Thursday, July 2, 2009
New International Media Institute to launch in India
The Washington, D.C.based International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced June 24 the launch of the International Media Institute of India (IMII) in New Delhi, a non-profit educational center that expects to "marry cutting-edge, hands-on journalism instruction with the highest international standards."
A stellar lineup of Indian and international journalists as faculty, the ICFJ is partnering with the Society for Policy Studies, a nonprofit Indian think tank that has the objective of promoting debate on contemporary issues among journalists and concerned citizens and encouraging quality journalism training.
"This new program, with its professional and very practical approach, will meet the demand for high-quality reporters and editors able to use the new array of media tools and techniques," ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan says in a press release.
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A stellar lineup of Indian and international journalists as faculty, the ICFJ is partnering with the Society for Policy Studies, a nonprofit Indian think tank that has the objective of promoting debate on contemporary issues among journalists and concerned citizens and encouraging quality journalism training.
"This new program, with its professional and very practical approach, will meet the demand for high-quality reporters and editors able to use the new array of media tools and techniques," ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan says in a press release.
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Labels: entry level journalists, indian faculty, international media institute, journalism training, journalists, launch, media platforms, media tools, New Delhi, reporters, technical expertise
Friday, February 6, 2009
United States, India natural friends, allies, says President Obama
President Barack Obama regards India as a natural ally, said the White House, and he expects to detail his plans on deepening the bilateral relationship in the future.
"… the President believes that obviously the U.S. and India are natural friends and natural allies," said White House Press Officer Robert Gibbs at a press briefing January 28. He was responding to a question on what change could be envisaged in the bilateral relations between the two countries with a new administration.
"The President looks forward over the course of this term to deepen the partnership that's been built between the two countries over these past many years, to strengthen those ties. He will have more to say about that in the future," said Gibbs. Candidate Obama during his campaign, had made several references to resolving the Kashmir dispute, something that did not sit well with New Delhi, and according to South Asia experts,
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"… the President believes that obviously the U.S. and India are natural friends and natural allies," said White House Press Officer Robert Gibbs at a press briefing January 28. He was responding to a question on what change could be envisaged in the bilateral relations between the two countries with a new administration.
"The President looks forward over the course of this term to deepen the partnership that's been built between the two countries over these past many years, to strengthen those ties. He will have more to say about that in the future," said Gibbs. Candidate Obama during his campaign, had made several references to resolving the Kashmir dispute, something that did not sit well with New Delhi, and according to South Asia experts,
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Labels: Afghanistan and Pakistan, india, Kashmir dispute, Manmohan Singh Government, New Delhi, President Barack Obama, President believes, Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative, White House
Friday, September 26, 2008
Delhi Swaminarayan temple uses modern technology to transmit timeless message
Which is the biggest Hindu temple in the world?What Angkor Wat was in the early 12th century, the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in New Delhi is in the first decade of the 21st century. It has been described as the Eighth Wonder of the Modern World.
There is no room for controversy in this regard.
On December 17, 2007, Michael Whitty, official world record adjudicator and member of the management committee of Guinness World Records, traveled especially to India to present a new world record to His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, spiritual leader of the worldwide Hindu religious order, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. The record presented was for Akshardham, as the ‘World's Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple'.
The Guinness certificate reads:
"BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi, India, is the world's largest comprehensive Hindu temple. It measures 356 ft. (109 m.) long, 316 ft (96 m.) wide and 141 ft (43 m.) high, covering an area of 86,342 sq ft. (8,021.4 m). The grand, ancient-style, ornately handcarved stone temple has been built without structural steel within five years by 11,000 artisans and volunteers. His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj, revered spiritual leader of BAPS, consecrated the temple on 6 November 2005."
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Monday, September 22, 2008
India needs tough anti-terror laws, says government panel
India needs a tough law to fight attacks like the deadly bombings in New Delhi, a government panel said on September 16, as police released sketches of key suspects.
There were immediate signs of dissent within the government, though, after the Home Minister Shivraj Patil told NDTV news channel the country already had strong enough laws in place.
