Japanese capital city Tokyo has topped The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Safe Cities Index 2017, which ranked 60 cities on parameters including personal and health security. Singapore and Japanese city Osaka have ranked second and third, while Indian cities Delhi and Mumbai have ranked 43rd and 45th respectively. Pakistani city Karachi has been ranked the least … Read more
Former UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani has said the Aadhaar card scheme helped the government save about $9 billion (₹58,400 crore) by eliminating fraud from beneficiary lists. “The government has transferred about $12 billion into accounts electronically in real time to the world’s largest cash transfer system,” said Nilekani. He added Aadhaar has over a billion … Read more
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to lift the ban on bullock cart races in Maharashtra for Diwali. “The very act of making the bull run would amount to cruelty. Can an amendment to the law change this fact?” the HC asked. Earlier, the HC had asked the Maharashtra government to frame rules to … Read more
Pakistan is reportedly digging underground tunnels in Mianwali, which is located around 350 km from Amritsar, to store nuclear weapons. The tunnels are said to be 10 metres in height and width and are linked with wide roads to facilitate smooth transportation of missile launchers. According to the reports, each tunnel has a capacity to … Read more
Facing a possibility of missing out on a 2018 FIFA World Cup spot, Argentina’s captain Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to help his team defeat Ecuador 3-1 on Wednesday and qualify for the tournament. Messi’s hat-trick came after his side conceded a goal in the game’s very first minute. Argentina came into the match after … Read more
During the shooting of the Indian movie Khuda Gawah (1992) in the country, Afghanistan’s then-President Najibullah Ahmadzai provided actor Amitabh Bachchan with half of his country’s Air Force for his protection. The movie reportedly became one of the most watched Indian films in Afghanistan. The actor celebrated his 75th birthday on Wednesday. As the angry … Read more
Amid the ongoing tussle between the Centre and Delhi government, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided to implement the proposed Metro fare hike from today. This comes even as the Delhi Assembly passed a resolution against the proposed fare hike on Monday. The fares will go up by a maximum of ₹10 after the … Read more
PepsiCo India Chairman and CEO D Shivakumar has resigned, almost four years after taking over as head of the cola giant. Shivakumar had joined PepsiCo after having worked at Nokia, prior to which he was with Hindustan Unilever and Philips Consumer Electronics. Shivakumar will now join Aditya Birla Group as its Executive Vice-President (Corporate Strategy … Read more
As Padmavati trailer opened to positive reactions on Monday, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh took to social media to thank fans and fraternity for all the love. While Twitter was awash with people appreciating the trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus, many of film industry’s leading lights also had praise for the film. Baahubali … Read more
The Telangana government has allocated ₹1,800 crore to develop Yadagirigutta, a centuries-old hill temple dedicated to the Hindu lion-god Narasimha. The temple complex will be named Yadadri, and include seven temple domes and tourist facilities like cottages. “Once the project is completed, Yadadri is going to be as big as Tirumala,” the Yadagirigutta Temple Development … Read more
