Where a tarpaulin cover is home: Visiting the riot displaced
By Rosamma Thomas Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) – At the Malakpur relief camp in Shamli district of western Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest of the dozen-odd for the victims of the riots that erupted in September, children run about barefoot in the cold and damp, with little protection from the... read more »
Nobody has died of cold in UP: UP Principal Secretary
Lucknow – Uttar Pradesh’s Principal Secretary (Home) Anil Gupta on Friday rejected charges that deaths of children in relief camps in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar District, had been due to the wintry and cold conditions. “Children have died of pneumonia, not of cold. Nobody... read more »
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Harmony is the foundation upon which the future of any society, state or country rests, says Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. After a court gave him clean chit on Thursday in Gujarat riots case, Mr Modi wrote in his blog on Friday that he “was shaken to the core” when the riots... read more »
Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers
Male – Maldivian authorities have started to fine firms that employ undocumented expatriate workers, media reports said here Friday. Immigration Controller Hassan Ali said the initiative was re commended during this week and so far four employers have been fined for the breach, Xinhua... read more »
SRK takes disappointment, defeat positively
Mumbai – Superstar Shah Rukh Khan believes emotions like disappointment, defeat and despair are positive “tools” which help people find the right path in life. The actor took to... read more »
Widows better off on wellbeing index: survey
Sydney – Being a widow is tough, right? Wrong! Widows and widowers actually enjoy the highest levels of well-being while singles are the worst when it comes to personal relationships,... read more »
Veena Malik’s reception to be private affair
Dubai – Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who has married businessman Asad Bashir Khan Khattak, will host a reception here Thursday evening for close friends and family... read more »
Sensex trades flat during pre-noon trade
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 47.43 points or 0.23 percent up during the pre-noon trade Thursday. All the sectors were trading in green.... read more »
Kejriwal appeals honest officers to approach him
New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, who will take oath as Delhi’s chief minister Dec 28, appealed to all honest officers Thursday to approach him via SMS, emails and... read more »
