A S Kashyap Marvel Studio President Kevin Feige has hinted that the upcoming Spider-Man movie may include all-new villains which fans have never seen before. Feige explained that the studio was making innovations with the antagonists in order to differentiate the upcoming movie with previous Spider-Man movies, reported AceShowbiz.
“Right now we’re interested in seeing villains we haven’t seen before,” Feige said of the upcoming reboot.
Banks and ATM machines were shut throughout Greece on Monday, the first day of capital controls announced by the government in a dramatic twist in the country’s five-year financial saga.
Despite the closures, pensioners lined up just after dawn at bank branches hoping they would be able to receive their pensions, which were due to be paid today. The finance ministry said the manner in which pensions would be disbursed would be announced later in the afternoon.
Departing from the past practice, the Home Ministry is now insisting that journalists accredited with the Press Information Bureau (PIB) will have to get their police verification done every year for renewal, a move that may make it difficult for the scribes to have easy access to central ministries and departments.
The Home Ministry has asked PIB to ensure that all government accredited journalists, numbering over 2,500, must have police verification at the time of yearly renewal of their official card, which gives them uninterrupted access to various ministries and departments.
Shares of Sun TV Network on Monday fell by 3.5%, extending downfall for the sixth straight session, after the Union Home Ministry clarified last week that it will not give security clearance to the Kalanithi Maran-owned company.
The stock ended at Rs 280.05 , down 3.45% from its previous close at the BSE. During the day, it fell by 5.51% to Rs 274.05.
At the NSE, shares of the company went down by 3.24% to Rs 280.
The company’s market value fell by Rs 393.66 crore to Rs 11,036.34 crore.
In six trading sessions, the stock has fallen by 16%.
Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it believes hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are the future for eco-friendly cars despite challenges of limited infrastructure and slow sales.
South Korea’s largest automaker has sold or leased 273 Tucson fuel cell SUVs since beginning production in 2013, lower than its 1,000 target, mostly in Europe and California.
Congress on Monday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the high-profile MPPEB scam in Madhya Pradesh, claiming as many as 43 accused and witnesses have died under mysterious circumstances.
Party spokesman Tom Vadakkan also said the investigation should be conducted by a Special Investigation Team. MPPEB scam, also known as Vyapam scam, Vadakkan said, was one of the biggest scandals in independent India that needed to be probed by an independent SIT under the direct supervision of the apex court.
In a bid to keep markets calm, the European Central Bank made a tough choice when it opted to keep open the financial lifeline to Greek banks at the weekend, analysts said on Monday.
But it faces an even tougher decision later this week, when it convenes again to discuss whether to continue to provide liquidity after the official expiry of Greece’s bailout programme tomorrow, analysts said.
More than 60 students of a government primary school in Madhubani district of Bihar fell ill on Monday after eating mid-day meal, a police official said.
The incident happened at Bhavnathpur Primary School under Bhairav Sthan police station in the district.
The students were taken to a primary health centre (PHC) at Jhanjharpur from where 30 of them were released after preliminary treatment, the official said.
Social networking giant Facebook has added 13 million users in six months to take its userbase to 125 million in India, its second-biggest market globally.
The US-based firm, which had 112 million users in India as of December last year, also launched a 2G-friendly mobile app ‘Facebook Lite’ here to cater users with slow internet connectivity.
Globally, it has 1.44 billion monthly active users as of March 31, 2015 with the US as its biggest market.
Delhi Home Minister Satyendra Jain on Monday said a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the Tihar jailbreak incident, where two under trials dug a tunnel to escape the prison.
“A magisterial inquiry has been ordered. Some officials have been transferred immediately,” said Jain.
Samsung is planning to double the battery life of your smartphone without increasing the size.
According to the engadget.com, Samsung’s scientists have developed lithium-ion battery technology that promises much longer-lasting power packs. They use a silicon anode, but grow layers of graphene on top to improve the density and longevity that would otherwise suffer.
The upgrade might not be showing up in the gadgets for a while.
This is still a research project and it could take years before Samsung translates its breakthrough into real-world products.
Dismissing senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s charges against Vasundhara Raje, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday challenged the former to prove his “baseless” allegations against the Rajasthan Chief Minister.
“Jairam Ramesh, who considers himself among the senior most Congress leaders, has made baseless and ignorant allegations against the Chief Minister and her family,” the party said at a media briefing here, which witnessed an argument between the media and state BJP chief Ashok Parnami.
Twin blasts have rocked N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, killing 11 people, said witnesses.
According to Fox News, the first explosion was heard early today in the Dinguessou neighborhood of N’Djamena while the second took place six minutes later, said Souleymane Brahim, a local resident.
He said that the first explosion which took place at around 5:10 a.m. was followed by gunfire.
The residents said that the bodies of five police officials were among the 11 bodies counted after the blasts.
