Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday participated in the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday celebrations, and said the Tibetan spiritual leader was an “apostle of peace and struggle”. Virbhadra Singh wished the elderly Buddhist monk a healthy and long life. “The Dalai Lama is a revered leader and a preacher of peace, tranquillity and […]
Over nine and a half lakh cadets of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), participated in the International Yoga Day on Sunday. “The organisation created a record for the largest yoga performance with participation of 9,50,000 youth at 1,805 different venues, including Rajpath,” the ministry of defence said in a statement here on Monday. “The cadets […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi´s headline-grabbing promise to build smart cities in India has attracted wide attention of experts in Spain’s principal city which hosts the International Smart City Expo every year. Barcelona has the distinction of being one of the world’s top 10 smart cities. The vast potential and unique challenges posed by the Indian […]
The toll in the Mumbai hooch tragedy – the worst such in 11 years in Maharashtra – shot up to 94 on Sunday, police said. Police said so far 94 have succumbed and around 45 more are under treatment in various government and private hospitals since the past four days. These people had consumed liquor […]
It was an unprecedented demonstration of India’s soft power as tens of thousands across the world, besides millions in India, performed yoga on Sunday to mark the inaugural International Yoga Day (IYD). A record-breaking 37,000 people, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took part in the main early morning event at Rajpath in the heart […]
Some 50 million people across 132 countries observed the first International yoga day on Sunday with the Art of Living, the spiritual group said. The day found resonance worldwide with people celebrating yoga with a lot of fervour and zeal, it said in a statement. “From India to New York to Australia, yoga enthusiasts created […]
Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb will make his third visit to India this year to continue building support to finalise a strong and mutually-beneficial Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) by the end of 2015. Mr Robb arrives in New Delhi today for a three-day visit, and will attend the revitalised Australia-India CEO Forum […]
The administration and internal probe committee of Delhi University’s coveted St.Stephen’s College were questioned on Saturday over a sexual harassment case filed by a research student, police said. The officer said a police team approached the college administration on Saturday morning and inquired about the matter as the victim had already filed a complaint with […]
It is close to 5 p.m. on a hot Wednesday afternoon and Aagya Kaur is hopeful of finding enough water to wash a salwar-kameez. “I hope to find some water in one of the drums. I really need to wash my clothes,” 87-year-old Kaur told IANS while readying the bundle of clothes spread on her […]
The first International Yogs Day, to be observed on Sunday, would see people performing just 35 ‘asanas’ out of over 84 lakh specified in the ancient Indian physical, mental, and spiritual discipline. “What is being performed on the first International Yoga Day are the most popular, easy-to-do loosening exercises,” Isha, a Yoga instructor who learnt […]