Saturday Night Live has drawn attention after a recent episode featured a surprise cameo by actor-comedian Aziz Ansari, who portrayed FBI director Kash Patel in a satirical cold open that went viral.The sketch took aim at Patel’s leadership and public image. Ansari’s version of the official addressed reporters in exaggerated fashion and joking about his…
Kevin Systrom, the man who turned one user habit into a generation’s favorite app. There’s a version of Instagram that never happened, one that was cluttered with features and tried to do everything at once. Lucky for us, Kevin Systrom was paying attention. In late 2010, Systrom and co-founder Mike Krieger built what would become…
US goes ahead with radar upgrade for Pak’s F-16 fleet, move a worry for India In a decision that will raise India’s concerns, the US is going ahead with a radar upgrade programme for Pakistan’s F16 fleet, which comprises 75 to 85 fighter jets. In a $488 mn deal, American defence major Northrop Grumman Systems…
Physicians from travel-ban countries won’t have to leave the US as Trump softens rules. The Donald Trump administration has silently walked back on its travel ban on around 39 countries and secretly allowed doctors from those countries to work and stay in the US. The New York Times reported that the US Citizenship and Immigration…
Ruth Handler observed her daughter playing with paper dolls, realizing a gap in the toy market for adult female figures. Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons The innovation process can be found in places we least expect. This is true for Ruth Handler, one of the co-founders of Mattel Corporation. In the late 1950s, she witnessed…
NEW DELHI: BJP is looking to take down the opposition in one of its few remaining strongholds West Bengal, while its rivals hope to hold their line in their redoubts in eastern and southern India, with the results to five assemblies polls – Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry – set to offer a…
That loaf you pulled out of the freezer last week? It didn’t have to taste like that.Image Credits: Google Gemini Here’s a scene that probably sounds familiar: it’s Sunday afternoon; you have just pulled a beautiful loaf out of the oven; the whole house smells amazing; and you are already thinking ahead to the week….
Mahatma Gandhi (Image source: Wikipedia) People have often judged societies based on how well they did in science, economics, and government throughout history. Others have come up with a better way to tell if real progress has been made. One such point of view is that of Mahatma Gandhi, whose words are still relevant today….
Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim founded YouTube in 2005 after growing frustrated with how difficult it was to share video clips online. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons You know how sometimes you try to send a video to someone, and it just won’t go through? The file is too large, or the platform is…
Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands, feels slightly unreal the moment you arrive. The landscape is shaped by fire, yet softened by time. Black volcanic fields stretch across the ground, broken by bright white villages that almost glow under the Atlantic sun. The contrast is immediate and a little disorienting. Nothing feels overly polished or…