With Inferno releasing in India on 14 October — a whole two weeks before it is scheduled to open in theatres in the US — a special ‘India exclusive’ trailer has been unveiled by Sony Pictures on YouTube for audiences here. The trailer, that features all the principal actors — Tom Hanks, Irrfan Khan and Felicity Jones — clocks in at just under a minute-and-a-half but teases some of Inferno’s […]
Within days of India announcing plans to assert its right within the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, China said it was building a dam on a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo, as Brahmaputra is known in Tibet. This will be its ‘most expensive hydel project’. Here’s all about the project, the tributary and why India worries about the project. Why India sees red 1. China’s dam building overdrive is a […]
This open letter by Major Gaurav Arya blasting Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt and the people batting for Pakistani artists has gone massively viral. Taking on Karan Johar and Mahesh Bhatt, Major Arya has written – “This conflict between India and Pakistan is not the soldier’s personal war. He is dying and killing for you and me. Imagine a situation in which the soldier felt, and behaved, like Karan Johar and […]
Kapil Mishra had a spat with Mehbooba Mufti at a tourism event. Hours after launching an attack at Mehbooba Mufti by saying tourism would not thrive in Kashmir as long as terrorism existed in the state, Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Tuesday said sharing stage with the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister would be an insult for him. ‘This is the first time I met Mehbooba Mufti. I have […]
Navratri is extra special This year, Navratri is extra special because it is a 10-day-long ritual to be observed. As the Dwitiya tithi falls on two days, Navratri will be celebrated for 10 days instead of the usual nine days ritual. One more reason is that this year, the Pitri paksha period has reduced by one day while the Devi paksha has increased by one day. In this Navratri, Brahma […]
Twenty-three-old Kieren D’souza, an ultra-marathoner (one who covers more than the average 42 kms) created history back in April when he became the first Indian to qualify for the Sparthathlon, an annual run in Greece that lasts 246.6 km and is widely considered, ‘The world’s toughest race.’ This month, he went ahead and bettered that achievement by successfully completing the race. Defying all odds, he completed the race in 33 […]
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi has been invited as the Republic Day guest for the celebrations in January. This move by Narendra Modi is being seen as a major positive to further India’s ties with the Middle East nations and employ a strategic measure in isolating Pakistan for furthering terror activities on India soil. India has always enjoyed strong ties with Abu Dhabi and the significant amount of Indian […]
Love that wonderful earthy smell that comes with the first rain of the season? Known as petrichor, this ethereal essence is a medley of molecules that rises from thirsty soil soaking in the long-awaited drops of rain. If you wish you could capture the wonderful scent of wet earth into a bottle, an old city in Uttar Pradesh made that possible a long time ago. The perfume of petrichor is […]
Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy is to publish her second novel – 20 years after her bestseller The God of Small Things came out. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness will be published in June 2017. “I am glad to report that the mad souls (even the wicked ones) in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness have found a way into the world,” Roy said. She has written a wide range of […]
It was just last week that the Income Tax Department made an announcement about raiding roadside eateries. These small tiny businesses that thrive on curbs make thousands every day – yet nobody has questioned it before.A little before September ended, the IT Department ensured that they would investigate every nook and corner of this flourishing industry, and see what emerged. The next move was the notice that was sent to many […]
