Love, sex and dhoka in Kashmir

Love, sex and dhoka in Kashmir

With Zakir Musa’s killing, security forces have recorded an extremely important kill in the battle against Islamic fundamentalism in the Valley, in the main south Kashmir where the jungles are now being used to train local youth. Musa, a byproduct of generation X, is a neophyte who grew up in turbulence and turmoil and experienced […]

At least 15 students killed in major fire in Surat

At least 15 students killed in major fire in Surat

At least 15 students were killed and several others injured in a devastating fire at a coaching centre atop a four-storey building in Sarthana area of Surat in Gujarat on Friday evening. Official sources said some of the students were charred to death while some jumped off the building in panic and died as they […]

The Unifier-II: Populist development through JAM

The Unifier-II: Populist development through JAM

The alternate universe may not accept the unparalleled rise and rise of Narendra Modi, but he is here to stay for another five years. Not since Mrs Indira Gandhi subsumed the Congress party after dismantling the all-powerful Syndicate in the late 1960s and then followed that up with the vivisection of Pakistan, has a popular […]

NaMo set to retain power, opposition stunned

NaMo set to retain power, opposition stunned

In a stunning electoral showing, the BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday set to retain power for another five years after making a sweep of the Lok Sabha battle and mauling the opposition. So stunning was the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) showing that it bulldozed the opposition even where it had […]

India wins yet again: Modi

India wins yet again: Modi

“India wins yet again!” remarked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the BJP was set to retain power following the Lok Sabha battle. “Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive India. India wins yet again!” tweeted the Prime Minister.

Modi to reach BJP headquarters in evening

Modi to reach BJP headquarters in evening

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reach the BJP headquarters and address a gathering of party workers on Thursday evening as the party was set to return to power. Although the counting was in progress, the trends released by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to the polls indicated the BJP […]

‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ emerged big winner on social media

‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ emerged big winner on social media

As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appeared set to retain power, the party emerged as a clear winner on social networks and traditional media platforms — reaching out to its target audience in a much mor organised and methodological manner than its rivals. The BJP’s well-oiled social […]

Google honours Lucy Wills who gave birth to folic acid

Google honours Lucy Wills who gave birth to folic acid

Google on Friday honoured English haematologist Lucy Wills whose research on anaemia in pregnant women in Mumbai in 1928 led to the discovery of folic acid that helps prevent birth defects in babies. She conducted seminal work in India in the late 1920s and early 1930s on macrocytic anaemia during pregnancy. Her observations during the […]

India’s candidate elected at UN to Narcotics Board

India’s candidate elected at UN to Narcotics Board

Jagjit Pavadia has been re-elected with the highest number of votes by the UN Economic and Social Council to a five-year term on International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), while China’s candidate lost. Pavadia polled 44 votes on Tuesday in the first round of voting in the 54-member Council facing a field of 15 candidates for […]

Modi second most followed politician globally

Modi second most followed politician globally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the second most-followed politician in the world with a social media audience of 110,912,648 million on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, a study by online visibility management and content marketing SaaS platform SEMrush said on Tuesday. The most-followed politician globally was former US President Barack Obama, who has […]