Parbati Baruah, India’s first female mahout awarded Padma Shri
Popularly known as 'Elephant Girl' (Hasti Kanya) in Assam, 67-year-old Parbati Baruah is India's first woman mahout (elephant keeper) who was conferred the Padma...
Avantika as Rapunzel: Casting chaos
Indian-American actor Avantika Vandanapu has been copping it again on social media.
This time round the Mean Girls star is facing backlash on the rumoured...
Scientist Ravi Prakash Singh, a USyd alum, awarded Padma Shri
The Padma Shri awards ceremony took place in New Delhi on Monday 22 April, with President Draupadi Murmu presenting honours to Indian citizens in...
Gukesh Dommaraju: Youngest-ever Candidates winner
17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju scripted history by becoming the youngest-ever player to win the FIDE Candidates tournament on April 22 after his final round...
Kerala’s Pro-Palestine mural torn down by Aussie tourists
A recent incident in India, concerning Kerala's Pro-Palestine mural has brought two Australian tourists, identified as women, to controversy.
The pair were filmed tearing down...