Every Indian heart fills with pride when we see the National Flag unfurling on Republic Day. 26th January brings out the patriot in us but not everybody knows how much significance the day holds for us. So, here are some facts about Republic Day that every Indian must be aware of: 1. January 26, 1930 was earlier celebrated as India’s Independence Day or Purna Swaraj Day. It’s the day India […]
Google boss Eric Schmidt predicted on Thursday that the Internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively “disappear” into the background. Speaking to the business and political elite at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Schmidt said: “There will be so many sensors, so many devices, that you won’t even sense it, it will be all around you.” “It will […]
Jaipur: After Nobel Laureate V S Naipaul penned books on India with titles such as “An Area of Darkness” and “A Wounded Civilisation,” his mother asked him to leave India and write on other subjects, the Nobel Laureate said today. The Indian-origin British author, who was born in Trinidad narrated what his mother had to say to him. “The only Hindi word my mother carried from India was ‘beta’ […]
Moving up the ranks, India has emerged as the second most trusted country in the world in terms of faith reposed on its institutions even as globally trust levels have fallen, says a survey. As the world’s rich and powerful gather in the Swiss resort of Davos, a study by public relations firm Edelman has found that general level of trust in institutions among college-educated people around the globe are […]
Silicon Valley, it’s never too early to become an entrepreneur. Just ask 13-year-old Shubham Banerjee. comyanThe California eighth-grader has launched a company to develop low-cost machines to print Braille, the tactile writing system for the visually impaired. Tech giant Intel Corp recently invested in his startup, Braigo Labs. Shubham built a Braille printer with a Lego robotics kit as a school science fair project last year after he asked his […]
India has been pure and clean. It is us the people who have made it dirty. By just cleaning the streets on superficial way wont help in cleaning the India. SwachhBharat campaign is not about just about cleaning our streets and surrounding, it is about changing the mindset of people in India. Please share and help in changing the mindset of people for cleaner and better India. Please follow and […]
Mumbai may pace to a frenetic beat, but the metropolis has hidden corners where life moves more leisurely. If you want to see what life was like a few decades ago, I’d suggest a visit to Mumbai’s 92-year-old Bombay Development Directorate’s chawls. Families manage in tiny rooms and neighbours, unlike what happens in much of Mumbai, are very much a part of each other’s lives. The chawls’s residents still share […]
Most people in long-term relationships are having a pretty miserable life, though most of them do not declare it. Sure, it’s nice to have a partner to cuddle with, but relationships can also be terribly inconvenient. Below are the best things you can do when you are single 1. Enjoy Your Travel You need to consult with multiple people, husband, Family one, and Family two to go out on […]
1. Chris Gayle’s 175 in an IPL match. Gayle’s thunderous 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2013 Indian Premier League might look breakable in the first instance, but it is almost impossible to get 175 for a single batsman in just 20 overs. 2. Most centuries in first-class cricket. This famous record was also referred to as a question in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. And the man who holds the […]
Talk of overcoming the odds in the Hindi film industry, and this has to be a rare success story. Did you know that as recent as last year, Deepika Padukone was struggling with anxiety and depression, at a time when she was establishing her credentials as one of Bollywood’s most sought after actors. In an exclusive piece for Hindustan Times, she bares her heart for the first time about […]