In its report, the panel asked the government to consider tougher laws to deal with growing militancy in India.
"We need a comprehensive anti-terror law, but there should be adequate safeguards," said Veerappa Moily, a senior member of the ruling Congress party, who headed the panel.
India's main opposition, the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which accuses the centrist Congress party-led coalition of following a policy of appeasement, wants the reinstatement of a tough anti-terrorism law it promoted when in power.
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There were immediate signs of dissent within the government, though, after the Home Minister Shivraj Patil told NDTV news channel the country already had strong enough laws in place.
In its report, the panel asked the government to consider tougher laws to deal with growing militancy in India.
"We need a comprehensive anti-terror law, but there should be adequate safeguards," said Veerappa Moily, a senior member of the ruling Congress party, who headed the panel.
India's main opposition, the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which accuses the centrist Congress party-led coalition of following a policy of appeasement, wants the reinstatement of a tough anti-terrorism law it promoted when in power.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Weightlifter Monica Devi withdrawn
India has withdrawn woman weightlifter Monica Devi from the Beijing Olympics after she failed a dope test at home, a senior Indian official confirmed on August 6.
"We have learnt she is not participating after failing a dope test," India's deputy Chef de Mission Baljeet Singh Sethi told Reuters.
Indian news agency PTI had reported on August 5 that Devi, the lone Indian lifter to participate in Beijing, had failed a test conducted on July 29.It quoted unnamed officials saying the report showing the positive result for an anabolic salt came hours before she was to leave for Beijing.
However, the tearful lifter said she was innocent and the federation criticized the state-run Sports Authority of India (SAI), whose laboratory tested the urine sample.
"I've never, ever tested positive," she told reporters in New Delhi.
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"We have learnt she is not participating after failing a dope test," India's deputy Chef de Mission Baljeet Singh Sethi told Reuters.
Indian news agency PTI had reported on August 5 that Devi, the lone Indian lifter to participate in Beijing, had failed a test conducted on July 29.It quoted unnamed officials saying the report showing the positive result for an anabolic salt came hours before she was to leave for Beijing.
However, the tearful lifter said she was innocent and the federation criticized the state-run Sports Authority of India (SAI), whose laboratory tested the urine sample.
"I've never, ever tested positive," she told reporters in New Delhi.
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Friday, August 1, 2008
‘Doha Talks' fail over farm aid, India hails Nath
After nine days of talking tough at the Geneva global trade meeting that ended in collapse, chief Indian negotiator Kamal Nath returned to New Delhi on July 30 to a hero's welcome.
He was congratulated by colleagues at a Cabinet meeting for "bravely fighting the nation's battle." During an interview, his cellphone beeped constantly with text messages reading "well done," "you have made India proud" and "you held your own in Geneva."
The World Trade Organization talks collapsed on July 29 when developing nations, speaking through Nath, stood firm on safeguard measures that they said were vital to protect the lives of millions of farmers against a likely spike in food imports from rich nations.
The talks focused on farm trade, a highly politicized subject in countries the world over. American and European negotiators were offering to gradually scale back subsidies to their producers that can give a trade advantage. In return, they wanted new access for their farm goods in countries such as India.
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He was congratulated by colleagues at a Cabinet meeting for "bravely fighting the nation's battle." During an interview, his cellphone beeped constantly with text messages reading "well done," "you have made India proud" and "you held your own in Geneva."
The World Trade Organization talks collapsed on July 29 when developing nations, speaking through Nath, stood firm on safeguard measures that they said were vital to protect the lives of millions of farmers against a likely spike in food imports from rich nations.
The talks focused on farm trade, a highly politicized subject in countries the world over. American and European negotiators were offering to gradually scale back subsidies to their producers that can give a trade advantage. In return, they wanted new access for their farm goods in countries such as India.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Rare Gandhi recording found in Washington, D.C.
A rare recording of a historic speech by Mahatma Gandhi, one of the only two of him speaking in English, made a few months before his assassination has been found in Washington.
It had been lovingly preserved for 60 years by John Cosgrove, a former president of the National Press Club in the U.S. capital, who discovered the significance of the recording during a chance encounter with Rajmohan Gandhi, Mahatma's grandson and biographer.
