Could Netflix's First Original Series In India, 'Sacred Games,' Give Saif Ali...
Saif Ali Khan is all set to headline the cast of Sacred Games, Netflix's first original series in India.While the streaming giant has produced a number of hit international shows (it got 91 Emmy...
View ArticleSC Demands Vijay Mallya's Presence To Proceed In Contempt Case
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court on Friday considered the Centre's submission that proceedings to extradite embattled businessman Vijay Mallya are going on in London and said the contempt case against...
View ArticleGovernment Blocked 3,500 Child Pornography Websites Last Month
The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is taking steps to deal with the issue of child pornography in its entirety and around 3,500 websites hosting such content have been blocked last...
View ArticleI Live With Debilitating Menstrual Pain But Still Find The 'First Day Leave'...
I was 13 when I first started menstruating and for the next 24 years I have had to make a thousand little adjustments to my life that perhaps do not stand out individually — missing a school trip here,...
View ArticleLocal Activist Files Objection Against Irom Sharmila's Marriage
DINDIGUL -- A local social activist has filed an objection to the proposed marriage of human rights campaigner Irom Sharmila with her long-time partner at the office of the Sub-Registrar in...
View ArticleUnion Minister Ramdas Athawale Says Everyone Has The Right To Eat Beef
Mumbai--Condemning the alleged thrashing of a Muslim man in Nagpur district on the suspicion that he was carrying beef, Union minister Ramdas Athawale today said that everyone has the right to eat...
View ArticleRanbir Kapoor Deserves Much Better Than The Pretty But Hollow 'Jagga Jasoos'
Let's begin with a moment's silence for journalists. And if you happen to be a woman, Bengali and a journalist, you can take that moment to silently walk to the nearest wall and bang your head against...
View ArticleBJP's Rupa Ganguly And TMC Leaders Trade Comments On Rape To Score Political...
Actor and BJP leader Rupa Ganguly today courted controversy by commenting that people who are backing Mamata Banerjee should send women from their families to Bengal and see if they can survive for 15...
View ArticleAmartya Sen Is Mired In A Film Controversy, But Movies Have Never Been His...
If it didn't have several Bengali poets, authors, actors, historians, academicians, some politicians, and other celebrities in Kolkata up in arms, I might have found Prof. Amartya Sen's run-in with the...
View Article‘Indian Values’ Are Being Broken Daily Thanks To Our Attitude About Sex
According to some estimates, a woman is raped every 20 minutes in India. In Delhi alone, 2155 rape cases were reported in 2016, an increase of 277% over the past five years. And these are only the...
View Article'III Smoking Barrels': A Long Overdue Film That Is Set In Northeast India
The mystical beauty of Northeast India still lies untapped. Perhaps, it has something to do with the remoteness of the place from mainland India, which is connected to the northeastern states by just a...
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These UP Villages Were ‘Adopted’ By BJP Leaders—Only To Be Neglected And...
The Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna was launched by Narendra Modi amidst much fanfare a few months into his tenure as the Prime Minister. A "significant" date was selected – October 11 – famed social reformer...
View ArticleRefused Treatment And Then Ambulance, Faridabad Man Has To Carry Dead...
Faridabad--A man was forced to carry the body of his 9-year-old granddaughter who died allegedly after being denied treatment at the Civil hospital here and no ambulance was provided to them by the...
View ArticleDalit Youth Attacked And Beaten Up By Man Said To Be Bajrang Dal Member
Three men were detained in Mumbai after they allegedly beat up a Dalit youth and hurled invectives at him. One of the men has been identified as Jatin Suraj Singh and claims to be a Bajrang Dal worker....
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Aditi Mittal On Her Netflix Special, Being A Comedian In Current Political...
At the plush Four Seasons in Worli, Aditi Mittal, one of India's first female comics to have carved a place for herself in the nascent English stand-up comedy space, is surrounded by a crew.A motley...
View ArticleMehbooba Mufti Meets Rajnath Singh To Discuss Kashmir Law And Order Situation
New Delhi--Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the law and order situation in the state and security to Amarnath pilgrims, officials...
View ArticleFour Sanitation Workers Die Of Asphyxiation While Cleaning South Delhi Septic...
New Delhi--Four sanitation workers died of asphyxiation while cleaning a septic tank in south Delhi's Ghitorni area today, police said. Five men had gone down to clean the tank in a household in the...
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The Best And Worst Alcoholic Drinks For Your Waistline, Ranked By Calories
Before you rush out to happy hour, we have some very important information for you. All those half-off drinks you plan on imbibing come with a side of calories, and some of them more than others. Not...
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We're All Using The Word 'Myself' Wrongly. Here's How To Fix That
As a sports reporter, you hear it all the time. A sentence that goes a little like this:You hear similar sentences in other contexts too. For example:"For people like myself, it's becoming increasingly...
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85% Of Jobs That Will Exist In 2030 Haven’t Been Invented Yet: Dell
If you think the pace of change in the workplace has been fast lately, hold onto your hat. A new report published by Dell Technologies says things are about to get a lot faster.So fast, in fact, that...
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