National Award-winning actress, Kangana Ranaut says she worked towards her “mental health” to overcome the hurdles that she faced while working in Bollywood. “Not belonging to a lineage makes the path to success in my industry automatically harder. I belong to a humble family that has no connection to Bollywood.[Read More…]
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Indira Gandhi’s 32nd death anniversary: 1984 riots shut our doors to a better life
Located in a dingy and dirty lane, there’s hardly any scope for the sun’s rays to penetrate into Surjeet Singh’s 50sq yard home. The two room set is the only shelter for him, his wife, four children and widowed mother, to whom the house was allotted after his father was[Read More…]
No proper education, health, nutrition in over one-fourth of 201 districts in UP
Over one-fourth of 201 districts where India fails in education, health and nutrition fronts are located in Uttar Pradesh alone, followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday. “If you look at 201 districts in India where we fail…, 53 are in Uttar Pradesh,[Read More…]
UP orders probe into irregularities in PM housing scheme
The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a probe into the works undertaken in 16 districts of the state under the Prime Minister’s rural housing scheme and MNREGA, an official said on Tuesday. The investigation would be conducted by Rural Development Commissioner Parthasarthi Sen Sharma based on complaints received by the[Read More…]
Five books to look forward to in November 2017
With the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Man Booker Prize — the two most coveted literary honours, having been awarded earlier in October, the literary season has indeed set in. Two literature festivals have just concluded in the national capital. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature will be[Read More…]
Halloween gets an Indian twist in restaurants, cafes
Chudails roaming around in a purani haveli to Bollywood songs — that’s not a scene from a Hindi movie, but a setting for Halloween celebration. Halloween, known for spooky traditions, takes place on October 31 annually. People mostly get together and plan fun activities and events to scare one another,[Read More…]
Half of China’s newborn babies are second child
In the first eight months of 2017, more than half of China’s newborn babies were the second child of the family, according to a health official. From January to August this year, about 52 per cent of the 11.6 million babies born have an older sibling, Wang Peian, deputy head[Read More…]
Why a good actor has to be a good man, asks Vivek Agnihotri
In the wake of the sexual allegations made against American actor Kevin Spacey, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has questioned why is it believed that a good actor has to be a good man. “Do we love actors for their performances or their sex life? Why is it believed that a good[Read More…]
Dozen injured in late night brawl at the Kannauj Medical College in Uttar Pradesh
More than a dozen students were injured in a late-night brawl at the Kannauj Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. The fight broke out between two groups of students — seniors and juniors — over ragging. The two sides first engaged in altercations during dinner at the[Read More…]
PM Modi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary. “Tributes to former PM Mrs Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary,” he tweeted. Gandhi was the first female Prime Minister of India and the daughter of the first Prime Minister late[Read More…]
Blue whale challenge decoded and 7 guidelines on helping children to be good digital citizen
Blue Whale Challenge is a deadly and sinister game that has reportedly claimed the lives of a hundred of teenagers across the world. A couple of days back media reported another teenage suicide in the city of Panchkula, Haryana linked to Blue Whale. His last words, “‘I should just die,[Read More…]
Nitish-led JD-U to contest Gujarat elections on its own
The Janata Dal-United faction of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced it will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on its own, and not form an alliance with the BJP. “We will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on our traditional seats,” JD-U General Secretary K.C. Tyagi told reporters here.[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Congress chief booked in sex-CD case after journalist
Chhattisgarh police booked state Congress chief, Bhupesh Baghel in a case over alleged extortion attempt for a sex CD purportedly involving a minister by former BBC journalist Vinod Verma. Verma was arrested earlier in the day. Several sections of IT Act were slapped on Baghel and Verma after a fresh[Read More…]
Rahmani 30 to conduct entrance test for preparation of IIT, NEET, CA on Nov 19
Rahmani 30, a free coaching institute for Muslim boys from economically weaker backgrounds, will conduct admission test on November 19 for the students willing to prepare for the exams of IIT-JEE, NIIT, CSS, CLAT and NDA. The test will be conducted in 122 districts of 21 states including Bihar. The[Read More…]
Another woman accuses ex-US President of sexual misconduct
After three women revealed incidents of sexual misconduct involving the former US President, George HW Bus, one more woman has come forward alleging that Bush had touched her inappropriately. On Friday, Amanda Staples posted a photo on Instagram of her with the 93-year-old former leader taken in 2006 when she[Read More…]
Govt declares Radha, Krishna birthplaces as pilgrimage sites
The Uttar Pradesh government declared Vrindavan and Barsana in Mathura district as pilgrimage sites on Friday. While Vrindavan is popular as the birthplace of Lord Krishna where he and his elder brother Balram were raised, Barsana is the birthplace of Radha. As lakhs of devotees and tourists visit these two[Read More…]
Bollywood has lot to learn from southern cinema: Akshay Kumar
National Award winning actor Akshay Kumar, who attended the grand audio launch of his debut Tamil film “2.0” here, said that the Hindi film industry has a lot to learn from the southern cinema. Akshay along with filmmaker S. Shankar, megastar Rajinikanth, Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman, actress Amy Jackson and[Read More…]
‘Ma is much better’, says Rahul after Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi has said that Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi for treatment of an upset stomach, is much better. “There is nothing to worry,” he added. “Ma was in Shimla & caught stomach bug so we got her back. Nothing to[Read More…]
Rivals can’t say anything against Tharoor after HC ruling: Congress
Welcoming the Delhi High Court’s order dismissing BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea in the Sunanda Puskhar death case, the Congress on Friday said no political rival now has the right to say anything against her husband and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. “The court has said nothing has been placed on[Read More…]
Mukul Roy wishes to join party: BJP
A senior BJP leader on Friday said that Mukul Roy, who had resigned from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress earlier this month, has expressed his wish to join his party. “Mukul Roy has expressed his wish to our state (West Bengal) unit for joining the BJP. The state unit of[Read More…]
Man threatened to harm online and later showed up at door: Sunny Leone
Actress Sunny Leone has said that she was threatened online by a man who later reached near her house. Recently, Sunny got associated with an NGO, Akancha Against Harassment, to fight cyberbullying. “He started banging on my door. That his Twitter followers had also bullied me, made me fear that[Read More…]
Jharkhand: Myanmar’s consul general dies in road accident
Myanmar’s Consul General Pyi Soe died in a road accident in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Friday, police said. According to police, Soe was travelling in an Innova car with his family members when it crashed with a truck at Galagi village. The location falls under Nimiyahat police station in Giridih.[Read More…]
Rajasthan: BJP leader Digambar Singh dies; Vasundhara Raje mourns death
Digambar Singh, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Rajasthan, died in a private hospital on Friday morning at the age of 66. Singh was suffering from cancer. A prominent Jat community leader, Singh was a minister during chief minister, Vasundhara Raje’s first tenure (2003-08). He was admitted to[Read More…]
Pregnant with girl child woman beaten to death by in-laws
A pregnant woman was beaten to death by her husband and in-laws in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said on Friday. Two persons have been arrested. The woman was tortured to death at her in-laws’ house in Illambazar area on Thursday night, a police officer said. According to locals, a[Read More…]
Crisis in Rakhine reaches beyond Myanmar’s borders, says UN expert
A UN special rapporteur on human rights has urged the Security Council to take decisive action to resolve the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, noting that the crisis “reaches beyond Myanmar’s borders”. “The crisis in Rakhine state has not only been decades in the making but has for some time[Read More…]