When companies inundate the public with ads claiming to turn their kids into the next Steve Jobs and the next Sundar Pichai, it’s expected that some people would want to check them up on their claims. And if a viral video is to be believed, WhiteHat Jr hasn’t exactly come […]
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Deepika Padukone’s ex-manager questioned by anti-drugs agency for 2nd day
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials are questioning Karishma Prakash, ex-manager of actor Deepika Padukone, for the second consecutive day over the alleged drug links in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Prakash reached the NCB office at Ballard Estate at 11.55 am on Thursday, confirmed NCB officials. She was […]
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Bank of England deploys more stimulus as Covid-19 lockdown begins
The Bank of England has increased its monetary stimulus by a bigger than anticipated 150 billion pounds ($195 billion) as it tries to boost the economy through new lockdown measures. In a statement released Thursday, the bank’s rate-setting panel said its challenge is to respond to the economic and financial […]
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UK invites PM Modi to Climate Ambition Summit on Dec 12
The UK has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Climate Ambition Summit scheduled next month, according to a British government statement on Thursday. The December 12 Climate Ambition Summit will provide a platform for leaders who are ready to come forward with announcements of new, more ambitious nationally determined […]
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Gujarat chemical explosion: Cops summon godown owner, tenant
A day after 12 labourers died when a part of a godown here collapsed following an explosion, the Ahmedabad police on Thursday summoned the godown owner and his tenant who had kept chemical drums there which caused the blast. A police team along with forensic experts also went to the […]
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Trump may become first US president to lose re-election bid since 1992
If incumbent US President Donald Trump fails to win the re-election, he will not be the first incumbent president in history to have fallen from grace but will be the first in last three decades. In 1992, George HW Bush failed to win his second term as Democrat Bill Clinton […]
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Indian Rafale fighter jet adds Hammer stand-off weapon to its lethal arsenal
France has agreed to equip Indian Rafale fighters with air-to-surface Hammer all-weather smart weapon apart from air-to-air MICA, METEOR missiles and air-to-ground SCALP stand-off weapon. The Hammer is a fire and forget weapon that can be launched from a very short range to a very long range of 70 kilometres […]
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TN govt shows rule book to BJP, cites Covid-19 to denies permission for yatra
In a setback to the BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit, the state government informed the Madras high court on Thursday that it has denied permission for the party’s ‘Vetrivel Yatra’ citing the Covid-19 pandemic as reason. The BJP had proposed to embark on the yatra from November 6 to December 6 […]
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Army chief General Naravane presents medical gear to Nepali Army
Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane presented medical equipment to the Nepali Army including X-Ray machines, computed radiography systems, ICU ventilators, video endoscopy units, anesthesia machines, laboratory equipment and ambulances, the Indian Embassy in Nepal said in a statement on Thursday. Naravane reached Kathmandu on Wednesday on a three-day visit that is […]
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Trump supporters protest outside Arizona vote centre
A crowd of Donald Trump supporters, some armed with rifles and handguns, gathered outside an election center in Arizona on Wednesday night after unsubstantiated rumors that votes for the Republican president were deliberately not being counted. Chanting “Stop the steal!” and “Count my vote”, the mostly unmasked protesters stood in […]
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Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal urges for ‘cracker-free Diwali’, asks people to join him in Laxmi Puja
To dissuade people from bursting crackers, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the Delhi government will organise a Laxmi Puja this Diwali and live stream it for people to perform the rituals at their homes. He said this is being done as the Covid-19 situation is worsening because of the […]
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More than 20 feared drowned in Naugachhia boat tragedy in Bihar
At least 20 people are feared drowned when an overloaded carrying over 50 passengers capsized in the middle of Ganga river at around 10.30 am on Thursday, police said. Around 25 other passengers were rescued by villagers while the bodies of two women were also recovered. A team of the […]
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India to Pakistan: Reverse decision on handing over Kartarpur gurdwara to non-Sikh body
India on Thursday asked Pakistan to reverse its “arbitrary decision” to hand over the management of Durbar Sahib gurdwara, built at the site in Kartarpur where Guru Nanak spent the last years of his life, to a body without any Sikh representatives. According to a notification issued on November 3, Pakistan’s religious […]
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WhatsApp will now receive a copy of recent messages when a user is reported
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that improves on the app’s reporting tool. WhatsApp will now receive a copy of the recent messages from the reported chat on the app. The new WhatsApp features are rolling out to the app’s beta users on Android. WABetaInfo notes that WhatsApp 2.20.206.3 update comes with the […]
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Diljit-Fatima and their 90s style romance in Waareya. Watch song
The latest song from Diljit Dosanjh’s Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is out and it is a nostalgic romantic number that is likely to tug at your heartstrings. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, the film also features Manoj Bajpayee and Fatima Sana Shaikh in lead roles. Composed by Javed-Mohsin along with Kingshuk Chakravarty, the […]