'Our scriptures, they all respect nature: Bhoomi, Prithvi and Dharti Mata'

'Respect nature, working with (it) rather than against it.' IMAGE: Dr Rattan Lal, winner of thr 2020 World Food Prize. Photograph: Kind courtesy Worldfoodprize.org   Dr Rattan Lal, a soil......

Hindu scribe forced to drink from separate glass at office in Pakistan

A Hindu reporter in Pakistan’s state-run news agency was forced to drink water from a separate glass and barred from sharing utensils with other Muslim staff at his workplace after his......

Nek Chand, creator of Chandigarh's famed Rock Garden, dead

Nek Chand, the creator of the iconic Rock Garden who has amazed people for decades with his unique sculptures made from waste, died at a hospital on Friday following cardiac arrest. The......

'One-and-a-half million Indians served in World War I'

'Over one million people served in various battlefronts during World War I. And yet, even today, we know so very little about them.' 'It is absolutely essential to acknowledge this part of India's......

A dummy's guide to immigration to the US

The Indian Merchants' Chamber and Cyrus Nallaseth's US immigration consultancy firm organised a seminar in Mumbai recently on the rules governing issuance of visas to foreigners by the United......