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Chronicling the tears of Kashmiri women


The atrocities inflicted upon women in the strife-ridden Valley and the fear and oppression under which they live continuously are poignantly depicted in Ocean of Tears, a documentary reviewed by Shoma A. Chatterji




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Still suffering, five years after


Five years have passed after the riots, five years in which saplings have become trees and blueprints have taken the shape of buildings. But time seems to have stopped for many families and children who suffered or witnessed atrocities during the 2002 riots, altering their dreams and hopes in unlikely, distressing ways. Deepa A has more.




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Eyes and ears, on wheels


In a city that lives on the edge, the taxi drivers see and hear a lot. They could provide any news channel its biggest scoop ever, but they are also smart enough to value their lives and keep their mouths tightly shut. More street voices from Rajendar Menen's book.




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Thirty-four years of irregularities and failures


The recently released CAG audit report on Maharashtra has heavily criticized the time and cost overruns in Gosikhurd irrigation project in Vidarbha. Himanshu Upadhyaya analyses the report to list the shortcomings of the project.




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Sensex plunges over 1,900 points as oil prices plunge amid Covid-19 fears

Sensex plunges over 1,900 points as oil prices plunge amid Covid-19 fears





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Coronavirus scare grips markets; Sensex closes below 29K for first time in 3 years

Coronavirus scare grips markets; Sensex closes below 29K for first time in 3 years





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Raghuram Rajan clears the air on how to fund stimulus

Raghuram Rajan clears the air on how to fund stimulus





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In lockdown, man finds his way back home, 14 years after he left




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Why polar bears are killing, eating each other up




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Australia reef sees 3rd coral bleaching in 5 years

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered “very widespread” damage after rising sea temperatures caused the third mass coral bleaching events in five years. Its northern reaches suffered an unprecedented two successive years of severe bleaching in 2016 and 2017. Some previously untouched areas had now suffered "moderate or severe bleaching".




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Rajan clears the air on how to fund stimulus

Many have argued that while India’s lockdown has been the harshest, its stimulus package is one of the smallest — so far. To fund bigger public spending programme, the govt can either ask the RBI to print more money or raise money through borrowing. Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has explained how the two paths work and why ‘monetisation’ is a good option.




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‘In 33 years, Kanpur achieved only 50% of cleanliness target’




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Christ, the Redeemer, Wears a 'Mask' to Spread Awareness During Coronavirus Pandemic

Christ the Redeemer appeared to wear a mask that covered his mouth and nose.




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Racist Man Wears Ku Klux Klan Hood as Face Mask in US, Twitter Slams it as 'Symbol of Hate'

Santee Mayor John Minto in a joint statement with the city council also condemned the incident and termed it a 'symbol of hatred'.




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We Finally Know Why the North Magnetic Pole Has Been Drifting All These Years

The North Magnetic pole is located where the field lines go perpendicular to the surface.




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Yes Bank Appoints Neeraj Dhawan as Chief Risk Officer for Three Years

Dhawan will assume charge from Saturday in place of Ashish Agarwal, the current chief risk officer, who will transition to a new role in the bank.




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Lockdown-hit Industry Demands Suspension of Labour Laws For 2-3 Years

The employers' organisations also sought relaxation of the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act to treat the lockdown period as lay-off.




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Chris Froome Fears Tour de France May Struggle to Keep Fans Away

Tour de France is rescheduled for August 29 without spectators but Chris Froome feels it may be hard to contain the fans.




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Anupam Kher Grows a Beard After 37 Years, See Pic

Amid the lockdown, veteran actor Anupam Kher has decided not to shave and let his beard grow.




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Jimmy Sheirgill Regrets Not Meeting Irrfan In Past Few Years, Pens Emotional Note

In the note, Jimmy mentioned having worked with Irrfan in 5 films, including Haasil and Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.




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Cara Delevingne, Ashley Benson Part Ways After Two Years of Dating

Actress Ashley Benson and supermodel Cara Delevigne have reportedly split up after almost 2 years of dating. The duo confirmed their relationship in June 2019.




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About 14% of Active Internet Users in India Are Aged 5-11 Years Old

With better connectivity, quality of service, and affordability of mobile Internet, there could be an increase in rural consumers spending more time on the internet in the future.




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This Black Hole is Just 1000 Light Years Away From Earth, The Closest One Known as Yet

The ESO says that the hidden black hole in HR 6819 is one of the very first stellar-mass black holes found that do not interact violently with their immediate environment and, therefore, appear truly black.




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Pakistan's Umar Akmal Banned for Three Years After Failing to Report Spot-fixing Approaches

Umar, who turns 30 next month, pleaded guilty to not reporting the fixing offers which led to his provisional suspension on February 20 this year.




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Improved Fitness in Last 3 Years Behind Indian Women's team's Success: Rani Rampal

Rani Rampal credited the improved level of fitness for Indian women's hockey team's recent success.




