Startups in India are facing a unique challenge, while there is no dearth of talent and passion, the key funding tap seems to be drying up fast. Whether you talk of Foodpanda, TinyOwl or even the much touted Housing.com, the rising job cuts amongst these relatively new companies, the instances of these shutting shop soon after opening has become rather worrying and raises key questions like what could be the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the ambitious Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Yojna, or SAUNI project cannot be simply portrayed as one of the several overtures of political parties in poll bound Gujarat. The project aims to bring an ultimate resolution to the water problems in the perennially parched regions of Saurashtra. This massive Rs 12,000 crore irrigation scheme targets filling up 115 dams from the Sardar Sarovar dam and […]

I woke up to a rather curious and almost amusing advisory issued by the Union Minister Mahesh Sharma. In the list of dos and don’ts listed out for foreign tourists arriving in India, a prominent point advised tourists not to wear skirts and refrain from going out alone at night in small towns. Speaking to media persons in Agra about safety of tourists, the minister goes on to add that, […]

The recent Scorpene data leak has stirred quite a storm in the Indian defence scenario. India has spent close to $3.9 billion on six  Scorpene submarines built by French major, Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales (DCNS). As per the Australian daily where the data was leaked, nearly 22000 pages of sensitive information about the key induction in India’s Naval force was compromised. As per India’s Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, […]

In the past few days several news columns have been devoted to the fact that how Indian players who have won medals in Rio have managed to garner significantly large prize money or at least promise of lump sum gifts by various authorities starting from the state machinery to the sports officials. Reports indicated the promised prize money of Rs 3.5 crore is significantly higher than what their US counterparts […]

Clamorworld congratulates Haryana’s Sakshi Malik for her stupendous performance at Rio Olympics and finally ending India’s medal drought. Her podium finish and the superlative performance surely won her many accolades, cash prizes and lot other benefits. But as the nation basks in the reflected glory brought by this 23 year old gritty girl, my question is where was all the attention and the words of encouragement before she achieved the […]

As the nation unfurls the Tricolour from the ramparts of Red Fort for the 70th time, I cannot help wonder what these 70 years have meant for the Indian women? Has she really experienced freedom, is she free from the societal bondages that have hindered her growth for centuries and most importantly has she been able to experience equality with men in a country that worships some hundred or more […]

For many of us who are following Olympics, Abhinav Bindra’s loss by a margin of 0.5 in the playoff of the shootout event was agonisingly painful but perhaps what was even more was Social commentator Shobha De’s tweet, “Goal of Team India at the Olympics: Rio jao. Selfies lo. Khaali haat wapas aao. What a waste of money and opportunity.” Not only were these comments in bad taste but were […]

Suddenly when I am thinking about Rio Olympics and the largest ever Indian contingent, one lasting image that comes to my mind is Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela In Invictus motivating the Rugby team. Almost like the film, I feel this Olympic contingent to Rio and their performance could go a long way as an important milestone as was the South African Rugby team’s performance for Mandela’s first term. Yes […]

As I sit to write this article, I am reminded of an old joke that my cousins would often crack at my expense when I moved to Mumbai. Almost every monsoon they would tease me asking if my water boat’s ready, afterall I must be prepared to float, Mumbai is flooded every Monsoon. Whether you like it or not, isn’t rather intriguing that how every monsoon, there are select pockets […]