Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya and Vice Chancellor of the Hyderabad Central University were on Monday booked under the SC/ST Act in connection with the suicide case of PhD scholar Rohith Vemula. Students protesting at the University had demanded that the police register a case under the SC/ST Atrocity Act against Dattatreya, while alleging that he had written to the HRD ministry seeking action against Rohith Vemula and four other research […]

A petition challenging the practice of restricting the entry of women into the Sabrimala temple in Kerala has caught the attention of the entire country. The PIL has sought entry for all women and girls in the temple. The apex court, on January 11, had questioned the age-old tradition of banning entry of women of menstrual age group in the temple saying this cannot be done under the Constitution. The […]

‘Bajirao’ Ranveer Singh is on cloud nine for ‘Bajirao Mastani’ award glory at Filmfare Awards 2015 Helmed by ace director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the movie has won 9 awards in it’s name. Starring Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone along with Ranveer, the movie has been a massive hit and has touched many hearts with it’s great performances. Ranveer took to Twitter to share his joy with fans. Please follow and […]

Here are simple ways to stay more alert Take a break Breaking your head to find a solution but failing abysmally? Step back, take a break and focus on something else. When you can’t seem to figure out the right solution, it is a good idea to pry yourself away from your laptop and cell phone and step out for some fresh air. Have dark chocolate Instead of munching on […]

The small village in Uttar Pradesh has the potential to run the administrative affairs of the entire country, quite literally! Madhopatti village in Jaunpur district which as 75 households has an astounding 47 IAS officers. The village also holds a unique record of four siblings being selected for IAS. Vinay Kumar Singh, who cracked civil service in 1955 form retired as chief secretary of Bihar.His two siblings, Chatrapal Singh and […]

For those of you who’re from the wonderful ‘City of Joy’ called Kolkata, you’ll relate to this post more than who’ve not been to Kolkata. If you belong to the later community, you’re missing out on a lot of good food. And when we say GOOD FOOD, we mean GOOD FOOD! An outsider can tell you the posh places to go when in Kolkata, but if you want to taste […]

Allow us to introduce you to an exceptional young woman, who packed her bags at the age of 18 in pursuit of a life that she had no clue would become the very foundation of her existence.Maggie Doyne, CNN’s ‘Hero of the Year 2015’ had just passed out of high school when she decided to take a gap year and travel before starting college. Little did she know that fate […]

Sadhguru explains the importance of accepting people as they are, that spirituality is about feeling everything intensely. Please follow and like us:

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels; it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant. Or so says Salvador Dali. If you applied Dali’s quote to the context of ‘representation of caste in the Hindi film industry’, how many Bollywood films based on the caste divide in society are actually true? You may name a few like […]

India’s first transgender band called The 6 Pack Band has released its debut single Hum Hain Happy, a cover of Pharrell Williams’ hit dance number Happy. The band was launched by Yash Raj Films’s youth films wing Y-Films in association with Brooke Bond Red Label. Sonu Nigam launched the band’s single. The 6 Pack Band has been curated by composer Shameer Tandon and comprises six transgender singers hailing from India’s […]