Zuckerberg Vows to Daughter He’ll Donate 99% of His Facebook Shares
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook, announced on Tuesday that he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares “during our lives” — holdings currently worth more than $45 billion — to charitable purposes.From Our AdvertisersThe pledge was made in an open lett[...]
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announce baby girl – and massive charity initiative
In a Facebook post to newborn child Max, the Facebook CEO says he will administer the initiative himself using 99% of shares in company’s stock. The Zuckerbergs announced two births on Tuesday: a baby girl, and to one of the world’s biggest charities. That sterling spoon you might have been considering f[...]
Osama cited Bapu as inspiration in 1993 speech
cassettes were discovered. The cache soon passed many hands from an Afghan family to a cassette shop and then to a CNN cameraman, finally making its way to the Afghan Media Project at Williams College in Massachusetts, who asked Flagg Miller — an expert in Arabic literature and culture from the University of Californ[...]
Water on Mars? Here’s why Nasa believes there can be signs of life on the red planet
Recently, planetary scientists detected hydrated salts on these slopes at Horowitz crater, corroborating their original hypothesis that the streaks are indeed formed by liquid water. Image Credit: nasa.tumblr.com The dark narrow streaks called recurring slope lineae are up to few hundred meters in length.[...]
Ranbir Kapoor's special working birthday on the sets of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'
The baby-faced, towel-dropping Saawariya debutant turns 33 today. And in the 8 years since Ranbir Kapoor's debut film, he has been a part of many films. However, the birthday boy recently started shooting for Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in London, and had a working birthday this year. However, tha[...]
Asus to launch Zenfone Max and Zenfone Zoom at IFA; to launch 7 Zenfone models in 2016
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Hardik Bhawsar
Looks like Asus is on a roll as far as its Zenfone launches are concerned. According to company CEO, Jerry Shen, Asus plans to launch the Zenfone Zoom and Zenfone Max at the upcoming IFA technology show in Berlin.Asus Zenfone Zoom comes with a 3x optical zoom. Zenfone[...]Bomb-making materials found in second Bangkok apartment: Thai police
Bangkok: Thai police on Monday said they had found bomb-making materials over the weekend in a second apartment following the arrest of a suspect over the Bangkok shrine bombing that left 20 people dead."We found fertiliser bags, watches, radio controls — parts to make bombs and electric charges,"[...]Instagram finally allows users to shoot pictures in landscape mode; Square mode also stays on
Instagram has added new layout options in addition to its signature square for pictures and videos in a bid to attract more advertisers and to stop users defecting to more flexible services such as Snapchat.The move is the first major alteration to the photo-sharing, social media service since[...]Taylor Swift bags 4 trophies as host Miley Cyrus grabs eyeballs at 2015 MTV Video Music Awards
Taylor Swift won video of the year, Miley Cyrus briefly flashed one of her breasts and Kanye West ranted at the MTV Video Music Awards.After Swift won the top prize for "Bad Blood," Cyrus was backstage speaking and hiding behind a curtain, but one of her breasts appeared[...]Lenovo Vibe P1 photos leaked online; to come with a 5,000mAh battery
Lenovo Vibe P1, the Chinese company’s upcoming high capacity battery phone, is expected to be unveiled at IFA at Berlin next month. The USP of the upcoming Lenovo Vibe P1 is the presence of a 5,000mAh battery. According to Gforgames, images of the Lenovo Vibe P1 were released[...]The Voice India finale: Pawandeep Rajan declared as the winner!
The singer won the show at the grand finale episode aired tonight. Read on to know more! The Voice India saw it’s grand finale today.Starring judges Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh, Himmesh Reshammiya and Shaan, the show’s concept is based on the American series of the same name. Today’s[...]Kabir Khan: Got The Best Gift From My Friend Salman Khan
‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and ‘Phantom’ director Kabir Khan was ecstatic with the gift he received from his producer, actor friend Salman Khan. He said he received the ‘best gift’ from Salman.Salman Khan presented Kabir his famous black-and-white portrait of a man and woman. The woman is seen sporting a[...]Phantom Sunday Box Office Update
Phantom was rock-steady on its 3rd day at the box office, as occupancy level for the morning and noon shows on Sunday was higher than Saturday. The film is performing very well at multiplexes in major cities. Phantom is set for a good weekend total of around 35[...]
