A high-intensity earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred in the sea off the east coast of Japan on Saturday, the USGS said. The quake struck 189 km west-northwest of Chichi-shima, and 874 km south of Tokyo, the US Geological Survey said. It said the temblor occurred at a depth of 677.6 km. Meanwhile, […]
A 17-year-old Yazidi teenager recalled her nine-month ordeal under Islamic State terrorists and how she and her little sister were raped daily by the jihadis after they were sold into slavery at an auction of virgins — and she revealed she is now pregnant with an extremist’s baby. The girl, now three months pregnant, revealed […]
A woman was allegedly burnt alive after she objected to her husband’s extra-marital affair with his sister-in-law in Bihar’s Nalanda district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Nijay village. A police case was lodged following a complaint by the woman’s brother, said officer-in-charge Kirpal Kumar of the Rahui police station under which […]
If you’re a victim of Apple’s text messaging bug and have suffered an iPhone crash, there is more shock in store. The bug that can strike with simple text, also affects Twitter and permanently breaks Snapchat text chat. The malware causes Apple’s text handling system to choke on certain characters from Arabic, Marathi and Chinese […]
An Indian-origin man in Singapore, along with three others, were charged on Saturday for their alleged role in conspiring to fix a South East Asian (SEA) Games football match. Singapore-based Rajendran R. Kurusamy, 55, was accused of corruptly agreeing to give S$15,000 ($11,130) to Orlando Marques Henriques Mendes — the technical director of the Football […]
Huawei’s e-brand Honor has launched its second lot of devices – Honor 4C, Honor Bee and a powerbank. Here we take a close look at its mobile handset Honor 4C priced at Rs 8,999: Design and colour: The Honor 4C feels more compact than any of its predecessors but is chunky. The back panel features […]
Actress Shilpa Shetty, who found popularity in Britain after winning a season of “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2007, has turned into a radio jockey to talk about Bollywood with the people in London. She will be on a special show on BBC Radio 2. The actress, who is married to businessman Raj Kundra, took to […]
A detailed account on musical influences of double Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman found its way inside the White House in Washington through a special screening of “Jai Ho”, a documentary on his work. The 60-minute documentary was screened on Friday. The “Mozart of Madras”, who has hit the right notes with each of his compositions […]
Film buffs are in for a treat next month courtesy a festival that brings to the city a bouquet of 21 films from as many European countries. At the 20th European Union Film Festival (EUFF) that begins in Kolkata on June 2, some of the latest and award-winning ventures from the EU member states will […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday remembered filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh on his second death anniversary, saying his passing away was a “huge loss” for the state. “On this day two years ago, we lost Rituparno Ghosh. His passing away was a huge loss for Bengal. He is our pride. We miss you Ritu,” […]