When India is struggling with severe heat, monkeys are becoming desparate to cool down by jumping in the lakes, ponds and swimming pools.
More than 2000 people have died in the midst of a blistering heat wave in India which has seen temperatures hit 50 degrees celsius as roads have melted in the capital New Delhi, Telangana capital Hyderabad and Rajasthan capital Jaipur.
Holidays and leaves has been cancelled for all doctors as deaths from heatstroke have soared, and there has also been a spike diarrhea cases due to people swimming in dirty water to cool off.
If you are one of those who steps out in heels frequently, you may want to change your habit as the Indian government is seriously thinking to ban the high-heels shoes based on a study shows that injuries related to high heels have been effecting the behavioural life.
The research study showed that between 2002 and 2012, the frequency and severity of those injuries were sufficient to suggest that wearing the appropriate shoes for the appropriate occasion and being aware of one's surroundings are good ideas.
When Afreen Shaikh, a 26-year-old resident of Ahmedabad’s Muslim locality of Juhapura, heard there was a new halal cosmetic store called Iba opening near her home, she rolled her eyes.
“I have been to such places in Dubai and they think Muslim women should look like ghosts,” Shaikh said. “It is always some man working in the store, lecturing us about how the products we normally use are haram (Islamically prohibited). Then they try to sell us this ugly halal lipstick that has no style or colour.”
History has the habit of repeating itself, they say, albeit in a less glorious fashion. It seems that a statement recently made by our Home Minister has brought two iconic rulers back to a metaphorical battlefield.
Only last week, members of a right wing Hindutva organisation had attacked the legacy of Akbar, now seen as an exclusively Muslim leader, defacing road signs with Muslim names in New Delhi. What followed was a communalization of our history, a desperate attempt made by right wing organisations to divide and rule.
In a shocking statement, the world shook head down by the barbaric activities of the ISIS in the captured areas against the humanism. Islamic State (IS) reportedly burned alive a young woman for refusing to take part in an "extreme sex act," it has been claimed.
The violent extent of the Islamic State's shocking war crimes have been revealed by a UN worker, Zainab Bangura, with refugees speaking of the terrifying and abhorrent treatment of women in IS-held areas of the Middle East, with young virgins being bought and sold at auction by wealthy sheikhs.
Was shaadi.com openly promoting dowry? Had they really not heard of dowry deaths? But it seems we needed to hold the disgust and dish out the praise instead, because when you logged on to the Dowry Calculator it was the perfect answer to the good folk who believe that their wives are chattel - and others who believe the same about their daughters.
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, the cases of reported dowry deaths in 2013 were 8083. There were 10,709 reported cases of dowry registered under the The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
After Maggi Noodles, now, Chinese foods are prone to MSG and other vunerable diseases. According to doctors the MSG, a flavor enhancer in Chinese, Japanese and other Asian cuisines, is now extensively used in meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables in restaurant cooking.
Headache, tightness in the chest, stiffness or generalised weakness of limbs, light headedness, facial flushing, profuse sweating, heartburn, gastric discomfort and burning sensation (face, upper back, neck or arms), heart palpitations, anxiety, excessive urination, thirst, stomach ache, vomiting, attacks mimicking epileptic seizures in children, asthma, depression; if you have experienced any of these symptoms after eating Chinese food, then the chances are you are sensitive to Mono Sodium Glutamate (MSG).
Omega-3 fatty acids -- found in fish, nuts and certain seeds like flax seeds -- can improve cognitive abilities among the elderly, finds a study. It found that adults at risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease who consumed more omega-3 fatty acids did better than their peers on tests of cognitive flexibility.
When it comes to fat, there is one type you do not want to cut back on: Omega-3 fatty acids. Two crucial ones - EPA and DHA - are primarily found in certain fish.
