The Indian Handloom and Textiles Day at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter-festive 2015 started with designers Swati and Sunaina, and Rinku Sobti and Shruti Sancheti, whose collections exhibited traditional textiles. What was more intersting was the government’s mision to focus on the concept of “happy weaver and happy consumer”. Alok Kumar, the development commisioner […]
In its 198-year-old history, Presidency University (formerly Presidency College) has seen it all – from being a prominent hub of India’s nationalist movement, to emerging as hotbed of West Bengal’s Maoist agitation. it has churned out elites and Nobel laureate – and of late, witnessed a spate of ignominious anti-establishment students’ protests. Barely a year […]
A Pakistani terrorist was caught following a fierce gunfight on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, making him the second terrorist from Pakistan to be held this month. The terrorist was identified as Sajjad alias Abu Ubadullah, 22, a resident of Muzaffargarh district of Balochistan province, a police officer told IANS. “His preliminary interrogation […]
As a heartbroken President Barack Obama renewed a call for gun control in the wake of the killing of two journalists on live TV, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump instead favoured addressing mental health issues. “It breaks my heart every time when you read about or hear about these kind of incidents,” the president told an […]
In a move aimed at enhancing the quality of urban life, the government on Thursday unveiled a list of 98 cities in the country for the Smart City Mission. The central government proposes to give financial support to the extent of Rs.48,000 crore to these cities over the next five years, Urban Development Minister M. […]
Are you in your 40s and eager to run your first half-marathon or are even contemplating entering into the 42 km heart-pounding endurance challenge? Well, hold the adrenaline rush. First, take some key tests – especially related to heart – before you hit the road with your running shoes. In the past five years or […]
Books, pictures and paintings on walls, a gramophone , a bed, a chair and a study table. No, this is not a drawing room of a house but the welcoming lounge of a restaurant. On entering the dining hall, paintings and poetry in the wall, an exhibition space showcasing work of budding artists and the […]
Asus entered the Indian market last year and is already making a name for itself with a flurry of device launches of which most of them are 4G LTE. The Taiwanese electronics firm enjoyed a lot of success with the Zenfone and the Zenfone2 which were targeted at medium price band customers. Now, the company […]
The legendary Guru Dutt’s immortal classic “Pyaasa” is the only Indian movie restored by an Indian company that will premiere in the competition sector of the upcoming 72nd Venice Film Festival, a top official said here on Wednesday. A team of 45 experts of Ultra Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd worked round-the-clock for over four […]
NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance today announced the next stage in the rollout of ‘jump-proof’ ticket barriers at train stations with the installation of six new gates at Bankstown Station. The Opal-only gates help to reduce fare evasion with higher gate paddles making it much harder for people to jump over […]