Yu Yunicorn: Sleek choice for multi-taskers
By Sourabh Kulesh New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Fueling the fire in the most popular Rs 8,000-Rs 15,000 smartphone segment in the country, Micromax sub-brand Yu has come up with its flagship device Yunicorn –…
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How snails and plants showed me that brains are an optional extra
By Nury Vittachi Scientists discovered a snail which can make decisions using only two brain cells, a report from the University of Sussex says. Yeah yeah, so what? Male humans can make decisions after performing…
All may not be lost for struggling Nokia, BlackBerry
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Just a few years ago, seeing an Indian youth with a Nokia or an office-goer with a BlackBerry device on the road was a common sight. In…
We are bringing the best, original content for India: Netflix
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The US-based on-demand streaming website Netflix arrived in the country five months ago and after facing initial hiccups, is geared up to overturn the viewing habits of…
Why some of us should never follow our dreams
By Nury Vittachi The car window winds down and new age author Paolo Coelho asks for directions to the expressway. “Here, have this map,” I reply, handing him a folded piece of paper with “Follow…
Savour the rustic flavours of Punjab at Indyaki
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Juicy, spicy, tender pieces of meat in tangy Indian masala curry with grated ginger and coriander garnish tickling your taste buds — sounds tempting? If you have…
Niroja Laxmi: An angel for children of jail inmates in Odisha
By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) A friend, philosopher and guide, she’s the motherly figure for the children of jail inmates in Odisha. Meet 42-year-old Niroja Laxmi Mohapatra, the guardian angel for these children…
Secured, hacking-free cloud service is what India needs: Experts
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) While the world is witnessing cloud data breach incidents more often — micro-blogging website Twitter being the latest one — and governments the world over are looking…
This ‘Udta Punjab’ may be more up to your taste
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Long before the controversial film, professional caterer Sameer Barabde’s Bollywood catering company ‘Udta Punjab’ had attained popularity for its special Punjabi cuisine in suburban Goregaon. After ‘catering’ to…
World Art Dining: Where food takes on creative form
By Karishma Saurabh Kalita New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Good news for West Delhiites — you no longer have to bear the brunt of endless, annoying traffic jams to reach a South Delhi restaurant for…
Yoga: A holistic solution to ward off illnesses
By Rachel V Thomas Title: Yoga and Diet for Ailments; Author: Bijoylaxmi Hota; Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 296; Price: Rs. 295 If yoga has broken all barriers — transcendental as well as geographical — in recent…
Embrace yoga to age gracefully, say experts
By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Yoga won’t give you immortality but this ancient discipline of bringing union between the body, mind and spirit can definitely help you fight age – both physical…
HP DeskJet GT 5820: Good ink-jet printer for small entrepreneurs
By Sourabh Kulesh New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The new HP DeskJet GT series from the global computer peripherals company HP Inc. may bring cheers to small businesses, offering wireless printers with ink tank technology…
Shaam-e-Sher: Reinvigorating Urdu among youth
By Akanki Sharma New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) In today’s digital era where technology has almost swamped art in all its forms, has Urdu literature once famous for poetry — especially the verse forms of…
We need three types of relationships, because the world is big
By Nury Vittachi “We need to talk,” my wife says. I sit nervously on the edge of a chair. She continues: “I want to hear your views on the comparative merits of the warp propulsion…
Offering solace and luxury to spiritual tourists in Krishna land
By Brij Khandelwal Goverdhan (Uttar Pradesh) June 16 (IANS) The holy town of ‘Goverdhan Parbat’, the hill believed to have been lifted by little Sri Krishna to protect ‘Brajbasis’ from the wrath of Indra Dev,…
ASUS ZenWatch 2: Well-crafted, affordable Smart Watch
By Anuj Sharma New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The first ASUS ZenWatch received a good response when it was launched some time back and was touted as one of the favourite Android-based Smart Watches. Packed…
Are Indian consumers ready for foldable smartphones?
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) “Technology is anything that wasn’t around when you were born,” said Alan Kay, a US-based computer science pioneer credited with designing the Dynabook — the basis for…
Of fireflies, tuskers & leeches in Tamil Nadu’s Elephant Valley
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, June 15 (IANS) It was pitch dark at nine. The mountains, valley and the trees that were visible during the day had turned invisible. Sitting outside our cottage in the Elephant…
Bodega Cantina-Y-Bar, a new destination for Kolkata gourmets
By Saptarshi Mallik Kolkata, June 15 (IANS) Relish the taste of deep-fried buffalo wings and exotic mushroom balls dipped in mozzarella for starters, gorge on lip-smacking Moroccan lamb tagine alongside duck salad for the main…