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‘Make for India’ continues to be our Focus: Samsung CEO
Products made specifically to meet the requirements of Indian consumers as well as to suit the country's climatic conditions will continue to be key focus for Samsung in southwest Asia, the company's president and CEO H.C. Hong said here on…
Bahadur Shah Zafar’s wish remains unfulfilled despite promises by Indian leaders
Yangon, Feb 5: India's last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar died in this former capital of Myanmar 154 years ago. But his exile still continues.
He is resting, but not in peace, believe his admirers. They say his wish to be buried in…
India’s traditional coir industry embracing modernisation
Alleppey (Kerala), Feb 3: One of India’s oldest industries is steadily embracing modern machinery, and the men presiding over the future of coir making say there is absolutely no other way out.
And for a state where trade unions have…
12.5 Lakh Pensioners register for Jeevan Pramaan
Jeevan Pramaan (https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in/) provides a big relief to all pensioners. A pensioner can now digitally provide Annual Life Certificate to the authorities for continuity of pension instead of presenting himself physically or…
How Air India’s 1990 ‘Airlift’ created a Guinness Record
Mumbai, Feb 2: While a debate rages on about the veracity of events depicted in new Bollywood flick 'Airlift' on India's massive evacuation efforts in war-ravaged Kuwait, a former Air India official said it was carried out with 'clock-work…
India emerging as Top Hub for robot-assisted Surgeries: Experts
New Delhi, Feb 1: Reasonable costs, less pain, early recovery and increasing awareness have put India on the global map when it comes to robot-assisted surgeries across the health spectrum and the country is poised to take a leap soon, some…
Indian-American couple gifts $3.5 mn for Sanskrit studies at Chicago varsity
Washington, Jan 30: The University of Chicago has established a professorship for the study of Sanskrit with a $3.5 million gift from an Indian-American couple to help it advance the study of the Indian subcontinent.
The Anupama and Guru…
Buddhist monks sow seeds of harmony between India and Myanmar
Yangon (Myanmar), Jan 29: Indian Buddhist monks are sowing the seeds of peace and harmony between the two immediate neighbours that are linked by age-old ties of religion and culture.
As Myanmar moves towards forming a new government,…
Homeless People continue to live in Pain and Agony
By Sagarika Satapathy: Homelessness is the condition and social category of people who lack housing, because they cannot afford, or are otherwise unable to maintain, a regular, safe and adequate shelter. Housing is a basic human need, yet…
Women Trafficking Rampant in Odisha
By Sagarika Satapathy: In Indian society, women have been subjected to humiliation of one sort or the other since time immemorial. Among all, women trafficking are the worst form of exploitation to the fairer sex in recent times.
The…