Priyanka's Hollywood debut film Baywatch out | A new trailer for Priyanka Chopra's upcoming Hollywood debut film 'Baywatch' has been released. Priyanka will be seen as the villain 'Victoria Leeds' while the lead cast also includes Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario. "Drugs. Murder. A dead body on our beach. And it all started once she took over," tweeted Priyanka while sharing the new trailer. |
Govt asks MPs to attend 'Dangal' screening with spouses | Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has organised a screening of Aamir Khan's film 'Dangal' for Members of Parliament and requested in the official communique that MPs attend the screening with their spouses. The screening will be held in Parliament's Balayogi auditorium on March 23, to spread the message of women empowerment so that MPs can promote it in their constituencies. |
Rocket Lab becomes a unicorn with $75 million funding round | American aerospace company Rocket Lab has raised $75 million in series D funding round at a valuation of over $1 billion. The company will use the funds to provide weekly launches for small satellites to cater to private businesses. CEO Peter Beck said, though there are similarities with Elon Musk's SpaceX program, they are targetting different customers. |
Trump signs $19.5 bn NASA bill pushing for Mars exploration | US President Donald Trump has signed a bill authorising $19.5 billion to NASA for the fiscal year 2017, to fund various NASA projects including work towards a crewed mission to Mars by 2030s. The bill also pushes for probable human spaceflight mission to the moon. The signing comes after Trump administration proposed reducing NASA budget to $19.1 billion for 2018. |
Pak ceasefire violations lower after surgical strike: Govt | Ceasefire violations by Pakistan and casualties on the Indian side have come down after the surgical strike conducted by India across the LoC, the government said on Wednesday. There were 228 ceasefire violations at LoC and 221 at the International Border in 2016, while there have been 22 ceasefire violations at LoC and 6 at IB respectively until February 2017. |
Delhi's civic body polls postponed by a day over board exams | The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls have been postponed by a day to April 23 due to the ongoing CBSE board exams. The counting of the votes will now be held on April 26 as against April 25 earlier. The CBSE board examinations began on March 9, and the Class 12 students' examinations will end on April 29. |
Muslim bodies hindering Ayodhya issue resolution: Swamy | Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday accused Muslim bodies of "creating hindrances" in resolving the Ram Janmabhumi-Babri Masjid dispute and said the "outer limit" to settle the issue is April 2018. "All the Muslim parties had yesterday said on TV that this (out-of-court negotiation) is all waste of time...they are trying to delay it," he said. |
Goa CM orders police crackdown on drugs, late night parties | Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has asked the police to crack down on the drug trade and late night parties in the state. Parrikar also said any crime against women would not be tolerated in the state. "Every complaint of crime against women would be investigated in detail and thorough action would be taken," the BJP leader added. |
Teacher caught on camera helping students cheat in Haryana | An invigilating teacher was caught on camera helping students cheat in the ongoing Haryana's Class 10 board examination in the state's Jhajjar town. The teacher was seen reading out answers to some of the students from an answer key during the science paper. She reportedly hid the answer key once she noticed a camera was recording her activity. |
Resume work or lose 6 months' salary: Govt to Maha doctors | Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan has asked protesting doctors to resume work by Wednesday or risk losing six months' worth of salary. The minister further promised to increase security guards in all government hospitals to provide security to doctors. Notably, over 4,000 resident doctors across Maharashtra have been on a mass leave protesting against dangerous working conditions. |
Centre approves building of 1.10 lakh houses for urban poor | The Centre has approved the construction of over 1.10 lakh houses for urban poor in six states at a cost of â¹5,773 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) scheme. Of the total investment, the central assistance will be â¹1,816 crore under the scheme, an official release said. The six states included Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, and Jharkhand. |
India ranked 131 on Human Development Index: UN Report | India has been ranked 131 among the 188 countries surveyed for human development, according to the UN's Human Development Report for 2015. India has made no improvement over its ranking in the 2014 report, which was also 131. India's rank puts it in the "medium human development" bracket, which also includes Pakistan, Kenya, and Nepal. |
Village boycotts Muslims after man elopes with Hindu lady | A mahapanchayat in Rajasthanâs Hanumangarh district has decided to boycott Muslims of a village after a man eloped with a Hindu woman. Hindu right-wing groups reportedly described it as âlove jihadâ. The cops said they were trying to convince village heads to withdraw the boycott. However, the couple was later caught in Delhi following a complaint by the woman's parents |
