#SaveCongress: Priyanka Gandhi Can Only Save Congress With Her Charisma

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

It would seem that all that is needed for the sinking Titanic to stay afloat and even turn around and charge forward, all hooters blazing, is for a woman to wear elegant cotton sarees just like the way her grandmother did.

Sounds confusing? It isn't. The Congress may be undergoing the worst crisis in its 129-year-old history, the Indians may have shown it the door almost everywhere, it may have sunk to a historic low of just 45 MPs in Lok Sabha, all that it needs to do to become an unstoppable force once again is to persuade Priyanka Gandhi to join politics.

In Cod We Trust! Indian Children Gag And Squirm As They Are Made To Swallow 'Live Fish' In Ritual Thought To Ease Breathing Problems In Hyderabad

By LIKHAVEER } INNLIVE

• A crowd of 100,000 gathered at Hyderabad's Exhibition Ground to take part
• Family says ritual will cure asthma problems if administered for three years
• Children are seen squirming and retching as fish is forced in their mouths

A video shows children gagging and squirming as they are forced to swallow live fish as part of a ritual thought to ease breathing problems in India.

This Iron Lady’s “Takat Wala Powder” Is A Recipe For Women’s Empowerment In Rajasthan

By MONALISA PADHEE |INNLIVE

A story of a self-made women who discovered the way to live wit her intelligenmce and thoughts to survive in this business world.

After completing my Ph.D. from the University of South Australia (Adelaide), I was told that I had two choices – either take up a postdoctoral position or return to India and work in the development sector. I did neither. Instead, I listened to my heart and went from writing academic research papers to actually working closely with the subjects of these research papers. This I did by embarking on a 13-month long journey in rural India, through the SBI Youth for India Fellowship. Not only was this an opportunity to understand a rural community at close quarters, it also gave me a chance to use my knowledge and skills to help solve some real-time issues.

Cooking With Leftovers: How to Re-Use Cooked Rice?

By REEMA SUBIA | INNLIVE

One of the biggest problems with leftovers is that not many like the idea of eating the same thing again in the next meal. 

A table of fussy eaters is common, who just won't not entertain the same dal or a curry recycled on the dinner table. "Every meal should be freshly made. Food is enjoyed best when there is variety in every meal," believes one of my dear friends who believes in the idea of gastronomic variety. But food wastage is a terrible idea, especially when there are millions who do not get food. Why not add a dash of creativity to your leftover meals, and turn them into spectacular preparations that are hard to turn down. Yet another in our 'cooking with leftovers' series, is the ultimate guide to using leftover rice to glory.

Beating The Gods: India Will Spend $60 Million On A Supercomputer To Predict The Monsoon

By M H AHSSAN | INNIVE

After decades of statistical juggling, India is preparing to go hi-tech with weather forecast.

Millions of lives—119 million in the farming sector alone—are dependent on monsoon rains, which account for 70% of the precipitation the subcontinent receives every year. Correctly foretelling the monsoon has become all the more critical in recent times, with India suffering frequent and acute droughts.

Save The 'Galapagos' With GMO Rats - What Could Go Wrong?

By SARAH WILLIAMS | INNLIVE

The Galapagos Islands are famous for exotic birds, tortoises, and iguanas, but recently the archipelago had become overrun with more prosaic animals: rats and mice. Rodents that came on old sailing ships. Rodents that stowed away on modern cruises. Wherever they came from, rodents that eat the eggs and chicks and hatchlings of the animals that so dazzled Charles Darwin.

The same story plays out on islands all over the world. So Island Conservation, a nonprofit that rids islands of invasive species, has come up with a daring plan: genetically engineer the rodents so that they all turn into males, shrinking the population one lonely pest at a time.

'Udta Punjab' Fiasco: The Drug Nenace Is For Real; Censoring Won't Help

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

The controversy surrounding Bollywood flickUdta Punjab rages on, as the 89 cuts ordered by the censor board are being widely lampooned.

The Pahlaj Nihalani-led censor board has asked the filmmakers to delete are any reference to Punjab or any place in the state. The cuts recommended include those that can baffle filmmakers and movie buffs alike: for instance, deleting all close-up shots of people injecting drugs. If this is done, the very theme of the film could fizzle out.

Meet The Ordinary Muslim Women Fighting An Extraordinary Case Against 'Triple Talaq' In India

By SALEHA HASEEB | INNLIVE

Shayara Bano, Afreen Rahman and the women of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan are at the forefront of a social reform movement in the Muslim community.

Indian Muslim women are in the midst of creating history. Perhaps for the first time since the controversial Shah Bano case of 1985, a growing movement for the legal rights of Muslim women in matters of marriage and divorce has captured national attention. At the heart of the movement is an ongoing case in the Supreme Court in which two women and one Muslim women’s organisation have demanded a ban on unilateral, instantaneous triple talaq.