GES 2017: PM Narendra Modi invites global entrepreneurs to invest in India Hard-selling his government’s reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited global entrepreneurs on Tuesday to come to India, saying that it provides an investment friendly environment where restrictions have been removed and archaic laws abolished. Speaking at Global Entrepreneur Summit 2017, he said over 1,200 outdated laws have been scrapped, 87 rules for foreign investment eased in 21 sectors and […]

Taj Falaknuma: 10 things to know about Hyderabad’s palace hotel The Taj Falaknuma, a palace hotel located in Hyderabad. There are several interesting things to know about this iconic palace hotel. Right from grand hall with sophisticated wood interiors to a lavish library with a carved walnut roof, the Taj Falaknuma palace is grand.   The palace was built in 1893 by Nawab Vikar-ul-Umra, prime minister of Hyderabad.   The […]

Hafiz Saeed requests UN to struck his name off the list of terrorists The mastermind behind 26/11 attacks Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition to the United Nations to get his name off of the list of terrorist. The Jamaat-ud-Dawah leader has requested in his petition to be not termed a terrorist according to the world body. Hafiz Saeed is a designated terrorist by the UN Security Council Resolution after […]

How male dolphins mate with females discovered for the first time In a first, scientists have discovered how male dolphins initiate the process of mating. As per the research, male dolphins offer gifts to females in the form of large marine sponges and perform visual and acoustic displays in order to mate. Scientists including those from the University of Western Australia (UWA) conducted a decade of boat-based research on coastal […]

Narendra Modi to inaugurate Hyderabad (Telangana) Metro Rail tomorrow The much-awaited Hyderabad Metro Rail will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and start commercial operations from 29 November. Billed as the largest metro project in the world in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, the project which was once on the brink of collapse is finally coming to a reality. The 30-kilometre stretch from Miyapur to Nagole will […]

Gujarath Elections: Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani Fight as Independent Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Monday announced his decision to contest the Gujarat polls from the Vadagam (SC) seat of Banaskantha district as an Independent candidate, ending the suspense over his electoral plunge. Mr Mevani, 35, announced his decision to contest in a Facebook post this morning, also requesting the Congress not to field a candidate from Vadgam, so that he […]

Volcanic eruptions left thousands of people stranded in Bali, Indonesia Thousand of people have been evacuated from their homes in the north-east parts of the Mount Agung in Indonesia. The volcanic eruptions near the area on the island have led to the closure of not  just the island, but also of the airport. The volcanic eruptions began with thick ash being shot thousands of meters into the air right above […]

Know what Modi’s real problem is? If you have been foolish enough to choose economics as your preferred option for a BA degree, one of the first things you are taught is that its demand that makes the world go around.  The next thing you are taught is that there is a link between prices and quantity demanded, encapsulated in the demand curve.  If price for something goes up, generally demand for […]

Indian BPO Workers Face Racial Abuse Regularly, Says Study Every time her client hangs up, the young woman from Hyderabad goes to the washroom and weeps. Then she dries her eyes and returns to her desk — to pick up her phone and her fake American identity and drawl once again. She is one of the many workers in call centres who face racial abuse from people viewing them as […]

Watch 12 Strong trailer Fresh from the enormous success of Thor: Ragnarok, Chris Hemsworth has now set his sights upon his upcoming film, 12 Strong, a new Chris Hemsworth film based on author Doug Stanton’s fact-based Afghanistan war book, Horse Soldiers. The film will tell the story of the real-life U.S. Special Forces team first sent into Afghanistan following the events of September 11th. Hemsworth stars as Captain Mitch Nelson […]