Sir, When 2016 began, nobody would have imagined it would turn out to be a spine-chiller of a year. Amid worst fears and high hopes, four significant events occurred that made all the so-called pundits appear foolish. First, Brexit happened: the Briton’s blow for xenophobia. It was a thumbs down for the supporters of globalisation. […]
Pune: Noted Marathi playwright and humorist late Ram Ganesh Gadkari’s statue installed in a garden here was vandalised in the early hours today( Jan 3) by a pro-Maratha group which alleged that Chhatrapati Shivaji’s son was projected in ‘poor light’ in one of Gadkari’s plays. Incidentally, Gadkari died 98 years ago on the 23rd of […]
Patna: This week, Patna is seeing a lot of action as part of the historic 350th ‘Prakashotsav’ of the Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. UNICEF has roped in faith leaders to promote eater and sanitation issue. “A unique confluence of renowned faith leaders from major religions in India are taking a pledge to work towards […]
Sir, Millions of cancer cases are reported every year in India as per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that in 2016 the total number of new cancer cases is expected to be around 14.5 lakh and the figure is likely to reach nearly 17.3 lakh new […]
New Delhi: The real New Year ‘Gift’ that will hit your pockets: Hike in fuel prices! Petrol price was hikedon January 1, by Rs 1.29 a litre — the third increase in a month, and diesel rate was raised by 97 paise a litre — the second hike in a fortnight. The increase in rates […]
New Delhi, Jan 1: Ties with Pakistan and China which were on the centrestage of Indian diplomacy saw a “deterioration” in the year gone by, according to foreign policy experts who feel that the relationships are unlikely to see any forward movement in the new year. The foreign policy establishment here has reached the conclusion […]
‘Pseudoscience’ and lies have long been the favourite tactics of anti-LGBTQ extremists, but now that the incoming U.S. president is highly influenced by hate groups, fake news purveyors, and far-right publications that peddle such misinformation, these smoke and mirror tactics are well-positioned to harm LGBTQ equality. Right-Wing Sites Regularly Peddle Anti-LGBTQ Junk Science For decades, […]
Is Sri Lankan army to cut down on smoking, once a ban to sell cigarettes inside army cantonments comes into effect January ! (tomorrow?) “Our salutation to the President and the Army Commander of Sri Lanka for taking the bold decision to ban sale of cigarettes within army premises with effect from 1st of January […]
Godda (Jharkhand): Ten miners were killed and an unspecified number feared trapped when a massive mound of earth came crashing down on them at Lalmatia open cast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) (Dec 29), the worst such disaster in over a decade. Heavy machinery was deployed as rescuers, including those from the NDRF, […]
Bombay (Mumbai): Fifty four percent of Bhojpuri films were given an A certificate by the CBFC, says its annual report About 135 films out of all the Hindi releases in 2015-16 were granted “A” certificate. The report said a total of 1,021 films were censored by CBFC in 2015-16. According to the CBFC annual report, […]
Growing consumer awareness has led to an increased burden at the consumer courts in 2016. Sale of packaged drinking water above MRP, medical negligence cases and delay in handing over of flats by builders were some issues that led the consumer fora to take sellers and service providers to task in 2016. Union minister Rajyavardhan […]
The Amir Khan starrer ‘Taare Zameen Par’(ranked 66) and the Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor starrer ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (ranked 46) feature in a list of the 100 best movies since the year 2000! The top three belong to ‘The Lord of The Rings’ movies, and only one Star Wars movie made the list, released […]