When a controversy between politicians delayed the inauguration of a flyover in Mumbai, the residents of the area decided to take the matters in their own hands and inaugurated it themselves. Have you been to those events in which the chief guests, politicians and prominent personalities take forever to arrive? Something similar happened during the inauguration of a flyover at Jogeshwari in Mumbai. When the inauguration of the 2.25km long […]

Poor sleep habits may put you at higher risk for heart diseases when compared to those who get around seven hours of good quality sleep every night, a study says.   “Inadequate sleep is a common problem and a likely source of poor health, including visible signs of disease, such as heart attack,” said study co-lead author Chan-Won Kim from Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea. Researchers […]

Actors Nana Patekar and Makrand Anaspure distributed cheques of financial aid to as many as 113 families of farmers from Latur and Osmanabad districts of Marathwada, who have committed suicides, owing to drought and indebtedness. The kin of the deceased were given cheque of Rs 15,000 each at a function held in Latur on Saturday. “The challenge of drought is staring us in the face… I feel leaders like Sharad […]

To check the menace of fake Indian currency, new notes, especially the Rs.1,000 and Rs.500 denominations, will have 7 new security features and a new numbering system, official sources here said on Sunday. The Reserve Bank of India subsidiary Bhartiya Note Mudran Pvt Ltd (BRBNMPL) and the state-run Security Printing and Minting Corp are both working to introduce the revised number pattern in currency notes, the source said The currency […]

Among emerging economies, if there is any growth, that is in India, says Christine Lagarde International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Christine Lagarde has said that India is among the few bright spots in the global economy. Her remarks came at the meeting of G20 Finance Minister and Central Bank Governors on Friday where they discussed Chinese economic slowdown and monetary policy uncertainties looming large on global markets. Ms. Lagarde told […]

Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who was battling a relapsed cancer, passed away post midnight in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital here. He was 51. Shrivastava had been undergoing cancer treatment at the hospital in Andheri for over 40 days. “Mr Aadesh Shrivastava (51) expired at 12.30 am on September 5, 2015 in Kokilaben Hospital due to cancer,” Dr Ram Narain of the hospital told PTI. Shrivastava is survived by his wife, […]

Washington: Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal which would be presented to her by US President Barack Obama next week. Jhumpa, 48, has been selected for the award for enlarging the human story, the White House said yesterday. “In her works of fiction, Lahiri has illuminated the Indian-American experience in beautifully wrought narratives of estrangement and belonging,” the White House […]

Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh’s short 14-minute thriller Ahalya is the greatest epic ever retold. This is how Sujoy Ghosh has retold the story of the Ramayana into a 14 minute film, Ahalya Starring the legendary Soumitra Chatterjee, Tota Roy Chowdhury and Radhika Apte, the 14 minutes short spins a web around seduction and deceit. Watch out, it would keep you on the edge of your seat for the next 14 […]

Melbourne: Majority of the world seabird species have plastic in their gut and 99 percent will have gobbled down plastic by 2050, according to a new study. Researchers assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world’s seabirds, including albatrosses, shearwaters and penguins, and found the majority of seabird species have plastic in their gut. Based on analysis of published studies since the early 1960s, the researchers found […]

GOD**** The Nyaya says that the actions of man produce their fruits, called Adrishta, under the control of God. God supervises the work of Adrishta. The intelligent principle of Adrishta, which governs the fate of man, acts under the direction of God. God does not alter the course of Adrishta, but renders possible its operations. God is the bestower of the fruits of actions of human beings. God is a […]