Seething with anger at the Kauravas who have tried to disrobe her, Draupadi unlocks her long wavy tresses with a vow that she will tie it again only after smearing it with the blood of Dushasan, the main culprit.
The flowing hair, a two-metre-long work of threads and metal hooks and interspersed with glistening red beads symbolising blood of her tormentor, lies in a glass case at an ongoing exhibition at the National Museum.
Before you rush to buy the pregnancy kit for your spouse, want to know if you are fertile enough to be a father?
You may soon avoid frequenting a doctor as scientists have now developed a fertility-test kit that allows men to test their sperm quality from the comfort of their home.
Aptly named TrakFertility, the portable device allows men to learn about their sperm counts within minutes, claimed the scientists.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that on the one hand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi talks of women empowerment, and on the other, he taps their phones and stalks them with the help of the Gujarat Police.
“In Delhi, there was a poster in which there was a picture of Modi that read – “more power to women”. He says he wants to give power to women. In Mangalore, his party beats up women,” Rahul said.
Saif Ali Khan, who played a Gujarati boy in “Kal Ho Na Ho”, will again experiment with the Gujarati accent in “Humshakals”.
The actor will not only be seen speaking in Gujarati, but he has also decided to add a comic twist in the film, said a source.
“Saif had to learn Gujarati a little more fluently, and since it is not that difficult a task, he started to talk to everyone on the sets in Gujarati,” said the source close to the production team.
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome toll has reached 102 in Saudi Arabia since the virus first emerged in April 2012, a media report said Monday.
The country’s health ministry said 10 new deaths occurred Sunday while 16 new confirmed cases have been reported in Jeddah, Tabuk and Riyadh Monday, the Arab News reported.
The total number of cases diagnosed with the virus has reached 339.
The health ministry has set up specialised medical centres in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.
A bench headed by Chief Justice R.M.Lodha on Monday stayed the execution of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq in connection with his role in the 2000 Red Fort attack case.
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre on Arif’s plea seeking its direction for his release on the ground that he has already spent over 13 years behind bars and he should not be hanged after such a long period.
Medha Patkar, social activist of the Narmada Bachao Andolan fame on Sunday protests against the ongoing metro rail project in the city, alleging that the plan was flawed and would lead to the uprooting of hundreds of people from their homes.
Patkar marched to Sultan Bazaar, where inhabitants and small merchants have been voicing disapproval against the metro rail project. “The netas never asked whether the people wanted the metro rail to pass through that corridor. Which democratic process fails to acknowledge the struggles of people?” she asked.
The Charminar city may be plagued by bad roads and irregular supply of drinking water even though the Owaisi family led Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party, which does not even have a manifesto, has been triumphant this Lok Sabha seat since 1984 banking on Muslim votes.
Late Sultan Salahuddin was the first Owaisi to win as an Independent in 1984 notwithstanding a strong wave in favour of Telugu Desam Party.
Chennai Super Kings overcame some anxious moments before huffing and puffing to a five-wicket win over a fighting Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket match, here today.
Chasing 146 for their fourth win in a row, Chennai achieved the target with three balls to spare as openers Dwayne Smith (66) and Brendon McCullum (40) laid a solid foundation with their 85-run partnership in 10.5 overs.
Smith and McCullum made batting look easy as they struck the ball effortlessly even as all other batsmen struggled on a difficult wicket.
In a bizarre incident, a pigeon was spotted racing with a car on an American highway.
In the video, the pigeon is seen tailing another car at the speed of 60 miles per hour and zipping in between traffic for more than two minutes, the Daily Express reported.
The footage was filmed on the mobile phone of a passenger traveling in another car. (ANI)
A French woman whose name sounds like al-Qaida was stopped from entering the US.
Aida Alic, 33-years-old, arrived at Geneva airport on Wednesday with her husband and two children to fly to New York for a holiday. But, airline staff informed her that they had been told by US authorities she was not allowed to fly into the country. Alic was given no further explanation and she and her family were forced to return to their home, according to the Daily Star reports.
Questioning the “silence” of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi over allegations involving Robert Vadra, BJP on Monday wondered if the internal politics of Congress does not allow them to speak about them or “defend” Vadra.
“There can be a sister or daughter coming to defence but the mother-in-law and brother-in-law is not there to defend. Neither it is a family matter nor just another case of corruption,” BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said, rejecting Priyanka Gandhi’s contention over the isse.
School children here are looking forward to a string of holidays from April 28 to May 1, thanks to the polling schedule in the state capital.
Monday and Tuesday have been declared holidays because teachers have been sent for poll duties. Schools are also closed on the election day April 30 (Wednesday) as balloting will take place at school premises where the polling stations have been set up.
All major schools like the City Montessori School and the Delhi Public School have declared holidays.
