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Prisoners in British jails are earning more than the officers that guard them as well as secondary teachers, biochemists, psychotherapists and midwives, according to a report in The Telegraph. Inmates in some of the low-security, open prisons are allowed to venture outside for work, as long as they return to the jail confines by the end of the day. The move is part of a concerted effort to rehabilitate the prisoners and prepare them for a life back in society. However, the pay difference between the inmates and those belonging to the civil society has raised questions regarding income disparity in the UK. The highest-paid inmate in the UK received a net pay of $46,005… Read More »Salary Of Prisoners In UK More Than Jail Guards And Teachers: Report

The assembly elections in Maharashtra have shed light yet again on the BJP’s resilience and successful strategising after a setback. The party has managed a successful course correction in the state where just a few months ago, it has slid massively in the Lok Sabha polls. From 28 seats in 2019, the party had managed to win only 13 seats this year — a situation that restricted its numbers in the Lok Sabha and for the first time since 2014, made it dependent on its allies for majority in the lower house. After Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra has the second highest number of MPs — 48. What worked for the BJP was a massive course correction… Read More »Behind BJP’s Winning Game In Maharashtra After Big Slide In Lok Sabha Polls

In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Melissa Alvarado, Regional Programme Manager for Ending Violence Against Women at UN Women, emphasised the importance of a survivor-centric approach when drafting laws and regulations to combat violence against women. Ms Alvarado stressed that the voices of survivors must be central in the formulation of policies aimed at curbing gender-based violence. “Survivors may not be experts on the broader legalities of violence, but they are experts in their own experiences,” Ms Alvarado said. “We must listen carefully to them and shape our laws and practices based on their lived experiences.” She also highlighted the need for a robust feedback loop to evaluate the effectiveness of laws and policies. According… Read More »NDTV Exclusive: UN Official Calls For Survivor-Centred Anti-Violence Laws

Orry aka Orhan Awatramani’s friendship with Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor is no secret. He is a close member of Boney Kapoor’s family. But do you know how he became a regular invitee to the Kapoor birthday parties? Well, Orry revealed it himself in a hilarious video he posted on Instagram. The clip showcases someone scrolling through his Instagram Stories on a cellphone featuring Boney Kapoor and Sridevi’s daughters Khushi and Janhvi, alongside Arjun and Anshula Kapoor — from Boney Kapoor’s first marriage to Mona Shourie Kapoor. The first photo captures Orry posing with Khushi. “SIS-stars” read the text on top. Orry called his equation with Arjun “Brothers for life”. Another snap proved that Janhvi was… Read More »Do You Know How Orry Got Into “Boney Kapoor’s Birthdays”? Read Below

Yakub Mansuri was sleeping on the pavement outside the children’s ward of the medical college in Jhansi Friday night when a fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit. He broke through a window and managed to rescue some newborns but not his two daughters. Charred bodies of some babies were shown to him by the authorities for identification but in vain. “I couldn’t recognise them,” said the grief-stricken father, still desperate to find his daughters. A fire on Friday night at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) claimed the lives of 10 newborns, many of them born prematurely. The fire though doused, the air still hung heavy with sorrow. Parents, mostly young mothers,… Read More »Jhansi Hero Who Saved Many Babies From Hospital Fire Lost His Twin Daughters