Four “sweat bees” that had been living in a Taiwanese woman’s eye were removed by a doctor who described his surprise at finding a “leg with hair, protruding from the eyelid”. The tiny insects, which are just three milimetres (one-tenth of an inch) long, were discovered after the […]
Australia star Israel Folau’s future and his participation in the Rugby World Cup were called into doubt Thursday as Wallabies sponsor Qantas joined a chorus of outrage at his latest homophobic rant. The airline, whose CEO Alan Joyce is openly gay, said Folau’s social media post claiming “Hell […]
European leaders agreed with Britain on Thursday to delay Brexit by up to six months, saving the continent from what could have been a chaotic no-deal departure at the end of the week. The deal struck during late night talks in Brussels means that, if London remains in […]
The scion of the Gandhi dynasty told Indians that the country’s “soul” was at stake on Thursday, as millions braved the hot sun to vote on day one of the world’s biggest election. Opinion polls put Prime Minister Narendra Modi as favourite to win, but he faces a […]
New Delhi : Rising for the second straight session, the rupee advanced 19 paise Wednesday to close at 69.11 against the US dollar on strong foreign fund inflows amid the greenback’s weakness against key rivals overseas. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the domestic unit opened at 69.26 and advanced […]
New Delhi : German luxury carmaker BMW Wednesday said it has launched a new diesel variant of 6 Series Gran Turismo sedan in India, priced at Rs 63.9 lakh (ex-showroom). Locally produced at the company’s plant in Chennai, the BMW 620d Gran Turismo diversifies the model’s diesel portfolio. The […]
Mumbai : The Reserve Bank Wednesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on UP Postal Primary Co-operative Bank, Lucknow for violation of norms regarding shifting of its branch. The RBI had issued a show-cause notice to the bank, in response to which the lender submitted […]
Lucknow : Over 24 per cent polling has been recorded till 11 am in the eight Lok Sabha seats of western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday in the first leg of the seven-phased general elections. Three Union ministers– V K Singh (Ghaziabad), Satyapal Singh (Baghpat) and Mahesh Sharma (Gautam Buddha […]
Bhagalpur (Bihar) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led opposition, asserting that the “mahamilavati gang” is scared that if he comes to power again, their “shops” of corruption and dynasty politics will shut down. Addressing an election rally here, Modi also said […]
Bastar : Around 23 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling in the Naxal-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. According to an election official, long queues of voters were seen at several polling booths, including booth no. 220 of Shyamgiri […]
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