In 1916, a girl was born to a devadasi in Madurai. In 1998, the same girl received the Bharat Ratna. Everything between those two dates – the music, the films, the marriage that changed her social standing, the voice that filled the United Nations General Assembly, the charity concerts, the recordings that became the spiritual...
In 1916, a girl was born to a devadasi in Madurai. In 1998, the same girl received the Bharat Ratna. Everything between those two dates – the music, the films, the marriage that changed her social standing, the voice that filled the United Nations General Assembly, the charity concerts, the recordings that became the spiritual...
Koli and businessman Moninder Singh Pandher were accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings HARIDWAR: Surinder Koli, acquitted in the Nithari murder case, was found dead after allegedly dying by suicide inside a tea kiosk on Sapt Sarovar Road near Lal Mata Temple in Haridwar on Friday morning.Koli, 50, had been living in Haridwar for...
The dream of heading out to space and colonising distant celestial bodies isn’t one that is unique to the time we live in. It is one that humans have aspired for long and continue to strive towards, despite the problems plaguing the only known planet that supports life as we know it: Earth. Even as...
India’s Chef de Mission Sahdev Yadav (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Chef de Mission Sahdev Yadav has acknowledged a shortage of accommodation at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, revealing that the Indian contingent had to book additional hotel rooms after its accommodation quota was reduced upon arrival in Japan.Yadav said the Sports Authority of India (SAI)...
The court was hearing a plea alleging violence and other violations during the DUSU election campaign NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Friday questioned student organisations, including the ABVP and NSUI, over alleged violations during the ongoing Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election process.The court asked: “Are you people students? You participate in meetings to...
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday told the Supreme Court that over 37 lakh appeals against the deletion or inclusion of names in West Bengal electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision remain pending.The poll panel told the apex court in its response affidavit that tribunals appointed by the court have disposed of only...
FSSAI said it examined the products and their promotional material available on e-commerce platforms. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Friday initiated legal action against Nestle India over alleged non-compliance involving its NAN Excella Pro Stage 1 and Lactogen Pro 1 infant nutrition products.FSSAI said it examined the products and their...
Abhishek Sharma reveals Yuvraj Singh’s message Abhishek Sharma responded to a message from his mentor Yuvraj Singh in the best possible way, smashing a record-breaking century against Afghanistan in the third and final T20I in New Delhi on Thursday.The left-handed opener hit a 30-ball hundred, the fastest T20I century by a player from an ICC...
Manu Bhaker, Tajinderpal Singh Toor NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and two-time defending Asian Games shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor will carry the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, giving the country two champions from different generations of Indian sport to lead the contingent into...
