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In conversation with actor Tabu

Tabassum Fatima Hashmi, better known as Tabu, has won millions of hearts with her acting not only in Hindi, but also in English, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali films. Experimenting with her roles in several films, Tabu has grown as an

Five stories you should not miss this weekend

Every few days one more child dies after receiving the pentavalent vaccine… Yet as these deaths mount, it has been announced that pentavalent vaccine is to be introduced in 3 more states… READ:

Need to pose a challenge for the states for sustainable growth: Amitabh Kant

Niti Aayog CEO, Amitabh Kant said if Indian government wants sustainable and scalable growth, it needs to challenge the states on real time basis. “If we want development in important sectors like health and education, we need to pose a chal

Underage driving: Two more lives lost

A 14-year-old boy, who was driving his family’s car, died as the vehicle fell off a car lift-shaft in a highrise in South Mumbai. The driver employed by the family, who was seated next to the boy, was also found dead. The minor was identifie

Maharashtra drought: Two children die in three days

In a span of just three days, two children were killed by the intense heat wave in Maharashtra’s drought-hit Marathwada region. A 12-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy, both belonging to Beed district of Maharashtra, died when they were ou

Simhastha-Kumbh begins in Ujjain

Simhastha-Kumbh Mela – the biggest congregation of Hindus -- began in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city o

Here`s how Earth day is being observed across the globe

World is observing the 46th Earth day on Friday. Leaders from 160 countries will sign the Paris Climate Agreement on the occasion to stem global warming. According to reports, one billion people will get involved with the Earth day

Reform to perform to transform: Modi to civil servants

Prime minister Narendra Modi conferred PM Awards for Excellence in Public Administration to civil servants on Thursday. These awards aim to acknowledge, recognise and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by officers of the central and

AAP government takes on greedy private schools

Love them or hate them, but you just can’t ignore the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government! After scrapping 62 arbitrary quotas for admission to private unaided recognised schools, the government has now i0ssued notifications

Simhastha-Kumbh: Ujjain gears up for world’s largest religious gathering

The holy city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh is set to hold the Simhastha-Kumbh Mela starting from April 22. In the world’s largest religious gathering, nearly five crore devotees are expected to take part till May 21. For an event of such a gr

Handwara girl feeling unsafe: Kashmir women’s panel chief

The school-going girl from Handwara, a small town in north Kashmir, whose interaction with local youth had triggered violence resulting in killing of two persons, is feeling “unsafe and mentally disturbed”, said  Nayeema Mehjoor,

Chhattisgarh board declares class 12 results

Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education declared the class 12 board results on Thursday. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can check the same at the official website. Shub

Surge pricing ban may continue even after odd-even period

Cracking the whip on app-based taxi operators, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi has announced that it would ensure the ban on surge pricing even after the odd-even period is over. On April 19, the government banned surge pricing durin

Jayalalithaa led AIADMK to retain power: Pre-poll survey

Chennai based digital news start-up Ippothu.com, in a pre-poll survey has found that the Jayalalithaa-led government will get a decisive victory in the upcoming assembly elections. The survey that was carried out across Tamil Nadu during the secon

Isn’t quite clear whether pollution is down in Delhi

The odd-even vehicle rationing scheme was started by the Delhi government on April 15 to clean up the air in Delhi which is considered the most polluted city in the world. The Delhi government was forced to take the road rationing measure for the

Dramatic increase in income of five national parties: ADR

BJP, BSP, NCP, CPM and CPI have declared a total income of Rs 1,275.79 crore, collected from all over the country, during 2014-15. This is an increase of Rs 355.34 crore (or 39 percent) from the previous financial year, as revealed in an analysis

Maneka Gandhi`s u-turn on marital rape

Women and child development (WCD) minister Maneka Gandhi feels the time has come to consider criminalising marital rape in the country. Replying to a question whether there is a need to criminalise marital rape in India, she said, “Now there

How women in rural Odisha turned water-logging to their advantage

As a fourth of the country`s populace is hit-by drought, here is a lesson to be learnt from women in villages adjoining Puri district of Odisha. They have turned water logging in their fields to their advantage by cultivating vegetables in that ar

You will need a license to create a WhatsApp group in Kashmir

Moving beyond internet ban, Kashmir’s Kupwara district issued a notice asking all admins of WhatsApp news groups to register their groups with the district authority within ten days.  With this move, the authorities are

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