Over 80 orphans from the Saadatganj orphanage of the All India Shia Orphanage in Lucknow and people from the minority community donated more than Rs 1.5 lakh for the construction of the Ram temple. The donations ranged from Rs 1,100 to Rs 10 and Rs 100. Former chairman of Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, said: […]
Miss India World 2020 Manasa Varanasi would like to try her luck in Bollywood if something interesting came up, but for now she is focussed on representing the country in the Miss World pageant. She adds that her curiosity for new challenges prompted her to participate in the beauty pageant. “I am an explorer and […]
The Indian government on Wednesday expressed displeasure over Twitter’s delayed compliance on its order to remove “provocative” tweets amid the ongoing farmers’ protests. IT Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney expressed Centre’s displeasure to Twitter’s management. An official statement issued on late Wednesday night said the Secretary told Monique Meche, Vice President, Global Public Policy and Jim […]
Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu who was an wanted in the January 26 Red Fort violence case. Sidhu was absconding ever since as the police searched for him in various places in Punjab and Haryana and even declared a reward of Rs 1 lakh on him. “We have arrested the […]
Petrol and diesel price rise continued on the pause mode on Monday, the third consecutive day of no price change, as oil marketing companies decided to watch the revolving oil market before taking a call on further changes. Before the pause, petrol and diesel prices had risen sharply on Thursday and Friday, taking up the […]
Pratham AUS – striving to improve the quality of education in India and more. By Sarita Chand The Pratham Educational Foundation India (‘Pratham’ in short) is the largest NGO in India for education. It was founded on the belief that every child has the right to a quality education. And that literacy is the first […]
The Australian actor and Ms India Australia Goodwill Ambassador, Saroni Roy, received the Young Adult Citizen of the Year 2021 Finalist Award at the City of Parramatta 2021Australia Day Awards Ceremony held on the 21st of January 2021 at the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Rosehill. Hosted and presented by, Mayor of Parramatta Councillor Bob Dwyer. […]
In a significant change amid digitalisation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this year unveiled a ‘Made in India’ tablet replacing the traditional briefcase before presenting Budget 2021. With the move aimed at a paperless Budget, now ‘bahi khata’ (a ledger wrapped in a red cloth) has been completely removed from this year — a move to […]
In the third round of Covid vaccination on Thursday, less than half of the target for vaccination of health workers was recorded. Despite the Uttar Pradesh Health Department’s decision to relax rules and allow out of turn inoculation, this was a steep fall of nine per cent, compared to the last round on January 22. […]
As the new decade begins, India stands at the crossroads of several simultaneous disruptions, writes Gautam Chikermane, an author who tracks the world of money, power and faith, in “India 2030 – The Rise of a Rajasic Nation”, a compendium of 20 scholarly essays by thought leaders from diverse fields ranging from politics, economics and […]