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From drugs and despair to hope: How Harris Rosen's $11 million philanthropic mission transformed Florida's Tangelo ParkIn a remarkable effort to uplift the underprivileged Tangelo Park community, hotel mogul and philanthropist Harris Rosen prioritized educat...
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by TrumpVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's 12-year rule has ended. U.S. forces captured him and flew him out of the country. Maduro, Hugo Chavez...
Master P’s daughter Tytyana Miller’s cause of death confirmed by coronor. Read to knowTytyana Miller, Master P's daughter, died due to overdosing on fentanyl. In order for the family to grieve peacefully, he also requested so...
Akshay Kumar admits there is a drug problem in Bollywood; says entire industry cannot be blamed for deeds of a fewAddressing his fans, Akshay said that the film industry will work harder to win their love.
There is chasm between ideals and implementation of JJ Act: Justice ChandrachudJustice D Y Chandrachud, who was speaking at the National Juvenile Justice Consultation programme held at the Supreme Court here, said it w...
Punjab losing out youth to slow poisonET travelled through the three regions of Punjab — Majha, Doaba and Malwa — to find families losing young sons and daughters to drugs, user...
Health check: Suicide is a leading cause of death among women below 60The UN observes May 28 as the 'International Day of Action for Women's Health'. Did you know that women are more prone to anxiety & depress...
Effective legal system needed for equal access to justice: CJI H L DattuA robust, effective and democratised legal system is necessary to ensure every citizen an equal access to justice, Chief Justice of India J...
Sharad Pawar had listed love affairs among reasons behind farmer suicides: Eknath KhadseThe NCP members rushed to the well of the House following which Speaker Haribhau Bagde's adjourned the proceedings for 20 minutes.
Former InMobi executive Atul Satija launches NGO to skill IndiansThe /Nudge will train below-poverty level individuals, teaching them skillsets for grey collar jobs like delivery, driving, housekeeping et...
NDA gives same reasons for farmer suicides as UPACrop failure and indebtedness often drive farmers to suicide, but love affairs and dowry dispute are also among the reasons cited in Parlia...
Farmer suicide: FM Arun Jaitley defends Agri Minister Radha Mohan Singh, cites UPA repliesFM Jaitley dug out written replies in Parliament during the UPA regime, listing out 'love affair' as one of the several reasons for suicide...
More than 2,500 farmers committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh in 2012The farm suicides in AP have gone up from 2,206 in 2011 to 2,572 in 2012, Minister of State for Agriculture Tariq Anwar said "yes" in Rajya...
- 2.90 lakh farmers committed suicide during 1995-2011: Government
A total of 290,740 farmers have committed suicide during 1995-2001 due to various reasons.
- Robust IT architecture holds key to making government's new healthcare plan effective: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
India's per capita public spending on health is an abysmal $32 or about Rs 1,800 per annum. The neediest of patients are often denied drugs...
- Will India-EU deal make drugs dearer?
Civil society groups have expressed fears that India might bargain away the rights of millions across the world to essential drugs in the n...
- Substance abuse is filtering down to developing countries
Even as there is growing concern about the use of tobacco, recent surveys show smoking is on the rise.
- Substance abuse filtering from developed to developing countries
Even as there is a growing concern about the use of tobacco, recent surveys show smoking is still on the rise. Worse, alcohol and drug cons...
- Can children play?
The govt’s decision to prohibit employment of children below 14 years of age as domestic servants or helps in dhabas (roadside eateries), r...