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Monthly archives: January 2017

'Modi killed our hopes on Dec 31'

‘Make cash available now, don’t put people into suffering.’ ‘You should not come to a situation where the operation was successful and the patient is dying.’ ‘What did not happen in India for several years, you cannot do in 50 days.’ ‘This is agony and pain.’ K E Raghunathan, national president of the All India Manufacturers Organisation, was the first person to highlight the adverse affects of demonetisation. The AIMO, […]

12 Amazing Cucumber Juice Benefits for Your Skin, Hair and Overall Health

Ever wanted to find a magical elixir that can improve your overall health and give you that glow you’ve always wanted? Presenting: Cucumber juice. Shilpa Arora (Health Practitioner, Nutritionist and certified Macrobiotic Health Coach) says, “Cucumber juice is packed with nutrients like Vitamin K, Vitamin C, magnesium, phosphorus, riboflavin, B-6, folate, pantothenic acid, iron, silica, calcium and zinc.” That’s perhaps why actress Liv Tyler swears by drinking cucumber juice to […]

 
 
 

In tearful farewell, Barack Obama surprises Joe Biden with Medal of Freedom

The vice president winced in shock as Obama announced he was conferring the nation’s highest civil honor on his right-hand-man for eight years. At the dusk of both of their political careers, surrounded by teary friends and family, President Barack Obama on Thursday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Joe Biden, the man he called “the finest vice president we have ever seen.” The vice president winced in shock […]

Chasing dreams:Interview with journalist Shobha Warrier on her new book about entrepreneurs

At a time when startup success in India is on the decline, veteran journalist Shobha Warrier has released a book on 28 social entrepreneurs who made it big despite all odds. From the person who grew up selling idlis with his mother and founded a food enterprise, to the one-time school dropout who runs a successful business that employs a thousand people, Dreamchasers is a book about passion, perseverance and […]

Salmonella: Scientists find a way to treat brain tumour by using food poisoning bacteria

Scientists claimed to have discovered a way in the fight against glioblastoma – the most aggressive type of brain tumour – by using a strain of salmonella, that usually causes food poisoning. The researchers, which include those of Indian origin, at the Duke University genetically modified Salmonella typhimurium into a cancer-bursting weapon that produces self-destruct orders deep within tumours. Tests in rat models with extreme cases of the disease showed […]

 
 
 

Monkeys shock researchers by grieving over ‘dead’ robotic spy baby

Animals can also be capable of emotions and react in ways that could be described as ‘humane’ Feeling empathy and bereavement are not exclusively human experiences. Footage filmed for BBC’s Spy in the Wild series has revealed that animals can also be capable of emotions and react in ways that could be described as ‘humane’. It shows a troop of langur monkeys in India mistaking a robotic camera that resembled […]

 
 
 

The Ghazi Attack trailer: First underwater war film of India, with Rana Daggubati, Om Puri

Ever since co-producer Karan Johar unveiled the first look of The Ghazi Attack, fans could not help but share their excitement about what is being touted as the first underwater war film of India. The excitement reached the brink when actor Rana Daggubati unveiled his first look from the film on his birthday. The trailer was released soon after. The film is set in 1971 when the Indian navy battled […]

Jallikattu explained: What is it? When did it begin? What is the controversy surrounding it?

Days ahead of Pongal, a harvest festival celebrated in parts of south India, a fresh debate over Jallikattu erupted once again with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Pannerselvam writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to overturn the existing ban on the bull-taming sport. Many also weighed in on the issue, most recently Tamil actor Kamal Hassan and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu. For the uninitiated, here is all what […]

5 year girl looses her finger due to school negligence

Dear Parents, A very cruel incident happened yesterday at Thakur International School Kandivali west. pls read entire incident by student’s parent. I am sharing this incident which has shaken my belief on schools and it’s management system. I am asking myself whether our children are safe in these so called temples of education. When we all send our kid to schools, we feel that our little flowers are in tutelage […]