PHOTOS: Acid Attack Survivor Laxmi Proudly Poses With Her 7-Month-Old...
Dressed in yellow and grinning away at the camera for a selfie with her seven-month-old baby Pihu and partner Aloke, acid attack survivor Laxmi appears proud and happy to pose. For somebody who has...
View ArticleStudents Eat Food Prepared By A Dalit Cook For The First Time In This...
Following a report in The Indian Express, last week, local authorities have intervened to end the horrifying situation in a village school in Karnataka, where parents had stopped their children from...
View ArticleNitish Kumar To Take Oath As Bihar CM On 20 November
PATNA -- Following the grand alliance's landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly polls, Nitish Kumar will reportedly take oath as Chief Minister of the state on November 20. According to reports,...
View ArticleOROP: Unhappy With Government's Notification, Ex-Servicemen To Return Medals...
NEW DELHI -- The ex-servicemen will start returning their medals from today to protest the government notification on the implementation of One Rank, One Pension, which they have rejected. "The...
View ArticleShatrughan Sinha Has A Comeback To Vijayvargiya's Dog Taunt
Even as the BJP smarts from its defeat in the Bihar polls, internal scuffles are most likely to give the the party more headache than it had bargained for. Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP's general secretary...
View ArticleKailah Vijayvargiya's 'Dog Remark' Is Another Instance Of Intolerance, Says...
MUMBAI -- The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Kailash Vijayvargiya for comparing Shatrughan Sinha to a dog, saying it is yet another...
View ArticleSensex Drops 134 Points In Early Trade
MUMBAI -- The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 134 points to dip below the 26,000-mark in early trade today on the last trading session of the Samvat Year 2071, extending losses for the fifth consecutive...
View ArticleIndian Government Must Change Its Outlook Towards Transgender Community, Says...
NEW DELHI -- The Indian government need to "change its outlook" towards the transgender community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Interestingly, the PM's statements are a stark contrast...
View ArticleMohan Bhagwat's Reservation Remark Not Responsible For BJP's Defeat In Bihar:...
NEW DELHI -- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) ideologue Rakesh Sinha on Monday said that Mohan Bhagwat's reservation remark hadn't hampered BJP's chances in Bihar Assembly polls as advocated by...
View ArticleKangana Ranaut's Meena Kumari Biopic Has Been Postponed
A much-touted biopic on the life of yesteryear Hindi film actress Meena Kumari, starring Kangana Ranaut, has been postponed, reported Hindustan Times. The project, to be directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia,...
View ArticleAIDS Preventive Medicine Available From December In Kolkata's Red Light Area,...
KOLKATA -- One of Asia's largest red light districts, Sonagachi will next month roll out an experimental project for providing HIV-preventive medicine to sex workers in what will be the first such...
View ArticleRSS Asks BJP To Tone Down Communal Remarks. That's Right.
When right wing outfit and BJP's ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is asking you to "tone down" communal remarks, you know you're really in trouble. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has...
View ArticleAbRam Is Getting More Famous Than Me, Says Shah Rukh Khan
MUMBAI -- His chemistry with Kajol is loved by one and all, but Shah Rukh Khan, who reunites with the actress after five years with Dilwale, feels his youngest son AbRam is not a fan of their pairing....
View ArticleTwo Indian-American Owned Silicon Valley Companies Fined For Underpaying H-1B...
WASHINGTON -- Two Silicon Valley companies owned by an Indian-American have been ordered to pay USD 103,000 in fines to the federal government and USD 84,000 in back wages to its employees carrying...
View ArticleIndia Re-Elected To UN International Trade Law Commission
UNITED NATIONS -- India has been re-elected to the UN Commission on International Trade Law for another six years term, maintaining its unbeaten track record of winning elections at the world body. At...
View ArticleDiwali In Delhi To See Fewer Crackers But Worse Air Than Last Year
Ahead of Diwali, the denizens of Delhi are in for an intriguing paradox. Aided by public campaigns and legal intervention, there is sharp fall in the popularity of crackers with several establishments...
View ArticleYou Won't Believe This Diwali Prank That Ajay Devgn Pulled Off!
Ajay Devgn, the perpetual prankster, has come up with quite an typical way to say no to crackers this Diwali: the Drishyam actor, who was in cahoots with his entire Shivaay team, decided to play a...
View ArticleA Grand Assembly Of Sikhs Has Announced Beant Singh Assassin As Head Priest
Opening front against SGPC, several Sikh outfits and hardline groups today convened what they called 'Sarbat Khalsa', a grand assembly of Sikhs, here and appointed Jagtar Singh Hawara, the convict in...
View ArticleOROP Row: Irked By Defence Minister's Remark 2,000 War Veterans Return Medals
Over 2,000 ex-servicemen protesting against the government's "diluted" one-pension-one rank scheme today returned their medals in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, the organisations spearheading the movement...
View ArticleDilli Haat Will Celebrate The 'Organic' Efforts Of Over 500 Women Farmers...
An exhibition showcasing products like aromas, flavours and vibrant colours brought together by over 500 women farmers, weavers, artisans from across the country to promote organic farming will be...
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