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William, Kate visit Taj, sit on Diana seat
Agra: British royals, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on Saturday spent around 45 minutes admiring the Taj Mahal and also sat on the ‘Diana seat’ for a photo session – evoking the memory of the late...
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Sahapedia online heritage portal set to go live
New Delhi: How have Deccan’s Kalamkari textile-paintings gained an Indian appeal today? Which are the famed Uttarakhand tribal foods? Where exactly is Yamuna Biodiversity Park? Reliable answers to...
View ArticleMaharashtra, Indian Railways to collaborate for rail projects
Mumbai: The Indian Railways and Maharashtra government will form a special purpose vehicle to take up nine major railway projects in the state worth around Rs.23,000 crores, Railway Minister Suresh...
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Music can bridge India-Pakistan divide: Pakistani filmmaker
Directors Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Andy Schocken on the set of their documentary, SONG OF LAHORE, a Broad Green Pictures release. Washington: Music can go a long way to bring estranged neighbours...
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Ayutthaya: Once a diplomatic hub, now a heritage site
Ayutthaya (Thailand): The sheer splendour of Ayutthaya makes one forget that it is a balmy May afternoon when on a visit to the Unesco World Heritage Site some 80 km from Thailand’s capital Bangkok....
View ArticleHimachal’s Dharamsala again gets Smart City tag
Shimla: Dharamsala, the hill station in Himachal Pradesh that has lured hundreds of thousands of Westerners since Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama settled here, was on Tuesday again included in the...
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Cake walk for Kashmiri woman entrepreneur in a man’s world
New Delhi: Twenty-six-year-old Saniya Lone had many easier career options. But she rather made a more difficult choice and the tryst with entrepreneurial success for the hijab-clad management graduate...
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Panna’s Tigress T-5 found dead
Panna: Tigress T-5 was found dead with injuries on her body in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve on Saturday. According to the reserve administration, injuries on her body suggest that the animal...
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Parrikar hails all-girl NCC team that scaled Everest
New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday congratulated the NCC girl cadet team that scaled Mt. Everest. Col. Gaurav Karki led the...
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Away from limelight, a Muslim spreads yoga in Pakistan
New Delhi: In the world of yoga, Pakistan has produced an unsung yogi: Shamshad Haider, popularly known as Yogi Haider. In a country where Islamic rightwingers very often call the shots, Haider, 47,...
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First batch of pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath Yatra
Jammu: The first batch of 1,138 pilgrims left Jammu on Friday for this year’s Amarnath Yatra that begins from Saturday. State Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, junior minister Priya Sethi and Lok...
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Modi meets Indian contingent for Rio Olympics
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi interacting with the sportspersons who shall be representing India at forthcoming Rio Olympic Games, in New Delhi on July 04, 2016. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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40,000 pilgrims perform Amarnath Yatra in three days: Officials
Jammu: Since its beginning on July 2, 40,000 pilgrims have performed the Amarnath Yatra as another batch of 1,924 pilgrims left Jammu for the Valley on Tuesday. An official of the Shri Amarnathji...
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Amarnath Yatra resumes in Kashmir after three days
Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra which was suspended for three days resumed on Monday afternoon with pilgrims leaving the Jammu city for Kashmir Valley. “Amarnath bound yatris left for the valley in 40 buses...
View Article1,87,903 pilgrims perform Amarnath Yatra so far, 1,500 leave for valley
Jammu: A batch of over 1,500 pilgrims left Jammu city for Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra, taking the number of yatris to 1,87,903 on Thursday. “Another batch of over 1,500 yatris left the...
View ArticleStart Brexit negotiations as soon as possible: Hollande urges Britain
London: French President Francois Hollande on Friday said he respects Britain’s decision to leave the EU and urged the country to begin Brexit negotiations as soon as possible. He met British Prime...
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‘Not many reasons to be happy for tigers’
New Delhi: With over 10,000 tigers including other big cats in captivity globally, rampant tiger poaching in India, shrinking green-corridors in Asia and three sub-species extinct, experts see “no...
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Sikkim’s Khangchendzonga National Park now in Unesco ‘heritage’ list
Gangtok: The Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim, home to dozens of lofty mountain peaks, 18 glaciers, lakes, waterfalls and some unique flora and fauna, has been named India’s first “Mixed World...
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Talgo completes Delhi-Mumbai trial run
Mumbai: The Spanish-made Talgo high-speed train reached Mumbai from New Delhi on its third and final trial run on Tuesday but over three hours late owing to heavy rains, an official said on Tuesday....
View ArticleFrom removing stray cows to air ambulances, Goa readies for BRICS meet
Panaji: From removing stray cows, to filling up pot-holed roads, to arranging air ambulances, the Goa government is gearing up to ensure a hassle-free experience for dignitaries coming for the upcoming...
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