Taking film out of theatre
Going to the multiplex this weekend? Won’t a beanbag be more comfy? Popcorn and cola is nice but won’t beer and chilli chicken be more fun? No surprise then that many movie-goers are swapping the sterile ambience of the cinema hall and the latest blockbuster for a much-loved classic with fresh air and a pint for company.

Indian Air Force Day celebrated at NDA in Pune

Navjot Singh Sidhu in tie-up talks with Congress: Pargat Singh

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Sensex rebounds to end the week with modest gains
BSE benchmark Sensex rebounded from last week's sharp tumble, ending the current week with modest gains by 195.18 points at 28,061.14, while broader Nifty garnered 86.45 points to finish at 8,697.60.

China's forex reserves fall to 5-year low in September
China's mountain of foreign exchange reserves dropped around $19 billion in September to a five-year low, government data showed, with the central bank spending heavily to defend its currency against capital outflows.

India's foreign exchange reserves over $371 billion
India's foreign exchange reserves went up to $371.99 billion as on September 30, the Reserve Bank of India announced. According to data released by the RBI on Friday, the reserves stood at around $371.99 billion as on September 30, as against $370.76 billion as on September 23.

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India, EU sign MoU to clean rivers
"I have seen in Europe how beautifully water is flowing there. I hope our country would learn from it," Water resources minister Uma Bharti said at an MoU signing ceremony at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

NGT directs Delhi govt to shut pickling units in city
Noting that pickling units fall under prohibited list of industries as per Master Plan 2021, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to shut down such industries units located in the national capital with immediate effect.

Scientists discover largest dinosaur in Brazil
Brazilian scientists have announced the discovery of the largest dinosaurs ever found in the country, an animal that was 25 meters long.

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Japan's Mount Aso volcano erupts, no injuries reported
Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted early on Saturday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash 11,000 metres into the sky. Authorities said there were no reports of injuries from the eruption.

Haiti in pain as hurricane toll soars, aid sought
Aerial footage from the hardest-hit towns showed a ruined landscape of metal shanties with roofs blown away and downed trees everywhere. Brown mud from overflowing rivers covered the ground. With power lines down, people have been cut off from communications since the storm struck on Tuesday.

Turkish post-coup crackdown sparks democracy fears
Turkey has used the emergency powers to carry out an unprecedented purge of people suspected of links to cleric Fethullah Gulen and has extended the crackdown to go after Kurdish and left-leaning media outlets. The bold act of censorship nonetheless stunned staff members of IMC-TV.

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Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra top Times Celebex
Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra top the Gitarattan Educational Group presents Times Celebex powered by ZOOM list for the month of August 2016.

'Pak artists in an emotionally and politically twisted situation'
Singer Shafqat Amanat Ali, who was the first Pak artist to condemn the Uri attack, talks about why more artists from across the border are not speaking up on terrorism.

Pakistani singers' concerts in Noida scrapped
​Both Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shafqat Amanat Ali will not be performing in Noida anytime soon as organisers feel it would be “unwise to have Pakistani artists performing in Noida” in the current political climate.

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Nasa's Opportunity Mars rover to explore fluid-carved gully
In a first for a Mars rover, the Opportunity probe will drive down a gully carved long ago by a fluid that might have been water, according to the latest plans for the 12-year-old mission, Nasa said.

Astronomers spot giant 'cannonballs' shooting from star
Using Nasa's Hubble space telescope data, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have detected superhot blobs of gas, each twice as massive as the planet Mars, being ejected near a dying star.

Dying red star sheds giant fireball tears

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3rd Test: Kohli ton steers India to 267/3 on Day 1
Riding on Virat Kohli's 13th Test century, and a dogged fifty from Ajinkya Rahane, India rounded off the day on a strong note at 267/3 against New Zealand in Indore.

Day 1 talking points: Gambhir's aggression, Rahane's milestone
In front of a capacity Indore crowd, Gautam Gambhir took just four deliveries to get off the mark and a lovely cut short off Trent Boult set the ball rolling. Also, Rahane became the 36th Indian to reach 2000 runs in Test cricket taking the total to 267/3 for India on Saturday.

Focus on positive intent not strike rate in Tests: Pujara
Pujara's 41-run knock in the ongoing third and final Test against New Zealand has already been overshadowed by skipper Virat Kohli's unbeaten hundred and Ajinkya Rahane's 79 not out so far. Praising the batting of captain Kohli and Rahane, Pujara said their partnership has been crucial.

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Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus price details revealed, goes up to Rs 92,000
The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively

Apple slashes prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to Rs 22,000
Apple has announced biggest-ever price drop for its smartphones in India. Under the new pricing, iPhone 6S (128GB), carying an MRP of Rs 82,000, will now be available at an MRP of Rs 60,000. iPhone 6s Plus (128GB) will now be available at an MRP of Rs 70,000, the smartphone too has received a price cut of Rs 22,000. Apple's 4-inch smartphone iPhone SE, too has got a price cut. The 64GB version of iPhone SE will now be available at Rs 44,000.

