So… how many people have died in Pakistan in the last few years, especially post 9/11 because of some bearded mountain men? 35,000 to be precise, plus 3,500 security personnel, its government’s data reveal. Continue reading
In a new report issued for World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization warns that a staggeringly high number of children are still caught in hazardous work– some 115 million of the world’s 215 million child labourers– and calls for urgent action to halt the practice. What are you doing to stop child labour? Continue reading
The Times newspaper has apologised for the article in issue dated May 21, 2011, which carried an interview with Ratan Tata. Following the May 21 publication, Tata Sons had written to the editor of The Times, UK, seeking an apology for the article headlined “Steel chief condemns UK’s ‘lazy’ managers”. And in its issue dated June 1, 2011, the newspaper carried an apology, after which Tata Sons issued a statement, saying: “We are happy.” Continue reading
The Times of India’s Sunday edition i.e. Sunday Times, published by Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., had also carried the controversial story from London dateline, titled — “It’s sad Mukesh lives in such opulence: Tata”. Now, the Tata Sons react. Continue reading
Shameful for International Monetary Fund or the IMF that its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been arrested on sexual assault charges on a New York hotel maid. Well, it is not even the first controversy for Strauss-Kahn who has had an improper relationship with a female employee even at the time of joining IMF. Another Shiney Ahuja this! Continue reading
“Through our own efforts and with the help of the global community, Japan will recover and come back even stronger. We will then repay you for your generous aid,” says Prime Minister Naoto Kan in a signed advertisement. But can he really pay back the humanitarian aids. Compare his statement with the poem ‘Sympathy’ — How shall I pay him back again, for all he did to me?
Oh, gold is great, but greater far, Is heavenly sympathy. Continue reading
Oh McDonald, why this army is against you? Or do they just want that you help create a better world!
Watch the video filming the execution of Mc Donald’s iconic figure. It reminded me of Saddam’s execution. Continue reading
Here’s Coke Recipe, for the first time before the world. Read … Continue reading
This watchdog — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) – is dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. And this time it has sounded an alarm on the lawmakers who sleep in offices. The group says that the members of Congress who sleep in their offices are actually violating House rules. In a … Continue reading
A journalist is a gentleman with a glass of red wine. And this gentleman today asks where the injustice is! He is right. All is quiet. Media people love to loudmouth about others but when it comes to issues concerning them, they prefer ignorance. A work which was once considered a mission is now a profession … Continue reading