AIIMS doctors wear helmets to work over Maha doctors' strike | Around 1,200 junior doctors turned up wearing helmets at work at Delhi's AIIMS on Wednesday to express solidarity with Maharashtra doctors. Doctors in Maharashtra have stayed away from work for four days while protesting over the rise in violence against them by patientsâ relatives. However, Maharashtra doctors have been asked to return to work or lose six months' salary. |
Centre spent over â¹1,000 crore on ads in fiscal year 2016-17 | The Centre has spent over â¹1,066 crore on advertisements in the current fiscal till March 17, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Of this, the maximum amount was spent on advertisements through electronic media, which stood at â¹509 crore, followed by â¹423 crore on print media ads. |
French minister quits over holiday jobs for his daughters | French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux has been forced to resign in a row over employing his teenage daughters as parliamentary assistants during the school holidays. Bruno admitted to paying his daughters â¬55,000 of public money over seven years. Earlier, French Presidential candidate Francois Fillon was charged over allegations of paying his family members from public funds for "fake" jobs. |
Video: CCTV footage of Paris' Orly airport attack | The first CCTV footage of the Paris' Orly airport attack which happened on Saturday has emerged, showing that the attacker grabbed a soldier and tried to take her gun before being shot. The attacked soldier could also be seen crawling away from her dying attacker. The attacker reportedly shouted he wanted to die for Allah before he was killed. |
Pak singer Ghulam Ali to perform at Varanasi temple | Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali is scheduled to perform at the Sankatmochan Temple in Varanasi next month, for the third year in a row. Ali had performed at the temple in 2016 despite protests by the Shiv Sena. The performance is likely to be part of the opening ceremony of the 'Sankatmochan Sangeet Samaroh' scheduled between April 15 and 20. |
I didn't know Alia before Student Of The Year: Varun | Actor Varun Dhawan has said that he did not even know actress Alia Bhatt before they debuted together in the 2012 film 'Student Of The Year'. "People think we knew each other as kids, since our fathers are filmmakers," said Varun. Praising Alia, Varun said, "I love how focused she is on her work." |
India register first away win in an int'l friendly in 12 yrs | The Indian football team registered its first away win in an international friendly since 2005, after their 3-2 win over Cambodia in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. Sunil Chhetri, Jeje Lalpekhlua and Sandesh Jhingan scored for India, while Khuon Laboravy and Chan Vathanaka scored for Cambodia. India will next face Myanmar in AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers on March 28. |
Systematic erosion of J&K special status by PDP-BJP: Farooq | Alleging "systematic erosion" of Jammu and Kashmir's special status by the ruling PDP-BJP alliance, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said the spirit of inclusiveness alone can steer the state out of the prevailing instability. "PDP has volunteered to be RSS' flag-bearer to trample the unique identity of Jammu and Kashmir and demolish its time-tested secular ethos," Farooq added. |
Woman forced to drink acid by ex-boyfriend in Delhi | A 19-year-old woman was hospitalised in Delhi with a burnt throat and face, after she was allegedly forced to drink acid by her former boyfriend. The alleged attacker, Ravi Kumar (22), later surrendered at the city's Sangam Vihar police station. The woman was undergoing treatment at AIIMS with 20% burns but the doctors said she is expected to survive. |
Three shops selling fish, meat set on fire in UP | Three shops selling meat and fish were allegedly set on fire by unidentified persons in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, the police said on Wednesday. The shop owners said all their stock was charred in the fire. The incident comes days after some slaughter houses were sealed in the state after the BJP government led by Yogi Adityanath was sworn in. |
Hezbollah commander was killed by his own men: Israel | Israel's army chief Gadi Eisenkot has claimed that a top commander of Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist militant group based in Lebanon, was killed last year in Syria by members of the same group. His killing illustrates the depth of the internal crisis within the Iran-backed Hezbollah, he added. Iran was reportedly unhappy with the commander and wanted to remove him. |
THAAD deployment disproportionate to N Korean threat: Russia | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that South Korea's decision to deploy the THAAD anti-missile system from the US is disproportionate to the threat posed by North Korea. "The US global ballistic missile defence poses a deep risk to the security of the Asia-Pacific region," Lavrov added. The US started deploying THAAD in South Korea despite opposition from Russia. |
