Ruslana Korshunova had conquered the catwalks before turning 21. The world obviously became a playground for her the moment she was crowned with the most coveted supermodel title. So why did she end her life by throwing herself from the ninth floor…
Is today’s youth too weak to handle glamordom? Read More »
From Rush Limbaugh to Lindsay Lohan, celebrities across the spectrum of entertainment venues have found themselves in rehab for their painkillers, alcohol, and drug addiction issues. Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Drew Barrymore and Lindsay Lohan…
Celebrities to ‘Rehab’: what exactly does that mean? Read More »
Cricket has long been a national obsession. Until recently, winning was not. The 1983 win in the World Cup, one would have thought, would change things. But the subsequent tour of India by the West Indies, whom India had beaten twice out of the three…
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Today there was a scary reminder today in a newspaper about the increasing number of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) carriers in Thailand. HBV is a disease that cannot be cured, it can be slowed by drugs, and these drugs in Thailand would be well out of reach of.
Hepatitis B, not enough being done Read More »
Here in Thailand the ever popular hazing an often ritualistic test and a task, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform random, often meaningless tasks, sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group is…
Hazing rituals gone wrong in Thailand Read More »
If you happen across a baby bird in your back yard, there are several things that you can do. First of all, you could decide to do nothing and leave the bird where it is, letting nature take it’s course. Depending on where you find the bird, quite…
Finding a baby bird: what should you do? Read More »
By Rajbir Deswal
The devastating cyclone in Myanmar on May 2 and the high-intensity earthquake in China on May 12 have revived the debate on disaster management. What should be done to minimise the suffering of the affected people? Who can be more…
Myanmar ‘massacre’ or Cyclone Nargis–Not heeding the advisories Read More »
Going through the preamles of constitution of India we have read several times starting from schooldays the following:
“WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC …….
India is a Secular country, Constitutionally correct and practically not Read More »
1. Make a List of things you are blessed with and feel grateful and be thankful to the giver.
2. Be a part of Good Social Network – sense of happiness increases with good time spent even with strangers.
3. Try to remember the memories of…
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