The Taj Mahal on Sunday had special visitors — widows from Vrindavan and Varanasi.As the women, dressed in white sarees, walked on the red sandstone pathways in twos and threes, foreign tourists stopped and got themselves photographed with them.The visit on the International Women’s Day was sponsored by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The […]
Protests by BJP, a ruling coalition partner in Jammu and Kashmir, and the opposition Congress continued here on Sunday against the release of separatist leader Masrat Alam by Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s government.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a protest here and in the border district of Poonch against Alam’s release.Protesting BJP workers demanded […]
New Delhi/Canberra, March 8 An Indian woman IT consultant, employed with Bengaluru-based tech firm MindTree,was stabbed to death while she was walking home from work in the Australiancity of Sydney, police said on Sunday.Prabha Arun, in her 40s, was attacked at Amos Street in the western part of the cityabout 9.30 p.m. on Saturday. She […]
New Delhi, March 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said “our heads hang in shame when we hear of instances of crime against women” and that his government has initiated several steps to help women who face violence and abuse. In a statement on the International Women’s Day, the prime minister said he “salutes […]
– By Rahul Vaishnavi New Delhi, March 8 For 45-year-old Kashmiri filmmaker Ajaz Rashid, who was among hundreds displaced in the September 2014 torrential rains and floods in the Valley, the disaster was literally a life-changing experience that prompted him to leave his profession and become a full time social worker – all thanks to […]
-By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, March 8 Thousands of people may have driven out of Chandigarh’s Sunday car bazaar with their newly-acquired possessions in the past three decades, but the well-known used car market of the region is still looking to park itself in a permanent space to carry out its business. Car dealers operating from […]
New Delhi, March 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Outlook founder editor Vinod Mehta, who died here on Sunday, as a “fine journalist and writer”. “Frank and direct in his opinions, Vinod Mehta will be remembered as a fine journalist and writer,” Modi said in a message. “Condolences to his family on his demise.”
New Delhi, March 8 Senior journalist Vinod Mehta, founder editor of Outlook magazine, died here on Sunday, Outlook group said. “Outlook Group announces with deep sadness the demise of its founder editor-in-chief and editorial chairman, Vinod Mehta, today,” it said in a tweet.
New Delhi, March 8 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted women on the occasion of International Women’s Day. “I salute the indomitable courage & outstanding achievements of women on International Women’s Day,” Modi tweeted. “Through various schemes & initiatives, our Government remains fully committed to bringing a positive change in the lives of women,” […]
Dhaka, March 8 Bangladesh’s State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said Saturday that Blogger-writer Avijit Roy’s murder was planned well ahead. Speaking at an event organised by the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity on Saturday, he said: “There were several people present during the attack on Avijit. This was a planned murder.” He said that another […]