Uday Shankar to step down as Star, Disney India chairman

Uday Shankar to step down as Star, Disney India chairman

Uday Shankar, who played a big role and took major risks in a bid to redefine the Indian entertainment landscape and sports telecast ecosystem, will step down as president of The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific and chairman, Star and Disney India, to pursue an entrepreneurial career. Shankar will step down from his positions effective […]

UN concerned over growing violence against women in B’desh

UN concerned over growing violence against women in B’desh

In the wake of recent rape cases, the United Nations (UN) has expressed serious concerns over the growing violence against women in Bangladesh and called for justice. UN Resident Coordinator tweeted the statement both in Bangla and English. The UN has strongly recommended an urgent reform to the criminal justice system to support and protect […]

Mandhana drops to No. 4, Mithali stays at 10

Mandhana drops to No. 4, Mithali stays at 10

Star Indian batswoman Smriti Mandhana has dropped down by a spot and is ranked at the fourth position in the latest ICC ODI rankings. Former captain Mithali Raj has, however, maintained her 10th position in the list led by Australia skipper Meg Lanning. Lanning has recaptured the top position for batters after playing a leading […]

Outgoing Aus Finance Minister nominated to lead OECD

Outgoing Aus Finance Minister nominated to lead OECD

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday announced the nomination of outgoing Finance Minister Mathias Cormann as Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In July, Cormann announced his retirement after serving as the Finance Minister for seven years, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said in a news report. “We believe the […]

74% Indians don’t bank on news channels for ‘real news’

74% Indians don’t bank on news channels for ‘real news’

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the new media landscape of India. According to the recent findings of the IANS CVoter Media Tracker, 74 per cent Indians treat news channels as a source of entertainment rather than real news. It is well known that social distancing and lockdown measures impacted the production pipeline of general entertainment […]

Twenty years of Narendra Modi’s leadership

Twenty years of Narendra Modi’s leadership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s journey as head of an elected government started on this day 20 years ago. It was a very difficult time for Gujarat, when the earthquake in Bhuj had brought death and destruction. In such a difficult situation, Narendra Modi took the reins in his hands. Since the day he took the […]

Publisher withdraws British schoolbook linking Hinduism with terrorism

Publisher withdraws British schoolbook linking Hinduism with terrorism

A British GCSE religious studies workbook has been scrapped from a schools website and withdrawn by the publisher after it sparked outrage among the British Indians who said it linked Hinduism to terrorism. The book bearing the AQA logo (the examination board which sets and awards GSCES and A levels), had been downloadable from the […]

Top Computer Languages for Online Business

Top Computer Languages for Online Business

Online businesses are witnessing rapid growth over the past few years. Both small and big online stores are utilizing the platform to grow their business prospects in their own ways. Small eCommerce businesses are using WordPress or hosted Shopify to enhance their online presence. However, bigger online stores are utilizing different programming languages to develop […]

AIADMK Dalit MLA Prabhu marries Brahmin girl creates sensation

AIADMK Dalit MLA Prabhu marries Brahmin girl creates sensation

 Real life love story of 36-year-old Dalit lawmaker saw a cinematic climax as he married his 19-year-old sweetheart who belongs to a Brahmin family. The ruling AIADMK MLA from Kallakuruchi constituency, A. Prabhu married college student S.Soundarya on Monday despite a stiff resistance from the girl’s side. The enraged girl’s father S. Swaminathan, a local […]

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