01 Oct 2017

Records broken in 5th ODI between India and Australia

Indian cricket team registered a comprehensive seven wicket win over Australia in fifth ODI at Nagpur, and sealed the five match ODI series 4-1.

LPG costlier by Rs 1.50/cylinder, jet fuel price by 6%

October's LPG and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price revision saw both products getting costlier.

Spain: Tensions mount ahead of the Catalan independence referendum

Tensions are building in Spain's Catalan region ahead of an independence referendum earlier prohibited by Madrid.

Massive global aurora triggered on Mars by strong solar storm

An unexpectedly strong solar storm which occurred on 11th September has triggered a global aurora on Mars, doubling the radiation levels on the red planet.

Rex Tillerson: Washington has been talking to North Korea

Amid numerous threats and retorts flying back-and-forth, US-North Korea relations show no signs of improvement.

Retired Assamese Army veteran asked to prove his Indian citizenship

A retired Indian Army officer hailing from Assam has been asked to prove his Indian citizenship by the Assamese Police.

Five stellar phones under Rs. 15,000, available right now

If you have been waiting to get your hands on a phone for quite some time now and can't decide which one to choose from a wide array of mid-range phones in the market, don't worry. We've got you covered.

Apple investigating splitting open of iPhone 8 Pluses

Apple is currently investigating reports of its iPhone 8 Plus splitting open, the reasons for which remain unclear.

Flight services disrupted in Chennai due to heavy rain

Heavy rain in the early hours of Sunday morning, and the resultant low visibility in Chennai has disrupted both domestic and international flight services to and from the city.

Elphinstone stampede stirs Indian Railways and state govt. into action

The unfortunate death of 23 people in a stampede at the Elphinstone Road station in Mumbai finally stirred an otherwise lackadaisical Indian Railways into addressing concerns regarding passenger safety.

Fingerprint sensor will become standard in phones by 2018

PIN codes and patterns are cumbersome, while facial recognition and retina scans are still in their experimental stages.

Chinese envoy: New Delhi, Beijing should build on BRICS consensus

PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping charted a new course for peaceful bilateral relations while meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in China last month.

Tata Motors bags Centre's 10,000 electric cars' order

The Centre has been pushing for a reduction in traditional fuel cars to tackle pollution.

Leonardo da Vinci might have drawn a nude Mona Lisa

After a month of tests on a particular painting, curators and scientists at the Louvre in Paris have determined that Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci might have drawn a nude Mona Lisa.

Elphinstone overbridge: Rs. 12cr sanctioned but only Rs. 1,000 allotted

As the stampede on the overbridge connecting Mumbai's Elphinstone Road and Parel railway stations claimed 22 lives and injured about 32, it has been revealed that railways consistently ignored warnings tweeted by Mumbaikars and concerns raised by RS MP Sachin Tendulkar and Sena MP Arvind Sawant.

Trump may visit India as part of East Asia tour

As US President Donald Trump embarks on his East Asian tour of Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines on November 3-14, sources say that there may be a possibility of him visiting India as the White House mentioned that Trump "will discuss the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region to America's prosperity and security."

IITs to get 1,000 extra seats from next year

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to allot at least 1,000 extra seats to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) from the next year, giving more engineering aspirants a chance to study at the famed institutes.

Applying for event-hosting licenses goes online in Delhi

Using technology, Delhi Police have now streamlined the process of getting licenses for musical events, serving liquor temporarily, and hosting other events.

Rohingya crisis: Oxford college removes portrait of Myanmar's Suu Kyi

Amid the ongoing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, the Oxford University college where the country's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi studied has taken down her portrait from public display.

30 Sep 2017

The probable playing XI for Ind-Aus 5th ODI

After losing the 4th ODI in Bengaluru, India team is leading 3-1 in the already won five-match ODI series against Australia.

Sex doll Samantha molested at a tech fair in Austria

As if molesting women wasn't enough, now Al sex dolls aren't being spared either.

Food tech start-up Yumist shuts down; fails to raise funds

Gurugram-based food tech start-up Yumist, which offered home-cooked meals, is shutting down as it failed to raise the kind of capital required to survive in the competitive market.

US health secretary Tom Price quits over private plane scandal

Tom Price, Donald Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary, resigned on Friday amid growing uproar over his use of expensive private planes for official purposes.

JioPhone effect: Airtel to launch Rs. 2,000 smartphone next month

Intensifying the ongoing war between telecom biggies, Airtel has decided to take on the JioPhone with an affordable smartphone.

U-19 cricket star Manjot Kalra to undergo age test again

Despite being cleared by the BCCI, India's U-19 cricketer Manjot Kalra was directed to undergo another age verification test, by the DDCA (Delhi & District Cricket Association).

Raj Thackeray: Unless Mumbai local fixed, no bullet train

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray threatened the government's ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train by saying that "until the present infrastructure of local railways is made better, not a single brick will be allowed to be placed for bullet train in Mumbai."

Amul to start selling French fries, aloo tikki this Diwali

Indian dairy giant Amul is set to launch frozen potato products like French Fries, potato wedges, hash browns, and aloo tikkis/burger patties next month, before Diwali.

GST: Most businesses will be allowed to file monthly returns

In a bid to smooth out the creases in the new GST regime, the government is now looking to allow most businesses to file quarterly returns as opposed to the earlier requirement of monthly filings.

Around-the-world in 30 minutes: Musk proposes city-to-city travel by rocket

Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia on Friday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk not only elaborated his Mars mission plans but also explained how he planned to finance the massive mission.

President Ram Nath Kovind appoints new Governors for five states

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed new Governors for Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Meghalaya.

Akali Dal minister booked for rape ahead of Gurdaspur polls

Ahead of the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha election, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sucha Singh Langah has been booked for raping and defrauding a woman constable for eight years. Langah is to surrender before a court today.

Vijaya Dashami Live: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's address

While addressing party workers on Vijay Dashami at the RSS headquarters, Nagpur, supremo Mohan Bhagwat asserted that cow protection is not a matter of religion.

Telangana: Wall collapses during Dussehra festivities; 2 dead, 17 injured

In a tragic incident on Dussehra eve, two people were killed and 17 injured when a terrace parapet wall collapsed in Telangana's Nizamabad district.

Another breakthrough for Saudi women! They can now issue fatwas

Shura Council, Saudi Arabia's advisory council has, in a historic decision, now allowed the kingdom's women to issue fatwas, i.e. Islamic legal pronouncements.

UN sanctions: Beijing orders North Korean companies to close shop

World powers seem determined to put maximum pressure on North Korea, in order to discipline Pyongyang for its rogue behavior.

Himachal to go to polls in November, Gujarat in December

The Election Commission may declare the dates of elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in mid-October.

Taking three-dimensional (3D) selfies? Yup, AI can do that

Every day we are discovering new things that we can do with the help of AI.

Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico is running out of cash

The tiny island territory of Puerto Rico was recently hit by Category-IV Hurricane Maria.