In the past week I read quite a few write ups across publications that lauded Hillary Clinton’s choice of Virginia Senator, Tim Kaine as her White House running mate.  Some news headlines, especially India centric ones hailing him as great choice to support India’s cause made me really curious. While Hillary Clinton and her Spanish-speaking former Virginia governor could be a great choice for taking forward the US interest and […]

The Rajasthan High Court has come out with its verdict and acquitted Salman Khan of all charges on the 1998 Blackbuck, Chinkara poaching case. According to Salman Khan’s lawyer, the two cases were “absolutely false”. The esteemed High Court, it seems,  found the evidence to be insufficient and gave the actor benefit of doubt in the both the cases. This is after Salman Khan challenged the 1-5 years jail imprisonment […]

The release of a Rajnikanth starrer is always unique. From fans taking official leave to watch the first day first show to release of silver coins with his face embossed on it, the phenomenon is simply mind boggling. And if the overtures of the fans were not sufficient, some box office basics tell you how big a Rajnikanth starrer can get and why he might not be just one of […]

If you noticed the treasury bench’s response in Rajya Sabha to the Kashmir protest, you would clearly identify the pattern. The BJP seems to be undeterred in its mission to allow the passage of the GST in this Parliamentary Session and its response in Rajya Sabha amply bore evidence of the fact. The indifference, the stoic silence and the minimalist slugfest ensured that the debate ended in three hours flat […]

As the much awaited Cabinet reshuffle gets underway, the fundamental question that is most pertinent at the moment is, what would be the impact of the soon to be held Uttar Pradesh elections on the reshuffle. After all as the current composition of the Cabinet stands, 13 ministers including the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the Home minister Rajnath Singh are from Uttar Pradesh. Would a reshuffle at this […]

How will the Brexit impact Indian businesses, what would be the short-term and long-term ramifications? The sharp drop in asset classes clearly indicate that the markets despite the long discussions on the issue were taken by surprise and the uncertainty surrounding the move has created a sense of apprehension about what the future holds. On the face of it Indian companies with significant exposure in UK like Tata Motors, Tata […]

Almost any fitness enthusiast will tell you the need for healthy food, the importance of leafy vegetables in your food, avoiding fast food and similar suggestions. But is that enough to ensure that you live a healthy life? Sadly how and when you eat also matters. Many a times it often plays a significantly major role in ensuring that the benefits of what you eat percolate through your body and […]

I am sure most of you have heard about healing touch of the Pranayam and courtesy Ram Dev Baba quite a lot of us can now claim expertise at the complex Kapal Bhati pranayam. But how is a Pranayam beneficial and why has it gained such phenomenal popularity? Well the word Pranayam essentially means controlling your breath. The essential ‘Prana’ refers to the universal life force and flows through innumerable […]

It is indeed saddening despite a stupendous number of people coming together, nearly 135 countries celebrating and the UN announcing the day as International Yoga Day, there is talk of Hindutva element in Yoga. Religion in its earliest form was seen as a binder for society, a means to bring together men and women under one umbrella. But the form that it has taken up in currently across the world […]

One of the healing powers in yoga lies in understanding the different chakras or the energy centres in our body and learning to work them in a way that can be advantageous to us. Yes indeed the seven chakras that are there in our body form the core source of confidence, creativity and joy. They are the source of not just effective body functioning but also the basis of systematic […]