Militants of the Islamic State abducted at least 90 Assyrian Christians in Syria on February 24. Women and children were also among those abducted as the group raided villages in the Hassakeh province. While nearly 90 Christians wer
This is good news for thousands of families as the US has announced that it would provide work permits to spouses of H-1B visa-holders. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting applications for work visas from H-1B
While the government keeps a brave face on land acquisition bill even as it tries to open a window of accommodation, the BJP has formed a committee to look into farmer`s concerns. Parliamentary affairs minister Venkiah Naidu told re
Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday took the fight against land acquisition bill to the parliament by holding farmers rally near parliament building. Addressing the rally he asked if the government says that ‘we have brou
Even as India says that there is no mutation of swine flu virus, an expert has sought deeper investigation on mutation factor as more young Indians are falling prey to the disease. Rafi Ahmed, Director of Emory Vaccine Centre in Atl
If you are mobile app crazy, go slow as app providers have been ignoring the most basic secure sockets layer (SSL) vulnerabilities and putting your data at risk. More than 380malwares are affecting the smart devices every minute says McAfee Labs T
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal joined activist Anna Hazare at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday in the protest against the Modi government’s land Ordinance. अण्
The GST (good and services tax) may meet less resistance with the government on Tuesday accepting suggestion of the 14th Finance Commission to raise share of states in central taxes to 42% from current 32%. Finance minister Arun Jaitley on T
The future of airport baggage management will dawn in India soon. The trigger could be Renuka Chowdary incident last week at Delhi airport. The civil aviation ministry is contemplating a RFID baggage system so that in situation like
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has alleged that conversion to Christianity was the basic objective of Mother Teresa’s service to the poor. Bhagwat was inaugurating an orphanage and women’s home at
The land acquisition bill to replace an ordinance has been introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday despite opposition crying foul. The government had promulgated the ordinance making significant changes in the Land Act including removal of consent clau
If you have more than two children, don’t have a functional toilet in your house and haven’t passed Class 8 (Class 5 for reserved areas), sorry, you are disqualified from contesting an election for sarpanch in Rajasthan. The state is t
The nation can heave a sigh of relief as public sector banks employees` have decided to withdraw the four day scheduled from February 25. This follows an agreement with the Indian Banks Association (IBA) to increase wages by 15%, on Monday.
The nation can heave a sigh of relief as public sector banks employees` have decided to withdraw the four day scheduled from February 25. This follows an agreement with the Indian Banks Association (IBA) on Monday. The twenty-eight
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has taken leave from party affairs and the parliament to `reflect` and `think` about party’s future after poor performances in series of elections. According to Congress leaders, Gand
Social activist Anna Hazare has launched his protest at Jantar Mantar from Monday against the ordinance on Land Acquisition Bill. Calling it anti-farmer, he also said he would not allow AAP leaders to share the stage with him during
The budget session of Parliament began on Monday with an address by president Pranab Mukherjee. Economic Survey will be presented on February 27 and Railway Budget on February 26. The budget on February 28 will be important as it will be the
In which country does December mark the middle of the year? That is when the mid-term report of our finance ministry was published. The economic survey, which is presented to parliament the day before the budget, gives the macroeconomic context in
Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday sought better student loan schemes as he felt that there were lot of stress on education loans. Taking the theme of rationalizing tax structure as finance minister Arun Jaitley pres
It is a myth that gender bias is restricted to rural areas. A study in four urban districts of Haryana shows marked increase in bias against girls. While examining the gender differences in family size, boys mentioned they have more brothe
