Shri Birla was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to trade and industry. Jaipur 24 March 2023 - On receiving the award, Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla said, “The spirit of nation-building and trusteeship has guided my family across generations. And so,...
Adenovirus alarm: 4 more child deaths reported from Kolkata, toll rises to 40 in 9 days
The adenovirus menace in West Bengal seems to be assuming alarming proportions as deaths of four more children, admitted in a Kolkata hospital with its symptoms, were reported in the last six hours, taking the death toll of children to 40 in nine days. Kolkata, March...
Need to Reassess Composite Nationalism
Asad Mirza Composite Nationalism as espoused by Hussain Ahmad Madani in early 20th century, holds validity even today also, besides becoming more relevant and giving a new interpretation to nationalism. Husain Ahmad Madani was a traditional Islamic scholar and a...
Dr. Satya Gupta Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by VLSI Society of India
Bangalore, Karnataka, India VLSI Society of India (VSI), the premier body for development of VLSI Design & Semiconductors in India, felicitated Dr. Satya Gupta, CEO, EPIC Foundation with ‘The Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 36th International Conference on VLSI...
Al-Asr Academia celebrates 6th annual event, presents a kaleidoscopic spectacle in Bhopal
By Pervez Bari BHOPAL – Tiny-tots and teenager students alike of Al-Asr Academia, Bhopal won the hearts of the audience by their immaculate performances on the stage with highest levels of diligence and determination to pass on a kaleidoscopic spectacle to the...
6000km in 37 days: 66-year man travels across the country
New Delhi, Jan 8,2022: Sixty-six-year old Delhi-based entrepreneur, Gagan Khosla embarked on a mission to cycle his way across the Golden Quadrilateral, covering 6000+ km, to raise funds for Bal Raksha Bharat's (also known as Save the Children, India) education...
Tourists make a beeline to welcome New Year at Netarhat’s monument to love
Watching the rising and setting sun at the monument of love in Netarhat, Jharkhand is a serene experience for the tourists visiting the place, which is surrounded by beautiful lush green hills, waterfalls and tall pine trees, that led to it being known by the...
Does India order its groceries online?
New Delhi, Dec 31,2022: Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai order groceries equaling the population of South Korea, to a single user spending over 16.6 lakhs on groceries, Swiggy Instamart reveals the grocery trends of 2022: What did the groceries say to each other when they...
King and I: Mohun Bagan veterans share memories of playing against Pele in Kolkata in 1977
The year 1977 is memorable for various people for various reasons. SUMANTA RAY CHAUDHURI Kolkata, Dec 30,2022: The year 1977 is memorable for various people for various reasons. It was in 1977 that the 21-month-long oppressive regimen of internal emergency came to an...
No home yet for Mirza Ghalib as Agra forgets its literary heritage
The 225th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib, the doyen of Urdu poetry, was a forgotten event in the Taj city, his birth place, though a ritualistic 'mushaira' was held at a local hotel. BRIJ KHANDELWAL Agra, Dec 27,2022: The 225th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib,...