From the cases that have been reported, India’s death count has crossed 3 lakh, with almost half, close to 1.4 lakh deaths being reported in the last seven weeks alone. A false sense of normalcy that crept in towards the end of the first wave when the cases began to decline has been one of […]
On September 22, 1994, the American television industry saw something incredible. The story began with a snotty runaway bride catching up with her high school friend in a local coffee shop. The rest is history. ‘F.R.I.E.N.D.S’ was an American sitcom created by producers David Crane and Marta Kauffman. It revolved around the lives of six […]
India began the Herculean task of vaccinating her 136.64 crore people in phases on the 16th of January. The target of the Central Government was vaccinating 300 million citizens by July 2021, but a report published by Al-Jazeera on the 24th of May stated that only 43 million people had received both doses so far. […]
The new IT rules called the ‘Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules’, described as “soft-touch regulatory architecture” by the government have been issued in February 2021. Social media intermediaries got a stipulated time period of three months to abide by India’s new Information Technology (IT) rules. Recently, Information and Broadcasting […]
The second wave hit almost everyone by surprise when the government had almost declared a victory over Covid in late February/March and people lowered their guards in following Covid appropriate behavior. The contagion started surging around late March in Mumbai, spreading like a wildfire in Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka and many other states by April. There […]
Cries of help from Lakshadweep have found their way to social media, but what is it all about? Why are the people of Lakshadweep unhappy? Before addressing this question, let me introduce you to the multitude of islands : Lakshadweep. Lakshadweep is a group of thirty-six islands, spread over 30,000 square miles on the Arabian […]
The recent Israel – Palestine conflict can be traced back to a history of more than 100 years. Israel is recognized as a Jewish democratic country today. Its existence dates back to 14th May, 1948 when it was separated from mandatory Palestine. Mandatory Palestine, as named under the British rule, was the combined area including […]
Smartness or beauty cannot be the only hallmark of competency and what is beautiful is good is the most prevalent stereotype in society. It is often seen that the people who are more attractive in terms of skin tone, weight and height are kept on a higher pedestal than those who lack such traits. Particularly […]
The demand for new vehicles is expected to go up with the introduction of the Vehicle Scrappage Policy. This policy will be a “win-win” step that helps to improve fuel efficiency and cuts out pollution, says Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. As per this, commercial vehicles of more than 15 years and passenger vehicles of more […]
The Lean Startup is a masterpiece by Eric Ries which is basically based on a method to develop and manage startups. It is a New York Bestseller with millions of copies sold worldwide. It has also been a source of inspiration and guidance for a number of startups all over the globe and has even […]