New Delhi : Celebrated Canadian author Margaret Atwood participated in a reception in her honour at Canada House recently.Beyond her numerous important contributions to literature, Ms. Atwood is also the inventor of the LongPen Printer, a remote signing device she conceived in 2004, and Fanado, a web service that uses the same technology to provide […]
New Delhi : Rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday took a shot at his party once again by questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the ‘hurry’ to impose President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh.”I have tremendous faith in our dashing dynamic action hero PM. But wonder who the “great” advisors are who […]
New Delhi : In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court to justify imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh, the Centre has alleged that there was complete breakdown of governance and law and order in the state, and Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa and his family are apprehending grave danger to their lives.The Ministry of […]
Jaisalmer : At least two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans were killed and five others injured in an accidental blast in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district on Friday. The jawans are said to be from 161 Battalion of the BSF.The incident took place when a mortar shell exploded during a training exercise in a firing range in […]
London : An alarmed World Health Organisation (WHO) has reportedly convened an emergency meeting to discuss what it called the ‘explosive’ spread of the Zika virus. The virus has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Latin America.WHO Director General Margaret Chan said she was ‘deeply concerned’ to hear that the virus has spread […]