In the hour of Narendra Modi’s electoral triumph last year, he could not have imagined that only a year-and-a-half later, he would face a situation where he and his party would have to devote all their energies to maintain their prime position in the political field. Unless Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are […]
Over 500,000 Indians have sent postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the the Action/2015 campaign of Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, urging him to represent their voices at the UN General Assembly later this year ahead of sustainable development goals (SDGs) being adopted for the next 15 years. Thousands of men, women, children and activists […]
Two US lawmakers have urged India to take action against telephone scammers who they said defraud millions of Americans. Their appeal came after they proposed tough legislation to combat widespread fraud by foreigners that hijacks caller IDs. “We think that all governments should crack down on scammers, fraudsters and bad actors — including India,” Representative […]
As the Modi government is not leaving any stone unturned in commemorating the International Day of Yoga on June 21, its cultural wings are also going into overdrive to showcase the country’s heritage to the world. Spearheading the events, Sangeet Natak Akademi, a nodal agency of the culture ministry, has planned a week-long ‘Yog Parv’ […]
The Asian fashion elite came together at the Saatchi Gallery in London’s Chelsea for Fashion Parade – a grand fashion show celebrating the finest fashion from South Asia. The fashion show showcased the work of ten Pakistani and Indian designers – Aashni + Co presents Anamika Khanna, Syeda Amera, Seher Tareen, Areeba Asif, REMA, Rani […]
Nek Chand, the creator of Chandigarh’s famous Rock Garden, died at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research here early Friday following cardiac arrest, his family members said. He was 90. Ssuffering from diabetes, hypertension and cancer, Nek Chand had been hospitalised for the past few days. The Chandigarh administration declared a holiday […]
Tunisia’s foreign ministry said on Friday that 10 of its officers at its consulate in Tripoli were taken hostage by a Libyan armed militia group. The kidnappers attacked the headquarters of the Tunisian general consulate in Tripoli and held 10 employees as hostages, Xinhua news agency reported citing a ministry source. In an official statement […]
India’s retail inflation inched up to 5.01 percent in May from 4.8 percent in April, due largely to higher prices of the food index, official data showed on Friday.
Jack King, US space agency NASA’s public relations chief and the famous voice behind the countdown to the historic launch of the Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the Moon, has died in Florida, aged 84, Efe news agency reported. King, popularly known as “Voice of Apollo”, died on Thursday in a […]
Over 47 Muslim-majority countries have supported the International Day of Yoga, yet some Indian communities, including sections of Muslims, are opposing it, Shripad Yesso Naik, the minister of state for yoga and traditional medicine, has said. “Over 47 Arab countries have not only supported the event but have also become partners. All the countries abroad […]