India’s sacred river Ganga looks far from a worshipped body. What once used to be pure, sacrosanct and devoid of even a spot of dirt, has now become unclean. The National Green Tribunal (NGT), which has been monitoring the cleanliness of the river for a while, on Monday observed that, “Not a single drop of river Ganga has been cleaned so far”. The NGT also called out the government agencies […]

WatchWell, this Valentine’s Day, Bollywood has planned something different for you. Here, we are talking about Nana Patekar and Mahie Gill’s upcoming film ‘Wedding Anniversary’. The Sudhanshu Jha directorial revolves around a couple (played by Priyanshu Chatterjee and Mahie Gill) who plan to celebrate their first wedding anniversary in Goa. Nana, who plays an old writer, barges into her room late at night. Eventually, she becomes an inspiration for Nana. […]

Borra (meaning hole in Odia) caves are located in the Anantagiri Hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats. The hill range is between 800 metres and 1,300 metres above mean sea level and about 90 km from Visakhapatnam. William King, a British geologist, is said to have discovered the caves in 1807.These caves are naturally formed and believed to be 150 million years old. Efforts are on to get World Heritage […]

Last seen in the hit film Sardaar Gabbar Singh, powerstar Pawan Kalyan is back with his next outing Katamarayudu. As announced earlier, the makers have unveiled the teaser of the film, which is now trending on various social media platforms. Much to everyone’s expectations, the teaser looks electrifying with Pawan Kalyan’s screen presence. The teaser doesn’t reveal much about the film, but Katamaryudu promises a lot of Pawan moments. In […]

Hundreds of Coast Guard men, engineering students and fishermen are using their hands to clear a giant oil spill in the sea near Chennai, with a machine proving useless in pumping out the thickening sludge. Tonnes of oil spilled into the sea when two cargo ships collided on Saturday. Environmentalists are worried because nearly half a dozen turtles have died in the polluted area. In four days, half the oil […]

Because no other leader cared for Indians as selflessly as he did — and it all started from a remote corner at the edge of this vast country, 100 years ago. “Gandhiji must have walked this road…” As our lone car makes its way ahead of Narkatiaganj in West Champaran, I am thinking of Gandhiji walking 16 kilometres from the station to the ashram we are headed to, a hundred […]

Finance minister Arun Jaitley could raise the service tax rate in the Budget to be presented on February 1, a move that will increase the cost of eating out, going to the movies or flying. Two senior government sources told Hindustan Times on Friday that the existing rate of 15%, which includes two cesses, could be raised by another 0.5% to 1%. “The government might want to increase the service […]

Scientists behind the Doomsday clock have warned that humanity is in its greatest peril in more than 50 years, partly because of the “words and actions” of US President Donald Trump. On Thursday, the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock, which indicates how close the world’s leading scientists think we are from destroying the planet, was moved forward to two and a half minutes to midnight, amid increasing concerns over nuclear weapons […]

The world’s tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa, was lit up in tri-colours – saffron, white and green to mark the 68th Republic Day of India. “Tonight we celebrate India’s 68th Republic Day with a spectacular LED illumination of the Indian National flag on #BurjKhalifa! #India,” the official Twitter account of Burj Khalifa tweeted in both English and Arabic languages. Three times last evening, the musical fountains adjacent to the world’s tallest […]

Addressing the nation on the eve of Republic Day, President Pranab Mukherjee paid tribute to soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the country and said that demonetisation would improve transparency of Indian economy. On the eve of 68th Republic Day of our nation, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our Armed Forces, Para-military Forces and Internal Security […]