A woman in Odisha’s Naupara has claimed that she had to pull her 100-year-old mother to the bank on a cot to get the latter’s pension money after the manager demanded physical verification of the account holder. However, the district collector has refuted the claim, saying the woman brought her […]
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput found hanging at home, suicide suspected
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput has committed suicide at his residence Mumbai. The actor’s representative and Mumbai Police have confirmed the news. The Kai Po Che actor was 34 years old. He reportedly hanged himself. A team has just reached his house at Carter Road Expressing shock at his death, Anurag Kashyap tweeted, […]
‘Election Bihar’s favourite topic, not virus’: Prashant Kishor jabs Nitish
Election strategist Prashant Kishor has attacked the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, saying while the entire country is discussing the coronavirus crisis, the only topic of discussion in Bihar is the assembly election. The state elections are due in Bihar later this year. “Despite the lowest testing rate, 7-9 per […]
Centre to provide 500 railway coaches to Delhi for Covid-19 patients: Amit Shah
The Centre will provide 500 railway coaches to Delhi in view of the shortage of beds for Covid-19 patients in the national capital, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday after a meeting with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The home minister said that the coaches will add 8,000 […]
Axone review: Migrant lives matter in moving new film, out on Netflix
Axone Director – Nicholas Kharkongor Cast – Sayani Gupta, Lin Liashram, Vinay Pathak, Dolly Ahluwalia, Tenzin Dalha Axone, pronounced ‘Akhuni’, is a particularly pungent ingredient used in Naga cuisine. In the opening scene of Axone, the film, our protagonists procure some of it to use in a special pork dish that they’re […]
Republican congressman who officiated gay wedding loses primary
A freshman Virginia GOP congressman who angered social conservatives in his district when he officiated a gay wedding lost his party’s nomination. US Rep. Denver Riggleman lost a GOP convention Saturday that was done via drive-thru because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was defeated by Bob Good, a former official […]
Vengsarkar reveals story behind Virat Kohli’s selection for Team India
Former India chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has spoken about his initial impression of Virat Kohli that assured him the youngster could be the future of the Indian cricket team. Kohli made his debut for India in 2008 just a few months after leading the U-19 Indian team to the World […]
5G report card: The world’s first next-gen networks are still patchy than powerful
Fifth-generation networking hype has been in full force since Qualcomm Inc. declared “5G is here, and it’s time to celebrate” in February of last year. The reality, however, has required patience from consumers due to the time needed to roll out the new networks and the dearth of applications to […]
Amit Shah holds crucial meeting on Delhi’s Covid-19 situation with Arvind Kejriwal
A crucial meeting to discuss the Covid-19 situation in Delhi begun on Sunday morning. The meeting has been called by Home Minister Amit Shah, and is being attended by Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Officials of State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) […]
‘When we sleep, the virus sleeps too’: Pakistan cleric’s Covid-19 logic
An argument given by a cleric in Pakistan in battling the Covid-19 crisis is making the internet go crazy. In an undated clip, the cleric is seen telling the people to sleep more if they want to avoid getting the coronavirus disease. “Our doctors always recommend us to sleep more. […]
Australia’s largest states further ease coronavirus curbs
Australia’s two largest states will further ease public coronavirus restrictions at libraries, community centres and nightclubs, officials said on Sunday, despite recording increases in new infections. New South Wales (NSW), the most populous state, said that from July 1, a 50 person limit on indoor venues such as restaurants and […]
Canadian business leaders come together to challenge systemic racism
A clutch of prominent Canadian business leaders, including Indo-Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa, has launched an initiative to counter systemic racism in the corporate world and bring equitable representation to Blacks in boardrooms. The Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism has started the BlackNorth Initiative that will commence […]
1 army soldier killed, 2 injured as Pakistan shells forward posts in J-K’s Poonch
An Indian Army soldier was killed and two others were injured late on Saturday after heavy shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said on Sunday. Ramesh Kumar Angral, the senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Poonch, said 29-year-old Sepoy Lungabui […]
Twitter restores account of financial market website Zero Hedge
Twitter Inc said it had restored the account of financial market website Zero Hedge on its platform on Friday after concluding that suspending it was an error. “We made an error in our enforcement action in this case. Based on additional context from the account holder in appeal, we have reinstated the […]
Youth murdered by former colleagues in Guwahati, 5 arrested
At least five persons were arrested for allegedly killing a youth in the state capital, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday at Noonmati area of Guwahati when an altercation at a home furnishing shop over a petty issue turned ugly and some of the employees allegedly […]