Indian Students Pull Back From US
Fewer Indian students are studying in America these days. The number of students from India in the United States dropped for the second successive year even as there was a surge of Chinese students amid an overall increase of foreign students coming to America.
From India, a Lad Mag That’s the Opposite of Macho
The goal of the periodical, a collection of articles, short stories and poems penned in Marathi by Indian authors from around the state, is to get people to think.“We wanted to create a safe, nonthreatening space to address issues of masculinity in a contemporary context,
Why Delhi Has Again Become Submerged By Smog
For the past week, I have been driving to work through a "pea-souper" - thick fog which has hung menacingly over Delhi and its neighbourhood.
Not Just India, Now the Diwali Diya Lights Up the World
Today, Diwali has made a cultural crossover around the world, in large measure owing to a keener understanding among other societies of Indian cultural practices and festivals.
IITs on a Mission
In quiet corners of some of India’s best engineering institutes, researchers are developing solutions for every day and for some of the most pressing issues facing the country.
Mapmaking: For the People, by the People
Google revolutionises cartography in India by allowing virtually anyone to put their neighbourhood on the map.
From Tagore to Gandhi: India is a Nation of Holy Cows
There are five holy cows that the bhadralok have and it’s best that people stay away from criticising or critiquing them.
Why Are Couples so Mean to Single People?
In a world that celebrates romance and finding The One, people can be rather rude to single people
Naipaul Says he Won’t Write About India Any More
Nobel laureate VS Naipaul has flatly declared he would no longer write about India or its people, giving a shock to the who’s who of Mumbai’s literary circles and glitterati at the ongoing five-day literary festival here.
Nail Biting Could Soon be Classified as a Mental Disorder
Nail biting, perceived as a mere habit, may soon be classified as a full-fledged obsessive-compulsive disorder, experts say.
Sachin Tendulkar honoured by Australia
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been awarded the Order of Australia, one of the country's highest honours.
Saffron Fields are a Reminder of Kashmir's Royal Romance
A 16th-century royal was smitten by the beauty and voice of a singer-poetess in these south Kashmir highlands during a moonlit November night amid the fragrance and magical colours of the blooming saffron flowers.
Over 100 UFOs Sighted in India Along Chinese Border
The Army troops deployed along the China border from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast have reported more than 100 sightings of "Unidentified Flying Objects" (UFOs) in the last three months.
Why Girish Karnad Isn’t Wrong About V.S. Naipaul
Once the word got around that Girish Karnad had eviscerated Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, the Trinidad-born British writer who had been given the lifetime achievement award at the Tata Literature Live! Festival in Mumbai, the battle-lines were drawn clearly.
Fighting Stress Through Tribal Meditation
Stress is increasing in everyday life due to multiple social and economic factors but an expert assures a remedy through ZeNLP - the science of creating structured change in behaviour using simple "tribal meditation" techniques like clapping or chanting.
The Lox Sherpa of Russ & Daughters
When Hurricane Sandy threatened to cut power to Russ & Daughters, the popular lox purveyor on Houston Street, Chhapte Sherpa, an assistant manager there, was a first responder in saving the salmon.
2 Cities, 16 Cappuccinos, 1 Winning Cup
The entry of the American chain giant (there are three stores in Mumbai, and plans for more next year), brought forth a storm of discussion on whether their coffees were the real deal.
The Changing State of US Ethnicity
The US has undergone many different immigration trends since the 15th Century, with various ethnic groups rising and falling over time.
India Azim Premji Call to Protest Against Bangalore Rubbish
Indian software tycoon Azim Premji has called on residents of Bangalore to protest against the failure to clean up piles of garbage in the city.
Finding Last Resting Place for Indians in Gulf
The funeral centre projects may help fulfil the wishes of many third generation Indians living in the Gulf countries to make those nations their last resting place.
The Next Sexual Revolution: All About a Room of My Own?
One of the biggest casualties of growing up in a middle class or lower middle class Indian household – where your chemistry books fight for space with your father’s grocery accounts book, where you have had to lock yourself up in the bathroom to say good-morning to the new boyfriend, where you’ve constantly fought with the grandmother to lower the TV volume so that your music player becomes audible – is your sex life.
Have India’s Poor Become Human Guinea Pigs?
Drug companies are facing mounting pressure to investigate reports that new medicines are being tested on some of the poorest people in India without their knowledge.
In Kerala, Political Humor is Embraced
India may have dented its image as a champion of press freedom after the anticorruption activist Aseem Trivedi was arrested in September for lampooning the Parliament in a cartoon, but, in fact, political satire has a long history in many parts of the country, especially in Kerala.
A Curry Club in Uptown Manhattan
In New York, British expats’ complaints about how much they missed this Anglo-Indian staple inspired the creation of the Curry Club.
