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Email Updated December 06, 2019 23:32:45 Related Story: 'Too big to put out': Bushfires closing in on 'major population centres' in NSW Map: NSW Several fires burning north of Sydney joined to create what has been called a "mega blaze" as the Harbour City turned orange amid a smoke haze.Look back at how Friday unfolded. External Link: Live blog friday Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, nsw, sydney-2000, australia, cessnock-2325, laguna-2325, newcastle-2300, wollongong-2500, bega-2550, lismore-2480 First posted December 06, 2019 12:17:40 More stories from New South Wales … [Read more...] about NSW bushfire emergency continues as ‘mega blaze’ bears down on Sydney, Hunter region

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is the eye of the storm, yet again. The 60-year-old Finance Minister, while debating the steep rise in onion prices during a session in the Lok Sabha, said that she comes from a family that doesn’t eat onion and garlic. Her remark, suggestive of her Brahmin roots, was in response to an MP who asked her "Do you eat onions?", while she was addressing NCP leader and MP Supriya Sule’s question on the increasing prices of the vegetable. The sharp increase in onion prices in the country has brought tears to many. The price of the vegetable has reached Rs 150/kg in some cities and the common man is struggling to make ends meet. Sitharaman’s remark during this crisis set Twitter ablaze as one-liners, memes poking fun at the MP, as well as criticism started pouring in. Some Twitter users started applying Sitharaman’s logic to everyday situations and came up with witty one-liners. Nirmala Sitharaman doesn't care about the economy … [Read more...] about #SayItLikeNirmalaTai trends on Twitter after Finance Minister says she doesn’t eat onions, leaves netizens in splits

Email By Stefanie Garber Updated December 06, 2019 17:21:34 Photo: The ice in Southern Alps snowfields is tinged with red and pink. (Young Adventuress: Liz Carlson) Related Story: Fast-moving glaciers may cause more erosion as world warms Related Story: Out-of-control bushfires closing in on 'major population centres' in NSW Map: New Zealand The drought gripping eastern Australia is having consequences as far as 2,000 kilometres away, with the ice on New Zealand glaciers turning red and pink. Key pointsThe red ice was seen in Mount Aspiring National Park on New Zealand's south islandDust clouds from Australia could be the cause, according to a University of Queensland professor2019 has been a record-breaking year for dust storms in Australia Photographs of New Zealand's Mount Aspiring National Park, on the South Island, show discoloured ice across large swaths of the mountains.Travel blogger Liz Carlson took the images on November 28 while on a helicopter tour of the … [Read more...] about Australia’s drought may be causing New Zealand’s glaciers to turn red

We all know of India & Pakistan, but have you ever heard of Bangistan? Well, that's the country Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat belong to in the film also titled Bangistan. It is the second joint co-production of Ritesh-Farhan with Junglee Pictures and directed by Karan Anshuman. It is also learnt that Riteish's character in the film, called Hafeez Bin Ali, is a Muslim who lives in the North of Bangistan and works in a BPO. It is a comedy film about two blundering terrorists who are on a mission to change the world, but they land up in Poland & their incompetence makes it impossible for them to achieve their goals and provides for much hilarity. The film promises to be a roller coaster fun ride for the audience as these two embark on a high-energy, fast-paced and exciting and emotional journey that ends on a high note. Jacqueline Fernandez is the leading lady. The film's producer Farhan Akhtar has teased his fans and followers with a photograph of the look from an … [Read more...] about First look of Riteish Deshmukh’s ‘Bangistan’ is out

        Utpal Knot is an award winning food, lifestyle blogger and a social media consultant. He is also a senior board member of International Bloggers association. Born in 1972, he earlier used to work as a research professional at IMRB. He served at various senior level positions in the corporate world. However Utpal Khot decided to quit his job one fine day and follow his passion.Although he was very successful in his former career, the urge to do something that is closer to his heart took over! Today, Utpal is a reputed food and lifestyle blogger and the founder of fashionablefoodz.com. His blog has more than 600 articles, all written by the creator himself.Over the last few years he has been successful as a social media consultant having worked with companies like The Godrej Group and other digital agencies across India. His huge network of 4000+ influencers makes him carry out some of the most difficult campaigns with ease. He refers all his team members … [Read more...] about Utpal Knot’s journey is something you should know about