Shah Rukh Khan: Baahubali Is An Inspiration
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is all praise for SS Rajamouli's multilingual blockbuster "Baahubali: The Beginning". The 49-year-old "Chennai Express" star, who recently wrapped up the Bulgaria schedule of...
View ArticleShah Rukh Khan: Baahubali Is An Inspiration
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is all praise for SS Rajamouli's multilingual blockbuster "Baahubali: The Beginning". The 49-year-old "Chennai Express" star, who recently wrapped up the Bulgaria schedule of...
View ArticleGajendra Chauhan Was Selected FTII Chief With One-Para CV
NEW DELHI -- In response to an RTI query, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has said that Gajendra Chauhan - who was appointed by the government as the chief of the Film and Television...
View ArticleIndians Can't Access Pornography Sites, Government Ban Suspected
NEW DELHI - Internet service providers have blocked pornography sites in India, according to media reports, and users who are voicing their suspicions about what appears to be a nationwide ban. In a...
View Article'Frisbee' Is Now An Olympic Sport
The sport of flying disc, popularly known as 'frisbee', has been officially recognised as an Olympic sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) was...
View ArticleThe Quest To Become The Emperor Of Cancer
This Indian-American who was a surprise name at a time when he won the Pulitzer in 2011 has been going places ever since he won the prestigious award. In what can be a major shift in his journey of...
View ArticleIn Tell-All Post, IAS Officer Says Being Bureaucrat Is A Tough Grind
Every time you think of an IAS officer's life, you would probably imagine a chauffeur-driven car, red beacons, footmen in attendance, a big bungalow and an office spacious enough to live in. Now, who...
View ArticlePorn Ban: 16 Times Indians On Twitter Hilariously Captured The Sentiments Of...
As the Indian government began its crackdown on pornographic content, supplying internet companies with a list of more than 850 websites that had to be restricted, Twitter was buzzing with indignant...
View ArticleBJP Leader Suggests 'No Work No Pay' As Parliament Paralysis Continues
While the Opposition continues to paralyse parliament, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader has suggested that lawmakers should not get paid since they are not doing any work in the ongoing Monsoon...
View ArticleOnline Porn Ban: 8 Bombastic Submissions By Kamlesh Vaswani In His Porn-Ban PIL
NEW DELHI -- Kamlesh Vaswani is in an enviable position. Even before arguments have concluded in his petition, the government has moved to ban 857 pornographic websites. He is very pleased. But before...
View ArticleSensex Climbs On RBI Rate Cut Hopes, Reduction In Banks' Bad Loans
The benchmark Sensex hit a week's high on speculation that the central bank might cut rates, and banks reported a drop in bad loans. The S&P BSE Sensex rose 92.5 points in intraday trade at 3 pm...
View ArticleOver Half Of Congress Lawmakers Suspended From Lok Sabha For Creating A Ruckus
NEW DELHI -- Following two weeks of paralysis in parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today suspended over half of the Congress Party lawmakers, who have been demanding resignations of three...
View Article6 Green Tea Recipes To Keep You Refreshed All Year Round
When it comes to healthy drinking, green tea has some pretty awesome benefits for those left shaken by this recent post on Coca-Cola's effects on the human body: Read: How Coca Cola Affects Your Body...
View Article15 Years Of 'Dil Chahta Hai': 5 Scenes That Still Make Us LOL
On Sunday, Farhan Akhtar posted a picture of the first shot that was rolled for his directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai (2001) on Twitter. August 2000. 15 yrs ago, we rolled this.. the 1st shot of DCH....
View ArticleIndia's Exports Drive Manufacturing Growth To Highest In Six Months, Beats...
Indian manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in six months in July as new export orders accelerated, a business survey showed on Monday. The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers'...
View ArticleMeet Kamlesh Vaswani, The Man Who Is Winning His Crusade Against Porn
Kamlesh Vaswani is a happy man today. The Indore high court lawyer has been waiting for more than two years for this day, when pornographic websites would be blocked, and all the "innocent,...
View ArticleNarendra Modi Govt Signs Historic Peace Accord With Nagaland's NSCN (IM)
The Narendra Modi government today signed a historic peace accord with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)'s Isak-Muivah faction, after six decades of conflict. "The Nagaland political...
View ArticleOur Oldest Insurgency Is Over; It's A Truly Wonderful Day For India
Just yesterday the Army spokesman reminded us of the heroism of Capt Eric James Tucker of Maratha Light Infantry, who won his Ashok Chakra fighting Naga rebels on this day in 1957. Look at it this way:...
View ArticleSupreme Court Might Order Auction Of Sahara Properties To Refund Investors
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to submit an application by September 14 seeking its approval to appoint a receiver to auction...
View ArticleWoman IAS Officer Highlights Rampant Misogyny In Criminal Justice System In...
A young woman IAS officer, who was being sexually harassed by a man, has described her harrowing experience at a Judicial Magistrate's court when she went to record her statement, exposing the rampant...
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