Corruption, Institutions and Sustainable Development

When civil servants make decisions based purely on their own personal interests, their decisions are not likely to be of benefit to society

An argument has been rum...

‘Teen Wolf’ Stars Pose Shirtless For Charity In Reflect It Back Calendar

A year never looked quite as good as 2014 in the new calendar from Reflect it Back, a project for social good. Tyler Posey and Colton Haynes rounde...

Michael Schumacher in ‘Coma’, critical after Ski accident

Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula One champion, is in a coma and remains in a “critical” condition after striking his head in a ski...

Typhoon Haiyan victims amongst beneficiaries of annual Christmas charity shoebox appeal

Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child appeal helps children in need at Christmas with volunteer donated or donor-funded boxes of toys and goodies…

Numbers offer complicated story of health care law

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government churns out tons of numbers, but here’s one you won’t see: 0.0002. That’s the percentage of estimated online visitor...

13 Of The Biggest Health News Stories Of 2013

2013 was not a quiet year for health news. Disease outbreaks, new guidelines and celebrity diagnoses made headlines and got people talking. While a year-end roundup of the ...

2014 – Technology Wars

31^st December 2012 would have been the day when many of the technological heavyweights would’ve made some resolutions for the year 2013. As 2013 has barely...

HUMANITARIANISM – THE METAPHOR FOR PROGRESS IN 2014

You have no need to go anywhere. Journey into yourself, enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendour of your own light – Rumi

As curtains fall on 2013, l...

Muslim girls take to martial arts for empowerment

Palanpur: A large number of girls in Muslim dominated Kanodar village in Banaskantha are taking to martial arts for self defense. The village has a population of ...