A handy guide to accessories, apps, and smart tips to make that road trip as smooth as a baby’s you know what. If you’ve been lucky to have done it, most of your favourite memories will be of road trips. Some of the best films and songs are about spontaneous jaunts, like Dil Chahta Hai and The Motorcycle Diaries. With several long weekends coming up, it would be criminal to […]
(Artwork by Ashwin Pandya) It was the December after Monal turned six. There was excitement. There was war. The newspaper “Amrita Bazar Patrika” was eagerly awaited everyday. Monal of six in her little mind understood that there was trouble over her mother tongue Bangla. During the cold winter nights, sharp at 8 pm a siren was sounded. She learnt a new word and heard what it felt like too. All […]
Spreading the message of harmony and peace over communal hatred, London’s first Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, visited city’s famous Shri Swaminarayan temple in Neasden a few days ago before he was elected. He later shared the pictures of his visit to the temple on his Facebook handle which soon went viral on social media. In one of the pictures, Khan is seen performing ‘Jalabhishek’ (offering water) on the idol of […]
In what could be termed as an act of fearlessness, an ambulance carrying a cadaver heart from Pune managed to reach Mumbai in 1 hour and 35 minutes saving the life of a 14-year-old boy suffering from a heart condition. Authorities had to create a green corridor between the two cities to allow the heart to reach Mumbai in the stipulated time which otherwise would have taken at least three […]
“People often believe that I’ve had such a charmed life, that I couldn’t possibly have faced any hardships, any difficulties but the truth is really pretty far from that,” says writer Shobhaa De in a commercial for one of India’s leading banks. The video shines a light on the woman and mother behind the public personality. In the ad, shared on YouTube on May 12, Ms De talks about the […]
Islamic State (ISIS) recruits in India wanted to take advantage of the student movement that broke out in several cities after the arrest of JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar. On February 19, when Kanhaiya was in Tihar jail on sedition charges and students of several universities were holding demonstrations demanding his release, ISIS’s Ahmad Ali asked 19-year-old Ashiq Ahmad alias Raja of Hooghly, West Bengal, to infiltrate the movement […]
Originally scheduled to appear in time for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the long-delayed Pelé: Birth of a Legend – the first ever biopic of the soccer legend – is finally being released. Co-directed by American brothers Jeff and Michael Zimbalist, and executive produced by Pelé himself, the film unfolds like a superhero origin story crossed with a sporty riff on Slumdog Millionaire. Its first half charts 10-year-old Pelé’s […]
Indian spiritual leader Baba Hardev Singh, current leader of the Sant Nirankari Mission, passed away on Friday. As per reports, Baba Hardev Singh, chief priest of the Nirankari sect, was killed in a car accident in Canada’s Montreal. If there is an accident during medical malpractice practicing in Silver Springs, you need the help of attorneys. Kripasagar, press and publicity in-charge of the Mission, told IANS they were deeply saddened by […]
The world’s largest cargo aircraft arrived in India early morning on Friday. The Antonov An-225 Mriya made its first landing in India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. The wide body aircraft is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes. It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service. Specially […]
you are unhappy with your tiny frame and wish to put on some weight, then eat properly, exercise and sleep well, says an expert. Shubha Dhyani, dietician, Park Hospital, Gurgaon suggests easy ways to gain weight: * Eat food items that have calories and protein. Fish, eggs and meat are good sources of protein. You can get your daily dose of calories from peanuts, banana chips and dried fruits. * […]