Airtel, Idea hike post-paid data tariffs by 20% in Delhi; Vodafone holds back
New Delhi - After increasing data tariffs for pre-paid customers in Delhi, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular have now hiked charges for their post-paid users by around 20 percent in various circles including the national capital.A couple of months back, the top three operators -- Airtel, Idea and[...]The bright spot: Indian economy offers hope as China struggles
For investors worried about the health of emerging economies, India's gross domestic product data for April-June should supply some cheer on Monday - the country is expected to remain the fastest growing major economy for a second straight quarter.The median estimate from a Reuters poll of economists put[...]Spooked by black money bill, Swiss banks ask Indians to utilise 'compliance window'
Zurich/London - Spooked by the new black money law, a number of Swiss and other European banks have begun asking Indian clients to disclose their accounts to the taxauthorities back home as they fear being accused of 'abetting' the hoarding of untaxed assets.These banks, which include those headquartered[...]Sri Lanka vs India 3rd Test, day 4 Live: Kohli fails again, onus on Rohit
Colombo: India pacer Ishant Sharma claimed an impressive five-wicket haul, but Sri Lankan bowlers struck back to leave the visitors struggling in their second innings as rain forced early stumps on Day 3 of the third cricket Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) here on Sunday.Ishant returned[...]Rationalist MM Kalburgi's cold blooded killing shocks Karnataka’s literary capital
Dr MM Kalburgi (78), renowned Kannada writer, research scholar and rationalist has entered the history books as the first litterateur from Karnataka to be shot dead allegedly for his views on idol worship and Hindu rituals. Though no group or persons have claimed responsibility for shooting Dr Kalburgi[...]Police seize suitcase, Mumbai psychiatrist paid off: All we know about the Sheena Bora murder case
It's been five days since Indrani Mukerjea was arrested by the Mumbai Police on 25 August and since then, the Sheena Bora murder case has become increasingly convoluted with each revelation.While television channels, on the night of her arrest, had flashed that Indrani was arrested for allegedly murdering[...]Land bill defeat shows that Modi now to needs to lead from the front
Narendra Modi's final retreat on the Land Acquisition Ordinance, announced by the man himself in his monthly radio conversation Mann ki Baat, is a sad commentary on his government's political acumen.Retreat on a bill that was so crucial to growth means that the government will now struggle to[...]India remains glued to the sky as ISRO's GSAT-6 flies off to space from Sriharikota
GSAT-6 is the 25th geostationary communication satellite of India built by ISRO and 12th in the GSAT series. It will provide communication through five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band for strategic users, ISRO said. PTI Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) D6 carrying GSAT-6,[...]Kaun Kitney Paani Mein review: Radhika Apte, Saurabh Shukla keep this satire afloat
Kaun Kitney Paani Mein is based in a village in Odisha, where old values and prejudices face a drought and poverty. Raja Braj Kishore Singh Deo (Saurabh Shukla) owns a village that has no water. He lives in a palace but hasn’t been able to pay his electricity[...]Instagram now allows users to shoot in landscape mode
Instagram has added new layout options in addition to its signature square for pictures and videos in a bid to attract more advertisers and to stop users defecting to more flexible services such as Snapchat.The move is the first major alteration to the photo-sharing, social media service since[...]Facebook hits new milestone with a billion users on a single day
The biggest social networking platform Facebook has just gotten even bigger. Company CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook had one billion people logged on to the site on a single day, marking the first time in company history to reach this milestone.According to a Facebook post by the[...]Gentlemen, beware the femme fatale: The silly lesson India's learning from the Indrani Mukerjea case
Oh, India has found its 'Gone Girl'. Apparently Indrani Mukerjea, who now stands accused of murdering her own daughter, is our desi Amy Dunne. Thanks to wall-to-wall newspaper spreads, hashtags and ominous background scores accompanying her story on news television, you'll have no problem imagining Indrani stumbling out[...]Phantom review: Saif and Kaif are silly as 26/11 avengers, but the film isn't boring
After the moderate success of Shoojit Sircar’s Madras Café and Akshay Kumar’s Baby, Heart-stopping No-nonsense Indian-military-covert-mission Action Thriller’ is now a legitimate genre. Directed by Kabir Khan, fresh from the roaring success of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Phantom plays out like a post-26/11, wish fulfillment sequel to Baby.Phantom was co-written[...]Why both Modi and Kejriwal are misinterpreting their massive mandates
India is on the threshold of another “million mutinies”, to use VS Naipaul's evocative phrase. The ongoing agitations by ex-servicemen over OROP (one rank, one pension) and the Patidars of Gujarat for job reservations, and the oncoming public sector strike are symptoms of this mutinous on-rush. Further ahead,[...]
