After prolonged discussions on tackling the issue of drinking water scarcity in cities like Bengaluru and Mangaluru, a group of researchers have found a possible solution. Could coastal water from a reservoir in the Arabian Sea put an end to all our water-related woes? This group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, thinks so. They pitched a sustainable water resource development strategy for both the cities, […]

The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is being blocked by many of India’s net providers. The online tool allows the public to see old versions of websites and contains more than 302 billion saved web pages. Affected users are being shown a message saying that access has been restricted under the orders of the government’s Department of Telecommunications. However, no explanation has been given. “Courts and security agencies do block certain […]

 On the occasion of Mahesh Babu’s 41st birthday, the teaser of his highly anticipated upcoming spy thriller Spyder was released on Wednesday. Going by the visuals, we can be assured that we are in a great clash between good and evil. The good, needless to say is Mahesh Babu, and he looks majestic as ever in the teaser. The evil will be actor-filmmaker SJ Suryah who sends chills down our […]

When 20-year old Rupa Yadav who was married off when she was just eight cracked the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) this year, she not only hit the headlines for her inspiring feat but was also assured of financial help from various quarters. A month on, while Rupa has secured admission in Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, the funds for her education remain inadequate. Rupa’s husband Shankar Lal Yadav, who claimed […]

India has vibrant cinematic and literary traditions, but its most compelling stories, messages and performances have come from another source entirely – at least in the last four decades or so. For exuberant dances, persuasive pitches, catchy dialogues, memorable music, or even challenging social conventions and mores, you can’t beat advertisements. In a time frame usually lasting less than a minute, ads made cases for products spanning washing powder to […]

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn on Monday took to Twitter to share with his fans the much-awaited trailer of his upcoming film ‘Baadshaho’. In the two minute and 20 seconds long clip, the lead star cast of the movie can be seen performing some high-octane moves. “Badass, Big Screen Entertainer, #BaadshahoTrailer, Out Now,” the 48-year-old actor tweeted along with a URL to the trailer. Directed by Milan Luthria, ‘Baadshaho’, which also […]

He was a rather diminutive man but such was the stature of his feats as a freedom fighter that he earned the title of Deshbandhu, a friend of the nation. Indeed Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das is one of those forgotten heroes of India’s Freedom Struggle, without whom it is difficult to conceptualise the height that this movement attained. Born in a well to do, aristocratic family, a barrister by profession with […]

Despite the tension between the two nations, along with the aggressive rhetoric from Beijing, increasing with every passing day over the military standoff in Sikkim sector, India’s security apparatus is certain that China will not risk a war or even a “small-scale military operation”.  Times of India, in its report, cited sources in the security establishment saying that a “face-saving” workable option is both for India and China to simultaneously […]

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It’s a story that’ll touch your heart. A young boy has a crush and is terrified the object of his affections will find out about it. And yet, he risks being outed – quite literally – by his own heart. The animated short film, titled “In A Heartbeat,” has been viewed over 14 million times on YouTube in just five days. The short film, which has no dialogues and a […]