Film Review: ‘Mohenjo Daro’ - A Costume Party With Food For Thought

By NISHI KHAN | INNLIVE

Ashutosh Gowariker’s engaging swords-and-dhotis epic goes back into time to talk about the present.

Set in a very distant past but actually about the present and immediate future, Ashutosh Gowariker’s Mohenjo Daroweaves lessons on climate change, good governance, the importance of dissent, and peace between nations into a yarn about Sarman’s love for Chaani.

Hospitals In India And Corporates Are Duping New Mothers By Feeding Babies Formula, Not Breastmilk

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

Three months ago, I delivered a healthy baby boy at a private hospital in Bengaluru. However, I didn’t get to hold or feed him until several hours later. And much to my disappointment, and without my consent, he was given infant formula for his first meal.

Turns out, I’m not the only new mother to whom this has happened. Two years ago, 31-year-old photographer Sannika Chawla delivered a child in a reputed private hospital in the city. Although she had had a normal delivery, hours after the birth, hospital staff fed formula to Chawla’s baby as the exhausted mother rested a few feet away.

Odisha's Night Terror: 'How The Forces Shoot At Defenceless Villagers?'

By VIR DASH | INNLIVE

Five people, including a child, were allegedly killed in firing by security forces in July. An inquiry is underway but villagers have no hope for justice.

On the overcast morning of July 26, Rahula Nayak, a subsistence farmer in his 20s, joined a few hundred villagers, mostly Kond Adivasis, making their way to Gumudumaha, a village in mourning, nestled in the Eastern Ghats in south-central Odisha’s Kandhamal district.

Friending The Freagle: How A Few People Are Adopting Traumatized Lab Beagles?

By PRIYA ANAND | INNLIVE

When Chinthana Gopinath adopted Sasha, her identity was a mere number 8699640. Used as a subject for drug toxicity tests in a Bengaluru-based laboratory for four years, the beagle was emotionally and physically scarred.

"She had no muscle mass, her spine was bent, and her body emanated a chemical odour that didn't go for a few months," says Gopinath, who runs Pupcake, a Bengaluru bakery specializing in healthy canine treats. "She'd also cower at the sight of a man, and flinch and shiver if her paws were touched."

An Exclusive Interview With The 'Afghan Disciple Of The Caliphate'

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

Speaking exclusively with a commander of the self-declared Islamic State in Afghanistan.

Somewhere in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan: Driving over the shingle of a washed out, nearly dry riverbed, the pale grey silhouettes of craggy mountains rose on the horizon marking the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Bookish Story: Meet The Most Notorious Member Of The 'Haldiram Bhujiawala' Family

By LIKHAVEER | INNLIVE

Prabhu Shankar Agarwal was allegedly unafraid of bending the law.

Notorious stories of bribes, blackmail and bullying abound in Hindi films and are often heard of in the form of gossip in business circles that most ordinary people are not privy to. One is always curious to read about businessmen, and the lengths they are willing to go to for their businesses.

The 'Tamil Goddess' Of All Things: Bhavani Amman Effect Abound At Tamil Nadu's Periyapalayam Temple

By VINITA RAJAN | INNLIVE

Thousands of devotees queued up at the Periyapalayam temple near Chennai, dedicated to the deity, as the Tamil month of Aadi began.

The afternoon heat did not seem deter the thousands of devotees thronging the Bhavani Amman temple in Periyapalayam, a village 40 km to north of Chennai. A human chain snaked along the walls of the temple with people waiting to catch a glimpse of the goddess around whom many folktales have been woven.

What Is 'Stockholm Syndrome'?

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

Stockholm syndrome, or capture-bonding, is a psychological phenomenon described in 1973 in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with the captors.

Forty years ago, the term Stockholm Syndrome was coined at the end of a six-day bank siege. What is it and why is it cited time and again in hostage situations?

Variety Street Food: Taste Of Mumbai — Pizza, Dosa Or Both?

By ANUSHA RAI | INNLIVE

Call it the crispy Indian-style pancake. Dosa is a staple South Indian dish made of fermented rice batter. It’s topped with onions, mashed and seasoned potatoes or chili powder.

While the stomachic debate these days is about whether to go for traditional food such as the Indian dosa or the fast-cooked pizza, a street vendor in Mumbai is offering the best of both worlds.

Spotlight: The 10,000 Starving Workers In Saudi Arabia Will Not Be The Last Shocking Story From The Gulf

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

A combination of an economic downturn and callous work conditions results in a harsh environment for Indians.

What happens when you combine an economic downturn with insensitive governments and employers? More stories like the one announced by India's Ministry of External Affairs this weekend, when it emerged that as many as 10,000 Indian workers in Saudi Arabia were left starving until embassy officials managed to intervene. India might say it is ready to bring back these workers, but there are thousands more like them across the Gulf.

