Modi Govt Turns Two Years Old - An Analyisis

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

Exactly two years to this day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in having just led the Bharatiya Janata Party to the first single-party Parliamentary majority since 1984. The scale of the victory and the promises that led to it, that the Good Times would be coming, meant expectations for the government were sky high. The fact that they were following a United Progressive Alliance government that had spent its last two years bumbling around after the revelation of major corruption scandals only increased the anticipation for a party that would usher in real development, as it repeatedly promised.

Two Years On: PM Narendra Modi's Report Card On Govt And BJP Performance

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

The performance of Narandra Modi as an individual, the functioning of his government and the narrative of his RSS-backed party during the preceding two years calls for a dispassionate analysis that's done without any fear or favour. But believe it or not, it's too difficult a job for the simple reason that the man of the moment, his government and his party look like three different entities.

And analysing the performances of the three put together would present a confusing, indecipherable picture.

'UAE Has Most New Entrepreneurs In Middle East': LinkedIn

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

New technology platforms have pushed more UAE residents to become entrepreneurs, revealed a study by social networking website LinkedIn.

Digital platforms have helped residents to overcome traditional barriers that come with founding companies, making the process easier and more accessible.

The study also showed that entrepreneurship is the fastest-growing job year-on-year in the UAE as the country recorded the highest percentage of LinkedIn members who are entrepreneurs.

Rabies Is Just One Reason Why Stray Dogs Are A Snarling Menace In India

By SOWMYA RAJ | INNLIVE

Last week, six-year-old Ramya was mauled badly by a pack of stray dogs in a suburb in Bengaluru. She was badly injured and is recovering in a hospital.

This was a few days after the TCS World 10K marathon in the city that was marred when the lead Ethiopian runner, Mulle Wasihun was bitten by a stray dog.

There have been several such incidents in the city, where stray dogs have attacked children and adults, morning walkers, two-wheeler riders and pedestrians.

Hangul, The Rare Kashmir Deer, May Soon Go Extinct

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

The endangered hangul, also known as Kashmir deer, is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat here.

Wildlife experts and activists claim they have been raising the alarm, calling for stringent measures to check human intrusions at Srinagar's famed Dachigam National Park, the main concentration of the endangered elk species.

Pulse Of The People: A Brand Of Indian Candy Becomes An Unlikely Social Media Icon

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

In less than a year, Pulse candy has reached Rs 100 crore in sales. Is its unusual success due to clever internet marketing?

Shubham Sharma, a chain-smoker for four years, has grown a new addiction since last year. A software developer who works from his north Delhi home, he makes multiple trips every week to a chaiwallah’s shop two kilometres away merely to check if his box of candies has arrived.

Dynastic Politics: In Politics, It's All About Loving Your Family, But Voters Won’t Have It Anymore

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

As the results to the Assembly polls show, dynastic politics have cost political parties dear, especially the Congress.

Hindu mythology is littered with references to the obsessive love that parents have for their children. Bollywood has drunk deep from that wellspring, the “mere paas ma hai” school of thought reigning supreme over many decades.

JNTUH 'Evaluation Process' Questioned

By ANNIE SADAF | INNLIVE

Engineering students of colleges affiliated to Jawharlal Nehru Technological University-Hyderabad have sought changes in the exam evaluation system, claiming that currently professors spend hardly a few minutes to correct each paper.

Several complaints have been registered in the past about lapses in the evaluation process. Recently, members of the JNTU-H Students' Joint Action Committee (JNTU-HSJAC) shot off a letter to varsity authorities highlighting the plight of thousands of students.