Risk capital fund for young entrepreneurs
byMumbai, April 17 (IANS) Young entrepreneurs from low income groups can now look forward to getting funds to start sustainable enterprises. An initiative by…
Opinion
Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India (Special Feature)
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Six decades after India’s partition made Muslim politics a dirty word, parties founded by Muslims to espouse the cause…
Trailing kebabs in dust bowls of Asian history
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Sometimes, one does not know when one is about to embark on a long journey to unknown lands in…
Haemophilia: High treatment costs bleeding patients (April 17 is World Hemophilia Day)
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Amit Ahuja, 32, is at an age when a man is usually at his productive best. But haemophilia, a…
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…
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…