At a recent international conference organised by the Assilah Forum Foundation in the eponymous picture postcard-pretty town in northern Morocco, speakers highlighted the importance of India as a key player in the American “rebalance” in the Asia-Pacific, especially with the worrying rise of China, politically, militarily and economically. At a lecture in New Delhi to […]
Nearly 100 children fell ill on Saturday after consuming sweets distributed by a village head in Bihar’s Darbhanga district to celebrate Independence Day, police said. The incident took place in Ranipur village in Darbhanga, about 200 km from here. “The village mukhiya distributed sweets to mark Independence Day. But soon after consuming it, many children […]
Of the many freedom fighters who liberated India from the 200-year-long British rule, one was Gour Hari Das, whose struggle didn’t end even after independence. He says his 32 years of struggle to prove his status as a freedom fighter, “speaks for the fault line in our governance” where because of misuse of political power, […]
With the Indian tricolour fluttering everywhere from the Red Fort to the neighbourhood school to the bonnet of a swanky Mercedes to a hand-pulled rickshaw, patriotism seems to know no barrier. However, with vested interests trying to pit patriotism against religion and vice versa, the innate feeling of national pride will be under siege of […]
There was no exchange of sweets between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers at the international border here on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day on Friday. With tensions between India and Pakistan over recent terror attacks in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, officials of BSF and Pakistan Rangers didn’t follow the tradition […]
Alappuzha (Kerala) Close to 40,000 people – young and old, domestic and international tourists – witnessed the 63rd edition of the Nehru Boat Race at the Vembanad lake. For the first time, this edition of the race, one of Kerala’s most popular events, saw a change in its schedule as the heats of the various events […]
Hyderabad The Tirupati laddu, given away as ‘prasad’ at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati, has entered its 300th year. Temple officials say the sacred offering was introduced on August 2, 1715. No pilgrimage to the world’s richest Hindu temple is complete without the laddu, made from flour, sugar, ghee, oil, cardamom and […]
Chennai Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged movie stars, youths and others to use handloom products to give a much needed boost to the sector. “If movie actors decide to use only handloom and handicraft products in one out of their five movies, then those movies will automatically attract good viewership,” Modi said. Modi said film […]
Lobsang Sangay, political leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, says the ‘middle way’ approach is still the best way to resolve the Tibetan issue. The 47-year-old also said that his government’s policy was to engage China to resume talks. “The ‘middle-way’ approach is still our policy. Regarding the talks, our stand is still the same,” Sangay, […]
By:Mihir The government ordered a ban on Internet porn sites. Acting on the order, ISP (internet service providers) in India, blocked 850 websites without any information to its users. People got to know about this after they tried to access the sites and they were disappointed when it displayed a blank screen instead of the […]