The emotive ‘sons and daughters of the soil’ vis-a-vis threats from outsiders issue has come to the fore yet again in Mizoram as social organisations and political class have decided …
Mizoram churches to offer special prayer to oppose Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Read More
Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, UN chief António Guterres pointed out that, while technological progress and globalisation have led to “fantastic improvements” in many areas, …
Inequality barriers: UN fights for fairer world Read More
India, as a strong supporter of the multilateral trading system, supports reforms of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) provided that the process is inclusive and addresses the developmental concerns of …
India supports WTO reforms if they address developmental concerns Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu In December 2017, a 16-year-old girl from Rourkela was kidnapped and sold to a middle-aged man in Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan. Her father, a retired railway employee, …
Preventing our girls from being trafficked and rooting out the evil of trafficking should be our top priority Read More
By Leela Venkataraman The word ‘abhinaya’ so loosely used in discussion on dance, is often misunderstood, its connotation not grasped by most people. Expressional dance is another term used – …
Abhinaya can be evoked through silence, meaningless sounds and the poetry of words Read More
The Government said about 1,393 treatment packages are available for the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). The Union Government has launched PMJAY on September 23, 2018. It …
1,393 treatment packages available under PMJAY Read More
US President Donald Trump said that he will meet Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un for the second time in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27. The …
Trump to meet DPRK leader in Vietnam Read More
Small Finance Bank has received the ‘Leadership Capital Award’ instituted by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India. The award was presented to Bank Managing Director and CEO …
ESAF Bank receives ‘Leadership Capital Award’ Read More
Third seeded Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan disposed of the challenge Bulgarian pair of Alexander Donski and Alexandar Lazarov in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 in 50 minutes …
Bopanna-Sharan advance to semis; Leander loses Read More
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir rejected the attempt to link Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it ‘baseless’, …
Saudi rejects attempt to link death of Khashoggi to Crown Prince Read More