Will President Trump’s immigration policies fuel NRI demand for Indian real estate?
With Donald Trump taking over as the President of the United States, there have been some notable changes that have impacted the Indian diaspora in the US, especially in terms of legal immigration reforms and the HR392 bill. The US’ legal immigration rules are such that Indians often have to wait for 10 years, for […]
In a first, Indian team heads to Israel for combat drill
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday dispatched a C-130J ‘Super Hercules’ aircraft, along with a 45-member contingent, including Garud commandos, to Israel to take part in the top-notch multilateral ‘Blue Flag-17’ exercise from November 2 to 16. This is the first time India has sent a contingent to participate in a military exercise in Israel. The […]
Now, UP Chief Minister’s Secretariat gets a saffron touch
AFTER BUSES, school bags and government booklets, the chief minister’s secretariat – known as the Annexe and Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan in government records – is also getting a saffron touch. At present, work is on to paint the boundary wall and top of the secretariat building saffron. It was till now off white in […]
2.8 million TB cases in India, but WHO notes higher funding
Following a 2012 decision to mandatorily notify TB cases, India has registered a 37% jump in cases between 2013-16, shows a new global TB report released by WHO, which also takes note of the Indian government’s moves towards increased funding for TB elimination. At 27.9 lakh, India’s TB incidence in 2016 was down marginally from […]
PM Modi hails India’s ‘historic jump’ in ‘Ease of Doing Business’ ranking, vows to scale greater economic growth
Hailing India’s significant jump in World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ ranking, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stated that the “historic jump” in the index is the “outcome of all-round and muti-sectoral reform” push of his government. In the latest edition of the World Bank’s global rankings, India climbed a significant 30 places to rank 100th on […]
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs’ winners!
Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has been a historic season this year. The show has been immensely successful in terms of rating and popularity. After wooing the masses for around nine months now, the great grand finale of the show has taken place in Jaipur. And TellyChakkar exclusively has the winners of the singing reality […]
Neha Dhupia to host ‘Vogue BFFs’
Actress Neha Dhupia has been roped in to host the season two of “Vogue BFFs”. She hopes to make the show “wittier and funnier”. The first season of the show was hosted by Kamal Sidhu. “‘No Filter Neha’ was the first time I got to host an audio show and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Now, […]
Jia aur Jia movie review: Haphazard execution kills this tale despite an attractive premise
Two young women are unexpected partners in a touching coming of age tale: this must have been the intention of ‘Jia Aur Jia’. The premise is not wildly original but still attractive enough. There’s something about a couple of strangers having to figure out the bends in the road ahead as well each other, which […]
Rukh movie review: Manoj Bajpayee remains underused in this puzzle around a chronicle of death
‘Rukh’ means direction, or aspect. In the film, we see a bunch of people flailing, looking for a mooring, and getting some clarity. It’s what we do when life, in all its messiness and problems and small joys, is being lived. The sudden death of a character causes not just grief, which is a natural […]
Golmaal Again box office collection day 10: Ajay Devgn film earns Rs 167.32 crore
Rohit Shetty directorial Golmaal Again has grabbed the second spot on this year’s top-grossing films after Baahubali 2. It is difficult to believe as it is only the first week of the film, which is the fourth iteration in the Golmaal Franchise, that has just concluded, so clearly, the film might yet achieve more milestones […]
Centre releases Rs8,698 crore as GST compensation to states
The Union government has released Rs8,698 crore to states to compensate them for revenue loss following the goods and services tax (GST) implementation. All states barring Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh, have been given compensation for the first two months (July-August) after GST rollout. “Rs 8,698 crore has been paid to states as compensation for July […]
India sends 1st wheat shipment to Afghanistan via Chabahar port
India on Sunday flagged off a shipment of wheat for Afghanistan through Iran’s Chabahar port—marking the operationalization of the port for the trans-shipment of goods from India to the landlocked country. The development is seen as a significant one as it torpedoes Pakistan’s veto over trade between India and Afghanistan—a move aimed at circumscribing India’s […]
India ‘very strongly’ raises H-1B visa issue with US: Suresh Prabhu
India has “very strongly” raised the issue of H-1B and L1 visas with the US, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said today, asserting that the American economy will find it difficult to cope with the reality as it has been immensely benefited by Indian IT professionals. The US has tightened the norms for issuing the most […]
Two Indian-American businessmen felicitated by Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has honoured two Indian-American businessmen in recognition of their small but significant contribution to the US economy. Trump felicitated Sharad Thakkar and Karan Aroraalong with seven other owners of minority businesses in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday. Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Aziz Ansari honoured with Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy
The award “recognises talent whose popularity and cultural impact exemplifies the uniquely transcendent quality of excellent comedy.” The comedian was just as hilarious in his acceptance speech, poking fun at the pressures of receiving honours, the bad food at award functions, and the irony of flying from London to Los Angeles to accept a British […]
First Jurassic-era ‘fish lizard’ fossil found in India
In a first, a near- complete fossilised skeleton of a Jurassic ichthyosaur — large marine reptile which lived alongside dinosaurs — has been discovered in India, scientists said. Fossil records of ichthyosaurs, which means ‘fish lizards’ in Greek, have been found in North American and Europe previously. However, in the Southern Hemisphere, they have mostly […]
India’s oldest art gallery dates back to the Stone Age
Which is the oldest monument or site you have visited? The Taj Mahal? It’s 364 years old. How about the Golden Temple? 413 years old. 445-year-old Macha Pichu? Or the intricate stone temples of Khajuraho? They’re a thousand years old. Let’s go as far back as Harappa and Mohenjodaro, both of which thrived around 5,000 […]
Will grant regional autonomy to various regions of Jammu and Kashmir if elected: Farooq Abdullah
Opposition National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that the party would grant “regional autonomy” to various regions of the state if it comes to power in the next Assembly elections. “We have to focus towards this also that we have so many regions in the state which have their own aspirations. We […]
