When you open 100 incognito windows on Google Chrome, a smiley or winky face appears.
In Karnataka, home minister Araga Jnanendra directed police to track down the 'anti-national' persons who posted objectionable comments about the late chief of defence staff, and 'punish them befitting their distorted minds.'
"It is with great sadness that I must share the news that David Cornwell, known to the world as John le Carre, passed away from pneumonia after a short illness (not Covid-19 related) in Cornwall on Saturday evening, 12th December, 2020. He was 89. Our hearts go out to his four sons, their families and to his dear wife, Jane," read an official statement by the Curtis Brown Group.
Sukanya Verma looks at some memorable balloon moments of Bollywood.
Former Australian batsman David Warner on Wednesday shared a throwback video from the last year's Indian Premier League in which he can be seen swinging his bat like a sword. The SunRisers Hyderabad captain can be seen swinging the bat like a sword for a commercial before he breaks into laughter once the director says 'cut'.
A survey by a office products company in UK found that kisses on emails to clients are disliked by 66 per cent people while 44 per cent said they didn't approve of smiley faces in mails.
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Post her big fat Indian wedding, Priyanka Chopra has landed on Vogue's January 2019 cover.
The duo bumped into each other at Mumbai airport on Friday and from the tweets they exchanged, it looked like they had a fun time catching up.
Happy birthday Aaradhya!
Ali and Richa have zoomed off to the Maldives for a quick holiday to celebrate the lady's birthday.
Celebs scorch the ramp at Rihanna's Savage X Fenty fashion show.
England crushed India by an innings and 76 runs in the third Test which gave Joe Root his 27th win as captain in 55 Tests.
The hashtag and the smiley are fantastic while texting but best kept off the runway.
Food delivery platform Zomato's initial public offering was oversubscribed on the opening day on Wednesday with retail investors bidding for 2.7 times the number of shares reserved for them. The offer received bids for 75.60 crore equity shares against an IPO size of 71.92 crore, stock exchange data showed. Retail investors sought 2.69 times the portion reserved for them. Against 12.95 crore shares reserved for retail individual investors, 34.88 crore shares were bid by 1700 hours.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne praised the bowling skills of the boy - identified as Ahmad, a resident of Ganderbal district in central Kashmir.
If Rafael Nadal wanted to blame anyone for the way Nick Kyrgios came out all guns blazing, firing down 37 scorching aces and 70 sizzling winners, he needs to look no further than the Australian wildcard's mother.
CardiffCity were promoted to the English Premier League on Tuesday after a 0-0 draw at home to Charlton Athletic guaranteed the Welsh side a top-two finish in the Championship (second division).
What are you looking at? Terry the grumpy giant turtle summed up the general feeling towards a year that has been particularly cruel to both travel and wildlife. A photo of him "flipping the bird" was recently named funniest animal photo in the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020. As the winner of the 2020 contest, Fitzpatrick won a safari in Masai Mara, Kenya, a Think Tank photography bag, and a Nikon camera. Scroll down to see some more hilarious images.
The film may have worked better as a long and intriguing television series, one deserving a spin-off movie only after six seasons.
'Can a Wodehouse, an R K Narayan, a Scott Fitzgerald and yes, a Le Carre, with the sensibilities of a bygone era still captivate a modern reader's attention?' 'Le Carre is making a brave and hitherto successful effort,' says B S Prakash.
'...Because it has changed.' 'Participants are almost provoked to behave in a certain manner.'
One thing I can tell you about the R&AW people after having spent nearly three decades in that organisation, having been a spy myself and controlled dozens of other spies. We may not be as glamorous as Smiley's people, but we are not stupid, writes B Raman
Before Gary Oldman excelled in the well-reviewed film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, he was part of a brilliant film called Sid & Nancy.
Announcing the name of candidates for the West Bengal assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she will be contesting from the Nandigram constituency as announced earlier.
A quick update on what the stars are saying in 140 characters.
And sharing their warm greetings on Diwali were our sports stars, who took to social media to wish their fans on the auspicious occasion.
The world feels like complete panda-monium right now. But thanks to the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, we can all take a brief break from the news cycle and focus on otter things -- like pictures of animals being complete goofballs. The animals were pictured by photographers competing in the sixth annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, which saw thousands of pictures entered, taken around the world. As well as providing a smile, the competition works alongside the Born Free Foundation to highlight a more serious matter -- the importance of conserving our planet's beautiful wildlife. We share a selection of the best finalists' photos...
Sukanya Verma lists Anees Bazmee's stockpile of silliness.
As a parent, there can be nothing worse than hearing your child diagnosed with cancer. When Emraan Hashmi's four-year-old bundle of joy, Ayaan, was diagnosed with cancer in early 2014, it shattered his universe and that of his wife, Parveen.
When Benita Singh was told that she was to have a photo shoot with Brad Pitt, she thought it was a joke.
Siddhant Ganore, who has emerged as the prime suspect in the case, was detained by a special team of Vakola police who are probing the case.
Sources said the police found a blood-soaked message: 'Tired of her, catch and hang me', written on the floor of the flat near Deepali's body, with a smiley emoticon.
There's a filmi face for almost every occasion.
'Emojis were conceived to add a dash of pizzazz to our text lives.' 'That's what they do still.' 'Hoping that they will usher social change is optimism on steroids,' says Shuma Raha.
Panga's slice of life makes up for in its gentle depiction of everyday struggles and pleasantries, lending it a consistently warm fuzzy feeling, feels Sukanya Verma.
'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained by the Indian agencies.' Ambassador B S Prakash salutes John le Carre.
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