Leech therapy makes a comeback in India
byNew Delhi: A few years ago when Hollywood actress Demi Moore said she let leeches suck her blood as part of a therapy to look…
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His life is a crusade to make Delhi better
byNew Delhi: It took Ravi Kalra, now 44, almost 20 years to finally set up an NGO and do what he always wanted to…
Rhino population increases at Kaziranga National Park
byGuwahati: The one-horned rhino population in Kaziranga National Park in Assam has gone up by 39 since last year, forest officials said today. The latest…
Birdsong and bright flowers, it’s spring in Kashmir
bySrinagar: Bright yellow mustard flowers, purple-white almond and cherry blossoms and emerald green meadows. It’s a riot of colour as Kashmir Valley welcomes spring after…
BSP leader gunned down in Delhi farmhouse
byNew Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj was shot dead in a south Delhi farmhouse Tuesday morning by “two to three” unidentified people,…
Kidney Rackets Exist due to the Lack of Donors in India?
byNew Delhi: Five years since the busting of a thriving racket in human kidneys in Gurgaon, where unsuspecting poor people would have their kidneys removed…
Australia to withdraw most troops from Afghanistan
byCanberra: Most Australian troops in Afghanistan will return home and their main military base at Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan will be closed by the end…
Sjoba Thunderbolt Rally 2013 – Himachal boys win in Car Category
byChandigarh: Two Young rallysts from Himachal Pradesh performed extremely well at Sjoba Thunderbolt Rally 2013. The rally was entering the 26th year this time. Amanpreet…
Ford apologizes for offensive ad for its India-made car
byWashington: US auto major Ford and its ad agency WPP have apologized for offensive artwork depicting women tied up in the back of a Ford…
Lizard species rediscovered after 135 years
byMumbai: For over a century and quarter, the tiny Geckoella Jeyporensis, a small lizard measuring up to 10 cm, was given up as extinct. Now…