Sometime in late May the shining sun announces that spring has started to slide into summer in the Lunigiana, a region in northwestern Italy that straddles the border between Tuscany and Liguria. This geographically diverse area that I have called home since 2007 is at its best in that glorious shoulder season when secrets can be unearthed both up in the mountains and down by the sea. On that first […]

Amid reports that China and Pakistan are jointly opposing India’s bid for the Nuclear Suppliers Group membership, the US has said India meets missile technology control regime requirements and is ready for entry into the exclusive club. “I’d point you back to what the president said during his visit to India in 2015, where he reaffirmed that the US view was that India meets missile technology control regime requirements and […]

Indian spiritual leader Baba Hardev Singh, current leader of the Sant Nirankari Mission, passed away on Friday. As per reports, Baba Hardev Singh, chief priest of the Nirankari sect, was killed in a car accident in Canada’s Montreal. If there is an accident during medical malpractice practicing in Silver Springs, you need the help of attorneys.  Kripasagar, press and publicity in-charge of the Mission, told IANS they were deeply saddened by […]

The situation around a ferocious wildfire that forced the evacuation of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray remains unpredictable and dangerous, the authorities said Saturday, warning that weather conditions were still hampering efforts to fight it. This remains a big, out of control, dangerous fire,” Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said. Some 1,570 square kilometers (606 square miles) had been devastated since the start of the inferno in Alberta`s parched […]

With unprecedented rise in pollution levels across various cities of India, most of the inhabitants often relish the idea of breathing some fresh country air but it hardly happens. .Each breath of fresh air is very important and when it comes to the people in New Delhi, which was ranked number one on a WHO list of cities with the foulest air, it may seem very precious. But the wait is […]

It’s a time to rejoice in the Indian Army. It’s first French-designed conventional, diesel-electric submarine in more than 15 years, the Kalvari, will finally hit the sea. Credible sources associated with the project, that has been code named Project 75, has confirmed the same according to India Today. It is also confirmed that the Kalvari’s Harbour Acceptance Trials (HATs) are pretty much complete, and she has been readied for ‘Sea […]

The burnt remains of birds that could not fly, their nests with eggs and fledglings, and reptiles that were caught unawares in their holes, besides other animals that could not run away in time are all that is left in a four-hectare area of the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary where a fire broke out on Friday, allegedly triggered by sparking from a high-tension wire passing over the protected forest area. […]

India is a fascinating country, with wide regional differences historically, geographically, culturally, linguistically and gastronomically. To an outsider, figuring out everything at one go will be a mind boggling experience. In order to make these experiences memorable in a positive sense, please go through the rough guidelines given below. Travelling in India requires time, effort and a certain amount of guidance from reliable sources. It would make sense to categorize […]

One of the seven wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal inspires everyone with its magnificent proportions and appearance. One of the most intriguing myths surrounding this grand edifice is that of an unfinished second black Taj Mahal. According to this legend, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan planned to construct a replica of the Taj Mahal in black marble on the opposite side of the Yamuna River. The Taj Mahal was […]

Amid desperate denizens scrounging for water in the drought-affected parts of Maharashtra stands a village which has not felt the need to call a single water tanker for the last 21 years! While other villages in the arid Ahmednagar district are digging borewells even up to 400 feet, the underground water table in Hiware Bazar is so good that the precious commodity is available barely 20 to 40 feet below. […]