“My fingerprints and iris are mine and my own. The state cannot take away my body,” a lawyer told India’s Supreme Court last week. Shyam Divan was arguing a crucial petition challenging a new law that makes it compulsory for people to submit a controversial biometric-based personal identification number while filing income tax returns. Defending this law, the government’s top law officer told the court on Tuesday that an individual’s […]

An estimated USD 770 billion in black money entered India during 2005-2014, US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has said in its latest report. Nearly USD 165 billion in illicit money exited the country during the same period, the global financial watchdog said. During 2014 alone, about USD 101 billion black money entered the country while USD 23 billion exited, the report added. “Illicit financial flows (IFFs) from developing […]

Dipping deeper into the mindset of the common man who the detests the VIP culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took the concept beyond prohibiting red beacons by coining a new term — EPI (Every Person is Important). In his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the Prime Minister said: “Our concept of New India is precisely that — in place of VIP, more priority should be accorded to […]

India was at fifth place on the list of the world’s highest spenders on defence in 2016 as global military expenditure rose for a second consecutive year to $1,686 billion, according to a new report. New Delhi’s military expenditure grew by 8.5% last year to $55.9 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s annual report on defence spending. The United States remained at the top of the list, […]

Olive oil has emerged as the catchword for today’s health-conscious Indians – from ruling the kitchens to taking over the cosmetic world. Olive oil, pressed from fresh olives, probably, is the most widely-used oil in cooking. With exposure to international cuisines, olive oil has made a special entry in the Indian household. Lauded for its health benefits, one blindly turns to it for all things related to food, ignoring crucial […]

Amid growing tension and ongoing war of words between US, Russia and North Korea, a self-proclaimed messenger of God has claimed that he knows the exact date when the World War III will begin. He is the mystic who claims to have accurately foretold Donald Trump’s presidency. The self-proclaimed ‘supernatural being’ has revealed that his visions and study of the Bible and prophecies have resulted in a date on which […]

Talent shortage is acute in the IT and data science ecosystem in India, with a survey claiming that 95 per cent of engineers in the country are not fit to take up software development jobs. According to a study by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, only 4.77 per cent candidates can write the correct logic for a programme — a minimum requirement for any programming job. Over 36,000 engineering students […]

Baba Sai took Maha Samadhi on October 15th 1918. Moments before He left His physical body, He called out to Laxmi Mai who had all Her life served Baba. Baba slowly put His hand in His right pocket & removed five coins & from His left pocket of the Kafni He removed four coins. He handed the nine coins to Laxmi Ma. He then told her in a soft whisper, […]

You might have read several articles on the habits you need to adopt in order to get one step closer to becoming a successful version of yourself. But what about some of the habits that you practise on a daily basis which are preventing you from reaching prosperity? Whether it is eating a wholesome breakfast every morning or dragging yourself to the gym, there are several patterns we pledge to […]

As Entrepreneurs we have no shortages of ideas. Some good, some bad, and some downright terrible, and with that comes many projects. Now a lot of emphasis is placed on the speed of implementation, but the real emphasis should be completion. Simply put an unfinished job does nobody any good. There are many excuses as to why a project is not completed but no good reason. You’ll see it everywhere […]