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 […]
Suspended Indian female boxer L. Sarita Devi on Saturday said she has moved on from the demoralising one-year ban that was imposed on her and says she is training hard to come back strong and win more medals for the country. Sarita was banned by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) last year in December after […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Asus had launched smartphones in India like a salvo of Hellfire missiles to tackle the raging war for eyeballs in an overcrowded market. Its latest offering, Zenfone 2, was launched in April. Here is an IANS analysis of the device, which costs Rs 23,999: Design: The latest warrior from Asus’ stable comes with a look […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India was placed under Emergency 40 years ago “for the sake of power” and the event which “cannot be forgotten” was the “darkest period” in our history. “Forty years ago, lakhs of people were imprisoned, the press was censored and the radio only spoke what the government wanted,” […]
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 […]
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 […]