In the last two months, villagers of Gaghra in the Khunti district of Jharkhand have refused to take their ration and pensions from the government. For the 600 people-strong village where the average daily income is below the poverty line, this is a form of protest. “We will not take […]
2019 Wrapped: Spotify has put together what you’ve been listening to this year
After putting data out on what India has been listening to throughout 2019, Spotify has now turned its focus closer home. Straight into your playlists. The music streaming service that marked its debut in India earlier this year has come up with something they call – 2019 Wrapped. This list is a […]
Hala movie review: Geraldine Viswanathan delivers star-making performance
Hala Director – Minhal Baig Cast – Geraldine Viswanathan, Jack Kilmer, Anna Chlumsky, Gabriel Luna, Purbi Joshi, Azad Khan For a film that opens with a moment of ecstasy, Hala is quite the grim affair. Barely a smile is cracked in its lean hour-and-a-half runtime; most conversations are coated with impatience, resentment […]
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019 Malnutrition neglected as poll issue
Saluka Sawain, 24, is mother of six malnourished children in Khuntpani area in Jharkhand’s West Singhbum district, where 67% of the children are underweight — the highest proportion of such children in the country. In her village, Hisband, 10 km from Chaibasa town, deep inside the thick Sal forests in […]
Northeast CMs soften stand on Citizenship Amendment Bill
Most of the chief ministers of the Northeast have softened their stands on the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), set to be introduced in Parliament soon. This is a departure from their earlier stands, when they unequivocally opposed the legislation granting Indian citizenship to undocumented individuals from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, […]
Odisha primary school teacher dismissed for coming to work drunk
A teacher in a government primary school in Odisha’s Jajpur district was dismissed from service for coming to school inebriated and forcing students to kneel down outside the school premises. Makarand Mahant, a temporary teacher with the Balia primary school under Lembo panchayat in Sukinda area, was sacked after a […]
‘Her soul at peace now’: Telangana vet’s father after accused killed in encounter
The father of the veterinarian who was raped and murdered near Hyderabad on November 27 has said that his daughter’s soul would now rest in peace following the killing of all four accused in an encounter with the police. “It has been 10 days to the day my daughter died. I express […]
All 4 accused in rape-murder of Telangana vet killed while trying to flee: Cops
All the four accused in the rape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinary doctor in Telangana last week were killed in an encounter in the early hours of Friday, police said. An official of the Cyberabad police commissionerate, who confirmed the incident, said the encounter took place around 3.30 am under a […]
‘Inki gilliyan nikal ke rakh di,’ Irfan Pathan’s befitting reply to Abdul Razzaq on Jasprit Bumrah comment
Abdul Razzaq’s comments on Jasprit Bumrah have created a storm. Razzaq claimed that he has faced better bowlers in his career and Bumrah is a baby bowler in front of him. This has not done down well with the Indian fans as they have lashed out at Razzaq for his […]
New Zealand head to Australia eyeing repeat of Hadlee’s triumph
Richard Hadlee says New Zealand did something special in 1985 by winning their first test series in Australia and there is no doubt current skipper Kane Williamson would view victory in the upcoming series across the Tasman Sea as a career highlight. Australia has been a difficult place to come […]
Class 11 govt school student translates Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Malayalam
A 11th standard student of a government school in Wayanad was the cynosure of all eyes as she effortlessly translated the English speech of Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, to Malayalam at her school campus here on Thursday. The student, Fathima Safa, of the government higher secondary school at Karuvarakkundu was […]
‘Stop eating onions, garlic and meat, everything will be saved’: Azam Khan’s dig at Sitharaman
Taking a jibe at the common man’s plight in the country due to surge in onion prices, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Thursday here said that stop consuming onions as it is not necessary. “Stop eating onions, what is the compulsion to eat it? Our Jain brothers do not […]
Ajit Pawar gets clean chit in Vidarbha irrigation probe
Maharashtra’s anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has cleared Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar of allegations in connection with an irrigation scam in the state, according to an affidavit filed in the high court late last month. The affidavit, seen by HT, was filed in Bombay high court on November 27, […]
Here is your horoscope for 6 December, 2019
On Friday, most of you will be tuned in for a nice weekend to share with your friends or family. Many today will have an occasion to gather a festive table in connection with the Feast of St. Nicholas. On Friday, women should be careful about their health, not neglecting […]
Woman flings newborn daughter from 17th floor of Kandivli building in Mumbai
Minutes after giving birth, a woman allegedly flung her newborn daughter to death from the 17th floor of a 23-storey slum rehabilitation authority (SRA) building in Kandivli (West) on Thursday. The police have registered a case of murder against the 22-year-old and will arrest her after she is discharged from […]