Abu Dhabi: Nearly 48,000 Indians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have so far registered for the public reception of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to visit the country on August 16-17, a media report in Abu Dhabi said. The reception will be held at the Dubai InternationalContinue Reading
Mumbai : Activist Teesta Setalvad, described controversially as “a risk to national security” by the CBI, has been granted anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court. Ms Setalvad and her husband, Javed Anand, have been accused of violating financial laws in connection with funding given to them by the US-basedContinue Reading
New Delhi : In what could give a great boost to government’s efforts to curb militancy in North-East India, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) signed a peace deal with the Government of India on Friday. The historic pact was inked at 7 RCR, the official residence of Prime MinisterContinue Reading
June 21 is the Summer Solstice, the longest day in the Northern HemisphereContinue Reading
New Delhi — Even as the NDA government battles barbs from Opposition parties and a stricture from US President Barack Obama over its handling of minorities, Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has been on a quiet and sustained outreach to minorities—especially Muslims and Christians who areContinue Reading
Kirloskar’s words are the first words of caution from a top Indian industrialist about the church attacks at homeContinue Reading
A WHO study of 1,600 cities has found New Delhi had the world’s dirtiest airContinue Reading
Justice Kurian Joseph wrote to Prime Minister Narendra ModiContinue Reading
Underlying the debate is unease among some liberal Indians worried that the ban shows the growing power of the Hindu right in the countryContinue Reading
