Taru Mitra is all set to celebrate the Van Mahotsav (Forest Megafest) once again. “A week- long celebration. A celebration with trees, for trees. From 1st July to 7th July, trees of Taru Mitra will receive lots of hugs and friendship bands from people”, is how Tarumitra spokesperson Devopriya Dutta puts it. Taru Mitra, the […]
Vatican, June 27: Indian Catholics will rejoice as the Holy Father elevates the late Sister Mariam Thresia of Kerala. She belongs to the Syro-Malabar catholic Church. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family (CHF) in Kerala, India. Mariam became the third nun to be elevated to the […]
When Taylor Swift endorsed two Tennessee Democrats during the 2018 midterm elections, there was a backlash from white supremacists and their dear leader, Donald Trump. In the span of less than a year, the singer went from being the Aryan goddess of the alt-right to being called out as an agent of sodomy in a […]
Who would have thought that our Bharat Sarkar would ask motorbike manufacturers to stop making 150 cc motorcycles! Well that’s happening. Sort of! But the big shots who make the gas guzzling and environment polluting bikes are not in a mood to listen! The Government think-tank Niti Aayog has given the ‘conventional’ two- and three-wheeler […]
Sir, Glancing through what appears to be a letter written by a ‘fellow’ media student named Preeti Dayal, I would like to put forward the following points. Her arguments are fundamentally flawed and out of whack. I took out a calculator and did some basic adding up of the percentages she has mentioned. 15 +7.5+ […]
Alliance Française du Bengale (AFdB) and Littlei have been hosting a week-long series of concerts called ‘Fête de la Musique’ at Kolkata’s Sienna Cafe, featuring acts like The Fifth Harmony, 5Volts and Mondegreen. On Friday, the series concludes with an open mic and performances by students of AFdB. Meanwhile, in Hyderabad, Alliance Française of Hyderabad […]
On this world music day, let’s take a look at musical instruments that are slowly becoming silent, drowned our by the cacophony of the electronic sound. In an age dominated by electronic sounds and techno-based music, the charm of musical instruments is fast losing ground as they slip into oblivion. Pena: chordophone! Also known as […]
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is on, and it’s a party in France. First, let’s tell you about the matches you can watch today Sunday 9 July on the telly. Indian standard time: At 7:00 pm it’s an exciting Brazil vs Jamaica, and at 9:30 it’s England vs Scotland. Some of us like to watch […]
Women’s football should be made more accessible to girls and women worldwide, and that’s what a new move between the UN and FIFA is all about. Gender equality on and of the pitch, this is the new thrust. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and the UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and […]
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the National broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s autonomy would be retained, after launching high-definition DSNG (Digital Satellite News Gathering) vans at Doordarshan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday (June 5). “Autonomy of the Prasar Bharati is important and one must remember it gets its autonomy from an Act that […]
Following a national news agency report that an ‘unprecedented hike in bank fraud cases’ happened under the Modi government watch in 2017-18, politicians are coming out with their reactions. It remains to be seen what the finance minister says on the issue. “Through an RTI query, it has been revealed that the the bank fraud […]
Rethink about selling AI, BSNL and MTNL; Strategic assets must remain in Indian hands Privatisation of these companies will leave India at a disadvantage as it is not without any major security implications that they will be taken. These are the decisions no other country has taken says journalist Mantoo Banerjee in a recent article. […]
