West Bengal to be renamed as ‘Bangla’
The move is aimed at climbing the alphabetical sequence of state names in which West Bengal appears last in the list now.
PTI
KOLKATA: The West...
China bans Muslim minors under 16 from religious activity in Linxia
Linxia: Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China's "Little Mecca", but they have undergone a profound change — no longer do boys flit through...
Rajdeep Sardesai and Ashutosh out-on-bail for airing fake sting operation
Ghaziabad, July 7: Television journalist Rajdeep Sardesai was a poster boy of Indian journalism. For two decades Indian Janata was revering him as the...
Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan appoint Atul Gawande CEO of joint healthcare venture
Reuters |Jun 21, 2018
NEW DELHI: Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Amazon.com Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co on Wednesday named Atul Gawande, a prominent medical professor who has criticised his industry's practices, to...
CONTRIBUTION OF COMMONWEALTH SOLDIERS IN WORLD WAR ONE
Lord Dholakia, during a debate on the contribution made by Empire and Commonwealth troops in the First World War highlighted the work of the...
Denmark Passes Law Banning Burqas and Niqabs In Public
The Islamic veils, which cover all or most of the face, will be prohibited in public spaces starting in August
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Myanmar Rohingya militants massacred Hindus, says Amnesty
Amnesty says there were many children among the Hindus killed
Rohingya Muslim militants in Myanmar killed dozens of Hindu...
Dabbawalas of Mumbai to mark Prince Harry’s wedding in a special way
MUMBAI: The famous Dabbawalas (tiffin carriers) of Mumbai will be celebrating the wedding of Prince Harry of the British royal family and Hollywood actor Meghan...
Namaz should be offered inside mosques: Haryana CM Khattar
NEW DELHI: Responding to the recent incidents of Hindutva outfits disrupting Friday prayers in Gurugram, Haryana chief minister on Sunday said that Muslims should...
100 killed as powerful storms ravage north India
Powerful dust storms tore across northern India killing at least 100 people and injuring more than 140 as they flattened houses in their path...