A rare white lion has made an appearance in an enclosure at a Hertfordshire wildlife park. The female cub was born at Paradise Wildlife Park near Broxbourne to parents Kya and Moto in late January. First-time father, Moto, was rejected by his own pride before coming to the park, the wildlife park said. Director Lynn Whitnall said: “We are at an early stage in her development but she is feeding […]
He believed that no religion was superior to another. There can be no meeting point between his message and that of the sangh parivar A variety of activities is in the offing to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s immense contribution to the making of India as a nation. The occasion: the 150th birth anniversary of Swamiji. Seminars, workshops, publications and such other means to perpetuate his memory and assess the significance […]
Kannur: A worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was killed when the bike on which he was travelling, allegedly with explosive material, exploded at Maruthayil near Mattannur on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as AV Dileep Kumar (27), son of Ambiloth Sankaran, police said. The incident occurred at 5.30 am as Dileep was coming towards Mattannur. The bike was completely destroyed in the explosion. Three houses within a 50 metre […]
The anxious family of 22-year-old Indian-American Sunil Tripathi, who went missing on March 16, has issued a passionate video plea for him to return home. “Not knowing his whereabouts, we feel strongly about communicating with him directly,” said Judy Tripathi, Sunil’s mother in the short video released on Monday. “Each of us wants to express to Sunil our unconditional love and support, and how much we long for him to […]
New Delhi, April 08: A war of words broke out in the cyberspace over Narendra Modi’s hour-long interaction organised by the FICCI Ladies Organisation with his speech dissected in great detail by sympathisers and opponents. Trending in Twitter showed maximum responses at # Feku, a hashtag created by a pro-Congress group on a day Modi talked about his association with social media like Facebook and Twitter. ‘Modi Storms FICCI’ was […]
Over Rs 1,500 crore spent, and not a drop to show. Atul Chaurasia travels 600 km along the Yamuna and finds the river dying at every bend. AT MATHURA, countless songs fill the air regaling Lord Krishna’s relationship with hisgopis and the Yamuna. One look at the Yamuna today leaves one wondering whether there is anything left of the river of these songs. Instead, it is the masani nullah that catches the eye. […]
Topless women protesters in Germany have shouted at Russian president Vladimir Putin as he toured a trade fair in Germany. Three women bared their breasts and shouted “dictator” before being quickly bundled away by security officers. Mr Putin, who was at the event in Hannover with German Chancellor Angel Merkel, spoke about the incident at news conference: “As regards the stunt – I liked it. By and large, we knew […]
Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old wine-pressing complex, which exceeds 100 square metres in area, in Israel among the ruins of an ancient Byzantine settlement. At the site near Hamei Yo’av, researchers found a ceramic lantern fashioned in the shape of a miniature church and carved with crosses, suggesting the ancient wine factory was owned by a Christian. The wine-making complex had compartments where the grapes were likely left to […]
My Fellow Indian, Under Anna’s leadership, India came on streets against corruption. The people demanded a strong anti-corruption law. The government did not agree. None of the parties agreed. Obviously, they couldn’t have agreed because if they passed a strong Jan Lokpal Bill, most of the politicians would be in jail and their properties would be confiscated. My friend, our entire political system has become rotten. Most of today’s problems […]
The Taliban are active in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The hardline Islamic Taliban movement has proved to be a formidable fighting force in Afghanistan and a major threat to its government. The Taliban also threatens to destabilise Pakistan, where they control areas in the north-west and have been blamed for a wave of suicide bombings and other attacks. Many observers now believe that future peace in Afghanistan can only […]