Warning Signs Your Magnesium, Potassium And Calcium Levels Are Off In Body And How To Fix It!

By ANNIE SADAF | INNLIVE

Electrolytes are crucial for our well-being and we wouldn’t survive without them. When dissolved in water, they produce an electrically conducting solution. Calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, bicarbonate, chloride and hydrogen phosphate are the most important electrolytes in our organism.

Fastfood Gaint McDonald’s Admits What’s Inside Their So-Called 'Burgers'?

By SALEHA HASEEB | INNLIVE

After years of speculation and unconfirmed claims, McDonald’s has finally admitted what’s really inside their burgers.

You have probably heard the rumors about what the most popular fast food chain puts in their food – from the pink slime to mechanically separated meat, everything we have heard of has been disgusting.

Doping, Sabotage, Scandal: The Narsingh Yadav Saga Has Turned Indian Wrestling Into A Farce

By VIMAL GILL | INNLIVE

From mysterious intruders to claims of vendetta, it’s the perfect potboiler, except the biggest loser is Indian sport.

Doping, sabotage, incrimination, spiked food. No, this is not the tagline of the Hindi film industry’s next potboiler. Less than ten days before the Olympics begin, Indian sport has been dominated, not by news of Indian medal prospects, but by a tale of doping and deception which has more twists and turns than a Dan Brown novel.

How Date Palm Seeds Can Remove Toxins From The Environment?

By SHEENA SHAFIA | INNLIVE

Date palms are an iconic feature of landscapes in the Middle East and North Africa. These graceful trees are one of the oldest known fruit crops and have been cultivated for well over 5,000 years, providing sustenance for generations.

To this day, dates have been an important international crop, cultivated in a wide belt from Pakistan to Tunisia and exported to markets across the world.

How Did Economic Reforms Change The Average Indian’s Diet?

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

Economic reforms have diversified Indian diets, but there is still not enough on the plate.

The Indian dietary diversification seems to be nothing when compared to the change which has taken place in the average Chinese person’s diet, where cereals and other calorie-rich items constitute just around a quarter of the diet. 

KFC Is Ditching Indian Vegetarians To Do What It Does Best: Sell Fried Chicken

By NEWSCOP | INNLIVE

Two years after Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced that it will sell more vegetarian burgers in India, it is looking back at chicken in a big way.

As competition in India’s burger market heats up, fast-food chains are returning to what they know best—in KFC’s case, tubs of fried chicken—leaving the vegetarian menu as it is, for now.

“The food scenario in India has evolved really quickly since then. Consumers are well-travelled, exposed to global trends, willing to try new food, and seek food that is authentic,” Lluis Ruiz Ribot, chief marketing officer, KFC India, said in an interview.

Dying Young Mothers In Assam’s Tea Gardens – At A Rate Higher Than Anywhere In India.

By NEWS KING | INNLIVE

The tea industry and the government joined hands but failed to stem the deaths in the predominantly tribal community.

Babita Jayram has beaten the odds. The 21-year-old sits in one corner of the hospital bed, brushing her hair with the slow, steady strokes of a purple comb. The nine months of pregnancy mostly spent at a tea garden on the eastern fringes of Assam were uneventful. There were no complications during the delivery. A healthy newborn, curled gently on her lap, sleeps quietly.

Human-Animal Conflict: Is Humans Saving A Goat From Python, A Case Of Undue Interference With Nature?

By SHEENA SHAFIA | INNLIVE

The incident took place near the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh. 

The incident depicted in the video above took place in Uttar Pradesh near the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, which is a protected area. A huge python tried to crush and swallow a goat whole while a group of villagers attempted, and eventually succeeded with, a rescue.

Spotlight: The Other Side Of India's Reforms

By M H AHSSAN | INNLIVE

A Quarter Century of Market Reform Leaves India Richer With Wider Inequality.

The British decision to leave the European Union is seen by many as a rejection of globalization, although the thumbs down was on free movement of labor within the bloc and not on free trade or unrestricted flow of capital within. At the same time, the world’s largest democracy — India — was preparing to mark its 25th anniversary of joining the list of globalizing nations. While lifting India’s GDP, globalization has increased an already wide chasm between a rich minority and poor majority.

Great Casuality: Almost 1,000 Startups Died In India In The Last 2-Years

By NEWSCOP } INNLIVE

Here’s the bitter truth about entrepreneurship in India: Over 40% of startups set up in the last two years have already shut shop.

Since June 2014, some 2,281 Indian startups had begun operations across a range of sectors, including e-commerce, health technology, robotics, logistics, business intelligence and analytics, food technology, and online recruitment. But, according to data analysed by Delhi-based research firm Xeler8, 997 of these have already failed.