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Path-breaking, Proactive, Pragmatic – these three P’s encapsulate the diplomatic initiatives and outreach of the Government of India led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 It was a year marked by out-of-box thinking, boldness of…

The exclusion zones that surround the Indian nuclear power plants are blessed with a spectrum of wildlife. Unlike fossil fuel based power production, nuclear power is a clean-air technology that doesn’t emit any pollution and is friendly to…

* 6.5% Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in November 2015 over the same Period in 2014. * USA Accounts for Highest Share of Tourist Arrivals in November 2015. * Rs. 11,610 Crores Foreign Exchange Earned through Tourism in November…

The number of Domestic Tourist Visits (DTVs) and the Foreign Tourist Visits (FTVs) to various States/ Union Territories (UTs) during each of the last five years are as below: (DTVs/FTVs in lakhs): The DTVs and FTVs reveal an…

The efforts of the present government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have helped in building strong ties between India and Britain, widening the investment opportunities between them, British High Commissioner James David Bevan has…

I came to the city after five years. My Chennai – of smiles, caring, joys and tears. I came in, despite having seen the pictures of inundated first-floors of houses on the Old Mahabalipuram Road, or OMR, now unrecognisable by the crowding…

By Pavitar Singh: Kerala has a cosmopolitan and composite culture.  It is an integral part of Indian culture.  The rich cultural heritage of Kerala is a synthesis of Aryan and Dravidian cultures developed over millennia under the influence…

By Nirendra Dev: Good Samaritan initiatives from the governments especially in the context of North East India are often not publicized well in the national media. Generally, the debate ends up either about violence in the north east or…

By C K Nayak, Senior Journalist: The International Film Festival of India (IFFI)   entered into its 46th Edition this year. Organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, in association with the…

Employees at Surat-based Harekrishna Exports company, which deals with Diamonds, got a pleasant surprise of their lifetime, when their employer disbursed cars, expensive diamond jewellery and 2 BHK flats as Diwali gifts. The company made…