Yearly Archives: 2015
New numbering system in Rs 1,000 note to check counterfeiting
September 6, 2015
A new numbering system and seven new security features will be incorporated in all currency notes, especially in high denomination Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, in order to check the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN).
Why We Stay In Companies We Hate – The Hidden Reasons Behind Workplace Misery
September 6, 2015
NEW YORK – I’ve consulted with thousands of professional women in the past ten years who’ve come to me and my programs for one key thing – to build a better, happier, and more rewarding professional life.
There’s been so much studied and written in the past about why we hate work – Provided by Forbes
Dalai Lama plotting Tibetan independence: China
September 6, 2015
The Dalai Lama and his followers were hatching a plan towards Tibetan independence; China said on Sunday, adding that had it not been for Beijing’s intervention in 1959 Tibetans would have remained in the “dark age” of medieval practices and slavery.
Snowden attacks Russia’s online restrictions, curbs on rights
September 5, 2015
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Saturday criticized Russia, the country that has granted him asylum, calling its crackdown on human rights and online freedom "fundamentally wrong" and said he would prefer not to live in exile.
Arun Jaitley seeks global safety nets to check currency, market volatility
September 5, 2015
Ankara: India on Saturday made a strong pitch for global safety nets to tackle volatility in currency movements and markets, a demand that has come against the backdrop of economic shocks triggered by Chinese devaluation of yuan.
A file photo of finance minister Arun Jaitley. Photo: Reuters
US Open: Serena Williams fights to keep Grand Slam bid alive
September 5, 2015
New YORK – Serena Williams flirted with grand slam danger once again but kept her calendar-year Grand Slam bid on track by beating a battling, 101st-ranked Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3-6 7-5 6-0 at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Serena Williams was proud of her own fighting spirit. (Source: Reuters
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton ‘regret’ over private email
September 5, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to guests gathered for a campaign event on the campus of Des Moines Area Community College on 26 August in Ankeny, Iowa.
Pakistan is our ‘brother’, government must work to improve ties: RSS
September 5, 2015
The RSS on Friday favoured engagement with Pakistan and other neighbors, saying they were “formed out of the same body (India)”, and endorsed the Narendra Modi government’s “direction, intent and commitment” in the past 14 months.
Music director Aadesh Shrivastava passes away after tough battle with cancer
September 5, 2015
MUMBAI – Music director Aadesh Shrivastava, who was in critical condition and undergoing treatment for cancer, passed away in Mumbai today, which also happens to be his 49th birthday.
Music director Aadesh Shrivastava
More sea walls along Maharashtra’s coastline, environmentalists call it ‘ecological blunder’
September 4, 2015
In what environmentalists term an ecological blunder, sea walls are to be constructed along more shorelines across the state, including Mumbai.
A file photo of the Marine Drive, in Mumbai. (HT photo)
