New Delhi: Arunima Sinha lost her one leg after she was thrown out of a moving train. Nearly two years after the tragedy struck, she is preparing to conquer Mount Everest - the world's highest peak at 8,848 metres above sea level.
"When I was undergoing treatment at AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) for four months, I could not do anything on my own. But then one day I decided to climb the Everest," Sinha told reporters here Monday.
If successful, Sinha would become the first differently-abled Indian woman to achieve the feat, which she plans to attempt with an artificial limb.
A 61-year-old American woman Rhonda Graham, a left-leg amputee, climbed Mount Everest in October 2011....
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01:30 PM, May 21, 2013
Indore: A post-graduate program student of Indian Institute of Management Indore has received a job offer with salary package of Rs 34 lakh per annum. Without disclosing the names of the employer-firm and the student, an IIM spokesman said the job was offered in India, to a student of the PGP 2011-13 batch. A total of 432 students and 142 companies took part in the placement process and the average...
08:08 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: A 23-year-old MBA student hailing from Manipur allegedly committed suicide in his rented accommodation here apparently due to a broken relationship, police said on Tuesday. The incident was reported from Safdarjung Enclave area and the deceased has been identified as Athili. No suicide note was recovered but police suspect it to be a case of broken relationship after seeing a text message sent to a female friend in...
09:55 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: A special chattai therapy is providing some relief to little children suffering from cancer. CanKids initiative at AIIMS Delhi helps children undergo treatment by helping them with motivational and self esteem talks. Chemotherapy sessions, frequent hospital visits, long waiting hours, hair loss - are images associated with cancer. Battling the disease is a painful process for every one. Poonam Bagai was no different. The government officer's life was...
11:28 AM, May 14, 2013
London: British liquor giant Diageo has appointed Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as its next chief executive officer. The Britain-based, world's biggest spirits group and maker of brands like Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker scotch and Guinness beer, said in a statement on Tuesday that Menezes would take over as CEO with effect from July 1, 2013. Outgoing CEO Paul Walsh will step down from the company's board in the annual general meeting...
05:40 PM, May 07, 2013
Bangalore: From a Radio Jockey to a former policy wonk, there are some unusual contenders in the battle for Karnataka. Some candidates are contesting from parties that don't have much of a footprint, but they're all united in wanting to change the political landscape and give voters an alternative. Rohit, a Radio Jockey, is contesting from Jayanagar, Bangalore. But Rohit who isn't from a major party has his reasons on...
10:05 AM, May 01, 2013
Tiruchirappalli: A total of 74 students from the first batch (2011-13) of IIM Tiruchirappalli (IIM-T) have been placed with companies such as Cognizant, KPMG and BPCL, among others, at annual salaries ranging from Rs 11.5-18.25 lakh, the premier management institute has said. These successful placements for the 2011-13 batch were notwithstanding the difficult economic environment, an IIM-T release said, adding that this was the largest first batch among new IIMs...
11:03 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Indore: A woman professor of IIM-Indore, who accused a senior colleague of sexual harassment, has been sacked after an inquiry panel found her charge to be false and baseless. The lady professor, who is on a two-year contract and living in the official campus, has been told about the termination of her contract, a senior official said. However, IIM's Public Relation Officer Akhta Pervez chose not to mention about the...
06:35 PM, Apr 29, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Police is yet to arrest the person who attacked a girl in a public toilet, slitting her throat and inflicting other injuries even as doctors are yet to confirm whether she was sexually assaulted. Police had earlier detained 22 people in connection with the incident which took place two days ago but no one involved in the incident has been arrested. "We are investigating the matter," a...
05:58 PM, Apr 28, 2013
New Delhi: Another child has been allegedly sexually assaulted in a public toilet in Badarpur in Delhi. A 6-year-old girl, according to the doctors who are now treating her, has suffered injuries to her private parts, which appear to have been inflicted with a sharp object. The survivor is undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences trauma centre and is said to be stable now. A passer-by...
08:28 AM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: Another brutalisation of a minor was reported in New Delhi on Friday evening when a six-year-old girl was found unconscious near a public toilet, police said. Injury marks were found on her and rape is suspected. A passer-by in south Delhi's Badarpur area spotted the girl lying unconscious and informed the police, who took her to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Doctors said her condition...
10:59 PM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: The condition of the 5-year-old rape survivor in Delhi is stable and she is still on a semi-solid diet, said doctors treating her at AIIMS. Her fever has subsided and she is more alert and active. S team of psychiatrists are counselling the 5-year old. "She has had a good breakfast. Her fever has come down. And she is afebrile (not feverish) now. Her colostomy is functioning normally,"...
03:40 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: The 5-year-old Delhi rape survivor's condition is stable, doctors said, and she is still on a semi-solid diet. Meanwhile, the second accused, Pradeep, was brought to Delhi from Bihar on Monday and is likely to be produced in court on Tuesday. The other accused is in custody till May 4. Protests are also likely to continue on the streets and in Parliament after Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar...
07:54 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said the government must allow protests over Delhi rape as they are valid. ...
02:46 PM, Apr 22, 2013
In a statement in Parliament, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said 'rapes are not Delhi-centric issue.' ...
01:56 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: 8.03 PM: Delhi Police Commissioner admits police response in the rape case "was not as swift as desired". 5.43 PM: Second accused in Delhi minor rape case, Pradeep, to reach the national capital by Monday evening. 5.03 PM: Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal demands resignation of Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar over rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi. Kejriwal...
11:22 AM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: The second accused in the Delhi rape case was arrested from the Lakhisarai area Bihar late on Sunday night. During his interrogation, prime accused Manoj Kumar had said that he had an accomplice during the crime. Pradeep was apprehended from Barahiya village, Bihar Director General of Police Abhayanand said. A Delhi Police team with the help of Bihar Police Special Task Force arrested Pradeep from his maternal uncle's...
07:25 AM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Metro closed down its Race Course station near Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence for public Sunday evening anticipating protests against the rape of a five-year-old girl. The station was closed at 6:45 pm, hours after a group of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists tried to stage protest at 7, Race Course Road, residence of the PM, demanding the removal of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in connection...
09:54 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: 7:57 pm: Aam Aadmi Party workers gather at 7, Race Course Road, which is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence. They deflate tyres of Delhi Police buses even as police presence is increased at 7 RCR. 6:16 pm: The accused in the Delhi minor rape case Manoj Kumar is produced in court and is sent to judicial custody till May 4. 6:21 pm: Rapid Action Force deployed at...
07:32 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's demand for death penalty to child rapists on Sunday got the backing of CPI(M) which said it was open to the idea. "We are willing to discuss and consider this because what happened in this Delhi rape case is gruesome. There is something seriously wrong in the society and there is no fear of the law," CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters outside Parliament...
03:31 PM, Apr 21, 2013