Ingredients:
• 750 gms chicken cut in pieces
• 2 Cinnamon Sticks
• 300 gm Ghee
• 2 Medium Sized Onions (grated)
• 3 Lightly beaten Eggs
• 4 tsp Sugar
• 6 tsp Ground almonds
• 1-1/2 inch Ginger (grated)
• 9 Garlic cloves
• 6 Green cardamoms
• Flaked almonds for garnishing
• Salt to taste
• 5-6 tbsp Thickened Cream (whisked)
Procedure:
• Heat the ghee in a large cooking pan.
• Fry the onions with the salt until it turns light brown.
• Pour the ginger, garlic, cardamoms, and cinnamon sticks into the pan.
Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air’s first woman captain, Yasmeen Fraidoon, has taken to the skies on her maiden commercial flight.
Captain Fraidoon joined Gulf Air in 2008 as a second officer, after graduating from Qatar Aeronautical College.
Accumulating the required flying hours, she completed the necessary training and went on to pass extensive and rigorous checks, successful earning her fourth stripe and Captain ranking in March.
Think about this Muslimah. How did she reach this level of Taqwa where she would sacrifice her hair when today other women do the same to imitate Kafir icons, and her son when other women would die so long as their son stayed home. Indeed, she spent her life in the obedience of Allah, and when exam time came, she passed. Not only did she pass herself, but her children shone with that same beauty of Iman, children that she herself raised.
Pakistani troops on Monday opened fire in Bimar Ghali area of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu’s Poonch district and again violated ceasefire agreement.
“Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing at our positions in Bimar Ghali area on the LoC Monday morning,” defence spokesman Lt. Col. Manish Mehta told.
“Firing started at 5.15 a.m. Their soldiers used small arms and automatics to target our positions. We have responded with similar calibre weapons,” Mehta said.
A new report has quantified for the first time how much our food choices affect pollutant nitrogen emissions, climate change and land-use across Europe.
The executive summary of the European Nitrogen Assessment Special Report on Nitrogen and Food, ‘Nitrogen on the Table’, provides an assessment of what would happen if Europe were to decrease its consumption of meat and dairy products.
A court here on Monday rejected anticipatory bail to BJP leader Giriraj Singh in a case related to making hate speeches during election campaigning.
Last week, the Patna Civil Court had granted anticipatory bail to the BJP leader over his remark that critics of BJP’s prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi will be sent to Pakistan.
However, Singh has not received any relief from the court in Jharkhand’s Bokaro.
Bolstered by increasing public acceptance and hints of support from Gov. Cuomo, advocates of medical marijuana believe that it could get legalized in New York this spring.
The new version, introduced Friday, removed language which gave doctors freedom to prescribe marijuana for a wide array of symptoms and instead limits its use to about 20 serious conditions, including cancer, traumatic brain injury, AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and post-traumatic stress disorder, the New York Daily News reported.
Two airlines passengers held
(Siasat News): A day after two passengers allegedly groped an Indigo air-hostess on board the aircraft, the RGI police on Sunday arrested the duo and would produce them before the court.
The arrested are Pavan Kumar Agarwal, 38, and Mohd. Feroz, 32. According to the police, as many as 20 passengers who deal with seed business, were on flight.
Two of them misbehaved with the airhostess when she was supplying drinking water.
Taiwan police today used water cannon to dislodge hundreds of overnight sit-in demonstrators, demanding the scrapping of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, one of the most controversial issues to have gripped the island for 30 years.
Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators blockaded one of the busiest streets in the capital yesterday, forcing the ruling Kuomintang party to yield and halt construction work at the plant.
Telecom operator Reliance Communications today announced a tripartite agreement with Tata Teleservices and Aircel to provide 3G roaming services to each others customers using their network across country.
RCom and Aircel have permits for 3G services in 13 out of 22 service areas while Tata Teleservices has permit in 9 circles.
“We are delighted to be the first operator to offer 3G national roaming to our customers in partnership with other telecom firms having state-of-the-art 3G networks.
It may sound bizarre but breathing test on smart phones that could check for signs of cancer may be available in next two years.
According to scientists at Cambridge University’s spin-off company Owlstone, they are just two years away from developing a small add-on device that simply slots into the base of a mobile.
They have already created a desktop ‘disease breathalyser’ which is proven to work.
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 54.28 points or 0.24 percent down during the pre-noon session Monday.
Good buying was observed in healthcare sector, while selling pressure was seen in capital goods, banking and auto sectors.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 22,717.59 points, was trading at 22,633.79 points in the pre-noon session, down 54.28 points or 0.24 percent from the previous day’s close at 22,688.07 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 22,721.36 points and a low of 22,597.19 points in trade.