Computer scientist Larry Tesler, the man famed for inventing the Cut, Copy and Paste function on computers, has sadly died. The former Xerox PARC, Apple, Amazon, and Yahoo! employee was 74. While Tesler might not have been as famous as other revolutionaries in the technology industry, his creation has no […]
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Two Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar
Two suspected Maoists were killed and a jawan of Chhattisgarh police was injured in two different encounters of Sukma and Narayanpur districts of Bastar region Wednesday. Police said that the two killed suspected Maoists are yet to be identified. As per IG Bastar Sunderraj P , the first incident took […]
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Atrangi Re: Sara to romance Akshay and Dhanush in a double role
Sara Ali Khan will be seen in a double role in Aanand L Rai’s Atrangi Re, says a report in Mumbai Mirror. The film is a cross-cultural love story set in Bihar and Madurai and will see Sara romancing Akshay Kumar and Dhanush in the film. It is reportedly set to different eras. “While […]
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Dec 16 Delhi rape convict Vinay Sharma bangs his head against wall: Tihar Jail official
Vinay Sharma, one of the four death row convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape and murder case, attempted to hurt himself by banging his head against a wall in his cell on February 16, a Tihar Jail official said. “One of the death row convicts of 2012 Delhi gang-rape […]
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6 dead, 6 injured in car-truck collision in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur
Six people died and six others were injured in a collision between a car and a truck in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur on Wednesday night. Further details are awaited.
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Bhoot Part One: Real life incident that inspired Vicky Kaushal’s film
Vicky Kaushal is all set to make his entry into the horror genre with Bhanu Pratap Singh’s Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship. In the film, he will be seen as the surveying officer of Seabird, an unmanned ship which washes ashore in Mumbai. As he tries to investigate what actually […]
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Stern message to Pak from FATF members, Turkey sole exception
At the Paris Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), all 39 members, barring Turkey, sent a stern message to Pakistan to complete the remaining 13 action plan items by the June 2020 plenary, including the conviction and prosecution of top leaders of terrorist organisations. A formal decision that Pakistan will […]
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India’s predicted XI for 1st Test vs NZ – New openers, lone spinner
Ahead of India’s Test series against New Zealand, captain Virat Kohli spoke about the importance of the World Test Championship and how this tournament is more prestigious than any other ICC tournament. This sets the stage perfectly for India’s biggest test – the side is unbeaten in the tournament so far, […]
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‘No one likes to sit outside’: Ajinkya Rahane opens up on Rishabh Pant
India Test vice captain Ajinkya Rahane is perhaps one of the very few in the current Indian side in New Zealand who can relate to what young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant must be going through. Pitted as India’s first-choice ‘keeper in all three formats even till last year, Pant has […]
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3 killed on Indian 2 sets: Kamal Haasan deeply pained by accident
Actor Kamal Haasan is deeply pained by the horrific accident on the sets of his film Indian 2 that claimed the lives of three and injured nine others. He took to Twitter to offer condolences to the families of the deceased. Kamal wrote that though he has overcome several accidents, this accident was the […]
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India vs New Zealand: Kane Williamson wants last look at pitch before naming side
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will make a final inspection of the Basin Reserve pitch before confirming his side for the first test against India on Friday, though pace bowler Kyle Jamieson looks set for his debut in the absence of Neil Wagner. Wagner has withdrawn from the squad to await […]
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20 killed in collision between state-run bus and truck in Tamil Nadu
At least 20 people were killed and 15 seriously injured after the state-run bus they were travelling in was hit by a truck in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur district early on Thursday, officials said. The bus belonged to Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and was going from Karnataka’s Bengaluru to […]
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FIH Pro League: Skipper Manpreet talks tactics ahead of Aussie challenge
India men’s hockey team, playing in the FIH Pro League for the first time, have got off to a fantastic start. Surprise victories over Netherlands – the same opposition that ousted them in the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup – and World Champions Belgium, has reignited medal hopes for […]
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Job offers delayed in Asia’s financial hubs in coronavirus fallout
Financial firms operating in Singapore and Hong Kong are delaying hiring as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts their businesses. Both domestic and foreign institutions have slowed recruitment, according to headhunters in the financial hubs. They’ve been impacted by quarantines, restrictions on travel to and from China, remote working arrangements and decisions […]
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US condemns China’s expulsion of Wall Street Journal reporters over controversial headline
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized China’s move to revoke the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters over a controversial headline, a decision that comes as Beijing continues to lash out at countries that fault its handling of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. “The United States condemns China’s […]