Many other states, including the national capital Delhi, have been hit by mosquito-borne illnesses – dengue and chikungunya – in the wake of monsoon. In the past few days, there has been an unprecedented rise in the cases of chikungunya in Delhi, even as cases have also been reported from other states. Symptoms and transmission Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by mosquitoes. Symptoms of chikungunya virus infection include fever, […]

         #MonalofSushness : Day 18. Monal of twenty three was a graduate and had already changed jobs twice. Some of her best moments came when her little sister visited her from a city not too far where she was studying to be a graduate. One Sunday afternoon became special, a shared special to both. They watched on a video player one movie fourteen times, repeating only parts […]

Dhirubhai Ambani- Messiah for ordinary dreamer Dhirubhai Ambani had been a symbol of struggle, hark work, passion, and achievement. The Ambani Empire which was once a dream of a naïve village guy from Junagadh, Gujarat turned him into one of the top successful entrepreneurs of the world. Known for his fiery instinct, burning passion, futuristic outlook, and an indomitable will, Dhirubhai Ambani started off on his own with just 500 […]

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The performance of our female athletes at the 2016 Olympics at Rio has made the country sit up and watch like it normally does only for an India Vs Pakistan encounter. In cricket. The photographs of crowds across the country cheering the matches are unprecedented. Amidst all the euphoria, social media has erupted with memes and status messages on “Beti bachao”, with people pointing out that without the lion-hearted performances […]

During his lengthy speech on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke briefly about what was happening in Pakistan, in Peshawar and the terror. He spoke about the messages he was receiving from the people of Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) who were thanking him, and in doing so, they were really thanking all Indians.  He did not say why they were thanking him. Nor did he say what […]

In the past few days several news columns have been devoted to the fact that how Indian players who have won medals in Rio have managed to garner significantly large prize money or at least promise of lump sum gifts by various authorities starting from the state machinery to the sports officials. Reports indicated the promised prize money of Rs 3.5 crore is significantly higher than what their US counterparts […]

How many ways can you love your country? Actually, being Indian is the first way, by which I mean holding an Indian passport. In my case, three passports. This is because Indians are required to get advance visas for most countries, and I travel a lot. So I have to carry with me two expired passports which have long term valid visas. I have never really worked outside India much […]

Over the years, the Indian government has banned thousands of websites and URLs in the country with the help of internet service providers or under the directive of the courts. In August 2015, the government banned at least 857 sites for their pornographic contents. Moreover, the government also banned about 170 objectional sites. And all this while, visiting these blocked sites and URLs were almost fine – that is until […]

A shocking and unfortunate evidence of India’s poor sporting culture has come to light with the suicide of Pooja Kumari (20), a national-level handball player on Saturday due to pressing financial constraints, as indicated by her in a letter written in blood and addressed to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. A second-year student of General Shivdev Singh Diwan Gurbachan Singh Khalsa college, Pooja was denied the free hostel and food facility […]