Public services in Asia failing the needy: ADB study
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Public services such as clean water, sanitation, healthcare, and schooling in many Asian countries, particularly in South Asia, are…
May, 2013
Acid attack victim critical, Railways to foot medical bills
by Hill Post WireMumbai, May 5 (IANS) The condition of Preeti Rathi, the nursing graduate from New Delhi who became the victim of an acid attack here…
Rapists are largely known to victims: Police data
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Friends, lovers or neighbours of women often turn sexual predators and the majority of rapists in the capital were…
India should push for treaty with China on Brahmaputra: Experts
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) China has assured India that it is “essentially” engaged in a run-of-the-river project on the Brahmaputra and there is…
Want to keep stress at bay? Join a laughter club (May 5 is World Laughter Day)
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) As dawn breaks, a group of men and women standing in a circle in a neighbouring park twirl their…
Pakistan heading for troubled times, says book
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Pakistan may be headed for a real crisis, with Islamists openly targeting secular forces and the Pakistan Army unwilling…
Karnataka goes to the polls
by Hill Post WireBangalore, May 5 (IANS) Polling began early Sunday for the 14th Karnataka legislative assembly on a brisk note, despite hot weather prevailing across the…
Suspected Al Qaeda suicide bomber held in Algeria
by Hill Post WireAlgiers, May 5 (IANS) Algerian security services have arrested a suspected Al Qaeda-linked militant carrying an explosive belt in Chlef province, a media report…
Ready to defend Syria against Israel, US, says Hezbollah
by Hill Post WireBeirut, May 5 (IANS) The Lebanese Hezbollah’s political council has said the group stands ready to engage in the fight to prevent Syria’s collapse…
Gunmen attack police garrison in Tunisia
by Hill Post WireTunis, May 5 (IANS) Unidentified assailants attacked the national guard garrison near Tunisia’s El Kef town in the west of the country, but there…