You must have heard about the famous “six degrees of separation†theory that everyone on the planet is connected to everyone else by six other people. Facebook has just upended this theory, saying that world is more closely connected than you might think....
Even though the ban on the registration of diesel vehicles in the national capital potentially affects several leading automobile manufacturers, they are coming out with alternatives and getting ready to counter the prohibition, stakeholders said....
Record production in the US, weakened demand from the Eurozone and emerging economies like China and Brazil, and Iran’s entry into the international market have effectively slashed the price of crude oil for India, from $106 per barrel in July 2014 to $26 in January 2016 - a 75 percent drop over 15 months. ...
The first-ever meeting between the heads of the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church will be held in Cuba next week, the Vatican announced on Friday....
India's last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar died in this former capital of Myanmar 154 years ago. But his exile still continues....
Shot, strangled, burnt and stoned -- over a thousand women are victims of honour killings annually in Pakistan, says the country's first Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who is in the Oscar race yet again for her latest documentary of a rare survivor....
As the suicide of Rohith Vemula puts the focus back on the contentious issue of Dalit rights, former IAS officer and author P. Sivakami says that the community is denied even the minimum human rights. The critically acclaimed author and former bureaucrat said she quit in 2008 after being treated like an untouchable....
As Indian Navy is set to hold its second International Fleet Review (IFR), an offshore patrol vessel, INS Sumitra, has been converted to serve as the presidential yatch from which the supreme commander of the armed forces, President Pranab Mukherjee will inspect the fleet. ...
Being diagnosed with cancer at a prime age with flying dreams and a family to look after can be earth-shattering for most people. But when it comes to facing the stark reality, whom does one blame for the slow but certain decay of cells and tissues in your body....
The reality - no matter how many "Do’s and Don’ts" we follow, fossil fuel pollution, food made from pesticide-laden agri-produce and stressful work lives are here to stay. These causes of cancer are beyond individual control and short of staying in a bubble, they can’t be avoided....
