Sir- I recently watched this film “The Color of Paradise” an Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi. The story revolves around a blind boy named Mohammed who is released from his special school in Tehran for summer vacation. His father, shamed and burdened by Mohammed’s blindness, arrives late to pick him up and then tries […]
India isn’t the only country that faces protests over China’s activities in the geopolitical arena. This week there were reports of Several people injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port and industrial zone.(5 Jan) The locals were protesting their eviction to accommodate an industrial zone for Chinese […]
Mumbai, Jan 7 : Actor-singer Meiyang Chang, who will be playing a gay character in a web series, feels Bollywood needs to handle such portrayals with more sensitivity. In the web series “Untag”, Chang plays the role of Nischay Barbara and he has made sure he doesn’t play the role in a stereotypical way. “My […]
Shillong: The long arm of the law caught up with a Meghalaya MLA, accused of statutory rape of a 14 year old under POSCO, (Jan 7). He was nabbed at one of his ‘hideouts’ in neighbouring Assam. Independent Meghalaya MLA Julius Dorphang, was wanted in connection with a trafficking for sex case involving a 14-year […]
Afraid of declining living standards for the majority, electorates in many countries have embraced simplistic explanations for the problems confronting many Western societies and economies. They have supported candidates with magical solutions, promising a painless and rapid restoration of prosperity. They will almost certainly be disappointed. The scale and complexity of modern societies, entrenched private […]
Melbourne: The Government of Australia has advised its citizens travelling to India to not to bank heavily on cash, even 100 dollar notes! It advised Aussie tourists to use electronic payments. It said that some visitors are facing difficulties in exchanging 100 dollar notes in India after demonetisation. In the latest advisory issued yesterday, Department […]
Thane, Bombay (Mumbai): He woke up one morning to find almost rupees two lakh deducted from his debit account by a ‘ghost shopper’, who apparently went on a shopping spree! He stared at his debit card in his hand, scratching his head in disbelief, after which he let out a yell and a torrent of […]
New Delhi: Is all this shoving the country towards a cashless economy really safe? That’s the question thrown up by a Parliamentary Standing Committee. Is data transfer on these new ‘pockets’ and ‘wallets applications really safe, or will new users find that their bank accounts are broken into by hackers? Do we have proper laws […]
New Delhi: Isn’t a man who has sex with his ‘under 18’ wife guilty of statutory rape? POSCO says yes, the Indian Penal Code says ‘no’. The Supreme Court asks the government to step up to the slate and make its position clear! Can sex with wife, who is above 15 and below 18 years […]
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu announced a Rs 100-crore reward for the first Nobel laureate to emerge from his state (January 4). The money is 14 times the Nobel Prize value! He said this while inaugurating the Children’s Science Congress. The catch is that you would have to grow up to be an ‘Andhra […]
Russia celebrates Christmas on January 7 this year! Christmas Day in Russia marks the birth of Jesus Christ in the Christian Orthodox tradition. Although banned during the Soviet times, Christmas is now regaining its popularity and religious meaning in Russia. Due to a difference in calendars, Jan. 6 marks Christmas Eve for many Orthodox churches […]
Sir, A majority verdict by the Supreme Court has made it possible to reaffirm secularism as a founding principle of our country India. the ‘church’ (or temple or mosque or gurudwara) and the ‘state’ should be separate. A Constitution bench of seven judges has come to a reasoned decision that religion and other features of […]
