BUDDHIST SWASTIK
By --Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
In Buddhism, the swastika (Sanskrit svastika, "all is well") is a cross with four arms of equal length, with the ends...
India home to four of five cities ranked worst for air pollution
India is home to four of the five cities in the world with the worst air pollution, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.
But...
China’s Xinjiang to use entertainment, possibly singing and dancing, in terror fight
People wearing costumes dance at a square to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, in Urumqi, Xinjiang...
India’s First ‘Floating Market’ to Open in Kolkata in January, Will Have Over 200...
By - Staff Reporter
India’s first floating market is set to open for public in January 2018, in Kolkata. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate...
British royals hike to mountain monastery in Bhutan
By Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Prince William and wife Kate dressed down for the three-hour expedition to the so-called Tiger's Nest that is perched on a...
Chinese marriage pressure as divorce rate climbs
By -Shyamal Sinha,New Delhi
Well Said Marriages are made in heaven but in China Sun Xiangshu and Shi Ci pose for photographs, their wedding certificates...
Lockdowns around the world ‘had huge, rapid impact on ozone pollution’
Rob Waugh
·Contributor
Mon, 14 June, 2021, 8:51 pm
Nitrogen oxide can be produced in car exhaust fumes. (Getty)
Lockdowns around the world have had a huge and...
This desi helps refugees, one masala chai at a time
Pranav Chopra is not just making Indian-style tea more popular in London, he is also giving jobs to unemployed refugees
A TV programme about Iraqis who fled...
Climate Change Crisis: Tibetan Plateau to Get Spotlight at the COP26 Summit
By IANS
TWC India
Representative Image
(Xinhua/Li Mangmang/IANS)
To adapt to the effects of climate change impacting the Tibetan Plateau—the world's 'third pole'—a group of Tibetans will explain its...
In Ladakh’s landscape, shaped by a formidable nature, people find strength in community
Prerna Raturi, The Indian Express Sun, 24 Nov 2:48 PM IST Their lives: Living in the harsh landscape, the people of Ladakh have to bow...
