The 112 feet tall ‘Adiyogi’ Lord Shiva steel statue situated in Coimbatore at the Isha Yoga Centre, has been declared the world’s largest bust by the Guinness Books of World Records. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the statue on February 24 this year. Speaking about the Guinness record, the representative said, “The ‘Adiyogi’ is the source of yoga and to create awareness among the people about adiyogi science , […]

The race for the Presidential seat has already begun. Though the names of many prominent personalities like LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sumitra Mahajan, Sushma Swaraj and apparently even Rajnikanth have been making rounds, one name that is largely being speculated to take over from the current President Pranab Mukherjee, is Draupadi Murmu, the present Governor of Jharkhand. Hailing from a tribal community in Odisha, Draupadi Murmu has had a […]

A lawmaker in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has been praised for using his own money to save four trees. Bode Prasad spent 100,000 rupees (£1,200; $1,546) to relocate the peepal trees which were due to be cut down to make way for a section of the Vijaywada-Machilipatnam highway. Mr Prasad said he had seen these trees since his childhood and did not want them to be destroyed. […]

After kicking up a storm by contending that farm income beyond a certain threshold should be taxed, NITI Aayog Member Bibek Debroy has now said that all production subsidies should be scrapped. Debroy said that even on the consumption side, subsidies should only be given to ‘unambiguously targeted individual prospects’. “My personal view is that on the production side, there should be no subsidies whatsoever. We (should) improve the business […]

The horrific Nirbhaya gangrape case that took place on December 16, 2012 shook the nation. Those who will face the gallows are Mukesh (29), Pawan (22), Vinay Sharma (23) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31). The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence for four convicts of the December 16 Nirbhaya gang rape case. The SC confirmed the findings of the trial court and the Delhi High Court against the […]

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its first ever dive through the gap between planet Saturn and its rings on April 26, going where no ship has gone before and beginning its Grand Finale. Now, NASA has released a new video taken by the spacecraft as it swooped over Saturn during the first of its Grand Finale dives between the planet and its rings As Cassini make its first plunge through the […]

A 106-year-old YouTuber from Andhra Pradesh is winning hearts with her cooking videos. Mastanamma has more than 2,63,000 subscribers to her channel `Country Foods`, which is managed by media persons from Hyderabad, K Laxman and Srinath Reddy. On her channel, Mastanamma is seen making various local delicacies, like egg curry, fish fry, watermelon chicken, using easily available ingredients. Always clad in a simple saree, the 106-year-old chef cooks delicious dishes […]

Karnataka occupies the first slot in a list of states perceived to be corrupt on the basis of people’s experience in paying bribes for public services, a survey conducted by an NGO has revealed. Karnataka is followed by Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab. The Centre for Media Studies survey, which covered 20 states, found Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Chhattisgarh to be the least corrupt. The […]

Happy Earth Day everyone! April 22 is celebrated across the world to remember the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Over time, it has become one of the many green days, on which we are besieged with pleas to save the planet and sharing breathtakingly beautiful photos of flora and fauna and talking about how there’s only one planet, yada yada yada. In keeping with the spirit of […]

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday warned of “policy uncertainty” for the world economy due to there being a “bunch of new leaders” who need to prove they are strong, even as he exuded confidence about all large economies doing well. Without specifically mentioning India, Dr Rajan, who is among the few to have predicted the 2008 global financial crisis, said, “This is the first time in a long […]