In a landmark move, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnball announced that he will make a national apology to survivors of child sex abuse before the end of the parliamentary year. Apologising to victims of institutional abuse amid the royal commission into child sex abuse, the prime minister confirmed the intentions of the government on Thursday, The Guardian reported. “We owe it to survivors not to waste this moment and we […]

Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh crooned many beautiful melodies that are timeless and are still remembered by the music lovers. It goes without saying that the singer had the art of expressing human emotions with his melodious voice. Jagjit Singh, born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman (8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011), was an Indian Ghazal singer, composer and musician. Known as the “Ghazal King”. He sang in numerous languages. He […]

Anushka Sharma took to Twitter Wednesday to unveil the teaser of her upcoming home production – Pari – directed by Prosit Roy. Set in the backdrop of Kolkata, Pari is a horror film with a mysterious back-story. It is extremely difficult to comprehend what is in store for us but going by the teaser, it looks quite terrifying. Also starring Parambrata Chatterjee, Rajat Kapoor & Ritabhari Chakraborty in pivotal roles, […]

Let me start with full disclosure: the Nilekanis were among the earliest donors of the institution of which I am a co-founder. The proposals in this article are entirely my own and they have neither sought nor had any influence in the writing of it. Much of the ongoing national heartburn over Aadhaar is due to the profound change in “the use case” between that of the UPA government which […]

In 1946, a census was conducted to count the daily traffic footfall on the state-of-the-art Howrah Bridge. The figures registered were 27,400 vehicles, 121,100 pedestrians and 2,997 cattle. Contrast the above information with a 2007 report, which showed a daily flow of 90,000 vehicles, out of which 15,000 were goods vehicles. The iconic bridge in the world is regarded as the “Gateway to Kolkata” since it connects the city to […]

Ajay Devgn is not called an intense artiste for no reason. The two time National Film Award winning actor is back with his new film. As Amay Patnaik, Deputy Commisioner of Income Tax, in Lucknow, Ajay will impress you. The acto has proved his versatility time and again and his performance in Raid will add a new feather in his cap. Also starring Ileana D’Cruz and Saurabh Shukla, and Directed […]

The stock market bloodbath has wiped out a staggering Rs 9.6 lakh crore from investor wealth in three days with the rout continuing amid sell-off in world markets. The BSE benchmark Sensex slumped 1,274.35 points to hit the day’s low at 33,482.81 on Tuesday. Post the Union Budget on February 1, the 30-share index has plummeted by 2,164.11 points. Led by a continuous sell-off, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies […]

The teaser of Akshay Kumar’s much-awaited sports drama, ‘Gold’, is out. In the film, based on the true incidents of India winning the Olympic gold medal in hockey as an independent nation in 1948, Akshay will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar. The sports drama is directed by Reema Kagti and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the banner Excel Entertainment. The movie is set to release on […]

A day after he refused to abide by the Supreme Court’s order to release political prisoners, Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday declared a 15-days State of Emergency in the country. Yameen on Sunday refused to accept the Supreme Court order to release political prisoners and reinstate 12 MPs who defected to the opposition. Protests are being held across the country since President Yameen refused to follow SC’s ruling. The […]

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the Congress government in the state of corruption and claiming that criminals rule it. A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Bengaluru and vowed to wipe Congress out of Karnataka, state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongman saying “he is morally not right to be […]