Russia has been a pillar of strength at difficult moments in India’s history and India-Russia ties “will not be affected by winds of transient global political trends”, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Friday. Delivering the keynote address at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian ministry of foreign affairs after receiving an honorary doctorate from […]
The Chinese are taking to yoga in a big way, if what their officials here say are an indication. Of late, yoga has been gaining ground in China despite its traditional tai chi fitness practice. Even First Lady Peng Liyuan is said to be learning and practising yoga. More and more officials and their families […]
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 62nd National Film Awards on Sunday at a glittering ceremony here studded with talent representing the diversity of the Indian film industry. Shashi Kapoor, honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award this year, couldn’t attend and the veteran actor will be feted in Mumbai soon. With 45 awards in Feature Film […]
Amid the recent controversy over yoga guru Ramdev’s infertility medicine, a parliamentarian has sought a ban on surrogate advertisements, saying they were misleading the consumers. Devji Mansingram Patel, the Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Jalore in Rajasthan, in a letter written in Hindi to Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, sought a ban on such […]
The income tax return form will be simplified with a new version to be issued soon, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday told parliament. “Controversy erupted when I was abroad that a 10-page return form had become 13 pages,” he told the Lok Sabha while replying to the debate on the Finance Bill 2015. “I’m […]
The devastating earthquake in Nepal may have shaken millions across India, but Uttar Pradesh’s infamous bureaucracy is yet to be jolted into action. And even if it has begun to stir, as some officials claim, it is widely believed that like in the past this will be another knee-jerk reaction that won’t last beyond some […]
The Rajya Sabha witnessed a ruckus on Tuesday over comments by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his recent three-nation tour. The house saw members from both treasury and opposition benches raise the pitch, necessitating three adjournments in the pre-lunch session. Raising the issue soon after the house met, Congress leader Anand Sharma said the comments […]
Be it internet space through Twitter or on the ground, a senior minister in Haryana is making all the loud noises and making sure that he is heard. No day in the life of Haryana’s Health, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij seems to be without action that evokes interest. Be it his twitter […]
The BJP on Monday called a 12-hour shutdown in West Bengal on April 30 to protest against the “violence” and “rampant unethical practices” resorted to by the ruling Trinamool Congress during the recent civic polls. The call coincides with the 12 hour statewide general strike called by the main opposition Left Front. Several trade unions, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi donated one month’s salary to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for assistance to those affected in India by the quake that devastated Nepal, an official statement said on Monday. The government on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs.6 lakh each for the families of the people killed in the earthquake […]