Ruskin Bond Returns With A New 'Rusty' Adventure After More Than A Decade
NEW DELHI -- Veteran author Ruskin Bond returns with a brand new Rusty adventure after more than a decade in which the orphaned Anglo-Indian boy sets out with his friends to explore a mysterious...
View ArticleDera Sacha Sauda Followers' Religious Sentiments Hurt By TV Actor Kiku Sharda
FATEHBAD -- Police have registered a case against TV actor Kiku Sharda after followers of Sirsa headquartered Dera Sacha Sauda lodged a complaint against him for allegedly hurting their sentiments....
View ArticleWhat Delhiites Had To Say On The Day The Odd-Even Plan Was Rolled Out
The Delhi government’s much talked about odd-even scheme kicked off today at 8 am, amidst much apprehension about its plausibility. In a bid to curb the rapidly deteriorating air pollution in Delhi,...
View ArticleShyam Benegal To Head A Committee That Will 'Revamp' Censor Board And Make It...
NEW DELHI--The government on Friday constituted a committee headed by eminent filmmaker Shyam Benegal to look into the revamp of the Censor Board, functioning of which has been mired in controversies...
View ArticleBCCI Reveals Salary Details Of IPL Players, Virat Kohli Tops List With Rs 15...
NEW DELHI-- The Shashank Manohar led BCCI regimen might have been able to bring some transparency to the affairs of the Board but there still remains some ambiguity regarding the salaries of the Indian...
View ArticleTerror Attack At Air Force Base In Punjab's Pathankot; 2 Militants Killed;...
PATHANKOT — A group of terrorists today struck at the Air Force base here in Punjab, triggering an encounter in which two attackers were killed, police said. Firing is still on near the Air Force base...
View ArticleThe Tao Of 'Retirement'
What an unusual way of celebrating the birth of a child! Hats off to Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, who, in a touching gesture after the birth of their daughter Max, plan to give away most of their...
View ArticleDamn You, Autocorrect! Stop Killing My Freedom of Speech!
Even the most primitive versions of Facebook's autocorrect system wouldn't let you spell the social network's name without capitalising its initial "F" and until a few years ago, Android phones would...
View ArticleMade-To-Fit Solutions Can Improve Kids' Learning. Here's How It Can Be Done
India's education challenges are many. With roughly 250 million children currently in the school segment and another 100-125 million entering the system every five years, our obligation to provide...
View ArticleWhy Liberals Shouting 'Intolerance' Owe An Apology To The Nation
It is a despicable and devious modus operandi that defies all canons of morality and fair play; a crafty Machiavellian machination that yields exceptional dividends, albeit ill-gotten ones. This is how...
View ArticlePathankot Attack: We Want Peace, But If Attacked Will Give Fitting Reply,...
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India is interested in keeping peace with its neighbours but if threatened, it will give a fitting response to attacks on its soil. The Union minister's...
View ArticlePathankot Attacks: Chronology Of Terror Strikes In Punjab
NEW DELHI -- Today's attack at Pathankot Indian Air Force base is the second terror strike in Punjab within a span of six months. Following are some of the terror-related incidents that have taken...
View ArticleNow, Free WiFi For Commuters At Delhi's Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate Metro...
NEW DELHI -- Commuters travelling in Rajiv Chowk and Kashmere Gate metro stations, two of the most busiest junctions of the network, would now be able to access internet for free with the launch of...
View ArticleDelhi's Deputy Chief Minister Cycles To Work On Day 2 Of Odd-Even Road Plan
New Delhi — Even-numbered cars rolled out on Delhi streets and the odd ones stayed off the roads on the second day today of the odd-even vehicular restriction trial in Delhi which saw Deputy Chief...
View ArticleThis Couple Is Getting Internet Hate For Clicking A Selfie While Flames...
A couple that took a selfie while a massive fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper, a luxury Address Downtown Dubai hotel and residential block, has been called out by Internet users as "stupid" and...
View ArticleTerrorists In Army Fatigues Launch Pre-Dawn Attack On Air Force Base
Security forces killed four militants allegedly belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group after hours of gun battle at a high-security air force base in Punjab's Pathankot near the Pakistan border...
View ArticleHere Are 7 Videos From Indian Comedians In 2015 You May Have Missed
Comedy in India has come a long way from cheesy slapsticks with canned laugh tracks on Sunday television to web videos that speak exclusively to a younger, edgier and wired audience. India's new breed...
View ArticleAre You A Vegetarian? Your Kid Has A Good Shot At Nursery Admission In Delhi
Among the many benefits of being a vegetarian, admission for your toddler at a good nursery school in Delhi seems to be an added bonus. The nursery admissions, which began on 1 January in over 1,800...
View ArticleAn Indian Between Two Worlds: Moving From Munich To Abu Dhabi
I had just barely revelled in the glory of my last article on Munich when my husband came home one day from work and broke the news. We were moving to Abu Dhabi in three months! It feels like since...
View ArticleThe Wrong Side Of The Tracks: Life At Kolkata's Dhakuria Railway Colony...
When I first started exploring South Kolkata on foot, I soon discovered the Dhakuria Bridge and the Railway Colony emerging from its shadows below. There's a great overhead view of this impoverished...
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