Human beings tend to curse their lives or situations when faced with adversity and hardship. But the ones who fight back strongly with greater energy, come out with flying colors. Such is the story of Dhananjay Kumar. A young boy from Samastipur district of Patori village marked his name in the history pages for others […]
By Mohit Dubey, Varanasi For the teeming millions, Varanasi or Kashi is the source of spirituality, an ideal place for some soul searching and also for salvation. The city, said to be the oldest on the face of the planet, however has more to offer on its ‘menu’ than just that! For those in love […]
New Delhi, July 1 Sunil Jaglan, a Haryana village headman whose online drive for the girl child went viral on Twitter after Prime Minister Narendra Modi endorsed it, is now determined to take it to the nomadic tribes so that they can spread the message to other parts of the state and beyond. An inspired […]
Buoyed by growing sales, India will overtake the US to become world’s second largest smartphone market by 2017, says a report. According to international research firm Strategy Analytics, global smartphone sales are forecast to grow from 1.5 billion units in 2015 to a record 1.7 billion by 2017. China, India and the US are the […]
R. Paul Singh, a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, has been named as the 2015 Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences World Agriculture Prize laureate. Singh, an agricultural engineering graduate from India’s Punjab Agricultural University, has been recognized for a body of research in areas such […]
Darshan Jain, an Indian American teacher is one of the 108 teachers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Jain, who has taught mathematics at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois for eight years where he currently serves as the director […]
Sunil Jaglan, a Haryana village headman whose online drive for the girl child went viral on Twitter after Prime Minister Narendra Modi endorsed it, is now determined to take it to the nomadic tribes so that they can spread the message to other parts of the state and beyond. An inspired Jaglan, 33, the sarpanch […]
Gits pioneered the convenience packaged food segment by being the first company to introduce the concept of Instant Mixes in India. Today the name Gits has a strong synonym with trust, quality and convenience. Since inception, their quality policy, as set by the founders is simple and valuable: “We will not sell what we don’t […]
Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty was Tuesday named the brand ambassador of Mumbai Traffic Police’s “Street Smart-Street Safe” initiative to emphasize the importance of following traffic rules and keeping Mumbai roads safe. The announcement was made a press conference here attended also attended by officials from transport department and corporates. “Mumbai is our financial capital and […]
As India recalled its darkest period 40 years ago in June, China too marked its worst days in its recent history in same the month. But the remembrance of the events 29 years ago was more in the breach here. On June 4, 1989 tanks of the People’s Liberation Army and its personnel armed with […]