NEW DELHI: From banks to farmers to the property market, the gains from India’s Budget in July haven’t yet panned out as expected. In her maiden Budget six months ago, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman pledged to boost revenue collection by 13%, narrow the fiscal deficit to 3.3% of gross domestic […]
Despite protests, CAA won’t be withdrawn: Shah
LUCKNOW: Attacking the opposition for “misleading” people on the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the law will not be scrapped despite the protests over it. Addressing a rally here in support of the CAA, Shah also declared that construction of a Ram temple “touching […]
Palm oil import curbs: Why Malaysia won’t ‘retaliate’ against India
NEW DELHI: Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad tried to play the ‘pity’ card on Monday by saying that his country was too small to retaliate against India, after curbs on import of palm oil were introduced by New Delhi, ostensibly targeting Kuala Lumpur for criticising India on domestic issues such as […]
Kohli vs Smith: Who is the better batsman?
NEW DELHI: It’s a debate that is rekindled every couple of months. Virat Kohli vs Steve Smith: Who is the better batsman? The latest to voice his opinion is former England captain Michael Vaughan, who countered one gentleman on twitter who cast his vote for Smith as the best all-format […]
Nirbhaya’s Long Wait For Justice: Supreme Court must frame guidelines on number of pleas
The Supreme Court has rejected death row prisoner in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case Pawan Gupta’s claim that he was a juvenile at the time of the crime. This is not the first time that the age issue has come up before the courts and is clearly a […]
Emotional pacification is turning locust attack from natural to man-made disaster
When I wrote my first piece on the locust attack in July, first wave of locusts had just arrived in Gujarat and hence it was more of a philosophical musing over how the orient and the occidental cultures look at problem solving. When I wrote the second piece in December […]
Qualcomm launches chipsets with Isro’s GPS
NEW DELHI: In a major push to Made-in-India GPS alternative, chip major Qualcomm has launched three new chipsets — Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 460 — with support for Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC). NavIC has been developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) as the Indian version of GPS. Chinese […]
Why you need a stress-free mind to evolve?
Yes, I know almost everyone is living a stressful life and we all have to face a new problem every day. Life is challenging and tests our strength every day. On some days we fail and, on some days, we excel with flying colors. But amidst all this chaos, some […]
How much water do we need to drink during the winter months?
Water intake is critical throughout the year. In winters, the consumption of fluids, water in particular, certainly becomes low without even our realizing it. The fact is that it’s extremely important for us to keep ourselves well hydrated throughout the year, in winters too. An average male needs 120 ounces […]
Parliament should rethink powers of speaker: SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Parliament to ponder over the power of the speaker in deciding petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers, observing that he also belong to a political party. The suggestion for devising an independent mechanism to deal with disqualification pleas against lawmakers came in a […]