Fans will now relish the Wimbledon Championships more as English wine will be served along with strawberries for the first time in the glorious 138 years history of the mega event.
White Pinot Gris 2014, from the Bolney estate in East Sussex, is the chosen wine that will be served as a ‘perfect match for strawberries and cream’ in the championship starting from today.
The wine, which is to be retailed at 16.99 pounds, will be served at catering outlets and hospitality areas throughout the 2015 tournament.
Amazon has announced that it will be launching a program which will provide loans to new businesses.
According to thenextweb.com, the idea is to help them get started and gain market share.
Reuters reports that selected sellers in Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Spain and the UK will be eligible for the loans from later this year.
The service has been in limited testing in the U.S. and Japan for a number of years. It offers three to six month loans of USD 1,000 to USD 600,000 to help new sellers buy inventory.
Uber has launched a new intercontinental service this week.
According to the Verge, the users can now hail an UberBoat to take them across the Bosphorous, the strait that divides the European and Asian halves of the city.
The company says in a blog post that users will see UberBoat service offered whenever they are near the waterside. The speedboats are owned and operated by a Turkish company Navette.
Rides could cost anywhere from roughly USD 20 to USD 150 depending on the destination.
Xolo has uploaded a new video on YouTube which shows its new device ‘Xolo Black’.
Xolo Black is shown as a smudge and stain free device.
According to the in.techradar.com, the new video gives a glance of the dual rear cameras as well as the SIM card tray placed on the left hand side of the handset.
It also shows that the device will be launched on Flipkart.
Xolo, which drew flak from the social media users for intentionally leaking out some hardware details of its phone, will want to put all that behind and unveil the phone as early as possible.
The global Jewish population has reportedly grown as large as it was before the Holocaust, an annual report released by an Israeli think tank has said.
The Jewish People Policy Institute said that there were 14.2 million Jews in the world. According to the report, if individuals with one Jewish parent and others who were partially Jewish were factored in, the current figure would approach 16.5 million- the Jewish population on the eve of the World War II, reported Fox News.
Almost six million Jews were exterminated by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Holocaust.
There is a new technique to improve the blood flow in preterm infants delivered by Cesarean section, claims a new research.
According to the National Institutes of Health study, the technique, known as cord milking, consists of encircling the cord with thumb and forefingers, gently squeezing, and slowly pushing the blood through the cord to the infant’s abdomen.
Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Anil Wadhwa, on Monday said that India and Thailand have signed an MoU on Double Taxation Avoidance (DTA) agreement during the joint commission meeting held here.
“We have signed a very important MoU today on Double Taxation Avoidance (DTA) agreement which is going to help our investments. We also exchanged the ratification for the extradition treaty,” he said.
Wadhwa further said security is one important aspect of the relationship between both sides.
The skies darkened and the lights came on as Jammu witnessed heavy rainfall on Monday afternoon.
“It was very hot for the past three or four days. Today it has started raining and it looks like the monsoons have finally reached Jammu. Now, the temperatures have finally dropped,” said Sunil, a local.
Chandra Mohan, another resident, felt that the rains would help the agriculture sector as well.
“Now that it has rained, we have some relief from the rains. We want the rains to continue, want the farmers to also benefit from the rains,” he said. (ANI)
The best-selling book ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author EL James raked in almost 20 million pounds in 2014, with a profit of 9.8 million pounds.
The legal accounts of the 52-year-old British author showed that the she took a dividend of 2.6 million pounds from the company in 2014, whereas she pockets 3.2 million pounds in 2013, the Guardian reported.
The accounts cover the period before the sex trilogy author earned royalties from her book and do not include any share of her royalties from the first Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson starrer film.
Ramadan is here and this time it’s not only about the delicacies that are served during the Muslim fest but also about the fashion trends that taking a new turn during this period.
The dates for Ramadan change every year as it is based on a lunar calendar but for the past few years the summer shopping season has coincided with Ramadan and this has trended new styles for the Muslim community, reported the Guardian.
TV18 and CNN will successfully conclude their 10-year licensing arrangement in January 2016 for CNN IBN.
The conclusion of the arrangement will enable each company thereafter to chart its own growth trajectory independently.
“The last decade has seen a lot of momentum in the Indian media industry and has been particularly exciting for us. During this time we witnessed two media houses coming together to redefine the way news is presented to a demanding audience. We at TV18 have benefitted from this relationship with CNN,” said A.P. Parigi, Group CEO, Network 18.
Chad has reportedly nabbed 60 suspected militants and busted a terror cell involved in the twin suicide bombings that took place in the African nation’s capital, N’Djamena, the chief prosecutor of the central African nation said.
Prosecutor Alghassim Khamis said that those arrested were from Chad, Cameroon, Mali and Nigeria, reported News24.
The blasts that targeted the police headquarters and one of its academies in N’Djamena killed 34 people, including four suspected Boko Haram militants, and injured dozens others. It was the largest attack of its kind in Chad.