Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project To Affect 54,000 Mangroves
MUMBAI — As many as 54,000 mangroves spread over 13.36 hectares will be affected because of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor, commonly called the bullet train project, state transport...
View ArticleK-Pop Sensation BTS Now Has A Mobile Game: What Is It About?
LOS ANGELES — K-Pop stars BTS have conquered the charts with their music and the box office with documentary Burn the Stage: The Movie, and now they’re aiming for mobile phones with the game BTS...
View ArticleTom Holland Saves Fan From Being Crushed By Autograph Seekers
Tom Holland only plays Spider-Man in the movies, but he’s a real-life superhero to one woman who feared being crushed by autograph-seekers.The actor was in New York on Monday promoting “Spider-Man: Far...
View ArticleIndia's Candidature For Non-Permanent UNSC Seat Backed By 55 Countries,...
UNITED NATIONS — In a highly significant diplomatic win for India and testament to its global stature, India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat at the powerful UN Security Council for a two-year...
View Article'Article 15': Dalits Don’t Need 'Upper Caste' Saviours
We did not go on to the stage, Neither were we called. We were shown our places, told to sit. But they, sitting on the stage, went on telling us of our sorrows, Our sorrows remained ours, they never...
View ArticleWatch: BJP MLA Akash, Son Of Kailash Vijayvargiya, Thrashes Civic Official
Indore MLA and BJP leader Akash Vijayvargiya was caught on camera thrashing a municipal corporation officer with a cricket bat on Wednesday. He is the son of party general secretary Kailash...
View ArticleFrom Floods To Drought, Chennai’s Water Crisis Was A Long Time Coming
Nearly four years ago, as Chennai was hit by horrific flooding that drowned many parts of the city. My family was among those who suffered heavy losses. The toll suffered by the city and its people led...
View ArticleKylie Jenner Talked About Something Super Rude At The Met Gala, Alex...
Polite dinner table conversation is supposed to stay away from the subjects of sex, politics and money, etiquette experts agree.It appears nobody told Kylie Jenner, who couldn’t stop herself from...
View ArticleMammootty-Starrer 'Unda' Could Have Been The Anti-'Kabir Singh'
Social media has been raging with arguments on Shahid Kapoor’s Kabir Singh.I didn’t watch it.The trailer of the film gave away enough of the plot......and the reviews did the rest of the job.Instead,...
View ArticleBook Review: Poomani's 'Heat' Delves Into Caste Resistance, Masculinity And...
The killing of a dominant caste landowner sends fourteen-year-old Chidambaram and his Ayya (father), a marginal farmer, on the run. Hacked by Chidambaram outside a sweet stall, the dead man referred to...
View ArticleBhuvneshwar Kumar Or Mohammed Shami? This Is Sachin Tendulkar's Pick
MUMBAI — Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday picked pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar over fellow speedster Mohammed Shami, who took a sensational last over hat-trick against Afghanistan, when an unbeaten...
View ArticleJharkhand Lynching Pained Me, But Unfair To Insult A State, Says Modi
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday broke his silence on lynching of a Muslim youth in Jharkhand, saying it has pained him and the guilty must be severely punished, but stressed that...
View ArticlePrince William Says He Would Fully Support His Children If They Came Out As LGBT
Prince William has said he will fully support his children if they come out as LGBT. The prince was making his first visit to an LGBTQ charity, The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), which was set up to...
View ArticleMindy Kaling Gets The Look Of Love From Ex B.J. Novak That We All Want
Mindy Kaling got the look of love on her birthday from ex-boyfriend and co-star B.J. Novak.A photo Novak posted Tuesday of him gazing ― Adoringly? Admiringly? Amorously? ― at Kaling during her 40th...
View ArticleMaisie Williams' Next Role Sounds As Badass As Arya Stark In 'Game Of Thrones'
British actress Maisie Williams has scored a starring role in a brand new TV comedy series.And some traits of her character in the Sky-produced “Two Weeks to Live” sound not too unlike Arya Stark, who...
View ArticleNew York City Declares A Climate Emergency
New York City just became the largest municipality in the Americas to declare a climate emergency. The City Council overwhelmingly voted Wednesday afternoon to approve a resolution pushed by activists,...
View ArticleUnused Electoral Bonds Raise Fresh Concerns About Controversial Scheme
NEW DELHI—Electoral bonds worth over Rs 20 crore found their way to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund instead of the bank accounts of political parties, show official data sourced from the Finance...
View ArticleParents Of Indian Girl Who Died Crossing US Border Were Trying To Give Her A...
The parents of a 6-year-old girl who died of heat stroke this month while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border are speaking up about the “desperate” choice they made to seek asylum in...
View ArticleNew York Was On The Verge Of Automatic Voter Registration. Then A Typo Got In...
A bill that would have implemented automatic voter registration very nearly became law in New York last week. But the measure was held back from crossing the finish line ― by a typo.The bill, which...
View Article10 Great Netflix Originals From 2019 You've Already Forgotten About
So many shows and movies debut on television and streaming services these days that it has become impossible to keep up. Long gone are the days when the whole country would watch “M*A*S*H*” together....
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