Terming the recent statements by the Indian leadership as “irresponsible”, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that the atmosphere for relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours has been hampered even as the country’s parliament passed resolutions against India. “Recent statements by Indian ministers have hampered our relations with India,” the premier said while […]
In what can be a scene straight from Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece “Psycho”, police have come across a man who has been living with the corpse of his sister and two dead dogs for the past six months in Kolkata. Police stumbled on the skeletons on Wednesday night while investigating the death of Arabinda De, the […]
India’s northeastern states are now the most unsafe conflict theatre for security forces with 41 deaths this year. These states accounted for 23 deaths of security personnel in 2014, according to data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal. Eighteen Indian Army soldiers were killed and 11 injured in Manipur’s Chandel district in a terrorist […]
The unprecedented global success of Indian entertainer “PK” rides high on the fact that over a sixth of its Rs.600 crore ($94 million)-plus earnings have come from China. Superstar Aamir Khan, the film’s lead actor, says it reflects the “historical” love of Chinese audience for Indian cinema as well as the emotional and cultural bonds […]
After a decade of breeding three species of vultures that are listed as critically endangered, the Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (Save) programme is all set to take wing with the first release in the wild of the captive-bred birds next year. Before their release, Save is focussing on creating “safe zones” for them to […]
An inimitable assemblage of rare black and white stills of Indian film legends Satyajit Ray, Uttam Kumar and Nargis; vintage posters from celluloid classics like “Antony Firingee” and limited edition merchandise are upholding the spirit of Indian cinema at a five-day exhibition that began here on Wednesday. Christened ‘Salaam Cinema’, the event showcases film stills […]
A collection of brightly coloured canvasses and life size installations representing the Bengal and Rajasthan cultures are enticing both connoisseurs and commoners at ‘Fankaari Fossils’ exhibition here. The exhibition running from June 9 to 14 binds the diverse and prolific cultures of Bengal and Rajasthan captured in colours. Fankaar is a Hindustani term which implies […]
A debt-ridden farmer, who met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on April 28 after his crops were destroyed by unseasonal rain, committed suicide on Wednesday by consuming poison, his son said. Surjit Singh, 60, of Dadumajra village near Chunni Kalan in Fategarh Sahib had a debt of Rs.13.50 lakh. “Our wheat crop was destroyed by […]
An Indian woman who was killed in Australia in 2013 was strangled and stabbed by her fiance’s ex-lover, a court in Australia was told on Wednesday. Hours after Manisha Patel, her fiance’s ex-lover came to her apartment, Purvi Joshi was found dead with bruising on her neck, a swollen face and a knife sticking out […]
Despite investment in India declining to a nine-year low in 2014, India has figured in top five emerging economies for highest investment commitments in the private sector infrastructure sectors, the World Bank has said. “Investment in India reached a nine-year low in 2014, falling to $6.2 billion,” said an update released on the World Bank’s […]