A 26-year-old cat in Oregon has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. The cat named Corduroy is owned by a family in the central Oregon city of Sisters. His owner, Ashley Reed Okura, has had him since he was a kitten and she was 7. It’s the second time Corduroy has claimed the title. He was first recognized last year until officials discovered another cat, Tiffany […]
While getting even one research paper published in an academic journal is a struggle considering the intense competition, this 19-year-old has 23 research papers to his credit, and all published in highly cited and peer-reviewed national and international journals. And Aadarsh Mishra’s incredible feat has now earned him a place in the India Book of Records for being the undergraduate with the most number of research papers published. Mishra is […]
His name may not ring a bell, but chances are you know some of the products Google’s new CEO, Sundar Pichai, has worked on, including the Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system. Pichai, 43, was named chief executive officer of the Internet titan Monday, as Google unveiled a new corporate structure creating an umbrella company dubbed Alphabet. Pichai will oversee the biggest company under that umbrella, which will still […]
A tiny orphaned kangaroo from Australia holding tight to a teddy bear has won hearts everywhere, “showing the value of a good hug.” The man who shared the picture on Twitter said he was surprised it was of interest as far away as Russia and the US. Tim Beshara from the island of Tasmania off Australia’s south coast posted an image of the baby kangaroo that his mother has been […]
India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. To the people of Jawhar, a rural tribal hamlet in Thane, situated around 150 kilometers away from Mumbai, she is their own ‘Nagli Madam’, who has found an indigenous solution for infant malnutrition that has plagued the area for the last 50 […]
Do you know this man? No? Even I didn’t, till I met him. Now that I have, I will never forget him. He is a man who makes India proud. No, he is not a celebrity or a sportsperson who has won medals for the country. Fifty-year-old Raju Dabhade is the creator of the game of roll ball that will see its third World Championship in December, 2015, in Pune. […]
Irfan Pathan earned praises from television dance reality show judges on ‘debut’ as he began his journey from a discarded India cricketer to a dancer. Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan made a sensational debut on a television dance reality show — Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 on Sunday. Irfan rocked the show with his performance on an Akshay Kumar hit number – ‘Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita’ from the movie ‘Rowdy Rathore’. […]
India is witnessing a radical transformation where highly qualified youngsters are giving up cushy jobs to make a difference in the lives of poor people in rural areas. A chemical engineer, Anirudh Prasadh gave up his high-paying job to work for welfare of farmers in the remote villages of Tamil Nadu. For the Malayalar community of farmers in the remote Kolli Hills region of Tamil Nadu, 26-year-old Anirudh Prasadh has […]
It was 31st July 1940, exactly 75 years ago to this day, when a man called Ram Mohammad Singh Azad went to the gallows at Pentonville Prison, UK and was buried within the prison grounds. He had killed a British General in cold blood. And during his trial he had laughed at the judges and had refused to take oath on a holy book, choosing instead, a love story for […]
“Let’s spread love and peace throughout the universe, oh Almighty this is my prayer” – these are some of the beautiful words penned by APJ Abdul Kalam. As the country bids a final and emotional farewell to Dr Kalam, every Indian across the world should listen to this beautiful song composed by the People’s President. The song, sung by Usha Uthup, was Dr Kalam’s prayer to the Almighty for […]
