Planning a vacation seems like the perfect way to escape India’s monsoon. When it comes to International Destinations Bali and Krabi find top spots in the list for Indian travellers, say experts. In India, they prefer to go to Havelock and Kasol. Experts at online travel companies Make My Trip, Gofro, and Abhijit Mishra, country director, India, at Kayak, list out the trends this year during the rainy season. 27% […]
The Parliamentary panel on finance will present its report on demonetization in the upcoming Monsoon Session and RBI Governor will not be called again on the note ban issue, the committee’s chairman M Veerappa Moily said today. During the more than three-hour long meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance here today, RBI Governor Urjit Patel took a lot of questions but many members said the central bank chief did […]
Every time my grandmother receives any money, she carefully puts it away in her tiny purse she keeps under her pillow. For a very long time I believed her hoarding tendencies were just related to age. I was wrong. Save, but not in cash The previous year’s demonetisation exercise exposed how universal the habit of hoarding cash is among women. Housewives, who had squirrelled away whatever cash they’d saved from […]
Democracy today is the cult of the bahubali. The 56-inch chest, displays of power, bold flourishes and a roaring presence thrill voters. Indira Gandhi was India’s original sari-clad bahubali who watched over the nation’s borders like a knight astride a charging warhorse, as if ever-ready for battle. Any threat to India? Out to the front she galloped, flying the flags of belligerent patriotism. In December 1971, the Indian army ‘liberated’ […]
The teaser of Jr NTR’s upcoming film Jai Lava Kusa has become a rage on the internet amassing a combined 7.8 million views on YouTube and Face book within 24 hours of its releases. The actor was overjoyed and has thanked everyone for the response. “Overwhelmed by the love &feedback given by fans,friends,film fraternity & the media for #JaiTeaser. Will strive to do better. Love You All (sic),” NTR tweeted. The filmmakers […]
Reiterating that India has violated the 1890 treaty between Britain and China, Beijing on Friday accused New Delhi of having “ulterior motives” in including the tri-junction with Bhutan in the Sikkim standoff . In a statement, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said that New Delhi’s acceptance of the 1890 Sino-British treaty on the boundaries in the area should not change with the passage of time. “The so-called tri-junction point […]
How could you get the politics of your film almost perfect in the first half, then descend into eternal Bollywood clichés about rape and maaaaaaa in the second? How could you go from low-key to high-pitched within the span of a single narrative? How could you assemble some of the most talented screen performers ever seen together in a film, then limit many of them with one-dimensional characterisation? Debutant director […]
Are our children equipped with life skills when they leave school to face the world outside? Recent industry surveys are increasingly suggesting that there is a worrying life skills shortage in the workforce. “…graduates are leaving education with inspiring theoretical knowledge, but lack of practical job-related skills. There is a huge soft skills gap developing,” as explained by Ian Gomes, Chairman, KPMG, New and Emerging Markets. Are we educators working […]
The cantilevered glass skywalk at the Ordovician park in Wansheng, China, stretches almost 70m from a sheer cliff face in southwest Chongqing, offering visitors a vertigo-inducing view of the ground some 123 metres below. Suspended more than 120 metres (400 feet) above a gaping chasm, the world’s longest cantilevered glass skywalk is delighting and terrifying visitors in China. The v-shaped walkway stretches almost 70 metres from a sheer cliff face […]
Scientists from Taipei Medical University may have finally found the superfood or superfruit rather that could be the secret to good night’s sleep. Although people are aware of the vitamin C content in Kiwi’s and it’s antioxidant properties, this new finding shows Kiwis in a new light The study states that the high-level of serotonin and antioxidants in Kiwis make it a natural and potent sleep agent. The month-long study […]
