CRICKET England Wins ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 : Anya Shrubsole’s 6-46 in 9.4 overs ensured England’s victory by 9 runs beating India in the finals of the Women’s World Cup at Lords. Batting first England notched up 228-7 in 50 overs, courtesy good knocks from Natalie Sciver (51) and Sarah Taylor (45). Amongst […]
Ahura Mazda sent Zarathushtra for the support, care and guidance of the tillers of the land. Agriculture is the staple industry of mankind. Culture and civilization begin when man, attached to the soil, enters into the settled pursuits of agriculture. He furthers human progress and happiness. Life on the fields gives health and vigour to […]
First, the title – an astute ploy by director Bhandarkar to bear out part of the lengthy disclaimer that Indu Sarkar is a work of fiction. This, despite the director, who’s also co-scripted the film, going on record to say that “The film is 70% fiction and 30% documented fact”. Indu Sarkar – a pun […]
What would you do if you were a woman, backpacking on your own in a faraway continent, and ‘accidentally’ bump into a stranger who delivers a worn-out, clichéd pickup line? Laugh it off and walk away, or fall an unsuspecting prey to his wiles? Scripted by Shaun Grant and based on the 2011 novel by […]
Sounds like a geography lesson, but the only experience one takes away from ‘Valerian and The City of A Thousand Planets’ is the hazards of watching a film of this genre, viz. Sci-Fi. The 3D effects are certainly a saving grace though. Even though VFX is all about conception and illusion, how futuristic can film-makers […]
Indian motorsports veteran and eight-time Formula Racing and Karting Champion, Rayomand Banajee, returned to the race track after 9 years, competing for the first time in the MMSC FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship. Racing in a Volkswagen Ameo, with a total time of 14.364, Rayomand completed third, recording the fastest reaction time of the entire […]
Now that we have an understanding of Learning Disabilities, let’s look at some of its causes and types. Though there is no particular known factor or group of factors that causes LD, the following causes are closely related: Neurological Damage Neurological damage could occur during prenatal, natal, and post natal periods resulting in learning disability. […]
Among ancient Zoroastrian sacred texts, the Vendidad is probably the most significant – both historically and liturgically, and yet, it is condemned as an outdated ‘Zoroastrian Penal Code’ and the work of babbling Magi priests obsessed with imaginary demons and magic. Interestingly, the very word ‘magic’ is derived from the Magi, a clan of priests […]
PT: Tell us about the beginning. Maharukh: We were the last three born of five siblings, who migrated to Mumbai from Madhya Pradesh in 1956 with our father, Jehangir Mistry. He was a weaving master and chose to move to Bombay in search of a more rewarding career. We’ve been living at Byculla […]
First, the title – an astute ploy by director Bhandarkar to bear out part of the lengthy disclaimer that Indu Sarkar is a work of fiction. This, despite the director, who’s also co-scripted the film, going on record to say that “The film is 70% fiction and 30% documented fact”. Indu Sarkar – a pun […]
સવારની પહોરમાં ઉઠતાની સાથે અષેમ વોહુ ભણવું જોઈએ અને જમીનને પગે પડવી જોઈએ કારણ અસ્ફંદાર્મદ અમેસાસ્પંદ આપણી પૃથ્વી-ધરતીની કાળજી લે છે. એક અષેમવોહુ ભણીએ એનો અર્થ તમે એક અષેમવોહુની સરખામણીમાં દસલાખ વખત પ્રાર્થના કરો છો કારણ અશોઈની અસરથી તમે જ્યારે સવારના ઉઠો છો ત્યારે તમારૂં મન શાંત હોય છે. સરોશ યશ્ત હદોખ્ત આપણને સૂચન કરે […]