Buddhism revived under Modi govt: Global Buddhist body; hails India's mission

India has seen a great revival of Buddhism in the country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, said a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk as the International Buddhist Confederation celebrates......

'We have overloaded the unstable Himalayas'

'And Joshimath has already shown the dangers ahead.''We have to acknowledge that our mountains are still young babies.''You don't put an extra load on the back of a growing child!' IMAGE: Colleen......

Lumbini as backdrop for Modi-Deuba meet, India-Nepal sign 6 MoUs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he had an "excellent" meeting with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba in Lumbini -- the birthplace of Gautam Buddha -- and discussed the full......

Seattle first US city to ban caste discrimination but not everyone is happy

Seattle has become the first US city to outlaw caste discrimination after its local council passed a resolution, moved by an Indian-American politician and economist, to add caste to its......

200 villages around Nalanda univ to be developed

Nearly 200 villages around the proposed Nalanda International University in Bihar will be developed soon. It will change the socio-economic conditions of thousands of families, eagerly waiting for......

China's economic diplomacy

Trade offers are bundled with support for authoritarian rulers, arms sales and debt waivers, writes ND Batra. China is using its growing trade power to enhance its global influence, especially in......

The BEST International Films of 2021

2021 may go down in the history of world cinema as having produced the largest number of good quality films from across the world. What is remarkable is that practically all of these films were......

He wants to celebrate the uniqueness of India

Veenu Sandhu meets the young filmmaker who won the Satyajit Ray Short Film Award. There is something about Shimla, about its meandering lanes where you can sometimes feel the clouds around you.......

Danny Denzongpa tests new grounds

Danny Denzongpa, at 59, is not exactly not idle. The actor, who began his career with Mere Apne in 1971 and played the villain in many films, has an interesting role in Frozen, his 150th movie. The......

B K Modi plans mega Buddha film

Nearly twelve years after Mira Nair abandoned her Buddha movie project because Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci beat her to it with his Little Buddha starring Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha, there......