Cosgrove's copy came from Alfred Wagg, a journalist who recorded the speech in New Delhi and produced four 78-rpm LPs that included both Gandhi's voice as well as Wagg's own commentary about the man revered as Father of the Indian Nation, the Washington Post reported July 1.
The speech made on April 2, 1947 is one of the only two occasions when he was recorded speaking in English, Rajmohan Gandhi told Cosgrove when he came to the National Press Club last April to promote the Mahatma's new biography. The other speech about religious issues was recorded in the 1930s.
Millions of people around the world think they have heard Mahatma Gandhi speaking in English - although it was actually Gandhi channelled through the voice of actor Ben Kingsley in the famous 1982 movie by Richard Attenborough.
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It had been lovingly preserved for 60 years by John Cosgrove, a former president of the National Press Club in the U.S. capital, who discovered the significance of the recording during a chance encounter with Rajmohan Gandhi, Mahatma's grandson and biographer.
Cosgrove's copy came from Alfred Wagg, a journalist who recorded the speech in New Delhi and produced four 78-rpm LPs that included both Gandhi's voice as well as Wagg's own commentary about the man revered as Father of the Indian Nation, the Washington Post reported July 1.
The speech made on April 2, 1947 is one of the only two occasions when he was recorded speaking in English, Rajmohan Gandhi told Cosgrove when he came to the National Press Club last April to promote the Mahatma's new biography. The other speech about religious issues was recorded in the 1930s.
Millions of people around the world think they have heard Mahatma Gandhi speaking in English - although it was actually Gandhi channelled through the voice of actor Ben Kingsley in the famous 1982 movie by Richard Attenborough.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Filmmaker Yash Chopra receives ‘Legion d'Honneur'
With posters of some of his blockbuster films like ‘Silsila', ‘Deewaar', ‘Lamhe' and ‘Dil To Pagal Hai' forming the backdrop, legendary Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra was conferred the ‘Legion d'Honneur', France's highest civilian award, at a ceremony in New Delhi on July 5.
"It is truly a joy to be awarding this medal to the master of Indian cinema, Yash Chopra. He has a truly universal form of art and the man is a mark of artistic distinction," French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont said.
"The French government has recognized his outstanding achievement in the world of Indian cinema," he added.
The director, who has produced and directed many landmark films in his career spanning almost five decades, has joined the league of Indians like film director Satyajit Ray, sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and actor Amitabh Bachchan in being honored by the French government.
The ambassador pinned the medal on Chopra on behalf of President Nicolas Sarkozy at an official ceremony at the French embassy.
Chopra said, "I thank President Sarkozy for considering me worthy of this honor. This will be a cherished memory and will be with me forever. Fifty-six years back, I used to walk barefoot in Punjab with dreams that I will become a big man some day. But it is only one person who made my dream possible - my brother, guardian and friend B.R. Chopra.
"He brought me to Mumbai and taught me everything. And if there is someone who I am missing today, it is he. He could unfortunately not be here because he is unwell."
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"It is truly a joy to be awarding this medal to the master of Indian cinema, Yash Chopra. He has a truly universal form of art and the man is a mark of artistic distinction," French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont said.
"The French government has recognized his outstanding achievement in the world of Indian cinema," he added.
The director, who has produced and directed many landmark films in his career spanning almost five decades, has joined the league of Indians like film director Satyajit Ray, sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and actor Amitabh Bachchan in being honored by the French government.
The ambassador pinned the medal on Chopra on behalf of President Nicolas Sarkozy at an official ceremony at the French embassy.
Chopra said, "I thank President Sarkozy for considering me worthy of this honor. This will be a cherished memory and will be with me forever. Fifty-six years back, I used to walk barefoot in Punjab with dreams that I will become a big man some day. But it is only one person who made my dream possible - my brother, guardian and friend B.R. Chopra.
"He brought me to Mumbai and taught me everything. And if there is someone who I am missing today, it is he. He could unfortunately not be here because he is unwell."
