The illustrations mark the beginning of a different activities to be carried out in the coming weeks by UN Women Egypt. Why is gender a parameter to define the existence of a person at workplace? Man or woman, both should have equal rights and an equal stature while working at offices as they do the same amount of work, shouldn’t they? With a tagline that says, “Finding Women at Work […]

Jitender Chhatar, a 30-year-old farmer from Haryana’s Jind district has done something most of us don’t have guts to do. Jitender has not only married a gang rape victim but is also assisting her in her legal battle against the alleged accused. We seldom get to hear such inspiration stories, people like Jitender should be recognised because people like him are the harbinger of change in the point of view […]

Ecological problems are no longer a myth. The facts are ranged in such a manner that it is a clear statement. The way we are going right now, it is a disastrous path. But we call it “business as usual.” If we go with “business as usual,” the planet is in for a very serious turndown in the way it functions. People say recycling, using alternative power and similar ideas […]

With the nation still in shock from the killing of an Indian engineer in the US last week, another Indian-origin businessman has been shot dead outside his home in South Carolina, media reports said. On Thursday night, Harnish Patel had closed his shop at 11.24 p.m. and barely ten minutes later he was shot dead outside his house in Lancaster, a media report said. Patel’s death comes two days after […]

Since 2010, Ramachandra’s company has transplanted 5,000 trees for governments, organisations and individuals. In our rapidly growing cities, it’s the eternal dilemma – should we prioritise development or preserving trees? Can’t development and a healthy environment go hand in hand? Coming to the rescue is Hyderabad resident Ramachandra Appari. Every tree that is chopped down for a new flyover or an apartment complex has a chance to be saved, he […]

Sounding the alarm over the rapid increase in the number of people struggling with mental health issues in the country, the  (WHO) has said that over five crore Indians are suffering from depression,a major contributor to global suicides occuring mainly in India and other low- and middle-income countries. In its new global health estimates on depression, WHO said that 322 million people are living with depression worldwide and nearly half of […]

On October 29, 2005 blasts ripped through crowded marketplaces in Sarojini Nagar, Kalkaji and Paharganj during the festive season in Delhi, 60 people were killed and more than 200 injured Mohammed Hussain Fazili and Mohammed Rafiq Shah will finally walk free The third accused – Tariq Ahmad Dar, the alleged mastermind of the bombings – has been convicted of belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba A city court has acquitted two men of […]

The Apple CEO is urging tech companies and governments to publicly address the dangers of misinformation. Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling on government agencies and tech companies to work together on a public service campaign to combat the spread of fake news. The proliferation of misinformation is a “big problem in a lot of the world” and is “killing people’s minds in a way,” Cook said Friday in an […]

Dear Friend, I remember having met you a couple of years back. You were at a government hospital, waiting for your results. Your heart was beating harder than the first time we “rolled over the hay”, almost a decade before this date. I mean, our hearts beat fastest when we are orgasmic, right? I remember the fear that radiated from your eyes. I remember your fumbling words and trembling lips. […]

More than 400 whales were stranded on a New Zealand beach Friday, with most of them dying quickly as frustrated volunteers desperately raced to save the survivors. It was one of the largest mass beachings recorded in New Zealand, where strandings are relatively common, the Department of Conservation said. Andrew Lamason, the department’s regional manager, said 416 pilot whales swam ashore at Farewell Spit in the Golden Bay region, on […]