Giving a major relief to the students, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar Saturday last week announced that the JEE (Main) and NEET will now be conducted twice a year. The NTA will also conduct the National Eligibility Test (NET). All these tests were earlier organised by the CBSE. The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Main), for undergraduate admission into various engineering colleges, will be held in January and April. The National […]

Nayanthara seem to have done it again! With the exception of Velaikkaran, the Lady Superstar has picked unique roles that befits her title. Considering her superstar status, it’s great that the trailer isn’t all about Nayanthara, even though we get sneek-peaks of Nayan’s different faces. Kolamaavu Kokila seems like a great bet for Nayanthara. Kolamaavu Kokila has music by Anirudh Ravichander. The film has been produced by Lyca Productions. Please […]

The Indian Hockey Team, lost 1-1- (1-3), to World No 1, and defending champions, Australia, in the Champions Trophy Final, in Breda. The Hindustan Times reports that it was the 15th victory in the tournament for the Aussies, while our boys had to settle for silver. The match report gives a blow-by-blow account of the excitement, and there are places where our team has matched the pace, possession, and skill […]

Every day top executives of Tata Motors used to take lunch together but from some days, Sumant Moolgaokar used to take his car and go out during Lunch Hours and come back as soon as the Lunch Break was over. There was a grapevine that he is offered lunch at a Five Star Hotel by some dealers of Tata. One day when some executives followed him during Lunch Break, they […]

The second largest city in the state of Telangana, Warangal is also one of the most important historical cities in the county with many ancient monuments and temples. It was the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty during the early Medieval Period of India and has been ruled by many great rulers since then. Therefore, Warangal is a cultural and historical hub for travellers from all over India today. Tourist come […]

Arun Jaitley in his blog today attacked opposition and others who are targeting government over the rise of deposit by Indians in Swiss National Bank (SNB). “A news item has appeared today indicating an increase of money by ‘Indians’ in the Swiss banking system. This has led to misinformed reaction in certain circles raising a query whether the Government’s anti-black money steps have yielded results”, he wrote. “To assume that […]

In public discussions on the pantheon of notable Indian prime ministers, PV Narasimha Rao’s name often goes missing. However, changing political dynamics in recent years have once again brought Rao’s name to the limelight. As Prime Minister from June 1991 to May 1996, he oversaw one of India’s most turbulent phase in recent memory with relative success. Here are some of PV Narasimha Rao’s most notable achievements as Prime Minister: […]

Where mind ends, meditation begins, because whatever we do or achieve, is through the mind. When we turn inwards, we start thinking in terms of techniques, methods, doings, because experience shows us that everything can be done by the mind. Except meditation. Because meditation is your nature. It is not something to be achieved; it has only to be recognised and remembered. It is there waiting for you; it is […]

There were two major developments in Jammu and Kashmir in the past couple of days. The Ramazan ceasefire was not extended and two days after that, the BJP pulled out from the PDP led government. The state is currently under Governor’s rule and President of India approved of the same. With the rule of the Governor in place, the Army is expected to be tougher in a bid to flush […]