The political season which usually surfaces after every six years in every Assembly segment of the country is at its full boom in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. All the political parties are shouting with high pitch in-front of the common man, making tall promises with an assurance to end their miseries to influence […]
Pakistan Faces Bankruptcy: Low Reserves, High Inflation
Pakistan is passing through extreme difficult times and is on the verge of bankruptcy if foreign exchange reserves and inflation are any indicators. At the end of the first week of October’2008, the FE reserves of Pakistan stands at a paltry $8 billion and inflation at a whopping 25%, compared to the corresponding figures of […]
Sacked staff’s tears force Jet Airways boss into U-turn
The boss of India’s biggest domestic airline said he has scrapped plans to lay off 1,900 employees because their tears caused him sleepless nights. All 800 employees at Jet Airways who had already been laid off were called back to work Friday — just 48 hours after they were told to go by the airline, […]
A Convenient Falsehood: It’s Now Clear Global Warming Is Power Politics
Why does South Africa, a country which endures frequent energy blackouts, intend to ship its coal inheritance, on carbon-burning container-ships to countries like Germany while it makes long term plans to provide nuclear energy for its own population? Why does the German government, so concerned about global warming when it signed the Kyoto Protocol, intend […]
HEART Act Has Unintended Outcome for Legal Immigrants
The Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act, commonly known by its acronym HEART, passed Congress May 22 and was signed into law by President George W. Bush on June 17. The bill guarantees $2 billion in tax relief for members of the U.S. military and their families, including spouses who have not yet received […]
Feds Confiscate $2 Billion From Stimulus Rebate Checks
About $2 billion in economic stimulus rebate checks are being confiscated to pay overdue bills for child support, students loans and back taxes, the government says. So far, 1.8 million rebate checks have been intercepted by Treasury Department computers showing that individuals owe money to federal or state governments. The biggest beneficiaries: parents who are […]
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