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'Nirvi Gets to sing for 15,000 people during Navratri'

India, Oct. 12 -- For actor-producer Manasi Parekh Navratri is a time to "celebrate the divine, feminine energy", and that includes her nine-year-old daughter, Nirvi Gohil, too. Manasi and her husband... Read More


Fasting menus get a tasty twist with paneer tacos, samosas

India, Oct. 12 -- The Navratri festivities have started on a fasting note, with a large section sticking to the specific diet that goes with the rituals. With a restricted diet, the options remain lim... Read More


Cinema often celebrates toxicity: Vikram Singh Chauhan

India, Oct. 12 -- Actor Vikram Singh believes Hindi cinema has often romanticised toxic behaviour rather than calling it out. His latest film, Pooja Meri Jaan, co-starring Mrunal Thakur and Huma Qures... Read More


Yogi: Girls' education, women's self-reliance priorities for UP govt

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said girls' education and women's self-reliance were priorities for the Uttar Pradesh government, adding that ensuring women's dignity, sec... Read More


'Noise should not spill beyond premises': Bijnor police arrest mosque muezzin

MEERUT, Oct. 12 -- Bijnor police have arrested a mosque muezzin in Najibabad for allegedly violating prescribed volume limits while reciting the azaan, saying noise from sound-amplification equipment ... Read More


Shoes hurled, anti-Rai slogan triggers scuffle on new UP Cong chief's Day 1

LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- Shoes, slippers and abuses were hurled at the Uttar Pradesh Congress headquarters in Lucknow on Sunday as a slogan against outgoing state unit president Ajay Rai triggered chaos an... Read More


India calls for immediate end to strikes on civilian infra

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- India on Sunday strongly condemned repeated attacks by Houthi rebels on the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, including the latest strike that killed a doze... Read More


SC directs no illegal detention, resumption of internet, Metro

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Sunday ordered that peaceful, unarmed protester cannot be detained except in accordance with the "procedure established by law", while further directing that... Read More


CJP leaders vow to continue stir till cec resigns, leaders freed

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Top CJP leaders on Sunday vowed to expand their protests nationwide on the SIR issue after they were released from preventive custody. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijee... Read More


Union sports min leads cycle rally in Kashi, urges youth to stay fit

VARANASI, Oct. 12 -- Union minister for youth affairs and sports Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday led a 5.5-km cycle rally in Varanasi as part of the 94th edition of "Fit India Sundays on Cycle" held under... Read More