With barely 30 days to go for the UPSC civil Service Exam Prelims, these are anxious times for UPSC Civil services aspirants. What to read, what to revise, and how to maximise your marks are probably the questions running in your minds. He re are few tips to increase your chances of clearing the UPSC Civil Service Exam Prelims 2017. Focus on simplify, streamline, succeed Stick to the core topics: […]
While the economy is growing at just over 7% per year, jobs increased by just 1.1% last year, according to a recently-released report covering eight key sectors of the non-farm economy. An earlier report had pegged joblessness at a fiveyear high of 5% in 2015, and under-employment at a staggering 35% of the over-15 years labour force.” Seen in this context, the government is facing a growing employment crisis which […]
A new survey conducted in the UK has shown that Instagram has the most negative impact on young people’s mental health and well-being. The poll conducted by the Royal Society for Public Health (RCPH) found YouTube to have the most positive impact on mental health, followed by Twitter and then Facebook. In the poll, about 1,479 people aged 14-24 were asked a series of questions about whether social media platforms, […]
The Emoji Movie was always a bad idea according to the Internet. People mostly saw the announcement as Hollywood running out of new and original ideas and were anyway not expecting much from Sony Pictures Entertainment’s animation flick. The production house went ahead with the movie anyway, and dropped its first international trailer on May 16. Within just a few hours since release, the trailer got quite a lot of […]
Union Environment minister and long-time RSS member Anil Dave passed away today. He was 60. The two-time Rajya Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh complained of uneasiness at his home this morning and was rushed to AIIMS where he died. As political leaders – including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi – condoled the death of the leader, a note describing his last wishes has surfaced detailing how […]
In a major relief for India, the International Court of Justice on Thursday ordered Pakistan to suspend the death sentence of alleged spy Kulbhushan Jadhav till a final decision is taken. The order was announced by ICJ president Ronny Abraham in a public sitting, 10 days after India approached the UN’s top court for “provisional measure” of protection — an interim relief — in the Jadhav case. In a unanimous […]
I was born on July 13, 1972, the sixth child in my family. My parents, Urban Veigas and Eugene Madtha, lived in Belthangady, a small town in Karnataka, India. We were a lower-middle class family, and lived happily together in a two-bedroom home. My parents both worked for the government. When I was five, we moved to Karkala, a green city known for its many temples and mosques and churches […]
With the largest youth population, according to the United Nations, India stands at a point where the dream of becoming a super economy is no longer a utopia but a sweet possibility. A major obstacle which stands between our dear Prime Minister’s ambitious projects and reality is labour laws. With mixed viewpoints, labour laws and reforms have always been a topic of controversy. In such a scenario, it becomes imperative […]
Just as we are heading towards the start of the ICC Champions Trophy, the official broadcasters of the tournament Star Sports have launched a new advertisement that focuses on the India-Pakistan encounter. The arch rivals India and Pakistan will lock horns with each other on June 4 in Edgbaston. The TVC is titled #SabseBadaMoh”. This TVC builds on the successful films – ‘World Cup wali feeling’, ‘Har Koi Dekhega’ and […]
Fox Searchlight has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming dramedy Battle of the Sexes. The film, helmed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine), sees Emma Stone and Steve Carell star as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and recreates the scenario surrounding the duo’s famous 1973 tennis match. The match became one of the most-watched televised sporting events of all time, and saw No 2-ranked King […]
