Home Secretary to open India-Bangladesh security conference in Delhi
Mar 18th
As India strives for safe neighbourhood with intensified engagements with its neighbours, an India- Bangladesh Security Dialogue is being organised later this week in Delhi by two premier think tanks of these countries. The Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), Dhaka, led by former Foreign Secretary Mr. Farooq Sobhan, has joined Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, in More >
Oil India Plans to Raise Debt
Mar 18th
NEW DELHI — State-run Oil India Ltd. plans to raise $280 million to $300 million in debt to fund its participation in Venezuela’s Carabobo 1 block, a company official said Thursday. On Feb. 11, Oil India and other state-run companies ONGC Videsh Ltd. and Indian Oil Corp. Ltd., in a consortium with Spain’s Repsol YPF More >
India has the lowest percentage of female population in Asia-pacific region
Mar 8th
NEW DELHI, March 8 (APP) India has the lowest percentage of femalepopulation in the Asia-Pacific region, a UNDP report released here on Monday said.China and India together account more than 85 million of the nearly 100 million “missing” women estimated to have died from discriminatory treatment in health care, nutrition access or pure neglect or More >
A perspective of design
Oct 29th
A Perspective on Process – By Geeti Sen Painting is most significantly, a process of realisation: from that initial point of stimulus, reverie or impassioned response to its transposition into the mind’s eye of the artist and her/his tentative experiments – to a stage when the image is brought ‘to life’ on paper or canvas. More >
My city and center of India
Oct 29th
I was born and raised in Delhi and i consider it part of my personality. Delhi is not only the capital of democratic India but it has been a capital of Mughal Emperors for over 700 years. It is one of the oldest capitals in the world. I dont know what to say about my More >
Top Indian yogi refuses to give lessons to Madonna
Oct 29th
London: Pop diva Madonna was left fuming after well-known Indian yoga guru Bikram Choudhury refused to give her private lessons insisting that the singer would have to take classes with his other students. The pop superstar had recently parted ways with her longterm fitness trainer Tracy Anderson saying that she wanted to try a new More >
India top order fires against Australia
Oct 29th
Nagpur: Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored a well-paced century as India piled on a massive 354 for seven in the second One-Day International against Australia here today. The Indian captain scored 124 off 107 balls, his fifth century, while Gautam Gambhir struck 76 off 80 balls. After Gambhir’s exit, Suresh Raina played a perfect foil to More >
Farhan will play lead in next Zoya Akhter movie
Oct 29th
New Delhi: He was her last resort for her critically-acclaimed directorial debut “Luck By Chance”. But for her second film Zoya Akhtar has specially written a part for brother Farhan. “It’s a road movie set in Spain about three boys and one of the three characters is definitely Farhan. I knew I wanted him. I More >
Fifty New recreation center for seniors
Oct 29th
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today announced that 50 new recreation centres for senior citizens would be set up across the capital. She also said that maintenance amount for the recreation centres would be enhanced from Rs.15,000 to Rs.20,000 to enable senior citizens get tea and breakfast there. “Issuing I-cards to senior citizens More >
