In a dramatic move, China has once again blocked India’ bid at the United Nations to ban Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, also the mastermind of deadly Pathankot terror attack that killed 7 Indian security officials in January this year. Highly placed sources told the PTI that just hours before the deadline earlier today, China requested the UN Committee, which is considering a ban on Azhar, to […]

Many a times you would have avoided the idea of international travel from India for the fear of fulfilling all that documentation process for Visa. Rejoice! There are at least 30 countries that offer visa on arrival for the Indian citizens to enter. Well that would mean that you can simply decide to travel, purchase your tickets and bon voyage! Having access to these over 30 countries situates the Indian […]

City boy Sumesh Dugar has developed a software that can recognize emotions. Dugar, who won the top honour among 10,000 startups at Launchpad by Google, was also awarded credit worth $20,000 by Google to develop ‘TrueEmoji’ further. “Humans have allowed emotionless technology to take over their lives, which has made us robotic. My city Kolkata, which is highly emotive, made me feel this deficiency. Moreover, all over social media, there […]

Living with asthma can be tough and terrifying. But the good thing is that there are ways that can help reduce your symptoms and risk of having an asthma attack. An asthma occurs when the airways in the lungs become swollen or inflamed and are blocked by mucus, making breathing difficult. The chest tightens and the lungs seem to produce a wheezing sound.   If you have asthma, you probably […]

Syed Ahmad Afzal’s upcoming thriller movie ‘Laal Rang’ has released its first official trailer of the movie. Based on true events around blood corruption in India, the movie stars Randeep Hooda as the lead actor. Hooda will be essaying the role of a blood corruption mafia in the film. Hooda has always impressed audience with his powerful and unusual portrayals – and this one looks promising too. The trailer is […]

Entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone, but for the few of us who have caught the bug, it can be an amazing, roller coaster of a ride. If you’re feeling like you need a career change, here are the top seven reasons you should consider giving up your day job and starting your own business: 1. You want freedom. Do you go to work and sit behind a desk, feeling like a […]

This 84-year-old man, a Padma Shri awardee, has transformed the lives of thousands of villagers in Jharkhand with his massive tree-planting and water conservation efforts. Little has changed in Simon Oraon’s daily routine in the last 60 years. At 84, he gets up at 4.30 in the morning, goes to the fields, diligently checks the saplings he has planted around the village, takes a round of the forest he has […]

Note: Ladies, don’t let the headline fool you; you are not off the hook. Here’s one tip that works equally well for women looking to impress their husbands, and is really just about mutual respect. What’s ‘hotter’ than that? So, if you’re just like us, you might often be making this one simple mistake: Returning home only to find you forgot to buy something on a shopping trip. Do you […]

The President of India gave away the Padma Awards at a special function on March 28. These awards which were announced on the eve of Republic day in January were finally handed over by the President at a glittering event. So you could ask what’s so special about these awards and why do we need to devote a chunk of the web space to discuss them. Well for the first […]

A little bird in a storm On a small frail branch of a huge tree rested a little bird chirping merrily protected from the wild animals and feeling safe and supported on the branch high up .Suddenly a strong wind started blowing, and the tree swayed with such intensity that it seemed the branch would snap in half and lo and behold the branch snapped and came crashing down . […]