Pakistan has expressed “serious concern” over India’s controversial draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, based on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, but experts say there is no merit in the claim.    As per an official release, Pakistan’s foreign affairs ministry said they have sent letters to the United Nations Secretary General and the President of the UN Security Council expressing “serious concerns” over Indian government’s efforts to introduce the […]

CPI(ML) politburo member Kavita Krishnan and her mother Lakshmi ignited a debate on social media and teamed up to tackle a Facebook troll over women’s rights and consensual sex. The ‘Spoilt Modern Indian Woman’ — a feminist initiative aimed at breaking gender stereotypes — shared a quote by Kavita Krishnan on its Facebook page and initiated a discussion on what constitutes ‘free sex’. While the underlying message was against misogyny, […]

A handy guide to accessories, apps, and smart tips to make that road trip as smooth as a baby’s you know what. If you’ve been lucky to have done it, most of your favourite memories will be of road trips. Some of the best films and songs are about spontaneous jaunts, like Dil Chahta Hai and The Motorcycle Diaries. With several long weekends coming up, it would be criminal to […]

Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump walked back on his threat to ban Muslims from entering the United States as he walked up Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Thursday to meet the party establishment and old guard that has deep reservations about his insurgent candidature, his inchoate statements, and his indeterminate ideology. Trump said in a radio interview on Wednesday that his repeated assertion about banning Muslims from coming […]

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) results have been announced on Tuesday. Delhi girl Tina Dabi has secured the first rank while Railway officer Athar Aamir ul Shafi Khan and Indian Revenue Service officer Jasmeet Singh Sandhu came second and third respectively. For the fifth time in the last six years, girls have topped the exam. 22 year-old Tina is a graduate from Delhi’s prestigious Lady Shri Ram College. She […]

There’s an underground dance bar in Santacruz West where I saw a former national-level beauty pageant contestant perform. According to the person who took me there, she began working there when she was looking for a Bollywood break. To land roles, she needed to be seen on red carpets and at parties, for which she needed heels and dresses. While acting gig after acting gig fell through, the dance bar […]

As 13 states struggle with drought, scientists in a corner of India have devised a way to make potable water – 6.3 million litre of it every day – from sea water. They have also developed certain filtration methods that ensure groundwater containing arsenic and uranium are safe to drink. The pilot plant at Tamil Nadu’s Kalpakkam, built by scientists of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre use waste steam from a […]

As many as three Indian origin persons have been named among 100 highest-paid CEOs globally with PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and LyondellBasell’s Bhavesh Patel making it to the top ten list compiled by Equilar. Chemicals company LyondellBasell Industries’ top executive Bhavesh V Patel was ranked sixth on the list with a total compensation of $24.5 million, while Nooyi, the Chief Executive of PepsiCo was ranked eighth on the list with a […]

The Game of Thrones season 6 premiere has already been the talk of the town and fans just can’t stop talking about its very first episode. Are you still reeling under Lady Melisandre’s secret and wondering if Jon Snow really died? While we can’t answer these questions we have a pleasant musical treat for all the GOT fans. In the midst of the premiere, a Mumbai based percussionist Karan Chitra […]

Amid desperate denizens scrounging for water in the drought-affected parts of Maharashtra stands a village which has not felt the need to call a single water tanker for the last 21 years! While other villages in the arid Ahmednagar district are digging borewells even up to 400 feet, the underground water table in Hiware Bazar is so good that the precious commodity is available barely 20 to 40 feet below. […]