Modi Lauds This Railway Inspector In 'Mann Ki Baat' For His True Talent
NAGPUR -- A Chief Ticket Inspector with the Central Railway, who has won accolades for his painting skills abroad is delighted to have got mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat'...
View ArticleSupreme Court Will Allow Gujarat Teenage Rape Survivor To Abort Pregnancy If...
NEW DELHI -- A 14-year-old rape survivor can terminate her pregnancy if it posed a great risk to her life, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The Gujarat teenager had been refused permission by two...
View Article[Book Review] Canned Heat: Ethics and Politics of Global Climate Change
"The occurrence of climate change significantly complicates the debate over environmental aesthetics developed during the last 50 years, and makes all attempts of moving from 'beauty to duty'..." - pg...
View Article10 Breathtaking Indian Monsoon Destinations
Umbrella. Check. Rain boots. Check. A smartphone with a waterproof camera. Check. Your holiday check list for this rainy season is complete. Rains unleash the most picturesque side of the country. Who...
View ArticleUK MP Keith Vaz Calls For 'Koh-i-Noor' To Be Returned To India
LONDON -- British Indian MP Keith Vaz today called for the world-famous 'Koh-i-Noor' diamond to be returned to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK visit in November. Vaz's comments came in...
View ArticleGurdaspur Attack: Family Of Slain SP Refuses To Cremate His Body, Demands Jobs
KAPURTHALA -- The family of police officer Baljit Singh, who was killed fighting terrorists in Dinanagar, today refused to cremate him till the state government hands over appointment letters of SP...
View ArticleWATCH: 96 Year Old IAF Marshal Arjan Singh Pays His Last Respects To Dr Kalam
NEW DELHI -- In a touching tribute to late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the 96-year-old Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, who is wheelchair-bound, stood up to pay his last respects to the former...
View Article97 Bodies Found Stuffed Into 5,000-Year-Old House In China
BEIJING -- In a gruesome find, archaeologists have unearthed remains of 97 human bodies stuffed into a 5,000 year-old small house, possibly killed in an epidemic of some sort, in northeast China. The...
View ArticleLearn How To Cook Moti Pulao With This Easy Recipe
With festive season around the corner, it's a good idea to cook something fancy that's also easy to whip up. Chef Saransh Goila's rendition of Moti Pulao (soft balls of cottage cheese, sitting atop...
View ArticlePhotos: Awesome Gardening Ideas For Your Broken Pots
Nothing breaks an avid gardener's heart like a broken pot. Instead of chucking it away, however, here are some creative ways to continue using them to spruce up your precincts. As this gardening fan...
View ArticleSpiceJet In Talks With Boeing, Airbus For $11 Billion Aircraft Deal
NEW DELHI — Budget airline SpiceJet Ltd. is in talks with Boeing Co. and Airbus Group to acquire about 100 new narrow-body jets, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday, in a deal that would be...
View ArticleThis Video Of Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma Singing 'I Want To Break Free' Is Gold
Seasoned Indian politicians aren't exactly known for chilling. So when one decides to have fun with a popular Queen number it's pretty much a mic drop moment. Mukul Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya,...
View ArticleWATCH: This Is How Soan Papdi Is Actually Made
The popular Indian dessert Soan Papdi or Patisa features a flaky texture that's firm to the touch, but almost instantly dissolves in your mouth. This video that shows how soan papdi is made explains...
View ArticleParenting And The Lessons I Learnt From My Children
Parenting is a befuddling, bittersweet journey. When you start out, you are the sole providers, care givers and opinion makers in your children's lives till they watch cartoons and have friends that...
View ArticleWhy I do not review books for free
Recently, an author with a book fresh from the press sent me review request. Came down straight to the point in a two-line mail - "Where should I send you a copy". No, he did not ask me what the...
View ArticleYakub Memon Case: Hope Fades For Death Row Convict As SC Order, Mercy Plea...
NEW DELHI -- Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, has exhausted nearly all legal avenues before him as a Supreme Court bench today ruled against both arguments which his team of...
View ArticleBangalore Is World's 2nd Fastest Growing Startup Ecosystem, Has Youngest...
Bangalore has risen four places in the latest Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking by San Francisco-based Compass, a research firm that provides global benchmarking tools. Their first such report on...
View ArticlePresident Sends Yakub Memon's Mercy Petition To Home Ministry
NEW DELHI -- President Pranab Mukherjee today sent the fresh mercy petition of 1993 Mumbai-blast accused Yakub Memon--filed today as a last ditch attempt to escape the gallows--to the Home Ministry....
View ArticleISIS Preparing To Attack India, Claims Report
WASHINGTON --The ISIS is preparing to attack India to provoke an Armageddon-like confrontation with the US, according to an internal recruitment document of the feared group which also seeks to unite...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Has Died: Intelligence Agency
Fresh reports surfaced Wednesday indicating that the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has died. The militant group is expected to put out a statement on this soon. According to a BBC...
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