India
Model Code – yes, but not a Moral Code please!
By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, Feb 22, 2012 2:11AM UTCA personal matter has arisen that needs me to try humoring myself. What better vehicle for giving vent to ire is there than a keyboard? A pen? But, did they not go out fashion except to stick out as props on jackets, coats and shorts? So here am I – the tech-dependent (though not very...
Olympus India executive dead in apparent suicide
By AP News Tue, Feb 21, 2012 6:57PM UTCNEW DELHI (AP) — Police say an executive at an Indian subsidiary of scandal-plagued Olympus Corp. has apparently committed suicide. Police officer Amarjit Kataria says Tsutomi Omori’s body was found Monday hanging from a railing in a children’s play area at a luxury high-rise apartment complex in the New Delhi suburb of Gurgaon. Omori, 48,...
15,000 die annually crossing railroad tracks in India
By AP News Tue, Feb 21, 2012 10:00AM UTCNEW DELHI (AP) — A safety panel says 15,000 people die annually while crossing tracks in India’s massive rail network and the country urgently needs to build bridges and overpasses. India’s rail network is the world’s fourth largest. Around 6,000 deaths occur on Mumbai’s crowded suburban railroads alone. The government report said, “No civilized society...
Auspicious C-Sections in India? Not really
By Sriram Vadlamani Mon, Feb 20, 2012 7:00PM UTCCaesarean births in Urban India have risen from 7% in 1993 to 17% in 2006, the Economist pointed out in its new article. That sounds about true and probably the C-section births are much more than 17%. The Economist also points out the reasons for this rise as being: Indians’ belief in astrology, rise in...
Top festivals and events in Asia this week – Feb 20-26
By Asian Correspondent Mon, Feb 20, 2012 3:23PM UTCFROM performance arts in Singapore to jungle racing in Vietnam, here is a round-up of the best festivals and events around Asia this week. M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, February 15-26, Singapore February is the month of relationships. And it’s not just about romantic love. Explore a different type of relationship – between Art and Faith. Special to...
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Auspicious C-Sections in India? Not really
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