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Don’t know Arabic or fluent English? You’ll still get by in the UAE if you know Hindi or Malayalam – a line often repeated in jest here. But mind you, there’s a whole lot of truth in that. The UAE is home to 2.6 million Indian expats, the largest expat community constituting 30 percent of […]

Notwithstanding the cheers which Prime Minister Narendra Modi received while announcing the Rs.1.25 lakh crore special package for Bihar at an election rally, he will be making a mistake if he believes that the bonanza will ensure the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) runaway victory in the state assembly elections in October/November. All that it can […]

India and Pakistan have just celebrated their 69th Independence Days. But born in a climate of pervasive hostility, indiscriminate violence and unimaginable suffering and forced translocations for their peoples, the two countries have yet to overcome their toxic birthright to live as better neighbours than they have done so far. What are the reasons for […]

Mumbai: The young and petite Alia Bhatt, who has flaunted her well-toned figure in a bikini in her upcoming movie “Shaandaar”, says she ensures she eats properly. “My only mantra is to eat healthy and properly. The most important is to feed yourself right kind of nutrition, right rest and you have to feel internally […]

Pakistan's decision to call off the NSA-level talks with India proves an old maxim for the people of Jammu and Kashmir: Whether the knife falls on the watermelon or the watermelon falls on the knife, it is the watermelon that gets cut

I was on the third floor balcony of a friend’s apartment in Mehrauli, Delhi’s first city. It had a commanding view of green, lush foliage stretching upto the railway tracks where the Delhi Metro glides past at frequent intervals. “And that on your left is the Qutub Minar,” said my friend proudly, pointing towards dark […]

We all love bold economic forecasts, especially contrarian ones. And every once in a while, they turn out to be correct. Economists who correctly called great market booms and busts, global recessions, identified green shoots before sharp cyclical recoveries and predicted black swan events correctly are given legendary status. Of course, to some extent, they […]

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (IANS) A two-day road safety hackathon here starting Saturday will aim to provide solutions to road rage cases, an official said. Speaking to reporters, Sree Lekha, transport and road safety commissioner, said this is the first hackathon in the country on road safety. “Three-hundred software professionals have registered to take part in […]

By Amit Kapoor As India celebrates and enters its 69th year of independence, it is important to look at some of the country’s achievements and areas for improvement. Such an endeavor would lead to an assessment of the country’s progress till date and course correction in the days ahead. There are several areas where considerable […]

By allowing parliament to function on the penultimate day of the monsoon session and participating for a while in a debate on the Lalit Modi affair, the Congress' mother-and-son leadership has shown it is something of a novice where tactics are concerned

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: The sugary, soft, spongy balls of Indian cottage cheese, the rosogollas, have virtually unleashed a war of words between two Indian states. Both Odisha and West Bengal have entered the fray to stake their claim to this delectable dessert and to its legacy. It’s a sweet that is identifiable with the warmth and hospitality […]

By Bobby Hoffman Standards of affluence vary according to many factors, including geography, cultural norms, family history, education – and the type of work we are willing to do. Personal wealth can be sustained or temporary, with fluctuations based upon our chosen lifestyle, the cost of living, and general economic conditions. Unfortunately, many of the […]

Kolkata: India will achieve a 10 percent growth rate by 2017, BJP president Amit Shah said on Wednesday. Speaking at a chamber of commerce event here, Shah urged the Congress to support the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in the Rajya Sabha. Thursday is the last day of parliament’s monsoon session. “The parliament logjam […]

Many would argue there is nothing “new” or “historic” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August 3 announcement of the “Naga Peace Accord”. Indeed there is none. The only available media statement said details of the accord framework and its execution will be released in the days to come. But there is something very unique – […]

Odisha is busy in its war against the ongoing second wave. It is equally important to consider planning and working on strategies to face the third wave at this juncture.