The Internet is undoubtedly the greatest communicative tool ever invented. It is of course, an extension of the human discovery of writing and then printing. It has, as evidenced by the omnipresence of Google, of Wikipedia, of Facebook and a hundred other ‘applications’, revolutionised communication globally. It has also given rise to the greatest outpouring of triviality and foolishness that the world has ever known. Small talk is not new. […]

The US space agency NASA’s Juno spacecraft will soon enter orbit around the largest planet, Jupiter in few weeks. Juno mission is scheduled to orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016. NASA’s Juno spacecraft was launched way back in 2011 for a five-year mission to Jupiter, the largest, strongest magnetic field and most lethal radiation belts in our solar system. The space agency recently released an interesting movie-like trailer for […]

Medical journal reports that two women experience ‘transient smartphone blindness’ after constantly checking phones in the dark Warning: Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could wreak havoc on your vision. Two women went temporarily blind from constantly checking their phones in the dark, say doctors who are now alerting others to the unusual phenomenon. Fomo, stress and sleeplessness: are smartphones bad for students? Read more The […]

  What is ‘Brexit’? It’s the issue of whether Britain should exit the European Union or not — a question that will be decided in a historic referendum on June 23.   What is happening? A referendum to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union.  Prime Minister David Cameron promised to hold one if he won the 2015 general election, in response to growing calls from […]

Build up your immunity Do you know that in order to become almost immune to illnesses, you need to detoxify each and every part of your body for a healthy you. Here is how you can do that Stomach Probably one of the most important organs of the body, you can detoxify the stomach by staying away from junk food and limit your eating out to no more than twice […]

Almost any fitness enthusiast will tell you the need for healthy food, the importance of leafy vegetables in your food, avoiding fast food and similar suggestions. But is that enough to ensure that you live a healthy life? Sadly how and when you eat also matters. Many a times it often plays a significantly major role in ensuring that the benefits of what you eat percolate through your body and […]

The Board of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) announced on Thursday that former India skipper Anil Kumble will be the head coach of the Indian cricket team for a period of one year. The other big names in contention for the job were Ravi Shastri, Tom Moody, Stuart Law, Lalchand Rajput, Pravin Amre and Andy Moles.   Kumble has no coaching experience but has mentored Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and […]

Orissa’s wonder kid Budhia Singh who made extraordinary achievements and became one of the promising athletes was media’s favorite kid once but then he soon disappeared into oblivion.  However, Budhia’s story is all set to hit the silver screens now. Directed by Soumendra Padhi, trailer of Budhia Singh-Born to run is out and it definitely looks promising. Starring Manoj Bajpayee as Das and child artiste Mayur as Budhia, the film […]

For the residents of Chedian, a few thousand-year-old village of muddy by-lanes and old stone courtyard houses, she is just another form of Guanyin, the female Bodhisattva who is venerated in many parts of China. But the goddess that the residents of this village pray to every morning, as they light incense sticks and chant prayers, is quite unlike any deity one might find elsewhere in China. Sitting cross-legged, the […]

Indian businesses and policymakers are worried over UK’s vote on whether to quit the European Union (EU), as a decision to pull out may mean a realigning of many companies’ operations, although the exact impact on India’s real economy is anybody’s guess. Britain is set to take a call on whether it should share common economic objectives as the rest of the 27-member nations of the monetary union and this […]