BCCI doubles salaries of Indian cricket team | BCCI on Wednesday announced the annual player contracts for the men's team, doubling the annual retainer amounts for all categories. Grade A players will be paid â¹2 crore per annum while Grade B and Grade C will be paid â¹1 crore and â¹50 lakh respectively. Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay have been promoted to the Grade A category. |
UK Parliament under lockdown after shooting incident | The UK Parliament has been put under security lockdown after a car ploughed into people outside the building and gunshots were fired in the premises, reports said. At least 2 people have been shot and 10 others were injured in the shooting, reports added. A man with a knife has reportedly been seen within the confines of the Parliament. |
2.0 director apologises over attack on journalists by crew | Shankar, the director of '2.0', starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar, has apologised to two photo journalists, who alleged they were abused and beaten up by the film's crew members. Visiting the Press Council office in Chennai, Shankar said, "I shall ensure incidents like this don't repeat. It has happened without my knowledge." The journalists have reportedly withdrawn their police complaint. |
Kapil Sharma threw a shoe at Sunil Grover, says eyewitness | Comedian Kapil Sharma threw a shoe at co-star Sunil Grover during the brawl that took place between them on a flight, revealed an eyewitness. Sunil was trying to calm Kapil down, who had started abusing his crew members as they had started eating while he was still finishing his drink. He reportedly also pulled Sunil's collar and slapped him repeatedly. |
Bihar starts free Wi-Fi facility for colleges, universities | The Bihar government on Wednesday launched a programme to provide free WiFi facilities in colleges and universities. âThe objective is to provide free Wi-Fi facility to help youths to move ahead in life and to become [digitally] smart,â Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. However, Kumar had earlier asked students to use this facility to download books instead of films. |
Former Minister, Congress leader SM Krishna joins BJP | Former Congress leader and Foreign Minister in UPA government SM Krishna on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of party President Amit Shah. The 84-year-old leader had ended his four-decades-old association with the Congress in January, citing a shift from its core ideology, and a lack of respect for senior leaders as reasons for his decision. |
A man had sold the Eiffel Tower twice | When the Eiffel Tower's decaying condition was made public in May 1925, con artist Victor Lustig devised a plan to impersonate a government official and sell the tower to scrap iron dealers. After selling it to the highest bidder, he fled to Austria. Six months later, Lustig returned to Paris and again sold the Eiffel Tower in the same manner. |
A woman once lived as man for over 50 yrs to study medicine | Margaret Ann Bulkley lived as a man named James Barry for over 50 years, to study medicine, before women were allowed to enrol in medical school. Her gender was revealed after she died in 1865, and people contemplated that it was a corpse of a woman. During her career, she had also joined the British Army as a medical officer. |
Poster of Raveena's film on rape, violence against women out | The first poster of the Raveena Tandon starrer film 'Maatr', which deals with the issue of rape and violence against women, has been released. "Maatr speaks about the system failure and what really can be done or what should be done when such violence against women happens," said Raveena. Directed by Ashtar Sayed, the film will release on April 21. |
United Nations observes 'World Water Day' on March 22 | World Water Day, an annual event which focuses on the importance of water, is observed on March 22. The first World Water Day was celebrated in 1993 after the United Nations approved of the same. This year's World Water Day campaign 'Why wastewater?' suggests that "we need to reduce and reuse wastewater" by using it in gardens and plots. |
PM to launch Asia's longest bi-direction road tunnel in J&K | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Asia's longest bi-directional road tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on April 2. The tunnel will reportedly cut down travel time by two hours. The â¹2,519 crore all-weather 10.89 km tunnel, equipped with world-class safety features, was built in a record four years, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said. |
We will not impose water tax on public: West Bengal Minister | West Bengal Water Resources Investigation and Development Minister Saumen Kumar Mahapatra on Wednesday said the state government will not impose water tax on the public. "As per the government's resolve to ensure free health services to everyone, we cannot impose water tax. Remember the other name of water is life," Mahapatra said during 'World Water Day 2017' function. |
Startup raises â¹215 crore to build the fastest passenger jet | Virgin Atlantic's Founder Richard Branson-backed startup Boom Supersonic has raised over â¹215 crore in Series A funding round to build what it claims will be the fastest airplane for passenger flight. The jet, called 'Baby Boom', will cover 5,500 km between New York and London in about 3.5 hours. A passenger plane usually takes 6.5 hours to cover the distance. |
