For all the regular shouting that Congress and BJP indulge in, the truth is that both the parties are no less when it comes to putting up people with criminal records against them to power. So, if you are a right wing or a left wing or a middle path supporter, truth is that they…
Category: India
Indians Top Immigrant Technology Entrepreneurship in US
Indian entrepreneurs are the faces behind a growing number of US tech startups. A study by the US based Kauffman Foundation shows that 33.2% of the cofounders of engineering and technology firms founded by immigrants in the US since 2006 were Indians. The next came the Chinese, at 8.1%. Another study done in 2007 for…
Exclusive Health Scheme for 9 Crore Urban Poor to be unveiled
After years of wait, India is all set to have a health programme for its nine crore urban poor. The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) on Tuesday cleared the Union health ministry’s blue print of a National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). The ministry will soon take the Rs 22,000-crore proposal to the Cabinet. Nearly 75% of…
Central Government Pushes States on Police Reforms
Giving a new lease of life to various recommendations on police reforms, the Centre has written to all the states asking for their feedback and take appropriate action on over four dozen functional areas that may help in improving law and order machinery in the country. Besides making police more responsive to citizens’ concerns, these…
An Economic Theory on Indian Muslims Lagging People of Other Religions
Going back to the 2006 Sachar Committee report and research that’s followed, it’s been widely documented that Muslims in India have lagged behind the population as a whole on a range of economic and social indicators, such as education and health. Specifically, data in the Planning Commission’s India Human Development Report 2011 suggest that Muslims…
Average Indian’s Life Expectancy Up 4.6 Years
An average Indian lived 4.6 years longer in 2008 compared to a decade earlier. An average Indian woman lived three years more than her male counterpart in 2008. While the life expectancy at birth for women was 67.7 years, for men it stood at 64.6 years. This was an increase of 2.5 years and 1.8…
Bhojpuri likely to be included in Eighth Schedule
Bhojpuri may get into the Eighth Schedule but it will not feature among the languages recognized by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for its competitive exams. As the struggle for Bhojpuri-speaking people scattered among a huge swath enters its last lap, the UPSC has proposed a constitutional amendment to delink the new entrants to…
All Schools Must Have Toilets Within 6 Months – Supreme Court
Ah…as someone on Twitter commented, looking forward to a commode scam / toilet scam / shit scam The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the centre and state governments to provide basic infrastructure, including drinking water and toilets, in all schools within six months. A bench headed by Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan fixed the time limit and…
October is Domestic Violence Against Women Awareness Month
No matter how much we progress, the true growth of a country is measured by looking at how a country treats its women. Sad to say that India lags far far behind most of the nations in this respect. In this day and age, when we have no qualms forwarding silly and pompous mails purporting…
Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh Poll Dates Announced
Assembly elections Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 13 and 17, while polls in Himachal Pradesh will take place on November 4, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. Counting of votes will take place in the two states on December 20, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said. The notifications for the…
India’s Rich Grab Australian Assets
India’s wealthy, from old money to nouveaux riches IT entrepreneurs, are quietly snapping up hotels and mines Down Under just as Australia embarks on an immigration campaign to attract long-term investment. The Jindal family, ranked among the world’s top 80 richest by Forbes, in May bought two minor stakes, worth a total of A$26 million…
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