1984 Survivors: The People that Time Forgot
The lapse of time has done little to dull the bitterness or erase the images of fathers, sons, brothers and husbands killed mercilessly in the rioting that followed the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards on Oct 31, 1984.
Somali Pirates Expand Their Operations Till West Coast of India
Somali pirates now have expanded their operations to the West Coast of India, a senior US official has said, adding, the issue of piracy has become a regular part of America's diplomatic engagements with countries around the world.
Taj Mahal's Replica in Dubai to be Four Times its Size
The $1 billion replica of the Taj Mahal that the developers are planning to build in Dubai will be four times bigger than the original monument.
Apple Shake-Up Could End Real-World Images
Whether they realize it or not, all of those who swipe a finger down from the top of the iPhone’s screen to check for notifications are bearing witness to a big sore point within Apple.
Mustafa Centre: How India Dug its Feet into Singapore
Mustafa Centre, a humongous shopping mall, is a slice of India right at the heart of Singapore.
How India Made Its Grand Prix Dream Come True
The Indian Grand Prix, running for the second year this weekend near New Delhi, was a Formula One race that once seemed unlikely to ever happen. But when it did, it wowed the world.
Havoc as Storm Comes Ashore
Hurricane Sandy battered the mid-Atlantic region on Monday, its powerful gusts and storm surges causing once-in-a-generation flooding in coastal communities, knocking down trees and power lines and leaving hundreds of thousands of people — including a large swath of Manhattan — in the rain-soaked dark.
Restaurant Sites Target Scale
“Indians are a lazy bunch,” laughs Goyal. “So we wanted to create something very close to their physical world. While menupages.com has menus in [a] standardized format, we scanned the actual menu cards and then put them up.”
Ashtami Farce: Why Worship Goddesses when we Disrespect Women
Worshipping our strong and independent goddesses seems doubly absurd in a nation where women and girls are routinely killed, raped and oppressed in the name of tradition.
Why Rajat Gupta’s Rwanda Proposal Should Affront the World’s Poor
It’s not surprising that the Rwanda plan was not something that the defendants of Gupta pulled out of their hat. Instead, it was a plan devised in consultation with the the country’s government.
The Sooner, the Better
The Rajat Gupta case should show India how to bring white-collar offenders to book.
Indian Institute of Science Makes it to Elite League
The 103-year-old Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is the only Indian institution to figure in the Global Employability List 2012.
In The Deepest Pickle
Grandma should have branded pickles as fat-burning, given them an exotic name, and charge you millions
Bali's Largest Ancient Hindu Temple Discovered
Construction workers in Bali have discovered what is thought to be the biggest ancient Hindu temple ever found on the Indonesian island, archaeologists said.
Scientists Decode How Laziness Can Make You Ill
Inactivity can make you fall ill by increasing your blood glucose levels, putting you at a greater risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study.
Taj in Dubai? Agra Does Not Like It
The reported move to build a Taj Mahal in Dubai has not gone down well here with people who think it amounts to desecrating a renowned tourist draw and a spiritual monument.
Now, Kerala is a Hot Topic of Study in Harvard University
Kerala may not feature much in the textbooks of students studying professional courses in the state but halfway across the world in Harvard, the state is a topic that regularly comes up for discussion.
Have Scientists Discovered a Diamond Bigger than Earth?
Discovered by a US-Franco research team, its radius is twice that of Earth's and its mass is eight times greater. It is also incredibly hot, with temperatures on its surface reaching 3,900 degrees Fahrenheit (2,148 Celsius).
Paneer Naan-stop
You get far more varied vegetarian options in other countries, even those that love meat.
Now BSP Gets Sexist: No Mobile Phones for Girls
Difference of ideologies aside, one thing that all of India’s political parties seem to have in common is an extremely disturbing world view of women and how they ought to be regulated.
World Biggest School With 45,000 Pupils
The first day in class for any new pupil can be an overwhelming experience, so imagine arriving for lessons as one of 40,000 pupils on the roll-call of the world's biggest school.
Indian Woman Take on Powerful Jewish Religious Body
An Indian woman, owner of a restaurant here, has stood up against the dictates of the powerful Jewish rabbinate and decided to give up the kashrut certification for her restaurant after she was forced to buy vegetables in specific stores.
No Nikaah for Bollywood’s Safieena, as the Couple Ready for Grand Reception
The mughal-themed reception in Delhi is expected to draw in India’s top politicos, including President Pranab Mukherjee say sources
It's Hindi Abroad, English-Vinglish at Home
Foreigners are queuing up to learn Hindi and there was a global conference too to celebrate the language. Nonetheless, as English spreads inexorably through what is still called the Hindi heartland, even its votaries are writing the epitaph for a language spoken by nearly 200 million people in the world.
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