This is what Subhodeep Mukherjee, 34 from Kolkata wrote:
In India, thousands of lives are lost every year because of unavailability of organs
Unable to find solutions to their problems, people below the age of 30 commit more suicides than their elder counterparts, shows the latest data released by the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB).
The actor died of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Hyderabad on Tuesday night. He was 83.
'I want to be that actress who does everything. I want to be that actress who does Lootera as well as Dabangg,' says Sonakshi Sinha.
The failure to reform has meant that there is no buzz about job opportunities, or about urban opportunities enticing young people off the farms. And it is this failure that has contributed to the widespread disappointment that threatens to make the next general elections closer than expected, says Mihir S Sharma.
Opposition political parties hit out at the UP government, questioning its seriousness in curbing crimes against women.
'Several concerns were raised with respect to the veracity of the data and analyses conducted by Surgisphere Corporation and its founder'
Krina Gindra tells you how to make you feel happy from within.
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
As India logged a world record of over four lakh coronavirus infections on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the entire world is shaken by what is happening here and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "dropping the ball and throwing it to states" after prematurely taking credit for having "won against COVID-19" when the second wave was already underway. "Rely on yourself is the motto. No one will come to help you. Definitely, not the prime minister," Gandhi said, while alleging that the COVID-19 situation has gone completely out of control for the Modi government, and wondered whether it was their way of making the states and the citizens truly 'Aatmanirbhar'.
The Congress and various opposition parties have demanded that NEET and JEE examinations be deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic and floods in parts of the country, even as the Union government has made it clear that they will be held as per schedule with due precautions.
The film is way too slow, writes Namrata Thakker.
Haley warned Americans that a Biden-Harris administration would lead the country on the path of socialism, which has failed everywhere in the world.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
One of prominent religious leaders of South India, the 88-year old Swamiji was admitted to a hospital at Manipal a few days ago for breathing difficulty and his end came on Sunday morning, they said.
'India imports 70 per cent of its bulk drugs from China. Are we going to live without antibiotics?' asks Debashis Basu.
Kanubhai was a former NASA scientist and was famously captured in a photograph pulling Mahatma Gandhi's stave as he led the Salt Satyagraha at Dandi.
cution' of the Brahmins in the regime of Adityanath, a Rajput, accused of pandering to his caste's interests. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
This critical illness policy is a good start, but more could have been done
The key person behind the development of the Electronic Voting Machine and an eminent writer, S Rangarajan alias Sujatha, has died.
'Maybe we failed but at least we tried something new,' Sidharth Malhotra reasons.
Thousands of people from all walks of life on Friday filed past the body of Mahasweta Devi to pay their last respects.
Following the intervention of a bench of Justices S S Shinde and Madhav Jamdar, the state said it will shift Rao, 81, who is lodged as an under-trial in the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, to the Nanavati Hospital as a 'special case'.
The court impleaded the civic authorities and directed them to produce details on the action taken against violators who had failed to comply with the conditions stipulated for digging borewells and tubewells.
Suharto, who seized power in 1966, was responsible for the killings of over half a million Communists and their supporters. He also spearheaded the invasion of East Timor and the suppression of separatist movements in Aceh and Papua. As Indonesia became prosperous and self-sufficient during his regime, corruption touched an all time high, with public funds being siphoned off by Suharto's friends and family members.
Did Vinod Sehgal die in Tsangdgar or was he taken PoW to Tibet or China? Why has the IAF kept so quiet for all these years, asks Claude Arpi.
By all yardsticks 2024 isn't expected to be like 2014 or 2019. But with the mandir expected to be ready in time for the next Lok Sabha polls, Modi will have a new ally in Ram to see him through, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed the heart-breaking 25-run loss to Pakistan in the tri-series final in Dhaka on Saturday on the top-order's failure to build solid partnerships, while admitting that he too committed a couple of tactical blunders. Dhoni admitted that sending Suresh Raina up the order instead of himself was a mistake but that alone cannot be considered the reason for the defeat.
Veteran Marxist leader Harkrishan Singh Surjeet was discharged from a hospital in Noida on Tuesday, nearly a month after being admitted there following a cardio-respiratory attack. Surjeet is currently bed-ridden and has to be on liquid diet.
Who better than India's beloved storyteller to teach you how to spin a yarn?
Sukanya Verma identifies 10 varieties of desi parents you just can't miss in Hindi movies.
If a giant panda can become a mighty kung fu warrior -- so could you. Not kung fu warrior, but whatever -- ballet dancer, arctic explorer or investment banker. Here are some definite takeaways from Kung fu Panda for all those of you struggling with questions of what, where and how to steer your career.
'In spirit, and more importantly in its DNA, this is the Congress Inc, or Incorporated, a family-run entity,' notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
'The heart of the matter is that India is not Israel.'
The deal with the tribesmen in Waziristan only empowered the local Taliban.
No overblown drama, no weepy speech, Sui Dhaaga's sunshine spirit and throwaway nok jhonk pervades the uncertainty and exploitation, feels Sukanya Verma.
Aziz also attended a dinner where he exchanged pleasantries with PM Modi.
Using the hashtag 'Janta Maaf Nahi Karegi' (people will not forgive) in a tweet, Modi attacked Sam Pitroda, who looks after Congress's overseas affairs, for reportedly saying that post the Mumbai terror attacks, India could have responded with air strikes, but "according to me that's not how you deal with world."
The former Union minister joined the UPA after holding talks with the Congress leadership.
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