The Centre on Saturday issued fresh guidelines relaxing the nationwide lockdown, the fourth phase of which ends on May 31.
'One hopes that it is for the better that this disaster alters our reality from the morning of May 4,' notes Aakar Patel.
Film folk are celebrating their daughters on social media, and the pictures are adorable!
Scotland Yard said that they are in the early stages of dealing with an incident at the London Bridge.
For their first post of 2019, the Facebook group featured a man who is more a 'Human of India' - Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The top court called the pollution in Delhi-NCR as atrocious and said no one is safe even inside homes. "It is too much. No one is safe even inside their house. It is atrocious," the bench said.
We often say, 'I know that.' Instead, a better thing to say it is, 'Why do you feel so? Can you please explain?'
Kartik Sawhney, 21, and Neha Swain, 28 from India are among 60 others who won the Queen's Young Leaders Award 2016.
'Chhapaak is definitely the most challenging film of my career.' 'I have gone through many emotionally challenging experiences, but none affected me the way it did when I played an acid attack survivor.'
'He needed to speak to the women he wrote about. You can't just write your version of the honest truth in a relationship. Two people are involved and they both need to be aware of what will be put out in public.' Asha Parekh on Nawazuddin Siddiqui's memoir, An Ordinary Life.
Politics, favouritism and poor taste in cinema have contributed to embarrassing choices for the Oscar race in the past. This little gem from India needs the love, emotional and financial support from the government as well as the Indian film industry, argues Aseem Chhabra.
Two years after Major Akshay Girish sacrificed his life fighting terrorists in J&K, his mother wonders why his valour wasn't duly recognised.
Taking his passion for racing to the next level, actor Kunal Kapoor has decided to pursue his hobby as a professional sport.
Taking his passion for racing to the next level, actor Kunal Kapoor has decided to pursue his hobby as a professional sport.
An Indian doctor who researches public health issues and a lawyer who worked for Justice Markandey Katju in New Delhi are among the 50 scholars selected from 23 countries for the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships for 2012. The 50 successful candidates were selected from a total pool of 4,500 applicants on the basis of their intellectual ability, leadership capacity, academic fit with the University and their commitment to improving the lives of others.
In an apparent U-turn, a top Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary on Friday said homosexuality is a "socially immoral act", which needs to be treated as a psychological case and demanded a ban on gay marriages.
Sources privy to the proceedings said the board pulled up the parents of the boy, who has just turned major, saying they had promoted his habit of driving even when he was minor.
Ankit Kawatra will be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on June 29.
Haryana Police has arrested a farmer for carrying chemical powder in a bottle which exploded inside a private bus on Tuesday at Bhuna in Fatehabad district, leaving a couple injured.
He said India has a rich tradition and a long history of both discovery and use of science and technology.
In a video posted on the University of Kansas Health System's YouTube page, 24-year-old Ian Grillot said, "I was more than happy to risk my life to save the lives of others, there were families, there were kids inside there were boys watching a basketball game". "I couldn't stand there. I had to do something. That is why I acted the way I did," the construction worker said.
Indian writer Anuradha Roy on Saturday won the prestigious $50,000 (Rs 33.89 lakh) DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel Sleeping on Jupiter at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka.
Fiercely protective of his privacy despite becoming a public figure in his teenage years, Tendulkar's response when he was approached for a biopic was: 'But I am not going to act'.
Gujarat govt had also announced to add Yoga in text books.
Vil Ambu is an engaging thriller, writes S Saraswathi.
Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others, set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centres around a dysfunctional family, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize 2014, in its debut as a global literary award.
Ela Gandhi, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and a member of Nelson Mandela's party, recalls some fond memories of the South African legend in a conversation with Sheela Bhatt.
The Indo-American Arts Council brought in the Oscars with a fun party in New York City.
Water actress Seema Biswas discusses her Oscar experience, and losing to German film The Lives Of Others.
Apoorve Dubey lists out the 15 things that will make you a successful entrepreneur.
Photographer Pravin Talan's 2016 Calendar is a page-turner which celebrates talent.
Each day you hear of tales of bravery and courage. However, these 24 children -- 8 girls and 16 boys --showed great courage and put their own lives in danger to save the lives of others. For this, the country has bestowed upon them the bravery award for their great valour and spirit of selflessness. Here are some of their unmatched tales of valour.
"We can confirm that there are no fatalities among our passengers and crew. All passengers and crew are accounted for and safe," the airlines said in statement.
The city government and police chief were onh Wednesday directed by the Delhi high court to explain the steps taken by them to prevent bikers from performing stunts in public places including near India Gate, where a teenager lost his life during firing by cops on stunters last month.
Umrika, which won the audience award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, finally releases in India.
Naseeruddin Shah sets the gold standard as a master memoirist.
Avoid these for your own safety as well as those on the roads
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