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Indian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar creates history by entering Olympic final

Dipa Karmakar scripted history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic finals. Indian Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, 22, created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic finals at the Rio Olympic Centre, Brazil. She qualified for the final round in the individual vault final of artistic gymnastics after finishing […]

Know Javed Khan, an Indian-Muslim who heads security at the largest US Hindu temple

Throughout the world there are local, regional, national and international interfaith initiatives; several are formally or informally linked and constitute larger networks or federations. Bur some initiatives are also at personal levels. One such small but significant initiative is the appointment of an Indian-Muslim, as head of the security at the largest US Hindu temple. […]

Hyderabad Gets First E-Court in India

India’s first e-court (paperless court) was recently opened at High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, which is the common high court for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In a major development towards speeding up the justice delivery system and reducing pendency, India’s first e-court was inaugurated recently at High Court of Judicature at […]

Know the Two Indians winners of the prestigious 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award

The two Indians among six awardees selected for the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award, often regarded as Asia’s Nobel Prize, are the human rights activist Bezwada Wilson (50) and Carnatic musician Thodur Madabusi Krishna (40). Mr. Bezwada Wilson has been recognized for ‘asserting the inalienable right to a life of human dignity’. Wilson is the founder […]

Saudi Government mulls setting-up an insurance scheme for foreign-origin domestic workers

The Saudi government is mulling to set-up an insurance scheme for foreign-origin domestic workers employed in Saudi houses. If implemented, the scheme is expected to help thousands of Indians working in Saudi Arabia. Importantly, the lack of rights, issues of social security and deplorable working conditions of the overseas employees in the Middle East, includes […]

NRIs requested to contribute towards the PM Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan’

With this assistance from NRIs, India could build over 12 crore toilets by 2019 to realise PM Narendra Modi’s Clean India vision. If all NRIs came forward, India could easily become open defecation free by 2019, thus realizing Indian PM Modi’s Clean India vision. According to Mr. Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International, who […]

War for White House!! Hillary v Trump

US Presidential elections!! It’s far too early to predict the winner for the race to White House. It’s a fight between Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton, the wife of ex-President Bob Clinton & Republican candidate Donald Trump. Trump started off in the most divergent and charismatic Republican field in a long time. Every one of those […]

The Kejri Gimmicks!!

Old habbits die hard. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal can be the best example for this as he has once again dragged Modi  for what looks like a local matter. It was hoped that with time and experience, Kejriwal would gain some maturity of governing a state & would realize that such confrontations only distract one […]

The Real Politics behind Narsingh’s Doping

A few days prior to the schedule when Narisingh Yadav was to fly for Rio Olympics 2016 his spirits were dampened when the International Olympic Commission (IOC), reported that his doping test results were positive. Whoever Yadav has consistently claimed that he has not done anything and all of this doping scandal is a conspiracy […]

Apologise or Face the trial: SC to Rahul Gandhi

If Rahul has even a scrum of Gandhi in him, if he has quaffed even a vestige of the Mahatma’s ideals or courage, the trait of being defiant in the face of adversity, he should learn from him. Supplicated over his comments upon blaming the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamseva Sangh) for Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, Rahul Gandhi was […]

Revamping Cricket not a necessity but an urgency: SC

Cricket in India is not a game but a religion having million of followers worldwide. The name BCCI itself makes things large, the wealthiest cricket body of the world with a net worth of 5000 crore was being ruled by the apex court for the first time ever. Not only the Indian fans and cricketers but […]

‘AFRICA IS A STRONG PARTNER TO INDIA’: NARENDRA MODI

Modi on Thursday July 7th 2016 at quarter to midnight tied his seat belts for Africa to talk on issues of energy, food security, trade, and maritime cooperation and Diaspora interactions and to strengthen his bonds with the African nations. He is the first PM in 34 years of time to have visited Mozambique. The […]

UP Elections 2017: An Outlook

The call on who will win the battle of the chair in UP 2017 election is really tuff one & it’s a million dollar  question that who will emerge victorious In this forthcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Seeing the past scenario of the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and the state elections of 2007 […]