Britain targets magazines that tout miracle diets
byLondon: British magazines should avoid promoting “fad diets and fitness myths” that do not actually help people lose weight after the holidays and may even…
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Ratan Tata: Responsible leadership, conscious capitalism
byMuch is written and known about the business success of the Tata Group, the global acquisitions and Ratan Tata’s role in them. Here’s a…
Leading still-life photographer essaying Indian migration
byNew Delhi: The hybrid life of migrant Indians, their longing to connect to their homeland and their histories have been translating themselves into narrative photo-essays…
Delhi schoolgirls to get self-defence training
byNew Delhi: Anger and outrage in the city against the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman has caused the civic agency-run primary schools here to announce…
Chidambaram for rules to handle flash mobs
byNew Delhi: Faced with criticism over the way in which the Delhi Police lathicharged youngsters protesting the Dec 16 gang-rape, the government today admitted it…
Agartala aspires for green city status
byAgartala: Plans are afoot to turn Tripura’s capital into a green city by fitting, within two years, thousands of vehicles running on petrol or diesel…
Mermaid child born in Himachal hospital
byMandi: A mother in a government hospital here, earlier in the month, delivered a abnormal child that had mermaid features. However, the child could…
Odisha rights panel to probe death of molestation victim
byBhubaneswar: The Odisha human rights panel will investigate the death of a 24-year-old woman here Sep 20, five days after she was allegedly attacked and…
New social network seeks to reduce pollution in Beijing
byBeijing: Three young Americans have launched in this Chinese capital a “green” initiative to combat pollution and excessive traffic with an online and iPhone service…
Rats, stray dogs cause havoc in Jammu
byJammu: Rats and stray dogs have made life miserable for people in parts of Jammu with the local municipality confessing that the rodent invasion is…