New device created that can detect Zika, dengue in 30 min | US-based researchers have developed a smartphone-controlled diagnostic device that can detect Zika, dengue, and chikungunya within 30 minutes. The device weighs less than half a kg and costs around â¹6,500. The device heats and cools the blood sample repeatedly which causes rapid DNA replication followed by image analysis by the app, giving a quick diagnosis of the mosquito-caused disease. |
16 students fall sick after having mid-day meal in Goa | At least sixteen students of a primary school in Goa fell sick on Wednesday due to suspected food poisoning after eating their mid-day meal. Five of them were taken to a hospital but their condition was later reported to be stable. The students started vomiting soon after having the meal at the government-run primary school, a senior official said. |
Set up panel to block uploading of sexual videos: SC to govt | The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued directions to constitute a high-power committee to prevent uploading of sexual videos and put a stop to offences against children. While hearing a plea seeking its intervention to direct the Centre to take appropriate steps, the court directed the committee to inform it about what steps could be taken to stop uploading such content. |
Terror strikes in J&K fell 21% after surgical strikes: Govt | Terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir reduced after the surgical strikes were carried out by the Army across the LoC on terror launch pads, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. There were 110 terror attacks in Kashmir three months prior to the surgical strikes, as against 87 in the three months that followed. |
How does US compensate its Afghan war civilian casualties? | Even after nearly 16 years, the US has not standardised the compensation amounts for civilian casualties caused by its military operations in Afghanistan. In 2014, the US military paid a civilian man just over $1,000 as compensation after his son was killed while another Afghan father was given $10,000 by the military after his child was killed in anti-terror operations. |
Chinese man caught with 1,000 diamonds hidden in shoes | A Chinese man has been caught trying to smuggle more than 1,000 diamonds into Shenzhen from Hong Kong by hiding them in his shoes. "[We were] suspicious as he sometimes tiptoed. When he found that we were looking at him, he quickly shifted to normal walking posture," said a customs officer. He was then asked to take his shoes off. |
I use block button for haters on social media: Sunny Leone | Actress Sunny Leone has said that she does not get affected by social media trolls and the negative comments on such platforms as she uses the block button for haters. "I don't give two hoots about it. I know my followers have been by my side for many years, and I love them for it," added Leone. |
Robert Downey Jr to star as 'Doctor Dolittle' in new film | Actor Robert Downey Jr will portray the character 'Doctor Dolittle' in the upcoming film 'The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle', which is being directed by Stephen Gaghan. The character was created by British author Hugh Lofting in the 1920s series of children's books as a doctor who opts to treat animals instead of human beings because he can speak with them. |
Sexual desires depicted without creativity is porn: Swara | Actress Swara Bhaskar has said that eroticism is anything which depicts sexual desires, beauty and body in a creative and artistic manner and without creativity depiction of sexual desires is nothing but porn. She further said people must understand the difference between a sex worker and a dancer. Swara will be seen playing an erotic singer in 'Anaarkali of Aarah'. |
It is too late to bid for Commonwealth Games: IOA | India will not bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games since it's too late to make a proposal with several nations already in the contention, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President N Ramachandran said on Tuesday. South Africa's Durban had given up its hosting rights because the South African government failed to give financial guarantees required for hosting the Commonwealth Games. |
BCCI upgrades Jadeja, Pujara to Grade A contracts | Following their recent performances, the BCCI has upgraded cricketers Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay to Grade A contracts, matching those of Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, MS Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane. Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina have been excluded from the list of central contracts. Notably, player salaries across all grades have been doubled by the BCCI. |
Dating app slammed for promoting itself with 'racist' post | Singapore-based dating app HighBlood has been facing flak for sharing a 'racist' and 'elitist' post on Facebook. The app claims to be the world's first accountant-audited dating app to help users choose partners based on verified information like income, profession and education. The post says the app ensures "no banglas", a racist term for Bangladeshi migrant workers in Singapore. |
Cops blame rats for missing marijuana haul at Nagpur station | The police have blamed rats for the disappearance of a haul of drugs from a warehouse at the Nagpur Railway Station. âRats are a huge menace here, they keep nibbling at plastic wrappers containing marijuana and alcohol bottles,â a senior official said. Bootlegged liquor and marijuana had been piling up in the warehouse, which was nabbed from smugglers. |
