Downgrading of US’s credit rating has a Jharkhand connection: Deven Sharma, president, S&P Mumbai: countries all over the world are still recovering from the big shock – when the credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s removed the aura of its top-notch triple-A credit rating from the US last Friday, the core professional behind the decision was Deven Sharma, a man originally from Ranchi, Jharkhand. This disturbing decision received much criticism from U.S. Treasury officials who complained there was no justification for it and claimed a $2 trillion error in S&P’s... 

Dev N Pathak Dear home: Letters from an NRB Teacher: the leader in prayer By Dev. N. Pathak Last Sunday evening when the level of humidity was soaring in Delhi, fear of mosquito bite was beginning to hog our senses and load shedding by the electricity board was bothering us, some of the teachers and students gathered for intimate soul-searching. We wished to talk about ‘teacher’ and his/her actions. We came from different institutions of repute for higher learning, from Jawaharlal Nehru University, South Asian University, the University of Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia University. However,... 

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Ranjan Varma Money Tree Starter Steps in tending and growing Your Money Tree By Ranjan Varma Yesterday, a young Engineer who has started earning good money wanted to know about investment products where her money would “multiply”. How much she knew about financial products? Zilch, nothing. But the investment product where her money would multiply was her only interest. Now, this is what happens all the time. Though we don’t have time or interest to learn about building our “Money Tree”, we want instant solutions. We just want the big money tree. Even though we know that it takes years... 

Prof Ashok Kumar Ghosh Eco-Scope Bihar Deoghar – a green destination in the month of Shravan By Prof Ashok Kumar Ghosh I am back home after spending three days at Deoghar. Deoghar is one of the main towns of Santhal Parganas in the state of Jharkhand. Deoghar literally means – the abode of GODS. It is a serene place with a picturesque, natural scenic location. Lush green forests of Data Jungle form the northern outskirts of this beautiful little town. Nandan Pahar and Trikutaparbata are two low hills with forest cover which lie to the north-east and west of Deoghar respectively. Many... 

Film Review Film Review- Aisa torture na milega Dobara by Yatri  . A humongous disappointment. Such an ensemble cast, sumptuous budget, splendid Spain and still Zoya Akhtar managed to deliver a dud. Zindagi na milegi dobara(ZNMD) is an inspiring title and deservers an equally inspiring treatment, alas Zoya is lost in the gloss and glitter and story bites the dust. Let me make it clear, we hardly create cinema now, movie is just another product, period. ZNMD has an appealing GUI (Graphical User Interface) and zero soul. If I have to say truth, it’s boring and bourgeois. ZNMD is supposed to be,... 

…and the wild dogs of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jamshedpur are back after 20 years Dalma, Jamshedpur: once in a while we hear some good news on the environment front in India – according to reports, after a gap of twenty years, packs of wild dogs have been sighted by villagers at Dalma. The divisional forest officer (DFO) of Ranchi wildlife division A.T. Mishra confirmed their numbers at a meeting with villagers at Makulakocha, putting the figure at a modest six. “I met villagers, who claimed to have seen the animals at a watering hole and am satisfied with their version,” he said.... 

Darjeeling celebrates the agreement for the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Delhi, Darjeeling: according to the latest reports today, a tripartite agreement on the Darjeeling hills has now been signed between the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) and the West Bengal and central governments. The pact now allows for a new autonomous elected Hill Council Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA), with greater powers than its predecessor Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) formed in the late 1980s. Reports mention that thousands of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters collected at the Pintal... 

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Ratnakar Sadasyula Seeti Maar Alfred Hitchcock- Early Years in Britian By Ratnakar Sadasyula Alfred Hitchcock, a name synonymous with suspense and thriller. A person who directed movies mostly in one single genre, but yet, managed to churn out classics with amazing regularity. A person whose movie making craft is of the highest order. A person whose movies can provide lessons in the art of movie making. A pioneer, a master craftsman and a genius. And for me, a passion. Not just Hitch’s movies, but also the techniques he used, the concepts he introduced, his direction. Hitch started his movie...