Cutting across political lines, chief ministers of eight northeastern states, ruled by Congress, Left and regional parties, have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to retain the ‘special category status’ for the mountainous states. “Chief ministers of all the eight northeastern states recently adopted a resolution urging the central government on special status,” Tripura Chief Minister […]
As the Irish government has approved the same-sex marriage with 1.2 million people of Ireland voting in its favour, B-Town celebrities including Hrithik Roshan have also supported the decision. On Friday, Ireland voted in a referendum — whether the Constitution should be changed so as to extend civil marriage rights to same-sex couples. From early […]
Nearly two-thirds of the non-Muslim candidates secured entry-level as well as experience-level jobs at a fair organised by the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) and Khidmat Organisation here on Saturday, an organiser said. Around 1,100 young and experienced job aspirants, along with 20 big and small companies including banks, took part in the day-long event […]
Twelve teenagers cames together on stage to convey their stories of struggle, social issues that affect them most and the changes they dream of. ‘Walk!’ – a collaborative production inspired by the stories, struggles, dreams and hopes of the group was presented at the Studio Safdar here on Saturday. The group, facilitated by Tasawwur – […]
Most present day singers would say they are inspired by legends like Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and Mohammad Rafi, but Harmeet Singh of the Meet Bros Anjjan trio says he was inspired by a discordant singer, whom he saw on TV during his college years. “I saw a weird elderly man on TV who was […]
Seventeen-year-old Shalini, who doubles up as a housemaid to support her family, has found a solid reason to dream big. She recently appeared in the two-year pre-university course (PUC) board exam and scored an impressive 85 percent. “My hard work has paid off. I used to study for final exams whenever I was free from […]
J. Jayalalithaa, often described as the ‘Iron Lady of Tamil Nadu’, returned to power on Saturday – after a seven month break that ended when she was acquitted in a corruption case, bringing joy to her party cadres and an apparent relief to several sections of the people. Jayalalithaa was sworn-in as chief minister for […]
A tiny Western Lowland Gorilla has been born at Taronga Zoo. The baby, born to Frala and Silverback Kibali, is the second born at Taronga in the last seven months. The new baby and Frala are healthy and are bonding well. Frala, 33, is a very experienced and successful mother having previously given birth […]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Hours after #ModiInsultsIndia was among the top trending topics on Twitter, in apparent reaction to Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s speeches in Shanghai and Seoul, #ModiIndiasPride raced ahead in the India trending list on Tuesday evening. #ModiInsultsIndia was among the top trends for several hours following perceived unhappiness over Modi’s comments […]
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Congress, the BJP, the CPI-M, the CPI, the NCP and the BSP to disclose the complete details of their income as well as expenditure. The PIL by the ADR along with RTI activist Subhash Chandra […]