Panic stricken former militants and sympathizers of separatists have started migrating out of Kashmir’s Sopore town following the killings of former militants and active supporters of separatists by unidentified gunmen. So far, four former militants or active supporters of the separatist movement have been killed in Sopore town during the last six days. The latest […]
A Kolkata-based former techie confesses to living with the corpse of his sister and two dead dogs for the past six months. Call it macabre or bizarre but mental health experts have sounded the warning bell on tackling post-traumatic mental health issues in India with greater sensitivity, urgency and a solid community support system. In […]
Researchers including an Indian American have discovered that the drug triciribine may reverse or halt the progression of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension, two fatal respiratory diseases. Pulmonary fibrosis occurs when lung tissue becomes scarred, leading to loss of lung functioning and reduced oxygen supply to the blood. Pulmonary hypertension involves an increase of blood […]
A feeling of estrangement from school and a belief in traditional gender roles that men should lead women are two possible major causes behind the worldwide trend of boys falling behind at school, says a study. The researchers noted that according to a recent OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) report, 15-year-old boys are […]
Actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie, who addressed delegates at the African Union summit, says violence against women is still treated as a lesser crime and is not being given the priority it deserves. The 40-year-old award-winning actress, who is the special envoy of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, sat on a panel of foreign leaders […]
A civil judge issued arrest warrants for Pakistani actress Irtiza Rubab, better known by her stage name Meera, on an application filed by her self-proclaimed husband Attiqur Rehman. The judge has ordered police to produce her before the court on the next date of hearing. Rehman claims that Meera had entered into a marriage contract […]
It was not just any political celebrity’s birthday bash. The gathering on Saturday in Matoshree – the traditional residence of the Thackerays, Maharashtra’s numero uno political family – conveyed a clear message of the growing clout of the birthday boy. Aditya Thackeray, the elder son of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, was virtually anointed the […]
In the hour of Narendra Modi’s electoral triumph last year, he could not have imagined that only a year-and-a-half later, he would face a situation where he and his party would have to devote all their energies to maintain their prime position in the political field. Unless Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are […]
Over 500,000 Indians have sent postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the the Action/2015 campaign of Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai, urging him to represent their voices at the UN General Assembly later this year ahead of sustainable development goals (SDGs) being adopted for the next 15 years. Thousands of men, women, children and activists […]
Two US lawmakers have urged India to take action against telephone scammers who they said defraud millions of Americans. Their appeal came after they proposed tough legislation to combat widespread fraud by foreigners that hijacks caller IDs. “We think that all governments should crack down on scammers, fraudsters and bad actors — including India,” Representative […]