Jayashree Narayanan

A girl was taken from Gujarat and moved to South 24 Parganas in Kolkata to be trafficked. After she was rescued, her father didn’t want to file a case. But she was again trafficked in a matter of a few days which made her father…
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When Thubten Ngodrup set himself on fire in Delhi on April 27, 1998 and later succumbed to it calling for freedom of Tibet, it was registered as the first self-immolation protest for Tibetans in Exile. Since then, more than 160 Tibetans…
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In the recent years while Government of India’s Make In India and Skill India programmes have emerged as one of the leading initiatives which have stressed on the country’s manufacturing and within the country expertise, experts…
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India is the “Death by Snakebite capital” of the world and witnesses nearly fifty thousand deaths annually. This means one person dies due to snakebites in India every 10.5 minutes on an average day. Such high number of deaths and…
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The reduced Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) figures for 2014-16 indicated that 30 more women were being saved in India as compared to 2013. The change was attributed to rising awareness about vaccinations and push for institutional…
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“Training non-specialists is the key”, opined Dr. Alok Mathur, Additional Deputy Director General in the Directorate General of Health Services on the miniscule number of trained and skilled psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric…
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The Indian National Army is the most trusted institution in India with effective trust (per cent of citizens who trust minus those who distrust) of 80 per cent. It is closely followed by the judiciary which enjoys over 65 per cent trust…
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A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the High Court for making Indian Sign Language (ISL) the 23rd official language of India is all set to be heard on March 26 this year. The PIL filed by National Association of the Deaf (NAD)…
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced recently that they would no longer be actively progressing cessation against Chin refugees in India and Malaysia. This means that Chin refugees in countries of India and…
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Dedicating his life to “creating Environmental Consciousness and positive social impact” through his music is Grammy Award Winner Ricky Kej. The Indian composer, music producer and conservationist, is known for his albums like ‘Ballad…
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