Snapchat Accused Of Racism, Plagiarism, Insensitivity: All Because Of Lenses
Some weeks ago, Snapchat hit the headlines when, comedian Tanmay Bhat released a video that had been recorded using the app. The video ostensibly showed Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar arguing and...
View ArticleBhagwan Dada - Ekk Albela
By: Avinash Mudaliar & Sunep Imchen Bhagwan Dada had the body of a wrestler and the jiggle of a Ginger Rogers. His body had rhythm and music embedded deep within him. He underplayed his moves but...
View ArticleI Am A Hindu Activist And I'm Fighting A Hate Speech Case Against Sadhvi...
India as a civilization has been in continuous existence for thousands of years. As Swami Vivekananda pointed out in the Chicago speech of 1893, we have not only believed in tolerance but in harmony....
View ArticleIn Kairana, Villagers Don't Recognize The Claims Being Made On Their Behalf
KAIRANA, Uttar Pradesh -- In Kairana, people are amazed at the things being said about their village--it's a portrayal they say they don't recognize. For nearly a week now, the alleged exodus of Hindus...
View ArticleMamata Banerjee Orders Police Probe Into Narada Sting Operation
KOLKATA -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday ordered the police to probe the Narada controversial tapes. "The state government will conduct probe in the matter. I want the truth to...
View ArticleFirst Batch Of Women Fighter Pilots Commissioned For Indian Air Force
NEW DELHI -- History will be scripted today when Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will formally commission women fighter pilots along with flight cadets of various branches of the Indian Air Force at...
View ArticleGujarat Minister Shankar Chaudhary Misspells 'Elephant' During School Visit,...
Gujarat's minister of state for urban housing, health, family welfare and transport, Shankar Chaudhary, was at a government school, teaching students English when the spelling of elephant came up....
View ArticleOver 70% Indians Are Non-Vegetarians But Indian TV Continues To Vilify Meat...
Here's an easy, enthralling exercise you can perform anywhere: shut your eyes and try to think of the foods you have seen in Indian television commercials. Can you see the ridiculously green peas being...
View ArticleOver 90% Of Married Indian Women Know About Contraceptives, But Only 50% Use...
India is on course of becoming the world’s most populous country by 2050 with 1.6 billion people, up from 1.2 billion in 2011. So, there's no doubt that education on contraceptives is increasingly...
View ArticleShahid Kapoor Feels Alia Should Win The National Award For 'Udta Punjab'
MUMBAI -- Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor feels his co-star Alia Bhatt should win a national award for her performance in Udta Punjab. The Abhishek Chaubey directed film released on Friday with critics...
View ArticleArvind Kejriwal's Small States Poll Strategy Is Perfect For AAP
You can’t help but have a sense of déjà vu when you see how differently the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress are faring in opposition to the Narendra Modi government. The Congress is faltering as...
View ArticleA Nagesh Kuknoor Film Was Turned Into A Book. The Filmmaker And Author Reveal...
Nagesh Kukunoor wrote the story and screenplay and directed and produced the award-winning children's film Dhanak, and it was novelised by Anushka Ravishankar. The book Dhanak is published by Duckbill...
View ArticleBelgian Police Arrest 12 Suspected Of Planning New Attacks
Twelve people suspected of planning new attacks were arrested across Belgian overnight after police carried out about 40 house searches in the country, the federal prosecutor's office said in a...
View ArticleThis Uttar Pradesh Babu Wants Employees To Wear Only 'Hindustani Clothes' To...
The District Magistrate (DM) of Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh has raised quite a few eyebrows with his new order - he has banned employees at his office from wearing jeans or other such 'western' ensembles....
View ArticleSheila Dikshit Ready For Any Role In UP, Punjab, Says Time's Running Out For...
NEW DELHI -- Congress veteran Sheila Dikshit yesterday night said she was ready to play "any role" either in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh or Punjab and that time was running out for the party to finalise...
View ArticleFormer Cricketer And BJP MP Chetan Chauhan Appointed As NIFT Chairman
Former cricketer and two-time BJP MP Chetan Chauhan has been appointed as the chairman of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) where he has promised to spend '20 percent' of his time....
View ArticleRBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's Exit Makes Modi Government Look Petty
In two sentences announcing he will be stepping down as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan has made it clear he’s being booted out. “While I was open to seeing these developments...
View ArticleSubramanian Swamy Usually Talks ‘Rubbish', Says Mani Shankar Aiyar
BHUBANESWAR -- The former Union minister said that India should instead celebrate its diversity. The former Union minister said that India should instead celebrate its diversity. Congress leader and...
View ArticleThese Are The 7 Candidates On The List To Replace Raghuram Rajan: Official
There are seven candidates on a long list to replace Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, a senior government official told Reuters on Saturday. The candidates are Vijay Kelkar, Rakesh Mohan,...
View ArticleSt Stephen's Announces First Cut-Off List, English Highest At 99%
NEW DELHI -- Delhi University's prestigious College today announced the first cut-off list for the 2016-17 academic session with the highest requirement being for English honours at 99 per cent even as...
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