By M H Ahssan / INN Live
When Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was alive, the role of women in the Andhra Pradesh chief minister's family was more or less confined to the home. But his death in a helicopter crash and the arrest of his son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy last year changed their world, forcing them to step out of their settled domesticity .
YSR's widow, Y.S. Vijayalakshmi, is fighting for her son; Sharmila for her brother; and Bharathi Reddy for her husband.
By Aeman Nishat / INN Live
Today we are all celebrating 'World Alzheimer's Day, which alarms the pulse of affected people in Andhra Pradesh, according to medical statistics, it goes above three lakhs people suffering from this disease. Regular exercise, an active lifestyle and a healthy diet could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s,the most common cause of dementia that leads to memory loss, severe intellectual disability in addition to various behavioural disturbances in people, according to health experts.
Hyderabad has about 35,000 people with Alzheimer’s while there are over 3 lakh people across the state affected by the disease.
By Atul Kamble / Mumbai
These images captured by one of the noted press photographer reveal how some perverts took the opportunity of the massive crowd at Lalbaugcha Raja's immersion procession in Parel to grope and molest women.
Ganpati visarjan means a day of mixed blessings for us photographers. It is a holiday, yet we are ‘on duty’. Our minds are always working, looking for the best shot and the unusual occurrence. The crowd is always moving, the mass of people is like a river, constantly shifting and changing.
By M H Ahssan / INN Live
On an average, 40 girls disappear from this district in Assam every month. INN tracks how it has emerged as the new hub of human trafficking.
With its tea gardens and paddy fields, Assam’s Lakhimpur district, located between the Brahmaputra and Subansiri rivers, is a picturesque place. But this pleasant picture hides a chilling reality.
By Sharmila Dhal / Dubai
Believe it or not, you can now drink gold in Dubai. Costing just Dh55 (Rs.650) a cup, gold tea is available at a promotional price at Mocca Art Cafe, Downtown Dubai.
“We introduced it around two weeks ago,” cafe founder and partner Ashraf Mahran told INN. The 32-year-old Egyptian was inspired to bring the concept here after tasting it in a UK hotel. “Basically, we use gold-plated tea leaves that are edible and are approved by the authorities.”
By M H Ahssan / INN Live
Andhra Pradesh Chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy, facing the ire of Telangana Congressmen for his subtle support to the Seemandhra movement, has put on hold job recruitment exams to be conducted by AP Public Service Commission (APPSC) and other agencies so as to ensure participation of youth in the ongoing protests, Telangana leaders and sources alleged.
According to the plan laid down in April this year, the government was to fill 63,621 vacancies in various departments, according to the announcement made by the then chief secretary Minnie Mathew.
By Rajiv Kumar / INN Live
It is that time again when all of us Indians should hang our heads in shame. What has happened in Muzaffarnagar is beyond mere repentance and regret. It is a national shame and we should have our national flag at half mast all over Uttar Pradesh and indeed in Delhi for the next month in the memory of the victims.
We should also ensure that the governments in Lucknow and Delhi do not easily forget their culpability in this totally avoidable tragedy. Our political parties should resolve to not send their glib spokespersons ( offensive at times in their arrogance and compulsion to shift blame) to any TV discussion on this issue as that just helps to trivialise this horrific act. Instead, they should be introspecting and examining their role in this latest episode of subhuman behaviour.
By Ajay Kumar / INN Live
Teenager from Narnaul to train as astronaut at US centre after topping test NASA. First there was Kalpana Chawla, the Indian - American astronaut whose roots were in Karnal, Haryana. Now there’s 19- year- old Ashish Yadav from the state’s backwater town of Narnaul who’s on his way to the National Aeronautic Space Administration ( NASA) of the United States.
Yadav is among the three students selected from India for a three- year astronaut training programme in America, the entire cost of which will be taken care of by NASA. Yadav leaves next month.
