1. From Rapist to Terrorist? Nirbhaya Minor May Have Been Radicalised
The juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya rape case is to be released in December.
The date of his release is in fact yet to be decided by the authorities, as the government wants to keep the date of his release under wraps, fearing that he could be mobbed the moment he steps out of the observation home, writes Poonam Agarwal.
2. Delhi Would Breathe Easy If Punjab Farmers Don’t Burn Paddy Straw
Punjab’s farmers would not be burning paddy straw as they prepare fields for wheat sowing in winter if they followed conservation agriculture (CA) practices propagated by the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA).
Vivian Fernandes explains, BISA is a joint effort of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Mexico’s International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, which supplied the dwarf varieties of wheat that created India’s Green Revolution.
3. Shah Rukh Khan Turns 50: Straight From the Heart to the Superstar
King Khan turned a year older today and his fans from all over the country wished him.
On Shah Rukh Khan’s 50th birthday, Khalid Mohamed provides a flash back and forward to the superstar’s long journey.
4. Sachin and Warne’s All-Stars’ Banter Is One You Simply Can’t Miss!
Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne’s retirements accounted for a great many hours of depression for every cricket fan in the world.
Mendra Dorjey tells you, the legends are making a collective comeback.
The pair has announced plans of a veterans’ T20.
5. For Muslims, What’s Wrong About Thinking Communally?
During the 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign, Shazia Ilmi (now in the BJP, where she is no doubt thinking communally) kicked up a furore when she urged Muslims to think communally.
What Shazia clearly meant when she exhorted Muslims to think “communally” was to vote for or in their interests, writes Mohan Guruswamy.
6. Broken Sleep Is Worse Than No Sleep
Interrupted sleep is like being shot in the face – science says so!
And sleep deprivation is no joke. Ask any insomniac or a new parent, writes Nikita Mishra.
7. Karan Johar’s Filmi Birthday Wish To King Kkkk... Khan On His 50th
Shah Rukh Khan, the king of Bollywood turns 50 today and Megha Mathur is in the mood for some leg pulling.
Twitter was less merciless than usual but still filled with birthday trolls for Shah Rukh.
8. 15 Amazing Pictures of the Earth From Space by a US Astronaut
US astronaut Scott Kelly is one of six people in space, and is on his 219th day of a year-long stay on the International Space Station (ISS).
Monica Sarup brings you images posted by the astronaut on his Twitter handle to give you a view of how Earth looks from outer space.
9. Ford Goes Big With EcoBoost Campaign and Sales This Festive Season
The first EcoBoost engine was introduced in 2009 by Ford and since then, 5 million EcoBoost-equipped vehicles have been sold globally by the company.
Siddhartha Sharma brings you Ford’s five short films inspired by their EcoBoost engine.
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