This Video Explains Why We Should Actively Work Towards Ending Gender...
Gender inequality is not an issue that is given much importance in various professional and personal spaces. Discussions around it are often pushed back in favour of other issues deemed more important...
View Article'Shaandaar' Review: Mock The Shaadi
Queen helmer Vikas Bahl’s latest offering, Shaandaar, boasts of a unique sequence that may be the key to understanding what this film is all about. In this, members of two impossibly rich business...
View ArticleChina Willing To Expand Military Ties With India
Beijing is willing to expand militaries ties with New Delhi to enhance mutual trust between the two forces, a Chinese general told the Hindustan Times Thursday. Concluding an Indo-China...
View ArticleState Trumps Religion As Delhi Government Supersedes Wakf Board
In what could invite allegations of the state interfering in matters of religion, Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party government has "superseded" the Delhi Wakf Board, and transferred all its powers and duties to...
View ArticleIndia Regains Shot At Series After Beating South Africa In Chennai
Indian bowlers set-up a 35-run win over the South Africans to level the series 2-2 after being powered by a sorely-needed century by Virat Kohli. Batting at No 3, Kohli's blitzing 138 featured century...
View ArticleUddhav Thackeray Warns Of 'Forest Fire' But Won't Break BJP Alliance
On Dusshera and after nearly a week of brinkmanship with the BJP, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday emphasized that his party would not quit the BJP-led government. He however took the...
View ArticleSahitya Akademi Finally Breaks Its Silence, Condemns Murder Of Writers
Nearly two months after the murder of scholar Malleshappa M Kalburgi, the Sahitya Akademi, an institution committed to promoting Indian literature, on Friday finally broke its silence over the attacks...
View ArticleBangladeshi Hindus Protest Against Desecration Of Six Temple Idols
DHAKA -- Many Hindus took to the streets to protest against the desecration of six temple idols in Gurudashpur upazila in Natore, Bangladesh. The agitated people also blocked the Natore-Gurudashpur...
View ArticleIndian-Origin Broke Tycoon Forced To Demolish His Domed, $70 Million...
MELBOURNE -- An Indian-origin couple's 70 million dollar mansion in Australia, known as 'Taj-on-the-Swan', will be demolished after the former fertiliser magnates failed to reach an agreement with the...
View ArticleFrom 'Dog' Remark To Cheerleading Trolls: The Embarrassing Shenanigans Of...
NEW DELHI -- Union Minister V.K. Singh's latest "dog" remark was so vile that most people, irrespective of their political convictions and party loyalties, were appalled. While Jitender, a young Dalit...
View ArticlePriyanka Chopra: 'I'm Constantly Reinventing Myself'
This article is from Open Magazine. By Sharin Bhatti The ripples started last year. In 2014, Priyanka Chopra made an appearance at the Golden Globe Awards and its after-party in a strapless Burberry...
View ArticleTeenage Girl In UP Beheads And Burns Five Year Old Boy As 'Rape Revenge'
A 13-year-old girl has allegedly beheaded a five-year-old boy after his father reportedly raped her, according to a report in Hindustan Times. The ghastly incident was reported in Uttar Pradesh's Khair...
View ArticleAzam Khan Blames Mobile Phone Usage For Rape Of Minors
RAMPUR -- Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today held mobile phones responsible for rape of minors saying misuse of these gadgets by the younger generation has led to an alarming rise in such cases. He...
View ArticleBollywood Celebrities Slam Shiv Sena's 'Intolerance' Towards Pakistani Artists
MUMBAI -- Slamming Shiv Sena's resolve to halt Pakistani artists from performing in Maharashtra, several Bollywood celebrities have come out in support of actors and performers from across the border,...
View ArticleSedition Case: Hardik Patel Sent To Judicial Custody
SURAT -- A local court today remanded the Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in judicial custody while rejecting further remand application of the police in connection with the case of sedition...
View ArticleNawaz Sharif Attacks India For 'Dangerous Military Doctrines'
WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today kept up his attack on India and warned that Pakistan will have to take "credible deterrent" measures in the face of Indian "arms build-up" and "dangerous...
View ArticleDelhi Cabinet Passes Resolution Against LG In Fresh Face-Off
NEW DELHI -- In an unprecedented escalation of tension, the Delhi Cabinet today passed resolutions against Lt Governor Najeeb Jung asking him to explain the "compelling circumstances" behind relieving...
View ArticleJulian Opie Brings A French Winter To Goa: Art Review
With Julian Opie's suite of landscape prints from 2012 titled "Winter", on display at the Sunaparanta Centre for the Arts in Panjim until 28 October, Goa has the opportunity to view the work of a...
View ArticleWhy Are We Attached To Our Misery?
What is this attachment to misery? There are reasons. Just look into your misery, watch, and you will be able to find what the reasons are. Then look into those moments when once in a while you allow...
View ArticleWhy Writers Need To Stop Turning On Other Writers Returning Their Awards
I have been avidly following the contentious debate - both in the Indian news and social media -- on writers returning their Sahitya Akademi awards. So far, 30 writers have done so in a move that the...
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