FAKE news – easy to make, easier to spread – is fast becoming the AK-47 of the cyber guerrillas of information warfare. It is one of the choicest weapons in a world being adjectivised as ‘post-truth’, which Oxford Dictionar
From call drops to spectrum auction and the dramatic entry of Reliance Jio in the 4G data market, 2016 was an engaging year for the industry. “For a sector reeling under severe debt the industry through our members at COAI the
The passport rules have now been changed to allow single parents to apply for passport for their child. “The online
Prime minister Narendra Modi, for so long a darling of business and industry, has received an editorial rap from business glossy Forbes for demonetisation. The move, which is being criticised heavily on grounds of being ineffective, anti-poor and
Urban informal livelihoods should be on the New Urban Agenda, said Professor Martha Chen from Harvard Kennedy School at an event ‘Women’s Economic and Social Rights in India: ‘Exploring New Collaborations and Engagements’.
The National Index for Performance on Health Outcomes was launched at Niti Aayog on Friday. The index, spearheaded by NITI Aayog along with the health ministry, will nudge states towards transformative action in the health sector.
It is prime minister Narendra Modi all the way in the 2017 calendar released by the government of India. It is akin to sycophancy displayed by Congress leader Dev Kant Barooah who proclaimed “India is Indira. Indira is India&r
Planning to buy a car, then better have a place to park it. The government has proposed that buyers of new cars or motorcycles will need to prove that they have parking space. The proposal could not have come sooner for the national capital which
India received the maximum FDI inflows from Singapore in fiscal 2015-16 followed by Mauritius, USA, Netherlands and Japan, according to a report on Foreign Direct Investment in India jointly prepared by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KPM
Mangal Bhai Rama Harijan is a craftsman from Kawada village, 50 kilometres from the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, the place where India’s most prominent cultural festival takes place every year. The festival, Rann Utsav, is
Najeeb Jung, a key player in the battle between the Narendra Modi government at the centre and Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal government, sprung a surprise and quit as lieutenant governor on Thursday. He submitted
Delhi Lt governor Najeeb Jung put in his papers on Thursday, bringing the curtains down on an acrimonious relationship with the Aam Aadmi Party led by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Over the course of past two years, J
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and ministry of shipping’s joint venture, Indian Port Rail Company Limited (IPRCL), has completed the pre-feasibility study of a heavy haul rail corridor from Ib Valley-Talcher to Paradip and Dhamr
At the beginning of the session, 19 bills were listed for consideration and passage; none of these were passed. Out of the nine bills listed for introduction, three were introduced. Only two bills were passed during this Session. &l
The CAG has found shortcomings in the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), which was to focus on reduction of losses, establishment of reliable and automated system for collection of accurate base lin
Income Tax officials will be poring through the contents of a pen drive which they have taken during Wednesday’s raid at the office of Tamil Nadu chief secretary Rammohan Rao. The pen drive and some papers were taken away by
Liquidity conditions have undergone large shifts in Q3 so far, said the Reserve Bank of India which added that surplus conditions in October and early November were overwhelmed by the impact of the withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currenc
The prime minister, who takes pride in having risen from being a chaiwala, has often said he wants every Indian to have a home by 2022. A beginning seems to have been made in his city, Ahmedabad, and it has made another chaiwala, Udesh Patel, happ
The chorus is getting louder day-by-day to make Sasikala or ‘Chinna-Amma’, as the chief minister of the state. Till now supporters were demanding her to become AIADMK chief. Now even colleagues of O Panneerselvam, the current chief min
The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday withdrew its order of December 19 which had stipulated that the demonetised currency notes could be deposited only once in the quantum of Rs 5,000 or more by December 30. The fresh circular [h
