China has always been on the forefront of several growth related industries, thanks to its voracious appetite for energy, raw materials and other commodities. Recently, the country has started hunting around for one more commodity; brain power! With the number …
While everyone is elated at the mention of crime and prison occupancy rates dropping in the US, private prison operators are sulking. For lower crime and prison occupancy rates means lower contracts to manage and run for-profit correctional facilities. The …
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The recent chemical attack in Ghouta, Syria that has reportedly left over 1000 people dead so far has shocked the entire world. Enough to actually make the UN sit up and take notice of a nation that has been ravaged …
War has no rules, no mercy – Use of chemical weapons in Syria proves it Read More »
Following the shocking death of a Bank of America intern who just collapsed after working continuously for 72 hours, the rigorous culture of overwork adopted by the finance industry as well as other fields has finally come under public scrutiny.
Come August 26, and the Altstetten area of Zurich would probably witness the opening of the first ever government sponsored structures for the city’s sex workers to work undisturbed. The decision to put up these so called ‘sex boxes’ came …
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India and rape have become two synonymous terms, or so it seems. Despite the gang rape of a 23-year-old girl inside a moving bus in the nation’s capital New Delhi last year evoking countrywide criticism and protests to chance the …
Maoists from the outlawed Communist Party of India have defended killings of Congress leaders in the deadly Sukma incident. Blaming Mahendra Karma and Nand Kumar Patel for their role in Salwa Judum and Operation Green Hunt, the Maoists have cited …
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The insurgency that has virtually engulfed the whole of Northeast India finds its roots in erstwhile district of Naga Hills in Assam. This district later became the state of Nagaland in the Indian republic in 1963.
Ranbaxy, the biggest manufacturer of medical drugs is facing an unusual situation. A leading hospital in Mumbai has put up an advisory hinting at its doctors to avoid prescribing drugs manufactured by Ranbaxy laboratory ltd.
In what can be considered as a major boost for Narendra Modi, the firebrand image in BJP the leader has been able to win the six Lok Sabha and assembly seats. Compare this to the weak show put forward by …
