Day: September 16, 2020

MakeMyTrip enters United Arab Emirates

7:53 pm September 16, 2020

New Delhi: Leading online travel firm MakeMyTrip on Wednesday said it has entered the United Arab Emirates with its portfolio of offerings for travellers across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, and Umm Al Quwain. The company has set its focus on redefining the experience for travellers in the UAE through its […]

Official says Polish ‘LGBT-free zones’ have no place in EU

7:47 pm September 16, 2020

Brussels: A top European Union official strongly denounced the stigmatization of LGBT people by authorities in Poland, saying on Wednesday that “LGBT-free zones” that have been declared in parts of the country have no place in the EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in her first State of the Union address, said that […]

Pakistan ‘epicenter of terrorism’; persecutes Hindus, Sikhs, Christians: India at Geneva

6:33 pm September 16, 2020

Geneva: Describing Pakistan as an “epicenter of terrorism”, India has said that no one deserves an unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians Exercising the Right of Reply to the statements made by Pakistan at the 45th session of the Human […]

Mira Nair wins TIFF Tribute award, says important to tell our own stories

6:32 pm September 16, 2020

New Delhi: Mira Nair, two episodes of whose six-part television series “A Suitable Boy” will close the 45th Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media on Monday evening at a remotely conducted TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony. The presentation of the award to Nair was initiated by Tabu, star […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

No infiltration along Sino-Indian border in last 6 months: Govt tells RS

4:42 pm September 16, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said there has been no infiltration along the Sino-Indian border in the last six months, while 47 infiltration bids have been reported along the Indo-Pak border during the period. The Union Home Ministry also informed the Rajya Sabha that 594 attempts of infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani […]