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According to a recent report released by the economists of the HDFC bank, GDP growth for the year 2017 to be close to 6.7% yr. However, there was a structural break caused by demonetization although there it will have no impact in the upcoming GDP. The new advance estimation might[Read More…]
Two foreigners have been taken under arrest by the NCB as they were found carrying a humungous amount of drugs abroad. They were caught at the IGI airport, Delhi. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has intercepted and arrested two foreigners at different times. According to reports from India today, a[Read More…]
Apple Inc has removed the New York Times (NYT.N) English- and Chinese-language news applications from its iTunes store in China. The decision was taken following the request from the local authorities, said the company on Thursday. The apps said to be removed on Dec. 23 are the latest Western services[Read More…]
A day after Akhilesh Yadav and uncle Ramgopal was expelled from the Samajwadi Party by his father and SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, the junior Yadav held an important meeting on Saturday at his residence. Notably, a majority of the 229 party MLAs were present at the meeting. Some SP[Read More…]
Sasikala Natarajan, or Chinamma as she is popularly known, has been elected as the general secretary of Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK party, replacing J Jayalalitha, who died in December after prolonged illness. Let’s get to know the next female head of South Indian politics – She was born in Mannargudi, a town in Tiruvarur[Read More…]
Society has a pretty screwed up way of looking at itself. We consider abusive marriages, child grabbing and male domination a part of the lower income group. This particular story of Dutch national, Nadia Rashid may be the rude wake-up call that you need. Humans of Amsterdam shared a story[Read More…]
Daryl Davis, a blues musician and author has single-handedly managed to convince 200 white racists to quit being part of the Ku Klux Klan by confronting their prejudice with friendship. The 58-year-old from Chicago has spent three decades travelling around the US, infiltrating the white supremacist cult and befriending its[Read More…]
2016 was an eventful year. From Trump’s shocking victory to Brexit to Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa’s death, this year made history. Here’s a lowdown on the major happenings that happened in 2016. The A-Z of it: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil row Karan Johar’s seventh directorial venture was embroiled in the[Read More…]
Classical dancer, a popular actress and politician, Jayalalithaa Jayaraman has donned all the hats with utmost elan. Revered as Amma by her loyalists, she became the face of Tamil Nadu politics in the 21st century. Jayalalithaa was born on February 24, 1948, in Mysore. She began schooling at the Bishop[Read More…]
Just after the news that actor Salman Khan will appear on the show ‘Koffee With Karan’ with brothers Sohail Khan and Arbaaz Khan, the most-loved host of the Bollywood has now convinced actor Shahid Kapoor and his wife Mira Rajput to appear on his show together. Shahid[Read More…]
In the major crackdown post the demonetisation, the Income Tax department seized more than ₹ 4 crore of new notes on Thursday during the search operation on several location in Bengaluru and other spaces. The searches officials said were launched on the property of two engineers working with the state[Read More…]
For the first time, the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi chaired the Party’s parliamentary meet in the absence of Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi was in his form, took the position and addressed the CPP as Leader of CPP. Gandhi also thanked his mother Sonia Gandhi for her relentless[Read More…]
Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis’ wife and singer, Amruta Fadnavis is all set to mark her debut in a music video. And she will be sharing screen space with megastar, Amitabh Bachchan. Bachchan hinted at shooting with the CM’s wife via a tweet on late Tuesday night. According to[Read More…]
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday announced that the trailer of his much awaited movie ‘Raees’ will release on Dec 7. King Khan, while announcing the date in a video released on micro blogging site Twitter, gave a pre-cursor of his look and personality in the movie. In the[Read More…]
The fatal attack of 26/11 in Mumbai left a deep scar on the heart of every citizen. Occurred in 2008, the Mumbai attack was a series of attacks, executed by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba – an Islamic militant organisation, based in Pakistan. The terrorists together carried out the series of[Read More…]
NASA is asking people to develop a solution to a very basic problem – how to manage human waste when an astronaut is trapped in a space suit for up to a week. The space agency has launched a competition and invited participants to invent a hands-free solution that routes[Read More…]
It is common for people to make mistakes during weddings as they are occupied with several management related issues. However, dashing cricketer Yuvarj Singh seems to have made a blunder of sorts by misspelling the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Of course the cricketer was looking vibrant with bushy[Read More…]
In a bid to woo Punjab’s farmers ahead of Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said water that belongs to India cannot be allowed to go to Pakistan with reference to the Indus Water Treaty. “The fields of our farmers must have adequate water. Water that belongs to[Read More…]
A woman who was battling kidney failure became a latest victim of demonetisation as she died in a government hospital in Bihar after the hospital staff refused to accept payments in old notes for dialysis on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi while announcing demonetisation of high denomination notes on November[Read More…]
After the announcement of demonetisation move by the government, some industries and its workers are going through a tough time. In fact, a large number of people have already lost their jobs as production gets hit, especially in labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, garments, leather and jewellery. Around 4 lakh[Read More…]
Renowned international wax museum Madame Tussauds is all set to come to the national capital next year. The New Delhi Madame Tussauds will be 22nd in the world and is likely to launch in mid-2017 at Regal Cinema in Connaught Place. People here will be able to see both local[Read More…]
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Capital Ltd has decided to sell a 49% stake in its radio business and its entire TV business to Zee Group entities on Wednesday. Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) – part of the Anil Ambani group, has entered into a definitive and binding agreements with Zee Media[Read More…]
Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda has become the latest victim of demonetisation when a hospital in Mangaluru denied taking old currencies to settle the bill for the treatment of his brother, DV Bhaskar who later died. Bhaskar was undertaking treatment at the Kasturba medical college in Mangaluru. He was suffering[Read More…]
Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber on Wednesday punched a fan while he was arriving for his concert in Barcelona. The fan can be seen hurt and with bloodied lip. Later, a video of the incident also appeared online showing the 22-year-old pop star hitting a male fan through the[Read More…]
Just a day after Pakistani forces mutilated the body of one Indian soldier and killed two others, the Indian Army on Wednesday launched a massive counter assault along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir. According to the senior officers, it is said to be the biggest fire assault[Read More…]
