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View ArticleGigato: An App That Gives You Free Data For Using Apps
Wouldn't it be great if you get back the data that you use? Gigato is addressing the problem of your data pack exhaustion by offering you free data in return of using some apps. Offering free data...
View Article'Mohalla Assi' Faces Censor Scissors, Denied Certification By Pahlaj...
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) which is routinely in the news for bizarre reasons, may just have outdone itself this time around. The Pahlaj-Nihalani-led Board's Examining Committee,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Appoints Senior Lawyers To Defend Nirbhaya Gang Rape Accused
Expressing dissatisfaction over the ‘quality of defence counsel’, the supreme court on Friday appointed two senior lawyers to appear for the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case in which a woman was...
View ArticleAnushka Sharma Rejected 'Tamasha' Because The Role Wasn't 'Meaty' Enough For Her
Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha was one of the better-reviewed films of 2015.However, the audience didn't exactly lap up to the existential-romantic-drama and the film failed to be a money-spinner, despite...
View ArticleNIA Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against JeM Chief Masood Azhar
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday secured non- bailable arrest warrants against Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother Abdul Rauf and two others for...
View ArticleTata Steel UK Under Britain's Serious Fraud Office Scanner
Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has initiated a criminal inquiry into Tata Group’s steel-making business in the country and is examining documents pertaining to around 500 customers of the Indian...
View ArticleSC Seek Centre's Clarification On PIL Seeking Return Of Kohinoor
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court yesterday asked the government to clarify its stand on a PIL seeking return of Kohinoor diamond in the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur, which did not...
View ArticleFor His Eyes Only: The Devastating Sexual Objectification Of Nepali Women
Slovenian Philosopher Slavoj Žižek fervently argues that love by default is the ultimate freedom in the world. And the privilege of choice to question the very notion of freedom itself is the...
View ArticleEqual In An Unequal World: The Paradox Of Islam
As I ambled towards the immigration counter I was directed towards at Dulles Airport, Washington DC, I overheard a Black police officer talking about "self-discovery" to his White female colleague. I...
View Article6 Simple Rules To Eat Healthy For A Lifetime
If there is one thing that is a part of everyone's resolutions, New Year or otherwise, it is to be healthier and fitter. Regrettably, there is no miracle cure for this. The silver lining here is that...
View ArticleShani Shingnapur Row: Fadnavis Says Discrimination Not Part Of Indian Culture
Mumbai: Welcoming the Shani Shingapur Temple Trust's decision of allowing women devotees into the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said discrimination...
View ArticleTaher Shah's Highly Anticipated 'Angel Song' Is Finally Out And It Is Magical
In June 2013, Pakistani singer-songwriter Taher Shah became an Internet sensation when he released his debut song 'Eye to Eye', which went viral on social media. Subsequently, he ended up releasing two...
View ArticleNIT Row: We Don't Need Certificate Of Nationalism From Anyone, Say J&K Cops
SRINAGAR -- Under fire over the lathicharge against outstation students of the NIT, two senior officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Police have hit back, saying they don t need "certificate" of...
View ArticleBharti Airtel To Buy Aircel Mobile Spectrum For Rs 3,500 Crore
Indian telecommunications giant Bharti Airtel Ltd said on Friday it had agreed to pay Aircel 35 billion rupees ($526 million) for radio frequencies in eight service areas, to make its 4G mobile...
View ArticleKarishma Kapoor And Sunjay Kapur Agree To Separate Amicably
NEW DELHI -- The amicable settlement of the matrimonial dispute between Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor and her estranged businessman husband Sunjay Kapur with mutual consent, yesterday got a seal of...
View ArticleDelhi Divided Over Demolition Of Water Kiosk In Front Of Chandni Chowk Gurdwara
New Delhi: A demolition drive undertaken by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) in Delhi's busy Chandni Chowk area, sparked widespread protests among locals. Some BJP leaders also joined the...
View ArticleRaj Thackeray Dares Asaduddin Owaisi To Come To Maharastra
MUMBAI -- MNS Chief Raj Thackeray yesterday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of "betraying the trust" and dared the Shiv Sena to quit the BJP-led government which, he claimed, wasn't...
View ArticleMercedes Hit-And-Run: Teenager Charged With Culpable Homicide
NEW DELHI -- The 17-year-old boy who allegedly speeding a Mercedes Benz which hit a man, killing him on the spot, has been now charged with culpable homicide. "On examination of CCTV footage, the...
View ArticleVijay Mallya Skips ED Hearing Again, Seeks Time Till May
NEW DELHI -- Beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya will not be presenting himself before Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigators for the third time today as he sought time till May to depose before...
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