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Meet the Mumbai-Born Scientist Steering One of NASA’s Most Historic Missions!

Over the course of the New Year, the New Horizon probe by NASA, the American space agency, successfully conducted its most distant exploration of an object in our Solar System called Ultima Thule,...

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Ranveer-Alia’s ‘Gully Boy’ Inspired by the Rap to Riches Journey of These...

From the streets to the celluloid, this rapper duo’s powerful socio-political verses are soon going to be adapted into a Bollywood film, Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. Photo Source:...

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RIP Ramakant Sir, Thank You For Sachin: India Pays Tribute to The Legendary...

Ramakant Achrekar’s name will forever be associated with Sachin Tendulkar, arguably the most iconic cricketer to have ever donned the colours of Team India. Why was that? Well, without his guru...

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Mumbai Couple Reverses Societal Roles, Proves Marriage Is All About Equal...

In India, the idea of gender role reversal is something that baffles a majority of the population. It’s 2019, and while the fight for gender equality and equal pay is still on, our society continues to...

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Burnt By Her Dad, Here’s How This Acid Attack Survivor Made Fashion Her Calling

An act of extreme violence with the intent to disfigure, maim, torture or even kill the victim, the prevalence of acid attacks in India is a disturbing insight into the horrific consequences a woman...

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Man Loses Rs 1.89 Crore After 6 Calls: How You Can Avoid The ‘SIM Swap’ Fraud

There is a rampant surge in smartphone-related frauds across the world, and with each passing day, scammers are finding new ways to rob innocent people of their money. Recently, a Mumbai-based textile...

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Inspiring! Thane Boy Fights Autism, Secures 99.97% in the CAT Exam

‘Where there is a will, there is a way.’ 26-year-old Mihir Kapse reminds me of this classic saying. In the CAT 2018 results announced on January 5, 2019, he secured a score of 206, placing him in the...

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Restaurant Turns Out To Be Dirty & Unhygienic? Here’s What You Should Do...

Imagine cutting into a slice of cake and finding a creepy crawly staring at you. This is what happened to me a few months ago when I bought myself a slice of fruitcake from a well known bakery in...

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Love Driving, Discovery & Travel? This Awesome Club Will Give You Road...

For most of us, the concept of a road trip was unheard of until the iconic film, Dil Chahta Hai hit the screens in the early 2000s. At that time, all that travelling meant was a planned vacation with...

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How a Mumbai Woman Laid a Trap & Caught The Thief Who Robbed Her of Rs 10,000!

In was an interesting turn of events when a Mumbai-based woman stood up to a thief and proved that it wasn’t easy stealing from her! Last month, 35-year-old Rehana Shaikh was cheated and robbed by a...

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Real Impact: Clean up Drive Helps Rare Bird Return to Mumbai After 80 Years!

Clean-up drives help the environment and also restore the natural beauty lost to decades of urban development. In the case of Mumbai, a clean-up drive has brought back a rare bird after 80 years! Last...

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Remember the Signature AIR Tune? Meet the Jewish Refugee Who Composed it!

For an entire generation, the radio and the All India Radio hold a very cherished place. I remember my grandfather tuning it each evening listening to the news. My mother tells me stories of how she...

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3 Airports in Mumbai, A Billion Passengers: 5 things to know about ‘Vision 2040’

The growth in India’s air passenger traffic has been tremendous—from 134.98 million in 2015-16 to 184 million in 2017-18. However, as per the Ministry of the Civil Aviation’s ‘Vision 2040’ report,...

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Inspiring! This Cancer-Stricken Retired Professor’s Words Are Wisdom To Live By

For many, a cancer diagnosis is a death sentence. However, there are those who are fearless enough to not only face the disease head on, but also take on the challenge of not allowing it to disrupt...

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16-Year-Old Mumbai Girl, Friend Fearlessly Chase Down Molester, Ensure His...

Often, women in public places—particularly in crowded areas—undergo the indignity of being molested. These perpetrators are sometimes caught, but more often, they manage to escape. Sometimes the woman...

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Don’t Eat With Strangers: Mumbaikar Learns Hard Lesson, But Nabs Crook in 14...

On December 29, when Panvel resident Rajesh Kulal boarded the Jamnagar Express to Mangaluru to visit his wife, he was unaware that it would land him in a hospital, drugged and looted of his belongings....

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#IconsOfIndia: This Engineer Designed Our First National Mixie for His Wife!

This Republic Day, we take a look at the iconic objects that collectively defined the Indian experience over the past 68 years. From things that brought the world to our living rooms to tasty treats,...

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Positive Moment: Mumbai’s Lifeline Stops for Five Minutes to Save a Pigeon!

If you live in Mumbai, you know that the local trains are the city’s lifeline. But on Wednesday this lifeline came to an abrupt halt. For all of five minutes at its peak hour! Mumbaikars know what a...

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Delhi Startup Grows 250 Kgs of Veggies Daily, With Zero Soil and 80% Less Water!

‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ This common English proverb found its literal translation in 28-year-old Ullas Samrat’s life when his mother was diagnosed with a lung disorder. To help her eat...

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Chennai Residents Turn Stray Dogs into Friendly Defence Force: A Lesson for...

For some, stray dogs are a nuisance—they bark at odd hours, chase people around and may even carry diseases. However, for the residents of the Agathiyar Nagar in Villivakkam, Chennai, stray dogs are...

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