If you happen to reside in any of India’s premier tier-1 cities; hotbeds of commerce and urbanisation- such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune or Chennai then you would be familiar with the news about scrapping of old vehicles. Shocking as…
A New Rule Has Been Implemented To Stop Students From Cheating In Bihar
If you happen to visit the deep interiors of the country, then you’d find the schooling system to be stifled with certain absurdities. When issues like a sheer shortage of teachers doesn’t haunt our educational facilities in India’s hinterland, then…
India Make South Africa Toil As The Women Clinch Yet Another T20 Win
The South African bowlers were straying in length, the Indian bowlers weren’t. Where Indian bowlers- Patil, Pandey, Vastrakar- bowled a disciplined line, avoiding the erroneous notion that bowling fuller would lead to miscued hooks or heaves, the South Africans bowled…
This Bootcamp Helps The Jilted, Heartbroken To Get Their Lives Back On Track
Whenever one hears the phrase bootcamp, then more often than not, it refers to a health-related dimension. Say something like a quick, weeklong or so training camp for intensifying or hardening one’s physical characteristics or attributes. A bootcamp can be…
Chinese New Year, Beginning February 16, Is Year Of The Dog! What Does This Imply?
Things are different in China than what they are and seem in the rest of the world. For starters, consider this. China doesn’t celebrate the New Year on the first of January as does the entire globe. For China, the…
For China, Bullet Trains Are A Real Boon! Here’s Why?
For a country whose speed at multiplying its economic wealth and overall rate of progress is nothing less than a tracer bullet, it is hardly a surprise that China is home to some fascinating developments in the ambit of the…
India To Play A Strong Role In Iraq’s Road To Recovery
Given the massive state of disarray prevailing in Iraq, it is hardly a surprise to note that the country is in shambles. If classicists, aware of the reign of tyranny during former leader Saddam’s rule had labeled Iraq to be…
India Women’s hammer South Africa Women’s in 1st T20 to gain early advantage in 5-match series
On a pitch as perfect for batting as is a brand new Ferrari for speeding on a highway, it was hardly a surprise that the first T20 between South Africa Women’s and India Women’s produced a brilliant 14 sixes, with…
The Wildlife Photograph of the year is here and its bound to appeal to your heart!
Wildlife! There’s a little bit in it for everyone- adventure seekers, bored corporate execs, students and researchers of any discipline. Truth be told, there is nothing quite like the feeling of being in absolute abandonment of mother nature and having…
You’ve Heard Of A Normal Bank And A Blood Bank. But Did You Know There’s A Love Bank?
You’ve heard of a blood bank, a safe repository of blood of different blood groups. You’ve also heard of the conventional banks. But have you heard of a love bank? Surely, it must be something to do with keeping someone’s…
Why India Can No Longer Hide The Problem Of Its Stray Dogs?
Are stray dogs a big menace in India? Whether you are a fan of addressing reality or someone who is forlorn about lacking funds to manage a domestic pet, here’s a figure that will take you by complete surprise. Back…
Aamir Khan, The Bridge Between India and China
With a quiet sincerity and brooding intensity about his craft, Aamir Khan has been, for decades, a force to reckon with. Film after film, Khan’s panache has carried on those dependable shoulders the fate of many a film. You don’t…
1 in 10 of Denmark’s Workforce Takes to Medicine to Battle Strain, Anxiety
Stress has, over the last few years, become such an integral part of our lives that it’s often hard to discount its presence. In this age of instant gratification where we often undertake more challenges than what we can chew,…
A Munich Start-Up Social Bee Is Addressing Woes of Refugees in Finding Employment
It’s hard to lead a life as a refugee. Even as one succeeds in finding temporary political asylum in another country, the fact that one needs to adopt to the host country’s culture, beliefs, socio-economic molds exacts a mighty challenge…
Why We Must Celebrate Canada’s Brilliant Snowboarder Mark McMorris
There are sports and then there are those that take place in the snow. Without making it sound like an acerbic challenge, it suffices to say that if one were to measure the true test of an athlete’s resolve and…
Dreaded Terror Outfit Boko Haram Frees 13 Hostages in Nigeria
In an age where there seems to be just no respite from terrorism and terror-related elements, it isn’t everyday that one hears an extremist group undergo a slight change of heart. Exploding bombs, tense geopolitical crises, hostilities, political revolutions and,…
The Importance of a Sport: India Women’s Basketball Team is Preparing Hard for Paralympic Games 2020
Nothing binds us together quite like sport. Implicit in leading a good, wholesome life- plied with some adventure and team spirit- is playing a sport and the importance it carries in enabling us to become more resolute, determined beings. But…
The Singapore Tourism Board had an awesome response to a Time Out survey that ranked it 31; as an unexciting city
It appears that one of the biggest surprises, rather shocks of 2018 is here. Recently, Time Out magazine made public the result of an extensive survey it had carried out on the lines of “City Life Index”. As a basis…
Did You Imagine There Would Be a Spicy Flavour Of An Ice Cream? There is One in Scotland
If there is one dessert that can bring about an instant nod of approval from people of all age groups, then it is the ice cream. Truth be told, just about anytime is a good time to have some ice…
Americans List Down Things They Find Weird in Europe
Travelling might actually be the one thing that even the most dreaded or distressed people would get excited about. Don’t you think? If you are lonely and down and depressed, knowing not what to do then the simple idea of…
Unknown facts about city of joy Kolkata’s Howrah bridge
Every city has a particular symbol that becomes etched in the public memory. It is implicit to shaping the identity of a city and in turn, a country. Akin to possessing a passport without which one simply cannot step on…
Are McDonald’s Fries Useful In Curing Baldness? Well Yes, If Japanese Scientists Are To Be Believed
Ever wondered what might be common between hair regrowth and a pack of French fries? The answer is quite perplexing albeit surprising. It’s McDonald’s. In case you are wondering how, here is the simple answer. Scientists have suggested that a…
Woman Who Demanded Emotional Support From Peacock Denied At Airport
Airports. You can find all sorts of people here. The nerdy book-holding travellers who are withdrawn from all that’s happening around as important announcements go about. The classic last minute arrivals for boarding a plane who are gutted to note…
Ever Thought About Living With An Uncanny Flatmate? A UK Company Brings A Life Altering Experience
What’s the weirdest idea you can have when it comes to a flatmate? Say a French speaking painter who cannot draw or sketch without marijuana. What about an obsessive pet keeper who stays indoors mostly with three cats, four dogs,…
Taliban States 70 Per Cent Of Afghanistan Is Under Its Control! What Is Going On?
The Taliban are ruling and in fact have been ruling over Afghanistan with an iron fist. This is, despite repeated attempts by United States, Britain and other western powers to defeat the tormentors in the Central Asian country. At present,…