India’s leading think tank showcases plight of minorities in BangladeshVivekananda International Foundation hosted an event highlighting the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh, featuring an exhibition and ...
24 Feb, 2025, 08.40 PM IST
Watch as chaos erupts during live TV debate as BRS MLA grabs BJP candidate by throat in TelanganaA live TV debate in Telangana turned violent when a Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) MLA KP Vivekananda physically assaulted BJP candidate Kuna ...
26 Oct, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Security beefed up in Tripura for PM's visit; trains arranged for ferrying people to rally venueSecurity has been tightened across Tripura for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's December 18 visit to the northeastern state, where polls are ...
17 Dec, 2022, 02.45 PM IST
World has realised that India's human values can bring lasting solution to tragedies like 9/11: PM ModiIt was on September 11, 1893, when on the occasion of the Parliament of the World's Religions held in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda stood on t...
11 Sep, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
PM narrates train story to take dig at Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Lok SabhaUsing an anecdote to convey his point, Modi said once a group of four people was standing near a railway track. A saint among them told oth...
06 Feb, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
Siddaramaiah's new cultural icon is sree Narayana GuruFour months ago, the BJP had laid claim to Guru by calling him the greatest Hindu sanyasin from Kerala, triggering protests in that state.
20 Jan, 2017, 02.37 PM IST
Indian thoughts now part of Singapore varsity courseThe course, titled ‘Asian International and Strategic Thought’, will focus on the writings of Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Singapore leade...
20 Sep, 2016, 07.58 AM IST
University of California Irwin returns USD 3 million grant for Hindu studies chairIn another letter, UCI students and faculty expressed concern over DCF donation, and the impact it might have on the credibility of Hindu s...
23 Feb, 2016, 01.08 PM IST
HRD ministry sets up Committee on Yoga Education in UniversitiesThe Committee will identify Yoga courses to offer and the syllabus for conducting NET in Yogic Art and Science.
19 Jan, 2016, 07.48 PM IST
Ex-NAC member to PM Modi: Images of Swami Vivekananda and B R Ambedkar should appear on rupee notesWhose image appears on a country's currency notes is a matter of high policy and deep deliberation. Since 1996, all rupee notes carry only ...
31 Dec, 2015, 07.02 AM IST
Fund-raising campaign launched to establish Vivekananda ChairChina has funded over 70 Confucius Institutes in the US alone and hundreds globally, in addition to dozens of study centres and numerous Ch...
30 Dec, 2014, 02.15 PM IST
BJP president Amit Shah in Raipur tomorrow"All preparations have been done to accord a warm welcome to Shah on his maiden visit to the state capital on Friday," PWD Minister Rajesh ...
11 Dec, 2014, 09.24 PM IST
Beyond Nehru-Gandhis: UGC to name research centres after ‘unsung’ heroes like S Radhakrishnan and othersThe government, however, has no plans to rename centres and institutes that currently carry the name of members of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
29 Aug, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
Indian American youths trace Swami Vivekananda footsteps in USA group of Indian American youths including students and young professionals are marking the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
16 Jul, 2013, 10.17 AM IST
- Nancy Powell meets Mamata Banerjee
US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell today met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a visit to the city.
20 May, 2013, 08.19 PM IST
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board scraps 'VIP darshan' categoriesFacing flak from various quarters, the executive board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to cancel the categorization...
04 Apr, 2012, 05.14 PM IST
- University of Chicago to establish chair for Indian studies
The University of Chicago will establish a new visiting professorship in Indian studies to commemorate the legacy of spritual leader Swami ...
26 Jan, 2012, 12.12 AM IST