Anna Rajam Malhotra broke the glass ceiling as the first female Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in 1951. Born on July 17, 1927, in Kerala, she was instrumental in setting up the country’s first computerized container port in Mumbai and served in various administrative roles with distinction.Image: @nitinsangwan/X It is the 1950s in India. A…
At several hundred metres below the surface, the limestone caves around Minamidaito Island are mostly untouched by sunlight, currents, and routine marine surveys. The landscape is narrow, uneven, and difficult to navigate even with modern submersibles. During one of those deep exploratory dives last year, a remotely operated vehicle passed close to a colony of…
Nautapa has just begun. For generations across North India, Nautapa marked those familiar nine days of punishing late-May heat. People planned around it. Homes were built to endure it. Life slowed down in the afternoons and resumed after sunset. But what India is experiencing now no longer feels like a difficult summer season.It feels like…
Let’s face it: winning an argument usually feels pretty empty, and losing one can completely ruin your day. Most fights don’t actually solve problems—they just leave both people feeling exhausted, misunderstood, and deeply resentful. But you don’t have to bite every hook that’s thrown your way. You can completely shift the energy of a heated…
Colour is believed to have a big impact on mood, energy and productivity in the workplace. Vastu shastra says right colours for offices and workplaces can bring prosperity, confidence, creativity and financial stability. According to Vastu experts, some colours can generate a more harmonious and positive environment that can contribute indirectly to professional development and…
Salman Khan is one of Bollywood’s finest actors, known for his screen presence, flawless acting, and chiseled body. Many young men idolise him for his fitness regime and are always keen to know what he eats to be so fit and in shape at the age of 60. In a recent interview with Variety India…
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) has cancelled a BTech examination conducted at a Noida centre after allegations of a question paper leak surfaced. The paper was held on May 21.The university said the decision was taken to protect the integrity of the examination process. Students from the affected centre will now have to…
A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The result was a milestone that engineers and space scientists have been working toward for decades, and one that brings the prospect of humans setting…
The visit of the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to India this week is far more than a routine diplomatic engagement. It marks a carefully calibrated attempt by Washington and New Delhi to stabilise, revive and strategically re-anchor a relationship that, over the past year, had shown visible signs of strain. In many ways,…
Image Credit: ninasam.org In the Malnad belt of Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, Heggodu does not look like the kind of place that would become one of India’s most important cultural villages. There are no trendy spots, aesthetic cafes or big tourist attractions here. Instead, there are areca plantations, narrow village roads, simple homes and a theatre…