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SC has given serious responsibility: Mediator in Ayodhya title dispute
Senior advocate and a pioneer in the field of mediation Sriram Panchu on Friday termed his nomination as a member of the mediation committee to settle the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya title dispute as a "very serious responsibility".
Bengal BJP pays tributes to slain troopers
West Bengal BJP leaders on Friday paid tributes to the two slain security personnel from the state, who were killed in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year.
Women's empowerment shouldn't come at cost to men: Australian PM
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison sparked outrage on the International Women's Day on Friday by saying that men should not have to make way for women's empowerment.
Jaitley releases book on PM's selected speeches
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday released a book "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas", a compilation of selected speeches delivered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Shawn Mendes likes rumoured ex Hailey Baldwin's photo, Justin Bieber reacts
Justin Bieber is too secure about relationship with wife Hailey Baldwin to feel threatened by her past. On Wednesday, Beiber took to Instagram and shared a series of photos of his wife. Shortly after he posted, her rumoured ex, Shawn Mendes, liked a photo of her driving a car, which rapidly prompted the fans to wonder if the 'Treat You Better' singer was low-key flirting.However, before anyone could comment or speculate further the 'Sorry' singer responded to the like and said "Their friends relax."While fans speculated otherwise, Mendes denied that they were ever in a relationship, asserting that they are just friends."Obviously Hailey and I are friends, and it was just really cool for me to be able to walk with her because she's a vet and it was my first year, so it kind of took the pressure off a little bit, No, we were not making our big debut," people quoted Mendes as saying.Mendes added that when news about Beiber and Baldwin getting engaged came out, he had texted Hailey and .
Jaitley releases select speeches of Modi
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his depth of knowledge, understanding and quick learning, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Friday said speeches of any prime minister become records of history Releasing the book titled 'Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas', a compilation of select speeches of Modi, Jaitley said the prime minister in the past five years has shown his grip over a wide bandwidth of subjects and command over language. Since assuming charge as the prime minister, Modi has often delivered extempore speeches on various issues including politics, international affairs, economics, sports, rural development and sanitation. The compilation of Modi's speeches was published by the 'Publications Division' of the government. "When you speak extempore, the bandwidth of subjects you must have a grip over has to be very wide.... Only a person who is a quick learner can acquire that bandwidth," he said adding the prime minister's speech ought to be inspirational. Observing that Modi is not ...
TN CM seeks Param Vir Chakra for Abhinandan
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest military honour, on Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after a dogfight in the skies and released later. In a letter to Modi, Palaniswami said the IAF pilot, a native of Tamil Nadu, displayed amazing poise and confidence in the face of adverse condition and it would be appropriate he be awarded the highest military honour. He noted that Varthaman was released by Pakistan "due to the diplomatic initiatives" of the Prime Minister and "intense international pressure". "Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman displayed amazing poise and confidence in the face of adverse conditions, which has won him many hearts across the country. It is appropriate that he be awarded India's highest military honour Param Vir Chakra (PVC) for displaying most inimitable gallantry and valour," the chief minister said. "I request the Government of India to ...
Rescued street puppy makes it to dog squad of WB Police
A stray pup, rescued by the police, has become the first street mongrel to join the elite dog squad of West Bengal Police. Asha, as named by the Kolkata Police officers who rescued her from stone-pelting kids on the city streets, has been trained in the last one-and-half years to become member of the dog squad of the West Bengal Police Training Academy, Barrackpore, deputy inspector general of police Dipankar Bhattacharya said. "Initially, we did not have plans to train her or include her in our dog squad as we never had any street dog in the squad. But the then inspector-general (Training) K Jayaraman thought of providing training to the stray dog and see if she could be included in the canine squad," Bhattacharya said. Asha who will be joining "pedigreed" members such as German Shepherds and Labradors in the dog squad, has proved to be a good sniffer dog in detecting explosives, the DIG said. "I am happy that Asha has proved that not only pedigreed dogs can be part ..
Spielberg pays tribute to man who 'gave birth' to his career
Steven Spielberg is heart-broken as Sidney Sheinberg, the MCA/Universal executive who nurtured the filmmaker, is no more.
Woman artist depicts life of Jijabai on 125 ft long saree in Mumbai
An unusual piece of art showcasing the life of Chhatrapati Shivaji's mother - Rajmata Jijabai- on a 125-foot long saree has been brought out by a woman painter here to celebrate International Women's Day.The artist Shrutika Ghagh has depicted several real-life scenes from the life of Jijabai on a 125-foot long cotton saree. She says she took 114 long hours to complete the piece.Speaking to ANI Ghagh said, "I chose Jijabai in order to inspire women. I have made 37 portraits of her in the saree. I have used several textile techniques such as block printing, hand painting etc. Moreover, I have only used only three colours on the saree- Black, Golden and Red." Ghagh says she has also approached Guinness World Records for recognition of her work, which she claims is one-of-a-kind.In the art piece, the painter has shown Shivaji as a child standing with his mother. In another scene she has depicted the Maratha king bowing his head before his mother before embarking for battle.Most people who
Happy to be surrounded by 4 strong women, says Vadra
Ahead of his appearance on Friday before the ED for questioning in a money laundering case, Robert Vadra, Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, extended International Women's Day greetings, saying that he was surrounded by "four strong women".
