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Celebrating girl child: Here's what India can learn from Rajasthani village, Piplantri
For starters, it is perhaps the only village in the state, in fact in India, where when a daughter is born, the family members plant hundred and eleven trees to celebrate the occasion.
Why lock us up at 6.30pm and boys at 10pm? Kerala female engineering students protest unfair curfew
Over 200 resident students of the women's hostel Thiruvananthapuram College of Engineering sat outside their hostel gates all night to protest against harsh curfews for women
What technology expects us to do but none of us can
It is difficult to do two things at the same time. And that is precisely what technology makes us do
Ex-fashion&you CEO Pearl Uppal on what it takes to succeed in a male-dominated field
I am CEO of Talking Threads, a customized luxury fashion portal online with my mother Kabir Uppal as Co-Founder and Managing Director
PM launches first indigenously developed Rotavirus vaccine
Billed as one of the first novel vaccines to be developed completely in the developing world, it is expected to help in significant reduction in infant deaths due to Rotavirus diarrhoea in India and other parts of the world.
Here's why I wish I hadn't watched Leslee Udwin's BBC documentary 'India's Daughter'
That closing shot also reveals Udwin's greatest sin: A predilection for the dramatic, to disdain nuance in favour of excess.
Power in your hands: 'Wankband' to let you charge your gadgets by pleasuring yourself
Porhhub have conceptualized a gadget to be placed on your hand, which can generate energy
From Arnab's 'shoutabdi express' to Dhoni's 'I won't let you express': #CelebTrains go viral
Ever since the Union Railway Minister announced the new rail budget #CelebTrains has gone viral on Twitter, and has become the top trending topic in India.
From Mozart to Obama: The rich and famous make do with very little sleep
According to an infographic on sleep patterns of the rich and famous, Edison thought sleep was a waste of time and maintained a polyphasic sleep cycle.
Quality education is right here for the kids, just go digital
A close examination at education in the digital space would put forward several options for quality educational programmes in the cyberspace. The launch of Live Chats with Subject Experts for all classes (I-XII) by Topper Learning is one such effort.
Aggressive form of HIV which can progress into AIDs in 3 years discovered in Cuba
A new aggressive form of HIV can progress to AIDS in just three years - so rapidly that patients may not even realise they were infected, scientists say.
Indian yoga teacher sets Guinness record in Hong Kong
The yoga instructor did multiple twists and turns at his Tsim Sha Tsui studio, Prana Yogam, which was open to public for the duration of the challenge.
Don't mistake MSG for a film: It is just propaganda for Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singhji Insaan
This is not a review because as far as I as a critic am concerned, MSG is at best, a middle finger salute to good taste.
Dressed as brides and grooms, protesters all set to celebrate V-day outside Hindu Mahasabha bhawan
While their proposal of marrying off couple who displayed their affections on streets, park benches or for that matter even social media on Valentine's Day was bizarre enough, little did they know that couples will actually take them up on this proposal.
Star India enters Telugu GEC space, acquires 100% stake at Maa Television Network
The deal value is touted to be at Rs 2,500 crore according to reports in the media. However, neither Star India nor Maa TV Network spelt out the deal size.
30-minute nap can reverse hormonal impact of a night of poor sleep
A short nap for half an hour can help relieve stress and bolster the immune systems weakened by poor sleep - as little as two hours - the previous night, says a study.
Wooho! Jerry Seinfeld is performing in Mumbai next month, but tickets aren't cheap
The comedian will play two shows in Mumbai this March, tickets go on sale on February 13.
Salaries at B-schools up 20%; Microsoft, Google, Snapdeal big recruiters
The placement season at business schools is witnessing a significant uptrend this year with rush of offers from domestic as well as international MNCs and average salaries rising by over 20 percent.
Beware! Social media addiction can cause FOMO
Psychologists also pointed out that socialisation was a factor for developing FOMO - though social media helps one remain in touch with other people.
Forced into a burqa, separated from kids: Mumbai Urdu editor pays for Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Even as debate continues over the Charlie Hebdo cartoons, a former female editor of a Urdu daily Avadhnama, finds herself in the middle of legal trouble and facing threats to her life for printing these cartoons.
Today, accessories define you more than your apparel: Hidesign reveals its success mantra
I took two risks-a new country and dealing directly with consumers, says the founder of Hidesign.
We wanted to replicate Singapore's Orchard Street, says Phoenix Mills director Gayatri Ruia
Gayatri Ruia, the director of Phoenix Mills, talks of how she and her husband made a success of a vision
Cuteness overload: Watch these pets ruin their owners' yoga routine
A recent video that went viral tells the story that every health conscious pet owners know way too well. The video shows adorable pets ruining their owners yoga routines.
Orange pashmina shawl, pinstriped suit: Modi nearly steals Michelle's fashion thunder
Clad in a cream kurta, beige Nehru jacket, the Prime Minister threw in some colour in the way of, guess what, saffron. He had a lovely light orange shawl with a red embroidered border draped on his left shoulder.
New vaccine could help reduce cocaine addiction
Scientists are developing a vaccine that dulls cocaine's psychotropic effects and can potentially help users of the drug kick the habit.
Bullet trains, solar power, major rehaul: What to expect in Gowda's railway budget
The plan for bullet trains may haven't gone anywhere after being proposed earlier, but Sadananda Gowda may give it a fresh lease of life in his first railway budget
Keema, Papad among 240 Indian words included in latest Oxford dictionary
Reflecting the global popularity of Indian food, a number of Indian words like 'keema' and 'papad' have been accepted in the Oxford English dictionary for the first time.
The Way Things Were: Aatish Taseer bares the heart of Lutyens' Delhi
The Way Things Were, not coincidentally, is the title of Aatish Taseer’s new novel which has been described as many things – an intimate portrait of a marriage, a panoramic vision of India’s half-century, an interrogation into how Indians view India.