The Indian Christian Voice (ICV) on Tuesday condemned yoga guru Baba Ramdev for a TV commercial which depicts the holy Cross while urging Indians to boycott all foreign products....
He has two Oscars, two Grammys and a host of other awards. But showing his characteristic humility, music maestro A.R. Rahman says he wants to become a better singer before he can cut an album of non-film music. Asked at a news conference here on Monday if he had plans for such an album, he said: "I want to do that, but I want to become a better sing...
Ties between India and Pakistan look bleak after the two countries indulged in a war of words on their Independence Days on August 14 and 15, a Pakistani daily said on Tuesday. "At the moment, things do indeed look bleak between Pakistan and India and it would require extraordinary diplomatic manoeuvring to reshape relations from here," the Da...
Following an appeal made by drought-hit Zimbabwe, India has handed over $1 million as grant to the African nation, the External Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday. “Last week, Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe handed over $1 million to the government of Zimbabwe as a grant from the government of India in response to the appeal made by Zimbabwe,†t...
A sarcastic former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said it was time for India to sort out Pakistan's Balochistan problem since the government was already doing "such a good job" in Jammu and Kashmir with fresh six killings. "Six protestors dead in Kashmir in 24 hours (since Monday) but WTH (what the hell) let's go sort out Balo...
Oscar winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman's music of universal harmony blending traditions, time, faiths and languages soared on Monday through the General Assembly chamber, a venue known more for cacophonous discord. His tribute to M.S. Subbulakshmi, the "Queen of Music", brought 21st pizzazz to the classic and the traditional, uphol...
India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices shot up to 3.55 per cent for July from 1.62 per cent in the previous month, due to an 11.82 per cent jump in prices of food articles, official data showed on Tuesday. The prices of potatoes continued to pinch with an annual rise of 58.78 per cent, pulses were dearer by 35.76 ...
Five civilian protesters were killed in firing by security forces as fresh violence erupted in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, taking the toll to 65 in the weeks of unrest triggered by the July 8 killing of a popular rebel commander. A police officer told IANS here that four protesters were killed in Budgam district and one more in Anantnag. The officer said...
Amnesty India of the international human rights organisation was booked for sedition and other unlawful acts after anti-India slogans were raised at an event it organised here last week, police said....
Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth's entry into the quarter-finals kept India's medal hopes alive as the athletes continued to cut a sorry figure while wrestler Ravinder Khatri also flopped in his bout at the Rio Olympics here on Monday. ...
