Teenagers are the biggest victims and addicts of technology. However, we need to accept that technology is here to stay and there is no escaping its use. As an educator I am often asked: “Is technology a boon or a bane?” We need to understand that human beings are lazy by nature and would love it if other people did all their work. The introduction of technology has done precisely […]
If you are a lover of sweat-inducing spicy food, then here’s a good news for you! A recent research has revealed that the combination of ginger and chili pepers in your diet prevents the growth of cancerous tumor. Both of these spices provide an array of health benefits- from boosting immunity to regulating blood sugar. Some earlier research has suggested that capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their kick, […]
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, 38, is the richest entrepreneur in India below the age of 40, according to Hurun’s India rich list for 2016. The net worth of Paytm’s founder jumped 162 per cent in the past one year to Rs 7,300 crore, says the report. Hurun magazine focuses on high net-worth individuals in India and China. Hurun’s India rich list for 2016 includes individuals with a minimum net worth of […]
\When a star is born, it’s light spreads through the entire universe. Maybe this is what happened when Bollywood’s biggest superstar, Shah Rukh Khan was taking his first steps into the world of movies and theatre. Why do we think so? Because we have found another proof for it. A 1991 short movie, Mahaan Karz, starring SRK was posted on YouTube by a user on September 4 and has gone […]
She holds her classes in an open-air classroom at a temple. An 18-year-old girl in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, has truly broken the arbitrary boundaries that are imposed in the name of religion by teaching the Quran to Muslim children of disadvantaged backgrounds. Pooja Kushwaha became interested in learning Arabic after she came in contact with a woman called Sangeeta Begum who taught the Holy Scripture to kids in her locality. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at Pakistan on Monday, telling leaders of the world’s top economies that they must isolate and sanction the “one single nation in South Asia” that is spreading “agents of terror” in the region. Without naming India’s nuclear-armed foe, Modi told the concluding session of a G20 summit that his government appreciated the steps to combat the financing of terrorism, which was being used […]
As Mumbai prepares for Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganapati Mandals have been ramping up security and insurance, with some places insuring their idols for as much as Rs. 300 crore. The GSB Seva Mandal in Wadala, which bought the 300-crore-insurance, has an eleven-foot idol, with gold plated hands, adorned with silver and gold jewellery and is the richest mandal this year. Outside Lalbaughcha Raja, the most popular Ganesh mandal in the city, […]
A new Guinness world record for the largest LEGO ship has been set in Denmark, where employees of a shipping company successfully constructed the incredible 2,860 kg boat using over one million interlocking plastic bricks. The blue and white LEGO boat measures 12.035 metres in length. The new Guinness World Records title was confirmed at an event organised to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the shipping and transport services company […]
Kinda like pink snow in the Arctic and the naturally pink lagoon in Mexico, Lake Burlinskoye in Siberia also turns an amazing hue of pink each summer between late August and October, and it’s quite the sight for sore eyes.While the snow turning pink was as dangerous as it was bizarre, Lake Burlinskoye’s powder-pink beauty lies in the fact that it doesn’t have a river flowing in or out of […]
The trailer of Vir Das and Soha Ali Khan starrer ‘31st October’ was released today. The political thriller talks about the fate which the Sikh community met after former PM Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguard on 31st December 1984. Post her death, days and nights for the Sikh community became miserable. The Sikhs became receivers of hate across the nation with community people, especially in North India, getting […]
