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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A British GCSE religious studies workbook has been scrapped from a schools website and withdrawn by the publisher after it sparked outrage among the British Indians who said it linked Hinduism to terrorism.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 […]
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 […]
The Reserve Bank of India will announce the monetary policy on October 9 as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet during October 7-9. The announcement by the Central bank comes after the government filled the vacancies of three external members in the committee. “The next meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled […]
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 […]