culture and literature
Basant Panchmi
Basant Panchmi, also known as Vasant Panchmi, is a Hindu festival that marks the arrival of spring. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Magh according to Hindu calendar. In 2021, […]
Women
Signs you are in happy, healthy relationship
It’s hard to see clearly when caught up in the foggy feeling called love, and we may later realize blind spots we missed during the course of a relationship. But when you have a good, […]
Women
Connoisseur’s Choice- Apple salad
By Tript Arora This sweet and savoury Apple salad is a treat in itself whether you serve it as a side dish or make a lunch of it. It is simple to make and hardly […]
Entertainment
Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter to be honoured at 2021 Caucus Awards
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon and her banner Hello Sunshine’s president of TV and film, Lauren Neustadter, will be honoured as producers of the year at The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors’ 2021 Caucus Awards […]
Entertainment
Kate Winslet: Hollywood is working toward making women feel safe
Kate Winslet thinks Hollywood is creating a space for younger women to be “safe” at work which wasn’t present before. The ‘Titanic’ star has praised the work done by the film industry in the wake […]
Entertainment
Bullet Train: Sandra Bullock to work with Brad Pitt
Bullet Train is shaping up to be an unmissable action-thriller to watch out for, owing majorly to the casting coup of our wildest dreams. Over the past few months, there have been various additions to […]
Entertainment
Halle Berry says ‘no man has ever taken care’ of her
Halle Berry has insisted ‘no man has ever taken care’ of her. The 54-year-old actress has responded to trolls who left negative comments on a recent Instagram post after she shared a meme which said […]
Entertainment
Bollywood mourns the demise of Rajiv Kapoor: A soul gone too soon
Bollywood celebrities took to social media to mourn the demise of actor Rajiv Kapoor who passed away due to a cardiac arrest in Mumbai on Tuesday, February 9. Host-producer Naved Jafri and singer Lata Mangeshkar […]
Entertainment
Sonakshi Sinha narrates poem on farmers, salutes ‘the hands that feed us’
Sonakshi Sinha, who has expressed solidarity with the protesting farmers, has now shared a tribute to them on Instagram. She lent her voice to a poem which tries to explain why the farmers have left […]
Entertainment
Lisa Haydon third time pregnant
Model and actress Lisa Haydon, who is already mom to two sons, Zack and Leo, is expecting her third child soon. Her son Zack was born in 2017, while she had her son Leo in […]
Entertainment
Kangana to leave Twitter, backs homegrown app Koo
Dhaakad actor Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday threatened to quit Twitter. Kangana also said she will soon join homegrown app Koo. This comes after the microblogging site “withheld a portion of the accounts” identified by the […]
Farmers Movement
Three more arrested in R-Day violence case
New Delhi (TIP): The police have arrested three Delhi residents for their alleged role in violence at north Delhi’s Burari during the Republic Day’s tractor rally, officers said on Thursday, February 11. So far, a […]
India
Now, US comic Trevor Noah puts India’s farmer protest on global radar
Stand-up comic and late night show host Trevor Noah is the latest international personality from the entertainment industry to highlight the ongoing farmers agitation. Through his popular TV programme “The Daily Show”, the Emmy-winning presenter […]
Farmers Movement
Amnesty International decries crackdown on supporters of farmers’ protests
New Delhi (TIP): Amnesty International has called on the Indian government to stop its “escalating crackdown” on protesters, farming leaders and journalists. In a statement, the human rights body, which shut shop in India in […]
India
Rajya Sabha members bid farewell to four stalwarts
New Delhi (TIP): Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, February 9, bid farewell to four retiring members of the Upper House with Deputy Chairman Harivansh heaping lavish praise on the leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, […]
India
Rahul alleges ‘hum do humare do’ running govt, Anurag Thakur responds
New Delhi (TIP): Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, February 11,Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Centre’s three new farm laws will “break the spine of farmers”. MoS for Finance Anurag Thakur responded […]
India
Two-week training exercise commences at Mahajan field firing ranges in Rajasthan
INDO-US MILITARY EXERCISE By Yash Goyal JAIPUR (TIP): The first Indo-US defense exercise in the Biden presidency commenced on February 8at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, near Bikaner in Rajasthan. The India-US joint training Exercise YUDH […]
India
LAC disengagement in phased manner, coordinated and verified way: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi (TIP): Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, India and China have maintained communication with each other through military and diplomatic channels since September last year to resolve the nine-month border standoff in […]
India
Kharge to be Leader of Oppn in Rajya Sabha: Sources
New Delhi (TIP): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to replace Ghulam Nabi Azad as the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha and the party has written to the chairman of the Upper […]
Misc
Valentine’s Day: Time of the year to celebrate love
Valentine’s Day (or Saint Valentine’s Day) is observed on February 14 each year. Today Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, mostly in the West, although it remains a working day in […]
Coronavirus
Britain’s coronavirus variant a concern, ‘likely to sweep the world’, says scientist
London (TIP): The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it could undermine the protection given by vaccines against developing COVID-19, the head of the UK’s genetic surveillance […]
Coronavirus
Global Covid-19 cases top 107.7 mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington (TIP): The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 107.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.36 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, […]
Coronavirus
Pfizer vaccine can neutralize coronavirus variants first reported in UK, SA: Study
The COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by the American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the German biotechnology company BioNTech can neutralise variants of the novel coronavirus that were first reported in the UK and South Africa, a new […]
Perspective
Disinformation is a cybersecurity threat
The disinformation infodemic requires a concerted and coordinated effort by governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and other entities to create standards and implement defenses. Taking advantage of the frameworks, norms, and tactics that we have already […]
Editorials
The Dragon Roams the Arctic
By Dr A. Adityanjee The Arctic region is home to almost four million inhabitants, of which approximately one-tenth are indigenous people. The United States Geological Survey estimates that up to 25-30% of the world’s remaining […]