Month: August 2018

Pujara ton helps India take lead, Moeen stars with ball for England

Pujara, who notched up his 15th overall hundred and second outside Asia, used his feet brilliantly against the spinners and dropped anchor to stitch together a 92-run third wicket stand with skipper Virat Kohli (46) and lay the foundation.

August 31, 2018

OBC data to be collected for Census 2021

India, the second most populous country with 1.34 billion people, will soon begin a census operation which will for the first time include a count of the backward classes.

August 31, 2018

PM Modi rattled, unnerved by Rahul Gandhi’s Mansarovar yatra: Congress

The party also said it is tragic that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is insulting the "abode of Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati".

August 31, 2018

Formed SSM to give a platform to those who have been ignored: Shivpal Yadav

Samajwadi Secular Morcha (SSM) has been formed to give a platform to those who have been ignored, former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Yadav said at a public meeting in Budhana town of district Muzaffarnagar on Friday evening.

August 31, 2018

Women are judged more often than men: Swara Bhaskar

Actress Swara Bhaskar, known for raising her voice on several social issues says women have to face more judgment than men.

August 31, 2018

Shivpal Yadav’s Samajwadi Secular Morcha to contest on all 80 LS seats in UP

Former Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav, who recently split from the party to form the Samajwadi Secular Morcha, announced that his newly-formed party will contest on all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

August 31, 2018

Mangalorean food festival: Taj treats Delhi with the flavours of South India

The Mangalorean cuisine, for instance, is a collective name given to the delicacies that come from the region in Karnataka.

August 31, 2018

PM Modi, Nepal PM inaugurate Nepal-Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharmashala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated the 400-bed Nepal-Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharmashala in Kathmandu on Friday.

August 31, 2018

Women are judged more often than men: Swara Bhaskar

Swara was promoting the second season of her web show "It's Not That Simple".

August 31, 2018

Bengal remembers filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh on birth anniversary

Ghosh died of cardiac arrest at his residence on May 30, 2013.

August 31, 2018

Exclusive | Manoj Bajpayee on Gali Guleiyan: I was on the verge of a breakdown

Manoj Bajpayee, who has amused the audience with his engrossing performance, is back with another psychological thriller.

August 31, 2018

Delhi HC stays Centre’s ban on Oxytocin drug till October

The court was hearing pleas of Mylan Laboratories' subsidiary BGP Products Operations GmbH, Neon Laboratories and NGO All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN).

August 31, 2018

Paltan’s new song ‘Main Zinda Hoon’ evokes the inner patriot in every Indian

Sung by Sonu Nigam, the video of the song ends with a poignant message.

August 31, 2018

Indian festivals calendar 2018 | Here’s a guide to plan your long weekends, holidays

Festivals form the core of Indian ethos, and each festival has its own charm and stories.

August 31, 2018

WHO South-East Asia meet in Delhi next week, member countries to priority health issues

Member countries of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Region are meeting in New Delhi from September 3 to 7 to discuss priority health issues in the region.

August 31, 2018

Winners announced for Invention (InvEnt) Scholarship Award 2018

The participants had to undergo a three-tier selection process, where only ten of the 400 students were selected.

August 31, 2018

India vs England, 4th Test: Virat Kohli, Pujara propel India to 100/2 at lunch on Day 2

At the break, Pujara (28 batting) and Kohli (25 batting) went back undivided after pacer Stuart Broad had jolted the visitors with the wickets of the openers -- Lokesh Rahul (19) and Shikhar Dhawan (23), following a decent start.

August 31, 2018