My editor asked me to scour for new article and minutes later I saw this headline about the ban on Pepsi and Coke (BBC News – Asia) along with few others. Traders in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have banned the sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in favour of local products. The ban, […]
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As the world fretted over whether the US is going to be presided by a corrupt woman or a man who is stupider than his Disney namesake, the Indian PM Narendra Modi made an announcement at 8pm on 8/11/2016 that put the entire nation in a frenzy the way only a World Cup victory or […]
In 2004, an earthquake off the coast of Indonesia caused a massive Tsunami which shook the entire south Indian ocean including parts of Tamil Nadu and Srilanka. Several thousand people’s livelihood was devastated, especially in the coastal areas. Now, a new Tsunami warning has been issued by Indonesia after an earthquake of magnitude 8.2 hit Jakarta. […]
Jat protest in Haryana, which started off as a mild rallying on February 14, took a violent turn as it escalated into a wild protest that left at least 30 dead and over 200 injured. No matter how far-fetched it may sound, the JNU row was also a cause for triggering the recent violence. According to […]
A train crash devastated Bad Aibling, a spa town 60 km south-east of Munich, on the ninth of February witnessed a serious railway accident in which two passenger trains collided at full speed. Ten people were killed in the train crash and countless many were injured, out of which 18 were severe. The investigators believe that human error […]
A troubled legacy is what Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had left behind! Nearly 7 decades after his believed death, several debates, conspiracy theories still lives on; all credit goes to the mysteries surrounding his death. The Declassification of 100 Netaji Files by PM Narendra Modi might be a significant milestone in the mysterious death of […]
In 2011, the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, The News of the World had to meet its closure because of a Phone Hacking Scandal. Even at its closure, it still had one of the highest English language circulations. In mid-2006, reporters at the paper used private investigators to illegally gain access to […]
With seven security personnel being martyred, including Commonwealth Gold Medallist Fateh Singh and Garud Commando Gursevak Singh, the terror attack at Pathankot air base has exacted a heavy toll despite the advance information about it. Just a day after New Year Celebrations , 6 terrorists had attacked the Indian Air force Base near PathanKot and […]
One of the recent Social media trend was about the Garissa University assault in Kenya, which took about 147 lives. Several were injured. But this happened on April 2, 2015. But why trend now? In the always-now world of social media though, it appears many people clicked the link their friends had shared, didn’t notice […]
NORTH – EAST MONSOON -2015 Every year during November , there occurs northeast monsoon. But this year, if we had expected a drought, we were in for a big surprise. It rains all day long, without a pause. This year the delta region and Chennai, the capital city faced the trouble. 1000 people have been […]