Indians flock to Switzerland’s Engelberg-Titlis multi-activity mountain trail (Travelogue)

Indians flock to Switzerland’s Engelberg-Titlis multi-activity mountain trail (Travelogue)

BY JAYANT K. SINGH  Engelberg (Switzerland) It’s home to the world’s first revolving cable car, a glacier cave, a Cliff Walk over Europe’s highest suspension bridge, a multi-seater open-to-the-sky Ice Flyer chair lift and a glacier park – to name just a few of its attractions. Thus, it’s little wonder that over two lakh Indians […]

Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence, Nirmala Finance

Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence, Nirmala Finance

President Ram Nath Kovind as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers. Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and All important policy issues; […]

7 Indian-origin kids are US Spelling Bee co-champions

7 Indian-origin kids are US Spelling Bee co-champions

Seven Indian-origin kids, along with an American, have been declared co-champions of the US National Spelling Bee after the tie among the eight couldn’t be broken even after 20 rounds of the finals. The unprecedented decision to declare eight co-champions was taken Thursday night after the organisers ran out of their selection of difficult words […]

Rugby Run solar farm switched on

Rugby Run solar farm switched on

Rugby Run solar farm has now been switched on and its 247,000 solar panels have started supplying renewable power to regional Queensland homes and businesses. The Rugby Run solar farm, located near Moranbah, will ramp up to full operation to deliver 65MW and 185,000MWh of electricity each year, equivalent to approximately the amount of energy […]

GOT star Kit in wellness retreat for personal issues

GOT star Kit in wellness retreat for personal issues

Actor Kit Harington has checked into a “wellness retreat” after shooting the finale of the popular series “Game of Thrones”. “Kit has decided to utilise this break in his schedule as an opportunity to spend some time at a wellness retreat to work on some personal issues,” variety.com on Tuesday quoted his publicist as saying. […]

‘Guru Nanak Palace’ demolished in Pakistan

‘Guru Nanak Palace’ demolished in Pakistan

A group of locals partially demolished the centuries-old “Guru Nanak Palace” and sold off its precious windows, doors and ventilators in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the media reported on Monday. “Three storeys of the building have been demolished and new houses constructed. The influentials have demolished the building with the connivance of the Auqaf Department and […]

Expect the unexpected from Modi in Camelot 2.0

Expect the unexpected from Modi in Camelot 2.0

With a gargantuan majority at his disposal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a huge gene pool to choose from and reward as he goes about appointing members to his new Camelot. However, with PM Modi, no one can second-guess him. At the same time, speculation is rife in Delhi’s political circles on the composition of […]

Sydney cocaine supply targeted; 55 charged – Strike Force Northrop

Sydney cocaine supply targeted; 55 charged – Strike Force Northrop

Fifty-five people have been charged following a targeted police operation by investigators from Redfern Region Enforcement Squad (RES), into the supply and distribution of cocaine and illicit drugs across Sydney. In September 2017, detectives from Redfern RES established Strike Force Northrop to investigate and target the ongoing supply of cocaine within the Central Metropolitan Region. […]