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United CEO acknowledges airline's mistake in puppy's death
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The head of United Airlines acknowledged on Wednesday that the carrier had made a mistake last week when a French bulldog puppy died on a United flight after a cabin attendant forced the dog's owner to stow it in an overhead bin.
Liam Payne, Cheryl deal with 'struggles' as family
Singer Liam Payne says he and his former partner singer Cheryl, who have a son together, have to struggle at times to keep their relationship afloat but they go through them together as a family.
Satya Pal Malik takes additional charge as Odisha Governor
Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday took additional charge as Governor of Odisha following completion of incumbent S.C. Jamir's tenure.
Meghan Markle to join Madame Tussauds' royal line-up
Meghan Markle will join the royal waxwork line-up at Madame Tussauds museum in London alongside her fiance Prince Harry in early May, before their wedding on May 19, the museum announced today. The world-famous attraction announced the addition of the 36-year-old American actress to its collection in royal style outside Buckingham Palace. "Giving Meghan the royal welcome she deserves, the official notice of Ms Markle's imminent arrival was placed on a golden easel outside Buckingham Palace, confirming the news she will join the rest of the royal family at the attraction in time for her upcoming nuptials to Prince Harry," Madame Tussauds said in a statement. It employed the services of an infamous 81-year-old royalist Anthony Appleton, who dressed up as a "town crier" to make the announcement in traditional style associated with English royalty. Appleton rang the bell and bellowed: "Oyez! Oyez! Edward Fuller, general manager of Madame Tussauds London, is proud to announce the imminent .
Neil Diamond to receive Songwriters Hall of Fame's Johnny Mercer Award
Music legend Neil Diamond will receive the Johnny Mercer Award at the 49th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony and gala. Diamond, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984, will be felicitated with the award at the ceremony which will be held in New York City on June 14. "Having always been the consummate wordsmith, Neil Diamond has honed the craft of the hook to a fine art, and his storied performances are gifts to people of all ages, genres and backgrounds," said SHOF Co-Chairmen Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff in a statement. The Johnny Mercer Award is exclusively reserved for a songwriter or songwriting team who has already been inducted in a prior year, and whose body of work is of such high quality and impact, that it upholds the gold standard set by the legendary Johnny Mercer. Diamond's songwriting credits include "Solitary Man", "Cherry, Cherry", "America", "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon", "I'm A Believer", "Red Red Wine", among many others. The ...
First lady vows to fight cyberbullying despite critics
Melania Trump pushed back against critics, declaring her commitment to combating cyberbullying despite the hits she has endured for taking on the issue while her husband routinely goes on Twitter to berate foes and call them names. "I am well aware that people are skeptical of me discussing this topic," the first lady said. "I have been criticized for my commitment to tackling this issue, and I know that will continue. But it will not stop me from doing what I know is right. I am here with one goal: helping children and our next generation." Mrs Trump commented yesterday as she convened executives from major online and social media companies at the White House to discuss cyberbullying and internet safety. The meeting came more than a year after she announced that cyberbullying would be her cause if Trump were elected president. The choice was immediately assailed. On Tuesday, a defiant sounding Mrs Trump said she's not backing down. The first lady said she gets many letters from ...
Stephen Hawking's funeral to take place on Mar 31
Legendary British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking will receive a private funeral at a church in Cambridge on March 31, his family has said. One of the world's most famous scientists, who died peacefully at his home in Cambridge aged 76 on March 14, will receive an "inclusive and traditional" funeral ceremony at Great St Mary's, the University Church in Cambridge, on Easter Saturday. His ashes will then be "interred" near the grave of Newton, another famous British scientist, during a thanksgiving service later this year. "It is entirely fitting that the remains of Professor Stephen Hawking are to be buried in the Abbey, near those of distinguished fellow scientists. Sir Isaac Newton was buried in the Abbey in 1727. Charles Darwin was buried beside Isaac Newton in 1882," said the dean of Westminster, John Hall. "We believe it to be vital that science and religion work together to seek to answer the great questions of the mystery of life and of the universe," he said. Other famous
Gujarat: FIR lodged after gunshots fired at wedding
An FIR was lodged after a video of celebratory gunshots fired along with showering of currency notes at a wedding ceremony in Gujarat's Junagarh district went viral.The video is said to be 20 days old, but the actual date is yet to be confirmed.It so happened that during the wedding ceremony of one Jaskubhai's son, gunshots were fired after a folk artist started performing.Police have lodged a case against Jaskubhai and six others, and an investigation has been initiated into the matter.
Melania Trump launches campaign against cyberbullying
US First Lady Melania Trump has formally launched her campaign to combat cyberbullying of children and teenagers despite scepticism about the initiative due to the insults that her husband and President Donald Trump regularly broadcasts on Twitter.
