Between colleges and corporates
Around 76 colleges from all over India — adding up to thousands of students — were present under one roof as a part of 'SAP Techniversity', an education conference held recently in...
View ArticleAll in the competitive spirit
The department of management at CMR Institute of Management put up an impressive show during Trividha Lakshya 2012, the just-concluded two-day management fest. The theme Trividha literally means...
View ArticleLearning on the job
When 62 corporate companies take a keen interest in a particular college, it's hard not to notice. To provide students with a real-world experience, IFIM Business School is conducting a unique...
View Article'It's like a rock carnival'
Strawberry Fields' —the three-day rock festival — of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), held at the Palace Grounds during the weekend, ended on a high note with...
View ArticleA blast from the past
American alternative rock band 'Third Eye Blind' recently began a four-city tour with a mind-blowing 90-minute concert at Hard Rock Café. Having been around for two decades, the legendary...
View ArticleThe best of the bands
It's music season in the City and a host of acts have been taking place over the last few weeks. The rock scene in Bangalore saw a sudden rush of excitement with the 'Harley Rock Riders' Festival, that...
View ArticleOn the healthier side
With more and more people becoming conscious about their lifestyles, it is nice to see increasing fairs and exhibitions that bring to the City options that one can explore in this regard. An...
View ArticleRomance and humour go hand in hand
When a romantic tale, even with its share of tragedies mixes with humour, it is bound to be something to remember. Like the Indian adaptation of Neil Simon's romantic comedy 'Chapter 2' by Jugaad Arts,...
View ArticleHunt on to find the perfect voice
Talent hunts always have a charm to them. The music, fresh faces, comments by the judges and the cheering crowd add to make it an event to remember. The semi-finals of 'Voice of Bangalore Season-6',...
View ArticleStreets are their playgrounds
Many residential areas in the City lack playgrounds — but apparently, this hasn't been a point for concern for children as they simply play in the narrow lanes and streets around their homes....
View Article'India is an extraordinary country'
The dreadful fate of Savita Halappanavar might have intimidated many settled in Ireland — however, Feilim McLaughlin, the Irish ambassador to India, is making an effort to reinstate the...
View Article'I would like to explore other mediums'
Kuki Grewal has just taken a few steps outside the modelling world and is now pursuing what she always wanted to do -- acting. Though she has done commercials, she strongly believes that one is never a...
View Article'Things will change'
It was gay abandon in all its hues. The 'Pride March', that drew more than 400 people from different parts of the City over the weekend, grabbed a lot of eyeballs and attracted a great deal of media...
View ArticleAxolotls battle for survival
Aztec legend has it that the first axolotl, the feathery-gilled salamander that once swarmed through the ancient lakes of Mexico, was a god who changed form to elude sacrifice. But what remains of its...
View ArticleThe answer is blowing in the wind
A study involving birds bought from hobbyists in China, the Philippines and the US has shown stunning health-related differences linked to air quality.Richard A Lovett explains how birds make good...
View ArticleLive and let live
The idea of man and the wild co-existing in the same space is a scenario only under ideal conditions. If that was the reality, if neither of the two faced any serious danger from one another, then most...
View ArticleSNIPPETS
Does this dwarf planet have atmosphere?Not much is known about Makemake, a dwarf planet that circles the sun beyond Pluto. But scientists got a closer glimpse of it last year, when it passed briefly in...
View ArticleA mission to Mercury
Any spacecraft that plans to visit the innermost planet, Mercury, gets double the trouble. On one side, it's baked by the sun, receiving some 14,000 watts per square meter, about ten times what a...
View ArticleTrue colours
A high-energy X-ray study of the surface of Vincent Van Gogh's famous painting, 'Flowers in a blue vase', has revealed that the change in the colour of the painting is a degradation process that occurs...
View ArticleTales of a chieftain's valour
Bisegowda was a chieftain who ruled the Mulbagal region two centuries ago. Many artefacts belonging to his time, including arms and ammunition, are testimony to the man's bravery, reports Mandikal...
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