During early 90s Doordarshan came up with Bharat Ek Khoj TV serials which was based on the book Discovery of India written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. It was 53 episode television series that beautifully described the 5000 year history of India. The series was directed by famous Indian producer [...]

Besides being the greatest leader of 20th century, Mahatma Gandhi was a good writer and author of several books. He was editor of a newspaper called Harijan in Gujarati, Hindi and English, Indian Opinion while in South Africa and, Young India, in English, and Navajivan, a Gujarati monthly, on his return to India. In addition, [...]

Today whole world is celebrating the festival of lights, Diwali. On this auspicious day, people light diyas, candles and lights to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual. Diya is actually a cotton string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with oil. To celebrate Diwali, people wear new clothes and share [...]

India continues to be in the news for good reasons these days. PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi of India has topped the Financial Times list of top 50 women in world business. This global ranking of business world is published for the first time and shows the emergence of powerful women as the global [...]

Taking into account the rising death toll because of the Swine Flu influenza A (H1N1), health ministry has decided to allow Tamiflue Sales in India. In a major breakthrough health minister has confirmed the ‘restricted sale’ of anti-influenza medicine Tamiflu is going to be sold in the open market from 22nd September. This allows sale [...]

Reading comics is one of the most popular activites amongst small children and teenegers in India. I also spent my childhood, reading comics of Chacha Chaudhary, Nagraj, Super Commando Dhurv, Biloo, Pinki etc. I liked them very much. Now a days, I am feeling that these comics are slowly disappearing from book shops and railway book [...]

This week, an Indian woman Anita Kelkar, confessed extramarital affairs in Sach Ka Samna. Sach Ka Samna is the Indian version of the popular American reality show The Moment of Truth. Television and film actor Rajeev Khandelwal is the host of the show. In the show, she faced some bitter truths of her life. She [...]

Now the CBSE Board exams for 10th students have been made optional from the academic year 2010-11. Also, a new system of evaluation is introduced which is known as Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). In CCE we will have two parts. 1. Formative Assessment, 2. Summative Assessment. Formative assessment will evaluate and grade the class [...]

Now you can book your household LPG cylinder by sending a SMS, thanks to the new service launched by Petroleum Minister Murli Deora. At present this service is available in Delhi but is likely to be extended to other metropolitan cities, state capitals and second-tier cities and towns. All cities having population of more than [...]

Today India is celebrating its 62nd anniversary of Independence. 62 years ago, on 15th August 1947 India finally got freedom from 200 years old British rule. Millions of freedom fighters sacrificed their life for the purpose to achieve this independence. Independence Day holds is not only important for the people of India but also very [...]

This news is going to be the greatest source of relief to all the income tax payers in India. Today the finance minister of India, Pranab Mukherjee proposed a new tax code that aims to moderate and simplify the current income tax rates in India. The new tax code is likely to replace the [...]

Mahabharata is one of the greatest epics of world. I don’t know when it was written but still after thousands of years, it has an important place in Hindu mythology. Along with Vedas and Ramayan, it is a major text of Hinduism. It is basically a story of the family feud between the noble Pandava [...]

Beware and be careful of the recent outbreak of swine flu in India. Most of the parts of India are coming under the death zone of swine flu. In India till now, six people have died of swine flu. There is great panic among Indians after the reports of growing number of HIN1 cases and [...]

Today our Labour and Employement minister, Mallikarjun Kharge declared in Lok Sabha that nearly 2 lakh (200,000) engineers and 1.32 lakh (132,000) diploma holders were unemployed in 2007. He also said Government is planning to create 15 million jobs by the end of 11th Plan in public and private sectors. This year the number of [...]

Yesterday, Pranav Mukherjee presented the annual Budget. This budget has brought some relief for tax paying citizens of India as the budget has increased the basic exemption for individual tax payers by Rs 10,000 for general tax payers and female tax payers and Rs 15,000 for senior citizens (tax payers having age of 65 years [...]