Day: August 28, 2019

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Man held for posting derogatory remarks about Lord Krishna on FB page

1:25 pm August 28, 2019

Bahraich (UP): The police have arrested a person from Nandwal village for posting derogatory remarks about Lord Krishna on his Facebook page, officials said on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover said some locals had registered a complaint that a person named Mubin Hashmi had posted derogatory remarks about Lord Krishna on August 25 on […]

Tribals seek withdrawal of Statue of Unity tourism bill

PM urges people to visit Sardar Sarovar Dam

1:23 pm August 28, 2019

New Delhi: Sharing its pictures, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to visit the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat and hoped that those visiting the super structure will also go to the Statue of Unity. The prime minister said he is happy to share that the water levels at the Sardar Sarovar Dam […]

Team co-led by Indian scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of how malaria affects brain

Special campaign against dengue in Delhi

1:21 pm August 28, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced a special campaign against dengue that will involve wide participation of people in preventing spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Kejriwal said he himself along with his ministers and government officials will help check mosquito breeding. “I appeal to Delhi residents to give ten minutes every Sunday […]

Priyanka attacks Modi on lack of empathy for Assam

Priyanka Gandhi lashes out at UP govt for ‘failing’ to assure safety to women

1:12 pm August 28, 2019

Lucknow: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Wednesday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for ‘failing’ to assure safety to women, a day after an FIR was lodged against former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand after a student went missing following her allegation that the BJP leader had been harassing her. Shahjahanpur Superintendent of Police S […]

Stacy Martin and Hayley Squires join 'Louis Wain'

Stacy Martin, Hayley Squires join ‘Louis Wain’

1:06 pm August 28, 2019

Los Angeles: “Nymphomaniac” star Stacy Martin and actor Hayley Squires have boarded the cast of “Louis Wain”, a biographical drama about the iconic British painter. The film, being directed by Will Sharpe from a script he co-wrote with Simon Stephenson, features Benedict Cumberbatch as Wain and “The Crown” star Claire Foy as his wife Emily. […]