OCTOBER 20 has come to acquire a special significance for us all. It was on this date two years ago that our northern neighbour, whom we had treated as a friend, launched an attack on our borders. During the weeks that followed this fateful day, the world witnessed a most heart-warming demonstration of the basic […]

Have you heard about osteoporosis? Well, it’s a silent condition that can affect millions of people globally, make bones fragile, and increase the risk of fractures. Every year, on October 20, “World Osteoporosis Day (WOD),” a special day is celebrated to raise awareness about this silent condition, the importance of bone health, and some prevention tips […]

Vijayadashami (IAST: VijayadaÅ›amÄ«, pronounced [ʋɪʝəjəðəʃmɪ]]) also known as Dasara, Dusshera or Dussehra is a major Hindufestival celebrated at the end of Navratri every year. It is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the seventh month of the Hindu Luni-Solar Calendar, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September […]

Poverty has many faces, whether it be starving children in Africa or India or whether it be a struggling single Mother crying in the supermarket as her children look on confused. The examples of poverty range from extreme to almost imperceptible and the UN has declared Fighting Poverty to be one of the cores of […]

World Standards Day (or International Standards Day) is celebrated internationally each year on 14 October. The day honours the efforts of the thousands of experts who develop voluntary standards within standards development organizations such as the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization(ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) […]

World Arthritis Day is celebrated on 12th October every year to raise awareness about rheumatic and musculoskeletal or RMDs diseases. In 2023, the theme of World Arthritis Day focuses on surviving with RMDs at different stages of life. As to doctors all around the world, there are over 100 different kinds of arthritis and related […]

Though, we are living in an age of emails, mobile phones and faxes etc but it is the postal service that has remained the largest mode of communication in India. This particularly holds true for last century when people relied on snail mail to send messages, drafts, cheques and other important information. Indian postal service […]

Brahmotsavam, the Hindu festival is an auspicious festival celebrated every year at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. According to legends the origin of this festival is associated with Lord Brahma. It is believed that once Lord Brahma worshiped Sri Balaji at the catchment area of the holy Pushkarini River to thank […]

Navaratri (Sanskrit: नवरात्रि, literally “nine nights”), also spelled Navratri or Navarathri, is a nine nights (and ten days) Hindu festival, celebrated in the autumn every year. It is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. Theoretically, there are four seasonal Navratri. However, in practice, it is the post-monsoon […]

Public Transport Day (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is the transport of passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip. Examples of public transport include city buses, trolleybuses, […]