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Introduction to Brexit The immediate reaction of to the epoch - making referendum of BREXIT or “British Exit” has been mixed; while the EU skeptics rejoiced, others contemplated the far-reaching impact that this decision would have on the economy and global relations as a whole. The immediate fallout of the referendum was the free-fall of the pound, hitting a 30-year low; this was followed by the resignation of the British Prime Minister. A new Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May took charge even as Britain geared itself to a life after Brexit. The terms of separation stipulate that the actual severance from the EU would take two years, and the provision of the British constitution state that the invocation of Article 50 would signal the start of this two-year countdown. The new Prime Minister has , however , deferred the promulgation of Article 50 till next year. The effects of Brexit are too many and as of now it would be difficult to predict correctly how wide th...

Making a baby is a momentous decision in the life of would-be parents. It is therefore not without reason that nowadays people talk about planning for a baby. Planning, per se, includes the entire range of activities from financial to emotional. Good planning and execution of such ideas can be the best gift for the child to come. Financial Handholding Just as parents hand-hold children to guide them through their first few steps, let the following discussion act as a financial handholding process for planning the financial aspects of child bearing and rearing. Get a Health Insurance Cover Medical costs are perpetually on the rise; hence a good medical insurance cover is something that would-be parents need to actively consider. It is of utmost importance that both the parents are healthy and fit to bring the child into this world. Medical checkups are a necessity at every stage from pre-natal to post natal phase and later, hence it is a wise decision to op...

The society is in a state of constant flux. External environmental factors have a direct impact on trends and culture at any point in time and the society moulds itself accordingly. The rising trend of suicide among the youth is one such churning which is taking place in the society right now. Let us inspect the phenomenon to understand what lies beneath. It was a quiet evening at my friend’s place when her daughter arrived from college looking distressed. All of us noticed her demeanour and sat up to enquire. After keeping quiet for some time she came out with the truth. “My lab partner has committed suicide”, she conveyed. My friend looked distressed as well; she too had known her daughter’s lab partner. Over the next few days the news was all over the media with everyone, from police to journalists and even the victim’s friends speculating about the likely reason for committing suicide. A lot of reasons emerged, from unrequited love, broken relationship a...