The theatrical trailer of Ram Charan-starrer Dhruva has clocked over a million views, reportedly making it the fastest trailer to get one million views in such a short span of time. The trailer has got 1.8 million online views in just 21 hours. The makers claim that it’s a new industry record and jubilant fans have been trending the hashtag, ‘Dhruva Trailer Storm’ since Friday night. Meanwhile, director SS Rajamouli […]
In his celebrated treatise, the Kautilya Arthashastra, Chanakya has delved at length on why and how a conqueror should go to war. “To neutralise the enemy-in-the-rear, to help an ally or to subdue a small state, and the ultimate objective is to destroy the natural enemy who is an obstacle to the conqueror’s ambition,” he says. Cut to the present, if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the conqueror with an […]
This week will be decisive for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s audacious experiment in tackling tax evasion and corruption in India. Two weeks ago he gave the world’s seventh biggest economy four hours notice that he was going to cancel 86% of its cash – $220bn (£176bn) in total. But on Friday the Supreme Court warned that unless something changes – and quickly – there could be riots on the streets. […]
New Zealand emerged as a favourite among Indian travellers, witnessing a growth of 52 percent in travel searches from last year. According to a survey, Australia and New Zealand have emerged as favourite destinations amongst Indian travellers. Global travel search company Skyscanner drew comparisons between travel searches from 2015 and 2016, highlighting the places where Indian travellers will be ushering in 2017. According to the survey, crunching numbers from over […]
The most recent conflict between India and Pakistan is said to be spiraling out of control with acts of violence on both sides of the disputed border said to be escalating to incredibly dangerous levels. It has been reported that soldiers from the Indian Army have launched a full-scale assault on several Pakistani posts across the Line of Control. The areas which are said to have been targeted are Poonch, […]
Also known as “Saalumarada”- which means rows of trees in Kannada- Thimmakka has reportedly planted over 8,000 trees in 80 years. According to carbonclick.com, Karnataka-based environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka has been named one of the 100 influential and inspirational women by the BBC in its recently released 100 Women 2016 list. People can also check carbon footprint calculator for the best environment related information. The 105-year-old woman, also known as “Saalumarada”- […]
The implementation of ambitious demonetisation process declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is beginning to receive its due criticism. Pune resident Anil Bokil and his think-tank – ArthaKranti Pratishthan – who are credited to have and inspired the move, are not happy with the way it is being implemented by the government. Now, when the country has been forced to queue up outside banks and mostly defunct ATMs, Bokil blames […]
Post-demonetisation of high-value currency notes in India, Nepal Premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal `Prachanda` rang up Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an arrangement whereby Nepal residents holding a huge stock of the now-banned high denomination Indian rupee notes could swap them for legal tender. Local media in Nepal, too, had a field day following the Prachanda-Modi telephonic conversation earlier this week, alleging that the Maoist leader had more than Rs 1 […]
Amid the controversy over public sector lender SBI reportedly writing off loans worth Rs. 7,000 crore, including that of Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines, a sanitation worker in Nashik has written to the SBI, seeking a ‘similar’ waiver of his Rs. 1.5 lakh loan. Bhaurao Sonawane, a safai worker with the Tryambakeshawar municipal council in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, said he had written to the SBI, seeking waiver of his loan, “in […]
Pakistan on Friday described as “ambiguous” India’s ‘No First Use’ policy on nuclear weapons and said it cannot be a substitute for verifiable arms control and restraint measures, days Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar questioned the doctrine. “Pakistan believes the ambiguous ‘No First Use’ Declaration is not verifiable and amounts to nothing. It can’t be a substitute for verifiable arms control and restraint measures proposed by Pakistan’s standing offer of Strategic […]
