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IANS- Popular actor Boman Irani, who plays Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi in his forthcoming film Jhalki, has said he does not believe in performing imitations as an actor. Asked how he prepared to play Satyarthi, Irani said, “I saw a lot of his videos on YouTube, but I have learned one thing. While acting, […]
IANS- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that his government would issue multiple and on-arrival visas to Sikh pilgrims coming from India and abroad and provide the maximum possible facilities during their visit to to the holy sites. “I assure that you will be issued multiple visas… This is our responsibility. We will facilitate […]
Ranjana Narayan- India has been a “poster child” for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as all of the three IMF programs in India were seamlessly implemented, and the money was repaid on time, says a new book on India’s relations with the Bretton Woods institution. “We are a major player and a founder member […]
IANS New Delhi: Clad in red and yellow salwar-kameez, her head covered demurely, she sits on a white sheet in a courtyard engrossed in a book, a sprig of roses at her feet. The archways behind spell out Google as the global search engine honored Punjabi-Hindi novelist, essayist and poet Amrita Pritam on her […]
Amit Kapoor- When a 16-year-old girl who has avowed air travel has to cross the Atlantic in a solar-powered race boat to speak at a conference on climate change while the Amazon rainforests are still burning in evidence to everything she has argued at the highest public forums, it is evident that the adults […]
IANS- For the first time in the 126-year history of sarvajanik (public) Ganeshotsav celebrations, a prominent association will unveil gigantic ‘eco-friendly’ idol of Lord Ganesha, here next week. The 22×19 feet idol, with Lord Ganesha shown in a gentle, but striking, sitting pose, was commissioned by the Tejukaya Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Trust (TSGT), in the Lalbaug […]
IANS- It was on April 15, 1912, when the Titanic — then the world’s largest passenger ship — sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, taking down more than 1,500 passengers and crew. Since then, many documentaries and movies have been made on the incident. National Geographic is now coming up a new documentary, “Mission […]
IANS- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu after she became the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, on Sunday. Modi said in a tweet that the “stupendously talented” Sindhu’s success will “inspire generations of players.” “The stupendously talented @Pvsindhu1 makes India proud again! Congratulations […]
IANS- IIT graduates Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal founded out of an apartment in Bangalore (now Bengaluru) what would become Indias biggest e-commerce start-up. Recounting the astounding story of how the Bansals built Flipkart into a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse in a span of few years, journalist Mihir Dalal has penned a new book. Based on […]
IANS- Grammy-winning musicians Ricky Kej and Laura Dickinson on Friday launched a special Kindness Anthem ‘Shine Your Light’ and concluded the first-ever World Youth Conference on Kindness. The conference was attended by President Ram Nath Kovind. He said that education can play an important role in overcoming prejudices and that it needs to go beyond […]
