Majuli Majuli means land between two parallel rivers. One of the largest river islands of the world is located in Assam on the banks of river Brahmaputra. The untarnished island represents nature at its best; it is serene and enriched with rich cultural heritage.It is feared, that the beautiful island will submerge in 1520 years from now, due to the erosion of river Brahmaputra. Destruction of crops and houses followed […]
HIGHLIGHTS •An atomic expert warned the authorities that three powerful bombs would cause ‘complete destruction’. •The letter claims three powerful bombs would have been dropped on London during the Cold War, causing destruction worse than at Nagasaki in Japan. •The Russian head of state from 1924 to 1953 was Joseph Stalin, and from 1954 to 1963 it was Nikita Khrushchev. A possible Russian plot to drop nuclear bombs on London […]
Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini are trying to improve education across India using interactive computer games and software to teach children via smartphones. Our order for lunch is being taken at Bengaluru’s inventive Caperberry restaurant when we are all baffled by a word that would likely not be allowed in a game of Scrabble. The manager has asked Rohini Nilekani if she would like to order a starter called […]
Throughout your life, periodically, two questions will haunt you: Who am I? Why am I here? I have found that these two questions become more distinguished as you get older. Why, because we are beginning to understand the significance of our mortality. But sometimes all we need to do is change our minds. This Mindshift video drills into you, “There is nothing more powerful than a changed mind.” By changing […]
Sony has released a brand new trailer for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And it’s exactly as loony as it sounds. While the UK trailer made the film seem more of a drama interspersed with ballroom style action, this new American trailer is not only longer, but it actually seems to be selling an entirely different picture. Gone are the talks about having a stiff upper lip when faced with […]
Sydney: With identification of a biomarker, researchers have found that a single blood test could reveal whether an apparently healthy person is likely to die of pneumonia or sepsis within the next 14 years. Based on an analysis of 10,000 individuals, the researchers identified a molecular byproduct of inflammation, called GlycA, which seems to predict premature death due to infections. The findings suggest that high GlycA levels in the blood […]
A nation doesn’t become great just by the progress it makes. There are hundreds of men who sacrifice their family lives to protect their country on the borders, and thousands of police officers who miss special occasions for their duty of protecting the people. Somehow we forget to remember these sacrifices they make for our nation. But their passion for their country is so pure and deep-rooted that if given […]
I was very pleasantly surprised when at the beginning of this survey, nearly 50% of those who responded, wrote back on the need to increase awareness about women’s health issues. Surprise because I feel that is sure a step in the right direction. Nearly 11 years ago I remember, women’s health was an oft ignored issue and almost never spoken about. Women by the sheer nature of their positioning in […]
Justin Trudeau, the son of a popular former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, recently won Canada’s general election by defeating Stephen Harper, the outgoing Conservative PM. Trudeau ended nearly a decade of Conservative rule in Canada when his Liberal Party secured 54 percent of the country’s seats in the federal election. Watch below Trudeau dancing to the tunes of Punjabi traditional dance Bhangra and doing quite a good job of it. (Courtesy – […]
After forcing cancellation of Ghulam Ali’s concert, ink attack on Sudheendra Kulkarni, storming into BCCI President Shashank Manohar’s office and forcing him to cancel a proposed meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Shiv Sena turned its attention to highlight ‘glorious history’ of the party and its founder Balasaheb Thackeray. On Wednesday, Mumbai woke up to a poster that reminded various political leaders their place before Balasaheb. The poster that turned up […]
