Chasing the monsoons in the Western Ghats of Karnataka
The arrival of the monsoon in India is a phenomenon, specially when it rains in Karnataka. It quite literally is an emotion for the people residing near Western Ghats and its natural wealth. The southern peninsular region of India along its western coastline has a long ridge ofmountain ranges called the Western Ghats. These mountain ranges are perfect […]
North Korea could carry out missile test soon: US officials
WASHINGTON: US officials said on Tuesday they have seen increased North Korean activity at a site in the western city of Kusong that could be preparations for another missile test within days. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that over the past week intelligence has spotted equipment, possibly for launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) […]
Shilpa Shetty ditched sugar for 3 weeks and she looks much slimmer!
Sugar is one thing we can’t do without – knowingly or unknowingly. Of course, we can still ditch cakes, chocolates and sugary beverages, but what about the more benevolent sources like fruits? Is it possible to stay off them for three weeks? Well, Shilpa Shetty Kundra did, and not just sugar, she stayed away from gluten and […]
Iqbal & Additi to play siblings in their next
Rakshabandhan is around the corner and it seems the Rakhi fever is also gripping the telly town. Iqbal Khan, who was last seen in the intense romantic drama Ek tha Raja ek thi Rani, would soon be playing an elder brother on screen. For the role of his younger sister, Iqbal’s co-actor from his past show Sangini, Additi […]
Sushant Singh Rajput begins training for ‘Chanda Mama Door Ke’ at NASA
Sushant Singh Rajput who was on a vacay in New York has started prepping up for his upcoming film ‘Chanda Mama Door Ke’, which is being helmed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, at the aeronautics and aerospace research centre NASA. Looks like the ‘Raabta’ actor seems to be enjoying each and every moment of his […]
Microsoft may invest up to $100 mn in Ola parent
BENGALURU: Microsoft Corp. could invest $50-100 million (Rs320-640 crore) for a small stake in ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs Ola, in a deal that could see the ride-hailing service switch to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform from Amazon Web Services (AWS), two people familiar with the matter said. Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has been pushing […]
RBI sets rupee reference rate at 64.3580 against dollar
The Reserve Bank of India today fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 64.3580 against the US dollar and 75.0607 for the euro. The corresponding rates were 64.4494 and 75.1287,yesterday. According to an RBI statement, the exchange rates for the pound and the yen against the rupee were 83.8778 and 58.05 per 100 yens, […]
Supreme Court orders Sahara chief Subrata Roy to pay Rs 1,500 crore to SEBI, deadline is September 7
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Sahara chief Subrata Roy to deposit Rs 1,500 crore in SEBI-Sahara account by September 7 to establish his bona fide, news agency PTI reported. The Sahara chief, who has spent almost two years in jail and is out on parole since May 6 last year, was arrested for Sahara […]
Over 64,000 people staying in Australia on expired visas
More than 64,000 people are living in Australia illegally after having overstayed their visas, 12,000 of them for over twenty years, the Immigration Department has revealed. The department captures the number of what it calls unlawful non-citizens on June 30 every year. Click here to read more… Credit: www.sbs.com.au