In this article, we jotted down our expectations from the Union Budget 2017-18. As a sequel to this piece, let’s see whether the budget could live up to these expectations. This budget was touted as a crucial one for many reasons. The most important being the time at which it ... Read More »
Today is D-Day in Washington — the confirmation debate and vote on Betsy DeVos, one of Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees and the most contested. Despite the assurance of President Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer the confirmation is a cinch, the administration is making a last-ditch push today for DeVos in ... Read More »
The Union Budget 2017 has proposed several positive measures to strengthen the edifice of the Indian real estate sector For instance; the facilitation of capital gains taxation norms has triggered a wave of happiness in realtors and property buyers alike. Given below are few key measures that will provide the ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: Brushing aside alleged reports of losses to the real estate sector during last quarter of 2016 due to demonetisation, the Centre today said experts feel that the move will purge the sector from the influence of black money, thereby making purchases affordable and within the reach of common ... Read More »
For many years, the TV and film industry has been determined to scare us with fictional horror stories that show the unforgiving aftermath of technology taking over. The Terminator franchise with its Skynet nemesis probably resonates the most with people, and more recent examples include sci-fi flick Ex Machina and ... Read More »
Ford Motor Co. will offer an aftermarket plug-in device to add new technology to older vehicles. The device, Ford SmartLink, will plug in to a vehicle’s OBD-II port below the steering wheel, and enable 2010-16 model Ford and Lincoln vehicles to download the latest Ford Motor technology, the automaker said ... Read More »
President Donald Trump has not formally proposed a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to pay for his controversial border wall and is instead considering it among a series of options, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Thursday. “The goal today is not to be prescriptive. It’s to basically say: ... Read More »
Now that Republicans control both the executive and legislative branches, their plans to replace Obamacare — yes, they exist — will amount to more than just hot air. One new proposal shows they’re beginning to take their newfound responsibility seriously. The bill, introduced by Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana with three ... Read More »
An assessment of First Nations health care produced by the federal health department early last year shows the government is aware that it is failing in almost every respect to deliver adequate treatment and medical services to people living on reserves. The review was conducted for Health Minister Jane Philpott ... Read More »
Ruby Rai made headlines last year when she termed political science as prodigal science, and claimed the subject involved cooking. Rai had topped the higher secondary examination in Bihar in 2016. Students like Rai are just the tip of what is probably a giant iceberg comprising poorly educated school students ... Read More »
Vowing to “get the job done,” President Trump took office Friday outlining a drastically different agenda than that of his predecessor and installing key members of his national security team – as he began the work of turning his bold, and often brash, campaign promises into action. He took the ... Read More »
President Donald Trump, hours after assuming the mantle of the White House, made his first executive order, aimed at Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The 45th President of the United States sat at the President’s formal desk in the Oval Office and signed the order, which was described by ... Read More »
