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'Youngistaan' Selected for Oscars; Twitteratti Troll Jackky Bhagnani

After the news of Jackky Bhagnani's 'Youngistaan' being selected for the Oscars broke out, the Twitterati have trolled the actor left, right and centre

Dec 19, 2014

Italian photographer Mattia Passarini's photograph of Ramnami tribal people receives honourable mention in National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest

National Geographic 2014 Photo Contest: Hong Kong's Brian Yen Wins Grand Prize, India's Archna Singh Gets Honourable Mention

Italian photographer Mattia Passarini,whose picture of Ramnami tribal chief won honourable mention, speaks of his love for Indian culture

Dec 18, 2014

Tamchon Football Tournament attracts many spectators in New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 18 (ANI): Thousands of football lovers from the national capital flooded the Dr Ambedkar stadium in Delhi to witness the closing ceremony of the eighth Tamchon Football tournament. A total of 16 teams, comprising of players from the northeast, participated in the tournament to promote peace, friendship and unity among the youth of the country. The final match between Hmar FC and Siamsinpawlpi (SSPP) attracted a large crowd. The event was organized under the aegis of Tanghkul Naga Society, Delhi with support from various government and private agencies. Such events help to make Delhi'ites aware of sporting talent from the Northeast. Hmar FC won by 6-5 over SSPP by penalty goal. The winning team received the winning Trophy along with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh while the SSPP FC bagged the runners-up trophy with a cash prize of Rs 3 Lakh.

Dec 18, 2014

Tamchon Football Tournament attracts many spectators in New Delhi

Dec 18, 2014

Hike arranging online app development festival HikeAthon in India

Hike Messenger Developer Announces 3-Day Online Hackfest, 'HikeAthon', in India

The developer will offer cash prizes worth Rs. 10 Lakhs and lots of goodies including iPads

Dec 17, 2014

Nobel Prize winner Malala 'heartbroken' by Pakistan school attack

Birmingham, Dec17 (ANI): Pakistani child education activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, said she was heartbroken by the news that at least 141 people, mostly children, had been killed in a Taliban attack on a school in northwest Pakistan. Malala, was shot in the head on a school bus by the Taliban in 2012 and won global acclaim for her passionate advocacy of women's right to education.

Dec 17, 2014

India condemns terror attack on innocent children in Peshawar

New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Cutting across party lines, Indian political and social leaders on Tuesday condemned the attack by a terror outfit on a Pakistani school, terming it as 'inhuman', and adding that the Islamic Republic has fallen prey to its own Frankenstein's monster. Leaders Shashi Tharoor, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Sanjay Raut, Arvind Kejriwal, Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and Former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid condemned the attack. Child Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi also condemned the attack. The ongoing attack on Peshawar's Army Public School by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has reportedly led to the death of 130 people, including at least 100 students.

Dec 16, 2014

US fugitive and whistleblower Edward Snowden has been reunited with this long-time girlfriend.

Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald Receive Top German Human Rights Award

Former NSA contractor and whistle-blower Edward Snowden was given the prestigious Carl von Ossietzky award in Berlin on Sunday.

Dec 15, 2014

'The X Factor' Finale: Ben Haenow Beats Fleur East

Announcement of Ben Haenow winning ITV's The X Factor shocked as well as infuriated many on Sunday night as Fleur East had been the hot favourite for some time now.

Dec 15, 2014

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi appeals people to save childhood

New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi, acknowledged his countrymen for the recognition and urged them to listen to the voice of children, while addressing a conference upon his arrival in New Delhi from Norway on Sunday (December 14). Thanking the nation and its people, Satyarthi said it is not his personal award as it belongs to all. Satyarthi received the prestigious award in Oslo on December 10.

Dec 14, 2014

Kailash Satyarthi visits Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi

New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi visited the Rajghat in New Delhi on Sunday to pay his homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. The child rights activist laid a wreath and paid floral tributes at the Rajghat.Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 at a ceremony in Oslo earlier this week for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.

Dec 14, 2014