The level of political awareness of Indian youth is much higher than among the adults and in the coming years they will be the biggest contributing factor to the political change in the country, a political scientist said here. Speaking at the launch of his book “Youth and Electoral Politics: An Emerging Engagement” at the […]
South Korean President Park Guen-hye arrived here Wednesday on a four-day state visit, during which she will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and both sides are expected to pitch for maximising their partnership in several areas. Park, the country’s first woman president, is being accompanied by a 70-member business delegation. She was received […]
A 51-year-old Danish tourist was robbed and raped at knife point by eight “vagabonds” near the New Delhi railway station Tuesday, police said. Two men were arrested Wednesday and some of the stolen belongings recovered. Police said Mohd. Raja, 22, from Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh and Mahendra alias Ganja, 25, hailing from Maharashtra were arrested […]
Indian and Pakistani commerce secretaries met here Wednesday in an attempt to smoothen trade relations ahead of a meeting of their commerce ministers. The secretary-level talks, between Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao and his Pakistani counterpart Qasim M. Niyaz, came after more than a year. The last talks were held in September 2012. Hindrances in trade […]
Subra Suresh, Chennai-born Indian-American president of Carnegie Mellon University, has been elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a rare and highly coveted distinction within the academic fraternity. The head of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based university, Suresh, 57, was chosen for his scientific contributions in materials science and engineering, including his […]
As India and the US work to ease tensions after a bitter month long diplomatic spat, an influential US daily has suggested that the damage “to India-America relations is unlikely to dissipate soon.” Tensions between the two countries “have eased” with the return home of Devyani Khobragade, India’s then deputy consul general in New York, […]
Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Vinod Kumar Binny Thursday threatened to go on a hunger strike from Jan 27 if Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal does not fulfill the promises made in the election manifesto. He even attacked the party and the government for backtracking on the promises made. “I will start an agitation 10 […]
The makers of TV show “Chhota Bheem” have collaborated with automobile brand Honda to encourage safety on roads. The campaign is titled “Honda Safe Riding with Chhota Bheem” and it will hold events in 11 cities across India like Delhi, Jaipur, Indore, Lucknow and Chennai, where “Chhota Bheem” will engage and interact with children and […]
An Indian national was detained at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for possessing six kg of gold and a huge amount of United Arab Emirates currency. Mohammad Sanud, 22, from the south Indian state of Kerala who landed in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu by a Flydubai flight Tuesday, was held for illegally bringing six gold bars […]
The year 2014 is a “challenging” one as US troops would leave Afghanistan this year but the Indian Army is already mapping out a strategy and planning to counter any infiltration bid during the year, top army officials said Wednesday. Although 2013 was largely peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir, there were a large number of […]