India off to a flyer but Murali Vijay looks tentative
India won the toss and elected to bat first. It took just over an hour for Shikhar Dhawan to convey a strong message to the visitors. He has shown no respect whatsoever to the Afghanistan…
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In ‘post-war’ Afghanistan, children’s lives still scarred by violence and fear
By Majidullah Rasooli
After three decades of war, Afghanistan is still not a secure place to live in. It is perhaps the most dangerous place to be born. Although after 2001 Afghanistan is…
An astute study of early Indian sociology (Book Review)
By Saket Suman
Book: Conceptualising Man and Society; Author: Pradip Kumar Bose; Publisher: Orient BlackSwan; Pages: 162; Price: Rs 595
What is a man's relation to the society in which he…
LG vs Kejriwal’s protest continues for fourth day
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) A sit-in protest at the Lt. Governor's office by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues entered its fourth day on Thursday.
The hunger…
Facebook may unveil eye-tracking technology in future
San Francisco, June 14 (IANS) Facebook is bullish on eye-tracking technology tools that will let the social media giant detect users' eye movement and emotions but has denied using it at the…
Delhi wakes up under shade of dust, records min. temperature of 34˚ C
The national capital woke up under the shade of dust on Thursday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 34 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average.
The…
I’m indebted to J.P. Dutta for life: Pooja Bhatt
Mumbai, June 14 (IANS) Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt says she is indebted to veteran director J.P. Dutta for not only making her a part of "Border" but also for encouraging her to never…
Twitter to put live news events in your timeline, notifications
San Francisco, June 14 (IANS) Twitter has announced that it will put more live news events in your timeline and notifications and might also send users customised push notification if an…
US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for second time this year
The US Federal Reserve has raised short-term interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, its second rate hike this year and the seventh since late 2015.
"In view of realized and…
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on protection of Palestinian civilians
UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution that urges protection of Palestinian civilians, after rejecting a U.S. demand to add a condemnation of attacks on Israel by Hamas.
The…