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Monday, June 9, 2008
ETASHA is training poor Indian youth to get jobs in burgeoning service sector
ETASHA, a New Delhi based tax exempt non-profit, which stands for Enabling and Training Adolescents for Successful and Health Adulthood, has already been successful in its endeavors through a proven strategy, say its founders, so the best help non-resident Indians could give it is financial.
"ETASHA's model has proved to be successful, with trainees getting placed within a month of program completion," says Meenakshi Nayar, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Masters in Psychology, who founded the organization.
"The model is highly scalable in terms of geographies as well as industries. We have also figured out the processes of recruitment and training of trainers required for scaling up," she told News India-Times by email from New Delhi where the organization is based.
"All we need is funding for operations as well as capital expenses for infrastructure development for more Career Development Centers.!!" she asserts when asked what NRIs could do to help.
Since January 2006, its volunteers and staff have been designing training programs to meet entry-level requirements in the emerging service sectors. They implement these programs at the Career Development Centre in Madanpur Khadar, a large cluster of slum colonies in Delhi, as well as for other non-governmental organizations.
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"ETASHA's model has proved to be successful, with trainees getting placed within a month of program completion," says Meenakshi Nayar, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Masters in Psychology, who founded the organization.
"The model is highly scalable in terms of geographies as well as industries. We have also figured out the processes of recruitment and training of trainers required for scaling up," she told News India-Times by email from New Delhi where the organization is based.
"All we need is funding for operations as well as capital expenses for infrastructure development for more Career Development Centers.!!" she asserts when asked what NRIs could do to help.
Since January 2006, its volunteers and staff have been designing training programs to meet entry-level requirements in the emerging service sectors. They implement these programs at the Career Development Centre in Madanpur Khadar, a large cluster of slum colonies in Delhi, as well as for other non-governmental organizations.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Nirmala Deshpande 79, champion of peace
Nirmala Deshpande, one of India's last Gandhians whose life was devoted to the cause of the poor and downtrodden, died in her sleep in New Delhi on May 1 morning. She was 79.
"She fought for the cause of peace throughout her life and in death we found her with her hands folded," said her former private secretary Peter Parekapetil.
"She had not visited the hospital in the recent past and did not complain of any ailments except for joint pains. She died peacefully in her sleep in the wee hours of Thursday (May 1)," Parekapetil told IANS.
Deshpande, who was a Rajya Sabha MP, in fact had kept a busy schedule in her last few days.
She was in Bihar last week to meet up with fellow Gandhians and returned early this week. Deshpande, who was popularly known as Didi, went to parliament a day earlier and interacted with fellow parliamentarians and friends.
"She had an early dinner and retired to bed. At 4 a.m. her personal attendant checked on her and she was still alive.
An hour later, we found that she had breathed her last," said Parekapetil.
As news of her death came in, long term associates, fellow Gandhians and MPs lined up to pay homage at her Shahjahan Road residence.
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"She fought for the cause of peace throughout her life and in death we found her with her hands folded," said her former private secretary Peter Parekapetil.
"She had not visited the hospital in the recent past and did not complain of any ailments except for joint pains. She died peacefully in her sleep in the wee hours of Thursday (May 1)," Parekapetil told IANS.
Deshpande, who was a Rajya Sabha MP, in fact had kept a busy schedule in her last few days.
She was in Bihar last week to meet up with fellow Gandhians and returned early this week. Deshpande, who was popularly known as Didi, went to parliament a day earlier and interacted with fellow parliamentarians and friends.
"She had an early dinner and retired to bed. At 4 a.m. her personal attendant checked on her and she was still alive.
An hour later, we found that she had breathed her last," said Parekapetil.
As news of her death came in, long term associates, fellow Gandhians and MPs lined up to pay homage at her Shahjahan Road residence.
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Monday, March 31, 2008
Foundation to help slum children in New Delhi
The Adopt a Mother Foundation (AAMF) was established in June 1999, and appears to be successful in providing much needed services to poor children living in the burgeoning slums and slum-like habitations around New Delhi, the capital of what is considered an economic powerhouse of the country.
