A nation doesn’t become great just by the progress it makes. There are hundreds of men who sacrifice their family lives to protect their country on the borders, and thousands of police officers who miss special occasions for their duty of protecting the people. Somehow we forget to remember these sacrifices they make for our nation. But their passion for their country is so pure and deep-rooted that if given […]

After forcing cancellation of Ghulam Ali’s concert, ink attack on Sudheendra Kulkarni, storming into BCCI President Shashank Manohar’s office and forcing him to cancel a proposed meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Shiv Sena turned its attention to highlight ‘glorious history’ of the party and its founder Balasaheb Thackeray. On Wednesday, Mumbai woke up to a poster that reminded various political leaders their place before Balasaheb. The poster that turned up […]

School kids had to buy 2 sweaters with uniform. Half sweater and full arm sweater. Without half sweater, no one would even step out of the house.   The thumb rule was  Strong n sturdy folks can wear half sweater Easily prone to cold should wear full sweater. But, when winter kicks in. It was like wearing muffler, full arm sweater and then blowing out the air from the mouth […]

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has written to Mr. Justin Trudeau, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on winning the General Elections. The text of PM’s letter as follows: I am delighted to extend to you, on behalf of the Government and people of India, my heartiest congratulations for leading the Liberal Party of Canada to a victory in the general election. Your bring vision, youth and energy […]

Though he is not present among us in physical form, Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology, which many conveniently tend to ignore, is still relevant today. From his pictures hanging on the walls of government offices, statues at prominent places to his valuable watermark on Indian currency, Gandhi is all around us. But, what would happen if he plans to suddenly disappear from our lives one day. This hilarious take on Gandhi’s disappearance […]

Hollywood veteran Robert Redford dramatises the fall of former CBS newsman Dan Rather in the latest teaser for “Truth”. The gripping docu-drama explains the fallout of CBS News airing explosive allegations about George W Bush’s military record in the run-up to the 2004 election, reported Deadline. Questions about the authenticity of CBS’s allegations would later bring an end to Rather’s 24-year run as anchor of the CBS Evening News. The […]

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday unearthed a major scam relating to the supply of packaged drinking water “Rail Neer” within the railways, and recovered Rs 20 crore cash from suppliers who were benefitting by looting the passengers. The agency, after registering a case against two senior officials of Northern Railway and seven private companies, raided 13 places in Delhi and Noida in connection with the alleged […]

Malala Yousafzai’s maturity and messianic zeal have wowed the world. But she’s also just a teenager. An upcoming documentary film on the gritty Pakistani teenager who took on the Taliban in Swat valley captures this dichotomy brilliantly.  ‘He Named Me Malala’, premiering worldwide on November 6, is directed by Davis Guggenheim. He had won the Oscar for ‘An Inconvenient Truth about Al Gore’.  At the preview for select journalists in […]

WASHINGTON: Scurrying under the feet of dinosaurs in swampy terrain in Spain around 125 million years ago was a furry chipmunk-sized critter with tiny hedgehog-like spines, horny body armor and an unpleasant fungal hair infection. This intrepid little guy now is providing the best look ever at the mammals that thrived during the Mesozoic Era, the age of dinosaurs. Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery near the Spanish town of […]

  They are suave, wear sporty looks and like to take selfies — an unconventional new generation of Kashmir militants is keeping the security agencies on tenterhooks, with two young militants daring to survey capital Srinagar and take photos in posh colonies. The Jammu and Kashmir police have stumbled upon pictures of two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen — Wasim Malla (27) and Zakir Ahmad Bhat (25) — who apparently […]