2-yr-old dies due to alleged starvation in Madhya Pradesh
A two-year-old girl child from Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district died on Tuesday allegedly due to starvation after her father failed to buy food for her as he was "denied" his due wages."I have been removed from my work and not given my due wages. Therefore I could not buy food," said Kalyan, father of the victim, who is a daily-wage labourer, yesterday.Bhind Sub-Divisional Magistrate Santosh Tiwari has, however, assured that necessary action would be taken in the matter."We were informed that a family has not had food for two days. The girl who was already suffering from fever passed away in the afternoon and the body has been sent for postmortem," said Santosh Tiwari.The police have been directed to take necessary action, added Tiwari.The child's family has been handed over Rs 10,000 too.
Fame has changed how I live: Elizabeth Hurley (IANS Interview)
Fame has altered English actress Elizabeth Hurley's life in a big way. She says she prefers to stay at home a lot more to avoid "being stared at and bothered in public".
Sanjay Dutt plans legal action against 'unauthorised' biography
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is planning legal action against the writer and publisher of "The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy" as he had not authorised anyone for his biography. He says his "authentic" autobiography will be out soon.
Google pays homage to Ustad Bismillah Khan with doodle
Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan was lauded on Wednesday by Google with a dedicated doodle.To mark the occasion of maestro's 102nd birth anniversary, Google dedicated its fun doodle to him where Khan can be seen playing his shehnai while casually lounging in his trademark posture.The doodle has been illustrated by a Chennai-based illustrator, Vijay Krish, according to the Google.Khan was born in 1961 in a family of musicians. He moved to Varanasi at the age of six, where he received formal training to be a shehnai player.His art was so much appreciated that he was invited to play on India's Independence Day and on the first Republic Day in 1950.He performed at the Red Fort on India's Independence Day and also on the first Republic Day ceremony on January 26, 1950.Since then, he had been a part of every Independence Day ceremony and his gig is shown on telecast immediately after the Prime Minister's address to the nation.He had been awarded Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma ...
Suzlon Energy designs and manufactures India's longest wind turbine blade
Rotor blade measures 63 meters in length for new S128 series of wind turbine
Hawking's ashes to sit near Newton, Darwin's graves
The ashes of renowned physicist Steven Hawking will be interred in Westminster Abbey here near the graves of ground-breaking scientists Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
India Post releases special cover on Stephen Hawking
India Post today paid tribute to theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking by issuing a special cover on him. Chief Post Master General (CPMG) of Maharashtra and Goa Circle H C Agrawal and Director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Dr Sandip Trivedi jointly issued the special cover at an event held in the GPO here today. Agrawal said that the postal department was paying tribute to the legendary scientist by releasing the special cover in all its 22 Circles. Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14 in his home in Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
President presents Padma awards
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday presented Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri awards at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Indian-origin family attacks UK celebrity for drink-driving crash
An Indian-origin family, involved in a car accident with a popular British celebrity, said today the TV star who was later arrested for drink-driving never came out of his vehicle and did not apologise for crashing into them. London-based restaurant owner Faheem Vanoo was at the wheel of his car with his wife Shilpa Dandekar and four-year-old daughter Amaira and two colleagues when television personality Ant McPartlin crashed into them. They did not suffer serious injuries but were left shaken by the collision that took place yesterday. "I don't care whether he's a millionaire and I don't care whether he's a famous TV star he could have put my daughter in a wheelchair," Vanoo told the Sun' newspaper. "His Mini came flying around a sharp corner on the wrong side of the road trying to overtake a blue car we were all wearing seat belts and my little girl was strapped into a child seat. But it was still a big impact, said the 41-year-old. After the collision, they saw the television ...
Canadian mathematician Langlands wins Abel Prize
Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands today won the prestigious Abel Prize for developing a programme connecting representation theory to number theory, Norway's Academy of Sciences and Letters said. "The programme has enlisted hundreds of the world's best mathematicians over the last 50 years. No other project in modern mathematics has as wide a scope, has produced so many deep results, and has so many people working on it," the Academy said in a statement. The so-called Langlands programme dates back to 1967, when the then-associate professor at Princeton University wrote a letter to renowned French mathematician Andre Weil outlining his new theory. It suggested deep links between two areas, number theory and harmonic analysis, which had previously been considered unrelated. Weil circulated the letter widely to colleagues, and it has engaged a large number of mathematicians since then. Now aged 81, Langlands will be awarded the 6.0-million-kroner (632,00-euro, USD 776,000) Abel ...
PM condoles demise of Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed grief over the demise of veteran Hindi poet and Jnanpith winner Kedarnath Singh. The poet died following a prolonged illness at AIIMS here yesterday. "Deeply sad on demise of great poet- writer Kedarnath Singh. He gave space to emotions of public life in his poetry. He will always be an inspiration for the literature world and general public," a statement quoting the prime minister said. Singh was honoured with the prestigious Jnanpith award in 2013. He is known for his simple style of writing, often inspired by objects of everyday life. Some of his best known works include the award-winning poetry collection Akaal Mein Saras, Bagh, Abhi Bilkul Abhi, Zameen pak Rahi Hai, Yahan se Dekho, Tolstoy aur cycle among many others.
