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Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is known for respecting all religions equally and celebrating all festivals with great joy. He has spoken in interviews many times how he dislikes a narrow-minded and rigid attitude when it comes to…

There is an old saying that there is no atheist on a drowning ship or a crashing airplane. This did seem to ring true on the Air Asia X flight which took off from Perth, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  The plane began to shake an…

Kerala is ahead of other states in transgender rights. But still there are many roadblocks in the path of transgender people to achieve equal social and human rights. Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) was hailed worldwide during its…

Google has finally bid a goodbye to Gmail's most controversial feature. It has announced that it will no longer scan e-mails of its users for the purpose of ad personalization. Google used to read people's emails to show them relevant…

Shah Rukh Khan gave his fans an Eidi like every year by greeting them outside Mannat, his bungalow in Mumbai. He stepped out on the balcony of his home and waved to his fans, with son Abram in tow.…

The 1-minute trailer of Madhur Bhandarkar's short film 'Mumbai Mist' is out. The short film features actor Anu Kapoor and the theme is busy life in the bustling metropolis Mumbai which never sleeps and where time is a precious…

Eid Al Fitr is round the corner. A month of fasting is giving way to extravagant feasting. As much as we love the celebratory mood engulfing our surroundings, the aromas of freshly cooked Biryani is equally enticing. You are not a…

Authorities in China have decided to crack down on poor English translations to get rid of absurd signboards such as "Pee Park" and "deformed toilet". Over the years, the country has conducted various campaigns to weed out poor grammar…

George Orwell, the famous author, essayist, journalist, and critic, was born on 25th June 1903. Today is his 114th birth anniversary. Orwell was born as Eric Blair to a British civil servant in Motihari, Bihar, India. At the age of 5,…

In the past few weeks, there has been a spate of lynchings in India. And it is indeed scary and horrifying. The brazen flouting of the law, the utmost disregard for human life, the callous brutality, the madness, the mobocracy, and the…