Why Using The Internet As Your Dietician Is A Terrible Idea
Type 'diet' in the Google search bar, and you'll be rewarded with a zillion programmes, each more bizarre than the other. If one diet programme advises you to have just cucumber and unsweetened curd...
View ArticleNo Question Of Playing Cricket With Pakistan, Says Anurag Thakur
KOZHIKODE -- In the backdrop of the Uri terror attack, BCCI chief Anurag Thakur yesterday ruled out the possibility of reviving bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan in near future, saying even...
View Article'Mughal-e-Azam' Is All Set To Be Revived As A Grand Theatre Production
Before it was made into a film, 'Mughal-e-Azam' was a play written by Urdu playwright Imtiaz Ali Taj. And 94 years after it was written, 'Mughal-e-Azam' is set to come alive on stage once again. The...
View ArticleModi Warns Pakistan, Says Uri Attack Will Not Be Forgotten
KOZHIKODE -- Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India would never forget the Uri terror attack and would make all efforts to isolate Islamabad...
View ArticleSnapchat Is Making Sunglasses With A Built-In Camera
If you weren't addicted enough to Snapchat already, there will soon be a new way to record and share your most memorable moments. Snapchat announced on Saturday, a brand new piece of hardware called...
View Article6 Life Philosophies That Can Make You Insanely Happy
There is so much inspirational stuff floating around the net that I've been feeling rather left out, my writing limited to random musings on air travel and this blog gathering digital dust in some...
View Article5 Of My Favourite Money Hacks For Long-Term Travel
There was a time when I took only short vacations, but these hit-and-run holidays are hectic and expensive. We spend two days in travel and are left with just three-four days in which to actually enjoy...
View ArticleThe Shame Of Reading Novels
I am writing this in a train and sitting next to me are an elderly couple. The gentleman is easily in his mid-60s and is reading a book. Curious to know what book he's reading I tilt my head at a...
View ArticleHere Are All The Ingredients Of Building A Healthy Restaurant Workforce
One of the restaurant industry's biggest problems is staff retention, whether it's cleaning staff, waiters, chefs or managers. Pay scales vary with the nature of job, but working hours pretty much...
View Article'Ban Indian Movies In Pakistan Till Kashmir Issue Is Resolved'
LAHORE -- A petition was filed on Saturday in the Lahore High Court seeking a ban on the exhibition of Indian movies in the country till resolution of the Kashmir issue. The petition, filed by Advocate...
View ArticleSuspect In Shooting At Washington State Mall Captured: State Police
A suspect in the fatal shooting of five people at a Washington state mall was taken into custody on Saturday, Washington State Patrol spokesman Keith Leary said in a telephone interview. The...
View ArticlePregnant Dalit Woman Beaten Up For Not Disposing Cow Carcass
PALANPUR -- A Dalit family, including a pregnant woman, was allegedly assaulted at Karja village in Gujarat's Banaskantha district after the members refused to dispose of a cow carcass, police said...
View ArticleRefuse Rs 10 Coin In Uttar Pradesh, And You May Just Get Slapped With Sedition
For the past couple of months, several districts in Uttar Pradesh have been hit by rumours that the Rs 10 coin is no longer a legal tender, thanks to a WhatsApp forward. Naturally, many stopped...
View ArticleWhy Modi's Speech Seeking To Reshape Public Opinion On Pakistan Is A...
By seeking to reshape public discourse on India-Pakistan relations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Kozhikode yesterday is a potential game-changer. Not only did he make clear that war was not...
View ArticleSushma Swaraj To Address UN General Assembly Tomorrow, Strong Response...
NEW YORK -- External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is set to address the UN General Assembly tomorrow with all eyes set on her speech in which she is expected to deliver a stinging response to...
View ArticleThese Six Illustrations Nail What It Feels Like To Be A Girl In 2016
Do you overanalyse situations in your head until you feel dizzy? Or self-criticise and then embark on some barmy self-improvement programme? Congratulations, you are in possession of a 'girl brain'....
View ArticleIshrat Jahan Case: Delhi Police Files FIR Against Missing Files
NEW DELHI -- An FIR has been filed against the missing files pertaining to the Ishrat Jahan case. The FIR has been filed by Under Secretary, Government of India, in the Sansad Marg Police Station here....
View ArticleBaby Girl Presumed Dead, Shocks Crowd By Crying At Her Burial In Bangladesh
DHAKA -- A newborn baby girl in Bangladesh who was declared dead by doctors started crying out while being buried, media reports said today. Galiba Hayat, the first child of district cricket team...
View Article'Uri Attack Was A Desperate Attempt By Pakistan After Indian Security Forces...
KOZHIKODE -- Describing the Uri terror strike a transit destination in the "war" forced on India by Pakistan, BJP President Amit Shah today said the attack was an outcome of frustration after security...
View ArticleHow Will A Corrupt Hyderabad Municipal Body Clean Up The City?
For the last one week that Hyderabad has been facing the fury of the Rain God, most of the 5000-odd officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have put in 20-hour long work days....
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