Bollywood
Akshaye Khanna to make his digital debut
Akshaye Khanna is all set to make his debut on OTT with the ZEE5 film titled State of Siege: Temple Attack. Produced by Contiloe Pictures, the film will be based on the 2002 attack at […]
Bollywood
Phoebe Waller-Bridge joins the cast of Indiana Jones
If adventure has a name…it must be Indiana Jones! Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Solo: A Star Wars Story) will star alongside Harrison Ford, who is returning to the role of the legendary hero archaeologist, for the […]
Bollywood
Naomi Watts to lead remake of Austrian movie Goodnight Mommy
Hollywood star Naomi Watts will topline the remake of Austrian psychological thriller Goodnight Mommy for Amazon Studios. The English-language remake will be helmed by Take Me To The River director Matt Sobel, as per Variety. […]
Bollywood
Gal Gadot was threatened by director Joss Whedon on Justice League set: Report
Director Joss Whedon reportedly threatened Gal Gadot’s career while conducting reshoots on 2017’s superhero team-up film, Justice League. The Wonder Woman actor took the matter to the top, and said that it was addressed there […]
Bollywood
Adarsh Gourav loses Best Actor honour to Anthony Hopkins
India’s Netflix film, The White Tiger, was nominated for two categories at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) film awards – best actor and best adapted screenplay. However, neither actor Adarsh Gourav, […]
Breaking News
LAC: India, China share proposals, agree on need to resolve standoff
New Delhi (TIP): A day after India and China concluded their 11th round of discussions at the Corps Commander-level to try and end the nearly year-long military standoff along the Line of Actual Control, the […]
Breaking News
Huge crowd gathers for Kumbh, police say difficult to ensure social distancing
At a time when the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is again spreading fast across the country, events like the Kumbh Mela pose a particular concern for the authorities. There are big crowds near the river banks […]
India
Cong demands vax for all, starts social media campaign
New Delhi (TIP): Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, the Congress has started a social media campaign for vaccination for all. Claiming that the country is facing shortage of vaccines, the party said […]
Coronavirus
India fastest to administer over 100 million Covid jabs in 85 days
New Delhi (TIP): As the total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed the 10 crore-mark, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, April 10, said that India is the fastest nation to […]
Coronavirus
India records highest single-day rise so far with over 1.68 lakh new Covid cases
New Delhi (TIP): India hit a new coronavirus infection record with 1,68,912 new cases, the highest single-day rise so far, taking the total tally of cases to 1,35,27,717, according to the Union Health Ministry data […]
Health
Staff members of Supreme Court test positive for Covid-19
New Delhi (TIP): Several staff members of the Supreme Court have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). As of Saturday, at least 44 members from judges’ offices and in the court registry are found […]
Coronavirus
India to get 5 more Covid-19 vaccines by October: Report
New Delhi (TIP): As more and more states flag shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Central government has pressed the accelerator to scale up vaccine production manifold. Top government sources told ANI that by end […]
India
Farmers ready to talk, but no change in demands: Rakesh Tikait
Farmers protesting the contentious new farm laws are ready to talk if the Centre invites them, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said on Sunday, April 11, maintaining that the dialogue would resume where it had ended […]
Festival
Guru Gobind Singh – the Saint-Soldier and the founder of the Khalsa
Guru Gobind Singh, born Gobind Rai (22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), was the 10th Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Teg Bahadur, was beheaded for refusing […]
culture and literature
Vaisakhi special- Creation of the Khalsa
Khalsa, (Punjabi: “the Pure”) the purified and reconstituted Sikh community instituted by Guru Gobind Singh on March 30, 1699 (Vaisakhi Day; Khalsa Sikhs celebrate the birth of the order on April 13 of each year). […]
Coronavirus
Easing lockdown could lead to 3rd Covid-19 wave in UK: Scientists warn govt
London (TIP): British scientists have warned that the British government is risking a third wave of Covid-19 by easing the lockdown too soon, local media reported. “There are areas in West Yorkshire, the Black Country […]
Coronavirus
Coronavirus variants spread leads to surge of new cases in Canada
Toronto (TIP): The rapid spread of more contagious Covid-19 variants is believed to have driven a devastating third wave in Canada. As of Saturday, April 11, afternoon, a total of 30,108 variant of concern cases […]
Coronavirus
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 135.8mn
Washington (TIP): In its latest update on Monday, April 12, morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 135,855,351 and 2,934,981, respectively. […]
Farmers Movement
Farmer unions’ demands
The farmer unions believe that the laws will open the sale and marketing of agricultural products outside the notified Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis for farmers. Further, the laws will allow inter-state trade and […]
Farmers Movement
Farmers protest against 3 agri laws continues. What do they want?
Indian farmers, particularly from agrarian states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, are protesting since November 26, 2020, against three farm laws passed by Parliament of India in September 2020. According to Haryana Police, […]
Farmers Movement
History of farmer agitations
The history of agrarian unrest can be traced back to the first quarter of 1920s. The rural sociologists have used various terms for peasant unrest. For some, the unrest is called as a peasant struggle, […]
Frontpage News
Agriculture & its importance
Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for about 58% of India’s population. Gross Value Added (GVA) by agriculture, forestry and fishing was estimated at Rs. 19.48 lakh crore (US$ 276.37 billion) in FY20 (PE). […]
Frontpage News
Are government targets being met?
In 2017, a government committee reported that incomes for farmers would need to grow by 10.4% each year from 2015 for them to double by 2022. That’s not been happening. It also said the government […]
Farmers Movement
Plight of farmers in India: How rural incomes have struggled to keep up
Indian farmers have been on the road since November last year, seeking repeal of three new farm laws and demanding minimum support prices for their produce. Leaders from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) say […]
culture and literature
Earthx Film 2021
By Mabel Pais EarthxFilm’s 5th edition Anjali Nayar’s “District 15” among them Hybrid Screenings April 16-25, 2021 EarthxFilm, in this year’s hybrid edition of the Dallas-based Environmental-Focused film festival, has ten days and nights of […]