Controversies and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar go hand in hand. In April, Art of Living Foundation was slapped with a heavy fine for polluting the surroundings of river Yamuna during the three-day cultural festival. Last week, he received a lot of flak and criticism for making comments about Malala Yousafzai winning Nobel Prize. According to him, Malala didn’t do ‘anything’ to win a Nobel Prize.There is another reason why people […]

Fresh on the heels of the AugustaWestland VVIP Chopper deal/scam there are two other defence deal that is making the rounds. The similarity starts with the fact that even these two were signed during the Congress led UPA regime and BJP Govt is now probing the terms, authenticity and purpose of the deal. This probe has been ordered even as the Govt and the Opposition Congress party are engaged in […]

In a major decision with regard to National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), the Supreme Court on Monday said that the candidates who could not appear in NEET 1 would be allowed to appear in NEET 2. The apex court put to rest all confusion by refusing to modify its April 28 order by which it had allowed Centre and CBSE to conduct a single common entrance test for admission to […]

Long before the concept of people’s participation in decision took root in Europe, an Indian saint had built the world’s first Parliament, that also gave equal representation to women. The saint philosopher was Basaveshwara, who birth anniversary is being celebrated as Basava Jayanti across Karnataka and parts of Maharashtra today. The 12th-century social reformer was the founding saint of the Lingayat-Shaivism sect of Hinduism. His message found expression in the […]

As forest fires raged through the Canadian province of Alberta last week and the city of Fort McMurray had to be evacuated, an Indo-Canadian real estate magnate decided to lend a helping hand to those fleeing the flames. Navjeet Dhillon, better known as Bob, founder and CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp, based in Calgary, Alberta, tracked the disaster and the resultant exodus and offered 100 apartment units rent-free for three […]

                                                                                     (Artwork by Ashwin Pandya) One of the difficulties Monal of three faced was her lack of ability to convey to her Mamma some of the things that she wanted […]

five-day cultural festival in Egypt organised by India to mark the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore has been inaugurated here aiming to build connections between the people of the two countries who share strong cultural bonds.   The Tagore festival was inaugurated by India’s Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya yesterday here with a painting exhibition showcasing works of artists from Egypt, India and other countries.   The Embassy of […]

Thalassemia involves the production of abnormal amounts of haemoglobin in the body. With International Thalassemia Day is being observed across the world on Sunday to raise awareness, here are certain things you’d like to know about it. Thalassemia, a blood disorder that originated in the Mediterranean region, involves the production of abnormal amounts of haemoglobin in the body. Also called the Mediterranean anemia, this disorder is known to be most […]

On the occasion of Mother’s Day, UrbanClap, an application that delivers reliable services at the push of a button at your door, has released a video which depicts a small story about how our mothers become mothers and stay one for rest of their lives irrespective of age. With the video, they have also released a social campaign called #MothersDay through which you can tag your mothers or motherly figures […]

The situation around a ferocious wildfire that forced the evacuation of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray remains unpredictable and dangerous, the authorities said Saturday, warning that weather conditions were still hampering efforts to fight it. This remains a big, out of control, dangerous fire,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said. Some 1,570 square kilometers (606 square miles) had been devastated since the start of the inferno in Alberta`s parched […]