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How to make meaningful new connections online

11 Jul 2020 06:00 AM IST

We are now officially in the fourth month of the lockdown imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During this period, there has been a significant change in the way we interact with people. Stuck at home and worried for the safety of our loved ones, we connect eagerly with family

Recreating the world of Tagore’s Jorasanko and their feminist bahus

11 Jul 2020 05:59 AM IST

They say you can get a Bengali out of Kolkata, but you can’t get Kolkata out of a Bengali. Some even say that still waters run deep. One couturier for whom both these phrases fit to the T is Joy Mitra, a diehard history seeker, Indophile, litterateur and Tagore follower

Sushant does the last dance on Rahman’s musical ‘Dil Bechara’

11 Jul 2020 05:57 AM IST

New Delhi: Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput is all set to entertain the audiences worldwide with his last film Dil Bechara. As fans across the world mourn his demise, they are leaving no stone unturned to make the film reach top trends. It thus comes as no surprise that the

‘Undekhi’shows an edgy crime thriller based on real-life incident

11 Jul 2020 05:57 AM IST

In India, wedding celebrations are often reduced to a show of pomp, power and wealth, and can sometimes take an ugly turn. Based on a true-life incident, with the backdrop of a wedding, SonyLIV’s next original, Undekhi, unveils a nervewracking crime thriller with inter-family politics, display of power, skewed morals

Taapsee reveals why she worked in ‘Mission Mangal

11 Jul 2020 05:56 AM IST

Sharing a picture of the ensemble cast of her hit sci-fi film Mission Mangal, actor Taapsee Pannu on Friday revealed the two major reasons that made her agree to be a part of the film. “I remember I said yes to this film for two major reasons, one was because

Quarantine led me to realise I prefer isolation: Bhumi

11 Jul 2020 05:55 AM IST

Actress Bhumi Pednekar says she has loved being by herself and has focused on things that make her happy amid the pandemic. “One thing that I have learnt about myself is that I love isolation. I have loved being by myself. I saw a lot of people complaining that they

Notorious UP gangster killed in police encounter, political blame game begins

11 Jul 2020 04:42 AM IST

The vehicle carrying notorious gangster Vikas Dubey— after his arrest in Ujjain on Thursday—had overturned due to a herd of cattle coming suddenly in front of it and as the driver tried to turn it quickly, UP Special Task Force (STF) said on Friday. “ During the journey, in Sachendi

Dubey was killed because he knew secrets of BJP leaders: Akhilesh Yadav

11 Jul 2020 04:42 AM IST

In an interview with The Daily Guardian, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh AKhilesh Yadav alleged that notorious gangster Vikas Dubey, who died in an encounter on Friday, had links with the BJP and was killed because he could have revealed secrets about many BJP leaders of the state. Q.

India and China agree on ‘complete disengagement’ of troops from LAC

11 Jul 2020 04:29 AM IST

Govt sources say the two countries have agreed to withdraw their troops in a timely manner for ‘full restoration’ of peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control.

Covid number crosses 8-lakh mark in India, one lakh cases added in 3 days

11 Jul 2020 04:28 AM IST

With the highest single-day spike of 26,506 Covid-19 cases, India’s total tally of coronavirus infections has crossed the 8-lakh mark on Friday. The numbers went from 7 lakh to 8 lakh in the last three days only. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has announced that it would be

No corona vaccine before the first quarter of 2021, parliamentary panel told

11 Jul 2020 04:28 AM IST

The parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology was told on Friday that India would have to wait till at least the first quarter of 2021 to get its vaccine that can treat Covid-19. This would the earliest possible time frame for India to have its vaccine, the panel was