Scarlett Johansson gets engaged to boyfriend after 2 yrs of dating
Actress Scarlett Johansson, known for playing ‘Black Widow’ in Avengers, got engaged to comedian Colin Jost after dating for two years. This will be the first marriage for Jost while it will be Johansson’s third. Johansson was previously married to Ryan Reynolds and journalist Romain Dauriac, with whom she has a 4-year-old daughter.
Google bans 2nd largest phone maker Huawei from some Android updates
Google has banned the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some Android operating system updates. New Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps like YouTube and Maps and the next version of Android to be launched later this year. This comes after the US government sought to blacklist Chinese company Huawei around the world.
No surgical strike carried out before 2016: Army on Congress claim
The Indian Army has rejected Congress party’s claim that 6 surgical strikes were carried out during its regime. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, has said the first surgical strike was carried out by armed forces in 2016 to avenge the Uri attack. Commenting on the Balakot air strikes, Singh said, “It was a major achievement.”
Investors richer by ₹4 lakh cr in a day as exit polls predict NDA win
The Sensex rose over 1,200 points to cross the 39,000 mark and Nifty 360 points to cross the 11,700 mark on Monday, making investors richer by over ₹4 lakh crore in a day. This comes after most exit polls showed BJP-led NDA getting a majority in Lok Sabha elections. Rupee also jumped 79 paise to 69.44 against the US dollar.
Sensex posts biggest one-day gain in 10 years, closes at record high
A day after exit polls predicted BJP-led NDA’s win in Lok Sabha elections, Sensex on Monday posted the biggest one-day gain in 10 years and rose 1,421 points to close at a record high of 39,352. Nifty surged 421 points to hit 11,828, its highest close ever. The rupee rose to 69.6 against the US dollar.
People said ‘She’s from Kapil’s show, let’s take film actor’: Sumona
TV actress Sumona Chakravarti, while speaking in the light of Hina Khan being allegedly mocked for her Cannes appearance, revealed she got rejected from several projects because of the TV actor tag. “[People said] Arre that girl na from Kapil [Sharma’s] comedy show. Let’s take film actor,” she added. “An artist is an artist, irrespective of the medium,” Sumona wrote.
Vivek shares poll meme showing him, Salman, Aishwarya; criticized
Vivek Oberoi on Monday shared a meme on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, which featured him, his ex-girlfriend Aishwarya Rai, her rumoured ex-boyfriend Salman Khan and husband Abhishek Bachchan along with daughter Aaradhya. “Haha! Creative! No politics here….just life,” he wrote. Many Twitter users criticised him for sharing the meme, with actress Sonam Kapoor writing, “Disgusting and classless.”
Asif, whose 2-yr-old daughter died on Sunday, added to Pak WC squad
Pakistan on Monday announced their final 15-member squad for the 2019 World Cup, making three changes from the provisional squad. Batsman Asif Ali, whose two-year-old daughter died from cancer on Sunday hours after Pakistan-England ODI, has been included along with fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz. Abid Ali, Junaid Khan and Faheem Ashraf were omitted from the squad.’
Billionaire says he’ll pay ₹278-crore loan of 400 college students
While delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, US billionaire Robert F Smith said he would pay off ₹278-crore loan of nearly 400 graduating students. “On behalf of the eight generations of my family who have been in this country, we are gonna put a little fuel in your bus,” Smith said.
Billionaire spends ₹289 crore on election ads, wins no seat
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer’s political party failed to win even a single seat in the country’s general election despite spending an estimated AUD 60 million (almost ₹289 crore) on election advertising. Palmer ran candidates in all lower house seats, winning a total of 3.4% of national vote. Palmer began his campaign last year with his yellow ‘Make Australia Great’ billboards.
One-armed man sues police after officers handcuff wrist to ankle
A one-armed US man has sued a police department after an officer handcuffed his wrist to his ankle. Randy Schoonover, a former West Virginia state senator, said Clay County sheriff’s department used excessive force and subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment during the arrest in 2018. The 65-year-old said his constitutional rights had been violated.
Kerala CM Vijayan dismisses exit polls, says LDF will win big
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan dismissed exit polls findings and claimed that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will “win big” in the state. Most of the exit polls have predicted that the CPI(M)-led LDF would win around five of the 20 seats in Kerala. Vijayan said, “Let’s…wait for May 23. Don’t you know that previous exit polls have gone haywire.”
Opposition in political ICU after exit polls: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Monday said that the entire Opposition is in an ICU politically after seeing the results of exit polls. He added that after the results of Lok Sabha elections are out, all these leaders must repent politically to attain political salvation. Various exit polls predicted a majority for BJP-led NDA in the elections.
1000% confident that TDP will win elections: Andhra CM Naidu
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday asserted confidence that he’s 1000% sure that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) will win the elections. He, however, added that there are problems in the counting process and the Election Commission should take measures to resolve all those problems. He further said, “I don’t even have 0.1% doubt, we’re going to win.”
I believe we owe India one: SA’s Ngidi ahead of WC clash vs India
Ahead of his team’s World Cup opening clash against India, South African pacer Lungi Ngidi said, “When they came here, they had a good series against us. So in my mind, I believe we owe them one.” “[W]hen they had a good series here, we were missing a few players,” Ngidi said about the series SA lost to India 1-5.
