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I was lucky enough to get best mentors: AR Rahman

6:28 pm December 1, 2020

Mumbai: Music maestro A R Rahman says he was lucky enough to have some of the best mentors in his career and now he wants to extend the same help to budding talent from India as the ambassador of BAFTA’s ‘Breakthrough Initiative’. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) on Monday announced Rahman as its ambassador in […]

Canada will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest: Trudeau on farmers protest

3:07 pm December 1, 2020

Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that his country will always be there to defend the right of peaceful protest, as he reached out to the Indian community and expressed concern over the ongoing farmers protest in India against the new farm laws, the first world leader to voice his views on the […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

North India likely to have harsher winter: IMD

11:46 pm November 29, 2020

New Delhi: North India is likely to expect a harsher winter and the possibility of cold waves occurring could be more this season, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said on Sunday. The IMD, in its winter forecast for December to February, said below normal minimum temperatures are likely over north and central India. “The […]

Sweden acknowledges India’s role as ‘pharmacy of world’; says focusing on deeper ties in S&T

7:41 pm November 29, 2020

New Delhi: Acknowledging India‘s role as the “pharmacy to the world”, leading European nation Sweden said it is focusing on expanding bilateral cooperation in the areas of health and life sciences in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Swedish Ambassador Klas Molin also said Sweden and India stand “firmly and unequivocally” in the fight against terrorism […]

New farm laws have begun mitigating farmers’ problems in short span of time: PM

3:35 pm November 29, 2020

New Delhi : Amid ongoing protests by a section of farmers against new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that these agriculture reforms have not only freed peasants from various shackles but have also bestowed on them new rights and opportunities. Addressing his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio programme, Modi said the recent agriculture reforms have […]