Radio broadcasts in English from the BBC World Service are being jammed in China, the British broadcaster said on Monday, suggesting the Chinese authorities were behind the disruption. "The BBC strongly condemns this action which is designed to disrupt audiences' free access to news and information," the BBC said in a statement. ...
09:50 AM, Feb 26, 2013
New Delhi: A new superhero Balgam Bhai is now in town to spread awareness on tuberculosis. Much like Superman and Spiderman, he's got a message, which is perhaps most relevant for the 21st century India. Launched in five different languages, the new tagline of a campaign to promote testing for tuberculosis in India says, "Do hafte ho gaye kya?" Radharani Mitra, the National Creative Director of the BBC World Service...
10:03 AM, Feb 20, 2012
Somewhere in Uttar Pradesh, not so long ago, an old train passenger woke up at midnight to find the train standing in the middle of nowhere. Perplexed and disoriented, he asked aloud, "Ye train kahan khadi hai? (Where has this train stopped?)" Instead of an answer, he got a question from a fellow passenger: Kya aap Onkarnath Srivastav hain? Jo BBC par khabarein padhte hain? (Are you Onkarnath Srivastav? The...
06:04 PM, Mar 15, 2011
Most Indians today feel the caste system is actually holding India back by posing a big barrier to social harmony. ...
11:32 PM, Mar 27, 2007
Legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s much-loved character detective Feluda will soon come alive on BBC radio. ...
05:53 PM, Jan 17, 2007
