Nandita Das becomes French Knight
NEW DELHI: Actress-director Nandita Das has been conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, France's highest cultural award for her contribution to the development of Indo-French…
Aurangabad to be Maha Tourism Capital
VINIT WAHI / TIAAdorned with two historical world–fame heritage sites, the city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra is now being developed as the Tourism Capital of the state. After Ajanta and…
India-B’desh to celebrate Tagore anniversary
TIA correspondentNEW DELHI: Officials of India and Bangladesh are expected to finalize the joint celebrations of Poet Rabindranath Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary.
Visually challenged get PhD at AMU
ALIGARH: (AMU) For the first time the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has awarded doctorate to a visually challenged. Ms. Rahila Khatoon has been conferred upon the doctorate in Urdu.
Urdu Ki Kamna
There could be a Kamna or desire in many hearts to keep the candle of Urdu alight in India, but there are few who take actual task of spreading the…
Eunuchs in Delhi to get pension
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation Of Delhi (MCD) has brought some good news for third gender of the human being. It has announced a monthly pension scheme for eunuchs livening…
Naga girls caught in trafficking racket
KOHIMA: Church leaders in Nagaland fear an organized racket is operating in northeastern India to lure young women into prostitution in other parts of the country. Police in Goa, western…
Women mull impact of live-in ruling
NEW DELHI: Women in India are unsure whether to welcome or not a court ruling on their rights in a live-relationship. The Supreme Court on Oct. 21 ruled that a…
Mother Express delights visitors in New Delhi
NEW DELHI: The special train exhibiting the life-long journey of the Blessed Teresa which has been delighting visitors across India arrived here on Thursday. The “Mother Express,” part of the…
Govt for Affordable House for All
By Yasmin Bano/ NEW DELHI: The government of India has launched a new scheme for providing interest subsidy on housing urban poor. The Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban…