World keen to know about Indian heritage, says PM

World keen to know about Indian heritage, says PM

Asserting that the world was keen to know about Indian heritage, including yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked IT professionals to undertake “online activity” giving more information on the ancient practice. “The world is keen to know more about India and our traditions and culture, our values. We should distribute our knowledge across […]

PM to launch Digital India Week on July 1

PM to launch Digital India Week on July 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Digital India Week on July 1 here aiming to encourage involvement and creating awareness about the field, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Saturday. “Many dignitaries will join us on that with their investment plans for the sector. We expect investments of billions of […]

How to wean kids away from Maggi and other noodles

How to wean kids away from Maggi and other noodles

So what do you do if your child hankers for noodles, now that Maggi and other brands are under a cloud? Experts say one should go for the generic varieties or make alternatives more interesting. It’s difficult to stop children from eating their favourite noodles or fast food, so put in extra effort, suggests Aarchie […]

How a death in UP can influence polls in Bihar

How a death in UP can influence polls in Bihar

For the present, the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has bought peace with the family of the slain journalist, Jagendra Singh, with a Rs.30 lakh compensation and the promise of government jobs for his two sons. It, however, remains open to question whether the government will be able to keep its third promise of […]

English teachers in Punjab flunk English test

English teachers in Punjab flunk English test

English school teachers in Punjab have flunked the English language test. From tenses to spellings, every thing they wrote was wrong, resulting in a rap on their knuckles from Education Minister Dalit Singh Cheema. They may now find themselves back in schools to unlearn the wrong. Sample these: “Leak of interest”, “Staff of our school […]

Tihar Jail organises art classes for inmates  

Tihar Jail organises art classes for inmates  

To bring out the colourful and creative side of the inmates and help their rehabilitation, visual art classes were organised in the premises of the Tihar Central Jail, a statement said on Thursday. A Delhi based leading art director, Ratno Rudro was called for imparting training to the inmates in the art classes held on […]

UP to take Muslims, Hindus together for pilgrimage

UP to take Muslims, Hindus together for pilgrimage

The Uttar Pradesh government has chalked out a first-of-its-kind plan to take a group of Hindus and Muslims on a joint pilgrimage. The ‘dharmarth karya’ department has issued a government order (GO) in which 10 Muslim and Hindu devouts from each district will be taken on a pilgrimage in a single trip, including a visit […]