The Balakot air-strikes carried out by Indian Air Force (IAF) in February this year and Pakistans response thereafter, has brought into sharp focus Indias need for better military and technological edge over its enemies as far as defence capabilities are concerned. On February 26, Indian airplanes crossed the LoC into the disputed region of Kashmir […]
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered day-to-day hearing on the Ayodhya dispute from August 6 as a committee appointed to mediate the vexed issue failed to reach any conclusion. In a packed courtroom, a Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said: “The mediation has not resulted in a final settlement of the dispute. […]
SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator for South Australia SENATOR THE HON RICHARD COLBECK Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Minister for Youth and Sport Senator for Tasmania TRANSCRIPT E&OE TRANSCRIPT Press Conference Topics: T20 Cricket World Cup; Crown allegations; Shayna Jack 29/07/2019 […]
National Award recipient and renowned artist Karpuri Devi, who helped revive the art of Madhubani paintings, passed away at a hospital in the Madhubani district of Bihar. She was 94. She will be cremated on Wednesday. A native of Ranti village in Bihar, Karpuri Devi was the sister-in-law of noted Madhubani artist and Padma Shri […]
In a first-of-its-kind since India’s partition, a team of over 500 Sikh pilgrims will enter India from Pakistan via road on Thursday after paying obeisance at the historic Nankana Sahib as part of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, event organisers said. Two days ago, the pilgrims entered […]
‘Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw’: Packed with banter and mindless fun By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw”; Director: David Leitch; Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Cliff Curtis, Helen Mirren, Elza Gonzalez, Eddie Marsan, Elians Sua; Rating: **1/2 This film is a spin-off of the “Fast And […]
Kuldeep Sengar would have remained just one of the 403 legislators in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, had it not been for the Unnao rape case that made it to the headlines on April 8, 2018 when the rape victim attempted to immolate herself in front of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s residence. The event hurtled into […]
Compared to their global counterparts, Indian entrepreneurs and small business owners are more inclined towards building an online presence, says a survey by Internet names and registrations management major GoDaddy. Almost one-third of the total Indian small businesses surveyed reported that they already have a website and about 19 per cent responded that they plan […]
The Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) began a summit in the Thai capital on Wednesday, where they will discuss the ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea and trade tensions, among other issues. The Asean Foreign Ministers will hold talks till Saturday and will also […]
Doctors have extracted an astounding 526 teeth from the mouth of a seven-year-old boy in a rare surgery performed at the city’s Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, doctors said. Suffering from a rare case of “compound composite ondontome”, the boy was brought to the hospital with a swelling in his lower right jaw. “The parents […]