Manisha Shewaramani

A CAG report presented in the Parliament said that 40% of the toilets in Govt schools, across 15 Indian states, were found to be non-existent, partially constructed or unused. Report: Out of 2,695 toilets, 691 toilets were not in use due to lack of water & sanitation facilities.

Every year, the fourth Sunday of September is observed as International Daughters’ Day. On this day, we bring you a list of women who not only made their parents but also the country proud. 

Indian delegate Mijito Vinito calls Pak PM Imran Khan’s address at the 75th #UNGA full of “lies, misinformation & warmongering”. Vinito, who had walked out during Khan’s speech in which he raised the Kashmir issue firmly said, "J&K is an integral & inalienable part of India."

Dharam Devdutt Pishorimal Anand, commonly known as Dev Anand, made major contributions to Indian cinema. Born on September 26, in the year 1923, Dev Anand acted in about 116 films, out of which, 114 were Hindi films and two were English. On his 97th birth anniversary, let’s take a closer look at his life in the industry 

On this day in 1916, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was born. A philosopher, journalist, leader and politician - he was the forerunner of the present day Bharatiya Janata Party. His political journey was, however, cut short after his mysterious death in 1968.

Amid the rising Covid-19 cases, Google has announced a new feature for Google Map - ‘Covid Layer’. The new feature will show critical information about COVID-19 cases in an area for safer navigation.

On this day in 2007, MS Dhoni-led India won the first edition of the T20 World Cup after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 runs. Let's revisit that historic day.

On this day in 2000, Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an olympic medal. She remains, till date, the only Indian woman weightlifter to have won an Olympic Medal

On International Coastal Clean-Up Day, for the first time eight beaches of India have been recommended for the coveted International eco-label, the Blue flag certification. Here's the list

Asianet Exclusive with ‘Bandish Bandits’. A show where classical music meets pop, Bandish Bandits which has been rated 8.7 on IMDb has taken Amazon Prime by storm. Even as the show continues to win hearts across, Asianet Newsable spoke exclusively to the show’s leading man, Ritwik Bhowmik