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 […]

Twenty-three-old Kieren D’souza, an ultra-marathoner (one who covers more than the average 42 kms) created history back in April when he became the first Indian to qualify for the Sparthathlon, an annual run in Greece that lasts 246.6 km and is widely considered, ‘The world’s toughest race.’ This month, he went ahead and bettered that achievement by successfully completing the race. Defying all odds, he completed the race in 33 […]

On the Line of Control (LoC), life is no picnic. Yet a year ago, soldiers could break the monotony of keeping the troubled border under watch with occasional leisure. Sometimes, this meant, a game of chess or carrom. Or, flipping through a Bollywood glossy. Soldiers would even soak in the breathtaking beauty of the treacherous mountains. Back then, when this correspondent toured the LoC for a week, things may not […]

Public health concerns and the collective good should overrule all arguments for responsible drinking that most governments in the world In striking down the Bihar Excise Act which bans the sale of liquor across the state, the Patna HC has set the cat among the pigeons. By being cheeky in challenging the ban as a violation of basic tenets of the Constitution, the judgement calls into question whether arbitrary and […]

With the festive seasons around the corner, e-commerce companies are all set to launch their big sale to woo shoppers. E-commerce giants in India are offering bumper deals and discounts for online shopping during this festive season against regular online shopping on products ranging from mobile phones, electronic items, home and kitchen appliances, apparels etc.These players have been investing significantly to ramp up delivery and logistics capabilities to meet the […]

The survey was conducted during April-December 2015 comprising of a total sample of 1,56,563 households, with 88,783 rural households and 67,780 urban households. Touching a five-year high, India’s unemployment rate rose to 5 per cent in 2015-16, with females having the highest unemployment rate and lowest labour force participation rate (LFPR), both in rural and urban areas. As per the fifth annual employment-unemployment survey of households released by Labour Bureau, […]

Finally after India has avenged the Uri attack by conducting surgical strikes across LoC, here comes the trailer of the John Abraham starrer ‘Force 2’ which is dedicated to the unsung heroes of India! This action thriller is based on the story of RAW officers and other Indian heroes that fight for the nation silently to guard the border against terrorism. Abhinay Deo directorial also stars Sonakshi Sinha who plays […]

The legendary ‘Bharat Ratna’ awarded singer, who started singing at a tender age of 13 has turned 87 years old. Lata Mangeshkar rose to fame during the 1950s for her compositions in epic Bollywood films like ‘Mother India’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Uran Khatola’, Deedar to name a few. Especially, her song ‘Aayega Aayega’ from ‘Mahal’ is still revered as one of the best. How can we forget the Nightingale of India’s patriotic […]

Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton took part in the first US presidential debate at Hofstra University on New York state’s Long Island. It is the first of three planned presidential debates. On creating and bringing back jobs Hillary Clinton took the first debate question from moderator Lester Holt, who asked about her plan to create better jobs for American workers. Clinton responded with her standard campaign promise […]

India celebrated its 500th Test in style on Monday when they overcame New Zealand’s final dogged resistance to win the series opener by 197 runs and go 1-0 up in the three-match series. New Zealand were always going to do well to manage anything more than delaying the Indian celebrations when they resumed on 93 for four in their pursuit of an improbable 434-run victory target on a track offering […]