Of Khobragade, Richards, Equality, Fairness & Uniformity

I’ve been following the Devyani Khobragade story since its emergence at the prime centre of global media, and to me, it smacks of one more gaping hole, bigger than th...

Television’s AAM AADMI – Comedy Night with Kapil Sharma

As a child I read a story about a very famous circus clown, who was unrivalled in his art. One night, as he was getting dressed for the show, his wife took very ill, and di...

True Review: Dhoom 3

DHOOM 3 – GOOD STORY & STYLE, NOT MUCH EXCITEMENT

STAR RATING: 2 & ½ STARS

DHOOM 1 –SUPERB.

DHOOM 2 – OUTSTANDING.<...

Charities see influx of aid after Oklahoma Tornado

Donations are pouring into Oklahoma as people around the country look to help residents affected by last week’s violent tornado out break, but charities also are rece...

The Stow Away Who Touched Our Lives

As was customary, when our friend SD’s ship sailed into Bombay Harbor, my mother, brother and I visited his ship. As we headed towards the bridge, we saw two havaldar...

Call to focus election on child poverty in New Zealand

Children’s Commissioner, Dr Russell Wills, wants motorists, the well-off and the elderly to take less from taxpayers so that more public funding can go into tackling ...

Challenging Patriarchy: The challenging definition of women's empowerment

“Everyone uses the word ‘empowerment,’” said the UN Foundation’s Alaka Basu at the Wilson Center on October 10. “It’s now such an ...

Sharp Rise in Cancer Cases, Deaths, worldwide

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in the world, shows the latest data released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (...

WHO proposes ready-to-use food. Health experts don’t agree

THE World Health Organization (WHO) formulated new guidelines on November 27 to treat children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). These guidelines are to be used as an i...