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'How Many Have To Die?': Gary Neville Voices Fears Over Premier League Plans

Gary Neville fears Premier League players would be at risk if football is rushed back amidst the coronavirus pandemic




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Italian Federation Chief Fears 'Football Death' With Non-completion of Serie A Due to Covid-19

Italy's football federation chief Gabriele Gravina warned that a decision to cancel Serie A season would signal "the death of Italian football".




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Liverpool Mayor Fears 'Farcical' Scenes if Premier League Resumes

The mayor of Liverpool feels even if Premier League resumed behind closed doors, fans would turn up outside Anfield.




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Relive Lionel Messi's First-ever Goal For Barcelona 15 Years Ago | Watch

Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Barcelona on this day 15 years ago.




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Cesc Fabregas Reminds Tottenham Fans of What Happened Today 4 Years Ago

Cesc Fabregas took to Twitter to remind Tottenham Hotspur fans about Leicester City winning the Premier League title.




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Scottish FA Vice-president Fears 'Total Disaster' of Cancelling Next Season Due to Covid-19

Scottish FA vice-president Mike Mulraney warned it would be 'foolhardy' not to face up to the possibility of Scottish clubs going out of business during Covid-19 pandemic.




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Kevin de Bruyne Believes Premier League Will Play to Conclusion Despite Covid-19 Fears

Kevin de Bruyne said if Premier League season will not finish, the financial implications will be far too serious.




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FA Faces 'Worst-Case Scenario' of 300 Million Pounds Deficit Over Four Years

Professional football has been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic which has killed nearly 28,500 people in Britain.




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Return From the Death: Ex-Footballer Found Alive 4 Years After Being Reported Dead

Hiannick Kamba is working as a chemical technician after being reported to have died in a car accident.




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Formula One: Charles Leclerc Wins Ferrari's 1st Italian GP in 10 Years

Charles Leclerc of Ferrari clinched victory from pole in his team's home race with Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas came second and Lewis Hamilton was third.




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Chinese Grand Prix Postponed Over Coronavirus Fears

Chinese Grand Prix was originally planned for April 19 but has been postponed due to fears of coronavirus.




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Two More Haas Formula One Staff Isolated Over Coronavirus Fears

Coronavirus fears have spread around the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.




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Season-opening Australian Grand Prix Cancelled Over Coronavirus Fears

Australian GP was cancelled after multiple questions were raised on its continues despite coronavirus fears.




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James Allison Thanks Mercedes for Their 'Gamble' on a Grieving Man Four Years Ago

Mercedes brought James Allison into the team a year after his wife Rebecca died suddenly of meningitis in March 2016.




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This Day 26 Years Ago, F1 Racing Legend Ayrton Senna Passed Away

Formula One legend Ayrton Senna died in a horrific crash on this day in 1994




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Without Centre's Green Nod, LG Polymers in Vizag Expanded Ops 6 Times in 13 Years

The company also bypassed the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, which mandates that modernisation and expansion of existing projects needs an environmental clearance (EC).




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Three Exporters Flee After Rs 411 Crore Loan Default, SBI Files Complaint with CBI After 4 Years

Besides SBI, other members of consortium are Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, IDBI, Central Bank of India and Corporation Bank, they said.




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Polls or Fresh Oath? Sena Readies Strategy Amid Fears of Political Crisis in Maharashtra Due to Guv Impasse

For Uddhav Thackeray to continue as the CM of Maharashtra, he will have to become a member of the legislature before May 28. That is when his six-month-old term ends.




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K Balachander's Thaneer Thaneer Saw It Coming Years Before Chennai Water Crisis

Tamil Nadu is now facing one of the worst droughts in over a hundred years, and Balachander saw this coming and worsening nearly four decades ago.




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Nazriya Nazim-Fahadh Faasil Celebrate 5 Years of Togetherness, See Pic

Currently, both Faasil and Nazriya are working together in Anwar Rasheed’s movie titled ‘Trance’.




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Three Day Gala Planned as Kamal Haasan Completes 60 Years in Films

The actor-filmmaker entered the film industry when he was just three. He acted as a child artiste in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma, for which he won the President's Gold Medal.




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Haven't Taken a Break in Three Years, Says Rashmika Mandanna

Dear Comrade actress Rashmika is working on four films right now and she says she doesn't want to do this again.




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Yuva Rajkumar Appears Intriguing in the First Look Poster of Debut Film

Yuva’s first glimpse has already become the talk of the town. In the poster, Yuva gives mysterious vibes with his grim face and brooding eyes.




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Bank of England Sees Worst Slump in 300 Years amid Coronavirus Lockdown

The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1% and left its target for bond-buying, most of it British government debt, at 645 billion pounds.




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Coronavirus Could Kill 1,90,000 Africans and 'Smoulder' Across the Continent for Years

As many as 44 million of the continent's 1.3 billion people could be infected during the same period, the UN health agency estimated, based on its prediction model of 47 African countries.