Shiva’s people
byIt was the year 2009. After a couple of years of postponing it, in the month of march the two of us decided to…
Opinion
May Gold Bless You!
byYellow metal is stealing headlines worldwide for the last few days. The precious metal regarded as the best bet against the inflation for not…
Why is mainstream media blacking out Arivnd Kejriwal and Medha Patkar?
byAam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was hardly in the news lately for his protest against the inflated power and water bills in…
Healthcare at Nahan government hospital in dire straits
byNahan (Himachal Pradesh): Conditions never seem to improve in government hospitals in Himachal Pradesh. Standards of public healthcare in these institutions is only and…
J.C.Bose’s house in Kolkata to be made museum
byKolkata, April 16 (IANS) The house of pioneering scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose here will be restored and converted into a museum to inspire young…
Isle where Onassis wed Jacqueline Kennedy bought by Russian
byMoscow, April 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian billionaire has bought a piece of romantic history for his family. He purchased the island where Aristotle…
Night’s sleep can enhance musical skills: Study
byWashington, April 16 (IANS) Musicians who learn a new melody and practice it after a night’s sleep demonstrate enhanced skills, says a study. Performance…
Frog weddings in northeast India to appease rain god
byAgartala/Guwahati, April 16 (IANS) In a ritual to appease the rain god, villagers in Tripura and Assam married off frogs hoping that it would…
Haryana officials to count canine genitals!
byChandigarh, April 16 (IANS) It may not entirely be in the line of duty, but some officials in Haryana could soon be counting the…
Bangladesh crackdown on bloggers escalates
byBangladesh should immediately drop charges against and release four bloggers and a newspaper editor arrested this month – Human Rights Watch