By Nury Vittachi Wife: “The house is on fire! Get the kids out first!” Me (Stuffing “Star Wars” figurines collection into pockets): “I’m on it! Really soon! Almost immediately!” Fortunately, it turned out to be…
By Isha Sharma Manesar (Haryana), March 10 (IANS) If you are looking for a getaway to escape the daily hustle-bustle of life, head out for a weekend of sheer indolence at a sprawling new resort…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) A novel product developed by Nualgi Nano Biotech (NNB), a low-profile biotech company here, is helping clean up sewage-polluted Ulsoor Lake where thousands of fish were found dead…
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The surge in foreign patients seeking Indian health facilities for specialised and cost-effective medical care has resulted in the mushrooming of online start-ups that help foreign…
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Once the virtual reality (VR) phenomenon explodes, India, with its huge smartphone base, will be a key market — but VR players will have to come up…
By Shamshad Ali Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Any reference to the Kashmir Valley’s cuisine will invariably bring to mind Wazwan. But as connoisseurs of good food are aware, there’s a mind-boggling variety of traditional bakery…
By Nury Vittachi Airport Counter Staff: “Anything to check in, sir?” Me: “Yes, these three.” Staff: “I’m sorry, you’ll have to take them on board with you.” Me: [sighing]: “Okay, fine. Come on, kids.” I…
Guwahati, March 1 (IANS) Ten years ago she had to run from pillar to post for getting her autistic child admitted to a school in Guwahati. While most turned her down, only a few responded…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Extensive groundwater extraction in the Indo-Gangetic Plain over the last five decades has “significantly” contributed to the killer April 25, 2015, Nepal temblor and “probably all earthquakes” in…
By Rupesh Dutta and Nishant Arora New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) You may not have heard of orthopedic surgeon Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov from Siberia, who used external devices on patients to fix infected non-unions of…