A 21-year-old man suspected of killing nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, has been arrested. Police said Dylann Roof, of Lexington, South Carolina, was detained during a traffic stop in Shelby, North Carolina. The gunman is reported to have sat in on a Bible study meeting for a full hour before opening fire on the group. Six women and three men, including the church pastor, […]

  Friends, Over the last 2 years, concerned citizens have tried to get the government to enforce the rule of law and stop the massive illegal construction opposite Agara lake by the builder consortium that include Mantri and Salarpuria. Violations galore: – Ignoring zoning regulations declaring the land as sensitive. – Rampant misstatements and untruths presented to get specific clearances from BWSSB, BESCOM and Fire Dept. – Lack of sufficient […]

WASHINGTON: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a surprising revelation, has said that the amount of time he spends in the office is about 50-60 hours per week, which is close to normal for other employees. According to ABC News, Zuckerberg’s comment came in an unannounced question-and-answer session on his Facebook page. He said that he has remained focused his entire life if one counts the time he has spent on […]

“How you finish the workday is very important,” says Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of “You Can’t Be Serious! Putting Humor to Work.” Below are the 14 things successful people do in the last 10 minutes of workday. 1. They update their to-do lists. Successful professionals always keep an eye on their ever-changing to-do lists, explains Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of “Tame […]

  A photographer from Cornwall, Ont., says he’s delighted with his images of a squirrel doing battle with a woodpecker earlier this month. It all began when a red squirrel wandered onto a tree inhabited by a pair of pileated woodpeckers. One of the woodpeckers flew up to the curious squirrel and dislodged it from the tree, sending the squirrel crashing down onto another woodpecker just below. “It had the […]

  JUNE 7TH 1665 was an unnaturally hot London day, the hottest that Samuel Pepys had experienced in his 32 years. Sapped by the “mighty heat”, this naval bureaucrat got home late and spent the next few hours pacing in his garden at Seething Lane. He had a lot on his mind. There had been no word of the English fleet that was fighting against the Dutch, and he was […]

The quest for happiness is not always successful, because many people try to find it where it does not exist. No amount of money can make you content, if you are severely unhappy from inside and plagued by internal fears and contradictions. The main idea of this article is to bring to your notice that it is YOU who is the main source of your own happiness. Anyone can achieve […]

  As the furore over Sunday’s historic land agreement between India and Bangladesh settles down, it is time to sit back and understand the bigger implications of the landmark settlement. On the face of it what this pact does is immediately gives a sense of belonging and statehood to nearly 50,000 people. By opening up the border spanning over 4000 km between the two countries, both India and Bangladesh have […]

  From preventing cardiovascular events to regulating PMS, bone mass, constipation, heartburn, and more than a dozen other ailments, bananas pack enough of a nutritional punch to make most medications look like candy. Bananas also give an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. They are the number one fruit for the world’s leading athletes for a reason. Research has proven that three small bananas provide enough energy for a […]

  In news that will brighten the day for Indians and foodies who just can’t get enough of Indian food, our very own ‘misal pav’ has been declared the ‘tastiest vegetarian dish in the world’ by the Foodie Hub Global Awards in London. The popular Maharashtrian dish, in which ‘misal’, a spicy curry with moth beans or matki served with chopped onions, tomatoes, coriander and a dash of lemon, is […]