The impending exit of Uber, the app-based taxi services provider, from China shows the difference between how China supports its local entrepreneurs and how India doesn’t. China follows a mercantilist policy when it comes to encouraging investment, with the dice loaded heavily in favour of the local incumbent while in India there is no such indulgence. Whether it is Amazon or Facebook or Google or Apple or Uber, local champs […]

Indian Railways took another step towards connecting the North East with the rest of India through a good railway network on Saturday – by laying the foundation for Imphal station and announcing commencement of work on the country’s longest rail tunnel as well as world’s tallest girder rail bridge. The tunnel will be built on the Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new broad gauge railway line in Manipur. The 111-km long line already has […]

From gratuity to maternity leave, a list of six employee rights that are applicable to all employees in India. The law in India has several provisions to safeguard the interests of employees. Although there are no specific laws that govern private employment in India, this list of six rights are applicable to all employees in India. 1. An employer must provide a written Employment Agreement before you start work An […]

He won eight consecutive elections and spent more than 50 years in his Congress party before becoming the prime minister of India. A father of eight children, he spoke 10 languages, and was a proficient translator. He first travelled abroad when he was 53, mastered two computer languages and wrote computer code in his 60s. That’s not all. Before becoming 10th prime minister of a fractious democracy, PV Narasimha Rao […]

Labels certainly matter, and Shakespeare’s adage (What’s in a name?) is about to be proven wrong. Allow me to explain. With names like Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey, Gulshan Devaiah, Tillotame Shome, Tanuja, Om Puri as the cast, and with direction by Konkona Sen Sharma, I dare you to not be curious about the film A Death in the Gunj. Konkona Sen Sharma has largely been known as a (stellar) actor […]

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been sentenced as guilty in the 2002 Hit & Run Case. The case has been going on for the past 13 years and finally the sentence was passed as guilty. There was outrage from all over on hearing that the Khan has been given a jail term of five years. Recently a blogger Soumyadipta Banerjee, had penned down the details of Salman Khan’s “Hit and […]

Here are 10 incredible Giloy benefits, from treating chronic fever to boosting digestion and immunity. “Giloy (Tinospora Cordifolia) is an Ayurvedic herb that has been used and advocated in Indian medicine for ages”, says Delhi-based Nutritionist Anshul Jaibharat. In Sanskrit, Giloy is known as ‘Amrita’, which literally translates to ‘the root of immortality’, because of its abundant medicinal properties. “The stem of Giloy is of maximum utility, but the root […]

Rakesh Maria, Mumbai’s supercop, regaled the Rotary Club of Mumbai at the iconic Taj Mahal Hotel on Tuesday, July 19. The topic was ‘Crime and the City,’ and who better than Mumbai’s former police commissioner to talk about it? After all, Maria investigated the March 12, 1993 serial blasts case as well as the 26/11 terror attacks among numerous other cases in his 26-year illustrious career in the Indian Police […]

Out of all the memories, fondest are the ones that remain intact in your mind forever. Like, the last goodbye hug or the last kiss. This 13-minute short film starring Naseeruddin Shah, Shernaz Patel, Shweta Prasad and Naveen Kasturia is a beautiful reminder of the fact that some reunions are nothing but chances to reconcile and correct some old mistakes. The film that has already won several national and international […]

While most of the actors choose festivals and holidays to release their films, megastar Rajinikanth has different plans. Apparently, the release date of his films automatically become holidays for the audience. You can say that the 65-year-old actor defines stardom in India. If recent viral images are to be believed, a few companies have declared a holiday for their employees on ‘Kabali’ release date. Yes, you read that right. Not […]