4 Reasons To Eat More Oats
Avena sativa, commonly known as oats, is a species of cereal grain widely known to be a health food loaded with nutritious properties and the ability to lower the harmful effects of cholesterol. Oats...
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A Haridwar pandit who maintains genealogical records of families for centuries; a professional mourner who has mastered the art of fake tears; a letter writer who overlooks the lies that a sex worker...
View ArticleHow To Martyr Yourself To Fashion
Once you start writing for pleasure, you get into the awful habit of observing people around you. You note down their peculiarities, eavesdrop on their conversations and get a glimpse of their exciting...
View ArticleHere's How You Can Make Family Mealtime Fun For All
Increasingly, research is showing that family meal times are integral to family bonding. But just because everyone is present doesn't mean that everyone is tuned in. It's easy to fall into a rut,...
View ArticleToday, I'm Coming Out As Dalit
Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar from Hyderabad Central University who took his own life on 17 January, wanted to write about the stars. His mind was a "glorious thing made of stardust", whose proof he...
View ArticleJLF 2016: Day One Must-Attends
(Schedule is subject to changes, check the daily agenda usually posted by the reception for last minute venue switches.) If you're lucky, you're already in Jaipur by the time you're reading this, and...
View ArticleGovernment Shuts 150 Industries Along Ganga To Curb Pollution
NEW DELHI -- The Centre has issued closure orders to 150 grossly polluting industrial units for not installing Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS) along River Ganga. Minister of State...
View ArticleRohith Vemula Suicide: Arvind Kejriwal To Visit Hyderabad University Today
NEW DELHI -- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is set to visit the University of Hyderabad to meet the students after the suicide of the Dalit scholar who was expelled from the university following...
View ArticleThe Morning Wrap: Hyderabad University's SC/ST Teachers Threaten To Quit;...
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View ArticlePrakash Jha Says India Does Not Need Censorship
KOLKATA -- Indian Director Prakash Jha, whose upcoming film Jai Gangaajal is stuck at the Censor Board, on Wednesday said the country does not need censorship. "The Censor Board has been imposed upon...
View ArticleGoogle Honours Wilbur Scoville, The Man Who Invented A Scale To Measure How...
How many of you have heard of Wilbur Scoville? If you haven't, let Google enlighten you about him with the fantastic doodle they have come up with in memory of Scoville's 151st birth anniversary....
View ArticleDriver Of Taxi Hired From Pathankot Found Dead; Nationwide NIA Raids Amidst...
The driver of a missing taxi hired from Pathankot in Punjab has been found dead, according to an alert issued by the Delhi Police. The white Alto car with the numberplate HP 01D 2440 was hired by three...
View ArticleForget JLF, This FB Group Adding 'Ing' To Book Titles And Reimagining Plots...
Are you not among the lucky few who have made it to this year's Jaipur Literature Festival? Are you one of the hundreds who will be wistfully scanning social media and news websites for updates on the...
View ArticlePrashant Kishor, Bihar CM's New Advisor, To Hire 1,200 Consultants To...
Prashant Kishor, the political campaign strategist for Nitish Kumar in the Bihar elections, has been appointed advisor on policy and programme implementation in the chief minister’s office. He will...
View ArticleRohith Vemula Suicide: Protestors Want All The 4 Dalit Students' Suspension...
HYDERABAD -- Fresh protests rocked the Hyderabad Central University campus today with students seeking "unconditional" revocation of suspension of four dalit students and action against those...
View ArticleMallika Sarabhai Attacks Narendra Modi For Not Condoling Her Mother's Death
Mallika Sarabhai, daughter of Indian classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai, has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not delivering his condolences on her mother's death. The veteran dancer breathed...
View ArticleTax The Rich More To Reduce Inequalities, Says Economist Thomas Piketty
Economist Thomas Piketty has an unusual solution to India's economic growth challenges, one that the super rich of the country presumably won't be to pleased with. Tax the rich more, he says, adding...
View ArticleFather Claims His Son Was Murdered Because He Was Hindu
NEW DELHI -- The father of a teenager has claimed that his son was murdered because he was a Hindu. Seventeen-year-old Savan Rathod was reportedly made to drink petrol and burnt alive by three three...
View ArticleStudent Yells 'Narendra Modi Murdabad' During PM's Address At A Convocation...
LUCKNOW -- Students attempted to disrupt Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at a convocation programme of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) here on Friday. The students raised slogans as...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Here's How You Break The 'Spoilt Modern Indian Women' Stereotype
Since January 8, two Indians, one who goes by online pseudonym Bruce Vain, and his partner-in-crime Sonam Mittal have been attempting to break gender stereotypes in India with an interesting campaign...
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