He fell on to a conveyor belt, and in seconds was turned into pulp, his shrieks of terror drowned by heavy machinery. This is no horror film, but what happened to a nineteen year old boy just yesterday. Erode, Tamil Nadu: a young man from Bihar was working along a conveyor belt in a private paper […]
After 40 years Patna is again facing the fear of flood. Various places in Bihar like Patna, Vaishali, Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Begusarai, Samastipur, Lakhisarai, Khagaria, Munger, Bhagalpur and Katihar has been facing this inundation. In Patna the water level of River Ganga has risen above the danger mark. This flooding has caused lots of damage […]
Mx K Prithika Yashini has made her spot in Indian history, as the country’s first trans-gendered police officer in 2015. She also cleared the way for others! Tamil Nadu should also stand proud as the first Indian state to appoint a transwoman as police officer after a court cleared hurdles that faced Yashini. The Madras […]
Since marital rape is not a crime in India, can a husband be punished for having “unnatural sex” with his wife under IPC’s Section 377, is the question which is baffling a judge in Rewari, Haryana. The absurd legal situation in India, where marital rape is not a crime, but “unnatural sex” between homosexuals is […]
COLOMBO : Elephants are considered as ‘holy’ in Sri Lanka, and there are just about 7,000 of them left. So when a passenger train hit and killed an elephant and three calves in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday (Aug 17), it has become national news here. The elephants were crossing a newly upgraded railway line […]
Today’s India offers a lot of opportunities to women, with women having a voice in everyday life, in the business world as well as in political life. They are the backbone of every family and society. Nevertheless India is still a male dominated society, where women are often seen as subordinate and inferior to men […]
Sir, Delhi is the capital of India and one of the oldest cities in the world having rich cultural and architectural history. A well known Hindi phrase describes Delhi as “dilwalo ka shahar” meaning people living here are good at heart. It is considered as the heart of India. People from all over the place […]
The first batch of 26 Indian workers, who had lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia, arrived at Delhi on Thursday after the country issued them the exit visas. Saudi Arabia has also set up a crisis management group to address the difficulties being faced by the jobless Indian workers while a separate panel has been […]
Sir, India is in the list of developing countries. It gets aid from other developed countries. There are lots of problems here, especially for the marginalised. Many people are unemployed. Many do not get enough salary for their work. They are suppressed under the debts, owed to rich people. Mostly their families and children suffer from […]
India’s boxer Manoj Kumar defeated Evaldas Petrauskas of Lituiania in the Round of 32 of the men’s Light Welterweight (64kg) category at the Rio de Janerio. Manoj dominated all three rounds to carve out a 29-28, 29-28, 28-29 verdict and entered to the pre-quarterfinals. Manoj said “My opponent was strong, but my punches had power. […]
India has launched a formal protest to Pakistan for being responsible for cross-border terrorism. India’s Foreign Ministry said an arrested Pakistani national Bahadur Ali had confessed that he was “infiltrated into India” after being trained by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group and was ordered to attack security facilities in India. “The government of India strongly […]
Robbers took away Rs 5.75 crore, belonging to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The boxes of money were being transported on Egmore Express Train from Salem to Chennai on Monday (August 8) night. Robbers gained entry in the train, by cutting 2×2 feet hole on the roof of one of the coaches where boxes […]
