New Delhi: Making a strong pitch for fighting obesity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to use less oil in food and also pass on the challenge of reducing oil intake by 10 percent to 10 others. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said using less oil in food and…
Bhubaneshwar: A faltering India would look to halt the slide when they take on reigning champions the Netherlands in their women’s FIH Pro League match here on Monday. India’s home leg so far hasn’t gone according to script with the team currently placed seventh in the standings with seven points from six games. The Indian…
New Delhi: After a gap of over eight months, India and the UK will resume negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) here from February 24, an official said. UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds will be here for the resumption of the talks. He will hold a bilateral meeting…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that he will hand over his various social media accounts to women achievers in different fields to mark International Women’s Day on March 8. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat address, he said these successful women in different fields will speak about their work and experience…
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was chosen as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly at a meeting of AAP MLAs here on Sunday, party leaders said. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and the party’s 22 MLAs — that includes Kalkaji legislator Atishi — attended the meeting. The first session of the Delhi…
Bollywood has a habit of taking liberties with Hindu festivals – sometimes for cinematic grandeur, sometimes to pass casual mockery. This time, it’s Farah Khan’s turn. Hosting Celebrity MasterChef, she declared, ‘Saare chhapri logon ka favourite festival Holi hota hai’ (only low-class ruffians celebrate Holi). For a festival enjoyed across the country and even exported…
Barely 10% of live-in relationships reach the stage of marriage. In the remaining 90% of cases, the relationship breaks. Just like today’s young lovers propose as fast as they break up and then change their lovers as fast. Such lovers find the tempting practice of live-in relationships to be correct. Because they get a chance…
The ban on artists who spread obscenity, showing obscene scenes, and staging obscene plays and songs is playing with society. On one hand, while many people are putting their careers, their hard work, and everything at stake to promote culture, some are defaming our culture in this way and serving it with obscene songs. Now…
Mumbai/Belgavi: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus and its driver were attacked in the neighbouring state. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus, which was plying from Bengaluru to Mumbai, was attacked in Chitradurga around 9.10 pm on Friday by…
Hyderabad: Eight persons were trapped in a tunnel after a section of it collapsed in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project on Saturday and rescue operations were in full swing to extricate them, the state government said. Telangana Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy told reporters at the accident site in Nagarkurnool district, about…
