The volume of black money stashed in the country is much more than that kept abroad, vice-chairman of Special Investigation Team (SIT) Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat said here today. “The volume of black money stashed in India is much more than it is now in the foreign countries. If the generation of black money is stopped, its flow to the foreign countries will be substantially reduced,” Pasayat, who held a […]
Washington: In another recognition of his contribution in the field of child rights and abolition of child slavery, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Kailash Satyarthi has become the first Indian to be honoured with Harvard University’s prestigious “2015 Humanitarian of the Year” award. The child rights activist received the award during a ceremony organised at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Friday. “I humbly accept the award […]
New Delhi: Breast cancer is one of the most dreaded disease across the world, and unfortunately not many are aware about it. Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh recently took to Twitter and shared the link of a short film made by Zoya Parvin and shot by Deepak Thomas. The film beautifully creates awareness about the big ‘C’. Watch the film here, and pass on the message to spread awareness. Please follow and […]
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday unearthed a major scam relating to the supply of packaged drinking water “Rail Neer” within the railways, and recovered Rs 20 crore cash from suppliers who were benefitting by looting the passengers. The agency, after registering a case against two senior officials of Northern Railway and seven private companies, raided 13 places in Delhi and Noida in connection with the alleged […]
Polling is underway in 6 naxal hit district sof Bihar in Phase II of the Assembly elections today. 32 seats are up for grabs and voting has started since early morning. Though the voter turnout since morning hasn’t been striking at all thus far, the region holds a lot of interest for political observer as well as the contestants. Politically these 32 seats are considered to be more favourably biased […]
Left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. The 37-year old pacer made the announcement on Thursday, ending his 14-year long international career. Zaheer made his India debut in 2000 and played his last game for India in 2014 at Wellington against New Zealand. He is leaving the field after playing in 92 Tests and 200 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), picking up 282 and 311 wickets, respectively. […]
Neem is a herb and is very good for health. It is easily available to us throughout the year and has been an integral part of the Ayurveda heritage. Its juice is equally good for various health reasons. Though many are aware that its good for health, they do not know what benefits it gives to our body. Here are some health benefits of neem leaves which we all should […]
“That boy right there, his name is Nandu Vijay Pawar. I met him while going to Baroda. The train was to leave at 3:45 pm and he entered my coach at 3:40 pm with a school bag. He started asking people something, but many didn’t respond and others were busy stuffing their luggage beneath the seats. He came to my compartment and told me “Joothe polish karvalo” I said, “Mere […]
In political circles and across sections of media one of the oft repeated chorus on the ruthless Dadri Killing has been how the Prime Minister of the country, Shri Narendra Modi, chose to remain silent on the issue! How there was absolutely no statement from the PMO! How there was no mention of any potential plan of action going forward and many similar plans. It is surprising that a country […]
Malala Yousafzai’s maturity and messianic zeal have wowed the world. But she’s also just a teenager. An upcoming documentary film on the gritty Pakistani teenager who took on the Taliban in Swat valley captures this dichotomy brilliantly. ‘He Named Me Malala’, premiering worldwide on November 6, is directed by Davis Guggenheim. He had won the Oscar for ‘An Inconvenient Truth about Al Gore’. At the preview for select journalists in […]
