Monday, July 11, 2016

Beware Of Your Mothers, Daughters Of The East!

By RUMAISA KHAN | INNLIVE

As honour killings in Pakistan are on the rise and rulings of religious bodies further disparage the status of women, the neighbouring is in dire need of a positive social change.

Can a mother as a normal human being kill her own teenage daughter on any pretext? Can she be so cruel and heartless as to burn any of her progeny to death?

IT Graduates Aplenty In Hyderabad, But Where Are The 'Skilled'?

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

A steady 6% to 9% year-on-year increase in workforce notwithstanding, Hyderabad's IT sector is faced with a severe crunch - that of skilled resources.

Experts rue how a majority of the nearly 2 lakh students graduating from city engineering colleges every year do not have technical expertise - particularly in fast-growing fields such as cyber security and analytics - thus creating a huge demand-supply gap.

Want Expensive Gadget But Don't Have A Credit Card? Now, These Companies Can Give You A Loan!

By SWATI RAMAN | INNLIVE

A new corp of Indian startups is helping students buy everything from phones to books, clothes and flight tickets online on credit and repay in installments.

Wish lists have replaced bucket lists. This is a fairly familiar tale for anyone who shops online.

Don't Make Dr Zakir Naik A Martyr; He Can Be Killed With A Better Idea Of Islam

By NEWS KING | INNLIVE

How does one deal with an idea that has already traveled far and wide and acquired immortality on the internet?

If you know the answer to this conundrum, the idea called Zakir Naik can be countered. If you don't, Naik's philosophy will live on.

On the internet, Naik is everywhere, his ideas, thoughts and debates are ubiquitous. His legacy is deep-rooted, his words have become indelible.

Saturday, July 09, 2016

Bollywood Friends, Rivals: Can We Take Aamir, Shah Rukh, Salman Khan 'Dosti' At Face Value?

By NISHI KHAN | INNLIVE

An oft-repeated adage in showbiz is 'fake it 'till you make it' but sometimes the acting doesn't end on the big screen. It seeps into real life.

In the decades that Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have been in the limelight, their relationship status has changed multiple times. The three Khans have been BFFs, frenemies and bitter enemies (and everything in between).

Caste Crimes: As High-Profile Crimes Rattle South India, A Clamour For 'Two-Minute Noodle Justice' 

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

Citizens are frustrated with the inefficiencies of the legal system, say commentators.

India is angry, especially south of the Vindhyas. Over the last couple of weeks, South India has seen a spate of high-profile crimes – eliciting vociferous demands for stern, quick action. The perception that the legal system is ineffective has heightened the clamour for what Hyderabad-based sociologist P Raghavendra calls “two-minute noodle justice”.

How Brain Implants Can Let Paralysed People Move Around?

By SARAH WILLIAMS | INNLIVE

Doctors are working to reconnect the brain to paralysed limbs.

Something as simple as picking up a cup of tea requires an awful lot of action from your body. Your arm muscles fire to move your arm towards the cup. Your finger muscles fire to open your hand then bend your fingers around the handle. Your shoulder muscles keep your arm from popping out of your shoulder and your core muscles make sure you don’t tip over because of the extra weight of the cup. All these muscles have to fire in a precise and coordinated manner, and yet your only conscious effort is the thought: “I know: tea!”

Indian Govt Is Targetting NGOs Yet Again, Claim Non-Profit Workers

By AREFA JOHARI | INNLIVE

Office bearers of non-profit organisations will now be considered 'public servants' under Lokpal, and have to declare all their assets publicly.

Should board members and trustees of non-profit organisations be treated as “public servants” if they are partially funded by the government? If NGOs receive foreign funding, should their office bearers be made to declare their assets to the public?