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Nikhita Gandhi: We struggled to find female sound and light engineers for our festival

India, March 8 -- Singer Nikhita Gandhi is curating an all-women music festival named Sonic Tigress. "We want to make it 100% women; from the technical crew to the security staff, it should be by the ... Read More


'Challenges? Of course, but the show must go on'

India, March 8 -- In performing art, artistes suffer many personal and professional setbacks but as 'the show must go on', they just continue. On International Women's Day, we talk to three performing... Read More


Ibrahim, Khushi's film is a sign of B'wood romance heading south

India, March 8 -- Candy floss is sweet and pink. Bubble gum is similar in colour and taste, but chewy. There's no logic as to why we are suddenly discussing them. The same can be said about the two-ho... Read More


Father's celebratory firing kills teenager son at Chitrakoot wedding

Kanpur, March 8 -- A joyous wedding celebration in a Chitrakoot village turned into a scene of mourning after a father's celebratory gunfire accidentally killed his 18-year-old son in Rampura police s... Read More


After Kashi, Ayodhya, it's Mathura's turn: CM

GORAKHPUR, March 8 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said after Kashi and Ayodhya, it is now Mathura's turn to witness large-scale development. "There will be no paucity of funds for the de... Read More


All that ash: From pyre to ire, row erupts over Kashi's Masan Holi

VARANASI, March 8 -- The issue of celebrating Masan Holi with ashes from funeral pyres at Manikarnika Ghat is kicking up dust in Kashi with one side opposing the practice and the other supporting it. ... Read More


Tahawwur rana renews plea in Us court against his extradition

New Delhi, March 8 -- The US Supreme Court has rejected 26/11 Mumbai attacks co-conspirator Tahawwur Rana's plea seeking an emergency stay on his extradition to India, people familiar with the develop... Read More


Empowering women, harbingers of agriculture technology to region

VARANASI, March 8 -- Standing at the boundary of a wheat farm in Mehandi Ganj area of Rajatalab, around 15 km from Varanasi, Neetu Singh, a mother of three and a housewife, is spraying nano urea on th... Read More


'12 times more educated unemployed than uneducated ones in Prayagraj'

PRAYAGRAJ, March 8 -- Prayagraj-which is home to 'Oxford of the East', state's only NIT and only state open varsity besides a state university, a rural university, an agriculture university and an III... Read More


Plans to develop Yamuna riverbanks to boost tourism

PRAYAGRAJ, March 8 -- In a bid to promote tourism and support inclusive development, Prayagraj is set to develop riverbanks near Yamuna Bank Road. The State Tourism Department is preparing to begin th... Read More