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International Women’s Day (IWD), a day that is being celebrated to commemorate the achievements of women all over the world on March 8 every year brings their role in cultural, political, social and economic development. This year International Women’s Day is dedicated to women who #Choose to Challenge and therefore, to become financially independent and secure, women need to follow certain steps in their life. Here are some ways for women to be financially secured: Choose your goals and spending wisely One should always be a pro in managing finances by making a note of the assets and liabilities and defining personal goals. It is important to prepare a budget for the coming year to be in a better position to understand where the money is being spent and where one will undertake savings. The art of financial planning It is very important for women to learn the art of financial planning for a secured future. With added responsibilities like household ... » Learn More about International Women’s Day: How can women be financially secured

Sargun Kaur Luthra is currently playing the lead in the show Ye Hai Chahatein which is a spin-off series of the show Ye Hai Mohabbatein , which starred Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya and Karan Patel in the lead. Even though Sargun has been a part of shows like Kaal Bhairav Rahasya, Mayavi Maling and Tantra, she considers Ye Hai Chahatein as the turning point in her career. The fame this show has given her, no other show managed to do that. “There were several reasons why this show has been a lucky one for me. Firstly, it is a sequel of Ye Hai Mohabbatein which was a hit show and secondly the production house too is one that I wanted to work with,” says Sargun. But she cannot forget the initial days of this show when she was trolled by the fans of Ye Hai Mohabbatein. “I was harassed by people badly. For two to three months the trolls and nasty comments didn’t stop. The blocklist of my Instagram is so long that I have lost track because I immediately used to block people. ... » Learn More about People trolled me badly for Divyanka Tripathi initially when Ye Hai Chahatein just began: Sargun Kaur Luthra

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s sage advice remains as relevant today as it was during his lifetime, says Vivek Gumaste. P andit Jawaharlal Nehru was an international icon; a towering personality who strode the Indian political landscape as a colossus; the first prime minister of independent India who ruled the country for 17 long years; a man whose popularity is kept alive by a dynasty and a fawning sycophantic establishment. In contrast, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel died three years after India’s independence and his memory is at best an afterthought for most Congressmen. Yet, in times of grave national crises, especially in situations that demand resolute leadership, the common refrain that resounds throughout the length and breadth of the country is: “Had Sardar been alive our country would not have seen such hard days.’ (KL Panjabi . The Indomitable Sardar. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan 1990) As a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party and an apprehensive Congress party trade sharp ... » Learn More about Looking for the real Sardar Patel

Petrol price can go down to Rs 75 a litre across the country if brought under the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), but there is a lack of political will, which is keeping Indian oil product prices at one of the highest in the world, economists at SBI said on Thursday. IMAGE: The Shiv Sena protests the hike in petrol prices in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo. Diesel will come to Rs 68 a litre and the revenue loss for the Centre and states will be only Rs 1 lakh crore or 0.4 per cent of GDP, according to the calculation by the economists made under the assumption of global crude prices at USD 60 a barrel and exchange rate at Rs 73 per dollar. At present, every state has its own way of taxing fuels, while the Centre also collects its own duties and cess. Petrol prices have touched Rs 100 per litre in some pockets of the country and concerns are being expressed about the high taxation which is making the fuels dearer. The SBI economists said bringing ... » Learn More about Petrol price can come down to Rs 75 under GST: SBI economists

'If the State does want to come after you, in India, it can do pretty much anything. And often it isn't as though the orders are coming from the President or prime minister, no, the systems have been built in a way -- or we have allowed them to be built in a way -- that almost encourages crushing of liberties.' 'Ekta Kapoor understands things a lot better than anybody else. Absolutely a genius... She tapped into this quite early: That post liberalisation there is a relatively moneyed and large middle class which actually thinks in a very kind of saas-bahu way.' Avirook Sen speaks to Vaihayasi P Daniel/ Rediff.com about his book Aarushi , and the murder trial that transfixed India. F our people -- including a 13-year-old child with a shining face and glowing eyes that shall never sparkle again -- paid with their lives for a repugnant crime that took place in a middle-class locality in Noida, outside New Delhi, in 2008. As a nation, we firmly believed ... » Learn More about Aarushi’s murder trial and a tale about India

