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First-time voters are as aware as the older lot
One and a half crore people – half the size of Australia’s total population – is the number of first-time voters registered for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in India, as declared by the Election Commission. The number is a testament to the fact that young voters can hold the key to which party leads […]
The land of luxury
From the thrill of speed on the sands to a date with the region’s cultural heritage, Abu Dhabi has a lot to offer It is difficult to remain unmoved by the constantly changing colour palette of the Emerati desertscape. And with the sun slowly commencing its journey down the horizon, the sparkling hues of the […]
‘I love being a director’s actor’
With her portrayal of Sonia Gandhi in The Accidental Prime Minister, Suzanne Bernert received the much-deserved limelight. Let’s take a look at her journey from Germany to tinsel town German-born Suzanne Bernert always wanted to be an actor. Daughter of a now retired Customs Officer, Bernert’s childhood was spent moving in and around Germany before […]
Acupuncture may get legal status
The central government proposes to include acupuncture, the ancient Chinese system of curing disease by piercing the body with needles, as a full-fledged medical system. Though some doctors admitted this system promoted by Mao provides limited relief but so far there was no scientific evidence to back this claim. An order to this effect was […]
A court face-off
Advocate Vikram Singh Chauhan had filed a defamation case against then Times Now editor-in-chief for calling him a ‘goonda’ during a February 2016 primetime debate As difficult as it might be to believe, there have been a handful of times when Arnab Goswami, current managing director of Republic TV and former editor-in-chief of Times Now, […]
Living in a mess
This Noida sector has several cleanliness issues, even though people serving the Indian Air Force and the Navy reside here. There are no toilets here for domestic helpers. They come to work in the morning – leaving home as early as 5 or 5.30 am. So, obviously, they need to use the washroom – they […]
No place to hide
Relocating from the city to smaller towns will not offer respite from air pollution. The real solution is clear policies on clean energy Recently, Delhi introduced for the first time a fleet of electric buses in the city — that too a whopping 1,000 buses. Such measures are required on priority basis in all the […]
Living with fear
Recently, when returning from office in the evening, I was mugged. The snatchers even attacked me and almost choked me. There’s a DDA park in Dwarka Sector 19 — between pocket 2 & 3 — and the incident happened there. I was walking from Dwarka Sector 11 Metro. I take this route every day. It […]