Sharpening his attack on the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described dynastic politics as a termite that eats away the foundations of democracy.
Three days after Los Angeles basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others perished in a helicopter crash, his wife, Vanessa, broke her silence with an Instagram message saying she was "completely devastated" by their loss. Kobe Bryant and the couple's second daughter, nicknamed Gigi, died on Sunday when the helicopter they were flying in en route to the Mamba Sports Academy for a girl's basketball tournament crashed in foggy weather on a hillside northwest of Los Angeles.
Amid the crisis has risen an outpouring of empathy from ordinary people across India led by the civil society, who have stepped up to help migrant labourers, domestic helps, construction workers, and small scale workers who were left jobless because of the nationwide lockdown.
She said despite being aware of adverse political consequences, the Congress went ahead and created Telangana, and paid the price in the elections that followed.
This was the one Budget that required radical departures on all these fronts, when it had none, asserts, Shreekant Sambrani.
People close to the erstwhile royal family underline that Jyotiraditya Scindia is neither as accessible nor as unpretentious as his father.
The girl's father told reporters at the hospital that his family wants death sentence for the accused.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a scathing attack on Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on his home turf, calling him a "tantrik" (occultist) and his party "Rashtriya Jadu Tona Party" as he reached out to the youth and weaker sections, promising a six-point programme for the state's development.
Friendships developed as kids can actually benefit your health.
Pro-Pakistan leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's death has brought to an end a chapter of anti-India and separatist politics in Kashmir.
'I somehow escaped the difficulties that a majority of working girls face.'
Siddhartha Kaul, president of SOS Children's Villages International that has been involved in earthquake relief work in Nepal, speaks to Rashme Sehgal.
'Everyone knows Pakistan is doing it.' 'But what are we doing? We should not incite more violence.'
'We have only ourselves to blame.' 'For selfish reasons and greed, we have obstructed many outlets, preventing the water from flowing out, be it rivers, tributaries or small drainage systems.'
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended Holi greetings to the people, saying the festival symbolises the spirit of harmony and prosperity.
From India's fight against COVID-19 to China face-off, Kovind spoke on several issues during the televised address.
'I have only seen conflict since I was born. I want it to stop. I am longing for peace.'
You aren't dealing with a normal, civilised, law. The NDPS Act, in its preconditions for bail, and insistence on evidence of innocence rather than guilt, is worse than UAPA. Imagine yourself or your child at the other end of this, observes Shekhar Gupta.
What has really alarmed the police, and also the families of young drug abusers, is the entry of "chitta" -- a highly refined white powdery semi-synthetic substance (mainly heroine) -- into the drug scene and has spread like wildfire among the state's youth. Ashwani Sharma reports.
Voicing concern over the "devastating" drug addiction menace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said society as well as the government will have to work together to fight this problem and that a helpline would be set up soon to assist those seeking solutions.
'So I started talking to him in Marathi and everything really changed.' 'There was this spark in his eyes and he smiled.' 'It's unbelievable that a man can be so charming with a single smile at 90.'
Trump also said his administration will stop at nothing to save lives and shield the vulnerable.
It also pledged to give interest free crop loan of up to Rs 3 lakh to farmers.
The 30-year-old songstress opened up about her "mental illness" to a group of LGBT youth in Harlem.
The family vacation comes a week after the oldest daughter, Malia, graduated from the private Sidwell Friends School at an outdoor ceremony that the family attended.
Anjuli Bhargava meets the women of Stree Shakti, an organization that is helping women in Uttarakhand's villages to supplement their family income.
'There are around 400 Lok Sabha constituencies where Dalits and Muslims combined constitute 30% of the electorate.' 'Also, 90% to 95% of Dalits and Muslims go out and vote.' 'So, if they are come together, they become significant electorally.'
BJP's Colonel Rajyavardhan Rathore and Congress's Krishna Poonia face each other on Jaipur seat.
While those who attended 'Livelihoods in Lockdown' learnt a lot, was anyone from the government listening?
They are trying to better the country's education system.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite films, most of them shown at international film festivals held virtually (Berlinale and Rotterdam), hybrid (Toronto) or physical (Cannes and Venice).
Mumbai's 45 mohalla committees and the many voluntary groups working to bring communities together in the city can be counted upon to do their utmost to stop riots.
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Sunday alleged that Narcotic Control Bureau's Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede was part of a plot to 'kidnap' Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
One million schoolkids around the world build and light solar lamps.
From dating apps to events, the shrinking community is innovating ways to encourage the young to marry within the faith.
oyous and emotional scenes were witnessed at Thanachimadam village in Tamil Nadu where celebrations broke out on the arrival of 5 fishermen, who had escaped the gallows after spending 3 years in a Sri Lankan prison, with families and friends greeting them.
Rathika Ramaswamy's love affair with wildlife photography began in 2003, when she took pictures of birds at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary. That love affair -- captured in her lens -- bloomed! And how!
The driver and the conductor of a bus that got stuck at the Minto Bridge underpass due to waterlogging were rescued by fire department personnel, officials said.
After suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, the pop artist is trying to spread awareness about mental health on a global platform.
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