China has lodged a diplomatic protest with India over a visit by a parliamentary delegation from Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. China considers Taiwan a wayward province, with no right to formal diplomatic ties with other countries. “We hope India would understand and respect China’s core concerns and stick to the ‘One-China’ principle and prudently deal with Taiwan-related issues and maintain sound and steady development of India-China […]

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) looks set to blaze a new trail with the upcoming launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C 37 from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. If all goes well, ISRO’s workhorse launcher will lift off on Wednesday carrying a suite of 104 satellites in one go. This includes 101 nano-satellites (weighing below 10 kilograms each) from five countries — the United States, Netherlands, Israel, Kazakhstan […]

India will become the world’s second largest economy in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) by the year 2050, according to a report by the professional-services giant PwC. The Pwc report titled “The long view: how will the global economic order change by 2050?” ranked 32 countries by their projected global gross domestic product, measured by Purchasing Power Parity. The report points out that China has already surpassed the US […]

It seems Pakistan is all set to be cornered by the US for its terror activities against India and other countries. In a major development, top US think-tanks have recommended to the Donald Trump administration that the US should “levy costs” on Pakistan for perpetuating terrorism in India and Afghanistan. Also, the think-tanks say that the Trump admin must quickly formulate a new approach toward the country to prevent it […]

Fourteen years ago, on this very day, the world lost a promising star to the sky. The first Indian-origin woman to go to space, Kalpana Chawla, perished along with six others after their space shuttle exploded on entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Born in March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana, Chawla finished her schooling from there after which she got a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Punjab Engineering College in […]

India’s controversial withdrawal of high value banknotes late last year has had an “adverse impact” on the economy, the government has admitted. The country’s Economic Survey, released on the eve of the national budget, said the measures had slowed growth. The dramatic move to scrap 500 ($7.60) and 1,000 rupee notes was intended to crack down on corruption and so-called black money or illegal cash holdings. But it also led […]

The study of crashed UFOs and alien autopsies are part of one of the most popular conspiracy theories about the CIA but the spy agency kept a close watch on sightings of flying saucers over India and its neighbours. A report from April 1968 – part of the 930,000 declassified documents recently posted online by the Central Intelligence Agency – details six sightings of unidentified flying objects over Ladakh, Sikkim […]

Janta Hai Mera Baap Kaun Hai…a popular lexicon stemmed from the so-called VIP culture in India is something every normal Indian must have come across. at least once. Baade Baap Ki Aaulad… is the unsaid meaning of this lexicon which in some way or the other has made us feel that we, the normal Indians are second class citizens. Whether it’s our politicians, elite businessmen, sports personalities – the VIP […]

 Five incredible routes to experience India A road trip is the best way to explore any destination. The roads you take, the people you meet, the food you try out from a street-side vendor — they all give you an insight into what makes the destination beautiful. It is not just about sight-seeing, experiencing different cuisines at top-rated restaurants and cafés, or checking in at impressive hotels. Like they say […]

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 […]