Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being anti-Hindu, senior members of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha have said that the Centre’s demonetisation move would be the beginning of the end of his rule. The saffron organisation alleged that the policy had been introduced just before the start of the Hindu wedding season while BJP members were encouraging Islamic banks in the country. Questioning the government’s currency move, Mahasabha’s national general secretary […]

Raghavendra Singh, 29, has recently begun working as an Uber driver in Lucknow. As he pulls out of the local airport (which boasts a poster declaring it “the world’s No 2 airport”), Mulayam Singh Yadav towers on a hoarding near the over-head tracks for the city’s new metro. The poster, even from the ground, is visibly rippled, struggling against the wind to keep its place, twinning the politician’s desperate attempt […]

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament can call Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation if it is not satisfied with the answers given by top finance ministry officials and the RBI governor Urjit Patel. The committee had sent a detailed questionnaire to Patel regarding demonetisation. A PAC meeting on this issue has been called on January 20th, in which Patel, finance secretary Ashok Lavasa and economic […]

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 […]

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 […]

Not convinced with the idea of an arranged marriage? Well, Bollywood actors – Taapsee Pannu and Amit Sadh – have an alternative for you. Yes, you guessed it right. Here, we are talking about their upcoming film ‘Runningshaadi.Com’. Its trailer was recently released online and it is hilarious enough to make you go ROFL. Here, the duo can be seen helping all the runaway couples. Wait, that’s not it! They […]

Pinpricks India by lauding Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani as a “vibrant and charismatic leader.” Claiming that Kashmir was an “integral part” of Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday needled India yet again by praising slain Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani as a “vibrant and charismatic leader.” Addressing the inaugural ceremony of a two-day international parliamentary seminar on Kashmir here, Mr. Sharif also praised the spirit and determination of the Kashmiri […]

India plans to build the world’s tallest statue, twice the height of the Statue of Liberty, honoring a 17th-century Hindu warrior king. King Shivaji fought India’s Muslim Mughal empire in the 17th century and carved out a kingdom in the Maharashtra region near modern-day Mumbai. Some Hindus credit him with establishing the “ideal Hindu kingdom,” one that revived many ancient traditions. He is particularly popular among the Hindu nationalists dominating […]

As India pushes for digital transactions post note ban, there is an unlikely beneficiary from the country’s cashless journey: China. India has sent rovers to explore Moon and Mars, but surprisingly it has no company that can manufacture swiping machines on a large scale. As a result, the country imports 90 per cent of swiping machines used for cashless transactions at shops and business establishments in the country, and almost […]