Chinese city, university ban Christmas celebrations
BEIJING: A Chinese city, which earlier saw demolition of portions of churches, has banned Christmas celebrations. Joining the move is a university in Xian, which has asked students not to celebrate Christmas and other foreign “kitsch” festivals. Both of them are focusing on the... read more »
Court Relief for AAP’s Somnath Bharti in Controversial Raid Targeting...
A court in Delhi has set aside an order holding controversial former minister Somnath Bharti of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) guilty of racial prejudice because of a midnight raid that targeted African women. Mr Bharti, who was law minister in the 49-day government of Arvind Kejriwal, had challenged an... read more »
Gold futures rise to Rs. 26,812 per 10 gm
Gold prices rose 0.86 per cent to Rs. 26,812 per 10 grams at the futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions, taking positive cues from the global market. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in February moved up by Rs. 228 or 0.86 per cent to Rs. 26,812 per 10 grams in... read more »
US, Japan, South Korea to Share Intelligence on North Korea
South Korean officials say Seoul, the U.S. and Japan have agreed on a trilateral intelligence-sharing pact to deal with North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. Officials said on Friday that the deal would enable the three allies to quickly respond to any North Korean provocation at a time... read more »
India’s Father Kuriakose Chavara and Sister Euphrasia canonised by Pope in Vatican
Two Kerala-born Indian Catholics Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia were canonized by Pope Francis on Sunday at St Peter’s Square in Vatican. Back in Kerala, special... read more »
Iran nuclear deal: Deadline day brings talk of extension
Negotiators in Vienna, Austria, are set to make a final push to try to reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme ahead of a 23:00 GMT deadline. They said earlier “serious... read more »
PM Narendra Modi expects fruitful cooperation from opposition; praises them for positive r...
Winter session of Parliament beginning today is all set to be a contentious affair with several Opposition parties deciding to oppose the insurance bill and corner the government on black... read more »
Senior Congress leader Murli Deora dead
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Murli Deora, 77 passed away early morning on Monday after a prolonged illness. The veteran leader died at 3:25am. He is survived by his wife... read more »
Tips for keeping your heart healthy!
Irengbam Jenny A healthy heart is the way to healthy living, they say. Quite right! But with sedentary lifestyle, munching on junk food, alcohol consumption, smoking, erratic working hours and... read more »
