In the wake of growing displeasure among ex-servicemen over the delay in implementation of ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated his pre-poll promise and said his government is in “constant” talks with armed forces and trying to arrive at a decision agreeable to all stakeholders concerned. “No one should have any doubts about OROP's implementation. But there are varied versions about what the definition of OROP should be. Would it be proper for me to take a decision without keeping the armed forces personnel in the loop?
Salman Khan films, we know by now, are not mere movies. They are events, around which festivals just happen to occur. In jail or outside, on bail or not, the star has a fan base, which turns out to watch any film he stars in, regardless of the director, the co-actor, the location. But there is always a formula which works, which usually ticks off the following boxes: Villain has to be twice the size of Salman ("otherwise there is no fun in beating him up at the climax"), the signature dance step has to be a Dad-dance ("something I usually observe at weddings or parties"), and the clothes have to be everyday ("something people actually wear"). The observations in quotes are from Salman himself to me once describing some of the many reasons why his films work at the box office.
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From asking students to resolve matters through ‘other means’ to convincing naive aspirants with false promises, private educational institutions have earned themselves the adage of ‘scamsters’. Anil Sadagopal, a well-known educationist calls it the ‘Kumbhakarna-like sleep’. Even after years and years of hoarse chants from activists, policy-makers, children, youth and adults — quality education that is supposed to be a fundamental right to all, is still a dream in India. It is perhaps for this very reason that Sadagopal had demanded the Indian state to wake up from its slumber.
To answer this question let us consider the case of an aspiring applicant that I recently met. This young man already has an MBA degree (acquired in 2008) from a leading international management institute. However, he feels he still has more to learn. Moreover, his experience of working with one of the Big 4 auditing firms in India had also turned out to be far from satisfactory. Now he is keen to apply to other schools in the US and enhance his qualifications. He had worked for three years before deciding to enroll for this one-year MBA and it had not worked for him at all.
For much of their 600-year-old history, the Wadiyar dynasty—rulers of the erstwhile kingdom of Mysore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka—has been trying to unsuccessfully ward off a deadly curse. “May the Wadiyars of Mysore not have children for eternity,” Alamelamma, the wife of a king whose empire the Wadiyars annexed, is thought to have said sometime back in the 1600s. And 400 years later, that curse seems to have done its job. On May 27, the royal family—considered one of the richest in India—appointed 22-year-old Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar as the new heir to the throne following the death of 60-year-old Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar in December 2013. Yaduveer is not the former king’s biological son, but a distant nephew.
A new set of luxury hospitals in India is redefining the segment with cinema halls, cafes, fancy waiting rooms and grand architecture. And these aren’t just for India’s super-rich, who seek fine medical care in even finer surroundings, but also for well-heeled medical tourists from all around the world. The opulence is almost unbecoming for a country where millions have little, or no, access to quality health care. For instance, the Dubai-based ABV group, which is opening a luxury hospital in Mumbai in the next two years, plans to bring in its patients by Rolls-Royce cars.
Last year, India saw an overwhelming victory for the BJP and Narendra Modi, who nearly single-handedly ran the high-pitched parliamentary election campaign. Mr. Modi was sworn in on 26 May last year, as the 15th Prime Minister of India, in a high-profile event, the type of which has now become trademark of everything that the leader does. A year down the line, "report cards" are flying thick and fast, often with vastly differing assessments.
In Indian cities which was a symbol of democratic and secular culture, now becoming a hub of social discriminiation. Mumbai witnessed a row of incidents, first the refusal of job being a muslim and now, denial of flat to a muslim girl. Public relations professional Misbah Quadri, 25, uncovered Mumbai’s worst-kept secret of two decades when she approached the National Human Rights Commission this week with a complaint that she had been forced to vacate a legitimately leased apartment because she is Muslim. It certainly isn’t the first case of its kind in the place that is usually touted as India’s most cosmopolitan metropolis.
Summer is the best time to visit Salzburg. July to be specific is when the weather and the activities really heat up. You should not miss the summer festival in the city, which is a mix of world-class opera and classic music, Mozart aficionados mixing with Sound of Music day-trippers. Just outside the city limits, tourists should discover the quirky performances such as the miners’ sword dance known as Schwerttanz in the town of Hallein, or the ceremonial pole-carrying event, Prangstangen. The mountains and lakes around Salzburg are a spectacular setting for summer swims, hikes and bikes.
