I am not a VIP: Robert Vadra

I am not a VIP: Robert Vadra

Stressing on the point that he was not a “VVIP or VIP”, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra on Saturday said he wanted his name to be removed from the “no-frisking” list at the country’s airports. Vadra also expressed doubts about “double standards” of the government as on the one hand it says his […]

No Hanuman Sena can stop me from writing: Author MM Basheer

No Hanuman Sena can stop me from writing: Author MM Basheer

Contradicting reports of being forced to stop writing after threats from right wing groups, Malayalam literary critic M.M. Basheer said he does not succumb to such pressures. News reports had indicated that his last article in a series of six on Ramayana had been withheld by Mathrubhumi, after threats from a fringe Hindu group called […]

Deeds do not match words on Modi’s Swachh Abhiyan: Brand ambassador Shashi Tharoor (Interview)

Deeds do not match words on Modi’s Swachh Abhiyan: Brand ambassador Shashi Tharoor (Interview)

Words have not matched deeds on the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, according to one of its brand ambassadors. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who was appointed the clean India mission’s brand ambassadors along with eight others by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that the government has been unable to transform its publicity blitz into action. “There is […]

Scholarships for successful women

Scholarships for successful women

The State Government has announced the latest round of scholarships awarded to women to support them achieve their career aspirations.   Women’s Interests Minister Liza Harvey said the scholarships allowed the women to attend a range of programs which provided entrepreneurship and mentoring opportunities.   “These women are all pursuing a range of innovative business […]

Jumped at chance to visit India: Elijah Wood (Interview)

Jumped at chance to visit India: Elijah Wood (Interview)

The tunes of Bollywood songs of 1970s and 1980s, the culinary delights and Lata Mangeshkar’s voice – there were many reasons why Elijah Wood, the blue-eyed Frodo Baggins of “The Lord of the Rings”, wanted to visit India. And he says he jumped at the opportunity when it came knocking at his door. In India […]

NSW Fair Trading warning on travel bookings

NSW Fair Trading warning on travel   bookings

Compiled by-Nidhi Kumari With an upsurge in fraudulent activities in travel business and collapse of travel agent businesses in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia, the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner has issued a cautionary advice to consumers making travel arrangements. Mr. Rod Stowe, NSW Fair Trading Commissioner talks to Indus Age. Excerpts from the interview: […]

How Beatles, Ravi Shankar turned Brazilian into sitarist

How Beatles, Ravi Shankar turned Brazilian into sitarist

By Debaprio D. Choudhury It was her parents’ love for sitar exponent Pandit Ravi Shankar that introduced Paola Carraro to Indian art and music far away in Brazil. Carraro, who started learning sitar from Ravi Shankar’s disciple Alberto Marsicano, said that India is the ‘biggest inspiration in her life’ and Indian culture continues to fascinate […]

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