Nor any drop to drink. When I read the poem “Rime of an ancient mariner” in school, I thought of it as an extreme case of exaggeration. Later, I felt it a bit much to consider some experts warning that the third World War would be fought over water. How could it? There always seemed ample wa...
WEATHER// Summer is here and how! Intense heat conditions are being seen across India with high temperatures being experienced in states like Odisha, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Coastal regions are suffering with the absence of any cooling breeze. Odisha is one of the worst affected sta...
A fireworks display that brought no joy
TRAGEDY// Over 100 people were killed when a fireworks display at a temple in Kerala went wrong last month. Hundreds of others were injured as the blasts sent material flying around, causing injuries. A festival celebrating the Hindu goddess Kali was to end on a Saturday night at a temple in Para...
COUNTRIES SIGN CLIMATE AGREEMENT
ENVIRONMENT// Last December, 190 countries came together in Paris, France and agreed to take steps to prevent the Earth’s climate from getting too much hotter. last month, 175 of those countries signed the Paris agreement. This is the first time that so many countries have moved fast to sign an ...
Mumbai is India’s noisiest city
POLLUTION// Delhi may be the worst city in India when it comes to air pollution but Mumbai is the noisiest. The latest report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) took into account noise from vehicles, generator sets, office machines, aircraft, industrial and construction activities when ...
CONSERVATION// Tigers have made a little comeback with the total number of tigers in the world increasing for the first time in 100 years. A new tiger count has shown that 3890 tigers roam the wild, which is much higher than the 3200 tigers counted in 2010. The new data was published in a report p...
ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE: DEATH TOLL JUMPS TO 600; MORE THAN 12,000 INJURED
CALAMITY// A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit coastal Ecuador on April 16 around 7 p.m. while people were going about their evening. The tremors buckled overpasses trapping drivers. A shopping mall partially collapsed on customers and several buildings have been flattened with their content spilled in...
CAN IT ALL JUST BE A CLICK AWAY?
There will be numerous business investments between NRIs and technology entrepreneurs in India to support mobile app startups technology. Its basic needs — from meals at home, transportation to work, management of their schedule, communication, education and money management — is now just a c...
A self-made entrepreneur like Rana Kapoor is looking for future growth in the next generation of startups that could show the same level of commitment, audacity and passion as he himself showed in its early days as a first generation entrepreneur The word “startup” was yet to catch the fancy ...
The Xbox One it is not just for the child in your home, but for the one inside you, too The Xbox One may have been announced almost three years ago, but now, with the summer vacations around the corner (and the concern about keeping kids busy), it is a good idea to revisit this successor to Xbox ...
When the whites come marching in
There are protests.. and then there are protests. It's not every country that can do a Dandi March IT WAS 3 o’clock in the morning on Good Friday 2016. We had just got back from picking up the son in Cardiff a good 40 miles away.Yes, there was an explanation — isn’t there always? A Tube str...
Is the government unleashing a new tax extortion regime by asking for more details about assets and liabilities from the rich and those who are well-off? When the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power, it showed promise in its early days, what with some bold policy decisions to improve...
Every thought we think, every emotion we feel, every intention we hold, and every experience we encounter, shapes our brain and our physical body It is a well-known fact, with scientific evidence, that the mind causes physical symptoms to embody themselves. Most modern lifestyle diseases are psyc...
Ruskin Bond, our very own Wordsworth in prose, has inspired young minds and moved hearts with his writings for over five decades Once the mountains are in your blood, there is no escape.” Words ring true, even today, for the gentle muse from the mountains, author Ruskin Bond. Ruskin Bond is one...
Of all the air forces that participated in the exercise Red flag in 2008, the IFA had the distinction of being the only air force to have 95 per cent serviceability of all its platforms AN INDIAN Air Force (IAF) contingent, along with several combat aircraft, departed for Eielson Air Force Base A...
IS THE COURT RULING THAT ALLOWS WOMEN TO PRAY IN TEMPLES THAT WERE OUT OF BOUNDS FOR THEM UNTIL NOW A PROGRESSIVE MOVE, OR DOES IT MEAN PLAYING WITH THE ENERGIES OF THE UNIVERSE? In our country, human spit is tolerated anywhere — virtually every road and public wall is “purified” with spit....
A STEP TOWARDS EMPOWERING INDIAN WOMEN
Presenting Pinkathon, India’s biggest women’s run, for women’s health and breast cancer awareness For a woman who is a great influencer for her family, adoption of healthy lifestyle both in terms of food and fitness needs to come from within. What is needed is enthusiasm, determination, a c...
For someone who came with just one dream – a dream role – Deepak Dobriyal breathes easy, understands the way forward, and signs on the dotted line only when he is confident about the script When Deepak Dobriyal went on stage to collect his trophy for best performance in a comic role at a pres...
Raising parallels strikingly close to the present day scenario, the book highlights how in the current times, one can, because of the charm of fast paced growth, ignore advice and counsel NALANDA, IN ITS prime, was one of the most revered seats of learning for Buddhist scholars. Even now, the uni...
THE BOOK STARTS off with what appears to be a Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap fusion. The protagonist is trying to woo his long-lost childhood sweetheart with antics such as several missed calls from an unknown number and sending large and innumerable bouquets to the workplace. A childhood/ adoles...
Srinagar, the land of peer fakirs, pristine beauty, and a chequered past, welcomes travellers to admire it and also look within When the sun glimmers on the shimmering water of the placid Dal Lake on a mild summer afternoon, you would hardly wonder why this mesmerising "Paradise on Earth" has bee...
@links is Gen X’s favourite haunt. Vodka@link with lively music and a mix of house with peppy beats is surely the place to be... Atrendy bar serving an extensive list of wines, liquors, snacks and some of the world's finest cigars, @Links is the place to unwind at the end of the day. Located in...