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They say the next world war would be fought over water. With India being left with only 4% of freshwater sources while the country continues to tap the already depleting groundwater resources — in fact, as much as 25% of the groundwater extracted in the world is from India. Alert to this worrying crisis, at least […]
Hopping political parties, irrespective of ideologies, seems to have become a norm in Uttar Pradesh. In Allahabad (now Prayagraj), alone, there are at least half a dozen turncoats who have moved to rival parties just for tickets to the intensely-contested assembly elections. Handia assembly seat is all set to witness a tug of war between […]
It’s difficult to achieve world records. It’s more difficult for them who are balancing or dealing with an object that is way bigger than them is marvellous. The video is posted on Instagram by the official page of Guinness World records and shows that how a woman spins hula hoop that was more than 17 […]
Workouts are one of the most important ways of keeping ourselves fit. For two years now, Corona necessitated Working From Home better known as WFH has become the new normal. In this scenario, it has become all the more important to move our body and stretch it. It is a well known that sedentary lifestyle […]
GTA 5, or Grand Theft Auto V, is all set to arrive on the next-gen PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/ X consoles on March 15. The game will fully utilise the graphical prowess of a PS5 or an Xbox Series S/ X along with the ability to transfer Story Mode progress from previous models. […]
ST-13, an eight-year-old tiger has remained missing several weeks after it went missing from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. Authorities have been trying to locate the big cat, last seen on January 15 at Rampura-Devra in the reserve’s Talvriksh range. The radio collar fitted around ST-13’s neck around five years back had […]
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday planted a sapling here in the memory of singing legend Lata Mangeshkar. He also made an announcement that a music academy and a museum showcasing all songs sung by her will be set up in her birthplace Indore. Mangeshkar (92) died at a hospital in Mumbai […]
A 19-year-old woman who allegedly started facing dowry harassments soon after marriage,ended her life on February 5 in her rented accommodation in Ambedkar Nagar of Sahnewal. The woman got married to the accused in December 2020. Her father, from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh,told the police that he tried to intervene several times in the matter but […]
This trend-setting minimalist wedding saw only the bride, groom, a digital priest and some virtual invitees. Above all, the union was immortalised using blockchain technology. How? Anil Narasipuram and Shruti Nair tied the knot in November 2021. Their unique wedding (billed as India’s first blockchain wedding) is among the top viral videos on Twitter. In […]
On multiple occasions, Shantishree Dhulipudi Pandit has put out her Hindutva right-wing political views out in the open unhesitatingly. She has now deleted her Twitter account, after journalists started sharing her tweets. Shantishree Dhulipudi Pandit, currently a professor of politics and public administration in Savitribai Phule Pune University, was appointed the new vice-chancellor of India’s […]
Asit Vora has resigned as chairman of Gujarat Secondary Service Selection Board after he has been embroiled in controversy in the state recently over the Paper leak scandal. He has tendered his resignation to CM Bhupendra Patel. In Gujarat, the recent recruitment of the Secondary Service Selection Board saw a huge surge in the paper […]
Rekhaben alias Usha was found crying all alone on the streets of Bapunagar in Ahmedabad, 10 years ago. Then a small child of barely 12, she was traumatised and all that could be put together was that she was “deserted” by her family. Now, a young woman of 22, Rekha is all set to meet […]
A high protein fat “paneer” is gaining popularity in the USA. People there are choosing “paneer” over “cheese” leading in an increase of sales. Many Americans including chefs are now learning to make paneer recipes at home. According to a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, data showed high consumption rate of paneer. […]
Lata Mangeshkar has been the voice been the voice of countless movies of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. To pay last respects to the mortal remains of veteran singer, SRK went to Shivaji Park in Mumbai along with his manager Pooja Dadlani. In a video that went viral, SRK was seen standing stern in a […]
Feb 3, 2022: “In dark times, will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing, about the dark times” Iconic German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s words continue to echo and remain relevant, particularly in South Asia, as underscored by prominent artists at Resisting Together: Art and the Artist in South Asia, an online gathering across time […]
Not everyone knows about the singing diva Lata Mangeshkar’s appearance in a pharmaceutical ad in over seven decades of her career. One of the most celebrated celebrities of the country, Lata Mangeshkar, has never appeared in any advertisements in the past seven decades of her career. In the 1990s, she acted for Glycodin cough syrup […]
The Amreli man, Mahesh Rathod, 47, is shattered in pieces as the legend succumbed to death early on Sunday. Lataji’s caretaker and assistant for the past 27 years, is a native of Morangi village, Amreli. The man was inconsolable, broken into bits and pieces. While the whole country mourned this loss, Rathod had shared a […]
The Union Home Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday notified that the single dose of the Sputnik Light covid vaccine has received emergency use permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). This is the 9th vaccine that has been approved for emergency use in the country. “DCGI has granted emergency use permission to Single-dose […]
The Sainik School Society is in the process of developing an automated system for the conduct of e-Counselling. This step has been taken in light to accomplish the Government’s aim of setting up 100 new Sainik Schools throughout the country. To make the admission process easier, e-Counselling for admission into Sainik Schools has been introduced. […]
Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar passed away earlier today at the age of 92. She leaves us all silent, at a loss for words and yes… for musicaholics, bereft of an evergreen voice. Her vocal range extended over three octaves and she lent her voice to leading onscreen ladies. Among her last commercial recording were tracks […]
