Confusion between coronavirus and Corona beer has been a punchline of questionable taste during the outbreak, but for the brand, the matter may be no joke. The phrase “38% of Americans” was trending Friday on Twitter following a survey showing that proportion of beer drinkers “would not buy Corona under […]
Amitabh calls Alia ‘supremely talented’, learns technology from Ranbir
There is a reason why actor Amitabh Bachchan loves the company of youngsters. On Saturday, he posted two pictures, one each with his Brahmastra co-stars Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt and lavished praises on them. While one is a collage of pictures with Ranbir where the latter is helping him with his new […]
California confirms second US coronavirus case of unknown origin
California health officials on Friday confirmed a second suspected US case of the new coronavirus transmitted to a person who did not travel overseas or come in contact with anyone known to be ill, prompting fears of a possible outbreak in the country. “This new case indicates that there is […]
Nick Jonas shares love-filled pics with wife Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her husband and American singer Nick Jonas are hugely popular in India. On Friday, Nick took to Instagram to look back in time and recall fond memories as Jonas Brothers’ album Sucker turned a year old. He also posted a few behind the scene pictures featuring his wife […]
China’s factory activity posts record contraction as coronavirus bites
China’s manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level on record in February as official data on Saturday confirmed the massive damage the deadly coronavirus epidemic has caused to the world’s second-largest economy. The announcement comes as the epidemic has rapidly spread to a growing number of countries, pushing stock markets […]
Manu Rishi: ‘After working with Neena Gupta, I started styling myself’
Manu Rishi Chadha, who played Gajraj Rao’s brother and Neena Gupta’s brother-in-law in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, claims he treated them like his real relatives even on the sets of the film. The actor is now out with his new film, Doordarshan, even when his last week’s release continues to run in […]
Google marks Leap Day with a doodle
Google is celebrating Leap Day today with a doodle. Leap Day, which comes every four years on February 29, is a day observed in various solar calenders including Gregorian calendar. However, even in the Greforian calender, years that are divisible by 100, but not by 400, do not contain a […]
GDP grows 4.7%, govt says it has bottomed out and will rise
The Indian economy grew at 4.7% in the quarter ending December 2019, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday. This is in keeping with a Bloomberg poll of economists. Experts are sceptical about the performance in the current quarter, as disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak […]
Donald Trump nominates controversial ally John Ratcliffe as intelligence chief
US President Donald Trump announced Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe as his intelligence chief Friday, sparking fresh controversy over a crucial position that has lacked a permanent office holder for months. The 53-year-old Trump loyalist was nominated as director of national intelligence after Dan Coats stepped down in July last year, […]
Kota court hands death penalty to psychopathic killer who mutilated women
A court in Kota Friday evening sentenced a serial murdered to death for the heinous killing and mutilation of a woman in the city nine months ago. The man is also accused of killing three other women and mutilating two of them. A Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses […]
Delhi govt to launch WhatsApp number for complaints against hate messages
The Delhi Government will issue a WhatsApp number on which such complaints can be made against hate material being circulated in the wake of the riots in Northeast Delhi, ANI reported. “There is a lot of hate material being circulated on WhatsApp. If anyone receives any such material, he/she should immediately […]
‘Morarji Desai’s politics was based on discipline, principles’: PM Modi pays tribute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid his tribute to former prime minister Morarji Desai on his birth anniversary. “Salutations to former prime minister Morarji Bhai Desai on his birth anniversary. He always did politics based on discipline and principles, for which he will always be remembered,” the Prime Minister […]
FIFA warns coronavirus could postpone international matches
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has refused to rule out postponing international football matches in response to the escalating global threat of the coronavirus. This weekend’s matches in the leading two divisions in Switzerland, where football’s global governing body FIFA has its headquarters, were postponed on Friday after the government banned […]
Delhi teacher thanks Melania Trump for ‘happiness class’. She responds
US First Lady Melania Trump has once again recalled her two-day visit to India along with President Donald Trump in a series of tweets. A day after tweeting about her “unforgettable” afternoon at a school in Delhi, Melania Trump posted to thank everyone—from President Ram Nath Kovind to Prime Minister […]
Chidambaram slams AAP for sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar for sedition
Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Saturday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi for giving the go-ahead to the police to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in a sedition case of 2016. “Delhi Government is no less ill-informed than […]