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Torrential rain batters Kerala; educational institutions to remain shut tomorrow

Torrential rain batters Kerala; educational institutions to remain shut tomorrow

Torrential rainfall lashed Kerala on Sunday, resulting in widespread damage, landslides and waterlogging in various parts of the state. Very heavy rainfall has been predicted in few places of Kerala and heavy showers in Lakshadweep for two days, according to officials of India Meteorological department. High range Idukki and coastal Alappuzha district also witnessed relentless downpour, […]

Medha Patkar suspends Jal Satyagrah as water level stops rising

Medha Patkar suspends Jal Satyagrah as water level stops rising

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modiinaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar on Sunday suspended the Jal Satyagrah she had started with women affected by the project here on Friday. The NBA had called for an indefinite Jal Satyagrah, announcing that Patkar and the other women would prefer to […]

Donald Trump appoints Indian-American to key White House position

Donald Trump appoints Indian-American to key White House position

WASHINGTON: Indian-American Raj Shah, a well known aide of Donald Trump, has been appointed to a key position by the US President in his communications team, the White House has said. Shah, 32, was one of the few handful aides of Trump who landed in the White House within hours of the billionaire tycoon’s swearing in as the 45th […]

Indian-origin doctor stabbed to death in Kansas

Indian-origin doctor stabbed to death in Kansas

HYDERABAD: Dr Achutha Reddy, a well-known psychiatrist hailing from Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district, was stabbed to death in the US state of Kansas on Wednesday. The Wichita police have arrested a suspect, 21-year-old Umar Rashid Dutt, in connection with the murder and have sent to him Sedgwich County jail. The motive for the murder is still unclear. The […]

India’s forex reserve hits $400bn for first time

India’s forex reserve hits $400bn for first time

MUMBAI: India’s forex reserves crossed the $400-billion mark for the first time on Friday. The latest $100 billion has been added to the reserves in three and a half years after they crossed the $300-billion level on April 2014. At current level, the reserves are enough to fund more than a year of imports. In […]

HSBC sees India as a $7 trillion economy by 2028, overtaking Germany, Japan

HSBC sees India as a $7 trillion economy by 2028, overtaking Germany, Japan

Mumbai: India is likely to overtake Japan and Germany to become the third largest economy in the next 10 years but needs to be consistent in reforms and focus more on the social sector, HSBC Holdings Plc has said. Social capital is “insufficient” in the country and spending on aspects like health and education “is not […]

Why over 17,000 Indians in the US may face deportation

Why over 17,000 Indians in the US may face deportation

Shashank Gupta (not his real name) is an IT professional in Kansas.  His father arrived in the US in 2006 on an H-1B work permit along with the family, and Gupta duly joined high school; later his parents applied for permanent residence (or the green card), which was unfortunately denied when his father lost his […]

Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi Movie Review

Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi Movie Review

Story: Hasmukh Patel (Paresh Rawal), a conservative Gujarati shopkeeper who lives in a gated society has a list of dislikes which include alcohol, non-veg food and Punjabis. Patel’s new neighbor, Guggi Tandon (Rishi Kapoor), is an unholy mix of all the latter restrictions. Tandon is a chicken lollipop chomping, whiskey glugging, bashful Punjabi who opens […]

Rabbi Movie Review

Rabbi Movie Review

Story: Rabbi (Furqan Merchant) is a naturally talented singer living in Jammu. There is nothing else he can do well in life besides sing. His father (Raghubir Yadav), a lowly peon in government service is perpetually angry with his son for paying so much attention to the arts. The fact that he is a conservative […]

Simran Movie Review

Simran Movie Review

SIMRAN STORY: Praful Patel (Kangana) is a 30-year-old divorcee living in Georgia with her middle-class parents. A housekeeper by profession, she gets drawn to a life of crime after her tryst with gambling at a Las Vegas casino. One bad turn leads to several more and before you know it, Praful is in a sordid mess.  […]

Famous Durga temples in India for religiously inclined souls

Famous Durga temples in India for religiously inclined souls

The arrival of winters is important for so many reasons; from annual cultural celebrations to various religious festivities, a lot happens during this time of the year in India. Navratri is one such Hindu festival that is celebrated with much fervor, especially in the northern parts of the country and devotees visit famous Durga temples […]

Here’s Why You’re Not Losing Belly Fat

Here’s Why You’re Not Losing Belly Fat

Not only does belly fat look bad on you, it is the root-cause of innumerable health problems and complications as such high blood-pressure, diabetes, digestive problems and so on. Belly fat is a downright invitation to bad health. But, unfortunately, it has become a common problem these days because of the modern dietary and lifestyle habits. These […]

MS Dhoni Gives Kedar Jadhav The Death Stare After Run Out Scare

MS Dhoni Gives Kedar Jadhav The Death Stare After Run Out Scare

Mahendra Singh Dhoni produced yet another magical innings to dig India out of a massive hole and inspire the team to a 26-run (DLS) win over the visiting Australians in the first ODI of the five-match series at Chennai on Sunday. In the process, Dhoni became only the fourth Indian — after Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly […]

Gokuldham members get the REAL taste of TEA

Gokuldham members get the REAL taste of TEA

Trouble doubles up for Gokuldham society members of SAB TV’s Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. Read onto know everything about the upcoming episodes of the comedy series –  The audiences will now be a part of a kitty party at Babita’s place where the guests are discussing various dance forms around the world.  That’s when, two […]

Chal Tu Apna Kaam Kar – Video Song | Newton | Rajkummar Rao | Amit Trivedi

Chal Tu Apna Kaam Kar – Video Song | Newton | Rajkummar Rao | Amit Trivedi

 

Chef: Banjara Video Song | Saif Ali Khan | Vishal Dadlani | Raghu Dixit

Chef: Banjara Video Song | Saif Ali Khan | Vishal Dadlani | Raghu Dixit

 

Aa Toh Sahi Song | Judwaa 2 | Varun | Jacqueline | Taapsee | David Dhawan | Meet Bros | Neha Kakkar

Aa Toh Sahi Song | Judwaa 2 | Varun | Jacqueline | Taapsee | David Dhawan | Meet Bros | Neha Kakkar