WhatsApp privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court: 5 things to know
A public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court (HC) challenges the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy.

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UGC seeks public feedback on establishment of world class institutions

MDI summer placements see dip in e-commerce offers

Govt to give more autonomy to IIMs
The HRD ministry has decided to give more autonomy to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) and reduce government control over them under a proposed Bill, with Union minister Prakash Javadekar reworking the provisions introduced under his predecessor Smriti Irani.

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Festive online sales unbox short-term delivery jobs

Little princesses will transform into Goddess Durga at Kumari Puja

Bad roads hit tourism in Konkan on wet weekend

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Putting pets in a spot to avoid mess

A cool idea on the roof can bring down slum home heat

4 held trying to smuggle pangolin hide

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Team visits Gorur dam, villages in Hassan dist
After visiting KRS dam in Mandya district, the team visited Hassan district around 1pm.

G category sites: Probe panel gets another extension
The Justice A M Farooq Committee, which has been probing alleged irregularities in the allotment of sites under G category by the Bengaluru Development Authority, has been given another extension of nine months.

Youth held for trying to molest 3 year old girl
on of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012 for trying to molest a three-year-old girl on Thursday noon.

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K Chandrasekhar Rao's dream secretariat project remains on paper
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's dream project of constructing a new secretariat complex is expected to be indefinitely delayed. Though drawings for the new secretariat complex were prepared a couple of months ago, there has been no movement on this front. Officials say the main reason is that there is absolutely no clarity on where the staff will be located during the construction phase.

Four held for lifting boy for adoption
Four persons were arrested by Rajendranagar police on Saturday for stealing a fouryear-old boy Khaleel last Monday from Chintalmet. Cyberabad police commissioner Sandeep Shandilya said at a press conference that a Chintalmet resident Jabin Begum's son Khaleel was taken away by one of the accused, Faheema, by luring Khaleel and his elder sister Reshma, 6, with a promise to buy them Kurkure while they were walking on the road near their residence.

Gold sales increase this festive season
After a two-year lull, gold sales in the city have taken a northward turn this festive season, courtesy a drop in rates of the yellow metal.The price of gold pegged at Rs 32,000 per 10 grams (24 carat) until recently , dropped to Rs 30,000 over the last one week bringing much cheer to the jewellers community .

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Trading thayir sadam for the caveman diet

High-scoring silver innings

Social media helps return golden retriever to owner

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Bootleggers move with stock before 'police time'
In September, toxic hooch had claimed 21 lives in Surat. In wake of the tragedy, the state police claimed that everything was under control and conducted crackdowns on both country liquor brewers and dealers and IMFL being smuggled into Gujarat.

Conman derails their 'MEGA' dreams
A group of over 300 persons approached Karanj police station on Saturday after they realized that they had been duped by a person who took Rs 1,050 from each of them, promising them jobs such as supervisor and data entry operators with salaries ranging from Rs 14,000 to Rs 20,000.

Break culture of silence, says Ganesh Devy
Ganesh Devy on Saturday called for breaking the culture of silence and said that the loss of speech has taken centrestage in our society and politics.

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A unique Ramlila at village Kotwa

Sharpshooter held, pistol seized
A sharpshooter identified as Virendra Yadav alias Thokia alias Karia, a resident of Jhunsi, was arrested near ADA trisection here on Thursday after a brief encounter.

'Need to grow more from limited means'

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JE toll rises to 42, spills to newer area
Japanese encephalitis killed two more children in Malkangiri district, one on Friday night and another on Saturday, raising the death toll in the outbreak in the district to 42.

Poetry needs to be used against negativity: Poets
Over 200 delegates including 70 poets attended the Bhubaneswar Poetry Festival organized by a city-based publishing house here on Saturday. Senior poets deliberated upon tolerance in poetry and advised the budding authors to write poems against negativity.

Japanese encephalitis vaccination may boomerang: Centre
The central government has advised strongly against undertaking vaccination against Japanese encephalitis during the ongoing outbreak, stating that the same may boomerang.

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Shaurya Smarak to be first war memorial in India, says CM Chouhan
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday, inspected Shaurya Smarak (War Memorial) to be dedicated to the nation on October 14 and claimed that it is the first war memorial of the country built in the memory of martyrs.

Engineer goes to snap power for dues, gets beaten
Two months after murder of a discom’s junior engineer in Bhopal, another junior engineer was beaten black and blue in Gwalior when he had gone to disconnect power supply because a consumer owed Rs 16,000 in dues.

Fresh trouble brews in MP Congress, 6 quit IT cell
A couple of days after state head of Congress IT cell Dharmendra Bajpai, who resigned from his post, it is now turn of two state vice-presidents Karuna Sharma and Ajay Chouhan to give up their post. Alleging favouritism and apathy towards party workers, they quit their post.

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Hooda in dock - Had opposed AJL land transfer, say 3 Haryana officers

90km waters with Pak a concern, to get own UAVs: Punjab

Punjab govt publicity van rams into bike, kills 2 in Patiala

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