CBI gets 2 more months to probe Asthana, Devendra Kumar

CBI gets 2 more months to probe Asthana, Devendra Kumar

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted two months more time to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe alleged bribery charges against agency’s former Special Director Rakesh Asthana and its officer Devendra Kumar. Justice Vibhu Bakhru while granting more time to the agency said: “It is clarified that no further time will be […]

Instagram removing its ‘Following’ activity tab

Instagram removing its ‘Following’ activity tab

Facebook-owned Instagram is removing its Following tab, the activity feed which displays what posts friends are liking, commenting on and following. The tab is going away from the app with an update later this week, BuzzFeedNews reported on Monday. According to Instagram’s head of product Vishal Shah, the tab was removed for the sake of […]

Tejas passengers get biodegradable water bottles

Tejas passengers get biodegradable water bottles

Passengers onboard the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the country’s first private semi-high speed train, were being given biodegradable packaged drinking water bottles. Chief Regional Manager (CRM), IRCTC, Lucknow region, Ashwini Srivastava said: “At least 1,500 bottles are being served on Tejas Express every day in both up and down trips. The bottles would be in use […]

Abhinandan flies MiG-21 in Hindon on Air Force Day

Abhinandan flies MiG-21 in Hindon on Air Force Day

Wing Commander Abhinandan flew a MiG-21 at an air show held at the Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad during the Air Force Day celebrations on Tuesday. The air show was also marked by aerial displays of fighter aircraft by other Balakot heroes. While Abhinandan led a group of three MiG-21s flying in avenger formation, Balakot […]

Swiggy now in 500 Indian cities, targets 100 more this year

Swiggy now in 500 Indian cities, targets 100 more this year

From Gujarat’s Himmatnagar to Assam’s Jorhat, food delivery platform Swiggy has expanded its services to 500 cities in India, matching rival Zomato’s reach in the country. Unveiling its plan on Monday, Swiggy, which has added 60,000 new restaurants in the past six months, said it would expand to 600 cities by December 2019. “With presence […]

Will push for Kabaddi’s inclusion in next Olympics

Will push for Kabaddi’s inclusion in next Olympics

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that the government will be pushing hard for the inclusion of Kabaddi in the 2024 Olympic Games scheduled to be held in Paris. “As a Sports Minister, I am very excited and have always thought of how to promote indigenous sports in a big way. Kabaddi is a perfect […]

I live travelling

I live travelling

Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor says she “lives travelling”. The 31-year-old holds a Bachelor’s degree in tourism studies and says her education has enhanced her sense of seeing new places. Last week, Vaani was in Delhi to walk the ramp for designer Nikita Tandon at the 12th India Runway Week. In an interview with IANSlife, she […]

Priyank Sharma to host ‘Bigg Buzz’ on OTT platform

Priyank Sharma to host ‘Bigg Buzz’ on OTT platform

Priyank Sharma of “Bigg Boss” fame will be hosting “Bigg Buzz”, where he will be seen having a freewheeling chat with the weekly evictees of the controversial reality show “Bigg Boss 13”. “For me, its all coming back to a full circle! ‘Bigg Boss’ was a whirlwind of emotions and the entire journey was of […]

Informer-turned-terror kingpin, Nengroo

Informer-turned-terror kingpin, Nengroo

Lure of big money turned Aashiq Ahmed Nengroo, a truck driver from Pulwama, from a police informer to a terror kingpin. Once seen as a pro-Indian Kashmiri, Negroo, succumbed to the lust for money and finally became one of the largest ‘exporter’ of arms, narcotics and terrorists into the Indian territory. After the recent drone […]

Mrunal Thakur to star in Karan Johar’s ‘Ghost Stories’

Mrunal Thakur to star in Karan Johar’s ‘Ghost Stories’

Actress Mrunal Thakur, who recently featured in “Super 30” and “Batla House”, has now bagged a role in filmmaker Karan Johar’s “Ghost Stories”. Mrunal on Saturday took to Instagram and shared the news among her fans. “This one’s really very special… Thank you Karan Johar,” she wrote alongside an image of a clapperboard. YouTube sensation […]