An institute has claimed that the Mahabharata and Ramayana are historical texts, not mythological epics. In its ‘Unique Exhibition on Cultural Continuity from Rig Veda to Robotics’ at Delhi’s Lalit Kala Akademi, the Institute of Scientific Research came up with what historians say is impossible to establish. The institute established that Lord Ram was born on January 10, 12.05 hours, 5114 BC, the war in Mahabharata started on October 13, […]
Eating a Mediterranean diet or other healthy dietary pattern, comprising fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts, is associated with preventing the onset of depression, according to a new study from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain. The study of 15,093 people suggests depression could be linked with nutrient deficits. The researchers compared three diets; the Mediterranean diet, the Pro-vegetarian Dietary Pattern and Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010. Participants […]
Texas: Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old bright student in Texas, built a digital clock and brought it to his high school. Never did he know that instead of appreciation, he would get arrested. The principal having mistaken the gadget for a fake bomb called the police- a detention some claim was due to his Muslim background. Tech companies are now throwing their support behind him and are flocking to the social […]
For more than half a century his death has been shrouded in a pall of mystery, his family snooped on, letters of his closest relatives have been intercepted and he is perhaps the only Indian whose Bharat Ratna was cancelled! Wait , wait, don’t get confused, no we are not talking about any national traitor, it is unfortunately the sad tale of one of the greatest revolutionaries that India should […]
The secret files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that will be declassified in Kolkata on Friday may contain enough circumstantial evidence that he was alive till at least 1964, say sources. An American intelligence report prepared in the early 1960s suggests that Netaji could have returned to India sometime in February 1964 — 19 years after it was claimed that he died in an air crash in Taihoku, Taiwan. Though […]
North Korea said on Tuesday that its main nuclear complex is operational and it was working to improve the “quality and quantity” of its weapons which it could use against the United States at “any time.” The comments follow a declaration by the North in 2013 vowing to restart all nuclear facilities, including the main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon that had been shuttered. It marked the first acknowledgement since then […]
Mumbai: Kamal Haasan launched the trailer of his next – Cheekati Raajyam – on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. Besides Kamal, the film also stars Trisha, Prakash Raj, Kishore, Sampath Raj and Madhu Shalini. Directed by Rajesh M Selva and produced by S. Chandrahasan, the screenplay of ‘Cheekati Raajyam’ is penned by Kamal himself. The Tamil version of the film is titled ‘Thoongaavanam’. The film is expected to release in […]
In this incredible story, a bunch of friends launched a weather balloon fitted with a GoPro camera near Arizona, United States in 2013 which has now been found by a hiker. The footage recorded will take your breath away. According to The New York Times, the camera escalated about 100,000 feet into the stratosphere and shot footage of the Grand Canyon. After an hour and a half, the sounding balloon […]
WASHINGTON: A ‘global’ ocean containing a vast liquid water reservoir lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from Nasa’s Cassini mission. Researchers found that the magnitude of the moon’s very slight wobble, as it orbits Saturn, can only be accounted for if its outer ice shell is not frozen solid to its interior, meaning a global ocean must be present. […]
Ganesh Chaturthi, one of the most sacred Hindu festivals, celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha – the supreme God of wisdom and prosperity. This annual occassion is observed by the whole of Hindu community with great fervor and piety. Do you know how this festival came to be practiced? If not, scroll down and read our informative article […]
