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Farmer income rising reveals NABARD report
Farmer incomes have increased by 37 percent over the four years from 2012 to 2016. This finding by the National bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has quantified the performance of the government and given a stamp of approval to its agriculture policies. The findings are the result...
Lucknow Horror: Couple chops off girl's fingers for refusing rape
Lucknow. "They would force me to consume alcohol. Then they would stuff my mouth with cloth and tape it. Every day I would have to sleep with three to four men. When I refused, they cut off my fingers with a pair of scissors." Just recalling the torture she underwent, is enough to make15-year-old...
Remembering Atalji: Prime Minister with the soul of a poet and curiosity of a journalist
By Mayank Chhaya Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one of the finest practitioners of India's enlightened pluralism as embedded in its ancient civilization rather than an obligation as mandated by the constitution of a young nation-state. Vajpayee straddled public life before and after India's...
Untouched aspects of Atal Behari Vajpayee's life
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former prime minister if India, was born on 25 September, the same day as Jesus Christ whose birthday iscelebrated as Christmas all over the world. And just as Chirst was hung from the cross, Vajpayee also had a lot of crosses to bear. While we cannot really compare Jesus and...
Facts about Atal Bihari Vajpayee you need to know
Atal Biharai Vajpayee, a visionary, statesman, politician, leader of people and most important, loved by all. In his political career which spanned several decades, he created a legacy which will ensure that he will never be forgotten. Here are 35 interesting facts from his life:1. He was born on...
Gold: A Winning Combination
The film Gold, is about a victory that goes beyond individual goals and scores one for the country. A fictional story inspired from real-life events of 1948 Summer Olympics. Team manager Tapan Das (Akshay Kumar), dreams of establishing a winning hockey team for independent India, one that can...
Ten decisions of Atal Bihari Vajpayee that changed India
Lucknow. Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains in a critical condition at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. As the nation prays for his health, here is a look at some of the reasons why he is loved so much. During his term as prime minister, he took several decisions that changed India. Here are...
Delhi's Qutb Minar gets competition from a tower of garbage
In a recent report, a parliamentary committee has pulled up India's environment ministry and the Delhi government for their inaction. It exhorted them to take urgent steps to address the issue.The committee recommended development of a green belt with a massive tree plantation exercise on Delhi's...
Safe water to fight fluorosis
Basubai is a mother of three young children—Ajay (9), Manju (11) and Sonu (13). She is married to Mukesh Singh in Jamniamota village in Bakaner block in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. Annoyed by the yellowing and staining of the teeth of her children, she would always complain to her husband that...
Vajpayee continues to be critical; prayers across the nation
Lucknow/ New Delhi. The condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical. The latest health update from All India Institute of Medical Sciences states, "Former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition continues to be the same. He is critical and is on life...
Atal Bihari Vajpayee critical; on life support at AIIMS
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. His condition is described as critical and he is on life support system. He was admitted to AIIMS in June this year and has been in hospital for the past nine weeks. Doctors say that his...
These girls want to 'Chak de" for India: Bare-feet hockey players from UP village who are wowing with their enthusiasm
Bareilly. "First my family stopped me. Then the villagers taunted me – 'you are a girl and you want to play hockey'. But just because I was born in a poor farmer's house in a small village does not mean that I am willing to give up my dream. I will not let these circumstances stop me from winning...
