Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has been receiving rave reviews for his latest, Netflix original Choked, has said his girlfriend Shubhra Shetty was the one who brought the script of Choked to him. The film opens with a credit to Shubhra – “For Shubhra Shetty”. Speaking to India Today in an interview, Anurag […]
Google Pixel 4a to get wireless charging support
Google is expected to launch its next generation budget smartphone, the Pixel 4a, in July. Ahead of the phone’s official launch, countless reports have detailed what we should expect from the phone, both in terms of the design and specifications. Now, a new report talks about the Pixel 4a getting […]
Uttarakhand 10th, 12th board exams 2020 to be held from June 20-23
Board examinations for subjects of classes 10 and 12 in Uttarakhand, whose conduct was deferred due to COVID-19, will be held from June 20-23. The evaluation of answer sheets is scheduled to be completed till July 15, said State Secretary (Education) Meenakshi Sundaram K. As per the official letter issued […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he supports Black Lives Matter in Instagram post
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Jeff Bezos used an Instagram post on Friday to share an emailed response to a customer and express his support for the Black Lives Matter movement. “No, Macy, I have to disagree with you,” he wrote to the customer who had emailed him with a complaint about […]
MHRD seeks DPR from institutions under IoE scheme
The HRD Ministry on Friday directed all institutes selected under the Institution of Eminence (IoE) scheme to submit Detailed Project Report (DPR) immediately and announced constitution of a project management unit to monitor the works of the IoEs. Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a review meeting on the […]
Mark Zuckerberg promises review of Facebook’s content policies after backlash
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said he would consider changes to the policy that led the company to leave up controversial posts by President Donald Trump during recent demonstrations protesting the death of an unarmed black man while in police custody, a partial concession to critics. Zuckerberg did not promise specific policy […]
SEBA Assam Board 10th result 2020 announced at sebaonline.org, all you need to know
The Board of Secondary Education Assam, or SEBA, on Saturday, declared the class 10th or HSLC result 2020 on its official website. A total of 64.8% students have passed the exam. Last year the pass percent was 60.23. Students who have appeared in the Assam HSLC examination 2020 can check their results […]
6 weeks, ₹87,000 crore: Rounding up all of Reliance Jio investments so far
Saying that Reliance Jio has been on a roll will not justify a feat like this. In six weeks, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has managed to raise ₹87,655.35 crore from foreign investors. This includes its latest deal with Abu Dhabi-based investor Mubadala Investment Company who will be investing ₹9,093.60 crore in Jio […]
Lockdown poverty exposes African sex workers to more violence
Peninah Wanjiru wasn’t really one to take chances. Her friends said the 35-year-old Kenyan sex worker was careful how she conducted business at her home in Majengo, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi, where she only allowed clients in for a “quickie”. But on the night of May […]
Champions League hopes hit as Gladbach loses to Freiburg 1-0
Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Champions League qualification hopes were hit by losing at Freiburg 1-0 in the Bundesliga. Nils Petersen scored with a header to a free kick in the 59th minute, just after coming on as a substitute, to change the course of the game after Gladbach had dominated on Friday. […]
I always will remain pansexual: Cara Delevingne
Model and actor Cara Delevingne has opened up about being pansexual, and says she falls in love with the person, not the gender. “I always will remain, I think, pansexual,” variety.com quoted Delevingne as saying. “However one defines themselves, whether it’s ‘they’ or ‘he’ or ‘she’ I fall in love […]
‘Youngsters like Ansu Fati could make a difference in La Liga’
For football fans, the next week cannot come fast enough. From next Friday, June 12th, La Liga is set to resume again after a forced break of nearly three months due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Spain. Spain’s premier football competition will restart amid closed doors with arch-rivals Barcelona […]
Coronavirus pandemic: Surgical or homemade, masks mark a major shift in thinking
Think about Hannibal Lecter, the psychopathic cannibal in the “Silence of The Lambs.” Or Jason Voorhees, the hockey mask-wearing murderer in the “Friday the 13th” slasher film series. Before the coronavirus outbreak abruptly disrupted the livelihoods of millions of people, the sight of masks worn in public spaces in the […]
India’s 2022 WC qualifying round match rescheduled to October 8
The Indian football team’s postponed 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round game against Asian champions Qatar at home was on Friday rescheduled to October 8 as the continental body proposed new dates for the matches. India then take on Bangladesh away on November 12 and host Afghanistan on November 17. […]
South Africa dehorns dozens of rhinos to prevent lockdown poaching surge
South Africa has dehorned dozens of rhinos in three popular game parks, aiming to prevent armed poachers taking advantage of the post-COVID-19 crash in tourism to kill them for their horns. The exercise in Pilanesburg National Park and the Mafikeng and Botsalano game reserves — all northwest of Johannesburg — […]