George Herbert Walker Bush, who deftly steered the US through the epoch-making upheaval that ended with the end of the Soviet Union and the emergence of his country as the dominant world power as President from 1989 to 1993, died a day earlier in Houston....
To those wary of the "dismal science", as economics was called by the Victorian historian, Thomas Carlyle, the downgrading of the growth rates when the Congress-led government was in office and the upgrading of such figures in the time of the present regime may look like yet another example of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) penchant for trashing whatever ...
John Allen Chau, a 26-year-old American missionary who "illegally" paddled his way to the remote shores of North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, was recently killed by the protected Sentinelese tribe. Experts apprehend that his "trespassing" to contact the North Sentinel islanders, the "uncontacted" and "isolated" inhabitants,...
As President Donald Trump went on another verbal rampage this week, decrying climate change, and the Federal Reserve chairman, one is reminded of John Adams, the second president, who said, "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot...
Winter is the time to take extra care of your lips and hands as they are more prone to dryness and rough surface so make sure you are neglecting these parts. Reena Chhabra, CEO, Nykaa(FSN) Brands Marketing Pvt Ltd doles out tips on how to take cae of your lips and hands. ...
India's public healthcare system is sick. In late September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration launched Ayushman Bharat, meaning Long Life India, to address this illness. This initiative, which has been described as the "world's biggest healthcare programme" will insure more than 500 million Indian citizens who curr...
A globally-respected water expert has questioned Prime Minister Narendar Modi's pet project to clean up the river Ganga, saying it is fundamentally flawed because it is rooted in the past and doesn't take into account the future. He also said his offer of help in 2014 had been summarily ignored and that it was not possibl...
We cannot afford to rest on our past laurels. The challenges are right now here, and therefore let us ask each one of us how are we going to feel challenged to face these new situations,’ he asked at a media interaction in New York City recently...
Slogans such as "Kumbh chalo" set against images of Naga sadhus and people taking a dip atb the Prayag will feature on the coaches of the special trains the Indian Railways is set to run for the Ardh Kumbh Mela - the mega holy event that is slated to start next month and is expected to attract close to 120 million people....
Ancient inventions like the calendar, alarm clock, umbrella, locks and keys, cutlery, adhesives and anaesthetics, among several others, make their appearance in our lives quite frequently, but most of us know little about how these inventions came to be....
