A sudden move by banks to levy a 1% transaction fee on card payments at petrol pumps has taken the oil ministry by surprise and prompted dealers to say they will stop accepting plastic money from midnight, which could cause inconvenience to consumers in times of cash shortage and affect the government’s move to encourage cashless transactions. In Delhi, ministry officials said they were unaware of the move by the […]

Advait Bhartia along with his mother, Payal, had to walk through dense forests and the Dudh Khosi River to come to their destination. A young boy from Pune has defied all odds to successfully scale the base camp of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Advait Bhartia along with his mother Payal trekked for twelve long days from the Lukla village to reach the base camp on November […]

Amid the big push being given to digital transactions post-demonetisation, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant today said cards, ATMs and Point-of-Sale (POS) machines would become redundant in the country by 2020. “….India is in the midst of huge huge disruption in the world of both financial technology and in terms of social innovation (there is) huge huge innovation and this disruption will enable India to leapfrog…,” he said. “…and by […]

We all know about the amazing health benefits of Yoga, but the greatest thing amongst all is that Yoga works on changing our internal make-up. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, practicing yoga daily for 20 minutes can improve brain function and actually focus better on the task at hand. In the study, 30 people performed two tasks involving identifying shapes on […]

“With a lot of hard work and good education, anything is possible, even becoming President,” says Michelle. She is the new face of hope and courage. She is the voice of aspiration. She is the latest manifestation of the American dream. Breathing hope into youngsters with every word she spoke, Michelle Obama delivered her final speech as the First Lady yesterday at the White House. Michelle was addressing young Americans […]

The Government of India knew the negligible share of non-demonetised currency (in total currency) in circulation on November 8, 2016: Rs 100 (9.61 per cent), Rs 50 (1.18 per cent) and others (2.83 per cent). Further, the government knew its capacity constraints on total remonetisation in a short time and the unpreparedness of the banking system to meet with after-demonetisation demand for cash by all sectors of the economy and […]

The father of 12-year-old Parth, who has a rare and deadly brain disorder, had almost given up hope to treat his son. He had spent all his savings, sold off his property and his wife’s jewellery, DD News reported. With no option left, Parth’s father thought, “Why not write to the PM?” And to his complete surprise, he got a reply. A positive one. Parth is from Gujarat’s Amreli district […]

Vishal Bhardwaj is one filmmaker who owns his masterpiece and we have ample proof to say this. Taking a look at his previous works such as ‘Omkara’, ‘Maqbool’ or ‘Haider’, the maverick filmmaker has his own stamp on each of his products. His latest offing ‘Rangoon’ starring an Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor is set in the backdrop of World War II and presents love like never […]

“I used to work as a clerk at a government office in Punjab. I was paid a salary of Rs 600 per month. I decided to leave the job, and pursue a career in acting. I knew that irrespective of how I fared, I would do better than making six hundred rupees. So I quit the job. At the time, it was unheard of. Everybody wanted government jobs. I studied […]

A line-up of some of India’s recent TV commercials reveal that homegrown adverts championing social change are becoming increasingly popular. Here are some of those that moved us and made us smile over the last year. The advertising sector in India has been showing several signs of having evolved for the better, these days. There has been a spurt of recent commercials that manage to sell the products they’re advertising […]