Opposition parties in Maharashtra on Saturday demanded the arrest of Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, who has been under pressure for allegedly ordering the killing of tigress Avni on November 3. The Congress, Shiv Sena and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) demanded his dismissal or, they said, protests would be held …

High stakes legal battle in offing as parties will move Supreme Court next week A day after Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena controversially dissolved Parliament, parties opposed to the decision are preparing for a high stakes legal battle. Major parties on Saturday decided to move the Supreme Court early next …

Northcote Parkinson said, ‘Work expands to fill time.’ I modify this to include the afternoon nap too. So that day I got up from my nap, which had stretched longer than usual. I prepared my own cup of coffee and sat in my armchair in the driveway. Enjoying the coffee, …

Diabetes has become a public health problem, and this is particularly so in India where almost 20% of all people with diabetes in the world live. More worrying than the absolute numbers of people with diabetes, are the complications related to diabetes. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness, kidney …

A lesson in adaptation, accepting life as it is, with courage, fortitude and a commonsensical approach That was my grandmother and that’s how far she got. She came from Tippalakatta village in Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh. The name literally means “a bundle of problems”. She was one of several …

The grandmother as a shaping influence, impartinglife-strengths and negating gender stereotypes The train reached the destination at 5.45 a.m. I got down with the luggage and waited for my grandmother to alight too. The next thing I remember was a feeble hoot followed by the train leaving the platform. I …

A savvy nonagenarian’s experience with a tech device that tries some hand-holding I turned ninety a few days ago, and my grandchildren sent me a birthday gift. The package arrived late at night on my birthday; in fact, the courier staff brought it in at 10.30. I had received an …

A major factor holding back development of wearable biosensors for health monitoring is the lack of a lightweight, long-lasting power supply. Now, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the US have developed a method for making a charge-storing system that is easily integrated into clothing. “Batteries or other …