Jamal Khashoggi Murder: Saudi Crown Prince Admits Responsibility,...
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives “because it happened under my watch,” according to a PBS...
View ArticleNASA Says Could Not Locate Chandrayaan 2 Lander, Releases High-Resolution...
WASHINGTON — NASA on Friday released high-resolution images captured by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) during its flyby of the lunar region where India’s ambitious Chandrayaan 2 mission...
View ArticleA Bengaluru Artist Is Tracing How Pro-Kannada Groups Use Flex Banners To...
Long (machete) in the handsSong on the lipsTurn around and seeThe Darshan boys gang These lines were emblazoned on a giant flex poster on the Venkateshwara Cinema in Bengaluru’s Magadi Road,...
View ArticleLabradoodle Creator Dogged By Personal Regrets
When Frank Sinatra sang “Regrets, I’ve had a few,” he may have been speaking for the man who created the labradoodle.Three decades ago, Australian dog breeder Wally Conron was asked to breed a...
View ArticleAs Aadhaar's Idea Spreads From Kenya To Venezuela, We Still Need To Ask – Why...
This week marks the one year anniversary of the judgement of the Supreme Court of India on the legality of Aadhaar—India’s national digital identity programme. The judgement limited the scope of...
View ArticleBreak-in Reported At Income-Tax Office Handling Chanda Kochhar, Ambani Cases
The Indian Express on Friday reported on an alleged break-in at an Income Tax unit in Mumbai’s Aayakar Bhavan.The unit is handling a number of high-profile cases, including the ICICI Bank-Videocon case...
View ArticleDSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 Longlist: Everything You Need To Know
Last year, when the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature announced its longlist, this writer had wondered how the award could stay relevant—it had halved its prize money to $25,000 a year earlier, and...
View ArticleMaradu Demolition: SC Orders Rs 25 Lakh Compensation For Each Flat Owner
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Kerala government to disburse an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to every flat owner in the Maradu flat demolition case.The money is to be recovered from the...
View ArticleYuvraj Singh On How Indian Team Management Let Him Down And What He Regrets
NEW DELHI — Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh has claimed that the team management let him down towards the fag end of his international career and he could have played another World Cup after the 2011...
View ArticleSharad Pawar Decides Not To Visit ED Office After Visit From Mumbai Police...
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said he would not visit the Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai after initially planning to be there at 2pm on Friday.NCP said the ED had sent Pawar an e-mail saying there...
View ArticleRohit Sharma As T20 Captain? Yuvraj Singh Floats Idea Of Split Captaincy
NEW DELHI — Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has suggested that Rohit Sharma can be considered for T20 captaincy if Virat Kohli feels “overloaded” by leading the side in all three formats.Rohit, the...
View ArticleJ-Hope And Becky G's 'Chicken Noodle Soup' Is Out And BTS Fans Are Hype
The highly anticipated secret collaboration between BTS band member J-Hope and American singer Becky G released on Friday, instantly taking over the top 5 worldwide trends on Twitter.Dubbed ‘Chicken...
View ArticleGreta Thunberg Really Likes This Joke Hotline Adults Can Call If They Hate Her
Adults can be so childish sometimes ― especially when it comes to outrage aimed at teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg.Comedy writers Evan Williams and Mark Humphries have brilliantly captured how...
View ArticleValentina Sampaio, Victoria’s Secret’s First Trans Model: 'This Is Only The...
“Imagine a world where it’s not news for a trans model to be the face of a brand or walk the runway. Wouldn’t it be incredible?” asked 22-year-old Valentina Sampaio. “It would mean that it’s normal and...
View ArticleiPhone 11 Review: The iPhone For Everyone?
Although Apple’s new Pro line of phones obviously represents the very top-end of the industry, a lot of people have been asking how the ‘base level’ iPhone 11 measures up. There’s a lot of interest in...
View ArticleDragon Quest XI S Price And Release Date For India Listed
Dragon Quest XI S for the Nintendo Switch has a September 27 release date and it seems it will be making it to India. Despite Nintendo not having an official presence in the country, independent...
View ArticleTwo Years After Gorakhpur Deaths, Dr Kafeel Khan Gets Clean Chit
GORAKHPUR — Two years after 70 infants died at the BRD Medical College, a UP government inquiry has given a clean chit to Dr Kafeel Khan in the case.Dr Khan was suspended following the death of...
View ArticleWrestling Ranking: Deepak Punia Is New No.1, Bajrang Loses Top Rank
NEW DELHI — World Championship silver medallist wrestler Deepak Punia has jumped to world number one position in 86kg but Bajrang Punia lost the top rank in the 65kg category in the latest rankings...
View ArticleJapan Airlines' Baby Map Lets Passengers Avoid Crying Kids On Flights
They don’t give Nobel Peace Prizes to companies ― not yet, anyway ― but Japan Airlines has just taken a great step toward advancing the peace process.At least on plane flights.Passengers booking...
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