Queen Elizabeth posts on Instagram for the first time
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II published her first post on Instagram on Thursday during a visit to London's Science Museum -- 43 years after she sent her first email.
Tendulkar inaugurates refurbished children's park
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar Thursday inaugurated a refurbished children's park in suburban Bandra here. The park has been refurbished using MPLAD funds allotted to Tendulkar during his stint as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. "I would like to say that I am very happy. Earlier, this was a playground, which later became a dumping ground. We have photographs of this ground earlier and now what we have done. I have been saying that there are places for children to play and those should be retained, conserved and maintained," Tendulkar told reporters on the occasion. Tendulkar also met a few of his old friends and inspected the work done inside. It was a sort of homecoming for the veteran cricketer, who had spent his childhood in the vicinity of the park - at 'Sahityasahawas'. "This is a start. I also started in this (similar) manner. Seeing the excitement in children I am very happy. I hope that the children will take care of the park. First innings I have ...
'Honour killing' whistleblower shot dead in Pakistan
Afzal Kohistani, a man at the centre of a campaign to expose one of Pakistan's most notorious "honour killings" cases has been shot dead in the garrison city of Abbottabad, media reports said Thursday. In 2012, Kohistani emerged as one of the first Pakistanis to violate a local custom in remote northern Kohistan district where matters of family honour are settled in blood. Those perceived to have violated the code are killed with the mutual consent of families involved. Afzal was shot dead on Wednesday night in a busy commercial area of the north-western city of Abbottabad, police said, quoting witnesses to the killing. He suffered multiple injuries and died on the spot, they said. He was shot by unidentified gunmen who managed to flee. According to Station House Officer Ghafoor, of the Cantt police station, Afzal was accompanied by his nephew at the time of the incident. The nephew shot back at the gunmen and remained unhurt. Afzal's death comes amid a blood feud that has also seen ..
Mukesh Ambani's "sweet" gesture for Mumbai cops
Ahead of the wedding of his son, industrialist Mukesh Ambani has sent boxes containing sweets to the around 50,000 police personnel in the metropolis. Every police station in Mumbai is receiving the boxes from the family of the Reliance Industries chairman, whose son Akash Ambani is getting married here on March 9, an official said. The boxes are accompanied by a small card carrying the names of Mukesh Ambani, his wife Nita and their children and messages seeking blessings and good wishes, said a police constable, who recently received one such box. "I got the box of sweets from police station and came to know it has been sent by Ambani's family on the occasion of his son's wedding," he said. A police officer said it is a good gesture that the industrialist, ranked 13th on Forbes World's Billionaire list, is sharing his joy with our police personnel.
Meet women DCPs of Delhi for whom shattering patriarchy norms begins at home
For three women officers of Delhi Police, shattering the norms of patriarchy and achieving gender equality begin at home. Deputy commissioners of police Vijayanta Arya, Monika Bharadwaj and Nupur Prasad say they are teaching their children that cooking is as much a man's job as it is of a woman. Arya, a 2009-batch IPS officer serving as the DCP of Northwest district, is a mother of two boys, aged six and four. She said she will try to "de-pink and de-blue" her sons on this Women's Day. "I tell my children that blue is not for boys and pink is not for girls. I am trying to de-blue and de-pink them in a lot of ways. Because by the time they grow up, the roles would be more unisexual in nature. "I want them to grow up to become men who are fit for society and not 'misterfits' or 'misfits'," Arya told PTI. Bhardwaj has four siblings two sisters and two brothers. She said her parents never differentiated between them. "My brothers do not mind doing stuff that is traditionally done by ...
Matua matriarch's last rites performed in Bengal, rift within family out in open
The last rites of Matua matriarch Binapani Devi, popularly known as "Boroma", were performed on Thursday with full state honours in Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district, even as her family members remained torn between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress, which entered into an altercation over the timing of the funeral.
Leopard strays into Gurugram village
A leopard strayed into a village in Gurugram on Thursday causing panic among its residents.
Bhubaneswar Airport gets prestigious ASQ award
The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar has won the prestigious Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award for being the best airport in size and region for the year 2018. Chandigarh Airport, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in Indore, SM Badaruddin II Airport in Indonesia, SS Kasim II Airport in Indonesia and Yichang Sanxia Airport in China were also chosen for the award. "The BPIA won the ASQ award for being the best airport in terms of size and region (2-5 million passengers in Asia-Pacific)," a statement issued by airport director Suresh Hota said. The airport has been chosen for the award by the Airports Council International. "It is a matter of great pride and pleasure for the airport to have marked its presence in the World Airport Community by being No 1 amongst many," Hota said. The award is given on the basis of independent survey among passengers on the parameters of security, safety, experience, ambience, ease of availability and cleanliness, Hota
UFO Moviez India Ltd spurts 1.72%, up for fifth straight session
UFO Moviez India Ltd is quoting at Rs 257.4, up 1.72% on the day as on 12:44 IST on the NSE. The stock is down 38.2% in last one year as compared to a 7.71% slide in NIFTY and a 22.74% slide in the Nifty Media.