Rajasthan is a majestic place. Its rich cultural heritage always mesmerises us and we long to go back to breathe in its breathtaking scenes. Its vibrancy is enough to make us space-travel to the royal land no matter where we live. And these new Rajasthan tourism ads are only making the travel itch run deeper. Introduced by Tourism Department of Rajasthan, each ad is seen through a traveller’s eyes. The […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a slew of incentives to boost start-up businesses, offering them a tax holiday and inspector raj-free regime for three years, capital gains tax exemption and Rs 10,000 crore corpus to fund them. He also announced a self-certification scheme in respect of nine labour and environment laws and said there will be no inspection during the first three years of launch of the venture. […]

In the most recent development with regards to the Pathankot attacks, Pakistan has reportedly arrested Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother and several others of the same organisation who are said to be associated with the attacks in Pathankot. This detention and the eventual sealing of their office happened after India demanded constructive action ahead of the Foreign Secretary-level talks. However many experts believe that this is just a […]

45 whales have died after they were washed up off the coast of Tamil Nadu Rescuers and local fishermen have been trying to save the whales As many as 80 short-finned pilot whales have been stranded near Tiruchendur beach since last night   At least 45 whales have died after mysteriously being washed up on to a beach off the coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Officials have confirmed that as […]

The recent terrorist attacks in India has perhaps clarified one basic fact that whether talks with Pakistan proceed at a desired pace or not, it is unlikely to address the core issue of terrorism in India which is being continuously abetted by Pakistan. If we chart out even the immediate history in terms of Indo-Pak talks, one fact is amply clear and that is the painful similarity of the way […]

I am sure most of you reading this post are already aware of this phrase, “Free Basics By Facebook.” Some of us tried to delve deep into it, some got buoyed by the basic sentiment reflected in the opening two lines while there are many others who just rubbished it as another gimmick by Facebook. But the question remains, “What Exactly Is Free Basics By Facebook?” Why is it creating […]

India plans to ask Pakistan to take penal action against the outlawed Jaish-e-Muhammed, behind the Pathankot attack, for a productive foreign secretary-level dialogue to take place in Islamabad on January 15. According to highly placed sources, Delhi has evidence tracing the attack to Pakistan’s Bahawalpur, where JeM leader Masood Azhar — a key figure in the 1999 IC-814 hijacking — is based, and that it has the signature of the […]

Mark Zuckerberg is feeling the force of critics who believe his effort to provide Indians with free access to a limited number of internet services hurts India’s democracy and violates net neutrality. In an unusually pugnacious appeal in the mass-circulation Times of India, the Facebook founder forcefully defended introducing his Free Basics service, “a set of basic internet services for education, healthcare, jobs and communication that people can use without […]

If you have been following the Parliamentary proceedings in the past few years, it would not come as a surprise to you that the 2015 Winter Session of the Parliament saw the least number of bills being passed since 2010. If countries like UK take pride in not wasting a single Parliamentary hour, we in India could perhaps gloat about the exact opposite, of wasting as many hours as possible. […]

Google is ramping up investments in India for development of more local products, building engineering capabilities and setting up a new campus in the country as it aims to bring all Indians online. India as one of the most important markets, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, “Our focus is on bringing Internet access to everyone, making sure our products are working for them in a meaningful way and then ensure […]