Foeticide: Indo American Woman’s Sentence Raises Eyebrows
Purvi Patel, a 33 year old Indian-American woman, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for female foeticide and child maltreatment. The police said to the media that she had gone to the hospital suffering from heavy vaginal bleeding. Though she denied being a pregnant, she admitted that she had […]
Streets of Istanbul
Afsal Laila Abdulla,young photographer from Nadapuram, Kerala, loves travel and conversations. He has passion for street photography, inspired from Raghu Rai and Daniel Berehulak. For Afsal, Photography is about capturing a moment from the flow of life. Thus, most his pictures foray into frozen movements. He is working as an HR Officer at a Western […]
Yemen Unrest: Saudi, Allies on Offensive Mode
In a strong, offensive move to militarily back the US-backed Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi , Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Gulf region have come out to the fore deploying troops and warplanes in Yemen to counter Iran allied forces who have beleaguered the southern city of Aden where the Yemani president had […]
Lee Kuan Yew: Legacies in Black and White
Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime minister of Singapore, died on Monday at Sinagapore General Hospital where he had been admitted in February due to pneumonia. A lawyer educated from Britain, Lee is believed to be a charismatic leader who led the nation into one of the world’s wealthiest nations and a global trade and […]
US Iran Nuke Talks Despite Israeli Miff
In an attempt to interdict Iran from becoming a nuclear power, John Kerry is making a desperate attempt to sit with the Iranian authorities to settle the issue diplomatically. So far, he has succeeded in reaching an agreement with the Iran that limits the latter’s nuclear production up to 20 years, while the US would […]
Ukraine: A Crucible of Imperial Muzzle Flexing
Addressing a rally held in Russia on March 18, President Vladimir Putin made it clear that Ukraine belonged to Russia. He was delivering a speech in the first anniversary of Russia’s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine. He said that Crimea is the source of Russia’s “historical origins”, its “spirituality and statehood”. He had said one […]
Fashion blogger Dina Torkia: ‘There’s a fear factor around the hijab’
In a lot of ways, Dina Torkia is a typical fashion blogger. The 25-year-old’s Days of Dolls site is full of pictures of her trying out new trends against an urban backdrop and has the usual smattering of self-promotion (for her recently launched clothing range). Torkia – who blogs under the name Tokio – also has the […]
Cow is a Secular Animal
It was in 1976 that the Maharashtra Government banned cow slaughter through the “State Animal Protection Act.”The BJP-Shiv Sena faction that came to power in 1995 amended this act by prohibiting the slaughter of oxen and bullocks along with the cow. It was this amendment that was sanctioned by President Pranab Mukherjee recently. Butthe print […]
Netanyahu and Liquid: It’s Ultra Wave Again
After a successful hate campaign that lasted months, Netanyahu managed to reach a comprehensive win in Israel election on Wednesday. The Israeli media has it that Netanyahu’s Likud party won 30 seats in the 120 member Knesset, disrupting all hopes of Zionist Union winning the election. Having won the election, the Likud party now is […]
Censoring Cuss Words from your Favorite Novel? : A New App to Help
Are your favorite books so nettling with cuss words that however much you want them to read you toss them aside out of distaste? Or what if you don’t like profanity in your child’s books? Let “Clean Reader” make it easy for you. This new app censors e-books from cuss words. The app has been […]
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