It’s 2018 and for most people eating a meal out of a ‘Dabba’ may seem too antiquated, but for millions who live in Mumbai, Dabbawalas are synonymous with home. Read more: Dabbawalas Ensure That No One Stays Hungry In Aamchi Mumbai, Here’s How They Do It Lighthouse People who leave home in quest of a better future, …
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While most of us complain about how expensive our country has become over a period of time, a world survey tells a different story altogether. India is ranked as the second cheapest country to live in the world. This is second to South Africa as the most affordable country to live or retire, according to a recent survey of 112 …
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Former CM of Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah has asked why “Karni Sena goons” aren’t being tied to jeeps and paraded in front of school buses and cinema halls as human shields. Abdullah’s remarks came a day after a school bus carrying children in Gurugram was attacked by hooligans who are against the release of the controversial Hindi film ‘Padmaavat’. …
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Days after three cops were charged with culpable homicide for refusing to carry two injured teens to hospital in the police vehicle in Saharanpur, another video has gone viral in the city in which cops are seen angrily throwing a 70-year-old farmer Sardara Singh to the ground apart from abusing his son who is with Border Security Force (BSF). The …
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BSF Jawan Dara Singh, who first put his foot on the historic road in the national capital on January 26, 1996, is addressed as “Chacha” and “Sir” by the greenhorn troopers of various marching contingents from the paramilitary and defence forces. For the 47-year-old, who marched for a record 18th time today, this is just as small tribute to his …
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As tensions rise between India and Pakistan over ceasefire violations, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday refused to exchange sweets and greetings with their Pakistani counterparts – the Pakistan Rangers, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day. The move by the BSF came following the heightened tension between both countries along the International Border (IB) and Line of …
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The terror attacks on Pathankot Air Base brought the Indian Air Force’s elite Garud Commandos into focus. A team of highly skilled commando operatives, they have been quietly fighting in the counter-insurgency operations in the Kashmir valley. This year, two martyrs of the elite fighting unit were awarded gallantry awards on Republic Day. Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala was awarded the …
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In July 2017, a bus that carried 60 pilgrims was returning from Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir after the devotees visited the shrine. After 8 pm in the evening, the bus reached Batengoo in Amarnath district. Over here, the pilgrims were shocked as a group of militants attacked the bus and started firing indiscriminately. Eight passengers lost their lives and …
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Indian Air Force’s transport chopper fleet is getting a booster shot this March. A contract for the Mi-17 V5 helicopters is set to be signed soon. “Negotiations with the Indian side on the delivery of 48 Mi-17V-5 helicopters have been completed; we expect to sign the corresponding contract in the first quarter of 2018,” CEO of Russia’s Rostec State Corporation, …
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A woman had to deliver a stillborn child because she was denied admission into a government hospital in Macherla, Andhra Pradesh. But this isn’t the first such incident in the East Indian state. The statistics of last three month are more appalling. A total of 2,466 infants have died between October to December 2017 in the state. Not a huge …
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