New Delhi: Now, the prestigious Nalanda University is being Modi-fied. And as usual, the dictatorial manner in which things are being done is under criticism. Some call it another covert ‘surgical strike’ with termination emails being sent after midnight! The Narendra Modi government kept the governing authority of Nalanda University, including the varsity’s chancellor George […]
DHAKA : Beleaguered Bangladesh has a refugee problem now – Hundreds of Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in neighbouring Burma, many with horrific tales of troops killing civilians and burning villages. Bangladesh says it has prevented hundreds more from crossing into the country, despite pleas from the United Nations to open its […]
India’s poor are paying the heaviest price for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘bold’ demonetization move. The current pain could eclipse long-term benefits and hurt the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), some say. The November 8 ban on high-value currency notes has sent India’s economy into a tailspin. Citizens struggle to get their hands on new […]
‘You can love your country, without having to love your government’; this quote needs so much attention during our current political scenario. In the last 24 months, the term ‘anti-national’ has been used so often, and unfortunately, without paying any heed to its actual meaning. If you say the movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ should […]
Sir, Has not the Kanpur train tragedy once again put the spotlight on railway’s utter neglect in maintaining and upgrading its infrastructure, particularly aging tracks? At least 120 lives have been snuffed out in the deadliest train accident in six years as the Indore-Patna express packed with more than 2,000 people and going 100 kmph, […]
Kerala: Go ahead, take whatever amount of cash you need. A rare display of Mercy by a Catholic Parish Priest. Story below: A catholic church in India made this public invitation on Sunday as it opened it donation boxes to needy people, Global Christian News reported. The surprising act of generosity has given hope and […]
This week, Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church from around the world, many of whom will help choose his successor. The new cardinals come from five continents, and include the Vatican’s envoy to Syria. Though some observers expected to see a new cardinal from India, the Pope chose to […]
New Delhi: Warning ! Those who are depositing their unaccounted old currency in someone else’s bank account! The tax department has decided to slap charges under the newly enforced Benami Transactions Act against violators! You may be penalized, prosecuted and ‘chalkki peeso’ in jail! And rigorous jail term of a maximum seven years. Official sources […]
India’s central bank has formed a task force to deal with the issue of providing an exchange facility to people in Nepal who possess Indian currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination that were recently withdrawn. The decision has been communicated to the Nepali side, with the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) saying the […]
HATISOR VILLAGE, ASSAM: To overcome the cash crunch, people in this border village are using Bhutanese currency whose value has jumped as much as 25 per cent to match Indian currency. In the border area of Dadguri, Bhutanese currency is easily accepted as retailers and grocery shop owners get their stocks from Bhutan. “There is […]
LUCKNOW: – An Indian express train derailed early Sunday (Nov 20), killing over 100 people in one of the country’s worst rail disasters in years, police said, as emergency workers searched the mangled wreckage for survivors. Fourteen carriages of the Indore-Patna Express derailed just after 03:00 local time on Sunday (21:30 GMT Saturday) near the […]
Demonetization in India. It’s not just inconvenience, it’s drastic forced bankruptcy! Rural India is in turmoil while the chattering classes discuss whether or not there is a ‘chip’ in the new two-thousand rupee bank notes. According to a report from a village in Uttar Pradesh called Bulandshahr, Indian farmer Zakir Khan should be sowing his winter […]
