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India’s elections and atom bombs have an umbilical connect. The same facilities that make electronic voting machines (EVMs) also helped made the bombs in Pokhran. India celebrates National Technology Day on May 11. On this day 26 years ago, the sands below the Thar desert shook, but did not leak radiation as India detonated three nuclear bombs in Pokhran on May 11, 1998. Currently, India is in the throes of a general election with nearly a billion people eligible to cast their votes. It is not widely known that it is the same institutions that powered the nuclear explosions in…
Bigg Boss 16 fame Abdu Rozik has some news for his fans. The Tajikistani singer got engaged in Sharjah, UAE, last month. He has also shared pictures from the ceremony on Instagram. The opening frame features Abdu and his fiancee, Amira (more on that later). Don’t miss the hard-shaped engagement ring in Abdu’s hand. Next, we get a glimpse of the ceremony. For the big day, Abdu picked a traditional outfit. Amira is seen in a white gown. In the caption, Abdu said, “Allhamdulillah,” and shared the engagement date as “24.04.2024.” The comments section was flooded with congratulatory messages. AR Rahman’s…
On the 25th anniversary of Sarfarosh, a special screening of the film was hosted in Mumbai on Friday night and it was attended by Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre, who starred in the film in pivotal roles. Mukesh Rishi, Pradeep Rawat, Upasana Singh, Manoj Joshi, who were all are a part of the 1999 hit, were also pictured at the film’s special screening in Mumbai last night. During the event, Aamir Khan said, “I’ve been telling John (film’s director) for many years to make Sarfarosh 2. Also, the film ended in such a way that we could make part…
Creating reels has become a daily routine for many. Whether it’s dancing, modelling or any other type of video, people on the internet are always game for anything and everything, consistently making headlines. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any more bizarre, a video has emerged online, going viral, and leaving social media users outraged. In the video, a woman is seen dancing in the middle of the road while displaying a pistol in her hands. The clip, featuring popular YouTuber Simran Yadav, was reportedly shot on a highway in Lucknow. It caught the attention of Lucknow Police…
Prominent Indian-American billionaire and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla hosted US President Joe Biden at his Silicon Valley residence for an election fundraiser during which the Democratic Party’s presumptive candidate raised more than USD 1.5 million. Tickets for the fundraiser on Friday at the residence of Mr Khosla, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures, ranged from USD 6,600 to USD 100,000. In the 2024 election cycle, this was the first time the president attended a fundraiser hosted by an Indian-American. More than USD 1.5 million was raised during the event attended by many Indian-Americans from the…
A minor girl was allegedly raped by two youths in the Faridpur police station area of Bareilly, police said on Saturday. The minor’s health deteriorated after the alleged crime as she fell unconscious, the police said, adding that the accused tied her hands and legs and threw her under a trolley before fleeing the scene. The police reached the spot after receiving word of the alleged crime and rescued the minor from under the trolley. It took a long time for the minor to regain consciousness, the police informed, adding that she narrated her ordeal to her family members. A…
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has been fined Rs 24 lakh for maintaining slow over rate during the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings. It was his side’s second over rate offence of the season, and subsequently rest of the playing 11 members, including the Impact Player, were individually fined either Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser. On Friday, GT defeated defending champions CSK by 35 runs to stay alive in the IPL. Gill and B Sai Sudharsan made hundreds in GT’s total of 231 for three before restricting CSK to…
US President Joe Biden joked on Friday that he wished former President Donald Trump had injected himself with a little bleach, resurrecting one of Trump’s more head-scratching moments from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Biden, at a fundraising event south of San Francisco for his re-election campaign, said the presidency of his Republican opponent was chaotic and that voters should keep that in mind. Biden and Trump are locked in a close contest ahead of the November election. “Remember him saying the best thing to do is just inject a little bleach in your arm? That’s what he…
In a shocking case of murder-suicide, a man killed his wife, mother and three children before killing himself in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur on Saturday. The incident happened in Palhapur village of Rampur Mathura in Sitapur, nearly 90 kilometres from Lucknow. Anurag Singh, 42, a drug addict and alcoholic, killed his entire family before taking his own life at their home in Palhapur, police said. Anurag, who was also mentally challeged, frequently clashed with his family as they wanted to send him to a de-addiction centre, they added. On Saturday, Anurag had an altercation with his family after they repeated their…
The sexual abuse case against Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna has put the spotlight on diplomatic passports as the leader managed to leave India despite the investigation being on. The Karnataka government has now requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel his diplomatic immunity so that he can be brought back to India and questioned. Prajwal Revanna is the grandson of former Prime Minister Deve Gowda. What is a Diplomatic Passport? Diplomatic passports, distinguishable by their maroon covers, differ from regular passports primarily in their privileges and immunities under international law. Issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),…