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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 | Last Update : 04:42 AM IST

Newsmakers

From left, Eliza Spencer, Louis Spencer, Victoria Aitken and Kitty Spencer arrive for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor. (Photo: AP)

Harry's taken, but there is already a hot new royal bachelor in town

Royal fans swoon over snaps of Princess Diana’s dashing nephew Louis Spencer at the wedding.

Sushmita Sen was last seen in 'Nirbaak.'

Sushmita Sen reveals she was molested by 15-year-old at event, here’s what she did

The actress' latest confession proves even Bollywood actresses are not safe with bodyguards around them.

The former first couple have launched Higher Ground Productions to produce a variety of content for the video streamer. (Photo: File)

Barack and Michelle Obama sign production deal with Netflix

Michelle used her influence as one of the world's most high-profile public figures to advocate for the rights of women and girls.

One of the most striking image shows the US actor sitting between Harry's legs on the east terrace of Windsor Castle as the prince looks smiling at the camera while his new bride laughs at someone to their left. (Photo: AP)

Royal Wedding: Official photos out; Harry, Meghan look deeply in love

Wedding photos show newlyweds in a romantic pose on east terrace of Windsor Castle basking in the excitement of wedding.

World

Iqbal said Bangladesh also successfully used the same strategies but Pakistan could not put its own plans to use as the decade was lost to political instability. (Photo: File)

Tanks, missiles alone can’t save Pakistan, if it’s not strong economically: Minister

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal described peace, stability and continuity as critical for economic progress.

Footage posted online showed the plane leaving a trail of flame along the runway as it skidded on its nose before screeching to a halt. (Photo: AFP)

53 injured as Saudi Arabian Airlines jet makes emergency landing

The Saudia aircraft was travelling from the Muslim holy city of Medina to Dhaka with 151 people on board, but had to be diverted to Jeddah.

Pompeo on Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes that would effectively force it to reverse the recent spread of its military and political influence through the Middle East to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. (Photo: AP)

Commander says Iran's people will punch US Secretary of State in mouth

'History has shown that with attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki America is the top criminal with regard to missiles,' Ismail Kowsari said.

Business

Smaller towns will drive the growth of the luxury car market in the country, according to BMW Group India president Vikram Pawah.

Smaller towns will drive luxury car market, says BMW India head

The industry will get a fillip with the government focusing on infrastructure development in emerging towns, he added.

Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey on Tuesday said the government could decide against selling state-run Air India if it does not get "adequate" price for it.

Govt wants to sale Air India at an adequate price, says Aviation Secy

The government intends to complete the disinvestment process by this year end.

The e-way bill for moving goods within a state will become mandatory from June 3, with the country-wide roll out of the mechanism.

Country-wide intra-state e-way bill system mandatory from June 3

Since the implementation of the same from April 1, 2018, more than 4.5 crore e-way bills have been generated.

Sports

CSE previously had also urged Mirza to dissociate herself from the advertisement. (Photo: AP)

CSE asks Sania Mirza to publicly disassociate from a poultry advertisement

The organisation said that it has been declared misleading by the Advertisement Standards Council of India.

IPL 2018, RR vs RCB: Virat Kohli's men knocked out after loss to RR

After 12.4 overs, Royal Challengers Bangalore 98-6, AB de Villiers 53; Shreyas Gopal 4/16, Ish Sodhi 1/27.

IPL 2018: KKR advance to playoffs with 5-wicket win vs SRH

Score after 19.4 overs, KKR 173-5, Dinesh Karthik 26*, Shubman Gill 0*; Shakib Al Hasan 1/30, Siddarth Kaul 2/26, Carlos Brathwaite 2-21.

Science

BZ orbits in the opposite direction of all the planets and nearly everything else in the solar system, called a retrograde orbit. (Photo: AFP)

Oldest object in the solar system could be 'Alien asteroid'

The asteroid, called (514107) 2015 BZ509 or “BZ” for short, measures nearly 2 miles (3km) wide.

“The launch is a key step for China to realise its goal of being the first country to send a probe to soft-land on and rove the far side of the moon,” Xinhua quoted Zhang Lihua, manager of the relay satellite project, as saying.

China launches satellite to explore dark side of moon: Xinhua

China aims to catch up with Russia and the United States to become a major space power by 2030.

TESS — Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Photo: NASA)

NASA's planet-hunting probe completes lunar flyby

As part of camera commissioning, the science team snapped a two-second test exposure using one of the four TESS cameras.

Life

Hordes of monkeys enter Taj Mahal from the riverside (Photo: AFP)

French tourists injured after attack by monkeys at Taj Mahal

CISF personnel rescued the tourists, who sustained minor bruises, and administered first aid to them.

Cancer has been found in all species where scientists have looked for it and human activities strongly influence cancer rate in humans. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds humans cause cancer in wild animals

This human impact on wild environments might strongly influence the prevalence of cancer in wild populations.

Create a pattern in tune with your living space and comfort level of your pet.

Keep your pet safe during monsoon

Make monsoon-friendly diet: Create a fibre-rich diet plan to help digestion.

Relationship

Meanwhile eating it doesn’t have the same effect since the spice gets destroyed in the stomach (Photo: AFP)

Ointment made from turmeric may be effective against erectile dysfunction

The ointment can seep through the skin and boosts blood flow to genitals when rubbed on the stomach.

Are online chats harmless?

I have another acquaintance — a gentleman into his second marriage to a lovely lady also into her second marriage.

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Expert reveals whether sex is the most important aspect of a relationship

Here's what you need to know.

Metros

Nipah: State takes preventive steps

Isolation wards are being set up in hospitals as a precautionary measure.

The 2017 lottery was declared in February this year, around 817 homes were up for the lottery.

E-auction on MHADA app to begin in June

A total of 108 shops will be available for e-auction, and applicants can quote their bids through the app.

Pond in Vashi’s Sector 10 is reclaimed with debris

Vashi locals cry foul over pond reclamation

Around half of the pond has already been reclaimed, even as 150-odd trees around it have been hacked.

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