Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has gone into self-isolation after three of his staffers including an officer on special duty (OSD) tested positive for Covid-19 in the last few days, officials said on Wednesday. Rawat informed his decision about self-isolation through his official Twitter handle on Tuesday evening. “As […]
Facebook plans news service launch in UK, India, Brazil
Facebook said on Tuesday it plans to launch its news service in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, India and Brazil in the coming months, after having introduced the feature in the United States last year. The social media giant’s news service currently pays US publishers for content and has original […]
Spotify reveals what Indians listened to this summer
Spotify has revealed what Indians have been listening to this summer. It’s quite interesting since people have been mostly indoors due to the pandemic and glued to their devices. The latest data is from the period between June 1 and August 15. The most listened to song on Spotify this summer was […]
‘Anderson has set the bar like Sachin had’: McGrath
England fast bowler James Anderson on Wednesday became the first seamer to claim 600 Test wickets. Overall, he became the fourth bowler to join the prestigious 600 club – only after Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australia’s Shane Warne (708), and India’s Anil Kumble (619). In a recent interaction, Australia fast bowling […]
YouTube took down over 11.4 million videos between April-June this year
Google’s YouTube took down over 11.4 million videos between April and June, the company said in its Community Guidelines Enforcement report. The numbers are significantly higher than the videos – under 9 million – removed in the same period last year. The change has happened mainly because the company relied […]
John Abraham’s first look as Sikh revealed in cross-border love story
The first looks of John Abraham and Aditi Rao Hydari from a cross-border love story starring Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh have been revealed. Sharing the photos where John is dressed as a Sikh man, producer T Series’ official Twitter handle wrote, “First look of @TheJohnAbraham & @aditiraohydari in @arjunk26-@Rakulpreet starrer […]
Tom Cruise makes surprise appearance at Tenet screening in London, watch
Hollywood star Tom Cruise posted a video of himself at a preview screening of Christopher Nolan’s new film, Tenet, in London. Cruise expressed his excitement to return to the theatre and when asked what he thought of the film, he said, “I loved it!” In a video shared on his Instagram page, Cruise […]
Sushant promised to ‘stop weed’, Rhea’s new WhatsApp chat reveals
A WhatsApp exchange between actor Rhea Chakraborty and Sushant Singh Rajput’s business manager Shruti Modi has provided more details about the recently uncovered drug angle in Sushant’s death case. The messages reportedly show that Rhea was trying to get Sushant to quit marijuana. The exchange, accessed by India Today, is from […]
BJP Rajya Sabha tally set to get big boost
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to increase its Rajya Sabha (RS) tally. Based on the available numbers, it is comfortably placed to win the solitary by-poll to the Upper House of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh (UP) on September 11, a notification for which was issued on Tuesday. […]
India’s Covid-19 tally over 3.2 million, recovery rate rises to 76.29%
With 67,151 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 1,059 deaths in a single day, India’s tally has crossed 3.2 million, according to the Union health ministry on Wednesday. The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 59,449 and the number of active cases is […]
Covid-19 takes Odisha’s primitive tribal group into its tentacles
After remaining untouched for long, a primitive tribal group of Odisha in a remote tribal habitation has reported its first case of Covid-19, triggering concerns over the infection spreading to other such tribals in the state. The first case of infection was reported recently from Khairput block of Malkangiri district, […]
Fans have already solved Riddler’s riddle for Batman in the trailer
The internet has already solved a riddle posed by The Riddler to Batman in the recently released teaser for the upcoming Batman film. The Riddler, played by Paul Dano, will be the primary antagonist in the movie. Robert Pattinson plays the iconic superhero. The trailer opens with a crime scene, where the […]
Gold rate grows by 0.02%; silver plunges to Rs 1,961.26
The spot gold price today(Rs 51,360) is lower than this week’s average of Rs 51,757.14 by 0.77%. The price was also higher than yesterday’s value of Rs 51350. The spot gold prices in India(Rs 51,360 witnessed a growth of 0.02%, despite global gold prices($1927.9) saw a drop of 0.03%. Gold […]
4.1-magnitude earthquake hits West Bengal’s Durgapur
A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal on Wednesday morning, officials said. Tremors were felt in the industrial town and its nearby areas, they said. The quake, with its epicentre at 110 km east-northeast of Durgapur, occurred at 7.54 am at a […]
10 get life imprisonment for smuggling explosives from Pakistan
A special court in Rajasthan’s Barmer pronounced 10 people guilty of smuggling explosives from Pakistan for supply to Sikh terror organization, Babbar Khalsa, on Tuesday and sentenced them to life imprisonment besides slapping fines. The convicts include one Babbar Khalsa member, who came to Barmer, to collect the consignment of […]