Amid small and big communal flashpoints, Hindu-Muslim harmony in Uttar Pradesh, widely called the “Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb“, is still alive in the country’s most populous state. It may be difficult to believe but a leading Muslim cleric recited Hindu ‘shlokas’ (hymns) during the ongoing Moharram here. And Muslims came out in large numbers in Allahabad to […]
Famed author Vikram Seth says that he would return his award, if the Sahitya Akademi fails to protect the lives and rights of writers. “I will return the award almost certainly if this institution fails to protect or robustly defend free speech or lives of writers. I didn’t want it to sound like a threat. […]
Assistance in building up a strong defence system, peace keeping and an efficient anti-terrorism arrangement are among the prime topics to be discussed between India and Namibia during the upcoming Indo-Africa Forum Summit here, the country’s envoy said. Namibian High Commissioner to India, Pius Dunaiski, said that to boost the country’s defence system, they wanted […]
A three-year-old child fell into a 100-foot-deep borewell on Sunday in a field in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district. The army’s help has been sought in the rescue effort being carried out, a police official said. Raghav, son of villager Devendra Sharma, had gone along with his grandmother to the fields in Nand Gangoli village where […]
Officials of India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold a high-level meeting to discuss workers’ issues during Overseas Indian Affairs ministry secretary A.K. Agarwal’s visit to the Gulf nation beginning on Wednesday. The secretary during his four-day visit will discuss with senior officials of the UAE’s labour ministry issues pertaining to recruitment and […]
The Sikh community is offering free hot meals to the homeless and the poor in Northampton town in Britain, a media report said. This is done every Sunday, the Northampton Chronicle reported on Wednesday. A Sikh leader, Amarjit Atwal, was quoted as saying that the numbers queueing up for the free food had been growing […]
Acid attack victims, having opened a cafe called ‘Sheroes’ near the Taj Mahal, took another ginger step forward on Friday as they walked the ramp to tell the world that real beauty lies in one’s spirit and soul, not skin. The unique fashion show was organised by Max, leading international value fashion brand, to celebrate […]
Finding himself cornered over his controversial statement on consumption of beef, especially by Muslims, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday offered his “regrets”, as the Centre sidestepped the issue and the opposition flayed him and even demanded his sacking. The controversy erupted after Khattar was quoted by an English daily on Friday as […]
Late former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was instrumental in making India touch the lunar surface on its maiden mission to moon in November 2008, a senior space scientist said on Friday. “When we made a presentation to President Kalam in 2004 on Chandrayaan-1 mission which was to orbit the moon at 100 km from its […]
He is out of power and political spotlight for almost five years now. But former Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh appears to be in no hurry to return to the Samajwadi Party. Five years after he was unceremoniously shown the door by the now ruling party in Uttar Pradesh, Singh is back in business — […]