year External Affairs Minister delivers Keynote Address on celebration of 55 years of ITEC at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi By meacms.mea.gov.in Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
year TONY HETHERINGTON: My uncle pays £492 a year to long dead funeral firm By Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 09:04:33 +0100 'Going through my 91-year-old uncle's paperwork for him, I found he had signed up for Equitable Lifecare funeral plan in 2016, and has been paying £41 a month - £492 a year - since then.' Full Article
year Ten financial experts give their New Year's resolutions By Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:45:30 +0000 Sir Steve Webb, Director of policy at Royal London:' Check my credit card statement properly. It's so easy to sign up for things on trial, then forget to cancel. Full Article
year ASK TONY: TSB - The bank that said 'NO' to my frail 86-year-old mother By Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:12:21 +0000 I took my mother to a TSB branch to open an account because she has been told she can no longer receive her state pension via the Post Office. We took several documents showing her address. Full Article
year ASK TONY:I got a £994 bill... years after I left my student digs By Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 09:26:18 +0100 In June 2014 I moved out of a student house I had been living in for two years while at university. The accounts were in my name. We always paid the full amount of our energy bill on time. Full Article
year Report Card: India's Economy after two years of Modi Government By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 23:47:00 +0530 Tracking India's Economic vitals, as Modi Government completes two years Full Article
year Suresh Prabhu: Two years of mixed performance By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 00:34:00 +0530 Cut to 2016 and the narrative has shifted to high-speed trains, Wi-Fi broadband services at stations and use of social media to improve passenger amenities Full Article
year Modi to address rally in UP; BJP plans outreach programme on two-year rule By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 09:45:00 +0530 The party on Wednesday released seven handouts on the government's achievements in the past two years in various fields Full Article
year Two years of Narendra Modi's foreign policy: more misses than hits By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 11:27:00 +0530 Two years of Modi's foreign policy can be best remembered for its flip-flops on Pakistan and the PM's blockbuster speeches to delirious non-resident communities and the grand receptions he has received in several countries Full Article
year Two years of Modi government: What kind of celebrations are on the cards? By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 13:45:00 +0530 From rallies, press conferences in over 150 cities to holding a star-studded evening, a look at what the fortnight-long celebrations will have Full Article
year Two years of Modi government @Facebook By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 May 2016 14:54:00 +0530 The PM has had 179 million interactions in the last two years; his cabinet ministers too have taken a lot to the social media platform Full Article
year Congress questions the 'achievements' of two years of Modi govt By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2016 00:30:00 +0530 The political party asks, 'kiska saath, kiska vikaas?' Full Article
year 2 years of Modi govt: Amitabh Bachchan to host segment on girl child campaign By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 27 May 2016 15:48:00 +0530 Bachchan said he will host a segment called 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' for the show celebrating second anniversary of NDA govt Full Article
year Modi govt's 3rd year to see many more crucial laws: Arun Jaitley By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 31 May 2016 00:22:00 +0530 Jaitley said India, from policy paralysis, has transformed into the fastest growing global economy for two years in a row Full Article
year Harry Potter - 19 years later By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:32:00 +0530 According to JK Rowling, this is the last Harry Potter story. For each one of us - the biggest fans of Harry Potter - this is devastating Full Article
year Scania to double manufacturing capacity in 4 years By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 11:28:00 +0530 Swedish commercial vehicle and engine manufacturer Scania today said that it will double the production capacity at its Karnataka-based plant to meet sales expectations Full Article
year Oil prices have doubled in a year. Here's why By rss.cnn.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 09:39:58 EST The price of crude oil has more than doubled over the past year after bottoming out at $26 per barrel in February 2016. Full Article
year IMF pegs India's growth at 1.9 pc in FY'20-21, but says will bounce back to 7.4 pc next year By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:01:18 +0530 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the growth of Indian economy in 2020 at the rate of 1.9 per cent, while the world economy is likely to contract sharply by "minus 3 per cent" due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is proving worse than the 2008-09 financial crisis.The IMF on Tuesday its yearly World Economic Outlook, providing a grim picture of the world economy amid global lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has jolted the world by claiming over one lakh lives globally.The IMF has, however, given a bullish projection about India's economic growth in 2021, pegging the growth rate at 7.4 per cent.Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist and Director of the research department at IMF said in her opening remarks, "The COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting high and rising human costs worldwide. Protecting lives and allowing health care systems to cope have required isolation, lockdowns, and widespread closures to slow the spread of the virus.""The health crisis is, ... Full Article
