The family of India’s National Poet Kavi Pradeep – best known for the haunting “Aae Mere Watan Ke Logon” – has demanded “an unconditional, written apology” from a Madhya Pradesh BJP minister for “insulting” their iconic father, and indirectly even Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. The family says what has been offered is […]
A Pakistani journalist Thursday took on Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor, on twitter after she was accused of stalking him. “The blonde’s ‘aqal’ (brain) is weaker thn her grammar and spellings. From an ‘affair’ it has become ‘stalking’… make up (your) mind… Which one is it?” tweeted Mehr Tarar without naming Pushkar. […]
A newspaper Thursday said lessons should be learnt from India if Pakistan wants to eradicate polio. In an editorial, The Nation saluted the efforts undertaken by both official and non-official agencies in India to overcome the polio virus. “After three years of resounding success involving only one case of polio, India recently established itself as […]
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain says he supports reality shows on TV as they promote musical understanding and make classical music popular. Hussain also told the media after a show here Wednesday evening that he was conserving the “heritage of Amir Khusro” and promoting Sufi music. He said he was elated he had performed in the […]
In a first-of-its-kind study, a higher socio-economic status has been linked with a more satisfying sex life. An analysis based on the first Spanish National Sexual Health Survey confirms that socio-economic factors affect sexual satisfaction. “People with a lower economic status claim to be less sexually satisfied, particularly women, who seem to be more influenced […]
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 […]