Category: Uncategorized

The Indian rupee to the US dollar exchange rate floats freely with the exchange rate or price changing just like the price of commodities, vegetables and others change. We don't have a fixed exchange rate like some countries have with the US dollar. After a long-time, the Indian rupee weakened… Read More

Till now, almost all government of India and even state level jobs are taken by those in the civil service ranks. They have taken the civil service exams in their 20s and generally with time get promoted and get senior positions, some out of turn through influence and some out… Read More

NDA alliance, India's dominant political party's electoral wins after wins has obviously totally shaken up the opposition. Prime Minister Modi remains the most popular figure by far due to hard work and results. Most of the opposition parties (no need to name them since it includes most of them) have… Read More

Surveys say majority of Indians feel India is on the right path, things are slowly but surely getting better. People feel the country's leadership can be trusted even if people do not agree with every action, they work hard and do want to bring about transformative change to lives of… Read More

India is known for its religious tolerance, otherwise how else could so many religions grow and thrive over centuries. One expects religious leaders to pray for the well being of one and all without asking them or forcing them to charge their faith through hook or crook. So, one is… Read More

Unlike many illegals in the US, most Indian and their families are in the US legally. The working spouse(s) (generally husbands) are on H1B visas while the spouse and dependent children if born outside USA are on H4 visa, and they apply for Green Card of permanent resident status. Anyone… Read More

"Walmart will invest over Rs. 100,000 crore to take majority control of Flipkart, and Amazon is in the midst of multi-year investments of over Rs. 40,000 crores to become India's eCommerce leader. The toughest competition they face are from the lakhs and lakhs of our own local "Kirana" stores. We all Indians… Read More

J&K government asked CRPF and Indian Army for ceasefire during the ongoing Ramzan - they agreed. A CRPF vehicle all by itself is passing by and hundreds of stone pelters attack the vehicle on Friday afternon with stones, brick and iron rods - they tried to open the doors, climbed… Read More

The 778 kilometer Line-of-Control or LOC is almost constantly in a state of war. Defense ministry sources say the number of LOC violations this year to date has hit a new record in over 15 years. Already this year, there have been nearly 900 LOC ceasefire violations (CFV) in comparison… Read More

Recently, RBI issued a policy that requires that all credit card and e-payment data of Indians made in India to be "stored in India" and gave all payment companies 6 months to comply. No surprise - the western credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) companies have started an intense lobbying effort… Read More

Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the invitation to speak at the convocation of RSS pracharaks... this is the RSS - which is the largest non-political organisation of its kind world over. The Congress party and all its leaders are shocked as Shri Mukherjee was with the Congress… Read More

In response to reporters questions, our foreign minister Sushma Swaraj made India's fair and strong response, "India believes in UN sanctions but not in country-specific sanctions. New Delhi and India do not believe in "reactionary" policies and would not be dictated to by other countries. We don't make our foreign… Read More

As the new Karnataka chief minister, who leads a coalition government was sworn in, leaders and several chief ministers of many opposition parties, unlike almost never before, were present to convey support. The list reads like a who's who of Indian Politics including: leaders of the JD(S) and Congress party,… Read More

What is in a name -  A LOT... Allahabad was "re-named" by India's mughal invaders who plundered and destroyed the country just like the British did.  Per scriptures and good old times, Prayagraj was the original name of what is today Allahabad. Many religious leaders had also made this request. Per… Read More

45 year Shri Gobind Singh Deo and Indian origin sikh, is the first sikh to become a cabinet minister in Malaysia. He gets the communications and multimedia portfolio and is a third time MP in the lower house, having won continuously in 2008, 2013 and now 2018 with increasing number of… Read More