Karva Chauth: Desperately Seeking Romance... And Embracing Misogyny
Most women of my mother's generation never called their husband by name. Most women in my generation have not held hands with or made willing and happy eye-contact openly in public with their...
View ArticleWhy Are We So Idiotic?
Imagine if suddenly the astronomers discover a planet, within reaching distance, just like Earth. How excited everyone would be. Let's say it has oceans and lakes, has a good temperature for humans,...
View ArticleA For Amazing, B For Biryani, C For Chennai
It's a cliche in our country that South Indian food is summarized in a plate of idlis, dosas and sambar. Little do they know about the variety of food available in every major city in the south....
View ArticleDitch The Packaged Stuff And Try These Super-Healthy Millet Porridge Recipes
Porridge has been a staple part of the Indian breakfast table since time immemorial. While oat porridge is a western import, we have a large repertoire of both sweet and savoury porridges each with...
View Article8-Year-Old Bengaluru Girl Sets New Guinness World Record For Most Number Of...
BENGALURU -- An eight-year-old girl from Bengaluru has set a new Guinness world record by completing 2,787 forward rolls in an hour. Deeksha Girish broke the previous record set by American Ashrita...
View ArticleU.N. Appoints Wonder Woman As Honorary Ambassador Amid Outcry
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations named comic-book superhero Wonder Woman as an honorary ambassador to fight for gender equality on Friday, amid criticism that the scantily clad fictional character...
View ArticleMAMI 2016 - Day 2: From Tragedy To Comedy
Nearly a decade on, Cristian Mungiu's Palme D'or-winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) continues to be one of the most devastating films I've ever watched. His latest, Graduation (originally...
View ArticleRatan Tata: Everyone Knows Where The Intolerance In India Is Coming From
GWALIOR -- Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, has expressed concern over the alleged growing intolerance in the country, dubbing it "a curse we are seeing of late". "I think everybody knows...
View ArticleAT&T Agrees To Buy Time Warner
AT&T Inc said on Saturday it agreed to buy Time Warner Inc for $85.4 billion, the boldest move yet by a telecommunications company to acquire content to stream over its high-speed network to...
View Article5 Secrets to Mastering Conflict
How you handle conflict determines the amount of trust, respect, and connection you have with others. Conflict typically boils down to crucial conversations--moments when the stakes are high, emotions...
View ArticleSlain BSF Jawan Gurnam Singh's Father Says Better Medical Facilities Could...
RS PURA -- With Border Security Force Jawan (BSF) Gurnam Singh succumbing to his injuries on Saturday night after he was shot in cross-border firing, the distraught and crushed family of the slain...
View ArticleAkhilesh Yadav Sacks Four Cabinet Ministers Including Uncle Shivpal Yadav
LUCKNOW -- In what may give the opposition parties fresh ammunition to tear into the ruling Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in an unexpected move on Sunday sacked four...
View ArticleFather Sentenced To 1,503 Years In Prison In Daughter's Rape
FRESNO, Calif. – A Fresno man was sentenced to 1,503 years in prison for raping his teenage daughter over a four-year period. The 41-year-old was sentenced Friday to the longest-known prison sentence...
View ArticleFinance Ministry Asks Agencies To Submit Report On Debit Card Data Breach...
NEW DELHI -- The Finance Ministry has asked various agencies, including RBI, which are looking into the largest banking security breach involving over 32 lakh debit cards, to submit their report in 10...
View ArticleBritain's Biggest Banks Prepare To Move Abroad Over Brexit Fears
Britain's banks will start moving out of the UK before Christmas amid fears over leaving the European Union, according to a top banking boss. Anthony Browne, the head of the British Bankers'...
View ArticleISIS Sets Sulfur Plant Ablaze In Northern Iraq, Choking The Air With Deadly...
ERBIL, Iraq ― Plumes of noxious smoke are wafting through parts of northern Iraq, after militants from the self-described Islamic State set ablaze part of al-Mishraq sulfur plant in their retreat. At...
View ArticleBaba Ramdev Says He Was Denied US Visa For Being A Bachelor
INDORE -- Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, face of the Rs. 4,500- crore Patanjali Group, was once denied a U.S. visa because he was a bachelor and did not have a a bank account. But later he was invited to the...
View ArticleKarnataka Human Rights Commission Receives Complaints Of Tech Paranoia
The Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) is hearing from people who fear that they are being watched or that their thoughts are being hacked, The Times of India reported today. One...
View ArticleRafale Equipment Provider Asked To Set Up Manufacturing Facility In Goa
SATTARI, Goa -- France-based Safran group, which provides supplies to Rafale fighter jet manufacturers, has been asked to set up a facility which manufactures a small component of the company's import...
View ArticleShivpal Yadav To Contest UP Polls Under Brother Mulayam Singh Yadav's Leadership
LUCKNOW -- Emerging out of a meeting with Samajwadi Party supremo and his brother Mulayam Singh Yadav after being sacked, along with three others from the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, party state chief...
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