Priyanka Chopra’s giving no quarter in 2017. The actress ended last year by moving up to No. 16 on IMDb, the world’s largest Internet movie database, ahead of Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson and even Johnny Depp in the popularity stakes. And to No. 8 on Forbes’ list of highest-paid celebs in the world. She joined UNICEF’s global goodwill ambassadors Jackie Chan and David Beckham. Time magazine put her […]
Since 2010, Ramachandra’s company has transplanted 5,000 trees for governments, organisations and individuals. In our rapidly growing cities, it’s the eternal dilemma – should we prioritise development or preserving trees? Can’t development and a healthy environment go hand in hand? Coming to the rescue is Hyderabad resident Ramachandra Appari. Every tree that is chopped down for a new flyover or an apartment complex has a chance to be saved, he […]
STORY: Lion is an incredible real life story of Saroo Brierley, a 5-year-old Indian boy, who gets separated from his poor family. An empty train carriage drags him to Kolkata, a city that doesn’t speak his language. Miles away from his home, braving human traffickers and child predators, he eventually gets adopted by a compassionate couple in Australia. 25 years later, recurring memory flashes of his childhood propel him to […]
If you are working tomorrow (Maha Shivaratri) and are wondering how to celebrate the auspicious day, then here are few tips for you. You can follow most of the rituals even while you are at work. Wake up early – Probably at around 5AM or if possible at 4AM. Take bath and wear neat clothes, if not a new one. Light an oil lamp, incense stick in front of the […]
Amid the Trump Administration’s move to curb H1B visas that will impact India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pressed the US to have a “balanced and farsighted perspective” on the movement of skilled professionals. He made the comment while receiving a 26-member bi-partisan US Congressional delegation here. Welcoming the Congressional Representatives to India, he said their visit augurs a good start to bilateral exchanges following the change in the US […]
Isha Center is embroiled in legal cases for several building and land violations, including a demolition notice for 44,000 sq ft of its buildings issued by the Madras HC in 2013, which the government is yet to act upon. Come Mahashivratri, Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore comes into limelight for its night-long celebrations, led by its founder and guru, Jaggi Vasudev. This year, the celebrations on February 24 are slated […]
Can you believe that Bengaluru was a rocky, barren plateau just 250 years ago? Since then, thanks to the efforts of first the Tigers of Mysore, and then botanists and horticulture authorities, Bengaluru has managed to become home to one of the greatest collection of trees from around the world. This is the story Vijay Thiruvady, a Koramangala-resident and Trustee at the Bangalore Environment Trust (BET), tells in his beautiful […]
A new study has determined that painting the roofs white can help in reducing the impact of global warming in your city. The study simulated the effects of painting roofs white to reflect incoming solar rays and found that it could help cool cities and reduce the effects of global warming. “Our research demonstrates that white roofs, at least in theory, can be an effective method for reducing urban heat,” […]
Yaga Venugopal Reddy is a man of few words, but his words carry a lot of weight — especially in the world of finance. Earlier this week, the soft-spoken former governor of Reserve Bank of India chose strong words to describe the state of play at the central bank. The “institutional identity of the RBI has been damaged” and it is facing “reputational risk”, Reddy told a television news channel, […]
So you think you can dance? Check out IIT-Roorkee’s smooth routine. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, students from the prestigious engineering institute released a video of their dance performance to Ed Sheeran’s Shape Of You – and it’s brilliant. The video, which has garnered over 4.6 lakh views on YouTube in just two days, follows four students as they show off their dance moves in romantic pursuit of the women of […]
