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The fate of Tinder dates are uncertain. You have no idea where it is going to end up or even if it will last for an hour. But then, all you can do is put some effort. Here are few fashion tips that you should keep in mind before meeting[Read More…]
It was at the tender age of five that Geeta Chandran, the acclaimed Bharat Natyam dancer, began learning the art from the traditional teachers of the form- the Devadasis. Her first teacher, Swarna Saraswathy taught her the “sampradaya shuddha” (pristine) Bharatanatyam, as she prefers to call it. Under Swarna, she[Read More…]
Shiv Aroor is a well-known name in the media industry. A journalist for more than a decade, he has received several Awards for excellence in reporting. As his new book, ‘Operation Jinnah’ hits stand, Newsd talks to the man about his mind-boggling life experiences, its topsy-turvy curves, and motivations. Moreover, his obsession[Read More…]
Well, until now we have been only watching Game of Thrones on Television and reading its novel. The bizarre part begins with the announcement of Harvard University, which has decided to offer a medieval history course inspired by HBO’s fantasy drama ‘Game of Thrones’. As per the report of TIME[Read More…]
Iraq, a country which is famous for its reading habits among other things, has a strange book market. Yes, we are talking about the howaish market in the holy city of Najaf. Books in this market remain in the open on the streets as the booksellers there firmly believe that[Read More…]
Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor’s alleged romance with Farhan Akhtar is talk of the town now. However, Shraddha, who is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming film ‘Half Girlfriend’, has denied dating the actor. Referring to the dating rumors, Shraddha said that she pays no heed to those reports[Read More…]
The BJP’s success in Assembly polls after the 2014 Lok Sabha verdict signalled the continuation of the Narendra Modi wave in India. Even the 2017 by-polls witnessed BJP’s landslide victory. While India took Modi’s promises of ‘Acche din’ as gospel, there is not much Indians have gotten in return. Be[Read More…]
It is not every day that we see our politicians talk about their personal lives, leave alone open up about the kind of bond they share with their loved ones. Taking it as a challenge, on the occasion of Mother’s day, Newsd made some of our politicians talk about their mothers. Initially,[Read More…]
Rashmirathi is one of the classics of modern Hindi Literature. Most of our understanding of Mahabharata stems from B R Chopra’s television adaptation of Mahabharata, which is often described as a limited version of the epic. Over the years, innumerable people have written the Mahabharata from the perspective of its many characters. Rashmirathi[Read More…]
“This refers to an opinion article with the heading “Who is Kathirvel Kailasam?” written by one of our independent contributors and published in our opinion section on 29th April 2017, which was accompanied by a disclaimer stating that the opinion article is a reflection of the personal views of the[Read More…]
The Reserve Bank of India is soon to issue new Rs 10 and Rs 5 coins to honor the 125th year of National Archives of India. In order to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Allahabad High Court, the central bank will put new Rs 5 coins into circulation. As per[Read More…]
As we witness a time when religious foul-play continues to create disharmony in a diverse country like ours, even seeping through the more civilized spaces; an incident which comes from a remote end of India gives us hope for the society. In a recent heartwarming incident from Malda, one of[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath led-government conducted the biggest reshuffle of IAS officials in Uttar Pradesh so far, late on Wednesday. The state government transferred 84 IAS officers, including 38 district magistrates. Notably, SSP of Saharanpur, Luv Kumar, who prevented a communal flare-up last week in which BJP MP Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma was[Read More…]
In an attempt to ameliorate youngsters, who have been influenced by armed terrorism, Adityanath government has launched a de-radicalisation programme. The initiative has been taken up by the ATS (Anti-terrorism squad) UP, who are working on the project to help the ‘misguided’ youths of our country, to stop them from[Read More…]
After BJP’s impressive victory in the Delhi MCD polls, a number of AAP party members along with Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra called for introspection over the party’s overthrow in the polls saying that the loss cannot be blamed only on EVMs even as the party leadership alleged “rigging” of voting[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday started hearing on a plea which challenges the government’s move to make Aadhaar card compulsory for IT returns. On behalf of one of the petitioner, Petitioner Senior Advocate Aravind Datar opened his argument by saying that Section 139AA of Income Tax Act is contrary to[Read More…]
There is an outburst of cancer in Bihar which is mostly due to high levels of arsenic in the ground water. As per Scroll reports, the field studies in the state suggest that in the past 15 years arsenic concentrations in water have gone as high as up to 3,880[Read More…]
Now Google will not only help you to get where you’re going, but it’ll also assist you to remember where you parked once you’ve arrived. Google Maps has introduced a new feature that will help you remember where you parked your car in case you happen to forget. The new[Read More…]
According to the Central Groundwater Board, the concentration of iron contamination was found to be the largest in Northeast. Iron contamination in the Northeast has even crossed the permissible limit of 0.3 milligramme/litre. Water samples were collected through its permanent network of 678 groundwater monitoring stations in the Northeast, which[Read More…]
Adding to India’s feathers of success, 101-year-old Man Kaur on Monday celebrated her win in the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland. A living inspiration, Kaur, has won 17 gold medal in her late-blooming career. Kaur finished her sprint at 1 minute and 14 seconds with a[Read More…]
Just when the Delhiites were struggling with soaring temperatures, on Tuesday evening the national capital witnessed thundershowers and rain, relieving many. These showers also gave a satisfying change in weather, as mercury dropped by several notches. As per reports, the light rain was observed at various locations in the city[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a plea which challenges the government’s move to make Aadhaar card compulsory. Notably, the Apex Court, previously, has not been very content with the decision of making Aadhaar mandatory for IT returns. Although, in August 2015, the apex court in an order made[Read More…]
Shaili Chopra, a recipient of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in journalism, left the TV studios in 2012 to try her hands at entrepreneurship. Fiercely feminist, her remarkably successful venture—SheThePeopleTV— is a testament to her unflinching commitment to telling stories of women spread across spectrums. Having authored three[Read More…]
Just when we were talking about the government gearing up to label every cow in India with a unique identity number, the Jharkhand government has expeditiously tagged over 12,000 cows with Aadhaar-like 12-digit unique identification (UID) number. Preceding this move, just as the debate over cow vigilantism intensifies after repeated[Read More…]
Soon after the MCD polls got over and the results are just around the corner, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that he will launch a “movement” if BJP wins in the MCD elections as per the exit polls. Notably, the exit poll predicted a landslide victory for[Read More…]
