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Monthly archives: January 2018

Boston drowns in historic 15ft flood of ice water: 17 die as US Northeast digs out of blizzard

Street crews in the U.S. Northeast raced through the night into Friday to clear snow-clogged streets after a powerful blizzard and restore power to homes ahead of a brutal cold spell that has killed more than a dozen people. From Baltimore to Caribou, Maine, efforts were under way to clear roadways of ice and snow as wind chill temperatures were to plunge during the day, reaching -40 F (-40 C) […]

 
 
 

Slender Man trailer

The trailer for their upcoming horror film, Slender Man, based on the internet phenomenon that has a self explanatory name but a terrifying visage. Check out the Slender Man trailer in the player below! Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard, The Losers) directed the film, starring Joey King, Julia Goldani-Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, and Javier Botet. In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in […]

 
 
 

Hip-Hop song on the story of ‘Kachrapur’ by children

This video to remind adults of the waste management crisis.  Beautiful landscapes have turned into despicable sights with heaps of garbage dump lying around, and the unaware dwellers and residents are to blame for it. There is a lot that both citizens and civic authorities can do to tackle the garbage problem, which is already gargantuan in its proportion. It’s a shame that children have to speak up – or, as […]

 
 
 

My Birthday Song trailer

The much awaited trailer of Sanjay Suri’s next film, My Birthday Song. Directed by Samir Soni, the 2-minute video gives us a glimpse of what urban relationships look like. ‘My Birthday Song’ deals with a series of twisted events blurring the fine line between past, present, and future — between what is real and what may not be. It also stars Nora Fatehi, Zenia Starr and Pitobash in pivotal roles. […]

Indian IT sector worried over proposed US Bill on H-1B visa, Nasscom says it has 'onerous conditions'

The proposed US Bill — Protect and Grow American Jobs — is riddled with “onerous conditions” and places “unprecedented obligations” on both Indian IT companies and clients using H-1B visas, software body Nasscom has cautioned. Nasscom said it has flagged its concerns around visa- related issues in the US with the Senators, Congressmen and the administration, and will engage further in a dialogue over the next few weeks over the […]

First Blue Moon lunar eclipse in 150 years to occur on Jan 31; when, where and how to see it

The first eclipse of 2018 will be a lunar one. It will happen on January 31 during the middle of the night, and the Pacific Ocean will be turned toward the moon at the time. Central and eastern Asia, Indonesia, New Zealand and most of Australia will get a fine view of this moon show in the evening sky. However, for the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, […]

 
 
 

Truth or Dare Trailer

Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Prodocutions have released the first trailer for Truth or Dare. Lucy Hale and Tyler Posey lead the cast of Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare, a supernatural thriller from Blumhouse Productions where a harmless game of “Truth or Dare” among friends turns deadly when someone—or something—begins to punish those who tell a lie—or refuse the dare. Directed by Jeff Wadlow. The film was produced by Blumhouse’s Jason Blum. […]

Vastal Mehta, man behind Facebook's successful ad business

Facebook owes Indian-origin engineer Vastal Mehta a lot for its success in generating billions of dollars in ad revenues every year as he steers the team that works with advertisers to build the technology and infrastructure needed to run more effective campaigns on the platform. When he started out on this in 2010, Mehta was the lone engineer in the team and now serves as Facebook`s Director of Solutions Engineering […]

SBI Clarifies On Rs. 1,771 Crore Earnings From Minimum Balance Fines: 10 points

The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), collected Rs. 1,771 crore between April-November 2017 as charges from customers for failing to maintain monthly average balance in their accounts. This is more than Rs. 1,581.55 crore that it earned as net profit in September quarter. The bank on Tuesday clarified on its charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance on savings accounts. “SBI’s metro branches earn Rs. 6 per month […]

Guiness World Record holder singer Ghazal Srinivas arrested for sexual harassment

Singer Kesiraju Srinivas from Andhra Pradesh was arrested inHyderabad here on Tuesday on charges of sexual harassment. Srinivas, who holds the Guinness World Record for singing in most languages (76) at one concert, has denied the allegation and said he had never misbehaved with her. A case against the singer, also known as ‘Ghazal Srinivas’  was registered on December 29 following a complaint by a woman, a radio jockey. The […]