Where destitute, disabled find a home (Feature)

May 1, 2012 at 10:58 AM

Bajhera (Rajasthan), May 1 (IANS) A maggot infested wound in the head, a chopped hand, a smashed nose, a paralysed body...Life was hellish for many destitute, disabled people before they were brought to an ashram here and given new hope.

Crime nexus forces Goa children's home to ban mobile phones

April 6, 2012 at 2:41 PM

Panaji, April 6 (IANS) The embarrassed authorities of Apna Ghar, a state-run home for delinquents in Goa, have banned mobile phones on its premises after police investigations revealed that its inmates and caretakers were part of a gangster-crime nexus.

Islamist most likely to become speaker of Egypt's next parliament

January 17, 2012 at 9:06 PM

Cairo, Jan.17 (ANI): Liberals and Islamists in Egypt have announced a temporary power sharing plan that would install a Muslim Brotherhood leader as the speaker of the country's newly elected parliament.

Islamist most likely to become speaker of Egypt's next parliament

January 17, 2012 at 11:32 AM

Cairo, Jan.17 (ANI): Liberals and Islamists in Egypt have announced a temporary power sharing plan that would install a Muslim Brotherhood leader as the speaker of the country's newly elected parliament.