Kathmandu, Nov 12 (IANS) The army chief of India and Nepal Wednesday discussed military cooperation, soon after Indian Army chief Dalbir Singh arrived here on a four-day visit. After laying a wreath at the Bir Smarak memorial, Gen. Dalbir Singh held talks with Nepal’s army chief, Gen. Gaurav Sumsher Rana, at the Nepal Army headquarters, […]
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday asked Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to ensure “thorough investigation” into the deaths of eight women who lost their lives in a state organized mass sterilization camp. “The PM spoke to Chhattisgarh CM @drramansingh on the unfortunate tragedy in Bilaspur. The PM expressed concern over […]
Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) After spending seven weeks in “Bigg Boss 8”, Mr. Gay India 2014 Sushant Divgikar is now out of the popular reality show. The 24-year-old was evicted from the house Sunday after former contestant and actress Minissha Lamba nominated him with her ‘big bomb advantage’ upon her exit. He was nominated along […]
Toronto, Nov 9 (IANS) The Earth’s ancient oceans held much lower concentrations of sulphate – a key biological nutrient – than previously thought, a new report says. The findings paint a new portrait of our planet’s early biosphere and primitive marine life. Organisms require sulphur as a nutrient and it also plays a central role in […]
Guangdong (China), Nov 8 (IANS) After Friday’s spectacular SS1 start, a 2 km super-special in front of thousands of spectators, Saturday’s China Rally, the final round of the 2014 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC), was full of drama from the start. Reigning champion Gaurav Gill spun out in tricky conditions after leading by over 17 seconds, giving […]
By Saeed Naqvi Even the skeptics now agree that India shall be a power in the Asian century. To insure this rise to the top, India must maximize all its assets. One asset for which it has a reputation is a lively media, a function of a relatively stable democratic order since independence. If information […]
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the sale of khadi products had gone up by almost 125 percent since he urged the people to opt for the hand-woven cotton fabric. “I was told that khadi sales increased by almost 125 percent,” Modi said on the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio which […]
By Anurag Dey Kolkata Tying the knot at Kunming or taking the path to marital bliss at Dali could soon become a fad as the big fat Indian weddings get the Made in China tag. With its clean and modern cities, shopping choices, affordable logistics and exotic cuisine, China is luring Indians whose rising affluence […]
Kellogg has appealed to the hearts and minds of South Asians who call Sydney home through new recipes inspired by Kellogg’s Corn Flakes to re-imagine foods like kheer and chiwda, prepared during the Diwali festival period. MultiConnexions –the new audience marketing agency for Kellogg’s – in conjunction with leading chefs from the Australian Indian community, has created these […]
By Shilpa Raina New Delhi Every Sunday, at around 8.30 p.m., a group of volunteers in green t-shirts heads out in different directions with packed food like vada pav, khichdi and parathas to serve homeless people sleeping under the open skies in the capital. This is not a government initiative, but a collective effort of […]