WATCH: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan And Irrfan In 'Jazbaa' Trailer
It's been five years since we saw Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in a Hindi film. Her hotly-anticipated comeback film, Jazbaa, releases on October 9 and a trailer was released online on Tuesday. Directed by...
View ArticleIndia To Auction 20 Iron-Ore Mines For The First Time To Revive...
NEW DELHI — India will auction about 20 major iron ore mines this year in its first such sale ever, a top government official said, as it looks to revive its corruption-tainted mining industry. India's...
View ArticleWhy The Kailali 'Protest' Was An Act Of Terror
On 24 August, the violent protests in Kailali, Nepal, resulted in the killings of at least seven security personnel (the number was as high as 20 according to other reports) and one is known to have...
View ArticleWATCH: How Much Do Teachers Make Around The World?
Does it pay to be a teacher? Depends on where you live. A new BuzzFeed video reveals the average teacher’s salary in 13 countries. The figures are from a 2014 study by GEMS Education Solutions that...
View ArticleStyle Hack 101: 7 Ways To Rock A Scarf During Any Season
Possibly one of the most versatile fashion accessories that complements both men and women, the scarf has proven itself to be a wardrobe must-have. It also works beautifully in a country like India,...
View ArticleModi's Office To Discuss Speeding Up Posco's Held-Up Steel Plant In Odisha
The Prime Minister's Office is likely to take up the issue of steel giant Posco's proposed $10.5-billion integrated steel plant in Jagatsinghpur with the Odisha government and the company officials...
View ArticleKumara Sangakkara's Dad Says Son Lacked 'Natural Talent'
In May 2014, Amy Chua, a law professor at Yale University, published a polarising book on parenting that described her experience of raising her daughters as a 'Tiger Mother.' The 'Battle Hymn of the...
View ArticleIndian Army Officer Killed By Pakistani Sniper In Cross-Border Firing
SRINAGAR — A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Army was killed today in cross-LoC firing by Pakistani troops in Kupwara district of Kashmir. The JCO was hit by a Pakistani sniper near the LoC in...
View ArticleUphaar Verdict: Victims Pay The Heaviest Price
Anguish and perhaps resignation flickered across the face of Neelam Krishnamoorthy in a recent interview that she and her husband gave to a news channel soon after the pronouncement of the Supreme...
View Article2011 Census: Muslim's Share In India's Population Rises Marginally
NEW DELHI -- The proportion of the Muslim population in India has grown marginally from 2001 to 2011, according to latest data released by the government. On Tuesday, the NDA government released the...
View ArticleHigh-Level Committee To Probe How Amit Shah Got Trapped In Lift
PATNA -- Bihar government today set up a high-level committee to probe how BJP national president Amit Shah got trapped inside a lift of the state guest house here four days ago. A notification issued...
View ArticleIndrani Mukherjea, Wife Of Ex-Star India CEO, Detained For Sister's Murder
MUMBAI -- The wife of former Star India CEO Peter Mukherjea was arrested today by police for her alleged role in her sister's murder in 2012. Indrani Mukherjea was arrested by suburban Khar police, DCP...
View ArticlePatel Agitation Leader Hardik Patel Released After Detention Leads To Violence
AHMEDABAD -- Police have released Hardik Patel, who has been spearheading the Patel community's agitation for reservations, after violence over his detention spread. Gujarat chief minister Anandiben...
View ArticleTwo Prisoners Killed, Five Injured In Gang War Inside Moving Jail Van
NEW DELHI -- Two prisoners were allegedly beaten to death by four others in a clash between two gangs inside a moving prison van transporting nine inmates from Rohini to Tihar Jail today. The attack...
View ArticleResponsible Tourism In Dharavi
Photo courtesy (Wikimedia) Tumble down housing, children defecating near open gutters and piles of garbage-this is the image of Dharavi that is familiar to most of us. Let's hold that thought. There...
View ArticleDear Son, There Are 8 Things I Never Want You To Forget
Dear S, There are just so many things I want to tell you, and teach you. Some may come as life lessons, some lessons you may never need to learn. But there are a few that you must absolutely remember....
View ArticleTop 8 TED Talks To Inspire Your Success
Success can be a fickle thing, but that doesn't mean it is impossible to achieve. Often we come across stories where smart entrepreneurs leveraged resources available to them and built an empire that...
View Article'Jazbaa' Trailer Gets A Big F For Feminism
Feminism is the in-thing in Bollywood. Everybody wants to cash in on it. In film after film, women are leading the plot, as opposed to being mere decorative pieces. From being the hero's shy love...
View Article21-Year-Old Wrestler Murdered, Stuffed Into A Sack, Thrown Out Of The Village
SONEPAT: A 21-year-old national level wrestler was found murdered and his body with multiple stab wounds, which was stuffed inside a gunny sack, was recovered outside Kakroi village in Sonepat on...
View ArticleWhy We Love The 'Idiot' Movie Hero
"Who says idiots don't make it?" I wonder, after a screening of Bajrangi Bhaijaan. For there's no doubt that the Salman Khan character in the film is low on the IQ scale, somewhere between 'moron' and...
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