year Meet the Business Standard Fund Managers of the Year By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:55:00 +0530 Global uncertainties and weak corporate earnings are enough to give any fund manager the jitters Full Article
year NHAI to add 50,000 km in next six years By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:28:00 +0530 Govt initiatives have eased path to construct roads, says NHAI chief Full Article
year Govt sees 67% increase in disbursal through textile fund in 6 years By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:40:00 +0530 Eyes disbursal of Rs 30,000 crore under the Amended Technology Funds Scheme Full Article
year Domestic Mineral Production Rises 10% Over Year In February 2020 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:46:00 +0530 The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of February, 2020 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 123.7, was 10.0% higher as compared to the level in the month of February, 2019. The cumulative growth for the period April- February, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year has been (+) 1.9 percent. Mining & Mineral Statistics Division of Indian Bureau of Mines functions as the nodal agency for statistics on mineral sector and releases this information. Full Article
year Edible Oil Imports Plunge 34% On Year In April By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:03:00 +0530 The Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA), noted in a latest update that based on the available data, it has compiled provisional data for Import of Edible Oils for April 2020. The imports in April 2020 are reported at 790,377 tons compared to 941,219 in March 20 and 1,198,763 tons in April 2019, down by 34%, on YoY basis. The drop in April is mainly due to logistics issues at destinations as well as at discharge ports. The overall Import of Edible Oils during Nov-2019 to April-2020 is reported at 6,182,184 tons, compared to 7,203,830 tons during the same period of previous year, i.e. down by 14 %. Full Article
year Replacing British-era rail bridges may take 60 years By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 23:43:00 +0530 26% bridges are over 100-year old, 5% crossed 140 years Full Article Premium
year Indices trim gains; India's 10-year bond yield ends below 6% By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:30:00 +0530 In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.22% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index down 0.1%. Full Article
year Batra gets extension as FIH President after world's body's Congress postponed to May next year By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:12:52 +0530 Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra's tenure as the chief of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has been extended till May next year after its annual congress was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision to postpone the Congress, which was earlier scheduled to begin in New Delhi on October 28, was taken at an online meeting of the FIH Executive Board on Friday. "I'm looking forward to the numerous tournaments and competitions ahead of us, which we are preparing with full dedication and passion with all National Associations involved," Batra said. The exact date of the postponed congress will be confirmed as soon as possible, the FIH said in a statement. "This decision, made due to the current uncertainties following the global COVID-19 pandemic, is based on Art. 12.1 of the FIH Statutes, covering cases of force majeure," it added. The postponement means the tenures of all the current FIH office-bearers get extension until next year's ... Full Article
year 5-year-old boy dies from rare inflammatory illness linked to COVID-19 in US By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:28:56 +0530 In a worrying development, a five-year old boy has died in New York from a rare inflammatory illness linked to the coronavirus, while the death of another seven-year-old boy is being investigated for possible links to the mysterious pediatric syndrome. The New York State Department of Health is investigating several cases of the severe illness in children and child deaths that may be linked to the serious inflammatory disease called "Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19." There have been 73 reported cases in New York where children are experiencing symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome possibly due to COVID-19. On Thursday, a 5-year-old boy died in the New York City from these COVID-related complications, Cuomo said. Officials in Westchester County in upstate New York say that a 7-year-old boy died late last week at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla. Michael Gewitz, Physician-in-Chief of Maria Fareri Children's .. Full Article
year Bob Dylan announces first album of original songs in 8 years By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:44:52 +0530 Music icon Bob Dylan is set to release his first album of original songs in eight years, Rough and Rowdy Ways, on June 19. The album is a follow up of 2012's "Tempest. The Nobel Prize-winning singer shared the release date of his new studio effort on Instagram and also released a third song from the album, the guitar-heavy False Prophet". The song follows Murder Most Foul and I Contain Multitudes. The album, his 39th collection of original songs, is said to be named after the 1929 Jimmie Rodgers classic My Rough and Rowdy Ways. It has ten tracks; on the CD version, while the 17-minute-long Murder Most Foul will get its own disc. Full Article
year Caterina Scorsone, husband Rob Giles split after 10 years of marriage By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:02:52 +0530 "Grey's Anatomy" star Caterina Scorsone and her musician husband Rob Giles have decided to part ways after 10 years of marriage. According to People magazine, Scorsone and Giles have decided to co-parent their three daughters: Eliza, seven, Paloma "Pippa" Michaela, three, and Arwen, who was born in December. "Caterina and Rob have separated. They remain friends and are committed to co-parenting their children in a spirit of love," the duo's representative said in a statement. The actor, known for playing Amelia Shepherd on Grey's Anatomy, tied the knot with Giles in 2009. Full Article
