The Iranian group OpenStadiums, which is campaigning for the right of women to attend sports fixtures in the Islamic Republic, said that some women were arrested near Azadi stadium on Thursday during the Esteghlal-Persepolis match.
A procession in Kolkata, here and below, commemorating the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's return from Chicago after delivering his historic speech at the World Parliament of Religions.
Aseem Chhabra highlights 10 films that moved him, films that may show up in theatres near you.
'We are calling companies to set up assembly plants for mobile phones while all the components are imported.' 'Only the last turn of the screwdriver is done here. And you call it self-reliance, Atmanirbharta, etc.' 'Unless you invest in research, you will not climb up the ladder. But this government is happy getting sub-contract work.'
A man jumps from the 6th floor of Mantralaya, the Maharashtra government's administrative headquarters in Mumbai, but lands in the safety net installed in the building.
'Thank you to the Cannes Film Festival for having our film here. Please don't wait 30 years to have another Indian film.'
'The Iranians are very resilient people. So even when they are throttled, they try their best to survive.'
Scenes from Ukraine after Russian drones rained fire on its citizens last week.
With an endless number of star kid debuts in the offing, we thought of looking at how this decade's brigade compares to their mums, dads, uncles or siblings.
The attack came as the insurgents are continuing peace talks with the United States-backed government.
Iran has offered to help India meet its energy needs by relaunching rupee-rial trade for export of oil and gas, said Iranian ambassador to India Ali Chegeni. Chegeni said if both the countries resume rupee-rial trade, bilateral trade can touch $30 billion. Iran used to be India's second largest oil supplier but New Delhi had to halt imports after the former US president Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran and re-imposed sanctions on its oil exports.
Mehta told a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia the PFI started the social media campaign over the Islamic headscarf earlier this year and there were continuous social media messages asking students to "start wearing hijab".
An Air India plane that took off for Kyiv in Ukraine on Thursday morning to bring back Indians from the eastern European nation is returning to Delhi due to the closure of Ukrainian airspace amid the Russian military offensive.
Sukanya Verma gives us a lowdown on all those wonderful movies she saw and movies you need to see as and when they arrive to a screen or streaming space near you.
They all spoke of their disappointment at the decisions, given the historic moment of it being held in the Middle East.
Twelve days of movie madness and 36 films later, Aseem Chhabra lists his top 10 favourite films from this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The passengers have been quarantined at the Indian Army Wellness Centre at Jaisalmer.
Noting that the virus tends to be more fatal for those whose immunity levels are low, a senior ministry of external affairs official said the deceased, an elderly person, belonged to the vulnerable age group and had health-related complications.
Addressing the Congress Working Committee meeting, she said thousands of young men and women, especially students have realised the "grave harm" that implementation of the new citizenship law will cause.
'Welcome to America', '#Americaisbeautiful'. These were just some of the chants heard at American airports as families reunited with their loved ones after a federal court swept aside the ban imposed by President Donald Trump, which restricted the access of people from seven nations -- namely Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Somalia.
'Every strongman leader is faced with the same opportunity: Harness the increased societal panic to amass more power,' warns Mihir S Sharma.
The minister assured the families that the people would be airlifted as soon as possible.
The auction will also feature works of M F Husain, as well as early works by masters Tyeb Mehta and Francis Newton Souza.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Aseem Chhabra lists 10 of his favourite films that played in various sections at the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
"We are committed to building a new India. We have to do this as early as possible," he said.
Actress Shirin Shringar talks about making a comeback in Kanadda films.
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).
'Second-class citizenship would have been meaningless to a Hindu in the Mughal empire.'
Another week and a spate of OTT shows and movies to watch. Here's what Sukanya Verma recommends.
Neda Soltan, a student protester who was shot dead by Iranian militia while demonstrating against the rigged presidential elections, has been chosen as the Times Person of the Year.Soltan, 26, ignored the pleas of her family, as she went with her music teacher to join a huge demonstration organised by opposition partiesin Tehran.Hours after leaving home, as she and other demonstrators chanted: 'Death to the dictator', she was shot.
Internal strife and tribalism is endemic to Afghanistan, notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Cross-country skier Johaug to call time on Olympic career after Sunday's 30km.
During the day, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting to review preparedness for COVID-19 management, through video conference with health ministers, chief secretaries of all states and UTs, central ministers and representatives from the related organisations and stressed on the need for keeping testing and quarantine facilities, isolation wards, and labs in active readiness.
Rediff.com lists a few other dramatic and frightful hostage situations that sent governments and security agencies into a tizzy.
It took just about four minutes for a bench comprising three judges to send Sayed Pervez Kambaksh to the gallows. His crime -- Downloading a report on women's rights from the Internet!
The citation for his medal -- awarded at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro -- highlights his "profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics" and his "strikingly far-reaching conjectures."
Professor Hashem Aghajari was arrested and sentenced to death by a provincial court for a speech in which he said Muslims should not blindly follow the Mullahs.
The attacker, who officials say was acting alone, killed himself after the massacre at Olympia shopping centre.
