The Modi government is expected to accelerate economic reforms as the BJP looks set to score a huge win in Uttar Pradesh assembly election, which was billed as a referendum on demonetisation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP was headed for a two-thirds majority to make a comeback in the country’s largest state, counting trends indicated. The outcome belies apprehensions in the Sangh Parivar and a section of the BJP about […]

I was born in Delhi and spent most of my childhood here. It was only in college that I left for Ahmedabad and later worked for a few years in Mumbai. As a food enthusiast, I realised early on in life that there is so much variety in India, that you can spend a lifetime sampling it and yet not end up trying everything. Every state, or rather each district, […]

After over a month of voting, counting of votes in Assembly polls in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur – will begin at 8 am today and early trends are expected to start coming in at 10 am. Congress is claiming it will wrest power in Punjab and retain its hold in Uttarakhand and Manipur. The election is also important for the nascent Aam Aadmi Party, […]

Ananth Rao from Mysuru started performing gymnastics at the age of 9. He represented Mysuru at the district level and Karnataka at national-level competitions. He is a winner of 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at South Asian Level competitions besides several other medals. However, on October 12, 2010, he suffered a tragic injury at a state-level gymnastic event. While performing a summersault, he landed awkwardly on his head which […]

The much awaited results of 2017 is due in less than twenty four hours. As Uttar Pradesh braces up for counting day, most exit pools are indicating a clear landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state. Most election experts anticipate the return of Modi wave catching momentum on the national arena. No doubt a 250-270 seats victory is likely to not only reinstate BJP’s position strongly in […]

After delivering two back-to-back Box Office successes with each other, Bollywood stars Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt seem to be all geared up to recreate the magic once again. With their latest release ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’, the duo is once again looking forward to charm the young audience with the flavours of romance and youthful antics. But, is their attempt worth buying tickets? Well, let’s find out! The story of the movie revolves around […]

Annakutty Simon is no ordinary great-grandmother. In fact, the 95-year-old lady from Kerala leads a rather extraordinary life travelling across the world, all by herself! Clad in her traditional attire right down to wearing thoda in her ears, the woman, who has 20 great-grandchildren, started travelling to foreign locales at the ripe young age of 75. Since that maiden trip in 1997 to Germany, Annakutty has been to France, UAE […]

Over 58 percent of people who work night shifts have irregular sleeping patterns, indulge in substance abuse and are found to suffer from sleep paralysis. In this condition, even though a person is wide awake, he is not able to breathe or move his limbs. Such episodes are common among teenagers and young adults, but there have also been reports of cases among elderly citizens. Some cases have also been […]

On International Women’s Day, Barack Obama shared a touching letter that was written to him and Michelle by an Indian-American woman named Sindhu. In her letter, Sindhu thanks the Obamas for bringing the biggest changes in the world with their leadership and expresses her gratitude by promising them that she’s in on the process of change that the dynamic duo kickstarted. Read the inspiring letter here. To: Michelle and Barack […]

He won our hearts as Gutthi in one of Kapil Sharma’s earlier TV shows and then went on to become the most adorable Rinku Bhabhi of Indian TV. Sunil Grover, who is now a part of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ has mastered the art of playing characters that strike an uncannychord with the audiences. The comedian who has an impeccable comic timing and incomparable sense of humour, has now come […]