Timeline Of Major Haj-Related Incidents In Saudi Arabia
CAIRO -- Every year, millions of Muslims converge on the Saudi holy cities of Mecca and Medina for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, with the massive ceremonies representing a major security and logistical...
View ArticleWATCH: Are You Misreading The Signs Of Child Abuse?
In India, approximately 20,000 cases of child abuse are reported annually. Every hour, more than two children are sexually assaulted -- and these are just the reported cases. There are many more cases...
View ArticleBengaluru-Based Poet Subhashini Chandramani's Garden Art Is A Blooming Wonder!
Bengaluru-based poet Subhashini Chandramani has quite a talent for converting her art sketches into adorable 3D projections, using leafy odds and ends from her garden. Of late, Chandramani's work --...
View ArticleWATCH: Is 'Darling Don't Cheat' The Worst Movie Trailer Of 2015?
An upcoming film called Darling Don't Cheat, produced and directed by debutant Rajkumar Hindusthani, may just have the tackiest, most howlarious trailer of any film you've seen this year (yep, even...
View ArticleSomnath Bharti Is Behaving Like A 'Professional Criminal', Says Delhi Police
NEW DELHI -- Controversial AAP MLA Somnath Bharti, evading arrest for the third consecutive day in a domestic violence and attempt to murder case lodged by his wife, is behaving like a "professional...
View ArticleSourav Ganguly Appointed President Of Cricket Association Of Bengal
KOLKATA -- Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was today appointed the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), ending the suspense on who will take over the state cricket body following...
View ArticleBoxing Champion Mary Kom Breaks Down At Public Event, Alleges Regional Bias...
Five-time World Amateur Boxing champion and Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom broke down during a public event in Mumbai on Thursday, alleging regional bias against her during boxing selections and...
View ArticlePM Narendra Modi Sells India Growth Story To Top US CEOs, Promises To Remove...
NEW YORK -- In the biggest pitch yet to woo US investments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today courted top financial sector CEOs to sell the India growth story, assuring them their concerns will be...
View Article4 Indians Among 717 Killed In Haj Stampede In Saudi Arabia
MINA -- At least 717 people, including four Indians, were killed and over 860 injured in a stampede today during Haj here, in the second worst ever tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia....
View ArticleSchool Founded By Arundhati Roy's Mom Tells Boys And Girls To Maintain One...
Indian educator and women's rights activist Mary Roy's school, Pallikoodam in Kerala, has decreed that boys and girls should maintain a distance of one meter from each other. In a school notice...
View ArticleCaste Segregation Still Rampant In Bihar Police Barracks
While in khaki, the Bihar Police is a formidable force joining ranks to protect citizens' liberty. But at dinner time, when constables return to their barracks, they have an entirely different story to...
View ArticleOver 30 Unused Airports In India To Get A New Lease Of Life: Civil Aviation...
KOLKATA -- The government wants to develop strategies to operationalised unused airports in the country, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju today said. "There are around 31-32 airports in...
View ArticleBJP Inching Ahead Of Nitish-Lalu Alliance: CVoter Opinion Poll
According to the latest Times Now Cvoter Opinion Poll in battleground Bihar, the JD(U)-RJD-Congress Mahagathbandhan and the BJP+ are locked in a heavily contested and bitter fight for supremacy....
View ArticlePEW Survey Findings Gives A Thumbs-Up To Modi's Leadership
The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank, which conducts opinion poll on social issues, public opinion, media content analysis demographic trends shaping countries across the world...
View ArticleChanging Roles Of The New-Age CFO
Global consulting firm, McKinsey categorizes the role of a CFO into four types: the finance expert, the generalist, the performance leader, the growth champion. However, I believe, in today's day and...
View ArticleThe New Enemies Of Nepal
Of the simplest things to do is to create an enemy that doesn't exist. More radical proponents of ideology do this all the time. Seeing the elite class as an enemy of the common man is a classic...
View ArticleWhen The Gurgaon Police Made Haryana's Friendly Neighbourhood 'Yamraj' Pay...
A car owner in Haryana thought it would be hilarious to exchange his legitimate number plate for one that read 'Yamraj' -- the god of death. But like any great plan spoiled by busybodies online, people...
View ArticleWATCH: 19-Year-Old Indian-Origin Transgender Man Needs Your Help
The fight between Shivy and his parents started in mid-June this year when he wanted to cut his hair short but his conservative Indian-American parents were completely against it. It was because...
View ArticleWATCH: Comedian Vir Das Has An Instructional Video On Trolling
A video that teaches people how to troll? We are not kidding. Here's how actor-comedian Vir Das has described his latest video on his YouTube Page as "Dedicated to internet trolls of all shapes and...
View ArticleIndia Orders Probe Into Volkswagen Cars
The government has ordered an investigation into Volkswagen AG cars after the German automaker said it had used software in its diesel models to circumvent emissions tests in the United States. U.S....
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