Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly a day after Pakistan prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi accused India of state-sponsored terrorism, India’s external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj addressed the world body on Pakistan, terrorism, climate change and UN reforms. She, however, made no mention of the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis and India’s stand on it. Here is the full text of her statement at the UN General Assembly on Saturday: […]

Call it what you will: a fondness for tradition, an excuse to be part of a communal experience or simply nostalgia. But most Indians love festivals. From decorations and dances to fireworks and food, we delight in every aspect of festivals. And as far as festivals are concerned, Dussehra brings all these aspects together in the grandest of manners. Eagerly awaited across the country, Dussehra embodies the concept of unity […]

The Common Admission Test (CAT 2017) will be conducted by IIM Lucknow on November 26. The registration for CAT 2017 was started from August 9 onwards and tomorrow, that is September 20 is the last date to submit the application form. Candidates need to fill the form by 5 pm. CAT 2017 will be held in 140 test cities for aspirants seeking admission in prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), […]

Are you aware of the greatest corruption of all? This is a corruption that goes on throughout the day. This is a corruption that almost all people indulge in. This is the costliest corruption of all. So, what is the greatest and all-pervasive corruption going on from time immemorial? The greatest corruption of all is that the inner mind does not allow self-realisation to occur and continue. The outer mind […]

Surely if you’ve ever tried helping someone quit smoking, odds are that you will hear the word “will” spoken in the first 5 minutes. Aside from the popular procrastinating sentence: “I will quit smoking next year”, you might hear a smoker say: “It takes a lot of willpower to give up on cigarettes”. What do you think is the reason that most people quit smoking? Is it because they don’t […]

Fifty-six years after the foundation stone for the Sardar Sarovar Dam was laid by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Narmada district’s Kevadia, the dam, one of India’s biggest, will be finally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, which is also his birthday, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said. “The Prime Minister will dedicate the Sardar Sarovar project to the nation after opening the 30 gates installed […]

A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court on Thursday awarded death sentence to Tahir Merchant and Feroz Khan in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. The court awarded life imprisonment to Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan along with a fine of Rs 2 lakhs, while Riyaz Ahmed Siddique received a sentence of 10 years. The court had convicted six terrorists – Abu Salem, Mustafa Dossa, Firoz […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped a program that protects from deportation almost 800,000 young men and women who were brought into the United States illegally as children, giving a gridlocked Congress six months to decide their fate. Trump’s action, announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, rescinds a program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The program, created by Democratic former President Barack Obama, is supported by Democrats, many […]

After our parents, the people who most significantly impact our lives – and a life-long love or dislike for a particular subject – are our teachers. Teachers’ Day is an occasion to celebrate this unique role that gives adults the power to shape young minds and thereby the future of a country. At every stage of life, the significance of the Day evolves but it never diminishes. For the middle-schoolers, […]

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