Latest posts
-
J&K: National Conference chief urges 52 leaders across party lines to join protest for statehood
National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday urged leaders across political lines to join a peaceful protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, demanding that statehood for Jammu and Kashmir be restored. The Monsoon Session of Parliament will be held from July 20 to August 13. Among…
-
‘Ikka review: Sunny Deol is both defence lawyer and prosecutor
In the Netflix film Ikka, the hand that weighs two-and-a-half kilos meets an intractable object. Siddharth P Malhotra’s legal drama stars Sunny Deol, famous for the “Dhai kilo ka haath” line from Damini, and Akshaye Khanna, reputed for a generalised contempt for humankind. Defence lawyer Arjun (Deol) is respected both for his uninterrupted victory streak…
-
Amit Shah asks border districts police to report ‘abnormal’ demographic changes
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that information about population growth in border areas caused by “abnormal factors” such as alleged undocumented migration should be communicated from the local to the highest level as quicky as possible. “The Modi government is committed to curb unnatural demographic growth caused by abnormal factors with a…
-
Jammu and Kashmir schools ordered to screen all books for ‘objectionable’ content
The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed heads of government and recognised private schools, as well as coaching centres in the Kashmir division, to review all books on their premises for “inappropriate or objectionable content”, The Indian Express reported on Thursday. The Kashmir Directorate of School Education has asked institutions to screen books in libraries,…
-
Bengal’s history of communal politics is fertile ground for BJP’s polarising agenda
The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the elections in West Bengal came as a surprise to many. The party’s campaign had foregrounded issues of Hindu identity, demographic anxieties stemming from a claimed rise in the population of infiltrators and harped on the politics of Partition. It was thought that this would have limited…
-
Delhi: One dead, several feared trapped after building collapse in Rohini
One person died and at least five others were feared trapped after an under-construction building collapsed in north-west Delhi’s Rohini on Wednesday afternoon, The Hindu reported. The four-storey under-construction building collapsed near a municipal corporation school in Rohini’s Sector 16 at about 4.20 pm. The Delhi Police, the fire service, the National Disaster Response Force,…
-
A new book shows how Dara Shukoh won the Sikhs’ friendship despite Mughals hostility towards them
Haibat, Dara, Primavera, Sarmad, sons of Sulaiman – quite a few heads have rolled by now. Dara and Sarmad were poets, as were some others. Head-hunting must have become a private obsession with Aurangzeb, and maybe he kept an account of the number of beheadings during his reign. If only phrenology had been in vogue…
-
Vicky Kaushal Attends Shailesh Lodha’s Daughter’s Wedding; Warmly Hugs Bride Swaraa, Fixes TMKOC Actor’s Turban – Watch Viral Video
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Shailesh Lodha’s daughter, Swaraa Lodha, got married on Sunday at Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan Palace. The event management company shared a video of the wedding on its Instagram page, and it has gone viral on social media as it features Vicky Kaushal. In the video, we can see that Shailesh…