So what do you do if your child hankers for noodles, now that Maggi and other brands are under a cloud? Experts say one should go for the generic varieties or make alternatives more interesting. It’s difficult to stop children from eating their favourite noodles or fast food, so put in extra effort, suggests Aarchie […]
For the present, the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has bought peace with the family of the slain journalist, Jagendra Singh, with a Rs.30 lakh compensation and the promise of government jobs for his two sons. It, however, remains open to question whether the government will be able to keep its third promise of […]
English school teachers in Punjab have flunked the English language test. From tenses to spellings, every thing they wrote was wrong, resulting in a rap on their knuckles from Education Minister Dalit Singh Cheema. They may now find themselves back in schools to unlearn the wrong. Sample these: “Leak of interest”, “Staff of our school […]
Asus had launched smartphones in India like a salvo of Hellfire missiles to tackle the raging war for eyeballs in an overcrowded market. Its latest offering, Zenfone 2, was launched in April. Here is an IANS analysis of the device, which costs Rs 23,999: Design: The latest warrior from Asus’ stable comes with a look […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India was placed under Emergency 40 years ago “for the sake of power” and the event which “cannot be forgotten” was the “darkest period” in our history. “Forty years ago, lakhs of people were imprisoned, the press was censored and the radio only spoke what the government wanted,” […]
To bring out the colourful and creative side of the inmates and help their rehabilitation, visual art classes were organised in the premises of the Tihar Central Jail, a statement said on Thursday. A Delhi based leading art director, Ratno Rudro was called for imparting training to the inmates in the art classes held on […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has chalked out a first-of-its-kind plan to take a group of Hindus and Muslims on a joint pilgrimage. The ‘dharmarth karya’ department has issued a government order (GO) in which 10 Muslim and Hindu devouts from each district will be taken on a pilgrimage in a single trip, including a visit […]
Delhi’s ruling AAP on Thursday threatened nationwide protests if HRD Minister Smriti Irani did not quit within three days over the discrepancies over her educational qualification. Stepping up its attack on the BJP-led government, the Aam Aadmi Party also dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Manmohan Singh Part II” for not speaking over Irani and […]
TV actor Sanjit Bedi, who won million of hearts through his character Dr Omi of TV show “Sanjeevani”, died on Wednesday morning due to a viral condition of the brain, his friend and actor Karanvir Bohra said. Karanvir, who featured with the deceased in TV series “Kasautii Zindagii Kay”, said Sanjit had been in hospital […]
Sanitation in Jammu & Kashmir is among the worst in India, with more than 54 percent of more than 1.2 million households without toilets and the 2014-15 target for household latrines falling short by 86 percent, according to government data. While J&K is ranked third, the two worst states are Odisha and Bihar, according to […]