Sir, Every New year is an opportunity to look back on events and things that took place in the past 365 days. 2016 has brought its ups and downs, as usual. I’d like to list a few things that one would remember this year for. The loss of the great entertainers as the year progressed: […]
Sir, When 2016 began, nobody would have imagined it would turn out to be a spine-chiller of a year. Amid worst fears and high hopes, four significant events occurred that made all the so-called pundits appear foolish. First, Brexit happened: the Briton’s blow for xenophobia. It was a thumbs down for the supporters of globalisation. […]
New Delhi, Jan 1: Ties with Pakistan and China which were on the centrestage of Indian diplomacy saw a “deterioration” in the year gone by, according to foreign policy experts who feel that the relationships are unlikely to see any forward movement in the new year. The foreign policy establishment here has reached the conclusion […]
Bombay (Mumbai): Fifty four percent of Bhojpuri films were given an A certificate by the CBFC, says its annual report About 135 films out of all the Hindi releases in 2015-16 were granted “A” certificate. The report said a total of 1,021 films were censored by CBFC in 2015-16. According to the CBFC annual report, […]
Growing consumer awareness has led to an increased burden at the consumer courts in 2016. Sale of packaged drinking water above MRP, medical negligence cases and delay in handing over of flats by builders were some issues that led the consumer fora to take sellers and service providers to task in 2016. Union minister Rajyavardhan […]
