Delhi woman to start floating restaurant near Gateway of India
Jun 16, 2017In a coup of sorts, a 37-year-old woman from Delhi has won the much touted bid to start the first ever floating restaurant next to Mumbai's iconic Gateway of India.
Kolkata has 9,600 millionaires, $290 billion in total wealth
Feb 22, 2017Two of Kolkata's localities Ballygunge and Alipo re -have emerged as among the most affluent of India.
Rome abuzz with fervour of Mother Teresa's canonisation
Aug 31, 2016Rome is abuzz with the fervour of canonisation with roads lined with books, magazines and curios on Mother Teresa.
India has an important role in upholding the principles of international law: Lithuanian PM
Feb 5, 2016PM Butkevicius has urged the Indian leadership to use its bilateral contacts and make Russia understand the supremacy of international law and “express its support to Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
Jan 21, 2016A public inquiry in Britain has concluded that there is “strong probability” that the murder of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was approved by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
UK to deport spouses who don't know English in a mandatory language test to roll out in October
Jan 18, 2016Britain is planning to deport those living in UK if they fail to speak fluent English. In a controversial policy announced by prime minister David Cameron, family members of those settled in UK may be deported even though they have been living in Britain for years if they fail a new mandatory English language test.
Indian author wins $50,000 literary prize for book highlighting malaise of sexual abuse in India
Jan 18, 2016She may have lost out last year’s Man Booker Prize but Indian writer Anuradha Roy has hit a home run in this year’s DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.
UK sees massive fall in Indian student numbers
Jan 15, 2016About 14,000 fewer Indian students enrolled into a British university for higher education in 2014 compared to 2010. In what is a massive blow to Britain’s education sector, the number of Indian students fell by 10% between 2013 and 2014 alone.
Lithuanian PM to visit Kolkata in February
Jan 15, 2016PM Algirdas Butkevicius who is a great friend of India and recently unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on Lithuanian soil, will arrive in Kolkata on January 15 and will see for himself the city which Rabindranath Tagore called home.
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