The Uttarakhand government will bring an ordinance that will empower it to shut down any slaughterhouse in the state, a top government functionary said on Thursday. The Cabinet also decided to allow riverbed mining up to three metres from the earlier 1.5 meters. The proposals were approved in the state […]
‘Prashant Kishor welcome in RJD’, says Tej Pratap
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has said it is ready to induct Prashant Kishor, who was expelled from the Janata Dal (United) by party boss Nitish Kumar. “Prashant Kishor can come to us. He is welcome in RJD. Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) has always tortured and abused people since the beginning. […]
First batch of Indians to be evacuated from coronavirus-hit Wuhan on Friday evening
India will evacuate its citizens stuck in coronavirus-struck Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province on Friday evening. The first flight on Friday will evacuate those who are staying in Wuhan and in the neighbouring areas. A second aircraft will be dispatched subsequently to bring out Indians who are living in […]
‘UP Police will kill me’, says Dr Kafeel Khan after arrest over anti-CAA remarks
Dr Kafeel Khan, who was arrested from the Mumbai international airport on Wednesday evening by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police, was produced before a metropolitan magistrate court in Bandra on Thursday afternoon. But before the UP Police could seek his transit remand, Dr Khan said in […]
Russia to shut border with China amid coronavirus outbreak
Russia said on Thursday it was closing its border with China to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and would stop issuing electronic visas to Chinese nationals. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told in a government meeting that the order had been signed “to take measures to close the border […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu tells Putin Mideast deal a ‘new opportunity’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday hailed US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan as a new opportunity after flying to Moscow to discuss it with President Vladimir Putin. “I think there’s a new and perhaps unique opportunity here,” said the Israeli premier, who stood alongside Trump at […]
‘Game over’: Jamia attacker went live on Facebook before pulling out a pistol
The man, who opened fire at protesters demonstrating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA near Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi on Thursday, posted all his activities live on Facebook minutes before the incident. The attacker identified himself as ‘Rambhakt Gopal’ while being taken away by the police in the video […]
1 injured after man fires at protesters near Jamia university
An armed man was detained on Thursday after he brandished a pistol and fired at students of Jamia Millia Islamia university in Delhi, who were demonstrating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, police said. The man also fired at the protesters, news agency Reuters reported, in which one student […]
Victoria’s Secret needs a different kind of angel
L Brands Inc. is emerging as one of the companies most damaged by the MeToo era. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that billionaire Leslie Wexner, the founder of the retail group, was in discussions to step aside as chief executive. At the same time, the company is exploring alternatives for Victoria’s Secret — its once prized […]
Health ministry confirms India’s first case of coronavirus in Kerala
India on Thursday reported its first case of novel coronavirus infection, with the Union health ministry confirming that a student who came back from to Kerala from China’s Wuhan tested positive for the infection. “One positive case of novel coronavirus patient, of a student studying in Wuhan University, has been reported in Kerala. […]
‘We are humans too, people who abuse don’t matter’ – Jaydev Unadkat responds to trolls
Jaydev Unadkat has had a rather strange IPL journey. After a stellar season with the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant, his stocks rocketed in the IPL and was snapped up Rajasthan Royals for Rs 11.5 crore at the auctions in 2018. He did not have an entirely good season, but that did […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s goal for the next decade is to be understood, not liked
Facebook had its Q4 2019 earnings call earlier today. Mark Zuckerberg revealed 2.9 billion people use Facebook’s family of apps including Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. After highlighting what Facebook has been working on and its future plans, Zuckerberg said his goal for the next decade “isn’t to be liked, but to be […]
Aura becomes Hyundai’s 3 millionth ‘Made-in-India’ export car
Hyundai Motor India Limited on Thursday announced that it had shipped its 3 millionth car for export from its manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur near Chennai. The car was the recently-launched Aura compact sedan which has commenced exports from India to 88 countries around the world. Hyundai has put forth Aura as a premium […]
That’s a record! Google paid out $6.5 million in bug bounties in 2019
Google hands out big bounties every year under its Vulnerability Reward Program, but 2019 has been a record year for them. Google has paid $6.5 million as bug bounties in the last year. Google revealed in an announcement that they have rewarded security researchers who found kinks in their defenses […]
Parasite cast pulls off surprise SAG award win ahead of Oscars
“Although the title is Parasite, I think the story is about co-existence,” said lead actor Song Kang-ho of the twisty South Korean film revolving around class divide as he accepted the top prize of the best motion picture cast award at SAG Awards with his co-actors. The win for the Bong Joon-ho-directed film, […]