News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
National News- Insenstivity at its worst! When technology took centrestage at Rajiv Gandhi’s 25th death anniversary India’s sixth Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, largely credited with bringing a technological wave in India in the form of
National News-
Insenstivity at its worst! When technology took centrestage at Rajiv Gandhi’s 25th death anniversary
India’s sixth Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, largely credited with bringing a technological wave in India in the form of the computer, would never had realised that its influx and rampant spread would render people so insensitive. Read More
Five-time world champion Mary Kom fails to qualify for Rio Olympics
Indian boxing star and five times world champion M C Mary Kom failed to qualify for the ‘Rio Olympics’ starting August 5. Read More
CBSE results: Delhi girl Sukriti Gupta tops Class XII with 99.2 pc
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today announced the results for Class 12 Board examinations, with 83.05 per cent students passing the exam. Thiruvananthapuram Region registered the highest pass percentage at 95.41. Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook meets PM Modi, discusses 'Make In India' plans
On his maiden trip to India as Apple CEO, Tim Cook on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and launched an updated version of the "Narendra Modi Mobile App". Read More
Tejas as good as Rafale, first squadron to fly before Diwali: Manohar Parrikar
The first squadron of Tejas fighter jets will be flying before Diwali, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said, adding that the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) is as good as Rafale, even though its load carrying capacity and range is lesser. Read more
International News-
US lawmakers approve bill to accord NATO ally status to India
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved amendments to a defence bill that is set to elevate its defence ties with India. The bipartisan legislative move seeks to bring India at par with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) allies for sale of defence equipment and technology transfer. Read More
'Smoke detected' inside cabin before EgyptAir crash: Reports
Smoke alerts were triggered inside the cabin of the ill-fated EgyptAir jet minutes before it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board, according to new details emerging shortly after human remains, luggage and seats were found by searchers. Read More
Doctor hacked to death in Bangladesh, IS claims responsibility
Police say a doctor has been hacked to death and his friend critically wounded in the latest of several attacks in Bangladesh against atheist bloggers, minorities and others who promote liberal views. Read More
Business News-
Air India super sale: Domestic fares starting at Rs 1,499
Close on the heels of the budget carriers rolling out low fares, Government-run Air India has also launched a limited period super sale scheme, offering customers all-inclusive ticket prices starting as low as Rs 1,499 on its domestic network. Read More
Reliance Jio to soon launch 4G entry-level smartphone at Rs 6,799
Gearing up to kick-start 4G services this year, telecom operator Reliance Jio would soon introduce entry-level handset LYF Wind 4 priced at Rs 6,799. The dual SIM phone, equipped with 4,000mAH battery, comes with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory. It has a Digital DTS Surround technology, a five inch LCD display, Reliance Jio said in a statement. Read More
Entertainment News-
If I can avoid the mother and have a child I wouldn't mind two or three: Salman Khan on marriage plans
The most eligible bachelor of Bollywood Salman, also admitted that he has always wanted to get married. However, he has kept that thought away because he feels he was the troublemaker. Read More
So, Fardeen Khan gained weight and Twitterratti couldn’t stop joking about it
A recent picture of a bulky Fardeen surfaced on the Internet a few days ago and many netizens found it really hard to digest. Read More
Sports News-
Anurag Thakur set for unanimous elevation as BCCI president
Anurag Thakur is set to be unanimously elected BCCI president in the Board's Special General Meeting (SGM) here tomorrow, replacing Shashank Manohar who stepped down from the position to take up the ICC chief's job. Read More
James Anderson breaks Kapil Dev’s record with his five-wicket haul against Lanka
England’s pace battery James Anderson broke Kapil Dev’s record to become the sixth highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he picked up 5/16 to bundle Sri Lanka out for 91. Read More