Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after inaugurating 5.21 lakh houses of beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY)-Gramin in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday that homeownership has empowered women and strengthened their voice in household financial matters. Modi virtually took part in the Continue Reading
Article By V.P. Nandakumar MD & CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd. A business of Rs.800 crore built from scratch in 3 years On 14 February 2022, Manappuram Finance Limited published its results for the 3rd quarter ending December 2021. The key takeaway was that despite the impact of the omicron variant (which was particularly […]Continue Reading
Harjot Singh, who was shot multiple times while fleeing Ukraine’s war-torn capital Kyiv last month, has been released from the Army hospital. His condition has stabilised, according to his brother Prabhjot. “Harjot was released from the hospital the day before yesterday. He is doing well, but it will take some time for him to fully […]Continue Reading
A dancer claims that the organisers of a temple festival in Kerala’s Thrissur called her on Monday and told her that “non-hindus are not allowed” in the temple, cancelling her invitation to perform. Mansiya VP, a Muslim-born dancer, was scheduled to perform at the Koodalmanikyam temple in Irinjalakuda’s 10-day National Festival of Dance and Music. Continue Reading
According to India’s second-largest online travel agency, Indians are holidaying lavishly now, spending more on five-star hotels and booking business-class seats as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic that halted travel for two years. In an interview with Bloomberg Television on Monday, Prashant Pitti, a co-founder of EaseMyTrip, said, “People Continue Reading
At a press conference on Monday, actor Salman Khan said that a host should be “sensitive” and not cross the line. His remarks came in the wake of Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock on the stage after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the Oscars. Salman, who hosts […]Continue Reading
Something unexpected happened at the 94th Academy Awards on March 28 (IST). Will Smith, one of the Oscar nominees for 2022, stormed the stage and smacked comedian Chris Rock, much to the surprise of the audience. Chris had made a tasteless joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, which did not sit well with the […]Continue Reading
Rajasthan Royals, who have multiple match-winners in their ranks, face Sunrisers Hyderabad in a clash of former champions on Tuesday as both teams look to get off to a winning start in the IPL. The Royals’ batting fortunes will be largely determined by the performance of their talented skipper Sanju Samson, who has been around […]Continue Reading
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) may have swept Odisha’s civic elections, but one of the party’s defining moments was the election of the state’s first Muslim woman as chairperson of a local body. When one considers that the winner of this historic election in Bhadrak is a 31-year-old Independent candidate who defeated the ruling party’s […]Continue Reading
Article By Sujit Chandra Kumar Most of us are aware and scared about the debilitating possibilities of post-Covid complications. But the restrictions imposed by the governments and by ourselves have changed our collective behaviour so much that it would be difficult to return to previous, normal, maskless existence. There was this troll recently about a […]Continue Reading



















