Jul 25 2008
Graveyard tourism?! What is the world coming to? The dead (gasp!) as a tourist attraction? Nah! It is no so bad. The genteel people of Kolkata would never do that! Authorities of India’s former colonial capital are promoting the graveyards…
Jul 25 2008
Most of us, well at least most of the ladies would have used the various gorgeously embroidered products of SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association) at some point or the other. Now, SEWA is setting up a vocational training center for women in...
Jul 25 2008
Recently Maria von Trapp in the ripe old age of 94 years took a trip down memory lane to see her old family home just before it opens as a new hotel. While The Sound of Music, one of the most successful films ever made, the family took exception to the...
Jul 24 2008
In this day and age do childless-women really face discrimination? Is being childless is a lifelong sentence? Surprisingly that is what this seems to suggest ...
Jul 24 2008
Research shows that fruit juices, regarded by many as a healthy way to start the day, raise the odds of a form of diabetes linked to poor diet and obesity by up to a quarter.
Jul 23 2008
The Food Standards Agency says radical action is needed to cut salt in a vast range of popular foods like Heinz Ketchup, Kellogg’s Cornflakes. Wondering why? Because, apparently14, 000 people are dying each year because we are overdosing on salt
Jul 22 2008
Love traveling? Then, I am sure you would like to take a look at the names of eight new wonders to its World Heritage List by UNESCO
Jul 22 2008
Why are women retreating from the work force, either permanently or for long stretches? Is it because they want to raise children or because their husbands were doing well or because, more than men, they felt committed to running their households? Or is...
Jul 22 2008
Do you know where the world’s biggest legal opium factory is located? It is in Ghazipur in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. How is it that this factory which dates back to almost 2 centuries is back in the limelight?
Jul 17 2008
The first bridge to be built over the sea in India is an engineering marvel. It is expected that this eight-lane sea link with a twin carriageway will speed up road travel between Bandra and Worli.