The ‘Nobel’ Couples!
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has honoured India-born Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, his wife and fellow MIT Professor Esther Duflo, and Harvard’s Michael Kremer with the Nobel Prize for Economics. […]
Ancient ‘iPhone’ Unearthed!
Researchers have found an accessory from a 2,137-year-old grave of an ancient fashionista in Siberia that they have dubbed iPhone because of its striking resemblance to the smartphone! The Russian media […]
The Middlemen: What Happened To Them?
The piece of news regarding the closure of offices of two centuries-old Global Travel Groups, has, in a way, shocked the world. One of the two companies had been providing […]
Not An UNprecedented Condition
Important meetings have been postponed… escalators have been stopped… high-ranking officials have been asked not to travel foreign countries for official purposes… the maintenance staff have received orders to turn […]
The Not-So-Noble Action…
Can a not-so-good man create Art that is Grand? Perhaps, the answer is ‘Yes’… at least, the Nobel Committee believes so! The Royal Swedish Academy has recently honoured Peter Handke, […]
Bloodbath On, Atrocities At Galore
Well, it is just a small room made of wood at the back of a hospital in the north-eastern Syrian town of Ras al-Ain. Recently, this room has been turned […]
End Of The Starter Of An Era…
He had been in charge of varied Ministries from 1967 to 1974, before serving as the Prime Minister twice (1974-76 and 1986-88). He was elected President of his country in […]
Semaphores?
Human beings first learnt to write approximately 10,000 years ago… Nowadays, most of the world’s languages use transliteration, which is popularly known as alphabets. Almost everything can be written with […]
In Support Of A Lawful Demand…
Finally, the ongoing (political) movement in Hong Kong has spread to other parts of the globe! On the last Sunday of September, people took to the streets in 29 cities […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 