Being ‘politically correct’ ain’t good business, these days. The iconic Playboy Magazine, that quintessential aid to fantasy for millions of pimply male adolescents of every age, dropped its nudes. This resulted in hundreds of its regulars dropping Playboy!Playboy magazine has announced it is bringing back nudity, reversing a decision made last year. The move was announced by […]
Hyderabad: Is money earned as ‘brand ambassador’ for a state taxable? The taxman says yes, the tennis star says it was a One Crore Rupee training incentive! Tennis star Sania Mirza, who was summoned in connection with an alleged case of non-payment of Service Tax, has denied any tax evasion. In response to the summons issued […]
New Delhi, The Supreme Court clarified that the audience need not stand when the National Anthem is played as a part of the storyline of a film, newsreel or documentary (Feb 14). A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and R Banumathi made this clear after one of the petitioners said that the apex court should […]
It is no secret that serious moves are afoot by the right-wing forces in BJP ruled states to harass and intimidate religious minority groups. The pattern is bullying and intimidation with large mobs of men overpowering a few Christians and then letting loose all sorts of threats and violence. The police turn a blind eye to […]
London: Dev Patel’s surprised reaction after he won the Bafta award in the best supporting actor category for “Lion” was one of the most adorable moments at the ceremony (Feb 13). Patel, 26, also earned a round of applause for warmly crediting his little co-star Sunny Pawar from India as he took the podium to […]
New Delhi: Indian tabla player Sandeep Das, whose collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble “Sing Me Home” won the Grammy in the World Music category, says it was a proud moment to represent India on the international stage. “Sing Me Home” features tunes composed or arranged by different global artists as it examines the […]
Guwahati: The idea is to bring ‘mobile networks’ to villages in the northeast. State-run BSNL is expecting to complete its portion of mobile network roll-out project, funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), in the North East by 2018-end. Observers say this project has been too long delayed. “The project was approved in September […]
Bangalore: The Indian blind (visually impaired) cricket team successfully defended its Twenty20 World Cup title here today, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final for the second successive edition (Feb 12). With eight wins from nine matches, India had gone into the final as favourites and lived up to it with a comprehensive victory. For Pakistan […]
Durgapur/New Delhi, Feb 12: A new domestic airline is taking shape. Zoom Air is set to … well zoom this month. Taking wings, Zoom Air today flew its inaugural flight from the national capital and will start commercial operations from February 15. The CRJ 200 LR plane landed at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, Durgapur, […]
Sport is not doing enough to tackle homophobic abuse and authorities should issue lengthy bans to offenders, according to a report. The report, published by the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, in the UK wants sports authorities to adopt a zero-tolerance approach at all levels. In highlighting football (soccer), it said attitudes in sport […]
Once, the ‘Official brand’ of the powerful, The Ambassador car may probably be revived by a French manufacturer. A BBC report says that one of India’s most iconic car brands has been sold by Hindustan Motors to the French manufacturer Peugeot for a nominal $12 million (around 816 million rupees). The Ambassador car used to […]
New Delhi: It is the woman’s “choice” to either have a baby, or abort or prevent pregnancy. It is her right. says Supreme Court judge A K Sikri. The judge was speaking on the state of affairs relating to women’s reproductive rights and the dominant role played by the menfolk and the family in imposing their […]
