New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Aiming to project India’s soft power, the Union Ministry of Culture (MoC) will host the six-day 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage from Monday at the historic Red Fort.
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) India's engagement with Russia during last week's PM Modi-Putin summit is rooted not in anti-Western sentiment but in a strategic calculus shaped by China's assertiveness, according to a leading technology entrepreneur and geopolitical commentator.
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) The latest US defence authorisation bill assigns India a key role in Washington’s Indo-Pacific and nuclear strategies, directing sustained consultations on India’s nuclear liability rules and placing New Delhi among a select group of partners shaping a new defence industrial architecture in the Indo-Pacific region to meet the China challenge.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off a special discussion in Lok Sabha on Monday to mark 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' as part of an exercise that promises to highlight many lesser-known facets related to the patriotic song.
Kohima, Dec 7 (IANS) The seventh day of the 26th edition of the Hornbill Festival on Sunday featured a vibrant display of traditional performances by cultural troupes from all eight Northeastern states at the Naga Heritage Village in Kisama, near Kohima.
Nashik, Dec 7 (IANS) Six members of a family were killed after their vehicle plunged into an 800-feet ravine on the stretch leading to a famous shrine in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Sunday, an official said.
Panaji/Dehradun, Dec 7 (IANS) The massive fire at a nightclub in Goa's Arpora has triggered concern in Uttarakhand as inputs suggested that some residents of the hill state may be among those affected. Taking cognisance of the reports, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday spoke to his Goa counterpart Pramod Sawant and sought detailed information about the incident and the condition of the victims.
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir on Sunday expressed his desire to form an electoral alliance with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) once he launches his new political outfit on December 22.
Ahmedabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi visited the redeveloped Gandhi Ashram site on Sunday to review the progress of the ongoing project, government officials said.
Ahmedabad, Dec 7 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for public development works worth Rs 1,507 crore in the presence of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
