7 Reasons Why We Love Ranveer Singh
If there's one actor who is redefining Bollywood stardom in the most epic manner, it is Ranveer Singh! Relatable, funny, and downright daring, Ranveer Singh is setting the bar high when it comes to how...
View ArticleThese Are The Exotic Places Where Bollywood Stars Are Partying To Bring In...
It's that time of the year again when we're scurrying around to decide which house party to attend and which ones to ditch but Bollywood's brightest stars have already packed their bags and zoomed off...
View ArticleAjmer-Sealdah Express Accident: Indian Railways Rubbishes Reports Of Loss Of...
NEW DELHI -- The Indian Railways on Wednesday rubbished media reports suggesting that there has been loss of lives in the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailment. "No one has been killed in the accident...
View ArticleThe Parallels Between Demonetisation And The Battle Of Mosul
As I write this, the Iraqi army and state militias have encircled Mosul, the headquarters of Daesh (ISIS). In this siege, many civilians will be injured and inconvenienced, but they have welcomed the...
View ArticleWill Support SP Tyagi Till He's Proven Guilty, Says Arup Raha
Chairman Chief's Staff Committee and outgoing Air chief Air Marshal Arup Raha said General Praveen Bakshi - who was superseded - and General Bipin Rawat - who is taking over as the next Army Chief -...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye To Princess Leia Is Like Burying Yet Another Piece Of Our...
There was much more to Carrie Fisher than Princess Leia. The woman who talked frankly about her bipolar disorder and her substance abuse. The smart script doctor. The author of the...
View ArticleTelcos To Install 150,000 More Towers To Battle Call Drops
NEW DELHI -- Trying to solve call drops, the telecom service providers have installed more than 130,000 additional base transceiver stations (BTS) across the country between June to October and plan to...
View ArticleGionee Launches M2017 With A Huge 7000 mAh Battery In China
Gionee has launched a phone in China called M2017 with a humongous battery capacity of 7000 mAh. The phone is priced at RMB 6,999 (Approx Rs68447) slotting it into the premium bracket. The battery life...
View ArticleProposal To Appoint Romania's First Woman And First Muslim PM Rejected
BUCHAREST -- Romania's president sparked fresh political turmoil today after blocking a proposal by the leftist party that won elections this month to appoint the EU country's first female and first...
View ArticleCyanogen, Which Wanted To 'Put A Bullet In Google's Head', Has Died
If you were an early adopter of Android or used to geek out about the operating system online, it is guaranteed that you would have come across the name Cyanogen. The company, Cyanogen Inc. is now...
View ArticleJio Dominated The Telecom War In 2016
At the beginning of the year, data packs in India for mobiles were still costly. Only select cities had 4G coverage and India's average Internet speed was 3.5 Mbps. The country ranked 114th in the...
View ArticleCong Seeks White Paper On Demonetisation From PM, Puts Forth 'Charter Of...
New Delhi -- Seeking a white paper on demonetisation, Congress today posed several questions to the Prime Minister including how much black money has come in and put forth a charter of demands...
View ArticleAkhilesh Yadav, Suresh Prabhu Announce Ex-Gratia For Injured In Kanpur Train...
NEW DELHI -- Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of ₹50,000 for the critically injured and ₹25,000 for those sustained minor injuries in the Sealdah-Ajmer Express train...
View ArticleRBI Names New York University Professor Viral V. Acharya As Deputy Governor
MUMBAI -- The government has appointed Viral V. Acharya, a professor of economics at New York University, as one of the Reserve Bank of India's four deputy governors for a term of three years,...
View ArticleCabinet Approves Rural Road Connectivity Scheme For Areas Affected By...
NEW DELHI -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a scheme aimed at improving rural road connectivity in 44 worst Left Wing Extremism...
View ArticleED Arrests Kotak Mahindra Bank Manager For Alleged Links With Hawala Trader
NEW DELHI -- The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday morning arrested a manager of the Kotak Mahindra Bank for his alleged links with hawala trader Parasmal Lodha and Delhi-based lawyer Rohit Tandon....
View ArticleSasikala Pushpa's Lawyers Attacked By Alleged AIADMK Cadres In Chennai
CHENNAI -- Suspended All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MP Sasikala Pushpa's lawyer was on Wednesday attacked by the party cadres. The incident took place when four lawyers of Pushpa's...
View ArticleHow India's Flawed Generic Drug Trial Business Is Creating 'Testing Addicts'
HYDERABAD -- Vasudeva Prakash left his job as a mechanic in Hyderabad three years ago for what he calls a more lucrative career: taking part in clinical trials on generic drugs. For two years, Prakash...
View ArticleDeer Antlers Could Be Used For Ayurvedic Medicine, If Centre Gives Its Nod
The State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) of Kerala is reportedly going to ask permission from the Centre to use deer antlers in Ayurvedic medicine. According to a report in The Hindu poet Sugathakumari who...
View ArticleHC Orders Release Of Hardline Hurriyat Leader Masarat Alam Bhat
SRINAGAR -- Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered release of senior hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Masarat Alam Bhat, who has been in preventive custody under the Public Safety Act since April...
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