Need 100 births to understand what Pawar says

Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said: “It needs 100 births” to understand what Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar says. The Sena MP was replying to a question on the NCP chief’s virtual about-turn on the question of Maharashtra government formation by three parties — Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP — […]

Suhana Khan makes acting debut in short film

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan has made her acting debut on YouTube. Her debut act, in the short film “The Grey Part Of Blue”, is available for viewing on the video sharing platform, and most fans who have watched the film have liked it. At the time of going live with this […]

New Sri Lanka Prez says will remain neutral on foreign policy

After swearing-in as the seventh Executive President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa stressed that Sri Lanka wants to stay out of conflicts among the world powers and would remain neutral in its foreign policy. “We will maintain friendly and cordial relationship with all the nations and we don’t want to be caught between power struggles […]

Delhi Police in crosshairs of traffic jams on Monday

It was a harrowing time for Delhi police on Monday in the national capital. While controlling the JNU students, who took to the streets against the fee hike, Delhi Police forgot to look after other areas where jams are commonplace. The police had the inputs about other protests happening in the city, but it chose […]

Ex-SIMI man is AIMPLB member asking for SC verdict review

Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) that is seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya issue, has been a member of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). His son, Umar Khalid, 32, was named in the JNU sedition case of […]

Media banned from taking pics of SL leaders while voting

Photographers and videographers of print and electronic media outlets will not be permitted to take pictures of top Sri Lankan political leaders when they vote during Saturday’s presidential election, an official said here. Information Director-General Nalaka Kaluwewa said that pictures of President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former leader Chandrika Kumaratunga, Mahinda Rajapaksa and […]

Sambhar lake, the death bed for thousands of birds

A deadly game of survival is on in the Sambhar lake of Rajasthan for decades — salt versus birds. The result came a few days back: thousands of birds were seen floating dead in the lake and their carcasses scattered on the edge of the 12 km catchment area. The dead birds seen floating in […]

Draft Forest Act withdrawn on fears of being anti-tribal

Failing to quell concerns of tribals on displacement from forest land, the government on Friday said it has decided to withdraw a draft for possible amendments to the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government has withdrawn the draft circulated as it was collated by officials to discuss an amalgamation of […]

Irony shrouds death of Bhopal gas victims’ crusader Jabbar

Abdul Jabbar, whose name had for 35 years become synonymous with Bhopal gas tragedy survivors’ battle for better rehabilitation deal and health facilities, died on Thursday — in near penury and for want of proper treatment in over two months’ hospitalisation. The 62-year-old activist, who fought for justice for nearly 20,000 victims and thousands of […]

Four brides, four countries, one big day! : “Why do women get married, and what does it mean to them?”: Watch ‘I Am No Bird’ exploring the answers

Film: I AM NO BIRD: What does marriage mean to modern women? Director: Em Baker Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrYpB17jX4c Synopsis: To Benay, in Turkey, marriage means a new beginning and a new family, something she lost with the passing of her mother when she was a child. To honour this, she’s getting married on Mother’s Day. To […]