People take part in processions that feature traditional music and coloured powders. By Olivia Sarkar If you enjoy colour and want to discover interesting information about Holi, here are the various names the holiday of colours is referred to and how it is celebrated across different regions in the country. Holi is observed in a variety […]
Agra, Dec 18 Tourists who visit the 17th century monument of love, the Taj Mahal in Agra, rarely fail to ask if the world heritage monument has finally become safe from the dangers of air and water pollution. Is the Taj Mahal sinking? Is the colour of the mausoleum turning yellow or grey? The answer […]
Sanjay Deshwal, President of Little India Harris Park Business Association (LIHPBA), has been honoured with Central Sydney Adult and Region Volunteer of the Year Award at the 2023 Central Sydney Volunteer of the Year Ceremony. From mechanical engineering to starting his own business and founding LIHPBA, Sanjay Deshwal is known to assist the community at […]
Punjab-origin NIA-wanted gangster Sukha Duneke was shot dead in Canada’s Winnipeg in an inter-gang rivalry, police officials here said. Sukhdool Singh, alias Duneke, was part of Khalistan movement in Canada. Duneke, an associate of the Devinder Bambiha Gang in Punjab, escaped to Canada in 2017 on forged documents. On Wednesday, his name figured among the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed all the participating dignitaries at the Bharat Mandapam, the main venue of the G20 leaders summit at Pragati Maidan. Modi stood in front of a giant image of the Konark wheel from Odisha’s Sun Temple, while welcoming the leaders with warm handshakes. The Konark wheel was built during […]
New Delhi, July 16 Historical data suggests that the Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) which has delivered comparatively lower returns in the initial 5 years, has delivered a better return on 10 years basis on an average, as per a study, conducted by WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund. Equity as an Asset Class is relatively very volatile […]
By SUKANT DEEPAK New Delhi When she told the women jail inmates to scream as hard as they could, there was a stunned silence. Most were apprehensive, the guards tensed up. But they finally screamed — at the top of their voices. After a few minutes of doing that, many started wailing, some laughed hard. […]
Washington, Feb 24 With US President Joe Biden nominating Ajay Banga, the former Indian American head of Mastercard, to head the World Bank, the top posts in the global financial institution will be held by Sikhs. Before Banga, who is slated to take up job – which, by convention, been reserved for a US citizen […]
The Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday issued an advisory, a second one in less than a week, asking all citizens to leave the war-torn nation by all available means. It said that many Indian citizens had left Ukraine after the first advisory had been issued on October 19. The Indian embassy further advised citizens […]
Two hitmen have been charged with the killing of one-time Air India bombing suspect Ripudaman Singh Malik who was gunned down in Surrey near here on July 14. The alleged killers Tanner Fox, 21, and Jose Lopez, 23, were arrested by The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team on the basis of tips from the public. Police […]