Title: On Religion; Author: Khushwant Singh (with Humra Quraishi); Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 206; Price: Rs.250 Title: 50 Spiritual Appetizers; Compiled and Edited by: Vinod Dhawan; Publisher: Partridge (A Penguin Random Book Company); Pages: 204; Price: Not given If celebrated journalist-writer Khushwant Singh is to be believed, there is no god; the concept of karma is […]
Washington, March 11 Indian author Salman Rushdie, who won the Booker Prize for his 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children”, will teach and advise journalism students at New York University as Distinguished Writer in Residence. Rushdie will serve on the faculty of the University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute for five years, Suketu Mehta, associate professor of Journalism […]
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS)Women activists on Thursday strongly opposed the blanket ban on a BBC documentary titled “India’s Daughter” on the December 16, 2012 gang rape of a young woman in Delhi, arguing that the “knee-jerk” reaction constitutes an attack on freedom of expression.”I have seen the documentary. It is powerful and moving. It […]
GCHCA is pleased to inform the public of the final outcome of the Development Application (DA) for a Hindu Cultural Precinct in Gold Coast. The Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) has approved the Development Application (DA) for the Hindu precinct consisting of a place of worship, multi-purpose hall, Education centre, cultural education centre, community hall, […]
Kannur (Kerala) Feb 27 (IANS) A court here Friday sent Communist Party of India-Marxist legislator James Mathew to 14 days judicial custodyfor abetting suicide of a school teacher. Mathew, a first time legislator representing Thaliparampa assembly constituency in Kannur district, was named as an accused in the case here. E.P. Sasidharan, who was the headmaster […]
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to undertake investigation into the two rape videos that were posted on WhatsApp but nothing has been done so far to apprehend the perpetrators of the crime. Taking suo motu cognizance of a letter sent by Hyderabad-based NGO Prajwala, the […]
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) A fierce gunfight began Friday evening between two militants, holed-up in a house, and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. A joint team of army’s counter-insurgency force, the Rashtriya Rifles, and state police’s special operations group (SOG) surrounded a house in Rathsuna village near Tral town of […]
Havana, Feb 26 (IANS) Restoring Cuba-US diplomatic ties in time for an upcoming summit in April solely depends on Washington’s willingness to create the right conditions. Deputy Director for US affairs at Cuba’s foreign ministry Gustavo Machin Wednesday indicated removing Cuba from a list of countries alleged to be “sponsors of terrorism” was one of […]
The year 2015 has marked the return of volatility to the financial markets. We have seen huge moves in the foreign exchange and bond markets in response to the European Central Bank’s Quantitative Easing program, the “Grexit” debate, the surprise move by the Swiss National Bank to abandon the Franc’s peg against the Euro and […]
Between February 17-19, a large conference on ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ convened in Washington, bringing together political and diplomatic representatives from over 60 countries, law enforcement officials, religious leaders and experts. The meeting constituted a reaffirmation of the need for an effective multilateral strategy to counter and prevent violent extremism in today’s increasingly challenging environments. At […]