As Phailin “sizzled and fizzled”, as a media report put it, both the state and central regimes rose to occasion. They claimed that thousands of lives had been saved, and there was less destruction to the property, only because of their
In the absence of equity in cyber space globally, India may continue to be a non-signatory to the Budapest convention (2001) on cybercrime, communications minister Kapil Sibal indicated on Tuesday, while speaking at the India Knowledge Summit orga
The competition commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday released a list of individuals and firms who face stricter action for failing to deposit penalties totalling over Rs 2.17 crore with the regulator for over the last two years. The list of nine e
A road trip on the highways is generally considered a pleasurable experience and a perfect getaway with picturesque surroundings, wide roads, minimal traffic and hence less nuisance but all that fun can be short-lived if one does not remain vigila
This is one annual happy story with an extremely sad ending – year after year. While the Durga Puja holds our breath with its food, fun, frolic and fervor every year, and has graduated from a festival meant for Bengalis to one that evokes pa
From being admired as a goddess, AICC president Sonia Gandhi is now the most hated personality across the Seemandhra regions, thanks to her bold Telangana decision. The iron lady of Indian politics may be pushing ahead with the AP bifurcation proc
Ponder this: We have had a dalit president, a dalit chief justice of the supreme court and we now have a dalit as speaker of the Lok Sabha. But we have never had a dalit cabinet secretary. Why? Have we not found one dalit Indian Administrative
Sixty devotees were injured in the mock fight “Bunny” ritual at Devaragattu temple festival in Kurnool district on Monday night. Thirty of them were admitted to hospitals Kurnool. The injuries were reported despite deployment o
Even as tales of discrimination against SC/ST officers abound at the centre, Bihar presents a different story. Since 2005 when Nitish Kumar came to power, IAS officers from the reserved category have been given their due, posted as they are in imp
Aditya Birla group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla is the latest in the list of high profile individuals to be named in the multi-crore coal blocks allocation scandal after the central bureau of investigation (CBI) registered a case against him on T
Looks like Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rhajan will have to wait longer before he can give in to popular demand of easing up interest rates thanks to persistent inflationary pressures. With the rise in the wholesale price index (W
The markets watchdog securities and exchange board of India (Sebi) has come out with new norms for settling administrative and civil disputes against defaulters barring cases of insider trading, employing manipulative practices and illegal raising
India has moved two spots up on the global hunger index (GHI) released on Monday worldwide compared to last year’s ranking. The new ranking may cheer Indian policymakers but the problem of a huge chunk of children below the age group of five
In a major fillip to the banking structure in the country, the Reserve Bank of India is contemplating allowing entry of foreign banks to set up branches or acquire domestic banks, governor Raghuram Rajan has said. According to a report in
After Cyclone Phailin ravaged the coastal districts of Odisha, especially Gopalpur in Ganjam, Puri and Chilika region now floods have wreaked havoc in the state. Three rivers, Baitarani, Budhabalanga and Surbarnarekha, are flowing above the danger
Growing up, politics didn’t interest me at all, but I’ve made a considerable effort to get up to speed over the past few years—I’m 30 now, and it seems like a responsible thing to do. Though I’ve swallowed my distaste
Cyclone Phailin hit the Odisha coast at Gopalpur around 8.45 pm Saturday, a few hours later than expected and at wind speeds thankfully much lower than expected. Expected to hit Gopalpur coast at 200-220 kmph it hit it at 190 kmph and weakend furt
This is funny; like a group of boys playing together. First make chemical weapons, then find out a body which works to stop their use, and then give it the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2009, this prize went to Barack Obama, apparently for his efforts to
Even before cyclone Phailin hits Odisha in less than three hours, it has claimed three lives. Two women and one man died as tree branches fell on them due to gusty winds blowing at a speed of 150-200kmph. About 18 fishermen are trapp
In less than six hours super cyclone Phailin will hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh with a windspeed of 250kmph affecting more than 1.2 crore people. The state adminsitration has started evacuating people living in Phalin`s area of impact to n
