Telangana Police Force Blighted By Heart, Lung Ailments

More policemen are dying from health ailments than bullets in Telangana, show statistics that throw light on how the police force is besieged with cardiac, lung and liver diseases. In the last seven months alone, 67 cops have died due to avoidable health issues.

Several surveys since 2010 have revealed how the health of a sizeable number of cops, from the level of constables to inspectors, is in extreme poor shape, admitted the 50,000-member strong Telangana State Police Officers' Association (TSPOA).

Cricket: Is Culture Of Silence Helping India Team's Image?

Does Dhoni Know The Code Has Only Fuelled Speculation, Not Quelled It?

It was strange watching security officials shooing away crowds from India's nets sessions on Family Day , when the Melbourne Cricket Ground threw its gates open to the public. It may have been par for the course back home in India, but the Aussie crowds were taken by surprise.

An elderly lady who had come to watch India skipper MS Dhoni was shoved away too. She had arrived with autograph book in hand, a teenaged cricket fan in spirit, and left disgusted, chastened by the experience.

If BJP Failed Miserably, Why Are TV 'Analysts' Miserable?

J&K and Jharkhand elections results: Expert analysts are so out of touch with reality that they beat Rahul Gandhi in not seeing the obvious contest.

Democracy is the worst form of government, except all those other forms that have been tried, so said Sir Winston Churchill. You would agree that there's nothing better than a system that gives people the right to choose the bad guys. It gives us elections that give us results that give us so many laughs. 

'Technophobia' Stops Elderly From Managing Diabetes

Despite owning a smartphone or computer with daily internet access, only a small number of older adults actually use them as tools to better manage Type 2 diabetes, shows a study.

"It may be that older adults are unaware of apps available, they had low confidence about using them regularly, or both," said lead author Kathleen Dobson from University of Waterloo in Canada.

Sorry, I Had To Feed My Kids: Thief Writes Moving Letter To Bank After Failed Robbery Attempt In Noida

After a thief failed to steal money from a Canara Bank in its Noida branch on Sunday night, he wrote a moving letter to the bank, apologising for the crime because he was poor and desperate.

In the letter, the thief explained how he had been forced into crime because he had recently lost his job and needed to provide for his family, which included three children.

"I lost my job in a private company. I have a family and children. It is very difficult to maintain family due to price rise and inflation.

Miracle Or Disorder? Goat Gives Birth To 'Human Baby'?

What happened in Solapur hamlet in Kote Taluk in Karnataka is nothing short of miraculous. For the villagers here could not believe their eyes when a goat gave birth to two stillborn babies with a striking resemblance to a human face.

The goat gave birth to first human-like stillborn kid at around 6.30 am. Five hours later it delivered another kid, this time a female with human features, leaving the people of the town flabbergasted.

'Silly Reasons' For Getting Divorce From Life Partner

According to an old saying, matches of couple are made in heaven. Marriage is a ritual through which two people are bonded together. There comes a time when everyone has to go through a bumpy road during their marriage. This is the time they are required to hold on to each other. On the other hand, some couples file divorce for the silliest reasons. Today, we bring you some of the stupid excuses for divorce.

A sheikh from Saudi Arabia was divorced by his wife as after two weeks of wedding, she found out that he was already married to 12 women. 

In Manipur 'Migrants' Are Soft Targets Of Terror Groups

Manipur has been a state plagued by insurgency for decades. People here still live on razor's edge, sandwiched between the insurgent and the security forces and often become prey of violence and get hit in cross fire in counter insurgency operation.

Manipur’s capital Imphal is once again in news for violence. In the latest violence, three daily-wage labourers were killed, while four others were injured seriously when a very powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in  a bus stand in the heart of Imphal city.