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 […]
I stand on the crowded metro platform impatiently waiting for my metro train after a day’s hectic work. It would take an hour and half to reach my home and so I make sure I’m well equipped for the journey: Sidney Sheldon’s ‘Rage of Angels’ and my earphones. The train arrives and I manage to […]
Sir Patriotism is a value that most people cherish. We needn’t demonstrate it in visible ways. Unfortunately, a notion has emerged in our country that ‘patriotism’ ought to be articulated frequently, demonstrated publicly and enforced in such a manner that it will be an abject lesson to the odd dissenter. The most perplexing thing that […]
Kabul: The head of the Sikh community in Afghanistan’s restive Kunduz city was shot dead by unknown gunmen (Dec 29), the second such incident within three months, triggering fear among the minority group members. Lala Del Souz was gunned down at about 9am in the Haji Gulistan Kochi Haman area of the city, Tolo News […]
Chennai: If the full facts related to the late CM Jayalalithaa’s death are revealed, Madras High Court threatens exhumation of body! Expressing doubts over the circumstances leading to death of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, a Madras High Court judge indicated that he may order exhumation of the body after a plea before the court sought […]
Dhanbad: Four workers suffered injuries, two of them seriously, when the roof of a mine partially collapsed at Putki Balihari area in Dhanbad district(Dec 29). The mine belongs to Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. A senior district official said the four contractual workers were taking cable to a shaft […]
If you wanted to know how to succeed in pop, George Michael’s career would give you a pretty good template. Wham! may have been considered a joke by critics who couldn’t see beyond the schoolgirls clutching Smash Hits posters to their chests, but the band were a commercial phenomenon. Their throwaway lyrics (“Club Tropicana, drinks […]
New Delhi: In a bid to put a spin on things, the latest is from the Railway Ministry. In the aftermath of yet another major derailment, the Ministry has put out a statement admitting that theres a ‘slight’ increase in derailments. The PTI agency says the railways today (Dec 28) admitted that derailment cases have […]