Abolish death penalty except in terror cases: Law Commission | The Law Commission has recommended that the death penalty be abolished for all crimes except those related to terrorism and waging war, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The commission has further asserted that death penalty does not serve as a deterrence for crimes any more than life imprisonment. |
What are the portfolios allotted to ministers in UP? | Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday allotted portfolios to ministers in the state and retained the Home and Finance Ministries. The two Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma were allotted the Public Works Department and Higher Education Ministries among others. The UP Cabinet has 22 Ministers, nine Ministers of State (Independent charge) and 13 Ministers of State. |
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill; Aadhaar must for tax returns | The 2017 Finance Bill presented by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, making the Aadhaar card mandatory for filing Income Tax returns and getting a PAN. The move is aimed at keeping a check on the tax evaders, Jaitley cited. The bill had also proposed banning cash transactions above â¹2 lakh. |
Vehicles at Magnetic Hill in Ladakh move on their own | Vehicles appear to move on their own at the Magnetic Hill, located around 30 kilometres from Leh in Ladakh. The anti-gravity phenomenon observed on the hill is often attributed to the magnetic properties of the hill. However, another theory states that the phenomenon is an optical illusion, in which a slight downhill slope appears to be an uphill slope. |
How did hair removal become a norm for women? | It is believed that Ancient Egyptians removed hair to discourage spread of diseases, and Roman women used pumice stones to remove hair. Later, in 1915, a fashion magazine advertised a sleeveless dress for the first time, thus, initiating the removal of underarm hair. Women hence adopted the look, and later advertisements, around the 1920s, further promoted hair removal for legs. |
If Yogi is UP CM, Dawood can be CBI Director, tweets Shirish | Filmmaker Shirish Kunder has slammed Yogi Adityanath's appointment as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh by comparing it to how Dawood Ibrahim can be made CBI Director. Shirish also tweeted, "Hoping a goon will stop rioting once he's allowed to rule is like expecting a rapist to stop raping once he's allowed to rape." However, the tweets have been deleted. |
Rajinikanth's '2.0' crew beat us up, claim photo journalists | Two photo journalists have claimed that they were abused and beaten up by some crew members of the Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' in Chennai. They said that the incident happened when they questioned the crew over causing public inconvenience by blocking roads especially during the morning peak hour as the shoot was on a busy road. |
GIF decided to be 'deadly weapon' by US jury | A US jury has agreed to count a GIF as a "deadly weapon" in a case against a man who tweeted a seizure-causing flashing image to a journalist with epilepsy. The man, John Rivello, has been charged with "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon." The tweet, sent in December, also had the text, "You deserve a seizure for your post." |
Can't be a transporter like Badal, I do TV to earn: Sidhu | Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said he cannot be a transporter like SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal and said he appears on TV to earn money in order to run his family and meet expenditure. "I cannot be corrupt to mint money. I can't ditch my people who voted me to power," he added. |
Remonetisation process is almost over: Arun Jaitley | Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said in Lok Sabha that the remonetisation process is almost over and added that the government is making all attempts to implement GST from July 1. "We are moving towards a time when there will be no shadow economy but some are still seeing virtues of cash transactions," he added. |
4,870 Indians returned from Saudi over job issues: Govt | As many as 4,870 Indian workers have returned from Saudi Arabia after facing job-related difficulties, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Further, Singh also said more Indian workers facing difficulties in two major Saudi companies, Saudi Oger and the Saad Group, are in the process to be brought back to India. |
Villagers lynch cow thief in Uttar Pradesh | Several villagers lynched a cow thief in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh early on Tuesday morning while three other thieves managed to escape after firing at the locals, that injured six people. Amroha Superintendent of Police Shivasimpi Channappa said a case had been registered in this connection and added that investigation has been initiated. |
Briton man is world's first TT coach with Down's Syndrome | Britain's Harry Fairchild is the world's first certified table tennis coach who is suffering from Down's Syndrome. Fairchild has been playing table tennis for three years and teaches the sport to children and adults suffering from disabilities. He became a coach in October last year and has won a bronze medal in last year's Trisome Games, for athletes with Down's. |