year Victims of protest violence commemorated 10 years later By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:54:52 +0530 A plaque commemorating three bank employees who died of asphyxiation when their workplace was firebombed during a protest march 10 years ago was unveiled in Athens Saturday. Many officials, led by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, attended the ceremony. Leaders of two leftist parties, Syriza and the Communist Party, had laid wreaths on the site in central Athens earlier. The three employees, a man and two women, all in their 30s, died on May 5, 2010, when the Marfin Bank branch in central Athens was firebombed by anarchists taking part in a large protest march against the first austerity agreement Greece had signed with its creditors just days earlier. One of the victims was four months pregnant. The fire spread quickly and, although most employees made it out safely, some were trapped inside. Those who made it onto balconies found that many in the crowd below were shouting for them to burn for having shown up for work despite a call for a general strike. Firefighters could ... Full Article
year I was so hard on myself for years: Kanan Gill By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:14:52 +0530 In his new Netflix special, Kanan Gill revisits the letter he wrote as a teen to his future self but if he could go back in time, the stand-up comedian says he would tell his younger self to "relax" and live more. Gill, like the rest of the world, is self-isolating at home which he finds ironical considering how worried he was about not having any free time due to a packed schedule. But the spread of the coronavirus led to the cancellation of shows. "I am privileged that isolation for me just means having my usual life at home. I ended up having to cancel around six months of shows -I think it's so funny now that my calendar was packed with international shows till February and I was worried how little free time I had. "Now that I'm lucky enough to have all this time I have spent every waking moment working. That is life," he told PTI in an interview. Gill, who shot to fame with the YouTube show "Pretentious Movie Reviews" with fellow comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath, said he was already ... Full Article
year 21-year-old married woman commits suicide in Rajasthan's Bundi By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:24:52 +0530 A 21-year-old married woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging at her house in a village in Bundi district on Saturday, police said. The deceased woman was identified as Uma Jangid (21), wife of Dinesh Jangid and a resident of Nayagaon village of Kapren town in Bundi district, SHO of Kapren police station Budhiprakesh Nama said. The woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan of her room on Saturday early morning while other members of the family were asleep, the SHO said. Prima facie, it appears that the woman took the extreme step due to family reasons, he opined. However, no suicide note was recovered from her possession. Uma got married to Dinesh in 2017. Her parents who had reached here after the death said their daughter did not have any complaints about her in-laws, the policeman said, adding that the couple did not have any child. The body was handed over to her family members after a post-mortem was conducted later in the day, Nama said. A case was .. Full Article
year Man held for raping, blackmailing 17-year-old in Rajasthan's Jhalawar By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:24:52 +0530 A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl on multiple occasions, recording the act and using it to blackmail her in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said. The incident took place in a village under the Khanpur Police Station limits and the arrest was made on Friday, they said. The 17-year-old girl and her father had approached the Jhawalar SP with their complaint on Thursday, following which a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, DSP and Circle Officer Bhanwar Singh Hada, who is investigating the case, said. The accused, identified as Saddam Hussain Pinjara, was on Saturday produced before a Jhalawar court which sent him to two days' police remand. In her complaint, the minor alleged that the accused, who is her neighbour, took her to an isolated place around three months ago and raped her at knifepoint and also clicked her pictures and recorded the Full Article
year Man arrested for 'raping' nine-year-old girl By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:41:00 +0530 A man was arrested in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl, police said. Indar Singh Tanwar (23) lured the girl by offering her Rs 100 when she was on her way to the fields and allegedly raped her behind a tree on Friday, said a police officer. Kotwali police station in-charge D P Lohia said the girl told her family members about the incident after returning home, and a complaint was filed. Tanwar was arrested under IPC section 376 (rape) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act and further probe was on, he said. Full Article
year Coronavirus: 81-year-old man, 84 others discharged in Indore By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:50:54 +0530 An 81-year-old man was among 85 people discharged from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday after recovery, with health officials saying the octogenarian might be the oldest in the state to have overcome the coronavirus infection. All 85 were discharged from Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS). "The 81-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus on April 27. After 12-day treatment, he was discharged along with 84 others in the evening from SAIMS after two consecutive negative tests," an official said. The 81-year-old is the oldest person in the state to have been discharged after recovery, he said. Indore is among the worst hit in the country by the virus outbreak and currently has 1,780 COVID-19 patients. A total of 87 people have so far died due to the infection. Full Article
