La Tomatina Festival: A colorful and pulp-filled tradition in Spain unfolds | WatchAmid the charming streets of Buñol, Spain, an extraordinary spectacle unfolded as approximately 15,000 enthusiastic individuals, including ...
30 Aug, 2023, 09.28 PM IST
Indians-Americans organise lavish welcome for PM Modi in USDuring his visit, PM Narendra Modi will also make history by becoming the first Indian PM to address the Joint Meeting of the US Congress t...
12 Jun, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Myanmar security forces fire on anti-coup protestersMyanmar has seen weeks of mass protests demanding the military release civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained in a February 1 c...
02 Mar, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Covid delivers recipe for responsible consumptionBy 2030, as annual consumption doubles to $6 trillion in India and $8.2 trillion in China, global material footprint is also growing expone...
02 Mar, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
Peru president faces calls to resign after three protesters killedThousands have taken to the streets in days of protests against Merino following the ouster of his popular predecessor Martin Vizcarra, who...
15 Nov, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
Why this wall is unlike any other (for one, it’s built on an e-way)What this wall — 4.5 feet tall and 300 metres wide — does is stop people from driving down a perfectly motorable road and reach the highway...
13 Jan, 2019, 11.02 AM IST
Singapore hotel offers 250 free Trump-Kim burgers to celebrate summitThe mini burgers were snapped up by people within 25 minutes, The Straits Times reported.
12 Jun, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mandela advocated non-violence to usher social, political changes: Syed AkbaruddinSyed Akbaruddin, India's permanent ambassador to UN, was speaking on the International Day of Non-Violence which is celebrated every year o...
03 Oct, 2017, 11.35 AM IST
India contributes USD 260,000 for memorial at UN to honour victims of slaveryThe 'Ark of Return' was unveiled on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade commem...
26 Mar, 2015, 02.28 PM IST
PM Modi's US Visit: Modi supporters and anti Modi protesters given time to put forward their voice“We will have 150 posters to show our love for Modi and 100 American flags,” said Narain Kataria, a staunch RSS activist based in New York.
26 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Vikram Bakshi offers to sell 50% equity in McDonald's JV for Rs 2500 croreEstranged partner bases valuation on Rs 5000-crore market value of Westlife, which runs McDonald’s in west & south India.
22 Sep, 2014, 05.28 AM IST
Bangladesh stability at risk without political inclusion: USThe US continues to press for greater political inclusion in Bangladesh without which the Asian country's stability will be at risk.
17 Apr, 2014, 10.14 AM IST
- Carnival city gets ready for Rio+20
“What do you feel about the UN Earth Summit returning to Rio after 20 years,” I ask of a 20-something Brazilian seated next to me on the fl...
15 Jun, 2012, 03.29 AM IST
- Occupy Wall Street movement: The tale of 99% versus 1%
The Wall Street stir began innocuously and is still largely driven by social media, but it made ‘Occupy’ the word of the year.
02 Jan, 2012, 10.31 AM IST
- Mumbai terror attacks similar to 1993 New York Landmarks plot
Meticulous planning and execution of the Mumbai terror attack might not be as original as it is presumed to be, because of its eerie resemb...
07 Dec, 2008, 12.07 PM IST
- Phoenix of Dubai plans to list India entity next fiscal
Dubai’s Phoenix Group, which operates luxury resorts and spas in the South, is consolidating its Indian businesses, as its prepares to rais...
16 May, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Delhi's star hotels see more empty rooms
It’s not all hunky-dory for the hotel segment. Blame it on high room rates, the occupancies of branded hotels (three to five star) in metro...
15 Sep, 2007, 04.43 AM IST