Breakdancer sets record for hopping on his elbow | Japanese breakdancing champion Takahiro Igarashi recently set the Guinness World Records for the most consecutive one-hand jumps and elbow hops in breakdance. He hopped on his elbow 187 times to break the previous record of 66. Further, he broke his own record of one-hand jumps by performing 139 as against his earlier record of 133. |
Indian sisters run a spa for babies in Australia | Indian sisters Kavita Kumar and Anita Yap run a spa for babies in Perth, Australia. The spa lets newborns float in hydrotherapy pools with a flotation device and also offers massage sessions. "Throughout the session, mothers are encouraged to communicate with their child via touch, voice, hearing, smell and eye contact," said Kavita. nnn |
Less than 2% outstanding loan recovered from Mallya so far | Public sector banks have been able to recover only â¹155 crore from Vijay Mallya, which is less than 2% of more than â¹8,000 crore outstanding loan against him. The â¹155 crore was recovered by the banks through auctioning the seized properties of Mallya. He is currently living in the UK, evading arrest in cases related to loan defaults in India. |
AkzoNobel rejects $24 billion takeover offer from PPG | Europe's largest paint company and Dulux owner AkzoNobel on Wednesday rejected its US competitor's acquisition offer even after the deal amount was raised to $24.2 billion. This is the second time AkzoNobel has rejected PPG's offer after rejecting an initial $22 billion bid earlier this month. The latest offer is too low and would lead to job losses, said AkzoNobel. |
Akshay lets me win the battle of words at home: Twinkle | Actress-turned-author Twinkle Khanna has said that her husband, actor Akshay Kumar lets her win the battle of words back at home. "I think he lets me win and that's probably the most diplomatic answer," she added. The couple, who got married in 2001, completed 16 years of marriage in January this year. |
Learning to laugh it off: Nawazuddin on divorce rumours | Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, while reacting to rumours about his divorce from his wife, said that he is learning to laugh these things off. "I guess [rumours] comes with stardom. They are ridiculous. We are happily married... People write whatever suits their sensational tastes," he added. Nawazuddin earlier said that the questions raised about his marriage had affected his entire family. |
SA pacer Steyn shares his old picture with Ishant Sharma | South African bowler Dale Steyn shared an old picture with pacer Ishant Sharma, after the latter took a wicket during the recently-concluded Ranchi Test. The photo shows Steyn and Ishant dressed in a similar red kurta-pyjama and a Nehru jacket and is captioned, "Just as @ImIshant took a wkt I saw this pic on a old phone. Nicely done bud." |
Sehwag suggests naming Udhampur railway station after martyr | Cricketer Virender Sehwag has suggested naming the Udhampur railway station after a martyred soldier, Captain Tushar Mahajan, who died in a gunbattle with terrorists in Pampore near Srinagar last year. Sehwag shared the soldier's picture on the anniversary of the encounter with the suggestion. Captain Mahajan belonged to Udhampur and was an alumnus of the National Defence Academy. |
Brett Lee reveals his experience after son's hearing loss | Former Australian cricketer Brett Lee took part in a function to discuss the importance of screening newborns for early detection of hearing loss. Lee recalled his experience when his son, who was then just five years old, had a fall and fractured a small part of his skull leading to hearing loss in one ear. |
Valencia keeper congratulates Messi after conceding penalty | Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves congratulated Barcelona's Lionel Messi who scored a penalty against him in their La Liga match on Sunday. The Valencia shot-stopper had saved three of his five penalties before conceding this one. Lionel Messi scored the 100th brace of his career to help Barcelona win the match 4-2. |
Man sets record by restraining motorcycles with hands, feet | A man from Austria has set a Guinness World Record by restraining four motorcycles with his hands and feet. The motorcycles, facing four different directions, were tied to Franz "Austrian Rock" Muellner's hands and feet during the successful record attempt. Restraining the motorcycles for 24 seconds, Muellner managed to set the world record for the longest duration restraining four motorcycles. |
Clothing brand creates clothes that 'grow' with kids | A clothing brand has created a fashion line called 'Metamorphosis' that can be worn by children even after they have outgrown the clothes. The waistbands and sleeves on the clothes can be adjusted and the outfits can be lengthened or widened with the extension packs. The sustainable fashion line aims to reduce textile waste. |
Who is billionaire Radhakishan Damani? | Radhakishan Damani is the 61-year-old billionaire Founder of supermarket chain D-Mart, which recently went for IPO. On Tuesday, D-Mart's stock more than doubled by the closing, briefly taking Damani's net worth to $5.3 billion, making him richer than Reliance Group's Anil Ambani and Bajaj Group's Chairman Rahul Bajaj. While Damani holds 39.4% stake in D-Mart, his family owns 42.8% stake. |
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