A combination of the words blizzard and disaster, blizzaster is a massive snow storm or the negative impact of such a storm. It means the same as a snownami, snowpocalypse or snomageddon – anything used to describe a severe snow storm.

A Black Corner Notice is one of the seven major types of notices issued by Interpol to its member countries to share information related to criminal investigation. Six of these are known by the colour in which the Interpol logo is printed, different colours denoting notices carrying different types of information. The Black Corner Notice contains information related to unidentified …

During the drought of the 1930s in America, with no natural anchors in place, the soil dried, turned to dust and blew eastward and southward in large dark clouds. They blackened the sky and reached all the way to East Coast cities such as New York and Washington DC. Much of the soil ended up as deposits in the Atlantic …

The Clouded Yellow is a butterfly found in almost every country in Britain. Its name belies its color as it is orange with black borders, and both sexes have a black spot near the center of the forewings and a deep orange spot in the middle of the hind wings.

2010’s is one telecom story that will keep ringing in people’s minds for years to come – leaked tapped conversations of a clutch of India’s over 700 million phone subscribers outed how lobbying may have led to an alleged Rs 1.76 lakh crore scam in the sale of radio waves. All hell broke loose after the publication of the tapes, …

∼ Paramita Kar

2012 Indian anti-corruption movement is a series of demonstrations and protests across India intended to establish strong legislation and enforcement against endemic political corruption. 2012 Indian anti-corruption movement is the successor of 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement which ended on the last day of Winter session of Rajya Sabha. The Movement is to be started again with the first mass gathering …

It’s music to a dog’s ears, literally. ‘A Very Silent Night’ is a CD recorded at a frequency only dogs can hear. It was recently launched in New Zealand. It’s not to be confused with the Christmas hymn Silent Night, Holy Night.

Thailand is a constitutional monarchy. Its current monarch is King Bhumibol Adulyadej, or King Rama IX, the ninth king of the Chakri dynasty. The king has reigned for more than half a century, making him the longest reigning Thai monarch. He is recognised as the head of state, head of the armed forces, upholder of Buddhism and of all other …

“Reality TV” sounds like an oxymoron; there can be no precise definition of the term. For what it is worth, MSN Encarta defines reality shows as programmes that present real people in live (though often deliberately manufactured) situations and monitors their emotions and behaviour. The audience assumes that the action is taking place in an unscripted scenario where people react …