Here's a look at the shows that made headlines.
A plunge in beehive population has been reported from different parts of Kerala and if measures are not taken to check mushrooming of mobile powers, bees could be wiped out from Kerala within a decade, environmentalist and Reader in Zoology, Dr Sainudeen Pattazhy says in his study.
'Why do politicians ask for votes if they cannot rehabilitate us? Where do we go -- to the footpath?'
Role of black money in elections, threat to voters from Maoists, mushroom growth of political parties and casual approach of urban voters impede the electoral process in the country, Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi has said.
Though the Meghalaya police have carried out many operations in recent times to bust such illegal arms manufacturing units, it has failed to stem the menace. The police have destroyed many such small arms factories in various parts of Cherrapunjee and Mawsynram in East Khasi Hills district of the hill state in recent past. But the factories again come up once the police lower their guard.
Billing errors are common in supermarkets, says Sonia Kohli, a shopper. She was charged Rs 86 for a toothpaste under a 'super saver' offer on which the maximum retail price printed was just Rs 50. In a similar case, the billed price was Rs 80 when the actual price of the product was Rs 73.
Criticising the Centre's attitude after terror strikes across the country, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday said the government should first flush out 'mini Pakistans' mushrooming in India and then think of teaching the neighbour country a lesson.In a strongly worded editorial published in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna, the party pointed out that the 'mini Pakistans' cropping up across India should be cleaned out on a priority basis in an attempt to prevent further terror attacks.
Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.
Chef Areez Patel provides us with both vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes to enjoy this Christmas. Cheers!
Nayantara Patel lists four hotels to visit for the fabulous food they serve.
Researchers have found that contrary to assumptions that humans possess an evolutionary predisposition to fear the creepy creatures, it is the exposure to negative information about snakes and spiders, which causes phobias.
'We are being told that to cushion our energy needs from the volatile oil market, we need nuclear power. That's hogwash: Our power sector is not dependent on oil.'
The IT sector in Bangalore is confident that they will be able to meet their growth targets during the current fiscal in spite of the compounding problems mushrooming across the globe.
While we are prepared to help the Chinese catch up with us in IT, they are not prepared to help us catch up with them in the engineering sector. They consider us rivals.
The chef prepared his famous butter chicken on the popular cooking game show.
Forget Starbucks coming into India. Witness the expansion of Caf Coffee Day, which is set to mushroom across the country.
National Institute of Open Schooling, an autonomous organisation of MHRD, Government of India, invites applications for admission to its various Vocational Education Courses.
Does Mumbai's Masala Library live up to its reputation? Harnoor Channi Tiwary finds out!
'Not unlike politicians who gravitate towards whoever is in power, mafia dons too have a great survival streak, switching loyalty to the party in power,' observes Virendra Kapoor a week after gangster Vikas Dubey was slain in an alleged encounter.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University will offer seven certificate courses spanning six months, through the Distance Education Mode, from July.
Round-tipping creates the opportunity for exporters to source funds at a much cheaper cost, which they divert to some other business.
With the mushrooming of mobile phone towers in New Delhi and no defined standards to check harmful electromagnetic radiation being emitted from them, Delhi government has sought the Centre's help in the matter.
Urban planners and real estate experts say bad town planning in Mumbai and rising deaths during the ongoing pandemic are a "sad reality". Dev Chatterjee and Raghavendra Kamath report.
"The nexus between Nepali Maoists and Indian Naxalites has further worsened the situation," he added.
Menu included selection of traditional appetizers, double boiled bean curd soup, stewed porcini, pancake with vegetable.
With their mushrooming growth, however, the malls have lost their charm as a favourite destination for families and the Gen X and parks have bounced back in favour.
E-kiosks for services like bill payment and job queries are mushrooming all over rural India. Many youths in rural India have taken up CSC projects to start their own businesses and are earning a decent income out of it. The work at CSC basically involves collecting and paying phone and electricity bills of the villagers. Additionally, they can provide add-on services like English course. Srei Infrastructure and Reliance Infocom will set up such centres in PPP in West Bengal.
Every home across India makes khichdi and it still isn't as celebrated as it should be.
Indians at large harbour a notion that their country is cherrypicking out of the American basket of goodies, but the policymakers in Delhi and the political leadership are well aware that it can only be a pipe dream since a military alliance with a superpower is a profound irrevocable commitment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
On August 6 and August 9 of 1945, warfare changed forever when the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, devastating the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and killing more than 100,000 people. The attack on the people of Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, and the second attack on the city of Nagasaki at 11:02 am on August 9 killed and wounded hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting men, women, and children in a horrible blast of fire and radiation, followed by deadly fallout. In years that followed, those who survived -- the hibakusha -- suffered from the trauma of the experience and from the long-term effects of their exposure to radiation from the weapons. Before the blast, they were thriving cities. In a flash, they became desolate wastelands. Seventy-five years later, take a glimpse at the destruction.
The chain of explosions also blew off the whole building where a group of workers were sieving ammunition powder.
Learning centres mushroom to meet the talent crunch.
Those who have been handed the pink slip shouldn't make too many loan queries, advises Raj Khosla.
The company would fund the expansion through a mix of debt, equity and internal accruals.
Dance your way out of stress - that is the new fitness mantra for thousands of young IT and BPO professionals in the country.
