A shameful incident happened in Mumbai by denying a job to a Muslim job Aspirant only because he is a Muslim. The ompany management clearly declared and rejected his candidature by saying the company is hiring only non-muslim candidates. A 22-year-old Zeeshan Ali Khan, a recent MBA graduate applied for a marketing job with a Mumbai-based diamond export company along with two of his classmates Mukund Mani and Omkar Bansode.
I am a mother of a child who happens to be gay. He is 36, charming and full of life and heart. I had failed as a mother considering that my child was abused sexually for 11 years, and I couldn’t read the signs or handle his trauma. But since then I have grown up to understand his specific needs and desires. I have been beside him for all these years. When he opened up to me about his sexuality, I decided to come clean of my own prejudices.
Panasonic India has launched a series of rugged devices; two versions of the Toughpad tablet and it's semi-rugged Toughbook. The Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 are the Windows and Android variants of the tableet. The FZ-E1 packs a 2.3GHz Qualcomm MSM8974AB cuad-core processor, with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage, expandable up to 64GB, while the FZ-X1 has a 1.7GHz Qualcomm APQ8064T quad-core processor. The Toughpad has a 5" 1280x720p HD glove-enabled touch display, 8MP rear cam and 1.3MP front shooter. The device is 4G enabled and supports dual micro-SIM usage.
INNLIVE published a special story in these columns captioned 'Exposed: The 'Big Lie' On The 'Killing of Osama Bin Laden' and as an impact US Intelligence clarified the actual happenings on the stand on veteran investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh's allegations on London Review magazine and other publications. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released documents which were part of a cache seized by US commandos who conducted the May 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden's house in Abbottabad, Pakistan when Laden was killed.
Tata Motors Ltd rolled out a new 'GenX Nano', the next generation of the car equipped an automated manual transmission, more luggage space and safety features, in a bid to give a boost to the brand.
The new GenX Nano will cost Rs. 2.10 lakh to Rs. 2.59 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai) for the manual transmission and Rs. 2.80 lakh to Rs. 2.99 lakh for the AMT model. In Delhi, the manual transmission Nano will be available in the range of Rs. 1.99-2.49 lakh and the AMT model will cost between Rs. 2.69-2.89 lakh ex-showroom.
Employees who work shifts outside of a nine-to-five schedule are more likely to be overweight, experience sleep problems, and are also at higher risk of developing metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, scientists have found. "Shiftwork employees are particularly vulnerable to experiencing sleep problems as their jobs require them to work night, flex, extended, or rotating shifts," said lead investigator Marjory Givens, an Associate Scientist with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Babies born to obese mothers are likely to have weaker immunity than those born to lean mothers, says a new study. Pre-pregnancy maternal weight has a significant impact on the immune system of the newborns, putting such children at risk for potential diseases such as heart disease and asthma, the findings showed. "A number of studies have linked maternal obesity - starting pregnancy with excess weight and gaining a lot of weight during pregnancy - to a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease and asthma in children," said lead researcher Ilhem Messaoud, associate professor at University of California, Riverside, in the US.
In India, French auto major Renault unveiled its global entry-level car Kwid to be priced up to Rs 4 lakh. The car will hit the Indian market around the festive season this year. An affordable cost segment car will featured SUV facilities. Developed with an investment of around Rs 3,000 crore, the SUV-shaped small car will be powered by an 800cc petrol engine. The company is looking to make India a regional hub for exporting the new car.