In September, the Film Federation of India (FFI) unanimously chose ‘Laapataa Ladies’ as India’s official entry to the Oscars from a list of 29 films, including Bollywood hit ‘Animal’, Malayalam National Award winner ‘Aattam’ and Cannes winner ‘All We Imagine As Light’.
Author: Press Trust of India
Lung transplant at right time only cure for lung disease that killed tabla maestro Zakir Hussain: Doctors
In IPF, normal tissue in the lungs gets replaced by fibrotic tissues, making it difficult for oxygen to pass from the lungs to the blood.
NSA Ajit Doval to hold Special Representatives dialogue with Wang Yi in China
The decision to revive the dialogue mechanism was taken at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan on October 23, two days after India and China firmed up a pact for disengagement in Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh.
India’s ONOE bill has provision for situation where assembly poll cannot be held with Parliament election
The bill proposes to insert a new article 82A — simultaneous elections to the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and all legislative assemblies and to amend Article 83 (Duration of Houses of Parliament), Article 172 (Duration of State Legislatures) and Article 327 (power of Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures).
Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has died at 73 in US, family finally confirms
Hussain, who is regarded as the greatest tabla player of his generation, is survived by his wife, Antonia Minnecola; his daughters, Anisa Qureshi (her husband, Taylor Phillips, and their daughter, Zara) and Isabella Qureshi; his brothers, Taufiq Qureshi and Fazal Qureshi; and his sister, Khurshid Aulia. Born on March 9, 1951, he is the son of legendary tabla master Ustad Alla Rakha.
US lawmakers tell Google, Apple to be prepared to take down TikTok from app stores
Ahead of the January 19 deadline, House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chair John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Krishnamoorthi on Friday wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Immigrant worker flies from Kuwait to India to murder daughter’s molester, confesses crime in video message
Rajampet sub-divisional police officer N Sudhakar said Anjaneya Prasad arrived from Kuwait recently and beat his physically challenged relative P Anjaneyulu (59) to death with an iron rod for allegedly sexually abusing his daughter.
White House says Biden administration expects continuation of bipartisan support to India-US relationship
The Biden Administration expects bipartisan support for the India-US relationship to continue during the next Trump Administration, the White House has said.
US President Joe Biden issues clemency to four Indian-Americans
US President Joe Biden has issued clemency to nearly 1,500 people, including four Indian-Americans.
D Gukesh’s historic World Chess Championship title is a triumph of talent and parental sacrifice
The 18-year-old defeated Ding Liren of China to become the youngest ever world chess champion, capping a fabulous year in which he has hardly put a foot wrong wherever he has shown up to compete.
