Crashed Instagram leads users to lash out on Twitter

InstagramLondon, Aug 29 : Photo sharing app Instagram was reportedly crashed last night, and users took Twitter to express their disappointment.

However, Instagram itself tweeted that it was experiencing some technical issues and was working on a fix. But this was not enough to prevent its users taking to Twitter to complain.

One of the users tweeted that 'Instagram is down. Looks like I am spending the night driving around friends' houses asking to look at their dinners again.'

While another wrote 'Instagram crashes causing worldwide panic for addicted'

Shakira 'expecting' second baby with Gerard Pique

shakiraWashington, Aug 29 : Shakira is expecting her second child with footballer beau Gerard Pique.

Astronomers witness 'terrestrial planets forming' asteroids smashup

Astronomers witness 'terrestrial planets forming' asteroids smashupWashington, August 29 - Astronomers have spotted an eruption of dust around a young star, which is possibly the result of a smashup between large asteroids that eventually lead to the formation of terrestrial planets.

Lead author Huan Meng said that two big asteroids possibly crashed into each other creating a huge cloud of grains the size of very fine sand, which are now smashing themselves into smithereens and slowly leaking away from the star, which is a violent process of making rocky planets like Earth.

Why Brangelina 'finally' tied the knot

Why Brangelina 'finally' tied the knotLondon, Aug 29 -

Four directors on IOC board appointed in UPA regime sacked

Four directors on IOC board appointed in UPA regime sackedNew Delhi : After Governors, the Narendra Modi government is removing independent directors appointed by the previous UPA regime on PSU boards, beginning with sacking of four directors on the board of Indian Oil Corp (IOC).

IOC, the nation's largest company, in a filing to the stock exchanges said, "K Jairaj, Nesar Ahmad, Sunil Krishna and Sayan Chatterjee have ceased to be Independent Directors on the Board of the company on August 27, 2014."

Mahindra to invest Rs 4,000 crore on Chakan plant expansion

Mahindra & MahindraMumbai : Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra, will invest Rs 4,000 crore over a 7-year period to expand its existing facility at Chakan in Maharashtra.

The company, which had earlier put on hold the expansion at the plant and considered other options citing lack of support from the Maharashtra government, said the fresh infusion would take its total investment in Chakan to Rs 8,000 crore.

"A total of Rs 4,000 crore will be utilised towards infrastructure development, product development and capacity expansion for vehicles to be rolled out from the Chakan plant," Mahindra & Mahindra said in a statement.

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