PM Modi, Other Leaders Pay Tribute To 2001 Parliament Attack Martyrs
NEW DELHI -- As the nation marks the fourteenth anniversary of the 2001 Indian Parliament attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent leaders paid their tribute to the martyrs. Former...
View ArticleKerala CM Oommen Chandy Asked Not To Be Present At PM Modi's Event
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -- A controversy is brewing over the alleged decision of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam, an organisation of backward Ezhava community, to exclude Chief Minister Oommen Chandy,...
View ArticleRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu Takes A Cue From Sushma Swaraj, Turns Into A...
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has become social media's new favourite. It seems Prabhu has taken a leaf out of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's book. Swaraj has set the bar high as she has...
View ArticleArvind Kejriwal Suspends Officials After A Child Allegedly Dies In Demolition...
NEW DELHI--A baby died in Shakur Basti area in West Delhi where a demolition drive was carried out by railways, triggering an angry reaction from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who slammed the railways...
View ArticleShah Rukh Khan Plans To Remake Hollywood TV Series 'Breaking Bad' With A Desi...
The Baadshah of Bollywood is now all set for a Hollywood ride. But, with a desi twist. According to the reports in DNA, Shah Rukh is planning the remake of international TV series, 'Breaking Bad' into...
View ArticleActor Dilip Kumar Receives Padma Vibhushan Award
MUMBAI--Ailing legendary actor Dilip Kumar, known as the "tragedy king of Bollywood", was today presented the Padma Vibhushan by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the thespian's residence in...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi Stopped From Entering Temple In Congress-Ruled Assam, Blames RSS
NEW DELHI -- Rahul Gandi today claimed that he was stopped from entering a temple in Barpeta by RSS workers during his recent visit to Assam, saying this was BJP's style of politics which was...
View ArticleIndian Bond Markets Wary Of Possible Interest Rate Spike By U.S Federal Reserve
MUMBAI -- Indian traders fear that an interest rate rise from the U.S. Federal Reserve this week could cause a destabilising spike in bond yields, and are calling on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to...
View ArticleAnoushka Shankar's New Album 'Land Of Gold' Talks About The Refugee Crisis
NEW DELHI -- Sitarist Anoushka Shankar is currently working on her ninth album "Land of Gold", which talks about the ongoing refugee crisis in the world. The 34-year-old sitarist, who is on a month...
View ArticleIn Defence Of The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train
Over the last few days, a lot of analysis has appeared in the media, which has tried to project that the decision to launch a bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is a stupid one. And this is how...
View ArticleRanveer Is Emotionally Vulnerable, Says Deepika Padukone
NEW DELHI -- Fans might swoon over Ranveer Singh's cheeky, flirtatious nature but Bajirao Mastani co-star Deepika Padukone says the actor's emotional side is what she connects with more. Deepika, who...
View ArticleThis Australian Newspaper Published An Unbelievably Racist Cartoon About Indians
An Australian newspaper's cartoon that shows skinny, turban-wearing Indians eating solar panels has invited widespread criticism for being "unequivocally racist". The cartoon on The Australian, drawn...
View ArticleSheena Bora Murder Case: Peter Mukerjea's Judicial Custody Extended Till 28...
MUMBAI -- A Mumbai Magistrate court today extended the judicial custody of former media baron Peter Mukerjea till December 28 in the Sheena Bora murder case even as he moved an application seeking...
View ArticleMumbai Double Murder: Police Detain Two Suspects In Varanasi
VARANASI -- The Special Task Force (STF) along with Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police on Monday detained two suspects, one of whom is the key suspect, in connection with the sensational double murder case of...
View ArticleASI Has Declared 24 Monuments 'Missing' From The Country
NEW DELHI -- As many as 24 monuments have been declared "untraceable" by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Lok Sabha was informed today. Out of these, 11 monuments are in Uttar Pradesh, two...
View ArticleBangladeshi Government Blocks Skype, Twitter And IMO
DHAKA -- The Government of Bangladesh has blocked social networking sites Twitter, Skype and IMO, three days after a 22-day ban on Facebook was lifted. According to The Daily Star, Facebook, Viber and...
View ArticleWATCH: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, And Kriti Sanon Shake A Leg To...
A video for 'Tukur Tukur' from Rohit Shetty's Dilwale — featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, and Kriti Sanon — was released online on Monday. The video features the cast matching steps in...
View ArticleUS Army Allows Sikh Soldier To Wear Turban, Keep Beard
NEW YORK -- In a rare exception, an active- duty Sikh combat soldier in the US army has been granted a temporary religious accommodation that allows him to grow his beard and wear a turban, a media...
View ArticleChennai Rains: Walmart's Philanthropic Unit Commits Rs 1 Crore Towards Relief...
NEW DELHI -- Retail major Walmart and its philanthropic unit Walmart Foundation have committed Rs 1 crore towards relief efforts for flood victims in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu. "The Walmart...
View ArticleNow Watch Sidharth Malhotra Give Math Lessons
NEW DELHI -- Brushing up mathematics skills just got interesting as Sidharth Malhotra will play a Math professor in the upcoming romantic drama Baar Baar Dekho. Giving a glimpse of his film, the...
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