When festive lights go up, the spirit of the season comes alive and the magic of the holidays warms Vancouver, Canada unlike any other time of year but unless you’re here, it’s hard to put in words the joyous feeling around the city. Luckily for us, this time lapse video does a fabulous job of capturing the energy of being in Vancouver, BC during Christmas. Created by a local action […]
Have you ever wondered that seeds from sunflower could be beneficial for our body? While this may sound weird to some of us but the truth is sunflowers seeds are considered good for health because of its nutritional value. Here are some health benefits of the seeds which we all must know: Helps digestion: The seeds help in digestion because of its high dietary fiber content. It also helps you […]
Veteran music director Ravindra Jain passed away in Mumbai. He was 71. He was admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital following a problem in his kidney. Jain was shifted from Wockhardt Hospital in Nagpur to Mumbai by a chartered air ambulance for treatment at Lilavati Hospital in Bandra on Sunday. ANI tweeted the news of his death. The viaually-challenged musician Jain composed music for hit films like Chor Machaye Shor, Geet Gaata […]
As the curtain closed on the 83rd Airforce Day Parade, it marked the dawn of a historic era in the records of the Indian Airforce. It has finally decided to allow them to become fighter pilots. This is a particularly striking decision when compared with the fact that both the Indian Army and Navy have ruled out potential induction of women in any form of combat roles. In the words […]
MADHYA PRADESH: In Madhya Pradesh’s Guradiya Varma village, about 120 kilometres from Bhopal, 21-year-old Anita Kaleshriya is an inspiration for many. Enthused by a workshop on cleanliness organised by a local group, she built a toilet in her house in May last year with money from her government scholarship fund. “During the workshop I made up my mind that we have to have a toilet at home now. I asked […]
There may not be any shortcuts in life, but there are certainly ways you can work smarter instead of harder. When you utilize some specific tools and systems, you can accelerate your journey to success exponentially. Some of these tools are abstract and more mental in nature, while others are concrete and tangible, but all will help you in various ways. The best part about using these tools is that […]
I am often inspired by the life stories of really successful people. Some, like Oprah Winfrey, have come from pretty terrible circumstances. Others, like Bill Gates, come from rather ordinary white American upbringings. Others are the children of immigrants, like Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy. One part of these individuals’ lives I have never quite considered is what books they read – what are their favorites, and have those […]
Once the monsoon casts its spell on the Sahyadris, the entire region puts on a brilliant show for anyone who has the time to stand and stare. Teeming and bustling with life, it is home to everything from lush rainforests and waterfalls to an incredible diversity of flora and fauna. But hidden in the heart of the Western Ghats is a picturesque plateau that blooms into a riot of colour […]
Sherlock has gone retro on us. The BBC series starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Martin Freeman as Dr Watson has gone back to the place it started from — Arthur Conan Doyle’s 19th century London — but in its heart it stays contemporary. The two-hour Christmas Special set in Victorian England, which we will get to watch later this year, came up with its second promo and we do […]
Tokyo: Looks like a birth control pill for men is on its way. According to a study published in the journal Science, scientists from Japan were able to temporarily disable sperm in mice. For the study, scientists at Osaka University used an immunosuppressant drug which they injected it in mice. They found that the drug blocked a protein that is essential in sperm production. The protein called calcineurin, is found […]