If you are tired of eating Lebanese, Italian or even Chinese food and you have no desire for some fast food, the time has come for a real change so how about some Tex-Mex at Chili’s! Tex-Mex, incidentally, was one of the original spin-offs from Mexican cooking that has really strayed far from its roots. In other words, Mexican food and Tex-Mex are merely cousins in the culinary world. The term Tex-Mex first appeared in print in 1945.
The sweltering heat continues to rise in India—as does the death toll. More than 2000 people have now died due to the scorching heat, mostly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. And, while this isn’t the deadliest of heat waves in recent years, Indian summers are becoming more severe, longer, and more frequent. India’s “high temperature” (HT) days—with a maximum temperature of more than 37 degrees Celsius between the months of March and June—have sharply risen over the last four decades, according to a 2015 report by three Indian meteorological department scientists.
When India is struggling with severe heat, monkeys are becoming desparate to cool down by jumping in the lakes, ponds and swimming pools. More than 2000 people have died in the midst of a blistering heat wave in India which has seen temperatures hit 50 degrees celsius as roads have melted in the capital New Delhi, Telangana capital Hyderabad and Rajasthan capital Jaipur. Holidays and leaves has been cancelled for all doctors as deaths from heatstroke have soared, and there has also been a spike diarrhea cases due to people swimming in dirty water to cool off.
If you are one of those who steps out in heels frequently, you may want to change your habit as the Indian government is seriously thinking to ban the high-heels shoes based on a study shows that injuries related to high heels have been effecting the behavioural life. The research study showed that between 2002 and 2012, the frequency and severity of those injuries were sufficient to suggest that wearing the appropriate shoes for the appropriate occasion and being aware of one's surroundings are good ideas.
When Afreen Shaikh, a 26-year-old resident of Ahmedabad’s Muslim locality of Juhapura, heard there was a new halal cosmetic store called Iba opening near her home, she rolled her eyes. “I have been to such places in Dubai and they think Muslim women should look like ghosts,” Shaikh said. “It is always some man working in the store, lecturing us about how the products we normally use are haram (Islamically prohibited). Then they try to sell us this ugly halal lipstick that has no style or colour.”
History has the habit of repeating itself, they say, albeit in a less glorious fashion. It seems that a statement recently made by our Home Minister has brought two iconic rulers back to a metaphorical battlefield. Only last week, members of a right wing Hindutva organisation had attacked the legacy of Akbar, now seen as an exclusively Muslim leader, defacing road signs with Muslim names in New Delhi. What followed was a communalization of our history, a desperate attempt made by right wing organisations to divide and rule.
In a shocking statement, the world shook head down by the barbaric activities of the ISIS in the captured areas against the humanism. Islamic State (IS) reportedly burned alive a young woman for refusing to take part in an "extreme sex act," it has been claimed. The violent extent of the Islamic State's shocking war crimes have been revealed by a UN worker, Zainab Bangura, with refugees speaking of the terrifying and abhorrent treatment of women in IS-held areas of the Middle East, with young virgins being bought and sold at auction by wealthy sheikhs.
Was shaadi.com openly promoting dowry? Had they really not heard of dowry deaths? But it seems we needed to hold the disgust and dish out the praise instead, because when you logged on to the Dowry Calculator it was the perfect answer to the good folk who believe that their wives are chattel - and others who believe the same about their daughters. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, the cases of reported dowry deaths in 2013 were 8083. There were 10,709 reported cases of dowry registered under the The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
After Maggi Noodles, now, Chinese foods are prone to MSG and other vunerable diseases. According to doctors the MSG, a flavor enhancer in Chinese, Japanese and other Asian cuisines, is now extensively used in meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables in restaurant cooking.
Headache, tightness in the chest, stiffness or generalised weakness of limbs, light headedness, facial flushing, profuse sweating, heartburn, gastric discomfort and burning sensation (face, upper back, neck or arms), heart palpitations, anxiety, excessive urination, thirst, stomach ache, vomiting, attacks mimicking epileptic seizures in children, asthma, depression; if you have experienced any of these symptoms after eating Chinese food, then the chances are you are sensitive to Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG).
Omega-3 fatty acids -- found in fish, nuts and certain seeds like flax seeds -- can improve cognitive abilities among the elderly, finds a study. It found that adults at risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids did better than their peers on tests of cognitive flexibility. When it comes to fat, there is one type you do not want to cut back on: Omega-3 fatty acids. Two crucial ones - EPA and DHA - are primarily found in certain fish.