In its nearly 10 years of existence, AAMF has provided nutrition, education, and medication to the poorest children, "giving them the chance to learn, grow and live with health, dignity and opportunity."
"We are currently educating over 1,300 children in our program," Prativa Bhutia, Project Manager at AAMF told News India-Times. "We have been regularly organizing meeting/workshops, cultural programs, field trips for the children. Our biggest challenge is to motivate children to join our classes. We have to motivate their parents also," she said.
The website of the organization says all donations made to AAM Foundation in the United States are tax-exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service. For more details on its activities visit the site at www.aamf.org, or write to them at info@aamf.org. It is also a tax exempt organization in India. The organization also allows for donors to pay online at http://www.aamf.org/help.asp, and it gives you the option of making a donation
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In its nearly 10 years of existence, AAMF has provided nutrition, education, and medication to the poorest children, "giving them the chance to learn, grow and live with health, dignity and opportunity."
"We are currently educating over 1,300 children in our program," Prativa Bhutia, Project Manager at AAMF told News India-Times. "We have been regularly organizing meeting/workshops, cultural programs, field trips for the children. Our biggest challenge is to motivate children to join our classes. We have to motivate their parents also," she said.
The website of the organization says all donations made to AAM Foundation in the United States are tax-exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service. For more details on its activities visit the site at www.aamf.org, or write to them at info@aamf.org. It is also a tax exempt organization in India. The organization also allows for donors to pay online at http://www.aamf.org/help.asp, and it gives you the option of making a donation
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week : Eleventh Year in New Delhi
Dancers swaying to the primitive beats of drums and sounds of the jungle, followed by models showcasing the creative brilliance of fashion designer Vikram Phadnis set the mood for the Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week (WIFW) that began on a dramatic note on March 12.
The fashion event, one of the biggest in the country, conveyed a vital message- 'protect the mother earth'.
‘Save The Earth' as Phadnis titled his show drew the attention of the audience to environmental issues.
"My collection was inspired by elements of nature like soil, water, leaves etc. Since I had to open the fashion week, it was extremely important that the line-up was inspirational and gave a message to all those who were watching it."
With the highest number of new participants and the strongest line up of sponsors ever, WIFW marked not only the maturing of the country's fashion industry but brought a lot of money into its kitty.
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The fashion event, one of the biggest in the country, conveyed a vital message- 'protect the mother earth'.
‘Save The Earth' as Phadnis titled his show drew the attention of the audience to environmental issues.
"My collection was inspired by elements of nature like soil, water, leaves etc. Since I had to open the fashion week, it was extremely important that the line-up was inspirational and gave a message to all those who were watching it."
With the highest number of new participants and the strongest line up of sponsors ever, WIFW marked not only the maturing of the country's fashion industry but brought a lot of money into its kitty.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Manmohan Singh accepts Harpers invitation to visit Canada
Prime Minister Stephen Harper invited India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to visit Canada, an invitation Singh accepted at their one-on-one meeting on Nov. 24, in Kampala, Uganda. Harper praised India's frontline role in the development and reconstruction of Afghanistan but reiterated Canada's position that New Delhi should put more pressure on the Burmese junta to abide by human rights. "Both leaders expressed pleasure at the opportunity to meet and Prime Minister Harper extended an invitation to the Indian Prime Minister to visit Canada, which the latter said he would be delighted to accept given his personal links to Canada, including a university scholarship in his name," a read-out from the Prime Minister's office said.
The meeting took place in Kampala, Uganda on the edges of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting where Indian High Commissioner Kamlesh Sharma (formerly India's Permanent Representative to the UN in New York) was confirmed as Commonwealth Secretary General.
"Reflecting the diverse nature of Canada India relations, Prime Minister Harper and Prime Minister Singh had a warm discussion of a broad range of issues," the Harper communications office said in a release after the meeting.
According to news reports, the two also talked about Pakistan. But the Harper-Singh read-out on the Kampala meeting makes no mention of that.
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Labels: Canada, india, Manmohan Singh, New Delhi, Prime Minister, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Stephen Harper
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