Climate change would be in focus at the India-Africa Forum Summit here this October with India proposing that the 54 African countries join a Solar Group of nations to tap the sunÂ’s rays for energy while forming another grouping with the coastal countries to harness ocean wave energy. As the October 26-30 mega diplomatic event […]
Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Parween was on Sunday detained with Rs.4.65 lakh in cash in Jehanabad district, police said. “Parween Manjhi was detained after Rs.4.65 lakh was found in his vehicle during ongoing checking for unaccounted cash…,” a district police official said. The Income Tax department along with Bihar Police have […]
A delegation of top Jain religious leaders met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday and drew curtains on the controversy over meat ban in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra during the ongoing Paryushan festival. “As far as Shiv Sena is concerned, this controversy has ended. But we must find out how it all […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Facebook headquarters in California, US, later this month, the social networking site’s co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Sunday. “I am excited to announce that Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India will be visiting Facebook HQ later this month for a Townhall Q&A. Prime Minister Modi and I […]
On her first trip to India, “A Walk To Remember” star Mandy Moore knows it won’t be her last! She says the experience of gorging on kababs and kulfis, getting a taste of the hospitality and meeting “spirited women” as part of her work as a global goodwill ambassador of NGO PSI, has left her […]
He’s from Britain, but loves the Indian dal! Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who is venturing into the Indian space with his globally renowned Jamie’s Pizzeria and Jamie’s Italian chains, says he “loves Indian cooking”. “I love Indian cooking. I’ve been experimenting for a few years now and whilst I’m no expert, I think I’m doing […]
Two Indian Haj pilgrims, one from Kerala and the other from West Bengal, were among the 107 people killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi Arabian holy city of Makkah, while 15 Indians are among the injured, officials said on Saturday. At least 238 people were wounded when a massive […]
So you’ve swum and lounged on a Goa beach. You’ve partied and sampled Goa’s nightlife. You’ve been to the state’s temples, churches, waterfalls and forests. Shell out Rs 2,000 more and you’ll soon be able to view the splendour of the western Indian beach tourism destination from up in the sky. The seaplane service, which […]
Addressed with skepticism by most, the term electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) or wireless allergy or gadget allergy, is ascribed to a range of non-specific symptoms like headache and fatigue apparently due to heavy use of wireless communicating devices, especially those that emit electromagnetic radiation (EMR). Common sources of this Wi-Fi tsunami include mobile phone signals, Wi-Fi […]
Stressing on the point that he was not a “VVIP or VIP”, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra on Saturday said he wanted his name to be removed from the “no-frisking” list at the country’s airports. Vadra also expressed doubts about “double standards” of the government as on the one hand it says his […]