In his 25-minute address to the people of the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his views through his second episode of his monthly radio broadcast, Mann Ki Baat that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are eagerly waiting to lead a normal life and thus the groups that are spreading disharmony would never be successful in their task, as “the power of development is stronger than the might of bullets and bombs”. During his address, the prime minister also referred to a programme in Jammu and Kashmir called “Back to village”, where the civil servants visited the villages to…
Author: Lakshmi Sharan
On his fourth death anniversary, the nation fondly remembers its 11th President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. He was an aerospace scientist who served as India’s President from 2002 to 2007 and was famous as ‘People’s President. He made remarkable contribution to the country in the field of aeronautics, which earned him the title of ‘Missile Man of India’. He was intimately involved with DRDO and ISRO, which saw his creditable achievement as India’s space programme. He played a crucial role in the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998. Even after four years after his demise, Dr Kalam to continues to inspire…
Nationalism gripped India on Friday as it celebrated 20th anniversary of Operation Vijay with the theme, ‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’. On this day in 1999 in Kargil , Indian defeated Pakistani soldiers from the peak of the Indian side. During Operation Vijay, the Pakistani army’s treachery faced defeat by the Indian jawans. Pakistani intruders who captured our mountains were wiped out by the Indian army after fighting out and bravely planted the Indian flag. During the Kargil war, there was a heavy exchange of armed conflict between India and Pakistan. This war also marks the first time when India and…
Just hours ahead of Karnataka state assembly is set to witness a major political decision on Kumaraswamy government, tightening its noose around criminals, especially the absconders, the Government of India has added another feather to its fold by arresting I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Group founder in the national capital on Friday. Mohammed Mansoor Khan, accused of duping people of over Rs. 2,500 crore, had left the country for foreign havens after his fraud company wound up its operations last month. Just as he returned to India on Friday, the absconding criiminal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the early…
An Indian-origin Hindu priest who was in his usual religious attire was assaulted by a 52-year-old man in New York, reports a US media. https://twitter.com/ompandey555/status/1152972673321852928 https://twitter.com/SadhanaHindus/status/1152694896467349506 Even former permanent Indian representative to the UN and present Indian parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor condemned the attack and called for probe. https://twitter.com/USafroon/status/1152990145911484417 https://twitter.com/TheChristianLft/status/1153136327241687042 According to the PIX 11 news channel, the incident occurred when the Hindu pandit Swami Harish Chander Puri was walking near the Shiv Shakti Peeth in Glen Oaks. https://twitter.com/FinancialXpress/status/1152886194906120192 A man assaulted him, as the priest was taken unawares, and began hitting him which left the Hindu priest wounded.…
Former Delhi Chief Minister and Senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit breathed her last on Saturday following two cardiac arrests at Escorts hospital. She was 81. She was arguably Congress’ most popular leader of the national capital whose demise was condoled by President, Vice-President, and the Prime Minister as well. As Delhi’s second woman Chief Minister, Dikshit served the city between 1998 and 2013. President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minster Narendra Modi led the nation in expressing bereavement. https://twitter.com/rashtrapatibhvn/status/1152531190340997121 https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1152536842442543104 https://twitter.com/VPSecretariat/status/1152539972957638657 https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1152531814155767809 Having served as Delhi’s chief minister for three consecutive terms, Dikshit is remembered…
Just hours ahead of Karnataka state assembly is set to witness a major political decision on Kumaraswamy government, tightening its noose around criminals, especially the absconders, the Government of India has added another feather to its fold by arresting I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Group founder in the national capital on Friday. Mohammed Mansoor Khan, accused of duping people of over Rs. 2,500 crore, had left the country for foreign havens after his fraud company wound up its operations last month. Just as he returned to India on Friday, the absconding criiminal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the early…
Jharkhand High Court’s recent directive to a Hindu girl Richa Bharti to distribute copies of holy book of Quran as a condition to get bail for posting some comment construed as objectionable and having potential to affect communal harmony, has stoked a big controversy. While people in different parts of the country have reacted with bewilderment and shock over a strange court directive, many on the social media have reacted quite strongly to condemn the incident. Some people have likened this Jharkhand girl, who refused to distribute the Quran for a court bail, with Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks, the woman…
To promote Telangana culture not just among Telugu community but also among the local British residents is the foremost task taken up the Telegana Association of United Kingdom (TAUK). Taking forward this task, the Hindu festival of Bonalu was organised in London where 800 NRIs gathered to celebrate the festival of Bonalu, organised by the Telangana Association of United Kingdom (TAUK). Indian Origin local MPS Virendra Sharma, Seema Malhotra, Ruth Cadbury, Hounslow Deputy Mayor Raghwinder Siddhu and Indian High Commission to UK representative Prem Jeet were part of the celebrations held in West London where the traditional rituals of women…
Indian-born Balbir Singh Dhillon will head Audi India to lead the operations in India. He will be succeeding German-born Rahil Ansari. Presently, Audi is going through the challenging phase of downward spiral in sales. The sales have declined 11,000 units to 6,500 last year. Balbir Singh Dhillon who is going to head the Audi India has industry experience of nearly 12 years in Volkswagen company. Dhillon will take charge in from September, this year, “Times are challenging in India, but I am confident that we will manage to turn around the business over the coming years new models come in…