28 Sep 2016

BCCI boss blasts Sandip Patil

BCCI chairman Anurag Thakur has slammed former chief selector Sandip Patil for revealing confidential information on Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni.

Former Israeli President dies at 93

One of Israel's most influential leaders, Shimon Peres, died on 28th September 2016 at the age of 93.

London Sperm Bank creates Tinder-like app

The London Sperm Bank released a mobile app quite akin to Tinder that lets women search for potential sperm donors.

Cheers for Samjhauta Express from Pakistan

The Samjhauta Express arrived from Lahore, Pakistan at the Old Delhi Railway station in the early hours of Tuesday.

Censorship by Facebook? The story so far

In the most recent development to the Facebook censorship issue, seven Palestinian journalists had their accounts blocked without explanation.

Pakistan Army Chief's tenure comes to a close

Raheel Sharif, Pakistan's Army-Chief's tenure will end in November 2016; his successor will be appointed by Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif.

'Range De Basanti' conference held on Bhagat Singh's birth anniversary

Barnala, Punjab, was witness to the 'Range De Basanti' conference held on 27th September, 2016, to celebrate the 109th birth year of Bhagat Singh.

Gambhir returns to Indian team after two years

Gautam Gambhir has returned to Indian team after two years for the New Zealand series in place of injured K L Rahul.

Japan Naval Chief open to re-engaging with Chinese Navy

Japan's Naval Chief indicated yesterday that he was open to restarting engagement with the Chinese Navy.

Violent crime rate of the US increased, says FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its annual report, which revealed the crime rate of the US in 2015 increased compared to that of 2014.

Rooney still our main man: Smalling

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling feels that it was just matter of time before Wayne Rooney would start scoring again for the club and be back in the starting line-up.

27 Sep 2016

$100 million project to find extraterrestrial life on Proxima b

Mark Zuckerberg joined physicist Stephen Hawking, and Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner to team up to find signs of life on a planet which is four light-years away from our Earth.

Thousands of Saudis sign petition to end male guardianship

More than 14,500 Saudis signed an online petition, calling to abolish the system of male guardianship in Saudi Arabia.

Reliance Capital's AGM and its seven big takeaways

Reliance Capital, led by Anil Ambani, held its Annual General Meeting today, which listed out interesting takeaways on the changes in the financial company.

World's largest radio telescope begins operations

China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) began searching for space signals and extraterrestrial life as hundreds of astronomers and enthusiasts eagerly watched its launch.

RBI seeks regulator for spot exchanges

RBI has requested the Finance Ministry to appoint a regulator for monitoring spot exchanges in the country.

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Clash between online cab aggregators and local drivers

Reports surfaced on the rising spell of attacks against drivers of online cab aggregators like Uber and Ola, by the local taxi and auto drivers.

Jordanian writer charged with insulting Islam, shot dead

Nahed Hattar, a well-known Jordanian writer was shot dead outside a court in capital city of Amman, where he was due to appear for trial, for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam.