President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest film honour, on cinema’s enduring icon Waheeda Rehman. She also conferred the best actor award on Telugu star Allu Arjun for his performance in ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ and best actress to Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon respectively, for their performances in ‘Gangubai...
Read MoreIn 2019, Dutee came out as lesbian, the first Indian athlete to disclose a same-sex relationship. “I plan to marry my partner Monalisa. But the decision of the apex court has upset all plans. I have been living with Monalisa for five years. We are happy together and as adults, we have every right...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court of India has refused to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act, stating that it is the responsibility of Parliament to change the law. The court unanimously ruled that there is no fundamental right to marriage for same-sex couples. However, transgender persons in heterosexual relationships have the...
Read MoreWhen asked about the BJP targeting Congress on dynasty politics at a news conference in Mizoram, Rahul Gandhi tried to counter the question by alleging that the BJP also has its share of dynasts in the party. But the BJP cited Shashi Tharoor statement of Congress being a family-run party to buttress their charge...
Read MoreMarked by fierce competition, high emotions, the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most intense and storied rivalries in the world of cricket. But India’s domination over their arch-rivals in the recent years have made a huge gulf between both the nations. And former opener Gautam Gambhir reckons that India’s total supremacy is...
Read MoreA 13-year-old girl in Morbi, India, was blackmailed and extorted after befriending unknown people on Instagram. The girl accepted a friend request from a woman named Mittal Solanki, who introduced her to a boy named Kishan Patel. Patel then tried to molest her and blackmailed her with a selfie he took without her consent....
Read MorePublic works minister Satish Jarkiholi attempted to take 20 Congress MLAs to Mysuru, but the trip was cancelled after intervention from the party high command. AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala reportedly spoke to Jarkiholi and asked him to cancel the trip, stating that it would send the wrong message and give the opposition...
Read MoreProminent among the candidate is a former IPS officer Akbar Ram Korram, who had put up a spirited fight as an independent and polled 23,417 votes. However, the ruling Congress had won the by-election.
Read MoreMaharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday responded to claims made in former Pune police commissioner Meeran Borwankar’s book, ‘Madam Commissioner’, acknowledging that he had indeed met with her during his tenure as the district’s guardian minister in 2010.
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