Day: November 23, 2018

I’ve never read a script in my career: Sunny Deol

open view web desk Mumbai, Nov 23: Thirty five years and several blockbusters later, actor Sunny Deol says his process of working in a film is purely “instinctive” where he is more interested in listening to the storyteller than reading scripts.  For Sunny, it is a matter of choice […]

KCR worked only for himself and people close to him: Sonia

Hyderabad, November 23: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today lashed out at Telangana’s TRS government, saying it neglected dalits, tribals, minorities, women and students with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao working only for himself and those close to him. She also said the development that was expected following the creation […]

Notification Issued for Inclusion of Quadricycles as Non Transport Vehicles

open view web desk Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the insertion of the item ‘Quadricycle’ as a ‘non transport’ vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. A Quadricycle is a vehicle of the size of a 3-wheeler but with 4 tyres and fully covered like […]

Government of India to observe the remembrance of100 years of the historical Jallianwalla Bagh massacre

open view web desk Government of India has decided to mark the remembrance of 100 years of the historical Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre next year.The Minister of State for Culture(I/c), Dr Mahesh Sharma visited the Jallianwalla Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab today along with Minister of State (IC) for Housing and […]

Escaping death and rebirth on Varanasi’s sacred riverbanks

Boats loaded with wood arrive almost constantly at the ghats of Varanasi for around 200 cremations per day on the banks of India’s holy Ganges river. Each pyre needs between 200 and 400 kilogrammes (440 and 880 pounds) of wood, meaning the sacred city in northern India burns […]

Memories of the Mumbai attacks 10 years on

As India marks the 10th anniversary Monday of the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, five survivors recall their ordeal and reflect on how it has impacted their lives. – ‘I gave birth in silence’ – Viju Chavan went into labour at the Cama and Albless Hospital on […]

Four killed as gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Karachi

Four people were killed on Friday when gunmen armed with hand grenades and a suicide vest stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials said, with the attack claimed by a separatist group which branded Beijing “an oppressor”. Pakistani authorities said that security forces had […]

No regrets, decision was for team, says Harmanpreet on Mithali Raj’s omission

North Sound (Antigua), Nov 23: The decision to drop a player of Mithali Raj’s calibre backfired during India’s humiliating semi-final loss to England in the World T20 but skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that she has “no regrets” as it was decision taken keeping team’s interests in mind. Indian batting […]

The Latest: Pakistan’s death toll from market bombing now 35

KARACHI, Pakistan — The Latest on the attack on the Chinese Consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi (all times local): 3:55 p.m. Pakistani police say the death toll from a bombing at an open-air market in the country’s northwest has risen further and is now at 35. […]

Separatists attack Chinese Consulate in Pakistan, killing 4

KARACHI, Pakistan — Armed separatists stormed the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday, triggering an intense hour-long shootout during which two Pakistani civilians, two police officers and all three assailants were killed, Pakistani officials said. The killed Pakistani civilians were a father and […]

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