Thursday, June 04, 2015

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Shocking: Indian Army 'Kills' Canine Army On Retirement

They don't just fetch, sit and catch, but they are trained to serve their country as well. They can hound criminals and sniff bombs. But the highly trained and decorated dogs that serve the Indian army don't go gently into retirement, with benefits and a slower life reminiscing about their days in service.

In a shocking response to a right to information query, the Indian Army has said that it euthanises its dogs and horses on retirement, or at any point when they are judged to be unfit for service beyond a month.

Focus: Online Groceries In India - Will Consumers Bite?

The world e-grocers scenario is very competitive comparing to India, where the competition lies only on cost, service and time management with discounts. INNLIVE dwells deep into the industry trends to analyse the Indian scenario of e-grocers culture spreading fast in present society.

In India, BigBasket, the country’s largest e-grocer which began operations in 2011, expects to break even in the next 36 months. It is already operationally profitable in its home market, Bangalore. “Labor and logistics costs are much cheaper in India than in western markets, so e-grocers here can make money faster,” says Hari Menon, BigBasket’s cofounder and CEO.

Investing In India: Lots Of Optimism, No ‘Short-Term Fixes’

India has a growing population of educated young professionals, rich natural resources and close contact with the world leading nations. Experts and observers from around the world discussed how the nation can fulfill its enormous potential and evolve into a global economic power.

Optimism has grown in some circles since the new government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power last May. Indeed, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recently forecast that India’s economy will accelerate from 7.4% GDP in fiscal year 2014-2015 to 8%-8.5% in 2015-2016.

Congress Snubs Modi's Invitation To Celebrate 'Yoga Day'

The Congress made a desperate attempt to take the sheen off the Narendra Modi government’s grand plan to celebrate International Yoga Day on June 21, alleging that it was merely a photo op. 

The Congress’s criticism came after the prime minister invited its chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to the event.

“It is the same complete hypocrisy and hiatus between reality and hype,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said when asked about the PM’s invite to the party’s top leadership.

Wednesday, June 03, 2015

The Inside Story Of Pakistani Pigeon Spy Arrested In India

Last week, Indian authorities “arrested” a pigeon on charges of spying for Pakistan. The bird was spotted by a teenage boy in an Indian village close to the border. Since it had a message written in Urdu on its feathers, the pigeon was detained by the police and X-rayed. While nothing suspicious turned up, the bird was reportedly registered as a “suspected spy” in police logs.

From Pakistan, here’s a caricature of what was truly a ridiculous episode of law enforcement. 

Last week, border tensions between two South Asian countries flared up once again as a Pakistani spy pigeon was apprehended in Indian territory. Police immediately sent the avian agent to a polyclinic.

Meet The 'Icons Of Telangana' On Anniversary Celebrations

Every region has contemporary heroes who define its culture. Here is a look at some from India's newest state Telangana which celebrating its formation day week (June 2 - 7 June 2015).

Telangana, India's newest state, celebrates its first anniversary. Though both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh share the Telugu language, their trajectories, particularly in the 20th century, have been quite different, leading to very different socio-economic conditions in the two regions, said Gautam Pingle, a Hyderabad-based pro-Telangana political economist. While Telangana belonged to the princely state of Hyderabad, ruled by the Nizams, the rest of Andhra belonged to Madras Presidency, governed by the British.

India's Emergency Response System Needs Urgent Fixing

I was riding with Gowtham on his Yamaha FEZ motorcycle from West Mambalam, Chennai to Kovalam further down the coast to meet our friend when we drove up to a little boy and an older woman in the middle of the road. There was blood. There was confusion. Nobody knew what to do or how to help.

I told Gowtham to stop. I ran to the boy, about 10 years old, who was spitting copious amounts of blood out of his mouth. He and his "Akka" (older sister in Tamil) were squatting in the middle of the road, terrified. The boy was screaming and spitting bloody murder.