Tag: india

Sonia Gandhi finally says that it is only India, where she lives will her ashes be disbursed, and not Italy - the country of her birth. Some other facts about Sonia - she came to India in 1968 as the daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi, but chose to become an Indian… Read More

India's Health Ministry had ordered cigarette manufacturers to increase pictorial warnings from 20% to 85%. Now the Supreme Court has agreed with that decision. The Indian cigarette industry, as a show of protest, had stopped cigarette manufacture - causing harm to tobacco farmers. The larger question is whether this warning… Read More

ISC and ICSE exam results in 2016 will be announced two weeks early - an important development. Still we hear of stories of how exams get postponed due to strikes and protests, or colleges and universities take nearly a semester or longer after the exam to release results of the… Read More

US is pursuing needless provocation by putting India, China, Russia and others on the COPYRIGHTS SHAME LIST. The unsaid point seems to be that US intellectual property is superior if not the best, and all countries should follow and be subjective to US copyright laws. Well in that case, India… Read More

An advertisement by a popular detergent brand in India which has gone viral has had a positive social impact. The Ad titled "#ShareTheLoad campaign" features a father writing a letter to his daughter who he sees doing the daily chores including laundry - the moment she returns home from a… Read More

There are news reports that a Delhi based Believer's Church, a Christian denomination with congregations and parishes worldwide, is collecting medicines, food packets and clothing to provide aid and relief for victims of the Kerala temple tragedy in Kollam. It certainly provides for good public relations. But... an emerging question… Read More

India - rural, farms and cities are facing acute water scarcity - due to rainfall scarcity, dry rivers, well below normal reservoir levels and growing consumption. India is planning to build 5 lakh ponds - nearly 1 per village for obviously water consumption but also to create assets through community… Read More

We in India revere the cow. Sadly, Hinda Bharwad consumed pesticide and died in seeking to have "the Cow" named as the national animal and Rashtra Mata, and see a complete ban on production and sale of beef. Source: The Hindu Read More

For the first time since independence (but it just as well could be first time ever), hundreds of Muslims hoisted the Tricolour while chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' at Mumbai's Mahim dargah. This was followed by the playing of the National Anthem by the Mumbai Police Band, as the Muslim… Read More

US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which is a front of the US Christian evangelical organizations visit to India is an attempt at moral policing where none is warranted. Government of India has rightly denied them a visa - in light of past unbalanced reporting. As we all may… Read More

Twitter was supposed to provide a service, till its India head Raheel Khursheed jumped to take political sides. In this case HE CHOSE TO SIDE AGAINST the patriotic, smart and dynamic 15 year old Ludhiana girl, Ms. Jhanvi Behal who wants to debate the JNU protester and anti-national Kanhaiya Kumar.… Read More

Today, only 4% of voters are income tax payers and only 5.5% of earners pay any income tax. Also, only 15% of income is being reported, meaning 85% of income is not being reported or exempted from income tax as it is for farming income. So, if India has to… Read More

India is very concerned about US's plan to sell advanced F-16s to Pakistan which would be directly or indirectly used against India and to support its terrorist activities against India. Now a growing number of US elected representatives are saying this sales complicates the growing India-US cooperation. The question everyone… Read More

New York Times, Reuters, Le Monde and several of others are now claiming "authoritarian drift" and "violent clashes" in India as a result of the JNU agitation. As we all know neither has happened. However, by their silence are they justifying that it is okay to shout and even want… Read More

India now has the fastest growing economy in the world at 7.5% in 2015 faster than China and in the previous year and this trend is expected to continue for the next several decades. The western world's commentators and politicians feel India is a “natural ally”and are hoping it will… Read More