The science of sleep can be fuzzy and confusing at times. Researchers are still not sure what our brains are up to, why we dream, or what those dreams even mean. But there are some intriguing things we’ ve learnt in recent years about our mind’s journey to the Land of Nod. Here are 10 surprising facts from the BBC Future archive and elsewhere that shed some light on why […]
I work while I travel As you might know from previous posts, I’ve been an au-pair and this is how I started traveling long term. I was 18, just finished senior high and had absolutely no money. I didn’t even have a bank account. So I worked my way around and moved to London, one of the most expensive European cities. I got paid to live there and I worked […]
Wolfgang Schauble has done right by the Euro zone, but the Greeks believe that doesn’t necessarily mean he has done right by them. A Greek publication recently carried a photo of a vampire with this caption: ‘For five years now he has been sucking your blood.’ The reference was not to any vampire, but to one of the key persons in the tough Grexit negotiations, the wheel-chair bound German Finance […]
With two of the IPL teams, Chennai Super Kings and The Rajasthan Royals, suspended for two years, the obvious question is what would be the future of IPL tournaments? Would it be shut down or would the BCCI look at inducting new teams and how the return of the suspended teams after two years impact the overall revenue model of the IPL. As the BCCI and the IPL top brass […]
Sunil Mantri: Could you please tell something about yourself? Shailesh Chowatia: Being a religious person, I have always been more sensitive towards mute souls (animals and birds), as a child I was always taught to help Distress souls. And being so close to the Nature, […]
The trailer for the modern take on Subhash Ghai’s 1983 directorial ‘Hero’ is finally out. The film is expected to be action and adrenaline filled complete with pumping stunts and visuals. The remake will mark the debut of Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty and has been produced by Salman Khan. The star kids are set to romance with the backdrop of rebellion and fighting the odds for their love. Directed […]
It took Frank Gregoire six weeks to learn the lyrics and piano chords to popular Bollywood love song “Tum Hi Ho.” But with the expression left on the love of his life Simran Malhotra’s face, his effort was certainly worth it. Gregoire, who got married to Malhotra on June 27 in Baltimore, Maryland, performed the song during the reception after the couple’s Sikh and Christian wedding ceremonies. “My heart sank […]
OTTAWA – A Conservative MP is backtracking on her claim that Canada’s spy agency knew there was a bomb on an Air India plane that exploded in flight three decades ago, killing 329 people. In a late June speech at a Vancouver church, Tory MP Wai Young said the laws at the time prevented the Canadian Security Intelligence Service from telling the RCMP about the explosive device. Young told the […]
What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘bodybuilder’? Most would say a bulky man with bulging muscles seen on advertisements for gyms and covers of men’s magazines. Very few would equate bodybuilder with a woman, much less a Indian woman. Which is what makes Ashwini Waskar, India’s first competitive female body builder, so unique. She not only defies gender stereotypes but crosses cultural barriers as well. […]
Iran and six major world powers reached a landmark nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that could transform the Middle East. US President Barack Obama praised the deal as one built on verification, not trust, and said it would help stop the spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle East. “Every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off,” Obama said in […]
