IS hackers publish U.S. military ‘hitlist’ with a call to supporters

Islamic State (IS) hackers have published a “hitlist” of over 70 U.S. military personnel who have been involved in drone strikes against terror targets in Syria and asked their followers to “kill them wherever they are.” According to The Sunday Times, the hackers have links with Britain and call themselves ‘Islamic State Hacking Division’ and circulated online the names, home addresses and photographs of more than 70 U.S. staff, including women...

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Raid the kitchen for new medicines

The kitchen cabinet may be the lab of the future. Over the years, evidence is slowly accumulating that plants such as turmeric and gooseberry may not just be useful for healthy skin or tempering an upset stomach but be harnessed to solve globally intractable diseases such as malaria. According to an estimate last week by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, malaria kills 7,25,000 people annually, making mosquitoes the “world’s deadliest animal”....

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No takers for brand Kingfisher, trademarks

Auction of brands and trademarks of Kingfisher Airlines turned out to be a damp squib today as lenders failed to attract a single bidder for sale of these pledged assets at a reserve price of Rs. 366.70 crore in their efforts to recover unpaid loans from beleaguered Vijay Mallya. This is the second failed attempt by the 17-bank consortium led by state-run behemoth SBI to recover some money from Mr. Mallya, after an earlier auction of Kingfisher...

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Barack Obama is funny, charming: Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is glad to meet U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as she attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner here. The 33-year-old “Quantico” star, who is currently shooting in the U.S. for the bigscreen “Baywatch” reboot, dazzled the last evening’s affair in a deep-cut, black and sheer-stripe gown. Ms. Priyanka took to Twitter to share about her meeting with the Obamas. “Lovely to meet...

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Rajinikanth's 'Kabali' teaser is out

The much-awaited teaser trailer for superstar Rajinikanth's Kabali was released on Sunday morning. Within minutes of the teaser hitting YouTube, it had garnered nearly 50,000 views. The hashtag #KabaliTeaser immediately started trending and kept inching up the Worldwide trend list. Sporting a smart beard and in a sharp three-piece suit, the actor emerges with the neruppu da (he is fire). When there's Rajini, can a punch dialogue stay behind?...

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Uttarakhand blaze, a man-made disaster

Two years of drought and a rise in the average temperature, low relative humidity and strong winds have all contributed to the fires raging in Uttarakhand. “It’s known in these parts that forest fires follow a general five year cycle, and the intensity this year can be seen in this light. The drought and low humidity over two years have played a big role,” Ashwani Kumar, Director-General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, told...

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It doesn’t matter whether I am for or against it: Kohli on Salman issue

India’s star batsman Virat Kohli says that his opinion on whether film star Salman Khan should be the goodwill ambassador for the Indian contingent for the coming Rio Olympics or not has no significance. “It doesn’t matter whether I am for or against it. It is for the people (IOA) who made the decision to comment. I cannot say anything on this issue for obvious reasons,” Kohli said on the sidelines of a promotional event here on Friday. Kohli,...

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Saina Nehwal loses in semis at ABC

Indian challenge ended at the Asian Badminton Championship after Saina Nehwal suffered a straight-game defeat against local favourite Yihan Wang in the semifinals of women’s singles, here on Saturday. Olympic bronze medallist Saina lost 160-21 14-21 to sixth seed Wang in a 41-minute match to registered her 11th defeat against the Chinese. It was yet another semifinal finish for the World No. 8 Indian, having made it to the final four in the...

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Non-subsidised LPG, kerosene, ATF prices hiked

After petrol and diesel, rates of non-subsidised cooking gas, non-PDS kerosene and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) were today raised in line with global trends. Petrol price was late last night hiked by Rs. 1.06 a litre to Rs. 62.19 per litre in Delhi and diesel by Rs. 2.94 to Rs. 50.95 a litre. The increase was followed up today with nearly Rs. 3 per litre hike in price of non-PDS kerosene, according to state-owned oil companies. Kerosene sold...

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