GORILLA BABY BORN AT TARONGA

GORILLA BABY BORN AT TARONGA

A tiny Western Lowland Gorilla has been born at Taronga Zoo. The baby, born to Frala and Silverback Kibali, is the second born at Taronga in the last seven months.   The new baby and Frala are healthy and are bonding well. Frala, 33, is a very experienced and successful mother having previously given birth […]

Twitter trend changes from #ModiInsultsIndia to #ModiIndiasPride

Twitter trend changes from #ModiInsultsIndia to #ModiIndiasPride

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Hours after #ModiInsultsIndia was among the top trending topics on Twitter, in apparent reaction to Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s speeches in Shanghai and Seoul, #ModiIndiasPride raced ahead in the India trending list on Tuesday evening. #ModiInsultsIndia was among the top trends for several hours following perceived unhappiness over Modi’s comments […]

I’m still alive: Jackie Chan on death hoax

I’m still alive: Jackie Chan on death hoax

International film star Jackie Chan, with roots in China, became a victim of an internet death hoax. But the martial arts expert has clarified he is very much alive. “I was shocked by two news reports when I got off the plane. First of all, don’t worry! I’m still alive. Second, don’t believe the scam […]

Buddhist leader to rope in Hollywood celebrities for Nepal aid

Buddhist leader to rope in Hollywood celebrities for Nepal aid

After roping in actress Michelle Yeoh, known for her role in James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”, acclaimed Buddhist leader Gyalwang Drukpa is banking on more celebrities and movie stars to raise money for reconstruction and rehabilitation in quake-devastated Nepal. The spiritual head of the 800-year-old Drukpa Order based in the Himalayas, with around 1,000 […]

Even in her coma, Aruna triggered changes in euthanasia law

Even in her coma, Aruna triggered changes in euthanasia law

One moment of murderous lust by a hospital contract sweeper consigned a young woman looking forward to her impending marriage to over four decades of a vegetative half-life. But Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug’s plight attracted attentive devotion of her sister nurses, touched millions of Indians and led to the apex court’s intervention to change the country’s […]

Kolkata’s Kabuliwalas saddened by Afghan terror attacks

Kolkata’s Kabuliwalas saddened by Afghan terror attacks

Far away from their homeland, the Kabuliwalas of Kolkata, who lead a sheltered and secluded life in the city, are deeply saddened by the terror attacks in Afghanistan, fervently wishing peace would prevail in their country soon. The Kabuliwala or man from Kabul was immortalised by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in the widely-translated classic “Kabuliwala” […]

Tips for overcoming bad habits

Tips for overcoming bad habits

Changing your behaviour to break a bad habit can be challenging, but what if there was some help? Hypnotherapist and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) master practitioner Jasmine Piran shares her top tips and tricks for moving away from any bad habit. Piran is also a consultant for Rokfri, a unique stop smoking programme which understands that […]

My friendship with President Xi is ‘plus one’: Modi

My friendship with President Xi is ‘plus one’: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he shares a close friendship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which he described as “plus one”. Addressing a 5,000-strong Indian community at the Shanghai Expo Centre here, Modi said ancient Chinese Buddhist scholar Hieun Tsang had written that in western India, especially Gujarat, there was a lot of […]

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