A young woman has become the butt of many jokes in Turkey after failing to answer a simple question: ‘Where is Great Wall of China?’. Su Ayhan, a 26-year-old student, was on the Turkish version of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ called ‘Kim Milyoner Olmak İster?’ (Who wants to be a millionaire), when she was presented with […]
E-commerce giant Flipkart has announced the Big Freedom Sale to take on Amazon and Snapdeal’s Independence Day sales. While Amazon is already live with its sale, Flipkart and Snapdeal sales starts from August 10. Flipkart Big Freedom Sale will start from August 10 and run till the midnight of August 12. The company is offering […]
New Delhi A Telugu Desam Party (TDP) lawmaker today dressed as German dictator Adolf Hitler to the parliament to demand special status category status for Andhra Pradesh. As the TDP leaders protested near the Mahatma Gandhi statue, Naramalli Sivaprasad showed up as Adolf Hitler — his look complete with Nazi uniform, toothbrush moustache and a […]
Thiruvananthapuram At least 20 people were killed rain-related incidents and landslides as heavy showers lashed Kerala on Thursday. Idukki district was the worst-affected with 10 deaths, including five of one family. Speaking to the media, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said rains have caused extensive damage to life and properties across the state. “We have […]
Pom-pom girls strut their stuff, pop music reverberates around the arena and a “kiss cam” trains its sights on the next unsuspecting couple. Sounds like a basketball or baseball match? Think again: this is badminton, and probably not as many imagined it. It is all part of an attempt by the sport’s governing body to […]
Washington (DC) After Tuesday’s primaries across four states, there are now 11 female nominees for governor and at least 173 so far for the House. The results were hailed as a continuing success story by activists for women in politics. There was also a key election for a House seat in Ohio, in which President […]
New Delhi Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published notification for the recruitment of Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy through Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2018 (Including SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course). Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification […]
Chennai Man Who Never Rested is Now Resting. This is the message on the casket in which Karunanidhi will be laid to rest. These words were picked out by the Kalaignar for his ‘tombstone’ 30 years ago. Known for his love affairs with poetry and literature, the message sums up the Kalaignar’s life as seen […]
Mumbai India’s best sportspeople are gearing up for the Asian Games 2018 and fans are quietly confident of a good showing from the leading athletes in the mega-event that commences from August 18 in Indonesia. One sport that fans believe will bring in a rich haul of medals is badminton. The fact that India’s only […]
New Delhi With the swearing-in of Justice Indira Banerjee, the Supreme Court will for the first time in its history have three sitting women judges. Justice Banerjee is the eighth woman judge in the Supreme Court since Independence. She became a high court judge on February 5, 2002 and was made a chief justice of […]