There is a distinct nip in the night air these days, clearly, autumn will be slowly melding into winter. It’s a pleasant time of the year a time of festivity and joy, cheer and sharing. There is no denying the fact that all this adds to a feeling of festivity. Which is, of course, all very good....
The Supreme Court bench ruled that the Hindu's claim that the Ram was born in Ayodhya is undisputed. The court upheld the claim that the disputed Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid site is the birthplace of Ram. The court ruled that the whole of the disputed land will be given to the Hindus for the const...
THE QUIET DIPLOMAT SATYA NADELLA’S FIRST FIVE YEARS AS THE THIRD CEO OF MICROSOFT HAS BROUGHT PAIN TO FANS OF MICROSOFT'S CONSUMER TECH BUT DELIGHT TO INVESTORS. Originally from Hyderabad, Nadella lives in Bellevue, Washington. He had joined Microsoft in 1992 and he quickly became known as a l...
WILL DELHI’S ODD-EVEN POLICY WORK?
There was a time when driving to the office in the morning one would see hundreds of cyclists making their way to work with their tiffins dangling from the cycle bars. They were quite a menace and if you hit one, God help you! But have you wondered where those cyclists have disappeared? The peddli...
INDIAN-AMERICAN ABHIJIT BANERJEE WINS ECONOMICS NOBEL
The Economics Nobel for 2019 has been won by Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee. He shares the prize with two other economists Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer. Mumbai-born Banerjee, who studied in Kolkata and New Delhi, Duflo and Kremer were awarded “for their experimental approach to alleviating ...
Seoul, the capital and the largest city of South Korea, is a forward-looking city but also deeply traditional. It is an epicenter of Korea's rich culture, education, politics and economy. The city is divided into two halves by the river Han - Downtown Seoul and Gangnam District. Seoul is a wonderf...
CHANDRAYAAN-2 LANDING: WHAT WENT WRONG WITH VIKRAM
India’s prime minister, Shri Narendra Modi — who watched the final moments of the attempt — offered words of encouragement to the Chandrayaan team, which has been working on the $150 million project. “India is proud of our scientists!” wrote Modi on Twitter. “They’ve given their bes...
State of air Air pollution is responsible for 12.5 per cent of all deaths in India. Its impact on children is equally worrying. Over 100,000 children below the age of five die due to bad air in the country. While India was one of the first countries to pledge the phasing out of non-electric vehic...
150 years after his birth, Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals shine bright and he continues to inspire others. Here are stories, some little known, from his life. As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world... as in being able to remake ourselves. Gandhi firmly belie...
With almost every Indian wine brand opening up their properties for a 360-degree experience, Indians can experience how wine is made, consumed and celebrated. Thanks to booming wine tourism in India, you don’t have to plan a fullfledged international tour everytime you need a wine-dedicated hol...
The following is an excerpt from Insider/Outsider, an anthology of writings on the issue of belonging in Northeast India. This is part of an account on the Miyah experience in Assam, by Shalim M Hussain. When I ran away from my boarding school in Barpeta Road in 1993, there were no telephones in ...