Sounding a word of caution to students on education loans, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Saturday said they should not fall prey to ‘unscrupulous schools’ which leave them with high debt and “useless degrees”. Observing that education at high quality research universities will remain expensive in near future, he said efforts should be made to make degrees affordable to all deserving students. One part of the solution is student loans, […]

There’s an underground dance bar in Santacruz West where I saw a former national-level beauty pageant contestant perform. According to the person who took me there, she began working there when she was looking for a Bollywood break. To land roles, she needed to be seen on red carpets and at parties, for which she needed heels and dresses. While acting gig after acting gig fell through, the dance bar […]

This Marathi film has taken the Box Office by storm. Nagraj Popatrao Manjule’s film ‘Sairat’ starring debutants Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar has been drawing mammoth crowd to the theatres since its release on April 29. The film has reportedly minted over Rs 18 crores at the Box Office in just four days. In the opening week, the film was scheduled to screen at 400 theatres and the total number […]

As 13 states struggle with drought, scientists in a corner of India have devised a way to make potable water – 6.3 million litre of it every day – from sea water. They have also developed certain filtration methods that ensure groundwater containing arsenic and uranium are safe to drink. The pilot plant at Tamil Nadu’s Kalpakkam, built by scientists of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre use waste steam from a […]

As I sit to write this article, I am sure whichever part of India you might be in, water crisis is a reality for you. Be it in the form of water rationing, sky high product prices resulting from drought condition or innumerable reports of hapless farmers resorting to the extreme measure of committing suicide unable to cope with the shortage of water and the resultant impact, water woes have […]

Wrong depiction of the map of India could land the violators in jail with a maximum term of seven years and fine upto Rs 100 crore. This measure has been envisaged by the government against the backdrop of instances where certain social networking sites showed J&K and Arunachal Pradesh as part of Pakistan and China respectively. Recently, ‘Twitter’ had shown the geographical location of Kashmir in China and Jammu in […]

Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan, director Ribhu Dasgupta and producer Sujoy Ghosh launched the first trailer of upcoming Hindi film TE3N on Thursday at an event in Mumbai. The thriller is expected to hit the theatres on June 10, 2016. In the fast-paced trailer, John Biswas (Amitabh) is seen trying to figure out the mystery behind the disappearance of his grandchild, Angel. The video establishes the three lead […]

Indian Institute of Cartoonists is the only organisation in India working towards promoting the art of cartooning. It is easy to miss the Indian Institute of Cartoonists in the hustle and bustle of Bengaluru’s busy Trinity Circle. Situated just a few meters from the circle in the basement of a building, spread across 5000 square feet, this institute is one of its kind in India. The Institute, established in 2001, […]

JEDDAH: Construction company Saudi Binladin Group has laid off 50,000 staff, Saudi newspaper Al-Watan reported. The total workforce at Binladin, one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest firms and among the Middle East’s largest builders, is around 200,000, according to its LinkedIn page. Al-Watan, citing unnamed sources, reported that the group has terminated the contracts of 50,000 workers — apparently all foreigners — and given them permanent exit visa to leave the […]

The 15-year-old boy who was the Face of Progeria in India breathed his last on Monday night in Telangana. While attending a family function, Nihal Bitla suffered severe dehydration before being admitted to a hospital on Monday evening. The Boston-based Progeria Research Foundation announced Nihal’s death on his facebook page today. Till date there is no cure for Progeria. It is a rare genetic disorder known to have a short […]