1922 movie review: A haunting horror film; Stephen King’s hot-streak rages on after It, Gerald’s Game For years, one of the most famous legends surrounding Stephen King was about the time he sat on his writing desk in the early ‘80s, proceeded to embark on an indefinite cocaine binge, and when he regained consciousness, found a complete manuscript laying in front of him. Even years later, he barely remembers writing […]

Car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, is an investigative journalist from Malta. She was well known for her reporting on governmental corruption. She was killed in an explosion near her home when a powerful bomb blew up her car. Galizia, who had just published an anecdote on her blog, was driving away from the house in a rented Peugeot 108 around 3 p.m. when the car […]

11 CEOs Share The Books They Feel Everyone Should Read Most well-known CEOs in this world are avid readers and many have shared their reading lists and recommended books we should be reading. From Bill Gates to Elon Musk, these stalwarts are always happy to share what has inspired, informed or just entertained them. If you would like to know what the people who wrote the book on success read, […]

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to come up guidelines to regulate the playing of the National Anthem in public places, including movie theatres. This now places the onus on the government to decide whether it should be mandatory for people to stand for the National Anthem or not. The top court’s direction to the Centre came even as it refused to change its earlier order that made it […]

UPA tried to BAN development Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) ferry service connecting Saurashtra with south Gujarat. The landmark project has become embroiled in a political row over the delay in announcement of poll dates for the state. While launching the project, Modi blamed the previous UPA government for delaying the venture by creating hurdles in the name of environment. […]

Over the past few weeks, a ferocious disagreement has raged between several Indian economists. The heart of the matter concerns the impacts of demonetisation and the goods and services tax (GST) on India’s broader economy. Let me be clear that I use the word disagreement rather than debate advisedly. Surjit Bhalla, now a member of the prime minister’s economic advisory council, set the ball rolling by claiming that growth rates […]

Ways to Supercharge Your Success Right Now Dr Seuss said it well, “why fit in when you were born to stand out?” Throughout Dr Seuss books, he taught us about everything like courage, gratitude and that anything is possible. His stories immersed the minds of many with endless possibilities. Embracing all aspects of yourself is far more pertinent today than ever before. Harnessing your individuality, setting alight your greatness and […]

How India’s GST is different from that in other countries Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax which was introduced in India on 1 July 2017 and is applicable throughout India. It replaced multiple cascading taxes levied by the central and state governments. France was the first country to implement GST. Concept of GST is not new to the world as nearly 160 countries up till now, have […]

How a Determined IAS Officer’s Wife Transformed an Underdeveloped Bihar Village The term ‘village head’ generally brings to minds images of stout kurta-clad men with impressive moustaches and turbans. The mukhia of Singhwahini village in Bihar is a notable exception. Petite and pertinacious, Ritu Jaiswal has been leading the development of this nondescript, flood-affected village for the past few years. Married to IAS officer Arun Kumar, the 40-year-old mother of […]

Political parties and the film fraternity in Tamil Nadu lashed out at the BJP on Saturday for trying to muzzle criticism and creative expression in the country, and rallied behind makers of film Mersal who have been asked by BJP leaders to remove scenes that “convey wrong impression” of GST. As the issue is gathering steam, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, P Chidambaram and DMK working president M K Stalin, and […]