Let me start with full disclosure: the Nilekanis were among the earliest donors of the institution of which I am a co-founder. The proposals in this article are entirely my own and they have neither sought nor had any influence in the writing of it. Much of the ongoing national heartburn over Aadhaar is due to the profound change in “the use case” between that of the UPA government which […]
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar on Saturday launched ‘Exam Warriors’ – a book written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for students. PM Modi has often reached out to students during his Mann ki Baat radio show. Since the inception of the show, he has, on many occasions, talked about the challenges faced by students and even encouraged them to overcome those challenges. The Prime Minister has written […]
A gang of thieves entered a bank. They made the employees face the wall with their hands on the wall. After emptying the bank vaults, they started taking valuables such as cash, watch, phones, and other things that the employees were carrying with them. One of them handed over something to his friend who was standing next to him. His friend asked, “Why are you giving me something when the […]
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Union Budget 2018 on Thursday revised excise and customs duties on a number of products, which will make them either cheaper or costly. The following is the list of imported items that will become cheaper: * Raw cashew nuts * Solar tempered glass or solar tempered glass used for manufacture solar panels/modules * Raw materials, parts or accessories used in making cochlear implants * Select capital […]
As a professional, if I am too saintly, work will not happen. Is anger the path for me? We always use the word “professional” in the context of saying that someone did something without any emotion – someone did just what is needed. When someone is just doing what he is trained to do, where is the room for anger or anything else? It is good to function as an […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the achievements of women in various fields, saying that nothing is impossible for them if they have a strong will. Following is the full-text of Modi’s 40th edition of the monthly radio address: My dear countrymen, Namaskar. This is the first episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ in the year 2018. Just a couple of days ago, we celebrated our Republic Day festival with gaiety & […]
‘Goals are only wishes, unless you have a plan.’ — Melinda Gates, co-chair,Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ‘Resilience is about being able to look your fear in the eyes.’ — Lynette Wallworth, artist ‘Being an entrepreneur, you learn more from your failures than successes.’ — Kevin P Ryan,founder and chairman,Gilt Group ‘Since the industrial revolution, we’ve been living under this delusion that burnout is necessary to succeed, that human beings […]
Allu Arjun’s “Naa Peru Surya Naa Illu India” movie of the song “Sainika” proudly proclaims “Ille India, Dhille India” (India is known for its courage) and the makers have cleverly juxtaposed a few images of real soldiers with the film’s visuals, making it a celebration of soldiers at the same time serving its purpose for the movie as a video. The film’s music is by Vishal-Shekhar and it does what […]
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President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday addressed the nation for the first time on the eve of 69th Republic Day of India. During his address President Kovind thanked every citizen of the country for their self-less service to India. President spoke in favour of equal and just society. “A happy and equal-opportunity nation is built by happy and equal-opportunity families and communities. Families where girls have the same rights and […]
