The year 2018 has been one of celebration for India’s sportswomen. On Thursday, Hima Das brought home glory of a different kind. She became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the women’s 400 metre event at the IAAF World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland. As we congratulate the young champ, here are some inspiring lessons we can learn from the 18-year-old’s successful run so far: 1. […]
As Twitter began sanitising its platform by removing inactive and locked accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lost nearly 300,000 followers while Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi lost over 17,000 followers. The number of PM Modi’s followers went down to 43.1 million from 43.4 million. According to SocialBlade.com that tracks the number of Twitter followers on a daily basis, Modi’s personal Twitter handle (@narendramodi) lost 2,84,746 followers. The official […]
The teaser of Vijay Sethupathi-Trisha Krishnan starrer 96, directed by cinematographer-turned-director C Prem Kumar was released . The teaser has no dialogues in it. There’s only instrumental music followed by vocals towards the end. The film’s music is by Govind Vasantha of 100 days of Love fame. N Shanmuga Sundaram is the cinematographer while R Govindaraj will be the editor. Produced by Nandagopal of Madras Enterprises, the film’s release date […]
A Londoner’s Lego version of the spectacular Golden Temple of Amritsar has left people on Reddit in awe, to say the least. The replica made using Lego blocks has created a buzz on the Internet. The image was shared by a Reddit user who goes by the handle name Khalsa Forge on the site, after which its popularity quickly soared. So much so that people wanted to know if there […]
We love books. But no matter how much we read, there are always dusty shelves and stories — real or fictional — that we still haven’t opened our eyes to. So every month, we’ll write about a topic, an author, or a series that catches our attention. Whether it is James Bond or Scandinavian noir, the idea is to celebrate best-sellers across the world and discover more about the unknown […]
The trailer of the animated movie Wonder Park reveals a hidden world of magical rides and talking animals. David Feiss’s debut movie features the voice work of Matthew Broderick, Brianna Denski, Jennifer Garner, Kenan Thompson, Ken Jeong, Mila Kunis and John Oliver. The original title was Amusement Park. The movie will be released on March 15, 2019. Please follow and like us:
Have you been shouted at by your mother for keeping your nails too long? Me too! I have no clue how to escape that bubble where my mom keeps a check on me for every tiny thing, even my nails. Anyhow, well that holds true for most of us, it doesn’t fit the case of Shridhar. Shridhar Chillal, an octogenarian from India, will finally perform an ordinary chore that he […]
A new form of treatment, Brachytherapy can now reduce treatment time for breast cancers. The technique involves the insertion of radioactive implants directly into the cancer cell tissue. As for treatment, breast-conserving surgery followed by radiation therapy and hormonal treatment/chemotherapy depending on the type of cancer is the standard care for newly diagnosed breast cancer in elderly women. ‘External radiation therapy lasting 4-6 weeks involves 21 to 31 sittings. But, […]
All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flooded Thai cave have been rescued, a Thai navy SEAL unit said on Tuesday, a successful end to a perilous mission that gripped the world. “We are not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what. All the thirteen Wild Boars are now out of the cave,” the SEAL unit said on […]
