Beijing: Faced with sluggish economic growth and dwindling exports, China today devalued its currency for the second consecutive day, sending fresh shock waves through global markets and fuelling fears of a currency war as jittery Asian neighbours came under pressure to devalue as well. The central parity rate of renminbi, or yuan, weakened by 1,008 basis points, or 1.6 per cent, to 6.3306 against the US dollar, narrowing from yesterday’s […]

Who knew, parenting and bad math had anything in common? But, we mean every word, when we say: Blame your math-anxious parents for your bath math. If the very thought of a maths test makes you break out in a cold sweat, the attitude of your parents may be partly to blame as a new study has found that parent’s math-anxiety negatively affects kids. When math-anxious parents provide frequent help […]

It was pandemonium in the Lok Sabha and as the Monsoon Session approaches its closure. Chaos was the order of the day and indiscipline resigned supreme. Suddenly the country’s highest altar of democracy looked nothing more than playgroup classroom filled with unruly toddlers running all over, throwing things each other and decibel levels that could potentially render others deaf. Even as I pen these words, my head hangs in shame. […]

When it comes to sitting down for a meal, there is no greater feeling of satisfaction then being rewarded with delightful flavours. This is the reason why culinary masters go all out when it comes to perfecting the flavour in their dish, which could result from anything – from adding spices to herbs and more. In Ayurvedic cooking, taste or rasa plays a very important role. And no, it doesn’t […]

While getting even one research paper published in an academic journal is a struggle considering the intense competition, this 19-year-old has 23 research papers to his credit, and all published in highly cited and peer-reviewed national and international journals. And Aadarsh Mishra’s incredible feat has now earned him a place in the India Book of Records for being the undergraduate with the most number of research papers published. Mishra is […]

  The Quran dates back to Mughal ruler Akbar’s period. A 410-year-old copy of the Quran, dating back to Mughal ruler Akbar’s period, has been recovered by the Mysuru district police. Mysuru district Superintendent of Police Abhinav Khare told reporters that a gang of 10 members, who had bought the copy from unidentified persons in Hyderabad, were trying to sell it for a price of Rs. 5 crore. “When we […]

  There’s a famous, clichéd Bollywood film scene, which involves a heroine riding a rebellious and out-of-control horse. Following close behind is a good-looking, brave hero who jumps to her rescue. This sequence has been adapted frequently in 1990s cinema, buying into the stereotype of a hatta-khatta boy falling for a damsel in distress. Barely 10 seconds into the trailer of Vikas Bahl’s Shaandaar comes the big reveal that the […]

“It always upsets me when people waste food. “We have thousands of people in India who go hungry every day. “One day, I asked the waiter to pack half of the biryani I had ordered at a restaurant. “I gave that packet of untouched food to an old lady who was sitting outside the restaurant. “I still cannot forget the smile on her face.” That’s how AG Padmanabhan started his […]

His name may not ring a bell, but chances are you know some of the products Google’s new CEO, Sundar Pichai, has worked on, including the Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system. Pichai, 43, was named chief executive officer of the Internet titan Monday, as Google unveiled a new corporate structure creating an umbrella company dubbed Alphabet. Pichai will oversee the biggest company under that umbrella, which will still […]

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