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…
Pune: Union minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed concern over malnutrition and stunting among children and adult citizens at a meeting of the Western Zonal Council here and called for taking all possible corrective measures. Shah chaired the 27th meeting of the council, attended by Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa, Administrator of Dadra…
Amaravati: The primary goal of the Andhra Pradesh government is to come to the rescue of chilli farmers in the state who are suffering due to a drop in prices for the crop, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday. After holding a review meeting with chilli farmers, sellers, exporters, and other stakeholders at…
Chandigarh: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said a meeting between a central team and farmer leaders was held in a cordial atmosphere and the next round of talks will take place in Chandigarh March 19. A fresh round of talks between the protesting farmers and the central team led by Chouhan to…
