Higher prices of primary goods along with food articles and fuel cost stiffened India’s October 2021 wholesale inflation on a sequential and year-on-year basis.Accordingly, the annual rate of inflation, based on wholesale prices, rose to 12.54 per cent last month from 10.66 per cent in September. Similarly, on a YoY basis, the Wholesale Price Index…Continue Reading

1 Affected Indian Online Gamer Losing Rs 7,894 On Average To Hackers

As online gaming becomes mainstream in India, here comes bad news as four in five Indian gamers have been impacted financially by hacking while playing, losing Rs 7,894 on an average to cyber criminals, a new report showed on Monday.Three quarters of Indian gamers (75 per cent) among those surveyed experienced cyber attack to their…Continue Reading

Woman arrested for punching Southwest Airlines worker

National Arielle Jean Jackson, 32, was arrested Saturday afternoon at Love Field, Dallas. This November 2021 photo made available by The County of Dallas shows Arielle Jackson. Jackson, 32, was arrested Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, after punching a Southwest Airlines employee in the head during boarding for a flight out of a Dallas airport, police…Continue Reading

Climate summit ends: Leaders reach “meek,” “weak” deal that falls short of 1.5°C goal

Faced with new research showing a significant gap between current commitments to cut planet-heating emissions and the Paris agreement’s 1.5°C target, negotiators from nearly 200 countries on Saturday struck a deal that critics say falls short of what is needed to tackle the climate emergency. The agreement came out of COP26, the UN climate summit in Glasgow that was scheduled…Continue Reading

Secret post-Columbine NRA recordings reveal organization’s 20-year playbook on school shootings

NRA leaders can be heard on the tapes deriding their own members as “fruitcakes” and “hillbillies” Wayne LaPierre, NRA vice president and CEO, speaks to guests at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum at the 148th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits on April 26, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) This article originally appeared on AlterNet.…Continue Reading

PM Modi divides council of ministers into 8 groups to improve transparency, governance

In a major push for a hands-on approach to governance, the Modi government is planning to rope in young professionals, seek suggestions from retiring officials and make the best use of technology for project monitoring, besides various other steps to be overseen by eight different groups comprising of members from the entire Council of Ministers,…Continue Reading

PM Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 132nd birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to India`s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 132nd birth anniversary.”Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his birth anniversary,” he tweeted. In India, Children`s Day is celebrated on November 14 every year as a mark of respect to Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of…Continue Reading

Respiratory cases on rise in Delhi amid rising pollution levels, says doctors

According to an analysis by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), people in the national capital breathe the worst air between November 1 and November 15 every year, as unhelpful meteorological conditions trap pollutants coming from local sources and stubble burning in neighbouring states – Punjab and Haryana. On Saturday, the Delhi government announced closure…Continue Reading