'Hidden Sugar' Could Be Sabotaging Your Healthy Diet
Every single mother has told her kids not to eat too many sweets and chocolates because sugar is bad for them. They're right of course. There is a huge amount of research linking excess sugar intake to...
View ArticleScrew Geometry, Let's Teach Our Kids How To Count Their Money First
Get your shit together. I'm not sure how many times I've said that to myself. I'm the son of a woman who kicks some serious butt when it comes to financial management. Yet, I spend like there's no...
View ArticleThe Pressures And Prejudices That Working Women Must Fight
They said that education was the solution to women's problems. They said that a job, a salary and the independence that came with it would set women free from the constraints imposed by a patriarchal...
View Article'Hello Beautiful, I'm Really Into Hairy Armpits. Wanna Discuss?'
Indians often draw flak for being among the least friendly people. This disturbs me deeply because it's far from true. Granted, most of us would rather stare intently at our phone than make small talk...
View ArticleRajan's Exit Is Sad For India, Says Amartya Sen
NEW DELHI -- Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has termed RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s decision not to seek a second term as “sad”, saying India is losing one of the most skillful economic thinkers in the...
View Article21 Students From Madhya Pradesh Tribal Belt Crack IIT-JEE
BHOPAL -- Over 20 students from tribal belt of Madhya Pradesh, who were taught under a government programme for children from backward villages, have cracked the IIT examination. "Overall 300 students...
View ArticlePM Modi Wishes Rahul Gandhi A Long And Healthy Life On His Birthday
NEW DELHI -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Party Vice President Rahul Gandhi are usually at loggerheads, but today Modi took a break from their routine feuding to wish the Gandhi on his...
View ArticleJudi Dench To Star As Queen Victoria In Film Adaptation Of Shrabani Basu's Book
LONDON -- An Indian-origin author's book on Queen Victoria's relationship with her trusted Indian aide in the late 1800s would soon be made into a film in which Oscar-winning British actress Judi Dench...
View ArticleMy Father And I Were Not Friends. And Nobody Thought That Was Strange
Baba and I clung to our corners of the bed. The night - a grinding, relentless one spent texting anxiously and making hushed, nervous calls - had barely plodded past us. Baba was slowly falling asleep...
View Article10 Raghuram Rajan Comments That Made Modi Government Squirm
When Raghuram Rajan took over as RBI governor amidst a gloomy economy in 2013, The Economic Times showed him as James Bond in a graphic. The headline read, “The man who predicted world’s future set out...
View ArticleTold To Chose Between Job And Abaya, Kashmiri School Teacher Resigns
A private school teacher in Kashmir has reportedly been fired for for wearing an abaya inside the campus. While students of Delhi Public School in Srinagar staged a protest on Friday, the state...
View Article6 Resistance Band Workouts You Can Do Absolutely Anywhere
Is your travelling coming in the way of your workout schedule? Just pick up a Resistance Band, and you're all out of excuses. The guys at Gold's Gym in Gurgaon suggest 6 excellent Resistance Band...
View ArticleVIDEO: Tidal Waves In Bali Leave Tourists Terrified
Beachfront bars and resorts in Bali faced damages after giant waves and king tides smashed the island's coast. Two tourists from Hong Kong and Singapore died after they were dragged out to the sea. A...
View ArticleHappy Father's Day, Mom!
My mother and I share a bond, that's beyond special. It's that sacred bond between a mother and her child, it's that friendship which we cherish always and our love only grew with time. Whoever said...
View ArticleCould Arundhati Bhattacharya Break The Glass Ceiling At The Reserve Bank?
Among the seven likely contenders for Reserve Bank's next governor, after the exit of Raghuram Rajan, is Arundhati Bhattacharya, the chairperson of State Bank of India. If she lands the appointment,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Man Caught Shoplifting Insane Amounts Of Meat In His Pants
In a bizarre case of shoplifting, an unidentified man was caught trying to steal an incredible amount of meat by hiding it inside his pants. Unfortunately for the meat thief, the act was caught on...
View ArticleThere Will Be 'Saffronisation' Of Education In India: Union Minister
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Shankar Katheria, who was in trouble earlier this year for a hate speech targeting Muslims, is once again drawing ire for openly declaring that education in India...
View ArticleThe Shaming Of Two Dalit Women In Kerala Exposes The Duplicity Of CPM
The arrest of two Dalit women and the use of non-bailable charges against them for their alleged scrap with some CPM workers in Kannur district of northern Kerala has caused a major image-challenge for...
View ArticleDrugs, Guns And Salvation In Benares
I land at Varanasi on a sun-drenched sultry afternoon. Benares, as it also called, along with its classical variation, Kashi, is one of the world's oldest cities. The modern Lal Bahadur Shastri...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif At Baba Siddique's Iftar Party
Former MLA Baba Siddique's Iftar party is usually the talk of the town every year during Ramzan. And like always this year too, his party saw all the prominent faces from Shah Rukh Khan to Salman Khan...
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