Linux overlord Linus Torvalds has urged developers to “crawl out from under all the xmas wrapping paper piles and go test” after releasing release candidate two of version 5.11 of the Linux kernel.” You read that right: Torvalds is already up to rc2, having released rc1 on December 27th, 2020. […]
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India’s manufacturing sector activity strengthens in December: PMI
India’s manufacturing sector activity strengthened in December, with manufacturers stepping up production and input buying amid efforts to rebuild their inventories following business closures earlier in the year, a monthly survey said on Monday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 56.4 in December, […]
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Katrina paints the town red in beautiful off-shoulder dress worth Rs 16k
There is something about Katrina Kaif and red outfits. Whenever the actor steps out in a bright red dress, we can’t help but take notes. Be it a red carpet event or a photoshoot, the actor always makes us swoon with her sartorial picks. For a recent photoshoot as well, which was […]
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Former Mercedes Employee Goes On $6 Million Wrecking Spree
A former Mercedes employee stole a JCB and wrecked vehicles worth millions.A disgruntled former Mercedes Benz employee has been arrested for going on a wrecking spree at the company’s plant in Spain. According to the Daily Mail, the 38-year-old allegedly destroyed around 50 brand new vans at the plant where he […]
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Alaya’s luxurious silhouette in Rs 89k draped ruffle sari leaves us smitten
Just one movie old, Jawaani Jaaneman star Alaya F is already grabbing headlines for her sartorial elegance and for pushing the corridors of conventional looks. Recently, the diva dressed up in a saree for an endorsement shoot along with actor Neena Gupta and Sayani Gupta and the fashion police was on immediate […]
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Madan Kaushik ran away from debate: Manish Sisodia on Uttarakhand minister’s no-show
A day after Uttarakhand urban development minister Madan Kaushik wrote a four-page open letter to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader and Delhi deputy chief minister (CM) Manish Sisodia calling him a “tourist politician”, Sisodia on Monday alleged that Kaushik “ran away from the debate as he had nothing to […]
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Kanika on favouritism in music industry: Things should be talent based
The favouritism debate in the showbiz world seems to be far from over and it’s not just limited to films but several musicians have also alleged the existence of camps and gangs within music labels that have monopolised the business. Agreeing that biases exist, singer Kanika Kapoor wishes for things […]
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Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho has died at the age of 41
Alexi Laiho, the founding vocalist of influential Finnish metal band Children of Bodom, has died at the age of 41. His passing was confirmed with “great sadness” by the supergroup Bodom After Midnight, who Laiho formed with his former bandmate Daniel Freyberg last year after Children of Bodom announced their dissolution […]
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Parzaan Dastur marries girlfriend Delna Shroff in Parsi ceremony
Parzaan Dastur, the child actor from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, has tied the knot with his fiancee Delna Shroff. The two married in a traditional Parsi wedding ceremony with Parzaan in a white kurta pyjama and cap and Delna in a maroon sari with a front pallu. Parzaan recently shared […]
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Ether follows Bitcoin to record high amid dizzying crypto rally
Ether touched a high of about $1,010, its first foray past $1,000, following a 30% surge on Sunday. Bitcoin held onto most of its weekend gains, dipping about 1.5% as of 10:40 a.m. on Monday in Tokyo to $33,069. The largest cryptocurrency eclipsed its 2017 record late last year and […]
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Singapore Changi reinvents itself for return of business travel
Singapore’s Changi Airport, routinely voted the world’s best and a key part of the city-state’s psyche, is reinventing itself for the Covid era and beyond. In a bid to keep people engaged until life returns to normal, it’s offering glamping for families at Jewel, the nature-themed entertainment complex open to […]
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UK court blocks WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to US
A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face charges of breaking a spying law and conspiring to obtain secret US documents by hacking government computers. US authorities accuse Australian-born Assange, 49, of 18 counts relating to Wikileaks’ release of […]
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Chinese billionaire Jack Ma suspected missing
As Chinese regulators intensified their crackdown on Jack Ma’s Ant Group, speculations are rife that the billionaire is missing. Jack Ma has reportedly not made a public appearance in over two months. Speculations about his whereabouts intensified when Ma failed to appear as judge in the final episode of his own […]
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Sushmita Sen wishes her ‘babush’ Rohman Shawl on birthday
Sushmita Sen penned a sweet birthday note for boyfriend Rohman Shawl on Monday. She shared it with two adorable pictures from their date night in which they are seen twinning in black. Sharing the pictures on Instagram, Sushmita wrote, “Happyyyyyy Birthday My Babushhhh @rohmanshawl. ‘Rooh se Rooh tak’ May God bless […]
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Health ministry says 38 people in India test positive for new Covid-19 strain
A total of 38 people have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. These include the 29 cases which were announced till Friday. All these people have been kept in single room isolation in designated healthcare facilities […]