These centres, formed by a collaboration between the government and NGO, are helping distressed women in their most crucial time of need. The first centre in Bhopal handled 9,500 cases within the first 9 months itself! “Beta, keep an eye on her while I go to the clinic,” said Mona’s mother to the young man, who had rented a room in her apartment as a paying guest. He had […]
Is Insurgency Rising In North East Again? In yet another attack on the army, nearly 18personnel of the army’s 6 Dogra Regiment were killed in a militant attack in Manipur’s Chandel district. In what is being touted as one of the biggest attack on the army in the region since 1993, fears are high that the death toll could rise further as 11 soldiers have been seriously injured in this […]
A group of environmentalists and B.C. First Nations opposed to Arctic oil exploration are protesting a multinational oil and gas company’s movements through the West Coast’s Inside Passage. International environmental organization Greenpeace says Royal Dutch Shell is transporting its oil−spill−containment vessel, the Arctic Challenger, up B.C.’s coastline to the Aleutian Peninsula in Alaska. Chief Calvin Craigan of the Sechelt First Nation says increased tanker traffic in the region could […]
Alochol shops especially MRP shops are suppose to sell alcohol at the printed price. But, these shops not only charge heavily but also decline to give bills. Some of the recent incidents reported recently : I.Santosh MRP Bar,Rajajinagar,Bangalore : As reported by one of the customer who got White Mischief Vodka 180ml was charged 60rs more as compared to the MRP shop. When enquired why 60rs was charged more […]
In alarming development, the monsoon forecast for India has been downgraded below the key 90% level. This is particularly significant as any number below the key 90% mark indicates drought like condition and raises fears of a perhaps one of the worst droughts of the decade. The question therefore at this juncture is India already battling with the ravages of severe heat wave, ready to tackle the challenges posed by […]
Bollywood’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan who is out on bail in the 2002 hit and run case is now in Dubai for the Arab Indo Bollywood Awards 2015. Even as he enthrals the audiences at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse, a part of me remains in suspended dis-belief that a person who was convicted barely weeks ago, not only […]
WASHINGTON: A Washington man shocked the staff of a neighborhood restaurant earlier this week by leaving a $2,000 for a meal of beer and gumbo he shared with a friend, the proprietor said Wednesday. The man, described by Blue 44’s owner Chris Nardelli as a gumbo-loving regular who lives nearby, left the tip on a $93 bill on Monday night. “Thank you for the gumbo!” he wrote on the […]
“My name’s Rachael. I need your help,” Rachael Farrokh says, short of breath in a desperate plea for life in a video she posted to YouTube. Farrokh, 37, weighs roughly 40 pounds and has suffered from a severe form of anorexia for more than 10 years. She lives in San Clemente, California, and says her last chance of survival is treatment at a hospital across the country. “In order […]
If you haven’t woken up to notice already, the Earth isn’t doing too well. Extreme temperatures are being experienced across the planet, and we are directly responsible for it. If we are to save our coming generations from the deadly wrath of nature, we need to start acting, now! Recycling is one such method to give back to nature. Here are 21 facts on recycling with jaw-dropping images of global […]
What killed my son? – At Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital I’m beginning to get the chills as I begin to write the story of the horrific night followed by even worst a day at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. “What happened to my son?” is the question that still haunts me (Archana Jawalkar- mother) & my family; it is also the reason for sleepless nights till date. On 26th Feb […]
