Last year, the Indian cricket team reportedly declined twice to play day-night Tests, a matter which Sourav Ganguly settled in one meeting with Virat Kohli Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket came at a time when change had become the need of the hour. The late Australian media tycoon had the far-sight and intelligence to catch … Read more
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) will soon be introducing breastfeeding rooms in Taj Mahal, India’s UNESCO heritage site. Speaking to Reuters, Vasant Kumar Swarnakar, a top official with the ASI, stated that he was inspired to bring about the initiative after he saw a mother struggling to feed her baby at the monument. “The woman … Read more
Mumbai: Walmart Inc. is making friends in India with the kind of competitors that it spent decades putting out of business in the US—mom and pop stores. These unlikely allies are part of the latest attempt by the Bentonville, Arkansas-based behemoth to crack India’s giant consumer market, taking on e-commerce rival Amazon.com Inc. and Asia’s richest … Read more
Total college enrollments in America’s institutions of higher education are lower today than in 2012, in large part because a growing number of Americans think traditional universities are too expensive. They see a high risk of either not completing a degree or having difficulty in getting a high-paying job after graduation, even in this favorable … Read more
A design by Kelly Hoppen There is no single route to a successful career in interior design. Some of the nation’s most celebrated exponents — including Kelly Hoppen, Nina Campbell and Nicky Haslam — have no formal training. But times are changing and the trade is professionalising. The official line is that a great eye, … Read more
A London restaurant with “a sense of grandeur and political intrigue unlike any other” is set to open up for three days next month – inside the Houses of Parliament. Diners will be able to sample the “top-end British cuisine” usually only available to high profile politicians in February, if they can snap up a … Read more
National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), the expansive white structure located on Palace Road, exudes a certain kind of warmth that not many government-owned cultural spaces do. It extends an invitation to a passer-by to come and discover its treasure trove of modern art. Bengaluru’s artscape deserved an institution of this stature and it took … Read more
Expanded African Nations Cup set to become traditional summer tournament By Eurosport 14 minutes agoUpdated 5 minutes ago 1 The African Nations Cup finals are set to be expanded to 24 teams and moved to dates in June and July but will continue to be held every two years after recommendations on the tournament at … Read more