Well-known poet and writer Javed Akhtar on Tuesday hit out at All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi in Parliament. “He (Owaisi) said he will not say `Bharat mata ki jai` as the Constitution does not require him to say so. The Constitution even does not ask him to wear sherwani (dress) and topi (cap)… I don’t care to know whether saying ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ is my […]

Security agencies have killed three out of 10 suspected Pakistani terrorists who had entered India via Gujarat to carry out terror attacks during Maha Shivaratri festivities, a report said on Tuesday. Officials tracked down all the 10 suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists. While three terrorists have been neutralised, a massive search operation is on to hunt down the rest, as per CNN IBN. Important monuments and pilgrimage centers […]

In business, as in life, we are often taken aback by unexpected events. Sometimes these events are beneficial and help us achieve our goals. However, more often than not, we face challenges that have the potential to permanently derail us from making our dreams come true. A setback can take any form and come at any time. But it’s how you tackle it that will set you apart from the […]

This week I’m talking about something that is super personal for me, because it is something that I struggle with constantly. No matter how healthy you are, no matter how hard you try to eat a balanced diet, no matter how many hours you spend in the gym, you will probably still fail at this one thing. You will never be perfect. When I was a kid, I was always […]

Almost three decades after Salman Khan’s Baaghi (1990) hit the screens, Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor are ready with another film by the same name. This time, however, it comes with a tagline: Baaghi – A rebel for love. Directed by Sabbir Khan of Heropanti fame, 2016’s Baaghi boasts of high-octane action scenes and daredevil stunts. The trailer presents Tiger and Shraddha as Ronny and Sia: two youngsters ‘rebellious by […]

Even with a knife to my throat won’t say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’: Asaduddin Owaisi to Mohan Bhagwat In yet another controversial statement, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi, in a direct attack on the RSS, said that he would not chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. Addressing a public rally in Udgir tehsil in Latur district here on Sunday, Owaisi said, “I don’t chant that slogan (Bharat Mata […]

Eminent Congress member Ghulam Nabi Azad denied comparing RSS to ISIS in the Parliament today. In fact he even waved a CD with the speech recording as proof of his statement and accused BJP of creating political controversy by asking Congress to issue apology for the alleged statement. Like any sane thinking individual without any political interest, the first course of action on hearing this clarification was, ‘Oh Really! What […]

Sunil Mantri:  What inspired you to come up with this album?  Asxem Dlean: More than an album or ep, I would categorize it as a concept. Each related but in its own symphony. I was inspired to create and respect separate genre’s rather sticking to one or mixing it all up.   SM:  How has this Concept influenced your professional outlook?  AD: I’ve always believed in The 3 steps to achieving. Hence, a 3 track, 3 step inspired […]

In March last year a bizarre and unprecedented phenomenon occurred. Indian women began to launch a defence of Indian men on the social media and at dinner tables. Indian men were not as bad as the world perceived them to be, the women said, not all Indian men were rapists. Indian men, naturally, agreed. They were reacting to a documentary called ‘India’s Daughter’, which was about the gang rape and […]

 A 90-year-old Michigan woman is proving that it’s never too late to “hit the road.” After her husband’s death and her cancer diagnosis soon after, “Miss Norma” decided to forego treatment and, instead, set off on an all-American RV trip across the United States. In the months since then, Norma has visited Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, gazed at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and tried homemade key lime pie […]