Beat Your Post Travel Depression With A Bang
It’s the moment practically everyone dreads: the end of an amazing trip. Returning home, whether it’s from a two-week-long vacation or a month long trip, can hit you hard, and post-travel depression can affect everyone. Here are top 7 ways to beat those blues. 1. Keep Those Final Days Busy That’s right! Most people just […]
Gunman in Istanbul nightclub attack may have trained in Syria
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daren Butler ISTANBUL: The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day in an attack claimed by Islamic State appears to have been well versed in guerrilla warfare and may have trained in Syria, a newspaper report and a security source said on Tuesday. The attacker, […]
AIADMK chorus for Sasikala as Tamil Nadu chief minister grows louder
Chennai: The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) looks set to install its new general secretary V.K. Sasikala as the Tamil Nadu chief minister, a series of developments in the last few weeks pointing to an imminent shift in administrative power. Sasikala, a close friend and confidante of J. Jayalalithaa, took charge as general […]
Banks’ lending rate cuts raise hopes of a revival in credit growth
A bunch of banks have cut lending rates after State Bank of India’s (SBI’s) deepest loan rate slash in recent years, raising hopes of a credit growth revival after economic activity was disrupted by the withdrawal of high-value currency. After SBI cut its marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) by 90 basis points (bps) […]
Narendra Modi: The man who would purify India
Perhaps the most important part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on New Year’s Eve was not the niggardly sops announced, not the lack of a report card on demonetisation, although that was significant, but rather his framing of demonetisation as a campaign to purify India. “Our nation has been witness to a historic rite […]
David Warner’s Whirlwind Century Not Fast Enough To Beat Virender Sehwag
David Warner on Tuesday played one of the finest knocks in recent times as he flayed the Pakistani attack to register his 18th Test century on Day One of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The 30-year-old brought up his hundred off 78 balls with 17 fours. In doing so, the explosive opening […]
Akhilesh-Mulayam Discuss Peace Treaty At Long Meeting
NEW DELHI: Akhilesh Yadav and estranged father Mulayam Singh Yadav are making a renewed effort at a truce to keep their Samajwadi Party from cracking in two just ahead of the election in Uttar Pradesh. After a meeting that expanded beyond two hours, sources said a peace treaty was discussed with these compromises: Mulayam Singh, […]
