Apathy is the biggest obstacle to eliminating forced child labor and the world needs more secular education to reduce intolerance, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi said on Tuesday. In Oslo, where he will receive the award on Wednesday, Satyarthi told Reuters the problem was not Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russia will remain India’s top defense supplier, even though New Delhi’s options had improved since the end of the Cold War. Modi spoke after a one-day summit that sought to revive a relationship that peaked in the Soviet era. The two sides signed billions […]Continue Reading
Nigeria’s ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari will be the main opposition candidate in nextyear’s presidential ballot after triumphing in a primary election, a televised count showed onThursday. Buhari will face President Goodluck Jonathan in the vote, scheduled for February 2015, whichwill be played out against a backdrop of economic woes and security fears Continue Reading
Kochi: Manappuram Riti Jewellery International Fashion Fest was held for the very first time at Dream Hotel, Cochin today. The show began at 6.30pm.The International Fashion fest was a day branded entertainment environment providing activities and opportunities for fashion designers and sponsors to come face-to-face with the principal tastemakers, celebrities, Continue Reading
Thailand has ordered U.S. online taxi booking company Uber to cease operations, on the same day taxi apps were banned in the Indian capital New Delhi where an Uber driver is under arrest for suspected rape. The Southeast Asian nation’s Department of Land Transport said drivers picking up fare-paying passengers via Uber’s app were neither registered nor insured Continue Reading
India and Russia will strike an energy partnership when Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to prepare the way for two Siberian oil deals and chart a route for a first pipeline between the two countries. But a joint ‘vision’ document is likely to lack hard details, with terms still being thrashed out for […]Continue Reading
Violence and discrimination against Pakistan’s religious minorities such as Ahmadis, Christians and Hindus have intensified to a level where many live in daily fear of violence or harassment, a report by rights groups stated. It said the government’s failure to protect these communities was encouraging perpetrators to act with impunity. “Despite some Continue Reading
France’s remaining hostage in the world, held since 2011 by Al Qaeda’s north African arm, has been released, said President Francois Hollande. Serge Lazarevic was held in the Sahara by AQIM for almost three years after being kidnapped in northern Mali. Hollande said Lazarevic was currently en route for Niamey, capital of neighbouring Niger, from […]Continue Reading
Back pain and particularly lower back pain seems to have grown in epidemic proportions in Kerala. If left unchecked it could lead to debilitating conditions like herniated discs etc. Lifestyle changes that have made us chair dwelling and sedentary is the key culprit. To heal you need to look at the root causes. It could […]Continue Reading
Ingredients: Vermicelli – 1 cup Onion (finely chopped) – 1 no Green chillies – 3 no Ginger(finely chopped) – 1 Tea spoon Carrot – 1 no (cut into small pieces) Beans – 10 nos (cut into small pieces) Green Peas Continue Reading



















