Legendary Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, who had dedicated his life to humanity and serving the poor, died in Karachi from renal failure. He was 92.
The idea for opening the Shala struck Bangar last year when he found that nearly all elderly women in the village were illiterate.
Mudra glove can be worn like any other riding glove.
A Pakistani Christian girl accused of desecrating the holy Quran is a minor and suffers from some form of mental impairment, a medical board has concluded, according to rights activists on Tuesday.
"Fact that persons with disabilities get marginalised from every scheme does not require a debate," the court said.
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During the World War, Singh fought alongside the Allied Forces in North West Frontier province, Eritrea, Abyssinia (now Ethiopia), Libya, Egypt and Italy.
'Geeta said Swaraj used to talk to her and discuss about all her problems and progress in studies'
Pramod Kumar Julka, former dean and professor of oncology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, tells Nikita Puri why this is a cause for concern.
An Indore-based NGO has undertaken this project where all dialogues and songs of the film would be screened in sign language.
She had got 849th rank in the 2014 civil services exam and was allotted the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise).
It is necessary to take your memory loss seriously, warns Dr Madhuri Behari.
'Due to lack of physical activity and proper care, senior citizens are falling at home or complaining of orthopaedic injuries,' cautions Dr Rajeev Verma.
The court said that it has perused the entire petition and does not wish to agree with it.
'If we cannot conclude a trade deal, both sides are likely to take trade actions that will further impair our government-to-government ties.'
Consuming alcohol during pregnancy can majorly impact your baby's overall development. Children with foetal alcohol syndrome may have problems with their vision, hearing, memory, attention span, warns Dr Anagha Karkhanis.
A quick look at the 66-year-old leader's political journey in the mid-1970s shows how injuries and physical assaults have shaped her political career over the years.
How the Tamil Nadu police bungled the brutal gangrape of a differently-abled teenager and the family's fight for justice.
'Sci-fi is a very expensive genre; I need to become a much bigger star for people to invest that kind of money in me.' 1920 London actor Sharman Joshi talks about his favourite genre, and why he won't be doing it anytime soon.
The NDA government will be following the footsteps of its predecessor, the UPA, which had introduced the concept of "loan mela" to boost credit by directing banks to lend to people through public meetings.
'A good entertaining story is the key to any successful film.' Director Vignesh Shivan reveals the secret of his Naanum Rowdy Dhaan success.
The apex court directed the state government not to take any coercive steps against army officials.
Two families grieve the death of Pradeep Maruti Gade, one of the 104 victims of the Mumbai hooch tragedy.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to expand the eight-hour night-time ban period on bursting of crackers and voiced unhappiness over the government's failure to run a campaign to create public awareness during Diwali time on the ill-effects of fireworks.
"We do not want all children to become ninjas," a senior lawyer told the Supreme Court on Thursday, taking a cue from Chief Justice H L Dattu's reference to his grandson looking like a ninja by wearing a mask to avoid high levels of pollution in Delhi.
A record 39,510 runners have registered for the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon on January 19, 2014.
23-year-old Geeta, who can neither speak nor hear, is stuck in Pakistan for 13 years
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The crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, probing the gang rape-and-murder case, sent a sample of her viscera to a forensic laboratory earlier this month to examine the effect of "mannar" candies (believed to be local cannabis) and Epitril 0.5 mg tablets, administered to the girl by her captors.
There's a certain amount of drama to the profession. Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.' One agency has even ensured that all its phone numbers end in '007'.
In this excerpt from the book Here and Beyond, author Rashmi shares the story of a survivor.
Ramzan is currently staying at a shelter home 'Umeed' run by non-governmental organisation 'Aarambh' in Bhopal.
On Oscar and Grammy-winning composer A R Rahman's 50th birthday we take you inside his dream music school -- the K M Music Conservatory.
Anara Devi and her husband Ramraj Gautam of Thammohan village under Maheshganj police station say the girl is their daughter Savita who went missing since 2004.
The NCLT said the new board must hold its meeting by October 8 and come out with a road map before the next hearing on October 31
"No problem is insurmountable," Shaheen Mistri tells Anjuli Bhargava.
Seven young students from different parts of the country had a wide-ranging discussion from bringing out Congress manifesto in Braille, setting up gender-neutral toilets to steps for removing inequalities in education system and caste discrimination in society with the Congress chief.
Rajat Gupta's lawyer Rishi Bhandari said suit was filed in order to ensure that there was a designee on the board.
Enna Satham Indha Neram is a dull and unexciting film revolving around four 8-year-olds who get lost in a zoo during a school excursion.
'I ran with the Indian flag throughout and, believe me, it is a fantastic feeling.'
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