year How Tesla’s Stock Jumped 200% in Half a Year By Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:30:00 GMT WSJ’s Tim Higgins explores how CEO Elon Musk turned Tesla into the most valuable U.S. auto maker of all time. Photo: Philip Pacheco/Getty Images Full Article
year Easing building regulations | What is really driving India’s Pakistan strategy? | One year of the Modi government By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:22:40 +0000 In this edition we look at the implications of the recent amendent to the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), the performance of the present government which completed one year in the office, the poor menstrual hygiene effecting our older school-going girls, the sad state of sanitary conditions in the slums of Assam, how Muslim women are stepping out to set up businesses in Kashmir while in Uttar Pradesh they suffer as their husbands are being branded a terrorist, the review of Harsh Mander's latest book, and much more. Full Article
year One year of the Modi government: Between the cup and the lip By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 07:54:47 +0000 The present government completed one year in the office in May this year. It came to power by promising to bring achhe din for the Indians, who were frustrated with high inflation, corruption and policy paralysis during the last government. Pradeep Baisakh objectively analyses the performance of the Modi government in its first year. Full Article
year One year of unfreedom By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000 A year after the right to information became a reality, a reluctant government and its indifferent officials are finding it too burdensome to carry it forward. So, attempts are on to find sideways and steer clear of it except in Bihar, where RTI complaints are being taken over phone, says Arvind Kejriwal. Full Article
year How Mothers Can Survive Their Daughters' Teen Years By Published On :: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 19:28:47 GMT Teenage girls are hardwired for drama, according to Family therapist Colleen O'Grady, author of "Dial Down the Drama." But there are key ways daughters and mothers can find common ground. She offers tips for keeping the peace on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: iStock Full Article
year 'For 42 years, film stars ruled Tamil Nadu. It's time others took over' By election.rediff.com Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2009 08:35:07 +0530 'Best Ramasamy', president of Tamil Nadu's newest party, says it is time that the state had a change in its leaders. Full Article
year WSJ’s House of the Year: A Contemporary Home With Hawaiian Spirit By Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:00:00 GMT A modern, 7,500 square-foot home connects owner Elizabeth Grossman to the nature and ‘spiritual vortex’ that drew her to Lanikai, a neighborhood on Oahu. She gives us a tour, and explains why it’s time to sell. Photo: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal Full Article
year Internal security agenda for the new year By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The happenings in Pakistan, which have culminated in the unfortunate assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, are equally portentuous for India. India needs to contain the Pakistani predicament at the border, notes Firdaus Ahmed. Full Article
year 15 years, and hardly any lessons learnt! By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2015 05:27:05 +0000 Successive audits of irrigation projects in Karnataka over the years, starting with a report from the CAG for the year ending 31 March 2001, have repeatedly pointed to missed targets, wasted expenditure and negligible benefits. Himanshu Upadhyaya presents findings from the latest audits. Full Article
year Thirty years with a load of fish on her head By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Crores of taxpayer rupees are spent by government institutes each year on fisheries technology and research. How much does this impact the lives of the average fish hawkers who vend on foot? Is there any impact at all? M Suchitra visited one Kerala hawker, at a coastal village near Kochi. Full Article
year What the maritime 'non-incident' on New Year’s Eve tells us By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 05:08:22 +0000 The recent episode in which a mysterious boat was intercepted off the coast, and blew itself up, may or may not have anything to do with Pakistani terror, but has important implications for national security strategy, external relations and domestic political dynamics. Firdaus Ahmed explains. Full Article
year Farm suicides: A 12-year saga By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 In 2006-08, Maharashtra saw 12, 493 farm suicides. That is 85 per cent higher than the 6,745 suicides it recorded during 1997-1999. And the worst three-year period for any State, any time. P Sainath reports. Full Article
year A battle that hasn’t been won in nine years By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 05 May 2014 07:38:28 +0000 With numerous court cases, regulatory rulings and pending environmental clearances behind it, the South Korean steel major POSCO still persists with its plans in India. Kanchi Kohli looks at the latest in the case and wonders why. Full Article
year Mid-year chakravyuh By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000 With the government firmly in ostrich mode on issues of internal security, and the external situation appearing more complex than our laid-back approach can handle, India awaits its Abhimanyu, writes Firdaus Ahmed. Full Article
year Will 2015 be a year of hope? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:35:06 +0000 Will the synergies between the politics of resistance and grassroots initiatives towards reconstruction of the damages wrought by ‘development’ be reaped effectively enough in the year ahead? That is what Ashish Kothari will track in his new blog. Full Article