Raghuram Rajan's Parting Words On His Tenure: 'I've Enjoyed Every Minute Of It'
In the press interaction following his final policy review, outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan said he plans to make full use of the remainder of his tenure, and ended on a positive note...
View ArticleSeven Brilliant Indian Illustrators Who Will Keep You Glued To Instagram
Are you the kind of person who doodles on the corner of your writing pad during meetings? Or sketches stuff on newspapers while speaking on the phone? Did you get pulled up in school for scribbling...
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What Is The QuadRoot Exploit That Puts 900 Million Android Phones At Risk?
Security researchers have found an 'exploit' in Android phones that puts 900 million devices at potential risk of data theft and hacking. The Israeli firm Check Point has detected the bug, called...
View ArticleMental Health Care Bill Gets Clearance From Rajya Sabha
NEW DELHI -- The Rajya Sabha yesterday passed a bill seeking to provide better healthcare for people suffering from mental illnesses as members across the political spectrum sought urgent steps to...
View ArticleFreedom That Every Indian Has Also Belongs To Every Kashmiri, Says Modi
With Kashmir crossing 30 days under curfew, and anger over the killing of 22-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani still simmering, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally broken his...
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How To Turn Off Video Autoplay On Twitter And Facebook
Mercifully, pop-up ads have largely disappeared from our online life. But then, they have been replaced by auto-playing videos. Across the Internet, as soon as you open your app or a website's tab, it...
View ArticleNRI Relocates To Gujarat To Protect Cows
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants states to take strict action against fake 'gau rakshaks', a Gujarati man who used to live in the US and has a citizenship there has moved back to the country to...
View ArticleDesert Nightmare: Thousands Of Labourers Are Stranded In Saudi Arabia Without...
First they had no pay, and then no work. For a time, there wasn't even food in the squalid, concrete camps where they had been abandoned to live in the searing heat of the Saudi Arabian desert. Medical...
View ArticleSushma Swaraj Comes To The Rescue (Again) Of Man Who Tweeted Photos Of Solo...
Taking inspiration from the recent viral photographs of a Pakistani newlywed spending her honeymoon alone, an Indian photographer decided to try out the same technique to help his wife get a Tatkaal...
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Pokemon GO Update Brings Back The 'Nearby' Feature: Here Is How It Works
The latest update of Pokemon GO brings back the feature which caused a lot of outrage when it went missing in the previous version. Yes, the Pokemon tracking is back.The 'nearby' feature which was...
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At The New R.K. Narayan Museum In Mysore, Remembering My Early Impatience...
I have a confession to make: I am not a fan of R.K. Narayan. So my visit, last weekend, to his house in Mysore, which has recently been turned into a museum and opened to the public, was not, by any...
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Irom Sharmila Ends Her 16-Year-Long Fast, Wants To Be The Manipur Chief Minister
Almost 16 years after she started a hunger strike, India's "Iron Lady", Irom Chanu Sharmila, ended her fast on Tuesday.News channels flashed visuals of an emotional Sharmila, who licked honey from her...
View ArticleThis Upcoming Web Series On Same-Sex Love Looks Interesting
Amidst a number of Indian web-series on the Internet right now, there is one that looks promising.The 'Other' Love Story, directed by Roopa Rao, is an upcoming web-series that shall be online by the...
View ArticleLG Najeeb Jung Says He Is Open To The Idea Of Scrapping Delhi Assembly
NEW DELHI-- Triggering a fresh controversy, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung has said he was not averse to mulling over scrapping the Delhi Assembly if such a proposal was brought before him, evoking a strong...
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Why Did The Action Against Gau Rakshaks Need To Wait For A Prime Ministerial...
There's an old saying about the tail that wags the dog. The RSS has long been seen as wagging any BJP-led government or at least attempting to do so. Finally it seems the tables have turned.After the...
View ArticleRobbers Cut Open Coach Roof Of A Moving Train And Steal Rs 5 Crore RBI Money
CHENNAI-- In a daring heist in a moving train, Rs five crore out of Rs 340 crore cash being sent to Reserve Bank of India here from Salem in Tamil Nadu was found stolen today, police said.A sum of Rs...
View ArticleRio Olympics: Heena Sidhu Crashes Out Of 25 m Pistol Event
Rio de Janeiro-- Pistol shooter Heena Sidhu, from whom a lot was expected in the run-up to the ongoing Olympic Games here, put up yet another flop show to stand a distant 30th out of 40 competitors at...
View ArticleCongress Leader Renuka Chowdhury Says 'Rape To Chalte He Rehte Hain'
NEW DELHI -- In what may give the opposition parties fresh ammunition to target the grand old party in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Congress senior leader Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday...
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Rio Olympics: India Men's Hockey Team Beat Argentina, Archer Atanu Das In...
Rio de Janeiro-- The 118-strong Indian contingent continued to put on a generally dismal show barring a few exceptions like archer Atanu Das on Day 4 of competitions at the Olympic Games here today.The...
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Here's A Brand New Thing You Didn't Know About 'Friends'
Over a decade has passed since the series finale aired, but "Friends" continues to be one of the most relevant television shows, with teenagers binging episodes on Netflix and media-trained Disney...
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