Cunning life-hacks to help you survive these difficult days
By Nury Vittachi I always say “please” and “thank you, Miss” when talking to Siri so that when the machines take over she won’t kill me. “Spare the puny one. He was always polite.” You…
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Delhi Public Library signs MoU to retain relevance
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Delhi Public Library has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Public Library Movement (IPLM) to improve the overall functioning of its outlets and make them more relevant…
Of Patiala pegs and American whiskey: Cocktails to savour
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Fresh ginger juice mixed with lime juice, orgeat syrup, pineapple juice and Tennessee whiskey, shaken well with lots of crushed ice and what you have in hand is a great…
Veteran Indian artist represents modern Indian art in a two-city exhibition in Europe
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Veteran Indian artist Ganesh Haloi is in the forefront of representing modern Indian art at the ongoing Documenta 14, one of the worlds most prestigious and keenly awaited art events….
Poor pay, training impede India’s health workers
By Prachi Salve & Swagata Yadavar Nearly a million workers — forming the frontline of India’s faltering public health system — are inadequately trained and are underpaid, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of Health Ministry…
Jacqueline Kennedy’s iconic watch, painting to be auctioned
New York, May 12 (IANS) A wonderful painting by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her Cartier watch, an iconic timepiece, are all set to be auctioned in New York. Christie’s Watches announced “The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis…
The challenges of being a father in the scientific age
By Nury Vittachi One of my children asked me whether ham came from hamsters. “Of course,” I said. “Just like jelly comes from jellyfish.” I added that our family’s favourite dessert, Nutella mousse, was a…
India plans automated ocean pollution observation
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) India is all set to opt for automatic observation of pollution in the ocean to crunch data that will aid the tourism industry and could also come in…
The ‘middlemen’ who are changing India’s publishing scene
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India’s publishing industry is as ruthless as it is dotted with glitz. With debutant authors often taking years to find a publisher, the journey of the manuscript…
Who stole Hillary’s cheese: Putin, Comey or Huma?
By Arun Kumar Washington, May 6 (IANS) At last Hillary Clinton is “out of the woods”, smugly telling Americans that had election been held 12 days earlier, “I would be your President” and not that…
Robots are people too
By Nury Vittachi Legislative officials in the European Union have been trying to decide whether robots are people or not. This is idiotic. Of course they are people. The little robot in my smartphone told…
With lowest tally in Delhi civic polls, Congress woes persist
By Prashant Sood New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Congress suffered its worst defeat of the last three Delhi municipal polls on Wednesday, bringing to light the enormity of challenges it faces to revive itself…
Civic polls help Tiwari emerge as key BJP face in Delhi
By Anand Singh New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The BJP’s hat-trick in the capital’s municipal polls is being seen as a feather in the cap of the party’s Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari and it…
India can bolster Snapchat’s prospects as Facebook goes after it
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Founded in 2004, Facebook — on track to hit two billion active monthly users this year — is now the fifth-largest US firm by market capitalisation (exceeding…
Women’s clamour against liquor in Himachal grows louder
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, April 24 (IANS) It’s definitely not going to leave men on a high in Himachal Pradesh, literally! Saying thumbs down to liquor vends within neighbourhoods, women’s brigades across the state, especially…
This instagram page will have you yearning to travel by train again!
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Indian Railways — one of the world’s largest railway systems that runs over 12,500 trains every day — is more than just the country’s transport lifeline. For…
Indian tribal women’s ‘smart’ ride to economic self-reliance
By Anurag Dey Sahebganj (Jharkhand), April 23 (IANS) Her thumbs flying fast over the touchscreen of her smartphone, Purnima Mahato, 35, of this tribal village in Jharkhand, has just discovered ease of doing business with…
Visually-challenged business achiever Srikanth Bolla eyes higher Forbes ranking
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) Forbes has named him in the list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30 but visually challenged Srikanth Bolla is in no mood to celebrate….
Smuggled out of N. Korea, these chilling stories lay bare horrors of dictatorial regime
🔊 Listen to this By Saket Suman (Title: The Accusation: Forbidden Stories From Inside North Korea; Author: Bandi (pseudonym); Publisher: Hachette India in arrangement with Profile Books; Pages: 247; Price: Rs 599) The period is…
Innovation the name of the game for these food, drink stylists
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Like bitters enhance cocktails, spices tickle the palette and a variety of additions raise desserts to an altogether new level, it is innovation and creativity that make…