side External Affairs Minister meets Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2020 By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side External Affairs Minister meets Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President for European Green Deal on the sidelines of European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side External Affairs Minister meets Charles Michel, President of the European Council on the sidelines of European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side External Affairs Minister meets Philippe Goffin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Belgium on the sidelines of European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America arrives in New Delhi during his 2-day State Visit to India[ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America visits Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on his State Visit to India [ph]Photo Courtesy: Lalit Kumar [/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America visits Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on his State Visit to India By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America arrives in Ahmedabad on his State Visit to India [ph]Photo Courtesy: Lalit Kumar [/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side President meets Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Prime Minister delivers his Press Statement during State Visit of President of the United States of America to India at Hyderabad House, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy- Lalit Kumar[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Prime Minister meets Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America and Melania Trump, the First Lady of US at Hyderabad House, New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America and Melania Trump, the First Lady of US pay homage at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, New Delhi By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Prime Minister meets Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America at Hyderabad House, New Delhi By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America inspects Guard of Honour during Ceremonial Welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side U Win Myint, President of Myanmar arrives in New Delhi on his 4-day State Visit to India[ph]Photo Courtesy - Photo Division[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side President meets U Win Myint, President of Myanmar at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy : Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side U Win Myint, President of Myanmar pays homage at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy - Photo Division[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side Prime Minister meets U Win Myint, President of Myanmar at Hyderabad House, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side U Win Myint, President of Myanmar inspects Guard of Honour during Ceremonial Welcome at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy:Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side External Affairs Minister calls on U Win Myint, President of Myanmar in New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy - Photo Division[/ph] By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
side At Delhi Auto Expo, automakers show off their green side By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:34:00 +0530 New electric and hybrid vehicles on display as manufacturers plug into environment-friendly segment Full Article
side AAP MLAs to meet at Kejriwal's residence to pick legislature party leader By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:42:00 +0530 In the meeting scheduled at 11.30 am on Wednesday, the AAP's Leader of Legislature Party will be chosen by the MLAs Full Article
side Bernie Sanders Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race By Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:48:38 GMT Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday he will end his run for the Democratic nomination, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden as the party’s presumptive nominee for the 2020 election. Photo: Etienne Laurent/Shutterstock Full Article
side PoK residents getting no benefits under Ehsaas Programme of Pakistan By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:29:42 +0530 People in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are facing discrimination at the time of COVID-19 outbreak as they are being denied benefits under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme launched by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.Pakistan government launched the Ehsaas Emergency Cash programme under which Rs. 12,000 grant is to be provided to around 12 million families across the country including those from PoK.But like all other schemes announced by Pakistan in the past, this too has excluded an already discriminated and deprived PoK populace of the benefits, as the residents have received nothing but despair after standing in long queues for hours outside the designated banks.A local woman said, "Our house caught fire and everything got burnt. Even our daughter faced severe injuries. Today we have nothing with us, not even food and we are getting no help. Our daughter got treated in Rawalpindi but now we don't have money to continue with her treatment. We came to know that we will be ... Full Article
side PM Modi, Palestinian President discuss COVID-19 challenges By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:31:20 +0530 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas and the two leaders discussed challenges posed by the COVID-19.As per an official release, "the two leaders discussed the challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and apprised each other of the steps being taken in their respective countries to control the situation."Prime Minister Modi also appreciated the measures taken by Abbas' authorities to protect their population from the virus and assured all possible support from India for these efforts.The two leaders will stay in touch over various issues regarding the global pandemic. Palestine has so far reported 308 confirmed cases of coronavirus and two deaths so far. Full Article
side Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for President of United States By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 23:24:42 +0530 Former US President Barack Obama in a video message on Tuesday formally endorsed his former Vice President Joe Biden, who is gunning for the White House in the elections later this year.Obama while endorsing said: "The kind of leadership that's guided by knowledge and experience, honesty and humility, empathy and grace -- which kind of leadership doesn't just belong to our state capitols and mayors' offices. It belongs in the White House. And that's why I'm so proud to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States."Biden has now become the presumptive nominee for the Democrats after fellow contestant Bernie Sanders withdrew and endorsed him. Biden will go up against the presumptive Republican nominee and incumbent President Donald Trump.Obama further said: "If there's one thing we've learned as a country from moments of great crisis, it's that the spirit of looking out for one another can't be restricted to our homes, or our workplaces, or our neighbourhoods, or our houses of .. Full Article
side How the 2020 Presidential Campaign Is Starting to Resume By Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 09:30:00 GMT As fears of the novel coronavirus spread through the U.S., the high-contact tradition of presidential campaigning came to a halt. WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains what Americans may see as campaigning resumes. Photo: Shutterstock/Zuma Press Full Article
side Roadside bomb kills 6 Pakistani troops By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:06:59 +0530 At least six security personnel, including an Army major, were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb struck a patrol vehicle in a remote area in southwestern Pakistan, close to the border with Iran. The Army said in a statement that a vehicle of paramilitary Frontier Corps was targeted through a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) in Kech district's Buleda area, about 14 km from the Iran border. A major and five soldier embraced shahadat while one soldier was injured, according to army. No one took responsibility but Baloch militants often target the security forces in the province. It is the first major attack on the forces in Balochistan since the outbreak of COVID-19. Full Article
side NY State cites COVID-19 in presidential primary appeal By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 08:56:52 +0530 An appeals court should let a June 23 primary election in New York state proceed without voters and poll workers being forced to risk exposure to the coronavirus to vote for a Democratic candidate for president when the race is essentially over, lawyers for the state said Friday. The written arguments were filed by Attorney General Letitia James and Senior Assistant Solicitor Judith N. Vale after a judge ordered the state to include the presidential race on the ballot even though former Vice President Joe Biden is essentially running unopposed. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has scheduled oral arguments for next Friday. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said it was unconstitutional to eliminate the Democratic presidential primary after delegates for withdrawn candidates Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang complained that doing so weakens their standing at the Democratic Convention. She noted that a primary for contested races across New York state was ... Full Article
side AC Milan president says some players recovering from coronavirus By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:43:01 +0530 AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni has revealed that some of his squad members were still recovering from coronavirus. Serie A has been on hold since mid-March but Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Thursday he was hopeful group training could resume on May 18. "We have some infected players in the process of recovery," Scaroni told local media. Scaroni believes Italian football must live with COVID-19 and take an example from the Bundesliga which will restart on May 16. "We have to get used to living with the virus and this also applies to football," he said. "It is not possible to stand still until there is zero infection. Basically we can adopt the German formula that provides that those who are sick go into quarantine while their teammates continue." Milan technical director Paolo Maldini, together with his 18-year-old son Daniel, a youth team player, have both recovered from the virus. "Maldini father and son are doing well. There are players who are improving, but . Full Article
side Batra gets extension as FIH President after world's body's Congress postponed to May next year By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:12:52 +0530 Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra's tenure as the chief of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has been extended till May next year after its annual congress was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision to postpone the Congress, which was earlier scheduled to begin in New Delhi on October 28, was taken at an online meeting of the FIH Executive Board on Friday. "I'm looking forward to the numerous tournaments and competitions ahead of us, which we are preparing with full dedication and passion with all National Associations involved," Batra said. The exact date of the postponed congress will be confirmed as soon as possible, the FIH said in a statement. "This decision, made due to the current uncertainties following the global COVID-19 pandemic, is based on Art. 12.1 of the FIH Statutes, covering cases of force majeure," it added. The postponement means the tenures of all the current FIH office-bearers get extension until next year's ... Full Article
