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IANS- To mark 50 years of the first lunar landing, a 363-feet Saturn V rocket that took the man to the moon, will be projected on the east face of the Washington Monument here from July 16-20. Towards the end, the massive projection will be accompanied by a special 17-minute show, ‘Apollo 50: Go […]
indica News Bureau- The South Asian Bar Association of North America (SABA) held its 16th Annual Conference, “Rise Up and Represent,” in Atlanta last month where members in the South Asian legal community including judges, law firm leaders, in-house counsel, and lawyers discussed the rights and liberties of the South Asian community and other […]
Ritu Jha- With an objective to boost Indian tourism, the government of India hosted an “Incredible India” roadshow in the US and Canada, which was led by a high-powered Indian tourism delegation. The delegation’s five-day roadshow, which was held from June 24 through June 28, was held in Washington DC, Boston, Seattle, and San […]
Archana Sharma- ‘Pink City’ Jaipur on Saturday made an official entry in the list of the UNESCO World Heritage sites and leaders across the political spectrum welcomed the signal honor to the historical city. The UNESCO shared the announcement on Twitter. “Just inscribed as @UNESCO #WorldHeritage Site: Jaipur City in Rajasthan, #India. Bravo,” the […]
Yajurvindra Singh- The cricket World Cup in England has reached its final countdown. Australia, India, England and New Zealand have emerged victorious from the group stage to reach the semi-finals. None of these sides have a clean and unblemished record and that is precisely why predicting a winner is truly foolhardy. Pakistan got their […]
IANS- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s proposal to slap a 5 percent customs duty on imported books in order to encourage the domestic publishing industry has not gone down well with book lovers, while publishers feel the government could help the publishing industry with some more concrete measures, like reducing the cost of paper. […]
IANS- The spirit of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is being celebrated with full enthusiasm by Indian music artistes including Shaan, Benny Dayal, Daler Mehndi, Meet Bros, SANAM and Arvind Vegda, who have come up with anthems to cheer for Team India which has now reached the semi-finals in the tournament. The singers […]
IANS- Long before the Apollo 11 put a man on lunar soil, the Moon had been photographed via unmanned missions and telescopes. An upcoming exhibition here traces how the lunar surface was captured starting as early as the 1850s. The photo-show “By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs” opens […]
IANS- Filmmakers Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, and Ritesh Batra, as well as veteran actor Anupam Kher, are among the 842 artists and executives invited as members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The invitees, according to the official Oscars’ website, have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The […]
IANS- US Senator and Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris participated at the 2019 San Francisco Pride Parade and danced with the large crowd, wearing a rainbow sequined jacket. Harris was admired by many for her rainbow sequined jacket with denim sleeves as she rode in a red convertible down Market Street with a contingent […]
