The Election Commission has done its homework pretty well on political hashtags, observes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
An offer to sell uranium pilfered from India's nuclear facilities by a businessman claiming to be a relative of a Nepalese diplomat set off a flurry of mails between US missions in late 1973.
A woman passenger claimed that she had explosives and threatened to blow up the aircraft mid-air but it turned out to be a hoax. No bombs were found following a thorough search of the plane after it made an emergency landing.
The article of impeachment charges Trump with a count of 'incitement of insurrection' for his actions on January 6, when he delivered a speech inciting his supporters to lay siege to the Capitol, an action that temporarily halted the counting of Electoral College votes and resulted in the deaths of five individuals, including an officer of the US Capitol Police.
These images prove we live in a wonderfully weird world.
The family of the Indian-origin nurse, who committed suicide after answering a hoax phone call about the Duchess of Cambridge, has received no answers for 40 questions that they sent to her hospital bosses.
One of the two men accused of making hoax calls and demanding money by impersonating Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad was on Friday refused bail by a Delhi court which said there is a likelihood of destroying the evidence if released from jail.
The outpouring of grief was immense at Mangalore and Udupi when the body of Jacintha Saldanha arrived here on Sunday.
India is awaiting a report from its mission in London on the alleged suicide by an Indian-origin nurse who transferred a hoax phone call that gave away information about the condition of pregnant Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, to Australian radio presenters. "We don't know enough about it. Let's wait and see what exactly has happened and why it happened," External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said while terming the incident extremely sad.
Hardly anyone wears a mask and most brush off concerns over a pandemic. It is not just scepticism over the existence of the pandemic. A common refrain across villages is the fear of vaccines, reports Ruchika Chitravanshi.
An Indian-origin nurse who was duped into transferring a hoax call that gave away information on pregnant Kate Middleton's medical condition to Australian radio presenters was Friday found dead in a suspected suicide.
The New York Times in a news story on Saturday said that American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked terrorists for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan -- including targeting American troops -- amid the peace talks to end the long-running war there, according to officials briefed on the matter.
A letter allegedly written by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba -- threatening another terror attack at Begum Bazaar in Hyderabad -- is being examined by the city police. The letter was sent to Bharatiya Janata Party's Andhra Pradesh unit president Kishen Reddy and it threatened more attacks in Hyderabad.
The India-born nurse found hanged in London, days after a prank radio call by two Australian DJs to a UK hospital treating a pregnant Kate Middleton, has directly blamed them for her death in a suicide note.
Once P V Arun from Manimala in Kerala was headline material for being recruited by the NASA. Today, he is in the news for spreading that lie
Speaking on the 'Cricket Collective' podcast, Kirsten recalled the "bizarre" series of events that unfolded in 2007.
From shootout at an elementary school to a nurse's suicide over a hoax call, from a scandal involving the CIA chief cheating on his wife to romps of Britain's prince in Las Vegas, 2012 continued to send shockwaves across the globe. Here are some of the moments that stopped us in our tracks.
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The body of Jacintha Saldanha was laid to rest at the Our Lady of Health Church at Shirva, Udupi on Monday. The funeral took place amidst a large congegration of mourners.
The body will be flown into Mangalore on Sunday morning and the funeral will be held the same day, according to family members.
Husband of Jacintha Saldanha, who allegedly committed suicide after becoming the victim of a hoax by Australian radio presenters, has informed the Indian mission in London that he would like the body to be sent to India. "Jacintha's husband has informed us that he would like the body to be sent to India. Our mission is in touch with him and is assisting in smooth completion of various formalities," official sources in the ministry of external affairs said.
Vicky Nanjappa meets the grieving family of the Indian nurse who was found dead at the nurses' quarters next to the private King Edward VII hospital in Marylebone, central London, after being the victim of a hoax.
'I made it known through diplomatic channels that I was unhappy.' 'So, he called me and tried to explain, but I said this is something that doesn't happen between friends.'
"As the news of her funeral has spread far and wide, we are expecting quite a big number of people to attend it," father Sandy Taura, the parish priest, said.
Southern Cross Austereo which aired the controversial prank call conducted by 2Day FM DJs with two London nurses has been criticised by the London hospital for failing to check with it before the hoax was broadcast.
A British fighter jet was on Tuesday scrambled to escort a Qatar Airways plane carrying 282 people to Manchester airport after reports of a possible device on the aircraft emerged, as police arrested a passenger on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat.
'What prevents infection are masks, physical distancing and good ventilation.'
What startles a visitor like me from India is how the 2020 US presidential election has divided families, husband and wife, parents and children, observes Payal Mohanka.
Lata Mangeshwar is upset with rumour-mongers who circulated rumours of her death.
An Indian-origin man, who called himself a "terrorist", has been found guilty by a jury of threatening to blow up a medical firm in Connecticut and faces up to 10 years in prison.
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'I once thought Shah Rukh Khan to be the most knowledgeable actor in our industry,' Paresh Rawal once told me. 'But Sushant was just as well-informed on any topic under the sun.' Subhash K Jha recalls his many conversations with the actor.
The family of Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas teenager who was arrested after a teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb, has demanded $15 million (Rs 99 crore) in compensation and written apologies from Irving city's mayor and police chief, their lawyers have said.
Contrary to Anna Hazare team's description of government's Lokpal Bill draft as a "very big hoax", Swami Agnivesh, an associate of the Gandhian's anti-graft campaign, on Friday termed the latest draft as an "improvement" of its 2010 draft.
It was also decided in the meeting to enhance police-MLA coordination in the national capital and also reactive peace committees with representatives of all sections of society, religions and eminent local citizens, an official said.
Rejecting contention that Lokpal proposed by it was aimed at creating a 'parallel' government, veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday said he will undertake fast-unto-death from August 16 and would not be go back on his decision even if the government makes any request.
A SpiceJet aircraft with 179 people on board was today grounded after a foreign traveler claimed that there was a bomb inside the plane, forcing authorities to evacuate all the Delhi-bound passengers. However, after a thorough search of the plane, authorities at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu said that it was a hoax.
In its response to the IT Ministry's missive, WhatsApp has said false news, misinformation and spread of hoaxes are issues that need to be dealt with collectively, by government, civil society and technology companies working together.
A Dubai-bound Emirates flight with 356 passengers, including crew, on board was grounded in Mumbai after a terror alert call, an airport official said.
The 1st article of impeachment, abuse of power, was on party lines with 230 to 197 votes, while the 2nd, obstruction to the Congress, was voted 229-198.
