“Every civilisation finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.” Not some random limerick from an Oscar-worthy performance on a human rights issue. Not intellectual verbatim, the kinds you find pseudo-intellectuals spewing in some uptown jazz-bar after they’ve…
What we think, we become, right Indian media?
For a country, no stranger to acts of terror and incidents that threaten the existence of peace, what can the average Indian expect from his countryâs own media? The media, should it be iterated specifically whilst most of us may…
What will happen to Wing Commander Abhinandan now?
âWhy do wars happen; what good do they ultimately serve?â Do we have time for all of this right now? Well, we do. Thereâs always a ârightâ time to question the possibility and realities associated with wars, on humanitarian grounds.…
The Indian passport has strengthened over the past 5 years!
There’s a beautiful saying that goes as follows- You don’t just come to visit India when you visit the country, but you come to visit ‘yourself.’ Few countries in the world- as one says- are as passionately informing about life…
What’s the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman going to do in India?
It goes without saying that things often seem special whenever there’s a state visit from a dignitary or when a state head comes calling to any part of the world. There’s no surprise therefore that a lot is being expected…
Former HAL Chairman shares interesting perspective about ‘Make in India’ at IIT Bombay event
Long before the term ‘Make in India’ became part of India’s political lexicon, it was in a way confirmed by a famous nineties pop number by Alisha Chinai- Made in India. So in that way, the famous ‘Make in India’…
Dreaded gangster Ravi Pujari arrested, at Senegal! Why this was a key nab?
In a country where there is no dearth of any crime, it only helps to know that a major criminal has been nabbed, and so what if the perpetrator has been nabbed outside the country or whether the final confirmation…
Delhi NCR vehicles to carry fuel sticker ‘compulsorily’ starting October, directs EPCA
Here is an important case in point if you are a resident of Delhi NCR; whether or not you happen to be the driver of your own car or have the ‘privilege’ of being chauffeured around. From the month of…
What’s up Hyderabad: IKEA, a ‘foreign object’ in the Veg Biryani, and the Nizami Hyderabad!
We are living in an interesting age. Aren’t we? The same way S. Sreesanth, the casual break-dancer, former Harbhajan-slapper and now, an ex-Big Boss contestant, well, also happens to be an ex-Indian cricketer, Ferrari, the not so ‘Prancing’ Horse of…
Pollution in Delhi remains unbent as does morning fog as 16 trains get delayed in winter chaos
Delhi is a city that loves to eat, shop and do both, whilst expressing itself unabashedly. Right? Wrong? There’s more to Delhi than meets the eye. Let’s not get to crime or the aspect of respect to women for we know…
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes, 88, passes away! Why this truly is ‘end of an era?’
In a year that has just started but has already brought curtains to some luminous lives of India, namely- Krishna Sobti, Kader Khan, it’s not comforting to know of another life lost, albeit due to the changing vagaries of health…
Do you know what India’s billionaires earn every day? 2018 shows an eye-popping number!
In a country obsessive about cricket and Bollywood, it’s not really fascinating that billionaires do find their place under the sun or should one say in front of curious eyeballs? And when it’s India’s billionaires, then one’s naturally curious in…
Why’s Sikkim in the news of late and what one must appreciate about it?
The income determines one’s ultimate status in life, does it not? So, one might agree, it is safe to say it’s a life sustainer, the financial stability, therefore, bearing the same importance as one’s vital organs. What do you think? Having said…
New details on Isro’s Gaganyaan Test arrive: No animals involved in Tests, but there’s a humanoid
This is an agency that has made an entire country proud of it. This is a sophisticated area of technology that has the world gazing at it in sheer wonder. This is a wondrous achievement of India that has catapulted…
Honourable PM Modi receives the Phillip Kotler award for leadership: should you be surprised?
Not for obvious reasons, rather for uncanny ones does it appear that there’s a similarity between Marketing professor Philip Kotler and Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi. Apart from having hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, both have an…
Dull gets real: A news you’d dread all day long! Petrol Prices reach Rs 70- per litre
There’s something about Monday mornings, isn’t it? After the fun-filled weekend is over, with the entire duration of Friday bringing in a lot of cheer followed by the easy-going Saturday and the restful Sunday bringing relaxation, the feeling of Monday…
India about to begin construction of 44 strategic roads alongside Chinese border worth 21,040 cr
For swifter mobilisation of troops around the Chinese border, India is all set to embark on an ambitious project and this concerns the preparedness to counter China, should there be an unprecedented occurrence toward a region that’s often marked by…
The time for Electric Vehicles is here now! India to receive $300 million from World Bank for EV
Perhaps, it may no longer be any electrifying to suggest that the time for electric vehicles is here and now. It’s hardwired in the present, it doesn’t rest in the annals of the future. Given the colossal environmental issues, the…
i-Lead, a women’s initiative for the women, by the women, launched in Delhi with rich aplomb!
iLead: for if ‘I’ can’t or won’t lead, then who will? And must we remember, together, we all must! “Women of the world come together! This is your time. Be all that you want to be. This is your opportunity.…
Delhi, a perennially upset city where its weather goes, continues to trouble with poor air quality
Disclaimer: Take this article seriously at your own peril! Oh wait, speaking of peril, there’s Delhi’s air quality. Delhi has done nothing to reduce its air pollution. Even Sri Lankan cricketers came and wore horribly scary face-masks in 2017 but…
CM Amarinder Singh has this to say on PM Modi, something that won’t go down well with BJP
Congress and BJP. BJP and Congress. No matter how you view these two political parties or regardless of the order you state their name in, merely stating the name of these springs to mind some view or sentiment. Isn’t it?…
No more kill-joy in travel to Varanasi from Delhi. Now travel at the fastest pace thanks to this gem
Love Kashi, but always crib about long train times? Can’t wait to throw yourself amid the splendor of Kashi Vishwanath or Sankat Mochan but find yourself agonizing about run-of-the-mill train journeys that take you to Varanasi from Delhi but after…
Death: The penalty for sex assault on minors, POCSO
There is nothing more savage and greater in punishment other than death for having committed a gory crime. And speaking of gory crimes, there’s perhaps nothing more heinous a sexual assault- whether through rape, torture- toward a minor. But when…
Let’s get to know the powerhouse of infra: Bogibeel Bridge, India’s longest railroad bridge
India is a country of many interesting cultures that run within it, parallelly with one another. And it’s a land where each culture functions without losing respect for any of its tiny cultures’ thereon. India is not just the history textbook…
Did you know India’s stock market is now the world’s seventh-largest?
India is a massive country. But is the country only big in terms of its size by virtue of the land-area alone? India is a country renowned for being a hotbed of great spiritual inquisition. But is this depth only…