Rupsa Batabyal, 6, wins ‘Super Dancer – Chapter 3’

Rupsa Batabyal, 6, wins ‘Super Dancer – Chapter 3’

Kolkata’s Rupsa Batabyal, a six-year-old who wooed the audience with her expressions, has won “Super Dancer – Chapter 3”. Rupsa charmed her way into the audiences’ hearts with superlative performances week after week, and won the maximum votes in the finale episode, aired on Sony Entertainment Television on Sunday night. “It feels really nice and […]

RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya resigns

RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya resigns

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has quit six months before the end of his term, sources said on Monday. Acharya is the second top RBI official to quit after Governor Urijit Patel’s exit last December. The sources said that Acharya, who joined as the RBI Deputy Governor in January 2017, […]

Secrets & Lies: Research reveals migrants are in the best place they’ve ever been to leverage cultural identity

Secrets & Lies: Research reveals migrants are in the best place they’ve ever been to leverage cultural identity

Sydney June 6, 2019:. Australians overwhelmingly believe that multiculturalism is an important and positive part of Australia’s national identity. In fact, almost two‑thirds of Australians say that the very best thing about Australia is its rich and diverse multicultural population, according to research launched today. Set against the backdrop of an often divisive federal election […]

MHA issues advisory to Bengal government on doctors’ strike

MHA issues advisory to Bengal government on doctors’ strike

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday issued an advisory to the West Bengal government on the ongoing strike by doctors and sought a report on the matter on priority, said sources familiar with the development. The latest advisory states “this Ministry is in receipt of a number of representations from doctors, health care […]

Satta Bazaar bids cross Rs 100 cr on India-Pak tie

Satta Bazaar bids cross Rs 100 cr on India-Pak tie

On the eve of the World Cup clash between India and Pakistan, the betting bazaars in Delhi have gone crazy: the police estimates that the bids in the illegal satta (betting) market could have crossed the Rs 100-crore mark in the National Capital Region (NCR). Punters, mostly from the trading class, and bookies linked to […]

The First Yogi: By Sadhguru

The First Yogi: By Sadhguru

(International Yoga Day Special) In the yogic culture, Shiva is not seen as a God, he is the Adiyogi, the first yogi. Over 15,000 years ago, Adiyogi appeared and went into intense ecstatic dance upon the Himalayas. When his ecstasy allowed him some movement, he danced wildly. When it became beyond movement, he became utterly […]

India to begin Windies Tour from August 3

India to begin Windies Tour from August 3

India will begin its ICC World Test Championship campaign with the two-Test series to be played in the West Indies in late August. The two Tests will be played at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua (August 22-26) and at Sabina Park in Jamaica (August 30-September 3). Before that, both the teams will play […]

‘Bharat’ screening hosted for partition families: Salman

‘Bharat’ screening hosted for partition families: Salman

A special screening of “Bharat” was hosted for the families who experienced the events of 1947 and the partition, says superstar Salman Khan. Salman shared a photograph of himself on Twitter along with a couple of senior citizens aged between 75-80 years-old and their family members. He captioned it: “Special screening of ‘Bharat’ for the […]

Facebook COO Sandberg promises to weed out bad content

Facebook COO Sandberg promises to weed out bad content

Grappling with the best and the worst of humanity, a quarterly transparency report from next year and content regulations are some of the steps listed by Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg to deal with major content concerns and privacy issues. Committed to weed out the “bad” content, Sheryl Sandberg said at the first […]