The 21-year-old commander of the terror group Hizbul Mujahideen is the star of a new video that’s being circulated on Facebook and WhatsApp in an attempt to recruit young Kashimiri men. Burhan Muzaffar Wani is from a wealthy family in Tral in the southern part of Kashmir. At 15, he joined the deadly terror group after his brother was allegedly assaulted by the army in 2010. There is a 10-lakh […]
A 26-year-old cat in Oregon has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. The cat named Corduroy is owned by a family in the central Oregon city of Sisters. His owner, Ashley Reed Okura, has had him since he was a kitten and she was 7. It’s the second time Corduroy has claimed the title. He was first recognized last year until officials discovered another cat, Tiffany […]
One of the key highlights of Modiji’s speech on August 15 from the ramparts of the Red Fort was in what he did not mention rather than what he spoke on. Yes you guessed it right, I am speaking about the One Rank One Pension issue. An election agenda for both BJP and the Congress last year, it unfortunately continues to gather dust in files travelling between the various offices […]
Sportswomen bringing laurels to the nation has not just been a matter of pride for Indians but also encouraged girls to break the gender stereotypes and take up sports. Here are some Indian sportswomen who are currently making India proud. 1. Sania Mirza Her maiden women’s doubles Grand Slam title at Wimbledon earlier this year and two other doubles titles prior to her win with Martina Hingis has established Sania […]
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (‘TRY’, BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .. Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins: 1. Every person has cancer cells in the body.. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell […]
Last month, France’s famous waxwork museum, Musée Grévin, opened its first Asian outpost in Seoul, South Korea. The new museum’s focus is firmly on the world of entertainment. As a result, waxworks of global icons like Michael Jackson and Madonna rub shoulders with the likes of actress Choi Ji-Woo — star of one of the original TV series, Winter Sonata — who has quite a fan following in Japan. India, […]
In January 2014, when the script for Quentin Tarantino’s next project was leaked, it seemed quite unlikely that it would ever see the light of a projector. Tarantino at the time said he would be dropping the project altogether and for a director who is known to be painfully meticulous with his scripts, it seemed like his next project would be delayed indefinitely. But a few months later, Tarantino directed […]
Giving obese teenagers extra vitamin D pills can elevate their cholesterol and fat-storing triglycerides levels, an Indian American researcher has discovered. Seema Kumar, pediatric endocrinologist in the Mayo Clinic Children’s Centre also found no benefits of extra vitamin D supplements in improving heart health or decreasing diabetes risk. Parents and providers often put obese adolescent children on vitamin D regiments — sometimes at more than 5-to-10 times the recommended daily […]
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has announced it will start selling the custom-built Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite Smartphone in India at an eye-watering price of Rs 99,990. Initially launched in May, BlackBerry says the qwerty-style device features “exclusive graphite-metallic coloured elements” and a “hand-wrapped leather on the back door cover”. The new Porsche Design device is the fourth smartphone launched in collaboration by BlackBerry and Porsche Design. As with other such […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wished the nation on the occasion of its 69th Independence Day. In his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, the PM hailed Team India – a team of 125 Indians – and said in the last one year the Team had managed to complete work within the time limit. Here are the highlights of his speech: The issue of ‘One Rank […]
