India
Visas for UK musicians: Anoushka Shankar seeks Jaishankar’s help
New York, Oct 17 Indian-origin sitar player Anoushka Shankar has sought External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's help to get visas for accompanying British musicians ahead of her India tour to celebrate her father's 10th death anniversary. Shankar, daughter of Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, is set to perform six shows ...Vizag is still tense, Pawan Kalyan confined to hotel
Visakhapatnam, Oct 16 The situation in the port city of Visakhapatnam remained tense for a second day on Sunday as the police barred Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader and actor Pawan Kalyan from holding meetings or rallies. The JSP leader, who was issued notice by the police, remained in the ...Connecting Kashmir : Jammu-Srinagar highway on the way to becoming express highway
Srinagar, Oct 16 The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH) is all set to become an express highway as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is working round the clock to turn this important thoroughfare into an all-weather road. From 1947 to 2019, former rulers played politics over this all-important highway, ...‘Drishyam 2’ makers recreate a day in the life of Vijay Salgaonkar
Panjim, Oct 16 From travelling down to Panjim in a bus to visiting a Satsang and eating pav bhaji, the 'Drishyam 2' trail recreated on Sunday in the Goan capital was like a living, for a day, the life of Vijay Salgaonkar (played by Ajay Devgn in 'Drishyam'). Without actually ...Heavy rain likely in many parts of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 16 Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains in many parts of the state for the next five days. The weathermen have announced yellow alerts in 10 districts of the state, predicting heavy rains from Thiruvananthapuram to Malappuram. Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, ...How and when do you know if menopause has set in?
By Dr. Ameya Kanakiya Kulkarni New Delhi, Oct 16 Menopause is a natural biological process that marks the end of the menstrual cycle. If a woman does not menstruate for 12 consecutive periods, she is said to have reached menopause. Generally, women between 40 and 50 years experience menopause; however, ...Sourav Ganguly to contest for CAB President’s post
Kolkata, Oct 15 With his exit from the post of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President certain now, former Indian cricket team captain, Sourav Ganguly is now set to contest for Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President. This was conveyed to a section of the media by ...Maniam’s illustrations drew young Mani Ratnam to Kalki’s classic ‘Ponniyin Selvan’
Chennai, Oct 15 Ace director Mani Ratnam, who has come in for a lot of praise for getting the looks of almost all his characters in his magnum opus, 'Ponniyin Selvan 1', the right has now disclosed the secret of how he was able to achieve this incredibly difficult feat. ...Windfall tax increased on jet fuel
New Delhi, Oct 15 The Centre on Saturday increased the windfall tax or Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) on the production of crude petroleum from Rs 8,000 per tonne to Rs 11,000 per tonne with effect from October 16. Apart from this, the Centre also increased the SAED on the ...The US offer to help India in chip manufacturing is just lip service: China
New Delhi, Oct 15 As the US and India join hands to address semiconductors supply chain challenges, the Joe Biden government's offer to provide assistance to India to build up its semiconductor manufacturing capacity appears to be just lip service, Chinese state-run publication Global Times has said. US deputy assistant ...