School kids had to buy 2 sweaters with uniform. Half sweater and full arm sweater. Without half sweater, no one would even step out of the house. The thumb rule was Strong n sturdy folks can wear half sweater Easily prone to cold should wear full sweater. But, when winter kicks in. It was like wearing muffler, full arm sweater and then blowing out the air from the mouth […]
It is Vijaya Dashami today. Across India people would be burning Ravana’s effigies signifying the triumph of truth over evil. Somehow amidst these festivities I cannot help thinking that as human, what steps have we taken to demolish that demon within us. Almost every day the morning headline screams aloud about oppression that women undergo, brutal rape stories cover the news pages and eve-teasing has pretty much become the order […]
Stop whatever you are doing. It’s finally here. The wait is over for all the Star Wars fans who have been waiting patiently for months for the latest trailer. And the force strong in this one. It opens with new protagonist Rey (played by Daisy Ridley) as she scavenges an old starship — probably the Imperial Star Destroyer seen in the first trailer. (We decoded it for you earlier) It […]
The auspicious day marks the victory of Lord Ram over demon-king Ravana thereby symbolising the victory of light over darkness, good over bad, enlightenment over ignorance, so on and so forth. To remind humanity that good is invincible and that evil will cease to exist, people across India celebrate this festival with great devotion. Mammoth effigies of Ravana are burnt to celebrate the defeat of the demon king at the […]
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has written to Mr. Justin Trudeau, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, on winning the General Elections. The text of PM’s letter as follows: I am delighted to extend to you, on behalf of the Government and people of India, my heartiest congratulations for leading the Liberal Party of Canada to a victory in the general election. Your bring vision, youth and energy […]
Let me start with a big thank you to all our patrons and well wishers for their heartfelt support to our small Navratri Women Special Series. In keeping with the norm, we are highlighting issues on women, for women and by women. Today’s issue is perhaps not really women related but surely what every woman worries about. Yes I am talking about the scourge of Pollution. As the festival season […]
Johannesburg: A great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi is being tried in South Africa for defrauding two businessmen of $830,887, a media report said on Tuesday. Ashish Lata Ramgobin, 45, appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to the charge. She was released on $3,776 bail, Enews Channel Africa quoted a police spokesperson as saying on Tuesday. The Hawks Durban Organised Crime squad — a directorate for […]
The 42nd Canadian Federal elections propelled 43-year-old Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau into the position as the Prime Minister-elect of the country as it delivered a clear verdict, with his party winning an unexpected majority in the House of Commons (the country’s equivalent of the Indian Lok Sabha) and set to form the Government. Incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to resign as leader of the ruling Conservative Party, […]
Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from international cricket, more than two-and-a-half years on from his last appearance for India, the news was made official by the bastman himself on Twitter, the day after he had indicated during the Masters Cricket League launch in Dubai. This brings down the curtains on a remarkable career in which he scored 17,253 international runs across formats. Sehwag is the only Indian batsman to […]
Kamala B.K. is tiny. She’s barely 5 feet tall. A bright red ribbon sets off her dark hair. As she walks past our guesthouse in the village of Thankot, we try to get her to come over and talk to us. But the 14-year-old won’t come over to the porch. “Because she’s menstruating, she should not be entering another person’s house. It’s disrespectful,” says Cecile Shrestha of Wateraid. The nonprofit […]
