By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) Spring, Kashmir’s season of a million flowers, butterflies, singing birds, honeybees and murmuring mountain streams charged by winter’s plentiful snowfall, is already here. Its arrival this year has…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) After arriving in India in January last year, Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco fast became the “true disrupter” in the evolving Indian smartphone market with its…
By Nury Vittachi Emotional distress is when you make a sarcastic comment on Facebook and every single friend thinks that’s what you really think, and when you later point out that you don’t actually advocate…
By Vishnu Makhijani Gurugram, March 2 (IANS) It can’t get any more niche than this: A curated eight-course meal, accompanied by four different wines, only on Saturdays, within a tony club, arguably the swishest in…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) He is a well known naturalist and conservationist, has served two terms as a trustee of WWF India and has been an honorary wildlife warden in Chennai….
By Karishma Saurabh Kalita Gurugram, Feb 27 (IANS) Plato once truly said that “he was a wise man who invented beer”. These hallowed words are given a new meaning at The Old School Brewhouse which…
By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The inception of their 50-year-journey was without fanfare and in the face of quite some opposition, but the commitment and passion of iconic dance couple Raja and…
By Nury Vittachi About two years ago, I tried to remove a bubble from my smartphone protective screen and accidentally bought a camel. Luckily, I managed to back out from the purchase by switching the…
By Tajinder Bains Ropar (Punjab), Feb 22 (IANS) With each passing day, women in India are breaking into new fields hitherto seen as exclusive male preserves. And adventure sports is another such male forte. Meet…
By Tajinder Bains Ropar (Punjab), Feb 22 (IANS) For the uninitiated, Arunachal Pradesh and rallying/off-roading are words not to be taken in the same breath. But, there are always people out there to break the…
By Tajinder Bains Ropar, Feb 21 (IANS) Off-roading is slowly but surely catching up among the young as also the not-so-young from diverse walks of life with a healthy appetite for high-adrenaline adventure, and deep…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Strolling up and down the streets is a routine affair for all of us but a humble Mumbai-based artist is out to capture hope and positivity that…
By Sandeep Pauranik Jhansi, Feb 20 (IANS) Once political rivals, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav seem to be sharing great camaraderie in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls for which…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Have you seen the pictures of the iconic Eiffel Tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris? A large ethereal photograph of the 19th century architectural marvel…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) An evening full of fun, frolic and anticipation of what lay ahead was seen here as five luxury aficionados collaborated together to play host to Capital’s discerning…
By Saket Suman Title: Heroines — Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History; Author: Ira Mukhoty; Publisher: Aleph; Price: Rs 499; Pages: 211 Long before the concept of women’s emancipation became a realisation in the…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Some of the rarest beauties of yesteryears are all set to roll out on the roads during the 51st edition of The Statesman Vintage and Classic Car Rally, which will…
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) From crooning romantic lyrics to hip-swaying numbers, Bollywood celebrities lending their voice for films and even singles has become common. But now Hindi film stars are taking…
By Nury Vittachi Dads of the world need a smartphone app that detects whenever a family member is reaching out to buy something in a store and then speaks out loud in a Dad Voice:…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) He fought in the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war at the age of only 21 and later rose to critical acclaim as an artist, exhibiting his works around the globe. This…