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There are over 5 lakh Indians waiting for US Green Cards and some have been waiting and waiting and waiting. Now due to country specific quotas and restrictions, the wait could run for 25+ years for both skilled immigrants and family based immigration. The long delay with skilled immigrants is… Read More

India amended the Hindu succession act in September 2005 which resulted in daughters getting equal share and rights to inherited & ancestral property. However, this amendment only applied to daughters born after this date - quite odd right? There was much confusion as multiple state and lower courts interpreted this amendment differently -… Read More

Till now, UP had earned a bad name for Gundaraj - lawlessness, with many localities and districts under control of criminals and mafia - who generally enjoyed political support. Under CM Yogi Adityanath, police are receiving more support and taking aggressive action - some call this encounters. 15 to 20 recent… Read More

Even as India continues to get better each day, foreigners find it difficult to travel in India, no surprise as it can be difficult for Indians to travel to given the variety in every way. So one Firang's (American in this case) REASONS ONE MUST VISIT INDIA: 1) Street vendor… Read More

Different taxes and fees are critical and the main source for income or revenue for the central government. So from where and how does it gets its money: 1) Income Taxes generates over 23% - of the countries 120+ crore population, only 2 crore returns are filed and around 1.5… Read More

Congress Party historically has earned a bad name for doing anything to win elections - they did not support the bill to ban Triple Talaq, and they divided Andhra Pradesh to win or retain one state despite opposition from everyone. As Congress Party has lost almost every state election (Punjab was… Read More

JNU is back in the news and yet again for not positive reasons. There are news reports that the university administration might use Biometrics for tracking class attendance as the "practice of marking attendance in the register" or the honour system is not being followed. Colleges and Universities need a minimum… Read More

So now India has been told by Oxford Dictionary, which by the way originates from Britain or United Kingdom that Aadhar, Mitron, Notebandi and Gau-Rakshak are amongst the leading or the most highlighed or noted words. They may or may not be the most popular, but we all know Aadhar… Read More

On Republic Day, per news reports, certain nationalist groups took out what seemed to be a normal and routine Tiranga Yatra on the Mathura-Bareilly highway of Kasganj district, which were met with stone throwing as they were passing through a Muslim majority are. These led to further communal clashes and gun fighting… Read More

But... we still have many problems and societal issues: poverty and illiteracy; schools and/or teachers who don't teach; bad living and working conditions; terrorism; NGOs with foreign money trying to destroy the country; corruption; many places government does not work; unnecessary protests by students and political parties with no concrete or practical… Read More

As we reach another Republic Day milestone, it certainly feels like India is on the move, more confident and more optimistic. Daily positives which we have taken for granted - personal safety in most places, personal freedom, democracy and fair elections, functional institutions even if slow, stability, things work or get… Read More

Kairna in UP, which lies north of Delhi and Meerut got its bad name as it was reported that hundreds of Hindu businessman and local population had fled their homes and livelihood due to numerous cold blooded daylight murders of its community by gangs - which naturally sent shock waves. It… Read More

India successfully completed the PRE-INDUCTION TRIAL of our most advanced ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) with a range of around 5,000 kilometers. The key facts are this missile is 17 meters long, can carry a 1.5 tonne nuclear warhead and the range is 5,000 kms. Plus this missile is launched of a… Read More

By law, property left behind by those who left India for Pakistan or China and took up respective citizenship during partition are treated as enemy property. So far, nearly 9,500 enemy properties have been confirmed with a estimated value of Rs. 1 lakh crore which are to be auctioned by the Indian Government -… Read More

The Supreme Court of India has been held in very high esteem, but now a growing number of observers and citizens feel that the court needs major reforms and transparency in its dealings. Recently, 4 of the senior most judges after the CJI publicly rebelled against the  Chief Justice. The list of issues… Read More