By Prof.(Dr) D.K.Giri Recently, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar urged the non-government strategic community to pull themselves up by their bootstraps to contribute to Indias external relations through Track-II diplomacy or even overtake the Track-I. Jaishankar regretted that the Track-II has sadly fallen behind. A welcome statement indeed coming from the Foreign Minister himself. Some of us have long argued that the foreign policy making in India has been an elite exercise as the non-g

NEW DELHI, Jan 15: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday described RSS chief Mohan Bhagwats remarks that Indias true independence was established on the day of the Ram temples consecration as anti-national and demanded an apology over the statement. Rameshs remarks came after Bhagwat said the date of the Ram temples consecration in Ayodhya should be celebrated as Pratishtha Dwadashi as the true independence of Bharat, which had faced parachakra (enemy attack) for several centuries, w

NEW DELHI, Jan 12:Alternate investment funds (AIFs) have sought from the government specific funds for investments in new-age, sunrise and deep-tech startups with a view to promote innovation in the country, an official said. They have also urged the government to announce a fresh round of funds under the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) scheme. These demands were raised during a meeting between AIFs and the officials of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) [] The

KOLKATA, Jan 2: State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the launch of a TAB-based end-to-end digital on-boarding process for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to streamline the opening of NRE (Non-Resident External) and NRO (Non-Resident Ordinary) accounts. This initiative was inaugurated by SBI Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty and has been made available across SBI branches in India and select foreign offices, employing digital tools to enhance the efficiency and convenience of account opening. The

*Thrilling QF, SF matches held on Day 3 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 29: The 36th Yonex-Sunrise Sub Junior National Badminton Championships 2024 saw an exciting Day 3 of competition at the M.A. Stadium, with intense quarterfinal and semifinal matches in the U-13 category. Boys Singles U-13 Quarterfinals: Top seed Satvik Agrawal (RAJ) advanced to the semifinals after a commanding 21-13, 21-19 victory over Krishav Puppala (TS). In another thrilling match, Linesh Vaibav S. (TN) outplay

JAMMU, Nov 27: Minister for Youth Services & Sports, Science & Technology, FCS&CA, Transport, IT, ARI & Training, Satish Sharma, today declared open the Yonex- Sunrise 36th Sub Junior (U-13) National Badminton Championship-2024 at the Indoor Sports Complex, M A stadium in Jammu. The championship has been organised by Badminton Association of J&K in collaboration with the J&K Sports Council under the auspices of Badminton Association of India. MLA Chander Parkash Ganga, was the guest of honour on

To live means to live with dignity. Women need justice as men need. Women are inferior to nobody. Society has to change to give justice to women. Even in rich homes,less food is given to daughters. So that they remain slim and get married to rich and good boys. But the question really is that Are those boys really good? Women are vulnerable to crime like rape. Society has to change mentality of its sick sons. Males who have done [] The post Women Enrichment appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

Washington, Nov 2: Diwali is a reminder of the many ways Americans of South Asian descent have enriched the United States, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Friday as he hosted the annual reception of the festival of lights with members of the diplomatic community and Indian-Americans. At its core, Diwali is about the idea that light will push back against darkness, that compassion, curiosity can overcome ignorance, and that everybody has an obligation to care for the other, he [] The post Di