Diaspora wants India-Australia ties to grow stronger: Ex-Consul General (IANS Interview)
By Meenakshi Iyer
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The eight lakh-plus strong Indian diaspora in Australia wants the bilateral relationship to grow stronger and has no major expectations from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the country after eight years, says India's former consulate General to Sydney.
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General Insight 07:32 PMPeople miffed with BJP in K'taka, Congress will get absolute majority: K.C. Venugopal (IANS Interview)
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Defence/Securit Human Interest/ 12:10 PMPassion for sea & sailing got me through gruelling Golden Globe Race: Commander Abhilash Tomy (IANS Interview)
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'I did not ask for any position from the Congress': Jagadish Shettar (IANS Interview)
By Arun Lakshman
Hubbali, May 5 (IANS) Six-term MLA and former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Friday said that he did not ask the Congress for any position while switching over from BJP, which he had served for decades.
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Shettar's decision is his loss entirely: K.S. Eshwarappa (IANS Interview)
By Arun Lakshman
Bengaluru, May 3 (IANS) Former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of the BJP, K.S. Eshwarappa, has said that he was voluntarily retiring from active politics. But, there were reports that he made such a statement to register his opposition before the BJP central leadership for its decision of not giving him a ticket to contest from Shivammoga. Eshwarappa, in a phone interview with IANS, however, expressed unhappiness over his former colleague Jagadish Shettar's decision to join the Congress.
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Dean of Ahmedabad varsity's School of Public Health aspires to create a global impact (IANS Interview)
By Janvi Sonaiya
Ahmedabad, April 21 (IANS) Epidemiologist Kaumudi Joshipura, who has been appointed the Dean of the newly opened Ahmedabad University's School of Public Health, has said that she always tries to make an impact on the global level to make the world a better place.
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Commonwealth like a family, remains effective and relevant: Secretary General (IANS Interview)
By Yashwant Raj
Washington, April 19 (IANS) It does not have the megaphone that enables other world bodies broadcast their small and big achievements, such as the UN and its star body the Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the European Union. But the Commonwealth of Nations has not only built up an impressive list of outcomes, it has, away from the limelight, led on key global issues, such as climate change.
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Seeing kids in India learn via tech makes my heart sing: Tim Cook (IANS Interview)
By Nishant Arora
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Apple has always believed that education is the great equaliser for people and the tech giant will continue to expand education and skilling initiatives in India to connect more underprivileged kids to the mainstream, Apple CEO Tim Cook told IANS on Wednesday.
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'Mohabbatein' to 'Panja': Preeti Jhangiani is no 'Chhuimui' anymore! (IANS Interview)
By Chetan Sharma
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Remember the demure and enigmatic Kiran, wearing a white salwar suit, in 'Mohabbatein'? She was the love interest of Jimmy Sheirgill in the movie, and later of all the boys in Y2K!
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'More and more educated youth will join BJP': Anil K. Antony (IANS Interview)
By Arun Lakshman
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) Anil K. Antony, son of veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister ,A.K. Antony, who quit the Congress and joined the BJP said that more and more youths will join the BJP as it was the only political parties pursuing a nationalistic cause.
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India has potential to fight any new pandemic: Martin Schalling (IANS Interview)
By Rachel V. Thomas
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Covid-19 is clearly not the last pandemic that the world has seen, and India has the potential and mechanism to fight in the advent of a new pandemic, according to Martin Schalling, Professor of Medical Genetics, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
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Kang red flags periodic boosters; 'can't blindly follow richer nations' (IANS Interview)
By Rachel V Thomas
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) As some countries aim to roll out spring boosters to tame fresh Covid-19 infections, top virologist Gagandeep Kang has said that there is no need for periodic boosters and the focus of the government should now be to tackle other diseases.
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Tiger biologist Ullas Karanth for science-based plan to lift big cat count to 10,000-15,000 (IANS Interview)
By Vishal Gulati
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India needs a clear vision and a science-based action plan to attain the goal of 10,000-15,000 tigers in the wild. The present wimpy goal of 3,500 tigers and all this self-congratulatory crowing about the mere one per cent growth rate in tiger numbers "we have achieved is the biggest grey area".
