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Over a million migrants return to Bihar for Chhath Festival
Patna, Nov 17: Bihar is witnessing the return of its natives in droves. A million migrants are back at their villages and towns over the past week or so to celebrate Chhath festival, the biggest community celebration, along with their…
France needs to drastically rework its Foreign Policy
Paris, Nov 16: French foreign policy is under severe pressure following the 13/11 Paris terror attacks.
Barely had the impact of Friday’s attacks sunk in, when a number of leaders, arrayed over the entire spectrum of French politics –…
Union Health Ministry launches AMRIT for Cancer Patients
New Delhi, Nov 16: With the aim to reduce the expenditure incurred by patients on treatment of cancer and heart diseases, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda inaugurated the Affordable Medicines and Reliable…
Change the National mood with your Writing, Indian-American Novelist tells Indian Writers
Washington, Nov 16: An Indian-American author of a new novel inspired by 9/11 wants Indian writers returning their literary awards to protest intolerance to instead change the national mood by telling great stories aimed at challenging…
India is extraordinary, but complicated: Padma Lakshmi
New Delhi, Nov 16: She's a proud Indian. Supermodel, TV host, producer, cookbook author and actor Padma Lakshmi, who embarked on a glamour-filled journey from the narrow lanes of Chennai to the broad avenues of Hollywood, says that despite…
India among least honest countries, shows research
London, Nov 16: When it comes to honesty, people rate India among the least honest countries along with China, Japan and South Korea, says a significant study, suggesting that people's honesty varies significantly between countries.
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11 Profiles Shatrughan Sinha follows on Twitter
BJP MP from Patna Sahib, Shatrughan Sinha, who has turned a rebel these days because of anti-Modi and anti-Amit Shah rhetoric after he failed to get a Cabinet berth, has been very much active on Twitter to embarrass the BJP.
Sinha was…
Media, Friends gather at Imran’s place in Alwar after Modi’s Remarks
Jaipur, Nov 14: Imran Khan, a maths teacher in a government school in Alwar district, still can not believe that Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned his name during his speech at London's Wembly stadium.
"It still is like a dream...…
Why doesn’t Arundhati Roy give up Man Booker, says Anupam Kher
New Delhi, Nov 13:Barely a week after spearheading a 'March for India' against writers returning awards, actor Anupam Kher launched an attack on writer Arundhati Roy, saying that she should give up her Booker Prize rather than returning the…
Will China come to investment-starved Bengal’s rescue?
Kolkata, Nov 13: After hunting for investments in a rather futile way in Singapore and Britain, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appears to have taken some interest in looking for money where it is available -- China.
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