under Avantika Bhuyan

Of Marriage in Uniform

Guess who’s playing cupid for defence personnel? An online matrimony service was launched in New Delhi to play matchmaker exclusively to members of the armed forces.

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9 Sep 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
Healthcare, the Perfect Gift

Wondering what to get your parents for their anniversary? Just buy them a health package.

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2 Sep 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
Hope for Freedom Struggle Schools

Educational institutions set up by political and social thinkers during the freedom struggle will soon get a fresh burst of life thanks to efforts of the National Council of Educational Research and Training.

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2 Sep 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
Wag the Name

Gone are the days when dogs would be called Lassie or Fido. In countries like the US and UK, dog owners are giving their pets trendy middle class baby names like Bella, Charlie and Ben.

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26 Aug 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
Why Time Stands Still

Neuroscientist Dr David Eagleman has an ingenious theory about why time seems to slow down in near-death experiences.

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26 Aug 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
The Tantrik Town

It seems like any other little town, until practitioners of wizardry and sorcery start turning up in their benevolent avatar as magic healers.

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20 Aug 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
Magnificent Gogoi and His Flying Car

Kanak Gogoi is a serial inventor who won a national award for a pedal-free cycle. But the real jaw-droppers are his airborne vehicles.

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12 Aug 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
Halal Cosmetics

Britain will soon be getting its first range of halal cosmetics. Created by entrepreneur Samina Akhter, this new brand of make-up products will be free of alcohol and pork fat. The idea came to Akhter when she realised that existing products contained fatty acids and gelatin made from pig fat. As a devout Muslim, she found it worrying. Her Samina Pure Makeup range of products are made from plant extracts, minerals, essential oils and vitamins.

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9 Aug 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
Where Unauthorised Gods Dwell

Tamil Nadu is the blessed land of unauthorised religious structures on public land. According to a list submitted by all Indian states to the Supreme Court, this state had the maximum number. A bench headed by Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma had asked state chief secretaries to submit details of illegal religious structures in parks and on streets. Tamil Nadu had 77,453 structures. It was followed closely by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Sikkim, Mizoram and Nagaland, though, reported none.

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9 Aug 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
Desi Cuisine Becomes Gentleman

For Indian food, the long wait to get into the power corridors of fine dining is finally over. Desi khana has arrived.

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7 Aug 2010 | BY Avantika Bhuyan
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