South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday resigned from his office with immediate effect making the announcement in a televised address to the nation. The 75-year-old has been under increasing pressure to give way to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the ANC’s new leader. Zuma, who has been in power since 2009, faces numerous allegations of […]
At least 17 people were killed and several others were injured in a school shooting on Wednesday in the US state of Florida. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told the press that 12 were killed in the school building, two were killed outside the building, one on a road nearby and two died in hospital […]
Google’s Snow Games Doodle on Day six came up with a Valentine’s Day twist on Wednesday. The search engine welcomed all those who were celebrating the day which is recognised as a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and romantic love in many regions around the world. The Doodle’s reach was almost to […]
Israeli police on Tuesday recommended charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in two separate corruption cases. After the month-long investigation, the police handed over their recommendation to Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who will decide whether to press charges against the prime minister, reported Xinhua. In a formal […]
After two days of widespread snowfall, Shimla, Manali and other hill destinations on Wednesday woke up to a bright, sunny but bone-chilling day, the weather office said. Residents of Shimla shivered as icy winds after snowfall brought down the minimum temperature to 1.9 degrees Celsius. For the past two days, the “Queen of Hills” and […]
Despite the government’s continuous push to help domestic smartphone manufacturers, China-based vendors are thriving and their collective market share has reached a massive 53 per cent in 2017 from 34 percent a year ago, International Data Corporation (IDC) has said. “The untapped demand in the lower-tier cities remains the key attraction for China-based brands to […]
The prime accused in the killing of Dalit law student Dileep Saroj in Allahabad last week, was arrested from Sultanpur on Wednesday, police said. The accused Vijay Shankar was arrested from the house of Chandra Bhadra Singh, a political leader. After a minor scuffle over some trivial issue at an eatery, Saroj was brutally assaulted […]
By Shashi Narasimhiah Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat is no run-of-the-mill Hindi movie. There are no overtly romantic scenes or love triangles or any typical romantic boy-girl Bollywood dance melodies. There is a triangle of some kind though. Actually this is not even a pure Hindi movie. Unless we have the subtitles, it is hard to […]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi has been appointed to the ICC Board as the organization’s first independent female director. Mrs. Nooyi will join the Board in June 2018 to align with the term of the ICC Independent Chairman, following the unanimous confirmation of her appointment at […]
Actress Sonam Kapoor says that the opening of the first women’s only toilet at the Central station here will serve as a step forward to women’s right to clean and safe sanitation. On Sunday night, Sonam took to Twitter, where she shared a few photographs of the workers and the facility in the newly inaugurated […]