Vivahkumari Mandal

Morocco has emerged as a gateway for Indian defense exports to Africa and Europe, fostering strong bilateral ties and increasing investment opportunities. | Photo Credit: X/@SIDIndia Morocco is emerging as a springboard for India’s ambitions to expand its footprint in Africa for defense exports. Pitching Morocco as a gateway to Africa and Europe for Indian … Read more

The sight of Gundur Lake in Tiruchi district has started flowing after the recent incessant rains in its catchment area. | Photo credit: M. idol Most of the tanks in Ariyalur district are full to their capacity due to heavy rains during the northeast monsoon, especially in the second week of December. There are 2,481 … Read more

TG Sitaram Photo credit: S. Shiva Saravanan The nature of engineering education should change and emphasis should be placed on hands-on learning, said All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) president TG Seetharam. Speaking at 61St At a program organized on the occasion of National Institute of Technical Teacher Training and Research (NITTTR) Day on … Read more

A view of flooded Balaji Avenue in Kambarasanpetai, Tiruchi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangements Many residential areas continue to bear the brunt of the recent heavy rains in the city. Residents of Balaji Avenue in Andanallur block in Tiruchi, Visalachi Avenue and Ganapathi Nagar in Kambarasanpettai complained of flooding. Vacant land and areas around residential … Read more

A still from the movie Palai Photo Credit: Special Arrangements wanderer’s paradise Marupakkam, Bangalore Film Society in association with Gamana Mahila Collective and Indian Institute of World Culture, a unique three-day international film festival on home, its connections and nostalgia, will be held from December 16 to 18. A still from Namraali movie. | Photo … Read more

Tabla player Zakir Hussain, during an interaction with The Hindu, in 2023 Photo credit: K. Murali Kumar The tabla fell silent after one of the great global ambassadors of Indian classical music, Ustad Zakir Hussain (1951-2024), passed away on Monday (December 16, 2024) in San Francisco, California after a brief illness. A maestro who transformed … Read more

Firhad Hakim. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Under fire for his comment that Muslims would be in the majority, West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim on Sunday (Dec 15, 2024) said he is a secular person and will be till death. “I am a secular person and will die as a secular person,” Mr. Hakim, … Read more

Abhijit Banerjee at the 13th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival. | Photo Credit: Sudhakar Jain Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee says, “Cooking with joy is imagining food…” If one cannot imagine the thrill of eating it, cooking is difficult, says the author in conversation with author Ruth D’Souza Prabhu about her first cookbook. Cooking to … Read more

Story so far: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has recently intensified its efforts to highlight the potential adverse effects of the Andhra Pradesh government’s Polavaram Dam project on the tribal communities of Odisha’s Malkangiri district. A delegation comprising Rajya Sabha members of BJD submitted a new memorandum to the Central Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of … Read more