Separatist Hurriayt leaders from Kashmir -Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Shah Geelani have been placed under house arrest in Srinagar since this morning. Their houses have been barricaded. Their house arrest comes days ahead o
Jean-Paul Sartre, the French philosopher and novelist, had said, “We must act out passion before we can feel it.” For Anshu Gupta, work has always been a matter of passion. In 1998, when clothing was not even consi
With elections on the horizon, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar seems to be wooing BJP leader and actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha. The state government has named a college after the father of the BJP MP. The decision to name the Government Coll
The NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan will take place despite Pakistani high commission inviting Kashmiri separatist leaders to meet Pakistan’s national security advisor Sartaj Aziz, who is coming to Delhi for talks with his Indian
Cancellations dropped below 1% and the number of passengers travelling by domestic carriers rose by 29 per cent in July. While SpiceJet managed to hold its top position in terms of passenger load factor by touching 93.4 per cent in July, bud
Pune police have arrested five students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for allegedly forcibly confining institute Director Prashant Pathrabe to his office. Meanwhile, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered the
The IPO space is in the thick of activity as 30 companies line up offers worth more than Rs 16,000 crore to fund their business expansion, meet working capital requirements and make loan repayment. At least 19 of them have already got green light
While the country is observing a decade of information revolution under right to information act (RTI), the political parties continue to hide behind certain rules when it comes to disclosing party funds. According Association for D
It was a big bang announcement for Bihar. Prime minister Narendra Modi announced a special package worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore, and an addition fund of Rs 40,000 crore for the poll-bound Bihar on Tuesday at rally in Arrah. "
Indradhanush, the seven-pronged strategy for public sector banks announced by the government has a potential to boost the performance of PSU banks but may fail on three counts, says a report by CRISIL Ratings. The government had ann
The young and outspoken Indian Forest Service officer whose 12-year service in the bureaucracy has been spent in constant conflict with the government and whose take on political establishments for disturbing the protected forests acquired
Every drop counts and in an innovative way 9Apps, a leading third-party Android app store, has made practical use of this ancient wisdom. In a charity drive announced last month, 9Apps had committed to donate Rs 10 lakh and collecti
Moody’s Investors Service cut its forecast for India’s economic growth to around 7% this year from 7.5% because of lower-than-expected rainfall in the ongoing monsoon season, the ratings agency said on Tuesday. Moody’s maintained
Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer who has emerged as a whistle-blower, has won a battle, as the centre has finally approved his long-pending cadre transfer. The appointment committee of cabinet (ACC) passed the ord
All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA) today said it has launched a wing to deal with issues faced by those working for private sector lenders. The officials from the private banks have also decided to join an all India general strike on Sept
Inviting investors from oil-rich UAE, prime minister Narendra Modi said today India has an immediate investment opportunity of $1 trillion and the government will take urgent steps to address concerns of the businessmen. Modi
Indian budget airline IndiGo has finalized an exceptionally large order for 250 single-aisle A320neo jets. India’s largest domestic airline by market share, IndiGo celebrated its 9th birthday by firming up its last year’s commitment&nb
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is integrating the e-wheelchair facility with its tourism portal for the benefit of old, sick and differently-abled people who can pre-book wheelchairs from the comfort of their homes.
Armed with specific data, the department of telecom has asked mobile operators to report on weekly basis the steps taken to check frequent call drops, and wants them to improve service immediately in the worst- affected areas. Ironically, the call
Seventh pay commission, which is likely to raise the salaries of government employees, may pose a risk to public finances leaving it with less money to spend on building capital assets. Sounding a word of caution finance minister Arun Jaitley said
