A Tripura court on Wednesday sentenced to death two tribal youths for raping and murdering a 12-year-old tribal girl last year, police said. “Kamalpur (in northern Tripura) Additional Sessions Judge Arindam Paul awarded death sentence to Rashida Tripura, 25, and Jhani Tripura, 20, for raping and murdering the 12-year-old girl at Raishyabari on February 7 […]
An humble and honest cinematic multilingual gem “Court” — a courtroom drama that brings alive injustices of India’s legal system — has been chosen to represent the country at the 88th Academy Awards. Director Chaitanya Tamhane is elated at the “surprise”, while a jury member resigned from the panel over differences with the chairman. “Court”, […]
The grand alliance of Janata Dal-United, Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress on Wednesday released the first list for the Bihar elections, naming all but one candidate for the state’s 243 assembly constituencies, while seeking to balance caste equations in view of their support base. According to a press release issued by the grand alliance, […]
Aware of the competition she faces at the global level, Telangana’s first woman cueist Thakur Aakanksha Singh is confident of putting up a good show at the World Billiards Championship, beginning in Adelaide from Friday. The 27-year-old is excited to be representing India at the world championship. “I am very elated. It’s a big honour […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought Ireland’s support for reforms of the UN Security Council within a fixed time frame and India’s permanent membership as he held talks with Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Modi, who arrived here earlier in the day on a day-long visit, said he exchanged views on a broad range […]
The much awaited Parramasala festival is back with a bang in 2015! Now in its sixth year, Parramasala is a free festival celebrating the many cultures of western Sydney. The free events will take place from Friday 23 October to Sunday 25 October 2015 in Parramatta’s Prince Alfred Square and at Wigram Street, Harris Park. Parramasala 2015 presents a […]
This October, celebrated Australian soprano Greta Bradman joins the Australian World Orchestra (AWO) to tour India at the invitation, and under the baton, of internationally renowned Indian conductor Maestro Zubin Mehta. Bradman joins the AWO to perform in spectacular concerts in Mumbai, Chennai and New Delhi. Bradman is an award winning, critically acclaimed Australianoperatic and […]
NSW Minister for Multiculturalism, The Hon John Ajaka MLC, and Lord Mayor of Parramatta, Councillor Scott Lloyd, today officially launched the full event program for Parramasala 2015. This is the sixth year of Parramasala, a free festival celebrating the many cultures of western Sydney. The free event will take place from Friday 23 October […]
He has wooed audiences the world over with his portrayal of Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in the hit British period TV drama series “Downton Abbey”. And now actor Hugh Bonneville is essaying Lord Mounbatten — the last Viceroy of British India — for Gurinder Chadha’s forthcoming film “Vicerory’s House”, currently being shot in the […]
Compared to eight years ago, 18-year-old boys and girls from India’s middle and upper classes are 3 cm and 1 cm taller, respectively, according to the latest growth charts published this year for children aged five to 18. The growth figures — last updated in 2007, using data collected more than two decades ago — […]