The ambitious Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with an outlay of Rs.1500 crore has been cleared. This will be the flagship scheme for skill training of youth to be implemented by the new Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The scheme will cover 24 lakh persons. Skill training would be done based on the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and industry led standards.
People who post Facebook status updates about their romantic partner are likely to have low self-esteem, while those who brag about diets, exercise and accomplishments are typically narcissists, according to new research. Psychologists at Brunel University London surveyed Facebook users to examine the personality traits and motives that influence the topics they choose to write about in their status updates “ something that few previous studies have explored.
On April 8, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy launching Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana in New Delhi, a few kilometres away his chief strategist and blue-eyed boy Prashant Kishor was busy in a presentation. The power-point presentation 'Citizen's Alliance' was for Modi's key opponent Nitish Kumar's election campaign for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. The state is slated to go for polls in September-October this year.
Has the chief minister's much publicised `Swachh Hyderabad' campaign, managed to reduce the`filth quotient' of the city? Sadly no, true residents of the areas that Telangana Chief minister KCR and his army of officials pompously marched through during the week-long drive, promising squeaky clean surroundings to one and all. Only days later post these visits the garbage is back in most of these residential pockets.
From malware attacks to stealing data to social engineering, cyber crimes are on the rise like never before. With a 350% rise in the criminal activities in the digital world, India has had to incur some great financial losses. Here is a quick look at the amount of money the country has lost to cyber crimes.
Fraudsters are on a rampage and the target is the Union government. Fake circulars, vacancy announcements and appointment letters are spawning across the ministries. And unsuspecting people are falling prey to the scam. The police have been activated and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a couple of scamsters. But there are too many of them, it seems, lurking around. The Union ministries are baffled with this spurt of fake circulars, announcements and letters.
Telangana Government has issued "Do's and Don'ts" list for the people, who have been asked not to venture outside when the day temperatures are high. Heat wave in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has claimed over 200 lives so far even as people continued to reel under shooting day temperatures. Official reports, however, from the two state governments stuck to the death toll at 60 in Telangana state and 71 in Andhra Pradesh.
Ramadhan is a month of celebration for Muslims around the world. Millions of Muslims around the world eagerly await the sighting of the new crescent and the dawn of the first day that mark the beginning of the holy month. Around June 19, Ramadan will begin. Ramadan, as I mentioned in an earlier post, is supposed to be a month of fasting, increased reading of the Qur’an, and prayer. In the 20th century, the spirit of Ramadan has taken a different turn in parts of the Muslim world, where commercialism has tapped into the financial potential of the month.
A shameful incident happened in Mumbai by denying a job to a Muslim job Aspirant only because he is a Muslim. The ompany management clearly declared and rejected his candidature by saying the company is hiring only non-muslim candidates. A 22-year-old Zeeshan Ali Khan, a recent MBA graduate applied for a marketing job with a Mumbai-based diamond export company along with two of his classmates Mukund Mani and Omkar Bansode.
I am a mother of a child who happens to be gay. He is 36, charming and full of life and heart. I had failed as a mother considering that my child was abused sexually for 11 years, and I couldn’t read the signs or handle his trauma. But since then I have grown up to understand his specific needs and desires. I have been beside him for all these years. When he opened up to me about his sexuality, I decided to come clean of my own prejudices.
Panasonic India has launched a series of rugged devices; two versions of the Toughpad tablet and it's semi-rugged Toughbook. The Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 are the Windows and Android variants of the tableet. The FZ-E1 packs a 2.3GHz Qualcomm MSM8974AB cuad-core processor, with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage, expandable up to 64GB, while the FZ-X1 has a 1.7GHz Qualcomm APQ8064T quad-core processor. The Toughpad has a 5" 1280x720p HD glove-enabled touch display, 8MP rear cam and 1.3MP front shooter. The device is 4G enabled and supports dual micro-SIM usage.
INNLIVE published a special story in these columns captioned 'Exposed: The 'Big Lie' On The 'Killing of Osama Bin Laden' and as an impact US Intelligence clarified the actual happenings on the stand on veteran investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh's allegations on London Review magazine and other publications. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released documents which were part of a cache seized by US commandos who conducted the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's house in Abbottabad, Pakistan when Laden was killed.
Tata Motors Ltd rolled out a new 'GenX Nano', the next generation of the car equipped an automated manual transmission, more luggage space and safety features, in a bid to give a boost to the brand.
