Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the BJP govt of getting fake voters added to the electoral rolls and said the saffron party wanted to manipulate SIR exercise to sully the democratic set-up of the country."BJP is desperate to sully democratic machinery of the country»»»

The calls come thick and fast to Mumbai-based diabetologist Rahul Baxi - but not just from patients struggling to control blood sugar. Increasingly, it is young professionals asking the same thing: "Doctor, can you start me on weight-loss drugs?" Recently, a 23-year-old man came in, worried about t»»»

MANILA: Thousands of Filipinos rallied across main Philippine cities on Sunday to protest a growing scandal over fake flood-control projects believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Over the past few weeks, investigators have uncovered massive corruption in flood prevention and mitigati»»»

Reliant on easy supply of grains, the populations of pigeons in Indian cities have jumped dramatically. (Straits Times) NEW DELHI (Straits Times/ANN) -- Bandish Sheth and his family have kept up with a daily routine for nearly three decades, despite leading busy lives in India's commercial capital,»»»

NEW DELHI – Mr Bandish Sheth and his family have kept up with a daily routine for nearly three decades, despite leading busy lives in India’s commercial capital, Mumbai. Every morning, they feed grains to pigeons at a roundabout after their visit to a local Jain temple. “Not a day goes by that we d»»»

Residents of BM Pristine Apartments in Bengaluru took action on Independence Day, repairing potholes after months of ignored complaints to BBMP. Fed up with civic apathy, residents of BM Pristine Apartments in Bengaluru’s Gunjur-Varthur-Balagere belt took matters into their own hands on Independenc»»»

The genocide of Namibia’s Ovaherero and Nama people by German colonial forces (1904-1907) is widely documented. But much less is made of what came next – the genocide of the country’s Bushmen, also known as the San. In 1992, anthropologist Robert J. Gordon published a book, The Bushman Myth and the»»»

The monsoon flood season is set to reach its critical phase in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad starting today (Wednesday). Historical data spanning the last 71 years reveals that all major floods in the region have occurred between July 17 and July 27. The first 15 days of the tradition»»»

A rollout of eco-friendly food bins has been blamed for chaos caused by wild donkeys breaking into them to 'feast' on scraps - and spreading disease worries. Plastic caddies to recycle leftovers have been distributed to residents in villages across Hampshire's picturesque New Forest this month for »»»

PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya residents are calling for stronger penalties against drivers who repeatedly park illegally, particularly those obstructing wheelchair access routes. The issue has resurfaced in Soi Paniadchang, behind Big C in central Pattaya, where cars have been found blocking designat»»»

The apartment where I now stay has 35 floors, and the higher balconies afford suicide points. A few years ago, a large and lugubrious family man, who would acknowledge me with a half-smile, jumped to his death in the stairwell of the building. He left behind three children, his wife, and his father»»»

WATER remains the fundamental building block for strengthening the resilience of communities and ecosystems. Climate and the cryosphere are the two pillars responsible for maintaining planetary balance and stability. The rapid changes in the hydrological flows of meltwater and sudden changes in pat»»»

In a country which is rife with scandals and corruption across the board; and over-run with construction which has ruined our urban and rural landscape, you would think that the administration of the day would be suffering at the polls. And yet, the latest surveys show just the opposite. The PL is »»»

SINGAPORE: Unwelcome guests have been helping themselves to meals meant for the feathered inhabitants of Bird Paradise at Mandai. Rats have made the various aviaries at Singapore's only bird park their home and have been running amok in the bird enclosures. The pests were observed feeding on food l»»»