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Destroying Bollywood’s credibility for partisan-political purposes harms national interest While cleaning Bollywood of black money and bad influence is a worthy endeavour, the pursuit of political agendas that stifle free expression in the name of nationalism and puritanism, can rob popular culture of its soft power. Many Indians travelling overseas would have had my experience of the 1980s with a taxi driver in Dakar, Senegal, who offered to drive me around for free if I would part with a music cassette of  Amitabh Bachchan ’s latest movie. From  Raj Kapoor  in Moscow in the 1950s to  Aamir Khan  in Beijing more recently, Bollywood actors have been India’s cultural ambassadors. In Tokyo’s Diet Prime Minister  Manmohan Singh  received resounding applause when he informed his audience that he was aware of the popularity of “Odori Maharajah” (Dancing Maharajah), as Tamil actor  Rajinikanth  was popularly known in Japan. Among the earliest strat...

A  social entrepreneur is a person who pursues novel ideas into applications that have the potential to solve community-based problems. These people are willing to take on the risk and the effort to create positive changes in the society through their initiatives. Adam Smith, the economist, explained in the Wealth of Nations (1776), “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest.” He believed when individuals pursued their own best interests, they would be guided towards decisions that benefited others. The baker, for example, wants to earn a living to support his family. To accomplish this, he produces a product, i.e. bread, which feeds and nourishes hundreds of people. The farmer grows grains and vegetation, and feeds the nation, but earns a living through it. As a growing economy, India today needs many social entrepreneurs. We need a revolution from people of different walks of...

  Mukesh Ambani’s Rs 4,000 Jio phone weapon to dominate telecom market; to raise competition for Xiaomi, others Reliance Industries Ltd. has asked local suppliers to ramp up production capacity in India so they can make as many as 200 million smartphones over the next two years. Reliance industries ltd. has asked local suppliers to ramp up production capacity in India so they can make as many as 200 million smartphones over the next two years, according to people familiar with the matter, a potentially enormous boost for the country’s technology ambitions and a warning shot to rivals such as Xiaomi Corp. India’s most valuable company is in talks with domestic assemblers to make a version of its Jio phone that would run on Google’s Android and cost about 4,000 rupees ($54), said the people, asking not to be identified since the plans are private. The inexpensive phones will be marketed with low-cost wireless plans from Reliance Jio, the parent company’s carrier, they said. Reli...

  Kangana Ranaut takes a dig at Deepika Padukone as probe into drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput case intensifies Kangana Ranaut took to Twitter to take a dig at Deepika Padukone and her ‘repeat after me’ posts. Deepika shared multiple posts on mental health awareness after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput in June . Actor  Kangana Ranaut  is taking potshots at Deepika Padukone on Twitter after new developments in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Kangana ridiculed Deepika’s depression awareness campaign, hinting it’s a consequence of ‘drug abuse’. Sharing a news clip on Twitter, Kangana wrote, “Repeat after me, depression is a consequence of drug abuse. So called high society rich star children who claim to be classy and have a good upbringing ask their manager ,” MAAL HAI KYA?” #boycottBollywoodDruggies #DeepikaPadukone.” After Sushant’s death by suicide in June, Deepika took to social media to spread awareness about mental health using the phrase ‘repeat after me’....

हल्दीराम की एक प्रमुख आलू की चिप्स और भारतीय मिठाई और स्नैक्स निर्माता  दिल्ली और नागपुर से बाहर स्थित है। कंपनी के पास नागपुर, नई दिल्ली, गुड़गांव, रुद्रपुर और नोएडा जैसे कई स्थानों पर विनिर्माण संयंत्र हैं। हल्दीराम के अपने रिटेल चेन स्टोर हैं और नागपुर, कोलकाता, नोएडा और दिल्ली में कई रेस्तरां हैं। हल्दीराम की स्थापना  श्री गंगा भीष्म अग्रवाल ने की थी, जिन्हें उनके घर में हल्दीराम के नाम से जाना जाता था; राजस्थान के बीकानेर में एक खुदरा मिठाई और नमकीन की दुकान के रूप में। विस्तार करने के लिए, कंपनी का पहला विनिर्माण संयंत्र कलकत्ता में शुरू किया गया था। 1970 में, जयपुर में एक बड़ा विनिर्माण संयंत्र स्थापित किया गया था। 1990 के दशक की शुरुआत में, भारत की राजधानी नई दिल्ली में एक और विनिर्माण संयंत्र स्थापित किया गया था।  2003 में, कंपनी ने उपभोक्ताओं को विपणन के लिए सुविधा खाद्य पदार्थ विकसित करने की प्रक्रिया शुरू की।  2014 में, ब्रांड ट्रस्ट रिपोर्ट के अनुसार हल्दीराम भारत के सबसे भरोसेमंद ब्रांडों में 55 वें स्थान पर था; ट्रस्ट रिसर्च एडवाइजरी द्वारा किया गया एक...

Four key differences in Trump and Biden’s campaigning during the pandemic With less than 50 days to go for the US presidential election, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have ramped up their efforts to reach out to their supporters across the country. However, against the backdrop of the ongoing   Covid-19   pandemic , both nominees have opted for strikingly different campaigning strategies. While Biden’s campaign has adopted a cautious approach and has endorsed Covid-19 mitigation strategies like  s ocial distancing  and wearing a mask; Trump has pointedly opposed several of these restrictions, claiming they are politically motivated. In-person versus virtual rallies U S President Donald Trump has hosted a number of in-person rallies in states across the country, despite a steadily rising number of Covid-19 cases. The events have been attended by large groups of supporters, many of whom congregated ...

Agricultural reforms: Breaking the glass ceiling in favour of farmers The new agri-marketing reforms are a progressive step, and release the farmers from the quagmire of restrictive trade practices and cartelised operations   In February 2016, prime minister Modi shared a vision with the nation, of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 when India celebrates the 75th year of its Independence and the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. To the Mahatma, true independence meant wiping every tear from the face of every Indian. With 48% of India’s population dependent on agriculture for its livelihood, the welfare of this section hence assumes great sensitivity. Over the decades, the country has transitioned from food-deficiency to a state of being food-surplus, challenging the realisation of profitable returns on farm investments. In essence, the farmers needed to be supported by a post-production environment that let them sell all their marketable surpluses at remunerative prices...