By Nava J Thakuria A week long summer theatre camp, organized by KimDaula Media in association with Jirsong Theatre (JT) for the first time in Dima Hasao district in central Assam of India, concluded successfully at Haflong with the presentation of three short plays in Hindi and Dimasa languages by local artistes. Presented by Swapna Daulagupu on behalf of KimDaula Media and supported by the Dima Hasao autonomous council, the camp (3 to 9 July 2023) was held at Don Bosco higher secondary school. Coordinated by Kulendra Daulagupu, an FTII, Pune alumnus and mentored by Robijita Gogoi, a National School…
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Virat Kohli recorded his 29th Test hundred as India started positively on Day 2 of the second Test against West Indies on Friday. The star batter resumed his innings from 87* and reached the 100-run mark by smashing four off Shannon Gabriel in the 91st over to celebrate his remarkable 76th international century. India resumed Day 2’s play from 288/4 in 84 overs with Kohli and Jadeja in the middle. Both players started the day on a positive note. Kohli took the Windies pacers with a positive-looking stroke play. He got to the century with a four off Shannon Gabriel.…
Sri Lanka is banking on Lord Ram. The country—which is slowly emerging out of the economic crisis—wants to boost tourism from India. And promoting the Ramayana circuit—“to promote awareness’’—to enhance tourism might be a way to up the numbers. The Ramayana circuit and the need to develop it to improve people-to-people contact find a mention in the joint vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ranil Wickremesinghe for India-Sri Lanka Economic Partnership. “The largest source of inbound tourists to Sri Lanka has been from India,’’ said Vinay Kwatra, foreign secretary, at a media briefing in the capital. The country–which…
The Varanasi District Court on Friday permitted the scientific survey of Gyanvapi mosque, except for wuzukhana by the Archeological Survey of India. The Court, hearing the plea of four women permitted the survey to find out whether the mosque was constructed over pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple. The court directed that the survey should happen between 8-12am and no damage should be caused to the mosque as part of the survey. The court said there will be no restrictions on namaz at the mosque. Government counsel Rajesh Mishra said the court ordered a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque…
Tree earthquakes were felt in Jaipur in the early hours of Friday in a span of half an hour. The latest earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred at around 4.25 am, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. According to the NCS, it occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 21-07-2023, 04:25:33 IST, Lat: 26.87 & Long: 75.69, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India,” the National Center for Seismology (NCS) tweeted. Earlier the earth quake of magnitude 3.1 was felt at 4.22 am at a depth of 5 kilometres. “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.1, Occurred on 21-07-2023,…
World Bank President Ajay Banga said that despite the possibility of a global slowdown in the first quarter of next year, India is anticipated to be shielded from its consequences due to strong domestic demand. He said that “The outlook for the world economy is better than expectations, but there is more risk on the downside in terms of a slowdown in the early part of next year. Since India gets a lot of its gross domestic product from domestic consumption, even if the world were to slow down for a few months, India has a natural cushion against (it)”.…
Manipur police have made the second arrest in connection with the horrific incident of women being paraded naked in the state, even as the incident triggered a nation-wide outrage on Thursday. Chief Minister Biren Singh said a thorough investigation is underway and strict action, including possible capital punishment, will follow. “It’s a crime against humanity. We will not spare anyone,” he told reporters in Imphal. A 26-second video showing two women from one of the warring communities in the northeastern state being paraded naked by a mob from the other side surfaced on Wednesday, mounting tension in the northeast state…
Karnataka Assembly speaker U.T. Khader on Wednesday suspended 10 BJP MLAs till the end of the ongoing Legislature session for “unruly behaviour” in the House and for showing disrespect to the chair by flinging torn copies of the bills at the chair. Interestingly, both the BJP and the JD(S) have issued notice seeking to move a no confidence motion against the Speaker. The suspended MLAs are Dr C.N. Ashwath Narayan, V. Sunil Kumar, R. Ashoka, Araga Jnanendra (all former ministers), D. Vedavyasa Kamath, Yashpal Suvarna, Dheeraj Muniraj, A. Umanath Kotian, Arvind Bellad and Y. Bharath Shetty. On Wednesday, the House…
A police complaint was registered against 26 Opposition parties for ‘improper use’ of the INDIA name. The name of the Opposition alliance was coined as I.N.D.I.A. (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) on Tuesday at 26 parties’ meeting in Bengaluru. Expressing objection to the name of the Opposition coalition, the complaint was lodged at the Barakhamba police station in New Delhi. The complainant claimed that the name – ‘INDIA’ is a violation of the Emblems Act. Under the act, no one can use the name of India for his personal benefit. It is also said this has hurt the sentiments of the people. “26 political parties…
The spread of misinformation, disinformation, and mal-information (MDM) online has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. Around the world, people have been inundated with false, misleading, and deceptive information about health, politics, and science. Journalists are on the front lines of these digital battles over truth, working to provide citizens with accurate news and information. However, in the “post-truth” era, independent journalism faces enormous constraints with governments passing legislation to combat the threats of misinformation and “fake news,” which both intentionally and inadvertently impinge upon freedom of the press. These measures can sometimes interfere with the…