Emmanuel Macron to honour Paris' last newspaper hawkerA native of Rawalpindi in northern Pakistan, Akbar began by hawking copies of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo to students in the Sorbonn...
Iran's value in India's regional playbook as counter to PakistanThe Iran-Israel conflict highlights India's delicate Eurasian diplomacy, balancing ties with both nations. Iran serves as a counterweight t...
NSAs of India & Iran hold conversation on regional developmentNational Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Dr. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, discussing regional issues and India's res...
India hands over 6 cranes to Chabahar Port to expand trade in regionSarbananda Sonowal and Dr Ali Akbar Safaee had a fruitful meeting on development of maritime and port cooperation between Iran and India. B...
Two journalists missing in Kabul, media watchdog raises alarmThis comes after Afghan journalists, Ali Akbar Khairkhwa and Jamaluddin Deldar, reportedly went missing from Kabul, with their whereabouts ...
Anindya Chatterjee, Sandhya Mukherjee refuse Padma ShriTabla player Pandit Anindya Chatterjee has declined to receive the Padma Shri honour. The eminent percussionist, who has done 'jugal bandis...
BJP's Ali Akbar quits all organisational responsibilitiesAkbar's decision has come as a setback for the current state leadership of the party, which is reportedly facing resentment from the rival ...
P5+1 nations meeting on nuclear deal ends in GenevaThe meeting of the foreign ministers of the P5+1 nations aimed to smoothen out major bumps in reaching a nuclear deal with Iran has ended w...
Men involved in Sarabjit's murder assaulted in jailFollowing the incident, both men and some other death row prisoners went on hunger strike for a day.
- India raises the issue of Sikh marriage registration with Iran
India today raised with Iran problems faced by Sikh community in that country, particularly regarding registration of marriages.
India, Iran decide to give major push to their bilateral tiesIndia and Iran will give a major push to their bilateral ties in all aspects including connectivity, Delhi will also upgrade Chahbahar port.
- Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm
An Iranian semi-official news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the i...
- Hard to find a person to take forward Ravi Shankar's legacy
Ravi Shankar was a gifted musician, but unlike his teacher, Baba Allauddin Khan, it is difficult to place his legacy.
- It's up to Iran to use India's rupee payment for oil import: MEA
India today said it was up to Iran to utilise the oil payments made by it which has been deposited in an Iranian account held in an Indian ...
- Iran's nuclear plant ready for launch on schedule: Report
In late June, foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi had said that Iran's first nuclear power plant will be connected to the national grid in Au...
Discern the culture, between the notesPandit Rajeev Taranath starts his sarod recital with a story. “Hanuman became worried after he burnt Lanka,” says the distinguished maestro...
- Ustad Ali Akbar Khan: A musicians' musician
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, one of the most successful recording artists, created a distinctive vocabulary for the instrument which now influence...