On Tuesday, a picture of Amrita Rao and her husband, RJ Anmol, standing outside a doctor’s office, her baby bump very evident, broke on the social media. When Mirror reached out to the actress , she confirmed the happy news, saying “It’s like reliving our childhood.” However, she admitted that the feeling that she will be a mother soon is yet to sink in. “I guess it takes your child to be in front of you to believe what nature can do,” she muses. Amrita goes on to share that it was Anmol who got to see the report first and broke the news of the pregnancy to her. The couple had tied the knot on May 15, 2016, after dating for seven years. Ask the 34-year-old actress what made them decide that 2020 was the year to take their family forward and she quips, “One can’t plan these things, they just happen.” Untitled Carousel Salman Khan wraps up Radhe ahead of schedule; release date to be announced within a fortnight On October 2, Salman Khan got back to the set after ... » Learn More about Amrita Rao on pregnancy: RJ Anmol reads from the Bhagvad Gita to baby and me every night

Venky Ananth SVP and global head of Healthcare at Infosys Remote areas usually have limited medical access. How do people handle emergency situations or for that matter even day to day sickness? Usually, they turn to quacks or self-medication or try to live through the pain before considering medical help. Travelling to a city to get the right help is expensive. And this is the situation in many areas in India. India has only 1 doctor for every 1457 citizens and 2 out of 3 doctors in rural areas are usually quacks. Even in cities where decent medical care is accessible, there are problems in accessing medical records, getting the right prognosis among many others. Can technology turn around the disappointing scenarios in Indian healthcare? The answer is an astounding yes. When visiting a health practitioner, we still lug paper files right from the time we were born to the current time to tabulate our medical history. Usually, we stick to one hospital because the data which we ... » Learn More about Solving the Myriad Challenges in Healthcare Through AI-Driven Analytics

Next O ver six decades after his death, freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose remains one of the most intriguing figures of India's Independence struggle. In his recently released book His Majesty's Opponent , Harvard historian and Netaji's grand nephew Sugata Bose chronicles his fascinating life, revealing some little known facts about the great leader and revisiting some of the most landmark events of his life. Here's the chat transcript: V asks: Why did Netaji resign from the Congress presidentship even after he won against Jawaharlal Nehru. Wasn't it an emotion decision and a bad one at that? Sugata Bose says: Netaji resigned because Mahatma Gandhi would not suggest names for the Congress Working Committee as required by a resolution passed at the Tripuri Congress. As he put it, he resigned in a helpful spirit. It may have been partly an emotional decision, but it paved the way for him becoming Netaji by raising the Indian National ... » Learn More about ‘Netaji would have done his best to stop partition’

Video Player Close FUZHOU, March 5 (Xinhua) -- At 6:30 a.m. every school day, Zhuang Guigan would wake up the 83 boarding students at the Xijin primary school. Zhuang, 64, was used to being greeted by the children's delightful laughter in the morning. "As the children returned after the Spring Festival holiday, the school came back to life," said Zhuang, the school principal, who has been in education for 47 years. The school in Shitun township, Zhenghe County of east China's Fujian Province, has 167 students. Among them, 86 are left-behind children, 83 of whom are boarders. "Some students are from poverty-stricken families. Many of their parents have to work far to earn their livelihood, so we are not only responsible for teaching but also need to give them as much care as possible," Zhuang said. As head of the only village elementary boarding school in the mountainous region of northern Fujian, Zhuang is also a "nanny." He manages the boarders' daily lives. "Living ... » Learn More about Feature: “Principal nanny” and his 167 “children”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done the seemingly impossible by finalising the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement ahead of his Bangladesh visit, writes Prakash Bhandari. T he ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement between Bangladesh and India by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s cabinet without any hassle would ensure that the Bangladesh parliament  would also greenlight the proposal for its implementation. The LBA, also referred to as the Indira-Mujib agreement, was signed in May 1974 for exchanging enclaves between the two countries. The Bangladesh parliament had ratified the agreement, but it was not done by India. But now, since both houses of Parliament have passed the bill, it would go to the state assemblies -- Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and West Bengal -- for formal approvals. The assassination of former Bangladesh president Mujibur Rahman in August 1975 -- by which time India had already been brought under Emergency by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi -- ... » Learn More about Deal on enclaves marks a new beginning for India-Bangladesh ties