South Asian region must embrace modernity: PM
New Delhi: Describing “knowledge” as the focal point of all religions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said South Asian region will be left behind if it does not embrace modernity. Modi said it was the good fortune of people living in India that they have the opportunity to follow, understand and learn so many different religions and strands of thought at one place. He was addressing a gathering of scholars, historians and diplomats at the launch of a book titled “Education of Muslims: An Islamic Perspective of Knowledge and Education — Indian Context”, an official release said.
Photo exhibition on yoga in 20 countries
New Delhi: Indian Embassies across 20 countries are set to hold an exhibition of photographs by art historian Benoy K Behl, all through this month, to commemorate the International Yoga Day on June 21. The exhibition, “Yoga for All, Yoga for Health”, comprises 64 photographs of the finest practitioners of yoga, taken across India, Vietnam and the US. A documentary on Yoga, shot across India and the world, is also being screened in 50 countries on World Yoga Day, says Behl.
Cong enrollment drive extended
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday extended its enrollment drive for the fourth time “till further intimation” keeping up the suspense over party vice president Rahul Gandhi’s elevation for the top post. “The earlier deadline for the membership drive, which came to an end on June 15 has been extended till further intimation,” a AICC functionary said.