By Shamsher Singh | Ranchi
Fishermen on outskirts of Jharkhand’s booming capital have deviced an innovative yet-dangerous way to earn their livelihood. Using live electricity wires, fishermen rely on current generated once these wires are sunk in water to draw out fishes.
Once a shock is generated in water by these wires, fishes are forced on surface by the intensity. A team of fishermen, present near the bank, catches them as soon fishes are spotted.
While it is a traumatic experience for fishes, fishermen revealed that they have to be extremely cautious to not to touch the water.
By M H Ahssan | INN Live
SPECIAL REPORT Young urban Indians virtually live on Facebook and Twitter. It's no surprise then that all major political parties are spending millions of rupees on social media campaigns in the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. But will Twitter and Facebook help sway votes like it did for Barack Obama in the US elections, given that India is a predominantly rural nation?
Four more years — this was Barack Obama’s tweet after he won the presidential election for the second time. This was before he formally addressed the United States of America. Needless to add, he set a precedent in not only the political spheres, but also the ever-increasing digital space. Over the years, there has been a sea change in the way politicians — in India and abroad — interact with the general public, thanks to the advent of social media.
By Mishti Vemur | Dispur
A primary school teacher in north-central Assam’s Sonitpur district has allegedly used a noose on Class 4 students to explain how freedom fighters were hanged to death during the British rule.
The district administration has ordered a probe into his ‘dangerous’ practical approach. “District elementary education officer Ashim Chetia has been asked to probe the incident. Action will be taken on the basis of the report he submits,” Lalit Gogoi, deputy commissioner of Sonipur, said.
By Khalid Al Shaikh | Taif
DEVELOPING STORY An unidentified number of Ethiopian illegals attacked a Saudi man and engraved a Christian cross on his chest with an edged piece of metal before fleeing the scene on Saturday, according to Saudi Police sources, some infiltrators caused this heinous crime.
The group, believed to have illegally infiltrated the country, stopped the man as he was driving out of his small village, Casablanca in Al-Hada area, and hit him on his head, causing him to lose consciousness.
By Shaurya Mehta | Delhi
It’s usually rather quiet at Shiro in Hotel Samrat during lunch hours, but as soon as you make yourself comfortable around the warm iron griddle in the teppanyaki corner, the section instantly stirs to life. Though we had started out on a quest to sample a few creations from the recently introduced Asian Grill menu over a quick and quiet lunch meeting, the afternoon turned out to be unexpectedly loud and stretched out.
By Arhaan Faraaz | Hyderabad
What if a Telangana state is still on paper? The race to be the first Chief Minister of the fledgling state is well and truly on. Prominent T leaders are falling over one another to make it to the good books of the Congress high command so that their names figure first when a decision on the all-important post is taken.
The bifurcation report is still being given final touches by the Group of Ministers (GOM) and the Telangana bill is yet to reach the Cabinet.
By Ramesh Reddy | Hyderabad
In what could finally be an air balloon, the Congress high command seems to be pursuing the Rayala Telangana proposal 'with some seriousness' now. However, it could encounter various hurdles in the process.
The proposal is also being seen as a psychological game being played by the AICC leadership. The latest strategy of the Centre/Congress high command behind the Rayala Telangana move is being interpreted in two ways.
By Pratap Sinha | Delhi
Authorities at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the Bihar capital are shocked that over 90 percent of applicants for teachers' posts at the institute did not have the mandatory MBBS degree, an official said on Saturday.
The Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree is the first professional degree awarded on graduation from a medical school.
