Buoyed by allegations of sexual harassments, the Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan resigned from his office last Thursday. Even the much-dignified position of enjoying the highest authority in the state had to bow down before the courageous journalism carried out by a local reporter named Ri Kynti Marwein. Had it not been for her, the shameful acts of authority would have remained suppressed under the pillars of Raj Bhavan in Shillong. […]

Low level of atmospheric oxygen in Earth’s middle ages held back evolution for two billion years, a new research has claimed, raising fresh questions about the origins of life on our planet. Professor Tim Lenton and Stuart Daines of the University of Exeter in the UK, created a computer model to explain how oxygen stabilised at low levels and failed to rise, despite oxygen already being produced by early photosynthesis. […]

WatchWell, this Valentine’s Day, Bollywood has planned something different for you. Here, we are talking about Nana Patekar and Mahie Gill’s upcoming film ‘Wedding Anniversary’. The Sudhanshu Jha directorial revolves around a couple (played by Priyanshu Chatterjee and Mahie Gill) who plan to celebrate their first wedding anniversary in Goa. Nana, who plays an old writer, barges into her room late at night. Eventually, she becomes an inspiration for Nana. […]

It’s not uncommon to struggle with motivation. It’s a tricky beast to tame, but it’s also incredibly powerful. A bout of motivation every day is all you need to sustain a career move or pursue a personal goal over the long-term. For most people, motivation is fleeting. It drives you to complete a whole week’s worth of work over the weekend without realizing it, but disappears on Monday when you […]

Borra (meaning hole in Odia) caves are located in the Anantagiri Hill ranges of the Eastern Ghats. The hill range is between 800 metres and 1,300 metres above mean sea level and about 90 km from Visakhapatnam. William King, a British geologist, is said to have discovered the caves in 1807.These caves are naturally formed and believed to be 150 million years old. Efforts are on to get World Heritage […]

The deposits made in old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes within the 50-day demonetisation window provided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi have crossed the Rs 10 lakh crore mark. Over one crore bank accounts were into use to make the transfer. Surprised by the huge deposits, the Income Tax Department has begun its operation to bring out the black money keepers out in the open. A total of 18 […]

Last seen in the hit film Sardaar Gabbar Singh, powerstar Pawan Kalyan is back with his next outing Katamarayudu. As announced earlier, the makers have unveiled the teaser of the film, which is now trending on various social media platforms. Much to everyone’s expectations, the teaser looks electrifying with Pawan Kalyan’s screen presence. The teaser doesn’t reveal much about the film, but Katamaryudu promises a lot of Pawan moments. In […]

On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin launched a website called Facebook. The platform was initially limited to only Harvard students but was then slowly expanded to other universities in the US and other countries like Canada, before launching globally. Looking to raise external capital to scale up in 2004, Saverin tried to pitch to Jeremy Levine of Bessemer Venture Partners at a corporate retreat. Agitated by the […]

If you rated the Budget only on the basis of market euphoria, then it was quite easy to conclude that this is perhaps the best Budget in recent times. But the question is whether this euphoria is really sustainable for the longer term? How credible is the fiscal consolidation roadmap that the Government has charted out? The Finance Minister, Arun Jaitey, presenting his fourth Budget on the floor of the […]

Cancer is one of the fastest growing lifestyle diseases in the world. The food we eat can affect our risk of developing cancer. According o the experts 1 out of 10 cancer cases can be prevented with the right diet. Hence, it is very important to make sure what we eat is right and healthy. In India, about 2.5 million people currently suffer from some form of cancer and about […]