Karnataka Home Minister Allegedly Wanted To Know Why Rape Survivor Chose To...
Addressing the incident of rape that took place in Bengaluru on 11 November, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara allegedly questioned the victim's choice of time to play tennis, in a way, holding...
View ArticleThe Place Of Islam In Europe: New Documentary Calls For Conversation, Listening
Hatidza Mehmedovic walks through a sea of white tombstones and raises her hands in prayer. This is her pilgrimage -- her own Mecca, she says. Mehmedovic recounts the dead -- her husband, eldest son...
View ArticleFacing The Music: Why More Young People Have 'Old' Ears
Someone once said, the first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. Research over the past several years shows that courtesy our obsession with loud music, we...
View ArticleMy Love Affair With The Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), for me, is a sacred place. It's my boyhood cricketing dream. A solemn shrine for those smitten by a cricketing romance. The Colosseum of modern-day cricket....
View ArticleRising Intolerance:Kannada Litterateur Devanur Mahadeva To Return Awards
BENGALURU -- Citing 'rising intolerance' in the country, noted Kannada litterateur and social activist Devanur Mahadeva today said he would be returning his Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi awards. He...
View ArticleRussian Woman Acid Attack: Accused Arrested, Victim Shifted To Delhi
VARANASI -- The accused in an alleged acid attack on a Russian national in Nand Nagar colony area, has been arrested even as the victim was shifted to Delhi for better treatment. Siddharth Srivastava,...
View ArticleYour Low Fat Diet Plan May Be Useless: Study
NEW DELHI -- Diwali is over and the binging on sweets that comes with the much-loved festival would have made many think of losing some weight. Here is a reality check on what diets to subscribe to....
View ArticleUS Airstrike Kills Top ISIS Leader In Libya
WASHINGTON -- The head of the Islamic State in Libya has been killed in a US airstrike, the Pentagon has announced, days after an American drone hit claimed the life of the terror group's dreaded...
View ArticleBCCI Considers Itself Above Indian Law, Says Kirti Azad
NEW DELHI -- Expressing his views on the BCCI's recent proposal to Pakistan to play a limited-over-series in India, former Indian cricketer and BJP MP Kirti Azad on Sunday said the board always sees...
View ArticleBihar Polls: 'Jungle Raj' Remarks Did Not Go Well With The People Of Bihar,...
NAGPUR -- Firing a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Bihar poll debacle, disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has said the "credit" for the seats won by the party in the state goes to...
View ArticleParis Attacks: Skype, Google, YouTube And Amazon Express Solidarity
After Friday night's barbaric terrorist attack in Paris claimed the lives of 129 people and left many injured, online giants like Skype, Google, and YouTube have pledged support to those affected....
View ArticleRanbir Kapoor Says We Have Paid Homage To Dev Anand In 'Tamasha'
NEW DELHI -- Ranbir Kapoor says he and director Imtiaz Ali wanted to pay tribute to yesteryear actor Dev Anand through their upcoming film Tamasha. The 33-year-old actor said Imtiaz wanted it to be a...
View ArticleThese Four Indian Cities Have Some Of The World's Best Hotels: Study
MUMBAI -- Wayanad, Rishikesh, Amritsar and Jaisalmer have featured in the top 100 list of high quality services in hotels, in terms of giving the best value for money, according to a study by leading...
View ArticleModi At BRICS: Need For A United Global Effort To Combat Terrorism Has Never...
ANTALYA, Turkey -- Condemning strongly the terrorist attack in Paris, India on Sunday made a case for united global effort to combat the menace of terrorism. "We stand united in strongly condemning the...
View ArticleIncrease In Number Of Women Workers Can Expand Country's GDP, Says IMF
NEW DELHI -- Terming gender-gap in Indian job market as higher than most other countries, International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday pitched for greater investment in infrastructure and enhanced...
View ArticleSeen Pahlaj Nihalani's Tribute To PM Modi? Here Are 11 Things That Are Not...
There's no doubt over Pahlaj Nihalani's love for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the Central Board Of Film Certification chief made 'Har Ghar Modi', for the Prime Minister, he has now come out with...
View ArticlePresident Mukherjee Tells Dissenting Writers To 'Not Let Emotions Overrun...
NEW DELHI -- President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday reminded the literary icons and artists who are retuning their awards in protest against growing intolerance, that they should not let their emotions...
View ArticlePatanjali Slashes Price Of Packet Noodles To Take On Rivals
NEW DELHI -- Patanjali Ayurved, the FMCG venture promoted by yoga guru Baba Ramdev, today launched noodles aiming to take on Nestle's Maggi which has returned to the market after a 5-month ban. The...
View ArticleHere Are Some 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' Jokes That We Just Can't Get Over
Salman Khan's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is getting as many laughs on social media as the movie's box office earnings in the first two days (yes, it has crossed the psychological Rs 100 crore mark)....
View ArticleParis COP 21: These Crusaders Will Do Anything To Make You Move On Climate...
France is set to host one of the most critical international meetings in the 70-year-long history of United Nations. In two weeks, negotiators from nearly every country on Earth will be slugging it out...
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