A news clip aired by an Assamese news channel, which went viral on social media, has equated young girls wearing shorts to monkeys, giving rise to a heated debate in civil society in the northeastern state with some saying “nowadays we are more scared of the media than the police”. Assam boasts of traditionally empowering […]
Despite an export-ready factory at Noida for smartphones, Samsung India now wants to focus on the domestic market, where it is growing faster than the overall industry, anticipating a surge in demand for 4G devices in the near term, a top company official has said. The company that claims 150,000 outlets in India is also […]
Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae on Tuesday met Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bamdev Gautam and told him that India or its citizens were not involved in protests or riots that have erupted across the Himalayan nation over the proposed six-province model of the proposed constitution for the country. Nepal’s southern plains […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the issue of “call drops” and asked officials about steps being taken to address the issue while Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked telecom companies to optimise networks to end this problem. The prime minister said as call drops directly affects the common man, “steps […]
Even as the government is exploring every option to bring the various factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) within the recently inked Naga Peace Accord, the outfit’s strongest group NSCN (Isak-Muivah) is recruiting fresh cadre from parts of eastern Nagaland. The recruitment drive was started immediately after the Naga accord was signed […]
The agitating Patidar community virtually swamped this city in a mammoth rally here on Tuesday to demand caste reservations, with its 22-year-old leader posing a challenge to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel. Though the 10 km rally concluded in the afternoon while remaining largely peaceful, in the aftermath there were a few incidents of scuffling […]
Hindus constitute 79.8 percent of India’s population and Muslims 14.2 percent but the proportion of Hindus to total population in 2011 slipped by 0.7 percentage points, census data released on Tuesday said.
An Indian American designer has launched a new fashion label introducing a fusion of classic foods and styles whereby classic foods adored by all are seamlessly intertwined and designed into clothing. “The Eat This Collection” by Punarvi caters to all palates, whether the craving is pizza, French fries, donuts, or ice cream, according to a […]
The Australian film unINDIAN, directed by Anupam Sharma, has been selected to screen at the prestigious Montreal World Film Festival where the film will have its World Premiere. The film has also been picked up by the Scandinavian boutique international sales agent Yellow Affair. Yellow Affair will launch sales with a major presence for […]
A day after the video of an allegedly drunk policeman travelling on the metro went viral, Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi on Monday said that he has been identified and suspended from duty. “He has already been identified. Action has been initiated against him. He is placed under suspension,” Bassi told reporters. Issuing a strict […]