Police Arrests 70 Call-Centre Workers In Thane Accused Of Duping US Citizens
MUMBAI -- Police in India said they arrested 70 call-centre workers on Wednesday on suspicion of tricking American citizens into sending them money by posing as US tax officials. A total of 772 workers...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes Of An Indie Film Shoot: Part 1 — Cost Is King
It isn't every day that one gets a chance to be on the front lines of filmmaking. Indie films seem to be en vogue these days, with so many of these low-budget-yet-large-hearted films coming out of the...
View ArticleRohith Vemula's Mother 'Branded' Herself Dalit Without Proof, Alleges Probe:...
A one-man judicial commission that was set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to probe the events around Rohith Vemula's death in January this year has alleged that it was Vemula's...
View ArticleNalanda Rape Survivor Expresses Fear Over Release Of Accused RJD MLA Raj...
PATNA -- A minor girl, the victim in the alleged rape case in which suspended RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav was released on bail recently, has expressed concern for her and her family's safety even as the...
View ArticleWe Tried Dominos' Navratri Pizza, Crispies And Pudding. We May Have Saved...
When sometime last month, pizza chain Dominos announced that at least 500 of its outlets across India will serve only vegetarian fare during Navratri, it seemed like the universe was balancing itself....
View ArticleThe War Drums Are Clearly Sounding
The war drums can clearly be heard in our subcontinent. The Indian army's "surgical' strike" 3km inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is said to have killed 50 terrorists and hit seven of their camps and...
View ArticleWhy So Much Sycophancy, Venkaiah Ji?
NEW DELHI -- If Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu is to be believed then Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the best thing since sliced bread. Over the past two years, the senior leader of the Bharatiya...
View Article18-Cm Long Human Tail Surgically Removed From Nagpur Boy's Back
NAGPUR -- A team of neurosurgeons in Nagpur city of Maharashtra successfully removed an 18-cm long human tail from the back of an 18-year old boy after its abnormal growth turned painful for him. A...
View Article7 Vintage Movies That Creeped Us Out At Kids And Still Do So Today
Special effects may be far more advanced today, but there's still nothing like a classic, old-school horror film to give you the kind of heebie jeebies you just can't shake. Remember that chilling...
View ArticleThis Crocodile 'Cage Of Death' Is Not For The Faint Of Heart
Travelers with an absurd craving for danger should head to Darwin, Australia, ASAP. That's where they'll find the Cage of Death, an attraction that puts human bait ― er, visitors ― face-to-face with...
View ArticleTrump To Dying People: Stick Around Long Enough To Vote For Me
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, showing he'll say anything to win a vote, had this message for America's terminally ill people on Wednesday: Stay alive long enough to cast a vote for him next...
View ArticleNana Patekar Knows What He's Talking About, Whether It's The Pak Border Or...
I like Nana Patekar's take on whether Pakistani actors should be banned from working in Bollywood after the Uri terror attack. The film industry is divided over this, just as the country is politically...
View ArticleParalympic Medalist Deepa Malik Allegedly Told 'Sweetheart, Chill' By...
Paralympic silver medalist Deepa Malik has complained of "poor handling" of wheelchair-bound passengers and "rude and ill-mannered" behaviour from a crew member while travelling on an Air Vistara...
View ArticleHow To Use Facebook Messenger And Allo's Secret Chat Feature
After WhatsApp had rolled out end-to-end encryption for its users, Facebook Messenger had promised to do the same. The feature is finally here but it is in the form of an opt-in option called 'secret...
View ArticleIn A Stunning Development, Pakistan Govt. Tells Military To Crackdown On...
In a stunning development, almost three weeks after terrorists attacked an Indian army camp in Kashmir, the Nawaz Sharif government has warned the military leadership of Pakistan that their country is...
View ArticleIn Developing India, Bihar's 'Ghost Fair' Draws Thousands Who Think They're...
ROHTAS -- Scores of people gathered at Shahabad in Rohtas district of Bihar to attend the 'Ghinhu Brahm mela', the annual week-long 'ghost fair' in a bid to rid themselves of 'evil spirits'. People...
View Article'J&K Is An Integral Part Of India, Pakistan Must Abandon Its Futile Quest'
NEW YORK -- Reiterating India's stand on Jammu and Kashmir, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin on Wednesday said India's response to Pakistan is consistent -...
View Article20 Common Lies All Kids Have Heard From Their Parents Growing Up
Remember that story your parents and your grandparents told you about how 'God' left you at their drawing room for them? Or how when you refused to spit out orange seeds, they declared you'll have an...
View ArticleThree Fliers Caught Trying To Smuggle ₹2.6 Crore By Hiding It In Their Rectum
NEW DELHI -- Three fliers travelling to Dubai were held at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here today for allegedly smuggling out foreign currency worth over ₹2 crore after concealing it...
View ArticleThe Advice 'Mirzya' Actress Saiyami Kher Received Before She Signed Her First...
Come Friday, Bollywood will see the arrival of two new actors, Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher. Both of them come from industry families and are making their debut in this week's big release,...
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