India’s controversial withdrawal of high value banknotes late last year has had an “adverse impact” on the economy, the government has admitted. The country’s Economic Survey, released on the eve of the national budget, said the measures had slowed growth. The dramatic move to scrap 500 ($7.60) and 1,000 rupee notes was intended to crack down on corruption and so-called black money or illegal cash holdings. But it also led […]

The study of crashed UFOs and alien autopsies are part of one of the most popular conspiracy theories about the CIA but the spy agency kept a close watch on sightings of flying saucers over India and its neighbours. A report from April 1968 – part of the 930,000 declassified documents recently posted online by the Central Intelligence Agency – details six sightings of unidentified flying objects over Ladakh, Sikkim […]

Being tied to failure, inability, inefficiency, or underachievement can be crippling. While most underachievement’s are situational, it is very easy to take it personal and interpret these labels as a claim to your identity. Don’t do it! Anyone who has underachieved or has been accused of underachieving has experienced a level of emotional defeat. Your success is not tied to your circumstantial performance. Your success is directly correlated to your […]

Finance minister Arun Jaitley could raise the service tax rate in the Budget to be presented on February 1, a move that will increase the cost of eating out, going to the movies or flying. Two senior government sources told Hindustan Times on Friday that the existing rate of 15%, which includes two cesses, could be raised by another 0.5% to 1%. “The government might want to increase the service […]

Scientists behind the Doomsday clock have warned that humanity is in its greatest peril in more than 50 years, partly because of the “words and actions” of US President Donald Trump. On Thursday, the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock, which indicates how close the world’s leading scientists think we are from destroying the planet, was moved forward to two and a half minutes to midnight, amid increasing concerns over nuclear weapons […]

Addressing the nation on the eve of Republic Day, President Pranab Mukherjee paid tribute to soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the country and said that demonetisation would improve transparency of Indian economy. On the eve of 68th Republic Day of our nation, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings to members of our Armed Forces, Para-military Forces and Internal Security […]

You must have heard people talk about Karma and its effects. But do you know what Karma is and how it shapes your destiny? Well, Karma in the simplest word is ACTION. It falls in line with the universal law of attraction that says, “you shall reap as you sow”. So if you cultivate goodness, you will invite the good into your life and if you harbour negativity and hatred, you […]

In his company, you feel exuberant about life. Within minutes of a conversation, you start discovering new ways of looking at the world around you. The man is a celebrated Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School who publishes at a frenetic pace but has great insights into how to slow down the pace of life. We are talking about Dr Sanjiv Chopra, who is now ready with his latest […]

‘Uniquely American’ theme for Donald Trump’s inauguration Reflecting on the peaceful transition in one of the oldest democracies of the world, the JCCIC has said the theme of Donald Trump’s inauguration is “Uniquely American”, which recognises the symbolic importance of tomorrow’s event. “With each inauguration we embrace this uniquely American ceremony, seeing in this extraordinary ritual a reflection of the nation itself. In times of peace or war, of prosperity […]

Now, it seems to me that all those who are against the party system and who must be taken also on that very account to be against opposition, seem completely to misunderstand what democracy means. What does democracy mean? I am not defining it. I am asking a functional question. It seems to me that democracy means a veto of power. Democracy is a contradiction of hereditary authority or autocratic […]