Lionel Messi ends season with 36 La Liga goals
Lionel Messi scored twice in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw against Eibar on Sunday, ending the season with 36 goals in La Liga. Messi finished as La Liga’s top scorer for the third year in a row, the first player since Real Madrid’s Hugo Sanchez in 1987. Luis Suarez and Karim Benzema took the second spot with 21 La Liga goals.
Insect-like four-winged robot that weighs only 95 mg created
University of Southern California, Los Angeles engineers have created an insect-like four-winged robot named Bee+, which weighs 95 mg and flies while tethered to a power source. Roughly the size of a penny, Bee+ is capable of perching, landing, following a path, and avoiding obstacles. Earlier, Harvard University researchers created a two-winged flying robot named RoboBee, which weighed 75 mg.
Haasan granted anticipatory bail in case over Godse remark
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan was granted anticipatory bail by the Madras High Court in a case filed against him for his remarks on Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse. The case was filed by the Hindu Munnani party. Haasan had earlier said, “Free India’s first extremist was a Hindu, his name is Nathuram Godse.”
Chhattisgarh BJP leader arrested for molesting woman
Chhattisgarh BJP leader Prakash Bajaj was arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting a 34-year-old woman in Raipur, police said. On the pretext of returning ₹10 lakh the woman had given him, Bajaj allegedly molested her several times at his office between 2016 and 2018. After his arrest, Bajaj was sent to judicial remand for 15 days by a local court.
Ex-Kolkata Police chief moves SC seeking extension of protection
Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the seven-day interim protection granted to him in connection with Saradha chit fund scam case. He cited the lawyers’ strike in West Bengal as the reason. The interim protection was given to Kumar to seek legal remedies after his protection from arrest was vacated.
Delhi NCR on track to have best startup ecosystem: Report
Currently listed second, behind Bengaluru on StartupBlink’s startup ecosystem rankings in India, Delhi NCR is on track to become India’s startup capital, Inc42 said. An Inc42 DataLabs’ report stated 782 Delhi NCR-based startups got $15.83-billion investment from 2014-2018. The report said funding amount secured by Delhi NCR startups has grown by 29.68% annually, higher than Bengaluru’s 15.11%.
TCS veteran Pratik Pal moves to Tata Sons: Reports
TCS President Pratik Pal, who ran the software giant’s multi-billion-dollar retail and consumer goods business, has reportedly moved to Tata Sons. He will lead the salt-to-software services conglomerate’s digital initiatives, as per reports. Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran has been looking to create business opportunities using technology such as robotics, analytics and AI, reports added.
India to add 3 million tech jobs including data science by 2023
Indian tech industry will add another three million jobs in the next five years including data science roles, said Indian Staffing Federation. Therefore, upGrad presents PG Diploma in Data Science in collaboration with IIIT-Bangalore, helmed by professors from IIIT-Bangalore and India’s leading data professionals. Its rigorous curriculum has helped learners attain significant success in their careers with 48% average hike.
I was thrown out of films by producers without any reason: Shilpa
Actress Shilpa Shetty, while speaking to Humans of Bombay, revealed, “I remember there were producers, who without any reason, threw me out of their films.” “I reached a point where after a few films my career hit a lull,” she added. Shilpa further said this was the time when she decided to enter the reality show ‘Big Brother’.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked the red carpet at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. She wore a metallic golden-yellow one-shouldered by Jean-Louis Sabaji. Her daughter Aaradhya also accompanied her to the film festival. Meanwhile, actress Sonam Kapoor has also reached Cannes and will be walking the red carpet soon.
59-year-old woman on oxygen support travels 330 km to cast vote
A 59-year-old woman, whose lungs were damaged following acute bronchitis and survives on continuous oxygen support, travelled over 330 km from Kolkata to Dumka in Jharkhand to cast her vote. “As long as I am alive, I will be using my democratic right to contribute towards nation building,” Renu Mishra said.
Hours after playing for Pak, Asif loses 2-yr-old daughter to cancer
Cricketer Asif Ali’s daughter Noor Fatima, who was undergoing treatment for stage four cancer in the United States, passed away aged two on Sunday, hours after Asif represented Pakistan in the fifth ODI against England at Leeds. “Asif is a great example of strength & courage. He is an inspiration to us,” the cricketer’s PSL team Islamabad United tweeted.
Teachers, staff raise money to organise wedding of school peon
Teachers and staff at a Pune school raised money to organise the wedding of a peon. The wedding ceremony of the peon, who has worked in the school for two-and-a-half years, was held on the school premises. “He is our colleague and that is why we have rallied around him,” the school principal said.
Delhi airport uses scrap material to build 4 cafeterias
Four cafeterias have been constructed out of recycled material at Delhi airport’s international and domestic terminals for airport staff and visitors. The cafeterias were built completely using scrap which was generated from the renovation of Terminal 1D and Terminal 3. Scrap from the airport building, dismantled parts of machines and plastic structures and recycled material has been used.
US Navy sailors created ‘Rape Lists’ of female colleagues: Report Male US Navy sailors aboard USS Florida created “Rape Lists” which ranked “female colleagues on the basis of appearances, characteristics and various sexual acts the creators of the lists wished to perform with them”, according to a report. The lists also included “aggressive sexual activity”, the report added. The lists were reportedly uncovered through a Freedom of Information Act request.
