'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.'
The Union Public Service Commission opposed the plea saying all necessary precautions have been taken and adequate arrangements have been made for holding the exam.
Indian women business professionals were more confident of their career in a downturn, were willing to ask for a pay rise and promotion, compared to their global counterpart, but were reluctant compared to their Indian male counterparts when it came to relocating themselves to advance their career and travelling globally.
Heera Nawaz, 59 from Bengaluru, Karnataka writes about her late father Mohammed Khader Nawaz.
'We have struggled to pay the rent, we have struggled to pay the electricity bill, we have struggled to send them to school, to buy books and uniforms but there was food on the table every day!'
A new military rank system had been introduced for the PLA, but all soldiers must always obey the Communist party, reveals Jayadeva Ranade, the distinguished China expert and retired RA&W officer.
Did you know that India is among the top five countries in food processing?
Sunder Navalkar devoted her whole life to the cause of workers' rights, remembers Sanober Keashwaar.
'It is highly doubtful that the Trump administration will consider inserting itself into the volatile India-Pakistan dispute.'
Mohammad Sajjad profiles Professor Riazur Rahman Sherwani, 94, versatile mind, intrepid intellectual.
'Animal populations are increasing. Human populations are increasing. So there is no way the man-animal conflict going to go away.'
'In 2016, we had De-Mon and in 2017, we had GST.' 'The combined impact of these two started showing up in 2019 and 2020.' 'COVID-19 only added insult to injury.'
India's participation in Olympics will be decided only by the general body of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which in all likelihood won't change its present stance of not taking part as they don't want to follow the Olympic charter.
From one of Kashmir's worst trouble spots, Adeeba Tak emerges as a story of hope.
If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.
Arthur J Pais meets Katherine Russell Rich, a New Yorker enamoured with India's national language.
'Strange as it may seem, the more advanced the safety features in a car, the more critical is the role of the humble seat belt.'
Indian students, who are living and studying away from home, tell us how they are dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and what they discovered on their journey back home.
Such criticism by China of a foreign government official, particularly of a major power like the US, is very unusual. It is clear that China will come under increasing pressure certainly till the US presidential elections are held, observes former senior RA&W officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.
It is well known that Israel would welcome a diplomatic relationship with Pakistan and feelings of a section of the Pakistani military were likewise.
A lot of AIDS vaccine research is going on, but it is hard to say when it will be available, says Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
Using the Jinnah portrait as an issue, and by demonising AMU and consequently Indian Muslims, the politics of communal polarisation is sought to be played out ahead of the Kairana Lok Sabha by-poll and to sustain it till the next Lok Sabha election, says Mohammad Sajjad.
'If you enjoy learning and if you can risk the failures, entrepreneurship can be a rewarding, enriching experience.'
The Judge Business School and the University of Cambridge have announced the launch of the Cambridge Centre for Indian Business.
'We have 10 million votes, 15,000 votes per MP constituency. There are certain constituencies who will win by about 5,000 or 6,000 votes. So if we win this case, these 15,000 votes will play crucial roles in at least 50 Lok Sabha constituencies, which can change the dynamics of the entire political system,' Nagender Chindam tells Patrick Ward in an interview.
'One evening, my mother announced during dinner that we would open a Cumulative Time Deposit account in the post office. 'My father froze. 'The handful of curd rice that he had just put into his mouth remained there for a few extra seconds.' Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd) recalls an important decision that changed his family's life forever.
'But, of course, in cricket anything can happen. While England start the favourites, there are other teams which are also playing some good cricket'
Isn't National Intelligence Grid and UIDAI engineered by vested interests, asks Gopal Krishna.
India-Vietnam relationship has its own imperatives and dynamism. In India's look east policy Vietnam has been the major pivot, at least in terms of security and strategic imperatives, says Rup Narayan Das.
Tawang is very much a part of India, and if the present Dalai Lama decides one day to take rebirth in Tawang, the Indian government will openly welcome him and support him, notes Claude Arpi.
'This is basically aimed at vilifying Nehruvian ideals.' 'Why?' 'Because, Nehruvian leadership is seen by Hindutva forces as the one which did not let them have their Hindu Raj.' 'The Hindutva proponents have always assumed that had Sardar become the first prime minister, India could never have become a secular State,' says Mohammad Sajjad.
Nearly 31 million Indians are unemployed and looking for jobs. While economic growth has been humming along, the pace of job creation has been poor. A revealing excerpt from Dev Kar's India: Still A Shackled Giant.
'It is widely believed that such posts require lobbying. Maybe they do, but I can say this straight up, I did not lobby. This appointment has been on pure merit. My lobby is myself and I don't need to lobby,' Waman Kendre, newly-appointed director of NSD, tells Neeta Kolhatkar
The survey, conducted by non-profit organisation Catalyst in 2013, covers 5,977 companies in 44 countries and draws on work done by GMR Ratings.
'Mamata is campaigning hard and not giving the BJP a walkover.'
According to a nation-wide survey on financial behaviour, India has the highest account dormancy rate even more than countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Falling jet fuel prices and a revival in domestic traffic growth offer the new CMD a once in a lifetime opportunity.
'The Congress shall have to take some brave-tough decisions to give a new social face to the party and its leadership composition,' says Mohammad Sajjad.
Named ConceptFutureS, it is a uniquely styled compact car with distinct SUV like characters and will define the next generation of design for compact vehicles in India, the company said.
Narendra Modi's diplomacy and persuasive prowess has ensured long-term investments from China and Japan.
