A pair of Mahatma Gandhi’s circular rimmed, gold-plated glasses left in a Bristol auction house’s letterbox were sold for 260,000 pounds ($340,314). Earlier this month, the staff at the East Bristol Auctions, the largest auction house in South West England, found the glasses in its letterbox inside a plain envelope. The staff estimated that the […]
An Indian-American political group has planned to spend $10 million for the 2020 elections aimed at helping more members of the community win political office from Congress down to school boards, a media report said. “This is a pivotal moment for our community and our country,” The American Bazaar reported on Wednesday citing advocacy group […]
A young Indian American TV reporter for CBS New York has died in a moped accident, according to police. Nina Kapur, 26, who was riding pillion on a rental electric moped, died on Saturday when the vehicle swerved and threw both her and the drive on to the road, police said on Monday. She […]
Religious intolerance in Pakistan has now reached another level with discrimination and crimes against the minorities not just limited to destroying temples of the Hindu community and places of worship for Christians. The Buddhist ruins of Takht-i-Bahi (Throne of Origins) and the neighbouring ancient city remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol, listed by Unesco in the […]
Keeping the consumers’ evolving entertainment needs at the fore, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE) announced the launch of its much-loved content brand Zindagi, on its digital entertainment platform, ZEE5. Zindagi’s shows have been highly appreciated by audiences in India earlier for its realistic appeal, superlative character portrayals, captivating performances and its ability to satiate the […]
Chandrikapersad Santokhi has been elected the President of Suriname by the Latin American country’s National Assembly, according to media reports. A former Justice Minister, Santokhi of the Progressive Reform Party (PRP) was elected unopposed on Monday, the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) reported on Monday. He will succeed Desi Bouterse, a former military strongman, whose National […]
In a bid to make the TDS form more comprehensive, the Income Tax Department has brought about changes to it. The department has made it mandatory for tax deductors to mention the reason for non-deduction of tax. Further, banks will have to report tax deducted at source (TDS) for cash withdrawals above Rs 1 crore. […]
India’s Kritika Pandey was on Tuesday awarded the 5,000 pound Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 for “The Great Indian Tee and Snakes” in a virtual ceremony here. The Asian Regional Winner beat challengers from four other contenders in the final round. “This is an incredible moment; I don’t know what to say. The award is […]
Top Indian smuggling cartels linked with Colombian drug kingpins are being hotly pursued by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following specific inputs of international agencies including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). “Crime syndicates run by Indian expatriates in Canada are the major go-betweens between foreign drug kingpins and Indian smugglers. After the recent seizure […]
Indian-American scientist Rajiv V. Joshi has won the New York Intellectual Property Law Associations Inventor of the Year Award for his pioneering work in advancing the electronic industry and improving Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, it was reported. An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay alumnus, Joshi was presented the 2020 award “in recognition of the […]