Waddling up the beach in single file, their heads held high with an almost self-important demeanor, king penguins are a major draw in the Falkland Islands’ tourism industry. Their fluffy brown chicks are nearly fearless of humans, meaning tourists at Volunteer Point, a peninsula on East Falkland Island, might get almost close enough to […]
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US releases video, photos of raid on ISIS chief Baghdadi in Syria
The Pentagon released video and photos on Wednesday of the US special forces raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Among the images released by the Defence Department was grainy black-and-white footage of US troops approaching on foot the high-walled compound in northwestern […]
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Sooraj Pancholi on Jiah Khan case: ‘In the history of India, I am only person who says that please run my trial’
Actor Sooraj Pancholi, who has been accused of abetment to the suicide of Jiah Khan, blames the media for portraying him wrongfully without knowing the truth. “Not even five per cent of what the media has written about me till date is true,” claimed Sooraj, in an interview to IANS, adding: “They […]
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Israel approves extradition of alleged Russian ‘hacker’ to US
Israel’s justice minister Wednesday approved the extradition of a Russian alleged hacker to the United States, where he is wanted for fraud. “After thorough discussions these last few weeks with various parties, including political and judicial actors” Alexei Bourkov is to be extradited, Justice Minister Amir Ohana said in a […]
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Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma: Celebrities are favouring colour-blocking as the next hot trend, once again
Colour blocking made its presence felt in fashion for the first time in Yves Saint Laurent’s Mondrian collection, inspired from the work of the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. Cut to the ’70s, the style became a rage, with people raring to shatter norms and experiment with convention. Later, notable designers Stella McCartney, […]
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Samsung Electronics says third quarter profit fell 56%
Samsung Electronics said Thursday its operating profit for the last quarter fell by nearly 56%, with its robust sales of smartphones, displays and TVs offset by a continuously weak market for computer chips. The South Korean technology giant reported an operating profit of 7.78 trillion won ($6.7 billion) for the […]
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Alia Bhatt shares new pic of dad Mahesh from Sadak 2’s shoot, mom Soni Razdan calls him ‘warrior king’
Actor Alia Bhatt on Wednesday shared a picture of her father Mahesh Bhatt from the sets of Sadak 2, a remake of his hit ’90s film of the same name. The picture shows Mahesh in a vehicle with heavy camera equipment in his lap. Sharing the picture, Alia wrote: “It’s moments like these #sadak2 […]
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Centre notifies norms regularising unauthorised colonies
The Centre on Wednesday notified regulations — the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Regulations, 2019 — for regularising unauthorised colonies. This comes after the Union cabinet, on October 23, approved ownership rights over their properties to four million people living across […]
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Kashmir situation is of ‘profound concern’ to UK: PM Johnson
After describing the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘serious’ in August, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday expressed ‘profound concern’ when asked in the House of Commons about allegations of human rights violations there. Several British MPs have voters with origins and links in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied […]
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Scarlett Johansson is a complete stunner in shimmer and metallics on the red carpet
Scarlett Johansson, who has famously played The Black Widow in the Avengers film franchise, is also the fashionista we want to take several fashion lessons from. Be it casual wear, or her best smoking avatar, Scarlett usually manages to rock the look she dons. Recently, at the 2019 Governers Awards in Hollywood, […]
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Facebook posts solid 3Q despite regulatory threats, criticism
Facebook reported solid third-quarter results Wednesday showing steady growth in its user base even as it faces broad regulatory threats and criticism over its power and negative effects on society. CEO Mark Zuckerberg lauded the company’s financial performance before launching into an impassioned monologue about principles and free speech during a conference […]
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Indian women beat Sri Lanka by 14 runs, clinch Emerging Asia Cup title
India claimed the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup 2019 after beating hosts Sri Lanka by 14 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method here. Devika Vaidya and Tanuja Kanwar bagged four wickets apiece in the final on Tuesday after Tanusree Sarkar’s 47 and Simran Bahadur’s 34 helped India A post 175 for nine […]
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Scotland crush UAE to secure T20 World Cup berth
Scotland thrashed United Arab Emirates by 90 runs on Wednesday in Dubai to book a place in next year’s T20 World Cup tournament. Opener George Munsey belted 65 as Scotland made 198 in their innings. In reply, UAE were all out for 108, with nine balls left, after 18.3 overs […]
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BSF Constable tradesmen result 2019 declared
Border Security Force (BSF) has declared the result of constable (tradesmen) written exam that was conducted on September 1, 2019. The recruitment exam was conducted for the post of constable (tradesmen) in FTR HQ BSF Jammu, BSF Academy, Tekanpur and FTR HQ (SPL OPS) BSF, Bhilai, Distt-Durg(CG). Candidates who had appeared […]
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Free coaching for Physics, Chemistry by this YouTuber has 1.89m tuning in
At a time when coaching institutes are minting money hosting classes for aspiring techies and medicos, Prayagraj’s Alakh Pandey imparts free physics and chemistry coaching online. In just two years, he has notched up 1.89 million subscribers on his YouTube channel – not just in India but even in other […]