side Coronavirus strikes staffers inside the White House By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:24:53 +0530 Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week. President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide, said he was not worried about the virus spreading in the White House. Nonetheless, officials said they were stepping up safety protocols for the complex. Pence spokeswoman Katie Miller, who tested positive Friday, had been in recent contact with Pence but not with the president. She is married to Stephen Miller, a top Trump adviser. The White House had no immediate comment on whether Stephen Miller had been tested or if he was still working in the White House. Katie Miller had tested negative Thursday, a day before her positive result. This is why the whole concept of tests aren't necessarily great, Trump said. The tests are perfect but something can happen between a test where it's good and then something ... Full Article
side Egypt's president expands powers, citing virus outbreak By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:44:53 +0530 Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Saturday approved amendments to the country's state of emergency that grant him and security agencies additional powers, which the government says are needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. An international rights group condemned the amendments, saying the government has used the global pandemic to expand, not reform, Egypt's abusive Emergency Law. The new amendments allow the president to to take measures to contain the virus, such as suspending classes at schools and universities and quarantining those returning from abroad. But they also include expanded powers to ban public and private meetings, protests, celebrations and other forms of assembly. The government has waged an unprecedented crackdown on dissent since 2013, when el-Sissi rose to power, and unauthorized protests have been banned for years. The amendments also allow military prosecutors to investigate incidents when army officers are tasked with law enforcement or when the . Full Article
side Reconsider home delivery of liquor, wives of Cong leaders urge Punjab CM By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:06:52 +0530 Fearing a surge in cases of domestic violence, wives of two Punjab Congress leaders, including a cabinet minister, have urged Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to reconsider his government's decision of allowing home delivery of liquor. The state government had allowed the home delivery of liquor during the third phase of the coronavirus lockdown from Thursday. Though there is no provision for it in the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 and the excise rules, the decision was taken to ensure social distancing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh too on Thursday had said that the opening of liquor shops will lead to an increase in domestic violence. Expressive reservations about the decision, Mamta Ashu, a Ludhaina councillor and wife of Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, on Saturday said the fight against drugs was an election promise of the Congress due to which the decision needed a rethink. It might lead to increase in cases of Full Article
side Social distancing while making films and in movies? Insiders wonder how to make it work By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:02:52 +0530 The making of a movie without large crews and outdoor shoots and movies themselves sans party scenes, background dancers or even the staple romantic clinches that could be the existential crisis facing mainstream cinema in the immediate post-corona world. Bollywood, after all, has always been about people, whether on screen or off it, in front of the camera or behind it, say industry insiders as they grapple with the uncertainties of life and work after lockdown and contemplate the dimensions of a radical makeover. Filmmaking has always been a collaborative effort with hundreds of people working in tandem to translate the written word into images but that may change. Producers and directors also wonder how they will manage social distancing with a large crew once they are back on sets. According to actor-producer Sanjay Suri, there will be behavioural changes on the sets and "cinematic intimacy will take time to return". "Not because of lack of ideas but purely behavioural changes on Full Article
side ICICI Bank Q4 consolidated profit up 6.91 pc to Rs 1,251 cr; sets aside Rs 2k-cr for virus impact By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:52:52 +0530 ICICI Bank on Saturday reported a 6.91 per cent growth in March quarter net at Rs 1,251 crore on a consolidated basis, after setting aside over Rs 2,000 crore in provisions for potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On a standalone basis, the second largest private sector bank's profit grew 26 per cent to Rs 1,221 crore as against Rs 969 crore in the year-ago period. For fiscal year 2019-20, it reported a 135 per cent jump in standalone profit to Rs 7,930.81 crore. From an asset quality perspective, the bank reported an improvement in gross non-performing assets (NPAs) ratio to 5.53 per cent as against 6.70 per cent in the year-ago period and 5.95 per cent as of December 2019, despite over Rs 5,300 crore in fresh slippages during the reporting quarter. ICICI Bank President Sandeep Batra said it had slippages of Rs 4,300 crore in the preceding December quarter, and the additions on this front can be attributed to two accounts -- a West Asian healthcare company and a Singaporean oil Full Article
