Washington, Dec 11 Aam Aadmi Party’s impressive debut in the Delhi elections has earned party founder Arvind Kejriwal a place on Foreign Policy magazine’s list of 100 global thinkers “for leading a campaign to clean up India’s capital”. “Kejriwal is out to ignite a revolution,” says the prestigious magazine in putting him on the 32nd […]
Johannesburg, Dec 6 Nelson Mandela, the man who demolished the much despised apartheid policy of racial segregation and went on to become South Africa’s first black president, died Thursday at the age of 95. South Africa grieved for its “Madiba”, and world leaders paid rich tributes with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying he represented […]
Indira Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Primary School in Suva on 19 November 2013. Director, Indian Cultural Centre Shri K.L. Kanojia, was the Chief Guest on the occasion, and highlighted the struggles and contributions of Smt Indira Gandhi and spoke about non-violence and harmony. The function was attended by teachers, students, […]
New York, Dec 1 At least four people were killed and 67 others injured when a passenger train derailed in New York City, prompting a major emergency services response. Firefighters and emergency rescuers swarmed the scene near Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx, where at least two train cars had flipped on their sides, CNN […]
Washington, Nov 22 As Nisha Desai Biswal became Washington’s first point person for South Asia, she vowed to “do everything possible to bridge from the Asia we see today to the Asia that we know is possible tomorrow”. “My parents and my in-laws lived the classic immigrant experience as they left India in search of […]
The Victorian Coalition Government will extend its support for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne by one year, reinforcing the strong bond that exists between the Victorian and Indian screen industries. Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher announced in Mumbai that Mind Blowing Films would be engaged to continue delivery of the […]