Surat-based writer-director Abhishek Galshar’s idea culminated in a 4 minute, 20 second Hindi film on the situation of a poor family during the Covid-induced nationwide lockdown.

 The movie, titled ‘The Lockdown’, has been shortlisted for a showcase at the Festival De Cannes — scheduled for July 6-17.

The film has already bagged awards of ‘Best Short Film’ in the Berlin Flash Film Awards and the Gold Movie Awards.

Digvijaysinh Jhala, the first environment minister of India and the patriarch of the royal family of erstwhile princely state of Wankaner in present-day Morbi district, died in Wankaner Saturday evening following a brief illness. He was 89.

WBA ranks Jordan Gill as the fifth-best featherweight in the world. In his corner is Dave Coldwell: a successful British trainer, manager and promoter. The duo discusses Indian heritage, lamb saag and plans for a world title shot.

Gill’s grandfather came to England  from Ludhiana in 1965 in search of a better life. His father was born in Cambridgeshire.

“I’m a third-generation (Englishman) but feel I’m still flying the flag and represent my Indian heritage to some extent,” Gill says.

Tough childhood

Coldwell was born in then-Calcutta in 1975 to an English father and a mother from Shillong. The family moved to Ecclesfield, Sheffield when he was 18 months old. Growing up an Indian kid in a predominantly White region was a nightmare.

Ambassador of the UAE to India, Dr Ahmed Abdul Rahman AlBanna, said UAE and India’s bilateral trade is projected to grow from $60 billion in 2020 to $100 billion by 2030.

HE HAS trained as a monk, worked as a physical education teacher, been a sales manager at a Decathlon sports outlet, and often taken up the job of managing trekking camps during the tourist season.

But that’s not what Skalzang Kalyan Dorje is excited to talk about over the phone from his home in Leh’s Tukla village, shielding his voice from the cold wind howling outside.

Nirmala Sitharaman said salary income earned by non-resident Indians in Gulf countries would continue to be exempt from tax in India.

The jacket weighing around 9 kg meets the qualitative requirements of the Indian Army.

Defence sources said the Front Hard Armour Panel (FHAP) of the jacket was tested at Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh, and metrelevant BIS standards

Non-Communicable Diseases in adults account for more than 50 per cent of the disease burden in Mizoram.

The project is aimed at ensuring quality drinking water and minimise water losses for Amritsar and Ludhiana, according to a Punjab government statement.

As many as 15 Indian universities have made it to the ARWU 2020, also known as Shanghai Ranking, released recently.