From Prasun Sonwalkar London: A rare 55-year-old bottle of Glenfiddich single malt whisky has been put up for auction to raise funds to build a school and home for physically and mentally disadvantaged children in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand. John Hunt, chief executive of charity organisation Lotus Flower Trust, told PTI today that he hoped the auction will [...]
Bangalore: The condition of three-month old Afreen,allegedly battered by her father for being born a girl, continues to be critical and still on life support,hospital sources said. The baby is on ventilator support and life support medication and had two convulsions today, Dr Premalatha, the doctor attending on the child told PTI. Dr Gangadhar Belawadi, Medical Superintendent [...]
Panaji: In a bid to weed out corruption, Goa government will now maintain a list of tainted officials and keep them away from sensitive departments if they fail to improve their conduct over a period of time. State Vigilance Department has issued a circular to all the Heads of Departments (HoDs) to prepare a list [...]
Berhampur (Odisha): A large number of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles were destroyed due to sea erosion in the mouth of Rushikulya river in Odisha’s Ganjam district where the endangered sea species nest. “We think around 10 to 20 per cent of eggs were washed away due to the sea erosion,” divisional forest officer, Berhampur AK Jena [...]
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra Government to pay Rs 20 lakh compensation to the mother of POTA detainee Khwaja Yunus in a case of custodial death, but dismissed her plea seeking prosecution of ten police officers for the same charges. Hearing a petition filed by Khwaja’s mother Aasiya Begum, Justice A M [...]
New Delhi: To groom aspiring women politicians by helping them develop necessary skills, IIM Bangalore today launched a certificate course in political leadership for them. The three-month long programme called India-Women in Leadership by the Centre for Public Policy (CPP) aims to equip aspiring women leaders with the requisite skills, knowledge and expertise in various aspects [...]
Nine physicians from different fields have listed 45 medical procedures that people are made to undertake as unnecessary Brain scan after fainting Patient who faints is unlikely to have neurological issue without other relevant symptoms Patient outcomes are not improved with brain imaging studies Lower back pain imaging Within first six weeks of pain, X-rays [...]
The recent communal violence brings out the paucity of civil initiatives in Hyderabad What politics reminds us of is agitations, bandhs, strikes, dharnas and the occasional curfew. As the State lies in anticipation of the general elections in 2014, the political scenario in the City remains turbulent, what with one serious issue being replaced by [...]
As a working professional, you are constantly on the run against time to complete tasks. All you need is a little time management despite the distractions Remember, there won’t be a lesson in school about how to manage your time, it’s a skill that needs to be acquired from within. Most professionals these days work [...]
Wellington: Paving the way for a range of new wound-healing products, researchers have identified key compounds in honey that boosts the immune system. The ground-breaking research, carried out at Industrial Research Ltd (IRL), Plant & Food Research and Massey University, found that different varieties of New Zealand honey appear to trigger different immune responses. IRL’s [...]
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Ajay Hotchandani As is the routine every morning, I wake up, toss and turn for about an hour trying to find the motivation to get out of bed. Somewhere between eating and showering, I check my email and have a glance at the news on Google. Later that day I had to go pick my [...]
According to a survey of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation officials, there are about 620 buildings and another 100 on the outskirts that need immediate demolition in the twin cities. The GHMC engineers’ wing has certified that these 700 old buildings including 200 in Secunderabad could fall any time. Do we need to lose a [...]
The forest department has taken to task many of Hyderabad’s fortune-tellers for the alleged torture and cruel treatment of parakeets under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Raids were conducted by the State Forest Department officials and members of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in Chirkur, Kukatpally and Ameerpet areas that led to the rescue of [...]
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There are positive signals from the G8 summit regarding the plan of action that must be pursed in Syria. Russian leader Vladmir Putin, the man who is the main hurdle to the creation of some means formidable to bringing down Assad, has hinted that he may allow removing Assad provided there is a plan for [...]
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