October 12, 2012
NEW DELHI: In his capacity as Rajya Sabha member, Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has prepared a roadmap for Indian sports, which he submitted to Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal and sports minister Ajay Maken last month.
According to sources, the batting maestro has given a two-page summary and attached a 25-slide presentation to show the road ahead for Indian sports.
OCtober 12, 2012
The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for six decades of work in advancing peace in Europe.
The committee said the EU had helped to transform Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace".
The award comes as the EU faces the biggest crisis of its history, with recession and social unrest rocking many of its member states.
October 12, 2012
Millions of girls worldwide are not going to school and the education gap condemns them to lives of hardship and entrenches broader extreme poverty, a new report says. the report adds that one in three girls is denied education.
October 12, 2012
CHENNAI: Gone are the days when marriage was all about getting tied to a person the parents choose and living with him/her for the rest of life. Today, it is all about understanding the partner’s needs, equal respect and what not. And it comes as a shock that a conservative and traditional city like Chennai is seeing a drastic change.
October 12, 2012
NEW DELHI: Congress today took a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after he welcomed the UK government's statement on resuming engagement with him, wondering whether he was happy about a "stamp of approval".
October 11, 2012
To recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child.
On December 19, 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child.
October 11, 2012
The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that the world should not generalize Islam as a negative force and called on believers of different faiths to reach out to one another. He added that every religion including his own had "mischievous" people and that he has made efforts to reach out to Muslims since the September 11, 2001 attacks
October 11, 2012
New Delhi — "Count Me In", NGO India@75's national volunteering call-to-action that kicked off on Gandhi Jayanti Oct 2 to declare a National Volunteering Week, has ended after a series of events at various places in India.
The events included a National Volunteers Meet organized by the Rural Development Organization India in Tamil Nadu;
October 11, 2012
Yann Martel spent a year in India writing the award winning book which has been adapted for the big screen by Ang Lee.
Life of Pi
NEW DELHI – Canadian author Yann Martel's views on the time he spent in India writing his award winning book Life of Pi have made news here.
October 10, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
Leesburg, VA – Bollywood’s leading female playback singer Shreya Ghoshal rocked the house Friday night in a jam-packed concert.
