Black Money Bill clears parliament

Black Money Bill clears parliament

Parliament on Wednesday approved the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets Bill providing for heavy penalties for stashing black money away in foreign accounts with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure, two days after the Lok Sabha had done so. Moving what is called the Black Money Bill for acceptance by the upper house, Finance Minister […]

Afghan gets a pair of hands from a Keralite

Afghan gets a pair of hands from a Keralite

Thirty-two-year-old Abdul Rahim, a former captain with the Afghan security Force has now got a fresh pair of hands, thanks to a brain-dead Keralite and to a team of doctors at a leading private hospital here who conducted the double transplant. The surgery was conducted on April 10 by a team of doctors attached to […]

Nepal’s Sanskrit students: Nowhere to go but prayers on lips

Nepal’s Sanskrit students: Nowhere to go but prayers on lips

A small group of students here learning Sanskrit has endured over 15 days of tough, testing and frightening conditions in the aftermath of the April 25 earthquake. A fortnight after the devastating temblor, these small boys aged 10-15 years have lived in their hostel, next to their school building, whose foundations have been shaken by […]

Modi & Manmohan: 1 Year, spot the differences

Modi & Manmohan: 1 Year, spot the differences

The economy rebounded; exports and imports declined, foreign-exchange reserves grew; coal production, electricity generation and petroleum consumption rose, non-performing assets (NPAs) in banking soared. There are great similarities between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first year in office – which he completes on May 26 – and the corresponding first year of his predecessor, Manmohan Singh’s […]

Youngsters today prefer casual relationships: Pravesh Rana

Youngsters today prefer casual relationships: Pravesh Rana

Pravesh Rana, the host of reality show “Emotional Atyachaar”, says there’s a lack of seriousness in relationships among the modern-day generation. The 31-year-old, who is currently hosting the fifth season of the Bindass show, feels young men desire ‘girlfriends’ for “formality”. “Seriousness amongst relationships in today’s generation exists, but it’s not working too frequently. There […]

Additional disaster assistance for storm affected communities in New South Wales

Additional disaster assistance for storm affected communities in New South Wales

Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and NSW Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today announced additional disaster assistance for communities affected by the recent storms and flood. Assistance is being extended to the local government areas of Gloucester, Hawkesbury, Ku-ring-gai, Mosman and Waverley through the jointly‑funded Commonwealth-State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA). ‘As […]

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