New Delhi: Delhi's Rekha Jhingan has been fighting the menace of drug abuse for the past 20 years after her own athlete husband took to drugs in 1991 and she didn't have many options then to help him get rid of the habit. Rekha Jhingan's day begins in the national capital's Hanuman Mandir. While many go there to seek divine intervention, she goes there to lend a friendly hand to...
09:18 AM, May 16, 2012
Los Angeles: Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse is heading back to rehab, her spokeswoman said on Friday. Winehouse, 27, ironically best known for her 2006 hit 'Rehab', checked herself in to a UK clinic on Wednesday prior to playing several summer dates in Europe. "Amy has embarked on a treatment program at the Priory Clinic," her publicist Tracey Miller said in a statement. "She wants to be ready for performances...
08:23 PM, May 29, 2011
Former Miss India and actress will now be seen in a new avatar of a crusader ...
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A former drug addict recounts his ordeal, says there's still hope. ...
10:21 PM, Nov 20, 2008
Colombo: Kevin Pietersen struck 151 for his 20th Test hundred to help England to a 185-run lead over Sri Lanka on the third day of the second Test here at the P Sara Oval on Thursday. Pietersen (151) hit six sixes and 16 fours in 165 balls for his ninth score of 150 or more before being out lbw to spinner Rangana Herath. However, England were firmly in control after...
02:09 AM, May 09, 2008
New Delhi: Disappointed with ICC's decision to do away with runners for injured batsmen in ODIs, star opener Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said that a batsman should be allowed a runner at least in case of a serious injury. I think it is disappointing. ICC can stop giving runners for cramps but should allow runners for serious injuries. It doesn't make any sense that a batsman is injured but he...
08:33 PM, Feb 10, 2008
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British singer Robbie Williams has been admitted to a rehabilitation center for treatment of drug addiction. ...
11:20 PM, Feb 13, 2007
A Parliamentarian said banning the "minor evil" of alcohol had led to the "major evil" of drugs to flourish in Pak. ...
08:51 PM, Feb 09, 2007
Ten per cent of 12,500 inmates of Asia's largest prison, Tihar jail are drug addicts, revealed prison officials. ...
11:44 PM, Jan 31, 2007
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