The sharp witted boxing legend lived a large life, and the champion himself, in his daughter’s words was — a humble mountain. When I say two, there’s never a third, Standin against me is completely absurd. When Cassius says a mouse can outrun a horse, Don’t ask how; put your money where your mouse is! I AM THE GREATEST!” — This is the legend of Cassius Clay” A civil right […]
No photos, no colour, but for the visually challenged – a newspaper in Braille, the universal language of raised dots and dashes, literally means a new window to the world. Government and civil society initiatives have pushed out enough books in Braille, but to know about their city, nation and world the blind need TV/radio or a patient voice to explain the news to them. India’s first registered Braille newspaper […]
For Rohan Sharma, business has never been better. Sales at his autoparts company in Gujarat are booming and the order book has almost doubled in the past year. His Bhagirath Coach & Metal Fabricators has just invested nearly $120,000 in new machinery and plans to spend up to $1.2 million this year to expand capacity. That’s an encouraging sign for Asia’s third-largest economy, where stressed balance sheets at big […]
A woman in Ireland carrying a dying foetus was the victim of “inhuman” treatment caused by the country’s strict abortion laws, United Nations experts said Thursday. The UN Human Rights Committee called on Ireland to “amend” its abortion laws and if necessary its constitution to protect patients and health workers who fear criminal punishment for even providing information about terminating a pregnancy. In November 2011, during her 21st week of […]
Sleeping late may be associated with higher fast food consumption and lower vegetable intake as well as reduced physical activity, a new study has warned. The results show that late sleep timing in healthy adults with a habitual sleep duration of at least 6.5 hours is linked with poorer diet quality, particularly fast food, vegetable and dairy intake, researchers said. “Our results help us further understand how sleep timing in […]
If you are an Indian sitting in any corner of the globe and watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech last evening, I am sure it was an extremely proud moment for you. Whatever you name it, a PR exercise, a reiteration of bonhomie between two of the largest democracies in the world or even the new avatar that the world has come to view India in, you cannot deny the […]
There are more than 120 different types of brain tumours showing different symptomatology. Be aware. A brain tumour is a cancerous or a non-cancerous mass or growth of abnormal cells in the brain. Most common brain tumours develop from cells that support the nerve cells of the brain — glial cells. These tumours are called glioma. Brain tumours can also be named after the part of the brain they are […]
Ever since the first still of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s next project– ‘Mirzya’ came out, it made all the right noises amongst cinema lovers. Starring debutant Harshvardhan Kapoor, the stroke of much-anticipated project gripped all and sundry. However, the wait ends and the highly awaited teaser trailer of ‘Mirzya’ is out. The official Twitter handle of the movie released the teaser trailer. The passion packed sequence and clean screenplay is something […]
All India Radio, India’s national public radio broadcaster is celebrating its 80th anniversary today. Also known as Akashvani. which means ‘Voice from the Sky’, AIR is one of the leading and oldest radio networks in the world. It’s a division of Prasar Bharti and is headquartered at Akashvani Bhavan in New Delhi.Let’s look at some lesser known facts about India’s most loved radio station The radio station was launched on […]
One of the most cheering news this morning was undoubtedly the fact that Monsoons have hit the Kerala coast and well before the June 9 deadline got past. In a country that is reeling under the impact of two below normal monsoon seasons and which is nearly 70% dependent on monsoons for its water supply, this is the type of news that calls for celebration all round. The parched agricultural […]
