India

Husband sells land, buys elephant to fulfil wife’s dream

24 Sep 2020 09:19 AM IST

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other and this was manifested by a Bangladeshi man for his wife. Dulal Chandra Roy, a resident of Lalmonirhat’s Panchagram union Bangladesh, sold his land and bought an elephant out of the proceeds as a token of love for his

OFB’s Corporatisation will put it on par with other defence PSUS

24 Sep 2020 09:19 AM IST

The corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) will put the ailing institution on par with other defence public sector undertakings managed by its own board of directors with broad guidelines from the government, a top source in the Ministry of Defence was quoted as saying by IANS on Tuesday.

Interesting times ahead for FMCG sector: Varun Chaudhary

23 Sep 2020 07:22 AM IST

CG Corp Global, having a rich legacy of over 150 years, happens to be Nepal’s first and only billion-dollar corporation listed by Forbes. Achieving excellence in the FMCG sector, Varun Chaudhary, Executive Director of CG Corp Global, spoke about his familyrun transnational conglomerate which set up the first noodle plant

Manuu Mansheet: Finding true calling in a creative field

23 Sep 2020 07:20 AM IST

Manuu Mansheet, director of Mansheet Design and a renowned interior designer and visual merchandiser, always desired to be artistic, but he had started his journey in academia. “I always wanted to become an artist and a creative person but I didn’t know which field to choose, and because of family

Yogi Adityanath has every right to say that the Mughals are not his heroes

23 Sep 2020 07:18 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath caused a lot of heartburn last week when he asked, “How can our heroes be the Mughals?” It suddenly woke up a lot of “public intellectuals”, currently in the retreat, out of their slumber. They saw it as an assault on the idea of

Aatmanirbhar Bharat needs an Aatmanirbhar seed sector

22 Sep 2020 08:16 AM IST

Much stress has been laid on Aatmanirbhar Bharat, and even more on the fact that agriculture will be the backbone of the economy in times to come. But can we have a self-reliant India, or even self-reliant agriculture, without a sovereign seed sector? The Indian government needs to revisit some

Ladakhis sending food materials for soldiers at LAC

22 Sep 2020 08:15 AM IST

As India and China are locked in a military standoff at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, the people of Ladakh are coming out in support of the Indian bravehearts by organizing and sending food for them. The Ladakhis are sending local ethnic foods including dried food and

Govt releases video to counter ‘murder of democracy’ charge

22 Sep 2020 08:13 AM IST

CCTV footage released by the government shows Opposition MPs rushing to the well of the House; Venkaiah Naidu says the Deputy Chairperson was abused and even threatened.

After six months, Taj Mahal & Agra Fort to reopen today

21 Sep 2020 10:04 AM IST

The Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort are all set to reopen from Monday, after an unprecedented closure of six months, due to Covid-19. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials have made all necessary arrangement for the reopening. Amar Nath Gupta, caretaker of the Taj Mahal, said: “Sanitisation at

When the Facade of Lucknow’s iconic Chhota Imambara got ‘scarred’ by police

21 Sep 2020 10:02 AM IST

Lucknow’s Chhota Imambara, which is invariably on the must- visit list of anyone visiting the city, has now been “scarred” by Lucknow Police. As per an IANS report, a police outpost built at the gate of Chhota Imambara has not only distorted the facade of the monument but also is

The importance of Agarbatti and Dragon’s nefarious designs

21 Sep 2020 09:55 AM IST

An estimated 5 lakh people, mostly women, are associated with the agarbatti industry in India and lakhs of people are engaged with bamboo cultivation in the country. Malicious campaigns, mostly run by China, against the burning of agarbatti will only end up killing the livelihood of these people.

“Don’t compete but change the rules”: Maneck Malhotra, Director, Choco Swiss

20 Sep 2020 18:17 PM IST

Recently, Maneck Malhotra, the director of Choco Swiss, a designer chocolate giant in India, sat with NewsX for an exclusive interview. He shares with us his mantra of “Don’t compete but change the rules” as he talks about how he beats the competition in the Chocolate sector in India. Maneck