IPL: Delhi Daredevils Dressing Room, A Happy Place, Says Carlos Brathwaite
New Delhi: With Delhi Daredevils surprising one and all with their consistent showing in the Indian Premier League 2016, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite said that the team’s “fun dressing room” is helping them play well this year. Brathwaite made a sterling comeback to the side after missing two games, scoring crucial 34 off 11 balls […]
Here’s why Ghee is the new superfood
For decades, the jar of ghee on our kitchen shelves came with a huge dollop of guilt. Now, it’s making a comeback as a superfood. At her baby shower next week, south Mumbai resident Sadhna Desai will be handing out trendy gift hampers. But instead of the usual cake and cookies combo or a wine […]
Parineeti Chopra’s post on body shaming, credits her weight loss to ‘Bollywood pressure’
Many have criticised Parineeti Chopra’s drastic weight loss, saying she succumbed to Bollywood’s preference for skinny girls, but the actress admits says she is only thankful for this “pressure” as it pushed her to attain a fitter body. The actress has suddenly become a darling of luxury clothing brands and also earned numerous style awards […]
Baaghi Movie Review
STORY: Ronnie (Tiger Shroff) and Siya (Shraddha Kapoor) are born rebels who fall in love amidst the refreshing green forests and serene lakes. Their love story is picture-perfect until Raghav (Sudheer Babu) is smitten by Siya. He feels his fieriness has found a fitting match. The men unleash the brutal side and battle it out to […]
The Man Who Knew Infinity Movie Review
STORY: Srinivasa Ramanujan had the extraordinary ability to conjure up very complex and groundbreaking mathematical concepts seemingly out of thin air. And all of that, despite not having any formal training in the subject. He hailed from a humble background, and was nurtured and mentored to greatness by another brilliant mathematician, G H Hardy. This is […]
Why Donald Trump is spooking Indian outsourcers with his flip-flops on immigration
More than his 20-minute visa interview, Kaladhar Reddy remembers a 90-minute visit to ‘The Visa Temple’, officially called the Chilkur Balaji Temple on the banks of the Osman Sagar in Hyderabad. On a Thursday evening in June 2015, Reddy, a 20-something systems analyst, was part of a throng of thousands jostling through the temple, seeking […]
This is what Priyanka Chopra discussed with ‘charming’ Barack Obama
Wondering what Priyanka Chopra discussed with US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Sunday? Well, the Bollywood star who is busy filming her Hollywood debut Baywatch has spilled the beans. The 33-year-old actress, who found global recognition with her character Alex Parrish in the American TV series […]
Isro: A world class Make in India example
Last week, India successfully launched a satellite which finally established the country’s own satellite navigation system—only four others, the US, Russia, China and the European Union, possess this capability in the world—or more familiarly, a global positioning system (GPS) of its own. And once again it did so on a shoe-string budget. Not only will […]
Boost for Make in India: First Scorpene-class submarine starts sea trial
‘Kalvari’ (Tiger Shark), the first of the six French Scorpene class submarines being built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders for the Indian navy, went to sea for the first time on Sunday. The submarine sailed out at about 10 am under her own propulsion for her first sea trial, off the Mumbai coast. During the […]
India makes impressive strides in scientific research
NEW DELHI: India’s research performance in science and technology has improved significantly over the past few years. Scholarly output in the country grew by 13.9 per cent during 2009-13, against a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1 per cent for the world. Moreover, India has also demonstrated a growing impact through its research worldwide. […]
Wary of China’s Indian Ocean activities, US, India discuss anti-submarine warfare
NEW DELHI/HONG KONG: India and the United States are in talks to help each other track submarines in the Indian Ocean, military officials say, a move that could further tighten defense ties between New Delhi and Washington as China steps up its undersea activities. Both the United States and India are growing concerned at the […]
After fee hike, IIT students to get fully air-conditioned hostels
IIT students can look forward to some cool accommodation, as all new hostels will be centrally air-conditioned. The human resource ministry, which recently ordered a fee hike at Indian Institutes of Technology, planned to modernise hostels including air-conditioned common areas and stateof-the-art kitchens, sources said. At the country’s top engineering schools, which also enjoy a […]
