A 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad died last week after fasting for 68 days as per Jain rituals during the holy period of ‘Chaumasa’. Aradhana, a class 8 student, was admitted to the hospital just two days after completing her fast where she died of cardiac arrest, the family said. At least 600 people attended Aradhana’s funeral hailing her as a ‘bal tapasvi’. The funeral procession was called a ‘shobha yatra’ […]
Frequent use of online social media does not lead to long-term problems with your ability to concentrate, says a new study. These modern communication tools do not, it seems, interfere with our primal instincts, such as long-term attitudes, time appreciation, and concentration, in the way that many critics have suggested in recent years, said the study published in the International Journal Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments. “With the abundance […]
A series of deceptions were at the core of the plan to conduct stealth military strikes across the Line of Control. This included aggressive diplomatic moves to isolate Pakistan and a military configuration that suggested air strikes as the preferred mode of action. Top government officials told ET on the condition of anonymity that the operation by special forces personnel on September 29 was preceded by moves such as […]
Noni juice is derived from the fruit of a tropical evergreen plant called Noni (popularly known as Indian mulberry). It is a shrub native to Southern and South-East Asia and the Pacific islands, and is even mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic texts. “The fruit of the noni has been used medicinally to boost the immune system and detoxify the body for thousands of years,” says Dr. Manoj K. Ahuja, Fortis Hospital. […]
Google just announced the Pixel yesterday and I am pretty sure Steve Jobs would have had plenty to complain about. It was evident even before launch, thanks to the rumours, that Google was going to pull off an iPhone-like device, one that is probably the best, current day example about how having a control on things resulted in a better consumer products. Jobs was never pro Google and often mocked […]
Thoughts, most of the time, prevent you from experiencing the moment. Whenever there are thoughts, you are closed to this moment. Thought is an expression of memory and memory being the past, pulls you backward and not towards the present moment. Whereas life is in this moment, and one is meeting life with the past. This is one of the greatest errors in our living. Thought has its place, and […]
The anger on China for its continued support to Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar in the United Nations and Pakistan is reflecting in an unusual way. Many are now calling upon the others through social media to boycott Chinese goods this festive season. “Last weekend I went with my family to some Diwali shopping. I selected several gift items ranging between Rs 100 and Rs 2,000. These included glassware and […]
Like the people at https://mcshin.org/get-help/recovery-programs/28-day-residential-program/ say, addiction has been existing since a very long time. According to Norman Ohler, an award-winning German author, the Fuhrer became addicted to a heroin-like substance called Eukodel which was prescribed following a nervous breakdown in 1944. Adolf Hitler was a gibbering “super-junkie” whose veins were all but destroyed by thousands of opiate injections and the Nazi dictator’s heavy reliance on drugs was behind his […]
Pictures taken on Norfolk beach capture a body with human-like features Mystery find at Great Yarmouth has the skull of a man but the tail of a fish Debate rages online over possible explanations for the eerie discovery A man claims to have found a mermaid washed up on a windswept Norfolk beach. If it’s true, she had deserted warm tropical waters to swim among the oil rigs, fishing trawlers, […]
Sanjana’s father says that he hasn’t told his wife about her condition because “she won’t be able to take it”. The atmosphere at the Kamineni Hospital in Hyderabad’s LB Nagar is depressing. Security guards posted near the ICU where five-year-old Sanjana is being treated, ensure that the curious crowd is kept away. Outside, media persons gather awaiting any updates about Sanjana’s health. Sanjana is battling for her life after she […]
