Why should women compel the Sabarimala deity to grant them darshan when the deity does not want to as per tradition, the Supreme Court asked on Monday. The question popped up during a half-day hearing of a petition filed against the ban on women of a certain age from entering and worshipping in the famous […]
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Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, who was announced as the government’s choice for brand ambassador of the ‘Incredible India’ campaign earlier this year, is still waiting on an official confirmation. Sources say that the delay could have been caused by appearance of Bachchan’s name in the ‘Panama Papers’ controversy, reports NDTV. Earlier this month, The
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Dipa Karmakar took up gymnastics at the age of six on the insistence of her father Dulal, who was a weightlifting coach in Agartala, Tripura. She was scared of falling down and hurting herself but her father convinced her to persevere in the sport. Congratulations #DipaKarmakar on creating history with your qualification. You inspire young
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The provident fund withdrawal issue, which has been in the spotlight since the Union Budget in February, has found some support from the government. On Monday, the labour ministry curbed the planned restriction, and said withdrawal can be allowed for housing, major medical treatment for self and family members, medical, dental and engineering education of
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A call for Gujarat bandh given by the Patel community on Monday evoked tepid response except at a few Patel-dominated places where markets remained closed. Mehsana, which saw clashes on Sunday, remained peaceful, allowing the district authorities to lift curfew and prohibitory orders, but mobile-based Internet services continued under suspension in Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Rajkot, Morbi,
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One person was arrested in connection with an alleged molestation case of a girl in Handwara, an incident that triggered a cycle of violence for past one week in north Kashmir. Hilal Ahmed Bandey, one of the two accused identified, was arrested from Handwara by Jammu and Kashmir Police last night, official sources said, adding
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India and China are close to a breakthrough in establishing a hotline between the two military headquarters as part of an effort to improve border management through a new round of confidence building measures (CBMs). “The Chinese have returned the draft of the memorandum on establishing a hotline between the two military headquarters. The issue
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Delhi Police officials have arrested two persons in connection with placing of pistol and cartridges in a bus routed through JNU last week. One of the two arrested persons is brother of Amit Jani, who has threatened to behead Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid. Amit Jani’s brother Saurabh Aggarwal has told police that the plot
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Despite having been buried in an otherwise obscure corner of one of its numerous inside pages, a single column Times of India news story caught the attention of its readers on April 16: ‘Mayawati won’t embrace Buddhism now’ The headline looked unequivocal enough. And perhaps credible too for the simple reason that the BSP supremo,
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It’s not often that a junior student challenges a senior, especially when the latter has a reputation for winning. Witness it at Chennai’s R.K. Nagar. It is here that Shimla Muthuchozhan, a political novice from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) will take on J. Jayalalithaa, chief minister of Tamil Nadu and head of the All
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Continuing his tirade against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on Tuesday violated the Odd-Even scheme as a mark of protest following which he was penalised by the traffic police. Speaking to ANI, Goel said, “I don’t oppose the Odd-Even scheme rather I oppose the amount of
A 21-year-old Angamaly-native has struck an unexpected deal with none other than Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, but narrowly missed a golden opportunity to make big money from it. Amal Augustine, a final year Electronics and Communications student of Edathala KMEA Engineering College, sold the domain ‘maxchanzuckerberg.com,’ which was acquired by him in December last year,
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Playing down India’s decision to sign a logistic agreement with the US, Chinese state media today said that the proposed deal is stalled because of distrust between the two, as India wants to be the “most beautiful woman” wooed by all, especially Washington and Beijing. “Besides their traditional distrust, the speculation heralding a US-India alliance
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The unforgettable six-hitting spectacle that sealed West Indies’ unlikely last-over conquest of England in the men’s final of the World T20 in Kolkata transformed Carlos Brathwaite into an overnight superstar. His consecutive 6, 6, 6, 6 demolition of England’s trusted “death” bowler Ben Stokes, along with his unassuming, common-sense reaction to his sudden fame, has
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Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has brushed off concerns over Chris Gayle’s form and is confident the West Indies opener can come up with the runs when the team needs it. Gayle has scored 1 and 0 in the side’s first two IPL 2016 matches. Across formats, he has not scored in double-figures since
