Karbala pilgrimage open despite threat of IS attacks
Millions of people across the globe are risking their lives this year to reach Karbala, in Iraq, to mark "Chehlum" - the 40th day...
#COP21: India, China to work with US on Climate change
Washington, Dec 1
Responding to Indian Prime Minister Narendara Modi's "not our fault" message on climate change, the US said President Barack Obama has signalled...
#Tolerance: Government committed to maintain peace, tolerance
New Delhi, Dec 1
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government was ready to discuss and fix the issue of intolerance and will...
India’s ‘real dirt’ lies in minds, needs a clean-up: President
President Pranab Mukherjee here on Tuesday exhorted people to go strongly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission but ensure the society was...
Merging of myth and mystique: Discovering Pushkar’s sacred essence
Of the multitude of tourist getaways located within the desert state of Rajasthan, Pushkar stands out with its reputation of a quaint, spiritual local...
Tagore’s writings in various shades of difference
Title: Shades of Difference - Selected Writings of Rabindranath Tagore; Edited by: Radha Chakravarty; Publisher: Social Science Press and 9.9 Media; Pages: 291; Price:...
Swamy, Jaitley spar on gay sex – Tharoor brings in bill for LGBT...
New Delhi, Nov 30
After Finance minister Arun Jaitley’s advocacy for gay rights and its endorsement by most of the political parties, senior BJP leader...
Kerala filmfest: Movies that connect with heart and mind.
Thiruvananthapuram, November 29
The upcoming 20th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala will feature 20 movies. They have been compiled into three categories:...
Chidambaram confesses to the “sin” of banning The Satanic Verses
New Delhi
Thirty-two years after India banned Salman Rushdie’s controversial book The Satanic Verses under pressure from the Muslim clerics, former Union Home Minister and...
Haryana government all set to bring alive mythological Saraswati river
Chandigarh, Nov 27
Haryana's first BJP dispensation headed by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar may not have much to write home about in terms of...