An Indian-origin journalist with a major US television network was heckled by Donald Trump’s supporters and briefly detained by police during a protest at the Republican presidential front-runner’s campaign rally, media reports said. CBS News reporter Sopan Deb was detained by police while covering the protest that broke out last night following the cancellation of Trump’s rally in Chicago. Deb was covering the clash between protesters and the Republican front-runner’s […]

A quick glance through most of the social media sites, what’s app, the corner store and name wherever, signs screaming ‘Happy Women’s Day’ greet you from everywhere. Sadly for me as a woman I somehow feel the pangs of discrimination more than ever. Why does our society need a special day to respect women, pay tribute to them and make them feel special? Why are the rest of the 364days […]

Residents of Bengaluru who enjoy their morning walk around the Ulsoor lake were in for a shock on Monday when they saw thousands of dead fish floating washed up on its shores. And, what caused the death of thousands of fish?: Rise in water pollution level. The pollution level in the Ulsoor lake has been a cause of concern for some time now. The government and the municipal corporation may […]

When Anupam Kher starts speaking, he does it all guns blazing. Setting the right-wing ecosphere on fire this weekend is a video of Kher speaking at an ABP Ananda event in Kolkata. A visibly angry Kher roasts the Congress and ‘intolerance brigade’ for their campaign against PM Narendra Modi. The actor, who was recently conferred with the Padma Bhushan, was speaking at the ‘The Telegraph National Debate 2016’, and the […]

The 25,000th Syrian refugee landed in Canada Saturday night marking the end of the first phase of the Liberals’ massive resettlement program. They were part of a plane load of refugees who touched down in Montreal. In the coming days, the group will spread to eight different provinces joining those who’ve arrived in Canada since the Liberals’ launched their Syrian refugee plan in November. The Liberals had first made a […]

Smokers, you just got another reason to quit. A short film starring Sunny Leone, Alok Nath and Deepak Dobriyal present the ‘no smoking’ message in a completely innovative way. Deepak Dobriyal, best remembered as Tanu Weds Manu’s Pappiji, is dying. Alok Nath is starring as Babuji, only he is more Haryana than Sooraj Barjatya in this one. The short film, directed by Hawaizaada maker Vibhu Puri, has Sunny Leone as […]

If you love her and leave her, have you raped her? In a world where a woman meets a man on equal terms, can a reciprocal sexual act be later framed as rape? British hockey player Ashpal Kaur has accused the Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh of sexual harassment and attempt to rape. In her version, he promised to marry her, had a long relationship with her, forced her into […]

Sydney: Tens of thousands of Antarctic penguins are estimated to be unable to return to their colony after a massive iceberg grounded there, according to a newly published study. The B09B iceberg, measuring some 100 square kilometres (38.6 square miles), grounded in Commonwealth Bay in East Antarctica in December 2010, the researchers from Australia and New Zealand wrote in the Antarctic Science journal. The Adelie penguin population at the bay`s […]

More than 5.5 million people worldwide die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution, and India and China together account for 55 percent of these deaths, new research has found. About 1.6 million people died of air pollution in China and 1.4 million died in India in 2013, the researchers said. The international team of researchers from India, China, Canada and the US estimated that despite efforts […]

To paraphrase Shakespeare, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad has greatness thrust on him. In his death, Hanamanthappa will probably go down in contemporary history for having rallied the entire nation around the indomitable spirit of soldiers, who refuse to quit even when all experts, logic and sheer common sense advocates otherwise. For that reason alone he has done yeoman service to the nation. But perhaps there should be another reason as […]