New York City declares April 14 as Dr BR Ambedkar Day

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has proclaimed April 14, 2025, as Dr B R Ambedkar Day in New York City, with its 8.5 million residents celebrating the day, a top official in the mayor's office said......

At UN Human Rights Council, India says it's secular, has no State religion

India on Thursday said it is a secular state with no state religion and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential core of its polity, as it came under criticism from Pakistan over......

Peace Nobel for jailed Chinese rebel Liu Xiaobo

The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was on Friday awarded to Liu Xiaobo"for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China".For over two decades, Liu Xiaobo has been a strong......

I am grateful to Ecuador: Assange on asylum appeal

After making a dramatic appeal for political asylum at the Ecuador embassy in Knightsbridge, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he was "grateful" to the government of the south American......

India readies plan to sell only 'clean' diamonds worldwide

All stakeholders in the diamond industry chain from mines to retailers have to follow a system of warranty under which they have to individually declare in the invoices they issue that what they......

Why govt has failed to check the spread of coronavirus in India

An overarching law governing public healthcare is a glaring gap in India’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In India it is left to individuals to quarantine themselves voluntarily.......

How tech alumni plan to raise 21,000 crore to fight COVID-19

Over 5 million alumni from the Indian Institutes of Technology, Mumbai University and Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, plan to raise Rs 21,000 crore to start the world's largest infection......