Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder Has Become Company's Unavoidable Cancer

By SARAH WILLIAMS | INNLIVE

Earlier this month, the Johnson and Johnson company was ordered by an American jury to pay $55 million in damages to a woman, who claimed her ovarian cancer was caused by long term use of Johnson's baby powder.

This is the second time the company has paid millions of dollars in damages to women with claims that the company was negligent in warning users that prolonged use of its baby powder could increase risk of ovarian cancer. The first plaintiff was deceased by the time the ruling came down in February, so her family was paid $72 million in punitive damages.

NEET Ordinance Compounds Problems For Medical Aspirants In Telangana

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

The latest Ordinance on the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) by the government hasn't actually resolved the confusion over the admission process to medical seats in various institutions in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Thousands of students and their parents in the two states are keeping their fingers crossed, as the medical seat aspirants are now compelled to take NEET-2 and also the medical entrance tests conducted by the respective states.

What is NEET-2?

'Patanjali' Company Products Faces Flak From ASCI For Misleading Advertisements

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved has come under the scanner of Indian advertising watchdog Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) for several misleading ads. ASCI ruled that ads by the Haridwar-based FMCG company "unfairly denigrates" other products in the market. Patanjali took flak for ads of hair oil, mustard oil and washing powders.

Patanjali Kesh Kanti Natural Hair Cleanser & Oil's advertisement's claim, "mineral oil is carcinogenic in nature and may cause cancer" was false and misleading by ambiguity and by gross exaggeration," said ASCI. The company's Kachi Ghani Mustard Oil advertisement's claim that most of the other edible refined oils and mustard oils are made using neurotoxin Hexagon solvent extraction process, as many companies mix cheap palm oil in mustard oil, to make profits at the cost of consumers' health, was also not substantiated and was misleading, ASCI added.

History Revisited: Was Veer Savarkar Really A Brave Fighter?

By AJAZ ASHRAF | INNLIVE

Savarkar was chargesheeted in the assassination of Gandhi but exonerated, largely because no corroborative evidence of his involvement was furnished.

On May 28, India will commemorate the 133rd birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who was born on this day in 1883. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders will recall his valour, because of which he has been given the honorific, Veer.

But, really how veer, or brave, was Veer Savarkar?

Microsoft To Slash 1,850 Jobs As It Ends Nokia Experiment

By AAMIR NABEEL | INNLIVE

Microsoft is cutting hundreds of jobs, mostly in Nokia's home country of Finland.

Two years ago Microsoft acquired Nokia for $7.2bn, but Microsoft has officially announced its plans to cut its smartphone hardware division.

The company announced it will be cutting 1,850 jobs, with 1,350 jobs from its Microsoft Mobile Oy division based in Finland and the remaining 500 jobs spread across the globe. However, employees working for the Microsoft Oy division in Espoo are not involved in the restructure.

Growing Up In Indian Prisons: Children Of Undertrials And A Case Of Widespread Neglect

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

While a debate is raging on trying juveniles as adults in serious crimes, there are hundreds of children who spend years in prison for no fault of their own.

As the lone tap fills the cracked cement tank, green algae float to the surface of the water. Munna (name changed to protect identity) splashes around in the tank, while women gather to fill small jugs with water that will later be used for both washing and drinking. Munna is three years old, and his life revolves around the sludgy water games and women in the enclosure of the Belgaum Central Prison in Karnataka.

'Successive Govts Have Ruined Hyderabad's Identity'

By Dr. VINAY KUMAR | INNLIVE

Cities the world over are identified by their history, heritage and monuments.

The moment one talks of New York, the Statue of Liberty comes to mind; the identity of Paris is the Eiffel Tower, and so on.

Hyderabad is fortunate to have many such structures that reflect its historic and cultural identity. The kings of Asaf Jahi dynasty and their descendants took special interest to develop monuments, palaces, forts, lakes and gardens with a futuristic outlook.While that was their contribution, it is unfortunate that modern political rulers have been taking retrograde steps, one after the other, to undo the city's historic planning.

For 'Make In India' To Work, India First Needs To Become Globally Competitive

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

A survey of industrial clusters in four states shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's big idea isn't exactly working.

Bhoday Sales Corporation is tucked inside the industrial zone of Ludhiana. A small machine tooling factory with a net worth of not more than Rs 10 lakh, it makes manufacturing equipment for other plants in the city.

Of late, it has fallen on bad times. Sales are down. At one time, says its founder, 68- year-old Maan Singh, the company used to make four power presses a month. It now makes one a month.