Team L&M The reason Pluto lost its planet status is not valid and is erroneous, scientists argued challenging previously held theories. A team led by Philip Metzger, planetary scientist at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, noted that the basis on which Pluto was rejected as a planet has no support in the […]Read More
Rapper Badshah says he gets a lot of hate messages and criticism from people but he is used to them now. Badshah’s latest single Heartless from his album ONE has crossed 50 million views on YouTube. Many have liked it and some haven’t. “Criticism is for real. The amount of hate that I get is… just […]Read More
Huma Qureshi, who has played powerful roles in films like Gangs of Wasseypur and D-Day, believes that she has grown as an actor. “I believe I’ve grown as an actor because that happens with the practice and the experience. As a person, I’m a lot calmer and take every release Friday as it comes,” shared Huma. […]Read More
American choreographer and social activist honoured by the German Federal government While dancing in India, be it Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Lavni or any classical or folk dance form, dancers wear ghungroos (small metallic bells when tied together make music). These ghungroos, worshipped and taken great care of by the dancers, are placed at the feet […]Read More
Being part of a police force that has earned a reputation for having taken on terrorism head-on and neutralising it, a young officer from Punjab has learnt all the tricks of dealing with crime-related issues. But the intellectual in him has forced him to make an attempt to deal with bigger issues facing the country […]Read More
Team L&M The Indian Railways is creating a buzz with its “Plan Bee” to tackle a mammoth problem at a meagre cost: It has installed devices which mimic the humming of a swarm of bees to keep elephants off the tracks to avert accidents. The Indian Railways on Friday said that its “Plan Bee”, launched […]Read More
Facebook-owned Instagram has built a “Parent’s Guide” focussing on privacy, interactions and time management for parents who have teenage children using the platform. “We’ve included the basics of our app and description of our tools, plus a discussion guide for how parents and guardians can have an open conversation with their teens about Instagram,” Marne […]Read More
A poetry collection, The Sound of Silence, composed by debut author Akanksha G Mittal explores the themes of love, longing, and liberation, and was launched by actor Dia Mirza in New Delhi. Calling the collection a “refreshing and uplifting work”, Mirza said on Wednesday that “poetry has remained constant” in her reading list. “To know […]Read More
Team L&M The Supreme Court struck down a portion of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) yesterday that criminalised private consensual sexual acts between same sex adults. As the verdict was delivered, jubilant LGBT rights activists celebrated on the lawns of the Apex Court. The entire nation warmly appreciated the verdict to legalise […]Read More
Neh Srivastava India is a fast urbanising nation confronting infrastructure development challenges associated with rapid growth. One of the major defiance for a developing country like India is urban migration which is further aggravated by limited resources to meet increasing housing demands. There is a large number of migration from rural areas, two tier or […]Read More