The new GenX Nano will cost Rs. 2.10 lakh to Rs. 2.59 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai) for the manual transmission and Rs. 2.80 lakh to Rs. 2.99 lakh for the AMT model. In Delhi, the manual transmission Nano will be available in the range of Rs. 1.99-2.49 lakh and the AMT model will cost between Rs. 2.69-2.89 lakh ex-showroom.
Employees who work shifts outside of a nine-to-five schedule are more likely to be overweight, experience sleep problems, and are also at higher risk of developing metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, scientists have found. "Shiftwork employees are particularly vulnerable to experiencing sleep problems as their jobs require them to work night, flex, extended, or rotating shifts," said lead investigator Marjory Givens, an Associate Scientist with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Babies born to obese mothers are likely to have weaker immunity than those born to lean mothers, says a new study. Pre-pregnancy maternal weight has a significant impact on the immune system of the newborns, putting such children at risk for potential diseases such as heart disease and asthma, the findings showed. "A number of studies have linked maternal obesity - starting pregnancy with excess weight and gaining a lot of weight during pregnancy - to a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease and asthma in children," said lead researcher Ilhem Messaoud, associate professor at University of California, Riverside, in the US.
In India, French auto major Renault unveiled its global entry-level car Kwid to be priced up to Rs 4 lakh. The car will hit the Indian market around the festive season this year. An affordable cost segment car will featured SUV facilities. Developed with an investment of around Rs 3,000 crore, the SUV-shaped small car will be powered by an 800cc petrol engine. The company is looking to make India a regional hub for exporting the new car.
In one corner of a huge, dimly-lit emergency room (ER) in a public hospital in India, a young doctor is struggling in one of the most miserable conversations of his life: communicating the death of a patient to their loved ones is, after all, a skill doctors take time to master. Loud crying has erupted from the adjacent room -- the seasoned doctor there seems to have communicated the difficult message.
Muslims in Bihar, in a stellar demonstration of communal harmony, have donated land to help build the world's largest Hindu temple which will have the capacity to seat a staggering 20,000 people. "Muslims have not only donated land, they have also provided land at a nominal rate for construction of the world's largest Hindu temple.
Since it began operations in India a little over a decade ago, Singapore’s DBS bank has opened around 12 branches in the country. In the next five years, however, it wants to open five times that number. Last week, DBS—Southeast Asia’s largest bank, by assets—said it has applied to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a subsidiary. Piyush Gupta, the bank’s India-born chief executive officer, said the application was submitted in April, which includes a plan to open about 50-75 branches over the next three to five years.
A unique incident came to light that a tribal came to hospital with an arrow stuck in his head crossing three districts in Madhya Pradesh. A tribal belongs to Bhil community from Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district crossed three districts - Dhar, Badwani and Khargone - and nearly 240 kilometers in an ambulance to reach Indore, where he will undergo a surgery to remove the weapon. The arrow was found to have pierced the man's skull bone and is touching tissues near his brain.
A series of hastened ‘reforms’ are putting the very foundations of our public higher education at the brink of collapse. Last November, UGC had sent guidelines forcing all universities to implement the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) from the 2015-16 academic session. It has now been followed by a ‘Make in UGC’ approach (very much on the lines of Modi’s ‘Make in India’) of preparing centralized syllabi for undergraduate courses, with universities being given just 20% deviation while preparing the syllabi.
Nothing can sum up an Indian childhood better than Maggi – India’s first instant noodle brand. Out of all the things that are quintessentially Indian, Maggi is a way of life. For those of you who are dependent on Maggi as much as I am, there is bad news. Your favourite go-to snack might just be banned. The noodle brand has come under fire recently after samples of it in some parts of Uttar Pradesh were found containing Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in excess of the permissible limit.
PRESS RELEASE: The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) concluded its Digital Economy Executive Mission to New Delhi, India. The delegation expressed its commitment to the Indian market, called for further dialogue with the government on issues related to ease of doing business, and discussed strategies for achieving the Government of India’s priorities, particularly the Digital India and Make in India initiatives. USIBC is encouraged by the government’s decision to revisit the FDI policy in the e-commerce sector.
A childish struggle by a little boy on a busy roads of Hyderabad to earn money for survival and to support for his family will make his little dreams shatter. This is a story of a little boy who are struggling to get some buck by selling some designer baloons. Mohammad Sameer, a six year old boy, still feels sleepy, but he has to sell all the balloons, before he rushes off to school.
In the wake of growing displeasure among ex-servicemen over the delay in implementation of ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated his pre-poll promise and said his government is in “constant” talks with armed forces and trying to arrive at a decision agreeable to all stakeholders concerned.
