In the wake of allegations of sexual harassment by an anonymous woman on Twitter against Ashish Patil who was the Vice President, Brand Partnerships and Talent Management & Business and Creative Head – Y Films, Yash Raj Films have fired him with immediate effect. pic.twitter.com/swTvIYBGin — Yash Raj Films (@yrf) October 16, 2018 An anonymous woman, on … Read more
Adelaide : Northern Districts, a suburban women’s cricket team in Adelaide posted a gigantic total of 596/3 from their 50 overs in a SACA PC Statewide Super Women’s 1st Grade match against Port Adelaide and bundling out the opposition for a mere 25 runs. Thereby, winning the game by a massive margin of 571 runs. … Read more
The search giant, Google have honoured tabla maestro Lachhu Maharaj with a Google Doodle on his 74th birth anniversary, today. Lachhu Maharaj was born in Varanasi on 16 October 1944, as Lakshmi Narayan Singh. He took to the tabla at a young age. His training had been under his father Vasudev Narayan Singh. He also … Read more
Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar have filed a defamation suit in Delhi’s Patiala House court against journalist Priya Ramani, accusing her of “willfully, deliberately, intentionally and maliciously” defaming him on frivolous grounds, harming his reputation. Ramani and 14 other women have accussed MJ Akbar of sexual harassment while he was an editor at the … Read more
I too shall not be sacrificed, My prestige is my ornament, I wear my pride as an attire If at all, I lose all of these, I am Disguised! -A Voice The #MeToo campaign was initiated in Hollywood in 2017. It dealt with the allegations of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment against the film … Read more
India is ranked 103 out of 119 countries in the Global hunger index 2018, three places below last year. The report released annually by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide and German charity Welthungerhlife said that as many as 21% of Indian children under the age of five suffer from acute under-nutrition. The report stated that hunger … Read more
20 year old Afghanistan batsman Hazratullah Zazai created history on Sunday smashing six 6’s in an over, also equalling Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle’s record of the fastest fifty in Twenty20 cricket in just 12 deliveries. The left handed Zazai who was representing the Kabul Zwanan against the Balkh Legends in the Afghanistan Premier League in … Read more
The legendary Hindustani Classical Musician, Annapurna Devi died at the age of 91 in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital yesterday (13/10/2018). She was suffering from the age related issues for the past few years. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was one of the first politicians to condole her death. “Saddened at the passing away of … Read more
Model and actress Kate Sharma have filed a molestation complaint against veteran director Subhash Ghai at the Versova police station in Mumbai. She has claimed that the director tried to “forcibly hug and kiss her”. While addressing the media after filing the complaint, Kate is quoted as saying by ANI, “He called me to his house on … Read more
Indian captain Virat Kohli has achieved yet another record. Today Kohli scored 45 in India’s first innings against West Indies in the 2nd Test at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad and surpassed former Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq to become the Asian player with most runs as captain. Virat Kohli who have captained India in … Read more