Zhao Jiang or Kalaimakal has become first Chinese author to write a book in Tamil. She has authored a book titled “China’s Travel Attractions” which introduces the reader...
The supreme court of Pakistan has ordered the arrest of the PM, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, on the charges of corruption. The sudden announcement was made as Islamic scholar...
Acclaimed Marathi writer Jyotsna Deodhar (86) passed away. She also worked as an All India Radio (AIR) programme producer, Deodhar authored over 40 books which included novels and...
Mohammad Tahir ul-Qadri is a Pakistani politician, former law professor and a Sufi scholar.He was the former professor of international constitutional law at the University of the...
Former attorney general of Sri Lanka, Mohan Peiris, has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka after the dismissal of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake...
PM Manmohan Singh has selected urban development and parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath to lead the Indian team in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual summit in Davos,...
Halimah Yacob, a politician of Indian-origin, will be the first woman Speaker of Singapore’s Parliament when she replaces Michael Palmer, who was forced to resign over his extra-marital...
After the Parliament of Sri Lanka passed the impeachment motion with two-third majority against Chief Justice Shirani Bandarnayake, President Mahinda Rajapaksa dismissed her from the office. She is...
Playback singer Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, along with composer Mychael Danna, has been nominated in the Original Song category for the lullaby song she sung in film “Life of...
1979-batch IAS officer Rajiv Takru has been appointed as Financial Services Secretary in the Finance Ministry. Mr. Takru will take over as Secretary, Department of Financial Services, from...
