After the expiration of company’s Welcome Offer on December 31 last month, Reliance Jio’s Happy New Year Offer has come into effect from Sunday and set the per day data cap (high-speed) for all service users at 1GB. As part of the promotional offer, users will be able to make unlimited phone calls and enjoy 1GB of free high-speed data per day till March 31. To recall, Reliance Jio was […]
Unlike most other years, when December 31 is all about the wait for midnight to welcome the new year, this time, though, for Indians and Pakistanis, the wait was of a different kind. For the former, it was a countdown to 7.30pm when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to address the nation and for the latter, it was probably controversial singer Taher Shah’s new single, Humanity Love. The wait for midnight […]
In what could come as a big surprise despite the government’s ‘Digital India’ initiative and the recent push for digital payment following the demonetisation move, a new study has found that 950 million Indians do not have the Internet A study by Assocham and Deloitte found that nearly a billion Indians do not have internet connection. A reality check when the government is promoting Digital India and is aiming to […]
Since payment alternatives such as UPI, e-wallets and USSD – based mobile banking through different platforms are directly or indirectly linked to the user’s bank account one needs to be extra careful to keep hackers at bay, explains Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar. Just a few days before the Indian government initiated the demonetisation drive, pushing people to carry out banking transactions through Internet or plastic cards, the country had seen […]
PM Narendra Modi has vowed to carry forward the war against corruption and black money post-demonetisation. In a big statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the government will soon operationalise a strong law to effectively deal with ‘benami’ properties and this was just the beginning. He made this statement in his last monthly address this year in his “Mann ki Baat” programme. The PM defended the frequent changes […]
Declaring an all-out battle against the BJP-led central government over its demonetisation move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced the launch of ‘Modi Hatao Desh Bachao (Remove Modi to save the country)’ campaign in all districts of West Bengal from January 1. Describing the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes as the “biggest scam” in post-independent India, the Trinamool Congress supremo said, “Demonetisation has caused economic […]
Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi has always addressed Indian Diaspora during his foreign tours, appealing and encouraging them to invest in their homeland. Behind the powerful speeches, actions and plans is Vijay Chauthaiwale, who plans how BJP’s foreign policy should be. Chauthaiwale, 53, was chosen by BJP President Amit Shah and since then, he has driven Modi’s efforts to reach roughly 28 million expatriates and people of Indian origin around the […]
Just hours after revealing the first look poster of Jagga Jasoos, we now have the first trailer of the film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. The 2:44-minute-long trailer showcases a montage of videos where Ranbir and Katrina look like aliens in different situations. The entire trailer plays out with a background score that reinforces chaos all around, and only towards the end do we hear a […]
Nearly 600 people died in police custody in India between 2010 and 2015, says the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a new report. The rights group said no policeman was convicted for a prisoner’s death in custody during this period. India’s police routinely attributes deaths in custody to illness, attempted escape, suicide and accidents. But rights groups say a large number of such deaths happen because of torture in […]
PM Modi says after notes ban, will clean up real estate Bihar Chief Minister had said this is essential Nitish Kumar is a rare opposition supporter of notes ban Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told his party that there will be no let-up in his mission to nail tax evaders : with high-denomination notes cancelled, he said his next crackdown will be on benami or proxy-owned property. When he […]
