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After 16 years of silence, a WhatsApp message sent by Chennai volunteers found a Jharkhand woman's missing husband and her son, who had been living kilometres away from him, brought him homeA Jharkhand man missing for 16 years was found homeless on the streets of Chennai by a local NGO. Volunteers circulated his photograph thro...
Akasa Air boosts 'Pets on Akasa' service with new perks for travellersAkasa Air has enhanced its 'Pets on Akasa' service, now permitting passengers to travel with two pets in the cabin, an increase from the pr...
Tamil Nadu rain: Flash flood at Old Courtallam falls in Tenkasi kills teenager, video of fierce flow of water goes viral with 1 crore viewsIn a tragic incident at Old Courtallam Falls in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, a 17-year-old boy lost his life to a flash flood triggered by...
"Roti Bank": An NGO to fight hungerThe initiative, called 'Roti Bank', collects leftovers from restaurants, clubs and parties in Mumbai, stores it in vans and distributes it ...
Vanishing wetlands: Indiscriminate development & poor regulation are wrecking a critical piece of India's ecologyRather than the large wetlands, it is a complete absence of regulation for smaller ones that is playing havoc with this ecosystem, says PA ...
Goons stop relief supply to brand Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa's stickersThere has been an outpouring of anger against "AIADMK goons" insisting that 'Amma' stickers be placed on relief materials coming into Chenn...
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
- TN Chief Minister O Panneerselvam lauds Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi
Terming the activists' work as "commendable and praiseworthy," he said many countries have acknowledged Sathyarthi's work with high rewards.
Uttarakhand floods: Numbers in email reveal scary scenarioOn June 24 an email from the state govt’s information dept listed the names of 909 persons looking for relatives, friends and even fellow v...
Growing real estate business linked to child labour in Tamil NaduThe growing real estate business in Tamil Nadu and the simultaneous emergence of Chennai as an industrial hub have an adverse effect.
Caritas India: The best networked NGO you haven't heard ofThe NGO, Caritas India, maintains a low profile but is present in almost every relief operation and has been around for 50 years.
- India no longer a priority for foreign aid: Top overseas donor agencies slash India budgets for 2011
To help its 410 million poor people, the world now expects India to dig into its own pockets, not least its lengthening list of dollar-mill...