by Namrata Srivastava | Apr 13, 2023
(April 13, 2023) It was the biggest news of not just 2012, but of the century. A group of scientists, in a landmark event, had discovered the Higgs boson particle (also known as the God particle) – a discovery that lay the foundation for the matter that forms us...
by Namrata Srivastava | Jan 2, 2023
(January 2, 2023) As a reporter covering the global pandemic, one of the biggest tragedies that I reported on was the severe shortage of basic medicines in various developing countries, including India. While the world leaders were busy finding a solution to this...
by Namrata Srivastava | Dec 31, 2022
(December 31, 2022) Indians across the world cheered and clapped as Rishi Sunak took the oath as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom earlier this year. But, this is not an isolated case. India has the largest diaspora in the world – over 13 million Indians live...
by Namrata Srivastava | Jul 6, 2022
(July 6, 2022) When he dropped out of the school at the age of 15, many of his friends and family members thought that he was making the worst decision of his life. Many cautioned him, saying he wouldn’t find any proper employment after growing up. However,...
by Namrata Srivastava | May 19, 2022
(May 19, 2022) Five decades ago, a Brahmin widow, Anasuya, gave birth to a boy at the CSI Basel Mission Hospital in Udupi, Karnataka. Unable to keep the child, she gave him up to Dr Marianne Pflugfelder, and trusted the missionary hospital to find the best place for...