16 Apr 2017

IPL: RPS bowlers destroy RCB to win by 27 runs

Rising Pune Supergiant bowlers destroyed Royal Challengers Bangalore batting line-up to win the match by 27 runs.

IPL: Rana, Pollard power MI to victory over GL

Nitish Rana scored his third half-century of the 2017 Indian Premier League as Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Lions by six wickets.

India has its own "desi" version of Google Earth

While we wait with bated breath for the new revamped version of Google Earth, this will be a good time to reflect on the fact that India too has its own homegrown version powered by ISRO.

Man delivers letters at 14,000 feet between India and China

Bhim Bahadur Tamang, a postal departmental employee, physically delivers letters every Thursday between India and China at the Nathu La pass in Sikkim, all this in the age of social media and digital communication.

FIR against publisher of controversial CBSE textbook

An FIR was registered in Preet Vihar Police Station in Delhi against the publisher of a controversial CBSE textbook that said the ideal figure for a woman was 36-24-26.

Delivery boy to multi-millionaire: Iyyappa recalls his Flipkart Journey

Flipkart employee Ambur Iyyappa's story is a fascinating one. Starting his career as a courier delivery boy and then moving to Flipkart, Iyyappa grew along with Flipkart, becoming a multi-millionaire.

Uber shares financially upward trajectory to cover failures

Uber is a privately held company and is therefore not legally required to share its financial credentials with the public or anyone else for that matter.

Car bomb kills hundreds of Syrian evacuees

A car bomb detonated in the vicinity of a convoy of buses carrying evacuees from besieged rebel-held towns on the outskirts of Aleppo, killing over 100 civilians.

Visa, Mastercard grow wary of UPI, BHIM popularity

Visa, Mastercard have now resorted to lobbying their case in order to make sure that they do not lose out in the wake of a cashless economy in India to apps like UPI and BHIM.

Trump's tax disclosure: Protesters demand release of tax returns

Latest in the series of protests against US President Donald Trump, thousands of protesters marched in over 150 locations, demanding disclosure of his tax returns.

Maharashtra: 8 including students drown off Sindhudurg coast

8 people, including 7 students and a professor drowned off the coast of Maharashtra in the Sindhudurg district.

Himachal 70th anniversary: Virbhadra announces new unemployment scheme

Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday unveiled a new unemployment allowance scheme.

Pakistan mob-lynching: Malala Yousafzai blames Pakistan for poor global image

Pakistani Nobel Laureate and pro-education activist Malala Yousafzai condemned the recent mob lynching of Pakistani university student Mashal Khan for blasphemy.

What we learned from 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' trailer

The first trailer and poster for 'Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi' was unveiled on Friday at the Star Wars Celebration fan event in Florida.

Maharashtra's Sex Ratio: Sex Ratio at birth declines to 899

The sex ratio in Maharashtra has declined by eight points in 2016 compared to 2015, a state health department report has revealed.

IPL: DD show disciplined performance; defeat KXIP by 51 runs

Delhi Daredevils' bowlers restricted Kings XI Punjab to only 137 runs to register their first home win in the 2017 Indian Premier League.

15 Apr 2017

IPL: KKR bowlers deny SRH a win

Kolkata Knight Riders successfully defended their score of 172 runs to hand Sunrisers Hyderabad their second consecutive loss in 2017 Indian Premier League.

Aadhaar, government ID, becomes a miracle

When hearing and speech-impaired Sanjay of Narmada district applied for Aadhaar, no one knew it would unite him with his lost family.

Srinagar by-polls: Farooq Abdullah wins by over 9000 votes

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has won the Srinagar by-polls with a margin of over 9000 votes, against Peoples Democratic Party's Nazir Ahmad Khan.

MCD polls: Maken, other Cong leaders allegedly selling tickets

In a hit for the Congress ahead of the Delhi civic elections, a party worker has alleged senior members were selling tickets.

Snapchat not for poor countries like India, Spain: Evan Spiegel

An ex Snapchat employee revealed that Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel had once commented that the app was for 'rich people' and that he wasn't interested in expanding to 'poor countries' like Spain and India.

Pakistan arrests 3 suspected R&AW spies for targeting CPEC

Pakistani police have arrested three suspected spies from India's Research and Analysis Wing intelligence agency.

Apple to produce self-driving cars, granted test permit

Apple is the newest company to jump into the self-driving car race.

Leaks suggest America's NSA may have hacked global banking system

Hacking group Shadow Brokers have leaked spy tools allegedly created and used by the US National Security Agency (NSA).

Arvind Kejriwal: Can tell you 10 ways to rig EVMs

AAP Chief & Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal claimed he, being an IIT engineer, can share ten ways to tamper with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

ASCI guidelines to prevent companies from making exaggerated claims

Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) in a welcome move has issued a series of guidelines to finally prevent the exaggerated claims made by the companies in their ads.

Tech, consultancies again emerge as America's top paying companies

Tech companies and consultancies have once again emerged as employers offering highest median salaries in the US.

9/11 Lawsuits: Saudi banks, Bin Laden affiliated companies sued

A group of over two dozen US insurers affiliated with the insurance holding firm Travelers Cos has sued ten defendants including Saudi banks and companies connected to Osama bin Laden over the 9/11 terror attacks.

IPL: Gujarat Lions defeat Pune to register their first win

Gujarat Lions defeated Rising Pune Supergiant by seven wickets to register their first victory in the 2017 Indian Premier League.