Meet The Woman Who Wants To Help India 'Reform Waste'
In January this year, the Guardian profiled Professor Veena Sahajwalla as "the woman who loves garbage." Ever since her growing up days in Mumbai, Veena was fascinated by waste because she saw it as a...
View Article3 Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Should Make
Any entrepreneur who is active in the startup community is continuously warned about mistakes made by fellow entrepreneurs, and how to avoid them. Rarely are we ever told about the mistakes we SHOULD...
View ArticleIt's Not Just Athletes, Supermodels And CEOs Are Battling It Out At Rio...
If you think the athletes in Rio are battling it out, you ought to see what corporations are up to.From Heineken NV to Nissan Motor Co. to Visa Inc., companies have set up ever more elaborate venues...
View ArticleHow Self-Driving Technology Is Helping Olympic Swimmers Improve Form
In the every-millisecond-counts world of Olympic swimming, Team USA has an unlikely partner in its quest for gold: A German car company.Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or BMW, is using technology...
View ArticleWoman Jumps In Front Of Delhi Metro Train, Suffers Head Injuries
A 20-year-old woman sustained severe head injuries after she jumped in front of a Delhi Metro train on Thursday afternoon.The incident, which took place at the Indraprastha metro station, on the Blue...
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UP Tourism's Sublime Mauling Of The English Language To Describe Varanasi...
Every state government in India tries to boost tourism and attract more tourists. All very laudable, naturally. After all, tourism brings in money and supports livelihoods. Of course, instead of...
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This Photographer Is Taking Mother Teresa's Beloved City Of Joy To Rome For...
On 4 September, when Mother Teresa is canonised at the Vatican, Rome will witness a unique spectacle to commemorate the event — a tribute to the saint by fans of her adopted city, Kolkata.Photographer...
View ArticleRajya Sabha Passes Bill For Maternity Benefits Including 6 Months' Leave
NEW DELHI-- Cutting across party lines, elders in Rajya Sabha today passed a Bill that provides for 26 weeks maternity leave, even as some members sought norms for paternity leave so that parents can...
View ArticleHow The British Gave A Fillip To Cow Vigilantism In Colonial India
The lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, on 28 September, 2015, by Hindu mobs, on suspicions of eating beef on Eid-ul-Adha, did not inspire condemnation from Prime Minister's Narendra...
View ArticleCabinet Clears Bill That Mandates Six-Month Maternity Leave But There's One...
The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and now Rajya Sabha, have approved the amendments to the existing maternity benefits laws that seek to double maternity leave for women from...
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Arianna Huffington Will Leave The Huffington Post To Build Health And...
NEW YORK ― Huffington Post editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington announced Thursday she will step down from the company she co-founded 11 years ago to build Thrive Global, a new lifestyle, health and...
View ArticleIn Delhi, Free Travel For Differently-Abled Persons In State Transport Buses
NEW DELHI -- The Delhi Transport Corporation has decided to provide free ride to person suffering from any disability in both AC and Non-AC low floor buses plying in the national capital.The decision...
View Article15-Year-Old Girl Gangraped In Ghaziabad
GHAZIABAD -- A 15-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and gang-raped after being abducted by three persons in Uttar Pradesh's Loni area, police said.The victim's father said in the complaint that she...
View ArticleRio Organizers Threaten To Cancel Sports Minister Vijay Goel's Accreditation...
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Miffed with Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel's entourage, Rio Olympic organisers have threatened to cancel his accreditation if unaccredited people accompanying him do not end their...
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Xiaomi To Bring Air Purifier, Mi Box And Mi Band 2 To India This Year
If you follow developments in the tech world regularly, you soon discover that Xiaomi makes news often. And for all the right reasons. The Chinese electronics company has been launching smartphones...
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Violence Against Dalits Actually Came Down During NDA Rule, Says Rajnath Singh
Under attack over atrocities against Dalits, the government has said the states should take strict action against anti-social elements indulging in activities like cow protection as it pitched for a...
View ArticleIndia Is Still 'Far, Far Away From Smart Cities,' Says Narayana Murthy
Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy today said the country was "far, far away" from realising the ambition of developing smart cities, a flagship programme of theNarendra Modi government."Since we...
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Michael Phelps Breaks 2,000-Year-Old Record For Individual Olympic Titles
When he was 15, Michael Phelps dreamed about one day winning a gold medal in the Olympics.With his Thursday night victory in the 200-meter individual medley at the Rio Olympics, Phelps now has 22 of...
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'Rustom' Review: A Farce Of A Trial
The last time I remember seeing a character named Rustom Pavri in Hindi films, it was in Munna Bhai MBBS (2003). Played by the actor Kurush Deboo, it was — especially in hindsight — a fairly...
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These Olympic Beach Volleyball Photos Prove That Sports Are For Everyone
It's safe to say that most of us associate beach volleyball with skimpy outfits. But Olympians from Egypt are challenging that norm, showing that religious customs don't have to be a hindrance to...
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