AIIMS resident doctors flay delay in counselling for new batch
The AIIMS Resident Doctors Association (RDA) has accused the hospital’s administration of delaying the counselling for a fresh batch of resident doctors despite the contract agreement of many existing...
View ArticleNASA’s flying telescope to study Saturn’s moon, comets
NASA has said its flying observatory Sofia is preparing for its 2018 campaign, which will include, among others, observations of celestial magnetic fields, star-forming regions, comets and Saturn’s...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi removes former Meghalaya CM Lapang as state Congress prez
A day after five Congress MLAs resigned from the Meghalaya Assembly to contest upcoming polls on the ticket of NDA-affiliated National People’s Party (NPP), Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday...
View ArticleJ-K Governor orders safety audit of hospitals, malls
Alarmed by Friday’s devastating fire incident in Mumbai, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Saturday directed the state Chief Secretary to ensure fire safety audit of public places including...
View Article2017: Badminton stars give cricketers a run for their money
Year-end media reviews are invariably about cricket, more cricket and lots of cricket. In the last few years India’s champion badminton stars have done excellently to stay in public eye. They have even...
View ArticleAlonso, Massa, Button pay tribute to Michael Schumacher
Former Formula One counterparts Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and team-mate Jenson Button have paid tribute to legend Michael Schumacher on the fourth anniversary of his horrific accident. The...
View ArticleMumbai pub tragedy: FIRs lodged, ‘look-out notices’ for absconders
Cracking the whip, the Mumbai police on Saturday lodged three new FIRs against various pub owners and issued a lookout notice for the absconders in wake of the blaze in Kamala Mills Compound which left...
View ArticleThe glorious and the great who bid au revoir in 2017
It is the inevitable and unavoidable outcome of human existence but still death seems tough to countenance. Even when it beckons those whom we never knew personally or had seen face-to-face but cheered...
View ArticleRanji final: Vidarbha 206/4 after bowling out Delhi for 295
Vidarbha reached 206 for four in their first innings after bowling out Delhi for 295 on the second day of their Ranji Trophy cricket final at the Holkar Stadium here on Saturday. Medium pacer Rajneesh...
View ArticleSakshi in Commonwealth Games squad, Geeta misses out
Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik on Saturday secured a spot in the Indian women’s wrestling squad for next year’s Commonwealth Games and Asian Championships here while ‘Dangal’ star Geeta Phogat...
View Article206 militants killed, 75 persuaded in 2017: J-K DGP
A total of 206 militants were killed by security forces in Jammu amd Kashmir and 75 others persuaded to shun violence in 2017, state police chief S.P. Vaid said on Sunday. Addressing a media conference...
View ArticleReleasing a film more expensive than making it: Sanjay Suri
Actor-producer Sanjay Suri says though making a film has become more affordable after the emergence of digital platforms, but releasing a movie in theatres continues to be a challenge. He started his...
View ArticleOver Rs 6.5 lakh in fake currency seized in Bengal, 2 arrested
BSF personnel seized Fake Indian Currency Notes of the face value of Rs. 6.5 lakh and arrested two smugglers, including a woman, in West Bengal’s Malda district on Sunday, the last day of the year, a...
View ArticleTN leaders welcome Rajinikanth’s political entry
Political leaders in Tamil Nadu on Sunday welcomed actor Rajinikanth’s entry into politics and his decision to contest the next Assembly elections. DMK leader M.K. Stalin said Rajinikanth had finally...
View ArticleBJP and its government bluffing the people: Sitaram Yechury
The BJP-led central government has no policies for the people and is just “bluffing” to the people, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said here on Sunday. “Narendra Modi and his BJP (Bharatiya...
View ArticleManjot Singh wants to romance on-screen
Actor Manjot Singh, known for movies like Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Fukrey, is keen to play romantic roles in films. Manjot started his career at the age of 17 with Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! in 2008. Since...
View ArticleBeing a female in this industry is not easy: DJ Teri Miko
DJ Teri Miko from Ukraine says female disc jockeys have to go through a lot of struggle, but she doesn’t blame men for it. Besides, she feels things are changing for the better. “I am a DJ for the past...
View ArticleMewar royal flays CBFC over ‘Padmavati’ film
Mahendra Singh Mewar, the 76th Maharana of the Mewar dynasty and a former Lok Sabha member, on Sunday said the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has pulled off a public deception with the...
View ArticleTriple talaq bill a trap, says Ali Fazal
Actor Ali Fazal on Sunday said the triple talaq bill passed by the Lok Sabha is a trap. The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that criminalises the practice of instant divorce with a three-year jail...
View ArticleSRK to announce Aanand L Rai film’s title on New Year’s Day
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has his New Year’s Day treat ready for his fans. He will announce the title of Aanand L Rai’s film on Monday. The movie, which will see Shah Rukh in a never-seen-before avatar...
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