Delhi Students See Red as House Rent Shoots, Courtesy CWG

New Delhi, Oct 1 : Make hay when the sun shines. The Commonwealth Games may not be getting that many visitors but that has not stopped rapacious landlords from significantly increasing rents and adding to woes of hundreds of students, particularly in north Delhi near the Delhi University campus. According to Ramesh Sharma of R.K. Properties in Mukherjee Nagar, house rent in the area has gone up...

World's Greenest Nations

The 2010 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) recently ranked 163 countries on their performance in categories including environmental health, air quality, water resource management, biodiversity and habitat, forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and climate change. We list the Top 10: Produced by a team of environmental experts at Yale University and Columbia University the EPI rankings were released...

Who's the Hottest Rocker Wife?

Heidi Klum Seal hit the jackpot when he landed 10-years-younger supermodel Heidi Klum, who famously insured her legs for $2 million. Paulina Porizkova One of the original supermodels, Paulina married somewhat unusual looking Cars singer Ric Ocasek in 1989. And she's still totally gorgeous! Beyonce Rapper Jay-Z (his mash-ups qualify him as a rocker) may be one of the...

I Love ‘Endhiran’…Rajni Saar

Rajni Saar: The Big Daddy of Entertainers! 'Endhiran', directed by Shankar, is a Rajnikanth Express that transports you to a world you can't envision. Review Rajnikanth's feats are legendary by now. In 'Endhiran', he goes a step further. The Robot in 'Endhiran' not only follows orders of his creator, but also cooks, fights, romances and wonder of wonders, has a lengthy conversation with a mosquito...

CWG Organisers Insult Indian Legends

Indian athletic legends yet to receive invites Another mess-up by the CWG organisers. Athletes who have won laurels for India in the past are being cold-shouldered by the organisers. They have not yet been invited for the Games, which begin in less than 2 days time. And this is not the first time such a thing has been happening in India. When will we learn to respect? New Delhi: Former...

I Am Being Framed: Former Mizo CM Zoramthanga

Aizawl, Oct 1 : Former chief minister Zoramthanga today maintained his innocence in the corruption charges leveled against him and said, ''I am being framed to spoil my political career.'' Addressing a party rally, held in the aftermath of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)s raids at his residence, the Mizo National Fronts supremo said, ''If I had indulged in any corruption, let them nail me,...

Women Set The Price Here in Manipur

By Deepti Priya Mehrotra The women's market in Manipur — a traditional institution spanning generations — now finds itself in danger of being uprooted and displaced.. These stalls are traditionally passed on from mothers to daughters or daughters-in-law. Her trading space: The all-women market, Khwairamband Nupi Keithel, in Imphal. Bilasini Devi, 62, has been selling fruit...

Report on Northeast Girls Trafficking in CWG Unfounded

By Kalyan Barooah New Delhi, Oct 1 : Sensational reports of  ‘40,000 girls’ being ‘hired’ from North Eastern Region by escort agencies for the Commonwealth Games has sent NGOs and Central agencies into a tizzy. While the media including international agencies like BBC have gone to town with reports of 40,000 girls being trafficked to Delhi for escort services by organised cartels, the...