'I have only seen conflict since I was born. I want it to stop. I am longing for peace.'
A novel "dog patting" campaign in Muslim-majority Malaysia, aimed at helping people overcome their fear of dogs, has triggered a controversy after Islamic scholars criticised it, prompting authorities to launch a probe.
Navratri, the celebration of nine nights begins September 25. So here, dear readers are 7 things that happen only during Navratri :-)
'Modi and Obama are transformational leaders. There can't be a better occasion than to see them together, making their own 'firsts' in a festival of the Republic of India,' says Tarun Vijay, MP.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai who made a comeback after five years walked the ramp as if she owned it.
'When you are returning your award you are commenting on the country and not the government.' 'Can we actually say that a vast majority of Indians have become communal? The data shows actually no. That is not true.' 'In religious terms India has a lot to teach the world because we are genuinely liberal, but in gender terms we have to learn lot from the West. In gender terms, we are terrible.'
At the stroke of midnight on Friday, Bangladesh and India swapped tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most intractable border disputes that has kept thousands in stateless limbo for nearly seven decades.
'Though the river is cleaner than what it was five years ago, a lot more needs to be done.'
At least 50 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas - the deadliest mass shooting in the history of United States. Here's a look at other such incidents that have struck the country in recent times.
Some of these will make you chuckle.
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said that the 'possibility of involvement of ISI-backed Khalistani/Kashmiri terror groups can't be ruled out'.
While, Geeta, the mother of the deceased rower, Aparna, disclosed details given by her daughter before her demise, news from the Alapuzha Medical college Hospital states that the three other athletes' conditional critical but stable
Devendra Fadnavis will on Friday take oath as the 27th chief minister of maharashtra and the first from BJP in the state, at a grand function which Shiv Sena has decided to boycott because of "constant humiliation".
'I would like to request the AERB, UCIL and DAE to introspect. The world is changing, so is India. The wave of development and modernity will not stop for those who continue to live in the past. The future belongs to the youth who believe in the values of honesty, transparency and efficiency.'
Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.
Rava Ladoo, Besan Ladoo, Paneer Kheer and more. You can share yours too!
Celebrate this festival season with traditional mithais.
Through its programmes, Swechha tries to ensure Delhiites don't forget their dying river.
Reshma Qureshi's face was destroyed by acid. It did not stop her.
She said that Defence Minister Manohar Parikar was wrong in comparing Pakistan with 'hell'. She said, "It is nothing like that. People there are just like us and there is no difference. They treated us very well."
'When we make these action machismo films, the stupidest thing is to show that the hero sails through a thousand people. It's a tradition we have grown up with.' 'We don't have the basis of creating a Bruce Lee or a Jackie Chan.'
Praising villagers where he went to lay the foundation of a toilet for naming it as Izzatghar, Modi said, "I liked this word so much".
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar spent Monday outside the Apollo hospital, Chennai, along with hundreds of AIADMK supporters praying for Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's health.
The veteran actor was admitted to a Bandra hospital Sunday night.
We bring you glimpses of the Raksha Bandhan moments in Bollywood.
Even as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decide if a film backed by a streaming service qualifies for a 'regular' feature nomination, both critics and audiences hope Mudbound makes it to the Oscars, says Nikita Puri.
For the region to realise its full potential, New Delhi needs to start looking at the land-locked northeast as an important starting point in India's 'Act East' policy, says Nitin Gokhale
Chitra R shares some traditional festive recipes from Tamil Nadu.
'How do you expect me to tone down my anger when the most prominent culture in India today is the culture of corruption, in every sphere of life?'
Here are 10 photographs that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there!
Kaju Katli, Chum Chum, Puran Poli -- stars share their favourite Diwali recipes.
The delectable fast-breaking meals or Iftars are becoming more innovative as ever and the spreads more lavish.
You must visit these wonderful places across the globe to experience their rich and vibrant culture.
If you have a CIBIL score that is below the satisfactory level of 750, make a resolution this day of spring to enhance your CIBIL score. Here are some ideas that will give your CIBIL score a boost.
Here's this week of truly crazy and mad stories that will make you laugh.
... Lin Laishram from Manipur, in a candid chat, springs many surprises
Thirty years after the massacre at Tiananmen Square, coerced collective amnesia envelops the Chinese nation about that horrific event. Claude Arpi glances back at how the student uprising could have changed the Middle Kingdom forever had the Chinese Communist party not traveled on the route of martial law.
Stand-up comedian Bharti Singh on the new season of the reality show India's Got Talent.
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