China on Monday said it is ready to work with India to enhance political mutual trust, properly manage their differences and safeguard the long-term development of bilateral ties. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said this at a regular briefing when a Western media journalist sought China’s reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that the Indian armed forces have given a befitting reply to those challenging the country’s sovereignty. Modi, in his 74th Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort, said the armed forces have given a befitting reply to those challenging the country’s…
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The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has taken to Twitter to demand action against an Assam based artist Akram Hussain for his painting that featured Lord Krishna surrounded by bikini-clad women in a bar. After the artist’s 2015 artwork re-surfaced on the microblogging site today, ISKCON requested the Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and the state’s health and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to take cognisance and initiate strict action against the artist for his offensive artwork. https://twitter.com/IskconInc/status/1295241617637437441?s=20 Akram Hussain’s 2015 artwork featuring Lord Krishna, one of the most widely revered Hindu god who is worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar)…
Director Nishikant Kamat breathed his last at AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad on Monday (August 17), hospital sources confirmed. He was 50. As per reports, he suffered from liver cirrhosis in the past which had relapsed. When his condition worsened, he was admitted to the Hospital. The news of the director’s death was confirmed by actor Riteish Deshmukh on Twitter. He wrote, “I will miss you my friend. #NishikantKamat Rest In Peace.” On August 11, news of Nishikant Kumar’s hospitalisation broke. After this, the hospital had issued a statement on his health condition that read, “Mr Nishikant Kamat (50 years, Male)…
Democrats VP candidate Kamala Harris assured she will stand before South-Asian community if being elected Democratic vice-presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris, during her maiden address to the Indian-American community, reflected on her proud Indian heritage and recalled how her mother always wanted to instill in her a “love permanently idli”. Harris, 55, who is that the first black to be selected as a vice-presidential candidate of a serious party, took a visit down the memory lane, mentioning her “long walks” in Madras (now Chennai) together with her grandfather who would tell her about the “heroes” liable for the birth of…
ActoSouth superstar Mammootty occupied a spot on the list of trends on Monday and for those curious to know why, you’ve reached the right place. The 68-year-old actor, on Sunday, shared a set of pictures of himself to show his fans how he is keeping himself busy at his home during the coronavirus pandemic. Mammootty posted two workout pictures of himself and sent the Internet into a tizzy. In the pictures, the actor can be seen sporting a grey t-shirt and gym gloves. His salt and pepper look drove his fans crazy. Sharing the picture, Mammootty wrote: “Work at home!…
India has logged over 50,000 deaths linked to coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The country’s Covid tally crossed the 26 lakh-mark today with about 58,000 fresh infections and 941 deaths registered in the last 24 hours. Last week, India overtook Britain as the country that has recorded world’s fourth-highest number of Covid-linked deaths, behind the United States, Brazil and Mexico. About 19.19 lakh coronavirus patients have recovered in the country so far; the recovery rate stood at 72.51 per cent this morning. India, which is the third worst-affected country by the…
A woman in Bahrain seen desecrating idols of Lord Ganesha in a video published online showed a woman in Bahrain smashing statues of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. The 54-year-old woman has been charged with intentional damage and publically insulting a religious symbol on Sunday. According to the interior ministry, the police summoned the woman was summoned after the video on social media showed her “intentionally damaging a shop… and breaking religious idols” in the Juffair area in the capital Manama. The public prosecution issued a statement saying that the woman admitted to breaking the statues and was charged with multiple…
It was M S Dhoni’s vision that led to Rohit Sharma becoming one among the best white-ball openers and therefore the senior batsman on Sunday paid a glowing tribute to his former captain, calling him “one of the foremost influential man within the history of Indian cricket”. It proved to be a turning point in Rohit’s career when Dhoni, who led India to 2 World Cup titles, asked him to open during the 2013 Champions Trophy. “One of the foremost influential man within the history of Indian cricket. His impact in & around cricket was massive. He was a person…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India and Mauritius enjoy a singular friendship supported shared cultural and linguistic heritage, and robust cooperation in many areas. He was responding to Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s greetings to him on India’s 74th Independence Day , which was celebrated on Saturday. “Happy Independence Day India. God bless the govt and therefore the people of this great nation. Jai Hind,” the Mauritius PM tweeted. Modi in his reply said, “Thank you for your greetings, Prime Minister P K Jugnauth! India and Mauritius enjoy a singular friendship, supported shared cultural and linguistic heritage…
The war of words between the Congress and the BJP escalated on Sunday over an article alleging that social media giant Facebook favoured the BJP. Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad calls former Congress President Rahul Gandhi a “loser”, The Union minister and a senior face of the ruling BJP hit out at Rahul Gandhi as he tweeted, “Losers who cannot influence people even in their own party keep cribbing that the entire world is controlled by BJP & RSS”. He also dug up the controversial issue of Cambridge Analytica to make his point. “You were caught red-handed in alliance…