AGARTALA: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, fresh from the Rio Olympics received a rousing welcome as she touched down on her home state. The state government declared a one day holiday for educational institutions in honour of Deepa, who actually didn’t win a bronze but took fourth place. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar announced that Dipa Karmakar would be […]
Can you land up in jail for viewing a torrent site in India or not? Yesterday, we heard that a jail term as well as a fine of Rs 3,00,000 was the penalty for a visit to a blocked URL, including a torrent site. Today, some reports said no, you won’t be jailed just because […]
Sir, While the doctors’ associations cry foul, and blame ‘Jungle raj’ in Bihar, the sick had a harrowing day when the one-day strike called by the state branch of Indian Medical Association and Bihar State Health Services Association (BSHSA) to protest hit medical services across the state. But the doctors here have a point. Doctors […]
India under Prime Minister Modi is no longer shy of doing Arms deals! All eyes in South Asia are on India as it inches closer to securing a deal for 36 Dassault Rafale elite stealth fighter jets with France. This exchange is expected to be worth $8.3 billion according to defense industry analysts. The final […]
Patna: Come September, and the fifth annual Washington DC South Asian Film Festival will kick off. Indo-Canadian director-scriptwriter Deepa Mehta is expected to inaugurate the event. Other eminent film personalities expected to attend are director Jeffrey Brown, actress Seema Biswas, actor Rajit Kapur, Rati Agnihotri, Palomi Ghosh, and Pakistani actress Amna Ilyas and Pakistani director […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala is in shock! In a gruesome incident, a 65-year-old woman was attacked and partly eaten up by a pack of 50 ferocious stray dogs on Friday night barely 10 km from the state secretariat. The unfortunate woman, Sheeluamma, died in the Medical College hospital here. Angry relatives and residents of the area have […]
Air pollution takes years off people’s lives. It causes substantial pain and suffering among adults and children alike. And it damages food production at a time when we need to feed more people than ever. This is not just an economic issue; it is a moral one. Air pollution can be produced both outdoors and […]
Are India’s policies fizzling out because of too much paper-work? A new study says it’s a possible reason: the bureaucracy uses reams of paper to cover its … um.. back! ‘Paper Tiger’ by by Cambridge anthropologist Nayanika Mathur is what we’re talking about. One of the surprising things is this: what prevents schemes from being […]
Sir, The Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Iqbal Ahmed Ansari, inaugurated the three-day Bihar International Film Festival on Friday. Several students thronged to the venue. The festival has been organised by the Bihar State Film Development and Finance Corporation Limited. Justice Iqbal in his inaugural address said films are the most powerful and effective […]
The recent bout of terrorist attacks in Pakistan reminds us once again that it is one of the worst victims of terrorism perpetrated by religious extremist groups claiming their adherence to what they call the puritan Islam. According to Global Terrorism Index the top 5 countries affected by terrorism include Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and […]
The Bihar government has suspended 25 police officers for negligence after 16 people died from drinking suspected toxic liquor. This is the fourth month since the state introduced prohibition. The entire staff of a local police station Gopalganj, Bihar were suspended for “dereliction of duty” amid an inquiry to establish their role in the deaths […]
Pakistan’s first Metro rail, to be built in Lahore, has received a setback. The Lahore High Court on Friday (Aug 19) banned construction of the country’s first rapid mass transit system within 61 metres of historic buildings in the city of Lahore. Heritage campaigners had argued that the Chinese-funded metro project, most of which will […]
