It is hard to believe but the world is full of unseen, unexplored places that will leave you stunned with their sheer beauty and wonder. Be it beautiful pink lakes, enigmatic tulip fields or the towering mountains, world is a beautiful place and you know why! Here’s a video that will take you across a myriad of nature’s abode which have beeen found either by exploration or by sheer chance […]
He has already played God onscreen so it was only natural that he would be the man to explore “The Story of God” and Hollywood superstar Morgan Freeman, who traveled to seven countries for the documentary, says he found his stay in Varanasi “extremely fascinating”. Being one of the prominent religious and spiritual centres of India for centuries, Varanasi was one of the key destinations for Freeman. “I found Varanasi […]
You don’t fire 21 bullets at someone until you truly mean to kill them and leave nothing to chance. The killing of NIA Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammed Tanzil in his home town of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh just a few days after the departure of the Pakistan JIT from Pathankot must be seen as suspicious. Why was he so dramatically eliminated, and what did he know that frightened some […]
Sergey Lykhvar, 37, was exploring the idyllic waters on the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia, when he was attacked by a saltwater crocodile and savaged to death. A tourist was mauled to death by a crocodile while scuba diving off a paradise island. Sergey Lykhvar, 37, was exploring the idyllic waters on the Raja Ampat archipelago, Indonesia, when he was attacked by a saltwater crocodile and savaged to death. The Russian […]
Many a times you would have avoided the idea of international travel from India for the fear of fulfilling all that documentation process for Visa. Rejoice! There are at least 30 countries that offer visa on arrival for the Indian citizens to enter. Well that would mean that you can simply decide to travel, purchase your tickets and bon voyage! Having access to these over 30 countries situates the Indian […]
A splash of colour doused the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa as it witnessed the first ever celebration of Holi at the seat of the country’s government. The festival of colours arrived at the parliament complex on Thursday the initiative of Chandra Arya, the Liberal Party MP from Nepean, an Ottawa riding (as constituencies are called in Canada), with the involvement of the Indian high commission. More than 300 people participated […]
Three explosions ripped through the international airport and a metro station in Brussels on Tuesday, killing at least 34 people in apparently coordinated strikes four days after a key suspect in last year’s Paris attacks was arrested in the city. Two blasts targeted the main hall of Zaventem Airport at 8am (0700 GMT), and another went off at the Maalbeek metro station near the European Union’s main buildings while commuters […]
Two Indians were among 62 killed on Saturday morning when a Boeing 737 crashed and burst into flames while landing in Rostov-on-Don, in Southern Russia, according to officials. The names of the Indians in the list put out by Russian authorities are: Anju Kathirvel Aiyappan and Mohan Shyam, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. “Our mission is checking with the local university and Indian nationals for confirmation,” he said. […]
India did not make any improvement in its happiness quotient, ranking 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Denmark takes the top spot as the happiest country in the world, displacing Switzerland, according to The World Happiness Report 2016, published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a […]
People who belittle Ramayan as a mythology or a mere epic and Lord Ram as a fictitious character should be ready to give up their skepticism. Couple of years ago, two Chennai-based botanists came out with a three-year-long study which establishes that the Ramayan is a true life story authored by Valmiki, incorporating facts, figures, science and environment of the period. All 182 plants (including flowers, trees, fruits) mentioned […]
