Newsmakers, 25th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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Newsmakers 25 Jul 2019

Newsmakers, 25 Jul 2019

Women are resorting to inserting ice candies into their vaginas to help with the heat. (Photo: Unsplash)

Women urged not to put ice lollies into their vaginas to cool off amidst heatwave

A lot of advice on dealing with the heatwave is doing the rounds on the internet, but one tip in particular is to be steered clear from.

25 Jul 2019 7:00 PM

Prosecutor Daniel Suneson said in a statement Thursday that he filed charges against the artist and two others. (Photo: AFP)

Rapper A$AP Rocky has been charged with assault over a fight in Sweden

The case has drawn the attention of fellow recording artists and US President Donald Trump.

25 Jul 2019 6:18 PM

European heatwave soared towards its peak on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Records tumble in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands: Europe heatwave

Belgium registered an all-time high of 39.9 degrees Celsius at the Kleine-Brogel military base, beating a record dating back to June 1947.

25 Jul 2019 4:42 PM

Franky Zapata plunged into the water shortly after launching his record. (Photo: AFP)

Flying Frenchman falls in sea attempting 'flyboard' channel crossing

Zapata, a former jet-skiing champion, aimed to soar above the Channel 'like a bird' in the crossing from northern France to southern Eng.

25 Jul 2019 2:14 PM

Franky Zapata, in an ambitious crossing he sees as following in the footsteps of the aviation pioneers.

Flying Frenchman attempts pioneering Channel 'flyboard' crossing

In a tribute to past aviation heroes, the 40-year-old has picked the day that marks 110 years since pioneer Louis Bleriot.

25 Jul 2019 2:12 PM

Chairperson of Nandprayag Nagar Panchayat Himani Vaishnav. (Photo: ANI)

Uttarakhand: Nagar panchayat in Nandprayag installs sanitary pad vending machine

Sanitary napkins can be dispensed from the vending machine by paying a nominal amount of Re 1 per pad.

25 Jul 2019 1:48 PM

Aryan Khan dances with mystery girl. (Photo: Instagram)

SRK's son Aryan Khan dances with mystery girl is new trending topic on internet; see

Aryan Khan's cosy dance pictures with a mystery girl have gone viral on the internet.

25 Jul 2019 1:42 PM

Johnson, who has in the past described himself as a "son-in-law of India" by virtue of his now estranged wife Marina Wheeler's Indian mother - Dip Kaur, has stressed that the UK's relationship with India must run deeper than just trade. (Photo: AFP)

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law in Boris Johnson's cabinet

As the face of hard Brexit in the ruling Conservative Party, Johnson has pledged to get Britain out of the EU within deadline of October 31.

25 Jul 2019 10:53 AM

Sajid Javid became Britain's first ethnic minority finance minister on Wednesday, capping off an unlikely rise from a humble start on a street dubbed the country's worst to holding the purse strings for the world's fifth-biggest economy. (Photo: Twitter/ Sajid Javid)

Sajid Javid becomes first Pakistan-origin UK Finance Minister

During an almost 20 year career in banking he also oversaw trading in debt instruments blamed for causing the global financial crisis.

25 Jul 2019 9:15 AM

A long-standing Eurosceptic, Priti Patel had steered the Vote Leave campaign in the lead up to the June 2016 referendum in favour of Britain's exit from the European Union (EU). (Photo: File)

Priti Patel appointed Britain's first Indian-origin Home Secretary

'It is important that the Cabinet should represent modern Britain as well as a modern Conservative Party,' she said.

25 Jul 2019 8:53 AM

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