Days After Ban On Pakistani Artistes, Fawad Khan Finally Breaks His Silence
Since the past few weeks, Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, who appears in Karan Johar's upcoming Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, has found himself in a political crossfire. In the wake of the Uri attacks, political...
View ArticleThreatened On The Phone And Abused On Social Media, Sanjay Nirupam Files...
Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam, who triggered a row by calling the army's surgical strikes "fake", today claimed to have received a "threat call" from alleged gangster Ravi Pujari asking him...
View ArticleNow A Hindu Man Can Divorce His Wife If She Tries To Separate Him From His...
In a ruling that could stir a major controversy, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday said that a Hindu husband could divorce his wife on grounds of cruelty if she tried to separate him from his...
View ArticleObstacles Are Being Created Because We Are Doing Good Work: Kejriwal's Barb...
In a veiled attack at Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said several obstacles are being created for his government "because we are doing good work". Kejriwal...
View ArticleWith Jayalalithaa In Hospital, TN Governor Meets Ministers To Review State...
Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao held a meeting today with state chief secretary Rama Mohana Rao and state ministers O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palanisamy to review the administrative...
View ArticleOne Policeman Killed, Two Injured As Terrorists Fire At A Security Post In...
Srinagar, Oct 7 (PTI) — A policeman was killed while another cop and a civilian were injured tonight when some terrorists fired at a security post guarding minority community in Shopian district of...
View ArticleSikh Techie Beaten, Hair Cut With Knife In Alleged Hate Crime In US
NEW YORK -- A 41-year old Sikh-American IT specialist was brutally attacked by some men, who knocked off his turban and allegedly cut his religiously-mandated unshorn hair with a knife, prompting a...
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Hurricane Matthew Death Toll Passes 800 In Haiti, Cholera Takes Lives
By Makini Brice and Joseph Guyler Delva CHANTAL, Haiti/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew's trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those emerging from the aftermath on Friday, with the number...
View ArticleFamily Of Dadri Accused Cremate His Body Following Assurances Of Compensation...
The family of Ravi Sisodia cremated him on Friday after striking a bargain with the local administration over compensation and an investigation against Mohammad Akhlaq's family, three days after the...
View ArticleWater Mismanagement In India: Why Demand Is A Bigger Problem Than Supply
By Prof. Asit K. Biswas* India's water management has been on an unsustainable path for centuries. The Mughal Emperor Akbar decided to build a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri (City of Victory). An...
View ArticleMaratha Uprising: How Caste Hijacked A Gender Issue
Co-authored by Kartikey Shukla* India has a long tradition of caste- and religion-based politics in which national constructs of masculinity and femininity are played up for political gains by all...
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'We Are The Kids' Is An Islamabad Fairytale About A Harsh Reality
American rock band Walk The Moon's video presentation of We Are The Kids by Pakistani filmmaker Shahana Khan Khalil is a heart-rending portrait of children who are forced to struggle hard to make ends...
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6 Quintessentially Delhi Ways To Celebrate The Festive Season
With the festive season here, there's no better place to be than Delhi, an ancient urban zone where seven walled cities were born over a span of about 1000 years. In keeping with its rich traditions,...
View ArticleUS Playing Key Role In Pushing India To Resolve Tension With Pakistan, Says...
WASHINGTON -- The US is playing a "positive role in pushing and prodding India" to lower tension and start dialogue with Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's envoys have said. "We feel that the US...
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Trump's Latest Comments About Women Are Rape Culture In A Nutshell
"You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful [women]. I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait," Donald Trump can be heard saying to "Access Hollywood" host...
View ArticleCurfew Imposed In Srinagar After 12-Year-Old Boy Dies In Pellet Firing
SRINAGAR -- Curfew remained in force in seven police station areas of Srinagar on Saturday following the death of a minor boy, who was injured during clashes between protestors and security forces in...
View ArticleIn Gandhinagar, Right-Wing Activists Spray Cow Urine At Garba Dances To Keep...
Right-wing activists are spraying cow urine on people coming to attend garba dances in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, in order to keep Muslims out of the festivities, The Times of India reported...
View ArticlePolitical Parties Can't Use Public Funds, Govt Machinery To Promote Poll...
NEW DELHI -- The Election Commission (EC) has said that no political party will be allowed to use public funds and government machinery to carry out activities that amount for its advertisement. On...
View ArticleTeacher Kills Dalit Man For 'Touching The Flour And Rendering It Impure'
Lalit Karnatak, a government teacher in Uttarakhand, plunged a blade into the throat of Sohan Ram, a Dalit man, after accusing him of "defiling" the flour in a mill, The Times of India reported today....
View ArticleKajol Backs Ajay Devgn's Stand Of Not Working With Pak Artistes At The Moment
MUMBAI -- Actor Ajay Devgn is the latest Bollywood celebrity to come out in support of ban on Pakistani artistes working in India, saying he is not going to "share screen space" with them as of now....
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