side Cops thrashed by hoodlums outside minister's house' By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:06:56 +0530 Four policemen, including an assistant sub inspector, were injured when a group of men attacked them in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan on Friday night. The incident occurred in Chhoti Sadri area near the house of the state Cooperative Minister Udai Lal Anjana with the BJP alleging that Anjana too slapped a policeman, a charge denied by the minister. A former up-sarpanch Kanhaiya Lal had a spat with some youths in Kesunda village over some petty issue. After some time, the youths caught Kanhaiya Lal and thrashed him, police said. On information, a team of four policemen, led by ASI Shishupal Singh, rushed to the spot where the members from Kanhaiya Lal hit them. The policemen got injured. The ASI has received critical injuries, Chhoti Sadri police station's SHO Ravindra Pratap Singh said. Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria wrote a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday alleging that the minister, Udai Lal Anjana slapped a police constable after which the mob present . Full Article
side Tara Reade Says Biden Should Quit Presidential Race By Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:16:57 GMT Tara Reade, who has accused former Vice President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her, said the presumptive Democratic nominee “should not be running” for president, in her first on-camera interview since Mr. Biden denied the allegations. Photo: Megyn Kelly/Associated Press Full Article
side Residents using rule of law to secure justice By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 31 May 2017 06:28:47 +0000 Hasmukh Dhumadia narrates his experience of helping the local residents of a village in Gujarat in their fight for environmental justice. Full Article
side President Kalam, please listen By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 05 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Six leading advocates of decentralisation and people centred planning met the President of India on 20 April to impress upon him that the Interlinking of Rivers project as currently being envisaged is the wrong direction for the country to take. They have since written a letter to Dr.Kalam addressing his questions. Full Article
side President Mukherjee must reject the Food Security ordinance By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000 It is an opportunity for the President to assert the authority and independence of his office by rejecting a clearly political move that is a slap in the face of constitutional morality, writes Nitin Pai. Full Article
side Rush Limbaugh Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom By Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:26:37 GMT First lady Melania Trump presented radio personality Rush Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during President Trump’s State of the Union speech. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images Full Article
side 'The BJP's base is shifting to the countryside' By election.rediff.com Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2009 21:56:27 +0530 In a no-holds-barred conversation, Chandan Mitra, editor and managing director of The Pioneer, member of the Rajya Sabha and BJP supporter, tells Savera R Someshwar that the blame for the failure lies squarely at the party's door. Full Article
side In Greece, a Radical Triangular House Brings the Outdoors Inside By Published On :: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 15:00:00 GMT Greek architect Tilemachos Andrianopoulos provides a tour of his design: a triangular home that blurs the line between inside and the olive grove outside. "Even for a completely new structure, there is always something that already exists there," he says. Photo: Rob Alcaraz/The Wall Street Journal Full Article
side Inside Adobe’s Colorful, Redesigned Headquarters By Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:00:00 GMT Adobe’s headquarters in San Jose might not be what you expect from the outside–shades of gray granite. Inside, however, Gensler redesigned the space to reflect Adobe’s colorful brand, complete with a floor dedicated to Photoshop. Photo: Adobe Full Article
side Unacceptable underside of 'deterrence by punishment' By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000 India's doctrine of 'deterrence by punishment' is least credible in the most likely scenario of Pakistani nuclear use. But the tenets of this doctrine are not above revision, and times of relative peace offer a better opportunity to find the way forward, says Firdaus Ahmed. Full Article
side Think outside the barrel By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Global oil prices have risen dramatically, and nationalised oil companies have been crying themselves hoarse over the government's reluctance to correspondingly increase retail prices. The sensible long term alternative is to move beyond fossil fuels, with clear policy initiatives. The India Together editorial. Full Article
side Cry, the beloved countryside By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000 The agrarian crisis in Vidarbha has spun almost out of control. Appeals for swift measures by many have fallen on deaf ears. The farm suicides are the tip of the huge crisis raging here, not its whole. They are, though, its most powerful symbol, writes P Sainath. Full Article
side Cash inside pens and gift cards: Challenges before the Election Commission By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:09:21 +0000 There is a lot that happens in the background to make sure that every Indian election - like the just concluded Bihar assembly election - is conducted fairly, freely and peacefully. Smarak Swain, who was on election duty in Bihar reports on the challenges faced by the Election Commission of India and how it is overcoming them effectively. Full Article
side The other side of the dam By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 With the damming of the rivers has come a great wave of unaccountable administration. Waters are held back without warning, and released without warning. In both cases, there is little time for the affected communities to react. Shripad Dharmadhikary writes. Full Article