Comedian couple Sitaram Kattel (aka Dhurmus, the stage character he assumes) and Kunjana Ghimire (aka Suntali, her stage character), household names in their homeland Nepal, were on a carefree tour of the United States for 27 shows when the April
The cabinet committee on economic affairs has approved a restructuring plan for Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. (HOCL), a loss making central public sector enterprise under the department of chemicals and petrochemicals. The enter
ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC), a joint venture company of ONGC, IL&FS, IDFC and Tripura government, has declared maiden dividend of 7.5 percent of paid-up equity share capital of Rs 1,120 crore amounting to Rs 84 crore for 2016-17 fi
Aadhaar has been designed as a digital identity platform, which is inclusive, unique and authenticable to participate in any digital transaction. This has transformed service delivery in our country, providing huge convenience to citizens and subs
The cabinet’s decision to roll out Maternity Benefit Programme (MBP), giving cash entitlement of Rs 6,000 to pregnant/lactating mother “comes as an unwarranted move after it is merged with the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)”,
The Comptroller and Auditor General has noticed shortcomings in Maharashtra PSUs and said that the Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited even after 14 years of its existence could not develop/expand any airport due to the absence of a co
Against stiff International Competitive Bidding (ICB), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a prestigious order for a steam and power generation package from Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (RFCL). The Rs
Sand mining was once an activity that provided an alternative source of livelihood to the fisherfolk living on the outskirts of Mumbai. Today, relentless, mechanical sand mining has not only snatched away a source of income for the locals; it has
Shortly after prime minister Narendra Modi vowed to save the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh, a two-day conference ha
In a big boost to India, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday told Pakistan that former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been accused of spying by Islamabad, is not to be executed till a final decision is taken.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the exploitation of river Narmada as the 150-day long Narmada Seva Yatra ended in Anuppur. Modi said on Monday that the Madhya Pradesh government has come out with a roadmap to conserve the river Narm
More than 3,000 adolescents die every day, totalling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes, according to a report from WHO and partners. In 2015, more than two-thirds of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countrie
Anil Madhav Dave, the environment minister who passed away on Thursday, was a maverick in politics: he was an amateur pilot and once he did the parikrama, or circumambulation, of the Narmada river flying his Cessna 173 for 18 hours. Dave
The country is misallocating funds for the welfare of the poor; there has been an increase in the numbers of work-related migration; for every 1,000 voters’ there are only seven taxpayers – these are some of the interesting facts about
The Bihar government wants activist Anna Hazare to lead a mass movement on Ganga for them. Last year, Bihar was one of the major victims of floods in the Gangetic plains. Almost 12 districts and hundreds of villages on the
Nobody ever learnt a language that was imposed on them. Language is an emotive issue and history is replete with instances when making a language mandatory has led to outrage and even bloodletting. We don’t seem to have learnt our lessons fr
Trying to make the most of the demonetisation drive, the government has taken yet another follow-up step and launched an Operation Clean Portal. Its aim is to “enable citizen engagement for creating a tax compliant society and transparent ta
NTPC-NETRA (NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance) and CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee have developed high strength fly ash based geopolymer concrete for construction of road. A geopolymer concrete road of 50 m
A UN report has come down heavily on Pakistan’s military courts, one of which had awarded death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav. India and Pakistan on Monday were pitted against each other at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ove
If you are a parent living in Delhi who has fought a battle of nursery admission or is a parent who would do that in near future, the film Hindi Medium is your story. Having covered the nursery admissions in the last one decade as a journalist and
