Women in India's Northeast are frontrunners in every sphere
Imphal/Shillong: In India's landlocked Northeast, women are more than half the sky. She leads from the front, she toils to conquer.
Nagaland: Couple shuns flower waste for organic veggies
Kohima: A young Nagaland couple is setting an example for the world as they decided to shun flowers and use green edibles for decorations during their marriage.
India existed as the bright star, says American writer Fatima Shaik tracing her Bengal roots
Fatima Shaik, award-winning American writer, was till recently teaching in a college in New York. In search of her roots, a few years back she came to Kolkata, from where her grandfather had migrated to the US. This forms the core of a documentary The Bengali. In a tete- a- tete with Ranjita Biswas, Shaik talks about her work and her journey to India Excerpts from an interview
Assam: Guwahati hosts National Street Food Festival & Eat Right Millet Mela
Guwahati: The National Street Food Festival & Eat Right Millet Mela was recently hosted in Assam capita; Guwahati city.
Assam: Bohag Bihu to get international exposure, may take stride to touch Guinness World Records
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma last week announced state heritage Bohag Bihu will be taken to the global stage.
2 Assam women bag awards at international beauty event held in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur/Guwahati: Assam's Tarali Sarmah and Sumi Choudhury Das have bought laurels for the nation by representing India in Mrs International Global World Finale 2023.
Boss Ladies of Digital South Asia
With the number of social media users expected to touch six billion in 2027, a new, dynamic market is emerging. South Asian women entrepreneurs are here to reach that whole new world of consumers as they break the stereotypes and patriarchal norms. Anum Hanif, Lubna Jerar Naqvi, Shreya Pareek and Zeba Warsi report from across the border
Kolkata Litfest: A tete-a-tete with eminent translators of Hindi and Urdu literature
Author, administrative officer, litterateur and conversationalist, Yatish Kumar, conducted an hour-long lively discussion on translating from Hindi and Urdu to English with Daisy Rockwell, Baran Farooqi and Poonam Saxena during the Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Festival 2023 at the lawns of the iconic Victoria Memorial, Kolkata. Excerpts of the conversation...
Tanishq launches its first US store In New Jersey
New Jersey: Tanishq, an Indian jewelry brand, on Wednesday announced the launch of its first store in the United States.
IVI says its campaign aims to give better vision for Chennai auto drivers during Road Safety Week
Chennai: India Vision Institute on Monday said it distributed spectacles for auto drivers in Chennai as part of a campaign during Road Safety Week to screen commercial vehicle drivers.
USA’s R'Bonney Gabriel crowned Miss Universe 2022
USA’s R'Bonney Gabriel won the Miss Universe 2022 title in a glittering event held in New Orleans, USA, on January 15.
Let's Talk Library: Kashmiri student Mushtaq's free-book treat to society
In the Halmatpora village of Kupwara, a student's determination has started a book movement in terms of a free library. Gradually, people are connecting with him in his social service venture called 'Let's Talk Library'.
Kashmiri group's Satirical qawaali goes viral on internet
Srinagar: A satirical qawaali shared on the internet by a Jammu and Kashmir-based group has now gone viral on the internet.
Kashmiri woman using coded language to preserve her poems
Srinagar: A Kashmiri woman is using unique coded language to preserve her poems.
It is Tintin's birthday: World's favourite journalist turns 94
Ninety-four years have passed ever since Hergé gifted to the world his iconic cartoon character Tintin who along with his dog Snowy took his fans to exciting adventures all over the world.