This gorgeous South-Asian nation attracts tourists from world over and is one of the most popular tourist destinations. The country is home to incredibly beautiful ancient architectural geniuses, sculptures and monasteries. A number of modern buildings too displayed wooden carvings as the country nurtures its artistic skills to leave visitors spellbound. Spring isn’t far away. If you are wondering which part of the world to head to for a joyous […]

Indian lawyer Chandan Kumar Singh recently stunned many Indians when he tried to sue popular Hindu god Ram. Mr Singh told the BBC that he took the action because he felt “Lord Ram was unjust to his wife Sita”, and he wanted a court in the eastern state of Bihar to “acknowledge this fact”. The court wasn’t convinced with his argument and rejected his plea last week, saying it wasn’t […]

The selection committee picked the World T20 and Asia Cup squad in New Delhi on Friday. The squad for the tournaments are same which will be led by MS Dhoni.  Pawan Negi is the only surprise selection in the squad while Mohammed Shami returns to the squad. Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah have been retained in the squad. “In the shorter format, horse for courses work. […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the 10 Indian Army soldiers who were trapped under snow in the Siachen Glacier after an avalanche hit on Tuesday. “Demise of soldiers in Siachen is very tragic. I salute the brave soldiers who gave their lives to the nation,” he wrote on the microblogging platform Twitter. Earlier in the day, the defence ministry had said that chances of finding the soldiers “are […]

Tata Consultancy Services scored high on familiarity, loyalty, staff satisfaction and corporate reputation. India’s top multinational IT company Tata Consultancy Services has been rated as the world’s most powerful brand in Information Technology Services by a leading global brand valuation firm, the company said on Wednesday. Brand Finance’s 2016 annual report evaluated thousands of the world’s top brands to determine which are the most powerful and the most valuable. Scoring […]

An Indian pharmaceutical company based in Hyderabad on Wednesday claimed that they have developed the first ever method of treatment for the deadly Zika virus. Dr Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech said two vaccines made by the company are set for pre-clinical testing in animals. The company in its statement said, “We are probably the first in the world to file for the global patent for […]

“As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don’t know we don’t know”. This pithy quote uttered by American strategist and former Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, perhaps best captures the essence of Professor […]

Angelique Kerber became the first German to win a Grand Slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf in 1999 when she upset world number one Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open on Saturday. The 34-year-old American had been seeking her seventh Melbourne Park title and 22nd overall, which would have moved her into a tie with Graf for the most Grand Slam singles titles in […]

Canadian mobile manufacturing company BlackBerry on Thursday unveiled Priv — its first “secure” high-end smartphone powered by Android for Indian market here. With a unique sleek design and touch-sensitive keys that allows users to swipe, scroll and set up shortcuts, Priv comes pre-loaded with BlackBerry’s DTEK for Android that allows user to improve privacy level and monitor access to the phone. This app alerts the user every time any app […]

Jay Z is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. In 2015, Forbes estimated Jay Z’s net worth at nearly $550 million. Here are 66 Inspirational Jay-Z quotes: 1. “I’m a mirror. If you’re cool with me, I’m cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you don’t […]