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Cong must rethink on fighting polls in 7-8 states for Oppn unity to work: Sushmita Dev (IANS Interview)
By Tanuj Dhar
Guwahati, April 3 (IANS) Once a core member of 'Team Rahul', former All India Mahila Congress President Sushmita Dev changed the course and overnight joined the Trinamool Congress in August 2021.
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Dwarka, Greater Noida are drug mafia's new bases: NCB Delhi zone chief (IANS Interview)
By Shekhar Singh & Atul Krishan
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Sun Tzus quote "The nature of war is constant change" is particularly relevant in today's world, which is plagued by various types of wars, including the war against drug trafficking. In recent years, drug trafficking has seen a significant rise, with the national capital becoming a major transit point. This has led to an increase in the demand for measures to curb this illegal activity.
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US ready for Indian-American president: Democrat Suhas Subramanyam (IANS interview)
By Meenakshi Iyer
New Delhi, April 2 With Indian-Americans Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy tossing their hats in the ring for the 2024 US Presidential elections, Democrat Suhas Subramanyam says the US is ready for a president of an Indian descent.
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Before aiming for Oscars, get your distribution game right: Guneet Monga (IANS Interview)
By Akshay Acharya
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Having been to the Oscars twice, you're bound to know how things work in the Western entertainment industry. Film producer Guneet Monga, whose production 'The Elephant Whisperers' bagged the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 95th Academy Awards, feels that a sturdy distribution network is the sledgehammer that helps one crack through the unsurmountable walls of the Oscars.
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I was called 'pagan, greasy Indian': California state Assembly candidate Darshana Patel (IANS Interview)
By Meenakshi Iyer
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) As an Indian growing up in America, Darshana Patel who recently announced her bid to run for the California State Assembly District 76, was called a "pagan, greasy Indian", and was asked to "go back home".
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Krishna Candeth's debut novel a dialogue with 'buried facts & feelings' (IANS Interview)
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A book that explores the power of love, friendship, family, and the elusive idea of home, and compels us to revisit our own ideas of truth, the self and reality "All Stray Dogs Go to Heaven" by Krishna Candeth is an astounding debut novel.
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We know how to turn challenges into opportunities: Bihar BJP chief (IANS Interview)
By Manoj Pathak
Patna, March 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has entrusted Samrat Choudhary with the responsibilty of strenghthening the party base in Bihar by appointing him the President of the party's state unit.
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AI can take away grunge work in India, allow creativity to fly: Arundhati Bhattacharya (IANS Interview)
By Nishant Arora
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has a blessing in disguise as it can take away a lot of the grunge or repetitive work in India, and leave people to actually perform more creative work, Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO and Chairperson for Salesforce India and a former SBI chairperson, has stressed.
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When 'The Elephant Whisperers' director met Raghu, he had no control over his trunk (IANS Interview)
By Akshay Acharya
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Making your first film is always special. But what happens when your directorial debut goes on to clinch an Academy Award? Feels surreal, doesn't it? That's what the Oscar-winning filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves is experiencing after her short documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers' bagged the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 95th edition of the Academy Awards.
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We need an innovative India Cloud that caters to our people: Rajeev Chandrasekhar (IANS Interview)
By Nishant Arora
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) As data centre business surges in India amid the demand from various industry stakeholders to store citizens' data locally, the government is planning to create more innovations around the India Cloud just like India Stack, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has stressed.
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Why is BJP running away from corruption charges against friends? Sanjay Singh (IANS Interview)
By Preet Kiran
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has asked the ruling BJP-led Centre as to why the saffron party does not want to investigate the corruption cases levelled against its own leaders? "Why is the ruling BJP government shying away from facing such questions?"
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Ashok Gehlot has history of weakening his own party: Satish Poonia (IANS Interview)
By Archana Sharma
Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) Those aware of the state's past would agree that Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has a history of weakening his own party, says state BJP chief Satish Poonia.
