According to the latest data given by the health ministry of India in Parliament, cigarette consumption in India is falling steadily. However, the number of…
World may need another 118 Years to close Gender Gap completely: Says World Economic Forum’s Report
Global gender gap across health, education, economic opportunity and politics has closed by only 4 percent in the past 10 years and it will take…
Global Terrorism Index 2015 shows, deaths in 2014 the highest on record
The report, developed by the Institute for Economics and Peace and based on data from the Global Terrorism Database of START, reveals that terrorism killed…
India ranked 106th in the list of 145 Generous Nations
In the world for ‘generosity’ Myanmar ranks first, the US second, New Zealand third, Canada fourth and Australia fifth. The fact is revealed according to…
China abandoned three-decade-old ‘One-Child Policy’
By scrapping its decade-long One Child Policy, China on 29 October 2015 allowed all couples to have two children. The motive behind the decision is…
Indian Writers Are Returning Literary Awards to Protest Growing Religious Intolerance
Several writers in India returned awards from one of the country’s top literary institutions over the past week. This was done in a symbolic show…
SC of India stayed the ban on dance bars in Maharashtra
Dance bars will be back in business soon in Mumbai and Maharashtra, and dancers will be able to perform in bars, hotels and restaurants as…
Mob beat up man to death over the rumour of consuming beaf
Mohommed Akhlaq (50) and his son Danish (22) were beaten up by Hindu mob over the rumour that they have slaughtered and consumed the beef…
India is not the country for old men, Switzerland is the best: says Report
According to the Global Age Watch Index by Britain’s University of Southampton and Help Age International, India is among the worst places in the world for old people. The index found Switzerland the best place for older people to live, followed by Norway and Sweden.
1/4th Asians will be over 60 by 2050: WHO
According to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization, One in every four people across Asia will be above the age of 60 by 2050.