Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog, was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd on Sunday, police said.Vilks, 75, who had been living under police protection since the drawings...
Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman and legendary lyricist-poet Gulzar are reuniting for an interesting project. They will be working together for a biopic on business tycoon Subrata Roy. The rights for the film were acquired last month by filmmaker Sandeep Singh, who will be producing the biographical venture. Both Rahman...
The first Indian-American to win the crown of Miss World America 2021, Shree Saini of Washington State, is among the most unique pageant winners to be crowned. An advocate for heart health, Saini has had a permanent pacemaker since she was 12, and overcame a major car accident which...
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday inaugurated the redeveloped Chandni Chowk market, which went through several delays owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In his address, the Chief Minister said, "Delhi is identified with Chandni Chowk in the whole world. Initially, its image was of broken roads, traffic jams and electric...
North Indian states have suffered electricity cuts and face further outages because of a lack of coal, an analysis of government data and interviews with residents found, contradicting government assurances there is enough power.
The shortages in India - the world's largest coal consumer after China - follow widespread outages...
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Several parts of Delhi witnessed fresh spells of heavy rain early Thursday, leading to a rise in the water level in the Yamuna river. The water level, which neared the danger mark in the morning, is likely to cross the mark by noon, an official said.
Delhi...
With strict COVID-19 lockdowns now a memory in people’s minds, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India is launching an ad blitz on billboards near bird markets in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai, pointing out that caged birds endure a lifetime in lockdown and urging people...
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari after inspecting the Bharuch section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Friday said that the Narmada steel bridge was built in a record time of 32 months.
"The span between 2 piers of Narmada steel bridge is 120 metres and it has been built in...
Cyclists in the Capital can look forward to better infrastructure and more ride-sharing options in the near future as the administration has adopted a slew of measures to promote this green transport, said officials aware of the developments.
Two new cycle-sharing projects will be up and running by early next...
The Capital city’s cognoscenti and the media – not to mention the GenNext - were in for a special treat at the Bikaner House when an art show titled Echoes from the Sand curated by ArtTree was inaugurated by Mr Uttam Pacharne - Chairman, Lalit Kala Academy and Ms. Roli Singh - Principal...
