Indian Army’s female six-year-old Canine Labrador dog laid down her life during the encounter in J&K’s Rajouri on Sept 13. The six-year-old ‘Kent’, a canine from the 21 Army Dog Unit, was killed while she was shielding her handler during the encounter. Kent was leading a group of soldiers on the trail of fleeing terrorists during the encounter. Kent sustained injuries when she came under heavy fire during the encounter due to which she succumbed at the scene. GoC-in-Chief Northern Army Command lauded the canine’s valorous act, which saved life of a soldier. In a major success, security forces gunned down two terrorists in Narla area of J&K’s Rajouri on Sept 13. Indian Army along with J&K Police is carrying out the operation amid heightened security in Rajouri.
14 September,2023 03:00 PM IST | Mumbai
It is said that there is so much power in love that even the bonds of caste, religion and borders become meaningless in front of it. If you search the pages of the past, you will find many such examples, but in the present era, it has been proved right once by Seema Haider of Pakistan, who left her country and came to India for her love. No matter how many times you listen to her, she never gets tired of saying that she loves him a lot and she is not going anywhere. Meanwhille, the couple has become famous on the internet for their love and are being referred to as the real-life Veer Zara.
11 July,2023 05:47 PM IST | Mumbai
The standoff between India-China along the northern borders shows no sign of dying down anytime soon. During the 2020 standoff, both countries were almost on the verge of war and had deployed their heavy weaponry along LAC. India had deployed its recently inducted multirole fighter aircraft Rafale, aka the ‘Golden Arrow’ in the high-altitude region. IAF’s first and only female Rafale fighter pilot, Fl Lt Shivangi Singh praised the performance of her aircraft in the high-altitude area. Singh represented the Indian Air Force in the exercise Orion in France, where forces from many other major countries also participated. Speaking about the exercise, she said, "It was a great experience where I got an opportunity to meet the fighter pilots of different countries." Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Singh became the first female Rafale fighter aircraft.
27 May,2023 01:35 PM IST | Mumbai
Surekha Yadav, recently became the first woman to operate the newly introduced semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train. Yadav, who piloted the semi-high-speed train between Solapur station and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai, has broken the proverbial glass ceiling a number of times. She earned the distinction of becoming India’s first woman train driver in 1988. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also tweeted about Ms Yadav and her Vande Bharat Journey.
15 March,2023 10:16 PM IST
The Statement made by Shankar Mishra is a myth as dancers train their minds. The Kathak dancer community got anguished over the remark of ‘AIR INDIA PEE- GATE’ accused Shankar Mishra on Kathak dancers.“This is an absurd statement and with this, he has insulted all Kathak dancers. The statement is a myth as dancers train their minds and body in a way that can remain very balanced for a very long time,” said a Kathak dancer Soni Chaurasia from Varanasi. Sushmita Sinha a Kathak dancer from Mumbai said that this is a totally wrong statement. If someone doesn’t have any urinal disease so this cannot happen. #ShankarMishra #Kathakdancers #AirIndia
15 January,2023 02:10 PM IST
Harshly criticizing the airline while recounting the ‘pee-gate’ horror incident that happened onboard Air India New York-Delhi flight, eyewitness Sugata Bhattacharjee on January 08 said that his 2-page complaint regarding the incident went nowhere. Bhattacharjee also informed that he flagged the crew about accused Shankar Mishra’s intoxicated state despite which the incident took place. Further criticizing the handling of such a serious situation, the eyewitness also informed that the lady was not offered a new seat after the incident
08 January,2023 02:59 PM IST
Film and TV actor Ritabhari Chakraborty joins us for a chat at the mid-day.com office. She speaks about being burnt out at 18, her shift from television to films, being trolled for gaining weight, Ranbir Kapoor's reaction to her film where she played a female priest and much more!
24 November,2022 09:57 PM IST
Actor #RichaChadha recently announced that she has decided to step into production with a film called Girls Will Be Girls, along with her boyfriend #AliFazal. And apart from it being her maiden venture, what will make it more special is her approach towards the project. In a recent interaction with media, Richa shared that it was her director, #ShuchiTalati’s idea to aspire to have an all-female crew. “My director Shuchi wants to see how it would be to work with an all women crew, to see what that would do, having only women.”
11 June,2022 03:21 PM IST | Mumbai
Jayeshbhai Jordar actor Ranveer Singh was seen promoting his film on the sets of dance reality show Dance Deewane Juniors. Ranveer was seen surrounded by his female fans. Neetu Singh, Karan Kundrra and choreographer Marzi Pestonji were also spotted on the sets.
05 May,2022 03:21 PM IST | Mumbai
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Mid-day spoke to two Mumbai women who spend their time behind the bar in the city either as bartenders or bar managers and asked them what it feels like to pursue their passion in a pre-dominantly male industry.
08 March,2022 07:49 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
