An Indian woman who was killed in Australia in 2013 was strangled and stabbed by her fiance’s ex-lover, a court in Australia was told on Wednesday. Hours after Manisha Patel, her fiance’s ex-lover came to her apartment, Purvi Joshi was found dead with bruising on her neck, a swollen face and a knife sticking out […]
Despite investment in India declining to a nine-year low in 2014, India has figured in top five emerging economies for highest investment commitments in the private sector infrastructure sectors, the World Bank has said. “Investment in India reached a nine-year low in 2014, falling to $6.2 billion,” said an update released on the World Bank’s […]
While young adults across several Western countries are feeling the ill-effects of excessive online porn, the sudden spurt in online access has also put Indian teenagers at such risk, warn behavioural experts. According to sex and behavioural sciences experts, sex is one of those abiding mysteries to which teenagers seek an answer. Today it’s much […]
Hollywood actress Wendy Glenn, who has been cast in Indian filmmaker Onir’s new film “Veda”, is looking forward to her visit to India. To be directed by Onir and produced by Bhavna Talwar, “Veda” is a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s iconic play “Hamlet”. Happy about the Indian collaboration, Glenn said in a statement: […]
“Can’t Take This Shit Any More”, a documentary by Vinod Kapri, will be screened at the 12th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart. The film gala, where the documentary will be aiming to win awards in two important categories — Best Documentary Film and Audience Award — will be held between July 15-19 in Stuttgart, Germany. “Can’t […]
He truly represents the inspiring, indomitable, never-say-die spirit that Mumbai is famous for. Mantralaya employee Avinash Chaugule was the cynosure of all eyes as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis felicitated him for creating a record of sorts on Tuesday. Chaugule, 50, finally cleared his SSC Board examinations (Class 10) after making 28 attempts over as many […]
India’s first and oldest railway line laid between Mumbai CST and Thane on Tuesday became “high-powered” with a successful conversion from a 1,500-V DC to 25,000-V AC traction system. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu at a function here dedicated the new high-powered system, which will entail huge savings in electricity bills and time to the Central […]
A bitter battle between the central and AAP governments worsened on Tuesday as police arrested Delhi’s Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar amid high drama and secured a four-day police custody over his alleged fake degree. The AAP denounced the arrest as vendetta. Metropolitan magistrate Navjeet Budhiraja sent Tomar to police remand after police argued that […]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday withdrew its controversial circular on the ‘two finger test on rape victims’, but it has left activists fuming. They contended the circular revealed the Delhi government’s ignorance. Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain clarified that the advisory issued on two-finger test was “misinterpreted” and said the […]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday blamed the erstwhile UPA government for not doing much to improve the national capital’s air quality, which started deteriorating in 2007. “It’s not that the pollution has risen suddenly as Delhi’s air quality had been worsening since 2007. The previous government did little […]