MISS TIBET, A REBEL’S TITLE

The very controversial beauty pageant Miss Tibet has been held since 2002 in McLeodganj. While it has been criticized for being “un-Tibetan”, and well, like other pageants, a platform to objectify women, it has been symbolic of rebellion by the Tibetans who fled their land. The Chinese government sees the pageant as an irritant, and […]

‘INDIA IS VERY PRECIOUS TO US’

As the 60th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s crossing into India approaches, an interview with Sonam Dagpo, official spokesperson of the Central Tibetan Administration March 31 of this year marks 60 years since the Dalai Lama stepped into Indian territory, along with thousands of Tibetan refugees. While New Delhi was supposed to play host to […]

DOWN SOUTH AT ZAMBAR

Ever had a cross between rasam and tom yum soup? At Ambience Mall, Gurgaon, many coastal delights are on offer Please note: This review was done on an invitation from the restaurant to taste their food, and no bill was presented to the author. While the author assures you of objectivity, the review may be […]

FASHION ON THE RAILS

No time to go window-shopping to pick up fashion tips? Look around you in the Delhi Metro. That’s the new fashion alley A kurta so long it touches the ground, worn with a mini-skirt peeping through the long side slits. No, you won’t find any mannequin sporting such a look in a fancy store window. […]

NASA’S HUNTING PROBE SET TO SEARCH FOR ALIEN LIFE

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which will hunt for planets that have the potential to harbour alien life, is set to launch on April 16 from the US. The satellite is undergoing final preparations in Florida, US. For final launch preparations, the spacecraft will be fuelled and encapsulated within the payload fairing of its […]

NATURE’S ABUSE MORE EVIDENT

The record high temperature in the Arctic region and unusual cold in Europe is an indication of climate change Even as Europe descends into a deep freeze, the Arctic region is seeing record high temperatures, with the North Pole recently 30 degrees Celsius above normal for this time of year. At the same time, sea […]

WE INDIANS NEED A REGULATORY RESPONSE

Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of Centre for Internet and Society, says Indians are vulnerable in the absence of a data protection law What exactly is the nature of the Facebook data breach? What went wrong? Technically, this is not a data breach. There is an internet standard called O-auth (open-authorisation). Through it, different applications on […]

MOSUL NEWS A BUNGLED AFFAIR

Announcing the deaths in Parliament nullified the goodwill the Centre had earned by engaging with the families of the missing Indians For most terrorism analysts, the hope and optimism being expressed by Indian officials over the fate of 39 Indians who had gone missing in Iraq in 2014 and were believed to have been taken […]