As bodies pile up, Indian embassy stresses on legal Gulf immigration
HYDERABAD: The issue of bodies of Indians rotting in morgues in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries has opened another can of worms -the extent of human trafficking, especially from Hyderabad and Telegana districts there. When TOI, in its edition dated December 12, highlighted the issue Indians, particularly those from the Telugu states, put up […]
Indian pleads guilty for H-1B visa fraud in US
WASHINGTON: A 32-year-old Indian-origin immigration manager for an IT company has pleaded guilty for committing H-1B visa fraud in the US. Hari Karne, who hails from Hyderabad, faces a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison and a US $250,000 fine if convicted. According to federal prosecutors, Karne’s conspirators recruited foreign workers with purported […]
To invest in gold, go for gold ETFs and gold bonds instead of jewellery
This week, Srikanth Meenakshi shares his views on some of the investment mistakes that many people that he interacted with tend to make. Gold jewellery as investment Gold is a useful hedge against inflation. Buying gold jewellery for investment, as many are wont to do, is not the ideal way. Making charges in gold jewellery […]
India may offer China tariff removal on over 70% goods
NEW DELHI: India plans to offer tariff elimination on more than 70% traded goods with China over an extended period of time under the ongoing negotiations for a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. “One cannot go beyond 6% offer on either side of common concession. For example, if common concession is decided at 80% for […]
In Delhi’s industrial hub, jobless workers sell chicken, wash utensils
The ordinarily raucous Mayapuri Industrial Area in West Delhi, comprising 1,800 factories manufacturing everything from shoes to coolants and vehicle engines, has fallen largely silent over the last month. The only ones seeing brisk business are eight glitzy banquet halls on the Ring Road, veiling Mayapuri’s sooty factories and crumbling jhuggies. It’s to these banquet […]
Demonetisation impact: PSU bank shares outperform private peers
MUMBAI: Shares of most state-owned banks have rallied since demonetisation on the back of swelling deposits and falling treasury yields, and are surprisingly turning out to be better performers than their private-sector counterparts, even as the problem of bad loans continues to weigh. In a surprise move to curb black money, terrorism finance and fake […]
Assam: Speeding train kills 3 elephants, toll rises to 8 in a month
Three wild elephants, including a calf, were killed after they were hit by a speeding train engine in Nagaon district of central Assam early on Saturday morning. The incident took place when the engine hit a herd of elephants crossing the railway tracks around 4:50am between Kampur and Jamunamukh stations located nearly 125km east of […]
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat appointed army chief, Air Marshal BS Dhanoa is new air force chief
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat was named India’s next army chief on Saturday, as the government abandoned a three-decades-old tradition of elevating senior-most officers as military chiefs. It, however, stuck to the practice in elevating vice chief air marshal BS Dhanoa – a Kargil war veteran – as the next head of the Indian Air Force. […]
Kapil Sharma makes fun of Farah Khan and Anu Malik on his show
The Kapil Sharma Show is going in ratings. Kapil Sharma’s show has been constantly in the top 8 and at times even in top 5. Clearly the show is the best platform to promote upcoming projects. Next up on the show as guests are Farah Khan, Sonu Nigam and Anu Malik. The trio is all set […]
Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil – Sanjana Pregnant with Veer’s Child
Star Plus serial Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil latest news, PMHMD upcoming story, spoiler, Pardes serial future story Here’s latest update on the upcoming track in Star Plus’ Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil. Raghav and Naina have big misunderstanding. Sanjana is pregnant with Veer’s child, and meets Raghav. She cries and tells him about her […]
Patanjali fined by court for misleading advertisements
A local court in Haridwar has slapped Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved’s five production units with a fine of Rs 11 lakh for “misbranding and putting up misleading advertisements” of their products. ADM Lalit Narayan Mishra’s court has asked the company to pay the fine within a month. Patanjali Ayurved was found guilty of misbranding as the […]
Wajah Tum Ho review: This film is like onion, you peel more, you cry more
Bollywood thrillers take a safe and predictable route – there are a few exceptions of course. You are introduced to half a dozen characters, who keep looking into the camera with twitched lips. Just when you stop caring, one of them confesses his crime. A weird theory is sufficed to back it up and then […]
Govt asks tax cheats to come clean by March 2017, sets up email for black money tip-offs
The government on Friday said tax dodgers have time until 2017 March-end to come clean under a scheme unveiled by finance minister Arun Jaitley in November. Revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia told reporters that those who fail to declare their untaxed income under the scheme will have to pay minimum 77% and up to 100% in tax and […]
The 7 best Christmas markets in the world
Salzburg, Austria Scent of mulled wine and stalls with traditional Christmas knick-knacks, the Salzburg Christmas market is one of the most popular haunts. Said to go back as far as the 15th century, it’s located at the foot of the Hohensalzburg fortress. The Oberndorf Christmas Market, a village north of Salzburg, is where the world’s […]
Winter mistakes making you catch flu
Where some people glum about the short days and long nights, others enjoy winter as the best season of the year. But due to our countless bad habits in the cold months, we can ruin the cheerful moments of the wintry weather. Here we bring to you some of the winter mistakes that are responsible […]
Anand survives a scare against Anish Giri at London Chess Classic
LONDON: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand survived a scare before eventually holding his position together to escape with a draw against Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri in the sixth round of London Chess Classic here. Trying to invade early into Giri’s position, Anand found that the former was adequately prepared and while it was an extremely […]
Tiger Shroff doesn’t want to leave his parents’ den
Several Bollywood star kids, who have soared high professionally, are flying out of their parents’ nests. While some have already shifted, others are planning to. Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, the list is rather long. However, Jackie Shroff’s cub Tiger is not keen to flaunt a new address. The actor says he will not […]
