Jeep scandal(1948) – Rs.80 Lakhs: India’s corruption graph begins. V. K. Krishna Menon, then the Indian high commissioner to Britain, bypassed protocol to sign a deal worth Rs 80 lakh with a foreign firm for the purchase of army jeeps. The case was closed in 1955 and soon after Menon joined the Nehru cabinet. Cycle ...
Misconception #1 : ‘Jallikattu is just a sport for entertainment’ HELL NO! Let me start with the origins of this tradition. There are many theories about Jallikattu’s origins, but I’m gonna tell you the one which I learned from my grandparents (who raised two majestic Kangeyam bulls that gave shivers down the village youths’ spines ...
Continuing with its 200 million customer celebrations, Vodafone, one of India’s largest telecommunications services providers, today announced a bonanza of four times more data for its Vodafone SuperNetTM 4G customers. Customers buying a 1GB and 10 GB 4G data packs can now enjoy 4GB and 22 GB data, for Rs. 250/- and Rs.999/-, respectively. These ...
A 14-year-old created a buzz at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit after he signed a Rs 5 crore-worth memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government, bagging the deal for production of a drone designed by him. According to the media reports, the boy, identified as Harshwardhan Zala, signed a deal with the Department of ...
Portronics, a highly trusted name in field of Innovative, Portable and Digital Devices, is excited to foray into completely new category with the launch of “ELEMENTS” a series of High Quality, Rugged, Elegant and Stylish bags. Inspired from pure nature and the desire to go retro, the category is launched with first set of three ...
In a major step to check black money, the prime minister announced demonetization of Rs 500 and 100 currency notes with effect from midnight, making these notes invalid in a major assault on black money, fake currency and corruption. In his televised address to the nation, Modi said people holding notes of Rs 500 and ...
This is not for the first time that ‘reckless’ coverage has been rapped by the Government. It happened during the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, too. Live TV coverage put national security in jeopardy, says Bench We all saw that nitwit Barkha Dutt, acting like she is God’s gift to journalism, enabling the handlers in ...
There are numerous factors which have collectively caused the smog condition of Delhi. The major ones are – Low Winds – It has been reported that there are no winds in the vertical column. This causes a problem of dispersal of pollutants in the air. This problem had lead to toxic and contaminated air causing breathing ...
Film maker Anurag Kashyap, who has always been a vocal about issues related to Bollywood films, on Sunday tweeted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning him on his camaraderie with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while there is a growing demand for ban on Pakistani artistes. Referring to Modi’s sudden decision to fly to Islamabad ...
Reliance Jio has announced today that the the network has created a world record by crossing 16 million in total subscribers during the first month of operations. Reliance Jio rolled out its full 4G services to the public on September 5, and became open to most smartphone brands that the SIMs were not compatible with ...
