The 25th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) opened on Monday in Fiji, focusing on parliamentary partnerships for peace and security. The five-day forum, which was being held at Natadola saw the participation of delegations from over 20 countries from the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, China, Japan, Peru, Philippines, and Russia, Xinhua news agency reported. Fijian Prime […]
Thousands of people on Monday took to the streets in Madurai’s Alanganallur town in Tamil Nadu protesting a ban against Jallikattu, the ancient and popular bull-taming sport. The protestors including men and women, have assembled in the town well known for conducting Jallikattu. A large contingent of police personnel have been deployed at the venue […]
The High Commission of India, Canberra celebrated Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on 9th January 2017. About 100 People from the Indian Community in ACT attended the function. Speaking on the occasion, High Commissioner Dr. Ajay M.Gondane encouraged those present to work to strengthen India-Australia relations. Emphasising on the importance of the contribution of the Diaspora to […]
At least 10 people were killed and 17 others wounded on Thursday by a suicide bombing in the Kafarsuseh neighbourhood in the capital Damascus. Two suicide bombers detonated their explosive belts near the Muhafaza sport club in Kafarsuseh west of Damascus, Xinhua reported. Meanwhile, the state TV aired footage of the blast site, showing bloodstained […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday with companies posting healthy gains in the third quarter earnings. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 101.87 points or 0.37 per cent higher during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 35.85 points or […]
Over a dozen shops, two banks and a post office were gutted in a massive fire that broke out here in the Kashmir Valley on Friday. No casualties werte reported in the incident, police said. According to police, flames and smoke billowing out of the old Majestic Hotel building at the Court Road area near […]
At least 21 trains were running late and seven cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Tuesday morning, a railway official said. The status of the delayed and cancelled trains was last updated till morning 5 a.m. According to the Northern Railway official, nine trains were rescheduled. The cancelled trains included […]
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday said he remains the national president of the party, and the decision taken at the national convention, called by a faction, stands null and void. He also said that Akhilesh Yadav, his son, continues to be the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. “I am national president of […]
By Nivedita New Delhi They faced opposition from the community when they started wrestling and yet went on to win gold medals for the country. Now, with “Dangal” bringing alive their journey to success, Geeta and Babita Phogat hope that such movies will motivate many Indians to push their daughters into sports. Even though the […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Friday following global cues. Investors also await the estimates of 2016-17 GDP from the Central Statistical Organisation. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 75.56 points or 0.28 per cent higher during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) […]