A teacher, didn’t allow a student to go to the toilet and asked her to urinate in a bucket. This happened in the USA, according to a BBC report. A California school district has been ordered to pay $1.25m ( INR 81.25 m) to a former student who urinated in a bucket after she was […]
The harvest festivals are on, and of course, every harvest festival is part of the celebration of the eco-system: Pongal, Sankranti, Bihu … all celebrated around 14-15 January. In Patna, at the Taru Mitra Bio reserve, students from Don Bosco, St. Joseph’s, May Flower, A.N College and St. Xavier’s College congregated under the sprawling Kamroop […]
Udta Punjab is flying off the Filmfare nomination list! Read on for more dirt and dangal as two wrestling movies vie for the awards… Shahid Kapoor starrer “Udta Punjab” has topped the nominations list at the 62nd Filmfare Awards with nine nods, including best film and best director for Abhishek Chaubey. The other nominations for […]
Bombay (Mumbai): Superstar Aamir Khan’s latest release has managed to break all the box office records to become the biggest grosser of Indian cinema. “Dangal,” based on the life of Haryanvi wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters Geeta and Babita, beat lifetime collection of “PK,” “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” and “Sultan.” “I am absolutely overwhelmed with […]
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand: Prem Kumar, a quack, posing as a surgeon is finally arrested. He evaded arrest for a month, after his pregnant patient bled to death on December 5, 2016. He was arrested at night near his so-called nursing home and packed off to Hazaribagh central jail (Jan 4). Kumar had a thriving practice at […]
Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Oh! you must be thinking that why am I still in the Christmas mood, though we have ended with our December and have also entered in our New Year. Yes, you are partially right […]
Former Minister of Puducherry, VMC Sivakumar at the age of 65 was murdered by a six member gang at Neravy in Karaikal on Tuesday (Jan 3). The armed gang hurled bombs, at him when he had gone to review the construction of his marriage hall. Sivakumar was MLA for five terms – four times on DMK (Dravida […]
‘ Trump is the face of tyranny and facism’ says a choir member who resigned rather than sung at The US Presidential elect’s inauguration. The trump victory has stumped most of the US of America! But the organisers of the Presidential Big Day are at a loss to find performers to sing at the Inaugral! […]
During 2016, Israeli authorities demolished or seized 1,089 Palestinian-owned structures throughout the West Bank – including East Jerusalem – thus displacing 1,593 Palestinians and impacting the livelihoods of another 7,101, according to a recently completed United Nations study. Preliminary analysis of the data, gathered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), […]
George Michael, who has died at the age of 53, was one of the UK’s greatest and most soulful singers and songwriters of the last 35 years. Here are six key songs that shed light on his life and career. Yes, he eventually became another Gay Icon and an LGBT hero! Careless Whisper (1984) This was […]
India is a land of diversity with assorted cultures, creeds and beliefs. These diversities come to fore, when the feasts and festivals advance. The festivals and feasts add flavor and ingredients to the lives of people. Hence, the saying is substantiated “Life is a Celebration”. Indeed, our lives in India, is imbued with celebrations of […]
Government schools in Bihar would have to deliver better education. This is obvious as the majority of students who appeared for a retest flunked their Board exams yet again. The results of the second attempt of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) have revealed a sad state of affairs in education in the state. Only […]
