The modest jackfruit has always had an indifferent existence in the Indian household -- more ignored than relished. Rather, the largest tree-borne fruit has been the delight of squirrels and birds in its native land. ...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday discussed the implementation of the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs) among other issues with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark. “The external affairs minister said that India had already started working on seven out of the 17 goals with c...
By looking at Twitter data, it is possible to determine the damage caused by a natural disaster in just a few hours, say researchers who analysed Twitter activity before, during and after Hurricane Sandy which caused severe damage in the US four years back. Hurricane Sandy caused more damage than any other storm in US history, with ...
Assassinating former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was the Tamil Tigers' biggest mistake, a new book quotes the late LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham as saying....
People from as many as 161 countries watched the live webcast of the World Culture Festival, an event organised here by the Art of Living Foundation, its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Saturday....
Thinking, arguing and debating will certainly lead to something meaningful, if it is done with the right intentions, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of Art of Living Foundation, said here on Saturday. ...
The repair of parts of the Great Wall of China in Gansu province is nearing completion, authorities said....
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday held a meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas during which they did a comprehensive review of the bilateral ties between the two countries....
Imposing higher taxes on citizens is positively linked to how well the public authorities and institutions in that country work, says a study based on analysis of statistics for taxation and governance from most of the world's countries....
It was a silvery show for designer Ali Xeeshan and Karma Pink at the second day of the ongoing Pakistan Fashion and Design Council's (PFDC)'s Sunsilk Fashion Week (PSFW) 2016....
