Social worker Anshu Gupta and whistleblower bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi on Wednesday won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay awards for “enterprising leadership” and for exposing corruption. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said Gupta, 45, was being recognized for “his creative vision in transforming the culture of giving in India, his enterprising leadership in treating cloth as a […]
Curtains came down on the legal battle of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon as the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed his petition that sought a stay on his execution slated for July 30. “Issuance of death warrant cannot be faulted with,” said the apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra, while […]
As the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the hanging of Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon, a majority of voices opined that death penalty was not the answer to terrorism, and underlined that he was not the main accused. “You have to differentiate between this person, who has surrendered before the court and the […]
American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) on Wednesday said it will invest around $1 billion in India to augment production capacity and create 12,000 jobs locally. “The Chevrolet brand is committed to India for the long-term. We will be investing about $1 billion into India in the next five years. We are delivering on our […]
Aries Mar. 21 – Apr. 19 Its time to gather the energy and start working on your pending projects. This maybe the time for your stress but at the same time you will get the best result of your efforts. Money flow will be strong for you, you will be able to clear your debts. […]
NSW has once again been named the number one destination in Australia, with a record 3.3 million international visitors, and the State welcoming almost 1.1 million visitors – more than either Victoria or Queensland during the last 12 months. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said the latest International Visitor Survey […]
Satpal, Darshan Kumar and Nanak Chand are no ordinary people as they are the ones who saved scores of innocent lives in this Punjab town during a terror attack. While the limelight of the 11-hour long intense gun-battle with terrorists has been hogged by the SWAT and special units of the Punjab Police in Monday’s […]
“Advantage India”, a book that throws light on the country’s opportunities and the key challenges in the next five years, will be the last bequest to the nation by former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who died on Monday evening. Co-authored by Srijan Pal Singh, a social entrepreneur, and to be shortly released by its publisher, […]
I remember my first stint as a book reviewer for a journal was for the book “Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India”. I was handed over that book by a common friend as a farewell gift. I had then never realized that “Ignited Minds…”, the book by former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam would stay […]
The last rites of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will take place with full military honours in his hometown Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Thursday following his family’s wish, it was announced on Tuesday. The home ministry in an official statement confirmed that Kalam would be accorded a state funeral and the last rites would […]