Author Archives: Sayantani Singha

Cameron out, but Larry the cat escapes 10 Downing Street eviction

Larry the cat can keep his job as well as his home in Downing Street after it was confirmed that he would be spared eviction when Prime Minister David Cameron leaves on Wednesday. The furry feline has been a familiar face on the steps outside Number 10’s black door since he moved in, in 2011. And the “chief mouser” will Read More


World’s most expensive dining experience in Singapore is worth $2 million!

How much would you pay for a gourmet meal? According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world’s most expensive hamburger costs $5,000! If that seems extravagant to you, it’s actually pocket-change when compared with the most expensive dinner menu on offer in Singapore. was quoted as saying. “As a diamond mining group, we recognize that Ce’ La Vi Read More


BSP cadidate goes missing, police suspect abduction

The BSP candidate from Budhana Assembly seat has gone missing in Meerut district while on his way to Muzaffarnagar from Delhi, with police suspecting it to be a case of abduction. According to police, Mohd Arif’s car was last evening found in Kanker Khera police station area in Meerut district. Arif, a 40-year-old businessman who was declared party candidate from Read More


Alia Bhatt turns into a work of art with Prisma, see pic

Alia Bhatt’s fans would say she is already a work of art. The Bollywood actress believes some help from technology would not hurt. Alia Bhatt yesterday (July 12) shared a picture on Instagram that was captured in Berlin and made timeless by the Prisma app. She posted the picture with the caption ‘Living in a painting. The best night ever. Read More


NPT not a requirement for NSG but adherence is a factor, says US think-tank expert

Membership of NPT is not a requirement for joining the NSG, but adherence to its rules is a factor, a US think-tank expert has said, weeks after the 48-nation grouping could not decide on India’s membership bid due to opposition from China. “Part of the problem is that unlike all current Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) members, India is not a Read More


Hurriyat leader Geelani under house arrest for trying to visit martyrs’ graveyard

Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Wednesday arrested by J-K police after he tried to visit the martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar’s old city on the occasion of 86th Kashmir Martyrs day. Police, however, said he was released and has been now placed under house arrest. Police officials said the Geelani was arrested by the police after he Read More


Textiles Minister Smriti Irani seeks wool sector’s views on creating more jobs

Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has sought suggestions from the Wool and Woollen Export Promotion Council (WWEPC) with a view to boosting exports and creating employment in the sector, the council said on Tuesday. Representatives of the council met the minister on Monday and apprised her about the problems and steps that need to be taken for the industry. “The minister Read More


Robert Kennedy Jr. book stokes intrigue in 1975 Connecticut murder case

A new book from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is stoking the intrigue over the widely chronicled murder that his cousin, Michael Skakel, has been accused of carrying out with a golf club in 1975. Kennedy argues Skakel is innocent, and his book points a finger at other people he says could have bludgeoned the girl to death. Prosecutors and the Read More


Prime Minister-in-waiting Theresa May confused with porn star Teresa May

British Twitter users appear to be confusing the new incoming prime minister Theresa May with a porn star. Congratulatory tweets mentioning @RealTeresaMay have been doing rounds ever since the Conservative Party announced that May will be elected unopposed as the party chief. The Twitter handle, however, belongs to Teresa May, an adult film star and model. Teresa, who has over Read More


Gujarat: BSF seizes two Pakistani fishing boats from Harami Nala

A day after a Pakistani national was arrested from near Vighakot border in Kutch, Border Security Force (BSF) seized two Pakistani fishing boats from Harami Nala off Kutch coast but fishermen on board managed to run away. At about 10:50 PM on Tuesday, a special party of water wing of BSF on board speed boats spotted two Pakistani fishermen aboard Read More