Spreading festive cheer and sending out a message of amity, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday talked up the country's religious and cultural diversities, with people practising different religious faiths living as one.
According to a new study, consumers who were told that not recycling their batteries "risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year" were more likely to participate in an electronic waste recycling scheme.
After the ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', which is to culminate in Srinagar on January 26, the Congress is gearing up to launch the 'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign, which is aimed at spreading the message of the yatra across the country.
In view of rising crimes against women, a 24-year-old cyclist has been pedalling across the nation to give away the message of empowerment and ensuring the safety of women.
The three-day National Executive meeting of the Indian Youth Congress concluded in New Delhi with the resolution to "take the message of Bharat Jodo Yatra to every part of the country", sources said on Monday.
Singer Celine Dion recently dropped a new video message for her fans on Christmas, her first since posting one earlier this month that revealed she suffers from the neurological disorder Stiff Person Syndrome.
South Korea issued the warning messages, fired warning shots, and scrambled fighters, attack helicopters and other warplanes to remove them, while it remains unconfirmed whether the vehicles carry any weapons, the official said.
"Local police station got the information that a priest, Polo Messiah, a resident of civil lines, was gathering people from other communities and attempting to convert them," the DCP said.
Pope Francis during his traditional Christmas message on Sunday appealed to put an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine and said that it is time to express solidarity and assist all those who are suffering.
Japan on December 16 unveiled three defence-related documents. The documents named China as the main challenge to the region's security and stability and focused on ways for Japan to boost its "counter-strike capabilities."