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Modi 3rd Top World Leader on Twitter with 12mn Followers
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the third most followed world leader on the micro-blogging site Twitter while External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is the most followed foreign minister, according…
Guwahati, Srinagar at Highest Earthquake Risk
Guwahati and Srinagar are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake, with 36 other cities in areas prone to earthquakes, according to government data. Guwahati and Srinagar fall in what is called “very…
Operation Khoj: A Lifesaver for Destitute Children
New Delhi (IANS): Just four years ago, Aslam was found lying in a semi-conscious state on a platform at Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station due to a drug overdose. Today, the 15-year-old dreams of becoming a "choreographer" and has…
Why target only India for rapes, asks Danish Designer-Writer
New Delhi (IANS): Why target only India for rapes, they happen all over the world, says Danish designer-turned writer Inger Solberg, who has come out with her first book "Pushpa", a vibrant account of her life in India, which she has made…
Raja Rajeswari becomes NY’s 1st Indian-American Judge
Chennai born Raja Rajeswari, who came to America when she was 16, has become the first person of Indian descent to be named as a criminal court judge in New York City. Rajeswari, 43, an assistant district attorney at the Richmond County…
10,000 Indo-Canadians throng Modi’s ‘Rockstar’ Show
Just as the organizers had advertised, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public interaction with the Indian diaspora at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on Wednesday had all the trappings of a rockstar concert as Bollywood singer Sukhwinder Singh,…
PM Modi makes Jayapur ‘Smart Village No. 1’
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted 'Jayapur' in Varanasi under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY), all eyes were focused on the village, which has a population of just 3,205 with women outnumbering men by a huge margin. In the last…
Micropacemaker to treat Foetus with Heart Block
In a first, researchers have designed a fully implantable micropacemaker for use in a foetus with complete heart block. Reported in the journal Heart Rhythm, the micropacemaker has been designated a Humanitarian Use Device by the US Food…
BBC Media Action Workshop on ‘Lifeline Programming’ @ BBSR
By S Banerjee: BBC Media Action is the International development organization of the BBC, set up to use media to address some of the biggest challenges facing developing countries and countries in political transition. In India, the BBC…
Deepshikha Mishra: Odia Singer setting Tone in Nepal
By S Banerjee: As far as name and fame goes, Tapu Mishra is now a household name in Odisha, her melodious voice and range of renditions having won the hearts of the people. But not many are aware that her elder sister, Deepshikha Mishra is…