A lot of us movie buffs watch Bollywood films sometimes for the designer outfits and jewellery, but mostly for the beautiful locations that the producers don’t shy away from showing us mortals. The travel ‘keeda’ was embedded in us ever since we saw Raj take a Euro trip with Simran, yup, that’s when we realised …
How do you spend most of your time while you commute? Most of us impulsively look at our phones, scrolling mindlessly through social media. But do you know how this thoughtless scrolling is affecting your brain? Our brain is constantly functioning, while you are awake or asleep. The brain needs to be given the right …
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Just as the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill sailed through the Lower House of Indian parliament, voices of dissent and protests, which had already gained momentum prior to its introduction in the parliament, found further resonance in the northeastern flank of the country. The region has seen massive protests against the bill introduced by Home Minister Amit …
Looks like ‘Apna time aa gaya’! After the announcement in October, Gully Boy has ]bagged the best film from India award in the regional finals at the Asian Academy Creative Awards held recently. Ecstatic about the win, director Zoya Akhtar shared the news on her Instagram story. For the uninitiated, the movie has also received …
Abhijit Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo won the Nobel Prize for Economics and Indians were ecstatic. Banerjee gave another reason for Indians, especially Bengalis, to be proud, when he delivered a speech in shuddh Bangla at MIT. Now he and his wife are winning hearts again. On Tuesday, Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee received his Nobel prize …
Even as the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, that has been called ‘divisive’ and ‘unconstitutional’ by members of civil society and the intelligentsia, is being hotly debated and argued upon in the Upper House of the parliament, its ripples have sent the people on the streets in the northeastern flank of the country, where several reports of violence in …
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A jail in Buxar district of Bihar, known for its expertise in manufacturing execution ropes, has been directed to keep 10 pieces ready by the end of this week, triggering speculations that these might be meant for the 2012 Nirbhaya case convicts. The Buxar jail, the only prison in the state having the required knowhow, …
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Swedish teenager activist, Greta Thunberg, who became the voice of conscience for the generation facing the climate change emergency, has been announced as Time magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year. The 16-year-old first hit the headlines for her solo strike against global warming outside Sweden’s parliament last year. “We can’t just continue living as if …
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As expected, sustainability remained one of the hottest topics in the fashion industry in 2019. Pressed by consumers, politicians and even the UN to address their social and environmental impact, fashion brands can no longer ignore the need to change the way clothes are designed, produced, sold and recycled. In fact, of fashion and retail …
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The City manager has overseen three early exits in the Champions League and admitted this week that he is not putting his team along the favourites Just 12 months ago, Manchester City were so unstoppable that a quadruple was a serious consideration. Pep Guardiola’s side went on to win the three domestic titles and had …
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