Sachin Tendulkar Picks His World Cup XI, Chooses Bairstow Over Dhoni
NEW DELHI — Sachin Tendulkar has picked five Indians in his World Cup all-star XI but preferred Englishman Jonny Bairstow over Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the team’s wicketkeeper.India skipper Virat Kohli,...
View ArticleRare Rhinos In Danger As Flooding Worsens In Assam
GUWAHATI — Floods in northeast India, including Assam, worsened on Tuesday with incessant rain swelling already raging rivers, inundating villages and Kaziranga National Park as 1,000 soldiers were...
View Article‘Really Good Speller’ Trump’s Handwritten Note Shows Embarrassing Mistakes
Just last week, US President Donald Trump bragged that he was really a “good speller” despite his reputation for Twitter typos. However, another handwritten note caught on camera shows he struggles...
View ArticleMathura Police Arrests Three For Unauthorised Aadhaar Enrolments
CHANDIGARH—Police in Mathura arrested three men on Tuesday for carrying out unauthorised Aadhaar enrolment, and recovered biometric scanning equipment, a printer, and laptops from them. According to...
View Article2019 Emmy Nominations: The Complete List
Winter and “Game of Thrones” might be over, but HBO’s fantasy behemoth is still expected to lead the nominations for the 71st annual Emmy Awards when the contenders are announced Tuesday. “Community”...
View ArticleWhy Thousands Of Amazon Workers Are Striking On Prime Day
Midway through the work day on Monday, the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day sale extravaganza, workers at the company’s distribution center in Shakopee, Minnesota, walked off the job in protest of what...
View ArticleNetflix Deletes '13 Reasons Why' Suicide Scene After Criticism From Mental...
July 16 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc. is removing a controversial graphic scene depicting a youth suicide from its popular young adult drama “13 Reasons Why,” following advice from medical experts, the...
View ArticleThe Biggest 2019 Emmy Nomination Snubs And Surprises
The nominations for the 2019 Emmy Awards were ... actually good? But, of course, we still have some complaints.The Television Academy announced the nominations Tuesday morning, and there we some major...
View ArticleMumbai Building Collapse: 13 Dead, 9 Rescued From Debris
MUMBAI — The death toll in a building collapse in south Mumbai’s congested Dongri locality has risen to 13, the NDRF said on Wednesday, even as rescue and search operation from the rubble was still...
View ArticleNo Democracy Without Equality: Remembering Dalit Panthers Founder, Raja Dhale
NAGPUR — In 1973, a Dalit woman was paraded naked in Brahmangaon village in Maharashtra. While many political party leaders, including those from the Republican Party of India, visited the village and...
View ArticleICJ Verdict In Kulbhushan Jadhav Case Expected Today
THE HAGUE — The International Court of Justice will deliver on Wednesday its verdict in a case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, whose death sentence by a Pakistani military court based on...
View ArticleBeyoncé Looks Poised To Win Big With 'Homecoming' And 'The Lion King'
More than a year after Beyoncé took the 2018 Coachella festival by storm, her instantly iconic, history-making performance continues to pay dividends. In April, the singer and actress released...
View ArticleDid Shailene Woodley Just Drop A Huge 'Big Little Lies' Spoiler?
Talk about a big little spoiler.Shailene Woodley, who plays Jane Chapman in “Big Little Lies,” seemed to have dropped quite a juicy bombshell about the Season 2 finale of the HBO mega-hit on “Jimmy...
View ArticleHarry Styles Might Play Prince Eric In Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid'
Fresh off the success of his solo album, Harry Styles could soon be making a (literal) splash on the big screen. Variety reported Tuesday that the former One Direction singer is being courted by Disney...
View ArticleAssam NRC: Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply Over Violation Of Fundamental...
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre to reply to a plea which has alleged that the Foreigners (Tribunals) Amendment Order 2019 procedures, dealing with the appeals of those who would...
View ArticleDonate Quran: Court's Condition For Bail To Woman Arrested For Offensive Post
RANCHI — A 19-year-old woman, who was recently arrested for sharing an offensive social media post targeting Muslims, has been granted bail by a local court here on the condition that she donate five...
View ArticleMob Lynching: United Against Hate Launches Helpline For Victims
NEW DELHI—A collective of activists and lawyers are hoping that a one-of-its-kind 24x7 telephone helpline will help prevent lynching attacks as well as double up as a legal assistance service to...
View ArticleThe Jonas Brothers' Dad Is Teaming Up With A Conservative Evangelical University
The patriarch of the Jonas Brothers’ family is partnering with a conservative Christian university in Virginia to start a new music center for evangelical college students.Kevin Jonas Sr., the father...
View ArticleTrump Renews Attacks Against Democratic Congresswomen: ‘Pro-Terrorist,’ ‘Vile’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday continued his hate-filled attacks on a group of Democratic congresswomen of color, falsely accusing them of being “pro-terrorist” and “anti-USA.”Trump, who on Sunday...
View ArticleKarnataka Speaker Free To Decide On Rebel MLAs' Resignations, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Karnataka Speaker full liberty to decide on the resignation of the rebel MLAs, NDTV said. There was no time limit imposed on his decisionThe Speaker will decide...
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