For those of you who don’t have the appetite for horror films, consider this a warning. Do not scroll below. A prequel to The Conjuring franchise, Annabelle: Creation explores the (creepy) origins of the haunted doll that had become all too famous, especially from the 2014 horror film Annabelle. In this film, a married couple loses their young daughter to a car accident, and cannot deal with the loss. They […]

The GST is set to roll out from midnight June 30. A lot of column space has been devoted to its purported benefits for customers and the possible impact on industries and different businesses. Essentially as we understand it, GST is an indirect tax reform that will usher in a uniform tax paying regime. It will be a single tax that everyone from a manufacturer to a consumer will pay. […]

Over a year before Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a call for the United Nations General Assembly to adopt 21 June as International Yoga Day and the Assembly approved a resolution to that effect, the White House had exhorted Americans to take up yoga to get physically active and healthier. “Yoga has become a universal language of spiritual exercise in the United States, crossing many lines of religion and cultures,” said President Barack […]

Yesterday’s ICC Champions Trophy Final match was nothing short of a nightmare for India – which Pakistan clinching the trophy by 180 runs! While the statistics were on India’s favour, it is no doubt that a cricket match does not depend on statistics but on the better side on the particular day. And frankly, we all thought Pakistan played well and clinched the trophy. But was it all about performance […]

The first trailer of Anees Bazmee’s Mubarakan was unveiled Tuesday afternoon and promises to be a fun, family entertainer. The film revolves around Kartar Singh’s (Anil Kapoor) dysfunctional family consisting of two identical twins: An urban dude Karan, and the naive Charan, both played by Arjun Kapoor. The twins, through a twist of fate, end up becoming cousins: One brought up in Chandigarh and the other in London. The fun […]

At a time when urban kids struggle with even eating healthy, a class 12 student of National Public School in Bengaluru’s Indiranagar runs his own organic farm and has inspired thousands of urban residents through his YouTube channel. Arya Pudota, who is going to turn 17 in July, started his journey six years ago when he was just 10 and saw his mother farming on a plot of land next […]

Walnut the single-seeded stone fruit originated in parts of Central Asia and the Mediterranean region. It is known to be packed with omega-3 fats, protein, antioxidants, plant sterols, magnesium, copper, Vitamins A, D, etc. The surface structure of a walnut is similar to that of a brain, which has earned it the name “brain food”, also because it is good for boosting brain health. It is widely used in cooking […]

Much has been talked about the Goods and Services tax (GST) implementation starting next month, its impact on industries and how it will benefit the consumer. Just to reiterate, Goods and Services Tax is one indirect tax reform, which will make the country one unified common market for industries to pay taxes. It is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the […]

The Supreme Court says Muslim men detained after the September 11 attacks can’t sue top US law enforcement officials. The justices by a 4-2 vote today ended a long-running lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former FBI Director Robert Mueller and other top Bush administration officials. The suit was filed by Muslim men who were detained for months in harsh conditions in a Brooklyn jail after the 2001 attacks […]

Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind has been decided as NDA’s presidential candidate, Amit Shah announced on Monday. The final decision on the presidential’s nominee was taken today at the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah, including Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh, Ananth Kumar, M Venkaiah Naidu and several top leaders. BJP’s Parliamentary Board is the party’s highest decision-making body. While addressing a press conference […]