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Hindu prayers will start the day of City Council of Mississippi’s capital and most populous city Jackson on February 16, containing hymns from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Jackson City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then ... Read More »

Hindu prayers will start the day of Concord City Council (New Hampshire) on March eight, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Concord City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation ... Read More »

AL AIN : In line with the ongoing efforts and precautionary measures taken to limit the spread of Covid-19, Al Ain Zoo has temporarily suspended all events and experiences in order to maintain sufficient social distancing and reduce crowds. Essential services such as transportation including food and beverage outlets will ... Read More »

Hindus have expressed dismay at the reported ejection of Māori member of New Zealand parliament for refusing to wear tie. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that New Zealand needed to grow up and show some maturity before ejecting a Māori MP from ... Read More »

Both Nevada Senate and Assembly in capital Carson City will start their day with ancient Hindu prayers for one whole work-week during current legislative session, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the daily invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Assembly (March ... Read More »

AL AIN  : In a jubilant and fun atmosphere, Al Ain Zoo celebrated the 13th birthday of  Janu the giraffe while Guests and staff joined the celebrations along with  Janu’s giraffe friends and family. Mohammed Yousef Al Faqeer, Head of  Ungulates Unit in the Life Sciences Department at Al Ain ... Read More »

City Council of Fergus Falls (Minnesota), reportedly for the first time since its incorporation in 1872, will start its day with Hindu mantras on March 15, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before the Fergus ... Read More »

City Council of Rochester (New Hampshire), reportedly for the first time since its incorporation in 1891, will start its day with Hindu mantras on February two, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before the City ... Read More »

Milford City Council (Delaware), reportedly most probably for the first time since its incorporation in 1807, will start its day with Hindu prayers on February eight, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Milford City ... Read More »

AL AIN : Al Ain Zoo is introducing a unique adventure with the King of Beasts, starting from Friday 29 January, offering guests the opportunity to feed the lions as part of its Safari experience. Unlike similar experiences, this Safari allows the lions to roam freely, while visitors watch from ... Read More »

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally chaired the 148th session of WHO Executive Board, through Video Conference. His opening remarks were as follows: Distinguished Members of the WHO Executive Board,Hon’ble Ministers, Excellencies & Member State representatives,WHO Director-General, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia and Other ... Read More »

India has supplied a consignment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHC) to Iran’s Chabahar port, with a total contract value of over USD 25 Million under a contract agreement for supply of 6 MHC. The consignment of cranes arrived from Marghera port, Italy has been unloaded successfully on 18th January, 2021 at Chabahar port ... Read More »

The section Jayanagar-Kurtha, 34.90 Km is a part of Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas rail (68.72 KM) project which has entirely been funded by Government of India.   As first phase of this project, the rail line from Jayanagar in Madhubani district, Bihar has been connected to Kurtha in Nepal and will be extended up ... Read More »

AL AIN : As temperature drops, guests of Al Ain Zoo will be welcomed with the unique view of penguins parading around the Birds exhibit area in groups or individually amongst visitors near the Birds Exhibit in a first-time experience. Commenting in this experience, Mayas Ahmad Al-Qarqaz Director of the ... Read More »

India and Japan signed MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technologies today. MoU was signed by Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda Ryota and it was exchanged through a video conference ... Read More »

Jakarta  : The passenger plane of Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air, that lost contact soon after the takeoff, has crashed in water not far from Jakarta on Saturday, Xinhua reported citing local TV. Human body parts and debris of the plane were found, Captain EKo Surya Hadi, commander of Trisula coast guard ... Read More »

Recognising their critical contribution in supporting the economy especially during the present difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has taken a new initiative to introduce its flagship “Liberalised MSME AEO Package” for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). In order to attract MSMEs ... Read More »

For more than 150 years, the Department of Posts (DoP) has been the backbone of the country’s communication and has played a crucial role in the country’s social economic development. It touches the lives of Indian citizens in many ways: delivering mails, accepting deposits under Small Savings Schemes, providing life ... Read More »

International Science Film Festival of India (ISFFI) is a major attraction of India International Science Festival 2020. This year, the ISFFI has received 634 science film entries from 60 countries. This is a vital platform to attract enthusiasts and young film-makers towards science film making and contribute in science popularization. ... Read More »

In a remarkable interfaith gesture; Christian, Jewish and Buddhist leaders have come out in support of Hindus who have been urging luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to immediately withdraw its yoga mat made from cowhide leather, calling it “highly inappropriate”. Companies like Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) should be better educated ... Read More »