Chinmayanand, accused of rape by law student
Swami Chinmayanand, the 72-year-old BJP leader accused of rape by a 23-year-old law student, has been arrested by a special team of Uttar Pradesh police and taken to a Lucknow hospital for medical examination. “Swami Chinmayanand was arrested around 9 am and taken for a medical examination at the district hospital. He will then be […]
Actor Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with India’s highest award in cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Minister of Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar took to Twitter to make the announcement. He tweeted, “The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for 2 generations has been selected unanimously for #DadaSahabPhalke award. The entire country and international […]
Demi Moore reveals she was raped at 15 by man who paid her mom $500
Hollywood actor Demi Moore was raped at the age of 15 in her home, she revealed in a television interview. The man paid her mother $500, the 56-year-old told Good Morning America while discussing her memoir, “Inside Out”. Moore recounts that when she came home one day she found an older man in her apartment. […]
PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: INJURIES REPORTED AFTER 5.8 QUAKE HITS NEAR JHELUM
At least 20 people have been killed and more than 300 injured after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled Pakistan-administered Kashmir and areas in Punjab province. Tuesday’s quake hit 22 kilometres (14 miles) north of the city of Jhelum along the boundary separating the agricultural heartland of Punjab province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the US geological agency, USGS, said. “Right now […]
Mumbai fears for homes and lives amid rising seas
MUMBAI: Huge swathes of Mumbai´s beaches have already been lost to rising seas. Now shanty dwellers fear for their homes and critics say India’s largest metropolis — like other world mega-cities — is not doing enough to hold back the waves. During the monsoon, near-daily storms regularly flood Dharavi, one of Asia’s biggest slums and […]
India to have first NBA basketball next week
HOUSTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that India will soon have access to another world class American product – NBA basketball. Trump, who was speaking at the NRG stadium to over 50,000 Indian-Americans, said that America is committed to ensure Indians have access to the finest goods in the world, products stamped with […]
Kashmiri Pandits meet PM Modi in Houston, say 7 lakh Pandits thank Modi govt
A delegation of Kashmiri Pandits meets and interacts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A member kisses PM Modi’s hands and says, “Thank you on behalf of 7 Lakh Kashmiri Pandits.” (ANI) The delegation of Kashmiri Pandits submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister in which they requested the PM to set up a task force […]
French drugmaker, watchdog on trial for diabetes pill deaths
PARIS: France’s medicines watchdog will join a pharma firm in the dock from Monday on fraud and negligence charges linked to the deaths of multiple people prescribed a diabetes pill for weight loss despite safety concerns. At least 500 people are thought to have died of heart valve problems in France after taking the drug, […]
WhatsApp’s new feature allows you to share status to Facebook
WhatsApp has launched a new feature that lets you share your WhatsApp Status to your Facebook story. While the announcement was not made officially, users tweeted about the arrival of the tool. The company, however, posted an FAQ on “How to share WhatsApp status updates to other apps” soon before the feature started showing up […]
Young British couple could face death penalty for ‘trying to smuggle heroin worth £2MILLION out of Pakistan hidden in women’s clothing’
British couple could face the death penalty after allegedly attempting to smuggle £2m ($AU3.69 million) worth of drugs into the UK. Mohammed Tahir Ayaz, 26, and his wife Ikra Hussain, 20, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire have been named by Pakistani authorities after their arrest at an airport. The couple were planning to fly from Sialkot […]
