By Aniruddh Sharma / INN Live
Two months away from the game gave Mahendra Singh Dhoni plenty of time to think about his look. So when he took the field for the first match of the CLT20 against the Titans, he unveiled a new look that was as shocking as it was effective. So what do you make of his new look? We take a quick look at the changing face of the Indian skipper.
By Arhaan Faraaz / INN Live
Many taxis, auto rickshaws and buses in the city ply without a fitness certificate that deems them fit to ply on the roads; the transport authority recently reduced the fine amount, to encourage drivers to get their vehicles checked for certificates.
The next time you hail a taxi or an auto rickshaw, make sure you ask the driver if the vehicle has the mandatory fitness certificate.
By Jameel Naqvi / INN Live
Barely a kilometre-and-a-half from the international border in Punjab between neighbours India and Pakistan, a new complex by a young Indian entrepreneur is offering not only food but also the concept of peace. Sarhad, which means border, is the new frontier to highlight the cuisine and culture of the two countries. It's even come on Harvard's radar.
By Angie Picardo (Guest Writer)
Indian festivals are celebrated by varied cultures and through their special rituals add to the colours of Indian Heritage. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, and gurus (revered teachers), or the advent of the New Year.
By Shankkar Aiyar (Guest Writer)
Inflationary elation followed by deflationary dejection. The Rajan Effect has run through its first lap. India’s hope brigade completed another expectations cycle—price inflation deflated hope inflation.
Rising inflation is the reflection of an institutional crisis in the manner in which India manages the demand side and the supply side of the economy; how the government manages its income and its expenditure; how the government enables availability and affordability.
By Ruksana Sheran / Jakarta
The finale of a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women is being held in the Indonesian capital, in a riposte to the Miss World contest in Bali that has drawn fierce opposition from Islamic radicals. Twenty contestants will show off the latest Islamic fashion trends in the Muslimah World pageant and will also take part in other activities, such as reciting the Koran, aimed at demonstrating their piety.
“We’re just trying to show the world that Islam is beautiful,” said Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola, a 21-year-old contestant from Nigeria, one of six countries represented at the pageant. “We are free and the hijab (Muslim headscarf) is our pride.”
The contestants — who can only enter the competition if they wear a headscarf — have undergone three days of “spiritual training” in the run-up to the final in Jakarta, waking up before dawn to pray together and sharpen their Koranic reading skills.
By Kajol Singh / INN Live
New Delhi Municipal Council finds deadly mosquitoes in areas like Prez estate and hospitals 3,292 notices issued to residents and office- bearers for breeding. Either Aedes mosquitoes have developed a liking for high- profile areas or the city’s VIPs are not doing enough to stem the spread of dengue. Nothing else can explain the shocking revelations made by New Delhi Municipal Council ( NDMC) in its inspection of the properties in the New Delhi region.
By M H Ahssan / INN Live
Last month, tragedy struck Bhargavi and Laisan Kanhar in Sambalpur district of Odisha. The tribal couple’s only child Banita who was in Class III fell into a hot egg curry cauldron at her school in Girischandrapur village while she waited for the midday meal.
The eight-year-old suffered severe burns and was rushed to the nearby primary health centre (PHC), where the only doctor was absent. The hospital staff applied first aid and referred her to the VSS Medical College and Hospital at Burla.
However, there was no ambulance to take her to the hospital 72 km away. She finally reached there in a private vehicle nearly four hours after the accident. The same evening, she was again referred to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, nearly 300 km away. By next morning, Banita was declared dead at the hospital in Cuttack.
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