Udta Punjab’ will be released tomorrow as scheduled with the film clearing one last hurdle when the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a petition against it today. Hours before it hits theatres, producer Anurag Kashyap has made an appeal in a Facebook post. “All downloaders of Udta Punjab , I urge, wait till Saturday till you decide to not pay for the film, don’t download and share, curb the […]
Mark Zuckerberg would like you to know he is not a shape-shifting lizard person bent on world domination. The billionaire technologist hosted his first Q&A townhall using Facebook’s live video streaming program, to field questions from the giant social media network he built. Jerry Seinfeld blew in for a brief cameo and talked about breakfast foods. Amid queries about Facebook’s artificial intelligence and Zuckerberg’s entrepreneurship, someone wanted to know if […]
It doesn’t matter if you’re a Malayali or not. This new track by singer and rapper Rinosh George is the coolest earworm you can pick up today. An unofficial anthem of sorts, the song I’m a Mallu talks about all things Malayali – whether it’s signature dishes like meencurry or parothas, the movies that are “always remade and sold,” or the love for actor Mohanlal, among others. The song also […]
From working with animals to teaching football to tribal girls, from making hospital patients laugh to empowering rural weavers, these foreigners are making a difference to our lives in India. Here’s a list of 12 such do-gooders from distant lands. They may not all be Mother Teresa or Annie Besant, but they have left their homes and families in distant places to settle down in India for the love of […]
Microsoft today announced that it is acquiring LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash. Jeff Weiner will remain CEO of LinkedIn, and he will report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “The LinkedIn team has grown a fantastic business centered on connecting the world’s professionals. Together we can accelerate the growth of LinkedIn, as well as Microsoft Office 365 […]
The sharp witted boxing legend lived a large life, and the champion himself, in his daughter’s words was — a humble mountain. When I say two, there’s never a third, Standin against me is completely absurd. When Cassius says a mouse can outrun a horse, Don’t ask how; put your money where your mouse is! I AM THE GREATEST!” — This is the legend of Cassius Clay” A civil right […]
No photos, no colour, but for the visually challenged – a newspaper in Braille, the universal language of raised dots and dashes, literally means a new window to the world. Government and civil society initiatives have pushed out enough books in Braille, but to know about their city, nation and world the blind need TV/radio or a patient voice to explain the news to them. India’s first registered Braille newspaper […]
India came closer to the first of four nuclear regimes it is trying to gain entry into, with countries belonging to the 34-member Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) raising no objection to India’s membership later this year. Diplomatic sources confirmed to The Hindu that after a proposal, circulated by the current Dutch chairperson of MTCR, had met with no objection by the deadline on Monday, India’s membership is a “done […]
For those living in Mumbai and Pune this place qualifies as a weekend getaway. But for the rest of the country, it is an amazing place to check out. Not only because of its beauty but due to its historical importance in Maharashtra. We are talking about the Raigad Fort. A favourite among trekkers and heritage lovers alike, the Raigad Fort might soon get a place in the list of […]
The Reserve Bank of India left its policy rates unchanged in its second bi-monthly monetary policy review for this financial year. The benchmark repo rate, at which RBI lends to banks, is unchanged at 6.5% as the central bank as it took cognisance of rising inflation in recent months. Consumer price index inflation jumped to 5.4% in April from 4.8% the previous month. This “inflation surprise in the April reading […]
