India is one of the unhappiest countries in the world. It ranks 117 out of the 158 countries in the third World Happiness Report. People who live in the happiest countries have longer life expectancies and more social support
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With an aim to roll it out from next April, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday moved the constitution amendment bill for the implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) in the Lok Sabha. The introduction of the bill saw a walkout by Co
With campaign on net neutrality attaining mass response proportions, the Department of Telecom has called a meeting on Monday (April 27) to discuss the issue. The meeting of multistakeholder advisory group (MAG) will be with a commi
“I made a mistake. I should have called off the rally," said Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. Speaking to media the Delhi chief minister and AAP leader said "I admit it was my mistake I shouldn`t have spoken but I said I
Ironically, after two-days of strike by its staff, state-run telecom operator BSNL announced unlimited free calling scheme during night hours from May 1. The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) operates all over India except in Mumbai and Delhi.
Ram Gopal Verma would have been readying himself with his next ‘realistic’ cinema on what unfolded at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday afternoon, if only Anusha Rizvi’s had not portrayed the absurdity and the irony of a farmer’s
Prime minister Narendra Modi made a brief statement in the Lok Sabha on the farmer`s suicide and said there was nothing more important than a human being`s life. "For many years, farmer suicides have been a serious issue for all governments,&
Fifty professors from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have issued a joint statement and sought net neutrality. The IIT faculty members are from Bombay, Madras, Patna, Kharagpur, Kanpur , Delhi, Bangalore
A weak monsoon will decrease the efficacy of India`s irrigation ecosystem and hit the agricultural output, resulting in 0.50 percent drop in 7.9 percent GDP growth estimate, says rating agency Crisil. "According to our calculations, a deficie
As net neutrality debate rages on, India has become second among nations targeted by cyber criminals through social media in 2014. The US remains at the top of vulnerable list. According to 2015 Internet Security Threat Report by Sy
As I stumble into Dr German Velasquez’s cozy office at the South Centre I am profoundly apprehensive of the ensuing reaction – I was after all half an hour late for my appointment in a country renowned for punctuality and watches. A ne
Politicians never learn especially Indian politicians about propriety. A farmer committed suicide during AAP`s rally in Delhi against the controversial land acquisition bill and the political parties began their blame game soon after the tra
National association of software and services companies (Nasscom) has come out strongly for strengthening of net neutrality. Cautioning the government against licensing of content and application service providers, the industry body said that ther
Continuing his theme of rich versus poor that began with land bill speech, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of trying to give away internet space to corporates. In the name of youth Rahul
Heeding the concerns expressed by citizens, urban planners, politicians and eminent personalities, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has cancelled the development plan for Mumbai, and it has been welcomed by Mumbaikars. &
With over 1000 tea factories, we are the second largest producer and exporter of tea after China. However, the tea processing is highly expensive and energy consuming business. Energy cost in this process accounts for 30% for the to
India is one of the top countries that gives birth to startups and nurtures them. Net Neutrality is extremely important for this community of innovators. Without physical space the small units can launch their businesses online and sell their prod
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked civil servants to practice effective time management and spend quality time with their families. Addressing a gathering of bureaucrats on the civil services day, the PM said: "A lif
So strong was the civil society protest against Mumbai’s new development plan that the Maharashtra did not wait till Saturday (the last day for filing objections to it), but scrapped it on Tuesday. The Mumbai Development Plan
