Darjeeling: Even as locals grumbled about the harrowing traffic problems and ugly pandal ‘adorning’ the famous Chowrasta, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced she would hold a state cabinet meeting in Darjeeling! She was apparently mesmerized with the serenity of Raj Bhavan here. The Chief Minister was in town ,attending the 202nd birth anniversary of […]
Wait listed on a Rajdhani train? No sweat, just Super-Save! Fly AIR INDIA at the same prices! Right now, wait-listed passengers on Rajdhani trains can fly on the national carrier on first class AC fares, but more is to come! Aiming to attract more fliers and achieve higher seat occupancy in its flights on trunk routes, Air India […]
In just 18 months, India’s solar power capacity has doubled to almost 7gw. Now some think it’s time for an upward revision of the goal of 100gw by 2022. Now we can see India’s willingness to contribute to the global effort to reduce carbon pollution. “India is an interesting and inspiring example. The ambition is […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation petition seeking a complete ban on messaging platform WhatsApp. Well, that’s one more attention seeking chappie being shown his place, but this entire episode does smell somewhat like a basket of not-so-fresh sardines! A Bench led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur asked an […]
The Anglo-Indian community across India and abroad today mourns the loss of one of its illustrious members. The President-in- Chief of the All India Anglo-Indian Association is no more. The 82-year-old former Lok Sabha MP and three-time nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in West Bengal Assembly is survived by his wife Joyce and three sons — Derek, […]
Transfer Chairman & Enforcement Director of NDMC Anti –Poor, habitual violators of Human Rights Selective use of Court orders to evict vendors of NDMC area Instead of implementing the Street Vendors Act, the Chairperson and the Director NDMC are under the false belief that they can chase away the vendors from NDMC by use of […]
It’s a question of दाल-भात (doll-rice in Anglo-Indianese). Indians are perhaps the world’s largest eaters of pulses, but alas! Shrinking land for crops and drought are making Indians think of leasing agricultural land in Africa and Burma (Myanmar) to meet growing demand of the domestic market. Two consecutive years of drought have led to a […]
New Delhi : Is the Kejriwal government in Delhi really for the common man, or not? The very flavour of Delhi is in the unorganised vending that takes place around Connaught Place, and what do we hear? Another attack on street vendors despite the protection of the Street Vending Act! The National Association of Street […]
On the run up to World Music Day (June 21), Hard Rock Cafe aims to remind people that, as long there exists music in the world, we can set down our troubles, pick up our instruments and play and groove to a joyful tune. Globally acclaimed brand, Hard Rock Cafe spread the fervour of […]
NEW DELHI – The Government of India has cancelled the foreign funding licence of a non-profit trust run by a high-profile activist known for her vocal criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it misused overseas funds, is how AFP tells the story. But is the Indian Government actually trying to stifle any form of […]
The Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling and the all the members of the Sikkim Assembly are expected to meet the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge that His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje to enter, visit and stay, in Sikkim. Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim is the seat of the Karmapas, […]
AGARTALA: Will the Bru refugees finally go back to a more permanent settlement Mizoram? Well, yes, and no. Amid uncertainty, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) plans to complete the next phase of repatriation of Bru refugees sheltered in six camps of Kanchanpur in north Tripura to Mizoram by November this year. MHA joint secretary […]
