Celina Jaitly announces comeback film ‘Sister Nibedita’ amid bitter legal and custody battle with estranged husband Peter Haag: ‘I have no other option’ Actor Celina Jaitly has confirmed she is making her acting comeback after a long hiatus. The actor announced that her next project will be ‘Sister Nibedita,’ a film inspired by the life…
Quote of the Day by John Dewey John Dewey has been the single most influential figure in modern education. In an era of memorisation, strict discipline, and one-way teaching, Dewey argued that education should be active, meaningful and closely connected to real life. His ideas changed classrooms across the globe, inspiring teachers to swap rote…
Delhi resident found an old school certificate while searching for electoral documents. NEW DELHI: Across Delhi, steel almirahs are being opened, dusty trunks dragged out and cardboard boxes emptied as families search for birth certificates, school records and electoral slips amid the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.For 46-year-old Sharad Kumar Sharma,…
CJP supporters raise slogans during a protest demanding the Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation NEET irregularities. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday directed the central government to file a detailed affidavits on the “progress made in the implementaion” of reforms meant to address NEET-UG paper leak.The court said that it will “closely monitor” the progress…
Introduced to control pests, the Common myna now thrives in urban areas. This opportunistic bird competes aggressively with native species for nesting sites. Its flexible diet includes fruits and grains, posing risks to agriculture. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons When you walk through suburban parks or a busy city square, it is hard to miss the…
Hut in Scolt Head Island, Norfolk. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In 1923, pioneering British bird photographer and ornithologist Emma Louisa Turner volunteered for an unusual conservation project: to become the first resident watcher on Scolt Head Island, a roughly 1,200-acre barrier island off the north Norfolk coast. Turner spent a total of 18 months on…
Far out in the western Pacific, in a chain of islands that form part of United States territory, sits Pagan, one of the most active volcanoes in the entire Mariana Islands arc. The island was completely evacuated in 1981 after a major eruption forced its small community to flee, and it has remained largely uninhabited…
Arthur Fery of Britain reacts to winning against Flavio Cobolli of Italy. (AP Photo) Arthur Fery’s remarkable Wimbledon dream continued in sensational fashion on Wednesday as the British wildcard became only the second men’s singles wildcard in history to reach the Wimbledon semifinals, matching a feat achieved only by Goran Ivanisevic during his unforgettable title-winning…
Gazala Salmin recalls Salman Khan asking about her chin mole during ‘Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye’ shoot: ‘Ye asli hai?’ Former child actor Gazala Salmin, known for her roles in several Bollywood films, took a nostalgic trip down memory lane on Friday. She shared a heartwarming throwback moment with superstar Salman Khan from the sets…
An Idaho family that has farmed 1,000 acres near the Snake River for three generations has sued the state after an emergency water order forced them to shut off their irrigation pumps. The order dried their fields and destroyed their crops. Jerry Bingham and his family have grown wheat, alfalfa, and potatoes near Blackfoot since…
