Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai
Waheeda Rehman, who made her debut 68 years ago and went on to act in cult classics such as “Pyaasa” and “Guide”, was on Tuesday named recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the government’s highest recognition in the field of cinema. “I am doubly happy because it is Dev Anand’s birthday....
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Home Minister chairs meet on JK ahead of LS elections
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TMC, BJP trade barbs over Mamata trip
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UP women constables seek gender change for inclusivity
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Cubs bear brunt of tiger turf war
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BJP’s Chanakya gets master room
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Global warming: 2023 a climate alert
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Lashkar commander killed, Anantnag Op ends
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Artist’s flight of fancy
As Mumbaikars prepared themselves in a big way to celebrate 10-day-long Ganesh festival from Tuesday, the spotlight turned onto Mumbai’s Khetwadi cha Raja, a Ganpati idol installed by Sarvajanik Shree Ganeshotsav Mandal, at Khambata Lane in south Mumbai, theme of which this year is Chandrayan-3’s recent landing on the Moon. Chandrayan-3...
Modi celebrates birthday at Yashobhoomi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled the Phase 1 of the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC), known as Yashobhoomi, in Dwarka on the occasion of his 73rd birthday . He also launched the PM Vishwakarma scheme, aimed at uplifting traditional craftsmen and artisans in the country. Earlier, he had...
Statue of Oneness to adorn Omkareshwar
The 108-feet-tall statue of the 8th-century AD philosopher Adi Shankaracharya is scheduled for inauguration in Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, on September 18. This monumental sculpture is famously known as the Statue of Oneness. The multi-metal sculpture portrays Adi Shankaracharya as a 12-year-old boy. Alongside the statue, another notable attraction is a...
Outrage over strays’ round-up
Civic authorities are facing criticism for rounding up stray dogs and cattle before and after the recently concluded G20 Summit in Delhi. Animal rights activists have asserted on social media that “seemingly cruel methods of capture and relocation of stays” violated the guidelines set forth by the Animal Welfare Board of...
Climate change hampers SDG progress, science holds key
Climate change has cast a shadow on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as just 15 per cent of the target will be met by 2030, a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said as it noted that the world’s fossil fuel emissions have risen again. In...
BJP showers praise on Modi for G20 success
The BJP gave rousing welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the party’s headquarters on Wednesday evening for “historic and unprecedented” success of G20 Summit, as he arrived there to attend the party’s central election committee meeting. The party said India’s presidency of the grouping will always be celebrated as “People’s...
G20 leaders treated to exquisite gifts
At the G20 summit, gift hampers containing Indian rosewood sandook (chest), pashmina shawls, Kashmiri saffron, Pekoe Darjeeling, Nilgiri Tea, Araku Coffee, Sundarbans honey, and Zighrana Ittar from Uttar Pradesh were presented to the heads of states, governments, and delegates. According to officials, some of these products are the result of centuries-old...
