Shops and businesses were open again in the violence-affected areas of the North-East district of Delhi on Friday, as residents expressed satisfaction at the restoration of peace. Speaking to ANI, a shopkeeper in Delhi’s Bhajanpura area, Jaskaran Bhati said, “My shop was shut since the violence started in the area […]
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Delhi gang rape convict Pawan Gupta files curative plea in SC against death sentence
Death row convict Pawan Kumar Gupta has filed a curative petition before the Supreme Court four days before his scheduled execution along with three others in the Delhi gang rape and murder case. Gupta’s curative petition pleads his death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment. Pawan Gupta is the only […]
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Maharashtra to provide 5% quota for Muslims in educational institutions: Nawab Malik
The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi government will bring in a law to give 5% reservation to Muslims in educational institutions in the state, Maharashtra minorities affairs minister, Nawab Mallik said on Friday. Malik was responding to a question asked in the Legislative Council on Friday, by MLC Sharad Ranpise. “5% reservation […]
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Nokia is bringing the XpressMusic back in its new feature phone, looks revealed by TENAA
It looks like Nokia is bringing back the much loved XpressMusic feature. HMD has often revived many classic Nokia phones and a model named TA-1212 on TENAA shows that another one is on the way. The bar-model feature phone spotted on TENAA comes with a splash of red that will […]
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Coronavirus death toll in China now 2788, 9 new cases outside epicentre Hubei
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak stood at 2788 in China with 44 new deaths reported until early Friday, authorities said, adding that the total number of infected persons was nearly 79000. Among the deaths, 41 were in the worst-hit central Chinese Hubei province, two in Beijing and one […]
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Astronomers detect biggest explosion in universe after Big Bang
The biggest explosion in the universe after the Big Bang has been discovered by scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster. The blast took place as a result of a supermassive black hole at the Centre of a galaxy hundreds of millions of light-years away. The explosion released five times more […]
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Nachan Nu Jee Karda: Radhika Madan dances her heart out
Actor Radhika Madan has danced her heart out in a new song from Angrezi Medium called Nachan Nu Jee Karda. The makers unveiled the song on Friday, which shows Radhika having a blast. The song opens in a school setting; Radhika is surrounded by students, when she suddenly decides to take to […]
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Senior customs official booked in Mumbai for amassing illegal wealth
The anti-corruption wing of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked a senior official of the customs department in Mumbai for amassing disproportionate assets worth 376% more than his legal source of income. Assistant commissioner (Central Goods and Services Tax) and former assistant commissioner of customs, Deepak Pandit, acquired […]
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Canada to no longer pay for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle security
Canada will no longer pick up the security tab for protecting Prince Harry and his wife Meghan starting in March, the office of Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Thursday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been living part-time in an oceanside mansion in westernmost British Columbia province since […]
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Delhi violence death toll climbs to 42, say hospital authorities
The death toll in the sectarian violence in North-East district of Delhi rose to 42 on Friday, personnel at the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital said. Among the dead are a head constable of Delhi Police and a 26-year-old Intelligence Bureau official and more than 300 injured in the Delhi […]
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Priyanka strikes a wild pose, Nick Jonas reacts ‘So gorgeous’
Priyanka Chopra has graced the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine’s March issue and husband Nick Jonas is just in love with her glamourous cover look. As the actor shared the cover picture on her Instagram, Nick commented on the post, “So gorgeous!” Priyanka can be seen lying on a couch in […]
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Sonia Gandhi forms Congress’ fact-finding panel to visit Ground Zero of Delhi violence
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has formed a five-member team to visit riot-affected areas in northeast Delhi. The delegation will include Mukul Wasnik, Tariq Anwar, Sushmita Dev, Shaktisinh Gohil and Kumari Selja. The Congress delegation will visit the area and submit a detailed report to Gandhi. The Congress has been targeting […]
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Texas man sentenced to death for killing police officer, friend ‘unintentionally’
A North Texas man was sentenced to death late Thursday for the 2018 killings of a Dallas-area police officer and another man. The Collin County jury deliberated for about eight hours before returning the death sentence for Brandon McCall, 28, for shooting his friend, Rene Gamez II, and Richardson police […]
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IGNCA’s Ayodhya fest rekindles push for development of 150 holy sites
A three-day festival aimed to showcase the “culture of Ayodhya”, from the town in Uttar Pradesh which many believe is the birthplace of Ram, is being held in Delhi. Ayodhya Parv, being hosted by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), will also be used to underline the […]
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Sonic the Hedgehog review: Jim Carrey makes ridiculous return to form
Sonic the Hedgehog Director – Jeff Fowler Cast – Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey Perhaps because of its very nature, not many would be willing to go out on a limb and give Sonic the Hedgehog the kudos that it deserves. Here’s a film, aimed squarely at kids, that doesn’t reduce itself […]