Juley, Ladakh! Vignettes Of Life From The Top Of The World [Photos]
Ladakh was always on my bucket list, for obvious reasons - the mighty Lower Himalayas, the pristine monasteries, the stark landscapes. Less desirable, of course, were the perils of travelling at high...
View ArticleTrick Your Kids Into Exercise
This article is from The Swaddle. By Neville Wadia For most kids, the only part of the body they exercise is their thumb--one swipe at a time. It's not easy to encourage healthy movement, particularly...
View ArticleA Setback To Parliamentary Sovereignty: Modi Govt Reacts To SC Striking Down...
New Delhi -- Making its disagreement with the Supreme Court's decision to strike down National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) very clear, the government today said the verdict is a "setback to...
View ArticleCollegium System Is Ailing, But NJAC 'Remedy' Would Have Made Matters Worse
On 16 October, the Supreme Court finally decided that the primacy of the judiciary in the appointment of judges will be maintained, striking down the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC)...
View ArticlePunjab Border Village Reels Under Unrest Following Rumours of Guru Granth...
Ferozepur (Punjab) -- Tension gripped this border town of Punjab today after some unidentified miscreants allegedly tore off a few pages of the holy book Guru Granth Sahib in a village here, the second...
View ArticleIt's Time Body Shamers Are Shown The Mirror
This article is from Open Magazine. By Shreya Sethuraman She was the only member of her family who tested positive on a test conducted at a health camp in November 2011. Rhema Mukti Baxter was...
View ArticleSupreme Court Pulls Up Govt Over Shortage Of Manpower In CBI
New Delhi -- The Supreme Court today passed a slew of directions for the government to expeditiously take steps for overcoming acute shortage of manpower in CBI which is coming its way in its probe...
View ArticleTwo Minor Girls Gangraped In Delhi, Some Of The Culprits Still At Large
New Delhi -- The capital was left reeling in shock after it was reported that two minor girls -- one two-years-old and the other 5-years-old -- had been raped in different parts of the city on Friday...
View ArticleWhy Durga Puja-Themed 'Viral' Ad Film 'Debi' Left Me Cold
(Heart)Breaking News: Most Bengalis, a staggering number of them from West Bengal, haven't ever lived in one of those 'Bengali houses'. You know, the ones with snaking, marble-floored verandahs where...
View ArticleJ&K CM Condemns Lynching Of Alleged 'Cow Smuggler' In Himachal Pradesh
Srinagar -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today condemned the lynching of an alleged cow smuggler from Saharanpur by a mob in Himachal Pradesh. Sayeed expressed grave concern...
View ArticleMinor Girls Gangraped In Delhi, Police Launch Manhunt For 2-Year-Old's Rapists
New Delhi -- Two minors were gangraped in the city, incidents which comes close on the heels of the rape of a four-year-old girl in northwest Delhi last week. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal...
View ArticleMinors Gangraped: Kejriwal Takes a Dig At PM, Seeks Control Over Delhi Police
As soon as news broke that two minor girls have been raped in New Delhi, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal stepped up his attack on his old adversaries - the Centre and the Delhi Police. First, he...
View ArticleRSS Mouthpiece Calls Dadri Killing A 'Natural Reaction' To 'Sin' Of Cow...
The oldest known scriptures of Hinduism dictate that 'sinners' who slaughter cows should be killed, according to extreme right-wing party Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The cover story in the latest...
View ArticleSpot Reduction: How To Do It Right
This article is from The Swaddle. By Neville Wadia Besides launching millions of sit-ups, leg lifts and torso twists, the idea of toning a specific part of the body has sold countless exercise devices...
View ArticleThe 3 Approaches To Change: Reform, Revolution And Rebellion
Man's evolution passes through three stages: reform, revolution and rebellion. Reform is the most superficial: it only touches the surface, it never goes more than skin-deep. It changes nothing but the...
View ArticleHow I Got Rid Of The Fat Girl In My Head
Meet The Fat Girl In My Head. She resided in me years after I had shed all my excess weight. She was my perception of me and I was attached to her. She ensured I lacked confidence and convinced me I...
View ArticleNJAC Verdict: BJP And Congress Sharply Divided On Issue
NEW DELHI -- Sharp differences were visible between BJP and Congress over the striking down of NJAC Act by Supreme Court, hinting at an uphill task for the government in case it wants to bring a new...
View ArticleNangloi Rape: 2 Juveniles Apprehended For Allegedly Raping Toddler In Delhi
NEW DELHI -- Two juveniles have been apprehended today in connection with the rape of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl at west Delhi's Nihal Vihar area. Both the accused, aged around 17 years, live in...
View ArticleAmit Shah Summons BJP Leaders To Warn Them Against Making Controversial Remarks
NEW DELHI -- Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Sunday summoned several party leaders after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reported to be upset with their public statements on cow...
View ArticleHC vacancies hit 39% amid executive-judiciary face-off
The stand-off between the judiciary and the legislature over the procedure for appointing judges comes at a time when the country's 24 high courts have 397 pending vacancies for judges, and what's...
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