India

Late Sidhu Moosewala’s parents welcome baby boy through IVF


The parents of late Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, on Sunday welcomed a baby boy, nearly two years after the artiste was shot dead in Punjab's Mansa district. Balkaur Singh, Moosewala's father, announced the birth of the newborn on his Facebook page saying he and his wife Charan Kaur were...

Misleading Patanjali ads case: Supreme Court asks Ramdev, Balkrishna for appearance


The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought personal appearance of yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna before it in the contempt proceedings relating to advertising of the company's products and their medicinal efficacy. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah took strong exception to the failure of the company and...

18 Hindu refugees from Pakistan given Indian citizenship in Ahmedabad


Eighteen Hindu refugees from Pakistan residing in Ahmedabad have been granted Indian citizenship during a camp attended by Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi. At the camp organized at the district collector's office on Saturday, Sanghavi conferred Indian citizenship to the 18 persons and urged them to work together to realize the dream...

Narayana Murthy gifts four-month-old grandchild shares worth Rs.240 crore


Ekagrah Rohan Murty is yet to stand on his feet, but this four-month-old baby is already a millionaire. The son of Rohan Murty and Aparna Krishnan and grandson of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty, Ekagrah owns 0.04 per cent stake in Infosys. Narayana Murthy gifted his third grandchild 15 lakh shares worth Rs...

Modi 3.0: India’s Wishlist


By Vipul Tamhane India awaits the grand showdown in April-May later this year, with an anticipation of a possible third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. In the last ten years, the BJP government led by PM Modi has attained many milestones. Freedom from corruption, poverty, and appeasement that have shrouded the country...

India successfully tests ICBM with multiple warheads


New Delhi: India has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads. “Proud of our DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization) scientists for Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) technology,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...

A tête-à-tête on holistic medicine


Governor of Rajasthan hon’ble Kalraj Mishra and the publisher of The South Asian Times Kamlesh Mehta were presented with the book 'Role of Holistic Medicine in Present Time' written by Dr. Govind Pareek in Jaipur on March 13. Suresh Mishra, the President of Sanskriti Youth Institute and social worker Dinesh Sharma were also present...

Indian troops withdraw from Maldives after president’s order


Male: The Indian military, operating a surveillance aircraft in the Maldives, began withdrawing from the island weeks after Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's order, local media reported. According to the Maldivian newspaper Mihaaru, 25 Indian troops deployed in the southernmost atoll of Addu had left Maldives last week. However, there is no official confirmation from either...

India, Russia in talks to develop “World’s most powerful fusion reactor”


Chennai: India and Russia are in discussions to collaborate on a range of activities including research on controlled thermonuclear fusion and joint development of the transit potential of the Northern Sea route, a top official of the state-run atomic energy corporation in Moscow, Rosatom, has said. AE Likhacheva, CEO of Rosatom said the main topic...