It’s a marquee Monday in the history of India’s fight against terrorism. David Headley, the Pakistani-American LeT operative kicks off his deposition before a Mumbai court today through video conference. This is the first time ever that a high profile terrorist like Headley will be prosecuted in the court via video conferencing. However in this context it needs to be remembered that in any case this deposition more of optics […]
North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday in defiance against sanction threats violating UN resolutions. The launch sparked a rage from an international community already determined to punish Pyongyang for a nuclear test in January. While South Korea’s Yonhap news agency had earlier suggested the launch may have failed, North Korea’s state television later confirmed on Sunday that the long-range rocket launch, ordered by leader Kim Jong Un to […]
Indian lawyer Chandan Kumar Singh recently stunned many Indians when he tried to sue popular Hindu god Ram. Mr Singh told the BBC that he took the action because he felt “Lord Ram was unjust to his wife Sita”, and he wanted a court in the eastern state of Bihar to “acknowledge this fact”. The court wasn’t convinced with his argument and rejected his plea last week, saying it wasn’t […]
David Coleman Headley, convicted in the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attacks, has reportedly confessed to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) and its Army were behind the serial attacks that killed at least 166 people. According to a report by CNN-IBN citing the interrogation report of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) it claimed to have accessed, Headley has confessed that the Mumbai attacks were […]
An expert panel inventorying assets at Kerala’s famous Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple has approached the Supreme Court for permission to open a hitherto-untouched vault, a controversial move that may trigger a fresh face-off between the judiciary and religious authorities. The 16th century temple that used to be the royal chapel of Travancore’s former rulers shot to fame five years ago when one of its six vaults (later coded as ‘A’) […]
Eminent cartoonist Sudhir Tailang, who chronicled contemporary Indian politics with wit and humour, died here today after battling brain cancer for over two years. Tailang was under treatment for brain cancer since 2014 and breathed his last at his East Delhi residence in Mayur Vihar. He would have turned 56 on February 26 and is survived by his daughter and wife. The cartoonist, who had worked in a number of […]
Not everyone has what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Some are waiting for perfect timing. Others have a need for security. But the most common reason is the wrong mindset. If you want to step out you’ll have to conquer all of the above. Entrepreneurship is neither simple nor easy, but for you it may be necessary to your sanity. Here are 5 ways to know you are ready […]
. A Government order in November 2015 has made it mandatory for all road developers in the country to use waste plastic, along with bituminous mixes, for road construction. This is to help overcome the growing problem of plastic waste disposal in India. The technology for this was developed by the ‘Plastic Man’ of India, Prof Rajagopalan Vasudevan, Professor of Chemistry at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai. Plastic has slowly […]
Cricketer Suresh Raina, actor turned politician Raj Babbar, his wife Nadira, classical vocalist Girija Devi and Chhannulal Mishra are among the 100 awardees who have applied for the Yash Bharati Samman offered by UP government, according to a leading daily. The government had earlier announced the name of 141 recepients and sought their application by january 31. The state government had sent out a copy of the notification on the […]
From extreme poverty to building a company worth Rs 60 crore, Raja Nayak’s incredible rags-to-riches story is an inspiration. At 17, Raja Nayak ran away from home. Like millions before him, he wanted to escape the punishing life that poverty inflicts on its victims. “I knew I had to earn money. I wanted to earn big money. That was my only focus then,” Raja Nayak, 54, tells me as we […]
