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10 Reasons To Watch The Paralympics (Starting Today)
The iconic Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro will play host to a very special opening ceremony tonight. Between 8-19 September (IST), 4,300 of the best para-athletes in the world will compete for the...
View ArticleThe Cool Stories Behind Shopkeeper-Chutki And Other Viral Internet Characters
Gaurav Gera's social media profiles are a riot. His Instagram and Facebook feed are filled with videos of his online avatars, Chutki and Shopkeeper. If you are among the rare few who haven't watched...
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Vaani Kapoor To Feature Opposite Aamir Khan And Amitabh Bachchan In YRF's Next?
Early morning today, Aamir Khan announced that he is teaming up with Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in his career for a Yash Raj Films' project directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, his Dhoom 3...
View ArticleDefying Layoff Trends, E-Retailer IndiaMart To Invest ₹50 Crores In Up To 40...
At a time when Indian e-retailers are cutting staff amid financial pressures, business-to-business (B2B) online marketplace IndiaMart is on an expansion drive, with plans to open 35 to 40 new offices,...
View ArticleIndian Railways Introduces Surge Pricing In Premier Trains
NEW DELHI -- The Railways have decided to put in place the flexi fare system for premier trains--Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi from 9 September.The base fare for Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains...
View ArticleThis NGO From Kerala Has Just Won A UNESCO Literacy Prize
NEW DELHI -- A Kerala-based NGO will tomorrow receive the prestigious UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy for its literacy-linked skill development activities at a ceremony in Paris.The Jan Sikshan...
View ArticleThe Madhya Pradesh Police Is Pasting Glow-In-The-Dark Stickers On Stray Cattle
INDORE -- In a bid to check road mishaps in rural area during night hours, Madhya Pradesh police is pasting neon stickers on the horns of stray bovines.The neon strips will reflect light and alert the...
View ArticleIndia's Best Performing Fund Is Seeking Shelter As Country's Stocks Near Records
IIFL Wealth Management Co., which runs India's best-performing equity fund, is buying protection in the options market as the rally lifts the nation's stocks to near a record.The NSE Nifty 50 Index has...
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Barack Obama Just Nominated A Muslim To Be A Federal Judge. That's A First.
WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama made history on Tuesday by nominating the first Muslim person to the federal judiciary, Abid Qureshi."I am pleased to nominate Mr. Qureshi to serve on the United...
View ArticleLIVEBLOG: Apple's iPhone Event Starts Tonight 6PM BST
The long wait is over. The Apple iPhone Event is happening at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on 7 September at 6PM BST. Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil the iPhone 7 and a brand-new Apple...
View ArticleApple's Online Store Is Down Which Can Only Mean One Thing: iPhone 7
The Apple store is down. You know the drill by now. This is Apple's rather large hint that the iPhone 7 is now just hours away from being unveiled.Apple is expected to unveil both a new iPhone and a...
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In France, Women Are Free
I am eager to respond to the article "'The Way People Look at Us Has Changed': Muslim Women on Life in Europe" that appeared in the pages of the New York Times on September 2, and which paints an...
View ArticleApple's New iPhone Could Upset A Lot Of People
A new iPhone, a new Apple Watch and a new Nintendo game were among the big reveals at Apple's Wednesday press event in San Francisco. But there was one more thing.Apple has ditched the headphone jack...
View ArticleApple iPhone 7 Is Out And So Are The Jokes On The Internet
Today happens to be the 'iConic' day for the tech world. Tech giant Apple has just launched the much awaited iPhone 7 -- the latest upgrade in its smartphone family. The stage was set for CEO Tim Cook...
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Apple's iPhone 7 Is Officially Ditching The Headphone Jack
Bye-bye, headphone jack. Apple on Wednesday announced it has ditched the headphone jack in the latest iPhone model, the iPhone 7 ― a move tech industry watchers had widely predicted.The iPhone updates,...
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Podcast: YInMn - A New Kind Of Blue
There's a spectrum of colour all around us, present in every part of our lives. From the clothes that we wear and the houses we live in, to our natural surroundings, there's a different shade around...
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Odisha's Handloom Weavers Spin Magical Silks, But Their Livelihoods Are In...
At first sight, Olasingh, a hamlet of 120 people, 48km from Bhubaneswar looks like any other village in Odisha: unassuming and unadorned, except for a plaque commemorating the inauguration by a...
View ArticleHere Are Some Myths And Truths About Working In India
Four months ago, I set out on the journey of a lifetime. I was moving to India from the US for personal and professional reasons. Having spent 17 years in Texas, I had become well-adjusted to the...
View Article3 Reasons Why Blockchain Is The Next Big Change For Indian Financial Markets
Ever since the proof of concept of bitcoin came up in 2009, it has been fiercely discussed and debated by central banks, traders, market regulators, and almost every business around the world that was...
View ArticleWill Akhilesh Yadav 2.0 Be Good For Uttar Pradesh?
As the Samajwadi Party gears up for the UP State Assembly Elections in 2017, Akhilesh Yadav's young shoulders carry a massive burden. The burden of lawlessness and increasing crime against women. The...
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