-Livemint.com Is widespread mobile phone use, especially when the penetration of cellphones is the highest among the youth of all strata, doing any good, or can it? There is something wrong with our society. It seems that we are driven more by emotions, non-issues, violence and calls for destruction than reasoning, common sense, non-violence and trust. We are choosing politicians who are dividing us; we are allowing the administration to use us...
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Kolkata slum kids battle it out for ‘World Cup’ berth -Jhimli Mukherjee Pandey
-The Times of India KOLKATA: If things go according to plans, underprivileged kids from over 68 countries will converge in the city to play football in 2016. The world cup soccer tournament for underprivileged kids, organized by the Scotland based foundation called Homeless World Cup, has tied up with the Nagpur based slum soccer, a national initiative that has been working to use football as a platform to better the lives...
More »Condom TV ad curfew in the air -Sumi Sukanya
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre is examining a proposal to confine television ads for condoms to late-night hours. The I&B ministry has taken up the matter amid what officials claimed was a "flood of complaints" from sections of viewers, including politicians. "There is currently no restriction on condom advertisements. They can be shown at any time of the day and on any kind of channel, but this might change in the future...
More »Dr David Berger, director of the British Medical Journal group and a general physician practising in Australia, speaks to Rema Nagarajan
-The Times of India Dr David Berger, director of the British Medical Journal group and a general physician practising in Australia, is better known in India for an article he wrote in the BMJ in May last year titled 'Corruption ruins the doctor-patient relationship in India' based on his experiences of working in India. The article sparked a public debate on the widespread corruption in India's healthcare sector. Here now on...
More »3 infants move SC seeking ban on firecrackers during festive season -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: "Our lungs have not yet fully developed and we cannot take further pollution through bursting of crackers," said three infants in their petition before the Supreme Court seeking a ban on crackers this Dussehra and Diwali besides a host of measures like implementation of Bharat V norms for vehicles to arrest the capital's worsening air quality. In a first of its kind petition in judicial history,...
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