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Tiger Shroff, who has been compared with actor Hrithik Roshan for his dancing styles and physical attributes, said that the two think alike in certain situations. “For me, it is a compliment and not a criticism. I idolise Hrithik sir in the industry. I would like to make my career graph like him,” Tiger told
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The ongoing fact-finding probe into the Jat agitation that shook Haryana in February has heard testimonies confirming that a section of the police force virtually rebelled during those three days of arson, deserting their posts and ignoring orders. The number of deserters belonging to the Jat community was in hundreds, highly placed sources said, with
Hrithik Roshan has apparently requested Akshay Kumar to push release date of his much awaited film ‘Rustom’. Roshan has done so to avoid the clash the release of Kumar’s film with his upcoming film, ‘Mohenjo Daro’. “Hrithik approached Akshay just before he was supposed to fly to London for a shoot. Akshay heard him out
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Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor had been one of the most loved couples in B-Town almost a decade back. Now, the two actors are finally coming back together for Abhishek Chaubey’s Udta Punjab. Starring Shahid and Kareena along with Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh, the Udta Punjab trailer packs quite a punch and brings back
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CGI sure has come a long way. Disney’s latest live-action adaptation of one of their classic cartoons is a visual feast, as revolutionary a film as James Cameron’s Avatar. It features the most convincing talking animals and most realistic digital environment in history. There is not a single frame of The Jungle Book that the
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday kicked off his first visit to China by holding talks with Chinese counterpart Gen Chang Wanquan stating that India attaches highest priority to its relationship with China and is committed to further develop the ties. “India attaches highest priority to relations with China and committed to further developing friendly and
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It has been nearly a week since Kashmir erupted in protest against allegations that an army man molested a minor in Handwara, in the northern district of Kupwara. Five people have been killed in fire by the security forces. Amidst the turmoil, journalists reporting on Handwara and its aftermath say they are facing the most
Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics as she booked a berth for the Rio Games after a strong performance at the final qualifying and test event. The 22-year-old garnered a total score of 52.698 points in the Olympics qualifying event to book a berth for artistic
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Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted late Sunday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, delivering a major blow to a long-embattled leader who repeatedly argued that the push against her was a “coup.” Ms. Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks in managing the federal budget to maintain spending and shore up support. She has said
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Rescuers pulled survivors from rubble on Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast. The magnitude-7.8 quake, the strongest to hit Ecuador since 1979, was centered on Ecuador’s sparsely populated fishing ports and tourist beaches, 105 miles (170 kilometers) northwest of Quito, the capital.
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In view of the violence that erupted in parts of Gujarat following a massive Patel community rally in Mehsana and Monday’s ‘Gujarat Bandh’ call given by some Patel organisations, the state government deployed Rapid Action Force (RAF) in Ahmedabad, Mehsana and Surat and stepped up security in others places. Gujarat Chief Secretary G R Aloria
MAHARASHTRA Agriculture Minister Eknath Khadse, who is considered number two in the Devendra Fadnavis government, on Friday landed in a controversy after it emerged that 10,000 litres of water was allegedly used for a make-shift helipad in a village in Latur district where he landed for a review of the drought situation in Marathwada. Dismissing
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Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was admitted to a hospital on early Saturday after he complained of respiratory problems. Kumar was admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra around 2-2.30 am, hospital sources said. “I got a call that he was unwell. He had fever and had vomited a few times. He was suffering from pneumonia
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday suspended the diplomatic passport of liquor-baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing investigations on the default of Rs9,000 crore worth bank loans and financial irregularities on Enforcement Directorate’s request. Passport of Vijay Mallya suspended by the Government of India on request of Enforcement Directorate — ED (@dir_ed) April
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The late PM Rajiv Gandhi’s and Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra proved to be a tough negotiator 14 years ago, getting the Vajpayee government to pare down the monthly rent to her sprawling 2,765.18 sqm house in Lutyens’ Delhi from Rs 53,421 to a mere Rs 8,888. She said it was “beyond
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