There are number of places in the world that receive an immense amount of rain. As a matter of fact, these rainy cities and towns are spread across the globe giving us ample opportunities to explore and experience. Travel aggregator ixigo and digital marketplace Paytm Travel brings you a list of top rainy destinations around the globe that are enticing during their wet season with lush green surroundings and a […]
‘Dum Lagake Haisha’ couple – Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar – is back with yet another cute love story. The two have teamed up for ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’, a film revolves around the complex issues that lie ahead of their wedding day. Directed by RS Prasanna and jointly produced by Krishikha Lulla and Aanand L Rai, ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’ is slated to release on September 1. Watch the trailer here: […]
Senior PML-N leader and former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will run the PML-N government as interim prime minister of Pakistan until Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shehbaz is elected as member of parliament, according to Pakistan media reports. The Supreme Court yesterday disqualified 67-year-old Sharif for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal, forcing the embattled leader out of office. […]
As many as a third of the home-made Akash surface-to-air missiles have failed basic tests, says the country’s national auditor, claiming the deficiencies of the missiles “posed an operational risk during hostilities.” The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is a big setback for the Make-In-India initiative which seeks to reduce India’s dependence on imported arms. The report, given to parliament, says, “the missiles fell short of […]
Multi-talented Farhan Akhtar will next be seen in ‘Lucknow Central’. The film is helmed by Ranjit Tiwari and deals with a prison break plot. The trailer of the film was recently released and it shows how Farhan, who dreams of having a career in music lands up in a prison and later on plots to break free that too with the help of singing. The plot seems interesting and the […]
The US space agency NASA has released a video explaining the Moon’s role in a Solar Eclipse. According to NASA, the Sun take most of the attention in a Solar Eclipse, but the moon also plays a pivotal role. ‘A total eclipse is a dance with three partners: the moon, the sun and Earth. It can only happen when there is an exquisite alignment of the Moon and the Sun […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm’s move to offer a feature phone virtually for free addresses the nearly 50 crore current users of such phones who sit on the fringes of the data revolution sweeping India. The company on Friday announced the launch of such a phone with voice calls for free and unlimited data at Rs 153 per month. There is a refundable security deposit of Rs 1,500 which the user can […]
For all China’s belligerent talk on the standoff at the border in Sikkim, its army has not mobilised any additional forces or equipment over the last month, which has seen nearly 300 soldiers from China and India standing 150 metres apart, though with guns pointing down to indicate a lack of intent in escalating hostilities. With the tension sprawling over a month, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said yesterday that given […]
A suicide is always a crushing tragedy. It is legally considered to be extreme and irrational, as we all believe that human life is our most precious triumph. Ironically, the suicide note always argues the opposite: That there are rational motives which compel people to end their lives. Such is what we learn from the young 25-year-old IT engineer Gopalakrishna Durga Prasad who jumped off the fourth floor of a Pune […]
We are going to see an actual volcano!” shrieked my best friend, as we boarded the ship. The year was 2004, six months before the Indian Ocean tsunami. The Indian Coast Guard had organised an excursion for students to India’s only active volcano, Barren Island, and we were over the moon about being selected to see nature at its most primordial. As the piercing sound of the ship’s horn reverberated […]
