About a decade ago when India witnessed its first literary fest, little would the nation have imagined the extent to which it transcended over this time - to nearly 90 such a year! Literati call these fests "stimulants of a reading revolution" in India. ...
A dramatic stopover in Lahore by the Indian prime minister on his way home from Afghanistan to meet his Pakistani counterpart on Christmas day has become the showstopper of Indian foreign policy initiatives in 2015. ...
A watershed year for West Bengal, 2015 saw the painful stateless existence of around 51,000 enclave dwellers come to a happy end, while after a long wait, 64 files on legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose were declassified, even as the ruling Trinamool Congress continued its dominance de...
A former IAF officer whose only son disappeared after the 2004 tsunami hopes to find him in the next one year starting from January 2016 -- on the strength of astrological advice. ...
he first full calendar year for the newly-created state of Telangana was an eventful one as, despite teething problems, the TRS government launched many initiatives and sustained the Telangana sentiment....
Looking bright and rejuvenated seemed to be the people's priority in 2015. Whether it was skin-brightening or hydration services, there has been a rise in the demand for solution-specific beauty services in the country, with several anti-ageing and rejuvenation treatments topping the favourite salon servi...
Star power sells, but content is the original king. This stood true for Bollywood's roaster-coaster 2015, a year full of films with strong and unique storylines making their small presence felt in a big way....
Is there a creature that can defeat death? Yes, says new research that confirmed that the tiny hydra - a centimetre-long polyp that inhabits fresh water all over the world - does not show any sign of deteriorating with age and, if kept in ideal conditions, may just live forever....
Sania Mirza personified Indian tennis in 2015 with a stupendous rise that catapulted her to the tip of the women's doubles rankings and also become the maiden countrywoman to win a Grand Slam....
The Lok Sabha speaker may have withdrawn her remarks about the Congress being indifferent towards "national interest" on the last day of parliament's winter session on December 23, but to the people at large, the grandmotherly Sumitra Mahajan had a valid point....
