Death defying stunts at 2,965 metres above sea level!
Akhtaruzzaman Elias's The Raincoat describes the effect of the 1971 war on a college and on one of its teachers in particular.
Will Yuvraj make 'Paranthe' for Sachin?
Nothing is beyond him as Sachin Tendulkar proved when Yuvraj Singh sent him an online 'Keep it up' challenge using the edge of the bat.
Jaitley and two others were held guilty of corruption in a 2000-01 case related to a purported defence deal. Special CBI Judge Virender Bhat also awarded four-year jail terms to Jaitley's former party colleague Gopal Pacherwal and Major General S P Murgai (retd) in the case.
During the interrogation, they were repeatedly threatened that this is how the other members of the High Commission would be treated as well in future.
National Commission for Women said that there has been a rise in the number of domestic violence complaints received by the commission ever since lockdown was imposed. Dhawan said he is disheartened and sad to hear about the domestic violence cases still happening in today's world.
'Stripped of all humour and heft, Chris Hemsworth's Tyler Rake is Thor sans the thunder,' declares Sukanya Verma.
Sidharth Shukla joins the Elite Club!
Several students participated in the candlelight vigil organised by the NSUI.
'While the farmers are reeling under a huge debt burden, crop loss due to locust attacks and erratic rainfall, the state is also facing a COVID-19 challenge.' 'In this situation, you have Congress and BJP MLAs trying to outwit each other in a game of thrones'
Oppn members went into the area of treasury benches carrying a black banner, which demanded Shah's resignation, as Speaker Om Birla continued with proceedings of the House.
'The party dropped me as a spokesperson for showing a roadmap. It shows that the party either has a high level of arrogance or they are completely detached from ground realities.'
Siddharth will return to the house. Will his comeback affect Asim and Rashami's friendship?
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
In an act of protest against a corruption scandal that has stirred Brazil one artist has blindfolded several 100 statues, including one of Mahatma Gandhi.
Chanchal Lahiri, a resident of southern suburbs of Kolkata, had done the same trick in 2013 in same Hooghly river, but this time he ran out of luck and drowned.
Viswanathan Anand defeated an out-of-sorts Alexander Grischuk while Magnus Carlsen sealed the title at the Altibox Norway chess tournament with a round to spare, in Stavanger. Anand's chances to be in top three had ended after he lost to American Fabiano Caruana in the previous round.
However, Patil, in a video message on a social networking site, said no one had kidnapped him.
The implication of a slowdown in the financial services sector are very different (eg, likely to affect fewer people directly, and even that affecting those at the top of the income distribution) from that of a slowdown in construction, one of the most employment intensive sectors in the Indian economy (that will affect aggregate demand much more).'
"They had AK-47 guns and they threatened to shoot us...They were speaking in Urdu, Hindi," said the police officer, who was interrogated for about six hours by the National Investigation Agency on Monday.
Leaders from across the political spectrum said they are praying for the safety of the Indian Air Force pilot who is "missing in action" after India foiled Pakistan's attempts to target military installations by using its air force in response to India's counter-terrorism operations. Even as the Pakistani army released a 46-second video showing a blindfolded man and claimed he is the pilot of IAF's shot down aircraft, India said it is "ascertaining the facts". This is what some of our leaders had to say.
'It is the bounden duty of the Indian government to leave no stone unturned to have the pilot back urgently.' 'If that is not done in the desirable manner, it could well be a trigger for much more serious a conflagration in the subcontinent,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
India's fielding drills: Balls of different weights, simulation machine, 'blind-fold' catching
CJI Gogoi said the conduct and sensitivity displayed by Justice Sikri as a judge will continue to inspire the young.
One pilot is injured and has been shifted to a hospital, while another one is unhurt, the spokesman said.
Chills, thrills and more in Nik Wallenda's death-defying feat
'The verdict must be seen as something more; as a historical balm, a moral restitution and the deliverance of justice to a people wronged,' argues Vivek Gumaste.
Earlier, Pakistani military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor claimed that two Indian Air Force pilots were arrested. One pilot is injured and has been shifted to a hospital, while another one is unhurt, the spokesman had said.
Given Indian corporates's high indebtedness, new credit will be used for servicing loans rather than building factories. This is setting us up for more companies on life support and more zombie banks, warns Rahul Jacob.
The Naga Rengma Hills Protection Force has claimed responsibility for the killing of nine people of the Karbi community, all residents of Assam's Karbi Anglong district on December 28.
'When those who took oath in the name of the Indian Constitution are not acceptable, where do the other Kashmiris stand?'
Dehorning grabs the spotlight again after the death of the last male northern white rhino.
According to experts, religious and spiritual influences can affect life decisions beyond the normal.
A relative of the family suspected foul play in the incident, saying that 'they were educated people and not superstitious'.
Cops investigating the case suggest the deceased might have been into some sort of religious practices.
During a war, there are just four possibilities a soldier faces. One: Victorious and safe. Two: Wounded. Three: Killed in action. Four: Prisoner of War. It was my fate to face the fourth, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) on the year spent as a prisoner of war in Pakistan during the 1971 War.
At his farewell function, CJI Dipak Misra said that tears of a poor man is equal to tears of a rich man.
Are you an innocent smartphone user in a perilous online world, asks Geetanjali Krishna.
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