Rohit Sharma fastest batsman to 400 international sixes Rohit Sharma became the fastest batsman and the first Indian to hit 400 sixes in international cricket. He achieved the landmark in his 354th international match across formats during the third T20I in Mumbai on Sunday. He is only the third player overall to cross the milestone after former Pakistan and West Indies captains Shahid Afridi (476 sixes) and Chris Gayle (534 sixes). source:
Alia Bhatt named Sexiest Asian Female of 2019; Deepika leads the decade chart LONDON: Bollywood star Alia Bhatt has been voted as the Sexiest Asian Female for the year 2019, with fellow actor Deepika Padukone being crowned sexiest for the decade in an online poll released in London on Wednesday. Topping the annual list, released by UK-based weekly ‘Eastern Eye’, rounds off a dream year for Alia Bhatt, which included acting awards as well as starring in India’s official 2020 Oscar entry ‘Gully Boy’. source:
Hyperloop project: Virgin founder Richard Branson to meet CM Uddhav Thackeray Virgin Group founder Richard Branson will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on December 12 in an attempt to ‘clear any misunderstanding if any’ over the ambitious hyperloop project that aims to connect Mumbai with Pune. Soon after the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition of Shiv Sena, the NCP and Congress (I) formed the government in Maharashtra, in late November, there were talks of the new CM scrapping the Rs 60,500-crore project. source:
We need supervision, don’t need suspicion: N Chandrasekaran THE CURRENT economic slowdown that India is witnessing is a “correction process” as the country has seen “excesses”, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said at the Express Adda on Tuesday. He, however, said that India is taking “too long” to correct these excesses. “According to me, what we are going through is also a correction process. We have had excesses. I am not blaming anybody. These excesses have to be corrected. The only thing is we are taking too long to correct it. If so much of NPA (non-performing assets) is there, the fact...
Alphabet adds Nobel Prize-winning engineer Frances Arnold to its board Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Monday that Google’s parent company is adding Frances Arnold, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018, to its board of directors. Arnold, a chemical engineer and professor at the California Institute of Technology, won the prize for her work studying the directed evolution of enzymes. She’s only the fifth woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry since it was first awarded in 1901, the New York Times said when she was given the award last year. “Frances brings incredible academic and industry expertise with...
Fresh produce startup Ninjacart raises funds from Walmart, Flipkart India’s largest online retailer Flipkart and global retail major Walmart Inc. have jointly invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based fresh produce startup Ninjacart. Walmart, which also owns Flipkart, said the move will ensure the Indian farmer gets more economic opportunities, while retailers and consumers get better access to high-quality fresh produce. source:
Nissan to be fined $22m for misstating Carlos Ghosn’s pay Japanese regulators have demanded a ¥2.4bn ($22m) fine from Nissan, alleging it understated pay for its former chairman Carlos Ghosn over a four-year period. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) has also disputed some of Nissan’s findings from an internal probe on Mr Ghosn’s pay, which was at the centre of allegations that led to his arrest last November. In a statement on Tuesday, Nissan said it takes the recommendation seriously. “In the absence of any special circumstances or other reasons, the company intends not to dispute the alleged...
Nusrat Jahan shares pictures with baby boy selling balloons. Internet hearts it Popular Bengali actress and Member of Parliament Nusrat Jahan often makes news with her adorable posts with husband Nikhil Jain. But this time, Nusrat is breaking the internet for sharing cute pictures with a baby boy selling balloons. Nusrat shared the pictures with the boy, who is just one-and-a-half-year-old, selling balloons on the road side. Nusrat wrote, “Made my weekend special.. with the special one.. a 1 year and a half baby selling balloons…. was way more cuter and colourful than the balloons.. #loveforall #loveistheonlylanguage.” source:
Do Not Categorise Chhapaak into Women-centric Genre, Says Meghna Gulzar Known for directing strong female characters in her films, Meghna Gulzar has a problem with labeling of films as “women-centric”. The director, who was speaking at the trailer launch of her upcoming film Chhapaak, has urged people to not categorise her movie into any particular genre. Chhapaak, starring Deepika Padukone, is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. The director believes that her films are a lot more than just being stories about women. source:
As Dilip Kumar Turns 97, Actor Thanks Fans, Followers for Their Birthday Wishes One of the finest artists of Indian cinema, actor Dilip Kumar is celebrating his 97th birthday on Wednesday. A gem in the Hindi film industry, his name is indelible from the fifties, sixties, seventies cinema. As an actor, he had a commendable journey and was known for bringing ‘realism’ in Bollywood. The legend took to the micro-blogging site on Wednesday to thank his fans and well-wishers for the birthday greetings. Mentioning that celebrations are not important, he wrote, “On this 97th birthday, calls and messages have been...
