Tag: desi

NEW DELHI: A fully-indigenous anti-drone system is set to be installed across the country's western border in six months to block drones being used by elements in Pakistan to smuggle arms and narcotics into India, particularly Punjab.A senior government functionary said trials of the anti-drone technology were going on, ...

 Asian couple Imran Gulzar and Iqra Zahoor have not only popularised Matka Chai in Britain but their main joint in London near the Wembley stadium has become a place where match-making is made, families and friends reunite and discussions around life take place.At Cha Sha outlets across London, Imran ...

NEW DELHI: India’s first indigenous advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for strategic reconnaissance and surveillance will make its public debut next week, while another home-grown weaponized drone is also slated to undertake its first flight test by June-July.The Tapas-BH (tactical aerial platform for advanced surveillance-beyond horizon) drone, developed by ...

“Yaar, Indian atta nahin mil raha (We can’t find Indian wheat flour),” says San Jose resident Meera, for whose family, rotis are a daily staple. “Kisne socha tha kabhi ki atta nahi milega (who thought that we would not find atta),” Niva Kapoor of Madison, Alabama says with a ...

Doha, Qatar - There is a rapidly growing neighbourhood in Doha called Msheireb, where new developments are springing up. They are designed with accessibility and modernity in mind but still pay homage to Qatari culture. For years, a squat little building has stood little changed as Doha has evolved around ...

Punjabi singer Sharry Mann left Indians delighted as he shared a compilation video where foreigners can be seen speaking fluent Punjabi. The video has gained over 1 million views as desi folk marvelled at how well the people featured spoke the language. In the first half of the video, ...

Ahead of the 75th Independence Day this year, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has placed a billboard in Mumbai as well as in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Kolkata encouraging people to get patriotic by adopting an Indian dog from the streets or an ...

This First Person article is the experience of Rukhsar Ali, a Pakistani Canadian writer who is learning to embrace her natural curls. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.  I vividly remember when I was seven, my mother dressed me in a beautiful purple ...

NEW DELHI/RAIPUR: The stellar role of canine soldiers in detecting explosives, tracking terrorists and rescuing disaster victims came in for special mention during PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on Sunday, while he also exhorted people to adopt Indian breed dogs if they were planning to keep pets. Two ...