Schools and colleges closed in several districts; Three trains cancelled, while many others have been partially cancelled, diverted or delayed. Heavy rain brought life to a grinding halt across Tamil Nadu on Friday and a day’s holiday was announced for schools and colleges in Tirunelveli, Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai and Vellore districts and holiday for only schools in Kanyakumari district. Anna University and University of Madras affiliated colleges have postponed […]

Indian citizens with handwritten passports will have to get them replaced with machine-readable ones.After the 24th, you might be denied visa or entry. freshersplaneindiaThe International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has set a deadline of November 24 for the global phase-out of all non-Machine Readable Passports (MRPs). Thereafter, foreign governments may deny a visa or entry to a person travelling on a non-Machine Readable Passport, a circular from the ministry of […]

  NEW DELHI/PATNA: Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance has trumped PM Modi-led BJP alliance in the Bihar assembly elections. Here are 10 reasons for Nitish Kumar’s win in Bihar polls. 1. Nitish Kumar’s popularity Perhaps the most decisive factor for the Grand Alliance was Nitish Kumar’s popularity among Bihar voters. Nitish Kumar emerged as the most popular chief ministerial candidate in almost all the surveys. The anti-incumbency factor has rarely ever […]

A “successful life” will hold a different meaning for each of us. What makes it a success is determined by the goals, dreams, aspirations you have in your mind and heart. Having a successful life starts with beating your doubt, fear, and self-limiting beliefs, and getting honest about the kind of life you want to live. Too often, we wait for permission to take action on the changes we would […]

Stressing that India must follow a multi-disciplinary approach that allows students to learn and seek knowledge holistically, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that education must deepen their linkage with society and develop a scientific temper in them. “Our institutions must impart education to students that helps expand their intellect, form their character, instil in them a spirit of service and love for the motherland. It must equip them to […]

Rumours about the world would come to an end have been doing the rounds for quite a while now. While these rumours have been swirling for years and no predicted apocalyptic events have occurred so far, theories abound as to how this will happen likely. There have been drastic changes in the weather as a result of global warming and climate change, but external forces like meteorites or space debris […]

Everyone is capable of being creative. Creativity is something that simplifies our everyday lives in a myriad of ways – at work, at home, and in our hobbies. Creativity makes us problem solvers, innovators, artists, and visionaries. Often times, the only thing standing in the way of our ability to harness our creativity is ourselves. We get caught in destructive thought patterns that are hindering us, whether or not we […]

A women’s court here on Friday sentenced to death Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap, a 29-year-old man found guilty of robbing, raping, burning and killing Esther Anuhya, a techie from Andhra Pradesh, on January 5, 2014. Terming it as the ‘rarest of rare cases’, Special Judge Vrushali Joshi Joshi observed: “This is the rarest of rare cases… For the murder charge, the accused shall be hanged by the neck till death.” The […]

As co-founder of Hotwire.com and CEO of Zillow for the last seven years, 39-year-old Spencer Rascoff fits most people’s definition of success. As a father of three young children, Spencer is a busy guy at home and at work. What’s the one thing that Spencer refuses to do on the weekend? Work—at least, in the traditional sense. Rascoff says: “I never go into the office on weekends, but I do […]

Throughout your life, periodically, two questions will haunt you: Who am I? Why am I here? I have found that these two questions become more distinguished as you get older. Why, because we are beginning to understand the significance of our mortality. But sometimes all we need to do is change our minds. This Mindshift video drills into you, “There is nothing more powerful than a changed mind.” By changing […]