Thai police over the weekend found and defused five explosive devices that had failed to detonate when an as yet unidentified group carried out a series of deadly bomb attacks on popular tourist spots late last week. Police said they had arrested one suspect following the bomb and arson attacks ... Read More »
On 1 August, the new textiles minister Smriti Z Irani kicked off a “Selfie with handlooms” campaign on social media. Promoted with the hashtag “#IWearHandloom” on Facebook and Twitter, Irani launched the movement by posting a photo of herself in a royal blue Bihari silk, and tagged peers like Devendra ... Read More »
India’s Olympic dreams are getting a ‘Make in India’ touch. Unlike in previous Games, Indian athletes, this time, will have no room to complain about food. In the past, Indian contingent had to eat whatever was available at the Games Village. Not in Rio. In Brazil, they will get to ... Read More »
For Indian travellers, Mumbai has been ranked the most expensive city in the country, but second least expensive in the world, according to a report. The financial capital of the country, Mumbai has been ranked the most expensive city in India, however, it is the second least expensive destination in ... Read More »
The 31st Olympiad was open in Rio after a stunning opening ceremony at the Maracana stadium. All 207 countries plus the refugee team walked at the Parade of Nations. As part of the tradition, Greece led the parade followed by other countries in alphabetical order in the Portuguese language. The ... Read More »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the nation today at an indoor stadium in New Delhi, in a first-ever town hall by an Indian prime minister. The event marks two years of MyGov, the government’s citizen engagement platform. A new app will be launched to allow mobile users to connect with ... Read More »
China’s air force sent bombers and fighter jets on “combat patrols” near contested islands in the South China Sea, in a move a senior colonel said was part of an effort to normalise such drills and respond to security threats. The exercises come at a time of heightened tension in ... Read More »
By making Vijay Rupani Chief Minister at the end of dramatic turn of events, Amit Shah has taken complete charge of Gujarat and the political legacy of Narendra Modi. In retrospect, Anandiben Patel’s rule will look as a temporary aberration. Blending political resolve and ruthless determination, Shah overruled an angry ... Read More »
Rescue workers in India found 18 bodies on Friday after a bridge collapsed over a flooded river earlier in the week, a report said. According to the report, 23 people are feared dead after two buses and a car plunged into the Savitri River when an aging bridge on a ... Read More »
IT was the young and earnest Abhinav Bindra’s persistence, no doubt, that convinced his German coach Heinz Reinkemeier to start working with the shooting prodigy 16 years ago. A dozen new kids approach the reputed coach, tactician and psychoanalyst every month in Germany, sport shooting’s ultimate hub, so he wasn’t ... Read More »
Curfew continued on Saturday in many parts of Kashmir, a day after fresh violence left three persons dead and 150 injured, while normal life remained paralysed for the 29 consecutive day. “Curfew remains in force in six police station areas of Srinagar — Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Safakadal, Maharajgunj and Batamaloo — as a precautionary measure to maintain law ... Read More »
The long-planned and oft-delayed Sandpiper pipeline through the U.S. Midwest may not be dead, but it appears to be on life support, a likely casualty of the oil-and-gas industry’s infrastructure overbuild amid a two-year global oil rout. After years of delays, refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp and midstream giant Enbridge Inc ... Read More »
