Source: The New York Times JAIPUR, India — At an old Mughal palace accommodating what organizers called “the greatest literary show on earth,” the headliners on Sunday included Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra and Tom Stoppard. But the absence of another star, Salman Rushdie, continued to overshadow the event. […]
Source: Znews, Times of Assam and Euraasia Review Bangladesh coup linked to 1971 war Islamist Conspiracy against Bangladesh Government – Bangladesh Army Hizbut-Tahrir ( HT) Steps Up Attempts To Subvert Bangladesh Army – Analysis The above news should be a wake up call for Pakistan as much as it is […]
Source: AFP NEW DELHI — India urged Norway on Monday to act quickly to reunite two Indian children with their parents after Norwegian child welfare services put them into foster care eight months ago. Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya lost custody of three-year-old Avigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya after Norwegian officials objected […]
Source: ZeeNews Washington: India has objected to US television host Jay Leno passing off a visual of the Golden Temple in Amritsar as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s vacation home, terming it “quite unfortunate”. Visiting Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Sunday he had directed Indian Ambassador to the […]
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — Google Inc., which is opposing censorship around the world, is funding discussions about dissent as celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and MTV founder Tom Freston attend Asia’s largest literary festival. The five-day DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, in the Indian city known for its […]
“We need a system where diversities are a basis for celebration and not conflict,” Former Indian President Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam said. 2012 was declared as the year for a Trilingual Sri Lanka at the ceremony. The ten-year action plan aims to make Sri Lankans fluent in Sinhala, Tamil and English. […]
Source: BBC News. A video showing Indian border guards torturing a suspected Bangladeshi cow smuggler has prompted widespread condemnation and anger in Bangladesh. Eight Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guards have been suspended in connection with the incident. … Read more.
Source: The New York Times For the first time, India has gone a full year without a new polio case, the World Health Organization announced last week. The last case, the only one in 2011, was of an 18-month-old girl in West Bengal State whose sudden paralysis was confirmed as polio on Jan. […]
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — At one of the better colleges in India’s capital, there is just one large room for 140 faculty members to sit and have a cup of tea or grade papers. “If even half show up, there aren’t enough chairs,” said Ghazala Amin, a […]
Russian Television: Frightening statistics from Delhi’s police have revealed that 13 children go missing in the city each day. Many end up as slaves or are forced to work in the sex industry in a city which is now India’s undisputed kidnapping capital. With almost 17 million people packed into […]
Odisha: Forest officials from Chilika bird sanctuary were alarmed after outbreak of birdflu in Keranga village in the district of Khordha. A special team is now monitoring the situation in the core areas of Nalabana forest, place of habitation for reeds and migratory birds. During their observation, the team identified […]
In the present context differences emerging out of class barriers is hampering the development of the country. In order to sort out the differences and unpleasantness, historians should shoulder their responsibilities and should work for promoting unity and harmony in the society. Professor (Dr.) G. S. L. Devra, Former Vice-Chancellor […]
The All-India Ulama & Mashaikh Board (AIUMB), a Sunni Sufi sect recently called for purging Indian Islam of Wahabi influence. It appealed to voters “The vote should be given on the basis of the candidates’ personal profile, their support for the educational, social and economic uplift of the community and […]
Source: TOI on Line SRINAGAR: All India Christian Council in New Delhi on Friday feared backlash against Christians in the country due to incrimination of pastors Jim Borst and CM Khanna by Srinagar’s self-styled Islamic Shariat court. More:
India being a civilization older than thousands of years had a form of democratic setup of its own. Especially when we look at the history of Kalinga war when emperor Ashoka invaded the land, it was said that Kalinga was a democratic society. It is still evident in the form […]
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — Roughly 42 percent of all Indian children under age 5 suffer from malnutrition, a sobering reminder of the persistence of poverty and hunger in the world’s largest democracy, according to a major report released on Tuesday “The problem of malnutrition is a matter […]
“The government sent samples of around 300 birds, mostly crows and poultry, to the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal, during last fortnight after hundreds of crows died in some parts of the state,” Satyabrata Sahu, secretary of the fishery and animal resources department, told IANS. “The laboratory informed […]
Muslim schoolgirls from St. Maaz high school practice Chinese wushu martial arts inside the school compound in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad July 8, 2008. Girls from ages 10 to 16 […]
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — Last week in Mumbai, an old man accepted defeat.Anna Hazare sat cross-legged on a stage, enduring yet another fast and staring bleakly at a massive public ground that can fit 100,000 people but was not filling up with supporters as he had expected. […]
A trio of Indian origin comedians – Rajiv Satyal, Hari Kondabolu and Azhar Osman will be on an US sponsored Indian tour in an effort to strengthen ties and spread religious harmony. Rajiv Satyal, who is best known as “The Funny Indian” said “It’s cool to be able to go to India because that’s […]