Daniele Mancini, Ambassador of Italy in India, expressed happiness that there is ‘favourable prejudice’ about Italy prevailing in India and showed readiness for cooperation of movie industries of two countries. Ambassador Mancini on Saturday met Governor of Maharashtra, K. Sankaranarayanan at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, Maharashtra state.Expressing the need for strengthening cultural relations between Italy […]
Singapore To Help Maharashtra For Infrastructure Development
As the western state of India is building new international airport, the Government of Singapore has shown readiness to extend cooperation for this purpose as well as developing infrastructure in big cities. A meeting between Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore was held on Friday in […]
India: Dolphinariums On Hold After Opposition
Several dolphinariums which were to be erected at different locations in India have been put on hold after the animal organizations protested against the plans. The issue was specially taken up by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and .. Jayanthi Natarajan, Minister of Environment and Forests, announced on Wednesday that the […]
Temple or toilets? Hard Choice For India
Some passing comments by minister in the Union Cabinet of India have sparked off a controversy in the country. Right wing parties are cashing on the comments claiming that they hurt the religious sentiments of the majority. Not his own party is ready to support him. But the questions left by his comments […]
In Pune, A Women-only Bus Service
A city bus service meant only for the women was inaugurated in Pune, western city of India on Thursday. The buses will run on three of the busiest routes in the city. The service was inaugurated at the hands of Vandana Chavan, Member of Parliament. At the launch ceremony, Chavan said that the buses are […]
India : Political Tussle Begins With Assembly Elections
Political tussle has begun in India as one politically prominent state is going to poll. The Election Commission of India announced on Wednesday elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh which will last from November to December. Two main national political parties – Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – have already fired salvos in […]