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No panic at Celtic despite shock loss to part-timers: Brendan Rodgers
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers will not press the panic button after his side’s embarrassing defeat to part-timers Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar in the first-leg of their Champions League qualifier on Tuesday. Striker Lee Casciaro, a policeman, scored in the 48th minute to condemn the former European champions to arguably their worst ever defeat on a night when former Liverpool Read More
Google acquires Kifi team to improve its Spaces app for group sharing
Google has acquired Kifi in order to boost its ‘Spaces’ app, which is aimed at group sharing. The Kifi team confirmed the acquisition, and announced it will join Google soon. Financial details of the deal have not been revealed. For those who remember, Spaces is a Google app launched in May of this year, which combines Search, Chrome and YouTube into Read More
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