The Art of Living has been included in the Limca Book of Records 2019 for the organisation’s effort to resolve the country’s severe water crisis through a major river revival drive across four states.
February 9, 2019"Most of the stories that we get to hear or read are incredibly heart-wrenching. I feel active participation will really work wonders," she added.
February 4, 2019The NGO contended that the Selection Committee has been completely bypassed by the union government which has arbitrarily, without any jurisdiction, appointed Rao as interim Director on January 10.
January 14, 2019This provision, the petitioner NGO says, was used for prosecuting the officials in coal scam cases where officials had given coal mining leases to companies.
November 26, 2018The cancer-stricken kid had requested to meet him and being the person he is, Salman happily obliged. Salman also met other kids in the ward.
November 6, 2018The campaign seeks to curb the wastage of food while ensuring proper use of extra food for needy people. It proposes to set up 500 "happy fridges" in different parts of the country in near future for the purpose.
October 17, 2018A sleepy village in Manipur has been turned into a thriving rural economy thanks to the efforts of a remarkable man.
October 8, 2018Judicial activism was definitely not the mantra on 25 September when the five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra ruled on a batch of petitions and applications filed by the NGO, Public Interest Foundation, former Chief Election Commissioner, J M Lyngdoh, Delhi BJP leader and lawyer, Ashwini Upadhyay and …
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October 4, 2018The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which sought the recall of its order imposing cost of Rs 25 lakh on NGO CJAR while junking a plea for court-monitored SIT probe into the allegation of graft involving a retired judge of Orissa High Court. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra rejected the review petition …
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July 18, 2018Jharkhand police have arrested two and identified the remaining four accused in the gangrape of five NGO activists in Khunti at gunpoint a few days ago.
June 23, 2018Actors Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kapoor have joined hands to raise funds for animal welfare as a part of ‘Be Kind to All Kind campaign. Animal Planet and DODO, a digital platform dedicated to animals, will premiere a new series “Dodo Heroes” — which will feature inspiring stories of animals in need around the …
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June 10, 2018Mallika Sherawat recently made an appearance at the red carpet event of the ongoing Cannes Film Festival 2018 has yet again got heads turning at the international festival. The actor made her second appearance on the fifth day of the Cannes Film Festival 2018. ALSO, READ Cannes 2018: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan stuns all, once again She …
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May 13, 2018Mallika Sherawat is on a mission. Mallika’s mission is to help eradicate child prostitution and trafficking. The actor has been working tirelessly with her international NGO Free-A-Girl to not just end this heinous form of violence against women and girls but also rehabilitate the victims of such abuse. And this time she is taking her mission …
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April 30, 2018An NGO run by Olympic medalist and Rajya Sabha Member Mary Kom, the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Nasscom are among 42 organisations being probed by the Union Home Ministry for violating norms under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), the Centre told Parliament on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in …
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March 21, 2018Eminent academicians and civil right activists have demanded an apology from the Union Government for unceremonious deportation of a veteran former Swiss diplomat from the airport here last month. Kurt Vogele, 75, who had worked in India for 13 years in Swiss Embassy as well as the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC), was deported from the …
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February 22, 2018Leading international academics, policy makers, development experts, NGOs and grassroots gender workers got together in Goa for the Difficult Dialogues 2018 summit that took place from 9 to 11 February. They discussed and debated several key issues under the theme of Gender Equality – For Everyone’s Benefit? Delivering gender equality for everyone’s benefit is a …
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February 18, 2018Haryana government has notified the Haryana De-addiction (Amendment) Rules, 2018. An official spokesperson said that as per the notification, the State Level Committee would comprise official and non-official members. Administrative Secretaries of Health, Social Justice and Empowerment, and Women and Child Development Departments, Director General of Police or his representative not below the rank of …
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February 14, 2018