Bangkok Governor: No fireworks, floating lanterns allowed on Loy Krathong Day
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will host the Loy Krathong Festival on 6 November under Rama VIII Bridge on the Thonburi side, in Bang Phlat District. It will also open 29 public parks for people to float their krathongs and enjoy a wide range of activities which are organised to…
Hinduism is one of the most scientific religion of the world
Hinduism is a mysterious religion. Numerous rituals, customs and traditions form the backbone of this faith. Most of us tend to question the necessity of these rituals and wonder how is it relevant in the modern world. Most of us tend to dismiss some of these traditions as superstitions which…
A motorbike ride to an Indian trading post
By Nyein Ei Ei Htwe The smoothly winding road through green paddy fields and mountains made my first highway motorbike trip a breeze. I didn’t see even one small pothole in the 100-mile-long (161-kilometre) India-Myanmar Friendship Road, built in 2001 by Indian engineers to increase trade between the two countries….
From 2017 you can drive from India to Thailand
The idea of driving down to Bangkok in a car or bus from any northeastern state may become reality by 2017, with India signing a memorandum of understanding with Myanmar on opening four-lane motorways to promote trade and tourism from the northeastern states into that country, and on to Thailand,…
All Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cards are now valid for the life-time
All Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cards are now valid for the life-time of the card holder instead of 15 years. Instructions have also been issued to Embassies and Consulates that unless there are exceptional circumstances, visas to US nationals should normally be given for 10 years. The Home Ministry…
The Mahamariamman temple Bangkok Famously called as watKhaek
The Mahamariamman temple Bangkok Famously called as watKhaek ( Uma devi temple) in local language, Known history of the temple was spreads over three century. It is the Primary Hindu Temple in Bangkok, unlike other temples this temple has all the gods of hindu religion and special 6 time pooja…
PM pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi ji and Lal Bahadur Shastri ji, on their birth anniversary
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi ji and Lal Bahadur Shastri ji, on their birth anniversary. “पूज्य बापू को शत्-शत् नमन… I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Gandhi ji’s thoughts and beliefs remain a great inspiration for us. Let us dedicate ourselves to…
Live Tweet: PM Narendra Modi at White House for second meeting with President Barack Obama
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting Presdient Barack Obama today for bilateral talks in the White House in Washington DC. #ModiObamaMeet Tweets
Text of PM’s address to the Indian Community at Madison Square Garden, New York
भारत माता की ‘जय’! अमेरिका में बसे हुए मेरे प्यारे भाईयों और बहनों! आज इस समारोह में विशेष रूप से उपस्थित अमेरिका की राजनीति के सभी श्रेष्ठ महानुभाव और भारत में भी टीवी और इंटरनेट के माध्यम से कार्यक्रम को देख रहे सभी भाईयों-बहनों! आज कई लोग इस सभागृह में…
Live Tweet: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Madison Square Garden
Tweets about “#ModiAtMadison” Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a packed crowd of 20,000 people from the Indian-American community in New York City’s Madison Square Garden today.