Melbourne: The Government of Australia has advised its citizens travelling to India to not to bank heavily on cash, even 100 dollar notes! It advised Aussie tourists to use electronic payments. It said that some visitors are facing difficulties in exchanging 100 dollar notes in India after demonetisation. In the latest advisory issued yesterday, Department […]
Thane, Bombay (Mumbai): He woke up one morning to find almost rupees two lakh deducted from his debit account by a ‘ghost shopper’, who apparently went on a shopping spree! He stared at his debit card in his hand, scratching his head in disbelief, after which he let out a yell and a torrent of […]
New Delhi: Is all this shoving the country towards a cashless economy really safe? That’s the question thrown up by a Parliamentary Standing Committee. Is data transfer on these new ‘pockets’ and ‘wallets applications really safe, or will new users find that their bank accounts are broken into by hackers? Do we have proper laws […]
New Delhi: Isn’t a man who has sex with his ‘under 18’ wife guilty of statutory rape? POSCO says yes, the Indian Penal Code says ‘no’. The Supreme Court asks the government to step up to the slate and make its position clear! Can sex with wife, who is above 15 and below 18 years […]
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu announced a Rs 100-crore reward for the first Nobel laureate to emerge from his state (January 4). The money is 14 times the Nobel Prize value! He said this while inaugurating the Children’s Science Congress. The catch is that you would have to grow up to be an ‘Andhra […]
Russia celebrates Christmas on January 7 this year! Christmas Day in Russia marks the birth of Jesus Christ in the Christian Orthodox tradition. Although banned during the Soviet times, Christmas is now regaining its popularity and religious meaning in Russia. Due to a difference in calendars, Jan. 6 marks Christmas Eve for many Orthodox churches […]
Sir, A majority verdict by the Supreme Court has made it possible to reaffirm secularism as a founding principle of our country India. the ‘church’ (or temple or mosque or gurudwara) and the ‘state’ should be separate. A Constitution bench of seven judges has come to a reasoned decision that religion and other features of […]
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. […]
Pune: Noted Marathi playwright and humorist late Ram Ganesh Gadkari’s statue installed in a garden here was vandalised in the early hours today( Jan 3) by a pro-Maratha group which alleged that Chhatrapati Shivaji’s son was projected in ‘poor light’ in one of Gadkari’s plays. Incidentally, Gadkari died 98 years ago on the 23rd of […]
Patna: This week, Patna is seeing a lot of action as part of the historic 350th ‘Prakashotsav’ of the Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. UNICEF has roped in faith leaders to promote eater and sanitation issue. “A unique confluence of renowned faith leaders from major religions in India are taking a pledge to work towards […]
Sir, Millions of cancer cases are reported every year in India as per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that in 2016 the total number of new cancer cases is expected to be around 14.5 lakh and the figure is likely to reach nearly 17.3 lakh new […]
New Delhi: The real New Year ‘Gift’ that will hit your pockets: Hike in fuel prices! Petrol price was hikedon January 1, by Rs 1.29 a litre — the third increase in a month, and diesel rate was raised by 97 paise a litre — the second hike in a fortnight. The increase in rates […]
