America loves India, America respects India and America will be forever a faithful and loyal friend to the Indian people,” said the US President Donald Trump. The First Lady and the President travelled 8000 miles to convey this message to over one lakh Indians who assembled to greet him at the new...
Jalal-ud-din had to leave his studies after the second standard in order to survive. He had worked as a porter, rickshaw-puller and presently, he works as a taxi-driver. In order to fulfill his unfulfilled aspiration, he has set up a small school from his income in order to educate economically marg...
9 a.m. in Purba Chintamonipur, Sunderbans. Piti has just come home from his morning tuition and before it is time to get dressed for school, he slides through the hole in the fence and runs towards my hut with a beaming face. Reaching my veranda, he slows down and takes off his rubber slippers.“He...
My granddaughter, Anasuyaa, 5, is a vegetarian and a very healthy eater. She loves vegetables, specially broccoli. She doesn’t like maida in any form, including cakes. She likes the idea of ice cream, but will rarely go beyond a few licks. My son went through a phase of offering her lollipops, whi...
Leading health experts and scientific researchers from across the world are engaged in a relentless quest to explore diagnostic resolutions to the COVID 19 epidemic in China—the disease triggered by the neoteric coronavirus—that appears ominous enough to transmogrify into a worldwide pandemic.Ho...
Sharing of personal data with organisations can in return give something of value as opposed to the popular notion of intrusion of privacy. Dr. Anindya Ghose, Heinz Riehl Chair Professor of Business, Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics, New York University (NYU) Stern School spoke to...
ITC Engage launches the second edition of Engage Pocketful O’ Stories 2.0ITC’s fragrance brand, Engage launched the second edition of ‘Engage Pocketful O’ Stories 2.0’, a compilation of crowd-sourced micro romance tales, curated and co-authored with India’s bestselling romance writer, Du...
The hostel segment has emerged as a key component in the Indian hospitality sector. It offers a cheaper alternative to hotels and homestays. It takes around Rs. 1200 - Rs. 2000 to book an average hotel or a homestay. But a hostel accommodation can offer a 12-hour stay at Rs. 500 - Rs. 600 in shared ...
The Adani Group on February 14, 2020, signed agreements with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for operations, management, and development of Mangaluru, Ahmedabad, and Lucknow airports. According to the agreements, the group will run these airports for 50 years since the start of their commercial...
The Indian economy is going through a continuous slowdown and that’s reflected in its GDP growth rate. The latest figures indicate 4.5% growth (Q2, FY19-20). There have been some efforts to revive the economy but the global downside risks have had a detrimental impact on the domestic outlook. In a...