Yearly Archives: 2015

April 22, 2015

By Geeta Goindi

Washington, DC – On April 18, Activists of environmental organization EcoSikh joined thousands of other concerned citizens on the National Mall and Washington Monument grounds for one of the largest and most important movements – Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day: Protecting our Planet and its People.

April 21, 2015

The fuel-free aeroplane Solar Impulse has arrived in Nanjing in the east of China.

Pilot Bertrand Piccard set down the prop-driven vehicle at 23:30 local time (15:30 GMT), following a 1,200km journey from Chongqing in the west of the country.

The project is aiming to circumnavigate the globe, and it must now prepare for the challenge of crossing the Pacific.

April 21, 2015

NEW DELHI – Asserting that "political intervention" is necessary in a democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made it clear to bureaucrats not to view this as a hindrance for good governance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Civil Services Day function in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Source: PTI photo)

April 21, 2015

New Delhi: Considered one of the world's best companies to work for, why is it that search giant Google doesn't pay its employees fairly even as it continues to grow impressively without losing its best people to rivals?

April 21, 2015

NEW DELHI – Rahul Gandhi, the Gandhi family scion and the vice-president of the Congress party, is back from his two month holiday (57 days to be exact).

Rahul Gandhi, the vice-president of the Congress, is back from his two-month holiday and, if nothing else, he has discovered his political machismo

April 21, 2015

Singapore/Mumbai: India is urging companies to sell global rupee bonds as forecasts for the economy to grow the fastest in the world fuel international demand for the nation’s debt.

April 21, 2015

Actor Hrithik Roshan, better known for his looks and physique, has now Hollywood directors trying to get him for their movies. The actor recently revealed that he has signed a Hollywood project.

April 21, 2015

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the country can do without both the “social untouchability” that Babasaheb Ambedkar faced during his lifetime and the “political untouchability” he faced after his death.

April 20, 2015

Kolkata: A descendant of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Monday said former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru should be stripped of the Bharat Ratna in the light of recent revelations alleging snooping on family members of the revolutionary leader by successive Congress governments.

April 19, 2015

Brief Scorecard: Rajasthan Royals 157 for 2 (Rahane 76*, Watson 73) beat Chennai Super Kings 156 for 4 (Bravo 62*, Smith 40) by eight wickets

Ajinkya Rahane punches through the off side, Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2015, Ahmedabad, April 19, 2015